The Insider
Saturday, February 12, 2011 – 11:55 a.m.

InlandPolitics.com has received information identifying an involved party related to a recently filed indictment pertaining to widely-published activities in the City of Upland.

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By Joe Nelson Staff Writer
Posted: 02/11/2011 01:06:50 PM PST

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will review and discuss quarterly budget projections and proposed adjustments from county departments.

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By Ryan Hagen Staff Writer
Posted: 02/11/2011 10:31:50 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – City Councilman Jason Desjardins announced Friday that he was leaving office to care for his ailing mother, on the heels of controversy over a potential conflict of interest.

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By Sandra Emerson Staff Writer
Created: 02/11/2011 05:22:26 PM PST

UPLAND – Plea agreements have been filed in a case associated with the FBI’s Upland-based investigation.

The agreements were filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Riverside on behalf of Jason Crebs and Anthony Sanchez, said their attorney James Reiss.

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By Neil Nisperos Staff Writer
Created: 02/11/2011 04:36:52 PM PST

CHINO – Chino Valley Unified board members Thursday night explored new ways to make further reductions of the potential $28 million deficit the district will face by 2013.

In recent weeks, the school board has already approved cuts amounting to $23.3 million in savings from that deficit.

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Adelanto city manager: Proposed ban could kill hundreds of potential jobs
February 11, 2011 4:42 PM
Natasha Lindstrom

ADELANTO • As a hearing looms over a proposed Adelanto sewer connection ban, city officials are working to quickly address their wastewater issues and make a case that a ban wouldn’t speed up the process but could kill a few hundred potential jobs.

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Money & Company
Tracking the market and economic trends that shape your finances.

February 11, 2011 | 7:15 pm

Canyon National Bank of Palm Springs, weakened by troubled commercial real estate loans, was closed late Friday by federal regulators who said its three branches would reopen Saturday as part of Pacific Premier Bank.

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By Jason Song Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
February 11, 2011, 6:35 p.m.

Los Angeles school officials unveiled a plan Friday to send preliminary layoff notices to more than 5,000 teachers and other staff members to help close a projected budget gap. This is the first time that the nation’s second-largest district will protect some campuses that previously had been hit hard by layoffs.

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John Boehner speaks at CPAC in Washington. | AP Photo

A pervasive wait and see attitude is still washing over Republicans. | AP Photo Close
By JAKE SHERMAN & RICHARD E. COHEN | 2/11/11 6:21 PM EST

Republican leaders knew their massive freshman class was a force to be reckoned with, but they clearly underestimated how powerful this grass-roots group would be on the most critical issue before Congress.

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