Thursday, April 21, 201 – 07:40 a.m.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors led by foolish supervisor John Moorlach just had their hats handed to them by the California Supreme Court.
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On a 3-2 vote the governing board of the Victor Valley Economic Development Authority (VVEDA) fired its general counsel Wednesday night.
Published: Wednesday, 20 Apr 2011 | 1:46 PM ET
By: Jeff Cox
CNBC.com Staff Writer
A dollar plumbing three-year lows is hitting Americans squarely in the gas tank, and one economist thinks it could drive prices as high as $6 a gallon or more by summertime under the right conditions.
By PE Politics
April 20, 2011 12:04 PM
The San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee had a mere $219 in its back account as of mid-February.
10:00 PM PDT on Wednesday, April 20, 2011
By DARRELL R. SANTSCHI
The Press-Enterprise
Three candidates will be seeking the 2nd Ward San Bernardino City Council seat left vacant when Councilman Jason Desjardins resigned Feb. 11.
08:11 PM PDT on Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The Press-Enterprise
The need for city employee pension reform is emerging as a near-consensus issue among nine Riverside council candidates in three wards, but they appear divided on other topics, such as whether a council post is a full-time job and if redevelopment should be abolished.
A compiled panorama of the Molycorp Minerals Mountain Pass facility during the groundbreaking for its revamped mining operations on Wednesday. (Al Cuizon/Staff Photographer)
Touring Molycorp
Company will mine critical rare-earth minerals
Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/20/2011 05:39:26 PM PDT
MOUNTAIN PASS – Minerals firm Molycorp continued its high-publicity surge into the rare-earth metals trade on Wednesday when the company celebrated the renewal of mining operations at its Mojave Desert mine and $781 million “Project Phoenix” investment.
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Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/20/2011 05:49:46 PM PDT
COLTON – Most people’s electricity bills will drop this summer, despite objections from citizens and utility commissioners who said the new rate structure was rushed and didn’t go far enough.
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L.A. County pays millions to homeless
Christina Villacorte, Staff Writer
Created: 04/20/2011 09:06:26 PM PDT
Faced with the prospect of further budget cutbacks, two Los Angeles County supervisors who represent Inland Valley cities proposed a new plan this week to control the rapid growth of welfare payments to the poor.
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Employment statistics
Experts say growth rate not helping
Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino, Staff Writer
Created: 04/20/2011 08:30:52 PM PDT
Jobs are returning, but sporadically, a recent study suggested.
Sluggish employment gains have been recorded since last year for most local cities, including Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino, Chino Hills and western parts of San Bernardino and Fontana.
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April 20, 2011 4:30 PM
Beau Yarbrough
HESPERIA • Parents in the Hesperia Unified School District will have to pay for home-to-school busing beginning in the fall.
By PE Politics
April 20, 2011 5:35 PM
Lake Elsinore Councilman Bob Magee has opened a campaign committee to run for the 66th Assembly District next year.
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Filed under: Campaigns, Cities, Elections, In the News, Lake Elsinore, Politics, Republicans, State Assembly, State of California
By Torey Van Oot
tvanoot@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Travel expenses and cash advances for state employees have become the latest targets of Gov. Jerry Brown’s push to save money and crack down on inefficiencies in state government.
By Jon Ortiz
jortiz@sacbee.com The Sacramento Bee
Published: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Gov. Jerry Brown has axed cellphones, sold off state cars and canceled state swag orders.
Clearly, this is a governor who knows the value of symbolism. But did he miss an opportunity to score a few more points with the labor deal he closed last month with the state’s correctional officers?
Filed under: Budget, Democrats, Economy, Finance, In the News, Jerry Brown, Law Enforcement, Politics, State of California, Unions
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April 21, 2011 | Chase Davis
Last year we told you about the massive vacation balances state workers have accrued over the years, often in violation of rules designed to cap the amount of unused vacation any given employee could collect.
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Filed under: Budget, Democrats, Economy, Finance, In the News, Jerry Brown, Law Enforcement, Politics, State of California, Unions
April 20th, 2011, 3:27 pm
Posted by Martin Wisckol, Politics reporter
The Orange County GOP official who emailed a controversial photo depicting President Barack Obama as a chimp reiterated her apology today, but also said that she didn’t consider the rendering racist and that she wasn’t sure Obama is U.S. born.
Filed under: Barack Obama, County of Orange, Democrats, In the News, Politics, Republicans, U.S. Government