Emmerson

10:00 PM PDT on Sunday, June 5, 2011

The Press-Enterprise

State Sen. Bill Emmerson demands that California adopt a spending cap, revamp its pension system for state workers and ease some state regulations.

The Hemet Republican, however, also is one of only a handful of GOP lawmakers willing to consider placing tax-extension measures on the ballot as part of a budget deal. That makes Emmerson a favorite of union chief David Kieffer.

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10:00 PM PDT on Sunday, June 5, 2011

By BRIAN ROKOS
The Press-Enterprise

The city of San Bernardino hopes to save more than $2.5 million under an agreement with employees represented by the engineers union that will reduce their work hours to 36 per week and eliminate raises for the 2011-12 fiscal year.

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06:30 AM PDT on Monday, June 6, 2011

By BEN GOAD and JIM MILLER
The Press-Enterprise

Do Corona residents identify more with Orange County than with their Riverside County brethren? Do residents of the San Gorgonio Pass spend their recreation time in the mountains or the desert? And does Moreno Valley really belong in the same congressional district with Palm Springs?

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10:00 PM PDT on Sunday, June 5, 2011

By ALICIA ROBINSON
The Press-Enterprise

A count of most ballots in Riverside’s mail-only City Council election will be released shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, with remaining ballots to be counted Wednesday, officials said.

Council seats in wards 1, 3, 5 and 7 are up for election Tuesday.

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Airport projects won’t be delayed
Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 06/05/2011 07:02:39 AM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – The agency in charge of redevelopment around the former Norton Air Force Base says an accounting mistake of several million dollars by the county won’t impair upcoming projects, even as it hammers out its new budget.

The Inland Valley Development Agency owes $6.5 million to the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, according to county records.

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In time of spending cuts, some House staffers cash in
James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Posted: 06/05/2011 09:26:39 PM PDT

Late last year, while many members of Congress were promising to cut federal spending, some House members were handing out large bonuses to their staffs.

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Deadline to file for council race is today
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 06/05/2011 09:27:49 PM PDT

UPLAND – Today is the last day for potential City Council candidates to file their paperwork at City Hall, and so far only three of 21 people who picked up papers have officially entered the race.

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Monday, June 6, 2011
By Ed Mendel

Under little-noticed legislation a decade ago, the nation’s second largest public pension fund, CalSTRS, became what is now advocated by several reformers — a “hybrid” combining pensions with a 401(k)-style individual investment plan.

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