Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, June 21, 2011
By ALICIA ROBINSON
The Press-Enterprise
Riverside has a balanced budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, but City Manager Brad Hudson cautioned the council that state legislation on redevelopment could cut a multimillion-dollar hole in it.
10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, June 21, 2011
By ALICIA ROBINSON
The Press-Enterprise
Riverside council members will put off appointing an interim city manager until July 12 and may not appoint one even then, officials said after a closed-door discussion Tuesday.
Sex charges denied
Gastineau accused of six felonies
Jesse B. Gill, Staff Writer
Posted: 06/21/2011 01:56:34 PM PDT
Nathan Gastineau, the ex-sheriff’s deputy accused of having sex with a under-age police Explorer, pleaded not guilty to six felony counts Tuesday in San Bernardino Superior Court.
Girl’s family hires famous attorney
Jesse B. Gill, Staff Writer
Posted: 06/21/2011 06:20:34 PM PDT
SAN BERNARDINO – The Central Courthouse was buzzing Tuesday morning.
“Is that Gloria Allred?” many people asked.
Chino Hills upset over proposed new district
Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino, Staff Writer
Created: 06/21/2011 09:04:41 PM PDT
CHINO HILLS – City officials say their suggestions to Citizens Redistricting Commission have fallen on deaf ears after the draft maps released this month divided the city between two congressional districts – one that includes Chino and Ontario and another that includes Diamond Bar and Rowland Heights.
June 21, 2011 7:55 PM
Brooke Edwards
VICTORVILLE • A split City Council voted Tuesday night to sue the federal government, challenging U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ decision to terminate Victorville’s EB-5 visa investor program.
By Michael B. Marois and James Nash – Jun 21, 2011 9:01 PM PT
California Governor Jerry Brown has drafted a plan to pass a budget through the Legislature that sidesteps Republicans who blocked a previous effort, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
By Shane Goldmacher, Los Angeles Times
June 22, 2011
Reporting from Sacramento — State Controller John Chiang has decided to deny California lawmakers their pay for failing to produce a truly balanced spending plan, infuriating legislative leaders but pumping new life into budget negotiations just 10 days before the start of the new fiscal year.
By Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times
June 22, 2011
The new president of Arizona’s state Senate, Russell Pearce, had only 21 days to enjoy that position before opponents began circulating petitions in January to recall the freshly reelected conservative.