Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
Sunday, June 26, 2011 – 12:20 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, June 26, 2011 – 03:10 p.m.
The San Bernardino County Safety Employees’ Benefit Association (SEBA) appears to be going the way of the San Bernardino Public Employees Association (SBPEA) when it comes to contract ratification votes.
SEBA has somehow set up a process for changing one’s secret closed ballot vote.
Minority leader demands reforms for extension vote
Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino, Staff Writer
Created: 06/25/2011 10:21:45 PM PDT
As a leader of the minority party in the Legislature, state Sen. Bob Dutton took on the budget fight with his hands tied behind his back.
Hence, he is lauded not for what he’s done but for what he didn’t do, observers say.
High Desert
Adelanto reaps giant ‘benefit’
Mike Cruz, Staff Writer
Posted: 06/25/2011 10:20:38 PM PDT
ADELANTO – With expansion under way at two jails and a third one set to reopen soon, this High Desert city appears to be experiencing a housing boom of a different sort.
Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Created: 06/25/2011 10:23:53 PM PDT
CHINO – City officials expect to see savings in the new fiscal year by enacting a two-tier pension reform system, paying off pension costs and leaving jobs vacant.
California Dems likely to pick up handful of U.S. House seats
June 25, 2011 1:11 PM
Natasha Lindstrom
Staff Writer
Proposed redistricting maps should frighten California’s Republicans, according to national GOP pollster Frank Luntz, who argues they’re in danger of losing even more footing in their Democrat-controlled state.
Council weighs cuts to employee compensation to avoid dipping further into reserves
June 25, 2011 1:00 PM
Brooke Edwards
Staff Writer
APPLE VALLEY • The town will likely be the only local municipality to start the coming fiscal year without an approved budget, as Apple Valley’s Council asks for more time to weigh controversial issues such as funding the golf course and potential cuts to employee compensation.
Wes Woods II, Staff Writer
Posted: 06/25/2011 10:23:17 PM PDT
Marijuana legalization has been moving ahead recently with the introduction of a California state ballot initiative and national legislation to change its federal designation.
A 2012 ballot initiative to tax and regulate marijuana like wine has been sent to the state, its backers said on Friday.
Posted at 02:12 PM on Friday, Jun. 24, 2011
By Jim Boren
As cynical as I have become about the California Legislature, I was still stunned by the reaction to Controller John Chiang’s decision not to pay lawmakers for not passing a balanced budget. Democrats had no idea that the controller wouldn’t play along with their phony budget.
Some lashed out like children, while others suggested that Chiang’s decision had caused a constitutional crisis in California over the separation of powers. Never mind the crisis caused by not passing a balanced budget by the date set in the state Constitution.
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
June 25, 2011, 6:43 p.m.
California voters will play a nominal role in the presidential campaign. But a steady stream of candidates is circling the state, wooing wealthy donors who will probably spend well over $100 million on the 2012 election.
Dan Walters
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com The Sacramento Bee
Published: Sunday, Jun. 26, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
On June 17, the California Employment Development Department reported a tiny decline – just two-tenths of 1 percent – in the state’s unemployment rate to 11.7 percent in May.