Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
Thursday, July 7, 2011 – 01:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 7, 2011 – 02:30 p.m.
So, San Bernardino Mayor and International Airport Authority Chairman Pat Morris says there is a signed letter of interest, with a Mexican-based International Airline, to operate flights out of San Bernardino International Airport (SBIA).
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 – 09:45 p.m.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputies rejected a concession package proposed and recommended by their union Wednesday evening.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 – 09:45 p.m.
The San Bernardino County Public Attorneys Association representing Deputy District Attorneys, Deputy Public Defenders and Child Support Attorneys, has overwhelmingly rejected a contract concession package.
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 07/06/2011 08:04:27 PM PDT
San Bernardino County officials Wednesday disputed allegations from a union that the county is breaking the law and acting in bad faith in its negotiations over a new labor agreement.
Problems found in contracted work
Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 07/06/2011 05:45:42 PM PDT
SAN BERNARDINO – Officials disagree over whether efforts to attract a commercial airline to the former Norton Air Force Base will be harmed by a report that raises questions about work to makeover the site.
Garcia pays tribute to his predecessor
Molly Davis, Staff Writer
Posted: 07/06/2011 08:04:26 PM PDT
REDLANDS – Mark Garcia, the new police chief, is assessing things.
Gardner
By PE Politics
July 6, 2011 3:35 PM
It’s official. Riverside Ward 1 Councilman Mike Gardner is running for mayor next year.
10:49 PM PDT on Wednesday, July 6, 2011
By DUANE W. GANG
The Press-Enterprise
Local officials across the Inland region are facing a dilemma: Pay out tens of millions or see their redevelopment agencies go down the drain.
Objects to separation from Redlands in latest maps
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 07/06/2011 08:04:27 PM PDT
Loma Linda Mayor Rhodes Rigsby plans to send a letter today to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission expressing the City Council’s worry over proposed new Congressional districts that split it from Redlands, which it considers to be a sister city.
10:07 PM PDT on Wednesday, July 6, 2011
By RICHARD BROOKS
The Press-Enterprise
Special Section: Inland Wildfires
Just as Southern California’s wildfire danger is heating up, the state budget axe has cut the contract for the nation’s largest air tanker, Cal Fire and company officials said.
Man accused of lewd acts with teen on ride-along
Jesse B. Gill, Staff Writer
Posted: 07/06/2011 03:08:01 PM PDT
VICTORVILLE – A sheriff’s deputy accused of sex acts with a 17-year-old police Explorer on ride-alongs pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges.
09:29 AM PDT on Thursday, July 7, 2011
By ALICIA ROBINSON
The Press-Enterprise
Special Section: Riverside Renaissance
Riverside officials have backtracked on plans to spend $65 million in redevelopment bonds and instead have repaid nearly half of the debt they incurred in March.
City must give state $2.5M to keep Redevelopment Agency
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 07/06/2011 05:08:06 PM PDT
UPLAND – Like many cities in the Golden State, officials here are sorting through the impact that the state budget will have on its Redevelopment Agency.
10:00 PM PDT on Wednesday, July 6, 2011
By GAIL WESSON
The Press-Enterprise
A Riverside County Superior Court judge issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday to shut down a San Jacinto marijuana dispensary as a public nuisance.
But James DeAguilera, of Redlands, the attorney for Nature’s Serenity in the 500 block of South State Street, said the marijuana collective will continue operating while he files an appeal with the 4th District Court of Appeal.
College’s accreditation in tact; officials have two years to correct ‘deficiencies’
July 06, 2011 5:36 PM
Natasha Lindstrom
Staff Writer
VICTORVILLE • The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges has placed Victor Valley College on probation for failing to comply with several accreditation standards, ranging from maintaining stable leadership to fostering a healthy campus culture.
By Kevin Yamamura
kyamamura@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Jul. 7, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Last Modified: Thursday, Jul. 7, 2011 – 12:20 am
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg defended a last-minute budget bill protecting teachers from further layoffs and reducing district authority, saying that Democrats preserved class sizes and education jobs.
The State Worker
Chronicling civil-service life for California state workers
July 6, 2011
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg shed some light this morning on the sort of changes to the state pension system that majority Democrats might pursue in the coming year.
By Dale Kasler
dkasler@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Jul. 7, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 6B
For the second time in three weeks, CalPERS has hired a company that’s been accused of defrauding the pension fund.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
July 6, 2011
Union-backed legislation that would make bankruptcy more difficult for local governments stalled today in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee.
Debra J. Saunders
Debra J. Saunders
San Francisco Chronicle
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Three years ago this month, then-Sen. Barack Obama told an enthusiastic throng in Berlin, “In Europe, the view that America is part of what has gone wrong in our world, rather than a force to help make it right, has become all too common.”