Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
AH Belo’s second-quarter losses widen amid less ad revenue, larger accounting charges
On Wednesday July 27, 2011, 7:08 pm EDT
DALLAS (AP) — Newspaper publisher A.H. Belo Corp.’s losses grew in the second quarter as a slump in advertising worsened.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 – 09:45 p.m.
The Editors and Publisher of the Riverside Press-Enterprise appear to be getting a little full of themselves these days.
Supervisor Gary Ovitt
Supervisor says Kirk didn’t control his office
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 07/26/2011 05:28:51 PM PDT
Grand Jury testimony released Friday does not accurately portray who was in charge in the county’s 4th District, according to Supervisor Gary Ovitt.
10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, July 26, 2011
By DUG BEGLEY and DAVID DANELSKI
The Press-Enterprise
Lawyers who thought San Bernardino County supervisors were making a mistake in settling with Colonies Partners over a flood control easement had few options other than the vigorous opposition they expressed in meetings, letters and memos to officials, legal experts said.
Testimony says union middleman for cash
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 07/26/2011 08:12:12 PM PDT
As president of the San Bernardino County Safety Employees Benefit Association, Jim Erwin used the union’s political action committee to bolster his clout and launder campaign contributions from a powerful Rancho Cucamonga developer, according to Grand Jury testimony.
10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, July 26, 2011
By ALICIA ROBINSON
The Press-Enterprise
The Riverside City Council chose Community Development Director Scott Barber to serve as interim city manager while it seeks a permanent replacement for Brad Hudson.
Wyatt Buchanan, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Sacramento — Seeking to avert the fallout if Congress fails to raise the country’s borrowing limit, California Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Tuesday took out $5.4 billion in short-term loans to cover the state’s bills in case money stops flowing from Washington, D.C.
ECONOMY
JULY 27, 2011
By JUSTIN SCHECK
SAN ANDREAS, Calif.—Declining home prices are starting to slam California harder than the rest of the nation, in part due to a state law that sets a ceiling—but no floor—on property taxes.
Money & Company
Tracking the market and economic trends that shape your finances.
July 26, 2011 | 6:00 pm
The strongest sign of worry about the U.S. debt drama may be showing up in the dollar, which is on track for its third straight weekly decline.