Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/31/2012 08:22:18 PM PDT
SAN BERNARDINO – The city filed documents Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Riverside to convince a judge that it could not provide essential services without bankruptcy protection, a point likely to be heavily contested over the next two months.
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/31/2012 05:25:01 PM PDT
San Bernardino County officials are expected to know next week whether a labor union bargaining unit representing sheriff’s deputies and district attorney investigators will agree to a new contract requiring them to pay more into their retirement plans.
Published: 31 August 2012 – 02:26 PM
Four environmental groups filed a lawsuit Friday, Aug. 31, against San Bernardino County and an Orange County water district to challenge a controversial groundwater mining project in the Mojave Desert.
To read story by Janet Zimmerman in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Point of view
Posted: 08/30/2012 09:02:41 AM PDT
In these last days of the legislative session we have seen the worst of the worst bills on the Assembly floor like AB 1436 which would open the door to voter fraud by allowing “same-day” voter registration with no identity verification. Or SB 1140 which would weaken Proposition 8, or SB 1234 which would force businesses to provide a one-size-fits-all approach to retirement savings managed by – get this – our broken state government.
By Matt Weiser
mweiser@sacbee.com
Published: Saturday, Sep. 1, 2012 – 12:00 am | Page 1A
The amount of money hidden by California state parks officials in one of two special funds has suddenly become unclear, preventing the Legislature from spending the money to repair and reopen parks.
By Jon Ortiz and Jim Sanders
jortiz@sacbee.com
Published: Saturday, Sep. 1, 2012 – 12:00 am | Page 1A
California lawmakers approved a package of changes Friday aimed at cutting costs for public pensions, sending legislation to Gov. Jerry Brown despite objections from both organized labor and Republicans unhappy with its scope.