Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 – 09:15 a.m.
It’s State Assembly Member Norma Torres (D-Pomona) facing Mayor Paul Leon (R-Ontario) in the May runoff to decide who will fill the 32nd Senate District vacated by now-U.S. Representative Gloria Negrete-McLeod.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 – 09:00 a.m.
Riverside-based Attorney Steve Harmon is the new Riverside County Public Defender.
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/12/2013 08:49:23 PM PDT
San Bernardino County on Tuesday settled its nearly 9-year-old lawsuit against the city of Upland and two transportation agencies regarding the county’s landmark settlement with Rancho Cucamonga investor group Colonies Partners LP in 2006.
Bill requiring additional court judges introduced
March 12, 2013 6:42 PM
Brooke Self, Staff Writer
BARSTOW • A new bill that would call for more judges and a funding increase for California’s judicial system was introduced to the State Assembly by Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, on Monday.
March 12, 2013 6:06 PM
Jim E. Winburn, Staff Writer
VICTORVILLE • An aviation maintenance firm and a solar power business recently signed new leases at Southern California Logistics Centre in Victorville through Stirling Capital Investments.
By Michael Hiltzik
March 12, 2013, 5:08 p.m.
There are train wrecks, and there are train wrecks. Then there’s San Onofre.
You probably know San Onofre as the full-figured fiasco overlooking the Pacific Ocean near the Orange/San Diego county line. Beginning in 2004, Southern California Edison, the nuclear power plant’s principal owner, oversaw a $770-million project to replace its two aging steam generators with new models. The new units, which were supposed to last 20 years, lasted scarcely 20 months before showing alarmingly severe wear and tear.
By Don Lee
March 12, 2013, 11:54 a.m.
Despite the surprising drop in the unemployment rate and strong job growth reported for February, a lot of people looking for work probably wouldn’t agree that the employment market is looking much better.
By Jon Cohen and Karen Tumulty,
Published: March 12, 2013
The afterglow of President Obama’s reelection and inauguration appears to have vanished as increasingly negative views among Americans about his stewardship of the economy have forced his public approval rating back down to the 50 percent mark, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.