Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
Saturday, August 3, 2013 – 11:00 a.m.
On the Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, issued its employment report for the month of July.
The official “sesaonally-adjusted” unemployment rate (U-3), fell from 7.6% to 7.4%. The official “un-adjusted” rate (U-3), fell from 7.8% to 7.7%.
August 02, 2013; 06:42 PM
Two Inland congressmen are spending next week in the Holy Land.
Reps. Mark Takano, D-Riverside, and Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, will be in Israel Aug. 5 through 11 as part of a tour sponsored by a foundation with ties to a pro-Israel lobbying group.
To read column by Imran Ghori and Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
August 02, 2013; 04:55 PM
A union representing 46 mid-management San Bernardino city employees is expected to drop its objection to the city’s bankruptcy with its approval of a new contract.
To read story by Imran Ghori in The Press Enterprise, click here.
August 02, 2013; 05:20 PM
Fourteen-year-old Ashley Castillo approached the podium nervously to talk about one of the most controversial issues in Moreno Valley – a proposed 41.6 million square-foot warehouse she worried would bring harmful traffic and pollution.
To read story by Imran Ghori in The Press Enterprise, click here.
August 02, 2013; 05:55 PM
The city clerk has rejected the second set of petition forms submitted to recall Moreno Valley Mayor Tom Owings, but this time, recall sponsors admit they goofed.
To read story by Suzanne Hurt in The Press Enterprise, click here.
August 02, 2013; 06:27 PM
When the first class of students enters UC Riverside’s new School of Medicine on Monday morning, it will mark not only a new beginning, but the end of a long road.
To read story by Mark Muckenfuss in The Press Enterprise, click here.
By JAKE SHERMAN, BURGESS EVERETT and JOHN BRESNAHAN | 8/2/13 10:06 AM EDT
The government shuts down Sept. 30. The farm bill isn’t done. The appropriations process is in shambles. Immigration reform is stagnant.
And Congress is heading for the exits.
Burum’s attorney gets hearing to possibly lift stay of criminal proceedings
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/02/2013 09:33:58 PM PDT
Updated: 08/02/2013 10:05:01 PM PDT
The attorney for a Rancho Cucamonga developer accused of conspiring with county officials in a bribery scheme is asking a San Bernardino Superior Court judge to lift a stay on criminal proceedings so he could file a motion to dismiss the case, court records show.
By Patrick McGreevy
August 2, 2013, 7:25 a.m.
Six California lawmakers used political funds to take part in a March trip to Cuba with a top Capitol lobbyist, raising eyebrows among state government watchers.
By Howard Mintz
hmintz@mercurynews.com
Posted: 08/02/2013 11:59:01 AM PDT
Updated: 08/02/2013 06:41:02 PM PDT
Gov. Jerry Brown and his top prison officials may be running out of options to avoid having to remove another 10,000 inmates from the state’s prisons by the end of the year.