Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
August 4, 2013
Inland Assemblyman Mike Morrell got off to a strong fundraising start in 2013, collecting $268,148 — more than any other incumbent who could be at risk in next year’s election.
To read post by Jim Miller on The Press Enterprise Political Empire Blog, click here.
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Aug. 5, 2013 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
California is more heavily invested in the federal Affordable Care Act than any other state because it has, by far, the nation’s largest number of medically uninsured residents and has embraced the law more fully than any other state.
STOCK SPOTLIGHT
Southern California Edison parent Edison International is overhauling its operations in the wake of the bankruptcy of a subsidiary and the closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant.
By Catherine Green
August 4, 2013, 7:20 p.m.
Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, has had its hands full with the bankruptcy of a subsidiary and the shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Now, it is overhauling its operations.
By Ed Mendel
Monday, August 5, 2013
After a five-day trial last month, a judge is looking at 13 issues in suits filed by unions and retirees against a San Jose pension reform. The big one is whether pensions earned by current workers can be cut.
By Dan Weikel
August 5, 2013, 12:05 a.m.
A persistent decline in passengers at L.A./Ontario International Airport has become so severe that the once-popular facility could reach a point where recovery would be almost impossible, Inland Empire officials warned Monday in a new report.
Economy
Published: Monday, 5 Aug 2013 | 6:00 AM ET
By: John W. Schoen | Economics Reporter
Detroit, you’re not alone.
Across the nation, cities and states are watching Detroit’s largest-ever municipal bankruptcy filing with great trepidation. Years of underfunded retirement promises to public sector workers, which helped lay Detroit low, could plunge them into a similar and terrifying financial hole.