Jon Mikels, who served as San Bernardino County’s Second District Supervisor for 16 years, died Tuesday at his home outside of Bandon, OR. He was 66 years old.

By Joe Nelson, The Sun
Posted: 01/02/14, 12:03 PM PST |

SAN BERNARDINO >> Former San Bernardino County Supervisor Jon Mikels, who represented the county’s second supervisorial district for 16 years, has died, according to the Coos County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon and Mikels’ former wife of 30 years.

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By Jeremy B. White
jwhite@sacbee.com
Published: Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014 – 12:00 am
Last Modified: Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 – 8:58 am

Bills that crossed Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk in 2013 encompassed policy topics from bullets to bike safety. In some cases Brown signed legislation that enshrined key Democratic goals, reflecting the strength of robust Democratic majorities in both houses of the Legislature.

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Business

Sarah Hurtubise
12:10 AM 01/01/2014

Obamacare may have promised health insurance for the masses. But on its first day, it’s left more Americans without coverage than before the law was passed.

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By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 12/31/13, 8:36 PM PST | Updated: 5 hrs ago

SAN BERNARDINO >> There’s a lot riding on 2014.

A new mayor will take office for the first time in eight years, along with at least two new members of a City Council that’s still shifting direction after a momentous November election. As supporters of both mayoral candidates say, that could either enable a renaissance or divert the bankrupt city toward even more problems, depending on what voters say in February.

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