Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
By Paige St. John
January 13, 2014, 3:20 p.m.
SACRAMENTO — Federal judges Monday confirmed that Gov. Jerry Brown and lawyers for inmates failed to agree on a plan to handle crowding in the state’s prisons and announced they will order a solution instead.
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January 13, 2014, 11:52 a.m.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hinted Monday it may move to limit a presidential power used since the days of George Washington to fill high-level vacancies during Senate recesses.
By Paloma Esquivel and Robert J. Lopez
January 13, 2014, 9:26 p.m.
The FBI said Monday that it would examine evidence in the Kelly Thomas police beating death trial to “see if further investigation is warranted.”
BY MARTIN WISCKOL / STAFF WRITER
Published: Jan. 13, 2014 Updated: Jan. 14, 2014 1:17 p.m.
Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas’ failure to win a conviction in the Kelly Thomas case, combined with two other recent court rulings against him, leaves Rackauckas more politically vulnerable if he draws an opponent in his re-election bid.
January 13, 2014; 07:22 PM
Former Moreno Valley City Councilman Marcelo Co pleaded guilty Monday, Jan. 13, to accepting a record $2.36 million bribe from an undercover FBI agent in exchange for a promise to rezone land to make its value skyrocket.
To read story by Marcelo Co in The Press-Enterprise, click here.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 01/13/14, 5:50 PM PST |
UPLAND >> A final decision by the city Fiscal Response Task Force that would have identified ways to save the city from possible bankruptcy was put off a week on Saturday.
By Beau Yarbrough, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 01/13/14, 6:37 PM PST |
RIALTO >> The Rialto Unified School Board met behind closed doors Monday afternoon in the wake of a state audit that showed a failure to adhere to district purchasing policies extended to the highest levels of the organization.
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
Published: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 – 12:00 am
Last Modified: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 – 12:09 am
Gov. Jerry Brown’s newly proposed 2014-15 budget is drawing praise for its emphasis on debt repayment and building reserves, even from many Republicans.
By Dale Kasler
dkasler@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 – 11:35 pm
CalPERS reported its best annual investment gains in a decade Monday, a development that could alter the political climate as another fight looms over pension reform.
By Jon Ortiz
jortiz@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 – 9:10 pm
Last Modified: Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 – 11:38 pm
A controversial project to put hundreds of thousands of government retirees’ pension data on the Internet is virtually dead.
By Claudia Buck
cbuck@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 – 3:26 pm
Missing your tax refund? The state Franchise Tax Board is sitting on more than $16 million in unclaimed 2013 tax refunds, which were returned last year by the U.S. Post Office as undeliverable.
By Lesley Clark
McClatchy Washington Bureau
January 13, 2014
Hillary Rodham Clinton during her failed presidential campaign kept a “hit list” of lawmakers who she and staff believed had slighted her or her husband, former President Bill Clinton, an upcoming book by two reporters says.
By Lori Montgomery and Ed O’Keefe
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Congressional negotiators unveiled a $1.1 trillion funding bill late Monday that would ease sharp spending cuts known as the sequester while providing fresh cash for new priorities, including President Obama’s push to expand early-childhood education.