Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 – 05:30 p.m.
Last week the San Bernardino, California City Council, on a split 4-3 vote, agreed to place a charter reform measure on the November ballot. A measure aimed directly at its public safety employees.
Published: Aug. 11, 2014 Updated: 7:05 p.m.
Local elections for Nov. 4 in Riverside County are shaping up, but the field for several city council races, six of 18 school board elections, a community college and eight special districts will not be know until later this week with extension of candidate filing deadlines.
The extension to 5 p.m. Wednesday occurs because incumbents did not file by a Friday deadline.
To read story by Gail Wesson in the Press-Enterprise, click here.
By Jim Steinberg, The Sun
Posted: 08/11/14, 7:57 PM PDT | Updated: 53 secs ago
Top San Bernardino city officials and some of the city’s creditors met with a court-appointed federal mediator in Reno, Nev., all day Monday with discussions continuing into the evening.
By Chris Kirkham
August 11, 2014
The U.S. economy earlier this year recovered all the jobs lost during the recession, but those new jobs pay an average of 23% less than the ones lost in the downturn, according to an analysis released Monday by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
By Joel Rubin, Ben Poston and David Zahniser
August 11, 2014
The Los Angeles Police Department’s civilian watchdog said Monday he would launch a broad inquiry into the accuracy of the agency’s crime statistics after a Times investigation revealed that the LAPD understated violent crime in the city.
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
Published: Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014 – 12:00 am
When Capitol insiders talk about a “bag bill,” it refers to something for which an interest group is willing to spend big money – legally, it’s presumed – to see done.
Senate Bill 270, one might say, is a double bag bill.
By David Siders
dsiders@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 – 10:10 am
California’s improving budget outlook has continued into the new fiscal year, with revenue last month beating estimates by about $232 million, or 4.5 percent, the state controller said Monday.
By Christopher Cadelago and Jim Miller
ccadelago@sacbee.com
Published: Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014 – 12:00 am
The California Supreme Court on Monday effectively blocked a November advisory ballot measure on the merits of unlimited independent campaign spending, dashing some Democrats’ hopes that the measure would boost voter turnout in what could be an otherwise staid election.