Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
Thursday, April 30, 2015 – 05:00 p.m.
Tonight on the show, Lou and show producer Collin cover some news of the day. California Senate considers to bill to curb poverty, deportations are reported down under the Obama administration, and kids in Tennessee were served meat from 2009.
By Kenneth P. Vogel
4/30/15 – 6:02 AM EDT
Updated 4/30/15 11:42 AM EDT
A handful of deep-pocketed donors are reconsidering their gifts to the $2 billion Clinton Foundation amid mounting questions about how it’s spending their money and suggestions of influence peddling, according to donors and others familiar with the foundation’s fundraising.
Published: April 28, 2015
Updated: April 29, 2015 1:31 p.m.
After 100 days in office, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin shared a glimpse with the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday of the steps he has taken so far and his long-term plans to reshape the organization after years of recession-shrunk budgets, staff and resources.
To read story by Gail Wesson in The Press-Enterprise, click here.
By Staff reports
Posted Apr. 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM
Updated Apr 29, 2015 at 9:06 PM
SACRAMENTO — Two bills dealing with government transparency authored by 33rd District Assemblyman Jay Obernolte cleared committees Wednesday, setting the stage for them to move to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, his office said.
By Jaxon Van Derbeken
April 29, 2015
The former head of the California Public Utilities Commission pressured two Southern California utilities last year to make donations to a school at UCLA where he then landed a post on an advisory board, documents revealed Wednesday show.
By Amita Sharma
Apr 29, 2015
Sorrentino’s Pizza owner Patrick Quinn is tired of watching the energy bill at his San Diego restaurant go up each month.
By Jeff McDonald
April 29, 2015 – 6:50 p.m.
Southern California Edison responded Wednesday to an order from state utility regulators that the company hand over all of its communications about settling the costs of the premature shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant.