Wednesday, June 24, 2015 – 11:00 a.m.
San Bernardino County Third District Supervisor James Ramos, planning on a reelection bid for a second term, has been out polling his constituents.
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By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 06/23/15 – 5:19 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> The bankrupt city with a reputation for lengthy, contentious decision-making unanimously approved a budget for the coming fiscal year after less than three hours of discussion, a smoother procedure than most cities without its financial challenges.
And then there was applause.
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 06/23/15 – 6:01 PM PDT |
- Jerry Brown: California’s governor has turned down San Bernadino’s request for help.
SAN BERNARDINO >> Gov. Jerry Brown has given his response to the optimistic request for help on six different fronts that Mayor Carey Davis and his allies made in a trip to Sacramento.
The answer is no.
Filed under: Budget, Cities, Finance, In the News, Jerry Brown, Local Government, San Bernardino, State of California
Council set special meeting for Wednesday morning to consider investigation of Mayor Harry Ramos.
Published: June 23, 2015 – Updated: 3:37 p.m.
The Murrieta City Council on Wednesday will consider launching an investigation into the actions of Mayor Harry Ramos, who last week was accused of “inappropriate” conduct during his brief time as mayor.
To read story by Aaron Claverie in The Press-Enterprise, click here.
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Politics
June 24, 2015
By Sam Hananel, Associated Press
Washington — Powerful public-sector unions are facing another high-profile legal challenge that they say could wipe away millions from their bank accounts and make it tougher for them to survive.
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Politics Blog
By Bob Egelko
June 23, 2015 – 4:39 PM
Like his last state Supreme Court appointee, one of Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest appellate court nominees is a young Obama administration lawyer with no judicial experience. The current pick, Lamar Baker, is stirring up a certain amount of controversy.
California
June 23, 2015
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit Tuesday brought by a media outlet over a failure by the court in a California county to make some civil complaints available on the same day they are filed.
Capitol Alert
June 22, 2015
By Jim Miller
jmiller@sacbee.com
- Senate officials say extra money helps solve upper house’s budget problems
- Assembly’s increase is the largest since before recession
California’s legislative branch will be among the beneficiaries of the $115.4 billion general fund spending plan on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk, with both houses receiving funding increases nearly 10 times last year’s rate.
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Filed under: Budget, Finance, In the News, Jerry Brown, State Assembly, State of California, State Senate
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca.
Posted by Alexander Nguyen
June 24, 2015
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department‘s former second-in-command plans to tell a jury that his boss ordered him to develop a way to thwart a federal probe into deputy misconduct at county jails, court papers obtained Tuesday show.
Filed under: County of Los Angeles, Courts, In the News, Law Enforcement, Legal, U.S. District Court