Friday, July 17, 2015 – 03:00 p.m.

The Lou Desmond and Company Show is coming to you from the Toyota of San Bernardino Recording Studios!

Tonight, Ed Hoffman, Doctor of Capitalism, joins the show to talk about the rising home values and sales in the Inland Empire and the shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After that, they discuss Donald Trump. Ed likes him, Lou does not. But why is his popularity climbing?

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Friday, July 17, 2015 – 10:00 a.m.

California legislators apparently could give a gee-whiz about the sky-high gasoline prices sucking millions out of their constituents pockets.

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Friday, July 17, 2015 – 09:30 a.m.

Let’s just cut to the chase.

Where’s the expected major drop in California crude oil and refined gasoline production and stockpiles?

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Two will serve in Riverside County and two in San Bernardino County. They fill vacancies created when judges retired

Published: July 16, 2015 Updated: 10:03 p.m.

Gov. Jerry Brown’s appointments to fill retirement-created judgeship vacancies in Inland area Superior Courts on Thursday, July 16, comprise state and federal prosecutors, a public defender administrator and a sitting court commissioner.

To read expanded story by Gail Wesson in The Press-Enterprise, click here.

Letter alleges harassment, discrimination, retaliation, slander
By Kris Reilly, City Editor
Posted Jul. 16, 2015 at 12:00 PM
Updated Jul 16, 2015 at 5:19 PM

ADELANTO — A Victorville attorney sent a letter to Adelanto City Hall this week calling for the “immediate investigation and removal” of the mayor and City Council members for allegedly targeting city employees while violating the city’s charter and the Brown Act.

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Rep. Steve Knight (shown at right in 2014, when he was in the state Legislature, with State Sens. Andy Vidak, left, and Jerry Hill) has raised $432,640 as of June 30, much more than his three Democratic challengers. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

By Jean Merl
July 16, 2015

The elections are more than a year away, but already, front-runners are emerging in some key California congressional contests, and most endangered incumbents are well ahead of their challengers in fundraising, campaign filings show.

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Capitol Alert
By Christopher Cadelago
ccadelago@sacbee.com
July 16, 2015

• Kamala Harris has nearly $3 million, tripling Loretta Sanchez
• Sanchez needs to step up to mount sustained TV ad campaign
• Consultant says Republican stumbles could send her into runoff, anyway

Kamala Harris fortified her front-runner status this week when her latest report showed she’s raised $4.1 million since entering the U.S. Senate race in January, bringing her cash on hand to nearly $3 million roughly a year ahead of the primary.

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By Sarah Favot, Los Angeles Daily News
Posted: 07/16/15 – 7:33 PM PDT |

Fueled by an increase in home sales, the assessed value of all taxable property in Los Angeles County rose 6.13 percent in 2015 — the largest jump since 2010 — the county assessor reported Thursday.

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By Andrew Khouri
July 16, 2015

The Southern California housing market, known for its dramatic swings, is settling into a more normal, healthy pattern.

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