Thursday, January 21, 2016 – 09:30 a.m.
San Bernardino County’s pension fund, San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association (SBCERA), will pay out a 2% across-the-board cost of living (COLA) adjustment effective April 1, 2016.
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Archive for January 21st, 2016
Thursday, January 21, 2016 – 09:00 a.m.
There is new local news coverage of the long-running San Bernardino County Colonies case.
To read the coverage, click the following links:
The Sun / Daily Bulletin: Key conspiracy charge still out in San Bernardino County’s Colonies case
The Press-Enterprise: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: Supreme Court rejects Colonies appeal
By Joe Nelson, The Sun
Posted: 01/20/16 – 8:18 PM PST |
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday appointed board chairman James Ramos and vice chairman Robert Lovingood to serve on a committee that will appoint a successor to Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector Larry Walker, who retires on March 5.
The Ontario International Airport Authority has tapped Kelly J. Fredericks as its chief executive officer.
By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 01/20/16 1:34 PM PST |
ONTARIO >> An East Coast aviation veteran has been tapped to lead L.A./Ontario International Airport when a local authority assumes control later this year.
KND also suggests ‘bond underwriter’ label is wrong
By Shea Johnson
Staff Writer
Posted: Jan. 20, 2016 at 2:54 PM
Updated: Jan 20, 2016 at 5:28 PM
VICTORVILLE — The investment banking firm entangled in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s crosshairs for an allegedly fraudulent municipal bond offering at the city’s airport says it can’t fund a defense and it was never actually the bond underwriter.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif.
Capitol Alert
By Christopher Cadelago
ccadelago@sacbee.com
January 20, 2016 – 5:43 PM
- Rep. Sanchez takes aim at rival Kamala Harris
- Republicans also pile on with critiques of front-runner
- Harris aide says her approach is resonating with Californians
Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez, campaigning Wednesday in Sacramento, again put aside conventional political subtleties and cut right to the point: “I think we need a Latina in the U.S. Senate.”
Filed under: Campaigns, Elections, In the News, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
The conviction of former L.A. Councilman Richard Alarcon on charges that he lied about living in the district that he was elected to represent has been overturned.
Soumya Karlamangla and David Zahniser
January 20, 2016
A panel of justices Wednesday threw out the perjury and voter fraud convictions of former L.A. City Councilman Richard Alarcon and his wife, ruling that the trial judge had issued improper jury instructions.
Kevin McCarthy’s successful fundraising year was, in some part, due to the idea that he could become the next speaker of the House.
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By Jake Sherman
01/20/16 – 05:18 AM EST
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy raised more than $11 million last year, a sum that places him near the top of the Republican fundraising pyramid on Capitol Hill, according to sources familiar with his operation.
Nancy Pelosi has given no signs she’s headed for the exit, saying only that she’ll continue to serve as minority leader for the foreseeable future. | AP Photo
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By Lauren French
01/20/16 – 05:14 AM EST
- The party has talked about new blood at the leadership table, but changes don’t seem imminent.
A group of senior House Democrats is pushing for Nancy Pelosi to stay on as minority leader until 2018 — a nod to the California Democrat’s leadership and fundraising prowess, despite growing tension in the party around the need to elevate younger members.