Melissa Pinion-Whitt, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/11/2011 07:10:03 PM PDT

BANNING – Two black officers formerly employed by the Police Department and another still on the payroll claim they were targets of discrimination and a hostile work environment that tolerated racial slurs and jokes, an attorney representing them said Monday in a letter to the city manager.

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11:19 PM PDT on Sunday, April 3, 2011

By ERIN WALDNER
The Press-Enterprise

Administrators at the Banning Unified School District are projecting a $5.1 million deficit in 2011-12 and say the gap between money coming and money going out could grow to $8.1 million in 2012-13.

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12:22 AM PDT on Friday, October 29, 2010

By ERIN WALDNER
The Press-Enterprise

PDFs: View campaign statement forms from Banning City Council candidates:
Bob Botts | Debbie Franklin | Edward Miller | Lyndon Taylor

PDF: Read a campaign finance report from Riverside County Taxpayers for Accountable Government

A Beverly Hills developer has donated thousands of dollars to an independent expenditure group that supports two challengers in the Banning City Council race and opposes the two incumbents.

According to campaign finance records, developer Lloyd Fields gave $30,000 to Riverside County Taxpayers for Accountable Government, which is responsible for mailers and phone calls criticizing the incumbents, Mayor Bob Botts and Councilwoman Debbie Franklin.

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12:01 AM PDT on Saturday, October 16, 2010

By ERIN WALDNER
The Press-Enterprise

It’s been more than a year since a proposal to build a sewage sludge plant in Banning died, but with the City Council election nearing, the issue has again bubbled to the surface.

Two men who co-wrote a ballot measure to block the plant, Edward Miller and Lyndon Taylor, are among seven candidates vying for two seats on the Banning City Council in next month’s election.

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Nelson

10:58 PM PDT on Monday, October 4, 2010

By JEFF HORSEMAN
The Press-Enterprise

Just five city managers in California — and only one in the Inland area — earned more than Temecula City Manager Shawn Nelson in 2009, according to a survey.

Nelson, 51, earned $336,288 last year, an amount that includes his base salary, deferred compensation and other payouts, according to the survey released last month by the League of California Cities, an advocacy group for cities and towns. Nelson’s base pay is $291,571 a year, according to Temecula.

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10:23 PM PDT on Sunday, October 3, 2010

By DUG BEGLEY
The Press-Enterprise

Riverside’s new Police Department leadership will have 15 more positions to work with as they evaluate where best to put resources, officials said last week.

The Police Department was among the 8 percent of applicants that received a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice. Riverside will receive $5.1 million to train, equip and pay the officers.

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