Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
Thursday, June 5, 2014 – 09:00 a.m.
Here’s some other news of interest from Tuesday’s primary election:
Apple Valley fire tax fails
Town of Apple Valley voters rejected a tax increase to provide additional funding to the town’s fire protection district.
The measure required a two-thirds vote.
Saturday, May 31, 2014 – 10:00 a.m.
Here’s some news flowing across the transom this week, in case you missed it!
Sterling Trust sells Los Angeles Clippers
The Sterling Family Trust and Shelly Sterling has agreed to sell the Los Angeles Clippers to Former Microsoft Executive Steve Ballmer for $2 billion.
By Rick Rojas
November 20, 2013, 4:20 p.m.
Officials in Desert Hot Springs have declared a fiscal emergency in an attempt to avert a second bankruptcy as the Palm Springs-area city approaches insolvency.
Saturday, November 16, 2013 – 09:00 a.m.
Another SoCal city is officially on Chapter 9 bankruptcy watch.
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.