Politics, Government and Business in Southern California's Inland Empire
April 16, 2013; 07:12 PM
Legislation to restore millions of dollars in 2011 budget cuts to four Riverside County cities has been pulled from its first committee hearing.
To read story by Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
April 15, 2013; 04:27 PM
Officials from three of Riverside County’s four newest cities will travel to Sacramento this week in a bid to reclaim state money they say they need to adequately serve their constituents.
To read story by Sandra Stokley in The Press Enterprise, click here.
March 26, 2013; 06:02 PM
SACRAMENTO – Inland lawmakers and local officials have taken a new tack to try to restore lost revenue for four Riverside County cities disproportionately hurt by a state budget shift two years ago.
To read story by Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
February 21, 2013; 06:59 PM
Aid packages aimed at stabilizing the finances of two of the county’s newest cities — and staving off the fiscal collapse of Jurupa Valley — will go to Riverside County supervisors next week.
To read story by Sandra Stokley in The Press Enterprise, click here.
January 10, 2013; 06:55 PM
Riverside County senators Richard Roth and Bill Emmerson introduced legislation this week stating their intent to restore lost funding for California cities that have incorporated since 2004.
To read story by Jim Miller and Nelsy Rodriguez in The Press Enterprise, click here.
December 31, 2012; 05:02 PM
Restoring funding to four cities and securing money for health-services are among the top lobbying priorities for Riverside County in the new year.
To read story by Jeff Horseman in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Published: 19 September 2012 – 09:18 PM
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed legislation that would have allocated $14 million to Riverside County’s newest cities, citing the measure’s impact on last year’s shift of some criminal-justice, mental health and other services to counties.
To read story by Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Published: 14 September 2012 – 04:19 PM
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Voters in the new cities of Jurupa Valley and Eastvale will be asked Nov. 6 to set a constitutionally required amount of taxes and other revenue the cities may receive and spend annually.
To read story by Sandra Stokley in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Published: 30 August 2012 – 06:46 PM
SACRAMENTO – For the second year in a row, a group of Inland Southern California cities and lawmakers are making a last-minute push to restore millions of dollars in budget cuts.
To read story by Jim Miller in the Press Enterprise, click here.
Published: 13 August 2012 – 04:22 PM
Eastvale and Jurupa Valley City Council incumbents running for a full four-year term each will face challengers in the Nov. 6 election.
To read story by Sandra Stokley in the Press-Enterprise, click here.
THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE
Published: 10 August 2012 05:15 PM
Inland Rep Mary Bono Mack’s legislation seeking to lift taxes on the cash awards received by Olympic medalists gained a key supporter.
To read column in the Press-Enterprise, click here.
BY SANDRA STOKLEY
STAFF WRITER
sstokley@pe.com
Published: 14 June 2012 10:38 PM
Staggered City Council terms mean that two council members in each of Riverside County’s two newest cities will face re-election in November.
Eastvale Councilmen Ike Bootsma and Jeff DeGrandpre, and Jurupa Valley Councilmen Brad Hancock and Frank Johnston were the lowest vote-getters in their respective 2010 and 2011 contests and were elected to two-year terms. Whoever wins election in the November, 2012 election, would serve a full four-year term.
BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com
Published: 24 May 2012 08:31 PM
SACRAMENTO Legislation to restore millions of dollars in vehicle-license-fee revenue for four Riverside County cities has stalled in the state Senate and is likely dead for the year.
Friday, May 25, is the deadline for bills to pass their respective houses’ appropriations committees. The Senate Appropriations Committee reviewed dozens of measures that had been parked on its “suspense” file because of the legislation’s perceived impact on the state’s bottom line.
BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com
Published: 18 April 2012 10:22 PM
SACRAMENTO — Legislation that would restore a critical revenue stream for Riverside County’s newest cities cleared its first committee this morning, the first concrete success for the cities and their supporters following months of efforts to roll back part of last summer’s state budget.
Jurupa Valley, Eastvale, Wildomar and Menifee lost a combined $14 million when lawmakers approved an $86 billion budget that diverted vehicle-license fee money to pay for local law-enforcement grants. Officials in the cities warned of fiscal calamity, including possible disincorporation, if there is no fix.
BY DUG BEGLEY
STAFF WRITER
dbegley@pe.com
Published: 27 March 2012 07:49 PM
Four Riverside County cities that took a financial hit in last year’s state budget might get a helping hand from the county, supervisors said Tuesday. But California lawmakers need to solve the problem they created, supervisors added.
Menifee, Wildomar, Eastvale and Jurupa Valley all face fiscal challenges as a result of the state budget passed last summer. The four cities lost $15 million, part of $200 million in vehicle-license fee revenue that the state redirected to pay for local law-enforcement grants.
BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com
Published: 02 March 2012 02:32 PM
SACRAMENTO — Inland Southern California lawmakers are making a new push to restore state budget cuts that threaten the solvency of Riverside County’s newest cities.
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Published: 16 October 2011 05:58 PM
A campaign alliance between San Bernardino City Attorney Jim Penman and city clerk candidate Amelia Sanchez Lopez is raising eyebrows among longtime election watchers and concern among those who would like to see the pair defeated.
By PE Politics
September 10, 2011 2:15 AM
Four Riverside County cities that lost up to one-half of their revenue in the June budget deal failed to recover any of it in the final hours of the 2011 regular session that ended early this morning.
10:00 PM PDT on Thursday, September 8, 2011
BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com
SACRAMENTO – Attempts to restore millions of dollars for Riverside County’s newest cities will go down to the wire, amid last-ditch legislative maneuvers to allocate the money this year.
10:16 PM PDT on Thursday, September 1, 2011
BY JIM MILLER and SANDRA STOKLEY
STAFF WRITERS
jmiller@pe.com|sstokley@pe.com
SACRAMENTO – New state legislation would reverse deep state budget cuts to four Riverside County cities by partially restoring a higher tax on people’s vehicles.
10:00 PM PDT on Monday, August 8, 2011
By SANDRA STOKLEY
The Press-Enterprise
The Eastvale City Council, meeting in joint session with the city’s Planning Commission, will get its first in-depth look Wednesday at a proposed development that would put three mega-warehouses on one of the last major pieces of developable land in the city.
10:00 PM PST on Tuesday, February 22, 2011
By SANDRA STOKLEY
The Press-Enterprise
On Feb. 16, Norco became the first Riverside County city to post the national motto “In God We Trust” in its council chambers.
The city of Eastvale may soon follow suit.
10:00 PM PST on Saturday, January 22, 2011
By SANDRA STOKLEY
The Press-Enterprise
Six months into his tenure as chief administrator of the newly minted city of Eastvale, interim City Manager Robert Van Nort said he will soon give council members a status report to help them decide on a timetable for hiring his permanent replacement.
10:00 PM PDT on Sunday, September 26, 2010
By SANDRA STOKLEY
The Press-Enterprise
Water quality, increased water and sewer rates, customer service and financial waste are some of the issues that are in play in the campaign for the Jurupa Community Services District board of directors.
Wendy Leung, Staff Writer
Created: 09/24/2010 06:04:04 PM PDT
EASTVALE – It wasn’t long ago when crop land and dairies were all that made up this freeway-adjacent town.
Today, with a multiplex theater, a trendy frozen yogurt shop and a half-dozen dairies clinging to its rural heritage, Eastvale is set to incorporate.
On Friday, with a community parade and a fireworks show, residents will mark cityhood.
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