Archive for the ‘ San Bernardino ’ Category

Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/21/2012 07:33:38 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – Each of three proposals to slightly change the boundaries of the seven wards that make up the city contained problems for some City Council members, leading them to delay a vote on those boundaries until staff members come up with a fourth proposal.

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The PE: S.B. COUNTY: San Bernardino city council lines to be redrawn

BY IMRAN GHORI
STAFF WRITER
ighori@pe.com

Published: 20 May 2012 07:31 PM

The San Bernardino City Council must choose between three redistricting plans that will determine council ward lines in future elections.

The plans will go to the council Monday, May 21, for a 4 p.m. public hearing. If one of the options is selected, an ordinance will return to the council for adoption June 4.

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The Sun: Court hearing delayed for SBIA firm

Posted: 05/14/2012 06:14:43 PM PDT

SBD Airport Services’ attempt to convince a federal judge to restore the company’s access to San Bernardinno International Airport’s fueling facilities has been postponed to June 18.

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The Sun: San Bernardino airport fuel dispute goes before a judge

Staff report
Posted: 05/12/2012 03:07:54 PM PDT

Attorneys for the bankrupt SBD Airport Services will go before a federal judge Monday to contend that interim San Bernardino International Airport chief A.J. Wilson acted improperly when he cut off the company’s access to jet fuel.

The hearing is scheduled to take place Monday afternoon at U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Riverside.

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Ryan Hagen, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 05/10/2012 11:09:14 AM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – The results of the election for city clerk will stand, a Superior Court judge ruled Thursday, rejecting a claim by 15 voters whose ballots weren’t counted because of signature mismatches.

The trial had the potential to change the outcome of the city clerk’s race, in which Georgeann “Gigi” Hanna – a former public relations official and journalist who took office March 5 – gathered six votes more than Amelia Sanchez-Lopez, who heads the county Alcohol and Drug Services Administration.

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Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/10/2012 09:02:22 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – Final layoff notices for 224 teachers were approved at an emergency school board meeting Thursday so the notices could be sent before a state-mandated deadline.

The decision, made by the board of the San Bernardino City Unified School District at a sparsely attended meeting, was an expected consequence of earlier budget decisions.

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The Sun: Clerk trial begins again Thursday

Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/09/2012 11:28:12 AM PDT

A trial will begin again Thursday that could change the outcome of the San Bernardino city clerk’s race by forcing the registrar of voters to count mail-in ballots that he initially discarded because he said signatures on them did not match those he had on file.

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The PE: SAN BERNARDINO: Cell-phone towers proposed to fix budget shortfall

BY IMRAN GHORI
STAFF WRITER
ighori@pe.com

Published: 07 May 2012 10:03 PM

The San Bernardino City Council is looking at leasing more city property for cellphone towers to help solve its budget troubles, but has tabled for now a proposal to bring parking meters downtown.

The proposals were brought to the council Monday night, May 7, after it rejected a plan last month that would have relied on across-the-board cuts and holding some positions vacant.

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InlandPolitics: Lights on, but nobody home at SBIA

Sunday, May 6, 2012 – 10:45 p.m.

It was interesting to see the approach, runway and taxi lights activated at San Bernardino International Airport on Sunday night.

An unusual event at the mostly dormant facility.

Rumor has it Wonder Woman was landing her invisible jet.

 

 

InlandPolitics: This and that!

Sunday, May 6, 2012 – 10:30 a.m

Ramos struggles through final candidate forum.

Former San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Chairman and San Bernardino County Board of Supe’s candidate James Ramos showed up for the final candidate forum held at Copper Mountain College on Friday night.

Nothing changed.

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The Sun: UPDATE: Amazon promises jobs, development at San Bernardino site

Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/04/2012 06:52:55 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – The area’s economy got a significant boost with Amazon’s decision to open a 950,000-square-foot shipping center at the site of the former Norton Air Force Base, officials said Friday.

The facility will provide full-time jobs for more than 1,000 people as early as fall, said Amazon spokesman Ty Rogers.

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The Sun: Controversial administrator retiring from San Bernardino school district

Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/27/2012 07:31:51 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – Associate Superintendent Mel Albiso, a 22-year veteran of the school district who in recent years was sometimes the target of heavy criticism from employees, has accepted an early retirement offer.

Albiso, 56, will retire at the end of the school year and receive an annuity for five years based on his salary of $151,188 per year.

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Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/27/2012 06:01:18 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – Scratch another $300,000 from the school district budget.

Following its earlier ruling that former Personnel Director Abe Flory was wrongfully terminated and should be given more than $550,000 in back pay and interest, the Personnel Commission decided Wednesday that the San Bernardino City Unified School District must pay Flory’s legal costs – more than $250,000 in attorney fees and nearly $13,000 in court reporter fees.

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The Sun: San Bernardino is ’2 cities’, Morris says in State of the City speech

Morris

Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/26/2012 07:24:56 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – Speaking in the sparkling Sturges Center for the Fine Arts – one of many city assets threatened by the abolition of the city Redevelopment Agency, which owned the building – Mayor Pat Morris focused on both challenges and opportunities Thursday evening in his annual state of the city address.

Rather, the states of the two cities.

Like 18th century Paris in the Charles Dickens novel, Morris said, San Bernardino is in the best of times and the worst of times.

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InlandPolitics: This and that!

Thursday, April 26, 2012 – 09:45 a.m.

Here’s some interesting news on the transom this week.

Retirement savings plans under attack.

Yes, it’s finally happening. The feds are discussing the taxation of various retirement savings accounts to generate revenue. As their coffers dwindle, expect federal, state and local government to squeeze taxpayers.

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The Sun: Airport fuel dispute spills into San Bernardino bankruptcy case

Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/19/2012 06:17:07 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – Attorneys for the bankrupt SBD Airport Services are asking a federal judge to force San Bernardino International Airport administrators to restore the company’s access to the airport’s fueling facilities.

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The Sun: IVDA oversight panel discusses financial obligations

Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/17/2012 10:50:07 AM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – The special oversight committee in charge of unwinding the Inland Valley Development Agency’s redevelopment powers has yet to finish compiling a list of financial obligations that could determine whether planned improvements around San Bernardino International Airport are accomplished or not.

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Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/17/2012 11:43:29 AM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – In a court case that could change the outcome of the city clerk election, the registrar of voters will be required to explain why he didn’t count votes by people whose signature didn’t match records but signed affidavits swearing they had voted.

The decision by Judge Donna Gunnell Garza on Tuesday modifies her earlier decision not to allow any outside evidence.

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The Sun: San Bernardino delays $3.2 million in cuts

Ryan Hagen
Posted: 04/17/2012 01:41:03 AM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – The City Council on Monday delayed a decision on more than $3 million in proposed cuts to its 2011-2012 budget, sending the proposal back to the budget committee that considered them last week.

The full council will vote on the cuts – which include a rotating brownout of a fire station and contracting out for refuse collection – at its next meeting, May 7. That’s less than two months before the end of the fiscal year the cuts will affect.

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DailyBulletin: Inland Empire lawmakers focus on area’s aviation future

Liset Marquez, Staff Writer
Created: 04/12/2012 08:41:05 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – From the viability of L.A./Ontario International Airport to ongoing progress at San Bernardino International Airport, legislators from the Inland Empire held a hearing on Thursday evening to discuss the importance of air transportation in the region.

The Select Committee on Inland Empire Transportation, led by Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter, D-Rialto, met Thursday evening at the main auditorium at the Norton Regional Events Center.

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The Sun: San Bernardino wrestles with code enforcement

Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/11/2012 08:12:10 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – The stench of urine and stale beer assault the senses as soon as Steve Willkomm opens the door to the foreclosed home.

But after years of similar experiences, the new head of the city’s code enforcement division focuses immediately on the gutted remains of a radiator.

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The PE: S.B. COUNTY: Testimony in city clerk case limited

A S.B. County Superior Court judge rejects efforts to hear from voters whose ballots were disqualified

 

BY IMRAN GHORI
STAFF WRITER
ighori@pe.com

Published: 10 April 2012 08:38 PM

A legal challenge to San Bernardino City Clerk Gigi Hanna’s election victory suffered a setback Tuesday when a judge ruled that voters whose ballots were disqualified cannot testify.

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The Sun: San Bernardino wrestles with buyouts for retiring employees

By Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/04/2012 06:19:43 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – A city budget committee will meet next week to consider solutions to a $3.8million shortfall that popped up in this year’s budget and must be closed within three months.

But the panel will also be looking for a way to avoid repeating that surprise in future years.

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The Sun: San Bernardino debates $3.8M deficit for 2011-2012 budget

Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/03/2012 08:18:00 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – The city is $3.8 million behind on its annual budget for this year and must cut that money by July 1.

The City Council held a workshop Tuesday to review the budget situation and directed its budget committee to review proposed cuts next week and present their recommendations at the April 16 meeting.

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Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/03/2012 10:38:18 AM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – The Inland Valley Development Agency’s leaders don’t know yet how much – if at all – their organization will be affected by the end of redevelopment in California, but they could lose roughly $20 million per year in certain property tax revenue if events do not go their way.

That money could be devoted to improvements at San Bernardino International Airport and its surrounding infrastructure, and at this point, it’s uncertain whether the IVDA will be able to continue to collect those dollars or if the money will go to state government.

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The PE: LAW: Bankrupt Norton Property gets another 90 days

U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Riverside/KIMBERLY PIERCEALL/STAFF PHOTO

 

BY KIMBERLY PIERCEALL
STAFF WRITER
kpierceall@pe.com

Published: 30 March 2012 11:18 AM

Norton Property Management Services LLC, a company affiliated with Scot Spencer that filed for bankruptcy in December to avoid eviction from a hangar at San Bernardino International Airport, was granted another 90 days to either keep or reject the amended lease it has had with the airport since October 2010.

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The Sun: Airport agency wants way out of redevelopment grip

By Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/28/2012 07:50:12 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – The agency formed to revive the former Norton Air Force Base plans to file a lawsuit next week to keep from falling under the clutches of the state law that has dissolved more than 400 municipal redevelopment agencies across California.

The Inland Valley Development Agency will ask a state court judge next week for an injunction to shield it from the effects of ABx1 26, the law which abolished redevelopment agencies and requires them create oversight boards to proceed with the liquidation of assets, Tim Sabo, attorney for the agency’s board, said Wednesday.

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San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Chairman James Ramos speaks at press conference

 

By Michel Nolan, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/28/2012 06:40:49 PM PDT

San Manuel Stadium is ready for the Inland Empire 66ers to host their California League matchups.

Ready to serve hot dogs.

Ready for screaming fans.

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The Sun: OpEd: San Bernardino rising

Kelley

By Chas Kelley
Posted: 03/28/2012 05:25:49 PM PDT

There is a palpable new spirit of optimism in the city of San Bernardino.

Despite recent publicity about several city administrative officials leaving, the San Bernardino City Council and mayor are working more harmoniously than we have for many years.

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Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/27/2012 10:44:33 AM PDT

San Bernardino International Airport’s governing board may take action Wednesday to help the San Bernardino County Sheriff move its aviation division from Rialto Municipal Airport to the former Norton Air Force base.

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Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/23/2012 07:57:05 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – It’s either another nail in the coffin or the first step to fixing the city.

Those are the conflicting viewpoints City Council members expressed Friday after City Manager Charles McNeely resigned Thursday with a torrent of criticism for what he called a politically dysfunctional city unwilling to change.

Public Works Director Nadeem Majaj and James Graham, assistant to the city manager, also resigned Thursday.

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Ryan Hagen, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 03/22/2012 03:35:11 PM PDT

Charles McNeely
SAN BERNARDINO – City Manager Charles McNeely and two other top city officials announced their resignations Thursday.

Public Works Director Nadeem Majaj and James Graham, assistant to the city manager, each of whom had worked for the city for about 17 months, resigned shortly after McNeely’s announcement.

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The Sun: Developing: San Bernardino City Manager Charles McNeely resigns

McNeely

Ryan Hagen, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 03/22/2012 03:35:11 PM PDT
Charles McNeely

SAN BERNARDINO – City Manager Charles McNeely resigned Thursday, according to City Clerk Georgeann “Gigi” Hanna.

McNeely, who began working in June 2009, will continue until May 1. His contract was scheduled to expire in June.

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The Sun: San Bernardino City Council denies city clerk’s salary increase request

Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/19/2012 08:47:11 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – The City Council on Monday unanimously struck down an attempt by City Clerk Gigi Hanna to increase her salary to the level she said she was led to believe she would be earning, saying it would send a bad message as the city asked other employees to sacrifice.

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The Sun: San Manuels get naming rights at 66ers Stadium

By Andrews Edwards, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 03/19/2012 11:58:44 AM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – The Inland Empire 66ers’ home stadium will be renamed as San Manuel Stadium, according to an announcement of a “major new partnership” between the Single A ballclub and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.

A news release revealed the new name by announcing a media conference is scheduled to take place at the downtown San Bernardino stadium on Thursday.

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DailyBulletin: Lower CalPERS return rate threatens local coffers

Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Created: 03/18/2012 03:36:06 PM PDT

Related story: Lawmakers react to CalPERS struggles

Local officials say funding for services are expected to take another hit with the California Public Employee’s Retirement System lowering investment return forecasts last week.

CalPERS, the nation’s largest public pension fund, has requested state, local government and school districts increase contribution rates.

Return projections were lowered from 7.75 percent to 7.5 percent.

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By Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/15/2012 07:15:28 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – A lawsuit filed on behalf of 14 people whose votes weren’t counted in the city clerk runoff election is the latest move that could reverse that razor-thin election.

Georgeann “Gigi” Hanna won the election by six votes – 6,076 votes to opponent Amelia Sanchez-Lopez’s 6,070 – according to a Feb. 28 recount.

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By Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/15/2012 06:58:47 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – More than four years after he was fired from the school district, former Personnel Director Abe Flory won back his job and more than $550,000 in back pay and interest.

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InlandPolitics: San Bernardino Police Officer’s endorse Derry

Monday, March 12, 102 – 12:50 p.m.

The San Bernardino Police Officers Association today announced its endorsement of 3rd District County Supervisor Neil Derry.

“Police Officers commend Supervisor Neil Derry for his dedicated and effective leadership in the fight against crime. Supervisor Derry’s support for tougher measures to combat gangs and parolees has helped local Law Enforcement to significantly reduce violent crime,” said Association President Steve Turner.

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A model of a gulfstream is on display at the Million Air passenger terminal at the San Bernardino International Airport. (File Photo)

 

Ryan Carter and Jim Steinberg, Staff Writers
Posted: 03/08/2012 12:20:54 PM PST

PDF: Petition filed by SBD Airport Services in federal bankruptcy court

SAN BERNARDINO – A feud between the San Bernardino International Airport Authority and a controversial provider of aircraft fuel intensified Thursday, after the provider – SBD Airport Services – announced it filed for bankruptcy protection, alleging the airport is intentionally crippling its services.

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The Sun: San Bernardino cuts record 251 certificated employees

Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/07/2012 01:50:04 AM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – The school board voted after midnight Wednesday to eliminate a record 251 positions from next year’s budget.

The lion’s share of those jobs are elementary school teachers, with the equivalent of 115 full-time K-6 teaching positions cut from the San Bernardino City Unified School District’s 2012-13 budget.

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By Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/05/2012 08:12:23 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – Newly elected Councilman John Valdivia was just one of seven officials sworn in at a pomp-filled ceremony Monday, but much of the speculation leading up to the meeting was on how Valdivia would shift the power from one political bloc to another.

The first thing Valdivia did was try to knock down that talk.

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The PE: SAN BERNARDINO: Valdivia takes council seat

John Valdivia

BY LORA HINES
STAFF WRITER
lhines@pe.com

Published: 04 March 2012 07:04 PM

The balance of power on the San Bernardino City Council is expected to change today as Councilman John Valdivia is sworn into office.

Valdivia, who unseated Tobin Brinker in the Nov. 8 elections, is an ally of City Attorney Jim Penman. Until now, four of the seven council members, including Brinker, had been aligned with Mayor Pat Morris.

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The Sun: Legal woes vex former Million Air franchise

A model of a gulfstream is on display at the Million Air passenger terminal at the San Bernardino International Airport. (File Photo)

Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/02/2012 09:03:55 PM PST

Companies managed by embattled San Bernardino International Airport developer Scot Spencer are being sued for nonpayment of hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees and fuel costs to operate the now defunct Million Air franchise at the airport.

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The PE: SAN BERNARDINO: Gigi Hanna wins clerk recount

BY LORA HINES
STAFF WRITER
lhines@pe.com

Published: 28 February 2012 03:21 PM

Gigi Hanna on Tuesday for a second time was declared winner of the San Bernardino city clerk’s election.

A daylong recount of ballots cast in the Feb. 7 runoff election indicated that Hanna picked up an additional three votes. She received 6,076 votes. Her opponent, Amelia Sanchez-Lopez, received 6,070.

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The PE: SAN BERNARDINO: Losing candidate wants ballots counted

In the San Bernardino city clerk race, the loser by three votes is looking for people whose ballots went uncounted in the first tally

BY LORA HINES
STAFF WRITER
lhines@pe.com

Published: 27 February 2012 09:01 PM

Supporters of Amelia Sanchez-Lopez have been looking for 67 voters who cast uncounted ballots in the runoff election for San Bernardino city clerk and they may have to knock on 67 doors to find them all.

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Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/22/2012 01:30:03 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – Million Air, a corporate chain of upscale refueling facilities for private jets, has terminated its franchise agreement with SBD Properties, LLC., a firm managed by a controversial developer who began operating a franchise at San Bernardino International Airport in 2010.

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The Sun: SB school board cuts $22 million

Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/22/2012 12:02:29 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – Board members’ attempts to shield students and employees from more than $22 million in cuts approved Tuesday night were so intricate that San Bernardino City Unified School District staffers weren’t sure until late Wednesday exactly what had been cut.

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InlandPolitics: Million Air dumps SBIA

Wednesday, February, 22, 2012 – 01:45 p.m.

As forewarned here at InlandPolitics.com

Million Air Interlink has terminated its licensing agreement for a private terminal operated at San Bernardino International Airport to continue using its trade name.

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Mike Cruz, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/21/2012 07:55:49 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – A company connected to airport developer Scot Spencer filed an appeal Tuesday against a Superior Court judge’s recent ruling that allowed airport officials to terminate its contract for not maintaining minimum fuel reserves for aircraft.

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Posted: 02/21/2012 05:53:33 PM PST

San Bernardino city clerk candidate Amelia Sanchez-Lopez on Tuesday requested a recount of the ballots cast in a tight run-off race in which she lost by only three votes.

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The Sun: School board to hear proposed budget cuts

Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/19/2012 05:19:39 PM PST

The San Bernardino City Unified School District’s board of trustees on Tuesday will consider a budget cuts plan that could call for hundreds of layoffs for the next school year.

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The Sun: Judge says San Bernardino airport officials can terminate fuel farm contract

Spencer

Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/17/2012 11:48:58 AM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – Airport officials can terminate their contract with a company tied to embattled airport developer Scot Spencer for failing to maintain minimum fuel reserves for aircraft, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday.

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The Sun: Tony Trozera, owner of The Mug, dies

A memorial is displayed of late The Mug restaurant owner Tony Trozera, 82, at the restaurant in San Bernardino on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Trozera, along with his family restaurant, were well known in the community. (Rachel Luna / Staff Photographer)

 

Ryan Hagen, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 02/15/2012 08:01:31 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO –Tony Trozera was the type of man who was always moving as he served up well-known dishes, banter and sober advice to his customers at The Mug, but he found time every Friday for the better part of three decades to place fresh flowers on the restaurant booth where his mother had always sat.

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Scot Spencer

 

Andrew Edwards, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 02/13/2012 12:30:39 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – SBD Properties, a business operating at San Bernardino International Airport, and airport managers are set to meet in court on Friday in an attempt to resolve a dispute over access to the airport’s fuel tanks.

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The PE: SAN BERNARDINO: Hanna wins city clerk election

BY LORA HINES
STAFF WRITER
lhines@pe.com

Published: 13 February 2012 08:08 PM

The San Bernardino County registrar of voters on Monday certified that Georgeann “Gigi” Hanna won last week’s San Bernardino city clerk election.

Hanna is to take office next month. She replaces longtime City Clerk Rachel Clark.

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InlandPolitics: DA gives another San Manuel tribal member and convicted felon a pass

Administrator’s note: This article will be updated with a more detailed version on Sunday morning.

Thursday, February 9, 2012 – 10:45 a.m.

It’s said that money makes a difference in how you are treated in our criminal justice system.

A saying that’s absolutely true. Especially if your a member of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.

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Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/08/2012 04:58:32 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – The San Bernardino International Airport Authority’s board members took action Wednesday to remove control of the airport’s fuel supply from a company that, in the words of the airport’s top executive, has come critically close to running out of jet fuel and owes the airport payment on some 80,000 gallons of fuel.

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The Sun: Hanna narrowly wins San Bernardino city clerk race

Lori Consalvo, Mike Cruz and Jim Steinberg, Staff Writers
Posted: 02/07/2012 02:49:20 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – Georgeann “Gigi” Hanna won the San Bernardino city clerk post Tuesday night, beating her opponent by two votes.

Hanna received 50.01 percent of the votes, 6,066, while Amelia Sanchez-Lopez took in 49.99 percent, 6,064.

A total of 12,130 people voted, according to the county Registrar of Voters Office.

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The Sun: San Bernardino school board considers cuts

$22M cut proposed; district could lay off 162 employees
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/07/2012 10:48:47 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – Schools may have to get through next year without 162 employees, part of $22 million in proposed cuts the school board considered Tuesday night.

If they’re lucky.

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The Sun: San Bernardino poised to lay off 77 employees

Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/05/2012 07:38:16 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – The City Council today will vote on recommendations to lay off 77 employees of its now defunct economic/redevelopment agencies – 33 civil service employees and 44 contract employees, City Attorney James F. Penman said Friday.

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The Sun: San Bernardino firefighter union wants elected fire chief

Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/02/2012 04:25:33 PM PST

Document: Ballot Title and Summary

San Bernardino City Professional Firefighters Local 891, the union representing 126 city firefighters, has introduced a ballot initiative proposing an elected fire chief.

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Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/28/2012 10:54:18 PM PST

A controversial state Supreme Court ruling is forcing 400 redevelopment agencies throughout California to close, but officials overseeing redevelopment at the former Norton Air Force Base say work there will continue.

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InlandPolitics: Could Million Air business license flap derail county event?

Saturday, January 28, 2012 – 09:00 a.m.

Could the lack of a business license at Million Air San Bernardino LLC derail the state of the county event scheduled for February 29th?

It’s just another embarrassment for the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, and in particular Supervisor Josie Gonzales, who allowed the event to be held at the lavish facility.

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Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/27/2012 08:39:26 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – An official with San Bernardino International Airport’s most upscale business paid part of the fees to renew its business license Thursday, but it still wasn’t enough to get a valid license, city officials said Friday.

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The Sun: Million Air operating without license

Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/26/2012 12:53:12 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – Million Air, the upscale jet refueling facility at San Bernardino International Airport, has been operating without a business license since April, city officials said Thursday.

The facility, which caters to private and corporate aircraft, has been the most high profile business drawn to the airport and has been touted by airport officials as an example of the airport’s potential prosperity. It began operations in 2010.

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Will Bigham, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Created: 01/26/2012 10:42:20 AM PST

A committee of the Cal State University Board of Trustees is set to begin the search for a new president at Cal State San Bernardino. President Albert Karnig is retiring at the end of the school year.

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The Sun: Ranking: San Bernardino not well run

Officials dismiss website as ‘cheap stuff’
Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/16/2012 05:28:57 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – A business website has ranked the city as the fourth worst-run municipality in the country.

San Bernardino comes in behind Newark, N.J., Detroit and Miami, according to www.247wallst.com, which covers business finance.

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The Sun: Reps for SB Airport company meet with creditors

By Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/09/2012 08:08:49 PM PST

Representatives of Norton Property Management Services, LLC., which rents and operates portions of a hangar at the embattled San Bernardino International Airport, met with creditors on Monday as the company’s bankruptcy proceedings moved forward.

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The Sun: Judge rules in favor of SB man in airport case

Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/05/2012 05:29:17 PM PST

An administrative law judge from the U.S. Department of Labor has ruled in favor of a San Bernardino man who says he was wrongfully fired from an aircraft maintenance company that he worked for at San Bernardino International Airport.

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The Sun: New faces expected at at San Bernardino school district, City Hall

By Ryan Hagen and Josh Dulaney, Staff writers
Posted: 01/03/2012 07:04:50 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – High-profile leaders of the city and school district have recently been replaced, and the new year is expected to bring more new faces and approaches.

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The PE: REGION: Military reuse agencies say they shouldn’t dissolve

BY KIMBERLY PIERCEALL
STAFF WRITER
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Published: 30 December 2011 07:21 PM

Leaders with three Inland groups overhauling former military bases say legislation that would dissolve the state’s redevelopment agencies doesn’t apply to them.

The legislation was upheld by the state’s Supreme Court on Thursday.

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The Sun: Issues will keep new SB City Council busy

Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 12/29/2011 11:26:57 PM PST

It was a year packed with news.

As the roughest economy in decades continued, cities and school districts were hit with severe budget cuts, affecting teachers, counselors and ultimately students. A corruption scandal involving top former county officials continued to unfold. Cities and school districts gained new leaders and lost old ones.

Today, we look at what’s to come in San Bernardino and take stock of where it’s been.

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The Sun: Fourth administrator put on leave at SB Valley College

Will Bigham, Staff Writer
Posted: 12/20/2011 06:07:01 PM PST

Related story: SB Valley College president to leave for Illinois job

SAN BERNARDINO – A fourth administrator at San Bernardino Valley College has been placed on paid leave, a district human resources executive confirmed Tuesday.

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The Sun: San Bernardino City Council roundup

Josh Dulaney, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 12/20/2011 08:47:54 PM PST

Here’s a list of some actions taken at Monday’s San Bernardino City Council meeting:

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