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: 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.
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 JEFF HORSEMAN
STAFF WRITER
jhorseman@pe.com
Published: 21 July 2012 05:05 PM
It’s an obvious question after San Bernardino sought bankruptcy — is my city next?
The early answer, at least in the Inland area, is probably not. While three California cities plan to file for bankruptcy and more could follow, local officials say their finances aren’t at the breaking point.
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.
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.
By PE News
June 7, 2011 11:11 PM
With all precincts reporting, unofficial results show voters in Menifee approved a new Walmart supercenter, while residents in Wildomar and Canyon Lake turned down local tax proposals.
11:17 PM PDT on Monday, June 6, 2011
By JOHN F. HILL
The Press-Enterprise
Today is Election Day, and voters in three southwest Riverside County cities have decisions to make about the future of their communities.
Wildomar, Menifee and Canyon Lake voters will go to the polls to decide on local ballot measures. Many already have voted by mail.
11:25 PM PDT on Saturday, April 9, 2011
By JOHN F. HILL
The Press-Enterprise
The Wildomar City Council this week will discuss whether to end the city’s contributions to their pensions.
11:09 PM PST on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
By JOHN F. HILL
The Press-Enterprise
A banned dispensary in Wildomar will be allowed to re-open after an appeals court ruling in an ongoing legal fight over access to medical marijuana.
10:39 PM PST on Monday, December 6, 2010
By JOHN F. HILL
The Press-Enterprise
A judge on Monday denied Wildomar’s attempt to shut down a storefront medical marijuana collective operating despite the city’s ban on dispensaries.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge Mark E. Johnson denied the city’s request for a temporary restraining order. The order would have closed the facility while a judge decides whether the city has the right to ban dispensaries.
10:10 PM PST on Monday, November 29, 2010
By JOHN F. HILL
The Press-Enterprise
A medical marijuana collective engaged in a legal battle against Wildomar re-opened its storefront location Monday in defiance of a citywide ban on dispensaries.
The move by the Wildomar Patients Compassionate Group comes a week after the collective filed a legal petition seeking to block the city from enforcing its ban.
10:52 PM PDT on Sunday, August 15, 2010
By JOHN F. HILL and JEFF HORSEMAN
The Press-Enterprise
Council members in 17 “general law” cities in western Riverside and San Bernardino counties earn less than half the pay of their counterparts in charter cities, a review of public records has found.
City managers in these Inland cities also make less, though the gap is smaller.
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