By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
May 22, 2013, 8:49 p.m.
SACRAMENTO — Democrats took another seat in the state Assembly this week, but a conservative Republican won a Central Valley state Senate district in an upset victory.
Politics, Government and Business in Southern California's Inland Empire
By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
May 22, 2013, 8:49 p.m.
SACRAMENTO — Democrats took another seat in the state Assembly this week, but a conservative Republican won a Central Valley state Senate district in an upset victory.
March 10, 2013; 06:18 PM
As Mark Takano waged an ultimately winning campaign for Riverside’s congressional seat, an independent film crew was there.
Now the crew is putting the finishing touches on “How to Get Elected in America,” a documentary on Takano’s fight to become the first openly gay member of an ethnic minority to be elected to Congress.
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March 3, 2013 | 4:53 pm
A campaign committee controlled by the newly elected chairman of the state Republican Party donated $1,300 to Democrat Wendy Greuel’s Los Angeles mayoral bid.
Sunday, March 3, 2013 – 12:20 p.m.
It’s official! Former State Senator Jim Brulte is the new Chairman of the California Republican Party.
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By Torey Van Oot
February 13, 2013
To rebuild the California Republican Party, Jim Brulte will first have to climb out from under a mountain of debt.
Thursday, January 31, 2013 – 10:40 p.m.
State Assemblyman Curt Hagman is the new chairman of the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee. Hagman replaces Robert Rego, who will work at the state party level.
Monday, January 21, 2013 – 10:45 a.m.
The California Republican Party is in shambles.
Let’s face it. It’s true!
Experienced hand seen as key to revitalizing a wounded GOP
By Mark Walker6:34 p.m.Jan. 18, 2013Updated6:23 p.m.
Jim Brulte likens the California GOP to the San Diego Chargers.
“Like the Republican Party, they didn’t have a very good year,” says Brulte, a Charger season ticket holder and the man in line to become GOP state chairman in March.
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/14/2013 11:28:32 AM PST
Former Inland Empire legislator Jim Brulte announced Monday that he is running to lead the California Republican Party, a position party insiders say he’ll likely win but that leaves plenty of work ahead of him.
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By Joe Garofoli
Monday, January 14, 2013
The worst kept secret in California politics will be revealed Monday night in San Diego when former state senator Jim Brulte officially announces his campaign to be state party chair before a gathering of the San Diego GOP. Yes, we know we told you about all this weeks ago. The chair election will be in March at the state GOP convention in Sac, but the field is essentially cleared and it’s Brulte’s gig to take. Yeah, as we told you a while back.
By Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine
January 11, 2013
Now that Jim Brulte has nailed down the imprimatur of Jon Fleischman, the avatar of California’s right wing, the coast is clear for the former legislative leader to run for and win the chairmanship of the California Republican Party without noisy grunting from the Neanderthals who have long held sway over the party.
Politics Blog
January 8, 2012
By Joe Garofoli
With word (h/t FlashReport) that California Republican Vice chair Steve Baric doesn’t plan to seek the big chair, the field is now all but officially cleared for longtime legislator Jim Brulte to assume the big chair, as we told you about several weeks back.
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Created: 12/30/2011 11:37:49 AM PST
Investigations into corruption in San Bernardino County advanced in fits and starts over the past year.
Prosecutors gained ground when former Supvervisor-turned-Assessor Bill Postmus agreed in March to plead guilty to bribery, conflict of interest and misappropriation of public funds and to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Created: 10/08/2011 08:36:40 PM PDT
Grand Jury testimony given by Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeff Burum in 2009 could prove beneficial to his defense and should have been provided to a criminal grand jury in April, according to Burum’s attorney.
The Colonies figure says agents crippled his firms and took attorney documents. Feds say no privileged papers were
BY IMRAN GHORI
STAFF WRITER
ighori@pe.com
Published: 07 October 2011 10:19 PM
An attorney for Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeff Burum urged federal officials to return material seized during a raid last month and accused them of taking documents that are protected by attorney-client privilege.
Joe Nelson, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 10/04/2011 01:59:35 PM PDT
FBI agents violated Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeff Burum’s civil rights and lied when they said they did not search his attorney’s office, according to a motion filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Riverside.
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Created: 09/17/2011 08:45:23 PM PDT
Special Section: SB County Watch
FBI and IRS involvement in the biggest county corruption scandal in history is serious, far-reaching and unusual, say two legal experts and a former San Bernardino County District Attorney.