Politics, Government and Business in Southern California's Inland Empire
By Michael Gardner7:06 p.m.May 15, 2013
California’s counties are leery of Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget maneuver to immediately siphon money from local coffers, leaving behind an IOU that would be repaid through savings realized much later.
By Matt Clark
March 27, 2013 – 06:01 p.m.
Here’s a list of the top 10 highest-paid county executives.
BY DUG BEGLEY
STAFF WRITER
dbegley@pe.com
Published: 05 April 2012 10:43 PM
Faced with a half-trillion dollars in Southern California transportation needs through 2035, officials Thursday called for higher gas taxes or a shift to a fee drivers would pay based on how far they drive.
By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times
February 16, 2012
The Southland’s housing market is flooded with cash-rich, bargain-hunting investors snapping up distressed homes and dragging down overall prices — but their presence also indicates the market could be nearing bottom.
Frank C. Girardot, Staff Writer
Created: 09/30/2011 05:03:08 PM PDT
Local officials are bracing for a radical realignment of the state penal system that will place thousands of low-level felons in county jail rather than prison.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 – 04:15 p.m.
A San Diego County Superior Court Judge has reset the trial date for San Bernardino County’s lawsuit to recover a portion of its $102 million settlement with Colonies Partners.
South California
Supervisor urges 13 counties to secede
Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Created: 07/11/2011 08:10:22 PM PDT
RIVERSIDE – A local lawmaker has called for much of Southern and Central California to secede from the Golden state.
10:00 PM PDT on Sunday, July 3, 2011
By JIM MILLER
Sacramento Bureau
SACRAMENTO – The just-signed state budget is poised to hit the wallets of thousands of Inland Southern California residents living in places where the state has the main firefighting responsibility.
Monday, April 18, 2011 – 09:00 a.m.
The chief financial officer for San Bernardino County is leaving for a new gig closer to his coastal home.
By Christopher Cadelago
Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 10:38 p.m.
San Diego County will have to contribute $296 million to its retirement fund in the fiscal year that begins in July — the largest-ever payment coming on the heels of an economic downturn that devastated investments.
Wendy Leung, Staff Writer
Created: 01/05/2011 05:46:05 PM PST
Local government officials’ interests were piqued when Gov. Jerry Brown said on Tuesday he wants to try a new approach to dealing with the state’s budget mess by restructuring the relationship with local government agencies and shifting many state services to county and city control.
By Anthony York and Shane Goldmacher, Los Angeles Times
January 5, 2011
Reporting from Sacramento —
In his first full day on the job, Gov. Jerry Brown walked right up to the third rail of California politics: Proposition 13.
Heading into a meeting with local government officials Tuesday morning, Brown said implementation of the property-tax limits that Californians hold dear has contributed to the state’s financial mess. The new governor said his budget proposal next week would include plans to return to cities and counties many government functions that Sacramento took over after Proposition 13 passed.
San Diego delegation has spent about $188,000 over 15 months
By Michael Gardner
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 8:20 p.m.
SACRAMENTO — Lawmakers from San Diego County spent $188,000 flying on more than 520 round-trips in the 15 months ending in September, but most details of the travel are secret.
The Legislature has declined to release the majority of the data on the grounds that it might compromise security to divulge travel routines between Sacramento and San Diego.
By Jeff McDonald, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 10:42 p.m.
Paul C. Malone launched his career in San Marcos government as a planner in 1981, when the North County city was still a teenager. He earned his way to city manager and is now paid almost $5,000 a week in base pay.
But his overall compensation stretches far beyond the $242,652 the city reports as his annual salary.
By Anthony York | 07/15/10 12:00 AM PST
Recount. The very word now conjures up decade-old images of a carnival-like scene in the county seats of Florida, where we all learned new terms like “hanging chads,” “overvotes” and “Kathleen Harris.”
Alas, those days are over, but elections officials in Riverside and San Diego counties are girding for their own journey into uncharted electoral waters this week. That’s because Assemblywoman Mary Salas, D-Chula Vista, asked for a recount in the two counties of the 40th Senate District where she did better than her Democratic opponent, Juan Vargas.
10:00 PM PDT on Saturday, May 1, 2010
The Press-Enterprise
Riverside County needs to bring its lavish public pension system back in line with financial reality. The county faces growing costs for retirement benefits at a time when budget shortfalls threaten public services. Supervisors should make changes that create a more affordable system and ease the burden on taxpayers.
A new report from the county’s Pension Advisory Review Committee puts the county’s retirement plan in stark context. The county has to find an additional $800 million over the next 30 years to pay for its pension promises, including the $375 million the county still owes on a pension bond from 2005.
By Craig Gustafson, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Monday, April 12, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego taxpayers have paid at least $1.75 million in legal fees for the five former city and pension officials who had their federal criminal charges dismissed last week, according to city and pension system records.
The total represents combined fees for federal and state prosecutions as well as a Securities and Exchange Commission civil probe.
Posted: Sunday, April 4, 2010 6:16 pm | Updated: 7:19 pm, Sun Apr 4, 2010.
By SETH HETTENA
In the conservative world of pension investing, San Diego County’s retirement fund has long stood out like a Formula One racecar in a fleet of grey four-door sedans.
In recent years, the pension gunned an aggressive and complex mix of investments that backfired during the financial crisis. Now, the fund’s managers are retooling and launching a novel investment strategy that seeks to boost returns by using borrowed money.
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