Politics, Government and Business in Southern California's Inland Empire
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/20/2013 08:33:53 PM PDT
SAN BERNARDINO – It seems that no one wants to administer the attempts to recall nearly all of the city’s elected officials.
The dais was nearly empty Monday night as the city council asked the county registrar of voters to handle any further questions related to the recall efforts.
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/19/2013 05:44:48 PM PDT
SAN BERNARDINO — After delivering the legally required notice that he intended to start a recall petition against the city clerk, Rey Dandy Lachica got a letter saying the notice had been rejected – by the City Clerk’s Office.
By Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
@InlandGov on Twitter
Posted: 05/18/2013 04:28:16 PM PDT
Updated: 05/18/2013 04:35:54 PM PDT
Related: Union money looms big in L.A. mayor’s race
The next mayor of Los Angeles – City Councilman Eric Garcetti or City Controller Wendy Greuel – can be expected to have political influence well beyond their city’s limits.
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/18/2013 07:48:47 PM PDT
Updated: 05/18/2013 07:49:35 PM PDT
Two years after being indicted in a major San Bernardino County corruption case, Mark Kirk is back in the political arena.
Greg Cappis, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/17/2013 08:09:39 PM PDT
Eloise Gomez Reyes’ campaign is taking shape in the crowded race for the 31st Congressional District seat in 2014.
Emily’s List, the powerful political organization supporting pro-choice, female Democrats, officially added Gomez Reyes to “the list. ”
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May 16, 2013
Millions of Californians who contact the state’s new health exchange to buy insurance will be given the opportunity to register to vote, too, a move that some Republicans fear could benefit Democrats.
New election ahead to fill Assembly vacancy
By Canan Tasci
canan.tasci@ inlandnewspapers.com @ChinoValleyNow on Twitter
Posted: 05/15/2013 05:46:58 PM PDT
Updated: 05/15/2013 05:47:09 PM PDT
Now that Assemblywoman Norma Torres will take over as the state senator in the 32nd District, her 52nd Assembly District seat will be up for grabs.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 – 09:00 a.m.
State Assembly Member Norma Torres (D-Pomona) handily defeated Mayor Paul Leon (R-Ontario) to fill the 32nd State Senate District seat vacated by now-U.S. Representative Gloria Negrete-McLeod on Tuesday night.
Shane Goldmacher
May 14 2013, 4:39 PM ET
As three separate scandals – the IRS targeting the tea party, the Justice Department’s phone-records grab from the AP, and Benghazi – erupt simultaneously, congressional Republicans are hoping to fold them into a single narrative of an unaccountable and overreaching White House that cannot be trusted.
As Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., put it colorfully during a Fox News appearance, “This sounds like a president somewhat drunk on power.”
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/13/2013 10:44:19 AM PDT
SAN BERNARDINO — City Clerk Gigi Hanna was served Monday with notice of an intent to circulate a recall petition against her, bringing to 10 the number of San Bernardino elected officials targeted by recalls.
May 10, 2013; 04:19 PM
A critical billboard targeting five San Bernardino city officials that had already generated controversy over its message has now led to accusations of censorship and political pressure.
To read column by Imran Ghori and Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
May 10, 2013; 06:24 PM
SACRAMENTO — Money is pouring into candidates’ campaign committees. Legislative staffers are spending weekends walking precincts and calling voters in a race that seems to be a toss-up.
To read story by Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Greg Cappis, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/10/2013 11:55:26 PM PDT
Updated: 05/11/2013 12:01:54 AM PDT
Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar’s campaign to represent California’s 31st Congressional District received a boost this week.
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May 10, 2013
One day after a civil rights leader accused him of using racially charged politics in his criticism of California’s prison realignment, former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado said this afternoon that Gov. Jerry Brown and “his buddies are trying to make it about race.”
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/06/2013 10:40:16 PM PDT
The group behind a campaign to recall nine elected city officials says eight have been served with the required notice and accuses the remaining councilwoman of hiding and even denying her identity to avoid being served.
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/06/2013 05:07:10 PM PDT
YUCCA VALLEY — A recall is under way against two recently re-elected members of the Town Council who opponents charge have not been accountable to the town’s 20,000 residents.
Monday, May 6, 2013 – 12:30 p.m.
Bankrupt San Bernardino, California degenerated into the realm of a three-ring political circus last week, with the announcement by a citizens group that they intend to recall all of the city’s elected officials, with the exception of the City Clerk and City Treasurer.
By Andrew Edwards
andrew.edwards@ inlandnewspapers.com @InlandGov on Twitter
Posted: 05/05/2013 09:45:08 PM PDT
Assemblywoman Norma Torres has continued to maintain her big fundraising lead in the race for an open state Senate seat, raising more than double the amount collected by her opponent, Ontario Mayor Paul Leon.
By Dan Morain
dmorain@sacbee.com
Published: Sunday, May. 5, 2013 – 12:00 am | Page 1E
Last Modified: Sunday, May. 5, 2013 – 7:22 am
Rep. Ami Bera, one of two Democratic physicians in the House, doesn’t want Obamacare to fail.
But the freshman member of Congress is worried about President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement.
By Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/02/2013 04:18:21 PM PDT
SAN BERNARDINO — A group trying to recall the city’s top nine elected officials drew about 50 people for a news conference Thursday explaining why they think the city needs all new leaders.
By Matea Gold, Chris Megerian and Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times
May 2, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
WASHINGTON — Early last month, state lawyers and election officials around the country dialed into a conference call to talk about how to deal with the flood of secret money that played an unprecedented role in the 2012 election.
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May 2, 2013
Former Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia is looking to return to the Legislature.
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/01/2013 10:25:06 AM PDT
Special Section: San Bernardino
SAN BERNARDINO — A group of business owners and residents is submitting notices to the mayor, city attorney and City Council with a clear message: You’ve failed, and we plan to throw you out of office.
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/30/2013 06:15:26 PM PDT
SAN BERNARDINO — The police union has put up a billboard at a busy intersection congratulating Mayor Pat Morris and four council members, but those elected officials don’t take it as a compliment – or the truth.
Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/27/2013 05:20:37 PM PDT
Updated: 04/27/2013 06:24:37 PM PDT
FONTANA — A recall campaign for two school board members is heating up even though the election is more than two months away.
Mayor Acquanetta Warren has been busy posting on her Facebook page – and others – posters made by proponents of recalling Fontana Unified school board members Leticia Garcia and Sophia Green. The election is July 16.
Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/27/2013 06:58:39 PM PDT
Updated: 04/27/2013 10:48:21 PM PDT
A chance to pick up a vacant state Senate seat and demonstrate the California Republican Party and their allies are serious about backing Latino candidates may seem like a golden opportunity for the state’s GOP, but the party seems to be setting its sights elsewhere than the 32nd state Senate District.
Greg Cappis, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/26/2013 09:05:14 PM PDT
Updated: 04/26/2013 09:54:17 PM PDT
Last year, voters in the 31st Congressional District chose between two Republicans in the general election.
Next year, their choice could be between two Democrats.
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April 25, 2013
Secretary of State Debra Bowen has rebuffed a request from advocacy and news organizations to allow direct, daily Internet access to her office’s campaign finance database, citing legal hurdles that would make it prohibitively expensive.
Aguilar, Baca make accusations each other
By Greg Cappis
gregory.cappis@ inlandnewspapers.com @TheFactsGreg on Twitter
Posted: 04/24/2013 06:00:25 PM PDT
Updated: 04/24/2013 06:00:37 PM PDT
Two high-profile Democrats vying for the 31st Congressional District seat in 2014 – Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar and former Rep. Joe Baca – are concentrating on each other, not the man they want to challenge.
By Ryan Hagen
ryan.hagen@ inlandnewspapers.com @sbcitynow on Twitter
Posted: 04/24/2013 06:55:45 PM PDT
SAN BERNARDINO — A second outsider to City Hall announced his candidacy for mayor on Wednesday, one with two mayoral campaigns already under his belt.
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/22/2013 10:09:35 PM PDT
Updated: 04/22/2013 10:09:47 PM PDT
UPLAND – The City Council, after several months of discussion, agreed Monday night to revise the city’s campaign contributions limit ordinance.
Posted by Aaron Blake on April 22, 2013 at 8:09 am
House Republicans on Monday will name 11 members to a program designed to protect their most vulnerable incumbents, Post Politics has confirmed.
By KENNETH P. VOGEL and MAGGIE HABERMAN | 4/22/13 5:04 AM EDT
The GOP didn’t have an answer for Big Democratic Data in 2012, costing them in close races from Congress to the White House.
Now, they’ve got lots of answers — possibly too many — and a feisty rivalry is brewing between tea party upstarts, nonpartisan data geeks, operatives linked to the Koch brothers and insiders like Karl Rove.
April 18, 2013; 06:14 PM
Former Rep. Joe Baca said he is the only Democrat who can defeat Rep. Gary Miller next year and criticized a Democratic rival who has hit Baca for his past support of Miller.
To read story by Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
April 17, 2013; 05:33 PM
Several Riverside County supervisors want to avoid the impression they’re using taxpayer money to buy votes by imposing new restrictions on six-figure funds doled out annually to charities and community groups.
To read story by Jeff Horseman in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 – 09:00 a.m.
Are democrats already shooting themselves in the head in next year’s race to represent California’s highly-coveted 31st Congressional District?
It sure looks that way.
April 16, 2013; 05:26 PM
In an opening salvo of a looming primary fight in one of Democrats’ top House targets next year, Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar criticized former Rep. Joe Baca for his support of Rep. Gary Miller last summer.
To read story by Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
April 15, 2013; 05:11 PM
Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone ended months of speculation by announcing Monday, April 15, that he will not run for Congress against Rep. Ken Calvert in 2014.
To read story by Jeff Horseman in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Greg Cappis and Andrew Edwards, Staff Writers
Posted: 04/15/2013 10:12:08 AM PDT
Updated: 04/15/2013 11:59:03 PM PDT
The race to represent the 31st Congressional District in 2014 is getting crowded.
Danny Tillman, a San Bernardino City Unified School District board member, confirmed Monday he will campaign as a Democrat in the district that stretches from Rancho Cucamonga to Redlands, including parts of the 49-year-old’s hometown, San Bernardino.
Posted on | April 13, 2013
A recurring rumor in recent weeks has been that Rep. Gary Miller, R-Rancho Cucamonga, would call it quits at the end of his current term rather than risk defeat in a seat Democrats have made a top target in 2014.
To read post by Jim Miller on The Press Enterprise Political Empire Blog, click here.
By Mike Lillis – 04/14/13 06:00 AM ET
A growing number of House Democrats are concerned that President Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security benefits will haunt the party at the polls in 2014.
Greg Cappis and Andrew Edwards, Staff Writers
Posted: 04/13/2013 08:06:52 PM PDT
History may be on track to repeat itself in the 31st Congressional District as Democratic candidates begin to secure support more than a year before the 2014 primary election.
By JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press
Posted: 04/13/2013 02:14:52 PM PDT
Updated: 04/13/2013 05:45:01 PM PDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Democratic Party’s biggest rising stars, Attorney General Kamala Harris and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, used the party’s annual convention Saturday to push for bold political changes on everything from immigration to marijuana as they positioned themselves for the next stage of their careers—and as potential rivals for a 2018 gubernatorial nomination.
By LAURA OLSON, Associated Press
Posted: 04/13/2013 03:50:36 PM PDT
Updated: 04/13/2013 06:47:33 PM PDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Trying to maintain their grip on newly won congressional seats, California Democrats are seeking to counter the corporate money pouring in from other states by expanding the party’s base of small donors and looking for more outside financing.
By Paul West, Washington Bureau
April 13, 2013, 5:46 p.m.
WASHINGTON — It sounds like a bad joke from an old comedy routine. Question: How do you take on Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination? Answer: Very carefully.
April 12, 2013; 05:48 PM
SACRAMENTO – For months last year, it was difficult to watch TV in western Riverside County without seeing ads for a pair of hard-fought contests in the county.
To read story by Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
By Patrick McGreevy
April 10, 2013, 2:20 p.m.
SACRAMENTO — The state’s campaign watchdog agency is supporting sweeping changes to California’s political finance laws, including proposals to lift the veil of secrecy from nonprofit groups that are spending record amounts of money on political campaigns in the state.
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April 10, 2013
The California Fair Political Practices Commission on Wednesday morning formally backed several bills aimed at strengthening the state’s campaign finance rules.
Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/09/2013 09:39:11 PM PDT
Updated: 04/09/2013 09:39:30 PM PDT
Former Rep. Joe Baca has already promised that he will try to make his way back to Congress next year, but the new question is whether he will seek a rematch with Democrat Gloria Negrete-McLeod or challenge Republican Gary Miller.
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
Published: Sunday, Apr. 7, 2013 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Last Modified: Sunday, Apr. 7, 2013 – 7:33 am
Dan Schnur came to Sacramento a couple of decades ago as a media spokesman for then-Gov. Pete Wilson.
Schnur later became chairman of the Fair Political Practices Commission and today directs the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at the University of Southern California.
April 05, 2013; 04:01 PM
Donations of $1,000 or more to candidates for Riverside County offices would have to be disclosed year-round under a proposal by Supervisor Kevin Jeffries.
To read story By Jeff Horseman in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Officials want him to leave due to potential conflict of interest with other position
By Beau Yarbrough
beau.yarbrough@ inlandnewspapers.com @inlanded on Twitter
Posted: 04/04/2013 09:20:55 PM PDT
View: Attorney General letter
San Bernardino County school board member Gil Navarro, who won a second elected position in November, has no intention of leaving either one. But the county board may sue to get him to leave.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 – 09:30 a.m.
Mayor Pete Aguilar (D-Redlands) is set to take another run at Congressman Gary Miller (R-Rancho Cucamonga) in June 2014.
House Majority PAC names Rep. Gary Miller most vulnerable incumbent
Greg Cappis, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/02/2013 12:01:00 AM PDT
Mayor Pete Aguilar has officially announced he will again run for the House of Representatives in the 31st Congressional District, in a 2014 race that will likely draw national attention.
Andrew Edwards
Posted: 03/27/2013 09:41:45 PM PDT
Updated: 03/27/2013 09:42:14 PM PDT
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – The California Republican Party’s new chairman, former Inland Valley legislator Jim Brulte, restated his call for the state’s Republicans to leave their comfort zones and reach out to voters in communities that tend to vote Democratic.
By Dan Weikel
March 25, 2013, 2:47 p.m.
California Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Monday expanded his request for a legal opinion to determine if some local education officials and the financial underwriters they hire are violating state law by campaigning for school bond measures.
By Torey Van Oot
tvanoot@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Mar. 25, 2013 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Last Modified: Monday, Mar. 25, 2013 – 6:59 am
The concept of banning California lawmakers from fundraising while they’re at work has a new cheerleader: a former head of the state’s political watchdog agency.
Saturday, March 23, 2013 – 09:00 a.m.
A little more than two-years ago it was then-Superior Court Judge Paul Zellerbach who ousted Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco in a very public and heated battle.
Now it’s Zellerbach’s star that may be falling.
March 21, 2013; 08:06 PM
Michael A. Hestrin, a prosecutor in the Riverside County district attorney’s office who has handled many of its high-profile death-penalty cases, announced Thursday, March 21, that he will run for district attorney next year.
To read story by Richard K. De Atley in The Press Enterprise, click here.
By Torey Van Oot
tvanoot@sacbee.com
Published: Friday, Mar. 22, 2013 – 12:00 am
Freshman Rep. Ami Bera’s packed schedule Tuesday included hearings on Afghanistan and asteroids, floor votes and an evening meet-and-greet with a group of California business leaders.
By Aaron Blake and Philip Rucker
Published: March 18, 2013
The Republican Party ended months of self-criticism Monday with a wide-ranging plan to transform itself into a modern, welcoming home for a rapidly diversifying American electorate.
March 17, 2013; 06:35 PM
Turnout in last Tuesday’s special election in Inland Southern California’s 32nd Senate District stands at a whopping 9.6 percent.
To read the Political Empire column in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross
Published 4:50 pm, Saturday, March 16, 2013
Having taken steps to reconcile with his wife, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer’s next move will be to run for state controller after he’s termed out next year.
Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/15/2013 08:25:55 PM PDT
County election officials on Thursday announced they validated the signatures collected for the recall of Fontana Unified School District Board members Sophia Green and Leticia Garcia.
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March 14, 2013
California Fair Political Practices Commission chairwoman Ann Ravel spoke to The Bee’s editorial board Thursday about how she plans to use the remainder of her tenure tracking money in California politics.
March 13, 2013; 06:55 PM
Voters in Riverside council Ward 3 will choose from among five candidates and Ward 6 voters will see six candidates when they get their June ballots.
To read story by Alicia Robinson in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writers
Posted: 03/13/2013 07:57:17 PM PDT
Updated: 03/13/2013 07:57:34 PM PDT
UPLAND– The Upland City Council is still unable to decide how to implement changes to their ordinance limiting campaign contributions.
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March 13, 2013
California Democrats have recaptured a supermajority in the state Senate as Democrat Ben Hueso sailed to victory in a special election for a vacant San Diego-area Senate seat Tuesday night.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 – 09:00 a.m.
It’s Election day in the Inland Empire.
The 32nd State Senate District seat vacated by now U.S. Representative Gloria Negrete-McLeod is under consideration today.
March 11th, 2013, 3:38 pm
Posted by MARTIN WISCKOL
Orange County is known as an ATM for political fundraisers – Mitt Romney came for the dough four times in 2012 – but the sums brought in by the county’s own Congress members are relatively middling.
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.
To read column in The Press Enterprise, click here.
March 08, 2013; 05:40 PM
Riverside Councilmen Andy Melendrez and Paul Davis will face no opponents on the June 4 ballot, making their paths to re-election much smoother.
To read story by Alicia Robinson in The Press Enterprise, click here.
By Torey Van Oot
tvanoot@sacbee.com
Published: Sunday, Mar. 10, 2013 – 2:00 am | Page 1A
Last Modified: Sunday, Mar. 10, 2013 – 11:26 am
Thirteen years after California instituted campaign finance limits, lawmakers at the state Capitol are making broad use of a maneuver to avoid them.
In addition to their campaign accounts, legislators create “ballot measure” committees of their own that set no limits on the amount donors can contribute. The committees allow legislators to ask special interests for far more than the $4,100 per election they can solicit for their own campaigns.
Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/08/2013 07:45:48 PM PST
Updated: 03/08/2013 10:07:17 PM PST
Assemblywoman Norma Torres is – by far – the leading fundraiser in the special election to succeed Gloria Negrete-McLeod in the state Senate.
By Josh Kraushaar
Updated: March 8, 2013 | 8:10 a.m.
March 8, 2013 | 5:46 a.m.
President Obama’s advisers have telegraphed their goal to win control of the House in 2014, which would give the president unfettered control to advance his favored policies. But the bigger concern for the White House should be the more realistic possibility that they could lose the Senate in 2014 – an outcome that’s only enhanced by the president’s second-term strategy focusing on rallying the base over centrist governance.
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