Wednesday, September 28, 2016 – 10:50 p.m.
Mike Spence, chief of staff to San Bernardino County Fourth District Supervisor Curt Hagman, has been charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence.
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The city may begin allowing higher buildings, but would buffer homes and historic spots like the Mission Inn. (Kurt Miller / Press-Enterprise)
By Alicia Robinson / Staff Writer
Published: Sept. 23, 2016
Updated: Sept. 26, 2016 – 7:53 a.m.
Downtown Riverside’s sparse silhouette has been dominated by a few boxy, nondescript towers, two domes and Mount Rubidoux.
By Ali Tadayon, The Press-Enterprise
Posted: 09/25/16 – 6:31 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> A bill that would ensure first responders to the Dec. 2 terrorist attack in San Bernardino get fully reimbursed for the cost of their response was vetoed Sunday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 09/23/16 – 10:40 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> At least two sets of debates are planned at City Hall, after the City Council overruled City Manager Mark Scott’s decision not to allow any debates.
We continue our FOX 11 investigation into the San Bernardino County Department of Children and Family Services.
By: Ramona Schindelheim
Posted: Sep 09 2015 – 09:16PM PDT
Updated: Sep 09 2015 – 10:43PM PDT
(SAN BERNARDINO, CA) – A family of five young siblings is suing the San Bernardino County Department of Children and Family Services and a foster care agency contracted by the CFS, alleging the two youngest members of the family were sexually abused in a foster care home in Victorville over three years.
John Myers
Sept. 20, 2016 – 2:47 p.m.
The retiring forecaster for California’s largest public employee pension fund offered some final advice on Tuesday: State and local governments should be required to pay more into the system as soon as next year.
Filed under: Budget, CalPERS, Cities, Counties, Finance, In the News, Local Government, Pension Funds, Pensions, State of California
By Beatriz Valenzuela, San Bernardino Sun
Posted: 09/19/16 – 6:35 PM PDT | U
SAN BERNARDINO >> A San Bernardino County sheriff’s lieutenant testified during a civil whistleblower-retaliation trial Monday he tried to quash a “petty citations war” between two High Desert sheriff’s stations.
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 09/18/16 – 1:11 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> City Manager Mark Scott informed the City Council Friday that he would not allow any of the usual election forums or local election broadcasts unless a majority of the council members voted to reverse his decision.
Saturday, September 17, 2016 – 11:00 a.m.
A new article published Saturday in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin is a clear-cut example of just much San Bernardino County officials believe they dance to the beat of their own drum.
By Kristina Hernandez, Redlands Daily Facts
Posted: 09/16/16 – 7:34 PM PDT |
HIGHLAND >> Three public interest groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the city of Highland over its approval of the controversial Harmony housing project.
Filed under: Cities, Courts, Highland, In the News, Legal, Local Government, Real Estate, State Superior Court
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 09/15/16 – 11:22 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> The proposed new city charter was cast as the way to end decades of destructive political infighting or a surrendering of self-government Thursday in a debate between the campaigns for and against changing the city’s governing document.
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
September 11, 2016 – 4:00 AM
The “unfunded liabilities” of state and local pension funds are California’s biggest unresolved political issue – at least in financial terms.
Filed under: Budget, CalPERS, CalSTRS, Cities, Counties, Finance, In the News, Local Government, Pension Funds, Pensions, State of California
By Joe Nelson, The Sun
Posted: 09/09/16 – 12:25 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> Prosecutors and defense attorneys in San Bernardino County’s biggest public corruption case announced Friday that after years of legal wrangling, they are ready to begin trial.
San Bernardino County First District Supervisor candidate Angela Valles looks to oust incumbent Robert Lovingood in November.
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 – 08:30 a.m.
Make no mistake. First District San Bernardino County Supervisor Robert Lovingood will likely be shown the door in November.
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 09/04/16 – 4:12 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> Labor Day begins the big campaigns for and against the ballot measure to replace the city’s charter — essentially a constitution that, if changed, could either finally free city officials to fix the city and increase voter participation or could throw away the city’s heritage and citizen protections, depending on who’s arguing.
But most people haven’t heard either argument.
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 08/30/16 – 9:36 AM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> A committee opposed to the ballot measure that would change the city charter asked Monday that City Clerk Gigi Hanna recuse herself and her employees from any decisions related to that measure.
John Myers
Aug. 29, 2016 – 5:47 p.m.
State lawmakers rejected a plan on Monday to place limits on individual campaign donations for city and county offices, races where in some California communities there are no restrictions on the size of a legal donation.
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 08/25/16 – 10:35 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> James Penman and Tim Prince don’t agree on much, but they agree that changing the city charter is a bad idea and they represent groups that both submitted ballot arguments against the charter change proposal.
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/23/16, 1:49 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> Some responsibilities for LA/Ontario International Airport’s future success will be shouldered by aviation expert Bruce E. Atlas.
At least one former city official will testify next week before SEC officials
By David Danelski / Staff Reporter
Published: Aug. 23, 2016
Updated: Aug. 24, 2016 – 6:17 a.m.
As the state criminal case against seven former Beaumont officials moves through Riverside County Superior Court, a more secretive federal probe of the city’s troubled finances also is advancing.
Patrick McGreevy
Aug. 22, 2016 – 4:43 p.m.
In the continuing fallout from the city of Bell’s financial scandal, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bill requiring city councils and county boards of supervisors to publicly announce pay and benefit increases for government executives before they are approved by a vote.
Ed Mendel
August 22, 2016
The one thing some pension reformers say is needed to cut the cost of unaffordable public pensions: give current workers a less costly retirement benefit for work done in the future, while protecting pension amounts already earned.
Filed under: Budget, Cities, Counties, Courts, Finance, In the News, Local Government, Pensions, State Court of Appeal, State of California
Seven Inland cities are asking voters to approve tax measures; four would raise sales taxes.
By Alicia Robinson / Staff Writer
Published: Aug. 19, 2016
Updated: Aug. 21, 2016 12:24 a.m.
Several Riverside County cities are hoping to cut through the election season noise and convince residents to support tax increases to pay for police, fire and other key services.
Filed under: Cities, Elections, Finance, Hemet, In the News, Inland Empire, Local Government, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Jacinto, Taxation, Temecula
The seven defendants in the Beaumont political corruption case, in the front row are Francis Dennis Coe Jr., Joseph Sandy Aklufi, William Kevin Aylward, Ernest Alois Egger, Deepak Moorjani, David Willliam Dillon, and Alan Charles Kapanicas, left to right, in the back row are attorneys Melissa Meister, James Taylor and Virginia Blumenthal, left to right, prior court proceedings in Dept. 52 of Riverside Superior Court on Friday. (Kurt Miller – Staff Photographer)
By David Danelski and and Gail Wesson, The Press-Enterprise
Posted: 08/19/16 – 11:20 PM PDT |
The seven former Beaumont city officials charged in May with 94 felony corruption counts, including embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds, each pleaded not guilty to all charges against them Friday.
Filed under: Beaumont, Cities, County of Riverside, Courts, In the News, Legal, Local Government, State Superior Court
A U.S Airways plane arrives at Ontario International Airport in this 2014 file photo. The airport’s transfer to local authority has been pushed back a month to Nov. 1. (File Photo)
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/16/16 – 8:26 PM PDT |
ONTARIO >> Local ownership of the beleaguered LA/Ontario International Airport will have to wait another month until Nov. 1.
Ed Mendel
August 15, 2016
Two actuarial associations did not publish a controversial paper by their joint task force, reflecting a split in the profession over whether public pension debt should be measured with risk-free bonds or the earnings forecast for stock-laden investment funds.
Filed under: Budget, CalPERS, Cities, Counties, Finance, In the News, Local Government, Pension Funds, Pensions, State of California
Rod Butler, city manager of Upland, was relieved of his duties in late July.
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/09/16 – 11:25 AM PDT |
UPLAND >> The city will pay fired city manager Rod Butler nearly $23,000 a month — or $206,997 over a nine-month period — not to show up to work.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 – 12:00 p.m.
I just sent an email to Staff Writer Teri Sforza at The Orange County Register regarding her article on the “Top 25 Public Pensions” in California, published Tuesday.
Her story mysteriously omitted San Bernardino County pension data.
By Alicia Robinson, The Press-Enterprise
Posted: 08/08/16 – 7:54 PM PDT |
High-earning state and local government retirees are scattered around the state, with no one city or agency dominating the list of the biggest pension payouts in 2015, data from an open records advocacy group show.
Filed under: Budget, Cities, Counties, Finance, In the News, Local Government, Pensions, State of California
Upland mayor Ray Musser speaks during a transportation forum at the Hughes Community Center in Claremont, Calif. July 9, 2014. (Staff photo by Leo Jarzomb/San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/09/16 – 6:47 AM PDT |
UPLAND >> Mayor Ray Musser announced Monday night he would not seek another term after serving 18 years in office.
Chino Valley Independent Fire District Chief Paul Segalla is sworn in by Hank Clemmensen, president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, as Segalla’s wife, Amy, watches on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Chino. (Khai Le/Correspondent)
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/09/16 – 6:30 AM PDT | U
UPLAND >> Fire Chief Paul Segalla has been placed on administrative leave.
Los Angeles Times: California high court says legislators’ votes are protected by free speech rights
California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu, shown in 2011, argued in a dissent that California officials’ public votes are not protected under state and federal free speech laws. (Paul Sakuma/Associated Press)
Maura Dolan
August 8, 2016
The California Supreme Court decided Monday that the votes of elected officials are protected free speech.
Filed under: Cities, Courts, In the News, Legal, Local Government, Montebello, State of California, State Supreme Court
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 08/04/16 – 8:41 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> Years of efforts to change the governing document that many blame for the city’s dysfunction will culminate with voters deciding whether to replace it in November, the City Council decided Thursday.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 – 08:30 a.m.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputies and District Attorney Investigators have given their approval to a new three-year collective bargaining agreement.
Filed under: Budget, County of San Bernardino, Finance, In the News, Law Enforcement, Local Government
District Attorney and county supervisors are at odds. And one supervisor had harsh words for his colleague
By Jeff Horseman / Staff Writer
Published: Aug. 2, 2016
Updated: Aug. 3, 2016 – 6:27 a.m.
A lack of money is inflaming tensions among Riverside County’s elected leaders.
Monday, August 1, 2016 – 11:00 a.m.
The pension fund for employees and retirees of San Bernardino County, California will post a negative return for it’s fiscal year just ended.
Filed under: Budget, County of San Bernardino, Finance, In the News, Local Government, Pension Funds
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 07/31/16 – 6:57 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> One of the nation’s longest municipal bankruptcies begins its fifth year on Monday And it’s probably its last, officials say.
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Filed under: Cities, Courts, In the News, Legal, Local Government, San Bernardino, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
By Ed Mendel
Monday, August 1, 2016
Twice in recent decades CalPERS fell below 100 percent of the funding needed for promised pensions, and twice CalPERS climbed back. But since a $100 billion investment loss in 2008, the CalPERS funding level has not recovered.
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Filed under: Business, CalPERS, Cities, Counties, Finance, In the News, Investments, Local Government, Pension Funds, Pensions, State of California
Martin Thouvenell
By Liset Márquez,
lmarquez@scng.com, @JournaLiset on Twitter
Posted: 07/28/16 – 6:17 PM PDT |
UPLAND >> Just who is the man who will fill the vacancy as the executive director of a foundering city? At least in the interim, it’s a name some may find familiar.
Friday, July 29, 2016 – 10:00 a.m.
When it comes to San Bernardino County government business the duplicity just never ends.
Especially when trying to deceive and cover-up.
Hestrin says he needs additional funds to avoid layoffs. But supervisors say he’s being unreasonable
By Jeff Horseman / Staff Writer
Published: July 28, 2016 – Updated: 9:44 p.m.
- Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin has warned he would need $12.25 million in additional funding to avoid layoffs.
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin’s budget battle with the Board of Supervisors already has led to some public-safety service cuts, he acknowledged Thursday, July 28.
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By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 07/27/16 – 11:30 AM PDT |
UPLAND >> In an unexpected turn, the Upland City Council terminated City Manager Rod Butler effective Aug. 29, the city attorney announced Wednesday.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 – 10:00 a.m.
A civil lawsuit filed by current and former deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department will advance to trial.
During contentious discussions, the district attorney says his department was underfunded and would need to lay off workers or cut services
By David Danelski / The Press Enterprise
Published: July 26, 2016
Updated: July 27, 2016 – 7:23 a.m.
Following about an hour of contentious discussions, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday, July 26, revisions to an austere county budget designed to start closing a spending gap of more than $60 million a year.
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By Jordan Graham / Staff Writer
Updated July 26, 2016 – 7:39 a.m.
Orange County supervisors are expected to vote Tuesday to add a countywide initiative to the November ballot asking voters to change their office’s term limits.
Monday, July 25, 2016 – 09:00 a.m.
Here’s a few observations on the unfolding abuse scandal in the San Bernardino County Department of Children and Family Services.
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
July 23, 2016 – 2:00 PM
- Pension problems stem from 1999 benefit boost
- Unemployment insurance ills rooted in 2003 benefit boost
- Stockton violates austerity budget to reopen library
One day last week, Daniel Borenstein, a columnist for newspapers in the Bay Area News Group, published a critical analysis of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s long-term finances.
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Filed under: Budget, CalPERS, Cities, Counties, Finance, In the News, Local Government, Pension Funds, Pensions, Politics, State of California
By Jim Steinberg, The Sun
Posted: 07/20/16 – 12:16 AM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> The sewage treatment plant proposed by the Highland-based East Valley Water District will cost at least $150 million more to build that has been planned, San Bernardino Municipal Water Department officials say.
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Filed under: Cities, Courts, In the News, Local Government, San Bernardino, State Superior Court, Water Resources
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 07/20/16 – 5:40 PM PDT |
UPLAND >> Was Upland correct in deciding to delay a citizen-backed initiative until the general election because officials believed it was a tax?
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Filed under: Cities, Courts, In the News, Legal, Local Government, State of California, State Supreme Court, Upland
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
July 18, 2016 – 4:03 PM
- Big public employee pension fund gained just 0.61 percent last year
- With low earnings, its unfunded liability for benefits grows
- Maintaining 7.5 percent earnings assumption doesn’t make sense
You can smear lipstick on a pig, but that doesn’t change its innate porcinity.
Comments Off on The Sacramento Bee: CalPERS’ unfunded liabilities grow as its investment earnings lag
Filed under: Budget, Business, CalPERS, Finance, In the News, Investments, Local Government, Pension Funds, Pensions, State of California
Sunday, July 17, 2016 – 10:00 a.m.
There’s another round of wishful thinking at San Bernardino International Airport.
You remember? That $300 million boondoggle known as the airport to nowhere.
Valles calls for director to step down; Lovingood rebukes ‘grandstanding’
By Shea Johnson, Staff Writer
Posted: July 12, 2016 at 5:33 PM
Updated: July 12, 2016 at 5:39 PM
First District Supervisor Robert Lovingood says he and fellow board members will “collectively” go through the grand jury’s annual report that recently raised concerns about San Bernardino County’s child welfare agency.
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
July 12, 2016 – 3:04 PM
- California Public Employees’ Retirement System lost money
- Fund is now well short of what’s required to cover pensions
- CalPERS demands more from governments to cover outlays
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System – the nation’s largest pension trust fund – took a beating during the Great Recession, dropping nearly $100 billion in value.
Comments Off on The Sacramento Bee: California’s big pension fund sees flat earnings for a second year
Filed under: Budget, Business, CalPERS, Cities, Counties, Finance, In the News, Investments, Local Government, Pension Funds, State of California
By Teri Sforza / Staff Writer
July 12, 2016 – Updated 7:37 a.m.
Public workers are pumping more money into retirement funds. Public agencies are pumping more money into retirement funds.
Yet the market seems distinctly unimpressed.
Comments Off on The Orange County Register: Watchdog: Another tough year for CalPERS as retirement fund loses billions
Filed under: Budget, Business, CalPERS, Cities, Counties, Finance, In the News, Investments, Local Government, Pension Funds, Pensions, State of California
Republicans shut out statewide seek influence through city councils, school boards and similar government agencies
By Jeff Horseman / Staff Writer
Published: July 8, 2016 – Updated: 6:14 p.m.
Things haven’t been going well for the California Republican Party for years. But it’s a different story in Riverside County.
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Saturday, July 9, 2016 – 09:30 a.m.
Here’s a clip from Los Angeles-based Fox News Affiliate KTTV-11 on their latest coverage of the San Bernardino County Children and Family Services scandal.
This latest segment is focused on the watered-down Civil Grand Jury Report released on June 30.
The “window dressing” Grand Jury Report, for whatever it’s worth, should have been released one year ago. However that endeavor was cut-off.
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 07/08/16 – 3:23 PM PDT |
Congressman Ken Calvert’s legislation to facilitate the transfer of Ontario airport’s ownership from the city of Los Angeles to a local authority has been included in the FAA reauthorization bill.
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By Jordan Graham / Staff Writer
published: July 7, 2016
Updated: July 8, 2016 – 6:29 a.m.
An Orange County supervisor has proposed a countywide initiative for the November ballot that would change term limits for him, his colleagues and future board members.
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A new grand jury report raises the issue and finds other problems in the department
By Jeff Horseman / Staff Writer
Published: July 1, 2016 – 4:55 p.m.
A Riverside County grand jury report questions whether the county’s elected supervisors meddled in code enforcement cases and found it can take up to four years to resolve code violations.
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Saturday, July 2, 2016 – 09:45 a.m.
The San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters official completion of its tally of the June 7 primary couldn’t come soon enough for Robert Lovingood
By Joe Nelson, The Sun
Posted: 07/01/16 – 2:52 PM PDT |
San Bernardino County’s child welfare system is rife with systemic failures, including shoddy documentation practices, a communication breakdown between social workers and law enforcement that thwarts child abuse investigations, and a reluctance by social workers to remove children from abusive homes, according to grand jury findings.
Available funds drop due largely to Yucca Loma Bridge completion
By Matthew Cabe, Staff Writer
Posted: July 1, 2016 at 1:01 PM
Updated: July 1, 2016 at 3:18 PM
APPLE VALLEY — The Town Council unanimously approved a 2016-17 budget — for the fiscal year that began Friday — and it comes with a nearly 22-percent drop in available funds compared to last year.
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Kathryn Barger, left, and Darrell Park, right, shown in April debate, will vie in November for supervisor seat being vacated after 36 years by Michael Antonovich. (Luis Sinco/ Los Angeles Times)
Abby Sewell
July 1, 2016
After weeks in limbo, the November field is set in the race to replace retiring Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, with a political neophyte facing off against the incumbent’s chief of staff.
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‘Steely discipline’ is called for as officials try to rein in costs and build up savings.
By Jeff Horseman / Staff Writer
Published: June 29, 2016 – Updated: 6:41 p.m.
With expenses outpacing income, departments starved for money and savings dipping to uncomfortable levels, Riverside County officials want to put county government on a strict diet.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016 – 10:30 a.m.
The Highland, California City Council has either lost its mind or is waiting for a big political payday.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 – 09:00 a.m.
San Bernardino County is set to approve a $203 million payment to its pension fund on Tuesday.
Surprisingly it’s an amount that’s lower than last year.
Filed under: Budget, County of San Bernardino, Finance, In the News, Local Government, Pension Funds, Pensions
By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 06/25/16 – 3:07 PM PDT |
UPLAND >> When the City Council gets its first glimpse of the proposed $46.1 million budget Monday night, it will include some maneuvers that indicate the city continues to live in very lean times.
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By Rene Ray De La Cruz, Staff Writer
Posted Jun. 26, 2016 at 10:09 AM
HESPERIA — The City Council recently approved its “balanced budget” as it moves into the beginning of its fiscal year on Friday.
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By Sandra Emerson, Redlands Daily Facts
Posted: 06/25/16 – 5:14 PM PDT |
HIGHLAND >> The City Council meets Thursday to start its review of the proposed Harmony master-planned community.
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San Bernardino County firefighter Dale Sandoval, peels off a new decal Wednesday at Fire Station 221 in San Bernardino in preparation for county fire’s takeover of the 137-year-old city fire department. The city’s fire services are being annexed into the county effective July 1 to save the bankrupt city money. (John Valenzuela – Staff Photographer)
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 06/24/16 – 8:31 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> Changes to the city’s 137-year-old Fire Department are underway, a week before the county takes over.
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San Bernardino County First District Supervisor Robert Lovingood finds himself in an unexpected and problematic struggle for a second term.
Saturday, June 25, 2016 – 10:00 a.m.
San Bernardino County First District Supervisor Robert Lovingood can’t catch a break these days.
The state Attorney General’s Bureau of Children’s Justice announced Wednesday morning its investigation into San Bernardino County’s Department of Children and Family Services and allegations that children are repeatedly placed into abusive homes, where they have been severely abused, some to the point of death.
By Joe Nelson, The Sun
Posted: 06/22/16 – 12:05 PM PDT |
California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Wednesday her office is investigating allegations of systemic failures in San Bernardino County’s Department of Children and Family Services, prompted by horrific tales of children repeatedly being placed into abusive homes where they died or were severely abused.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 – 10:00 a.m.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris, in a Wednesday morning presser, announced that a “probe” is underway into negligence allegations against San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS).
Joe Nelson, The Sun
Neil Nisperos, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Stephen Wall, The Press-Enterprise
Posted: 06/21/16 – 10:09 PM PDT |
Inland public employees aren’t just earning a paycheck, but collecting hefty compensation packages that often dwarf their base salaries, an open-records advocacy group announced Tuesday.
Next month would have marked a major milestone in the process of turning over control of L.A./Ontario International Airport to a local authority. (Staff file photo/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, SCNG)
By Liset Márquez, liset.marquez@langnews.com, @JournaLiset on Twitter
Posted: 06/21/16 – 12:22 PM PDT | Updated: 8 hrs ago
Following years of lobbying, Congress has taken a key step in putting L.A./Ontario International Airport into local hands.
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In 2015, San Bernardino County Chief Executive Officer Greg Devereaux’s total compensation was $549,803, up about $60,000 from the previous year, according to website Transparent California.
By Stephen Wall, The Press-Enterprise
Posted: 06/21/16 – 8:21 AM PDT |
Inland public employees aren’t just earning a paycheck, but collecting hefty compensation packages that often dwarf their base salaries, an open-records advocacy group announced Tuesday, June 21.
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Filed under: Budget, Cities, County of Riverside, County of San Bernardino, Finance, Fontana, Greg Devereaux, Hemet, In the News, Local Government, Ontario, Palm Springs, Riverside
Both made the case for public safety spending as supervisors stress need for savings.
By Jeff Horseman / Staff Writer
Published: June 20, 2016
Updated: June 21, 2016 – 6:59 a.m.
In recent years, Riverside County supervisors have given the sheriff’s and district attorney’s offices extra money on top of the millions they get to protect the public, even as other departments went without new county funding.
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By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 06/20/16 – 10:14 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> The City Council on Monday saw a budget for the 12 months that begin July 1 that anticipates aggressively filling some of the 130 vacancies in the city while maintaining a small surplus.
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San Bernardino City Hall. (File photo)
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 06/19/16 – 10:25 PM PDT |
SAN BERNARDINO >> The bankrupt city spent less money and brought in more than it had expected in the fiscal year that ends June 30, according to budget documents the City Council will review Monday.
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 – 12:00 a.m.
The economy is supposed to be doing just fine. Property taxes have all but fully recovered along with real estate prices.
But Inland Empire governments are expressing caution when discussing their finances.
By Sandra Emerson, Redlands Daily Facts
Posted: 06/18/16 – 6:04 PM PDT |
It’s official. The cities of Highland and Yucaipa will hold district-based elections in November.
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Filed under: Campaigns, Cities, Elections, Highland, In the News, Local Government, Politics, Yucaipa
By Cassie MacDuff, The Press-Enterprise
and Cassie MacDuff, San Bernardino County Sun
Posted: 06/18/16 – 6:56 PM PDT |
Calimesa is just the latest city to hit the wall with Riverside County’s demands for more spending on public safety contracts.
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Despite big funding shortfall, no employee layoffs or furloughs are planned.
By Jeff Horseman / Staff Writer
Published: June 17, 2016 Updated: June 18, 2016 6:27 a.m.
Riverside County’s budget plan calls for using reserve funds to close a $60.9 million shortfall, but no layoffs or furloughs are planned, according to a report from the county executive office.
The focus of the legal challenges, for now, is on three initiatives that the City Council adopted.
By Imran Ghori / Staff WRiter
Published: June 17, 2016
Updated: June 18, 2016 – 6:30 a.m.
A legal battle over the World Logistics Center will continue through at least the summer as opponents and Moreno Valley square off over whether the city violated state law in approving three developer-backed initiatives.
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Filed under: Business, Cities, Courts, In the News, Legal, Local Government, Logistics, Moreno Valley, State Superior Court
San Bernardino is moving toward a confirmation hearing — the final stage in a bankruptcy that began in 2012 — in October after a somewhat bumpy hearing Thursday with the last creditor to object to the stage before that.
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 06/16/16 – 6:18 PM PDT |
RIVERSIDE >> San Bernardino is moving toward a confirmation hearing — the final stage in a bankruptcy that began in 2012 — in October after a somewhat bumpy hearing Thursday with the last creditor to object to the stage before that.
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