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.
March 06, 2013; 03:55 PM
SACRAMENTO – Inland Southern California lawmakers received more than $50,000 in gifts and travel from businesses, unions, and other groups in 2012, according to recently filed economic disclosure documents.
To read story by Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
January 18, 2013; 09:58 AM
SACRAMENTO – State Sen. Richard Roth’s Riverside County constituency grew by more than 139,000 people last week, and his 31st Senate District now figuratively includes Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake and the Woodcrest community.
To read story by Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Staff Reports
Posted: 01/20/2013 03:47:15 PM PST
Updated: 01/20/2013 06:23:26 PM PST
The Inland Empire’s legislative delegation is well-represented in committee assignments announced earlier this month. Several local members have been chosen for leadership positions on key panels.
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.
By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
November 22, 2012
SACRAMENTO — The day after being elected to the state Assembly, several incoming lawmakers were in AT&T’s luxury suite at the Sacramento sports arena, watching the Kings with the company’s top Capitol executive.
Wednesday,November 7, 2012 – 09:10 a.m.
Democrat Richard Roth knocked off Republican Jeff Miller in SD 31 Tuesday night.
ELECTION 2012
Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 10/27/2012 11:59:51 AM PDT
New districts and a revised elections system that allows candidates of the same party to compete in the general election are two new dynamics affecting this year’s elections for the state Legislature.
Here’s a summary of races affecting the Inland Valley, San Bernardino area and High Desert:
Saturday, October 13, 2012 – 09:00 a.m.
The San Bernardino County Sentinel newspaper has been a source of consternation for many Inland politicians.
That premise hasn’t changed.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 – 10:45 a.m.
When there’s money or revenge in it, there’s five Inland Empire republicans that’ll be there with a knife in their hand or their hand out.
If it involves trying to torch another republican over a democrat so be it.
Just show them the money.
Published: 14 September 2012 – 08:24 PM
Three years after legislation penned by Inland Rep. Joe Baca was approved by Congress, golf icon Arnold Palmer was given the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony last week at the U.S. Capitol.
To read c0lumn by Jeff Horseman, Ben Goad and Jim Miller in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Point of View
Sen. Bill Emmerson
Posted: 08/04/2012 07:16:41 AM PDT
It’s been almost 10 months since Gov. Jerry Brown revealed his 12-point pension plan, and Californians are still waiting on the Legislature to pass public employee pension reform. While legislative Democrats continue to assert that they’re serious about enacting reforms to address our unsustainable pension system, their actions tell a different story.
THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE
Published: 29 June 2012 05:24 PM
Between the Supreme Court’s landmark health care ruling, the House of Representative’s vote to hold U.S. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder in contempt of Congress and downright sweltering conditions, Thursday marked one of the most heated days Washington has seen for years.
Yet through all the partisanship, contention and sweat, Inland Rep. Joe Baca and his colleagues from both sides of the aisle cast aside politics that evening to play in the 51st annual congressional baseball game.
Posted on | June 25, 2012
Legislation by state Sen. Bill Emmerson that would let counties raise recording fees on certain real-estate documents didn’t get a warm welcome Monday from many of his fellow Republicans in the Assembly.
The bill by Emmerson, R-Hemet, would allow counties to increase real-estate recording fees from $3 to $10, with the extra money paying to beef up real-estate fraud protection and prosecution. The California District Attorneys Association sponsored the measure.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 – 09:45 a.m.
There were other contests that were mainly non-controversial in nature.
Here are those results.
Monday, June 4, 2012 – 09:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, June 4, 2012 – 10:30 a.m.
One’s gotta hand it to Former San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Chairman and San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Candidate James Ramos.
Ramos pounded on incumbent Neil Derry all last week and into the weekend.
Everything in the arsenal was deployed. Yes, AM-FM Radio, Ham Radio, Smoke Signals, Death Rays from Mars, Television and negative hit pieces in the mailboxes!
No stone was left unturned.
BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com
Published: 01 June 2012 08:19 PM
SACRAMENTO — Almost 70 bills by Inland Southern California lawmakers are still alive following this week’s deadline for legislation to pass their houses of origin.
The state Assembly and Senate considered hundreds of measures this week. Among the Inland legislation to advance were bills targeting scrap-metal theft, legalizing water-based cremations, and allowing naturopathic doctors to give injections.
Point of View
Sen. Bill Emmerson
Created: 04/02/2012 09:14:27 AM PDT
Californians have made it clear that they support key reforms to our unsustainable public employee pension system. According to a recent poll by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California, 83 percent of Californians agree that our state’s pension problems must be addressed. With the average debt of both state and county pensions at $30,500 for each California household, it’s no wonder that an overwhelming majority of Californians are demanding reform.
BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com
Published: 25 March 2012 08:26 PM
SACRAMENTO — Inland Southern California lawmakers Mike Morrell, Jeff Miller, Bob Dutton and Kevin Jeffries spend a large chunk of their week in Sacramento, voting on bills and sitting through committee hearings as state legislators making base annual salaries of $95,291.
All of them want voters this year to view them as something different: businessmen.
Thursday, March 8, 2012 – 10:30 a.m.
Is State Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) backpedaling on his endorsement of democrat James Ramos?
Or did he ever endorse Ramos at all?
Friday, February 24, 2012 – 05:30 p.m.
San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors candidate and San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Chairman James Ramos, a man burning through a hefty war-chest at a record clip, appears to be trying to tap non-gambling sources.
By Mark Gutglueck
Friday, January 6, 2012
Questions continue to dog the second highest ranking member of the county auditor-controller/treasurer-tax collector’s office with regard to the role he and a political action committee he controlled played in illegally passing through and laundering money for those convicted of or charged with participation in a bribery and extortion conspiracy.
BY JIM MILLER
SACRAMENTO BUREAU
jmiller@pe.com
Published: 27 November 2011 09:57 PM
SACRAMENTO – Instead of voting yes or no, members of Inland Southern California’s legislative delegation abstained on hundreds of bills that came before the full Assembly and Senate this year.
Neil Nisperos and Benjamin Demers, Staff Writers
Posted: 11/27/2011 06:03:44 AM PST
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series looking at the newly redrawn Inland Empire legislative districts for state Senate. Sunday’s installment was Congress; Tuesday will examine the Assembly. Recently redrawn state Senate lines likely won’t see a major shift of power in the Inland Empire from Republicans to Democrats.
Despite being in the minority in Sacramento, GOP senators have enjoyed a majority in the Inland Empire for years and that trend is unlikely to change.
The 14-member California Citizens Redistricting Commission introduced the redrawn maps in July.
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Published: 20 November 2011 05:33 PM
Various Capitol interest groups began releasing legislative scorecards shortly after lawmakers finished their 2011 session in September.
Holding particular interest for Republicans are the rankings put out by Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. The organization, named after the force behind 1978’s tax-limiting Prop. 13, has a lot of influence in GOP circles, particularly at election time.
By PE Politics
August 29, 2011 9:17 PM
The Senate finished its work Monday without taking up legislation that would require an indicted official to step down from appointed boards.
10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, August 2, 2011
By JIM MILLER
Sacramento Bureau
SACRAMENTO – Being at the center of Capitol budget negotiations earlier this year seems to have been good for the bottom line of state Sen. Bill Emmerson’s campaign committee.
Emmerson
Administrator’s Note: Legislator carrying water for Majestic Realty……..
By PE Politics
July 25, 2011 4:39 PM
State Sen. Bill Emmerson’s Riverside County district is a good ways from downtown Los Angeles.
A weekend newspaper story, though, links an Emmerson bill to an effort to undercut a proposed NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles.
Emmerson
Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
June 13, 2011
A group of Senate Republicans who have been involved in budget negotiations with Gov. Jerry Brown today released specific demands they want included in any deal that garners their support for a special election on taxes.
By PE Politics
June 7, 2011 9:22 AM
State Sen. Bill Emmerson might be breathing a little easier this morning.
Tentative “visualizations” proposed last week by staff for the Citizens Redistricting Commission put the Hemet Republican’s home in a district that extended to San Diego and included the hometown of Senate colleague Joel Anderson, R-Alpine.
Emmerson
By PE Politics
June 6, 2011 4:24 PM
Last week’s “visualizations” from the Citizens Redistricting Commission sometimes make it hard to see a district’s details.
Emmerson
10:00 PM PDT on Sunday, June 5, 2011
The Press-Enterprise
State Sen. Bill Emmerson demands that California adopt a spending cap, revamp its pension system for state workers and ease some state regulations.
The Hemet Republican, however, also is one of only a handful of GOP lawmakers willing to consider placing tax-extension measures on the ballot as part of a budget deal. That makes Emmerson a favorite of union chief David Kieffer.
Emmerson
By Steven Harmon
Contra Costa Times
Posted: 06/03/2011 05:51:59 PM PDT
Updated: 06/04/2011 05:06:40 PM PDT
SACRAMENTO — Another deadline, another round of exhortations from Gov. Jerry Brown to complete a budget and allow the people to vote on tax extensions.
But is anybody listening yet? Maybe.
Emmerson
By PE Politics
May 27, 2011 5:13 PM
State Sen. Bill Emmerson, R-Hemet, has demanded a spending cap, revamped pension system for state workers, and easing of state regulations as part of any potential deal to let voters consider extending higher taxes.
By Evan Halper and Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
May 20, 2011
Reporting from Sacramento — Voters were assured that a ballot measure they passed last fall would punish lawmakers when the state budget is late, docking their pay and perks for every day that a spending plan is overdue.
10:49 PM PDT on Sunday, May 8, 2011
By JIM MILLER
Sacramento Bureau
SACRAMENTO – He’s put in more than seven years’ worth of legislating, constituent glad-handing and fundraising, and yet state Sen. Bill Emmerson’s political future could come down to a number.
By PE Politics
May 3, 2011 5:22 PM
A bill to put Riverside and San Bernardino counties into their own appellate court district failed on a party-line vote at its first committee Tuesday, with justices divided on the issue.
12:36 AM PDT on Sunday, May 1, 2011
By RICHARD K. DE ATLEY
The Press-Enterprise
A bill calling for a new Inland-area based appellate court district in California will get a first look Tuesday in the state Legislature.
Negrete-McLeod
By PE Politics
April 29, 2011 7:36 AM
State Sen. Gloria Negrete McLeod, D-Chino, represents all of the city of Pomona. And a press release this week from Cal Poly Pomona describes the school as being in Negrete McLeod’s district.
Emmerson
By PE Politics
April 19, 2011 12:25 PM
State Sen. Bill Emmerson will be the beneficiary of a fundraiser tonight at the Riverside home of former University of California Regent Sue Johnson and her husband, Bill.
Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
April 14, 2011
No major breakthroughs to report on the state budget, but a few notes from the past couple days:
– Senate Republicans don’t seem particularly motivated to vote for taxes or a tax ballot, though they are still willing to engage in budget talks that involve pension changes and a long-term spending cap.
Bill Emmerson and Bob Dutton
By PE Politics
April 1, 2011 11:00 AM
They have extensive San Bernardino roots, represented the same Assembly district, and share similar brands of Republican politics that have led them to part from their caucus over the years.
Emmerson
By PE Politics
March 29, 2011 3:50 PM
State Sen. Bill Emmerson said Tuesday that budget negotiations with Gov. Jerry Brown are over and won’t restart.
Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
March 28, 2011
When Senate Republicans released their list of policy requests late Friday, including notes of where Democrats had agreed, it seemed like the kind of move that typically spells disaster. But conversations continued Monday, albeit without the two Senate Republican leaders who made the list public.
10:00 PM PDT on Friday, March 18, 2011
By JIM MILLER
Sacramento Bureau
SACRAMENTO – State Sen. Bill Emmerson will help determine if Gov. Jerry Brown gets his wish to ask California voters to extend higher taxes on income, sales and vehicles this spring. The Hemet Republican’s political career could go down the tubes as a result.
By Kevin Yamamura
kyamamura@sacbee.com
Published: Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Hopes of reaching a budget agreement this week dimmed after several Republicans said Monday that discussions with Gov. Jerry Brown had stalled.
By Kevin Yamamura
kyamamura@sacbee.com
Published: Sunday, Mar. 13, 2011 – 1:00 am | Page 1A
From hosting lawmakers at his downtown loft to testifying in a packed committee room, Gov. Jerry Brown has taken a novel approach to the state budget.
Yet negotiations have returned to a familiar spot: trading additional revenue for long-term changes in state government. Brown is negotiating with a splinter group of five GOP lawmakers, whose wish list contains issues that have divided the Capitol for decades.
Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
March 11, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown was working with advisers this morning on a pension reform proposal in his bid to reach a budget deal.
By Torey Van Oot
tvanoot@sacbee.com The Sacramento Bee
Published: Saturday, Mar. 12, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Last Modified: Saturday, Mar. 12, 2011 – 10:00 am
The fate of Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to put tax increase extensions on a June ballot appears to lie in the hands of five Republican senators.
Friday, March 11, 2011 – 10:00 a.m.
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) has issued an alert over the possibility that some or all of a group of five GOP senators may cut a deal to place $55 billion of tax increase extensions on a June special election ballot.
Unfortunately, another Inland Empire lawmaker is once again involved.
Politics
March 11, 2011
By VAUHINI VARA
California’s top lawmakers have publicly distanced themselves from budget talks between five Republican senators and Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. Behind the scenes, they have played key roles moving them along, according to people familiar with the matter.
11:46 PM PST on Tuesday, March 8, 2011
By JIM MILLER and BEN GOAD
The Press-Enterprise
California’s political landscape lurched to the east Tuesday as new census numbers point to a major increase in representation for Inland Southern California over the next decade.
Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
March 8, 2011
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said after meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown this afternoon that the Senate will vote Thursday to pass spending reductions in Brown’s budget plan, despite lacking Republican support for tax extensions.
10:38 PM PST on Sunday, March 6, 2011
By JIM MILLER and DUANE W. GANG
The Press-Enterprise
SACRAMENTO – Redevelopment in Riverside and San Bernardino counties historically has been as much about the “development” part of the process as the “re,” agency records show.
Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
March 4, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown said Friday he has personally talked to Republican legislators who might support his plan to ask voters to approve some $11.2 billion in tax extensions.
Politics
March 3, 2011
Lawmakers Weigh Support for Governor’s Budget Plan in Return for Concessions
By VAUHINI VARA
In what could become a turning point in Gov. Jerry Brown’s effort to close California’s $26.6 billion deficit, a group of Republican state senators may support the Democratic governor’s plan to ask voters for extended tax increases, in exchange for concessions, people familiar with the matter said.
By PE Politics
on March 1, 2011 9:17 AM
Any day now, state Sen. Bill Emmerson will get a stake through his head, figuratively speaking.
Assemblyman Paul Cook is already there. For several days, the Yucca Valley Republican’s mug shot has had a stick through it on the web site of KFI AM’s “John and Ken Show.” Cook also is portrayed underneath a bus driven by the show’s hosts.
Dutton
Dutton: Bill would save schools millions
Canan Tasci, Staff Writer
Created: 02/27/2011 07:02:29 AM PST
Sen. Bob Dutton has introduced a bill that would save money for local school districts by creating a statewide pay scale for all substitute teachers.
Friday, February 25, 2011 – 4:00 p.m.
Well, it’s finally started.
The republican kabuki dance to sell out the people of California has began in earnest.
PolitiCal
On politics in the Golden State
February 23, 2011 | 11:05 am
Two-thirds of Republicans in the California Legislature announced Wednesday that they were forming a new group and pledged not only never to vote to raise taxes but also to block efforts to place a tax-hike measure before voters.
Emmerson
By PE Politics
on February 2, 2011 11:52 AM
State Sen. Bill Emmerson, R-Hemet, has been named to an advisory board for the University of California’s Sacramento center.
11:52 PM PST on Monday, January 31, 2011
By JIM MILLER
Sacramento Bureau
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Paul Cook knows the foundations of California government as well as any of his colleagues.
Cook, though, wasn’t buying it Monday when Gov. Jerry Brown invoked the California Constitution to pressure the Yucca Valley Republican and other GOP lawmakers to allow a public vote on a five-year extension of higher taxes.
Emmerson
By PE News
on January 9, 2011 8:02 PM
Two lawmakers from Inland Southern California are of similar minds when it comes to changing when the Legislature meets and creating a two-year budget.
Emmerson
Published: Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
At least one lawmaker who attended Maui confab did it out of his own pocket – $4,000 worth
What’s it worth to fly to Maui to join legislative colleagues and Capitol interests in a weeklong conference mixing business with tropical pleasure?
10:00 PM PST on Sunday, November 21, 2010
The Press-Enterprise
Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge was in the nation’s capital last week to be formally inducted as a new fellow to the National Academy of Public Administration.
Loveridge, spotted strolling through the swanky lobby of the Washington Renaissance Hotel, called the induction an honor, given that few elected officials serve as fellows to the academy.
By Jim Sanders
jsanders@sacbee.com
Published: Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 – 12:00 am | Page 1A
Some California lawmakers were packing their bags for Hawaii last week when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he was calling a special December legislative session to tackle a projected $25.4 billion deficit.
Others already were there.
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