Politics, Government and Business in Southern California's Inland Empire
By Amanda Becker
Roll Call Staff
May 10, 2012, 6:23 p.m.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s re-election campaign can’t approach donors who already contributed the maximum amount permitted by law in order to replace roughly $4.5 million that was siphoned from its accounts in an embezzlement scheme — at least for the time being.
RICHARD K. De ATLEY, STAFF WRITER
rdeatley@pe.com
Published: 25 April 2012 05:56 PM
President Obama has nominated Jesus Bernal, who heads the Inland-area public defender’s office in Riverside, as a judge for the vacant federal court bench in Riverside, Sen. Barbara Boxer’s office announced Wednesday.
Op-Ed
Ted Stevens and the department of injustice
An inquiry tells the story of government lawyers who failed to live up to their professional responsibilities and thus failed to give the former Alaska senator a fair trial.
By Michael Carey
March 19, 2012
As his trial on corruption charges approached in the fall of 2008, Ted Stevens railed to me in an email: “What did I do, Michael? What did I do?” The wounded rage smoldering in that rhetorical question to a reporter reflected his belief that he had done nothing wrong. He continued to insist on his innocence after a Washington, D.C., jury found him guilty of lying on financial disclosure forms.
Stevens’ conviction was dismissed in 2009 after the Justice Department’s admission that government lawyers failed to turn over evidence the Stevens defense should have received. U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan, who presided over Stevens’ trial, soon authorized an investigation of the prosecutors’ conduct, a move as rare as the trial of a U.S. senator.
BY BEN GOAD
WASHINGTON BUREAU
bgoad@pe.com
Published: 21 March 2012 06:10 PM
WASHINGTON — As Congress and the Pentagon clashed Wednesday over whether to go forward with proposed base closures next year, a top Air Force official said it’s too soon to tell if — or how — any cuts would be felt at Inland Southern California’s military installations.
THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE
Published: 26 February 2012 07:45 PM
Sen. Dianne Feinstein had a few words for Gov. Jerry Brown when she visited the Inland area last week.
Capitol and California – Dan Walters
Published: Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Were California Republicans a biological genus rather than a political one, they could demand special protection under laws protecting endangered species like the kangaroo rat, to wit:
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
Published: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Last Modified: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 – 9:41 am
Shannon Grove, a Republican assemblywoman from Bakersfield, is sponsoring an embryonic ballot measure to return the Legislature to a part-time body, which it was before 1966.
It’s one of dozens of proposals for the November ballot and, like most, faces an uphill struggle to qualify and win. But it could resonate with voters because of chronic dysfunction on the budget, water and other issues, and lawmakers’ very low stature in polls.
THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE
Published: 22 January 2012 07:52 PM
Workin’ It
When Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. visited Riverside last week, a lot of the discussion was about the jobs created by goods movement and related construction projects such as the Magnolia Avenue underpass.
Add Laurence Parker to the job-creation list. Parker, waving an American flag and dressed as the Statue of Liberty, crashed Boxer’s presser to get a little attention for Liberty Tax Service, which has an office on Magnolia just north of the underpass. Usually he just stands in front of the office to draw the attention of drivers, much like a sign-spinner.
BY DUG BEGLEY
STAFF WRITER
dbegley@pe.com
Published: 18 January 2012 06:35 PM
Riverside’s Magnolia Avenue underpass served as the backdrop Wednesday for a push by Sen. Barbara Boxer to encourage more federal investment in local projects that create jobs, ease traffic and get trucks and trains to their destinations quicker.
Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
January 9, 2012
With less than six months to go until the June primary, viable Republican challengers to Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein aren’t exactly rushing to file nomination papers.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the No. 3 ranking House Republican, suggested Monday that fellow House Republican David Dreier could be a formidable challenger.
BY BEN GOAD
WASHINGTON BUREAU
ben.goad@yahoo.com
Published: 08 January 2012 08:26 PM
WASHINGTON — Entering a contentious 2012 election season, Congress isn’t expected to tackle many of the nation’s most divisive issues.
Inland lawmakers hope to take advantage of the void left by shelved debates over immigration reform, health care, climate change and other battles by pressing forward with less controversial legislation focused on improving the region.
Sunday, December 18, 2011 – 12:01 p.m.
Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart Every hour of every day.
The region’s politicians in Washington are split along partisan lines about how to extend tax cuts and jobless aid
BY BEN GOAD
WASHINGTON BUREAU
bgoad@pe.com
Published: 13 December 2011 08:28 PM
WASHINGTON — As the debate over extending a soon-to-expire payroll tax cut and benefits for the unemployed nears a crescendo in Congress, few corners of the nation have more at stake than does economically battered Inland Southern California.
ROLL CALL REPORT SYNDICATE
Published: 03 December 2011 05:25 PM
Here is how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Dec. 2.
HOUSE
RULES FOR UNION ELECTIONS: Voting 235 for and 188 against, the House on Nov. 30 passed a Republican bill (HR 3094) to block a proposed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule to quicken the pace of union elections. Now before the Senate, the bill targets a labor-relations rule that could take effect by year’s end. Under the rule, elections on whether to form into a collective-bargaining unit could be held as soon as 10 days after the NLRB certifies the election petition. The bill would require a wait of at least 35 days to give employers more time to attempt to persuade workers to reject unionization, and it would give employers more say in determining which workers are eligible for the bargaining unit.
By Michael Doyle
mdoyle@mcclatchydc.com
Published: Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Californians remain poisonously skeptical about Congress, and many blame both parties for the latest budget-cutting failure on Capitol Hill, a statewide poll shows.
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Published: 27 November 2011 07:24 PM
Once again, Inland Rep. Darrell Issa has been placed atop a list of the richest members of Congress.
Issa, R-Vista, whose invention of the Viper car alarm helped him amass a fortune, is worth at least $195 million and possibly more than $700 million, according to a report released this month by the Center for Responsive Politics.
By Russell Berman – 11/21/11 08:24 PM ET
In many ways, the supercommittee was doomed from the start.
The failure of the much-hyped congressional debt panel brought about a wave of denunciation from across the political spectrum on Monday, but few political advocates and observers claimed to be surprised.
Monday, November 20, 2011 – 11:15 a.m.
As expected, the so-called debt-reduction supercommittee, officially known as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, ended with a loud thud this morning.
By ERIC LIPTON
Published: November 20, 2011
WASHINGTON — With the hours ticking away toward a self-imposed deadline, Congressional leaders conceded Sunday that talks on a sweeping deficit agreement were near failure and braced for recriminations over their inability to reach a deal.
By Lori Montgomery and Rosalind S. Helderman, Published: November 19
The congressional committee tasked with reducing the federal deficit is poised to admit defeat as soon as Monday, and its unfinished business will set up a year-end battle over emergency jobless benefits and an expiring payroll tax holiday.
November 17, 2011 | 7:34 pm
The U.S. Senate approved a package of legislation Thursday night that eliminates future funding for high-speed rail projects, including the California bullet train.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 – 01:45 p.m.
Members of the United States Congress trade stock and stock options based on inside information.
Reports say that those members who engage in the unethical practice beat the market by 12%.
Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Washington — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s office accused the news program “60 Minutes” of omitting key information from its report Sunday on how members of Congress use privileged information to profit from stock trades.
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
Roll Call Staff
Nov. 13, 2011, 8:49 p.m.
Updated: 10:30 p.m.
Members of Congress may be personally profiting from insider information they gather while legislating, according to a “60 Minutes” report that aired tonight.
Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Created: 11/12/2011 09:31:09 PM PST
The failure of a deficit reduction super committee to find $1.2 trillion in savings could result in the loss of tens of thousands of military jobs in the Inland Empire, according to an area GOP lawmaker.
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
November 10, 2011
Reporting from Washington— Lawmakers, looking to help cash-strapped local governments, are coalescing around legislation aimed at letting states require most online retailers and catalog-only companies to collect sales taxes from customers.
Saunders
Debra J. Saunders
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
“I have great respect for each of you individually, but collectively I’m worried that you’re going to fail – fail the country,” former Bill Clinton chief of staff Erskine Bowles said last week to the 12-member joint congressional supercommittee tasked with cutting the federal deficit by some $1.2 trillion over 10 years.
BEN GOAD
STAFF WRITER
bgoad@pe.com
Published: 31 October 2011 05:17 PM
WASHINGTON — Close to 7,000 Inland jobs could hang in the balance as the House-Senate “supercommittee” works against time to avert deep, automatic cuts to the nation’s defense industry and operations.
By Erik Wasson – 10/24/11 09:05 PM ET
Wall Street is growing nervous about the congressional supercommittee amid warnings from major banks that failure to reach a deal could lead to another downgrade of U.S. debt.
Money & Company
Tracking the market and economic trends that shape your finances.
October 11, 2011 | 2:23 pm
Nearly 1.8 million jobless Americans could lose their unemployment insurance benefits at year’s end unless Congress approves the president’s proposal to reauthorize the federal program through 2012, said the National Employment Law Project, an advocacy group known as NELP.
By Alexander Bolton – 10/08/11 02:14 PM ET
Senate Republicans vow they will retaliate for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) decision to unilaterally change the Senate’s rules Thursday without prior warning or negotiation.
Administrators Note: Gilliard is consultant to San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Chairman James Ramos, a registered democrat.
The Swarm
Mix it up with The Bee’s editorial board.
October 7, 2011
At this time last year, an obscure shell of a corporation called Taxpayer Network aired an attack on Sen. Barbara Boxer.
If the ad’s intended effect was to defeat Boxer, it failed. Boxer won reelection. But the ad did help line a few pockets, a document released a year later shows.
Thursday, October 7, 2011 – 10:00 a.m.
In a speech this morning, President Barack Obama said “I would love nothing more than to not be campaigning right now”.
Exactly!
By Richard Simon and Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
September 25, 2011, 6:29 p.m.
Reporting from Washington and Sacramento— A suspected embezzlement scheme that has ensnared hundreds of campaign accounts of Democrats has sent candidates scrambling for new cash as they prepare for an election season that could reshape California’s political landscape.
Carolyn Lochhead and Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Staff Writers
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Washington — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s campaign filed suit Friday against a small Los Angeles County bank and the Democrat’s former campaign treasurer, alleging that Kinde Durkee and her associates “stole millions” in funds from Feinstein campaign committees in the last two years.
Friday, September 23, 2011 – 09:30 a.m.
True or not, we like this:
The English language has some wonderfully anthropomorphic collective nouns for the various groups of animals.
By DAVID CATANESE | 9/22/11 11:04 PM EDT
Dianne Feinstein has had one of the worst weeks imaginable. Her campaign coffers were cleaned out, forcing her to dip into her own pockets to replace more than $5 million in stolen funds. Then the respected Field Poll piled on, reporting that on the eve of her 2012 reelection campaign, her approval ratings had hit a career low.
The good news? Despite all of it, almost no one thinks she can be beaten.
By JOHN BRESNAHAN & MANU RAJU | 9/20/11 11:53 PM EDT
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is up for reelection in 2012, will put $5 million of her own money into her race, the latest sign that a mega-fraud case involving a top Democratic campaign treasurer is roiling California politics.
By JOHN BRESNAHAN & JONATHAN ALLEN | 9/14/11 11:37 PM EDT
A California Democratic treasurer stands accused of the ultimate political betrayal: stealing from campaign accounts that she was entrusted with overseeing.
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times
September 12, 2011, 10:38 p.m.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said her campaign is among those that may have been “wiped out” by a Burbank-based Democratic campaign treasurer who was arrested on federal fraud charges earlier this month.
Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Posted: 09/05/2011 07:03:17 AM PDT
As Congress returns to session this week, Washington lawmakers agree that improving the national economy and creating jobs is the top priority.
President Barack Obama is slated to announce a new jobs plan to a joint session of Congress on Thursday.
Published: Sept. 3, 2011 Updated: Sept. 4, 2011 9:27 a.m.
By BRIAN JOSEPH / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
SACRAMENTO – A prominent Democratic campaign treasurer who works for federal, state and O.C. lawmakers including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Rep. Loretta Sanchez and state Assemblymen Lou Correa and Jose Solorio has been arrested by the FBI on suspicion of mail fraud, The Orange County Register has learned.
TRANSPORTATION: Congress eyes bill vital to Inland area
10:00 PM PDT on Thursday, September 1, 2011
BY BEN GOAD and DUG BEGLEY
STAFF WRITERS
bgoad@pe.com | dbegley@PE.com
California would lose more than $4.6 billion and as many as 164,000 jobs if Congress fails this month to extend federal transportation legislation that funds road, bridge and rail projects around the country, Sen. Barbara Boxer said Thursday.
Decisions in coming weeks by the 12-member bipartisan congressional committee tasked with reducing the federal deficit could affect mortgage interest deductions.
By Kenneth R. Harney
August 14, 2011
Reporting From Washington— If you take mortgage interest tax deductions, the next 100 days could have significant financial implications for you because of Congress’ new federal debt ceiling plan.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 – 08:00 a.m.
People keep asking is there anything good to say about the economy?
The answer? Not really.
Monday, August 8, 2011 – 10:00 a.m.
Standard and Poor’s downgrade of the sovereign credit rating of the United States was a long time coming.
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
August 7, 2011
Reporting from Washington—- The historic decision by Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the U.S. credit rating may provoke some havoc in financial markets this week, but it’s unlikely to deliver the shock necessary to prod Washington politicians to take the unpopular steps required to cut the nation’s debt.
A key to the political effects of the downgrade will be the reaction of financial markets Monday.
10:06 PM PDT on Thursday, August 4, 2011
By BEN GOAD
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers struck a deal Thursday to restore funding to the Federal Aviation Administration, signaling an end to a partial shutdown that has cost the agency hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue and forced an estimated 74,000 workers off the job.
NEWS ANALYSIS
For all the drama, the compromise achieves little in the short term and only delays what most see as the country’s key financial decision: whether to raise taxes or reduce Medicare.
By David Lauter, Washington Bureau
August 1, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Reporting from Washington— High-stakes negotiations force people to reveal what they really care about, and in the 11th-hour deal to stave off a federal financial default, President Obama and congressional Democrats and Republicans each made clear their top priorities.
Monday, Augusr 1, 2011 – 09:45 a.m.
President Barack Obama and congressional leaders come to an agreement on the debt limt and deficit on Sunday.
Well, it’s not enough!
The compromise, if approved by the House and Senate, would cut about $2.4 trillion from federal spending over the next decade.
U.S. debt deal
By Lisa Mascaro and Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau
August 1, 2011
Reporting from Washington— President Obama and congressional leaders announced a deal to resolve the months-long impasse over the federal debt ceiling, agreeing on a compromise that would aim to slice about $2.4 trillion from federal spending over the next 10 years.
by Peter Coy
Friday, July 29, 2011
If Washington is deadlocked now, how will it deal with the much bigger debt problems that lurk in the decades to come?
By Neil Nisperos Staff Writer
Created: 07/29/2011 10:18:37 PM PDT
The Republican-controlled House approved Speaker John Boehner’s debt limit plan on Friday only to have Senate Democrats scuttle the measure without so much as a debate on its merits.
Boehner’s plan included a requirement for the submission of a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget.
By Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau
July 24, 2011, 10:13 p.m.
Reporting from Washington— Congressional leaders missed a self-imposed weekend deadline for reaching a debt agreement that would stave off federal default, leaving Democrats and Republicans aligned behind competing proposals as financial markets watched closely for signs of progress.
10:35 PM PDT on Saturday, July 23, 2011
By JIM MILLER, BEN GOAD and DUG BEGLEY
The Press-Enterprise
Making public policy often produces its share of winners and losers, but Inland Southern California has had a decidedly bad run of luck the last few weeks.
By George Skelton Capitol Journal
July 18, 2011
From Sacramento– The sound bites booming from Washington, D.C., about spending and taxes have a familiar ring in Sacramento, especially for state Treasurer Bill Lockyer. A rather scary ring.
By Peter Nicholas and Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau
July 11, 2011
Reporting from Washington— President Obama continued to push for a $4-trillion deal to rein in government deficits Sunday, but a White House meeting with congressional leaders failed to break the deadlock over spending and taxes that has stalemated discussions for more than a month.
10:00 PM PDT on Sunday, June 12, 2011
By BEN GOAD
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans are poised to press forward with legislation requiring all U.S. employers to use an electronic worker verification program penned by Inland Rep. Ken Calvert.
By Peter Nicholas, Washington Bureau
May 30, 2011
Reporting from Washington — Two top Republicans said Sunday they opposed raising the nation’s debt ceiling without major moves to slash the federal deficit, a stance that suggests the GOP may be heading toward a high-stakes showdown with Democrats as the deadline for congressional action nears.
Many housing proponents say the government’s move to dismantle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac means the most popular home loan will be more expensive. But how much more is a matter of debate.
By Lew Sichelman
May 15, 2011
Reporting from Washington— Will the move to dismantle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mean the end of the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage as we have come to know it?
April 11, 2011
After speaking in Los Alamitos last weekend, Gov. Jerry Brown labeled as “pathetic” the last-minute deal on the federal budget that averted a government shutdown.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
By Terence P. Jeffrey
(CNSNews.com) – The federal debt increased $54.1 billion in the eight days preceding the deal made by President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) and House Speaker John Boehner (R.-Ohio) to cut $38.5 billion in federal spending for the remainder of fiscal year 2011, which runs through September.
Apr 9, 1:32 PM EDT
By JIM KUHNHENN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-minute budget deal forged amid bluster and tough bargaining averted an embarrassing federal shutdown, cut billions in spending and provided the first major test of the divided government that voters ushered in five months ago.
By Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/07/2011 09:10:19 PM PDT
If President Barack Obama and congressional leaders fail to reach a budget deal by today, the federal government will shut down at midnight.
There are signs of bipartisan efforts to tackle deficits, but how will they fare in the partisan heat of the 2012 election cycle?
By Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau
March 28, 2011
Reporting from Washington—
Not since Ross Perot unleashed his wonky charts has the nation’s heavy debt load received so much attention.
Feinstein
By Michael Doyle
mdoyle@mcclatchydc.com
Published: Thursday, Mar. 24, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 3A
Last Modified: Thursday, Mar. 24, 2011 – 8:01 am
WASHINGTON – Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein remains more popular among California voters than her colleague Barbara Boxer, a new Field Poll shows.
But Feinstein can’t rest easy as she prepares for another re-election bid next year. For the first time since her initial 1992 election, less than half of the Californians surveyed consider themselves leaning toward Feinstein.
Rep. Mary Bono Mack and Sen. Barbara Boxer
10:36 AM, Mar. 4, 2011 |
Written by PAUL C. BARTON
Desert Sun Washington Bureau
As the crow flies, the hometowns of Rep. Mary Bono Mack and Sen. Barbara Boxer — Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage — lie within 10 miles of each other.
But when it comes to challenges facing the federal government, Bono Mack and Boxer might as well hail from different planets.
Speaker of the House John Boehner responds to questions from reporters. “When we say we’re going to cut spending, read my lips: We’re going to cut spending,” he said. (Shawn Thew, EPA / February 17, 2011)
By Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau
February 18, 2011
Reporting from Washington —
The prospect of a government shutdown loomed larger on Capitol Hill on Thursday when Republican leaders ruled out the easiest path around a budget impasse and Democrats accused them of playing a dangerous game of chicken.
By Sandra Emerson Staff Writer
Created: 02/02/2011 05:22:19 PM PST
As expected, the Senate has rejected a Republican attempt to repeal the year-old health care law.
The ultimate fate of the controversial law is expected to be determined by the Supreme Court. But congressional Republicans emboldened by gains in last fall’s elections have made a priority of trying to wipe it off the books.
James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/26/2011 03:11:01 PM PST
California’s U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that would require the federal Environmental Protection Agency to set limits on the amount of hexavalent chromium in drinking water.
Staff and Wire Reports
Created: 01/24/2011 04:28:16 PM PST
With calls for more civility in Congress and less partisanship after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, two Inland Valley lawmakers will join some of their peers in pledging to break with a tradition during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address tonight.
Democrats and Republicans usually sit with fellow members of their parties during the annual speech in the House chamber.
By Tom Raum, Associated Press – January 15, 2011
WASHINGTON – The United States just passed a dubious milestone: Government debt surged to an all-time high, more than $14 trillion.
That means Congress soon will have to lift the legal debt limit to give the nearly maxed-out government an even higher credit limit or dramatically cut spending to stay within the current cap. Either way, a fight is ahead on Capitol Hill, inflamed by the passions of tea party activists and deficit hawks.
By: Examiner Editorial 12/25/10 8:05 PM
Americans can give thanks in this Christmas season for an end to the reckless and destructive 111th Congress. This is the Congress that passed Obamacare, against the wishes of a substantial majority of the public, on Christmas Eve of last year. In the dead of night, Democratic lawmakers stuffed the monstrous 2,700-page bill with special-interest goodies and political payoffs like the “Cornhusker Kickback” and the “Louisiana Purchase.” As we have learned since, most members were still ignorant of the bill’s contents three months later, when it gained final passage in the House. No surprise that its immediate results — both intended and unintended — have been almost uniformly bad.
James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Posted: 12/16/2010 09:14:33 PM PST
Voting until nearly midnight eastern time, the House of Representatives on Thursday approved a tax plan that keeps income tax rates in place, extends unemployment benefits and offers a temporary cut in payroll taxes.
Approved by a 277-148 vote, the plan will put money in the pockets of most American workers and give new tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans. The plan was approved by the Senate on Tuesday and will now go to President Barack Obama for his signature.
James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Created: 12/13/2010 05:01:46 PM PST
A tax plan that would put money in the pockets of most American workers moved forward in the U.S. Senate Monday, bringing the prospect of continued tax cuts and additional benefits one step closer to reality.
The plan, a compromise between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans, would extend the income tax cuts approved in 2001 and 2003, extend federal unemployment benefits and give workers an additional payroll tax break.
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