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		<title>LATimes: California&#8217;s city officials scramble to limit damage from Bell scandal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[City managers will gather in Sacramento on Thursday to discuss damage control. Some say more residents are seeking salary information from city halls. The Legislature considers reforms as well. By Sam Allen, Abby Sewell and Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times July 29, 2010 The scandal over high salaries paid to Bell officials has city leaders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBSun: Second woman emerges in alleged Rialto police sex scandal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer Posted: 07/28/2010 05:30:35 PM PDT RIALTO &#8211; Another woman has come forward in connection with an alleged sex scandal involving police officers and employees of the Spearmint Rhino strip club, authorities confirmed Wednesday. &#8220;Last Friday, we had a woman file a complaint against one of the officers that we&#8217;ve identified in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RivPE: Planning Commission chairman to run for Redlands City Council</title>
		<description><![CDATA[10:00 PM PDT on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 The Press-Enterprise Redlands Planning Commission Chairman Paul Foster has qualified to run for a City Council seat in the November election. Foster submitted nomination papers with 30 signatures on Monday. Twenty were validated, enough to qualify for the ballot, City Clerk Sam Irwin said Wednesday. Mayor Pat [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/29/rivpe-planning-commission-chairman-to-run-for-redlands-city-council/</link>
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		<title>RivPE: Redlands council to consider putting half-cent sales tax on November ballot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[10:00 PM PDT on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 By JAN SEARS The Press-Enterprise The Redlands City Council today will consider asking residents to approve a half-cent sales tax measure on the November ballot. The council conducted a July 20 public hearing on the tax and agreed afterward, on a 4-1 vote, to put the measure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/29/rivpe-redlands-council-to-consider-putting-half-cent-sales-tax-on-november-ballot/</link>
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		<title>RivPE: Cassie MacDuff: Benefits Hike Public Pay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[10:00 PM PDT on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Cassie MacDuff People are understandably upset at high salaries paid to city officials, while municipal workers are being laid off and the public is being told it will have to settle for reduced services. But lucrative pay is only half the story. When you add in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/29/rivpe-cassie-macduff-benefits-hike-public-pay/</link>
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		<title>RivPE: Inland residents blast, praise Arizona court ruling on anti-illegal-immigration law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[10:49 PM PDT on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 By DAVID OLSON and BEN GOAD The Press-Enterprise The sharply divergent reactions that Inland residents had to a federal judge&#8217;s ruling Wednesday blocking full enforcement of Arizona&#8217;s tough anti-illegal-immigration law mirrored the outrage and joy expressed nationwide. Lake Elsinore Mayor Melissa Melendez blasted the decision. &#8220;If that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/29/rivpe-inland-residents-blast-praise-arizona-court-ruling-on-anti-illegal-immigration-law/</link>
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		<title>DailyBulletin: Ousted Bell city manager worked in Rancho in 1980s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wendy Leung, Staff Writer Created: 07/28/2010 10:28:23 PM PDT RANCHO CUCAMONGA &#8211; The former city manager of Bell, who stepped down last week after news reports unveiled his unusually high salary of more than $787,000, got his start in Rancho Cucamonga, where he rose through the ranks in eight years to become assistant city manager. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/29/dailybulletin-ousted-bell-city-manager-worked-in-rancho-in-1980s/</link>
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		<title>DailyBulletin: Candidates vie for school board seats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer Created: 07/28/2010 06:21:05 PM PDT A number of area residents have signaled their intent to run for the region&#8217;s school boards as the filing period for the Nov. 2 election has just passed its mid-point. More than 30 school board seats are being contested at the Inland Valley school districts of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/29/dailybulletin-candidates-vie-for-school-board-seats/</link>
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		<title>LATimes: Bell pensions on hold until investigation is finished</title>
		<description><![CDATA[L.A. NOW Southern California &#8212; this just in July 28, 2010 &#124; 5:31 pm Three highly paid administrators in Bell will not be permitted to draw their state pensions until the attorney general determines whether the city broke the law in awarding the hefty paychecks, according to an official with the California Public Employees’ Retirement [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/29/latimes-bell-pensions-on-hold-until-investigation-is-finished/</link>
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		<title>SacBee: Schwarzenegger brings back furloughs for state workers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jon Ortiz jortiz@sacbee.com Published: Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010 &#8211; 12:00 am &#124; Page 1A Furloughs are back. Less a month after ending unpaid days off for more than 200,000 state workers, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is bringing back a scaled-down version of the policy that will take effect on Sunday. The governor made the decision [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/29/sacbee-schwarzenegger-brings-back-furloughs-for-state-workers/</link>
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		<title>LATimes: Federal judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The ruling halts implementation of provisions that require police to determine the immigration status of people they stop and suspect of being in the U.S. illegally. An immediate appeal is expected. By Nicholas Riccardi and Anna Gorman, Los Angeles Times July 28, 2010 &#124; 5:50 p.m. Reporting from Phoenix and Tucson — A federal judge [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/latimes-federal-judge-blocks-key-parts-of-arizona-immigration-law/</link>
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		<title>LATimes: Poll shows top ticket races are still close</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PolitiCal On politics in the Golden State July 28, 2010 &#124; 9:00 pm With the campaigns in full swing over what are supposed to be lazy summer months, a new survey from the Public Policy Institute of California finds the races for governor and U.S. Senate are both up for grabs. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/latimes-poll-shows-top-ticket-races-are-still-close/</link>
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		<title>SFChronicle: Powerful teachers&#8217; union joins indy group backing Democrat gov candidate Jerry Brown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PoliticsBlog Posted By: Carla Marinucci &#124; July 28 2010 at 02:18 PM California Working Families for Jerry Brown, the independent expenditure group working to help the Democratic State Attorney General&#8217;s 2010 gubernatorial campaign, just got a powerhouse ally &#8212; the 325,000-member California Teachers Association. CTA President David Sanchez, in announcing the move, called Brown &#8220;the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/sfchronicle-powerful-teachers-union-joins-indy-group-backing-democrat-gov-candidate-jerry-brown/</link>
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		<title>InlandPolitics: Oops! LA County District Attorney investigating Bell since March</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, Attorney General Jerry Brown repeatedly claims he&#8217;s all over the City of Bell salary scandal. Brown&#8217;s office has subpoenaed thousands of city records. He&#8217;s giving city officials twenty-four hours to turn them over. Otherwise one can infer search warrants will be the order of the day. But, maybe Brown should have checked with Los [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/inlandpolitics-oops-la-county-district-attorney-investigating-bell-since-march/</link>
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		<title>LATimes: L.A. County D.A. expands probe into Bell government</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Steve Cooley Investigators are looking into allegations of voter fraud and conflicts of interest, as well as the $100,000 salaries paid to four council members. The D.A. says several elections are targeted. By Richard Winton, Jeff Gottlieb and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times July 28, 2010 Los Angeles County prosecutors have launched a wide-ranging investigation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/latimes-l-a-county-d-a-expands-probe-into-bell-government/</link>
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		<title>RivPE: Ex-Grand Terrace councilman pleads guilty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[11:11 AM PDT on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Former Grand Terrace City Councilman Jim Miller pleaded guilty this morning to a misdemeanor charge stemming from payments he voted to approve to his wife&#8217;s weekly newspaper. Miller pleaded guilty to having a financial interest by a state or local official in a government contract. In exchange [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/rivpe-ex-grand-terrace-councilman-pleads-guilty/</link>
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		<title>DailyBulletin: Gutierrez decides against mayoral run</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gutierrez Wendy Leung, Staff Writer Created: 07/27/2010 03:49:10 PM PDT RANCHO CUCAMONGA &#8211; Last Thursday, Councilman Rex Gutierrez mulled a mayoral run, pulling papers just before City Hall closed for a three-day weekend. On Monday, he changed his mind. &#8220;As fun as it would be, I don&#8217;t know if I want to do it knowing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/dailybulletin-gutierrez-decides-against-mayoral-run/</link>
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		<title>SBSun: Rialto officials maintain faith in police chief in midst of department sex scandal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer Posted: 07/27/2010 08:04:56 PM PDT RIALTO &#8211; The sex scandal that has rocked the Police Department and attracted widespread attention has not shaken officials&#8217; faith in rank-and-file officers or Chief Mark Kling, based on remarks they made at Tuesday night&#8217;s City Council meeting. &#8220;My confidence in Mark is high,&#8221; said City [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/sbsun-rialto-officials-maintain-faith-in-police-chief-in-midst-of-department-sex-scandal/</link>
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		<title>SBSun: Labor stalemate delaying NFL’s return to L.A.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ed Roski James Wagner, Staff Writer Posted: 07/27/2010 07:58:39 PM PDT Majestic Realty Co. CEO and chairman Ed Roski Jr. said he remains committed to returning professional football to the region and building a state-of-the-art NFL stadium near the junction of the 60 and 57 freeways. &#8220;It will happen,&#8221; said Roski, making his first public [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/sbsun-labor-stalemate-delaying-nfls-return-to-l-a/</link>
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		<title>RivPE: Beneath the thousands of teacher layoffs are stories of uncertain futures for Inland families</title>
		<description><![CDATA[10:15 PM PDT on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 By DAYNA STRAEHLEY The Press-Enterprise The Inland area&#8217;s laid-off teachers are cutting their household budgets and learning to tell their children no. They have turned off their air conditioners and no longer can buy the things they used to take for granted. They are looking for jobs, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/rivpe-beneath-the-thousands-of-teacher-layoffs-are-stories-of-uncertain-futures-for-inland-families/</link>
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		<title>DailyBulletin: Fontana City Council to discuss filling open seat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer Created: 07/27/2010 09:25:46 PM PDT FONTANA &#8211; The City Council will continue its version of &#8220;Musical Chairs&#8221; on Wednesday night. Council members are set to discuss how to fill a spot on the dais left open when they tapped Frank Scialdone to become mayor earlier this month after former Mayor Mark [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/dailybulletin-fontana-city-council-to-discuss-filling-open-seat/</link>
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		<title>SBSun: Council reacts to findings in public safety audits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael J. Sorba, Staff Writer Posted: 07/27/2010 07:35:08 PM PDT COLTON &#8211; At least two City Council members say they&#8217;d like to see the city send out requests seeking the exact costs to outsource for police and fire services, following the results of recently completed audits of both departments. They would also like the city [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/sbsun-council-reacts-to-findings-in-public-safety-audits/</link>
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		<title>VVDailyPress: HUSD, teachers reach tentative agreement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Deal includes furlough, cuts July 27, 2010 5:41 PM Beau Yarbrough HESPERIA • The Hesperia Unified School District and Hesperia Teachers Association have apparently resolved their differences and have reached a three-year agreement, officials said Tuesday. The tentative agreement includes nine furlough days (an effective salary cut of almost 5 percent), 1 percent pay cut [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/vvdailypress-husd-teachers-reach-tentative-agreement/</link>
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		<title>SBSun: Expanding the vote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Activists at work Groups try to raise turnout James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer Posted: 07/27/2010 10:21:04 PM PDT SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; Call 13,000 people, and you&#8217;ll talk to about 3,900. Of those, about 2,300 will like what you have to say. And of those, about 1,380 will show up to vote in November. That&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/sbsun-expanding-the-vote/</link>
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		<title>RivPE: Governor praises future Inland medical center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[10:49 PM PDT on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 By JACK KATZANEK The Press-Enterprise Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of the biggest boosters Tuesday when officials triggered the demolition of the first building to make way for the proposed $3.7 billion March LifeCare campus. The project could ultimately bring as many as 7,200 permanent jobs to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/rivpe-governor-praises-future-inland-medical-center/</link>
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		<title>RivPE: Redlands council hears dire report on long-range finances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 By JAN SEARS The Press-Enterprise Redlands could face a general fund shortfall of $23 million by 2014-15 if the economy doesn&#8217;t improve and no steps are taken to correct the city&#8217;s financial course. The City Council heard the gloomy financial report last week, as City Manager Enrique [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/rivpe-redlands-council-hears-dire-report-on-long-range-finances/</link>
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		<title>RivPE: Riverside County supervisors update vehicle policy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By PE News on July 27, 2010 9:44 AM Riverside County supervisors this morning voted 4-0 to update the county&#8217;s vehicle policy. The new rules require greater oversight — from detailed mileage reports to stricter controls on employees taking cars home at night. The county is working to reduce the number of county-owned vehicles and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/rivpe-riverside-county-supervisors-update-vehicle-policy/</link>
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		<title>RivPE: Riverside County supervisors send three measures to voters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 By DUANE W. GANG The Press-Enterprise Riverside County&#8217;s November ballot is getting crowded. Supervisors on Tuesday voted to place two competing pension measures before voters Nov. 2, as well as a proposal to increase the amount of money the county&#8217;s regional transportation commission can borrow. But they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/rivpe-riverside-county-supervisors-send-three-measures-to-voters/</link>
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		<title>RivPE: Ontario International Airport reports June decline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[08:33 PM PDT on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL The Press-Enterprise Traffic at Ontario International Airport dropped by 5.2 percent in June compared to the same month in 2009 and a 37.4 percent decrease since June 2007. A total of 408,800 passengers used the airport last month, according to statistics from Los Angeles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/rivpe-ontario-international-airport-reports-june-decline/</link>
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		<title>LATimes: Whitman ups Facebook ante</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meg Whitman PolitiCal On politics in the Golden State July 27, 2010 &#124; 5:58 pm Facebook users have seen ads soliciting thoughts on everything from their favorite vacation spot to the best engagement ring. Now Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman is using so-called polling ads to determine what Facebook users see as the most important [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/28/latimes-whitman-ups-facebook-ante/</link>
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