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Tribes Sue Over Large Solar Project In Riverside County

Tribes Sue Over Large Solar Project In Riverside County

kcet.org |

  Here’s another chapter in the long and complicated story of the Blythe Solar Power Project : a group of Native tribes is hauling the Interior Department to court over the project, claiming Interior isn’t paying enough attention to the site’s cultural significance.

In the complaint, filed last Thursday in the U.S District Court in Riverside, the Colorado River Indian Tribes, or CRIT,…

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Jonathan M Clark wanted for questioning in Vehicle Burglary

Jonathan M Clark wanted for questioning in Vehicle Burglary

Newscaller.com |

  Since Halloween, the Mesa area in Hesperia has been hit with a string of vehicle burglaries.

Subsequently the Hesperia police department along with local neighborhood watch programs like (Hesperia South) brought awareness and neighbors together to combat this issue. The collaborative partnership yield positive results ( Summary below)

  Summary:

  Deputies from the Hesperia…

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Deal reached to allow pension plans to cut benefits

Deal reached to allow pension plans to cut benefits

http://www.msn.com |

  A bipartisan group of congressional leaders reached a deal Tuesday evening that would for the first time allow the benefits of current retirees to be severely cut, part of an effort to save some of the nation’s most distressed pension plans.

The measure, attached to a massive $1.01 trillion spending bill, would alter 40 years of federal law and could affect millions of…

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San Bernardino Safety Officers Play Santa | SEBA

San Bernardino Safety Officers Play Santa | SEBA

Newscaller.com | Safety employees volunteer their time to come and shop at 12 events throughout the county at various participating WalMart stores. SEBA hosted six events last weekend in the High Desert. The bargaining organization also started the annual Shop with a Cop back to school campaign, in which children choose school supplies and clothes for the coming school year. SEBA hopes to grow…

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California adds 24,000 private sector jobs in November

California adds 24,000 private sector jobs in November

Bizjournals.com |

  California added 24,000 private sector jobs in November, nearly all of them coming from service sectors, according to a regional employment report by ADP, a global payroll services provider.

Approximately 10,500 jobs were created by the professional and business service industry, and an additional 5,500 came from trade, transportation and utilities.

California’s current…

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The Fight Against Water Fluoridation Continues | fluoride-free

The Fight Against Water Fluoridation Continues | fluoride-free

articles.mercola.com |

  The fluoride-free movement has continued to grow throughout the world at a staggering pace. We have had more than 400 communities around the world end existing fluoridation programs or reject new efforts to fluoridate either by council vote or citizen referendum since 1990.

In 2014 alone, we’ve confirmed that at least 30 communities providing water to more than 9,961,111

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Calif copied as states seek retirement plans | Secure Choice

Calif copied as states seek retirement plans | Secure Choice

Calpensions.com |

  A California plan to give private-sector workers a state-run retirement savings plan is nearing $1 million in contributions, the goal set to pay for a market analysis to help design the program.

Although the California plan is still in the formative stage, last week the Illinois legislature approved a plan based on the California model, even using the same name, “Secure…

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Volunteers needed for count of the homeless

Volunteers needed for count of the homeless

wp.sbcounty.gov |

  The 2015 Point-In-Time Count of the Homeless will take place Thursday, Jan. 22, from 6 to 10 a.m.  Volunteers will be grouped in teams of three and assigned to a deployment center in the city of their choice within San Bernardino County.

Team members will count homeless individuals and families in assigned areas throughout the county.

The purpose of a Point-in-Time count is to…

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SB hires Stockton exit plan architect | Bob Deis

SB hires Stockton exit plan architect | Bob Deis

Calpensions.com |

  A former Stockton city manager, Bob Deis  regarded as the architect of the Stockton plan to exit bankruptcy, is part of a consulting team hired by bankrupt San Bernardino this week to develop an exit plan.

A court filing Monday officially revealed, after a mediator lifted a gag order, that under a deal announcedin June San Bernardino has begun repaying skipped CalPERS payments…

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Prison Cages | Adelanto

Prison Cages | Adelanto

sbsentinel.com |

  The Adelanto City Council gave approval to two separate prison building proposals in this cash-strapped city during a marathon meeting that began on November 19 and lasted until the wee hours of November 20.

  The council chambers were packed to capacity as the city council, three of whose members were voted out of office on November 4 and were thus attending their last full…

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Newly Protected Immigrants Will Be Eligible for Medi-Cal

Newly Protected Immigrants Will Be Eligible for Medi-Cal

blogs.kqed.org |

  California undocumented immigrants who are eligible for deferred deportation under President Obama’s executive action are expected to be eligible for Medi-Cal, as long as they meet income guidelines, advocates said Thursday. Medi-Cal is the state’s health insurance program for people who are low income.

Under federal law, these immigrants are not eligible for other benefits of…

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Immigration Order Imminent | What’s GOP’s Next Move?

Immigration Order Imminent | What’s GOP’s Next Move?

PJ media |

  WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans and President Obama are racing toward a showdown over immigration that could result in another governmental shutdown, impeachment proceedings or both.

Obama returned to Washington from Australia on Sunday after attending the G20 summit and now is expected to issue an executive order by the end of the week, if not sooner, that the White House has…

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San Jose pension reform | new players | new ruling

San Jose pension reform | new players | new ruling

Calpensions.com |

  In what looked like a referendum on a voter-approved pension reform, a supporter, Councilman Sam Liccardo, was narrowly elected mayor of San Jose. He defeated a union-backed reform opponent, Supervisor Dave Cortese, who conceded last week.

Local, state and national public employee unions reportedly spent more than $800,000 to defeat Liccardo with a campaign warning that…

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Milk is now more expensive than gasoline in America

Milk is now more expensive than gasoline in America

NaturalNews |

  For years, Americans have been getting fleeced at the gas pump — with regular fuel at prices surpassing $3 a gallon and, for brief periods of time since 2008, more than $4 a gallon.

Whether or not you’re a fan of fossil fuels, the fact of the matter is that the industrialized world still runs on it in its many forms — coal, oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, propane, natural…

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CA GOP looks ahead to broaden base | calwatchdog

CA GOP looks ahead to broaden base | calwatchdog

calwatchdog.com |

  Analysts expected it, but it hurt all the same. The gains in the California Legislature were welcome. But in state-level races, California Republicans did not enjoy the same tidal-wave election results as their fellow party faithful across the country.

For decades at the national level, moderate, centrist and liberal Republicans have urged the GOP to pivot leftward on social…

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Legal for gun control But not for gun stores | images

Legal for gun control But not for gun stores | images

Calnewsroom.com |

  Second Amendment advocates say California is infringing on their First Amendment rights. On Monday, four California gun dealers filed a federal lawsuit challenging a nearly century-old law that bans the display of handguns in store advertisements.

Under state law, it’s perfectly legal for a gun-control supporter to use images of handguns in a protest outside of a gun store.…

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Detroit Out of Bankruptcy | Now Comes the Hard Part

Detroit Out of Bankruptcy | Now Comes the Hard Part

newrepublic.com |

  Just 15 months after filing for bankruptcy, Detroit moved one step closer to financial solvency Friday when a judge approved the city’s exit plan to drop $7 billion in debt. “Detroit has a bright future now,” said Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. It’s still too early, however, to call this a comeback. In order for this exit plan to work, Detroit is still going to have to solve…