Time to unravel the Warne mess
Former city manager Richard Warne managed to alienate almost everyone in the city of 29 Palms except for the special interest groups that loved him because he catered to their specific needs. The cou...
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Shopping at Save A Lot
I know I was skeptical of Save A Lot when it came to town, but over the months it has won me over as a solid loyal customer. Their motto should be, “We might not have everything you want, but w...
Program Cuts Punish Voters
The Yucca Valley Town Council needs to be reminded they represent the people of the Town, not Town Hall. The latest move to cut two Town services that add greatly to the residents’ quality of l...
City Audit Reveals General Fund of only $7,600 Cash for Fiscal 2012
Ridgecrest, Ca.-Town and Cities across the state are facing financial woes as they scramble to backfill and borrow internally to close the deficit gaps in their budget. Following the City of Ridgecr...
Timeline: 2010 Yucca Valley Sales Tax Question
Yucca Valley, Ca.,-In an effort to document the beginning of a Sales Tax Measure introduced by Town Manager, Mark Nuaimi, I will publish this information for future reference to have an electronic li...
Almost every Ex-redevelopment agency hands over the money to reduce s...
Making the payment under protest gives the cities the option of joining a possible future lawsuit against the law. Budget: Ex-redevelopment agencies hand over more money PE-Enterprise,Sacto Bureau, b...
The State & Edison’s creepy fingers in your pockets again
In re News California taxes, Southern California Edison Rate Increases, Smart Meter Information You’d think during these historic and unprecedented financially troubled times that SoCal Edison and th...
San Bernardino School Board cuts 251 certificated employees
Just asking… Where is diversity on the 29 Oversight Board? Where is the board member representing education? Is it a stack deck or not? There are two cards in the deck: a playhouse card and an ...
City Council to review city attorney contract as legal fees escalate
Unfortunately this is Upland, not the 29 Palms City Council. Over a 24 month period at the last analysis, on average the city of 29 Palms paid $31,250 a month for legal fees! [computation updated] T...
So… What’s the plan gentlemen?
PREDICTION… Twentynine Palms, California Tonight’s Twentynine Palms City Council meeting is going to be harbinger of a meeting – foreshadowing future events. They will sidestep the mand...
Riverside must cancel some redevelopment projects
RIVERSIDE: City must cancel some redevelopment projects Press Enterprise, By Alicia Robinson, Jan 07, 2012 (viewed in InlandPolitics.com) Riverside may have to scrap plans for a downtown bus and trai...
SacBee: Brown approves new fire protection fee for rural dwellers
Note: The bill finances fire prevention, not fire protection. Does this bill mean the 29 Palms Fire Department gets nothing should this new tax be implemented, and unincorporated areas surrounding 29...
Fontana: School tax defeated
School tax defeated Fontana voters reject effort to restore funds Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer Created: 06/22/2011 06:31:20 PM PDT FONTANA – Measure E, the parcel tax initiative that would have ...
Oops! $6.5 million RDA snafu
The Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) — which includes the City of Colton and Loma Linda — owns $6.5 million due to an enormous accounting snafu “after the Office of the Coun...