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County offers free prescription discount cards for all residents

January 29, 2012
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County offers free prescription discount cards for all residents

County offers prescription discount program for residents vvdailypress.com (01-28-12) , Staff Reports SAN BERNARDINO • San Bernardino County residents can now participate in a prescription drug discount program, which the Board of Supervisors recently approved. Residents can print out a free discount card at www.coast2coastrx.com/sbc. Cards will also become available at most local pharmacies, libraries and many county facilities when the program takes full-swing in a month or so, according to a county press release (emphasis added). The Coast2Coast Rx card will allow all county residents to participate, regardless...

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Dutton to run for Jerry Lewis’ U.S. House seat

January 17, 2012
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Dutton to run for Jerry Lewis’ U.S. House seat

Republican state Sen. Bob Dutton of Rancho Cucamonga announced his candidacy Wednesday for California’s 31st Congressional District in San Bernardino County, where a seat is opening up with the retirement of veteran GOP Rep. Jerry Lewis. Dutton, a former Rancho Cucamonga city councilman and real estate investor, wasted no time in casting himself as a Washington outsider and taking a thinly veiled shot at his greatest Republican rival, incumbent U.S. Rep. Gary Miller of Diamond Bar. Full story LATimes Excepts from article: “Aguilar said Democrats now have the upper...

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Questionable Redevelopment in Twentynine Palms

December 8, 2011
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Questionable Redevelopment in Twentynine Palms

  Desert Star Weekly (12-7-11), by Hans-Gustav Schwartz   29 Palms Project Phoenix: Questionable Redevelopment Project Undead 29 Palms, CA– Project Phoenix – an ambitious redevelopment plan underway to install curbs, sidewalks and scenic walkway paths on the South side of Highway 62 – has hit a brick wall. And, troubling questions have been raised about its genesis.The State of California passed laws to disband local redevelopment projects. Now cities across the Golden State are scrambling in an attempt to avoid returning these millions of dollars back to the...

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Joshua Tree web site featured in newspaper

November 29, 2011
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Joshua Tree Star web site featured in local newspaper “Dot-com startup aims to be info clearinghouse” By Jimmy Biggerstaff - Hi-Desert Star JOSHUA TREE  — What started as an Internet repository for wildlife imagery is morphing into an information site for local tourists. Bill Ford manages Joshua Tree Star.com and is creating a website directory for visitors to the Monongo Basin, offering maps, directions, hours of operation, phone numbers and hyper linked data. People who visit the area and get a flat tire, have a sick pet, need a hairdresser,...

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Mr Good dies under RR Bridge out of Nipton

October 21, 2011
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Mr Good dies under RR Bridge out of Nipton

UPDATE: Back on 9/19/2011 a 9-1-1 call was received reporting a dead body under a railroad bridge north of Nipton, Ca. The California Highway Patrol responded and the body of Dwight Edward Good, a 59 year old white male with obvious signs of death, was located under bridge 1926 of the Union Pacific Railroad, 6.3 miles north of Nipton. Good is last known to have been a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. All efforts to locate Dwight Good’s next of kin have been unsuccessful. The San Bernardino County Sheriff Coroner Division...

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YV Animal Shelter-No Bid Architect Contract? You Decide…..

October 20, 2011
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Yucca Valley, Cal.-What was the process for the JPA, Joint Powers Authority-San Bernardino Co. & Yucca Valley, to select an architect to build a state-of-the-art Yucca Valley animal shelter facility? Was this a no bid contract disguised as “fee proposal” negotiated with the finalist after reviewing the other fee proposals? This post will cover the selection of Williams Architect from six firms with their proposals and “sealed bids.” (But not really bidding on the project…..it is called a RFP, request for proposal).  It was thought that Williams forgot to leave...

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Budget Fix Requires Team Effort, Focus on Public Safety

October 4, 2011
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Budget Fix Requires Team Effort, Focus on Public Safety

SAN BERNARDINO, CA – San Bernardino County CEO Greg Devereaux made comments at the Fontana Rotary Club regarding the county budget that Supervisor Neil Derry does not believe accurately reflect the ongoing budget discussions taking place within the county.   Devereaux intimated that two board members were an impediment to change, including Supervisor Derry, and also uttered political statements indicating his opposition to the re-election of two board members.   The impetus for these comments stems from the entrenched position Derry holds on two issues: fair and open contract...

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Upcoming Events with Assemblyman Paul Cook

October 4, 2011
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October 26: Assemblyman Cook to Host Veterans Benefits Workshop in Yucaipa Assemblyman Cook, Chair of the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee, is a retired Marine Corps colonel, having served 26 years as an infantry officer.  His actions in Vietnam earned him the Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device and two Purple Hearts.  Since retiring from the military, Cook has been a strong veteran advocate and has worked tirelessly to improve the way veterans access benefits and services. Workshop attendees will have the opportunity to interact with veterans service providers in...

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UPDATE: Phone lines Back up in the Wrightwood-Phelan area

October 3, 2011
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    UPDATE:  7:55 p.m. – Per Verizon phone services have been restored in all of the affected areas.       ***************   UPDATE:  2:52 p.m. – Please note the additional fire station located on Mountain Road as well as the Citizens on Patrol Unit from the Sheriff’s Department       Wrightwood/Pinon Hills/West Cajon Valley Area       In the event of an emergency residents may go to one of the following fire stations:   Station 14 at 5980 Elm Street, Wrightwood. Station 13 at 10433...

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San Clemente man dies while off-roading | The Orange County Register

October 3, 2011
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BY ELYSSE JAMES / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER SAN CLEMENTE – An Orange County resident died on Sunday while off-roading in Yucca Valley, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The San Bernardino County Coroner’s office identified the man as Bill Larson, 53, of San Clemente. Larson, an off-road motorcyclist, was riding in Pipes Canyon Wash when he hit a rock, reports the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Larson was unresponsive when authorities arrived at about 9:30 a.m., the department said. Jim Ness of Inland Empire News Radio...

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