Thursday, August 6, 2015
John Doe developments: Walker was target in 2011, Appeal impending
Eagle Scout integrity: “Gov. Scott Walker was under criminal investigation in 2011 for misconduct in office — even as he insisted he wasn’t — over a proposed real estate deal when he was Milwaukee County executive, according to records filed Wednesday in federal court” Source: Despite denials, Scott Walker was target of probe in 2011 more »
InlandPolitics: SBIA fraud case continued again
Thursday, August 6, 2015 – 08:30 a.m.
Former San Bernardino International Airport developer Scot Spencer appeared in San Bernardino County Superior Court for another hearing on Wednesday, and once again the once highly-touted and publicized case was continued by stipulation.
This time the matter was put off until November 10, 2015.
Spencer and co-defendant Felice Luciano are charged in an eight count criminal complaint filed by the San Bernardino County District Attorney, which alleges the two men tricked the San Bernardino International Airport Authority (SBIAA) into paying out more than $1.5 million involving a fabricated contract.
Wednesday’s hearing was the fifteenth since the case was brought back March 22, 2013.
SBIAA paid Spencer and his web of companies millions of dollars to renovate and develop San Bernardino International Airport, formally Norton Air Force base, into a commercial passenger facility.
To date approximately $300 million has been sunk into the failed project.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
InlandPolitics: GOP Debate: It’s all about Trump
Tuesday, August 5, 2015 – 08:15 a.m.
With the GOP debate field now set. It’s the Donald Trump show.
Based upon polling, he’s the only candidate with seemingly universal name recognition.
Expect Trump to keep doing what he’s been doing. The unscripted, unconventional approach is making his opponents look like cardboard, and frankly speaking, it doesn’t appear that any of the men know how to handle it. The situation is already an advantage for Trump, who is a skilled marketing genius, speaker and negotiator.
It should be noted that Trump is at least 10 points or more ahead of his closet opponent in the last four major polls completed this weekend.
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is mighty unhappy these days.
Perry has relegated to the little kids table Thursday afternoon, after coming in eleventh in the polling, which took him out of the prime time debate. If Perry keeps up his tantrum he might be afforded a high chair to sit in.
Does anyone really believe a large audience is going to tune in to a candidate forum that airs at 5 p.m. EDT and 2 p.m. PDT?
The answer is NO!
The main event at 9 p.m. EDT and 6 p.m. PDT should capture a massive audience thanks to Trump.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Proof: Scott Walker’s aide Archer lied. Maltreatment she claimed rec’d during #JohnDoe raid refuted by newly released recording
Recorded audio from the FBI-assisted raid of Cynthia Archer’s home has been released. “The audio of the raid is being released now in an attempt to rebut claims Archer makes in her suit. For instance, she said in her filing that officers stormed into her house “throwing the (search) warrant at her without giving her more »
Monday, August 3, 2015
California Fish and Game Commission to consider banning bobcat trapping
This past week the world focused on the death of Cecil the lion, a death that has been mourned around the world. The actions of Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, who paid $55,000 to kill Cecil, brought to light the horrific, and sometimes illegal, methods used to bag a big cat.
What many here in California, a state considered to one of the most progressive and enlightened for animal welfare, do not realize is that we have our own dirty little secret in regards to how wild cats, specifically bobcats, are treated. In California it is legal to trap bobcats.
The bobcats are then shot in the head and skinned for their pelts. The pelts are shipped off to China, Russia and Europe. Trappers get $600 to $1,000 per pelt.
To read the entire article, click here.
Sunday, August 2, 2015
The Sun: San Bernardino, police negotiators agree on contract
San Bernardino Mayor Carey Davis called the contract agreement between the city and the San Bernardino Police Officers Association “very favorable” to the city.
By Ryan Hagen, The Sun
Posted: 07/29/15 – 5:42 PM PDT |
After more than two years of police leaving San Bernardino, saying the lack of a contract robbed them of a sense of stability in a city where many residents say crime is their top concern, the police union and city negotiators both say they’ve agreed on a new contract.
City officials trumpeted the deal, although it must be ratified by the City Council before it goes into effect. The police union met Friday night to discuss the deal and tallied their votes Wednesday, said San Bernardino Police Officers Association attorney Ron Oliner.
“SBPOA has voted overwhelmingly in support of the deal with the city,” Oliner said, speaking by phone during a bankruptcy hearing in Riverside. “We also anticipate that the deal … will hopefully keep men and women on the force from exiting the city of San Bernardino.”
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Meredith Jury praised the two sides for reaching the deal and a mediation judge for helping broker it.
“It is an incredibly important step,” Jury said, saying she hoped it would end adversarial court filings by the union that had been one of the city’s main challengers in court. “Obviously that’s not going to happen with fire (union), but at least it happened with police. It is a very big step, and I hope the city votes in favor next week.”
After the hearing, Mayor Carey Davis said the deal was “very favorable” to the city, and City Attorney Gary Saenz said it was a milestone in efforts to turn around the city.
“This is a very good deal for the city and a very good deal for the police, but most of all, it’s a very good deal for the citizens of San Bernardino,” Saenz said. “The Police Department and the city are once more on the same side, and police will have the stability to improve the crime rate that many people, in the survey we did as part of the strategic planning process, identified as one of the main issues in the city.”
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Saturday, August 1, 2015
Milwaukee Bucks arena is product of bizarre and bipartisan bedfellows
It takes an incestuous bipartisan pile of snakes to foist this expense upon Wisconsin when only 9%* of the Wisconsin public wants to help fund it AND when the administration is slashing public education funding. Steve Horn and Michael Arria have a long and interesting piece out on Truthdig that exposes backroom bipartisanship and public more »
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