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Category Archives: San Bernardino County, CA
Public defender challenging credibility of racist San Bernardino…
A San Bernardino County deputy public defender has subpoenaed the employment records of a lead gang prosecutor whose racist rants on social media in July generated public outcry and a demand by civil rights groups for his termination.
State lawmakers ask attorney general to probe disgraced San…
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters was disparaged with offensive comments by gang prosecutor Michael Selyem in this Facebook post. A comment by San Bernardino County gang prosecutor Michael Selyem on this Breitbart post supports white male immigrants, but not "terrorist - holes."
California Prosecutor on Leave After Social Media Posts
San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office : On June 28, 2018, we received information regarding negative comments posted online by one of our prosecutors. At that time, we took immediate steps to initiate a personnel investigation.
California prosecutor attacks Michelle Obama – and calls for Maxine Waters to be shot
A veteran prosecutor in the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office is under fire after a series of vulgar posts and comments online called for the shooting of Rep. Maxine Waters as well as attacks on former First Lady Michelle Obama and Mexican immigrants. According to The Sun , Deputy District Attorney Michael Selyem - a 12-year veteran of the DA's office - is facing calls for his dismissal over the comments made on Facebook.
Owner of 3rd Generation Taco sets sights on Apple Valley Town Council
The 26-year Apple Valley resident, father of two and husband to his Granite Hills High School “sweetheart,” grew up during George W. Bush's presidency, a time he associates with war in Iraq and the deafening bubble burst of a housing market bloated on subprime loans. President Obama's 2008 election win, then, ushered in an era of aspiration and ambition for Ariza, 30, who started 3rd Generation Taco as a “pop-up catering” outfit with his brother, Ausencio, in October 2014.
Online sex ads likely to use new sites
Craigslist appears to have surrendered to heavy pressure over the erotic ads posted on its website by shutting down its adult services section. But authorities are not convinced the move by the country's leading classified advertising service will curb the availability of prostitution and child exploitation on the Internet.
Californians should support the Cadiz Water Project: Tony Cardenas and Paul Cook
California is home to amazing natural resources, a diverse economy and a hard-working population eager to flourish. However, we don't have sufficient water to meet the needs of all who call California home.
Pomona Valley Hospital personnel get training on new helipad
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center staff take part in onsite training atop the new helipad at the hospital Friday August 11, 2017. The new helipad, which is atop a new parking structure at the hospital, is expected to be fully functional in approximately one month and is located next to the emergency and trauma center.
The fight against climate change in California gains an unlikely ally: Republicans
Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes sees an opportunity for his party to get involved with California's climate policies. Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes sees an opportunity for his party to get involved with California's climate policies.
San Bernardino County deems proposed petition to ban undocumented…
SAN BERNARDINO >> A proposed ballot initiative that would have banned undocumented immigrant children from attending Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified schools is something that only the California legislature can do, according to San Bernardino County's elections chief. “The state constitution vets the legislature with sweeping and comprehensive powers in relation to public schools,” an April 11 letter to Joseph Turner from Registrar of Voters Michael J. Scarpello reads in part.
$4 million in funding announced for San Bernardino terror attack survivors, family of victims
In this file photo, Paula Harold, who was a survivor in the Dec. 2nd shooting, wipes tears as she and her husband, Anthony Harold, listen to public comments during a San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors' special meeting regarding the workers' compensation issues Nov. 28. SAN BERNARDINO >> Survivors and family members of those killed in the Dec. 2, 2015, terror attack at the Inland Regional Center will get the financial support they need, according to a statement released Friday. The Department of Justice has awarded $4 million to support both the long- and short-term needs of the survivors and the family members of those who perished in the attack, the statement released by Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, said.
San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman appoints new chief of staff
San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman announced Tuesday he has appointed his deputy chief of staff, Yekaterina “Katherine” Kolcheva, to serve as his new chief of staff. Kolcheva succeeds Mike Spence, whom Hagman recently fired in the wake of Spence's June 12 traffic accident in Covina that police say was attributed to a drug-related DUI.
WikiLeaks email: Clinton campaig…
People within Hillary Clinton's campaign were upset that the shooters of the 2015 San Bernardino massacre were Muslim, a new WikiLeaks email drop of a batch of messages show.
WikiLeaks email: See how the Clinton campaign responded to San Bernardino shooter
In this July 27, 2014 file photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows Tashfeen Malik, left, and her husband, Syed Farook, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. For a crisis counselor who lost a loved one in the San Bernardino terrorist attack, the last six months have been a journey on the other side of crisis.
Trumpa s suggestion of a riggeda election not shared in Southern California
Donald Trump's suggestion that the election is “rigged” is not widely shared by local Democrats or Republicans. Echoing the consensus of academics and others who have studied the election system in depth, local politicians say the system may not be 100 percent perfect - investigations put the reliability around 99.9993 to 99.9997 percent - but they trust the officials behind the process.
Democrats try to taint California opponents with Trump links
Donald Trump is playing a starring role in at least five of the most hotly contested races for the California Assembly and Senate. California Democrats in those races are using a strategy their party has employed in congressional and other contests across the country - spending millions of dollars to link Republican candidates to their party's nominee for president, even in races where GOP lawmakers have refused to back Trump.
Why John McMahon, Stan Sniff and other sheriffs oppose gun control
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon and Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff have consistently opposed new gun control legislation. So does Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens.
Mother Reunited With Son Abducted Over 20 Years Ago
A California mother was reunited with her son who was kidnapped over 20 years ago on Thursday, according to the Associated Press . Steve Hernandez wipes a tear from his mother's eye after seeing her for the first time in 20 years in San Diego, Calif., on Thursday, June 9, 2016.