I’ve been hearing about a filmaker/investigative reporter type that was going to be in town this week shooting footage for his current project. Apparently, he had a lot to do with breaking the story of corruption with Clark County, Nevada and San Diego, California. Now this has been no secret. I first […]

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From the Press Enterprise
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - 10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Plans for water park, amphitheater get OK
Supervisors on Tuesday approved plans for the development of a water park and amphitheater at Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park.
The site would include eateries, shops and other recreational options. The agreement with Liquid Management […]

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I’m sure anyone that reads this blog and PaveRoadsFirst knows that we feel that Kari Verjil is the MOST incompetent Registrar of Voters for San Bernardino County in recent memory. My belief is that the incompetence borders on criminal. Therefore, were decided to take further action. I know a FPPC complaint will […]

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10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
By DUANE W. GANG
The Press-Enterprise
The top aide to San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt pressed election employees over whether Mitzelfelt’s opponent in the June 3 election properly filed campaign finance disclosure reports, internal county e-mails released Tuesday show.
Hesperia City Councilwoman Rita Vogler was late filing financial disclosure […]

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Are officials overstepping their bounds?
George Watson, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 05/13/2008 11:21:47 PM PDT
E-mail records display how top San Bernardino County officials walk a fine line that separates policy from politics when it comes to campaigns.
The records show how high-ranking staffers for two members of the Board of Supervisors have reached out to the Registrar of […]

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First off, I suppose these employees should be happy they get some medical benefits paid for unlike SBCo. retirees, but I, for one, am tired of our bosses giving themselves big raises and balancing the budget on the backs of line staff. Here is what is happening in Fresno.
And here are two articles about […]

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Gonzales now facing write-in opponent
George Watson, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 05/12/2008 10:19:49 PM PDT
County Supervisor Josie Gonzales is going to have an opponent in the June 3 election after all.
Vincent Laster, a San Bernardino man who worked on Gonzales’ 2004 campaign, is staging a write-in effort in the hopes of defeating his former boss, who he […]

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I did a small entry on this a while back. Finally a couple of mainstream newspapers caught on. The Press Enterprise wrote a nice editorial Saturday chastising the board members. Note: In the Sun article Hansberger claims that Mitzelfelt WILL TAKE THE INCREASE if elected. He’s been quite pious thus […]

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These guys are cracking me up. Is it just me or do the BIA boys seem to be not getting along? I guess there are too many egos over there.
From the Red County San Bernardino Blog:
BOS 3 Flash: Imploding - Hansberger Dropped From Slate
Posted by: SB Veritas | 05/03/2008 10:56 PM
The Faith, Family, […]

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By ZEKE MINAYA and IMRAN GHORI
The Press-Enterprise
Over the last few years, serving as a San Bernardino County supervisor has become more lucrative.
Supervisors now receive compensation packages — including salary, car and cell phone allowances, and retirement and medical benefits — that compare favorably to most county boards in Southern California, taxpayer advocates and government […]

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By DUANE W. GANG
The Press-Enterprise
Colonies Partners, the Rancho Cucamonga-based developer that received a $102 million settlement from San Bernardino County in late 2006, is in the midst of a political spending spree.
The company once again is donating money to its former adversaries after having avoided contributions to county supervisors during the height of a […]

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This is what started this discussion:

I found this to be amusing. You see, I was the captain’s secretary when on February 14, 1986 a wedding took place where a sheriff’s deputy and a dispatcher were married. After the wedding another sheriff’s employee accused one or more deputies of raping her. By the […]

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I received a phone call this afternoon from someone who knows I work for HSS. Apparently, he attended today’s BOS meeting and was sitting behind two women. One he referred to as a “total bi*ch” and the other one as a “huge d*ke.” He tells me that while he is sitting in […]

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Can’t seem to find the article on their webpage, so here is a link to PaveRoadsFirst where you can read it. At least one local newspaper has been able to wade through the manure and get to the truth!

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Okay folks, I’ve been receiving various emails and phone calls regarding what people have heard about the contract. I cannot verify anything but I am going to address the biggest rumor and that is that Bob is negotiating with the BOS to eliminate the flexible benefit plan. I do not know if that […]

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I’ve started getting phone calls and emails from those who have friends on the bargaining team. What I’m hearing is very disturbing. It sounds like Bob Blough is trying to sell out employees once again, especially older employees, single employees, and retirees. Fortunately, from what I hear there are a couple team […]

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In reading the Daily Press blogs, it is clear the Mitzelfelt campaign has been able to discredit the Voglers with some voters. I base this on the type of comments as most of those comments have no substance to them. It is not as those these people hate the Voglers based on personal […]

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From what I’ve heard, my favorite director of all time, one Ms. Nancy, will be retiring this year. Don’t know if it is by choice or not considering how badly she has screwed up TAD. Has anyone heard about the state coming in in July to take over stage two and stage three […]

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This doesn’t fit into the Mitzelfelt/Daily Press political agenda, but the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters website has been updated to show, guess what?, Rita did file her campaign forms, back on 4-14-08, nine days before the Daily Press hit piece. They still don’t have the forms on-line so we can view them, […]

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I hope to have a more readable chart up soon, but for now:
DATE PAYEE CONTEST POSITION PAYMENT TYPE AMOUNT
08/21/2007 COMMITTEE TO ELECT GARY OVITT SUPERVISOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR 4 SUPPORT MONETARY $6,000.00
04/18/2007 HANSBERGER FOR SUPERVISOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR 3 SUPPORT MONETARY $5,000.00
04/18/2007 PAUL BIANE FOR SUPERVISOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR 2 SUPPORT MONETARY $5,000.00
05/22/2007 COMMITTEE TO ELECT BRAD MITZELFELT […]

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