By Gail Fry Staff Writer A number of current and former office holders, their associates and other politically connected figures, including ones currently facing charges in San Bernardino County’s corruption scandal, siphoned off money from the now shuttered Adelanto Charter Academy, documents obtained by the Sentinel show. The Adelanto Charter Academy was chartered by the … Read the Rest ->

The California Department of Finance has rejected the contention of officials overseeing the development of  San Bernardino International Airport that they are due $432 million in property tax revenue over the next decade. The San Bernardino International Airport Authority, a joint powers agency involving the county of San Bernardino and the cities of San Bernardino, … Read the Rest ->

TWENTYNINE PALMS — With an acknowledged degree of trepidation, Twentynine Palms is proceeding with a cutting-edge legal strategy to outmaneuver the state in wresting back $31 million in bond proceeds that were seemingly foreclosed upon by the state when it shuttered municipal redevelopment agencies last year. City officials believe that the law the state legislature … Read the Rest ->

In a preview of Upland’s 2012-13 budget for the city council, city manager Stephen Dunn said that despite a sincere effort to reallocate the city’s resources and reduce services and expenditures, his best projection is that the city will still run a $9.4 million deficit. Dunn said efforts to rein in costs will be carried … Read the Rest ->

SAN BERNARDINO—E-commerce gargantuan Amazon is pressuring city of San Bernardino officials to provide it with sales tax springbacks as part of a deal in which the company would locate a 950,000 square foot distribution center at the Alliance California complex near San Bernardino International Airport. The state of California imposes a 7.25 percent sales tax … Read the Rest ->

The majority of candidates in the race for First District supervisor have gone on record as being opposed to the Cadiz Water project, indicating they do not think the energetic effort to divert water from the Mojave Desert to Orange County is in the interest of their would-be constituents or the county itself. Referred to … Read the Rest ->

San Bernardino Calif. (May 22) – The San Bernardino County Bar Association, a professional association of attorneys and jurists, has honored Superior Court Judge Tara Reilly with the 2012 Kaufman-Campbell Award. The award was presented at the annual Kaufman-Campbell Awards Banquet, which was held May 17 at the San Bernardino Hilton Hotel. The Kaufman-Campbell Award … Read the Rest ->

The California Department of Finance is resisting the city of Chino’s efforts to stake a claim to a significant portion of the redevelopment funding it was forced to give up by the state of California last year. Redevelopment agencies are, or were, adjuncts to local government intended to eliminate blight by encouraging economic development. Redevelopment … Read the Rest ->

APPLE VALLEY—The owners of more than 2,700 acres on Apple Valley’s doorstep have turned down an invitation to be annexed into the town. Town officials were pushing to have Apple Valley gobble up 2,774 acres referred to as the Golden Triangle, an area between Interstate 15 on the west, Dale Evans Parkway on the east, … Read the Rest ->

The financial condition of the Colton Joint Unified School District has deteriorated to the point that the California Department of Education, the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools or both will intervene by June 2014 if the district’s current spending patterns are not reduced. In a highly sobering assessment May 17, Colton Joint Unified’s superintendent … Read the Rest ->