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San Bernardino gave the public its first look at how it plans to get out of bankruptcy and restore itself to financial respectability yesterday. City officials declined to release details ahead of time, but said they’re confident the plan will be approved by the bankruptcy court and ultimately will succeed …

San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos has again been fined by the state Fair Political Practices Commission for improper campaign filings. Ramos paid the commission a $5,000 fine last month for not filing a pre-election campaign statement before the deadline and for not listing by item credit card charges …

Gov. Brown is expected to propose that funds from the state’s estimated $3 billion surplus be spent on public schools and community colleges. However, Democrats are expected to try to spend much of that money on various social programs, including child care and higher education, according to an Associated Press …

Nearly two years ago, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to make it easier for food trucks to roam their jurisdiction. Despite that move, mobile food trucks aren’t common in the county: only eight trucks have been permitted under the regulations approved by the board in July 2013, according …

Los Angeles attorneys went to court Tuesday and defended the city’s ownership of Ontario International Airport, arguing against claims by Ontario that the agreement that gave control of the airport to Los Angeles should be voided. The attorneys told Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gloria Connor Trask that even if …

California water officials have approved regulations meant to bring about drastic reductions in water use ordered by Gov. Jerry Brown last month. Water districts statewide will be required to cut their water consumption by as much as 36 percent in some cases compared with their March 2013 levels of use …