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San Bernardino County workers have rejected a contract they say would have eliminated raises while raising their healthcare costs. The agreement, which would have affected members of the San Bernardino Public Employees Association, also would have required workers to pay a seven percent retirement to their retirement fund, according to …

A public employees union has won a major financial settlement against Riverside County. Member of the Service Employees International Union Local 721 will receive $16 million in raises and other benefits from the county during the next two years, after an arbitrator ruled for the union in three of its …

Riverside County supervisors are using taxpayer dollars that are meant to help community groups to instead promote themselves and their candidacies, according to a grand jury investigation. A report released Monday stated that all five supervisors have failed to put in place strict guidelines regarding Community Improvement Designation Funding. The …

San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos, up for re-election in June, is now under fire by his opponent San Bernardino County Deputy District Attorney Grover Merritt for drafting a letter of recommendation that resulted in the county awarding a lucrative $20 million, three-year, indigent defense contract to Earl Carter’s …

Upland has agreed to end all healthcare benefits for its elected officials. The move, which the city council approved Monday, will save the Upland about $103,000 a year, according to a report first published in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Council members will lose their benefits after the election this …

Plans to shut down Interstate 15 in part of Murrieta have been put on hold, although probably not for long. Last week, the city’s website included a notice that stated that Interstate 15 would be closed for several hours on April 28, where the freeway crosses Los Alamos Road, according …