Political Whispers

The State of California just passed a $125 Billion State budget which increases funding for education, welfare programs, and expands Medi-Cal. But the most pressing issue in California, besides the drought, is the crumbling infrastructure of California’s Roads and Highways.  The new budget left that issue unresolved and Governor Brown …

The United States Supreme Court this week rescued Obamacare, once again. The President is elated that the Court ignored the actual wording of the law that clearly states that subsidies shall be provided through state exchanges. The Obama Administration, through the IRS, decided to ignore this matter when 37 states …

Nearly every two year legislative cycle in the California Legislature,  among the thousands of new laws proposed by its 120 inhabitants, there are always a few to micromanage local governments.  You see, many of the undereducated people that somehow get elected to the State Assembly and State Senate, often think …

San Bernardino County has been awarded $14 million from an insurance claim from the California State Association of Counties Excess Insurance Authority (CSAC) according to the San Bernardino County Sun Newspaper. The $14 million covers a portion of the $102 million settlement between the county and Colonies Partners. The Colonies …

In 1987 Orion Pictures released a futuristic science fiction film called “Robocop” about a dirt poor city, Detroit, that had contracted public safety services to a large, privately owned corporation. The comparisons to the City of San Bernardino are obvious: Entrenched poverty, large crime problems, disengaged elected officials, and the …

The City of San Bernardino is in a real bind regarding its bankruptcy proceedings. San Bernardino has a drop dead date to submit its bankruptcy plan by May 30. Management Partners, the organization brought on board to put that plan together has stated that due to staff failures they are …