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Local BIA chapter keeps its president

Building Industry Association of Southern California

A longtime developer and philanthropist has been be reappointed president of the Baldy View chapter of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. Ali Sahabi will serve a second consecutive term this year as head of the non-profit organization, a non-profit that advocates on behalf of the homebuilding industry, according …

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Defense in Colonies case takes aim at district attorney

Judge Refuses to Toss Corruption Charges

A defense attorney in the Colonies corruption trial took San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos to task on Wednesday, accusing him off filing a bogus case against the four defendants solely for his own political gain. Stephen Larson, counsel for Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeff Burum, concluded his opening statement …

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Defense states its case in Colonies trial

Colonies corruption trial

Prosecutors in the Colonies corruption case have no evidence of bribery or any other illegal acts, an attorney for one of the four defendants in the case said Tuesday. In his day-long opening argument, Stephen Larson told the two juries that will decide the case that prosecutors presented a skewed, …

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Councilman hired by trade group

Ben J. Benoit

A Wildomar city councilman has been named vice president of public affairs in the Inland Empire by the California Apartment Association. Ben J. Benoit, who began his new position last week, will concentrate primarily on advocating for the rental housing industry before various government entities, according to an association statement. …

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Opening arguments continue in Colonies case

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For the second time in less than a week, a San Bernardino County Superior Court jury heard opening arguments in the Colonies corruption case. Last week, Deputy District Attorney Lewis Cope alleged that Jim Erwin, the county’s former assistant assessor, participated in a multi-million dollar bribery scheme in connection with …

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County seeks help for homeless survey

County seeks help for homeless

Riverside County is seeking volunteers to help conduct its annual Homeless Point-in-Time Count and Survey, which is scheduled to be held Jan. 24 in Palm Springs. The homeless count is a one-day street and service-based effort designed to calculate how many people in the county are homeless on any one …

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