There is a “Donald Holland” on the BOS agenda for Tuesday as a new hire for Lovingood. Can anyone confirm whether or not that is THE Don Holland?
by AdministratorSan Bernardino County’s First District encompasses almost 15,000 square miles and is the largest supervisorial district in the lower 48 states. It covers much of what is known as the “high desert” and reaches to both the Nevada and Arizona state lines. The incumbent First District supervisor did not to run for re-election. Seven candidates competed for the open seat. Robert Lovingood was the top vote getter. Lovingood is a local businessman. He currently owns ICT Staffing Solutions in Victorville. He agreed to answer a few questions for Examiner.com. Q: What is your plan to bring the high desert its fair share of tax dollars and services when you are only one vote out of five? To read the rest of the story, click here.
by AdministratorMeasure R has qualified for the November ballot. It is the measure that will make the board part time and cut the salary and benefit packages of members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors (BOS) from a high of $308,000 a year to $60,000, more in line with the average county taxpayer. It will reduce funding for staff from $6 million a year to $1.5 million. Currently, some staffers are making more than $225,000 annually. In 2006 the BOS placed Measure P on the ballot to give themselves a $50,000-a-year raise. They called it “term limits.” Once passed, they then went on to increase their own benefit package by another $30,000 a year. To read the rest of the story, click here.
by AdministratorOn Friday I attempted to pull up the FPPC Form 700 on Dr. Dev GnanaDev, medical director at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC). I was astonished to find that it still isn’t available online, assuming there is one at all. This is after over a year of excuses as to why the Board of Supervisors is covering for him, giving him a reduced filing requirement so that he can hide his real property near ARMC, etc. This is just one example of why the Pay Reduction Act is needed.
by AdministratorThe most heated dispute over chairmanship in decades resulted in members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors electing the first-ever Hispanic woman to serve as chairman of the board. San Bernardino County, at almost 21,000 square miles, is the largest county in the contiguous United States. Gonzales is the only Latina to ever serve on the board. On Tuesday, Supervisor Josie Gonzales, who represents Colton, Bloomington, Muscoy, and Rialto, as well as parts of the cities of San Bernardino and Fontana, won the top spot in a 3-2 split vote with Supervisors Neil Derry and Brad Mitzelfelt voting against her appointment. Speculation had been surfacing for months as to whether Gonzales would be allowed to be elevated to the position. She has served as vice chairman for the past two years and has been the subject of a great deal of criticism by other board members and the public alike. To read the rest of the story, click here.
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