iePolitics: FIRED! Mark Dowling Fired – More to Come
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Daily Archives: April 20, 2010
InlandPolitics: Ontario Police Department case matter heard before US Supreme Court
- Written by Senor Blogger
- Posted April 20, 2010 at 8:33 am
If you’re a public employee, can your boss read your text messages sent from your work-issued telecommunications device?
And if your superiors can read your text messages, can they then discipline you for your action and charge you the cost associated with sending them?
That issue was heard today in the US Supreme Court (City of Ontario v. Quon). Continue reading
InlandPolitics Commentary: New S.B. County budget assumptions mirror state tactics
- Written by Administrator
- Posted April 20, 2010 at 9:48 am
Information being disseminated by San Bernardino County administrators related to ongoing budget woes is somewhat reminiscent of tactics which have amplified the state’s financial mess.
In an effort to close a purported $90 million deficit for the 2010/11 fiscal year the county is asking employee organizations to come up with approximately $39 million in hard dollar concessions. Continue reading
iePolitics: I Don’t Know What to Call This Post
I considered calling it “Baffling with BS,” or “Ramblings of an Imbecile,” or “Donating Fifty Grand to Screw Us Over,” or “This Bologna Sure Makes My Head Hurt,” or any other number of appropriate titles. “Amazing” might have been the most appropriate except nothing coming from Bob “Chicken Man” Blough amazes me any longer. I will start an analysis tomorrow after a few aspirin. For now, I’d like to hear every one’s initial opinions of what SBPEA is trying to do to you this time around.
iePolitics: Need Some Information
iePolitics is receiving some very interesting information regarding the Sheriff’s Rangers. Can someone give me the email address for Deputy Chief Paul Cook? I know the pcook format, but that is common enough it could be something different.
Also, I am sending a California Public Acts Request to Sheriff Hoops now to request the audio tape of the incident with San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos. I understand the conversation may have been recorded by more than one deputy. If anyone else is will to send an email to Sheriff Hoops asking that the tape be released, let me know and I’ll give you his email address if you don’t already have it.
iePolitics: Welfare Fraud – Here’s a Thought
Since we have a lot of Welfare Fraud Investigators reading this blog, I thought I would ask your opinion. We know the Welfare Fraud Unit is about as screwed up as it gets. We know Linda Haugen and Virginia Lugo would eliminate the “cowboys,” i.e., the sworn members of the unit, if they could. We also know their attitudes have to do with the fact that admitting there is Welfare fraud in this county does not mesh with their empire building, that is, if fraud investigators arrest welfare cheats then caseloads drop which reduces the size of the empire. Continue reading
iePolitics: Happy National Pot Smokers Day
Yes, that is right. Today is National Pot Smokers Day. And as is the case with a couple of holidays each and every month our San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has decided to celebrate it by being dark. Yep, in 2010 our Board of Supervisors is only meeting 27 out of 52 weeks.
So, we have to wonder exactly how each of board members is going to celebrate this holiday. Bong? Joint? Blunt? Who knows. But I do know that all the medical Cannabis supporters who frequent the public meetings to voice their concerns over the Board’s unwillingness to support the proposition passed by the voters will be happy to know that at least the Board is willing to offer a few hours of silence on their special day.