Press Release | March 10, 2010
Sacramento – The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) announced special tax relief for California taxpayers affected by the recent severe winter storms that started in January.
“California families who suffered property damage can find quick relief through their tax returns,” said State Controller and FTB Chair John Chiang.
The President declared the counties of Calaveras, Imperial, Los Angeles, [...]
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Staff Reporter | March 8, 2010
Brooke Edwards
VICTORVILLE • After another company backed out, the City Council is reportedly now hoping a second firm, Beowulf Energy, will buy and develop the Victorville 2 power plant, one of the city’s speculative energy projects.
Though no official statements have been made by either party, knowledgeable sources confirmed the city recently entered into a 60-day [...]
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Staff Reporter | March 7, 2010
McEachron still brings in the most donations
BY BROOKE EDWARDS
STAFF WRITER
VICTORVILLE • Though he’s not up for re-election again until 2012, Councilman Ryan McEachron easily raised and spent the most money in 2009 of any sitting or challenging Victorville candidate.
McEachron brought in more than $40,000 last year. Most of those funds went to repay more than [...]
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Staff Reporter | March 3, 2010
NATASHA LINDSTROM AND KRIS REILLY Staff Writers
LUCERNE VALLEY • Unable to repay mounting self-imposed debt, the Lucerne Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees Wednesday night is poised to call for a June bond election asking local residents to pay property taxes to prevent the state from taking over its schools.
The district’s proposed bond measure [...]
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Staff Reporter | March 2, 2010
Prosecutors allege DeFazio lied about Postmus’ ’secretly controlled’ PAC
February 26, 2010 8:29 AM
Natasha Lindstrom
VICTORVILLE • Investigators with the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s office arrested local developer John “Dino” DeFazio early Thursday on two felony perjury charges tied to alleged false testimony before the grand jury, as the biggest corruption scandal in county history continues [...]
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Staff Reporter | March 2, 2010
I just finished reading two stories in the Daily Press about Victorville and it left me scratching my head. One of the stories had to do with the annexation of an additional 32 square miles of unincorporated county land into Victorville’s sphere of influence. The second story was about the forensic audit of the city’s [...]
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Press Release | February 23, 2010
Blood Drive
Give Hope – Give Life – Give Blood
Date: 3/4/2010 12:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Recreation Center
14955 Dale Evans Parkway
Apple Valley, California 92307
LifeStream and the Town of Apple Valley invite all healthy residents to give the gift of life Thursday, March 4, 2010, 12 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Town [...]
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Press Release | February 3, 2010
Potholes that need filling, barking dogs that need quieting, and graffiti that needs removing are now an iPhone tap away in Apple Valley with the launch of the Town’s new GORequest mobile app.
iPhone users simply open the app, select an issue, take a picture, and tap submit – the app knows the [...]
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Press Release | February 3, 2010
How would you improve James Woody Park?
Town seeks input for grant application
Posted Date: 2/3/2010
The Town of Apple Valley is applying for a grant to improve James Woody Community Center and needs ideas and input from residents. This grant could allow for improvements to the entire park, including the skate park and planned [...]
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Staff Reporter | January 29, 2010
Brooke Edwards
VICTORVILLE • The city is looking to lease out both of its golf courses, which required $1.3 million in subsidies from the general fund last year.
Green Tree Golf Course posted a $850,000 loss in 2009 and Westwinds at Southern California Logistics Airport had a loss of $463,000, City Manager Jim Cox announced during a [...]
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