November 8, 2007 News Roundup
Posted by: SB Insider | 11/08/2007 11:02 AM
Here is the San Bernardino County News Roundup for November 8, 2007:
Business down - San Bernardino Sun
The parking lot at the Lake Arrowhead Village shopping center was full of cars this past weekend, but merchants there say business is not what it was before the recent Grass Valley and Slide fires.
Look for housing changes - SB Sun
About 43 percent of residents living in condos or apartments - and 75 percent of those living in homes - stated they are "extremely unhappy" or "somewhat unhappy" with living in, or the idea of living in, an apartment or condominium.
Next election results may take days - SB Sun
Results from Tuesday's election came in at a snail's pace after the switch to paper ballots.
The efforts of a nearly yearlong, $3.5 million expansion and renovation of the San Bernardino County Coroner's Office were showcased Wednesday during a tour of the morgue and investigations wing.
South Fontana Wal-Mart advances - SB Sun
The Development Advisory Board accepted plans last week for the 256,000-square-foot store that would have an additional 11,000 square feet for a garden center and auto repair shop.
Council gets earful from truckers, residents - Victor Valley Daily Press
Wednesday night's City Council meeting was filled with truckers and concerned residents, who had come to weigh in on tighter commercial truck parking rules that have been proposed for Hesperia.
Cost of treasurer services weighs on Redlands officials - Riverside Press Enteprise
Facing a short-term payout for treasurer services that could exceed $20,000 a month, two Redlands council members have expressed varying degrees of support for cutting Treasurer Mike Reynolds' salary.
San Bernardino council balance unchanged by vote - Press Enterprise
Results from San Bernardino.
Voters approve distribution tax, elect challenger and one incumbent - Redlands Daily Facts
The ballots are in and this City Council election Redlanders voted to mix old with new.
Council rejects bid to appoint city treasurer - Redlands Daily Facts
The city treasurer will remain an elected official, at least for now. The council voted 4-1 against putting an initiative on the February ballot to remove the elected status of the city treasurer position.
Council contemplates putting the handbrake on truckers - Hesperia Star
The years of Hesperia being the truckers' haven in the High Desert may be coming to an end.
City council to consider smoke shop regulation, truck stop parking, rail crossing - Hesperia Star
Smoke shops and 18-wheelers will both come into the Hesperia City Council's crosshairs at their Wednesday meeting, and the council will also discuss a new method of crossing the railroad tracks that bisect the city.
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