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PE: San Bernardino County assessor employee arrested

By SB Pietas | 06/30/08

The Press Enterprise has its take on the Adam Aleman arrest and grand jury report posted:San Bernardino County assessor employee arrestedBy DUANE W. GANGThe Press-Enterprise10:00 PM PDT on Monday, June 30, 2008One of San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus' top deputies was arrested today and charged with six felonies, including presenting false evidence to a county grand jury and destroying public records.Adam Aleman, 25, was arrested at... read more »

San Bernardino County Grand Jury Publishes 2007/2008 Report

By SB Pietas | 06/30/08

The San Bernardino County Grand Jury has just published it's 2007/2008 report. A large emphasis of the report is the Assessor's Office. Earlier today, Assistant Assessor Adam Aleman was arrested in a move likely timed to correspond with the release of this report. This year's report, as well as past reports, can be accessed here: http://sbcounty.gov/grandjury/reports.asp read more »

VV Daily Press: Assistant county assessor arrested (Updated)

By SB Pietas | 06/30/08

The Victor Valley Daily Press has a more detailed article posted about today's arrest of Assistant Assessor Adam Aleman.Assistant County Assessor ArrestedJune 30, 2008 - 1:46PMBROOKE EDWARDS Staff WriterSAN BERNARDINO -- Adam Aleman, the county assessor's second in command, was arrested Monday on six felony counts in connection with fabricating false county records, officials confirmed.Aleman, 25, was charged with three counts of preparing false... read more »

DA Press Release: Assistant Assessor Adam Aleman Charged with 6 Felony Counts

By SB Pietas | 06/30/08

In a day of rapid press releases, this is just in from the San Bernardino County District Attorney:Assistant Assessor Adam Aleman Charged with 6 Felony CountsSan Bernardino, CA - Today, Investigators with the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Public Integrity Unit obtained a warrant for the arrest of Adam Aleman, 25, of Rancho Cucamonga.  Aleman was arrested at 10:45 a.m. today in Rancho Cucamonga without incident. Aleman is... read more »

SB County Assistant Assessor Arrested

By SB Pietas | 06/30/08

San Bernardino County Assistant Assessor Adam Aleman has been arrested. The reason for the arrest has not yet been made public, but it was announced just hours before the publication of the County Grand Jury's annual report, widely expected to be critical of the Assessor's Office.Here is the Sun's coverage in its entirety. Red County San Bernardino will provide updates as they become available.12:23 p.m.: Assistant county assessor arrestedBy... read more »

SB Sun: County era nears an end

By SB Pietas | 06/30/08

Lauren McSherry of the San Bernardino Sun has a piece up today discussing Third District Supervisor Dennis Hansberger's departure from the Board of Supervisors, following a surprising victory by Neil Derry earlier this month. Supervisor Hansberger's contributions will surely be missed on the Board, as we anticipate the arrival of current San Bernardino City Councilman Neil Derry in January.The full San Bernardino Sun story is below:County era... read more »

Grand Jury Report due Monday; Assessor Expected to be Focus

By SB Pietas | 06/29/08

The San Bernardino Sun posted a story this afternoon about the Grand Jury report that is due to be released Monday. The San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus' office is expected to be a major focus of the report, although it is likely to discuss other county departments as well. The full text of the San Bernardino Sun story is below.5:19 p.m.: Grand jury report due Monday in raid three months ago at San Bernardino County Assessor's... read more »

Increase in Democratic Voter Registration a Concern

By SB Pietas | 06/21/08

Voter registration numbers in San Bernardino County have shifted significantly since the last major election, in 2006. Simply put, the Republican Party is losing voters in San Bernardino County, and the Democratic Party is gaining them. Also interesting is that every political party in the County, with the exception of the Democratic and American Independent Parties, has lost voters between 2006 and 2008. This includes the Green, Libertarian,... read more »

Statewide Executive Offices and the Governorship

By SB Pietas | 06/12/08

I first thought of the concept for this post when hearing of the highly publicized rate cuts made by Mercury Insurance, which were approved by Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner. Based on a number of factors, some 1.5 million cars will save about $30 each in insurance costs. Poizner has been discussed as a likely Republican candidate for Governor in 2010. It seems that Poizner is going out of his way to make a name for himself, increasing his... read more »