By Lester Snow, executive director of the California Water Foundation
Teresa Jacobo is the most recent Bell official to be sentenced for the corruption that plagued the city in recent years. Today, she was sentenced to two years in state prison.
Santa Rosa’s former assistant city manager and chief financial officer Jennifer Phillips has been hired as the next city manager for the City of St. Helena.
Former Los Angeles City Council Member Richard Alarcon was convicted on three charges of voter-fraud and a count of perjury Wednesday in a case alleging he and his wife lied about where they lived
The City of Escondido has now taken center stage in the intense debate over illegal immigration.
The Bell saga continues as former Mayor George Cole was sentenced today to 180 days of home confinement. The judge also ordered Cole to perform 1,000 hours of community service.
Governor Gavin Newsom handily defeated an attempt to boot him from office Tuesday. As of Wednesday evening, tallies from the Secretary of State’s Office showed 63.8% of voters opposing the recall.
The City of San Mateo has lost a legal fight concerning a four-story condominium development project that it said violated the city’s multifamily design guidelines.
Jeannette Vagnozzi, who served as city manager of Upland for less than seven months in 2018-2019, has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming wrongful termination, discrimination, and harassment,
Visalia City Manager Randy Groom will be retiring in September after nearly 40 years in the public sector.