Jim Winburn

LATEST ARTICLES ( 367 )

• Gov. Brown Declares Drought State of Emergency

  

  SAN FRANCISCO – With California facing water shortfalls in the driest year in recorded state history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Press – Vasquez Rocks Interpretive Center Receives Award for Innovation

  

  The Interpretive Center at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park in Agua DulceThe County’s Department of Parks and Recreation has been named the recipient of a 2013... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Notice – Rep. Buck McKeon Will Not Seek Reelection

  

  Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, announced his retirement on Thursday after serving 11 terms. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Notice – Palmdale Closes Door on Local Nuisance to Neighborhood

  

  The following is a public safety news release from Palmdale city officials: The City of Palmdale obtained a preliminary injunction in LA County Superior Court... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Report Shows California’s Recidivism Rate Declined Again This Year

  

  SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today released its 2013 Outcome Evaluation Report, the fourth in a series of... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Locals Remain Wary as State Secretary Pushes Water Plan

  

  BAKERSFIELD – Gov. Jerry Brown and his administration put on a full-court press this week on Brown’s plan to fix California’s water woes.Brown himself visited... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kern County Water Officials in Search of Help with Drought

  

  BAKERSFIELD – Forces across Kern County are working hard to help those impacted by the statewide drought.Water officials say they are only receiving 5 percent o... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Donnelly, Brown Bill to Fund Understaffed Courts Voted Down

  

  SACRAMENTO – An attempt to pump more money into underfunded courthouses has died in committee.Assembly Bill 1313, authored by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly,... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• California Democrat Could Leave Congress After 1 Term

  

  SAN BERNARDINO – Freshman Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod, D-Calif., is keeping her options open to seek a San Bernadino County supervisor seat back home in the... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Declaring an Impasse, Judges to Order Solution on Prisons

  

  SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown and lawyers for state prison inmates have failed to agree on a plan to handle crowding in the state’s prisons, and the judges who... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Notice – Fox Reminds Public About State Law for Unclaimed Money, Property

  

  The following is an announcement from the office of California State Assemblyman Steve Fox (D-Palmdale):Illustration of State Controller John... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• SB Co. Fixes District Appointments from August Election

  

  SAN BERNARDINO – The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adjusted a few appointment snafus to the Barstow Heights Community Services District regarding its August... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• LA Co. Supervisors Approve $10K Reward for Assault Suspect

  

  Photos of suspect captured on surveillance – courtesy of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Palmdale StationThe assault took place on Jan. 1 at 4:30 p.m. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Press – New Year Brings Two New Directors for Palmdale Water District

  

  The following is a news release from the Palmdale Water District regarding the background and achievements of its two newest members: Two new Directors were... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gov’s Budget Invests in Clean Air for Low-income Communities

  

  SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposal is getting high marks from those who want to see proceeds from cap-and-trade auctions go toward cleaning up... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are Large Solar Projects in California Running out of Steam?

  

  SACRAMENTO – The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, under construction in the California Mojave Desert near the Nevada border, will reportedly be the... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• State Comes to Fresno with $25 Billion Bay Delta Conservation Plan

  

  FRESNO – After seven years of work, the plan to fix California’s biggest water problem is 34,000 pages long — roughly 24 times the size of “War and Peace.” And... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Groundbreaking for Yucca Loma Bridge Raises Hopes for Improved Commutes

  

  APPLE VALLEY – Civic leaders and members of the community turned out in earnest on Friday for the Town of Apple Valley’s groundbreaking ceremony where the... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 COMMUNITY, POLITICS, TREK

• Littlerock Residents Raise Concern Over Possible Burglary Spree

  

  LITTLEROCK – Some residents in this unincorporated area of the Antelope Valley believe that burglaries are on the rise – and that a powder keg situation exists... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• East Kern Officials Alarmed Over Solar Project Plan to Tap Groundwater

  

  CALIFORNIA CITY – City officials at Tuesday’s council meeting agreed to join other area agencies in asking the Kern County Planning Commission to postpone its... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY