Results tagged “politics” from Behind the Story

Aside from Sharon Gilbert's new IE Politics blog, there aren't that many political bogs tracking issues in San Bernardino County.

Of course, there's the popular redcounty.com blog , which lately has been somewhat devoid of posts, and the Pave The Roads First blog, by Paul Bosacki, which tracks issues in the High Desert.

There's also inlandutopia.com.

If you know of any others, give me a shout out either in the comments section of this blog or at lauren.mcsherry@inlandnewspapers.com.

Besides the presidential election, some key local races will be determined Nov. 4. Fontana, Rialto and San Bernardino are expected to have some spirited city council races.

There are also a number of area school board races.

Longtime Congressman Jerry Lewis, a Republican from Redlands, is vying for re-election against San Bernardino resident, Tim Prince, a Democrat.

Similarly, Rep. Joe Baca, a Democrat from Rialto is campaigning for re-election against Fontana Councilman John Roberts, a Republican.

As for the state Legislature, Assemblyman Paul Cook, a Republican from Yucaipa, is running against Carl Wood, a former public utilities commissioner.

The San Bernardino County Democratic Party will kick off the county's "Yes We Can California '08" political campaign with a reception for voters and volunteers on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in its headquarters at 136 Carousel Mall.

The California Democratic Party (CDP) has designated the county offices as a Coordinated Campaign Headquarters for its "Yes We Can California '08" campaign.  The state party has assigned a full time field organizer, installed eight new phone lines and helped refurbish and redecorate the offices.

The reception will be to welcome voters and volunteers to participate in a variety of tasks during the next five weeks of the campaign.  Refreshments will be served.  

For more information call Carol Robb at 909-783-2404 or 909-835-7278, or Edil De Los Reyes at 909-945-7561.

The San Gorgonio Pass Republican Women Federated is hosting a grand opening celebration today for the headquarters of Assemblyman Paul Cook.

Cook, a Republican from Yucaipa, is running for re-election against Democratic candidate Carl Wood.

The clebration will be held 5 pm - 8 pm at 3724 W. Ramsey, Banning.
 
For more information, contact Glenda Gurzi at 951.7690726 or
Bob Botts at bbotts@dc.rr.com or 951.2953950

A San Bernardino native has risen through the ranks to become one of President Bush's top staffers in Washington D.C.

Karen Race was appointed this month as Special Assistant to the President and Director of White House Personnel.

"I'm just an average person from California," Race said. "I'm very blessed to have this job."
Race declined to discuss the responsibilities associated with her new position, saying she deals with personnel issues, and it is a privilege to work for the President.

Read more about Race is this weekend's edition of the newspaper.