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State Auditors Target the Bar Association

“The State Bar Allowed Some Attorneys Whom it Otherwise Might have Disciplined or Even Disbarred to Continue Practicing Law.” By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com A report by the office o … more

Kapanicas Will Sue if Fired

Beaumont Acting City Attorney Pinkney Cites Fear of Lawsuit in Pre-Closed Session. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com In the Pre-Close Session Transcript Pinkney tells Council that form … more

1995 Flashback: $600,000 Deficit

In 20 Years Beaumont Deficit Has Grown From $600,000 to $6 Million By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com On Tuesday, May 16, 1995 Steve Tuckey wrote an article in the Record Gazette regard … more

Hidden Canyon Warehouse Continued to October 22nd – Developer Requested One Month Continuance.

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com On Sep 23, 2015, at 5:01 PM, George Spiliotis wrote: Fyi, late this afternoon, we received a written request for a one month continuance from the appl … more

Council’s Poor Choices

Beaumont Cannot Move Forward Until the City Staff and Council are Working with the Citizens and not Against Them. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Even after the FBI Raids and State C … more

$16 Million Missing Bond Refunding

Beaumont Refinanced Bonds, but Old Bonds Were Never Paid Off and Refinanced Again By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com The City of Beaumont has several Mello Roos Bonds that have been Ref … more

Urban Logic Exhibit C Invoices

Urban Logic Submitted Invoices to turn the old Vanderwoude Property into Another Housing Development. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Urban Logic Invoices: http://www.ci.beaumont.ca. … more

Berg’s World: $1.00 Sewer Plant Agreement

The Agreement to Sell the Sewer Plant Was Written into the MOU on December 5, 2006 and Approved by then Councilman Berg. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Former Councilman Roger Berg … more

Hidden Canyon Warehouse Still on LAFCO Agenda

Staff Recommends Continuing Until December, but List Option for Approval. Calimesa Council Members Submit Opposition Letters. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com The Hidden Canyon Wareho … more

Yucaipa Water District Tour

Meeting of Yucaipa and Cherry Valley Water Districts along with the City of Beaumont By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com The Boards and Councils from the City of Beaumont, Yucaipa Valley … more

Pardee Homes Should Pay Urban Logic

If the City is going to pay Urban Logic exorbitant Fees then the City must collect exorbitant Fees from the Developers. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Sales and Property Taxes are c … more

Beaumont Council Agenda – Tuesday September 15, 2015

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Item 4.f. Urban Logic Past Invoices: $ 180,000 Item 4.g. City Attorney Bill: $82,706.83 Item 5.b. Successor Agency ROPS Item 5.c. Vacant Position on R … more

2016 Mello Roos Taxes

The Taxes are Accurate, but Every Development is Charged an Additional Tax for Services. They Can’t Do That. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com The City has released the 2016 Mello Roos … more

Beaumont 1993 Sewer Bond

If the 1993 Sewer Bond Was Paid Off in 1996, Why Does the City Still Pay on the Bond? By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com The City of Beaumont Acquired the 1993 Sewer Bond for $8,500,000 … more

Urban Logic FYE 2105

Urban Logic Consultants Carried Away $1.7 Million Out the Front Door and $428,757 Out the Back Door By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com From July, 2014 thru June, 2015 Urban Logic receiv … more

No Beaumont On LAFCO Agenda

Neither Hidden Canyon Warehouse Annexation or Sunny Cal made the Riverside LAFCO September Agenda By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Annexations into the City must be approved by the Co … more

Beaumont worked itself into fine mess

By: CASSIE MACDUFF | Original Article at pe.com People are encouraged these days to think outside the box, to be creative in their problem-solving. Well, the San Gorgonio Pass city of Beaumont got cre … more

No Resignation Notices from Dillion, Eggers, or Moorjani

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com A Public Records Request was submitted for copies of the Resignations from Alan Kapanias, William Aylward, James Gregg, Frank Coe, Dave Dillion, Ernie … more

Approval of budget — with $4 million in cuts — postponed

By: Richard Montenegro Brown | Original Article at pe.com The approval of Beaumont’s budget, which is proposed to include $4 million in cuts and the elimination of 24 positions, was postponed Tuesday, … more

Beaumont Continues the Mantra of Old

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com At the September 1, 2015 Beaumont City Council Meeting Councilmen made statements alluded to a mysterious, magical alternative universe that past Coun … more