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RDA Loan for Old B of A Building

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Documentation shows the Redevelopment Agency bought the old Bank of America Building located at 1450 North Beaumont Avenue for $160,000; then sold the … more

Pardee Homes’ U.O.ME.’s to the City

Pardee Homes Claims the City Owes them Tens of Millions Including TUMF Reimbursement. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Pardee UOME’s to the City In past Beaumont City Council Meetings … more

Beaumont Council Meeting – Sept 1, 2015

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Beaumont City Council will have a ‘chance’ to set the 2015/2016 Budget that’s two months overdue. Every City in California makes 25% – 30% more than n … more

ULC Employees on City Roster in 2004

A Decade ago Urban Logic had 19 Employees holding City Titles. Not Much Has Changed. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Documents show that in 2004 Urban Logic Consultants/Urban Logic S … more

Mello Roos Bonds vs RDA Bonds

The City had no legal right to use Mello Roos funds to give private loans. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com RDA Bonds vs Mello Roos Bonds Redevelopment Bonds and Mello Roos Bonds are … more

Beaumont Agenda September 1, 2015

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Beaumont Council Meeting; September 1, 2015 Closed Session 5:00 pm Regular Session 6:00pm Thirteen (13) Legal Cases and Two (2) ‘Potential’ Cases. Kap … more

Good Day Beaumont Cfd Homeowners…. Do You Know Where Your CFD Assessment Went?

By: Robjamco | Original Article at Hopefully the link will lead to a Google Slide Show       CLICK HERE

Spending plan aims to stop ‘the bleeding’

By: Richard Montenegro Brown | Original Article at pe.com Beaumont’s attempt to “stop the bleeding” of nearly a decade of deficit spending will mean $4 million in cuts to the budget, $1.5 million of w … more

Beaumont’s Budget

Citizens Pay Enough Taxes to Provide Quality Services, Not to Pay for Lawyers and Consultants. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com After 20 years of corrupt business practices the City o … more

Bad budget news for struggling Beaumont

PE Ediorial | Original Article at pe.com Beaumont is making slow, but steady, steps in the right direction. The level and duration of dysfunction in government makes difficult the task of correcting t … more

Questions arise over city’s deal

By: Richard Montenegro Brown | Original Article at pe.com An 11-year relationship between Beaumont and a private contractor is in the crosshairs of the City Council and city critics in what the busine … more

Special Session Wednesday, August 26, 2015

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com The Budget starts with a 5 Page Intro Letter from Acting City Manager Elizabeth Urtiaga with the following outline: BEAUMONT GENERAL FUND : Broken int … more

CFD Contribution? New Special Fund Budget Shows Confusing Entry

By: John D | Original Article at patch.com Each time I think I may understand the Beaumont Mello-Roos CFD model, I come across something like the image above. It appears from this budget page that our … more

Beaumont faces $4 million in budget cuts

By: Richard Montenegro Brown | Original Article at pe.com The city of Beaumont faces a $4 million budget cut, including the elimination of 24 positions, according to city officials. The largest costs … more

Beaumont Electric Council Transcript

At the August 18th Council Meeting Jim Love of Beaumont Electric Claims to Repaid City Sales Tax By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com The City of Beaumont has been purchasing all of the S … more

Quality of Life/Code Compliance

There is no other agency in California that has Quality of Life Officers as a Job Title. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Beaumont Quality of Life/Code Compliance While every other de … more

No Sewer Plant Records In 2005

City Had No Records for Sewer Plant Valves Ten Years Ago. Some Things Never Change By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com August 31, 2005 Dear Mrs. Bingham This letter is in response to you … more

Ending Bad Policy Practices

Beaumont Must Stop Living in the Illusion that Kapanicas Created By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Every government agency in California is given more than enough tax revenue to proper … more

Contracts Increase From $8.7 to $13.6 Million

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com The City of Beaumont Proposed 2015/2016 Budget decreases Staff, but increases Contractors from $8.7 Million to $13.6 Million. Sewer Operations increas … more

Beaumont Closed Session – No Budget Workshop

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com No Budget, just Employee Labor Negotiations to make up for 20 years of violating California Government Employee’s Rights: http://www.ci.beaumont.ca.us … more