San Bernardino Press MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 - NOVEMBER 30, 2014
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VOLUME 1, NO. 30
Millions of illegal immigrants now have County a chance to live American Dream appoints by jennifer schlueter new EDA administrator
fund money it owed on deferred payments, said Reuters. Payments from the city began to be made July 2014 and the deal requires them to continue through June 2016. However, that was not enough time to raise the funds.
Larry Vaupel will bring extensive experience in private and public sector economic and real estate development when he assumes the helm of the San Bernardino County Economic Development Agency on Monday. “Larry’s background and enthusiasm will be great assets as we work to attract and retain investment in San Bernardino County and continue our work toward achieving the Countywide Vision,” said County Chief Executive Officer Greg Devereaux, who announced Vaupel’s appointment today. Vaupel currently serves as Economic Development Manager for City of Riverside, where he leads a team of 11 economic development and marketing professionals helping businesses create jobs. Prior to his service in Riverside, Vaupel spent much of his career in Illinois working in city planning, real estate development, and economic development, where he served a diverse mix of urban, suburban and rural communities. Vaupel has worked in some of the fastest growing communities in the U.S. as well as established cities and public-private economic development agencies. He has also been a real estate developer and owned and managed a commercial real estate brokerage firm. In San Bernardino County, Vaupel will oversee three County departments – Workforce Development, Community Development and Housing, and Economic Development – with a combined staff of 139 public service professionals. “This appointment is a great honor and a great opportunity,”
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March for immigration rights in San Bernardino - Photo by Erika Paz
Last Thursday, in his immigration speech, Obama promised to increase the budget for law enforcement at our Southern border to prevent illegal crossings and to speed up deportation of “those who do cross over.” Additionally, he promised to “make it easier and faster for high-skilled immigrants, graduates and entrepreneurs to stay and contribute to our economy;” however, he emphasized that
felons and gang members should not have the chance to take advantage of American life, but rather be deported. Obama asked Congress to get out of its gridlock and work together on this and other topics instead of against each other. After all, “our history and the facts show that immigrants are a net plus for our economy and our society,” the President added. Sacramento County Sher-
iff Scott Jones, a proponent of Obama’s immigration measures spoke to the President in a video on YouTube last Wednesday: “Like their American criminal counterparts, they commit murders, sexual assaults, kidnaps, thefts, engage in violent gang activity and murder police officers. The problem I have is I can’t tell Please see page 2
Exit strategy: How will San Bernardino get out of bankruptcy? by Vickie Vértiz The City of San Bernardino has until the end of May 2015 to submit a plan for exiting bankruptcy, according to Reuters. Judge Meredith Jury from the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy court said she was surprised to see how the case had progressed and hoped “the city has a game plan.”
Jury set a May 30 deadline for the city, said the news agency. “Let’s know sooner than later,” Jury told attorneys. For months, the city has been in mediation with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) and finally reached a deal to pay the pension