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		<title>Brad&#8217;s Exclusive &#8216;FlashReport&#8217; Column: &#8216;Sacrificing the Desert for What?&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brad Mitzelfelt, San Bernardino County Supervisor May 14, 2012 &#8211; Reprinted with permission from FlashReport.org [Publisher's Note: As part of an ongoing effort to bring original, thoughtful commentary to you here at the FlashReport, I am pleased to present this column authored by San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt - Flash] Link the the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple Valley Council Majority Endorses Brad Mitzelfelt for Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 23:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; From www.VoteBrad2012.com &#8230; APPLE VALLEY &#8211; Congressional candidate Brad Mitzelfelt received a significant boost today in his campaign for the new 8th Congressional District as a majority of the elected Town Council of Apple Valley is now endorsing the First District Supervisor to replace the retiring Jerry Lewis. “Supervisor Mitzelfelt has earned my support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In-demand Machining Academy gets funding boost</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; From the Daily Press, May 08, 2012 &#8230; By Rene De La Cruz, Special to the Daily Press &#8230; APPLE VALLEY &#8211; High Desert jobs may be scarce, but a number of Inland Empire manufacturing firms have difficulty finding highly skilled machinist, fabricators and designers. Apple Valley High School’s Precision Machining Academy may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call boxes installed on Fort Irwin Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[- Move aimed at improving safety for dangerous roadway - … From the Daily Press, May 08, 2012 … By Katie Lucia, Staff Writer … FORT IRWIN &#8211; The first of 32 call boxes has been installed along Fort Irwin Road — a move county officials say will make the historically dangerous road safer to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Manufacturing Growth Spurs Need for Skilled Blue Collar Workers; Here&#8217;s a Plan&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; From the Press-Dispatch, Sunday, May 6, 2012 &#8230; VALLEY VOICES &#8230; By Brad Mitzelfelt As our region continues the painfully slow economic recovery, there is a surprising bright spot. Manufacturing in the Inland Empire is adding jobs. The sector added 3,300 manufacturing jobs between February 2011 and February 2012. That’s 60 percent of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Supervisors expand County Route 66 through Needles area&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; From the Needles Desert Star, Monday, April 30, 2012 … SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has approved expanding County Route 66 from Goffs Road eastward through Needles and to the California/Arizona state line. “This county route marker program, which began with County Route 66 last year, has already been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Hesperia opens rail on-ramp for local industry’</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[- G Avenue lead track expected to create 400 jobs - From the Hesperia Star, April 27, 2012 … By Beau Yarbrough, Staff Writer … Hesperia officials rolled out a steel red carpet for industry on April 19, cutting — or rather, snapping — the ribbon on a new train track intended to allow businesses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Study: Inland Empire air quality improving; High Desert healthier&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; From The Sun, April 25, 2012 … By Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer&#8230; An air quality report released for the first time as a companion to the American Lung Association&#8217;s annual report shows the same steady decline in pollution, but more accurately reflects differences between regions, say those in charge of regulating air quality locally. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DP: High Desert residents can breathe easy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[- Mojave Desert region had no unhealthy air quality days in 2011 - VICTORVILLE &#8211; The High Desert region saw no unhealthy air quality days for the general population in 2011, as the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District continued to boast some of the cleanest air in the state, according to a new report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HDD: &#8216;One On One With Brad Mitzelfelt, Part 2: The Future&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From High Desert Daily, April 25, 2012 … By Nolan Patrick Smith … (Hesperia) In the last article, High Desert Daily spoke with San Bernardino County First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt to talk about the legacy he feels he is leaving behind as he moves forward to the race for Congress. In this article, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HDD: &#8216;One On One With Brad Mitzelfelt, Part 1: The Legacy&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; From High Desert Daily, April 22, 2012 &#8230; By Nolan Patrick Smith &#8230; (Hesperia) Change is in the air. It only takes a mere glance at the High Desert to see the change forthcoming: election time is here; there is no doubt about it. High Desert Daily recently sat down with San Bernardino County [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mitzelfelt Calls for Improved Access to County Services for Active Duty Military</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on April 12 agreed to a proposal by First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt to begin development of a military liaison program to better inform military staff along with active duty military personnel and their families about an array of social and other services administered by San Bernardino County.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;San Bernardino County Supervisors seek way to buffer nonprofits&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With limited funding these days from the federal government for San Bernardino County nonprofits, the Board of Supervisors has signed off on a plan to revamp the ability of charities to tap funding. The board last week approved an agreement with the Community Foundation in which each of the five supervisorial districts contribute $45,000 from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;County launches new discount drug care program&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; County families struggling to pay for prescription drugs may finally have a cure for the high cost of their medications. A free prescription discount drug card is available for all San Bernardino County residents. The county has partnered with Financial Marketing Concepts to launch the new Coast2Coast Rx Prescription Drug Discount Card [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Sharon Runner Endorses Brad Mitzelfelt for Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE, CA &#8211; State Senator Sharon Runner today endorsed Brad Mitzelfelt (R-Victor Valley) for election to Congress in the new 8th District representing San Bernardino, Inyo and Mono Counties. Senator Runner praised Mitzelfelt, a County Supervisor, for being a solid &#8220;Reagan Republican&#8221; and for &#8220;creating a national award-winning program to save tax dollars and improve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mitzelfelt Vows to Stop Illegal Sex Club from Opening</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The office of First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt was notified by a constituent over the weekend about an effort to turn a single-family home in a residential area of Oak Hills into an active sex club. County Code Enforcement and top county staff were immediately notified and began efforts to make sure the illegal business [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[-S.B. County struggles to get &#8216;fair share&#8217; of grant funds- It doesn&#8217;t take much for residents to recognize some of the High Desert&#8217;s greatest needs — a stroll through boarded-up Old Town Victorville, a visit to a packed food pantry handout or a drive through a housing tract lined with empty houses all highlight problems [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Victorville)—The Governing Board of the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District today reaffirmed a resolution requesting a suspension or revision of AB 32 – the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 – which it originally adopted and forwarded to the Governor in 2010. The resolution – which was brought to the local regulatory air agency’s [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE &#8211; The Victor Valley College Foundation celebrated five individuals for their contributions to the local community at its 21st annual gala Saturday night. The event, themed “Snorkel: Peek into the Deep,” paid tribute to the award winners and also featured a silent auction, raffle, dinner and dancing at the Hilton Garden Inn in Victorville. [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE &#8211; Amid growing demand for the program, Victor Valley College officials have decided to add another cohort of students to the Southern California Logistics School of Aviation Technology this summer. The aviation school trains students to become Federal Aviation Administration-licensed A&#38;Ps, or airframe and power plant technicians, authorized to repair commercial aircraft. It was [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE, Calif. &#8211; Board of Supervisors Vice-Chairman Brad Mitzelfelt (R-San Bernardino County) today announced his intention to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in the newly formed 8th District of California. Supervisor Mitzelfelt said that upon learning of the planned retirement of U.S. Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Redlands), he will be forming a Congressional Campaign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘A man fed by faith, hungry to save the country’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[APPLE VALLEY &#8211; A man of faith who loves his country as much as he worries about its current direction, Wally Linn is a community leader who won’t sit back and gripe. Instead he applies himself to finding a solution through educating, inspiring, motivating and mentoring today&#8217;s youth. “I think the only way to change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;VVTA nabs $1.5M grant to launch van pools&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Service aims to help commuters trim travel costs’ VICTORVILLE &#8211; The Victor Valley Transit Authority has landed a $1.5 million federal grant to launch a new van pool service for local commuters. The subsidized program, expected to launch sometime this spring, should offer a more affordable option for residents driving or carpooling to Inland Valley [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;County contributing up to $3.4M to Yucca Loma project&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors agreed this week to fund up to $3.4 million for drainage improvements needed for construction of Apple Valley&#8217;s Yucca Loma Bridge, which is now scheduled to begin around fall 2012. Yucca Loma Road suffered damage during the intense storm events last December. The town of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County to Contribute $3.4 Million to Apple Valley’s Yucca Loma Bridge Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO – The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, December 13, agreed to fund up to $3.4 million for drainage improvements necessary for construction of the Yucca Loma Bridge in Apple Valley. “The Yucca Loma Bridge and Yates Road project are regionally important to the entire Victor Valley, and this funding demonstrates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines: December 11, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Safety Ops Center OK&#8217;d for Desert &#8230; Nisqualli-La Mesa Interchange Contract Awarded … VVWRA manager appointed to Workforce Board … County plans $7M flood control project … &#8216;Hats Off to our Vets&#8217;  … Mitzelfelt Volunteers Awarded … Copyright 2011 – Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, 12127 Mall Blvd., Suite A, Victorville, CA 92392 – www.joinbrad.com]]></description>
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		<title>Public Safety Operations Center OK&#8217;d for High Desert</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday [Dec. 6] agreed to increase the construction budget of the High Desert Public Safety Operations Center in Hesperia by 45 percent. Tuesday’s approval by the board inflates the center’s budget from $11.5 million to $16.75 million. The additional $7.75 million will be to cover the cost [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Victorville Mayor Terry Caldwell called the La Mesa/Nisqualli Interstate 15 interchange project a “logistical nightmare,” but this week there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. The San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG), our regional transportation agency, awarded a contract to Riverside Construction Company, Inc to begin construction on a much needed [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; Logan Olds, general manager of Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority, has been named one of 10 new volunteer members to the Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County. First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt appointed Olds to the public-private volunteer board, which oversees the use of federal dollars to train the local workforce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mitzelfelt Gets Statewide Award for Employing Cost-Saving Volunteers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO – The California State Association of Counties announced this week that San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt has been selected as a Merit Recipient in its 2011 Challenge Awards. The award is for his Community Liaison program, which he initiated in his office to reduce taxpayer costs while maintaining excellent service to constituents. “At [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; They may first have to brace for one more winter storm season, but the residents of Mountain View Acres are set to benefit from flood control improvements by the end of 2012. The Victorville residential area west of Interstate 15 has seen its share of major flooding and property damage in recent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;California’s Deteriorating Government&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Daily Press, Valley Voices: &#8216;California’s Deteriorating Government&#8217; By Brad Mitzelfelt By any definition, the state government of California is deteriorating. And it’s not a new phenomenon. It’s been going on for more than 20 years. Due to increasingly out-of-whack priorities resulting in astounding financial mismanagement, state leaders have been forcing local governments to [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brad Mitzelfelt San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt served in the First Marine Corps Division, in active duty from 1986 to 1991, during the first Gulf War, including Operations Desert Shield, and Desert Storm.  He later served in the Reserves where he made Staff Sergeant, and spent two years in the National Guard after 9/11. [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[New SB County Route 66 signs … County exempts businesses from regulation … &#8216;Call boxes coming to Fort Irwin Road&#8217; … New fire station for SVL … Mitzelfelt Introduces ‘Moneyball’s’ Billy Beane … 400 new jobs created in Victorville … (Continued) … Copyright 2011 – Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, 12127 Mall Blvd., Suite A, Victorville, CA 92392 [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A brand-new San Bernardino County Route 66 sign is displayed today at the Route 66 Museum in Victorville, Calif.  The first signs in San Bernardino County&#8217;s Route Marker Program &#8212; which will initially mark National Trails Highway and Main Street Barstow from U.S. 95 near Needles, Calif., to Oro Grande near Victorville &#8212; have been [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; More than 7,300 San Bernardino County restaurants and other small businesses will now be exempt from a new state regulation on compressed gas, such as the carbon dioxide used in soda dispensers, county officials announced Tuesday. Assembly Bill 408, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 8, contained technical and [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[-Mitzelfelt pledges to install boxes- BARSTOW &#8211; First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt is pushing for the speedy installation of call boxes on Fort Irwin Road, a 30-mile stretch that’s become notorious for serious car crashes and spotty cellphone coverage. The safety improvements to the road, which runs from Interstate 15 near Barstow to the Fort [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPRING VALLEY LAKE &#8211; San Bernardino County plans to construct a new fire station for the community of Spring Valley Lake and surrounding areas by fall 2013. On Tuesday the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of a 1.4-acre lot at Huerta and Tamarisk roads to house the new station. County Service [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE, CA &#8211; San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt introduced Billy Beane, the inspiration for the Columbia Pictures movie “Moneyball”, October 20 as the keynote speaker at the High Desert Opportunityconference luncheon at the Victorville Fairgrounds. “One of the great things I get to do as San Bernardino County’s First District Supervisor is introduce the [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Excerpted from the Daily Press) &#8230; &#8220;(San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt) cited the upcoming High Desert Opportunity, October 20 at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds, as one marketing tool.  The keynote speaker is Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt in “Moneyball.”  Bean, as General Manager of the Oakland A’s, used innovative ways to take advantage of [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[-Commission Awarded for Effort to Balance Growth, Mining, and Defining Oro Grande- A local agency planning effort designed to allow two High Desert communities to grow and thrive while protecting the local mining industry and defining the boundaries of a historic community won recognition from a statewide organization. The San Bernardino County Local Agency Formation [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[HESPERIA &#8211; Although San Bernardino County and the Victor Valley are facing tough economic times, both are still open for business and moving forward, 1st District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt said. Mitzelfelt addressed the Hesperia Chamber of Commerce at their weekly coffee club meeting Friday morning on the campus of Hesperia Christian School. … … From [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; The county Board of Supervisors is one step closer to capping campaign contributions to candidates vying for county offices. On Tuesday the board directed the County Administrative Office to look into drafting an ordinance and any necessary legislation to implement and enforce new law establishing local contribution limits. “Large campaign donations often [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors today approved a plan to implement a new state requirement that, starting Saturday, gives counties responsibility for thousands of state prison parolees as well as those convicted of “low-level” crimes in the future who will serve time in county jail instead of state prison. “Our public safety leaders [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE &#8211; Over the next 36 to 48 months, approximately 400 new jobs will be created in Victorville, Calif. This is being made possible through the lease Stirling Capital Investments secured with United Furniture Industries (UFI), a manufacturer of furniture that is sold primarily under the Simmons brand name. UFI will occupy a 505,192-square-foot industrial [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[For more information about the School of Aviation Technology and/or to submit an Online Interest Form for Spring 2012 classes, visit: www.vvc.edu/academic/aviation-tech/ VICTORVILLE &#8211; Tim Porter has been passionate about airplanes since he was a curious kid tinkering with tools. But he hadn’t had a chance to examine the technology and science behind aviation until [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[County contractors to verify workers’ immigration status … ‘High Desert Nursing Program Expanded’ … ‘County marker program gets its kickoff on Route 66’ … MITZELFELT MEMO: August, 2011 … ‘Oak Hill Road project starting soon’ &#8230; (Continued) &#8230; Copyright 2011 – Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, 12127 Mall Blvd., Suite A, Victorville, CA 92392 – www.joinbrad.com &#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Bernardino County has implemented a policy to require all contractors that provide services or products to the county to use the federal government&#8217;s E-Verify system to ensure that their employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. At the request of County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, the county began using E-Verify for new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;High Desert Nursing Program Expanded&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Mitzelfelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors expanded the Victor Valley College nursing program this week. An additional $160,000 will be allocated, according to David Zook. Zook, the spokesperson for First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, tells Best Syndication that the funding is provided by the federal Workforce Investment Act and is administered through the San [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County expands restrictions on sex offenders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Mitzelfelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; In a preemptive move to block potential sex crimes, San Bernardino County has barred sex offenders from getting within 300 feet of several more types of facilities where children are often present. Since October 2006, the county has prohibited registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a day care center [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;County marker program gets its kickoff on Route 66&#8242;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Mitzelfelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; No highway in the world has captured the hearts and minds of travelers as much as Route 66, which is why San Bernardino County plans to designate a portion of this roadway “County Route 66” as it establishes the County Route Marker Program. Board of Supervisors Vice-Chairman Brad Mitzelfelt initiated the program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines: July 2, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[County expands restrictions on sex offenders … ‘County leaders see the future’ … ‘Supes approve widening Ranchero’ … ‘Supes extend military leave benefits’ … SANBAG Secures $21M for Nisqualli Interchange … Luntz Informs, Entertains … Copyright 2011 – Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, 12127 Mall Blvd., Suite A, Victorville, CA 92392 – www.joinbrad.com (Continued) … Housing benefits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;County leaders see the future&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RANCHO CUCAMONGA &#8211; When Greg Devereaux took over as top San Bernardino County executive a year ago, he noticed that its leadership did not have a clear road map to follow. &#8220;I told them, `I don&#8217;t know how to do this job without knowing the future you are trying to create,&#8221;&#8216; Devereaux said. &#8220;We had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Supes extend military leave benefits’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on June 28 unanimously extended supplemental military leave benefits for county employees called to duty, county officials said in a news release. State law says that employees have a statutory right to be paid their regular salary during the first 30 days of military duty. … (Continued below) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victor Valley’s New County Museum Opens</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[APPLE VALLEY &#8211; More than 2,000 visitors got their first look at the newly renovated Victor Valley Museum Saturday as it reopened as the newest branch of the San Bernardino County Museum system. “Visitors enjoyed learning about the archaeology and anthropology, history, paleontology and biology of the high desert,” said First District Supervisor and Board [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Supes approve widening Ranchero’</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the Ranchero Road Underpass has yet to break ground, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors looked two steps ahead this week, committing the county to helping build a Ranchero Corridor from Interstate 15 to the BNSF railroad tracks. At their Tuesday meeting, the supervisors approved an agreement with the city of Hesperia to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Oak Hill Road project starting soon&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[- Long-awaited realignment to be completed by September - OAK HILLS &#8211; More than three decades since it was first proposed, the Oak Hill Road realignment project is moving forward and expected to be completed by the end of September. On Tuesday, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors awarded a $401,265 contract to Ontario [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Ranchero Road Improvements in Hesperia to be Completed Sooner than Expected&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The busy two-lane Ranchero Road in Hesperia will be transformed into a four lane thoroughfare sooner than expected. On Tuesday the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with the City of Hesperia to complete a section of Ranchero Road. Although there are currently not enough funds to finish the project, First District [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Update on paving in Phelan’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Traffic Tuner, For the past two weeks, (Southern California Edison) has been moving power poles on Caughlin Road north of Phelan Road. Is this portion of Caughlin Road finally being paved? If so, when? Dear Reader, The short answer is yes, according to David Zook, chief of staff for 1st District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How housing benefits the community</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Mitzelfelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, President, San Bernardino Associated Governments One of the reasons our nation celebrates National Homeownership Month in June is because homeownership benefits not only the homeowner, but ultimately benefits the entire community. One of the most important benefits homeownership brings to the community is new and improved transportation infrastructure that plays a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MITZELFELT MEMO: August, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Taking Action Locally Where it Counts&#8217; &#8230; Click here or visit: http://www.sbcounty.gov/bosd1/newsroom/bulletins/newsletters/201107_mitzelfeltmemo.htm]]></description>
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		<title>SANBAG Secures $21M in State Funds for Nisqualli Interchange</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE &#8211; The California Transportation Commission has awarded $21.3 million for the La Mesa/Nisqualli interchange, a move officials say will keep that project moving forward while freeing up cash for other long-awaited Victor Valley road projects. Apple Valley’s Yucca Loma Bridge, Hesperia’s Ranchero Interchange and Adelanto’s Highway 395 are among projects that could benefit, 1st [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luntz Informs, Entertains at Mitzelfelt Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE &#8211; The public doesn’t trust the government, corporate America or media; politicians don’t listen enough; and the Republican Party is about to tear itself apart, national GOP pollster Frank Luntz said Thursday at a local political event. “There’s no faith or confidence in any institutions and so that causes us to think worse about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines: June 20, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Mitzelfelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANBAG&#8217;s first General Assembly June 30 … Join Brad for &#8216;Luntzch&#8217; this Thursday! … &#8216;Mitzelfelt to vote against county budget&#8217; … Supervisors Seek Fed Funds For Jailing Criminal Illegals … &#8216;Victor Valley may lose one congressional representative&#8217; … Copyright 2011 – Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, 12127 Mall Blvd., Suite A, Victorville, CA 92392 – www.joinbrad.com (Continued) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supervisors Seek Federal Funds For Jailing Criminal Illegal Immigrants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on June 15 approved filing an application to the federal government seeking reimbursement for the costs of jailing criminal illegal immigrants. “The federal government has shirked its responsibility for securing our borders, and compounded that failure by pushing the burden of incarcerating criminal illegal immigrants onto local jurisdictions,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite rain, water supply still a concern</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s record-level snow pack and rainy weather that continued into late spring have lifted California&#8217;s state of emergency on drought conditions. Does this mean our worries about water availability are over? Unfortunately, no. As recent experience teaches us, the tipping point from abundant water to a lack of water is cyclical in our region [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;County approves funding agreement for Lenwood bridge project&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors recently approved a shared funding agreement for the proposed Lenwood Road bridge over the railroad tracks near West Main Street in Barstow. … From the Desert Dispatch, June 7, 2011 … By Karen Jonas, staff writer … (Continued below) … … The bridge project &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Editor&#8217;s Note: Supervisor Mitzelfelt delivered this address to more than 2,500 High Desert and mountain residents at four different events over Memorial Day Weekend &#8230;) Thank you for being here. Our ability to endure in this noble effort of giving thanks depends on our ability to inspire our younger generations to continue it. Until recently, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DESERT: New Route 66 signs from Barstow east</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 05:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you put up the signs, they will come. Well, truthfully, they&#8217;re probably coming anyway, but with the signs, they might not get lost. Sometime in the fall, San Bernardino County will begin erecting 75 signs between Barstow and Needles identifying Route 66. … (Continued below) … … From the Press-Enterprise, July 31, 2011 … [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Honoring the fallen&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 01:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE &#8212; Four skydivers dropped from a nearly cloudless sky, weaving a slow descent to the soccer field on the lower campus of Victor Valley College. The last one out of the plane bore the American flag with him, its red, white and blue colors rippling in the sunlight while the crowd below cheered. Roughly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines: May 21, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 18:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘County to build Nisqualli’ &#8230; Keeping Up Our Educational Efforts &#8230; ‘Some Calico fees to be waived’ &#8230; Renewable energy’s future &#8230; Yucca Loma Bridge Moves Forward &#8230; Copyright 2011 – Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, 12127 Mall Blvd., Suite A, Victorville, CA 92392 – www.joinbrad.com]]></description>
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		<title>‘County to build Nisqualli’</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 18:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE – It’s official: San Bernardino County’s transportation board SANBAG will take over building the La Mesa/ Nisqualli interchange. After more than two decades of planning, that means crews should break ground on the project this fall and drivers should be able to access Interstate 15 at La Mesa and Nisqualli roads by late 2013. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Up Our Educational Efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 18:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HESPERIA &#8211; The county is doing its part to educate and train residents for moderate- to high-paying jobs, according to First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt. “I think it’s important we keep our workforce efforts up,” Mitzelfelt told members of the Hesperia Chamber of Commerce during the chamber’s monthly luncheon meeting Monday at Courtyard Marriott hotel. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Some Calico fees to be waived’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 18:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on May 18 approved a recommendation by First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt to allow the spouses of military personnel based at the U.S. Army&#8217;s National Training Center at Fort Irwin and the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow to tour Calico Ghost Town at no charge as part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Renewable energy’s future in the Inland Empire’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 18:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Mitzelfelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 12, 2011 Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a mandate that one-third of electricity in California must come from renewable sources by 2020. California had previously required investor-owned utilities to generate 20 percent of their electricity from clean sources by 2010, with a three year grace period. The new law raises the requirement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘County, Apple Valley Move Yucca Loma Bridge Project Forward’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 18:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on May 3 approved a cooperative agreement with the Town of Apple Valley that moves the Yucca Loma Bridge corridor project closer to completion. “The Yucca Loma Bridge in Apple Valley is really part of a regional mobility improvement effort that depends on excellent coordination [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines: April 28, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANBAG Holding First Annual Meeting June 30 … Mitzelfelt Helps VVC Sustain Technical School at SCLA … Company will mine critical rare-earth minerals … Lake at Mojave Narrows Regional Park Takes Step Toward Restoration … Copyright 2011 – Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, 12127 Mall Blvd., Suite A, Victorville, CA 92392 – www.joinbrad.com]]></description>
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		<title>County Helps Ensure Future of VVC Aviation Tech School</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAKING FLIGHT: County allocates $500,000 to sustain SCLA tech program; tech grad salaries start at $40,000 a year VICTORVILLE &#8211; A little over two years ago the national housing bust left Dave Johnson, who had worked for a Victorville real estate brokerage firm, standing in the unemployment line. The computer technician wasn’t having luck landing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company will mine critical rare-earth minerals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOUNTAIN PASS &#8211; Minerals firm Molycorp continued its high-publicity surge into the rare-earth metals trade on Wednesday when the company celebrated the renewal of mining operations at its Mojave Desert mine and $781 million &#8220;Project Phoenix&#8221; investment. The project is a gambit that executives and politicians alike said will give the United States a foothold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mitzelfelt Provides $500,000 to Help VVC Sustain Technical School at SCLA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the request of First District Supervisor and Board of Supervisors Vice-Chairman Brad Mitzelfelt, the County Board of Supervisors on April 19 approved the allocation of $500,000 in one-time First District funds to provide long-term support for the Airframe and Powerplant Aviation Technicians Training program, which is being transferred to Victor Valley College from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lake at Mojave Narrows Regional Park Begins Restoration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on April 19 approved a $215,050 contract for environmental and engineering services to begin work on restoring a broken levee at Horseshoe Lake in Mojave Narrows Regional Park. &#8220;Mojave Narrows is a county treasure in the middle of the Victor Valley and this contract is an important step [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines: April 11, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[High Desert Corridor meetings this week … SANBAG may build Nisqualli interchange … Morris joins Veterans Committee … Mitzelfelt: SANBAG needs better visibility … Oak Hill Road advances … County chooses new voter registrar … Copyright 2011 – Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, 12127 Mall Blvd., Suite A, Victorville, CA 92392 – www.joinbrad.com]]></description>
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		<title>SANBAG may build Nisqualli interchange</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE &#8211; The City Council voted to hand construction of the long-awaited La Mesa/Nisqualli interchange over to San Bernardino County’s transportation board, SANBAG, with Victorville unable to start the $63 million project because of lack of funds. … (Continued below) … … From the Daily Press, By Brooke Edwards, Staff Writer … ‘County may build [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Mitzelfelt says SANBAG needs better visibility&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt wants to give transportation planners in the nation&#8217;s biggest county a higher profile. Mitzelfelt, chairman of San Bernardino Associated Governments, told fellow commissioners on Wednesday he is scheduling a general assembly for the agency for June, so the board can tout its accomplishments and set goals for the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Oak Hill Road top priority&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OAK HILLS &#8211; The Oak Hill Road realignment project that’s been in the works for more than three decades is finally advancing, with San Bernardino County officials deeming it their top transportation priority for this community. If all goes as planned, the realignment will be completed by early fall, according to Andy Silva, spokesman for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County chooses new registrar of voters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN BERNARDINO &#8211; A Denver city and county elections chief has been named the new San Bernardino County registrar of voters, county officials announced Thursday. Michael Scarpello will replace Kari Verjil, who left this county to serve as Riverside County’s registrar. … (Continued below) … … From the Daily Press … April 8, 2011 … [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supervisors Move Oak Hill Road Project Closer to Completion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Board of Supervisors on April 5 moved the Oak Hill realignment project a few steps closer to reality, granting the project environmental approval, authorizing bids, and making it the top priority in the Oak Hills area. &#8220;The people of Oak Hills have waited patiently for this project, which will improve traffic circulation in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Piñon Hills Resident Appointed to Veterans Committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on April 5 appointed Piñon Hills resident Larry Morris to serve on the county&#8217;s Veterans Advisory Committee. &#8220;Mr. Morris is a decorated Vietnam veteran and an active member of his community,&#8221; said Board of Supervisors Vice-Chairman Brad Mitzelfelt, who recommended the appointment. &#8220;As a veteran myself, I&#8217;m honored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines: April 4, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘State of The County’ Event Wednesday … Ryder Teams Up with SANBAG for Cleaner Trucks … &#8216;County outlaws pot shops in unincorporated areas&#8217; … Contract Awarded to Build Yermo Skate Park … Copyright 2011 – Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, 12127 Mall Blvd., Suite A, Victorville, CA 92392 – www.joinbrad.com]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced that it reached a key milestone in a major alternative fuel initiative with the order of 202 heavy-duty natural gas vehicles. The vehicle order is part of Ryder&#8217;s agreement with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) to launch [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a swift 5-0 vote, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a land-use policy outlawing medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas. … (Continued below) … …From the Daily Press, March 22, 2011 … By Natasha Lindstrom … (Continued below) … … The move follows years of demands by medical marijuana advocates [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A contract to build a skate park in Yermo was awarded on March 22 by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. &#8220;A skate park has been highly desired by the community and it is great to see that young people in the community of Yermo and the greater Silver Valley area will have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines: March 21, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victor Valley’s County Museum Opens … New museum &#8216;radically different&#8217; &#8230; Mitzelfelt MEMO: March 2011 &#8230; L.A. TV: Oro Grande Cemetery Improvements &#8230; County to lease landfills for solar &#8230; Successful jobs program threatened &#8230; Copyright 2011 – Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, 12127 Mall Blvd., Suite A, Victorville, CA 92392 – www.joinbrad.com &#8230; (Continued) &#8230; Fitch [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[APPLE VALLEY &#8211; San Bernardino County added a second branch to its museum system Saturday with the grand reopening of the Victor Valley Museum. The previously-private museum first opened in 1993.  It was donated to the county by the Victor Valley Museum Association in January 2010. &#8230; (Continued below) &#8230; &#8230;From The Sun, March 19, [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following are the headlines and links to the latest edition of the Mitzelfelt MEMO newsletter: Renovated Victor Valley Museum Reopens March 19 &#8230; On the Passing of Bill Betterley &#8230; Molycorp: Technology Reviving Mine &#8230; New Rules Improve Boating Safety, Access to Colorado River &#8230; High Desert Government Center earns LEED Gold rating &#8230; Mitzelfelt [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch L.A.&#8217;s KABC-7 coverage of efforts to restore an abandoned Oro Grande cemetery. Click HERE or go to the URL http://bit.ly/gtQR9T TEXT OF STORY BELOW: By Leticia Juarez ORO GRANDE, MOJAVE DESERT (KABC) &#8212; A historic cemetery in Oro Grande near Victorville has been called a little-known treasure. It has some 100 graves, the final [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;County may lease landfills for solar development&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE &#8211; As solar energy companies eye this region’s abundance of sunshine and land, San Bernardino County is making a pitch on where developers should locate their plants: at county-owned landfills. At least one company, Axio Power Inc., has expressed interest in building a solar facility on 90 acres next to the county’s Victorville landfill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Job program on budgetary chopping block’</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It had been nine months since Latif Laari lost his job as operations manager at a PC Club in the City of Industry, after the computer store closed its doors at the height of the recession in late 2008. Looking for a fresh start, Laari moved to the High Desert and soon found his way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fitch Affirms San Bernardino County Investment Pool at &#8216;AAA/V1&#8242;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE February 24, 2011 11:20 AM Eastern Time)&#8211;Fitch Ratings affirms the &#8216;AAA/V1&#8242; ratings assigned to the San Bernardino County Investment Pool, a local government investment pool managed by the San Bernardino County Treasurer&#8217;s Office on behalf of the county, local school districts and other special districts. As of Jan. 31, 2011, the pool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines: February 21, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mitzelfelt pitches local transportation projects in D.C. … &#8216;Old courthouse new again&#8217; … &#8216;Mitzelfelt tours Barstow Murals&#8217; … &#8216;Helendale&#8217;s vision takes shape&#8217; … New High Desert County Center earns environmental honor … Copyright 2011 – Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, 12127 Mall Blvd., Suite A, Victorville, CA 92392 – www.joinbrad.com]]></description>
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