costa mesa Archive
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Public Sector Wage, Benefit Givebacks – It CAN be done!
Posted on June 23, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . There is a view held by some that governing bodies of cities, counties, special districts and states must impose budget cuts upon their workers in order to... -
Cities like Costa Mesa going bankrupt due to public employees? What a load of Hooey!
Posted on June 21, 2011 | 25 Comments. . . Have you heard this whopper before? “Public sector pay, especially retirement benefits, is driving cities into bankruptcy.” That’s the mantra coming from politicians, right wing think tanks,... -
Like “musical chairs with switchblades” – the latest Redistricting Scuttlebutt
Posted on June 14, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . “Like musical chairs, etc.“ – people seem fond of that apt Dan Schnur quote from the LA Times, referring to the practical effects of California’s redistricting. It’s... -
Further misadventures of Costa Mesa’s inebriated leprechaun Mayor. (and Fairgrounds news)
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 12 Comments. . . What a wild ride it’s been for poor Gary “Skosh” Monahan – Costa Mesa councilman for 16 of the last 18 years, and mayor more times than... -
Costa Mesa’s beleaguered employees fight back in court.
Posted on May 16, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . This just in from the OCEA’s Jennifer Muir – the folks who are representing the Costa Mesa workers who are being wiped out and their jobs outsourced... -
New Play on Immigration, ‘Angel of the Desert,’ Opens this Weekend at South Coast Rep
Posted on May 12, 2011 | 2 Comments. . . . . Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble Presents ‘Angel of the Desert’ (written by Janine Salinas and directed by Sara Guerrero) as part of South Coast... -
Prosecutorial Misconduct – OC’s Hapless District Attorney
Posted on May 11, 2011 | 19 Comments. . . . . . So, just how bad is the Orange County District Attorney’s office? If you’re following what’s happening at Capo USD and in Costa Mesa, the... -
![. . . [by OC Progressive, cross-posted from Calitics with author's permission. OC Progressive is Gus Ayer, a former mayor of Fountain Valley.]. Huntington Beach Ideologues Reject Pension Savings, Opt...](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/crazy-train-lite-155x155.jpg "Is Huntington Beach, then, going to follow Costa Mesa’s Crazy Train?")
Is Huntington Beach, then, going to follow Costa Mesa’s Crazy Train?
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 14 Comments. . . [by OC Progressive, cross-posted from Calitics with author's permission. OC Progressive is Gus Ayer, a former mayor of Fountain Valley.]. Huntington Beach Ideologues Reject Pension Savings, Opt... -
Should We Really Run Government Like the Private Sector?
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 4 Comments. . . There seems to be considerable talk in conservative circles from time to time about the concept of running government like the private sector. Currently that issue seems... -
Who is Dan Joyce and Why is he Public Affairs Manager for Costa Mesa?
Posted on April 18, 2011 | 4 CommentsThere has been a lot of criticism of the hiring of Bill Lobdell as Interim Communications Director for the City... -
Tunisia in Costa Mesa.
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 25 Comments. . . (hit play for soundtrack) The wave of populist, democratic revolutions across the Middle East began in Tunisia, and THAT began with the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, the... -
The Once-Great R. Scott Moxley Fluffs Jim Righeimer.
Posted on March 17, 2011 | 65 Comments. . . * fluff, v.t. = to arouse a pornographic actor for a sexual scene. - Urban Dictionary. How far hath the O.C. Weekly‘s star journalist R. Scott Moxley... -
Documenting redevelopment failures & the cost to victims
Posted on February 26, 2011 | 16 CommentsThe above the fold headline of today’s OC Register front page reads “Redevelopment Makes Its Case.” This headline reminds me of a remark by featured panelist Chapman University Professor Lawrence Rosenthal... -
WikiLeaks: Dana’s and Riggy’s Honduran Hijinks!
Posted on December 28, 2010 | 4 Comments. . . You may have, shortly before we were so rudely interrupted by Christmas, caught one of these stories, shedding more light on Dana Rohrabacher’s (R-Huntington Beach) little trouble-making...
