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From our Very Best Friends in Costa Mesa………
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Contact: Robin Leffler – 714.546.1452 – wre2lef@sbcglobal.net
Costa Mesans for Responsible Government Endorses Three Candidates for Costa Mesa City Council
Costa Mesans for Responsible Government (CM4RG.org), a grassroots, non-partisan organization formed to encourage and promote high levels of openness, accountability, integrity, and responsiveness in our City Government, endorses Sandra (Sandy) Genis, John Stephens, and Harold Weitzberg for Costa Mesa City Council in the upcoming November 2012 election.
John Stephens, Sandy Genis, Harold Weitzberg
“We are pleased to have three strong candidates who oppose the city charter in its current form and who have the ability to communicate the change needed in Costa Mesa city government,” said Robin Leffler, President of CM4RG. “Our endorsed candidates have strong professional backgrounds and thoughtful, common-sense solutions for Costa Mesa.
We believe Sandy Genis, John Stephens, and Harold Weitzberg will work well together because of their common values, in-depth knowledge of the city’s operations, land development, local, state, and federal laws and how they affect residents, taxpayers, local businesses, and city employees. We understand they will focus on public services to protect the residents and businesses and promote the smooth operations of our city. They have the experience and willingness to deal with complex budget issues in a collaborative and constructive way. Finally, Sandy, John, and Harold have proven that they will do the right thing for the right reasons. We could not be more pleased.”CM4RG established a non-partisan, three-tier process to select quality candidates, based on several criteria. These included prior involvement in Costa Mesa issues and institutions, education and professional experience, ability to win in a highly competitive election, and a high level of agreement with CM4RG’s mission and policy positions.
An elected committee conducted personal interviews. A panel of dedicated volunteers observed these interviews. Then a summary of answers from each of the candidates was prepared presented to an appointed group of CM4RG members assembled to represent our broad based demographics, including every major political party and area of the city. The group of CM4RG’s non-partisan, grassroots members was presented with a choice of 5 candidates interviewed. After group discussion a secret ballot was cast. The vote was unanimous for Sandy Genis, John Stephens and Harold Weitzberg.
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*Rah, Rah, Rah…Ziss Boom Bah……We love this selection! Hoorah! You couldn’t write a better script!
Is Harold Weitzberg Nick Beradino’s twin brother?
With some regret, I think that it may be time for other challengers to drop out rather than split the vote and allow Team Riggy to win.
Nick Berardino?
I was thinking Richard Dreyfuss.
No, I’m the one who usually gets the Richard Dreyfuss lookalike comments. (Or at least I used to.)
*Dr. D., they have been using divide and conquer for so long …you might think they were related to Gengis Khan. The reality this time is macro. Fullerton, Anaheim, Stanton and what next? The issues at County to be resolved…..this time it isn’t the cottage village of Goat Hill……no this time you have a bunch of upset Public Employees that realize this may well be their last chance to save their jobs. They don’t dust the dupes…..they will have no jobs, outsourced and the poor folks of Costa Mesa will wind up living in a Newport Beach which looks and acts nothing like Newport Beach.
This is “their time”……to make important decisions and every time that happens, usually the good folks win. We are saying our prayers that happens this time.
They didn’t even interview all of the candidates, nor did they even bother to wait until filing period closes, like all other organizations do. How do they have any credibility?
Very sad for this group. I guess it’s reflective of what kind of influence they have in our City. We won’t be voting for any of their slate. Nor will my friends and neighbors.
OK, Phil, so that’s three votes…
They didn’t interview the OC GOP slate because THEY are the reason others are running. They know PLENTY about them and their positions on issues. They offered the other “M”, Al Melone, an opportunity to be interviewed but he declined. He shares many of the other “M” views.
Strategically, it was a good move to make their announcement BEFORE the filing date closed. This way others may wish to assess their candidacy and step away to keep from diluting the vote. If they bail out before August 10th the don’t lose fees and won’t be on the ballot.
*Phil – You are a pillar of society…….shucks…how do keep your logical appraisals going like that? says Lex Luther
another reason to build the toll road lanes, so we do not have to slow down on our way through costa mesa