Residents questioned why city leaders deviated from usual procedure by not declaring the special meeting’s starting time.
Tag: Sandy Genis
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Costa Mesa City Clerk Taking Fall for Missed Deadline
Julie Folcik was placed on administrative leave after a judge refused to put a charter proposal on the June ballot after the city missed the filing deadline. Several residents and a member of the City Council say Folcik is being made a scapegoat.
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Audit Plan Gains Traction Among Costa Mesa Leaders
Councilman Steve Mensinger said audits would help ensure that city services are provided as efficiently as possible. Union leaders remain suspicious of the council majority’s intentions.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Fair Board Will Discuss Forming Citizen Task Force
Decision follows a raucous meeting that includes tough questions
from new board members and accusations from activists.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Labor Chief Named to Orange County Fair Board
Gov. Jerry Brown puts Nick Berardino, general manager of the
Orange County Employees Association, on the mostly Republican
board.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Top Stories
Deal to Sell the Fairgrounds Is Dead. Now What?
Public lawsuits end jockeying for ownership, but many players
are still lining up to influence the fate of the iconic 150-acre
property in Costa Mesa.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Union Attack Campaign Against Costa Mesa Council Goes National
The national political website, Politico, covers media blitz
against city’s outsourcing plan that highlights mayor’s inaction
after an employee’s suicide this month.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Costa Mesa Becomes Ground Zero in Ideological Budget Battle
A raucous meeting Tuesday provides a glimpse of things to come
as the Republican-dominated city council moves to study the
outsourcing of half of the city’s operations.
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OC Fair Board Paid for Appraisal it Never Got
Board spent more than $36,000 for a document that was
“terminated prior to completion.”
Posted inCosta Mesa, Norberto Santana, Jr.
So How Much is the OC Fairgrounds Really Worth?
The Schwarzenegger Administration was willing to sell it for
$100 million. That price has been called the “steal of the century”
and activists want to see the property’s appraisal.
