While facing pressure from state housing mandates, Fountain Valley leaders weigh charter city status as a way to regain some local control.
Tag: charter proposal
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Huntington Beach City Council Refuses to Discuss Charter Amendments In Special Meeting
After calling a series of special meetings to discuss a slate of proposed charter amendments, Mayor Tony Strickland refused to let council members discuss the amendments at a Thursday night meeting.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Politics & Elections
Costa Mesa Rivals Clash on Charter Ballot Proposal
Councilman Jim Righeimer and Katrina Foley debate the issue that has polarized Costa Mesa.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
‘Feet to the Fire’ Hosts Costa Mesa Candidates Debate
In a forum that billed itself as hardball, journalists questioned Costa Mesa City Council candidates about the city’s proposed charter, outsourcing and rancor in the city’s public discourse.
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Mystery Over Missing Time for Costa Mesa’s Special Meeting
Residents questioned why city leaders deviated from usual procedure by not declaring the special meeting’s starting time.
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Costa Mesa Revives Prospect of June Election on Charter
The City Council will decide Tuesday whether to spend nearly $154,000 for a private company to conduct a charter election concurrent with the June primary.
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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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Costa Mesa Council Approves Charter Lawsuit After the Fact
Belated approval comes on the day a judge rejected a request that the proposed charter be put on the ballot despite missed deadline.
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Costa Mesa Request to Put Charter on June Ballot Denied
Superior Court judge rejects city’s argument that the charter vote should move forward despite missed filing deadline.
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Preliminary Ruling Against Costa Mesa in Charter Case
The city, which missed the deadline to put the proposed charter on the June ballot, has failed to show that it faces irreparable harm if it has to wait until November, judge says.
