Costa Mesa Launches Loan Program to Assist Small Businesses
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The City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to start a $250,000 emergency loan program to help keep small businesses devastated economically in the city alive.
Cities Across Orange County Adopt Eviction Ban Ordinances
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Cities across Orange County cities are adopting bans on evictions due to the economic fallout from the state’s stay home order. To date, Santa Ana, Anaheim and Costa Mesa have adopted bans while cities like Irvine and Garden Grove have adopted softer consumer protections. Meanwhile, questions mount about what the bans will do to smaller property owners.
Federal Judge Issues Ruling Affirming Costa Mesa’s Victory In Sober Living Lawsuit
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The City of Costa Mesa sealed its victory in the groundbreaking case involving Yellowstone Women’s First Stop House, Inc. and two other entities after Federal District Judge James Selna ruled in the city’s favor.
Costa Mesa Police Union Private Investigator Sentenced to County Jail for Acts to Discredit Councilmen
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Christopher Joseph Lanzillo will serve one year in county jail for efforts to entrap two Costa Mesa city councilmen in embarrassing and illegal acts.
Costa Mesa Property Eyed as Site for Mental Health Service Center
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The state may shutter a 114-acre property that currently houses developmentally disabled adults. Homeless advocates, and a state senator, say the property should be re-purposed as a center for homeless people and others who need temporary housing and mental health services.
Appellate Court Rejects Police Union’s Attempt to Block Costa Mesa Case
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The Fourth District Court of Appeal denied an attempt by Costa Mesa’s police union to block part of a lawsuit by councilman Jim Righeimer and Mayor Steve Mensinger alleging a host of misdeeds by police union members and private investigators.
Costa Mesa ‘Motel Families’ Protest Plan to Demolish Their Home
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Homeless advocates and low-income residents of the Costa Mesa Motor Inn are trying to stop plans by the city to demolish the motel and replace it with high-density apartments.
DA Arrests Investigators Who Tried to Ensnare Councilmen
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Christopher J. Lanzillo and Scott Impola, who worked for a law firm retained by the Costa Mesa Police Officers Association, where charged with four felonies relating to their alleged efforts to trap two Costa Mesa councilmen in embarrassing or illegal acts.
Recount is Possible in Tight Costa Mesa Council Race
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Mayor Jim Righeimer has been barely clinging on to his council seat Wednesday night, with thousands of votes yet to be tallied.
Council Majority Holding on Narrowly in Costa Mesa
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School board member Katrina Foley and Mayor Jim Righeimer have taken early leads, with a proposed city charter trailing.