Chief Steve Staveley quits over proposed layoffs of police
officers, calling council members “corrupt” for their approach to
balancing the budget.
Costa Mesa City Council members are feeling the heat from two
months of intense union campaigning against their outsourcing plan.
Some Republicans are growing impatient waiting for local party
leaders to fire back.
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Councilman Jim Righeimer defends city action to have two-member
working groups while Councilwoman Wendy Leece demands
documents.
City estimates that budget shortfall is now $3.3 million.
Proposed budget increases capital spending by $6.6 million.
Suit argues that city is violating state law and employee
bargaining agreement in seeking mass outsourcing.
Even meet and greets among residents and public safety personnel
have taken on political overtones in Costa Mesa, where officials
are battling over an unprecedented privatization plan.
Open government watchdog says meetings of two-member City
Council working groups, one of which developed outsourcing plan,
were illegal.
OC District Attorney says Costa Mesa Councilman Stephen
Mensinger did not assault teacher during argument.
The stress of the fallout from the outsourcing decision on Costa
Mesa City Council members is starting to show, most recently at
this week’s City Council meeting.
City Council hiring initiative, proposed by Stephen Mensinger,
nets jobs for eight local high school students.
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