Curry: Time for Campaign Finance Reform in Newport Beach
Opinion
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Keith Curry, a former Mayor of Newport Beach, writes that campaign finance reform is long overdue in Newport Beach.
Padilla: Scott Baugh Was at Center of Rigged Sweetheart Deal To Sell OC Fairgrounds
opinion
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David Padilla, former OC Fair board member reminds the public of the individuals, including Congressional Candidate Scott Baugh, that were involved in the failed attempted effort to privatized the OC Fairgrounds.
Curry: Council Voter Suppression to Cost Taxpayers Millions
Community Editorials
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An election that would have cost less than $200,000 may now cost millions because Newport Beach City Council members created a 10-pound document aimed at frustrating opponents of a housing development, writes former Mayor Keith Curry, who is calling on the new council to avoid these costs by rescinding approvals for the Museum Tower project.
Curry: Newport Beach Needs Political Reform
Community Editorials
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Will transparency prevail in Newport Beach or will it be blocked by political operatives maneuvering behind the scene?
Curry: Newport Beach Needs Political Reform
Community Editorials
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Newport Beach Councilman Keith Curry writes that its time for his city to enact campaign finance reform and calls out his colleagues and local political consultant David Ellis declaring he’ll push for a lobbyist registry to help citizens what interests are influencing council votes.
Old Battles Revive on Fair Board
Costa Mesa
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Monthly meeting features skirmishes on citizens oversight committee, California attorney general representation and fairground’s equestrian center.
Fair Board Bans Elephant Rides
Costa Mesa
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The decision was based largely on evidence that the rides are cruel to elephants. The board also established a citizens committee to examine the past effort to sell the fairground.
Reconstituted OC Fair Board Wants Attorney General Back
Costa Mesa
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The state attorney general’s office dropped the Fair Board as a client in 2009 during the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to sell the fairground.
Fair Board Legal Bills Tripled Since Hiring Private Lawyers
Costa Mesa
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Taxpayers have spent more than $600,000 since the state attorney
general stopped acting as Fair Board’s legal counsel during the
attempt to privatize the fairgrounds.
Fair Board Might Be Close to Deal With OC Marketplace
Costa Mesa
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Board subcommittee continues to negotiate a long-term deal with
the swap meet operator two months after lease termination was
initiated.