Christopher Joseph Lanzillo will serve one year in county jail for efforts to entrap two Costa Mesa city councilmen in embarrassing and illegal acts.
Tag: Steve Mensinger
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Appellate Court Rejects Police Union’s Attempt to Block Costa Mesa Case
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.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Heroes Hall Is a Monument to Freedom, Activism
After decades of pressing public officials across Orange County, local veterans this month celebrated securing a countywide public veterans museum. Heroes Hall opens this November during the OC Fairgrounds annual Veterans Day event.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Costa Mesa ‘Motel Families’ Protest Plan to Demolish Their Home
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.
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DA Arrests Investigators Who Tried to Ensnare Councilmen
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.
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Councilwomen Bash Newly Proposed Public Speaker Rules
The ordinance, under consideration by Costa Mesa City Council, would ban “unduly repetitive” public comments. Councilwomen Wendy Leece and Sandy Genis call it an attempt to restrict Mayor Jim Righeimer’s critics.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Righeimer and Mensinger Get Top Spots on City Council
The two Costa Mesa councilmen, members of the majority, are appointed mayor and mayor pro tem respectively. Some residents wanted posts to be divided between council voting blocs.
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Righeimer Calls for Truce With Costa Mesa City Workers
After being beaten in the courts and battered at the ballot box over an unprecedented plan to outsource Costa Mesa City Hall, the City Council’s ideological leader is calling for a truce with the labor unions he famously confronted.
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Measure for Costa Mesa Charter Attracts Big Labor Dollars
While a council majority controls the dais, organized labor controls the advertising landscape in this election.
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‘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.
