Activists say the city has spent more than $250,000 on the event and refuses to disclose the contracts.
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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 Has Yet to Officially Approve Charter Lawsuit
Nearly two weeks into the suit, there’s no official record of the City Council approving it or the hiring of a high-priced law firm.
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Costa Mesa Brown Act Allegations ‘Under Consideration’
The city sent a letter to the resident who lodged a complaint after a lobbyist’s presentation on the city’s proposed charter.
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Lobbying Exec’s Talk Raises Brown Act Issues in Costa Mesa
A 10-minute presentation by a construction industry representative in favor of the proposed charter might be a violation of both the Brown Act and First Amendment, expert says.
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Costa Mesa Misses Deadline to Put Charter on June Ballot
Now the city must turn to the courts for permission to submit the controversial measure to voters as planned.
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Judge Declines to Dismiss Costa Mesa Outsourcing Lawsuit
The suit filed by employees against the city’s large-scale outsourcing plan remains scheduled for trial on April 9.
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Costa Mesa Residents Challenge City Hall’s Charter Brochure
They say a city-produced mailer contains false and incomplete
information about a proposed charter expected to be on the June
ballot.
