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Wu: Drama in the 74th District race
OK, before I get started, let me start with some disclaimers. First, before you say how horrible a reporter I am, I am not a reporter. I'm an opinion columnist who writes what I believe. Got it? Second, I've known Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa...Tags: Dana Rohrabacher, Elections, Allan R. Mansoor, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Commentary: In this scenario, Goliath is the unions
Wendy Leece, my City Council colleague, recently wrote about the "grassroots movement" that's formed to oppose the proposed city charter and improvement it brings. Let me take her assertions one by one. "It is truly a David vs. Goliath battle about...Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare
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Loading up for the Battle of Costa Mesa
Disguised as men, female soldiers slung revolvers and fired cannons alongside their male counterparts in 1861. This is just one of many truths to discover this weekend at the fourth annual Battle of Costa Mesa, a Civil War reenactment event in Costa...Tags: Sociology, Wars and Interventions, American Civil War (1861-1865), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Culture
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Commentary: 'Prevailing wages' not relevant to charter debate
Re "Commentary: I provoked 'near riot' at council meeting," Feb. 18: Kevin Dayton wrote a letter in the Daily Pilot promoting himself as a principal with the self-styled Dayton Policy Institute in Sacramento. He professes to be some kind of authority...Tags: Construction, Google Inc., Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Mailbag: An open letter from new schools chief
It is with respect and commitment that I have accepted the responsibility and confidence that you have entrusted in me to serve as the interim superintendent and to facilitate the process for the selection of a new permanent superintendent for the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Interior Policy, Mountains, Fraud
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If Snoopy stays at City Hall, more could be on the way
COSTA MESA — Snoopy's new digs may be bigger than that one-story doghouse. As Costa Mesa couple Jim and Linda Jordan battle Wells Fargo in court over the deed to their home on Santa Ana Avenue, city officials have assured them that if the battle is...Tags: Snoopy (fictional animal), Wells Fargo & Co., Entertainment, Rentals, Religious Festivals
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Mailbag: Public safety mailer is 'propaganda'
I have to imagine there are a number of public safety employees in Newport Beach, both police and fire, who are embarrassed by the ridiculous mass mailer recently sent to residents by the Newport Beach police and firefighter associations. The mass...Tags: First Aid, New York City, Queens (New York City), Jerry Brown, Safety of Citizens
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Mailbag: Residents should write Costa Mesa's charter
On Tuesday night (actually, at 1:30 Wednesday morning) the Costa Mesa City Council voted 3 to 1 (Councilwoman Wendy Leece voting no; Mayor Gary Monahan absent) to submit a proposed city charter to the voters. They voted to use the draft charter that...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Politics, Litigation, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare
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Community Commentary: Charter proposal not best for city
In response to Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer's Dec. 3 letter ("Community Commentary: Why Costa Mesa should become a charter city") on why Costa Mesa should become a charter city, I have the following comments. Contrary to Costa Mesa's history of thriving,...Tags: Local Government, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Draft charter limits wage increases [corrected]
COSTA MESA — The City Council could not give itself a raise or increase city workers' benefits without voter approval, according to a draft city charter introduced Tuesday. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version incorrectly said...Tags: Voting, Primaries, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Wage Contract Issues
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Pension fight docks in Newport Beach
Newport Beach's public employee unions and city officials normally keep quiet about contract disputes — a more restrained, "Newport" way of doing business. Not this time around. As police, firefighter and lifeguard contracts expire at the end of...Tags: Jerry Brown, Safety of Citizens, Labor Markets, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
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Community Commentary: Firefighters should contribute more toward their pension costs
I wanted to set the record straight on the city of Costa Mesa's labor negotiations with the Costa Mesa Firefighters Assn. about how much, if any, our firefighters should pay toward their own pensions ("Contract talks disputed," Nov. 17). There have been...Tags: Retirement, Interior Policy, Labor Legislation, Politics, Career and Workplace
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