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Apodaca: Corporations have no place in public education
How far should we go to save public education? So far as to name a school gym after a corporate sponsor? Let business interests influence textbook content? Put cigarette and junk food ads on the sides of school buses? If you think these ideas sound far-...Tags: Mining, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Companies and Corporations
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Draft budget has increased capital spending
Following a push by the City Council to heavily invest in infrastructure, the Costa Mesa Finance Department presented an early draft budget Tuesday that doubles capital improvement spending but also shows a slight deficit. "We see this as a very...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance
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Newport to end the year with a surplus
The current fiscal year should end with a surplus, the Newport Beach City Council learned Tuesday. City staff is projecting a $4.4-million surplus in the current year's budget. For next year, plans are to eliminate eight positions, all but one of them...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Politics, Employees, Interior Policy
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Wu: What if we outsourced police, fire?
When I was a kid, one of my favorite comic books was "What If … "What If Phoenix Had Not Died?"?" If you remember the movie "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006), you might recall that Jean Grey/Phoenix (Famke Janssen) dies in the end. The comic book...Tags: Republican Party, Dana Rohrabacher, Orange County Register, Pension and Welfare, Politics
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Apodaca: Education solutions rely on funds
Administrators at some Newport-Mesa schools that fail to meet federal standards have come up with some compelling ideas to try to turn things around. There's just one problem: They all cost money. Last week, the school board voted to allocate $1.1...Tags: Science, Students, Arne Duncan, Mountains, Jerry Brown
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Mailbag: Put your columnist on trash service monopolies
For Jack Wu's next column, he might address the entire concept of "monopoly government services," i.e., why do I have to use the government's garbageman? Why can't I hire my own? I hire my own gardener. My own mechanic. My own home remodeler. My own...Tags: Republican Party, Job Layoffs, Government, Symptoms, Elections
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Commentary: I run in the tradition of Bergeson, Brewer
Editor's note: The following piece is excerpted from a recent speech Newport Beach Councilwoman Leslie Daigle, a candidate for the 74th Assembly District, made to the Newport Harbor Republican Women. * Two significant factors overshadow this contest....Tags: Jim Silva, Allan R. Mansoor, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Labor Markets
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Apodaca: District needs to discuss pooled funding
A column I wrote earlier this month regarding the disparity in fundraising among Newport-Mesa public schools touched a nerve with many readers, so I thought it worth revisiting the topic ("How can public schools compete for donations?" March 4). I...Tags: PTA, Manhattan (New York City), Mountains, Jerry Brown, Landforms
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Letters From The Editor: Show respect on anniversary of Pham's death
March 17, 2011, will always be remembered as the flash point in the battle of Costa Mesa. That was the day a city employee ended his life. It was impossible to ignore the time — layoff notices were rolling out — and the place — City...Tags: National Government, Government, Job Layoffs, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
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Commentary: Correcting the imbalance of school donations
Re "Apodaca: How can public schools compete for donations?" March 3: Perhaps there's a way around the paradox columnist Patrice Apodaca revealed when she pulled back the curtain on fiscal fairness in the school district: The neediest get the least when...Tags: Environmental Issues, Social Issues, Personal Income, Charity, Conservation
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Costa Mesa charter heads to June ballot
Costa Mesa residents will vote June 5 on whether to adopt a city charter, a proposal that has yielded mixed responses. "We've got to get the tools here to get ourselves back on track, and that's all this charter does," Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer said...Tags: Local Government, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Local Elections
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Corona del Mar Today: Council will decide whether to remove fire rings
The Newport Beach City Council on Tuesday will decide whether the city should remove 60 beach fire rings because of health and safety concerns — the same night that thousands of visitors at Big Corona State Beach will be marking the Persian New Year...Tags: Environmental Issues, Government, Air Pollution, PTA, Politics
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