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Commentary: Can Costa Mesa afford $300,000 firefighters?
Last month, I wrote about the city of Costa Mesa's pension recipient list and pointed out that the number of city employees earning six-figure pensions had increased by nearly 50% in just one year. On the heels of that news, the city has now published its...Tags: Collective Contract, Disasters and Accidents, Interior Policy, Labor Legislation, Government
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Righeimer: Reallocate city funds for projects
Costa Mesa Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer wants to reallocate $5 million to $6 million in the city budget for improvements in the city's infrastructure, such as roads, sidewalks, sports fields and flood-prone areas. But that could mean cuts to public...Tags: Government, Politics, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Economy, Business and Finance
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Public safety unions' contracts to expire
Contracts between Newport Beach and the city's public safety unions are set to expire Saturday, and officials said they have not yet agreed on how much workers' retirement benefits should be scaled back. Newport Beach police, firefighters and...Tags: Unions, Health and Safety at Work, Health and Safety at Work, Interior Policy, Health
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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: Jerry Brown, Long Island, New York City, Unions, Politics
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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, Interior Policy, Unions, Politics, Interior Policy
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Expert: Costa Mesa must address pensions
COSTA MESA — A financial consultant advised the City Council this week to change its spending habits and address mounting pension costs. At issue is the poorer-than-expected performance by the California Public Employees' Retirement System...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Wages and Pensions, Health and Safety at Work, Retirement, Government
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Mansoor: Realignment plan 'is a huge public safety concern'
A small number of inmates who will be tracked by probation instead of parole agencies will soon be released in Costa Mesa, authorities said, adding that some of the tracking will fall on local police. Under the newly enacted public safety realignment...Tags: Government, Politics, Prisons
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Man pepper sprayed, detained after raising fist to OCC safety officers
COSTA MESA — A 21-year-old man was pepper sprayed and detained after allegedly selling drugs at Orange Coast College, school authorities said Thursday. A student alerted public safety officers that a man was selling marijuana and looking into...Tags: Government, Politics
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League of Women Voters hosts county sheriff's talk
NEWPORT BEACH — A group of diners got more than soup and a sandwich Friday; they got a lunchtime taste of the law at the Coco's Bakery Restaurant at Fashion Island. About 40 women and men wearing blue-trimmed name tags gathered to listen to Orange...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Politics, Human Interest
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Community Commentary: A cop, firefighter look back on 9/11
Minutes before one of the World Trade Center towers collapsed around them, two firefighters from the initial wave to arrive on the scene exchanged the following over their walkie-talkies: "Chief, what stair you in?" "South stairway Adam, South Tower."...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York City, Heroism, Government
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Community Commentary: Council should listen to interim chief's opinion
Given the new City Council majority is moving with maximum haste to dismantle Costa Mesa's public safety infrastructure, it is important to take the time to understand some of the implications for the safety and security of our city. In the interest of...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Wages and Pensions, Costa Mesa, Unions
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Community Commentary: Thanks to council for long-term planning
I managed to stay awake past 1 a.m. the other morning to watch the City Council pass a balanced budget on time — something they can never seem to do in Sacramento. Congratulations to the council for passing a budget that addresses a long-term...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Disasters and Accidents, Government, Sacramento, Fires
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