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Community Commentary: Costa Mesa made many changes for the good
The end of the year is a time of reflection. That's a good thing. As the late Peter Drucker said, "Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action." I am grateful for the thousands of...Tags: Labor Legislation, Politics, Unions, Tom Arnold, Media Industry
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Community Commentary: Mayor's piece riddled with errors
Two weeks ago, as I was riding back to the firehouse from an emergency response call, a man pulled up on the passenger side of the truck, signaling me to roll down my window. When I did, he delivered the international symbol of ultimate displeasure,...Tags: Labor Legislation, Politics, Career and Workplace, Job Layoffs, Labor Legislation
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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: Politics, Career and Workplace, Unions, Pension and Welfare, Health and Safety at Work
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Costa Mesa ends fiscal year with $3.8M surplus
COSTA MESA — The city finished the 2010-11 fiscal year $3.8 million in the black, thanks to better-than-expected sales tax receipts and cuts to city programs and staffing levels, city officials said. Going into budget discussions over the summer,...Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Job Layoffs, Labor Markets
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Costa Mesa woman pleads guilty to 76 felonies
A Costa Mesa woman who pleaded guilty to 76 felonies, including forgery and grand theft in a scheme to defraud banks, was sentenced Friday to jail time and formal probation, authorities said. While working as a desk manager at the Douglas Nissan...Tags: Politics, Lawyers, Vehicles, Prisons, Justice System
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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: Politics, Job Layoffs, Litigation, Pension and Welfare, Layoffs and Downsizing
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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: Politics, Jerry Brown, Public Officials, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities
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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: Politics, Career and Workplace, Unions, Retirement, Pension and Welfare
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City Life: Hubbard could be re-hired
Bureaucracies are as predictable as sunrises. So it should not surprise anyone that the Newport-Mesa Unified trustees chose one former superintendent, Robert Barbot, to replace another former superintendent, Jeffrey Hubbard, who was recently convicted of...Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Elections, Interior Policy
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Community Commentary: City's pension problem is only getting worse
A local pension watchdog group has published its updated figures on municipal pensions, and the news for Costa Mesa is frightening. Costa Mesa's number of pension recipients whose pay exceeds $100,000 continues to grow — up nearly 50% in just...Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Elections, Interior Policy
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Jergler: New Realtor group president named
Maria Elena Banks has come a long way from when she was a little girl growing up in Caracas, Venezuela, the descendant of a famous general and former president of Mexico. In the U.S., she's gone from working to eke out a living in real estate as a...Tags: Politics, Mortgages, Real Estate, Housing and Urban Planning, Mexico
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City executives offer to pay more into pensions
COSTA MESA — Some department heads have agreed to contribute more to their retirement funds, the city announced Friday. City CEO Tom Hatch and others will pay about 39% of their pension costs, up from 31%, assuming the City Council approves the...Tags: Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Pension and Welfare, Finance, Interior Policy
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