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Pension committee considers a 'tough nut'
An "out of control" financial situation. An "ugly situation." A city that's "handcuffed." Not just a "Costa Mesa problem." Those were a few of the words used to describe the city's employee pension program through the California Public Employees'...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Religion and Belief, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Philosophy
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Officials heading to Vegas
Earlier this week the Costa Mesa City Council gave unanimous approval for city representatives to attend an upcoming out-of-state convention, though not without discussing the intricacies of doing so on the city's dime. Mayor Jim Righeimer, Mayor Pro...Tags: Marketing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Business, Interior Policy
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State of Newport assessed
For the city of Newport Beach, the economic situation seems on par with the country as a whole: small yet steady steps toward a slow recovery. City Finance Director Dan Matusiewicz shared that summation at the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce's monthly...Tags: Labor Markets, Mimi Walters, Marketing, Allan R. Mansoor, Politics
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Mailbag: A charter review committee should be elected
I read Jeff Arthur's March 13 commentary, "Costa Mesa pension burden falls on us all," and I already understood many of Mr. Arthur's initial comments on the underfunded pension obligation (UPO), but there were other comments in the second half of his...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Elections
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Commentary: Costa Mesa's pension burden falls on us all
Letter writer Charles Mooney says Costa Mesa has a pension problem. ["Outsourcing could make unfunded pension obligations worse, Mailbag, Feb. 26]. Yet many do not seem to understand the seriousness or magnitude: $196 million unfunded CalPERS pensions...Tags: Credit Ratings, Politics, Interior Policy
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Harlan: City can take lead on pension reform
Pension reform is not exactly a hot topic at my dinner table. In fact, I can assure you that the words have never been mentioned at any family meal. Tuesday evening's Cost Mesa City Council study session about the city's unfunded public pension...Tags: Lobbying, Employees, Politics, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace
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Expert: City needs new taxes to cover pensions
It would take new sales or parcel taxes for the city of Costa Mesa to meet its long-term pension obligations, a Stanford University professor told the City Council on Tuesday night. Joe Nation said the scenario surrounding the difference between the...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Tom Hatch
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Mailbag: Outsourcing could make unfunded pension obligations worse
I read Jeff Arthur's Feb. 21 letter, "Mailbag: Commentary overlooked C.M. pension obligations," which contained complaints about my previous letter, "Commentary: I have doubts about Costa Mesa's outsourcing." I would like to respond to his complaints...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy
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Mailbag: Commentary overlooked C.M. pension obligations
Charles Mooney is long on comments, but short on solutions ("I have doubts about Costa Mesa's Outsourcing," Commentary, Feb. 15). After reading Mooney's comments, I have doubts about Costa Mesa's long-term financial stability. Costa Mesa already spends...Tags: Tampa, Politics, Interior Policy, California Public Employees' Retirement System
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Committee will review city's pension obligations
The Costa Mesa City Council approved the creation of a committee earlier this week tasked with overseeing the city's looming pension obligations. The unanimous decision, with Councilwoman Wendy Leece absent, came not without its doubts, however, on a...Tags: Employees, Labor Legislation, Politics, Career and Workplace, Interior Policy
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Commentary: I have my doubts about outsourcing
I read the Feb. 9 Daily Pilot article, "Mayor pushing on with his plan," and the Feb. 7 Orange County Register editorial, "Outsourcing back in for Costa Mesa," that the Pilot article referred to, and I have several comments. The Pilot's report of Costa...Tags: Labor Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Finance, Interior Policy
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`I'm a big for-the-middle-class guy'
Sixth in a series of profiles about those in the trenches of Costa Mesa's political battles. * Billy Folsom grows his goatee distinctively long in memory of a fellow Costa Mesa employee whose suicide became the tragic emblem of a city in turmoil. In...
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