Amante Recall Petition Served Up Tonight
Organizers of the Recall Amante movement are scheduled to serve Mayor Jerry Amante with a petition calling for his recall at a meeting of the […]
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Costa Mesa Council basing decisions on ginned up numbers, misleading projections and outright lies
While Costa Mesa CEO Tom Hatch is projecting a budget shortfall for next year of $5 million, Appointed Councilman Steve Mensigner is projecting that “the city is facing a $15 million deficit,” if the majority’s proposals are enacted.
Barack Obama Officially Launches Reelection Bid
Today, we are filing papers to launch our 2012 campaign. We’re doing this now because the politics we believe in does not start with expensive TV ads or extravaganzas, but with you — with people organizing block-by-block, talking to neighbors, co-workers, and friends. And that kind of campaign takes time to build.
Costa Mesa: My Little Town
I have lived in Costa Mesa since 1978 and LOVE it here. Yet, it hasn’t all been sunshine and brother hood. In 1985 I moved into the house I live in now on the Westside of town. The first time one of my neighbors came to my door just a few days after we moved in, “Don’t send your kids to Wilson School. All the Mexicans go there.”
GOP Budget Cuts Would Cause Deaths of at least 70,000 Children
Tired of attacking the poor and destitute in the U.S., the GOP now seeks to take out the poor in other countries all in the name of the holy budget. Undaunted in their advances, they are now willing to severely reduce funding for USAID.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez: Good News from March Jobs Report
“Today’s jobs report shows that our nation’s job market continues to improve. This progress is more reason why Congress must strongly consider the serious job losses that would be caused by the Republicans’ proposed spending plan, which many analysts believe would hinder economic growth.”
Leprechaun Mayor Goes Social
I was alerted by a Facebook friend request and Twitter follow to a new social network participant from Costa Mesa. Having followed the BronxZoosCobra on Twitter the past few days, I’ve enjoyed learning how much pithy humor that can be dished out in 140 characters.
Consultant Rattles Young Republicans
“I love the way he was able to capture these young Republicans in the wild.” Orange County Republican consultant, shutter bug, and pollster Adam Probolsky has rattled some Irvine Young Republicans.
Dead Man Beats Santa Ana Planning Commissioner in HB Half Marathon
The Huntington Beach Marathon and half Marathon nearly experienced a tragedy in February. A runner was stricken with a heart attack short of the finish […]