WHY WE CONTINUE LINKING TO THE ALMOST DAILY DAILY PILOT
Some readers wonder why we continue to provide a link to the almost daily Daily Pilot, given how liberal the paper is.
In fact, many Improvers say they no longer read the Pilot either in its paper form or on the Internet and they say they get their local information from the CM PRESS.
We understand why many don't read the Pilot anymore. It's not exactly on the same page as most of us as far as improving Costa Mesa.
However, we'll continue linking to the paper for the time being because we like having a hyper local daily newspaper in Costa Mesa, and especially one that ties our city with our somewhat prettier sister city, Newport Beach.
Such a tie is a plus for Costa Mesa and can only benefit our city.
So, we want the almost daily Daily Pilot to stay in business and we figure the traffic from our site won't hurt.
This doesn't mean that we won't jibe the paper or its editors and writers about various matters of public concern and it doesn't mean that we won't do it in ways we consider to be interesting or humorous.
As we've written before: The folks at the Daily Pilot can't bore people into reading the newspaper. And, for our part, we can't bore people into reading the CM PRESS.
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DON LAMM LEAVING COSTA MESA FOR WESTMINSTER
Don Lamm, Costa Mesa's Development Services Director, is expected to be named the new City Manager of Westminster and to begin his new gig in May.
Given Lamm's background with major commercial developments, his appointment is an interesting choice for Westminster and may indicate that city is serious about moving forward with some needed changes.
Some at the CM PRESS have experience with Westminster real estate going back to the fall of Saigon. Here are a few off the cuff suggestions for Mr. Lamm:
1. Get rid of that stupid Civic Center special zoning and faux English look. It doesn't work in our climate and the Queen is never going to visit the place.
2. Give some attention to the area around Euclid and Westminster Blvd. This should be a hot location, but at present it is under utilized by the city.
3. Parking is still a problem on Bolsa and needs more creative solutions.
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NO UPDATES ON BODY FOUND ON CENTER STREET
We've seen no new information on the body found in bushes at 810 Center Street yesterday.
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IN OTHER CENTER STREET NEWS
A Hispanic man was arrested for pulling a knife on another man and chasing him down Center Street yesterday. The victim was able to get away without being stabbed or injured.
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WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR SALES TAX AND OTHER REVENUE FIGURES
The City of Costa Mesa still hasn't released the latest figures on the revenue hole we're in, but as soon as the CM PRESS gets the information, we'll publish it.
We have two questions about this:
Is the shortfall going to be closer to $ 11 million or $20 million?
How will the City make it up?
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KNOW NOTHING BLOGGER TRYING TO GET INFORMATION
Rumor has it that a local dimwit blogger is now trying to develop information sources for his silly blog and is kissing up to some Improvers.
Our guess is that the only thing this guy will get is misinformation. No one who understands what is really going on in the City likes the guy. Can't stand him.
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CHICAGO TO REPLACE SOME COPS WITH PRIVATE COPS
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BAD COPS IN SCHENECTADY--CITY MAY FIRE THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT
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DALLAS DROPS POLICE CODES FOR PLAIN ENGLISH
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ORANGE CRUSH, ANYONE?
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Those are our opinions. Thanks for reading them.
