SPENDING LIKE DRUNKEN SAILORS
At yesterday's City Council Study Session, the CM PRESS told the Council that we keep getting into budget problems because they aren't frugal with our money and they're spending like drunken sailors.
At yesterday's City Council Study Session, the CM PRESS told the Council that we keep getting into budget problems because they aren't frugal with our money and they're spending like drunken sailors.
We just got an email from a reader with the quote below. [We've added our comments in brackets]
Quote of the day --
"I take exception to folks saying that Bernanke, Obama, Reid and Pelosi
[and the Costa Mesa City Council] are spending like drunken sailors. When I was a drunken sailor, I quit spending when I ran out of money."
Sen. John McCain
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MORE ON THE HISPANIC ONLY NON-PROFITS
Down at the bottom of this CM PRESS # 41 is a comment from "need to know" who wants to know the names of the non-profits that only serve Hispanics.
We've been trying to get Costa Mesans' attention to what's going on with some of the non-profits for years, by publishing the facts. For the most part, the issue then dies. Come the next year, the City Council then does the same stupid things with our money.
This time, we're going to try something different to let other people get some sweat in the game.
If you want to see what the City Council is doing with your money and how the Council gives it away to the non-profits, you, as an ordinary citizen (like us), have a right to review the public documents regarding this.
So, here's what you can do:
1. Call Mike Linares at City Hall: (714) 754-5678.
2. Tell Mike that you want to VIEW the CAPER* for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 (that's the most current one).
3. Then, go to the 5th Floor of City Hall and Mike or staff will let you VIEW the document for free.
4. If you want to make photocopies of any or all pages, it'll cost you a dime a page. If it's just a few pages you want, they may photocopy and give them to you on the spot. However, the City does have a right to take 10 days to supply you with the copies under the California Public Records Act.
*Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report
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MUGABE TO SEIZE WHITE BUSINESSES FOR BLACKS
Link
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NON-PROFITS THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE COSTA MESA WANT MORE OF YOUR MONEY
Here's a link to an almost daily Daily Pilot article about the 14 non-profits that want the City Council to give them more of your money this year.
Yesterday, the CM PRESS filed a public records act request to view the documents on these non-profits.
What we found was that 3 of the non-profits that want your money only serve Hispanics. In fact, they serve a total of more than 700 Hispanics.
You may recall that a few years ago, the CM PRESS found one non-profit that actually turned away a White kid and told her that the non-profit only wanted to serve Hispanics.
To make a long story short, the Feds were then notified and they swooped in on this non-profit and essentially closed them down.
You see, you can't discriminate against people because of their race when you're using tax payer money.
And, this may be news to many people but it seems that Whites (as in the above case) are often the victims of racial discrimination.
Do you want the City Council to give your money to non-profits that discriminate? Don't you think the Council should stop giving money to non-profits that don't look like Costa Mesa?
Don't you think the Council should stop giving money to non-profits that are working against the best interests of the citizens of Costa Mesa?
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CHINA CONFIRMED AS WORLD'S BIGGEST EXPORTER
Link
Of course they are. Unlike the U.S., China still makes things. And, they're building factories as fast as they can.
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MICHELLE OBAMA SAYS CHILDHOOD OBESITY A THREAT TO NATIONAL
SECURITY [Huh?]
Link
...AND, IN A STORY THAT MAY BE RELATED TO MS. OBAMA AND HER COMMENTS, LOW INTELLIGENCE LINKED TO HEART ATTACK RISKS
Link
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GOP BLOCKS OBAMA LABOR BOARD NOMINEE
Republicans joined by two Dems who fear for their seats.
Link
As the election gets closer, we're going to see more and more Dems start voting with Republicans as they try to retain their seats.
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"I take exception to folks saying that Bernanke, Obama, Reid and Pelosi
[and the Costa Mesa City Council] are spending like drunken sailors. When I was a drunken sailor, I quit spending when I ran out of money."
Sen. John McCain
# # #
MORE ON THE HISPANIC ONLY NON-PROFITS
Down at the bottom of this CM PRESS # 41 is a comment from "need to know" who wants to know the names of the non-profits that only serve Hispanics.
We've been trying to get Costa Mesans' attention to what's going on with some of the non-profits for years, by publishing the facts. For the most part, the issue then dies. Come the next year, the City Council then does the same stupid things with our money.
This time, we're going to try something different to let other people get some sweat in the game.
If you want to see what the City Council is doing with your money and how the Council gives it away to the non-profits, you, as an ordinary citizen (like us), have a right to review the public documents regarding this.
So, here's what you can do:
1. Call Mike Linares at City Hall: (714) 754-5678.
2. Tell Mike that you want to VIEW the CAPER* for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 (that's the most current one).
3. Then, go to the 5th Floor of City Hall and Mike or staff will let you VIEW the document for free.
4. If you want to make photocopies of any or all pages, it'll cost you a dime a page. If it's just a few pages you want, they may photocopy and give them to you on the spot. However, the City does have a right to take 10 days to supply you with the copies under the California Public Records Act.
*Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report
# # #
MUGABE TO SEIZE WHITE BUSINESSES FOR BLACKS
Link
# # #
NON-PROFITS THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE COSTA MESA WANT MORE OF YOUR MONEY
Here's a link to an almost daily Daily Pilot article about the 14 non-profits that want the City Council to give them more of your money this year.
Yesterday, the CM PRESS filed a public records act request to view the documents on these non-profits.
What we found was that 3 of the non-profits that want your money only serve Hispanics. In fact, they serve a total of more than 700 Hispanics.
You may recall that a few years ago, the CM PRESS found one non-profit that actually turned away a White kid and told her that the non-profit only wanted to serve Hispanics.
To make a long story short, the Feds were then notified and they swooped in on this non-profit and essentially closed them down.
You see, you can't discriminate against people because of their race when you're using tax payer money.
And, this may be news to many people but it seems that Whites (as in the above case) are often the victims of racial discrimination.
Do you want the City Council to give your money to non-profits that discriminate? Don't you think the Council should stop giving money to non-profits that don't look like Costa Mesa?
Don't you think the Council should stop giving money to non-profits that are working against the best interests of the citizens of Costa Mesa?
# # #
CHINA CONFIRMED AS WORLD'S BIGGEST EXPORTER
Link
Of course they are. Unlike the U.S., China still makes things. And, they're building factories as fast as they can.
# # #
MICHELLE OBAMA SAYS CHILDHOOD OBESITY A THREAT TO NATIONAL
SECURITY [Huh?]
Link
...AND, IN A STORY THAT MAY BE RELATED TO MS. OBAMA AND HER COMMENTS, LOW INTELLIGENCE LINKED TO HEART ATTACK RISKS
Link
# # #
GOP BLOCKS OBAMA LABOR BOARD NOMINEE
Republicans joined by two Dems who fear for their seats.
Link
As the election gets closer, we're going to see more and more Dems start voting with Republicans as they try to retain their seats.
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Which ones only serve hispanics?
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