CM PRESS # 343

WE DREAM WE HAVE A FRIENDLY MARINE CONVERSATION WITH WENDY LEECE
(At Mimi's of course)

"Listen up x#$^%#@.  What is your main $%$#&* malfunction!? Get over this wimpy, whiny crap and start doing what you're supposed to be doing.

We're fed up with you running to the newspaper like a little @%#&* girl because the big kids didn't anoint you as Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem.

Grow up. Start improving this city and stop all your sissy crap of jumping in front of the cameras at ribbon cuttings and other sissy, meaningless events. 

And, start working on bringing in real improvement to the Westside.  Who the hell do you think you are?  Mother Teresa?

Get with the program.

And, finally, @#%^&*+ and #$%^%&%#.   
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SURF CITY WELCOMES HOME MARINE BATTALION
Nice video from the OC REGISTER
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RACISM IN ISRAEL: FIFTY JEWISH RABBIS WARN JEWS AGAINST RENTING OR SELLING PROPERTY IN ISRAEL TO NON-JEWS
Link
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WOULDN'T IT BE FUNNY TO SEE WENDY LEECE'S FACE IF

...to cure some inadvertent breach of the Brown  Act (if there was one) relating to the vote that named Monahan Mayor and Righeimer Mayor Pro Tem that a new vote is taken but this time Righeimer is named Mayor and Monahan Mayor Pro Tem?
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WENDY LEECE AND PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS

In an article that's appearing in the DAILY PILOT [HERE], Wendy Leece is quoted as saying:

"This is not good for the city to allow violation of the Brown Act — or even the perception of a pre-arranged vote — and back room discussions on agenda items."

Speaking of perceptions...

As we previously reported in CM PRESS # 307 on November 4, 2010 [HERE],  Ms. Leece, in order to get local GOP support in her reelection bid, had allegedly made a promise to the local GOP that she would not approve certain contracts with government union employees such as those with the CMPD and the CMFD.

Then, before the Council meeting when the vote on the contracts was to be made, some unnamed GOP officials, according to Ms. Leece and as reported in the DAILY PILOT [HERE], pressured Ms. Leece to keep her promise and not vote in favor of the contracts.

At the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on October 26, Ms. Leece did vote in favor of the contracts and, thus, according to some, broke her promise.

Then, on October 27, the day after Ms. Leece voted in favor of the union contracts, money seemed to flow opposing Jim Righeimer and supporting Wendy Leece as follows:

On October 27, the Costa Mesa Fire Fighters P.A.C. I.D. # 930647 spent $1,087.50 on "street signs," opposing Jim Righeimer.

Also on October 27, the Costa Mesa Police Officers Association IEC, I.D. # 1322533 spent $12,122.72 for a "Mailer," supporting Wendy Leece. 

And, again on October 27, Costa Mesa First I.D. # 1332564 spent $ 1,300 on signs for Wendy Leece.
[Costa Mesa First was set up by Sandy Genis and Greg Ridge (Ridge often comments in the Daily Pilot as "Gericault").  Costa Mesa First also received money from the unions as shown in the public records.]

If you follow the link to CM PRESS # 307 [HERE IT IS AGAIN] you can see the actual 409 forms showing the above money either going to help Ms. Leece and/or to oppose Mr. Righeimer. Click or double click on those forms to make them larger.

We're not saying anything illegal was done.  We're just saying that when Ms. Leece brings up public perceptions about elected officials, that she might also want to address the above.
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