CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR JANUARY 4, 2011
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The most important items are under New Business and are a replacement for Katrina Foley on the City Council and appointments to the Planning Commission and the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Frankly, we'd like to see the Parks and Recreation Commission be done away with and its functions be taken over by the Planning Commission which doesn't have enough to do in this down economy.
As you may know, state law requires that we have a Planning Commission, but it does not require that we have a Parks and Recreation Commission.
We'd like to see our local government get right-sized, and the elimination of the Parks and Recreation Commission would be a step in the right direction.
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HISPANIC WITH GUN ROBS PREGNANT WOMAN NEAR BRISTOL/BAKER
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We're seeing too many violent crimes in this small area. Report anyone who looks suspicious to the CMPD at (714) 754-5252.
You'll be asked your name, but you can say you want to remain anonymous, if you wish. If you're mistaken, no harm, no foul.
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TOP SHRINK SAYS LEFTIES ARE NUTS
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This guy's late to the game. We've been writing for years about what we call Great White Mothers, Great White Fathers, the Lord Jim Complex and similar things.
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WE GET AN ANSWER, OF SORTS, FROM WENDY LEECE (Yes, the picture is still fuzzy, but we'll be watching and listening to try to bring Wendy into sharper focus.)
Wendy writes: "I will be brief. Regarding the improvement of the Westside of Costa Mesa, where I have lived for nearly 40 years, I believe in the overlay and hope to bring the highest quality developments with the lowest density possible."
So there you have it.
We'll be watching how Wendy (and the others) vote on issues that are important to improvement.
Unfortunately, we're afraid that Wendy is leaning too heavily towards supporting charities that are acting as magnets to keep the Westside down.
We'll be giving full attention to what the various Councilmembers (including Wendy) say and do when the CDBG charity bonanza is discussed.
As we wrote yesterday, we think the Council should use ALL the CDBG funds to fix actual things on the Westside (by law, the money must be used in downscale areas) and that none of it should go to any charities.
We've written many times in the past that we have no friends in politics. We look at what politicians actually do to improve Costa Mesa. If we get a bunch of BS or if we see squishy actions that go against improvement, we'll let you know.
And, here's our simple way of looking at every issue that goes before the Council or the two Commissions:
Is this good for Costa Mesa's improvement? Is it neutral? Is it bad for Costa Mesa's improvement?
We also see the Westside as the key to improving all of Costa Mesa. Fix the Westside and all of Costa Mesa improves. Keep the status quo and the rot will spread.
To be clear, things that keep the present down scale status quo on the Westside or which reward magnet charities, illegal aliens, transients, or slum like conditions will always be opposed by the CM PRESS.
And, we don't care about good intentions or the whiny misplaced compassion crap that it's for the "kids."
By artificially subsidizing a large population on the Westside that can't afford to live in Costa Mesa, the lefties are hurting the city as a whole and are preventing the natural correction that happens when people find they're living in a place that is too expensive for them--they move to a place where they can afford to live.
And, remember, Santa Ana is a lot cheaper than Costa Mesa.
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LOBDELL STATES THE OBVIOUS: MENSINGER HAS THE INSIDE (WAY INSIDE) TRACK TO BE APPOINTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL
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Lobdell then shows his lefty leanings when he writes: "I personally would love to see Heather Somers back on the council."
Back when Somers was running for reelection to the Council, the CM PRESS spoke at the podium about the problem of illegal aliens in Costa Mesa and how the job center should be shut down.
After we spoke, Somers, while on the dais, said (paraphrasing slightly): I'm tired of seeing Mr. Millard come down to the City Council all the time to talk about illegal aliens.
We then told observers that Somers wouldn't have to hear us talk about that anymore, because she was now certain to be defeated. And, she was.
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Those are our opinions. Thanks for reading them.