The CM PRESS mostly supports what we think the City Council majority is trying to do: Get the government on more of a business footing and put our tax money where it will do the most good for the citizens of this city and improve the Westside and the rest of the city.
However, and we've written this before, we don't have loyalty to people or political parties.
Our loyalty is to the improvement of Costa Mesa.
If the Council majority doesn't start doing things to improve the Westside in meaningful ways, our support is going to go away very fast.
THE GOP ESTABLISHMENT SAW THE PARADE AND JUMPED IN FRONT AND SAID THEY WERE LEADING IT
Some readers may recall that the CM PRESS opposed Jim Righeimer when he ran for the City Council the first time.
At that time we didn't think he'd been in Costa Mesa long enough to understand anything about improvement. He lost that first election.
We knew when Righeimer first popped up what was going on.
The GOP establishment had noticed that the Improvers were winning elections in Costa Mesa, and that we were doing it with candidates who the establishment types thought could never win elections and who had almost no money.
So, they probably figured that there was some sort of magic working in Costa Mesa that they could take advantage of, if they just moved their players into the city.
And, that's what they've done. We still have no problem with that, so long as they help improve Costa Mesa.
In fact, we don't care if it's the Raving Mad Looney Party that moves in so long as they help improve Costa Mesa.
As part of this moving in process, the GOP establishment has put some of its unknown operatives on the no-Planning Commission and the no-Parks and Recreation Commission and in other nooks and crannies of local government. We still have no problem with that so long as they help improve Costa Mesa.
Take a look at the website for the Costa Mesa Taxpayers Association. That's not homegrown. It's a GOP establishment site. Again, we still have no problem with it or the group so long as they help improve Costa Mesa.
But, the GOP establishment types are foolish if they think the hard core Improvers are patsies who can just be used with no payback.
If the GOP establishment types want the continued support of the Improvers, they have to step up and (are you ready?) HELP IMPROVE COSTA MESA and ESPECIALLY THE WESTSIDE.
TANSTAAFL
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HEY, I AGREE WITH THOSE OTHER
(We imagine the weakling in the photo is speaking.)
"Every time I walk up to some guy who has even a smidgen of testosterone and I start mouthing off and using fighting words and that guy says "Boo" I feel like I've been bullied. Whaaaaaaa, whaaaaaa, whaaaaaa."
"If you ask me, the world is full of bullies. I see them all over the place. Why, the other day I was bullied by a 10-year-old girl who wouldn't move out of my way at the 99 cents store where I was buying some new panties for myself."
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http://www.8newsnow.com/story/14575982/mob-of-thieves-swarms-las-vegas-convenience-store
ReplyDeleteI got a call from California Opinion Research (916) 443-4722 at 6:00pm this evening. They say they are contracted by “Costa Mesa City Wide” to conduct a survey of people in the area.
ReplyDeleteAsked to answer with not likely, most likely, or definitely:
1. How likely are you to vote in the 2011 special election?
Asked to answer the following with positive, negative or neutral:
2. Have you heard of mayor Monahan?
3. Have you heard of Steven Mensinger?
4. Have you heard of Mayor pro tem Righeimer?
5. Have you heard of Wendy Leece?
6. Have you heard of Costa Mesa Public Employees Association?
7. Costa Mesa City Council?
8. OC Employee Association?
9. City council proposal to outsource city employees and services?
10. The city council has proposed to outsource 213 jobs or nearly half the city staff what do you think of this proposal?
Asked to give an answer to:
11. Where did you hear about this proposal?
Asked to answer the following with disagree neutral or agree:
12. City council spent thousands on new carpet and remodeling of city hall, do you agree with this type of spending?
13. City bureaucrats keep changing the size of the budget deficit. It's changed from a large deficit to a small deficit and now no deficit in an effort to make the city more partisan. Do you think their actions are misleading?
14. City politicians are laying off employees while they spent $90,000 printing newsletters available online. A $50,000 car allowance for 3 council members, and hundreds on gold name badges the same day they sent out layoff notices to city employee. Do you agree with their actions?
15. Instead of outsourcing these city jobs should the city consider reducing council members pay and perks including a 10,000 car allowance for the city manager?
16. Some people claim city employee wages and Pension costs are bankrupting the city should the city council be considering outsourcing city jobs and services to balance the budget?
17. Do you support a recall of Mayor Monohan
18. Recall Eric Bever?
19. Recall Mayor pro tem Righiemer?
20. Recall Steve Mensinger?
21. City workers say the top 4 council members efforts have polarized the city are they out of line or doing the right thing?
Asked to give an answer:
22. Do you own Cable or Satellite TV?
23. Do you consider yourself a liberal moderate or conservative?
24. Last year of education completed?
25. Do you or any member of your household belong to a labor union?
26. Do you have a facebook account?
27. Whats your race?
28. What year were you born?
This is the order questions were given and I did my best to use the exact wording used. I got the impression the survey was intended to be negative towards members of the city council and the proposal to outsource employees to balance the city budget.
Interesting comments about the opinion survey! I believe this same polling company has been calling my home to speak to my wife - a Dem and in a union. They are calling several times a day for the last week and so far missed her because of her busy schedule. Their persistance suggests she is selected specifically because she fits some model of who is likely to provide answers they are seeking. It appears the survey is designed to produce a desired result calling into question their selection criteria.
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