CM PRESS # 800

LEFTY LA TIMES PUFFS BLACK KNOWLEDGE BOWL

Suppose there had been a White Knowledge Bowl; what would you be reading? 

You know. You'd be reading how it promotes White supremacy and hatred and how it shouldn't be allowed.  And, sadly, many of those complaining would be lefty Whites who are so brainwashed and so full of self-loathing, that they'd be in the forefront of those complaining about a White Knowledge Bowl.
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WRONG SIGN, WRONG PRICE, WRONG FABRICATOR

At Tuesday's City Council meeting, the Council will be asked to approve a sign for the W. 19th Street entrance. LINK

You will recall, that it was the CM PRESS that went to the podium a couple of months ago and asked the Council to put a sign at that location.  You will also recall that the Council then asked Staff to proceed with the project.

So, what has Staff come up with after all this time?  The design that you see at the above LINK.

We're not happy about this sign.

Here's why.   It doesn't say Westside to us.  It's too sterile. We don't see artsy, creative, industrial, funky, slightly bohemian Westside so come on over and do some shopping in a more free form area of Costa Mesa.

Instead, we see Irvine.

Also, at $ 15,000, it's too expensive.  We'd really like to see how the sign company justifies that price on a cost of labor/materials + profit basis.  And, it appears that there was no competitive bid.

In addition, the sign isn't being made by a local artist or company.  The sign company is in Anaheim.

And, instead of natural rust, the sign company wants a faux rust finish.  Huh?  We're right near the ocean.  Why not use cheaper materials that will rust naturally and which are used in some of the industrial businesses on the Westside right now?

Lastly, and as far as we know, local artists weren't consulted on the design, the Cultural Arts Committee wasn't consulted, the Planning Commission wasn't consulted, the City Council wasn't consulted--and, remember, Mayor Bever is an artist!  And, the CM PRESS wasn't consulted--remember, we came up with the friggin' idea in the first place!!

Instead of this sign, we'd prefer something designed and fabricated in Costa Mesa and at a reasonable cost.

Now, we're not artists at the CM PRESS but to prime the pump, we offer this suggestion for a sign:

Two metal pipes or I-beams 2" to 4" OD, about 3'to 4' tall with a sign made of 1/4" to 1/2" rough cut metal plate suspended between them with "19 WEST" flame cut through the plate with a unique font.*  The pipes and metal plate would be unfinished so they would rust naturally.

This would be fabricated by a firm on the Westside.

Then, behind the sign on the median, the present plants would be replaced with plants identical or similar to the ones you can see on Superior as you cross the border into Newport Beach.

But, that's just our idea.  You may have many ideas of your own.  If so, let the Council know this Tuesday, before we end up with a sign that costs too much and which doesn't rebrand the Westside as you may think it should be rebranded.

Remember, Costa Mesa isn't one homogenized city.  West 19th Street shouldn't try to be another E. 17th Street or South Coast Metro.  It should have its own artsy identity.

*The choice of the unique font for "19 West" is important as it will then be used to help establish a new identity for the whole area and tie everything together.
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ANOTHER INDIAN TRIBE IN THE NEWS AS IT TRIES TO UNDO MISCEGENATION THAT HAS LED SO MANY OTHER TRIBES ON THE PATH TO THEIR OWN GENOCIDE

Genes make you an Indian or a non-Indian.  It's a simple truth of nature.

Even though there may be profit and other motives involved in this great boot-out, the end result may be the recreation of Indians as they were before their blood got watered down. This may slow down or end the bedroom genocide that they've engaged in for years. Clearly, there is now an incentive for Indians to marry their own and produce children who are also full Indian rather than marrying non-Indians.
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LINK TO IRISH MASSACHUSETTS
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