Wednesday, September 19, 2012

CM PRESS # 985

THIS JUST IN...

We just got word that about 80 of the 3Ms signs were stolen from yards in Mesa Verde last night.

If you saw anyone near the signs or anything  that looked suspicious, please contact the CMPD at (714) 754-5252.

In fact, many of the streets where the signs were taken were off the beaten path, so if you saw ANYONE on such streets, call the CMPD.

And, if you saw any CMPD marked cars in the area, report that also.

With so many signs taken in one night, there may have been a van, SUV, or pickup truck involved, so if you saw any vehicles on your street late last night, let the CMPD know.

It might be that the thieves may have also been looking as though they were just out for an innocent walk; maybe walking a dog.
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There, it's fixed. Probably by a man.

TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT MARS/VENUS STUFF AGAIN

The CM PRESS has been talking to some of the folks opposed to the present majority on the City Council, who are also opposed to the 3Ms.  

At least we've talked to some with whom we've worked with on some improvements to Costa Mesa in the past--who we know to  be honest and well meaning people.

The reason we've been talking to them is that, frankly, we've been mystified about why some of them oppose the present majority on the City Council and the 3Ms.

And, as we've written before, we really do think, in some cases, it comes down to that Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus stuff.  

Have you noticed that a high percentage of those who seem opposed to the present Council majority and the 3Ms are women (or is that just our imagination?)?

Many women are often put off with the direct action and abrupt manner of many men.  What a man perceives as being efficient and direct, a woman might perceive as being rude and arrogant.

Of course, many men don't understand this.  They just think they're solving problems in the fastest and most direct way possible and are getting results.  However, many women would rather see lots of talk before action is taken. And, yes, we'll say it, because we know you're thinking it, this also applies to their romantic lives as well.

Look at the photo above.

The problem was the bed was sagging.  The easiest, most direct and fastest way to fix it was to put a car jack under the sagging part. That's what some men might do and if they live alone, that might be the final repair.

A woman, on the other hand, would want the bed fixed so that it looked as though it just came from the factory.

See the difference?

Well, in our local politics, the men on the Council now, and the 3Ms, see a problem and they try to fix it as quickly and directly as possible.




What do you think?  Do we have it wrong?
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NICE COMPOSITE VIDEO OF THE KLITSCHKO BROTHERS ENGAGED IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS--KNOCKING PEOPLE OUT
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Westside resident Eleanor Egan

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH SOME PEOPLE?


Geoff West
At last night's City Council meeting, Westside resident Eleanor Egan went to the podium and repeatedly said that the present City Council is "destroying my home [Costa Mesa]."

This is the same silly line that is used by this Geoff West character and a few others and it's complete nonsense.

Eleanor should know better.

The Westside today is on its way up.  Maybe Eleanor has forgotten how things were back when a woman from Corona del Mar wanted to turn the Westside into a new Huntington Park (a slum city next to Compton), which was one of the sparks that brought together a number of us to work to help transform the Westside into a truly nice part of town.

The current Westside Plans (link over on the right) are a result of the hard work that Eleanor and Tom Egan, and a number of others of us did to get the City to stop ignoring the Westside and take an active role in using some of our tax money and resources to improve things.

A bit of history.  When those Westside Plans were finished, the Great Recession hit (yes, that's the same one we're still in), and private developer money dried up.  The City was also in a bad financial state with most of our tax money going into salaries and benefits for redundant workers in a too big and too bloated government.

The present City Council (the one that Eleanor mistakenly rails against) is now freeing up money by right sizing government and they're working hard to bring in those changes to the Westside that are contained in the Westside Plans.

Eleanor is on the Westside every day, so maybe it's like when you look at your lawn every day, you don't see the grass growing, but I'm not on the Westside every day, so when I go there, I can see the changes.  They're obvious.


Drive down W. 19th Street. The first thing you're likely to see is the "19 West" sign.  This sign is a temporary one put up by the City Council until a more permanent one can be designed that will reflect some of the uniqueness of the Westside. This sign is right out of the Westside Plans.

Notice that the present City Council has removed a long existing recycling center that was right on the street next to the Smart and Final store. Also, look at the revamped Smart and Final store itself. It has transformed itself into a welcoming and needed supermarket for the Westside (you no longer have to buy 25 gallon containers of mustard and ketchup; because they have smaller sizes).

Drive up and down Placentia, and it's totally different than it was just a few years ago.  It's starting to look like a real life image out of the Westside Plans.

Drive down Monrovia and you'll see the construction of a large high-end senior citizen complex amidst industrial buildings.  Drive a little further down and just over the border with Newport Beach, you'll see the new satellite campus of Coastline Community College.  Both of these developments are going to put people with money into that area of the Westside.  This will bring some mom and pop stores to the area. The spiral is now pointing up, instead of down.

Drive through the Freedom Homes neighborhood today, and if you remember how that area  used to be just a few years ago, you'll be amazed at the great changes that are taking place there.

Folks, the Westside is going through an evolution.  We're seeing natural selection working itself out with a  nudge from the present City Council as it is guided by the Westside Plans.

There's still lots of work to be done on the Westside--especially in the area around Wilson Street-- but the Westside is no longer the forgotten part of town and it's no longer stagnating.

Destroying Eleanor's home?  Not even close.  What is going on is that Eleanor's home is being made a better place for all of us and a place where people won't be afraid to visit at night.

Folks, when the CM PRESS goes to City Council meetings and constantly asks for things for the Westside, we're not doing it just to hear ourselves talk and we're not pulling things out of thin air--we're simply asking for the implementation of  doable things that are in the Westside Plans and acting as a squeaky wheel to keep things moving forward.
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Nasty political sign used by some
CMPD officers in the last
election.

POLITICAL SIGNS BEING STOLEN

If you see anyone stealing political signs, see if you can safely get a photo of the person(s) and their actions, or write down their license plate number if they're using a vehicle.

Report them to the CMPD at (714) 754-5252, but also contact one or all of the present City Council candidates either by telephone or email HERE.

Note: In the last election, the CM PRESS received reports of signs being taken and the only suspicious vehicles nearby were police cars, so do take the extra step shown above and notify one or more City Council Members if you see anything suspicious.
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2 comments:

  1. With that many signs taken last night , there must have been a house or two with security cameras that could have caught the perps in action.

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  2. I live on the Westside on Meyer St and in the last couple of years I've noticed several houses being cleaned up & renovated so I would say the area is definitely on the way up. Before I bought my place I heard from neighbors that there used to be a meth lab down the street and a house with 30 immigrants in it.. Thats all gone

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