CM PRESS # 386

SEEMINGLY MINOR CHANGES IN THE DNA CODE CAN HAVE MAJOR EFFECTS IN THE COMPLETE ORGANISM

A case in point.  In NOVA's documentary DOGS DECODED you'll learn that Grey Wolves and domesticated dogs share about 99.8% of the their DNA code, are the same species and can easily interbreed.

To try to understand why wolves and dogs seem so different, Hungarian researchers took a group of newly born domestic dog puppies and for 8 weeks gave them a lot of human love and affection.

The researchers then did the same thing with newly born wolf cubs.

If, as some believe, the friendly behavior of domesticated dogs and  the wild, aggressive behavior of wolves is due to nurture rather than nature, one would expect both groups to act the same after the 8 weeks of almost identical human love and affection.

That's not what happened.

Instead of continuing to be friendly to humans like the dog puppies, the wolves showed agression, wouldn't obey commands and in other ways were different and wilder than the dog puppies.

Why?  Because genes are us, And, as we wrote above, very minor changes in the DNA code can have major effects in the complete organism. All that is needed is a change in just a few letters out of the billions of letters in an organism's genotype and you have, well...wolves and dogs.

We sometimes describe this as a being a little like firing a rifle at a target a couple of hundred yards away.  The slightest, hardly felt flinch at the trigger will often cause the bullet to miss the target by yards.

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LATEST ON THE LHC
Link
The scheduled maintenance on the machine is continuing and should be completed by the end of January.  Plans are to cool the machine down and begin operations in the middle of February.
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DRIVER TRYING TO HELP VICTIM HIT BY CAR GETS ATTACKED BY MOB
Link to LA TIMES story
This happened in Hawthorne.  You'll note that the race/ethnicity of the mob and the person trying to help, who was attacked, are not mentioned in the story.  Do you think this is important?  We do.  We think it is an important piece of information.

The more you know about violent street crime, the safer you will be.
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TMZ: KEITH OLBERMANN WAS FIRED
Link

It'll be interesting to see if MSNBC takes some advice of some conservatives who we know  contacted the network some weeks ago suggesting that Olbermann be fired and that MSNBC should take a more conservative tack. 

The reasoning was that over at Fox, Bill O'Reilly's egomanical shtick has gotten tired and old and silly and there may be an opening for a new conservative network.

Networks are businesses.  If you  can't make money being liberal and you see the guys down the street making money being conservative...well, business is business.
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IRAN NUKE TALKS FAIL
Link

Well of course they have. The talks are phony and make unreasonable demands on Iran to curb its nuke ambitions while once again ignoring the fact that no such demands are being made on Israel.
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NO UPDATES OR OTHER INFORMATION YET ON PEDESTRIAN HIT BY A CAR ON HARBOR BLVD. AS REPORTED YESTERDAY
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CM PRESS # 385

WHITE NFL RUNNING BACK FACES RACIST HATE SPEECH FROM BLACKS
Link

If the roles were reversed, you'd be sure to hear self-hating White libs voicing outrage.
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LEFTY LOON KEITH OLBERMANN OUT AT MSNBC
Link
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BREAKING NEWS: 4:35 PM--Eyewitness account: Male pedestrian, possibly late teens with dark hair and medium build, hit by car near the center median on southbound  Harbor Blvd. as he was apparently crossing the street from the Target Center.   The victim was observed lying in the street face down and was being attended to by civilians who may have been in the vehicle(s) that hit him. There were two vehicles near the victim. No police or emergency vehicles were on the scene. No other details available.
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HANS ACROSS THE OCEAN
Link

About 90 % of Chinese are Han, and the Han want all to be Han.  The Han comprise the world's largest ethnic group with more than 1.3 billion members of the group--about 20% of all humans.

The CM PRESS has written before about the soft genocide the Han are conducting against Tibet by putting in a high speed rail system that is carrying thousands of Han to Tibet where they are swamping the Tibetan gene pool with Han genes. 

The above linked article gives more information about the Han and the visit of the Han Chinese president to the U.S.
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SHERIFF DIPSTICK (SO NAMED BY RUSH LIMBAUGH) FACES RECALL IN AZ
Link
This is the lefty loon who tried to blame the Az shooting on conservatives.
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HARBOR BOULEVARD OF CARS SOON TO BE HARBOR BOULEVARD OF CAR
Link
Lincoln-Mercury Dealership follows others into the sunset.
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GROUND ZERO IMAM URGES MUSLIMS TO COMPETE WITH OTHER RELIGIONS
Link to World Net Daily Column
Competition is nature's way.
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34,000-YEAR-OLD LIFE FOUND TRAPPED IN SALT CRYSTALS
Link
Another of DNA's amazing survival strategies. Bacteria trapped in salt crystals survived by just maintaining themselves.  Once freed in the lab, some began reproducing.
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CALIFORNIA DECLARES FISCAL EMERGENCY
Link
Governor Brown makes the same declaration that Schwarzenegger made before he left office, but which the Democrat controlled legislature wouldn't take seriously because Schwarzenegger is a Republican
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CM PRESS # 384

BLACK MAN KILLS TWO COPS IN MIAMI
Link
Violent crime is not an equal opportunity employer. Know it and play the odds right.
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AGENDA FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING ON 1/26
Link
The CM PRESS believes that the City Council needs to do a better job of policing Group 1 organizations to ensure they meet all the requirements.  You can read about the Groups, including Group 1, by following the link to Revised Athletic Field Use and Allocation Policy on the agenda (see page 3).

The reason the Council should police them better is because they get free use of the fields on elementary school campuses, but taxpayers (you and us) are paying the NMUSD about $200,000 per year to rent these fields that we then let Group 1 users have for free.

Remember, the Group 1 organizers charge their players to be on the teams.  Shouldn't some of that money pay for the fields and not just go into the pockets of the organizers?
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ANCHOR BABIES COST LOS ANGELES WELFARE $ 600 MILLION LAST YEAR
Link

And in Costa Mesa we still have one person on the City Council who supports charities in this city that help illegal aliens.
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RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM COAST DISTRICT CHANCELLOR CURRIE
[This is written so well, that we decided to put her whole letter up here rather than just a short blurb.]

January 19, 2011

Dear Board of Trustees and Coast Colleges Faculty and Staff:

Change has become the most predictable constant we have encountered, especially during the past two years. It is with much agonizing and heartfelt reflection that I have come to a decision regarding my search for the next chapter of a purposeful life. I will be leaving my post as Chancellor of the Coast District. Indeed, it is a big change for me at a personal level and, also, yet another change for the Coast District.

I believe in the divine plan. It was not a coincidence that our family pilgrimage trip to Israel last June triggered a change in my personal spiritual journey that led me to reorder my priorities and find pathways to a new purpose in serving humanity. My soul has been stirred ever since last summer and a number of signs appeared to let me know the time has come for such a change.

My husband, Mark, has been the wind beneath my wings for the last 30 years and has twice sacrificed his own career for me. Now that his business is soaring and asking for my help, it is, indeed, my turn to support him.

On Christmas Eve, I lost my best friend’s mother whom I also called, “mom.” I have an 87 year old mother who has given 67 years of her life’s sacrifice for her children. There is no way for me to repay her except with a little bit more of my time, which I have not had in years.

I am debt ridden with all the blessings that have been given to me freely by friends, colleagues, and a community of giants upon whose shoulders I stand. I have longed for the time when I can double the speed in which I pay it forward. I would like to start this payment plan before my own time runs out.

Community Colleges have long been the love of my life (besides my family). After more than 30 years of this love affair, I cannot simply close the door on it. I will continue to be involved with community college education and contribute in other ways and by other means. I hope you can forgive me for my timing, but it seems that there is never a good time to leave.

I will stay until the end of this academic year, June 30, so I can complete a few major tasks such as: the District’s Vision 2020 Master Plan, the budget deliberation and development for 2011/2012, and establish revenue generation venues. This will allow the Board to have a balanced tentative budget for approval in June and a successful transition for the next Chancellor.

I will, of course, continue to support the Vice Chancellors and Presidents’ success. They are a very strong team and the District will be in good hands.

It wasn’t easy for me to come to this conclusion, but perhaps sometimes our eyes have to be washed by our tears so we can see a clearer view ahead. Thank you for your understanding and support. I commit to do my very best during the months ahead and pledge to work with everyone to ensure a very smooth transition plan.

Sincerely,

Ding-Jo
Ding-Jo H. Currie, Ph.D.
Chancellor
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CHINA NO. 1 NATION--U.S. CONTINUES TO SINK
Link

The U.S. has been sliding for years and even today, few are willing to acknowledge this and take corrective action.

What have we done wrong? 

1. We've imported the Third World in the false belief that genes don't matter and that people are fungible.  This has changed the recipe that made America great.  Visit Detroit or many other once great cities.  They are now at Third World levels.

2. We've deindustrialized our nation in the false belief that America can be a great park and all the dirty factories will be in other countries.

What should we do to change things:

A.  Stop ALL immgration for a decade, and then when we start it up again, only let in people who can contribute to our society at high levels.

B.  Crank up the factories again and start making things.  True value is only generated when one makes something or grows something.  Everything else flows from those. Everyone else lives off what is made or grown in one way or another. Today, America has become a nation of paper pushers and middlemen with very few people making or growing things.  That needs to be changed.
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CALLING ALL HOMELESS PEOPLE

Costa Mesa is a great place to be homeless.

You can live for free in the bushes at the west end of 19th Street.

You can eat for free at the Soup Kitchen on 19th Street.

You can also get free food at Lions Park.

You can get free medical and dental care nearby.

And, with the city putting millions of dollars into making nice bike trails, you can ride your bikes to all the charities in safety.

And, the churches (often from other cities) are sending kind compassionate folks to Costa Mesa to help you in every way possible (except they won't take you back to their cities, so don't ask).

Oh, you will have to compete a little with the illegal aliens though, because the kind compassionate folks are also serving their needs in the same areas where you congregate.
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Those are our opinions. Thanks for reading them

CM PRESS # 383

DEMOCRAT PARTY BECOMING THE NON-WHITE PARTY
Link
Black Democrat wants party to win back Whites.
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A FEW MORE THOUGHTS ON CHANGING THE TITLE OF CITY MANAGER TO CEO

Although most people probably don't think of cities in business terms, the reality is that every city competes with every other city for businesses and productive citizens.

In Orange County, the older inland cities are simply not competing successfully with South County for young, upwardly mobile families.  And it is these families that are the real lifeblood of any top rated community.

Costa Mesa is an older city, but we have an advantage over many inland cities in the fact that we are ocean close and right next to Newport Beach. 

We'll still not attract all the young upwardly mobile families that many Costa Mesans would like to see move here, but we'll get some, and if the new City Council fixes the Westside, we'll get many more who will want to live here for our amenities.

One down note on all this is the story we reported Monday about how Irvine is moving ahead with its plan to build 5,000 new homes near the Great Park.  Those homes will pull in lots of young families that might otherwise come to Costa Mesa.

So, we just need to ramp up our game and do a better job of fixing our city and marketing it properly.  Just as you would do if your business had some new competition coming in down the street.
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TWO WHITE ENGLISH MOTHERS AND THEIR KIDS NOT ALLOWED INTO PLAY GROUP IN ENGLAND BECAUSE THEY'RE WHITE
Link

In Great Britain, you're not supposed to discriminate based on color (see the second to last line in the linked article), so Whites are discriminated against with transparently flimsy arguments about being the wrong nationality, ethnicity or race to get freebies given to non-White immigrants.

This sort of anti-White discrimination is going on world wide, but so far most Whites just turn the other cheek.  This just allows it to continue and to grow.
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"CITY MANAGER" TO BECOME "CEO"?

That's what Councilmember Mensinger suggested last night.

We like the idea. 

 In fact, years ago when we were just getting involved in Costa Mesa political matters, we had a conversation with City Manager Allan Roeder about what he and everyone else did in City Hall.

Suddenly it dawned on us, and we said: "Oh, you're like a CEO."

Anyway, if  "City Manager" isn't a term of art that is required by law and if "CEO" can be the new title for the job, we think that the new title will send  psychological messages that Costa Mesa is both open for business and that the City is being run in a businesslike way.  Both good things.
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HELP US UNDERSTAND...DO YOU SEE A DOUBLE STANDARD HERE? DO YOU THINK THAT a) IS AN INSULT BUT b) ISN'T?

a) Would it be an insult and considered racist if you told a Latino that he's okay because he's like a White man?

b) Would it be an insult and considered racist if you told a White man that he's okay because he's like a Latino?

We bring this up, because back when Steve Mensinger was being considered for appointment to the City Council, a man went to the podium and spoke in favor of Mensinger over McEvoy because, in part [paraphrasing to get to the gist of the comment], Mensinger is like a Latino. This got some applause from the White libs in the audience.

Then, at last night's City Council meeting a woman went to the podium and said that she had spoken at the previous meeting when the Mensinger vs. McEvoy appointment was being discussed and that she had been  in favor of McEvoy. 

She also said that she had been angry that some high school football players had come to that meeting to speak in favor of Mensinger. 

However, she said that she has since realized that those football players were Latino and, because of that, she had now changed her mind about Mensinger [and now supported him].

Oh, she also asked that the City revoke its rule of law city designation.

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COSTA MESA TO START A HOMELESS TASK FORCE
TO HELP FAMILIES RECLAIM LIONS PARK--OR IS IT TO HELP THE HOMELESS BE MORE COMFORTABLE IN THE PARK AND COSTA MESA?
[Photo taken by CM PRESS of a  "homeless" bike in front of the downtown library]

At last night's City Council meeting, the Council voted unanimously to start a task force to study chronic homelessness in Costa Mesa.

If you ask stable citizens of Costa Mesa about this, most will probably tell you that the problem is that homeless people have taken over Lions Park and the adjacent Civic Center and library and that people no longer feel safe in taking their children to that area of the city (which is on the Westside, by the way).

They will also probably tell you that the reason there are so many homeless people in that area and the reason their numbers are increasing is because that location is close to all the charities where they can get free food, free dental care, free medical care and more.

However, the idea that this task force is to help stable citizens reclaim the park and adjacent areas and help improve Costa Mesa may not be what the Council has in mind.

The vibe last night seemed to be more one of how the citizens of Costa Mesa can help the homeless.

As you can see from the agenda report [HERE] the proposed task force has many seats on it that are going to those who provide services for the homeless and who many citizens believe are simply acting as "enablers" of the homeless, as one citizen told the Council.

In addition, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer tried to get the Council to exclude the appointment of five ordinary citizens of Costa Mesa to the task force. Huh? The Council rejected this idea.

Righeimer is also a board member of Mercy House [LINK], whose executive director, Larry Haynes, was also appointed last night to be the task force facilitator. 

The CM PRESS told the Council that we thought it odd that Larry Haynes' name suddenly popped up in the middle of the report (pg 3) as the fait accompli "Task Force Facilitator" when there was no indication of how he got that position and there was no resume from Haynes or any other background information in the report about him.

After we spoke, Haynes, who was in the audience, went to the podium and gave a quick oral version of his resume that boiled down to him saying that he's an expert on homelessness.

According to Mercy House's federal tax forms, Mr. Haynes makes $ 103,000 per year helping the homeless.  It is not clear from the agenda report whether or not Mr. Haynes will make any money from Costa Mesa, as we read only that he has agreed to act as the facilitator "on a voluntary basis," (pg 3 of the report) (it doesn't say "unpaid" voluntary basis).

And  under the Fiscal Impact section of the report (pg 4) it says that "There should be no fiscal impact to the general fund other than the Staff and City Attorney's Office time associated with research, analysis and coordination."   (Emphasis added by CM PRESS.  Here again, we're not clear if our tax money from outside the general fund will be funneled into this project.)

Our guess is that the Council may already have the thought in mind to give CDBG tax money (your money) to Mercy House. 

So if we're right, it looks like the Council and the administration want you to think this is free because they're not taking money out of your right pocket--no, they're taking it out of your left pocket. It's still your money no matter which pocket it comes out of.

The Task Force has been given 6 to 9 months to complete its work and make recommendations to the City Council. 

The CM PRESS tried but failed to get the Council to shorten that time to 3 months, so families could get control of the park and adjacent facilities sooner (we're trying to be optimistic here, just for a minute, and we're pretending  that this Task Force will actually do something to make things better for families and will help improve the Westside and Costa Mesa).

COSTA MESA A GREAT PLACE TO BE HOMELESS

One of the first speakers from the public to address the Council last night told the Council that he had moved here to Costa Mesa because he had heard that Costa Mesa was a great place to be homeless.  He then praised the city for its compassion.

Translation: CALLING ALL HOMELESS, CALLING ALL HOMELESS. COME TO COSTA MESA. COSTA MESA IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE HOMELESS. PASS IT ON.

UPDATE: Here's a link to the OC REGISTER story on the above. You will note that "the one who shall not be named" (as one writer called a certain person who is not to be named) is mentioned by name.

UPDATE 2: Here's a link to the DAILY PILOT's story on this.

UPDATE 3: Here's a link to the City's Press Release about applying to be on the Task Force.
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Those are our opinions.  Thanks for reading them.

CM PRESS # 382

MEDIA PROPAGANDA SELLS WARS TO AMERICANS
Link

The CM PRESS opinion:  We stand with our fellow Marine, General Smedley Butler [a two time Medal of Honor recipient] who said: "War is a racket."
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MAJOR 7.2 EARTHQUAKE IN PAKISTAN TODAY
Link

We wonder how long it will take some to wonder if this really was an earthquake.

Could it have been a nuke (maybe a test or an accident) or a bunker buster bomb?

The epicenter is described as the most remote and unpopulated area of Pakistan.  Just the sort of place where you would test nukes, or maybe the sort of place where some famous terrorists might hide.
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HUMAN WASTE STINKING UP STREETS OF AUSTRALIAN CITY
Link
Being blamed on "itinerants."

And, the human waste from, er,  itinerants in Costa Mesa? 
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OBAMA GETS ON THE RIGHT TRACK--WANTS TO GET RID OF STUPID REGULATIONS THAT HURT BUSINESSES
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COSTA MESA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT
Link to agenda

As usual, the CM PRESS will be watching and listening.  With each meeting, the intentions and direction of each Councilmember become clearer.

Do we have a new Council that will work hard to fix the Westside--which is the key to fixing all of Costa Mesa--or will the new Council ignore the Westside?

We'll keep you informed. Check back often.
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CM PRESS # 381

THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF O.C. GETS ANOTHER BOOST TO THE SOUTH
Link
Plans to build 5,000 homes around the Great Park are moving forward.

What does this mean for Costa Mesa?  We can expect more young families to select Irvine over Costa Mesa, and this also increases the probability that the Orange County Fair will move to the Great Park.
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BABY DOC BACK IN HAITI
Link
Uh-oh
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DETROIT MAY CLOSE HALF OF ITS SCHOOLS
Link

Whites have fled Detroit.  In addition to no money left, there are now too few white kids to force into crime ridden schools that they don't want to attend.
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JAPANESE LOSING SEX DRIVE--COMMITTING GENOCIDE ON THEMSELVES
Link
One of nature's commands is to make more like yourself or go extinct.
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NEW RNC CHAIRMAN FIRES 2012 CONVENTION COMMITTEE
Link
Wastes no time in getting rid of the bums hired by former chairman Michael Steele.

Hey, new Costa Mesa City Council, will you be as quick and decisive in fixing things at City Hall and in the Police and Fire Departments?  Please don't turn into into squishes with a kiss and make up attitude.  We're watching.

And, if you're going to show some backbone--how about some transparency on the Stinkeye investigation?
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MARINE CHALLENGE ON JANUARY 22--OPEN TO EVERYONE 14 & UP

Link

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CM PRESS # 380

MARINE LE PEN NEW LEADER OF NATIONAL FRONT IN FRANCE
Link
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CAMDEN, N.J. BRACES FOR DEEP POLICE AND FIRE CUTS
Link
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CITY TO CREATE TASK FORCE ON HOMELESS
Link

Meanwhile, in the Alternate Universe Costa Mesa we read something similar.

Alternate Costa Mesa has had a problem with pigeons all over Lyon's Park and the adjacent library property.

"We can't figure it out," said one pigeon feeder who travels to Costa Mesa from South County to practice her compassion.  "We keep feeding them and yet they always seem to be hungry the next day and there are always more of them day after day. It started out with one pigeon and now we have hundreds. The solution is to find more food, but these mean citizens of Costa Mesa are skinflints."

So, the City is now going to form a task force.

And, on the task force will be 12 pigeon feeders (most of whom don't live in Costa Mesa), 1 seller of pigeon food, 5 pigeons, and one pigeon doctor (who makes a handsome living healing the ever increasing flock).

The task force will work for the next 18 months trying to figure out why there are so many pigeons in the park and what the City can do to make them feel more loved and more comfortable.
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LATE CONTRIBUTION REPORT FROM WENDY LEECE FROM THE LAST ELECTION

This report shows that Wendy received $ 1,000.00 from Griswold Industries, which has a P.O. box in Newport Beach.

Griswold has a large industrial/foundry facility at 1701 Placentia, Costa Mesa.  That's on the corner of 17th and Placentia across from the old job center.
[Click once on the form to make it slightly larger or twice for extra large]
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COP KILLER ARRESTED IN N.J.
Link
Execution style killing of White cop by Black perp.
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CM PRESS # 379

REPUBLICANS WHO WANT A STRONG BORDER GLAD TO SEE STEELE OUSTED AS RNC CHAIR
Link
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THE JOYS OF DIVERSITY--WHITE NEW JERSEY COP MURDERED EXECUTION STYLE BY BLACK
Link
Violent crime is not an equal opportunity employer.
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TUNISIA'S WIKILEAKS REVOLUTION
Link
As we previously reported, the government of Tunisia has fallen and the president has fled the country.

The above linked article suggests that WikiLeaks, by leaking secret information, was the final straw for the people of Tunisia and that's why they rose up and got rid of the president.

We applaud WikiLeaks for getting information out.  We need more of that.  We need to have transparency in all levels of government.

[Hey, we even need transparency right here in Costa Mesa!  Read the article below for more.]
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STINKEYE INVESTIGATION STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN

We understand that not even the victims in the stinkeye incident are being told the results of the investigation.

Rumour has it that the City is keeping things secret under the oft used rubric "It's a personnel matter."

This is a bunch of crap.

We're calling on the new City Council to get to the bottom of this and reveal the names of the cops involved and the results of the investigation.

We're also calling on the new City Council to stop letting staff keep just about everything secret.  Let's have some transparency.
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RANKINGS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN NEWPORT-MESA
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CM PRESS # 378

MORE ON NEW RNC CHAIRMAN
Link

He's young, he's driven and a lot is expected of him.

Some "odd" things in his background, though, including a stint with the NAACP which may cause friction with the Tea Party because of the NAACP's negative comments about the Tea Party.
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THE WHITE AMERICAN SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICE CENTER RAISES MONEY
Link to DAILY PILOT article

Oh, wait a minute. The article is about The Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center. 

There is no White American Senior Citizens Service Center, because, ah, why, er, golly, that would be racist, right?

Hmmmm.
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LEADING RABBI SAYS: 'GENTILE SPERM LEADS TO BARBARIC OFFSPRING'
Link
Believes genes are important.
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STEELE LOSES; REINCE PRIEBUS NEW RNC CHAIR
Link
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FEDS NOT HAPPY THAT N.C. SCHOOL DISTRICT WANTS TO END BUSING
Link

Feds still want to force kids away from their neighborhood schools in order to promote their ideas about diversity.
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WE WRITE SOME HOT CHICKS AT A SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE

Hey Babes,

What are you hot chicks wearing right now?  Yeah?  How about under that?  Really? Say, do you like hot tubs?

I'm a thinkin'  like some of you hot mamas might need some relaxin' time--know what I mean? 

Say, I know a place where we can buy some thongs at a good price. You up for it?

Love and kisses,

CM PRESS
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RNC TO ELECT CHAIRMAN TODAY
Link

Okay, for the last couple of years the GOP has had current chairman Michael Steele as the Black in the window to prove they're not racist.

Now, they need someone who can raise money and take the party to victory in 2012.

It is widely expected that the new chairman will not be Steele even though he's running again.

Some wonder if after he's defeated today (assuming that's going to happen) Steele will be making the talk show rounds claiming the GOP is racist for defeating him.
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ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWS IN ISRAEL DEMONSTRATE ONE OF NATURE'S LAWS FOR SURVIVAL AND THE WAY TO WIN--OUTBREED THE COMPETITION
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HOUSTON PUTS END TO HOMELESS FEEDING
Link to a must read story for Costa Mesans.
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IS IT TIME TO ASK THE ACLU TO INVESTIGATE THE STINK-EYE INCIDENT?

The public is being kept in the dark about the stink-eye incident.  Why? 

Here's a press release sent out from the CMPD about the supposed investigation that was to take place in October.

October 19, 2010


In response to allegations of possible police misconduct made by Costa Mesa City Councilmember Eric Bever and another citizen, the city has retained an outside investigator so the matter may be reviewed independently of the police department. The investigation will focus on whether any police department rules, regulations or policies were violated. Should the investigation reveal any criminal activity, that information will be turned over to the appropriate prosecutor's office. The investigation will be conducted in accordance with the Peace Officer's Bill of Rights and the City's Personnel regulations as will any findings which may result.


Costa Mesa Chief of Police Christopher Shawkey said in a statement issued by his office, "While I certainly feel that the Professional Standards Unit within the police department would have provided a fair and objective review and investigation of the allegations, we recognize the need for independence of this investigation so all the parties involved, including members of the Costa Mesa Police Department and the citizens of Costa Mesa, have complete confidence in an impartial investigation."


Additional questions should be referred to the Police Chief's Office.
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Why haven't we heard the results of this investigation?  What is being hidden from the public?

Do we have a gang of rogue cops within the CMPD who are riding roughshod over citizens' rights and are they being protected by some in City Hall? If not, then why the silence?

The good cops in the CMPD don't need to be painted with the broad brush of suspicion caused by what may be a few thugs.

Don't think this is just about a couple of cops giving a hard look at one of our elected officials and a citizen. 

There was a well-funded and well-organized attempt to stop the election of Jim Righeimer during the last election.  Thousands of dollars were  poured into that effort by unions.

Cops were pulling an expensive anti-Righeimer sign around the city. An independent expenditure front group was using money funneled to it by the cop union to buy signs and mail out election material in an attempt to defeat Righeimer. 

Reportedly, more than 800 of Righeimer's lawn signs disappeared, and citizens report seeing police cars near where some of those signs disappeared. 

There were also reports of police cars stopping in front of citizens' homes that had Righeimer signs on the lawns. What were the cops in those cars doing?  Were they taking pictures of the signs and the addresses?  Were they making a record of which citizens supported Righeimer, and marking them for harassment?

There was a report and a blurry film of someone stealing  a stack of Righeimer signs from outside of Mayor Monahan's restaurant where they were stacked up so customers could take them home.

It goes on and on.

The public has a right to know what's going on, and the many good cops in the CMPD need to have their reputations and respect restored. 

It's time for truth and transparency.

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CM PRESS # 377

AMERICA PULLING THE PLUG ON THE TEVATRON
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It can't really compete with the much larger LHC in Europe. 

The U.S. did have a plan to build a much larger particle collider in Texas that would have dwarfed the LHC, but this was scuttled several years ago.

As with manufacturing and the space program and so many other things in the multiculti U.S. we're seeing our nation taking a back seat to other nations in  basic science.

Are the best days of America behind us?  Has the recipe that made America great now been so screwed up that we will soon be joining the Third World, not just in cities such as Detroit, but nationwide?
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HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF ETHNO-IDENTITY AND LIKE YOURSELF AND THOSE LIKE YOU MORE THAN THOSE NOT LIKE YOU?
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It may be that your genes are programmed to release more oxytocin--the hormone of ethnocentrism.

Will we now see people being forced to take "antidotes" to make them more, ah, multiculti and diversity loving?
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HOLLYWOOD TO BLAME?

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THE SUPERINTENDENT HUBBARD MATTER EXPOSING (AGAIN) THE PRIVATE CLUB LIKE NATURE OF THE NMUSD

A couple of years ago when one of the NMUSD board members got a drunk driving citation, the NMUSD board closed ranks to try to protect him.

We thought that was a mistake and sent the wrong message to kids, especially since the board had been pushing a strong no alcohol and no drugs message to students.

So, at that time, we spoke out about the double standard and we even went to a board meeting and confronted the board and the member who got the citation.

One of the things that troubled us during that time was the in-group attitude that we saw from the board.  We got vibes that  the NMUSD board and staff seemed to think they were a private club.

Fast forward to 2010 and 2011: When it was first reported that  Superintendent Hubbard was in hot water over allegations of wrong doing from his last job in Beverly Hills, we saw the NMUSD board closing ranks to protect him as various members tried to minimize or explain away his legal problems.

Now in the last few days, and as reported first in the OC REGISTER and now picked up by the DAILY PILOT, there are a number of racy emails that have come to light between Hubbard and the woman also involved in the problems in Beverly Hills.

There aren't too many blue noses over here at the CM PRESS, but we think those emails are out of line in a professional setting and especially for school board employees and even more especially for someone in a top position who has some say in how tax money is used.  We  can see why the Beverly Hills School District is upset and wonder why the NMUSD isn't. (Actually, we don't wonder why--it's that private club thing.)

In the DAILY PILOT today, we read that NMUSD Board Member Martha Fluour has also received emails that to us seem to be unprofessional.

Here's what Fluor told the Daily Pilot:

"To be real honest, he has e-mailed me and said, 'love ya' and 'sweetheart' and 'hang in there,' and 'Thanks, babe,'" Fluor said. "So, you know, he's a very affectionate person and expresses himself and does say some witty things, and that's the type of relationship when you're working with a superintendent. You develop a bond of trust and closeness that's not necessarily sexual." Ah, yes, but haven't we read about similar comments leading to sexual harassment charges in various businesses and other entities? Maybe over at the NMUSD this goes on all the time, but we're not sure this is the best way to run a school district. It just seems a little too cozy.

Fluor also told the DAILY PILOT:  "The bottom line is they are consenting adults."   Ah, yes, but correct us if we're wrong; doesn't the issue up in Beverly Hills involve tax money going to Mr. Hubbard's consenting adult friend?
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 GOVERNOR BROWN, THE BUDGET, SELF-RELIANCE, HAITI
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One line struck us in the above linked LA TIMES article about Governor Jerry Brown's budget proposals: "Government will be closer to the people." [said Governor Brown]

Brown's idea is not a new one.  Many of us have been preaching it for years. Shrink government and have it close to the people where ideas of self-reliance and local volunteerism can be encouraged to replace many things the larger nanny government now does.

In Costa Mesa, we have many strong neighborhood associations.  These associations--mini-governments, really--can step up and help with many needs in their particular neighborhoods without having to rely on City Hall to do everything. 

We don't want to go too far afield with this idea of self-reliance and local volunteerism, but the situation in Haiti, which we have written about several times, comes to mind.

The 7.0 earthquake that we still read about every day in the bleeding heart press, hit Haiti on January 12, 2010. Even though millions of dollars and thousands of Great White Mothers and Great White Fathers have  poured into Haiti over the past year, the nation is still a shambles with disease and crime rampant.

What are we hearing from Haitians? They're complaining that the rest of the world isn't helping them enough.

They continue to live in rubble and tents instead of fixing things themselves. They're waiting for the nanny world to take care of them as though they're little children or abandoned stray kittens.

But if the nanny world does take care of them, and does everything for them, the nanny world will ask certain things--like the establishment of law and order.

And, when that happens, you can bet the Haitians will whine that the nanny world is imposing its will on them or is  treating them like slaves and that the "foreigners" and "white devils"should get out of Haiti.

There is a deeper philosophical issue here and it involves the nature of man and how he should view himself and the world around him.  This view seems to be largely missing from the way many Haitians see things.

This view is that each individual is responsible for himself or herself and must take care of himself or herself and be self-reliant.

This concept of personal responsibility and self-reliance then expands from the individual to close relatives, to the neighborhood, the city, the state and the nation. 

But, at it's heart, and the key to this working, is the individual doing his or her part to take care of himself or herself and then helping others (who truly can't help themselves) in his or her own community.
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CM PRESS # 376

HAVE YOU NOTICED ALL THE BILLIONAIRES WHO HAVE BOUGHT OCEAN GOING YACHTS?
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You think they just like boating?  That wouldn't be our first guess.  We think it's a matter of being able to be free of any particular nation by heading for international waters and also to be able to skedaddle to a friendly nation if things get hot in the nation in which they live.
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HOW ABOUT A COSTA MESA VS. NEWPORT BEACH ALL STARS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME EACH YEAR AS A COMMUNITY FUND RAISER?

Take the best players from Newport's two high schools, put them on one all star team and have them play the best players from Costa Mesa's two high schools from one Costa Mesa all star team.

Anyway, that's an idea that is starting to make the rounds.  If it happens it could start a new tradition.

Any thoughts on this?
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TIME TO INVESTIGATE THE DHS
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Using misleading and false reports on so-called "hate groups," to smear conservatives.
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REPORT FROM YESTERDAY'S CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION ON THE BUDGET

When all is said and done, the City is still stealing from the rainy day fund, and robbing Peter to pay Paul as it has for the last couple of years. 

 However, cuts in city employees (down to 498 today from 611 in fiscal year '07-'08), plus other cuts and some increased projected revenue shows that in fiscal year '10-'11 Costa Mesa is projected to take in $91.8 million and spend $93.2 million.  Yes, that's still spending $1.4 million more than we're taking in, but it's better than the $7.3 million more spent than we took in during '09-'10. 

The CM PRESS thinks we can do better by continuing to right size government and by getting rid of nanny welfare state freebies that the City has been handing out year after year, sometimes to illegal aliens. We also think there's still too much overtime in some departments and we believe that one fire station can be eliminated.

The CM PRESS has attended many of these budget meetings, but this was the first one with the new City Council, and we have to tell you we're impressed with the no nonsense attitude that we heard from most on the Council.

It sounds to us as though this new Council means business and isn't going to have smoke blown up their skirts and isn't going to be lulled to sleep with bureaucratic double speak.

Eric Bever told staff at the meeting that he wants them to find $ 3 million more in cuts, and that he wants Costa Mesa City salaries brought in line with state wide averages (right now, Costa Mesa pays more than most other cities in the state).

Jim Righeimer spoke about the "new normal" budget and about [shifting priorities] to fix our infrastructure such as roads.

Steve Mensinger wants the City to come up with a fixed percentage for the fund balance [that's the rainy day fund].  Mensinger said this after Righeimer had tried to nail staff down to what the percentage should be and was given a series of fuzzy answers about how it should be as much as possible.

Gary Monahan wants staff to come back with more information on employee retirement and pension benefits and any increases that the City will have to bear.

Wendy Leece...well, she was there.
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