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November 8, 2006
The Party's Over
Our R. Scott Moxley reports that, by the end of the night at the Hyatt Regency Irvine, the older Republicans in the room showed on their faces exactly what they felt: worry, frustration, indignation. But the Young Republican types in their 20s and 30s were not missing a beat--or a drop of hooch--as ... More >>
Blogs
November 7, 2006
It's Mansore and Wendy Looney Tunes early in Mesa
The racist-goosestepping-Stepford duo--Alan Mansoor and Wendy Leece--are outpacing the pack in the Costa Mesa City Council race with 11 of 70 precincts counted, according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters website. Elect two: Mansoor, 28%; Leece, 25.3%; Garlich, 21.1%; Scheafer, 17.4%; Burciag ... More >>
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November 7, 2006
Less than an hour until the polls close...
... and I'm soooooo confused. I was out of town last Thursday through Sunday, and when I returned there were 17 messages on my phone from the likes of Pete Wilson, Dick Ackerman, Hillary Clinton, someone yammering about Jessica's Law, the Nguyen running for an OC school board seat and his partner in ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2006
What's in a name?
What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet Clearly, Shakespeare makes a poor guide to Orange County real estate. According to real estate experts consulted by the Los Angeles Times, adding the name Newport Beach to your address "can increase property values ... More >>
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June 6, 2007
Wednesday's Headlines
No more presents for Irvine Unified: Last year, an Irvine family alleged that they were forced to shower teachers with pricey gifts to ensure their autistic son would be cared for at school. Now, Irvine school officials are asking parents to send teachers letters of appreciation instead of present ... More >>
Blogs
July 21, 2006
OC GOP Rubber Stamps Racism
OC Blog has an interesting post on Orange County Republican Central Committee endorsements for various local offices. Even more entertaining are the back-and-forth comments between Weekly pal Jubal and Tim Whitacre--with some chiming in by Art Pedroza and Karen A Finn--about internal bylaws, and mot ... More >>
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January 4, 2008
Is Martin Millard Running for Costa Mesa City Council?
To the lower right of this post, you'll see a couple of Orange County blogs. It's just a smattering--indeed, we host more than our share of idiots. And few are worse than infamous Costa Mesa racialist Martin Millard. We can never tell exactly what Millard rambles about, mostly because he fancies hi ... More >>
News
October 11, 2001
Fender-bender Fund-raiser
How Costa Mesa uses traffic accidents that dont exist to hand out tickets that do
Columns
June 20, 2002
Diary of a Mad County
How Costa Mesa uses traffic accidents that dont exist to hand out tickets that do
News
January 16, 2003
Beer Hall Politics
Is Costa Mesa being putsched to the right?
Columns
May 29, 2003
Diary of a Mad County
Is Costa Mesa being putsched to the right?
News
June 19, 2003
Trailer Trash
Paul Freemans campaign to preserve a private trailer park on a public beach
News
August 14, 2008
[Moxley Confidential] Senator Dick Ackerman Does the Right Thing In the Case of James Ochoa
Paul Freemans campaign to preserve a private trailer park on a public beach
News
October 11, 2007
Smiley Coyotl
When is a prosecutor not a prosecutor? The answer spared a Santa Ana activist/punk rocker from criminal charges
Food
April 26, 2007
Fountain Valley Flash
Despite a few tacky sins, Aysya proves great
Features
December 28, 2006
Meat You in Heaven
OCs top five new restaurants and other random observations
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November 9, 2006
Raise Those Glasses, Boyos!
Election night with the biggest losers
News
January 19, 2006
Razin' La Raza
Whether posing as protesters or cutting off speeches, OC police clamp down on immigrant-rights activists
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September 22, 2005
This Week in Squash
Whether posing as protesters or cutting off speeches, OC police clamp down on immigrant-rights activists
Food
April 21, 2005
This Week in Eggs
Whether posing as protesters or cutting off speeches, OC police clamp down on immigrant-rights activists
News
February 10, 2005
A Triangle Square Peg in a Round Hole
Niketowns demise is just latest failure at ill-conceived mall
Columns
May 24, 2001
Tim the Soldier and Nixons Coming
Niketowns demise is just latest failure at ill-conceived mall
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August 19, 1999
An Incomplete History of Gay & Lesbian OC
Niketowns demise is just latest failure at ill-conceived mall
Articles
September 20, 2007
Grub Guide
Niketowns demise is just latest failure at ill-conceived mall
Blogs
May 29, 2009
In-N-Out Wants 65-foot Billboard; Costa Mesa, Not So Much
According to the Daily Pilot, In-N-Out wants to put up a 65-foot freeway sign at the site of where Kaplan's Deli used to be; right off the Harbor exit from the 405.The Costa Mesa Planning Commission doesn't like that idea so much. They denied In-N-Out's request. Next, the burge ... More >>
News
October 1, 2009
Can the Colectivo Tonantzin and the ACLU Beat Orange's Anti-Day-Laborer Ordinance?
According to the Daily Pilot, In-N-Out wants to put up a 65-foot freeway sign at the site of where Kaplan's Deli used to be; right off the Harbor exit from the 405.The Costa Mesa Planning Commission doesn't like that idea so much. They denied In-N-Out's request. Next, the burge ... More >>
Blogs
December 16, 2009
Cotton Candies All Around: Costa Mesa, Orange County Approve Pact to Buy Fairgrounds
The county and the city of Costa Mesa just announced that the two government entities have approved a memorandum of understanding to purchase the Orange County Fairgrounds, which is state-owned property Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to sell. A private foundation composed of members of the publ ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2010
Costa Mesa Stands Up for the Purity of a Six Pack
MotivatedPhotos.comThere will be no more bastardization of six packs in Costa Mesa.
Blogs
January 26, 2010
OC's Five Least Reprehensible Elected Officials!
Photo by John GilhooleyDevore: OC's second-least reprehensible GOPer?I was having lunch over the weekend with a pal, a Republican who will never vote for an OC Reep due to their rank hypocrisy. I, as a lefty nut, shared with him my frustrations with the Democratic Party of Orange County, the grou ... More >>
Food
February 11, 2010
Savoring the Orange Coast College Swap Meet's Food Vendors
[Hole In the Wall] Discover anew la naranja at its best
Blogs
April 22, 2010
Costa Mesa Makes State a $96 Million Offer to Buy OC Fairgrounds
The Costa Mesa City Council has made a formal proposal to have the city purchase the Orange County Fairgrounds from the state for $96 million.
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May 24, 2010
Medical Marijuana Advocate Chadd McKeen Seeks to Shake Up Costa Mesa City Council
Photo by Keith MayChadd McKeen, the man with the plan.Chadd McKeen, the Weekly's current cover boy ("Growing Pains at Otherside Farms"), is not only working to change people's perception of medical marijuana providers through his Costa Mesa business that helps patients grow their own. He's also w ... More >>
Blogs
July 21, 2010
As Register Questions His Conservative Cred, Moorlach Defends Doubts About OC Fair Deal
Following an Orange County Register opinion piece that took direct aim at the conservative cred of local Republican politicians who opposed selling the Orange County Fairgrounds to the highest private bidder, one of those called-out has fired back.Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach, writing i ... More >>
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August 17, 2010
Pot Clinics Turn to Sacramento Lobbyist to Smooth Relations With Costa Mesa Officials
Medical marijuana clinic operators, who have not exactly received a welcome reception in Costa Mesa, have retained a Sacramento lobbyist in hopes of smoothing over their tense relationship.Medical Marijuana Providers Fight Back After Costa Mesa BustsBased on an introductory letter to Mayor Alan M ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
[UPDATED:] OC Fairgrounds Preservation Society Raises Fears About an Electric Daisy Carnival There
UPDATE: Costa Mesa approved the fairgrounds deal (see end of post) . . . The Orange County Fairgrounds Preservation Society (OCFPS) warns warned Tuesday evening may be the last chance for the public to be heard on the future of the exposition facility in Costa Mesa--at least for the next 55 years ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
[UPDATED:] Election 2010: Coker is Spun, Polled, Teabagged
1:28 p.m.: Orange County agreed with state voters on most ballot initiatives, although more of us did want to keep choking on polluted air until the unemployment rate drops and most like the state budget approval process to remain fucked-up, thank you very much (probably because many are philosop ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
The Year in Pot: Looking Back at Our Top Five Marijuana-Related Stories of 2010
From the failure of Prop 19 to the various battles between cities and medical marijuana dispensaries fighting to stay open, 2010 was, well, the year of pot. Take a look through Staff Writer Nick Schou's picks for marijuana-related stories of the year after the jump.
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December 31, 2010
Katrina Foley Resigns City Council Seat, Will Remain With NMUSD Board of Education
Katrina FoleyAfter serving six years on the Costa Mesa City Council, Katrina Foley sent an email, officially resigning her position yesterday, choosing, instead, to focus her time and efforts on her new position with the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Trustees.Foley, who has played ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Costa Mesa Kills "Luxury" Police Helicopter Program
"Eagle" clips a political wireLed by freshman Republican city councilman Jim Righeimer, the Costa Mesa City Council late tonight voted to kill an expensive police helicopter program to help resolve a massive budget shortfall."We need to do this," Righeimer said before the 4-1 vote. "This program ... More >>
Blogs
March 1, 2011
Costa Mesa Becomes Wisconsin Tonight
Costa Mesa becomes Wisconsin this evening.No, "Goat Hill" is not getting a giant brewery, a Super Bowl-caliber football team or mountains of free Oshkosh jumpers in the Bloomies parking lot at South Coast Plaza.What the near-coastal town is getting is the same type of spat that pits Wisconsin sta ... More >>
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March 2, 2011
Costa Mesa City Council Votes In Favor of Outsourcing One-Third of City Services
Click here to see the slideshow.By the time the Costa Mesa City Council was finished with its farewells to its outgoing City Manager and City Attorney Tuesday evening, every seat in the council chambers was filled. More than 250 people had turned out for various items on the agenda, but the maj ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
[UPDATED: Union GM/Photographer Talks] City Employee Commits Suicide, Jumping Off Costa Mesa City Hall
Mayor Gary Monahan on St. Patty's Day. Was this photo a set-up?UPDATE, MARCH 21, 5:45 P.M.: The Weekly was able to speak with Nick Berardino while he was in a taxi on his way to catch a flight home from Sacramento. He had a good laugh about Mayor Gary Monahan's accusations of a union setup, ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Union Commercial Takes Aim at "Pay and Perks" of Costa Mesa's Top Officials; City Disputes Facts
While the city of Costa Mesa continues its rapid pace of releasing Tweets and Facebook updates, the union-supported, citizen group, Repair Costa Mesa, has put out its second TV commercial. This one targets the city's top seven bureaucrats, which the commercial claims make $1.5 million in "pay and ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2011
Costa Mesa Chronicles: Councilman Accused of Chest-Bumping and the OCEA Funds an Audit
The Costa Mesa City Council and its residents can't seem to figure out how to get along. Mayor Gary Monahan was once the focalpoint of scorn, but now that unwanted attention has shifted to Councilman Steve Mensinger, after reports of a physical confrontation (of sorts) th ... More >>
Blogs
May 31, 2011
[UPDATED: Police Chief Uncertain of Cocaine Involvement] City Employee Commits Suicide, Jumping Off Costa Mesa City Hall
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyHuy Pham, in a photo brought to a candlelight vigil for himUPDATE, MAY 31, 8:16 A.M.: Costa Mesa's police chief, Steve Staveley isn't entirely convinced by the conclusions being made from the coroner reports that Huy Pham had cocaine in his system at the time of his ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
[UPDATED: Police Chief Hiring Update] Costa Mesa Police Chief Resigns With a Letter, Calling City Council 'Incompetent' and the City's Fiscal Crisis a Lie
Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyCity CEO Tom HatchUPDATE, JUNE 22, 6:15 P.M.: While Costa Mesa residents praised former interim police chief Steve Staveley's decision to write a scathing and accusatory letter on his way to resignation at last night's city council meeting, City CEO Tom Hatch didn't make ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2011
[UPDATED: Audit Report Criticized; Budget Passed] Costa Mesa Financial Situation "Better Than Average," According to OCEA-Funded Audit
UPDATE, JUNE 22, 4:55 P.M.: "I think this whole list is a road to bankruptcy," said Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer early Wednesday morning, responding to the report of the OCEA-funded budget audit. Just minutes after hearing a laundry list of potential alternatives to restructure the budget in ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
[UPDATED with Judge Issues Written Order, City Gets It Now:] Judge Blocks Costa Mesa Layoffs Until Civil Trial
UPDATE, JULY 18, 4:49 P.M.: Though she made her ruling two weeks ago, Orange County Superior Court Judge Tam Nomoto Schumann issued the written order blocking the city of Costa Mesa from laying off employees and privatizing their jobs late Friday night.The written order just added fuel to the nev ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2011
Despite "Financial Crisis," Costa Mesa Council Spending Continues--Record Legal Counsel Fees and Lobdell's Contract Renewed
The spending continues.For all of its talk of a city-wide "financial crisis," the Costa Mesa City Council doesn't seem to believe its own spending needs to be curtailed. In two recent developments, the council went 54-percent over its legal fees budget in 2010-11 and the city signed another 90 ... More >>
Columns
July 14, 2011
This Elephant Never Remembers
[Hey, You!] Trunk off, GOP push-pollster!
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