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Will the Fountain Valley City Council approve a ridiculous oversized digital billboard next to the 405 Freeway?

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Editor Posted in Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley 1 Comment

The Fountain Valley City Council is considering plans for a 65′ high Clear Channel electronic message board of 672 sq. ft. (each face) with 850,000 lights and 48″ pole diameter. This digital blight would be placed near the Fountain Valley water tank at Euclid/Ellis at the 405 freeway.

This towering sign will be seen far and wide….into Costa Mesa. It will broadcast commercial, static ads for 8 seconds each. In the event of an Amber Alert or other emergency, that would be broadcast instead. There’s already a sign on this freeway for these types of emergency alerts. Similar existing signage in Costa Mesa at 23′ and 31′ in size. Yet this one will be a towering 65′ tall sign….34 - 42 feet higher! Continue reading→

The O.C. Libertarian Party is hosting a meeting about the SB 277 referendum

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Editor Posted in Costa Mesa, Disease, Health, Libertarian Party, Orange County, Vaccinations Leave a comment

SB 277 Referendum

SB277 Referendum - Protecting Religious & Parental Rights - Help Us Keep Kids in School!

The Libertarian Party of Orange County invites you to their monthly Social Meetup on Tuesday, August 11, 2024 from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Karl Strauss Brewing Company located in Metro Point at South Coast, 901 S Coast Dr, Ste A, Costa Mesa, CA.

Representatives with the SB277 Referendum will explain how SB277 violates our rights and how the Referendum can help. Continue reading→

Judge Jim Gray to speak at the next meeting of the Libertarian Party of Orange County

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Editor Posted in Costa Mesa, Jim Gray, Libertarian Party, Orange County Leave a comment

Jim Gray Speaks Out

Judge Jim Gray, former Vice Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party will be presenting his talk, “It’s Our Time”, speaking about electoral prospects and the growing influence of the Libertarian Party at the next meeting of the Libertarian Party of Orange County.

Gray is an American jurist and the 2012 Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee. He was the presiding judge of the Superior Court of Orange County, California for over 20 years. Gray was the 2004 Libertarian Party candidate for the United States Senate in California. Continue reading→

Learn about the War on Video Games at the next OC Libertarian Party meeting

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Editor Posted in California, Costa Mesa, Libertarian Party, Orange County, Tom Hanson, Video Games Leave a comment

Don’t miss this month’s Libertarian Party of Orange County meetup where Tom Hanson will be speaking. His topic will be “The War on Video Games”. If you or your kids like to play, come learn about how our government wants to take that right away (rhyme intended).

If you don’t know Tom, he has been chair of the Libertarian Party of Orange County for two years and loves video games.
The Monthly Meetup will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at 7:00 PM at Karl Strauss Brewery, located at 901 South Coast Drive, in Costa Mesa, which is in the Metro Pointe Shopping Center. Continue reading→

Costa Mesa ranked among the most financially distressed CA cities

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Editor Posted in California, Costa Mesa, Pension Crisis Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California, February 19, 2025
Contact: [email protected]; principal author Marc Joffe, 415-578-0558

Study Ranks San Rafael, Costa Mesa, San Jose, Richmond and Oakland Among Most Financially Distressed California Cities

The California Policy Center has released a new study analyzing how severely California’s cities are affected by their financial obligations to pension funds. The new CPC report, “California City Pension Burdens,” compiles key financial data for 459 California cities, with a focus on the impact of pensions on their financial health.

The composite funded ratio for California’s cities as of June 30, 2024 was a much improved 75%. This ratio has likely risen significantly since then, given the strong market performance over the past 18 months. Continue reading→

Costa Mesa liberals launch a libelous attack on Righeimer and Harper

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, City Selection Committee, Costa Mesa, Jim Righeimer, Katrina Foley, Matt Harper, Michelle Steel, OCTA, Orange County Leave a comment

Costa Mesa’s liberals are frothing at the mouth again - and this time it is really embarrassing. One of them, Sue Lester, posted on Facebook that Costa Mesa Mayor Jim Righeimer “got kicked off the OCTA Board for allegedly committing Brown Act violations with State Assemblyman Matt Harper. She went on to say that “supposedly Huntington Beach had the seat on the OCTA Board and Harper traded it away for Righeimer’s support in the last election. People in HB found out about it and the OCTA Board kicked Righeimer off.”

Other liberals, including Costa Mesa Councilwoman Katrina Foley, immediately liked Lester’s rant and supported her crazed notions. You can read all of the different reactions to the Lester post here.

So what really happened? Continue reading→