Orange County Register
Reporter covering Costa Mesa for the Orange County Register
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Jon Cassidy
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FROM Jon Cassidy
Which Way, L.A.?
Union Battle Comes to Costa Mesa City Hall Forget the South Coast Plaza and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Local Republicans think Costa Mesa might be starting a political movement that spreads statewide. Many California cities are struggling with the rising cost of public pensions. Now conservative council members want to cut the workforce in half and outsource many jobs to private contractors. Republican leaders have visions of a mini-Wisconsin.
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