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Union Battle Comes to Costa Mesa City Hall
Costa Mesa has become a battleground between public employee unions and council members who want to cut the workforce in half and outsource jobs to private contractors...
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenCosta Mesa has long been famous for the South Coast Plaza and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Now it's a battleground between public employee unions and council members who want to cut the workforce in half and outsource jobs to private contractors. Will other cities that face rising pension costs take notice? What are the possible consequences for public services? Also, the history of HIV/AIDS, since the disease was first reported 30 years ago here in Los Angeles. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, can the Republicans find a road to the White House?
Banner image: Costa Mesa is home to (L-R) the Orange County Center for the Performing Arts and South Coast Plaza. Photo of SCP: coolceasar
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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.
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