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Mansoor accuses opponent of willingness to work with unions
Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) told a conservative group Monday that he believes his Republican opponent in the June 5 primary will bow down to unions and special-interest groups in Sacramento. During a Surf City Tea-sponsored forum in the...
Tags: Democracy, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Warren Buffett, Politics
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Mailbag: No more excuses from our leaders
The article "Water official targeted" (March 29) centers not only on alleged improprieties by John Foley, the board chairman of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, but also upon the broad topic of conflict of interest. Merle Moshiri of...Tags: Elections, Religion and Belief, Dana Rohrabacher, Values, Politics
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Five H.B. council members warned
Five of Huntington Beach's seven council members received letters from a state agency that monitors the potential for political conflicts of interest warning them not to vote themselves onto boards or committees that affect their personal finances. The...Tags: Finance, Elections, Los Angeles Times, Satellite and Cable Service, Economy, Business and Finance
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Making a difference on the dance floor
When Salwa Rizkalla's father signed her up for ballet lessons, she went to class begrudgingly.
But those lessons set the 10-year-old on a path to grandeur, first as a professional ballet dancer and later as a teacher.
The artistic director of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Students
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Taking aim at alcohol
Huntington Beach's top newsmaker of 2011 wasn't a person or an organization, but rather a controlled substance.
Throughout the year, the Independent's front page featured more drinks than a typical bachelor party. Statistics showed Huntington at the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation Accidents, Labor Legislation, Motorvehicle Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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In The Pipeline: The bright side of fireworks
You can't say he didn't start things off with a bang. One of Mayor Don Hansen's first orders of business after being appointed last year was to try and lift the 24-year ban on state-approved fireworks in Huntington Beach. In December, Hansen outlined...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Fires, Values, Disasters and Accidents
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Former police dispatcher claims harassment [Corrected]
A former Fountain Valley police dispatcher has filed an Orange County Superior Court lawsuit against the city alleging sexual harassment by a now-retired sergeant. The employee alleges that the sergeant touched her inappropriately, showed up at her...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Career and Workplace, Employers, Minority Groups
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Community Commentary: Obama's jobs bill deserves a layoff
This is in response to the distortions about President Obama's jobs bill as portrayed in the Independent's Mailbag from a couple in Sunset Beach ("Obama's jobs bill needs support," Oct. 20). I'm sure the couple had good intentions, but they need to do...Tags: Elections, Democratic Party, Companies and Corporations, Politics, Republican Party
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In the Pipeline: A modest part of baseball history
"Oh, I almost forgot — we flew up to Sacramento to meet Gov. Brown, too." So chuckled Ocean View Little League manager Jeff Pratto to me recently as we spoke about the head-spinning series of events that have rolled out in the wake of his team's...Tags: Little League Baseball, Arts and Culture, Walter Johnson, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (tv program), Tommy Lasorda
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Council extends police contract
Despite pleas from Huntington Beach Councilman Don Hansen to turn down an offer from the police union to extend its contract with some employee concessions, the City Council approved it Monday. "I think it's a shortsighted and misguided decision, and I...Tags: Retirement, Elections, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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City Lights: Teaching and learning from a Libyan friend
I imagine she would still look the same. My flatmate was in her early 20s when I saw her last, and less than a decade has passed since then. When I see crowd photos of the uprising in Libya, I scan the faces to check for hers — smiling or yelling...Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, National Government, Libya, Libyan Civil War (2011), Politics
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In The Pipeline: After 9/11, cops become 'brothers'
Growing up in New York, I watched the twin towers of the World Trade Center going up in the early 1970s. I recall how, at times, one of the buildings was rising a few floors faster than the other. But once it was all said and done, there they were —...Tags: Regional Authority, National Government, New York City Police Department, Local Government, Politics
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