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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, Dana Rohrabacher, Government, World War II (1939-1945), 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: Economy, Business and Finance, Los Angeles Times, Elections, Satellite and Cable Service, Personal Finance
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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: Disasters and Accidents, Business, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Laws, Riots
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Mailbag: Residents right on liquor licenses
The juxtaposition of your March 10 article on Councilman Keith Bohr's hijacking of a recent council meeting ("Bomburger cancels alcohol license request") in order to criticize the Huntington Beach Downtown Residents Assn. and their work to limit...Tags: Mountains, Elections, Landforms, Emergency Health Procedures, Crime, Law and Justice
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City makes salary information easier to find
Huntington Beach has created an easy-to-read list of top city officials' salaries online, including benefits and two forgivable loans given to the city administrator and police chief for housing costs to move to Huntington Beach. The city has long posted...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Los Angeles Times, Daytona Beach, Bell (Los Angeles, California), Wages and Pensions
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Mailbag: Election signs linger too long on sidewalks
Election signs linger too long on sidewalks Wouldn't it be nice to see our elected officials create and pass an ordinance in Huntington Beach regarding campaign signs that clutter our city long after an election? In fact, I think it is unthinkable...Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Government
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Right-wing pols rebuke 'Obamacare'
Editor's note: Last in a three-part series about the effects of the Obama administration's health-care reform on Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley health-care providers and their patients. It was a small gathering on a quiet day in one of Orange...Tags: Elections, Health Insurance, Government, Politics, Huntington Beach
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California seeks discipline for Bell's auditing firm
The state filed disciplinary proceedings Thursday against a prominent accounting firm that failed to detect any financial irregularities in Bell, where former city leaders now stand accused of looting the town's treasury as it teetered on the edge of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, John Chiang
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Letters to the Editor - May 25
Today’s GOP leaders offer no future at all To the editor: I’m sick of hearing Pennsylvania’s Republican legislators brag that they haven’t raised taxes and rant about cutting spending. Because of them, property taxes have risen...Tags: Personal Service, Elections, Culture, World War II (1939-1945), Government
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Officials were investigating Steiger's expense reports before GWP departure
The day before Glendale Water & Power General Manager Glenn Steiger resigned on Wednesday, city officials were investigating a case of possible double-billing based on expense receipts he submitted to another public agency, according to records and...
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Report: Feds tell Seattle to 'get serious' about police department reforms
Q13 Fox News OnlineA top U.S. Justice Department attorney has sent Seattle city officials two letters questioning whether the city is negotiating proposed police reforms in good faith, the Seattle Times reported Thursday, citing “sources familiar with the letters.&...Tags: Justice System, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics
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Charlevoix County commissioner to file grievance against prosecutor
Staff WriterCHARLEVOIX — A Charlevoix County commissioner says she plans to file a complaint with the Attorney Grievance Commission of Michigan against the county prosecutor for allegedly abusing his elected office. Charlevoix County Commissioner Shirlene...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Elections, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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