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<span style="color: blue;">On the subject of waste, fraud and abuse, the State Auditor found that Dept. of Corrections spending has skyrocketed DESPITE a declining number of inmates:</span> http://www.caltax.org/caltaxletter/2009/091109_fraud.htm State Auditor Slams Department of...

The amount of fraud, waste and abuse in the public sector is staggering, and the pension problem WILL ruin us. CalPERS is rife with mismanagement and cronyism, with zero accountability, yet we are on the hook for every bad decision and giveaway. Costa Mesa is in a very deep hole, that is...

Thanks freedomCM, it is extraordinarily frustrating. I'm going to dig deeper into the $399,000/$450,000 property and file a complaint if I can get some more solid info, i.e. who exactly (names) said what. Another extremely frustrating trend is the relisting of houses that I have made...

I'm looking in Costa Mesa, and have several offers in - all short sales. The process has been a total clusterf@ck, dominated by listing agent horsepoop. Every one is a gimmick, all designed to stimulate a bidding war. Honestly, it is really pissing me off. Why waste everybody's time...

I graduated from CdM High School in the '80s and moved to Newport in the '70s. I now live in Eastside Costa Mesa. My family purchased our first Port Street house for $157,000 in 1979, on Port Weybridge. We bought another house on Port Sheffield and finally ended up on Port Ashley, which was...

Also, regarding garage inspections. I have a gun safe, work bench with expensive tools, expensive bikes, backpacking, skiing, climbing, fishing and camping equipment, with plenty of room for vehicles, in my garage - no way in hell would I let some Patrol One rep get a peek in there. I might...