Final Vote Counts, Del Mar Fairgrounds & The Mouth











None of the percentages changed in the Costa Mesa City Council race. Jim Righeimer and Wendy Leece won the two available seats and Chris McEvoy tallied 10,846 votes (26.4%) to finish 3rd. There are more than a few people in the community that think his strong showing should qualify him to replace Katrina Foley if, and when, she resigns next month.
Costa Mesa Measure L, the 2% increase in the Transient Occupancy Tax was passed with 52% of the votes.
Newport Beach Measure V, the controversial charter amendment issue, won handily, with 61.5% of the voters voting Yes.
The races should be certified before the end of the month. I know from conversations with folks in the Registrar's office that their goal is to have them certified before Thanksgiving.
DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS ALSO UP FOR GRABS

As the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds continues to be filled with high drama I thought you'd like to know that we are not alone. The Del Mar Fairgrounds is in play - the City of Del Mar is trying to buy it from the State for $120,000 and every bit as much turmoil surrounds this deal as has been the case with the Orange County Fairgrounds. You can read all about it in an article from the North County Times, HERE.
"THE MOUTH" SPOUTS OFF AGAIN
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BUCHER'S THREAT

The fact is, Bucher threatened me in writing with legal action if I discussed bankruptcy, being drunk in public and foreclosure when writing about his client. I had written about the rumors of Righeimer's bankruptcy a couple years ago, following a long conversation with him. The upshot of that conversation was that I heard Righeimer out, believed what he said and had not written about it since. I had no intention of writing about him or anyone else being drunk in public, nor had I plans to write about any foreclosure that may or may not have occurred.
RIGHEIMER SPOKE ABOUT BANKRUPTCY
However, Righeimer, within a couple days of that letter being delivered, openly spoke about the bankruptcy issue himself. So, I figure all bets are off. If I knew anything factual about that or the other issues I felt completely comfortable about writing about them.
THE MOUTH SPREAD LIES ABOUT MCEVOY

Labels: 2010 Election Results, Chris McEvoy, DelMar Fairgrounds, Jim Righeimer, Katrina Foley, Mark Bucher, Wendy Leece