Costa Mesa, CA Budget Woes

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In an effort to control their budget, the City of Costa Mesa recently eliminated their police aviation unit and is now in the process of disbanding their fire department to enter into a contractual agreement with the county for those services (County FD's are very common in CA and there is no comparison to any County services in NY).

These are just two of the many cuts that Costa Mesa is implementing and some of the political types have jumped on the band wagon to demonize public workers and pensions.

They are also looking at the possibility of doing away with their PD in favor of a regional joint police authority with other communities, something that has already taken place elsewhere in CA.

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While demonizing public works is never OK, there is something to be said for the efficiency of regionalized services.