As we reported last night (thank you tipsters!), William Huston, the retired city manager for Tustin, was named interim city manager on a 3-1-1 vote with Mayor Jerry Amante’s Republican majority all voting in lockstep and council member Deborah Gavello…
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Is a Familiar Face Coming Back to Tustin City Hall?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
TheLiberalOC has learned that Tustin City Manager David Biggs hasn’t requested a hearing before the Tustin City Council which is likely give Mr. Biggs a formal termination date soon. The most interesting tidbit that should make tongues wag at tonight’s…
Will Tustin Residents Launch a Recall of Jerry Amante?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 8 Comments
The pending ouster of City Manager David Biggs after four and a half months on the job is going to cost Tustin taxpayers $187,500 plus benefits in addition to a new salary for a new city manager. This detail and…
A Statement from Mayor Amante
by Dan Chmielewski • • 9 Comments
TUSTIN — Tustin Mayor Jerry Amante, through his spokesperson, has reached out to TheLiberalOC and our readers with this statement, which we promised to published as sent to us. “The City Council met in closed session for a total of…
What a difference 5 months makes
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
 I’m still trying to weigh Tustin Mayor Jerry Amante’s comments on soon-to-be-displaced Tustin City Manager David Biggs hire last fall with his actions at Tuesday night’s council meeting when Amante used his 3-2 margin to opt to terminate someone…
Did the Tustin City Council Violate the Brown Act in Firing City Manager?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
The agenda for last night’s Tustin Council meeting had a closed session meeting item labeled “performance evaluation of the city manager.” But no such performance evaluation occured. City Manager David Biggs was instead served with a notice of Intent to…
