How upset is party boy Dennis Rodman over being charged with violations of Newport Beach’s noise ordinance? So mad, he’s discussing a run for the City Council Jan Mittermeier is back in business,for herself. The former Orange County CEO has formed Mittermeier Consulting Group, Huntington Beach, specializing in strategic planning, corporate reorganization and management services … She’d spent months caring for her mother, Vergie Womack, who died in February. Mittermeier said she’s had two clients so far, but if anyone would like to talk to her about a full-time gig, she’s listening Lakers fever at Bistango: “Kobe” by Manos, acrylic on canvas, $2,800 Here’s how Heidi Ueberroth, the NBA’s entertainment EVP and daughter of OC’s Peter Ueberroth, spends a Lakers championship series: Schmoozing clients like AT & T;, American Express, Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Gatorade, IBM, McDonald’s, Milk, Nestle, Nike and Yahoo, fielding media inquiries (posed in 41 languages), and huddling with NBA chieftans David Stern and Adam Silver
…..Testing the waters? Outgoing L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan, mentioned as a possible 2002 gubernatorial candidate, will address the Lincoln Club June 22 at the Four Seasons in Newport Beach … Realtor Rex Dungan says he’s getting ready to sell his South County rentals: “The market has reached the top or is close to it.” He sees home prices in the $500,000 to $1 million range heading down by the fall They’re closing in: Jennie Reiff has joined Waters & Faubel as a staff writer. That’s right, EE RR’s pride and joy is working against the El Toro airport … It’s a surfer boy: Evan Allen Schaben, product of OCBJ retail reporter Susan Schaben and LA Times photographer Al Schaben, checked in June 9 at 8 pounds 11 ounces Yorba Linda’s new muni course is debuting at less than $100 a round. Black Gold GC, designed by Arthur Hills and managed by KemperSports, is set to open in October at $95 on weekends, $85 on Fridays and $75 on weekdays C’est la vie de Fifi: “It was a very good and gorgeous trip to the Loire,” e-mails the inimitable Fifi Chao, just back from France. “Our host was a famous artist who owns an ancient mill, the river running beneath it, that is classified as a historic monument, spiritual in its beauty. Slept on hand-pressed linen sheets and there’s a fine live-in chef who cooked for us morning and night, with plenty of red wine to back it up. Rather magical” Donald Bren hates it when The Irvine Company is referred to by the abbreviation “Irvine Co.” Now, the company’s e-mail extensions have been changed, from “irvineco.com” to “irvinecompany.com.” But the old addresses still work.
