The CotoBuzz Journal

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FEBRUARY 2007    We do not make jokes, we simply watch the LA Times, the Orange County Register and the Coto de Caza Board of directors and report the facts!

The Enemy Within Coto Caza:  The CHP -  CZ BODs

The Enemy in Coto de Caza's Midst - The CHP!
Considering the history of Coto de Caza, Can you name all the service providers that have been on a quarterly review (rather than yearly review) ? to make sure the service it provides is acceptable? Can you name the members of the board of directors when...

Call for Coto de Caza Board Candidates - Any One But Varo/Mezger
Traditionally, the Coto de Caza elections are shrouded in secrecy, but has been ratcheted a few notches after Varo/Mezger showed up on the scene circa 2003. To add salt to the wound, there were a good number of irregularities during the 2006 elections,...

  Community Journalism Internships Available - If you are enrolled in a journalism course, or otherwise would like to test the waters, the Cotobuzz Journal has internships available for community reporters in Rancho Santa Margarita, Ladera Ranch, Dove Canyon and Coto de Caza.  

Honesty in Coto de Caza Supplier Management
The Coto de Caza board of directors is fortunate to count in its members self-described supplier management experts. In fact, the Orange County Register has quoted one of them as ?staking his reputation on honesty? ? so the question is:

·          Honestly, do you think the CHP is being managed fairly

2H2006 CotoBlogzz Acitivty - representative sample from the Bravenet CotoBlogzz

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Rancho Santa Margarita Youth Soccer Tryouts
The Rancho Santa Margarita Soccer Club will be hosting the 2007 season Tryouts for Boys and Girls 8-16 years old starting Feb 11th - March 10th. The RSM Soccer club is the exclusive boys-girls youth

Local realtor receives national designation of distinction
Alesha Arp has been inducted into the Master Sales Association with the designation of Master Sales Professional..

EVITA A MUSICAL MASTERPIECE @ SADDLEBACK COLLEGE, March 2-11
The Theatre Arts Department at Saddleback College is proud to present Evita, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, in the McKinney Theatre on March 2-11, 2007. Directed and choreographed by Steve Anthony, this musical masterpiece is...


 

 

 

 

 

 

Public SafetyRancho Santa Margarita Residents arrested for DUI
The Capistrano Area Public Arrest Log for the week ending 1/28/2007 registered the arrest of two RMS residents.

LANDSCAPER CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR BEATING BOSS ON THE HEAD WITH A PICK AX
NEWPORT BEACH - Charges have been filed against a landscaper for murdering his boss by repeatedly hitting him on the back of the head with a pick ax.

The Varo anti-CHP Sentiment continues: CHP GO HOME, KEEP OUT OF OUR DUIs!
The Coto de Caza gates, including the automated ones are as reliable as the public utilities in the outskirts of Baghdad, yet the association continues paying for services barely-rendered, no questions asked.

Former Assistant Sheriff, Dove Canyon Resident Convicted Of Perjury & Misappropriation Of Public Funds
SANTA ANA -- Contrary to what certain Coto de Caza Board of Directors may think, there is semblance of law and order in Orange County.

OC Non-Profit Executive Charged With Fraud
SANTA ANA - T.L. Salcido, 37, a Yorba Linda woman faces felony charges for stealing more than $780,000 from Orangewood Children's Foundation as its Chief Financial Officer. Salcido is charged with 206 counts of forgery and 20 counts of falsifying records.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Politics

Chavez gains free rein in Venezuela ? CZ BOD have free rein in Coto de Caza
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez, convening in a downtown plaza, lawmakers unanimously gave Chavez sweeping powers to legislate by decree and impose his radical vision of a more egalitarian socialist state.

Apple Ordered to Pay Legal Fees For Bloggers- CZensorship
In an important case establishing the legitimacy of blogs and protecting bloggers from being forced to disclose sources, Apple Inc. was ordered to reimburse $700,000 defendants for their legal fees. A California court made it clear to Apple that if the...

Coto de Rocky Road?
From inception, Coto de Caza was designed with the Bucolic feel in mind ? after all, that is what Coto de Caza means. With the Advent of the Varo/Mezger administration, rules, regulations and CC&Rs have been thrown out of the window. First was the...

New Coto de Caza Standard of Service Performance ? More Liability
One of the reasons often cited to mislead residents?..?err attempt to justify the increase in CZ monthly dues was the need to bring services up to standard.

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

General Interest

OC Non-Profit Executive Charged With Fraud
SANTA ANA - T.L. Salcido, 37, a Yorba Linda woman faces felony charges for stealing more than $780,000 from Orangewood Children's Foundation as its Chief Financial Officer. Salcido is charged with 206 counts of forgery and 20 counts of falsifying records.

Community Journalism Internships Available- If you are enrolled in a journalism course, or otherwise would like to test the waters, the Cotobuzz Journal has internships available for community reporters in Rancho Santa Margarita, Ladera Ranch, Dove Canyon and Coto de Caza.

 

If you are interested, contact the CotoBuzz Journal at Buzz@CotoBuzz.com, and include the following:

 

  1. Letter of Interest

  2. Draft of typical article you would like to see published in the CotoBuzz Journal

Reason(s) for the are interest in these internships

True in 1907, True in 2007
Today is January 28, 2007 and the flag at the North and Antonio gates (Coto de Caza) are still at half-staff. All US flags should have been back to Full staff on January 26, 2007.Is Coto setting it's own rules on displaying the US Flag?

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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