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The
Coto de Caza Training Manual- This Side Up
What
Coto de Caza is Doing for Public Safety
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are currently following up on various traffic incidents registered in Coto
de Caza during July and have asked the CHP to confirm the investigations
are still open in the cases listed below
Coto
de Caza: Annexation? No thanks
"AS SMALL and vulnerable as they may appear on the map, the three
unincorporated sections that make up Midway City represent a 50-year fight
to remain independent", reads an an article in today's Los Angeles
Times about Midway City and the desire of most...
Midway
City: Annexation? No thanks
AS SMALL and vulnerable as they may appear on the map, the three
unincorporated sections that make up Midway City represent a 50-year fight
to remain independent. The area, bordered by the cities of Westminster
roughly to the east and Huntington Beach to...
Resident
Survey Has Little Value- Laguna Woods Village
An open letter sent to the Laguna Woods Village HOA board president
asserts that ? in my opinion, the survey has many flaws and the results
will have little statistical value.?The letter goes on to ask pertinent
questions, such asWho designed the...
The
CA Teachers Assoc. Responsible Budget Solution Paradox
Early this month, the California Teachers Association (CTA) launched a new
statewide ad campaign calling on lawmakers to put aside partisan politics
and give Californians a "real responsible budget solution" - The
California Teachers Association posits...
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All's
well that ends well - OC is Not Stand and Deliver County
Stand and Deliver, starring James Edward Olmos is based on a true
story set in East LA in an environment that values a quick fix over
education and learning. Jaime A. Escalante is a new teacher at James
A. Garfield High School in Los Angeles County,...
New
OC Reality TV - Celebrity Cheating - Redux
Apparently Orange County Superior Court Judge Jamoa Moberly did not
read the Celebrity Cheating Reality TV script, as she ruled against
Trabuco HS Students yesterday and ordered that "testing should
go forward. It's in the best interest of
New
OC Reality TV - Celebrity Cheating!
A couple of weeks ago, the Orange County DA charged two Tesoro High
School students with cheating.
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Resident: Does the association have any regulations regarding the
use of motorized vehicles by teens in general and specifically the
use of motorized skateboards, such as the ones in the photos below?
If so, what are these?
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Concert Hour at Saddleback College
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Music Department at Saddleback College presents Concert
Hour, a variety of individual and ensemble
performances on Thursdays from Noon to 1 p.m. in Fine
Arts Room 101. Admission is free.
Youth
Running Club Comes to Saddleback Valley
The Saddleback Running Club' mission is to promote the sport of cross
country and distance running by providing local, young, female and male
runners, 3rd - 8th grade, high quality coaching, training and
administration, developing each runner individually...
Free
Youth Soccer Camp
The Rancho Santa Margarita Storm youth soccer club
kicks off its 2008 TOPSoccer program with a free
soccer camp and registration on Monday, July 28 from
9AM to Noon. The camp and registration will be at
Trabuco Mesa Park at the intersection of Antonio...
RSM
Soccer Club Raising Up a Storm- RSM Storm
Rancho Santa Margartia (RSM) Storm Soccer Club, a community based,
competitive soccer club within the Saddleback Valley, has announced a
strategic partnership with Everton Football Club.
Public
Safety
The
Dark Side Of Dreamland
Case Against Former Sheriff Reveals Underside of Orange County Politics By
Karl VickWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, July 27, 2008; Page A03 SANTA
ANA, Calif. -- In his glory, Michael S. Carona appeared to personify
the...
CSI
- OC Part Two- Significance of OC Sheriff-Coroner ASCLD/LAB Accreditation
- Part Two
Congratulation to the OCSD Forensics lab for having achieved a significant
milestone in the history of public sector laboratory history. The Orange
County Sheriff-Coroner laboratory is the first local government,
full-service laboratory in California to...
Want
a ticket fixed? Just talk to Heidi Lynn Housel at the department of Orange
County Superior
In our recent interview with Sheriff Hutches, we asked her about the
$1,000 fence for the $1.00 Horse Syndrome, and how she planned to address
the issue. The notion is that depending on the study, some 70-90% of
security breaches involve...
Coto
de Caza Stabbing Incident Update
Coto de Caza - An 18th birthday celebration in Coto de Caza over the past
weekend, where allegedly spirits were flowing freely and party-goers
ranged in age from 18 to late 20s and the homeowner was there at the time,
eventually turned into a stabbing...
Sheriff
Hutchens - The Transformator
Sheriff Hutchens has billed herself as a transformation agent ? she is
indeed keeping her word! Earlier today, she announced her new command
staff represented by:Undersheriff John S
Sheriff
Hutchens Hires Chief Scott for Strategy Work
Retired Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Chief John L. Scott has been
hired as a consultant by the county to work with Sheriff Sandra Hutchens
in her assessment of Department operations. He will focus first on the
Department's jail system, with five jails...
Significance
of OC Sheriff-Coroner ASCLD/LAB accreditation
We contacted ASCLD/LAB-International program manager John Neuner to help
us understand the significance of the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner
laboratory accreditation in the ASCLD/LAB-International program.
OC-CSI
is Official ? OCSD ASCLD/LAB Certified
The OC Sheriff Department?s Forensic Science Services Division is now
Orange County?s only ASCLD accredited, full service law enforcement crime
lab that provides crime scene investigation and laboratory examinations on
evidence in all forensic...
You
aid and abet teen drinking, you pay ? Mission Viejo
Thousand Oaks, Mission Viejo, Irvine and Lake Forest continually rank at
the top of the list of the safest cities for the size in the nation by FBI
reporting standards. In fact, the 2004 FBI person crime risk index for
Coto de Caza was twice that of...
Auditing
Chief Scott's OCSD's Audit
When we asked Sheriff Hutchens for a copy of the 100-Day plan she would
use to get the ball rolling at the OCSD, we got a not so SMART
"120-Day Plan", which we characterize at best as "a
plan-for-the-plan".
Serendipity
and OC Sheriff Paul Morabito
We have been critical of the process used by the Orange County Board of
Supervisors (BOS) to select a sheriff to replace embattled Sheriff Michael
Carona, mostly because we think that the BOS had an Obama Moment - a once
in a life time opportunity to..
Sheriff
Hutchens Hires Chief Scott for Strategy Work
Retired Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Chief John L. Scott has been
hired as a consultant by the county to work with Sheriff Sandra Hutchens
in her assessment of Department operations. He will focus first on the
Department's jail system, with five jails...
Coto
de Caza, Ladera Ranch, 2Q2008 Crime and Vandalism Trending
Since we started reporting crime and vandalism figures, the OCSD has gone
through some changes in the way it collects or reports the data. For the
past year or so, the data has been retrieved largely by hand. For this
report, we understand it has been...
Politics
Cost
Reductions in Coto de Caza
Cost Reductions in Coto de Caza ?as documented in the CZ Master
Association Newsletter:
CZ
? The Coto de Caza Giving Tree That Keeps on Giving
In communities such as Laguna Woods Villa, high maintenance common areas
are funded on a ?pay for use?, rather than placing the burden on
homeowners who elect not to use the facilities, such as the golf course,
for instance.
CSI
- OC Part Two- Significance of OC Sheriff-Coroner ASCLD/LAB Accreditation
- Part Two
Congratulation to the OCSD Forensics lab for having achieved a significant
milestone in the history of public sector laboratory history. The Orange
County Sheriff-Coroner laboratory is the first local government,
full-service laboratory in California to...
Auditing
Chief Scott's OCSD's Audit
When we asked Sheriff Hutchens for a copy of the 100-Day plan she would
use to get the ball rolling at the OCSD, we got a not so SMART
"120-Day Plan", which we characterize at best as "a
plan-for-the-plan".
Sheriff
Hutchens - The Transformator
Sheriff Hutchens has billed herself as a transformation agent ? she is
indeed keeping her word! Earlier today, she announced her new command
staff represented by:Undersheriff John S
Serendipity
and OC Sheriff Paul Morabito
We have been critical of the process used by the Orange County Board of
Supervisors (BOS) to select a sheriff to replace embattled Sheriff Michael
Carona, mostly because we think that the BOS had an Obama Moment - a once
in a life time opportunity to...
Orange
Sup, Orange Squeeze
By now you've heard the bad news: California is confronting a budget hole
of historic proportions, one that will require billions of dollars in
spending cuts, increases in fees and perhaps even higher taxes - No, this
is not referring to the state of..
Urop
Us, Oh Bum Us, Or Petraeus?
The satirical piece we titled Senator Obama and the Beanstalk was not well
received by a McCain supporter because apparently we went too far with the
satire and predicted we would ?not win any arguments employing such
rhetoric"
The
Contextual President - Senator Obama
Senator Obama has rebuked critics who claim that after 30 years of
association with extremist, anti-American pastor, Chicago-based Trinity
United Church of Christ, Reverend Wright now widely recognized as the G-D
America pastor, surely...
Senator
Obama and the Beanstalk
A version of Jack and the Beanstalk, an old child's fairy tale features
Jack, a lazy kid who disobeys his extremely poor and widowed mother. They
are so poor that they sell all the furniture of a little cottage to buy
bread, until at last there was...
A
view of Senator Obama Using a Disgruntled Homeowner Prism
During a recent blogging exchange with Assemblyman Todd Spitzer , he
referred to a particular constituent as a disgruntled member of a
homeowners association. Now, we have heard the term disgruntled employee
regularly in employer-employee spats and...
Sheriff
Hutchens Hires Chief Scott for Strategy Work
Retired Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Chief John L. Scott has been
hired as a consultant by the county to work with Sheriff Sandra Hutchens
in her assessment of Department operations. He will focus first on the
Department's jail system, with five jails...
The
Dark Side Of Dreamland
Case Against Former Sheriff Reveals Underside of Orange County Politics By
Karl VickWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, July 27, 2008; Page A03 SANTA
ANA, Calif. -- In his glory, Michael S. Carona appeared to personify
the...
French
Fries or Sushi Rolls, Mr President Obama?
When you have been unable to sleep wondering where you are going to send
your kid to college, whom are you going to call at 3:00 o'clock in the
morning? Recently Senator Obama confessed to being embarrassed after
coming home from Europe to find that...
Shush!
- Do not tell anyone! - It's the Context Stupid
U.S. toll in Iraq hits 4000 as four soldiers killed, reads a Mar 24, 2008
Reuters report originating in Bagdhad - " Four US soldiers were blown
up in Baghdad, pushing the US military death toll in Iraq to 4000".
CNN picks up the story with a similar...
Of
cats, dogs, women and the Vice Squad
Prince Sattam, acting governor of Riyadh province, issued a decision
prohibiting the sale and escorting of cats and dogs in Riyadh in line with
a fatwa issued by the Council of Senior Scholars, according to Arab News.
In the same same journal, Ahmed...
Governor
Schwarzenegger Signs SB 1185
He did not extend the two year tax base credit to people who have to find
new homes, but he signs what critics call a puny (cleaned version) bill.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed SB 1185 by Senator Alan
Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) allowing...
General
Interest
Free
Concert Hour at Saddleback College
-The
Music Department at Saddleback College presents Concert Hour, a
variety of individual and ensemble performances on Thursdays from Noon to
1 p.m. in Fine Arts Room 101. Admission is free.
$2
million Verdict Returned Against Homeowners Association
Conduct constituted malice, oppression, or fraud and committed by one or
more officers, directors or managing agents of the HOA - Presiding Juror
Earlier this week a jury in a case filed in Superior Court of California
Riverside, a jury ruled in favor...
The
Dark Side Of Dreamland
Case Against Former Sheriff Reveals Underside of Orange County Politics By
Karl VickWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, July 27, 2008; Page A03 SANTA
ANA, Calif. -- In his glory, Michael S. Carona appeared to personify
the...
Coto
de Caza Teen Charged with Breaking Into School to Cheat
According to the OCDA?s office, two Tesoro High School seniors have been
charged with hacking into the school computer system and changing grades
to better their chances of college admission after breaking in to the high
school late at night.
Tolerance,
Embrace and Acceptance ? a Virtual Chat with NAHJ VP of Broadcast
candidate Hugo BaltaJuly
Following are excerpts of a virtual interview with NAHJ VP of Broadcast
candidate Hugo Balta
Community
Journalism
Tolerance,
Embrace and Acceptance ? a Virtual Chat with NAHJ VP of Broadcast
candidate Hugo BaltaJuly
Following are excerpts of a virtual interview with NAHJ VP of Broadcast
candidate Hugo Balta
ChaunceyBuzz
and the CZ Subsidies
Chauncey Bailey, editor of the Oakland Post was gunned down as he walked
to work in August of last year. Law enforcement agents believe he was
murdered because of his investigation into a business called Your Black
Muslim Bakery.
Around
HOAs
Meniffe's
55+ Not a Very Good Year(s)Open
letter to Mr. Tom Thurman, President of SCCA?Therese Daniels' statements,
as quoted, on menifee247.com June 13,2008 are untrue.?- Tom Thurman My
statements are quite true. If you can prove other wise, I will then and
only then take back my words and...
Trouble
in Paradise - Laguna Woods Village
Candidates vying for one of three slots in the Laguna Woods City Council,
to be filled in the general election scheduled for November 4, 2008, were
to speak before the Save Open Spaces (SOS) meeting earlier today:
Incumbents Brenda Ross and Milton...
New
Golden Rain Foundation Rules of Engagement
On the heels of the Golden Rain Foundation?s (of Seal Beach) decision to
appeal the recent Court of Appeals decision, on a financial transparency
lawsuit, to the state Supreme Court, the embattled GRF HOA board of
directors recently decided to enact...
$2
million Verdict Returned Against Homeowners Association
Conduct constituted malice, oppression, or fraud and committed by one or
more officers, directors or managing agents of the HOA - Presiding Juror
Earlier this week a jury in a case filed in Superior Court of California
Riverside, a jury ruled in favor...
GRF
Rules of Engagement Good For Folsom?
First, does this new "SHUT UP!" Rule (click here for copy of GRF
resolution dealing with rules of engagement) ) apply only to the Folsom
Prison inmates at Leisure World or does it apply also to the residents?
GRF
Rules of Engagement Innovation, or Self-preservation?
Have you all lost all your senses?
If you would pay attention ((click here for copy of GRF resolution dealing
with rules of engagement) ) to what the residents are telling you, you
wouldn't have to be so scared and try to impose illegal sanctions...
GRF
Rules of Engagement Restrict Resident Participation
The GRF resolution (click here for copy) about to be finally approved at
the next GRF Board meeting - Tuesday after next (August 5th), is an effort
to greatly restrict resident participation in their meetings. Click here
for additional information
GRF
2009 Budget Review, Be There or Be Out of Luck!
Letter from LWV resident M. Curtis inviting concerned residents: Tomorrow
(Tuesday, July 22) at 9AM, in the Community Center Board Room, GRF will
have a Special Corporate (all boards) meeting to review next year's
budget. See the...
LWV
Open Board Meetings Memo
We received a follow up letter, posted below, to a GRF resolution
outlining rules of engagement for open board meetings (click here for
copy) scheduled for approved today. We asked Ms. Donie Vantizian,
co-author of the long-standing Los Angeles Times...
Abusive
Residents or Abuse of Authority?
As result of the ongoing hostilities between the governing body and
residents, apparently the Laguna Woods Village property management company
has been asked to call the Sheriff during board meetings, ?because
residents are getting unruly? ? Refer to...
Coto
de Caza, Ladera Ranch, 2Q2008 Crime and Vandalism Trending
Since we started reporting crime and vandalism figures, the OCSD has gone
through some changes in the way it collects or reports the data. For the
past year or so, the data has been retrieved largely by hand. For this
report, we understand it has been...
California
Association of Realtors: Pick a Lane!
Assembly Bill 2259 is a farce, a contradiction in both terms and
alliances.Yes, it's no secret! I've written my share of letters to the
legislature and to the California Association of Realtors (CAR) explaining
problems with their sponsorship and...
Governor
Schwarzenegger Signs SB 1185
He did not extend the two year tax base credit to people who have to find
new homes, but he signs what critics call a puny (cleaned version) bill.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed SB 1185 by Senator Alan
Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) allowing...
Different
Homeowners Association, Same Issues
I assume that you are a member of the Walnut Creek Leisure World
Association, or is this another HOA in the area? We have had many comments
of similar problems by HOA's who happen to run into our website and I'm
glad that you contacted me
LETTERS
Different
Homeowners Association, Same Issues
I assume that you are a member of the Walnut Creek Leisure World
Association, or is this another HOA in the area? We have had many comments
of similar problems by HOA's who happen to run into our website and I'm
glad that you contacted me
Meniffe's
55+ Not a Very Good Year(s)Open
letter to Mr. Tom Thurman, President of SCCA?Therese Daniels' statements,
as quoted, on menifee247.com June 13,2008 are untrue.?- Tom Thurman My
statements are quite true. If you can prove other wise, I will then and
only then take back my words and...
LWV
Open Board Meetings Memo
We received a follow up letter, posted below, to a GRF resolution
outlining rules of engagement for open board meetings (click here for
copy) scheduled for approved today. We asked Ms. Donie Vantizian,
co-author of the long-standing Los Angeles Times...
Trouble
in Paradise - Laguna Woods Village
Candidates vying for one of three slots in the Laguna Woods City Council,
to be filled in the general election scheduled for November 4, 2008, were
to speak before the Save Open Spaces (SOS) meeting earlier today:
Incumbents Brenda Ross and Milton...
GRF
Rules of Engagement Good For Folsom?
First, does this new "SHUT UP!" Rule (click here for copy of GRF
resolution dealing with rules of engagement) ) apply only to the Folsom
Prison inmates at Leisure World or does it apply also to the residents?
GRF
Rules of Engagement Innovation, or Self-preservation?
Have you all lost all your senses?
If you would pay attention ((click here for copy of GRF resolution dealing
with rules of engagement) ) to what the residents are telling you, you
wouldn't have to be so scared and try to impose illegal sanctions...
GRF
Rules of Engagement Restrict Resident Participation
The GRF resolution (click here for copy) about to be finally approved at
the next GRF Board meeting - Tuesday after next (August 5th), is an effort
to greatly restrict resident participation in their meetings. Click here
for additional information
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