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Teleprompter malfunction blamed for muted National Day of Prayer – Cannot read teleprompter with eyes closed - A deaf, dumb and mute White House

Local Governance Still Does not Get It
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 05/06/2009 9:00 AM | The Seal Beach Leisure World HOA board of directors does not get it. The Laguna Woods Third Mutual Board of directors does not get it. The Laguna Woods GRF does not get it. The Laguna Woods United Mutual...

Laguna Third Mutual's President Queries Answered
Which wolf will you feed today? Posted by CotoBlogzz | 05/06/2009 9:00 AM | Have you heard the story about an old man who keeps struggling with two constantly fighting wolves? The first wolf represents truth, the second represents evil. When he...

Laguna Woods Village Budget
I keep hearing at all the committee meetings, the capital expenses being approved come out of reserves and will not add anything to our monthly assessments.I beg to differ.

 

Join a C-Bag Revolt Near You
President Barrack Obama made it very clear during his 100th-day town hall meeting in St. Louis Wednesday that he did not think highly of the organic tea bag revolts and instead blamed the Fox News Channel for stirring the tea pot. While White House Press...

 

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Armenian Genocide or No Genocide ? News (from BHO) Tomorrow at 11
Posted by CotoBlogzz 04/24/2009 11:30 AMPresident Obama is set to deliver a message tomorrow on Armenian?s Remembrance Day, remembering the 1915 mass murder of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. Since President Obama has asserted that ?words must mean...

Deceit is the NEW Transparent
By CotoBlogzz | 04/23/09 | 03:00 PM | After promising the most transparent administration in history, the President signed a Spending Bill, otherwise known as the BINER (the Bill No one Read). Then there is a Treasury Secretary who does not have people ?...

Operation (Kenyan) Tugboat Serendipity
For too long, the current US administration has been consumed with trying to clean up an inherited mess, as the President so eloquently repeated at every possible opportunity during his recent trip to Europe.

 

Levitt Goes Public with New Laguna Woods Occupancy Agreement
Leisure World's Mutual Number Four President and Seal Beach City Councilman Mike Levitt wrote an alternately whiny and self-congratulatory letter to the editor published by The SUN NEWSPAPERS in its Thursday, April 23, 2009 issue.

The Blue Swine Flu Pandemic ? A new kind of Pandemic
Posted By CotoBlogzz | 04/28/09 | 11:27 PM | 0 CommentsThe President has infamously stated that words must mean something. Then there is the old adage stating that a picture is worth 1,000 words. If you have never driven from Southern California to...

 

 

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The Free Living Newspaper at Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA ? The Department of Theatre Arts at Saddleback College is scheduled to present The Federal Theatre Project: The Living Newspaper on Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th at 8:00 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. A panel discussion will...

Sweeney Todd in Concert Coming to Saddleback College
Mission Viejo , CA . The Saddleback Symphony continues its tradition of presenting great American Music by performing the music of composer Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Carmen Cortez Dominguez with accompaniment by Dr. Norman Weston, the Orchestra is...

Free Teen CHP Traffic Safety Classes
SCJ, CA - The San Juan Capistrano California Highway Patrol area office will be having free Start Smart traffic safety classes for teens and their parents and or guardians. The Start Smart program is a driver safety education classes which targets new...

Angel for the Arts Fundraiser a Success
Mission Viejo, CA ? The Angels for the Arts at Saddleback College held a gala fundraising event to support students in the arts on Saturday March 14th at 8pm. Guests were greeted by delectable aromas and Spanish guitar music as they arrived, and...

The Saddleback College Art Department Presents Free Guest Lecturer Kristen Morgin
Mission Viejo , CA ?The Saddleback College Art Department?s Guest Artist Lecture Series presents a slide lecture by Kristin Morgin on Monday, May 4th at 3:30pm in Fine Arts 101. Admission is free.

Saddleback College Art Exhibit 2009 & Reception
Mssion Viejo, CA ? The popular Saddleback College student art exhibition returns on April 30th through May 13th with works from studio art, photography and graphic design students. Selected from over 400 submitted entries, 80 works were chosen and will...

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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Serial Child Molester Landau Potentially Committed for Life
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 04/24/2009 3:00 pmSANTA ANA, CA - Today a judge ordered that Sid Landau, a sexually violent child molester should remain confined in a mental hospital as a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP). On July 31, 2008, a jury unanimously...

Laguna Nigel Couple Charged with $38M Insurance Scam
Posted By CotoBlogzz | 04/30/2009 11:30 AMOver $500,000 in jewelry recovered along with application for ?Real Housewives of Orange County SANTA ANA, CA - Michael Vincent Petronella, also known as Michael Constantine, and his wife Devon Lynn Kil,...

Darren S. Hulbert sentenced to 90 years for molesting minors)
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 04/29/2009 | 2:30 PMSANTA ANA, CA - Darren Scott Hulbert, was sentenced yesterday to 90 years to life in state prison for molesting two 10-year-old female relatives and taking sexual photos and videos of the girls.

Woman Convicted in Car-Towing Scam
Posted By CotoBlogzz | 04/24/2009 | 11:30 AMFULLERTON, CA - A business woman was convicted of one felony count of conspiracy to commit vehicle taking for the 20 legally parked cars she caused to be taken by unauthorized towing. Suzette Joan Diaz, 44,...

Free Teen CHP Traffic Safety Classes
SCJ, CA - The San Juan Capistrano California Highway Patrol area office will be having free Start Smart traffic safety classes for teens and their parents and or guardians. The Start Smart program is a driver safety education classes which targets new.

Four Charged with 201-count, $1.4 Million WC Insurance Scam
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 05/06/2009 5:00 PMSANTA ANA, CA - Four defendants were arrested today on charges of conspiring to defraud insurance companies out of more than $1.4 million by illegally settling liens on Workers' Compensation Insurance claims....

Quacker Physician Assistant Convicted of Identify Theft
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 05/06/2009 1:30 AMSANTA ANA, CA - Steve Armand Martinez, a fake physician assistant was convicted today of using a stolen identity to be hired at Orange County medical facilities and treating a patient without a license.

Beverly Hills Produced to be Arraigned for Molesting Minor Met Online
CotoBlogzz | 04/23/2009 | 03:00 PMFULLERTON, CA - Iren Koster, a movie producer will be arraigned tomorrow for molesting a 15-year-old girl whom he met on MySpace when she was 14.

The OCSD Is Watching the BOS ? Who IS Watching the OCSD?
The initial premise and intent of this piece was to ask the Orange County Board of Supervisors if they are representing the interests of taxpayers in law enforcement matters.

Meals on Wheels Finance Executive Sentenced For Theft
FULLERTON, CA - Medelia Chiong Fernan, former finance director of Community Senior Serv, a non-profit corporation, which provides services to senior citizens, was convicted of stealing more than $900,000 from the corporation by writing checks to her...

Speedster to be arraigned for Car Chain Reaction and Killing two
WESTMINSTER, CA - Deneshio Samuel Lankford, speeding more than twice the legal speed limit at over 100 mph will be arraigned tomorrow for killing two people, his minor passenger and another driver, after losing control of his car and crashing head-on...

OCDA Rackauckas to Lead Victim?s Rights Rally
On April 27, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas will host a Victim?s Rights reception at the Orange County District Attorney's Office and then lead a march to Old Orange County Courthouse followed by a remembrance Rally at the Old Orange...

OC Sheriff?s Employee Convicted of Stealing from Inmates
Posted By CotoBlogzz | 04/23/2009 | 03:00 PMSANTA ANA, CA - Christina Santucci, an employee of the Orange County Sheriff?s Department (OCSD) was convicted today of stealing money from five inmates while taking inventory of their personal property after...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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WHO: Reference to porkers and tax-hikers is an insult to pigs
Posted By CotoBlogzz | 04/30/09 | 6:56 PM | The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised its concern level for the pork industry to five, prompting the organization to call on all porkers and tax hikers to refrain from bringing home any additional...

Political Switcharoo- Specter gets $5.8 Million from GOP then switches to Demo
Posted By CotoBlogzz 04/28/2009 11:00 AMPolitical Switcharoo- Birds of a feather. Alan Specter gets $5.8 Million from GOP then switches to Demo and is welcomed by Reed! But then of course, this is old news.

The Coto de Caza Board Does not Get it
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 05/06/2009 9:00 AM |The Seal Beach Leisure World HOA board of directors does not get it. The Laguna Woods Third Mutual Board of directors does not get it. The Laguna Woods GRF does not get it. The Laguna Woods United Mutual...

What are the $1.5M Coto de Caza Gates Good For?
We have often presented irrefutable evidence that gated communities are not necessarily safer than communities with no gates. In fact, the over $1.5 million dollars/year spent by Coto de Caza, often makes that community less safe than most of the...

Coto?s Own Economic Meltdown
Hello all: As a former CZ Board Member, I am sounding serious ALARM BELLS concerning CZ Master Reserves. After three dues increases in five years, under Varo/Mezger/ Yocham, the CZ Master Association is seriously under reserved as a result of fiscal...

Why Would Chuck DeVore and Barbara Boxer Run?
If you were told that the political office of your choice was available and if you were to run, you would not only be competitive, but victory could be assured, would you not run? Whether Assemblyman Chuck DeVore can emerge victorious in his bid to..

The OCSD Is Watching the BOS ? Who IS Watching the OCSD?
The initial premise and intent of this piece was to ask the Orange County Board of Supervisors if they are representing the interests of taxpayers in law enforcement matters.

Gay Marriage Headlines Reality Check
Sean Penn celebrates as Iowa becomes the first state in the Midwest and only the third state in the nation to approve gay marriage. A four-year long court battle ended April 3, 2009, when the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously declared a 1998 law limiting...

Marriage, The Hawkeye State Fight Song & HJR-6
The Hawkeye State Supreme Court's unanimous ruling Friday overturning state law protecting marriage has triggered a number of request to modify the Hawkeyes fight songs. One proposed revision reads:

The No Cause Posse Summoned to Convoy the Katie Express
Laguna Woods, CA - The No Cause Posse is being summoned to convoy the Katie Express Monday, April 20th. Residents are being encouraged to join the posse in a show of support for Third Mutual Director who was removed without cause. As opposed to other...



 

 

 

 


General Interest

 

WHO: Reference to porkers and tax-hikers is an insult to pigs
Posted By CotoBlogzz | 04/30/09 | 6:56 PM | The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised its concern level for the pork industry to five, prompting the organization to call on all porkers and tax hikers to refrain from bringing home any additional...

Political Switcharoo- Specter gets $5.8 Million from GOP then switches to Demo
Posted By CotoBlogzz 04/28/2009 11:00 AMPolitical Switcharoo- Birds of a feather. Alan Specter gets $5.8 Million from GOP then switches to Demo and is welcomed by Reed! But then of course, this is old news.

Laguna Nigel Couple Charged with $38M Insurance Scam
Posted By CotoBlogzz | 04/30/2009 11:30 AMOver $500,000 in jewelry recovered along with application for ?Real Housewives of Orange County SANTA ANA, CA - Michael Vincent Petronella, also known as Michael Constantine, and his wife Devon Lynn Kil,...

Darren S. Hulbert sentenced to 90 years for molesting minors)
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 04/29/2009 | 2:30 PMSANTA ANA, CA - Darren Scott Hulbert, was sentenced yesterday to 90 years to life in state prison for molesting two 10-year-old female relatives and taking sexual photos and videos of the girls.

Woman Convicted in Car-Towing Scam
Posted By CotoBlogzz | 04/24/2009 | 11:30 AMFULLERTON, CA - A business woman was convicted of one felony count of conspiracy to commit vehicle taking for the 20 legally parked cars she caused to be taken by unauthorized towing. Suzette Joan Diaz, 44,...

Law? What Law? WE are the Law!
TO: All Directors and MembersGolden Rain FoundationThird Laguna Hills MutualUnited Laguna Hills MutualRecent find of Original Documents were mailed to each President (GRF, Third Laguna Hills Mutual and United Laguna Hills Mutual), together with...

Katie Wins!: Moore et al: 0, McDaniel: 2- If the Shoe Does Not Fit, You Must Not Commit ? Political Assassination, That is
"Katie Wins! It's the first milestone. Lets keep it going till we clean house of all those cheating/lying sellouts. Watch the coming attractions for it's going to be a hot summer." reads a viral email making its rounds through the community yesterday...

My HOA/CID Way
Laguna Wood Village - CA. So what do you do when you are HOA/CID board of director?s president and want to get something approved, such as a manor's stock transfer paperwork without discussion? You can do like Speaker Pelosi and get a historic...

 

The Free Living Newspaper at Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA ? The Department of Theatre Arts at Saddleback College is scheduled to present The Federal Theatre Project: The Living Newspaper on Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th at 8:00 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. A panel discussion will...

Sweeney Todd in Concert Coming to Saddleback College
Mission Viejo , CA . The Saddleback Symphony continues its tradition of presenting great American Music by performing the music of composer Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Carmen Cortez Dominguez with accompaniment by Dr. Norman Weston, the Orchestra is...

The OCSD Is Watching the BOS ? Who IS Watching the OCSD?
The initial premise and intent of this piece was to ask the Orange County Board of Supervisors if they are representing the interests of taxpayers in law enforcement matters.

Why Would Chuck DeVore and Barbara Boxer Run?
If you were told that the political office of your choice was available and if you were to run, you would not only be competitive, but victory could be assured, would you not run? Whether Assemblyman Chuck DeVore can emerge victorious in his bid to..

Four Charged with 201-count, $1.4 Million WC Insurance Scam
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 05/06/2009 5:00 PMSANTA ANA, CA - Four defendants were arrested today on charges of conspiring to defraud insurance companies out of more than $1.4 million by illegally settling liens on Workers' Compensation Insurance claims....

Quacker Physician Assistant Convicted of Identify Theft
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 05/06/2009 1:30 AMSANTA ANA, CA - Steve Armand Martinez, a fake physician assistant was convicted today of using a stolen identity to be hired at Orange County medical facilities and treating a patient without a license.

Gay Marriage Headlines Reality Check
Sean Penn celebrates as Iowa becomes the first state in the Midwest and only the third state in the nation to approve gay marriage. A four-year long court battle ended April 3, 2009, when the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously declared a 1998 law limiting...

Marriage, The Hawkeye State Fight Song & HJR-6
The Hawkeye State Supreme Court's unanimous ruling Friday overturning state law protecting marriage has triggered a number of request to modify the Hawkeyes fight songs. One proposed revision reads:

Free Teen CHP Traffic Safety Classes
SCJ, CA - The San Juan Capistrano California Highway Patrol area office will be having free Start Smart traffic safety classes for teens and their parents and or guardians. The Start Smart program is a driver safety education classes which targets new...

Angel for the Arts Fundraiser a Success
Mission Viejo, CA ? The Angels for the Arts at Saddleback College held a gala fundraising event to support students in the arts on Saturday March 14th at 8pm. Guests were greeted by delectable aromas and Spanish guitar music as they arrived, and...

The Saddleback College Art Department Presents Free Guest Lecturer Kristen Morgin
Mission Viejo , CA ?The Saddleback College Art Department?s Guest Artist Lecture Series presents a slide lecture by Kristin Morgin on Monday, May 4th at 3:30pm in Fine Arts 101. Admission is free.

Saddleback College Art Exhibit 2009 & Reception
Mssion Viejo, CA ? The popular Saddleback College student art exhibition returns on April 30th through May 13th with works from studio art, photography and graphic design students. Selected from over 400 submitted entries, 80 works were chosen and will...

 

 

 


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Around  HOAs

 

Law? What Law? WE are the Law!
TO: All Directors and MembersGolden Rain FoundationThird Laguna Hills MutualUnited Laguna Hills MutualRecent find of Original Documents were mailed to each President (GRF, Third Laguna Hills Mutual and United Laguna Hills Mutual), together with...

Katie Wins!: Moore et al: 0, McDaniel: 2- If the Shoe Does Not Fit, You Must Not Commit ? Political Assassination, That is
"Katie Wins! It's the first milestone. Lets keep it going till we clean house of all those cheating/lying sellouts. Watch the coming attractions for it's going to be a hot summer." reads a viral email making its rounds through the community yesterday...

My HOA/CID Way
Laguna Wood Village - CA. So what do you do when you are HOA/CID board of director?s president and want to get something approved, such as a manor's stock transfer paperwork without discussion? You can do like Speaker Pelosi and get a historic...

 

The Coto de Caza Board Does not Get it
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 05/06/2009 9:00 AM |The Seal Beach Leisure World HOA board of directors does not get it. The Laguna Woods Third Mutual Board of directors does not get it. The Laguna Woods GRF does not get it. The Laguna Woods United Mutual...

What are the $1.5M Coto de Caza Gates Good For?
We have often presented irrefutable evidence that gated communities are not necessarily safer than communities with no gates. In fact, the over $1.5 million dollars/year spent by Coto de Caza, often makes that community less safe than most of the...

Coto?s Own Economic Meltdown
Hello all: As a former CZ Board Member, I am sounding serious ALARM BELLS concerning CZ Master Reserves. After three dues increases in five years, under Varo/Mezger/ Yocham, the CZ Master Association is seriously under reserved as a result of fiscal...

Happy Trails for the Katie Express - Rolling Along With a Strong Posse Aboard!
Laguna Woods Village, CA - Katie McDaniel was removed March 13, 2009 from the Third Mutual Board for no cause, by board members who chose to side with the property management company. More than likely, part of ?the cause? stems from an altercation...

The No Cause Posse Summoned to Convoy the Katie Express
Laguna Woods, CA - The No Cause Posse is being summoned to convoy the Katie Express Monday, April 20th. Residents are being encouraged to join the posse in a show of support for Third Mutual Director who was removed without cause. As opposed to other...

 

 

 

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