CZ
Losers!: Here is a little something to remember me
by - the Estates and the Villages
In a recent CZ Master Association?s newsletter,
the president of the board of directors writes
about his encounter with various presents left by
pet owners in South Coto de Caza, and encourages
residents to good citizens and use the doggie bags
to remove…
Is Welfare Reform Coming to Coto de Caza?Do not count on the Zipperman/Yocham board to do it!During the August 9, 2007 CZ Master Association open board meeting, it was disclosed that maintenance cost for the horse trails is $100.000.00 per year, and 90% or so of users are non-CZ residents. Equestrians not only use horse trails, but also use fire trails and side streets, leaving behind Equine Poop Soup as a token of their appreciation. The Zipperman/Yocham board sees nothing wrong, citing an agreement that no one on the board had read!
Government
agencies spend taxpayer money to promote
self-interests
According to LA Times reporter David Zahniser, ?two
weeks ago, the Los Angeles Unified School District
mailed voters what officials described as a ?fact
sheet? on Measure Q, a $7-billion construction bond on
the Nov. 4 ballot.? And ?Although it did not...
The
Social Host Made Me Do It
Shannon Hyman, an underage drinker at the time this
incident took place, is suing the Green Iguana Bar
& Grill after the bar served her a "flaming
shot" of Bacardi 151 proof rum - she got scared
of the flames, spit it out and she then burned herself
from...
Crime
and Vandalism In Coto de Caza at All Time High
The President?s letter contained in the October 2008
CZ Master association newsletter asserts that ?With
the kids back in school, incidents of vandalism have
dropped 80%. There were a lot more vandalism incidents
this summer compared to last year for...
Coto
de Caza Dealing with the Estates and Village
People
Before the Coto de Caza (CZ) Board of directors
raises dues again in 2007 on CZ Members, the Board
must deal with the subsidy provided the Estates
and Village people to be fair to CZ Members. Since
the Estates and Village people pay not one dime
to…
Caza
Board of Directors and Pat Bates Make a GREAT
TEAM! - The South Orange County Welfare Services
Leadership Board
The Coto de Caza subsidizes the Estates and the
Villages at the tune of over $1,000,000/year.Pat
Bates voted to raise pensions to public employees
by a whopping 50% (SB 400). This Bill set
the stage for the 3% at 50 benefit package that…
Coto
de Caza Supplier Performance Management
Performance
Given Keystone’s, private security company and
the myriad of consultant’s track record, we
repeatedly asked the board to use our supplier
performance metrics or come up with their own.
ChaunceyBuzz and the CZ SubsidiesChauncey 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
Finally the board’s response was: “If…
The
CZ (Master Association) Lifestyle and the
Volunteer Fallacy
The October 2007 CZ Master Association’s
Newsletter makes the argument that the CZ
lifestyle is mostly due to efforts of volunteers
and that it is ?very easy to overlook the tireless
work and the thousands of hours donated? to
benefit CZ residents.
The Wealth of Associations (HOA) - Separation of Chumps and State Responding to ad hominem missiles lobbed by defenders of the various CZ Master Association (CZMA) subsidies, former member of the CZMA board of directors, Joseph Morabito figures that he “.. is upset with me now because I keep hitting the subsidy issue and he apparently is active in the Sports League. At some point, the Board will have to deal with the subsidies going to non-members and even Members who are not paying their fair share of the extra expense they are causing the Association” and our response is encapsulated below:
This may be an explanation as to why his rose-colored glasses yield the following conclusions:
Most
Frequent HOA Complaints?: Dues Increases and
CC&R Changes ? WSJ
So the number of people that lived in associations
and complained about them is 69/75 = 92%. This is
in stark contrast to Community Association
Institute’s (CAI) claim that 95% of the people
living in associations love them
Desperate
Homeowners ? From OCWeekly Perspective-
Disgruntled rich folks wrangle over the question:
?When is a Coto de Caza resident not a Coto de
Caza resident??
“?If the board members only used their heads and
had no personal agendas to take care of first,
they could see where they are going is wrong,?
says the 72-year-old security consultant, who
splits his time between working in Nevada and his
daughter?s home…
The
CotoBuzz Journal May 2007
CHP in Coto - Big Mouth CZ Bob- By Joseph Morabito,
former member CZ Master Association Board of
DirectorsHello All: I have heard that CHP officers are
not volunteering to work in Coto even for the time and
a half pay they would earn. So, we are not even...
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...
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.
No
Decision-Making Outsourcing for Supervisor John
Moorlach- On your face Association of Orange
County Deputy Sheriffs! - Do As I Say Not as I Do!
- Moorlach et al
Orange County supervisor John Moorlach has been
described by local media columnists as the only
politician solid enough to have accumulated
sufficient political capital to take on the
powerful Association of Orange County Deputy
Sheriffs. A few weeks…
Mezger
resigns from board ? an OCR Paraphrase
According to the September 28, 2007 issue of the
CanyonLife, Jerry Mezger?s departure from the CZ
Master Association board of directors is
attributed to ??recent growth of his company and
its increased demands on his time?.
The
$1000 Fence for the $1 Horse - Or is it the other
way around in your HOA?- $400 FENCE COSTS $83,000
IN HOA BATTLE
An example of what happens when volunteers do so
for the wrong reasons??As reported by KING 5 News
reporter Jane McCarthy on Wednesday, September 26,
2007 a battle over CC&R enforcement and
decision making by volunteers created
Outsourcing
Decision Making to Property Management Companies
Arguably, outsourcing can be a manager?s best
friend, or worst enemy. It is fair to say that
most people get paychecks prepared not by the
employer, but by companies such as ADP. Of course,
we also know about the call centers in India.
The (Coto de Caza) Outsourcing of Decision Making and the $1,000.00/hr lawyers
The August 22, 2007 issue of the Wall Street Journal reports that hourly lawyer rates are increasingly hitting what was once considered a taboo level: $1,000 per hour. “A few attorneys crossed into $1,000 per hour billing before this year, but recent moves to the four-figure mark in New York, which sets trends for legal markets around the country, are seen as significant turning point”, writes the WSJ’s Nathan Koppel.
