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GRF
Meeting June 2, 2009:
HOA President Stuller
crying out "Open
Sesame" and trying
to accuse activist and
critic Mr. Michael
Curtis of sexual abuse.
Mr Curtis has cancer
(chemo therapy) - for
three years and has
barely enough energy to
make it through the day.
You be the judge of Mr.
Curtis character.
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Posted
By CotoBlogzz 06-11-2010 02:00 PM
Laguna
Woods, CA – Community
activist Mike Curtis waged
a battle mostly centered around what he
thought was lack of transparency and
malfeasance on the part of the community’s
property management company Professional
Community Management, Inc (PCM). That
fight he carried on to literally his last
breadth, as he made calls from his death bed
to other residents to make sure they
continued the fight. It
can be argued that PCM paid Mr. Curtis
in kind plus interests:
Laguna
Woods Village,
CA
-
If you live in Laguna Woods, all you need to
do is mention "Mike" and
immediately friend and foe realize you are
talking about Michael Curtis. They
also know that Michael has been battling a
multi-frontal battle: Against cancer,
against corruption and specifically against local
governance and
the property management company - for years.
We have chronicled a number of his battles
here.
PCM
to Dethrone the King – Cash that is!
Laguna Woods Village - The current mantra
for mortgage brokers is that under the
current economic conditions, cash
is king. That is, if you have
cash, stash it under your mattress, as
opposed to spending it, given that the
economy is simply going to get worse.
The
Thrilla in the Villa: Laguna Woods, that is
- The Ultimatum Posted
by: CotoBlogzz | After
a successful Initial Public Offering (IPO)
and experiencing an exponential growth in
revenue circa 1996, Gateway Computer issued
an ultimatum to a computer peripheral
supplier: You
can bid on a new product, however, you must
significantly improve the quality
AND reduce the price of the new product, or
else. The demands were so drastic
that the CEO of the Taiwan-based supplier
conceded in a press release, picked by by
various local newspapers, to having
lost the Gateway account.
The
$5 Million Landscape Budget and Recall
Petition
Laguna Woods Village, CA - We have been to
Laguna Woods Village. We have seen Laguna
Woods Village. The place is nicely kept, but
how many gardeners does it take to justify a
$5 million/year budget?That is the question
residents are asking, as the...
To
Recall or No Recall, & The HOA Hall of
Shame
The
Hen House Guarded by the Fox in Laguna Woods
Village's Foster's Farm & the Hall of
Shame - News This Friday at 2:00 PM
Posted
by CotoBlogzz | 06/17/2009 04:00 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA -Whether the United Board
recall is absolutely necessary is debatable.
What is not debatable is the Golden Rain
Foundations board’s behavior during
the June 2, 2009. When all residents
wanted was a little respect, board president
Erwin Stuller resorted to unnecessary
defamatory and personal attacks. What
is more appalling is that the rest of the
board failed to step in and apply a modicum
of decorum to the proceedings. Such
behavior is not only despicable but calls
for an apology and stepping down. The
video clip capturing Mr.
Stullers less than despicable behavior
during the proceedings are quickly
becoming a rallying cry against abusive HOA
directors.
Hoist
By Their Own Petard - Fuses get shorter in
Laguna Woods Village
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 06/03/2009 05:00
PMLaguna Woods Village, CA -So, exactly what
happened during yesterday?s Golden Rain
Foundation (GRF) board of directors meeting
in Laguna Woods
United
Recall Petition Signed Sealed and Delivered
- Finance Committee Meeting
Laguna Woods Village, CA - As promised,
earlier today United Mutual director Michael
Curtis during the Finance Committee Meeting,
delivered a petition to recall certain
United board boards, with close to 100
verified signatures over an above the
required...
United
Board Recall In Final Stretch ? 4th of July
in June!
Laguna Woods Village, CA - Change is in the
air. So is anticipation, excitement, thrill
and for some, fear. Fear that their
telephones are bugged. Fear of retribution.
Fear of the unknown.
Prosecuting
Mr. Curtis - or is it Persecuting?
Posted by CotoBlogzz | 05/26/2009 8:30 PMPCM
General Manager Milt Johns, taking exception
to the coverage by Orange County Register of
the recent exile of United Mutual Director
Michael Curtis from his own community,
documents his displeasure at the..
Another
Political Assassination in the Works In
The Villa
Laguna Woods Village - “Village Snopes
would be nice to dispel myths that are
causing havoc on the mutual boards”, reads
an article titled “Rumors false,
and published December 18,2007 by the
OCR. The article asserts that
according to Third Mutual president Cynthia
Conner, claims that the board is planning on
removing director Stanley
Feldstein are
untrue.
Demand
for Full Scale HUD Investigation into
Leisure World/Laguna Woods Affairs
All homeowners of Leisure World/Laguna Woods
Village should demand a full scale
investigation by HUD per the Regulatory
Agreements. Remember there are two(2)
Regulatory Agreements, one (1) between
Laguna Hills Mutual No.One (United) and HUD
and the other Regulatory Agreement between
Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) and HUD
Support
Katie McDaniel
Notice was received this morning of the
Special Board Meeting, for the purpose of
removing Director Katherine ( Katie )
McDaniel from the board. No reason or
justification was given for her intended
removal.
Bring
it On
In a recent article I discussed how newly
elected HOA directors suddenly exhibit
behavior changes closely related to the Stanford
Prison Experiment. In this
psychological experiment random student
volunteers were divided into guards and
prisoners and then began to live their
roles, showing signs of paranoia, sadism,
and brutality
Fiduciary
Responsibility Primer – Part One
-What is the common denominator
between Denmark’s Entrepreneur of the
Year, KPMG, Aide to Madoff HOA/CID board of
directors’ fiduciary dut
PCM
& Third Mutual – The Ultimatum
After
a successful Initial Public Offering (IPO)
and experiencing an exponential growth in
revenue circa 1996, Gateway computer issued
an ultimatum to a computer peripheral
supplier: You
can bid on a new product, however, you must
significantly improve the quality
AND reduce the price of the new product, or
else. The
demands were so drastic that the CEO of the
Taiwan-based supplier conceded in a press
release to having lost the Gateway account.
Cynthia
Conners Being Asked to Resign
The Laguna Woods
Village Shareholders Committee is asking
Third Board director Cynthia Conners to
resign her positions on the board for a
number of alleged ethical violations.
Breaking
News: LWV 3rd Mutual Lessons Learned: If at
first you don?t succeed, hide and hide again
Immediately after last night?s closed
meeting that ended up being an
open-non-board-meeting and subsequent failed
attempt at the political assassination of
board president Stanley Feldstein, inside
sources tell us that a quorum of six
directors...
Political
Assassination Foiled By Residents- LWV 3rd
Mutual besmirch meeting to overthrow board
president fails - this time!
The scheduled ?assassination meeting? last
night was indeed public and featured over 2
hours of public comment. Stan Feldstein is
still standing as President of the Board- in
part due to an overflow crowd, necessitating
opening another room and using...
Political
Assassinations in Orange County ? It?s the
Water!
Apparently what appeared to be equine waste
emanating from the venue was not coming from
horses after all! A few months back, the
Orange County Board of Supervisors voted
unanimously to create an oversight board,
indicating the supervisors had...
Serial
Assassin in the Loose In Orange County?
After the alleged attempted political
assassination of self-described professional
fighter and naïve politician, the CZ board
president resigns his post. The December
2007 CZ Newsletter announces, again, a
proposal to make changes to the
association?s...
Russian
Vote Credibility
Flash
Report: New Look United Mutual Unusual
Business or Business As Usual
Just elected at the organizational meeting
for United Mutual are:
President: Lloyd Foster
First VP: Bevan StronmSecond VP: Marv
RosenhafSecretary: Linda WilsonTreasurer:
Paul VogelExecutive VP: Milt Johns:Assistant
treasurer: Janet...
Sleepless
in Laguna
ZZZZZZZZZ"S ...........Our Gen. Manager
( Milt Johns) was distressed and fearful
because he did not like what was said in an
e-mail. He has hired attorney Bill Harts
firm to...
New
Third Laguna Hills Mutual of Laguna Woods
Village Board Seated
The Third Laguna Hills Mutual of Laguna
Woods Village seated the new board for that
housing mutual today. Officers include Carol
Moore, President; Stan Feldstein, 1st Vice
President; Don Lippert, 2nd Vice President;
Kathryn Freshley, Secretary. The voting...
Law?
What Law? WE are the Law!
Recent find of Original Documents were
mailed to each President (GRF, Third Laguna
Hills Mutual and United Laguna Hills
Mutual), together with information sheets
from OriginalTrust and amendment to the
Trust dated Jan. 9, 1969. These documents
stated how and why Ross Cortese, the
developer of Leisure World Laguna Hills,
changed the concept of Leisure World Laguna
Hills from a Senior Citizen non-profit Co-
operative to a Senior Citizen non-profit
Condominium Complex.
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
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...
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
The
Right LWV Leadership for Such a Time as
This?
Is this general manager (Milt Johns) over
his head in his management skills? Can
someone come out with only experience from
the garden to manage a 90 million dollar
business without a conflict of interest?
When is the last time Mr. Johns lowered our
costs...
Working
to Serve, Or Serving To Work - Letter to OC
Register Columnist
Another good column. I was wondering if
there was ever any serious consideration to
any non-union government employee for the
position of publicly elected Sheriff by
either the Register or Supervisors? That is
all I see in your Top Five selection and...
To
Destroy a Community, or to Destroy the
Status Quo?XThat is the Question in this
Letter to the Menifee SCCA Board of
Directors
First of all I have no intentions or no
desire to destroy "our community".
However, I must ask you to please define
what you think the community is, what it is
you think I am threatening to
destroy?Secondly, Sun City has been declared
a "blighted...
HOMEOWNER
ASSOCIATION TITLEHOLDERS ARE "HUMAN
CAPITAL"
by D. Vanitzian(c) 2007 Donie VanitzianWhen
criminal liability is not charged against
the "criminals" in an association,
then the titleholders become the Human
Capital used to fund the criminal activities
and wrongdoing.
HOMEOWNER
ASSOCIATIONS: A CLUB YOU DON'T WANT TO
BELONG TO
This ain't no party! This ain't no disco!
This ain't no community!
Dare's
role in Pastures cost association $100,000
By BRENDAN J. LYONS, Senior writer First
published: Sunday, Times Union August 12,
2007. Republished with permissionAugust 12,
2007 ALBANY -- An advocate for the Historic
Pastures Homeowners Association, which lost
more than $100,000 in...
HIRING
AN ATTORNEY CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH
LEGAL
BLACKMAIL--TAKING CLIENTS HOSTAGE- Q: How
can you tell when an attorney is lying? A.
His lips are moving.August 10, 2007 If
California can place caps on spending and
caps on fees of various types of businesses
-- then it needs to put caps...
BRING
BACK GOVERNOR PETE WILSON
by Donie Vanitzian, JD(c) 2007 D.
VanitzianYou can?t have a good old boys and
girls club without a little help from
friends in high places, of course, a little
help from California?s State Bar wouldn?t
hurt either. [FN1]Forget for a moment that
the term...
Should
I stay or should I go - in/from my HOA? X
First was the Delegate?s Corner blasting CZ
Master Association board of director?s
critics for speaking out against a corrupt
delegate system and electoral process in
favor of direct elections, consistent with
current legislation, and consistent with
the...
Casta
Courier Coverage of Unhappy Campers at
Leisure World
I'd like to comment on the following
paragraph that was in your publication
"The Casta Courier" on July 19,
2007. The second paragraph reads as follows:
SPENDING
OTHER PEOPLE?S MONEY by Donie Vanitzian,
JDX(c) 2007 Vanitzian
I mean really! How difficult is it to spend
other people?s money? Cheech!! It?s a no
brainer, especially with no statutory
accountability. "Hey man, it ain't
difficult" one board member tells me,
he says "no one gives s**t." He
proceeds to point to his...
Critics
do not attend board meetings - GRF that is!
Critics do not attend Home Owner Association
Meetings to learn of actions deemed
necessary by their Board!August 6, 2007
Critics are principally individuals who fail
to attend Home Owner Association Meetings to
learn of actions deemed necessary...
The
New Seven, err... Eight Wonders of the World
CZ's definition for leadership is that
whenever questions are raised, the canned
response is ?Remember the Reserves?! Now CZ
Spin Machine has to be the Eight Wonder of
the World!- August 6, 2007 The results of
the NOWC?s New Seven Wonders of...
"TWIN
RIVERS" = "TRIPLE PROBLEMS"
Note to the do-gooders whose glasses are
corrupted by the half-full half-empty
circular-argument nonsense and who want only
to hear the good-of-it-all and nothing too
depressing, oh, and want only smiley ha-ha
journalism: Go grab your teddy bears and...
Lawyer
seeking condominiums' business goes over the
line
Question: I manage a large condominium
project in Los Angeles. Unsolicited, an
attorney sent me an invitation to meet with
him over lunch. He then phoned me several
times, including the day before the lunch,
explaining the purpose was to speak only
with...
CONDOMINIUMS
ARE A GREAT INVESTMENT- FOR LAWYERS
About every two months I get a call, or a
client comes in to ask me about
condominiums. It usually starts off with, ?I
bought this adorable little condo? and then
the upstairs neighbor had a flood?. And then
the Homeowners Association refused??
Paraphrasing
the LA Times on Defeat of SB670 & Wicked
Twin Witches of the West - SB 127 &
AB-980
Taking a page out of the OC Register?s
?paraphrased reporting?, an article written
by LA Times staff writer Diane Weder titled
?Bill to limit transfer fee founders?,
published appropriately on May 13, 2007,
quotes the president of the statewide
Realtors...
Private
Transfer Tax - Good for the Common Interest
Development (HOA/CID) Industry or Good for
the Politicians?
When we received our copy of the report that
the California Association of Realtors (CAR)
used to Sponsor and help draft transfer
fees, we were confused. Given that Vanitzian
has become an icon in Sacrament (some say a
thorn in the legislature's side),...
Management
company's tape-recording tactic puts
homeowners at risk
Question: Because our management company has
been sued before, it has a policy of
recording all incoming and outgoing phone
calls. Before a management employee answers
the phone, there is an automatic
announcement warning callers they are being
recorded....
Of
Trial Lawyers, the AAJ and the Democratic
Party
The National College of Advocacy and AAJ
Education maintain two distinct programs
that recognize AAJ lawyer member efforts in
pursuit of advanced legal learning and
professional development?the Achievement
Recognition Program and Advanced Studies in
Trial...
Laguna
Woods Village CC&Rs, What CC&Rs? I
Got Your CC&Rs Right Here!
Coto de Caza is not the only place where the
board of directors consistently either
disregard the civil code, governing
documents (Covenants, Conditions and
Restrictions - CC&Rs) or even the moral
code.
What
is better in HOA Management? Transparency
and Accountability or Feel Good?May 22, 2007
Mostly as a result of the Enron and Worldcom
scandals, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
known as the Public Company Accounting
Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002
and commonly called SOX; was enacted to
provide business executives with less
wiggle...
HOW
DO OWNERS SPELL L-A-W S-U-I-T? SENATE BILL
NO. 127!X
This author asks WHERE ARE THE PENALTIES
AGAINST MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AND BOARDS?
WHAT?S THE PENALTY FOR BREAKING THE LAWS
THAT THESE LEGISLATORS ARE PASSING?
Two
of the Worst & Most Detrimental Laws to
Hit California are Sponsored by None Other
than: California Association of Realtors (R)
The Gold is Gone --No more gold in the
Golden State!
Dear Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,
SHATZI! PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR PROMISE TO US.
Please listen to the people who support you
and look to you to help us! When you first
began buying property in California NO ONE
told you what you could or could not do...
THE
LAW OF INTENDED CONSEQUENCES - WHAT A
DIFFERENCE A "WORD" MAKES: NO! ON
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 563
It apparently does not matter that
titleholders with a vested interest in their
property cannot get their legislators to
carry legislation to help US, but, they can
waste taxpayer funds by preventing the bills
WE WANT and NEED by CHANGING *ONE* WORD in
an...
EMERGENCY!
EMERGENCY! OOPS! WE JUST HAD THE MEETING!
YOU MISSED IT!!
So THIS is what the Senate calls an
"Open Meeting." How many Open
Meetings have THEY been to? Obviously not
many. ROTFLMAO!
CAN
YOU OUTSWIM YOUR HOA SHARKS? or will you
drown trying?
Owning, let alone living in an HOA is a
tough JOB and requires you be physically
fit, possess a certain sophistication of the
processes, and have the character let alone
stamina, that allows you to be persistent in
a manner that indescribable to REAL...
HEY
GRAY PANTHERS! YOU GOT IT WRONG!
(c) D. Vanitzian
May 16, 2007The Gray Panthers are on record
as SUPPORTING A BAD BAD BAD BAD BILL: Senate
Bill Number 948. SHAME ON YOU. Where the
heck are you getting your information from?
The
Law of Unintended Consequences: Legislation
and HOA BOD Cause and Effect: Clueless in my
CAR
Coming off a most improbable but successful
campaign to defeat SB 670 author and HOA
advocate Vanitizian thanks supporters making
a connection between the quality of
legislation being passed in Sacramento, and
the quality of life in most homeowners...
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