Today, April 08, 2010, 2 hours ago
Los
Angeles, CA -Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that the state
DNA Data Bank has now matched 12,000 crime scene DNA samples to violent
offenders and other suspects, helping to "secure thousands of
convictions" of rapists, murderers, and kidnappers.
Monday, March 29, 2010, 9:14:14 PM
Rancho
Santa Margarita, CA - The excitement in and around the Jesse Petrilla for Rancho
Santa Margarita for city council campaign is palpable on the heels of
Congressman Rohrabacher’s endorsement of Petrilla. “I am very excited about
the momentum and support my campaign has received so early on. We need to keep
it up all the way to November.” Said Petrilla
Friday, April 02, 2010, 4:01:03 PM
SANTA
ANA, CA - The Orange County Grand Jury indicted Michael Earl Roberts and
Attorney James Toledano today for conspiring to extort $350,000 from one of the
defendant's former employer by threatening to defame her by publicly spreading
lies and false claims. Roberts, 44, Corona del Mar, former personal trainer to
the victim, has been indicted on one felony count of conspiracy to commit a
crime, one felony count of attempted extortion by threat, two misdemeanor counts
of harassing phone calls, and two misdemeanor counts of annoying phone calls.
Attorney James Toledano, 65, Costa Mesa, was indicted on one felony count of
conspiracy to commit a crime and one felony count of attempted extortion by
threat.
Yesterday, April 07, 2010, 8:11:32 PM
Rancho
Santa Margarita, CA - The Rancho Santa Margarita Business Alliance (RSMBA)
successfully hosted its first event ever today introducing its vision for a
localized supportive business environment. With an Chamber of
Commerce already in place, what is the RSMBA's value add, we asked RSMBA's
President Donnamarie Kline. "The Chamber of Commerce focuses on Sacramento
and a the county level, whereas RSMBA is about local businesses helping other
businesses.' she said
Friday, April 02, 2010, 8:50:47 PM
An
ACORN by the Name of ACCE Does not fall far from the ACORN tree SAN DIEGO, CA -
The Office of the California Attorney today released a report, including newly
obtained videotapes, that shows some members of the community organizing group
ACORN engaged in highly inappropriate behavior, but committed no violation of
criminal laws.
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 9:58:25 PM
Rancho
Santa Margarita – CA. The Menifee City Council has suspended Finance Director
Gary Thompson’s contract and will hire an auditor to probe the city's internal
financial controls. The audit is supposed to focus on the city's supplier
management process and controls. Mr. Thompson is an incumbent Rancho Santa
Margarita council member seeking reelection
Community
Journalism
Today, April 08, 2010, 18 minutes ago
Laguna Woods Village, CA - We previously
asserted that 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 engaged in epic battles:
Against cancer, against corruption, against local governance and the property
management company. Consider that from his death bed and hardly able to breath
on his owe, he phoned supporters to make sure to attend the Golden Rain
Foundation (GRF) meeting scheduled to discuss the future of the property
management company’s PCM’s Milt Jones’. Mike won that battle against
his nemesis, as the community is breaking in a new manager in Jerry Storage with
touted experience and diplomacy.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:44:02 PM
The
president of Coto de Caza’s local governance reports that certain residents
are surprised the community is doling out subsidies of over $3 million/year,
mostly as a result of the board’s misguided decision to build a dog park at
the time it is facing a fiscal tsunami of its own making.
Monday, April 05, 2010, 9:55:08 PM
Hello All: I
had a good laugh reading the CZ’s newsletter related to building a Dog Park in
Coto so “dogs could run free”. We don’t even have a multi-generational
park in Coto so Seniors (soon to be me) can walk free. What I want to know is
when did dogs start paying CZ dues? Certainly the dogs that reside in CZ must
pay dues to warrant the dedication of a park to them. What other logic could
there be for building a Dog Park on one of the few areas of common area left in
Coto that should instead be dedicated to a multi-generational park. And, why do
we need a Dog Park anyway, when we have miles of horse trails that can be used
to walk dogs on very long leashes so that they can run and crap free.
Monday, March 29, 2010, 9:14:14 PM
Rancho Santa
Margarita, CA - The excitement in and around the Jesse Petrilla for Rancho Santa
Margarita for city council campaign is palpable on the heels of Congressman
Rohrabacher’s endorsement of Petrilla. “I am very excited about the momentum
and support my campaign has received so early on. We need to keep it up all the
way to November.” Said Petrilla
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 6:30:41 PM
We
have tried to reach California lawmakers to get their views on California's
Triple-Threat: 1) Public sector organized labor, 2) un-elected, un-checked
parasitic bureaucracies and 3) lobbyists. Mum is the word.Consider that
lobbyists outnumber lawmakers in Sacramento 8-1. Add to that the un-elected,
unchecked bureaucracies, such as the CLRC, LAFCO and AQB, which are in essence
tax-payer funded un-registered lobbyist, and one can see in part, why California
is bankrupt:
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 9:58:25 PM
Rancho
Santa Margarita – CA. The Menifee City Council has suspended Finance Director
Gary Thompson’s contract and will hire an auditor to probe the city's internal
financial controls. The audit is supposed to focus on the city's supplier
management process and controls. Mr. Thompson is an incumbent Rancho Santa
Margarita council member seeking reelection
Today, April 08, 2010, 2 hours ago
Los
Angeles, CA -Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that the state
DNA Data Bank has now matched 12,000 crime scene DNA samples to violent
offenders and other suspects, helping to "secure thousands of
convictions" of rapists, murderers, and kidnappers.
Yesterday, April 07, 2010, 8:11:32 PM
Rancho
Santa Margarita, CA - The Rancho Santa Margarita Business Alliance (RSMBA)
successfully hosted its first event ever today introducing its vision for a
localized supportive business environment. With an Chamber of
Commerce already in place, what is the RSMBA's value add, we asked RSMBA's
President Donnamarie Kline. "The Chamber of Commerce focuses on Sacramento
and a the county level, whereas RSMBA is about local businesses helping other
businesses.' she said
Yesterday, April 07, 2010, 2:10:47 PM
WESTMINSTER,
CA - Bridget Dominique Ganier, former executive assistant at Orange Coast
Memorial Medical Center was sentenced yesterday for embezzling over $300,000
from the hospital by stealing cash from its cafeteria registers. Ganier, 38, Las
Vegas, pleaded guilty to one felony count of grand theft by embezzlement. She
was sentenced to three years in state prison and ordered to pay more than
$306,000 in restitution.
Yesterday, April 07, 2010, 10:52:30 AM
LOS
ANGELES, CA - California Attorney General G. Brown Jr. today announced a
multi-state agreement with Valero Oil to stop young people from purchasing
tobacco products at its convenience store
Tuesday, April 06, 2010, 10:51:23 AM
NEWPORT
BEACH, CA - Two defendants, an owner and a manager, have pleaded guilty for
their role in the sale of marijuana from a marijuana dispensary business in Lake
Forest. Steven John Wick, 26, Rancho Santa Margarita, pleaded guilty to one
felony count each of the sale of marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale.
He admitted to the sentencing enhancements for crime-bail-crime, as he was out
of custody on two other marijuana-related crimes from Orange and Humboldt
Counties at the time of his arrest. He was sentenced to three years in state
prison for this case.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 3:00:00 PM
Los
Angeles, CA - Today, Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. will appear on the Dr.
Phil show to discuss prescription drug abuse in America. Prescription drug abuse
is a serious and growing problem. Brown's office has investigated and filed
charges in more than 200 cases against both physicians who have abused their
trust and patients who go from doctor to doctor in search of drugs.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 1:30:38 PM
If
you claim to defend life, then change your vote to pass health care legislation
because the most pro-abortion president in history writes e letter, wink, wink,
you know you are a demagogue.
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 9:58:25 PM
Rancho
Santa Margarita – CA. The Menifee City Council has suspended Finance Director
Gary Thompson’s contract and will hire an auditor to probe the city's internal
financial controls. The audit is supposed to focus on the city's supplier
management process and controls. Mr. Thompson is an incumbent Rancho Santa
Margarita council member seeking reelection
Around
HOAs
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:44:02 PM
The
president of Coto de Caza’s local governance reports that certain residents
are surprised the community is doling out subsidies of over $3 million/year,
mostly as a result of the board’s misguided decision to build a dog park at
the time it is facing a fiscal tsunami of its own making.
Monday, April 05, 2010, 9:55:08 PM
Hello
All: I had a good laugh reading the CZ’s newsletter related to building a Dog
Park in Coto so “dogs could run free”. We don’t even have a
multi-generational park in Coto so Seniors (soon to be me) can walk free. What I
want to know is when did dogs start paying CZ dues? Certainly the dogs that
reside in CZ must pay dues to warrant the dedication of a park to them. What
other logic could there be for building a Dog Park on one of the few areas of
common area left in Coto that should instead be dedicated to a
multi-generational park. And, why do we need a Dog Park anyway, when we have
miles of horse trails that can be used to walk dogs on very long leashes so that
they can run and crap free.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 10:52:16 AM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-30-2010 TO: Jim Matson, Gail McNulty, Carol
MooreIf we lose our tax-exempt status your "egos and power trips" will
turn to tears
Monday, March 29, 2010, 9:33:09 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-29-2010 Isn't time to become professional?
LETTERS
Friday, April 02, 2010, 8:48:29 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 04-02-2010 TO: Bob Miller How many times do we have to
request the boards to follow the laws and codes?
Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 10:52:16 AM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-30-2010 TO: Jim Matson, Gail McNulty, Carol
MooreIf we lose our tax-exempt status your "egos and power trips" will
turn to tears
Monday, March 29, 2010, 9:33:09 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-29-2010 Isn't time to become professional?
Monday, March 29, 2010, 9:08:58 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-29-2010 What are you doing about accountability and
transparency?
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 6:46:13 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-28-2010 1.6 million non-profits and 1.5
million executive directors. What happened to GRF?
Editor's note: Contrary to the Bard's assertion, a rose being called a
"stinky flower" is not a rose - see branding:
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 6:42:21 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-28-2010 Kick-backs can be very expensive for
people on a retirement plan
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 7:18:43 PM
Cheshire-Puss,"
she began, rather timidly, "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to
go from here?" "That depends a great deal on where you want to get
to," said the cat. "I don't much care where -," said Alice.
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the cat. --Lewis
Carroll Alice in Wonderland
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 7:18:07 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-27-2010 Recommended nonprofit governing standards
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 7:07:45 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-27-2010 To: Bob Hatch Its time hire a Executive Director
to protect our community from losing its exempt status. In case we haven't lost
it already.
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 6:56:26 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-27-2010 To: Carol Moore Johns was a good guy when he
started sitting on the board. Doesn't a 75 millions loss tell you something
Thursday, March 25, 2010, 9:54:12 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-25-2010 To: Jim Matson Jim you have a history of getting
things done for the residents. Help us again to make the change
Thursday, March 25, 2010, 9:52:11 PM
Laguna
Woods Village, CA - 03-25-2010 To: Larry Sousa Larry one who tells it like it
is! He will help clean up the kick-back rumors.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:10:49 PM
Editors'
note: We have asked Mr. Hatch to comment on this letter and other allegations
filed with the IRS
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 12:50:06 PM
Ignorance
and arrogance are the by-product of ignorance and arrogance Ms. President
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 12:47:02 PM
Rome
wasn’t built in one day – After years of procrastination Laguna Woods
Village has a new General Manager; albeit still a P.C.M. employee. But what
about the return of monies the departing, as well as current manager and staff
spent on personal luxuries; having nothing to do with the management of this
community? The reimbursement of funds used for staff parties, various
association fees; all of which should be covered by the 95 million dollar yearly
budget
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 3:09:34 PM
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Thursday, March 11, 2010, 8:36:59 PM
Re:
Several PCM employees were elected as Ex Officios in violation of the by Laws.
The four boards (GRF, United, Third and Fifty) of Leisure World passed a
resolution to elect officers to their boards as Ex Officios who are not
homeowners of Leisure World/Laguna Woods Village thus violating their
corporations by laws. GRF, United and Thirds by laws number 6.2 specifically
states: The authorized number of Directors shall be eleven (11) all of whom
shall be Mutual Members who are in good standing and resident in a Mutual.
Number 6.2.2. Conflict of Interest states: No Mutual Member shall serve on the
Board of Directors who is a Director, Stockholder, Officer, Employee, or Partner
of any other organization, whether private, public, or governmental, where such
dual status would create a material and adverse conflict of interest or
materially and adversely impact said Mutual Member's ability to serve on this
Corporation's Board of Directors and number 6.2.5 Ineligible. If Employee
states: No employee of this Corporation or Managing Agent may be a Director.
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