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Coto
de Caza's Traffic Incident Rate at Critical Danger
Levels Coto de Caza, CA -
While the Coto de Caza's total population has
been shrinking for the last ten years, including
placement of 17 property liens for the month of
January 2011 out of roughly 3500 homes, the policies
pursued by the CZ Master association board of
directors, the local governance,
have consistently increased traffic with a
reduction in CHP patrol hours, with predictable
results. Consider
that for close to a decade, we have consistently shown
conclusive evidence that there is a direct correlation
between the extent of the CHP
traffic enforcement efforts and the number of
traffic accidents in the community.
Coto
de Caza Refuses to Grow Up, Ladera Ranch Is
Normal
Coto
de Caza, CA - The
Coto de Caza demographics have been changing for the
last ten years, with the average age rapidly
increasing while the total population declines - and
the number of visitors increase.
That should be good news for traffic accidents
and crime and vandalism - right?
Wrong! We previously warned residents and
visitors alike to drive in Coto at their own peril.
We are renewing the call, based on the latest
California Highway Patrol
(CHP) statistics:
Consider
that for close to a decade, we have consistently shown
conclusive evidence that there is a direct correlation
between the extent of the CHP traffic enforcement efforts and the number of traffic
accidents in the community:
The
CHP, Best Return on Safety Buck for Coto, Ladera.
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - Using the California Highway Patrol
(CHP) for pro-active traffic enforcement in Coto de
Caza and Ladera Ranch communities continue to yield
the best return for the safety dollar. Consider
that the city of Rancho Santa Margarita pays the
Orange County Sheriff's Department roughly $150/per
capita, the City of Laguna Woods $60 and Thousand Oaks
some $20.00, while Coto de Caza pays the CHP less than
$8.00.
Coto
de Caza Crime & Vandalism at All Time High - A
Tale of Two Cities
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - When looking at
crime and vandalism in the Coto de Caza community,
the only question seems to be the slope of curve but
not the direction. There was a 20% increase in crime
from the third quarter to the fourth quarter ending
December 2009, for example, where burglary/theft
increased from a total of 18 reported incidents to 31
What does
it take to create a public spectacle? - In Coto de
Caza During
the 2007 CZ Master Association Candidate’s Nigh
(in preparation for the 2007 CZ board of directors'
election), incumbents Varo/Mezger insisted that
because Ladera Ranch residents were making a public
spectacle, CHP hours that
otherwise might be allocated to Coto de Caza, were
not.
Good News Bad News for Coto de Caza Public Safety
- Coto
de Caza, CA -
After much trepidation on the part of the Coto de Caza
board of directors and much consternation from
the community, the CZ Master Association board of
directors renewed the contract
with the California Highway Patrol (CHP)
for traffic enforcement, as well it should. The
other alternatives would have been to contract with
the Orange County Board of Supervisors for OCSD
services, or simply not have traffic
enforcement. The last time this happened in the
community, two
traffic fatalities happened
within a three month period, whereas OCSD
accountability is questionable at best.
COTO
DE CAZA - CZ ASSOCIATION BOD COMPLAINT- I am
writing on behalf of Coto De Caza Concerned Citizens
and as a former Board Member of the CZ Master
Association, a 3,500 member homeowners association
located in Orange County, California. This
letter constitutes a formal complaint against the CZ
Master Board of Directors, and their agents CJ Klug at
Keystone Pacific Property Management, 29883 Santa
Margarita Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita, California
92688 and James Harkin, representative attorney at
Caine, Walker and Harkins, 17821 East 17th Street,
Suite 140, Tustin, California 92780. The current
CZ Master Board of Directors and their agents have
consistently acted in violation of their fiduciary
responsibility, our governing documents and laws of
the state of California specific to homeowner and
corporate governance codes and statutes as follows
The
Audacity of Coto de Caza Stupidity In
covering public safety in the community for the last
six years, I have learned that the GRUP Syndrome aka
Michael Jackson’s Syndrome – where adults refuse
to grow up, is not only alive and well in Coto de
Caza, but is also thriving
REQUEST
TO RENEW CHP CONTRACTI understand that the CZ
Master Association board of directors is seriously
considering terminating the CHP contract for
pro-active traffic control by the end of the year.
As you may know, my father, Mr. Morteza Manian was
tragically killed in March 2006. I strongly urge
you to renew the CHP contract without hesitation
Second
Coto de Caza Traffic Fatality In Three Months-
Coto de Caza recorded its first traffic accident
fatality in ten years in December of 2005. In
less than three months, the second fatality has
occurred.
CHP
DOES ITS JOB – CZ BOARD PLEASE DO YOURS!
Despite the public abuse the CHP has received from the
Coto de Caza board of directors ever since the board
was coerced into bringing the CHP back for pro-active
traffic patrol, figures indicate that the CHP is doing
its job: Trend for accident rate is...
Coto
de Caza Traffic Citations – Trading Places- We
have often referred to the GRUP, Peter Pan and even
Michael Jackson Syndrome – where adults refuse to
grow up - and usually associated with traffic
citations. This time is no different.
Looking at snap shots of citations throughout 2008:
Drive
In Coto de Caza At Your Own Peril
Coto de Caza, CA - While the traffic accidents
in the community have been steadily declining since
the tragic death of Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Manian in
December 2005 and March 2006 respectively, the first
three months of this year have been disastrous
yielding at least four injuries in six traffic
accidents. This compares to a total of 16
accidents recorded in all of 2008.
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.
The CotoBuzz Journal March 2007
Public Safety - A Job For the Gendarmerie Royale Du
Coto de Caza! A Tribute to Mr. Morteza Manian On the
First Anniversary of His Tragic Death
The CotoBuzz Journal February 2007
The Enemy Within Coto Caza: The CHP - CZ BODs
CHP DOES ITS JOB – CZ BOARD PLEASE DO YOURS!
- Despite the public abuse the CHP has received
from the Coto de Caza board of directors ever since
the board was coerced into bringing the CHP back for
pro-active traffic patrol, figures indicate that the
CHP is doing its job: Trend for accident rate is
down and close to pre-firing levels. Just
as important, the number of Coto residents arrested
for DUI is down. See
chart below for actual accident rate.
Who
Shot the OC Sheriff? - OCBOS!
In a vote reminiscent of the CZ Master Association
Board of Directors calling the CHP extortionists
during open board meetings, the Orange County Board of
Supervisors voted 5-0 today to develop a plan for a
plan to form a civilian review panel to oversee...
Coto's
Dads Take Matters Into Own Hands, Get A+: CHP
Collision Report, 3Q2007- Kudos Coto Moms & Dads
for doing what the CZ BOD refused to even consider!
The 3Q2007 CHP collision figures just received from
the CHP show a quarterly collision level (on an
annualized basis) comparable to the levels the Coto de
Caza community experienced prior to expulsion of the
CHP by the CZ Master Association board of...
From
Safety Committee to Committee to Turn Coto de Caza
Into a City - Overview
This brief starts with the firing of a volunteer
(early 2006) Public Safety Chairperson for her refusal
to give up her free speech rights and promote Coto for
city, before public safety.The president of the CZ
Master Association board promises to fire...
Orange
County Crime Down, Nation's Crime Up -
While the FBI is
expected to report a 1.3 percent rise in violent crime
nationwide in 2006 — an increase for the second
straight year, Sheriff Michael Carona today
announced that criminal homicide, forcible rape,
robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft
and motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.7% in
jurisdictions served by the Orange County Sheriff’s
Department in 2006. “This is great news for Orange
County. Violent crimes decreased by 7.72% and property
crimes decreased by 3.76% as compared to 2005. The men
and women of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department,
in partnership with our residents, community leaders,
and business owners, continue to make law enforcement
a top priority. We are, once again, one of the safest
communities in the nation,” said Sheriff Carona.
Coto
de Caza, 2Q2007 CHP Collision Summary
The newly elected CZ Master Association Board of
directors? president has vowed to improve the
relationship between the board and CHP management, a
minimum requirement in order to increase the CHP
traffic patrol to at least 2006 levels. We think
that...
Coto CHP Pro-active Traffic Patrol Cause-EffectMay
The CHP enforcement hours for March 2007 are 60% below
the monthly enforcement hours since the Varo/Mezger
board was coerced intro bringing back the CHP (after
2005 traffic fatality). This significant drop in
enforcement hours just happens to coincide...
1Q2007
Coto de Caza Crime and Vandalism Report
A comparison between the 1Q2006 and 1Q2007 Crime and
Vandalism reports shows that a favorite Coto de Caza
crime is fraud, that the Peter Pan Syndrome continues
to be alive and well (crime is evenly distributed
between kids and adults) and a criminal...
WHAT
COTO DE CAZA NEEDS FROM SUPERVISOR BATES
The reality is that we need just two things from
Supervisor Pat Bates that should justifiably be funded
by the county given the tax dollars that we pay. They
are about $240,000 a year of pro-active Sheriff and/or
CHP traffic patrols in Coto to deal with...
CHP
in Coto - Big Mouth CZ Bob- By Joseph Morabito, former
member CZ Master Association Board of Directors
Hello 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 getting
the 40 hours a week that was the original deal under
Glisson/Rose. It would seem that Bob...
How
many times must the CZ safety committee be formed
before it can be called an association committee?
A 2006 CZ newsletter proudly announces that the ?CZ
Master Association Champions Public Safety Committee?,
During 2006 general CZ board meetings, the board
appoints a chairman and various public safety
committee members.A 2007 CZ stupid lawyer letter...
CHP
DOES ITS JOB – CZ BOARD PLEASE DO YOURS! Despite
the public abuse the CHP has received from the Coto de
Caza board of directors ever since the board was
coerced into bringing the CHP back for pro-active
traffic patrol, figures indicate that the CHP is doing
its job: Trend for accident rate is down and
close to pre-firing levels. Just as
important, the number of
Coto
residents arrested for DUI is down. See
chart below for actual accident rate.
CHP Public Arrest WE9-24 and the Varo For Mayor Flawed
Arguments
With more than a few data points under Coto’s belt,
we can officially declare that there is a positive
downward trend in the number of Coto residents
arrested by the CHP since we started this report!
Coto
de Caza Truth Or Consequences
Earlier this morning we spent close to two hours with
Mayor of the City of Laguna Nigel Cathryn DeYoung
& Candidate for Orange County Supervisor, Fifth
District and Lt. Col. Bill Kogerman.
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.
Finally the board’s response was: “If...
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's Robert Varo For Mayor, The OCR and Pat Bates
Common Denominator?
Pat Bates' (Candidadate for Orange County Board of
Supervisors) claim to fame according to her website is
that "She was the driving force behind Laguna
Niguel's cityhood campaign and became the first Mayor
upon the city's incorporation in 1989."
Invitation
to Attend the Coto de Caza Pat Bates Celebration
September 28, 2006
In preparation for Pat Bates’ appearance in Coto de
Caza, September 28, 2006, CotoBuzz is preparing a list
of questions we plan to ask her. The questions below
have been sent to her office for review.
If you are planning to attend the reception,...
CHP
PUBLIC ARREST RECORD FOR WEEK ENDING 9-10-2006
At the risk of pulling an OCR’s Sickler (attempting
to impersonate a reporter by presenting “news”
with no factual information to support these news), we
are starting to see what appears to be a trend: A
reduction in Coto residents...
The
Broken CZipper and Mezger’s POLP Rain
These (see email below
from former Coto de Caza board of directors, Joe
Morabito) are clear indications of an out of control
board:Generally, the rights of homeowners include the
right to participate in meetings of the board of
directors and to be heard,...
Details
of DUI Lawsuit earns opprobrium for CZ directors
As
details of a DUI- related accident start to emerge a
crescendo to a steady buildup in calls for a CZ
director to step down is being reached. The case in
question (05CC02855) involves a traffic accident that
occurred September 22, 2004 at the intersection of
Vista del Verde and Mackenzie Lane. The defendant was
visiting Coto de Caza as a guest of Coto de Caza Goldf
Club, having earlier participated in a golf
tournament. The CZ Master Association and its property
management company are included in the list of the
defendants.
CZ
Master Association District Delegates Want C.H.A.N.G.E!!
Freshman Hylka gets mandate, receiving more votes than
all three incumbents combined!
Preliminary results of the 2007-2008 CZ Master
Association board of directors election held May 24,
2007, indicate that the district
COTO
DE CAZA CRIME AND VANDALISM REPORT - 1Q2006
For years, CotoBuzz has been working with local and
state law enforcement agencies to develop public
safety management tools for un-incorporated areas such
as Coto de Caza. The Coto de Caza board of directors,
instead of embracing the idea, has instead..
.
1Q2007
Coto de Caza Crime and Vandalism Report
A comparison between the 1Q2006 and 1Q2007 Crime and
Vandalism reports shows that a favorite Coto de Caza
crime is fraud, that the Peter Pan Syndrome continues
to be alive and well (crime is evenly distributed
between kids and adults) and a criminal...
Law
Enforcement ? Evil, Necessary Evil, Or Noble and
Desired Profession? CHP: Extortionists, hired hands,
brusque patrolman, provocateurs
In open societies, we posit that law enforcement
follows Winstren?s Law: Law Enforcement Goes Where it
is Needed and Stays Where it is Wanted
Who
Shot the OC Sheriff? - OCBOS!
In a vote reminiscent of the CZ Master Association
Board of Directors calling the CHP extortionists
during open board meetings, the Orange County Board of
Supervisors voted 5-0 today to develop a plan for a
plan to form a civilian review panel to oversee...
Coto
CHP Pro-active Traffic Patrol Cause-EffectMay
The
CHP enforcement hours for March 2007 are 60% below the
monthly enforcement hours since the Varo/Mezger board
was coerced intro bringing back the CHP (after 2005
traffic fatality). This significant drop in
enforcement hours just happens to coincide...
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