We’re baaack! We’re Smokey and the Bandit, those lovable little dogs in Allan Pilger’s household who sometimes give a more liberal viewpoint in rebuttal to Allan’s letters supporting “limited government.” For years we eavesdropped on Allan’s rants and the many activists’ meetings in our home.
Now he’s bummed out because Mr. California Conservative, Tom [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Letter: Smokey & the Bandit
Posted in Letters to Editor on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Picketing Moms Protest School Budgets
Posted in Schools, tagged CUSD, Mission Viejo Picket Protest, parents advocate league, School Budget, SVUSD on March 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Mothers, some with their children, picketed this afternoon on all four corners at the intersection of LaPaz and Marguerite. They are mad about proposed education cutbacks. Administrators at Capo and Saddleback School Districts are trying to calm the storm by saying some proposed budget reductions might be withdrawn.
The moms aren’t finding any consolation, however, [...]
Council Will Extend Moratorium For Casta Golf Course
Posted in Save Casta Golf Course, Uncategorized on March 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A special meeting of the City Council has been called for Monday at 5 p.m. The sole agenda item is the extension of the 45-day moratorium previously adopted by the Council to prevent any decision regarding development of housing on the Casta del Sol Public Golf Course.
State law limits initial moratoriums to 45 [...]
Letter: Say It Ain’t So:Political Heroes Are Hard To Keep
Posted in Politics on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While many Republican politicians from the governor to Mission Viejo City Council members have abandoned their pledges for limited government, State Senator Tom McClintock has led the statewide fight for consistent conservative principles.
But now the LA Times has revealed that McClintock, termed out of the Assembly and running for Congress, has accepted over [...]
Street Corner Rally For Schools: 4:30 Friday At LaPaz & Marguerite
Posted in Schools on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Families will take to the street corners tomorrow in a ‘Rally for Education’. The purpose is to “show support for our students and teachers while informing others of the serious budget issues that face public education,” says Julie Collier of the Parents Advocate League.
In Mission Viejo picketing will begin at 4:30 pm Friday afternoon [...]
Trabuco Hills Shopping Center Up For Sale At $41M
Posted in Business on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Trabuco Hills Shopping Center, constructed in 1991, has been placed for sale. The Center consists of two separate properties. One parcel includes Claim Jumper Restaurant, Walgreens and Ramona Tire. The second includes Denault’s Hardware Store, Party City, and other merchants. The combined asking price for both pads is $41 million.
Two Reform Candidates Announce For June 24 CUSD Recall Election
Posted in Schools on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday Sue Palazzo and Ken Maddox announced their intentions to seek seats on the Capistrano Unified School District (“CUSD”) Board of Trustees in the upcoming recall campaign. Last night the CUSD Trustees set June 24 as the date for the recall election.
Both candidates have been endorsed by the CUSD Recall Committee, which has dubbed them [...]
Letter: In God We Trust – Yes
Posted in Church & State, Letters to Editor, Politics on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Separation of Church and State does not mean that religious beliefs must be kept out of the public arena.
“In God We Trust” is our national motto born out of the pain of the Civil War. It is a set of values for which people flocked to our shores and on which our Nation [...]
Letter: In God We Trust – No
Posted in Church & State, Letters to Editor, Politics on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is hard enough to get the public to the council meetings! One would think that our city should do all that they can to include persons of all religious persuasions to these meetings.
Religion is a personal issue, not one that belongs on the wall in our chambers that we all pay for [...]
Lithuanian Kids Coming To Mission Viejo
Posted in Sports on March 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Lithuanian baseball players, ages 11 and 12, will arrive in town next week to play two teams from North Mission Viejo Little League. The games will be played on Tuesday, March 25, beginning at 4:30 and 7:00 at the Youth Athletic Park on Olympiad Road.
“The important thing is to grow appreciation for each [...]
Letter: City Officials Must Consolidate Our Students
Posted in Letters to Editor, Schools, tagged Wendy Coticchia on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With the current dire situation in our schools and the continued mismanagement of funds at CUSD, it is time for the City of Mission Viejo to become involved with solving the problem. We have a well-run city with poorly run schools. That’s just not right and we shouldn’t tolerate it.
Here is one reader’s [...]
Trees Cut Down To Prevent Watering By Day Laborers
Posted in Business, tagged John Paul Ledesma, Lance Maclean, Mission Viejo day laborers, Mission Viejo Police on March 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
A proprietor in the Silverado Shopping Plaza told the City Council on Monday that tenants had to cut down trees and bushes to reduce the attraction for day laborers to urinate on their property.
The retail business center loses clients who are driven away by day laborers congregating, she said. The workers sometimes rapidly approach and put hands on cars driving into [...]
Urgency Ordinance Tabled Due To AT&T Lawsuit
Posted in Utilities & Resident Services, Zoning & Development on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week AT&T sued the City over a recent moratorium against unsightly above-ground telecommunications equipment. An urgency ordinance on last Monday’s Council agenda would have replaced the moratorium with a review and permit process by City Staff before allowing large visible utility cabinets along city streets or rights-of-way.
At the last minute the item [...]
Letter: Another Flasher
Posted in Crime & Public Safety on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is not the man that flashed me back in ‘03 [Re: Serial Flasher]. The police are still looking for this particular individual who likes to hang around the ball parks and parks and approach women with small children or strollers. Police described him as aggressive because he actually tries to get very close [...]
Council Endorses ‘In God We Trust’
Posted in Church & State on March 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Last night the City Council unanimously endorsed the proposition by Gail Reavis to display “In God We Trust” in the Council Chambers. The matter was referred to the City Attorney and Staff with instructions to return to the next meeting with a formal resolution. Staff will also suggest ideas for visual presentation of the motto.
The Mayor [...]
