Mission Viejo’s City Clerk, Karen Hamman, has been honored as City Clerk of the Year. The award was presented Thursday in Bakersfield at the annual convention of the City Clerks Association of California.
The City Clerk facilitates open government in many ways. She keeps the public informed with agendas and minutes of public meetings. [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Karen Hamman Receives Statewide Honor As City Clerk
Posted in Open Government, tagged Karen Hamman, Mission Viejo City Clerk, Mission Viejo News on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
SMWD Water Fiesta May 3
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
South Orange County families are invited to the annual Fiesta de Agua Family Fun Day to enjoy a host of outdoor activities and learn about water conservation. The Festival will take place from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, May 3 at the Oso Reservoir. It is hosted by the Santa Margarita Water District.
The festival’s new [...]
City Cleans Up Its Mess At Oso Creek
Posted in City Aestheics, Parks & Recreation, tagged Earth Day Dump, Mission Viejo News, Oso Creek Trail on April 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Last week the MV Dispatch reported a dump pile had been created by the City along scenic Oso Creek Trail. [Earth Day Dump]
A couple days later, starting at approximately 8:23 a.m. on Friday, two workers began a cleanup by loading the items onto two pickup trucks, according to an observor. It appeared the trucks headed to [...]
Spirit Day Goes Crazy At Trabuco High; Students Suspended: Photo & Video
Posted in Schools, tagged Battle of the Grade Levels, Bottle Throwing, Mission Viejo News, Principal Sullivan, Spirit Day, Students Suspended, Trabuco Hills High School on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Spirit Day was ruined at Trabuco High today when full water bottles were launched into a crowd of students circling an outdoor courtyard (quad). Students involved in throwing such items were suspended. School officials, concerned about additional incidents and potential injuries, cancelled other Spirit Day activities.
School officials also pointed to ‘vandalism’ which occurred [...]
Google Shopping Enhanced By MV Firm
Posted in Business, tagged Early Impact, Mission Viejo News, ProductCart on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Mission Viejo company, Early Impact, helps thousands of internet businesses take greatest advantage of Google’s shopping features. Its software, ProductCart, provides online merchants with information and flexibility for successful websites. Hundreds of Web design companies have chosen it as their e-commerce system for building online storefronts for their customers.
“Knowing what combination of content [...]
Jewish Center Seeks Own Land; Council Closed Session
Posted in Zoning & Development, tagged Chabad Jewish Center of Mission Viejo, Rabbi Marcus on April 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last night the City Council conducted a closed session to consider property discussions with Chabad Jewish Center. The Center has been located for fourteen years in a former bank building at a strip mall located at Marguerite Parkway and Trabuco. A few months ago Blockbuster vacated the center, and it has been rumored its former [...]
Local Student Wins County Cook-Off
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
High school seniors from across the U.S. and Canada competed this month in Best Teen Chef Local Cook-off Competitions. The winner of Orange County’s Competition was Esmael Majedi, a senior at Mission Viejo’s Trabuco Hills High School. He earned a $5,000 scholarship to attend The Art Institute.
“I felt confident going into the competition and [...]
Earth Day Dump
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »
On Earth Day the Dispatch received a report and photo of a dump pile along Oso Creek opposite the rear of Michael’s craft store. The items in the pile were difficult to identify from the photo, so a call was made to Keith Rattay, the City’s Director of Public Service, to inquire about the matter.
The Director didn’t return [...]
Letter: Dogs Defend Wolves: Smokey & The Bandit
Posted in Letters to Editor, Open Government, Politics, tagged Mission Viejo News on April 22, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Here he goes again. [Re: Political Wolves v Sheep] As canine correspondents, we thought for sure Allan Pilger, a bleeding-heart conservative, had given up on fighting city hall. (We’re the lovable little dogs in the Pilger household). But then one of his activist buddies drags him up to a seminar on property rights at [...]
Local Software Company Acquired By Rockwell
Posted in Business, tagged Incuity Software, Mission Viejo News, Rockwell Automation on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Incuity Software, formerly Dataworks Systems, was founded in Mission Viejo in 2004. The company has regional offices in the U.S., Canada and South Africa providing manufacturing intelligence software used in factory automation in 40 countries in 13 different languages.
Today Rockwell Automation, Inc. announced it had acquired the privately held company. Rockwell employs about 20,000 people in [...]
Council Will Display National Motto: “In God We Trust”
Posted in Council Votes, Politics on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The City Council tonight endorsed and directed, 4-0, displaying the national motto, “In God We Trust,” in Council chambers. The body indicated support for the idea last month but waited for Staff to return with a formal resolution and suggestions for design and placement. Staff did not offer design alternatives this evening, but will continue working [...]
MV Drumline Wins Silver At World Championships
Posted in Schools, tagged Mission Viejo High School Drumline, World Percussion Championships on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Drumline from Mission Viejo High School won the Silver Medal during Saturday’s final competition at the 2008 World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. The group finished only one point behind Darthmouth, Massacusetts.
MV Piano City Closing This Year
Posted in Business, tagged Mission Viejo Piano City on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The owner of the MV Piano City on Puerta Real says the store will be closed by the end of the year. Prices have already been reduced.
Steven Lynn already closed his stores in LaMirada, Stanton and Anaheim and is also closing Colton and West Covina locations. Big box retail stores and the weak economy are taking their [...]
MV Day Laborers; U.S. Congressman Joins Fray
Posted in Business, City Aestheics, Crime & Public Safety, tagged Congressman Gary Miller on April 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Congressman Gary Miller reports his office has received “numerous calls and letters from concerned citizens” about day laborers congregating at commercial centers in Mission Viejo. He conferred on the problem in a conference call this week with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, Border Patrol and City of Mission Viejo.
City Councilman John Paul [...]
Australian-Dutch Company Consolidating In MV
Posted in Business, tagged Mission Viejo James Hardie on April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Australian newpaper reports today it obtained secret company documents indicating James Hardie Industries, an Australian-Dutch company, is moving its operations to its U.S. offices in Mission Viejo, USA.
Hardie moved to Australia from the Netherlands four years ago, perhaps to reduce asbestos claims, and may now liquidate its Dutch parent company, according to the Orange County Business [...]
