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Archive for May, 2009
This Is The OLD Site: Is Your Connection Outdated?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Husband Barricades Home; Arrested
Posted in Crime & Public Safety on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A man barricaded himself in his house Friday evening after his wife left the residence and called police from the Shops at Mission Viejo, according to a Sheriff’s spokesperson. The wife reported her husband had been drinking, and assaulted and threatened to kill her.
About 25 officers responded, including a SWAT team. The 47-year-old man remained in the [...]
Track Finals: Pedrogo Wins Hurdles; McNanny Tops Pole Vaulters
Posted in Schools, Sports, tagged Chad Rozean, Devalle Pedrogo, James Cameron, Joey Branker, Michael Miela, Sean McNanny on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mission Viejo’s track and field teams produced six finalists and two champions at Saturdays CIF finals.
Diablo Devalle Pedrogo won the 100 meter hurdles and teammate Sean McNanny was champ in the pole vault. Mission’s sprinter Joey Branker took 4th in the 100 meters and 3rd in the 200 meters. James Cameron finished 7th in the 1600 [...]
Baseball Playoffs: Matzek Yanked After 4 No-Hit Innings
Posted in Schools, Sports, tagged Capistrano Valley Cougars Baseball, Tyler Maztek on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Capo Valley defeated Long Beach Wilson 8-4 in the first round of the CIF baseball playoffs. They will next face Orange Lutheran.
Tyler Maztek was pulled from the game after pitching four no-hit innings and leading 4-0. He had struck out six and thrown only 38 pitches, but now will be able to throw [...]
Youth Casino Night
Posted in Charity, Events, tagged Casino Night, Mission Viejo Community of Character Committee, Relay for Life on May 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The youth members of the City’s Community of Character Committee are sponsoring a Casino Night for other young people next week. Does it seem for a moment there is a paradox between vice and virtue in that announcement?
Perhaps the ends justify the means, however, since the event is a fundraiser for the Cancer Society’s Relay for Life charity.
The [...]
Water Spikes 57% Over Next 3 Years
Posted in Consumer, Environment, Utilities & Resident Services, tagged Moulton Water District, Water Restrictions, Level 2 Water Alert on May 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday the Moulton Water District Trustees approved a price increase that will step prices up over the next three years. The action will result in a $20 monthly hike in the average residential bill. The Santa Margarita District is expected to approve similar increases at its meeting on July 8.
On June 1 the average [...]
Letter: MV Residents Donate 5 Tons Of Food
Posted in Charity, tagged Allan Pilger, Mail Carrier Food Drive, Second Harvest on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mission Viejo residents donated 10,000 pounds of food—five tons—for the National Letter Carriers Food Drive on May 9. I got this total from no better source than my own carrier, who was proud of the accomplishment.
The US Postal Service, postmasters and carriers worked extra hard, and the general public also responded equally to the increased [...]
Letter: Oso Trail: “Can Barely Find Words”
Posted in City Aestheics, Community Service Commission, Environment, Letters to Editor, Parks & Recreation, tagged Mission Viejo, Oso Creek Trail Kiosks on May 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am so dissapointed in this decision I can barely find words. I find the whole point of the Oso Creek Trail is to “escape” from the street traffic and to provide a small respite from the suburban sprawl that encroaches on our daily life – even in beautiful Mission Viejo. I have, much to [...]
Commissioners Disappoint Naturalists On Oso Trail
Posted in Budget, City Aestheics, Community Service Commission, Environment, Parks & Recreation, tagged Brian Skalsky, Mission Viejo News, Oso Creek Trail, Oso Kiosks on May 21, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Let’s say the federal government offers to put a 13-foot tall monument in your backyard. They’ll pay $50,000 of the $60,000 cost if you’ll contribute $10,000. The height and nature of the design can’t be changed, and the structure may conflict with the natural setting, but you can place information on the monument describing the foliage [...]
SEC Charges MV Man For Stock Manipulation
Posted in People, tagged Jacob Canceli, Penny Stock Manipulation Charges on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today the Securities and Exchange Commission named Mission Viejo resident Jacob Canceli, 50, as one of eight defendants in a complaint for penny stock manipulation. Canceli is a penny stock promoter.
The ring of defendants allegedly reaped more than $6.2 million in illegal profits from the scheme in 2006-2007. The SEC says the strategy, [...]
Letter: Life Was Simpler
Posted in Business, Consumer, Letters to Editor, tagged Bob Farrell, Farrell's Ice Cream, Mission Viejo on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When my little cousin (now 37 yrs old) sent me this article I couldn’t believe it! I used to work at Farrells (1979-1982) Ice Cream Parlour back in the ‘day’. What a place for a kid working his way through college to work at! The memories ALONE of a time in my life that was [...]
Seven-Year Home Remodel Gets New Contractor
Posted in City Aestheics, Code Enforcement, Homeowners Assn's, Zoning & Development, tagged City of Mission Viejo, La Paja Remodel, Mission Ridge Homeowners on May 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The residents of the Mission Ridge neighborhood have complained repeatedly to City Hall for relief from the nuisance and eyesore of a home remodeling project they say has continued for seven years. A large portion of the work was done without permits, including a full basement that was excavated under the existing structure.
The homeowner [...]
I Am Mission Viejo
Posted in Arts, Events, Schools, tagged Trabuco Hills High Photo Exhibit on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I AM MISSION VIEJO is a photographic journey to all places that make up a student’s world. The exhibit will be displayed Wednesday, May 27, by the Trabuco Hills Photo Department in the MPR, rooms 701-702 from 6 pm to 8 pm. All photos are images and impressions created by students. Admission is free.
MV Rejects Props: Higher Margin Than State & County
Posted in Politics, tagged California Election, California Propositions, Mission Viejo Election Results, Mission Viejo News on May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Mission Viejo voters were more broadly opposed to the state financial propositions than voters countywide or statewide. State counts were running about 2-1 against the tax and budget propositions, while the county margin was approximately 3-1. MV was averaging about 4% more opposition than the county vote.
Prop 1-A, the “Rainy Day” proposal, was [...]
Letter: Lost Financial Opportunity
Posted in Budget, Letters to Editor, Utilities & Resident Services, tagged Mission Viejo Re-bidding, Mission Viejo Vendor Contracts on May 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I thought the city administration’s excuses for not rebidding these contracts were lame at best. A three to six months bidding cycle is absurd.
I ran General Procurement for a large aerospace company in Long Beach, Ca. before retirement. These type of service contracts would at most have had a three to four week turnaround cycle time.
The [...]
