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Mission Viejo NewsBlog Dedicated to keeping The California Promise Carl Schulthess, Editor in Chief Front Page You have received this NewsBlog in an email from a friend in Mission Viejo who believes you will appreciate being properly informed about the important issues and events occurring in our fair city of Mission Viejo. We ARE starting to make a difference. If your email program gives you a poor copy of our NewsBlog, please click here and load directly from our website. The goal of the Mission Viejo NewsBlog is to share with our neighbors the knowledge of issues and events that will affect our quality of life and our property values. We will keep an open mind and report only the important news in a fair, balanced and transparent manner. We will endeavor to do this weekly. Put another way, our goal is to protect The California Promise that we all bought into so many years ago. Issue No. 5 will focus on a range of issues with two new editorial topics: Regional Issues Related to Mission Viejo and a Mission Viejo Buzz section. What you always wanted to know about things and people in Mission Viejo. The Mission Viejo Buzz
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Re: Contract for public outreach, Consent Calendar Item No. 21 relating to the expansion of Crown Valley Parkway. Zone Change Issue Community forum on housing affordability Response to Councilman John Paul Ledesma’s article about the council’s decision to approve UDR/Pacific’s housing proposal (former Kmart site)
Below you will note an editorial subject called Electeds’ Point of View. This is an opportunity for elected officials to explain their motives for a vote on a topic discussed in a previous NewsBlog opinion. If they choose NOT to explain their vote, then it is a fair assumption that they are voting their “campaign contributions.” During the elections, we will provide FREE space to the candidates to answer pertinent questions and to express their views, provided that they renounce contributions from special interest groups.
The City of Mission Viejo has many ”Points of Light” ranging from city-sponsored events to individual accomplishments of our citizens. The city’s website does a good job of informing us about these “Points of Light.” Click on http://cityofmissionviejo.org/news/index.html for the details. A Golden Opportunity Military College Applications Due November 1 High school students interested in attending a U.S. military college next year have until Nov. 1 to submit a nomination application to Congressman Gary Miller’s Brea office. Prospective applicants must be unmarried U.S. citizens between the ages of 17 and 23, have no obligation to support children and be a resident of the 42nd Congressional District. For more information, visit Congressman Miller’s website or call 714-257-1142 to schedule an appointment with an advisor. The military colleges are West Point (Army), U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy.
Many opinion letters have been ignored by the Saddleback Valley News and have not been published. We promise to publish all pertinent opinions and not stifle any voices. As the Mission Viejo NewsBlog matures, we will add more editorial subjects as listed below. If you have thoughts as to important subjects, please let us know. We invite you to contribute to the Mission Viejo NewsBlog by either reporting news or writing your opinion about any subject related to Mission Viejo that is near and dear to your heart. (Note that ALL contributors to this NewsBlog WILL publish their email addresses with their contribution.) Please forward this NewsBlog via email to ALL your friends and neighbors in Mission Viejo, but also print as many copies as you wish to share with your non-computer friends. This NewsBlog is operated entirely by volunteers and is distributed weekly at no charge to ALL Mission Viejo citizens via email. At some time in the future, we will add sources of revenue (NO special interests) that will permit some of the staff to be paid for their services. If you do not want to receive this citizen-operated NewsBlog, please tell the person who sent you this email. Please consider it your civic duty to let your elected city council members know how you feel about the decisions they are making on your behalf. It is not an accident that their names appear prominently in this NewsBlog. Their votes are key to keeping The California Promise. Only YOU can influence their vote. Your Elected City Council Members Again, please let your elected council members know how you feel about their actions. Remember, they are accountable ONLY to YOU, a citizen of Mission Viejo. You elect them to office to represent YOU and YOU pay their salary. The Mission Viejo character word for the month of October is Respect. Insist on just that from your elected Representatives. Insist that they listen to YOU. Table of Planned Editorial Content
We invite YOU to participate in the creation of this NewsBlog as an editor or contributor for any of the above subjects. Founders' Quote The Federalist Patriot Many good men and women have died in battle so this NewsBlog could be published and we can complain about our government without fear for our lives. Honor those sacrifices by getting involved in YOUR government. Carl Schulthess, Editor in Chief Opinion Letters Joint Use Gymnasium and Setting Priorities Gymnasium Finance Gyrations
Proposition 73 Position
Regional Issues affecting Mission Viejo As you probably know, the Orange County Board of Supervisors Fifth District seat will be vacant as of December 2006 when Tom Wilson reaches the end of his term limits. Having a strong advocate for South County is crucial, as was evident in winning the fight against the proposed El Toro International Airport. Without an effective Supervisor at that time, we would have 747s flying over us today.
We are forwarding the following information to those of you in California who we believe may be interested in the California Border Police Initiative and solving the illegal alien problem. You can find additional information online at http://www.calborderpolice.com/ If you want to express your opinion to any of your elected officials, contact them directly at; (The websites listed bring you directly to a feedback form in their website) US Senator Dianne Feinstein 619/231-9712 http://feinstein.senate.gov/contact.html
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