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The Buzz Residents can meet two city council candidates at the Casta del Sol Golf Course on Mon., Oct. 13, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Council candidates Neil Lonsinger and Cathy Schlicht will answer questions and talk about protecting the golf course at a meet-and-greet event in the clubhouse. The address is 27601 Casta Drive, off Marguerite Parkway near the Nadadores swim facility. Those arriving from Marguerite Parkway should turn onto Casta Drive and then turn left into the golf course parking lot near the Casta del Sol guarded gate. The golf course is just outside the gate. The free event is a chance to meet candidates, not a fundraiser, and everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, access the OC Register article, http://www.ocregister.com/articles/open-public-event-2185694-reavis-cathy. *** At the Oct. 6 council meeting, the city unveiled another installment of its phony survey, announcing how happy residents are with the council and city staff’s incompetence. As a dead giveaway of fabricated results, the phone survey of 400 residents allegedly found that nearly everyone is thrilled with the Crown Valley Parkway widening project. Apparently, residents love the gridlock and inconvenience of a major arterial becoming a parking lot for more than two years. A resident of the Sierra neighborhood remarked recently about the non-progress on the widening project, “If you liked the Crown Valley Parkway fiasco, you’re going to love the Oso project.” The city will next assault Oso Parkway and bring it to a grinding halt. *** Residents commented on Oct. 6 from the public microphone about the city survey’s dubious credibility. With reference to Crown Valley Parkway, one person said that those surveyed apparently do all their driving during the night, as “that’s the only time anyone can actually get down the street.” With Mission Viejo’s notorious traffic backups during the day, were the survey solicitors able to find 400 people who do their driving at odd hours? The primary drivers who are out during the night are newspaper deliverers going 60 mph down cul-de-sacs. No problem getting down Crown Valley in a hurry at 4 a.m. *** A city activist had an eye-opening experience while spreading the word about a party honoring council candidates Neil Lonsinger and Cathy Schlicht. The activist entered a gated HOA next to the Casta golf course to give flyers to residents but encountered one who said flyer distribution wasn’t permitted. Instead of calling security (standard procedure), the resident summoned the HOA president who quickly arrived on the scene. The president’s message wasn’t so much about the need to stop soliciting. The strongest statement was with regard to the choice of candidates – politics over principles. Just for the record, Lonsinger and Schlicht are the only two candidates who have vowed to protect the golf course. By contrast, Councilman Frank Ury has accepted a campaign donation from a lobbyist for Sunrise, the developer wanting to dismantle the golf course. *** Can HOAs prohibit their homeowners from posting signs for political candidates? A Mission Viejo HOA president says residents’ freedoms include the right to put up signs. From the HOA president’s email to activists, “Are you aware NO ONE can prevent a person from placing a political sign on their property if they want? No one – not even the president of an HOA – can keep a person from expressing political beliefs! It is your freedom of speech right to put up political signs! In 1971 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that political "speech" is protected under the First Amendment. Your HOA cannot violate |
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