The Buzz, Aug. 29

Mission Viejo resident and former city planning commissioner Jack Anderson’s job at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department was cut Aug. 18 by Sheriff Sandra Hutchens. Anderson attended a political meeting on Aug. 27, and others at the meeting said he seemed to be taking the career change in stride. Perhaps he’ll have time now to consider running for city council or unseating Sheriff Hutchens in 2010.

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The Casta del Sol Republican Club will host a town hall meeting on Sun., Sept. 27, beginning at 4 p.m. The event will be held outdoors near Casta’s recreation complex, just inside Gate 1. Watch The Buzz for updates. Those residing outside the Casta gates can call (949) 837-1997 and leave a message to get on the guest list. There will be no admission charge to attend the event, and Congressman Gary Miller has accepted the Casta group’s invitation.

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Look who’s supporting Councilman Lance MacLean in his effort to avoid being recalled. Red County staff members who don’t live in Mission Viejo claim the recall petition won’t have enough signatures to qualify. For anyone who isn’t familiar with Red County, it poses as a Republican outfit. However, it is driven by lobbyists and hacks who are supporting a Democrat, Tom Daly, as a candidate for OC Supervisor Chris Norby’s Fourth District seat. So, those posing as Republicans but supporting Democrats are defending MacLean. MacLean posed as a fiscal conservative in 2002, but he’s voted for every tax-and-spend, social engineering and self-enriching scheme to come before him.

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Save the date: Dr. Michael Kennedy will be Saddleback Republican Assembly’s guest speaker on Thurs., Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. The group meets at Atria del Sol, in the second-floor community room. Atria del Sol is located on the northeast corner of Marguerite Parkway and Casta Drive. Dr. Kennedy will discuss the national healthcare bill that was passed by Congress and is now headed for the Senate.

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In 2007, residents were right to pan the idea of an electronic sign on a corner of La Paz and Marguerite. When the council proposed replacing the old-style message board, most residents who spoke out were against an electronic sign. As a laughable claim, Councilman Frank Ury said from the dais that an electronic message board would be so useful it would replace the “City Outlook” magazine. The sign lately is reduced to flashing a message, “follow us on Twitter,” or displaying the city staff’s dead tree logo. Residents were correct that the sign would be garish and nonfunctional, but the council majority wouldn’t listen.