Mission Viejo Buzz - 09/05/09

The Buzz

Mission Viejo residents who want to attend a TEA Party on Sat., Sept. 12, won’t have to go far. The San Juan Capistrano TEA Party will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Cook-La Novia Park, 31611 La Novia, San Juan Capistrano. Following the SJC party’s 1:30 closing time, organizers say they will caravan to another TEA Party location, the Los Angeles “mega party,” which will run from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Los Angeles Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Blvd. in L.A. Visit the Website to find out more about Sept. 12 activities in Southern California: http://912west.org.

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The wait will get longer at Mission Viejo’s Post Office if San Juan Capistrano’s only Post Office closes. The MV Post Office already accommodates many people who drop in from Ladera Ranch, Laguna Niguel and San Juan Capistrano. Postal Service officials are saying no decision has been made about closures, but the recession and trend toward email transactions have created a grave financial position for the Postal Service. SJC is on the list of potential “consolidations,” but no locations will be closed without studies and public meetings.

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Which days are busiest at the Post Office? Patrons say Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays are big days. Thursday afternoon is an example of a not-so-busy time.

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Can OC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens survive even one more departmental scandal and still maintain that she’ll keep her job after the 2010 election? Each conflict or challenge she’s faced since the Board of Supervisors appointed her in 2008 has rocked her. When Sandra lately is making the rounds at events, a lot of people appear eager to get the heck away from her.

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So, city hall can afford a $400,000 Rose Parade Float that’s on TV for two minutes, and city administrator Keith Rattay is already changing out the horrendously expensive (and just plain horrendous) “gallery” on Crown Valley Porkway. The city “can afford” to go forward with non-essential, multimillion-dollar capital improvement projects during a recession and never cut back on employee parties. But the city “can’t afford” a recall election, according to those receiving emails with talking points from Councilwoman Trish Kelley.

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Fun With Chalk fund raiser: supporters of Fun With Chalk are asking everyone to plan on patronizing California Pizza Kitchen on Tues., Sept. 15, by enjoying a meal there. CPK has agreed to donate a portion of the tab to Fun With Chalk.