Mayor Hee-Haw Holds Court

Saddleback Valley News reporter Kristy Chu was evidently summoned by city officials to a Mission Viejo coffee shop to cover a staged event on Jan. 29. Dave Leckness, the city’s Hee-Haw mayor, scored an article five sentences in length in the Feb. 4 newspaper.

According to Chu, Leckness “set up a table outside” the coffee shop on a Saturday morning. However, a photo alongside the SVN article shows Leckness inside the shop, standing next to a table where three teenagers are seated. If the implication is that the teens came to the shop to discuss city issues with Mayor Hee-Haw, that’s quite a stretch.

City Manager Dennis Wilberg and Leckness’ appointee to the planning commission apparently came to the shop to meet the mayor. The two were photographed talking to each other.

Perhaps Mayor Hee-Haw will next borrow from the city council’s rich history by reviving ex-councilman Lance MacLean’s idea, a musical performance to open each meeting. Anyone with a talent for playing the washboard would be a nice touch to open Mayor Hee-Haw’s meetings.