Mission Viejo Buzz - 04/02/11

The Buzz

If the city wants to lead the way with Mayor Dave’s environmental ideas, here’s a suggestion from a resident: “Let’s have the employees in city hall use the ‘don’t flush’ policy. See how long it takes before someone calls the Health Department. I didn’t understand Dave’s suggestion about using only one tissue. Did he mean use only one square? If Dave reaches out to shake my hand, I’m keeping both my hands firmly planted in my pockets.”

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You might be a hillbilly if you:

  • Don’t flush your toilet until Mayor Hee-Haw’s contest ends.
  • Refer to your two city-dispensed “iron tree” canvas bags as matched luggage.
  • Try to buy a phone at Taco Bell.
  • Take a few items to the dump and bring back a full truckload.
  • Refer to reruns of Hee-Haw as documentaries.

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City Hall launched a new festival on April 2, “Up in the Air.” The poorly attended event drew City Hall occupants and the usual resident followers. Most taxpayers get it. The function of government is to provide essential public services, and entertaining a handful of people isn’t one of them. Coverage by Patch.com showed photos and drew a comment from City Clowncil Member Trish Kelley. Trish Kelley trying to start the dialogue is similar to “Seinfeld” character Elaine Benes trying to start the dancing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNsDSBwr7c4

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City Hall invokes its bragging rights on its use of recycled wastewater. There is, however, a downside. For example, residents living near a wastewater treatment facility have to put up with the stench. Anyone lighting a match outdoors takes a chance of blowing up the entire neighborhood.

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Atlas PAC will host ATF Day on Sat., April 9, 12:00 noon at Evans Gunsmithing Shooting World, 1637 N. Brian Ave., Orange. Certified firearms training will be provided, and weaponry rental will be available. A fee of $30 for members and $50 for non-members includes lunch. Cigars and cocktails will follow at 4:00 p.m. at 8 Eighty Eight Cigar Merchants, 118 W. Wilshire Ave., Fullerton. RSVP immediately to rsvp@atlaspac.org, as space is limited.

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State of the state: Gov. Jerry Brown acknowledged on Day 86 (of his first 100 days in office) the breakdown in budget talks. Time ran out last week to have a special election in June to extend taxes. “Brown spokesman Gil Duran said negotiating with the Republicans was ‘like playing whack-a-mole,’ with different lawmakers negotiating what Brown called an ‘ever-changing list of collateral demands.’” http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/03/3523980/browns-countdown-day-84-governor.html#ixzz1IUOPjdDG

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From Dan Walters, “The difference between California’s having an adequate water supply and an inadequate supply is roughly 3 million acre-feet of water a year. That's the equivalent of just 20 days of current Sacramento River flow [going out to sea]. In a rational world, the extra flows in this and other high-water seasons would be diverted into what's called ‘off-stream storage,’ either into underground aquifers or into reservoirs such as San Luis Reservoir on the Pacheco Pass between Los Banos and Hollister.” http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/03/3523627/dan-walters-californias-water.html#ixzz1IURwyjmS