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Wake Up, Mission Viejo Mission Viejo residents who follow city politics are familiar with incumbent Councilman Frank Ury. He has insulted entire neighborhoods, trampled the rights of citizens and used his council position to malign anyone who disagrees with him. Mission Viejo residents who have had such encounters with Frank Ury aren’t voting for him in the Nov. 6 city election. Council challenger Wendy Bucknum works as a professional lobbyist for a large property management company. Her “endorsements” are her contacts as a lobbyist. As long as elected officials continue selling their votes to special interest, lobbyists will have jobs. After this blog provided links to Bucknum’s lobbyist history, her employer’s sites were promptly scrubbed. Mission Viejo residents have one council member consistently representing them: Cathy Schlicht. Developers and out-of-towners consistently have the vote of Frank Ury. The backers of Frank Ury and Wendy Bucknum cannot stand having Schlicht on the council – the lone member who can’t be bullied and can’t be bought. They’re rabid about silencing the voice of the residents on Nov. 6 and ending the 4-1 council votes. As one example of what’s in store for Mission Viejo, the trough feeders supporting Wendy Bucknum want electronic billboards along Crown Valley Parkway, along the I-5 between Avery and La Paz and on the Kaleidoscope building. Boilerplate letters of support were sent to City Hall by Bucknum’s out-of-town backers and financiers. In June three council members (Ury, Leckness and Kelley) asked the city staff to pursue ideas regarding electronic billboards. After city residents were alerted to the billboards, Ury had two public meltdowns because citizens raised awareness. He claimed a 5-0 vote in June ended all discussion of billboards, but no such action took place to end the discussion. The council meeting on Oct. 1 revealed that discussions are continuing out of public view between the developer and the city staff. Ury claims citizens talking about the billboards are “ignorant and misinformed.” Voters can end the insults on Nov. 6 by voting Ury out of office. |
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No Rights for Residents As a Mission Viejo resident I disagree with the “The Register’s” endorsement of Frank Ury for City Council because Mr. Ury has NOT supported the property rights of Mission Viejo’s citizens. A city must respect the rights of all individuals--not only the rights of a particular property owner but also the rights of the individual property owners surrounding a property. To illustrate: If my neighbor shelters 30 cats and dogs, 50 chickens, a rooster, and a cow -- he is affecting my property rights and the rights of the whole neighborhood. Unfortunately, Mr. Ury endorses comparable infringements on neighborhood property rights. I would not expect “The Register” to know the details of Mission Viejo’s local issues; and that’s where local citizens come in. The details of Mission Viejo governance include the fact that under Mr. Ury’s mayorship, the city has seriously considered allowing several giant electronic signs at the juncture of Crown Valley and the 5 Freeway. Although the issue is now dormant through the election season, no doubt it will be revived. (Just as the Obama administration plans to carry on its plans if re-elected.) After the election, if the issue of large, electronic signs is revived and passed for Crown Valley Parkway, the property rights of all home owners in the area will be affected. Eventually, it will necessitate accommodating all businesses signs in Mission Viejo and thereby all neighborhoods will be affected. Moreover, the signs at Crown Valley and the Freeway have already generated threatened legal action from the cities of Laguna Niguel and Laguna Hills. If the signs are erected, Mission Viejo’s property values will decline. And to add insult to injury, its home owners will be paying for the legal fight to erect the signs. Combining Mr. Ury’s support for big, electronic signs along with his past support for high density housing (with resulting high density for classrooms, traffic, and emergency rooms), Mr. Ury seems to be planning a major transformation of Mission Viejo from a tree-lined suburban city to a hardscaped urban metropolis. Paula Steinhauer |
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Tea Party Patriots Voter Guide – November 6, 2012 Endorsed by Statewide Tea Party Patriots President and Vice President: Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan U.S. Senator: Elizabeth Emken City of Mission Viejo (vote for 2): Cathy Schlicht* and Ed Sachs* (see below) Santa Marg Water Dist – only two recommendations: Municipal Water Dist. of Orange County: Jeffery Thomas Saddleback Valley USD Trustees are on ballots of SVUSD voters. Capistrano USD voters who live in Mission Viejo have no trustee contests on their ballots. Propositions Some Tea Party leaders are saying “Yes on 32 and No on everything else.” While that might be easy to remember, the following recommendations are the Tea Party consensus. 30 – NO!!! – Temporary taxes to fund education. *Cathy Schlicht and Ed Sachs are fiscal conservatives and Tea Party Patriots. Other Mission Viejo council candidates: Bucknum – a housing lobbyist backed by Sherri Butterfield, Susan Withrow and Roger Faubel. Bucknum has taken “campaign donations” from the developer of electronic billboards. Desi Kiss and Richard Coleman are not well known. Coleman is not campaigning. |
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Non-government Events Following is a sampling of events and activities that are not funded by taxpayers or promoted by the Nanny State. Please support private enterprise and non-profit groups. Taste of Capo, Thurs., Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., enjoy great food and music, fundraiser organized by Capo Valley High School Foundation to support CVHS, held in the school’s mall, 26301, Via Escolar, Mission Viejo, (949) 364-6100, http://www.cvhsfoundation.org Lake Eeerie Halloween activities, Fri.-Sat., Oct. 19-20, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m, Lake Mission Viejo. Limited to lake association members and their guests. Call or visit the website for information, 949-770-1313, ext. 311, or http://www.lakemissionviejo.org Concert at Soka University, Fri., Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m., Dale Fielder Tribute Quintet. On Sat., Oct. 20, junior and senior high school students are invited to a student campus day from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, (949) 480-4278, http://soka.reachlocal.com/?scid=2695430&kw=19071058&pub_cr_id=16539318546 St. John’s Episcopal Church, show and refreshments, Sat., Oct. 20, 6:00 p.m., “Late Nite Catechism,” including appetizers, dessert and beverages, 30382 Via Con Dios, Rancho Santa Margarita, (949) 888-4534, http://www.stjohnsrsm.org Bat Night, Sat., Oct. 20, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Modjeska Canyon, bat lectures, bat walk and children’s activities, Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, 29322 Modjeska Canyon Road, (714) 649-2760, http://www.tuckerwildlife.org Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, through Oct. 21, activities at multiple sites, including Laguna Art Museum, (949) 494-8971, http://lagunaartmuseum.org/events/ Vanguard University presents “The Comedy of Errors” by William Shakespeare, beginning Fri. – Sun., Oct. 26-28, visit the website for times and additional show dates in November, Lyceum theater, 55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, (714) 619-6424, http://theatre.vanguard.edu/lyceum-theater-season/ Visit Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Thurs., Nov. 8, 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon, invitation to 8th Graders, 22062 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita, (949) 766-6076, http://www.smhs.org/admissions |
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Political and Government Events Calendar Moulton Niguel Water District meetings: Engineering and Operations on Mon., Oct. 15, 9:00 a.m., Finance and I.T. on Wed., Oct. 17, 9:00 a.m., Board of Directors on Thurs., Oct. 18, 5:30 p.m., 27500 La Paz Road, Laguna Niguel, (949) 831-2500, http://www.mnwd.com/board-of-directors/agenda.aspx Orange County Board of Supervisors will meet on Tues., Oct. 16, 9:30 a.m., Board Hearing Room, First Floor, 333 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 834-3100. http://egov.ocgov.com/ocgov/Government/Board%20of%20Supervisors/Meeting%20Schedule Meet Larry Elder at the Nixon Presidential Library, Thurs., Oct. 18, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Live KABC radio broadcast, free admission. On Oct. 15, Meet Edward Klein, and on Nov. 1, Meet Dinesh D’Souza. Richard Nixon Presidential Library, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, (714) 364-1120, http://nixonfoundation.org Saddleback Republican Assembly, Thurs., Oct. 18, 7:00 p.m. Assemblyman Allan Mansoor will be the featured speaker. SRA meets on third Thursdays at the Norman P. Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Jacaranda Room-B, Mission Viejo. For information call (949) 360-1717. Santa Margarita Water District meetings this month: Committee on Fri., Oct. 19, 7:30 a.m., Board of Directors will meet on Wed., Oct. 24, 7:00 p.m., 26111 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita, (949) 459-6420, http://www.smwd.com Concert at the Richard Nixon Library, Sun., Oct. 21, concert pianist Lisa Zecchini. Doors open at 1:15 p.m., and concerts begin at 2:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Concerts are free and open to the public. Schedule is subject to change. Richard Nixon Library, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, (714) 364-1161, http://nixonfoundation.org/concerts/ Oct. 22 is the last day to register to vote for the November election. El Toro Water District meetings: Engineering, Finance, Insurance Committee on Tues., Oct. 23, 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.; Board of Directors on Thurs., Oct. 25, 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ETWD, 24251 Los Alisos Blvd., Lake Forest, (949) 837-0660, http://www.etwd.com/ Saddleback Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees, a board meeting will be held on Tues., Oct. 23, “if necessary.” District office, 25631 Peter Hartman Way, Mission Viejo, (949) 586-1234, http://www.svusd.k12.ca.us/ Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees regular meeting on Wed., Oct. 24, 7:00 p.m., district office, 33122 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano, agenda and supporting documentation are published on the website 72 hours prior to a meeting, (949) 234-9200, http://capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/ South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees, Mon., Oct. 29. Meeting times unless otherwise posted: open session convenes at 5:00 p.m., followed by adjournment to closed session, open session reconvenes at 6:00 p.m. or 6:30 p.m., adjournment by 9:00 p.m. Ronald Reagan Board of Trustees Room, Room 145, Health Sciences/District Offices Building, Saddleback College, 28000 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo, (949) 582-4999, https://www.socccd.edu |
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The Buzz Everyone is invited to the third annual Taste of Capo on Thurs., Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Capo Valley High School Mall. Enjoy great food from 20 local restaurants, shop at local vendor tables, participate in a silent auction and listen to live music by Jerry McFarland and many talented CVHS students. Buy tickets now for $20 ($15 for students under age 19), or pay $25 for all tickets after 3:00 p.m. on Oct. 17. Check out the vendor websites at http://www.cvhsfoundation.org Tickets may be purchased at the door, or by dropping an envelope at the front desk at CVHS. Include name, email address, phone number and $20 adult/ $15 student per ticket. *** Members of Saddleback Republican Assembly invite the public to SRA’s general meeting on Thurs., Oct. 18, 7:00 p.m. The group meets at the Norm Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Jacaranda Room-B, Mission Viejo. For information call (949) 360-1717. *** Family values voter guides are now available, including Craig Alexander’s recommendations and Nancy Sandoval’s Picks. Both Craig and Nancy are recommending Cathy Schlicht and Ed Sachs for Mission Viejo City Council. Additional voter guides can be found on Robyn Nordell’s site, http://robynnordell.com/ *** A recommendation for Ury and Bucknum is being presented as the “Orange County Register’s” endorsements. How did one person – Brian Calle – become the voice of OCR? Calle’s rationale on Oct. 9 indicated Mission Viejo does not have its fair share of traffic congestion. His update in the Oct. 14 OCR presented a different tune, saying he recommended Ury and Bucknum because they didn’t take union money. NO ONE running for Mission Viejo council has taken union money, and Bucknum is the only candidate who stuck a union sign in her front yard. Ury and Bucknum’s campaigns are financed with special interest money, which Calle ignores. *** Cathy Schlicht and Ed Sachs asked parents to support their council candidacy at Back To School events during the past month. Instead of having volunteers campaign for them, Ury and Bucknum’s supporters are “suits” from out of town. Two men in business attire showed up before a school event last week. They placed Ury and Bucknum’s signs on school property and left. Midway through the event, a 20-year-old arrived and put Ury and Bucknum’s flyers on the windshields of every car in the parking lot. Following the event, the biggest impact by Ury and Bucknum was the litter of their flyers covering the parking lot. *** A city watchdog forwarded the analysis below of the Oct. 15 council agenda: “Monday’s agenda is again very light. But there is one important item that does require your attention. It is Item # 16: Status of K-Scope and its Electronic Billboards. “Page 1 of the City Manager’s report – by using careful wordsmithing, is an attempt to brush off or counter the community’s concerns about the installation of electronic billboards. I want to assure you that what WAS rejected was the Electronic Billboard Ordinance for Kaleidoscope created by the developer, Colby Durnin of Sentinal Development. The council majority, on a 3-2 vote, DID NOT REJECT electronic billboards or offsite advertising, and instructed staff to continue to explore options. “I cannot emphasize strongly enough that the developer is running a public relations campaign to get outside entities to influence the council to allow this visual blight and safety hazards into our community. “Some of these outside entities are The South Orange County Regional Chamber of Commerce; OCTax (OCTax PAC); Orange County Business Council (BIZPAC); as well as real estate entities/PACs such as Orange County Association of Realtors (OCAR) and California Real Estate Political Action Committee (CREPAC) and Sentinel Development. “These billboards are worth millions of dollars to the developer. I urge you to please look at all of the candidates 460's (campaign statements) to see for yourself the outside money that has come into this council race. The outcome of this election will determine if we will have a Las Vegas Strip in Mission Viejo or not. “ |
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