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city of Mission Viejo Archive
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“The ONLY Official and Accurate News Blog of the City of Mission Viejo”
Posted on September 17, 2009 | 4 CommentsYou know when local bloggers hit a nerve. As the city of Mission Viejo is getting hammered by two local blogs and our Orange Juice stories they have revised the... -
City of Mission Viejo files lawsuit against SVUSD without prior council authorization
Posted on September 16, 2009 | 6 CommentsHaving just returned from a three week African vacation I am blogging a current story from the Mission Viejo Dispatch blog. www.missionviejodispatch.com While this story relates to school closings in the Saddleback Valley... -
“49ers, Santa Clara stadium deal finally on the horizon” San Jose Mercury News
Posted on April 2, 2009 | 4 CommentsThe following (edited) story from the San Jose Mercury News is but another example of (mis)using redevelopment funds. In this case the city of Santa Clara is about to provide... -
Governor Schwarzenegger. We know where you can find billions of tax dollars
Posted on February 28, 2009 | No CommentsIt seems like yesterday when Governor Schwarzenegger was looking to find money to balance the state budget. At that time, Feb 2004, Chris Norby, Orange County Fourth District Supervisor, penned... -
Mission Viejo council member Cathy Schlicht. Welcome aboard? MV City staff
Posted on January 24, 2009 | 2 CommentsHaving surpassed her first 50 days in office I just interviewed Cathy Schlicht, the newest member of the Mission Viejo city council. During her campaign Cathy was well aware that... -
President-elect Obama. The city of Mission Viejo does not require any TARP funds
Posted on December 23, 2008 | 1 CommentHonorable president-elect Obama. As you prepare to tackle the national recession we are pleased to announce that the city of Mission Viejo does not require any Federal TARP infrastructure funding... -
OC Register: “Hiring freeze, pay cuts” Vs city of Mission Viejo wage increases
Posted on December 20, 2008 | 6 CommentsIt seems as if I have been one sided in most of my articles related to the city of Mission Viejo. Aside from the “grass roots” election of Cathy Schlicht... -
Expert Terry Francke on probable Open Meeting law violations
Posted on December 19, 2008 | 3 CommentsAs many Juice readers know I posted an extensive research series on local city entries in this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade. This effort was to question the justification and... -
True North survey of Mission Viejo residents. Where do we get our news?
Posted on December 12, 2008 | 1 CommentEarlier this year the city of Mission Viejo retained the services of True North Research Inc. to conduct a follow up to their 2006 Satisfaction Survey of our residents on... -
Mission Viejo Closed Session “Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9 (One Potential Case: Brown Act Challenge; Rose Parade Float Ad Hoc Committee”
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsSome people are so driven by their personal “special interests” that they overlook resident interests in the process. Case in point. Mission Viejo Mayor Trish Kelley appoints Councilman Lance MacLean... -
How NOT to run a railroad. Funding Mission Viejo Foundation
Posted on August 28, 2008 | 4 CommentsCase study. Mission Viejo Foundation. To raise community (financial) support of the expansion of the Mission Viejo Norman P Murray Community and Senior Center the city council thought we should... -
City of Mission Viejo’s “spin” response to Rose Parade float entry
Posted on August 26, 2008 | 9 CommentsThanks to coverage in the Orange Juice blog and the OC Register (Sunday Aug 24th) the city of Mission Viejo is starting to feel the heat regarding their full court... -
LaCanada-Flintridge Rose float city investment $15,000 vs.Mission Viejo budget $300,000
Posted on August 18, 2008 | 2 CommentsAs I continue researching public entries into the 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade let me share my latest report on the city of LaCanada-Flintridge. Their 2008 self built entry, “Rainforest... -
Was Mission Viejo’s Rose Parade float design commenced before Contract award?
Posted on August 8, 2008 | 7 CommentsIn reviewing current and future Mission Viejo City expenditures, our proposal to enter a float in the Jan 1, 2009 Rose Parade didn’t pass the smell test, especially when council...
