We have just received the first installment of the CHP Capistrano Area Public Arrest Log for the week of 8-8-2006 – 8-15-2006, for violation of the California Vehicle Code section 23152 [a] [b]. Among other details, the Arrest Log identifies the individuals arrested, arrest date and place of residence.
The breakdown is shown below:
CHP
Public Arrest Log
8-8-06 to 8-15-06
City No.
San Clemente 6
Santa Ana 4
Irvine 2
San Diego 2
San Juan Capistrano 2
Coto de Caza 1
Camp Pendleton 1
Pacoima 1
Laguna Hills 1
San Francisco 1
Fallbrook 1
Long Beach 1
South Gate 1
Arcadia 1
Racho Santa Margarita 1
Mission Viejo 1
We do not make jokes, we simply watch the Coto de Caza Board of directors, the LA Trash and the Orange Crud Repository and report the facts
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Saving Lives, Saving Money
For that minority in Coto who still think the community does not have traffic problems, all the need to do is stand some 30-60 minutes on any side street. Very quick, you will see teen drivers going over 60 MPH on 25 MPH zones!
· The bottom line is that teen drivers are dangerous.
· Teen crash rates per mile driven is four times that of drivers older than 19.
· Over 50% of teens have an accident within their first year of driving
· According to Allstate Corp., 61% of teens said they take risks because they are convinced they are good drivers!
· Teen drivers are found at fault in 66% of ALL FATAL collisions that they are involved in, although they only represent 4% of the state's licensed drivers.
· The leading cause of DEATH for Americans 15 - 20 years old is motor vehicle collisions
To safe lives and save money in the process, there is plenty parents can do:
1. The California Highway Patrol's Start Smart program is a driver safety education class which targets new and future licensed teenage drivers between the age of 15 - 19 and their parents/guardians. Click HERE to learn about these classes!
2. Insurers such as State Farm and Automobile Club of Southern California, offer discounts if a teen takes a special driver’s safety course. State Farm offers up to 15% discount for participation
3. The AAA offers a 4.5% discount for teens who go through its in-house course
4. To avoid accidents, the simplest advice is to avoid distractions such as music, friend and cellphones.
For responsible Coto parents, it may be a good idea to look into some of the programs cited above – to save lives. If money is not an issue, send us the savings and we will make sure to forward it to a local charity!
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As the meeting was wrapping up, LAFCO member Peter Herzog suggested all members refuse comment to the press for the duration of the...
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The evolution of private security management within Coto de Caza very much follows the evolution of the Coto de Caza board of directors make up - to the incumbent board of directors:
We do not make jokes, we simply watch the Coto de Caza Board of directors, the LA Trash and the Orange Crud Repository and report the facts
· The bottom line is that teen drivers are dangerous.
· Teen crash rates per mile driven is four times that of drivers older than 19.
· Over 50% of teens have an accident within their first year of driving
· According to Allstate Corp., 61% of teens said they take risks because they are convinced they are good drivers!
· Teen drivers are found at fault in 66% of ALL FATAL collisions that they are involved in, although they only represent 4% of the state's licensed drivers.
· The leading cause of DEATH for Americans 15 - 20 years old is motor vehicle collisions
To safe lives and save money in the process, there is plenty parents can do:
1. The California Highway Patrol's Start Smart program is a driver safety education class which targets new and future licensed teenage drivers between the age of 15 - 19 and their parents/guardians. Click HERE to learn about these classes!
2. Insurers such as State Farm and Automobile Club of Southern California, offer discounts if a teen takes a special driver’s safety course. State Farm offers up to 15% discount for participation
3. The AAA offers a 4.5% discount for teens who go through its in-house course
4. To avoid accidents, the simplest advice is to avoid distractions such as music, friend and cellphones.
For responsible Coto parents, it may be a good idea to look into some of the programs cited above – to save lives. If money is not an issue, send us the savings and we will make sure to forward it to a local charity!
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In an incestuous move reminiscent of the movie Deliverance, Varo/Mezger/Hill, have done what they refused to do with Coto residents concerned with public safety: use association funds to promote their self-preservation:
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As the meeting was wrapping up, LAFCO member Peter Herzog suggested all members refuse comment to the press for the duration of the...
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We do not make jokes, we simply watch the Coto de Caza Board of directors, the LA Trash and the Orange Crud Repository and report the facts
Demand for Apology from Coto de Caza Board of Directors
To: Orange County Register Editors, CotoBuzz
cc: CZ Master Board Members
c.c. Coto Discussion Forum
c.c. James Harkins, Coto de Caza Legal Counsel
c.c. Cary Treff, Coto de Caza Property Manager
As the CZ Master Association board of directors meetings of August 10, 2006 was to commence, association president Robert Varo informed me that I was not welcomed. He also told me in no uncertain terms that I was to leave immediately or be removed by force by the Sheriff. Mr. Varo’s arbitrary and capricious actions are deplorable and insulting not only to me, but to my daughter, a long time Coto resident and homeowner, her family and to the many residents who witnessed the incident.
Because of personal differences between Mr, Varo and I, which have been played out and documented in the Orange County Register, he denied me access to the board meeting and threatened to call the Sheriff if I did not leave immediately.
When Coto de Caza board of directors’ member, Jerry Mezger, intervened, he explained that because my daughter’s name on the deed, and not mine, the CC&R were clear that I had no right being in the meeting. He said it with a straight face, even though sons and daughters of Coto homeowners regularly attend board meetings. Most hypocritical however, is the fact that both Varo and Mezger, allowed Paul Young, a person whose only connection to Coto was that he lived with friends, to not only attend board meetings, but also lead the Delegate and Others Committee as their chairperson, as well as to access to association resources.
Obviously, I am extremely disappointed with the actions of the president of the largest gated community in the area, but I am more disappointed with the rest of board Members, for aiding and abetting.
I hereby request and demand an apology from Mr. Varo and the rest of the board of directors.
SUMMARY OF VARO/CARUSO DIFFERENCES
July 8th, 2006:
Caruso has a private meeting with Bob Varo..Many items are discussed including Varo’s intentions to move the Call Center staff, The Transponders Staff and the UPS Director of Security & Staff, that he was going to make a work area for the Orange County Sheriff and then he was going to fire the CHP again. Mr. Varo also invites Caruso to attend the first Public Safety Committee Meeting to be held on July 11, 2006
July 11th, 2006
Caruso attends the First Safety Committee meeting hosted by Philip Mitchell. Caruso explains his extensive experience with security matters
July 13, 2006
Caruso attends the CZ Master Association board of director’s meeting and signs up to speak . Because of the immense implications and for clarification purposes, Caruso brings up Varo’s intentions to fire the CHP at the completion of the Welcome Home Center. Caruos then asks Varo to confirm, but he replies: "No that is not true." Caruso then counters, "Mr. Varo that’s a lie." This is where Caruso becomes Varo’s Number One Enemy.
July 14, 2006
The OCR’s RSM News and CanyonLife carry an article titled "Coto holds first public safety committee meeting ." In that article Caruso is misquoted, and portrays Varo as a proponent of the CHP. It is only after countless conversations with the OCR staff that a retraction is printed to reflect what actually happened during the board meeting.
It should be noted that it is at this time, Caruso receives a call from newly appointed association Safety Committee chairman, Philip Mitchell stating that "the things you had to say at the last board meeting were right on target and as far as I am concerned your on the Safety Committee and I will recommend that to the BOD. I will also tell them that if your not on the committee that I would resign my position as Chairman of the committee” – Of course, now, even Mitchell has distanced himself from Caruso.
However; former member of the CZ Master association board of directors and Coto resident puts it best when he says: “Ed, you just don’t get it. Ever since you demanded a retraction from the newspaper concerning Varo’s comment about the plan to fire the CHP, you were put on the "Enemies List" not the Safety Committee list. You just got your lists wrong. Varo, Mezger and Missing Hill want to appoint lackeys who don't make waves and who will support formation of a Community Services District to raise our taxes. That is the real story”, or as the CotoBuzz may say “As hard as this is to believe, this is consistent with the Varo/Mezger modus operandi - The excuse used by Mezger to fire the previous, more than qualified public security chairperson was the he "...though it was illegal to have spouses serve on a committee because of the undue concentration of power on one household.."
However, using their logic, it is OK to appoint paid consultants to the security committee. It is also OK to appoint residents outside the CZ Master Association to the security committee. But it is not OK to appoint well qualified association residents with backbone - just in case the spineless volunteers get any ideas. Perhaps you can join the committee as a paid consultant?”
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As the meeting was wrapping up, LAFCO member Peter Herzog suggested all members refuse comment to the press for the duration of the...
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Life In Coto to Get More Expensive?
Hello All: There is a rumor on the street that a CZ Dues increase is coming next year. I hope it is not true; but it would not surprise me one bit because of all the fiscal mismanagement we have seen under Varo, Mezger and Missing Hill. All I can say...
We do not make jokes, we simply watch the Coto de Caza Board of directors, the LA Trash and the Orange Crud Repository and report the facts
cc: CZ Master Board Members
c.c. Coto Discussion Forum
c.c. James Harkins, Coto de Caza Legal Counsel
c.c. Cary Treff, Coto de Caza Property Manager
As the CZ Master Association board of directors meetings of August 10, 2006 was to commence, association president Robert Varo informed me that I was not welcomed. He also told me in no uncertain terms that I was to leave immediately or be removed by force by the Sheriff. Mr. Varo’s arbitrary and capricious actions are deplorable and insulting not only to me, but to my daughter, a long time Coto resident and homeowner, her family and to the many residents who witnessed the incident.
Because of personal differences between Mr, Varo and I, which have been played out and documented in the Orange County Register, he denied me access to the board meeting and threatened to call the Sheriff if I did not leave immediately.
When Coto de Caza board of directors’ member, Jerry Mezger, intervened, he explained that because my daughter’s name on the deed, and not mine, the CC&R were clear that I had no right being in the meeting. He said it with a straight face, even though sons and daughters of Coto homeowners regularly attend board meetings. Most hypocritical however, is the fact that both Varo and Mezger, allowed Paul Young, a person whose only connection to Coto was that he lived with friends, to not only attend board meetings, but also lead the Delegate and Others Committee as their chairperson, as well as to access to association resources.
Obviously, I am extremely disappointed with the actions of the president of the largest gated community in the area, but I am more disappointed with the rest of board Members, for aiding and abetting.
I hereby request and demand an apology from Mr. Varo and the rest of the board of directors.
SUMMARY OF VARO/CARUSO DIFFERENCES
July 8th, 2006:
Caruso has a private meeting with Bob Varo..Many items are discussed including Varo’s intentions to move the Call Center staff, The Transponders Staff and the UPS Director of Security & Staff, that he was going to make a work area for the Orange County Sheriff and then he was going to fire the CHP again. Mr. Varo also invites Caruso to attend the first Public Safety Committee Meeting to be held on July 11, 2006
July 11th, 2006
Caruso attends the First Safety Committee meeting hosted by Philip Mitchell. Caruso explains his extensive experience with security matters
July 13, 2006
Caruso attends the CZ Master Association board of director’s meeting and signs up to speak . Because of the immense implications and for clarification purposes, Caruso brings up Varo’s intentions to fire the CHP at the completion of the Welcome Home Center. Caruos then asks Varo to confirm, but he replies: "No that is not true." Caruso then counters, "Mr. Varo that’s a lie." This is where Caruso becomes Varo’s Number One Enemy.
July 14, 2006
The OCR’s RSM News and CanyonLife carry an article titled "Coto holds first public safety committee meeting ." In that article Caruso is misquoted, and portrays Varo as a proponent of the CHP. It is only after countless conversations with the OCR staff that a retraction is printed to reflect what actually happened during the board meeting.
It should be noted that it is at this time, Caruso receives a call from newly appointed association Safety Committee chairman, Philip Mitchell stating that "the things you had to say at the last board meeting were right on target and as far as I am concerned your on the Safety Committee and I will recommend that to the BOD. I will also tell them that if your not on the committee that I would resign my position as Chairman of the committee” – Of course, now, even Mitchell has distanced himself from Caruso.
However; former member of the CZ Master association board of directors and Coto resident puts it best when he says: “Ed, you just don’t get it. Ever since you demanded a retraction from the newspaper concerning Varo’s comment about the plan to fire the CHP, you were put on the "Enemies List" not the Safety Committee list. You just got your lists wrong. Varo, Mezger and Missing Hill want to appoint lackeys who don't make waves and who will support formation of a Community Services District to raise our taxes. That is the real story”, or as the CotoBuzz may say “As hard as this is to believe, this is consistent with the Varo/Mezger modus operandi - The excuse used by Mezger to fire the previous, more than qualified public security chairperson was the he "...though it was illegal to have spouses serve on a committee because of the undue concentration of power on one household.."
However, using their logic, it is OK to appoint paid consultants to the security committee. It is also OK to appoint residents outside the CZ Master Association to the security committee. But it is not OK to appoint well qualified association residents with backbone - just in case the spineless volunteers get any ideas. Perhaps you can join the committee as a paid consultant?”
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Apparently due to ongoing terrorism concerns, the Coto de Caza board of directors has tightened up on security measures. Effective today’s general board meeting (8-10-2006), Varo and Mezger, speaking on behalf of the Coto de Caza board of...
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In our continued commitment to public safety, and our search for justice for Mr. Morteza Manian, earlier this week (Monday July 17, 2006), CotoBuzz had the opportunity to meet with Susan Kang Schroeder, Orange County District Attorney Public Affairs...
Coto de Caza/Public Safety Committee Vows not to speak to the press.
The committee, made up of representatives including LAFCO, convened Wednesday to set a public meeting schedule.
As the meeting was wrapping up, LAFCO member Peter Herzog suggested all members refuse comment to the press for the duration of the...
When is a retraction not a retraction? When it comes from the OCR!
In the August 4 issue of the OCR’s CanyonLife, hidden under a picture of the Pet of the Week, appears an inconspicuous paragraph titled Clarification that reads”
“Coto resident Ed Caruso and Board President Bob Varo of the CZ Master...
Where is Waldo?: That is, Coto de Caza Corporate Accountability and Transparency?
It is fair to say that under current business environment, corporate accountability and transparency are extremely important, and corporate officers and legal counsel stay as far away as possible from anything that could be construed as conflict of...
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Life In Coto to Get More Expensive?
Hello All: There is a rumor on the street that a CZ Dues increase is coming next year. I hope it is not true; but it would not surprise me one bit because of all the fiscal mismanagement we have seen under Varo, Mezger and Missing Hill. All I can say...
We do not make jokes, we simply watch the Coto de Caza Board of directors, the LA Trash and the Orange Crud Repository and report the facts
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Terrorism Concerns Leads to Booting of Family Members from Coto de Caza BOD Meeting
August 10, 2006
Apparently due to ongoing terrorism concerns, the Coto de Caza board of directors has tightened up on security measures. Effective today’s general board meeting (8-10-2006), Varo and Mezger, speaking on behalf of the Coto de Caza board of directors have determined that Coto homeowner’s family members, are no longer welcome.
This after the same dynamic duo acted to boot a most qualified public safety chairperson because their spouses wanted to volunteer as well. According to these two men, this creates a situation “where undue power is concentrated in one household”. Wink, Wink!
In booting Mr. Caruso out of today’s board meeting, the dynamic duo determined that “according to CC&Rs, Coto homeowner’s family are not allowed to attend board meetings.
If you buy this line of reasoning, I have some free tress for you (similar to Mezger’s) $45,000.00 free trees.
Bottom line: The current board does not care about public safety. CotoBuzz has documented this fact faithfully. All they care about is the pursuit of personal agendas!
NOTE:
Coto de Caza Board of directors member Jerry Mezger often use the "vote argument" to boot volunteers the board does not care for.
However, the much over-used “vote argument” is simply a red herring. Everyone familiar with the workings of the CZ Master Association knows, and history confirms it, that committee members have no real say and no real vote. Ultimately what happens or fails to happen is decided by Varo/Mezger….this by they way, also include freshmen directors.
What is the substantive difference between a paid consultant in a safety committee and a non-homeowner resident? The non-homeowner resident has the best intentions for the community, whereas the consultant simply is interested in a pay check!
RELATED STORIES:
Paul Young, DnO Group: FRE or Deadenders? - Secretary Rumsfeld calls the Chinese communist censors LIGGIT - League of Intelligence Generals in Generic Information Technology. The names he ascribes to the Islamic terrorists are Former Regime Extremists (FRE), although he prefers to use the term deadenders.
Coto de Caza, CA. - Public Safety Invitations
If you are as concerned as we are about safety (accident prevention, crime prevention, vandalism and invasion of privacy), please join us January 10th at 9:30 am on the first floor of the Board Hearing Room at 10 Civic Center Plaza in Santa Ana, CA. where...
CITY HOOD TOWN HALL MEETING CANCELLED! – BRING BACK LAW AND ORDER TO COTO DE CAZA! Because of our efforts to persuade the CZ Master Association to cease and desist from pursuing personal agendas at the expense of Coto de Caza resident’s safety, the board has cancelled the board meeting scheduled for January 6, 2006.
CZ'S BOD CREDIBILITY CRISIS! - “I am disappointed that the OC Sheriff’s Department has been unable to get their act together as it was Sheriff Corona who personally requested that we do not contract with the City of Rancho Santa Margarita” – Robert Varo, CZ Association President’s Letter January 2006
Dummy Wanted, ventriloquist in place - The objective is to Safely take Coto de Caza and turn it into a city. You see, Orange County Supervisor Tom Wilson already met his end of the bargain by repealing an ordinance that lets the Sheriff patrol unincorporated areas such as Coto. So now the board needs to keep their end of the bargain! – soon! No previous experience needed – spineless highly desirable
Safety Committee Fiasco II – NOW ON DVD - Yet One More Coto de Caza BOD Breach - As CotoBuzz readers know, for years we have been advocating a comprehensive public safety program for Coto de Caza. Days before the most recent fatality, we asked legal counsel to compel Keystone and the board to either consider any of our public safety proposals or articulate one of their own – we all know what happened.
We do not make jokes, we simply watch the Coto de Caza Board of directors, the LA Trash and the Orange Crud Repository and report the facts
Apparently due to ongoing terrorism concerns, the Coto de Caza board of directors has tightened up on security measures. Effective today’s general board meeting (8-10-2006), Varo and Mezger, speaking on behalf of the Coto de Caza board of directors have determined that Coto homeowner’s family members, are no longer welcome.
This after the same dynamic duo acted to boot a most qualified public safety chairperson because their spouses wanted to volunteer as well. According to these two men, this creates a situation “where undue power is concentrated in one household”. Wink, Wink!
In booting Mr. Caruso out of today’s board meeting, the dynamic duo determined that “according to CC&Rs, Coto homeowner’s family are not allowed to attend board meetings.
If you buy this line of reasoning, I have some free tress for you (similar to Mezger’s) $45,000.00 free trees.
Bottom line: The current board does not care about public safety. CotoBuzz has documented this fact faithfully. All they care about is the pursuit of personal agendas!
NOTE:
Coto de Caza Board of directors member Jerry Mezger often use the "vote argument" to boot volunteers the board does not care for.
However, the much over-used “vote argument” is simply a red herring. Everyone familiar with the workings of the CZ Master Association knows, and history confirms it, that committee members have no real say and no real vote. Ultimately what happens or fails to happen is decided by Varo/Mezger….this by they way, also include freshmen directors.
What is the substantive difference between a paid consultant in a safety committee and a non-homeowner resident? The non-homeowner resident has the best intentions for the community, whereas the consultant simply is interested in a pay check!
RELATED STORIES:
Paul Young, DnO Group: FRE or Deadenders? - Secretary Rumsfeld calls the Chinese communist censors LIGGIT - League of Intelligence Generals in Generic Information Technology. The names he ascribes to the Islamic terrorists are Former Regime Extremists (FRE), although he prefers to use the term deadenders.
Coto de Caza, CA. - Public Safety Invitations
If you are as concerned as we are about safety (accident prevention, crime prevention, vandalism and invasion of privacy), please join us January 10th at 9:30 am on the first floor of the Board Hearing Room at 10 Civic Center Plaza in Santa Ana, CA. where...
CITY HOOD TOWN HALL MEETING CANCELLED! – BRING BACK LAW AND ORDER TO COTO DE CAZA! Because of our efforts to persuade the CZ Master Association to cease and desist from pursuing personal agendas at the expense of Coto de Caza resident’s safety, the board has cancelled the board meeting scheduled for January 6, 2006.
CZ'S BOD CREDIBILITY CRISIS! - “I am disappointed that the OC Sheriff’s Department has been unable to get their act together as it was Sheriff Corona who personally requested that we do not contract with the City of Rancho Santa Margarita” – Robert Varo, CZ Association President’s Letter January 2006
Dummy Wanted, ventriloquist in place - The objective is to Safely take Coto de Caza and turn it into a city. You see, Orange County Supervisor Tom Wilson already met his end of the bargain by repealing an ordinance that lets the Sheriff patrol unincorporated areas such as Coto. So now the board needs to keep their end of the bargain! – soon! No previous experience needed – spineless highly desirable
Safety Committee Fiasco II – NOW ON DVD - Yet One More Coto de Caza BOD Breach - As CotoBuzz readers know, for years we have been advocating a comprehensive public safety program for Coto de Caza. Days before the most recent fatality, we asked legal counsel to compel Keystone and the board to either consider any of our public safety proposals or articulate one of their own – we all know what happened.
We do not make jokes, we simply watch the Coto de Caza Board of directors, the LA Trash and the Orange Crud Repository and report the facts
The Forming of the Coto de Caza Public Safety Committee
The Forming of the Coto de Caza Public Safety Committee
As hard as this is to believe, this is consistent with the Varo/Mezger modus operandi – The excuse used by Mezger to fire the previous, more-than-qualified public security chairperson was that he “..though it was illegal to have spouses serve on a committee because of the undue concentration of power on one household..”
However, using their logic, it is OK to appoint paid consultants to the security committee. It is also OK to appoint residents outside the CZ Master Association to the security committee. But it is not OK to appoint well qualified association residents with backbone – just in case the spineless volunteers get any ideas.
So perhaps you can join the committee as a paid consultant?
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securenotcoto wrote:
Prior to the last BOD meeting Philip Mitchell came over to where I was sitting and told me "Ed, your right on with the comments you made at the Safety Committee meeting", "and I will see to it that your on the committee or if your not I will not serve on it". That was mid July. Now its August and I was interviewed by Mr. Metzger to be a member of the Coto Safety Committee. The interview lasted for one and a half hours and Mr. Metzger stated that because I am NOT a "Home Owner" that I could not be a member of the Board of Directors but that I COULD be a member of a committee, like the Safety committee.Now its August 9th and I just get off the telephone with Philip Mitchell and I ask Philip "Whats going on with the Safety Committee" and he replied "That when I found out that you were not a Home Owner it changed everything because you cannot be on a committee unless your a home owner." I told Philip that he was wrong and that when I talked with Metzger he said I could not be a board member but that I could be on a committee." Philip stated that he received an email from Mr. Varo indicating who was on the committee and who is not on the committee. My name is on the list of people NOT ON THE COMMITTEE. Philip stated he had "Nothing to do with the final selection process."I mentioned to Philip that it's obvious that he and the Board of Directors don't feel that Security is a very big part of the Safety Committee because there is NO ONE ON THE COMMITTEE that has the Security background that I do. I worked at the Oso Left gate for a little over 8 months and I know whats going on in Security and whats not going on in Security. I have 8 years experience as a Security guard in gated communities. None is as poorly run as the one here at Coto.For everyone's information, I still know whats going on in Coto Security, and you know what? It's still a comedy of errors.
We do not make jokes, we simply watch the Coto de Caza Board of directors, the LA Trash and the Orange Crud Repository and report the facts
As hard as this is to believe, this is consistent with the Varo/Mezger modus operandi – The excuse used by Mezger to fire the previous, more-than-qualified public security chairperson was that he “..though it was illegal to have spouses serve on a committee because of the undue concentration of power on one household..”
However, using their logic, it is OK to appoint paid consultants to the security committee. It is also OK to appoint residents outside the CZ Master Association to the security committee. But it is not OK to appoint well qualified association residents with backbone – just in case the spineless volunteers get any ideas.
So perhaps you can join the committee as a paid consultant?
---------------------------------------------------------------
securenotcoto wrote:
Prior to the last BOD meeting Philip Mitchell came over to where I was sitting and told me "Ed, your right on with the comments you made at the Safety Committee meeting", "and I will see to it that your on the committee or if your not I will not serve on it". That was mid July. Now its August and I was interviewed by Mr. Metzger to be a member of the Coto Safety Committee. The interview lasted for one and a half hours and Mr. Metzger stated that because I am NOT a "Home Owner" that I could not be a member of the Board of Directors but that I COULD be a member of a committee, like the Safety committee.Now its August 9th and I just get off the telephone with Philip Mitchell and I ask Philip "Whats going on with the Safety Committee" and he replied "That when I found out that you were not a Home Owner it changed everything because you cannot be on a committee unless your a home owner." I told Philip that he was wrong and that when I talked with Metzger he said I could not be a board member but that I could be on a committee." Philip stated that he received an email from Mr. Varo indicating who was on the committee and who is not on the committee. My name is on the list of people NOT ON THE COMMITTEE. Philip stated he had "Nothing to do with the final selection process."I mentioned to Philip that it's obvious that he and the Board of Directors don't feel that Security is a very big part of the Safety Committee because there is NO ONE ON THE COMMITTEE that has the Security background that I do. I worked at the Oso Left gate for a little over 8 months and I know whats going on in Security and whats not going on in Security. I have 8 years experience as a Security guard in gated communities. None is as poorly run as the one here at Coto.For everyone's information, I still know whats going on in Coto Security, and you know what? It's still a comedy of errors.
We do not make jokes, we simply watch the Coto de Caza Board of directors, the LA Trash and the Orange Crud Repository and report the facts
Friday, August 04, 2006
When is a retraction not a retraction? When it comes from the OCR!
When is a retraction not a retraction? When it comes from the OCR!
August 4, 2006
In the August 4 issue of the OCR’s CanyonLife, hidden under a picture of the Pet of the Week, appears an inconspicuous paragraph titled Clarification that reads”
“Coto resident Ed Caruso and Board President Bob Varo of the CZ Master Association disagreed on whether Varo, in a private meeting, told Caruso that he planned to fire the California Highway Patrol from traffic duty within the community. A story in the July 14 edition of Canyon Life/Rancho Santa Margarita News about a Public Safety Committee session may have been unclear in describing the exchange between the two men”
So after the OCR City Editor “paraphrased” the story to make Varo the hero, now we get a “retrophase clarification”! –And only after days of relentless attempts by Caruso to get the OCR to print a Retraction – Not a retrophrase!
par·a·phrase ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-frz)
n.1. A restatement of a text or passage in another form or other words, often to clarify meaning.
The restatement of texts in other words as a studying or teaching device.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Request to OCR for Retraction - Ed Caruso
My journey started on July 14, 2006 and today is August 2, 2006 and it's still not resolved. This is after 12 emails and many, many phone calls. I called Ron Gonzales of the OCR this afternoon and he said that either him or D. Foley will call me today or tomorrow. I also requested an email as well. Here is the history.Email # 1 from Ed Caruso to Mark Eades dated July 15th
Sir,My name is Ed Caruso and you mentioned my name in the subject article. The least you could have done was to quote me accurately.
I started off by telling the members that I was a former employee of UPS and that I asked for a meeting with the Coto BOD. What I got was a private meeting with the President of the Board, Mr. Varo.We talked about several items in the meeting that lasted for well over 1 hour and one of the points that MR. Varo told me was when the Welcome Center is completed and he moves the Call Center people, the Transponder people and the UPS staff into that building, that he was going to make a work area for the Sheriff’s department and then he was going to fire the CHP again. I said "Mr. Varo, is that what you told me? His reply was, "No that is not true". I then replied "Mr. Varo that is a Lie".I am requesting that you write a retraction and print the correct conversation that we had which is the above statement.
Waiting for your reply.
Ed Caruso
Email # 2 from Ed Caruso to Coto Buzz Group dated July 19th
I sent Mark Eades an e-mail about the article where he mentions my
name and requested that he write a retraction. I left two telephone
calls for him and left him two messages. I have received no replies
up to this moment.
Monday around midday I called the main office for the OC Register
asking for Mark Eades Manager. The secretary gave me Melissa Jones
name and she told me that she would have Ms. Jones call me on
Tuesday. I gave the secretary my cell phone number and said that I
would be working until 10 PM on Tuesday evening so have her call me
cell phone.
Around 4 PM or so Ms. Jones called my cell phone and stated that she
had called my home phone and left two messages for me. I stated to
Ms. Jones I specifically asked the OCR secretary to have you call my
cell phone because I'm still at work and will be here until 10 PM
tonight.
I then told her that Mr. Eades miss quoted me and that I want a
retraction printed to include the correct statement that I asked Mr.
Varo to confirm at the meeting. Ms. Jones said that Mr. Eades had
included my exact statement in his article and that "I, as the City
Editor changed it and paraphrased it because we have no knowledge
that Mr. Varo made that comment to you." I quickly replied, so you
are taking the position of believing Mr. Varo as telling the truth
and that I am a liar? So in your mind Mr. Varo is a hero and I am a
rat? She replied, "no, that's not what I'm saying". I said it sure
sounds that way to me. You are putting "Your" spin on it and telling
the BOD's side of the issue. What ever happened to fair and
impartial reporting? I guess the OCR does not believe in that.
I then stated to Ms. Jones that I was very busing and requested her
to do me a big favor, and she replied, "If I can". I requested Ms.
Jones to e-mail exactly what her position is so that I could try and
better understand her reasoning. She stated That she WOULD do that
and I said When I get home this evening around 10:15PM I will the
first thing I will do when I get home is to check my e-mail. You
will never guess what happened when I checked my email. HER EMAIL
WAS NOT IN MY IN BOX.. Surprise, surprise, surprise.
Now it's today, Wednesday July 19th at 2:30pm and I called Ms. Jones
phone and left her a message and telling her how disappointed I was
that I still have not received her email that she said she would
send me.
I then called the OCR main number and asked for the name of the
person that Melissa Jones reports to and the same secretary that
answered the phone on Monday answered the phone today. I told her
who I was and she recognized my name immediately and started making
excuses for how busy Ms. Jones was. I replied, everybody is busy in
today's world but being busy is no reason for not doing what she
said she would do and that was to send me an e-mail.
The secretary said that she just spoke with Ms. Jones and if you
call her right now she will talk to you. I said transfer me to her
number and she said "You have to call her direct".
I called her direct and, Your right, I got her answering machine.
What a tangled web we weave when we try to deceive.
Email # 3 to Chris Anderson, OCR Publisher dated July 20thMr. Anderson, the following email I sent to your reporter Mark Eades on July 16, 2006: (See above)This email I posted on a local web site that involves my dealings with your city Editor: (See above)
Melissa Jones, and a conversation I had with her and what she promised to do for me:
I sent Mark Eades an e-mail about the article where he mentions my name
and requested that he write a retraction. I left two telephone calls for
him and left him two messages. I have received no replies up to this
moment.
Monday around midday I called the main office for the OC Register
asking for Mark Eades Manager. The secretary gave me Melissa Jones name
and she told me that she would Have Ms. Jones call me on Tuesday. I gave
the secretary my cell phone number and said that I would be working
until 10 PM on Tuesday evening so have her call me cell phone.
Around 4 PM or so Ms. Jones called my cell phone and stated that she had
called my home phone and left two messages for me. I stated to Ms. Jones
I specifically asked the OCR secretary to have you call my cell phone
because I'm still at work and will be here until 10 PM tonight.
I then told her that Mr. Eades miss quoted me and that I want a
retraction printed to include the correct statement that I asked Mr.
Varo to confirm at the meeting. Ms. Jones said that Mr. Eades had
included my exact statement in his article and that "I, as the City
Editor changed it and paraphrased it because we have no knowledge that
Mr. Varo made that comment to you." I quickly replied, so you are taking
the position of believing Mr. Varo as telling the truth and that I am a
liar?. So in your mind Mr. Varo is a hero and I am a rat? She replied,
"no, that's not what I'm saying". I said it sure sounds that way to
me. You are putting "Your" spin on it and telling the BOD's side of the
issue. What ever happened to fair and impartial reporting? I guess the
OCR does not believe in that.
I then stated to Ms. Jones that I was very busing and requested her to
do me a big favor, and she replied "If I can". I requested Ms.
Jones to e-mail exactly what her position is so that I could try and
better understand her reasoning.. She stated That she WOULD do that and
I said When I get home this evening around 10:15PM I will the first
thing I will do when I get home is to check my e-mail. You will never
guess what happened when I checked my email. HER EMAIL WAS NOT IN MY IN BOX.. Surprise, surprise, surprise.
Now it's today, Wednesday July 19th at 2:30pm and I called Ms. Jones phone
and left her a message and telling her how disappointed I was that I
still have not received her email that she said she would send me.
I then called the OCR main number and asked for the name of the person
that Melissa Jones reports to and the same secretary that answered the
phone on Monday answered the phone today. I told her who I was and she
recognized my name immediately and started making excuses for how busy
Ms. Jones was. I replied, everybody is busy in today's world but being
busy is no reason for not doing what she said she would do and that was
to send me an e-mail.
The secretary said that she just spoke with Ms. Jones and if you call
her right now she will talk to you. I said transfer me to her number and
she said "You have to call her direct".
I called her direct and, Your right, I got her answering machine.
What a tangled web we weave when we try to deceive.
Ed Caruso
Mr. Anderson, as you can tell I am very upset with a couple of people on your staff.
I am asking you to step in and order Melissa Jones to print a retraction for openers
and then send me an email explaining why she believed Mr. Varo was telling the Truth
and that I was telling a lie.
If you, your paper and your staff believe in "Fair and un biased reporting" then here is youropportunity to prove it.
I hope I see the retraction and a return email from you.
Ed Caruso
Email # 4 copied from the OCR dated July 21stIf you have a correction or want to make a comment about the OCR
here is what you do. Here is the article that is in every edition of
the OCR.
CORRECTIONS
We will correct factual errors promptly.
Call 714 796-7951
e-mail: corrections@ocregister.com
Legal demands for corrections must be in writing and sent to the publisher at
Box 11626, Santa Ana, Ca. 92711-1626
To comment on our
Coverage:
Call Dennis Foley at 714 796-6011
e-mail: dfoley@ocregister.com
Email # 5 from E Caruso to D. Foley dated July 22nd
Mr. Foley,
Thanks for taking the time to listen to my complaint. I look forward to your reply. I would prefer your reply in an email.Thanks
Ed Caruso
Email # 6 from Melissa Jones ,City Editor OCR to Ed Caruso dated July 24thMr. Caruso,
I'm writing in response to our recent phone conversation and your
request for a retraction. Our reporter, Mark Eades made note of the
conversation you have referred to in your e-mail and made me aware of it
when writing his story. As the city editor, I chose to ask Mark to
paraphrase the information for the sake of making it clearer for readers
who had no access to your private meeting with Mr. Varo. In paraphrasing
the information I was careful to make sure that the controversial issue of
whether the CHP would remain in Coto was brought out, and that Mr. Varo's
response became part of the public record. I was not comfortable in
printing a direct quote about a private conversation that could not be
verified (regarding either party). I believe the paraphrase correctly
informs the readers that a feeling of uncertainty regarding the CHP's
future in Coto exists in some parts of the community.
Thank you for making your concerns known to us. We strive to accurately
represent the questions and concerns of our readers.
Sincerely,
Melissa Jones,
City Editor
Canyon Life and RSM News
(949) 454-7373
Email # 8 from Ed Caruso to Melissa Jones , OCR dated July 24thMs. Jones
I was very disappointed in your refusal to publish a retraction. First, your
use of the term paraphrase is incorrect. Secondly, your "paraphrase" allowed
the goat to look like a hero and vice versa. You make me look like the goat
in essentially a defamatory remark. I resent that.
What you should have done was to either not report the incident at all, or
simply report it and state that "Ed Caruso" alleged that what Mr. Varo said
was not true based on a private conversation. Now THAT would have been a
paraphrase.
If you provide me your business address I will purchase a dictionary and
send it to you.
If you believe that your reporting of this article is fair and unbiased you
really need to take me up on my offer for the dictionary because you need
one badly.
I am requesting one more time for you to retract the story and print the
TRUTH.
Ed Caruso
Email # 9 from Ed Caruso to Melissa Jones dated July 27th
Are you going to answer my last email to you? I hope to hear back from you
by Friday July 28th by 5:00PM.
Looking forward to your reply.
Ed Caruso
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Caruso"
To:
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: request for retraction
Email # 10 from Ed Caruso to D. Foley OCR Dated July 28th
You said you would get back to me. When is that going to be?
Ed Caruso
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Caruso"
To: "D Foley"
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 2:30 PM
Subject: Fw: request for retraction
Email # 11 from D. Foley to Ed Caruso dated July 28th
Thanks for your patience, Ed. Should be soon.
Cordially,
Dennis
Dennis Foley
Reader Innovation Editor
Internships, Recruiting & Training Coordinator
Phone 714.796.6011
Fax: 714.796.7820
625 N. Grand Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92701Email # 12 from Ron Gonzales OCR to Ed Caruso dated July 28th
Mr. Caruso: Your request for a correction is undergoing review. I'll let
you know when we've made a decision. Thanks for communicating your concerns
to the newspaper.
Ron Gonzales
Orange County Register
(949) 454-7334
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We do not make jokes, we simply watch the Coto de Caza Board of directors, the LA Trash and the Orange Crud Repository and report the facts
August 4, 2006
In the August 4 issue of the OCR’s CanyonLife, hidden under a picture of the Pet of the Week, appears an inconspicuous paragraph titled Clarification that reads”
“Coto resident Ed Caruso and Board President Bob Varo of the CZ Master Association disagreed on whether Varo, in a private meeting, told Caruso that he planned to fire the California Highway Patrol from traffic duty within the community. A story in the July 14 edition of Canyon Life/Rancho Santa Margarita News about a Public Safety Committee session may have been unclear in describing the exchange between the two men”
So after the OCR City Editor “paraphrased” the story to make Varo the hero, now we get a “retrophase clarification”! –And only after days of relentless attempts by Caruso to get the OCR to print a Retraction – Not a retrophrase!
par·a·phrase ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-frz)
n.1. A restatement of a text or passage in another form or other words, often to clarify meaning.
The restatement of texts in other words as a studying or teaching device.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Request to OCR for Retraction - Ed Caruso
My journey started on July 14, 2006 and today is August 2, 2006 and it's still not resolved. This is after 12 emails and many, many phone calls. I called Ron Gonzales of the OCR this afternoon and he said that either him or D. Foley will call me today or tomorrow. I also requested an email as well. Here is the history.Email # 1 from Ed Caruso to Mark Eades dated July 15th
Sir,My name is Ed Caruso and you mentioned my name in the subject article. The least you could have done was to quote me accurately.
I started off by telling the members that I was a former employee of UPS and that I asked for a meeting with the Coto BOD. What I got was a private meeting with the President of the Board, Mr. Varo.We talked about several items in the meeting that lasted for well over 1 hour and one of the points that MR. Varo told me was when the Welcome Center is completed and he moves the Call Center people, the Transponder people and the UPS staff into that building, that he was going to make a work area for the Sheriff’s department and then he was going to fire the CHP again. I said "Mr. Varo, is that what you told me? His reply was, "No that is not true". I then replied "Mr. Varo that is a Lie".I am requesting that you write a retraction and print the correct conversation that we had which is the above statement.
Waiting for your reply.
Ed Caruso
Email # 2 from Ed Caruso to Coto Buzz Group dated July 19th
I sent Mark Eades an e-mail about the article where he mentions my
name and requested that he write a retraction. I left two telephone
calls for him and left him two messages. I have received no replies
up to this moment.
Monday around midday I called the main office for the OC Register
asking for Mark Eades Manager. The secretary gave me Melissa Jones
name and she told me that she would have Ms. Jones call me on
Tuesday. I gave the secretary my cell phone number and said that I
would be working until 10 PM on Tuesday evening so have her call me
cell phone.
Around 4 PM or so Ms. Jones called my cell phone and stated that she
had called my home phone and left two messages for me. I stated to
Ms. Jones I specifically asked the OCR secretary to have you call my
cell phone because I'm still at work and will be here until 10 PM
tonight.
I then told her that Mr. Eades miss quoted me and that I want a
retraction printed to include the correct statement that I asked Mr.
Varo to confirm at the meeting. Ms. Jones said that Mr. Eades had
included my exact statement in his article and that "I, as the City
Editor changed it and paraphrased it because we have no knowledge
that Mr. Varo made that comment to you." I quickly replied, so you
are taking the position of believing Mr. Varo as telling the truth
and that I am a liar? So in your mind Mr. Varo is a hero and I am a
rat? She replied, "no, that's not what I'm saying". I said it sure
sounds that way to me. You are putting "Your" spin on it and telling
the BOD's side of the issue. What ever happened to fair and
impartial reporting? I guess the OCR does not believe in that.
I then stated to Ms. Jones that I was very busing and requested her
to do me a big favor, and she replied, "If I can". I requested Ms.
Jones to e-mail exactly what her position is so that I could try and
better understand her reasoning. She stated That she WOULD do that
and I said When I get home this evening around 10:15PM I will the
first thing I will do when I get home is to check my e-mail. You
will never guess what happened when I checked my email. HER EMAIL
WAS NOT IN MY IN BOX.. Surprise, surprise, surprise.
Now it's today, Wednesday July 19th at 2:30pm and I called Ms. Jones
phone and left her a message and telling her how disappointed I was
that I still have not received her email that she said she would
send me.
I then called the OCR main number and asked for the name of the
person that Melissa Jones reports to and the same secretary that
answered the phone on Monday answered the phone today. I told her
who I was and she recognized my name immediately and started making
excuses for how busy Ms. Jones was. I replied, everybody is busy in
today's world but being busy is no reason for not doing what she
said she would do and that was to send me an e-mail.
The secretary said that she just spoke with Ms. Jones and if you
call her right now she will talk to you. I said transfer me to her
number and she said "You have to call her direct".
I called her direct and, Your right, I got her answering machine.
What a tangled web we weave when we try to deceive.
Email # 3 to Chris Anderson, OCR Publisher dated July 20thMr. Anderson, the following email I sent to your reporter Mark Eades on July 16, 2006: (See above)This email I posted on a local web site that involves my dealings with your city Editor: (See above)
Melissa Jones, and a conversation I had with her and what she promised to do for me:
I sent Mark Eades an e-mail about the article where he mentions my name
and requested that he write a retraction. I left two telephone calls for
him and left him two messages. I have received no replies up to this
moment.
Monday around midday I called the main office for the OC Register
asking for Mark Eades Manager. The secretary gave me Melissa Jones name
and she told me that she would Have Ms. Jones call me on Tuesday. I gave
the secretary my cell phone number and said that I would be working
until 10 PM on Tuesday evening so have her call me cell phone.
Around 4 PM or so Ms. Jones called my cell phone and stated that she had
called my home phone and left two messages for me. I stated to Ms. Jones
I specifically asked the OCR secretary to have you call my cell phone
because I'm still at work and will be here until 10 PM tonight.
I then told her that Mr. Eades miss quoted me and that I want a
retraction printed to include the correct statement that I asked Mr.
Varo to confirm at the meeting. Ms. Jones said that Mr. Eades had
included my exact statement in his article and that "I, as the City
Editor changed it and paraphrased it because we have no knowledge that
Mr. Varo made that comment to you." I quickly replied, so you are taking
the position of believing Mr. Varo as telling the truth and that I am a
liar?. So in your mind Mr. Varo is a hero and I am a rat? She replied,
"no, that's not what I'm saying". I said it sure sounds that way to
me. You are putting "Your" spin on it and telling the BOD's side of the
issue. What ever happened to fair and impartial reporting? I guess the
OCR does not believe in that.
I then stated to Ms. Jones that I was very busing and requested her to
do me a big favor, and she replied "If I can". I requested Ms.
Jones to e-mail exactly what her position is so that I could try and
better understand her reasoning.. She stated That she WOULD do that and
I said When I get home this evening around 10:15PM I will the first
thing I will do when I get home is to check my e-mail. You will never
guess what happened when I checked my email. HER EMAIL WAS NOT IN MY IN BOX.. Surprise, surprise, surprise.
Now it's today, Wednesday July 19th at 2:30pm and I called Ms. Jones phone
and left her a message and telling her how disappointed I was that I
still have not received her email that she said she would send me.
I then called the OCR main number and asked for the name of the person
that Melissa Jones reports to and the same secretary that answered the
phone on Monday answered the phone today. I told her who I was and she
recognized my name immediately and started making excuses for how busy
Ms. Jones was. I replied, everybody is busy in today's world but being
busy is no reason for not doing what she said she would do and that was
to send me an e-mail.
The secretary said that she just spoke with Ms. Jones and if you call
her right now she will talk to you. I said transfer me to her number and
she said "You have to call her direct".
I called her direct and, Your right, I got her answering machine.
What a tangled web we weave when we try to deceive.
Ed Caruso
Mr. Anderson, as you can tell I am very upset with a couple of people on your staff.
I am asking you to step in and order Melissa Jones to print a retraction for openers
and then send me an email explaining why she believed Mr. Varo was telling the Truth
and that I was telling a lie.
If you, your paper and your staff believe in "Fair and un biased reporting" then here is youropportunity to prove it.
I hope I see the retraction and a return email from you.
Ed Caruso
Email # 4 copied from the OCR dated July 21stIf you have a correction or want to make a comment about the OCR
here is what you do. Here is the article that is in every edition of
the OCR.
CORRECTIONS
We will correct factual errors promptly.
Call 714 796-7951
e-mail: corrections@ocregister.com
Legal demands for corrections must be in writing and sent to the publisher at
Box 11626, Santa Ana, Ca. 92711-1626
To comment on our
Coverage:
Call Dennis Foley at 714 796-6011
e-mail: dfoley@ocregister.com
Email # 5 from E Caruso to D. Foley dated July 22nd
Mr. Foley,
Thanks for taking the time to listen to my complaint. I look forward to your reply. I would prefer your reply in an email.Thanks
Ed Caruso
Email # 6 from Melissa Jones ,City Editor OCR to Ed Caruso dated July 24thMr. Caruso,
I'm writing in response to our recent phone conversation and your
request for a retraction. Our reporter, Mark Eades made note of the
conversation you have referred to in your e-mail and made me aware of it
when writing his story. As the city editor, I chose to ask Mark to
paraphrase the information for the sake of making it clearer for readers
who had no access to your private meeting with Mr. Varo. In paraphrasing
the information I was careful to make sure that the controversial issue of
whether the CHP would remain in Coto was brought out, and that Mr. Varo's
response became part of the public record. I was not comfortable in
printing a direct quote about a private conversation that could not be
verified (regarding either party). I believe the paraphrase correctly
informs the readers that a feeling of uncertainty regarding the CHP's
future in Coto exists in some parts of the community.
Thank you for making your concerns known to us. We strive to accurately
represent the questions and concerns of our readers.
Sincerely,
Melissa Jones,
City Editor
Canyon Life and RSM News
(949) 454-7373
Email # 8 from Ed Caruso to Melissa Jones , OCR dated July 24thMs. Jones
I was very disappointed in your refusal to publish a retraction. First, your
use of the term paraphrase is incorrect. Secondly, your "paraphrase" allowed
the goat to look like a hero and vice versa. You make me look like the goat
in essentially a defamatory remark. I resent that.
What you should have done was to either not report the incident at all, or
simply report it and state that "Ed Caruso" alleged that what Mr. Varo said
was not true based on a private conversation. Now THAT would have been a
paraphrase.
If you provide me your business address I will purchase a dictionary and
send it to you.
If you believe that your reporting of this article is fair and unbiased you
really need to take me up on my offer for the dictionary because you need
one badly.
I am requesting one more time for you to retract the story and print the
TRUTH.
Ed Caruso
Email # 9 from Ed Caruso to Melissa Jones dated July 27th
Are you going to answer my last email to you? I hope to hear back from you
by Friday July 28th by 5:00PM.
Looking forward to your reply.
Ed Caruso
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Caruso"
To:
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: request for retraction
Email # 10 from Ed Caruso to D. Foley OCR Dated July 28th
You said you would get back to me. When is that going to be?
Ed Caruso
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Caruso"
To: "D Foley"
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 2:30 PM
Subject: Fw: request for retraction
Email # 11 from D. Foley to Ed Caruso dated July 28th
Thanks for your patience, Ed. Should be soon.
Cordially,
Dennis
Dennis Foley
Reader Innovation Editor
Internships, Recruiting & Training Coordinator
Phone 714.796.6011
Fax: 714.796.7820
625 N. Grand Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92701Email # 12 from Ron Gonzales OCR to Ed Caruso dated July 28th
Mr. Caruso: Your request for a correction is undergoing review. I'll let
you know when we've made a decision. Thanks for communicating your concerns
to the newspaper.
Ron Gonzales
Orange County Register
(949) 454-7334
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