Wine goes with cheese like an Abusive HOA board goes with legal council

 "I am beginning to think that Jim Harkins should be fired for even agreeing to write these unprecedented letters.  He should have a higher standard that money can't buy."  Joseph Morabito, political activist, entrepreneur and former direct CZ Master Association 

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - " Wine goes with cheese. Meat sandwiches go with a pickle. Green tea goes with Asian food. Sushi goes with pickled ginger. Oil goes with vinegar. Soda goes with chips. Many of the world's most beloved food combinations pair an astringent food, which causes the mouth to pucker up, with a fatty food, which makes the mouth feel slippery,"  according to Natalie Wolchover, staff writer for LiveScience.com.  Now according to  Paul Breslin, an experimental psychologist at Rutgers University and Monell Chemical Senses Center who studies taste perception,  the reason why the pairings go well together  is found in gastronomy.

What about the pairing of abusive HOA directors and legal counsel:  the answer is found in self-preservation.  As White House press secretary Jay Carney might say, it is self-evident that abusive directors dislike criticism and are not afraid to use every means possible to silence dissent.  After all, it is a no-lose situation for these directors. 

The board can simply use legal resources to send threatening letters and the residents must either bow to the board or face a protracted legal battle, not unlike the one Seal Beach, CA’s  David Lyon faced when battling the Golden Rain Foundation over a simple request for records, or even the one in the City of Clayton being fought by Ann Stanaway over alleged voter fraud?

Lawyer letter sent to Mr. Kirkendale with love from CZ Master association

Just like the combination of wine and cheese, if a resident dares  criticize an association’s service provider, you can bet that the association will unleash faster than a New York minutes its WMD– weapons of mass disinformation, such as the ones in Antigua, or send its legal council after HOA Heroes such as Mike Curtis, or even old misogynist such as Bill Kirkendale, father to five girls and five granddaughters, as CZ Master association director Xochitl Yocham might.  Ms. Yocham previously referred to then 75-year old Ed Caruso as a neglected child, when Mr. Caruso dared

criticize the association’s handling of its private security company.  Not only that, but the association sent James Harkins, it’s legal council to have Mr. Caruso sing a Shut Up agreement as a pre-condition for Mr. Caruso to be allowed into open association meetings – even Mr. Harkins showed some empathy when he told Mr. Caruso “I   hate to do this but…”

As a result of the board’s indiscriminate use of Mr. Harkins’ services, we circulated the letter below, prompting a chilling response from a resident who wanted to know the legal ramification of signing such letter.

Now, it looks like the CZ board is at it again:  not only did it dispatch Mr. Harkins, but it also dispatched an Orange County police officer to see what kind of a threat disabled 75-year old Mr. Kirkendale represents to its service providers.

 From: Buzz @CotoBuzz
Subject: [COTO] Letter to legal counsel To: CotoBuzz@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, October 29, 2005, 8:56 AM

A group is working on a petition to be sent to the CZ master association’s legal counsel, to advice the board it is  knowingly  in violation of various statues, and that for the good of the association, the board must put a stop to it immediately. If you would like to see and sign your name to this petition, please send email to JMorabito@paragongri.com or to cotobuzz@yahoo.com Such petition may also be presented at next board’s meeting 

From: Morabito, Joe
Subject: CZ Letters - Chilling Effect To: "Patti "
"Buzz @CotoBuzz"
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2005, 8:28 AM

Patti: The fact that you would even have to ask that question demonstrates the intended chilling effect the unprecedented, threatening letters from Harkins and The Sunshine boys is designed to have on our Members.  Do we live in the Soviet Union?  The last time I taught American History and Government though it was many years ago, I don't recall any mention in the US Constitution stopping at Coto's gates.  Freedom of Speech and particularly as it relates to elected public officials is absolutely critical to the workings of a democracy.   And, while it is true that we don't yet have democracy in Coto and that our Board elections and especially the last one manipulated by the Sunshine Boys are corrupt, the California State Legislature continues to pass laws signed by the Governor to protect HOA Members from the very abuses we see happening in CZ under the management of the Sunshine Boys and their minions.  We must act to protect our rights and beat back any who would attempt to curtail them.   Joe Morabito P.S.  I am beginning to think that Jim Harkins should be fired for even agreeing to write these unprecedented letters.  He should have a higher standard that money can't buy.  

From: Buzz @CotoBuzz
Subject: [COTO] Letter tp attorney
To: CotoBuzz@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, October 29, 2005, 11:51 AM

Hi Bill: I know you do no longer like Coto :-), but: Jerry Mezger has agreed, in writing, that he is knowingly in breach of his fiduciary duty by threatening to silence residents who are willing to exercise their free speech right. A group is working on a petition to be sent to CZ master association’s legal counsel, to advice the board they are knowingly  in violation of various statues, and that for the good of the association, thee board must put a stop to it immediately. If you would like to see and sign your name to this petition, please send email to JMorabito@paragongri.com or to cotobuzz@yahoo.com Such petition may also be presented at next board’s meeting 

I must say that I like sushi with wasabi, but have a strong distaste for an abusive HOA board of directors and its legal council.

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