Prince Harry Coming to Coto de Caza – Sort of

DEMs, RINOs and GAGAs, Oh My!

Posted By CotoBlogzz 07-24-2010

Prince Harry is scheduled to be in Coto de Caza September 10, 2010.  Well sort of.  See, Tea Party Favorite and candidate for Nevada Republican US Senate Candidate Sharron is scheduled to be in  Coto De Caza, California.   Implications follow:

Arguably mainstream media, “Astrotruf® political actors” as America’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio might say, will attend the event,  hanging on to any opportunity to trip Ms. Angle – not unlike The Washington  Post’s Amy Garner’s spin in the piece titled Tea party favorite Sharron Angle emerges from the cocoon, and perhaps hoping any potential Angle gaffe can go viral.  After all, the white House, mainstream media  and the Dems in general, have declared Economic Victory  in their Summer of Recovery – not unlike VP Biden’s Imaginary Jobs, for instance.

If you happen to think that the size of the current National Debt more than makes up for the Summer of Recovery, that the Health Care Reform is not just socialized medicine and that the recently enacted Financial Reform Legislation is not merely an artifact of Fish-BHO-Nomics and more aptly named Parasitic Bureaucracy Feed Reform Legislation,   then perhaps you do not want to see and or hear Sharron Angle while she is in Coto de Caza.

On the other hand, if you think the country is going in the wrong direction and want to but the Dems, RINOs and GAGAs (going along to get along politicians), you may just want to take the opportunity to listen to Sharron Angle while she visits Coto de Caza – see invitation below.

So, while Prince Harry will not be physically in Coto de Caza, you can bet his hears will be ringing and his surrogates will be close by!

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LET’S DUMP HARRY REID!!!!

 Please join us for a Reception & Dinner in Honor of

SHARRON ANGLE

Republican Candidate & Nominee for U.S. SENATE (NV)

Friday, September 10, 2010

VIP RECEPTION 6:00-7:00PM

DINNER 7:00PM-9:00PM

at the home of

Ann & Craig Rommel - 8 Fresian - Coto De Caza

$400 per person

VIP RECEPTION & PHOTO $1,000 per couple

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KINDLY R.S.V.P. to Ann at: (949) 589-3871 or rommels@cox.net

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8 Fresian Coto De Caza CA 92679

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The Gated Community Security Fallacy - the Dough is For Show – Coto de Caza

Posted By CotoBlogzz 07-24-2010

Did you know that contrary to local governance’s assertions, gated communities are not safer than non-gated communities? – In fact, the gated community in many instances can be a crime-enabler,  for a number of reasons, including the ease with which a person can predict who comes and goes, for instance.

No wonder most gated communities’ “security budget” is usually published with a disclaimer such as:  "The community is not responsible for security....Security is the responsibility of the city/county law enforcement agencies……”  Take for instance the $1.7 million/year Coto de Caza “security budget”, used mostly for gate access “un-control,” glorified meter maids and personal courier services.  Un-control, because it is harder for a resident to enter through the gates than a visitor or a service provider, or anyone who want to enter the community for that matter.

If you want to confirm the assertions above drive a car with a disabled transponder or no transponder at all.  Use a blank index card and drive through the middle gate holding the blank index card.  It is almost a certainty that the “security guard” will simply open the gates and let you in.  If this is too daring for you, use the gate by the security personnel and the guard on duty know that you are visiting any of the community’s venues, such as the restaurant, the golf course, the stables and or the arena.  Again, you are almost guaranteed access, no questions asked.  However, if you are a resident and you just got a new car , the transponder is non-function and or you are simply renting a car.  You must give the guard in charge your address, your security code and perhaps your first-born.

The rest of the Coto de Caza’s “security budget” goes to the meter-maids:  Making sure no RVs are parked in one place for more than 24 hours, for example.  When not busy on meter-maid duty, the patrols may be used as personal couriers by local governance.

We are considering giving away some five personalized license plates with either the Coto de Caza ® and or the Dove Canyon® marks to the first five individuals who test the assertions above – if you are interested, send us an e-mail to cotoblogzz@gmail.com.  See details below.

Proposed CotoBuzz Gated-Community Contest

MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENT OF ONE OF CALIFORNIA,  18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR AGE AT DATE OF ENTRY INTO CONTEST. VOID IN OTHER STATEES PUERTO RICO, ALL U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. 

1. Acceptance of Rules. By entering the CotoBuzz Journal Gate Community Contest,  (the "Contest"), you hereby accept and agree to these official rules (the "Official Rules") of this Contest, and the decisions of the CotoBuzz Joural in connection with thisContest, whose decisions are final. 



2. Eligibility. This Contest is offered and open to persons who  (a) Send in their observations trying to enter the community to cotobuzz@yahoo.com no later than July 30. 2010  (b) legal residents of California  (c) at least 18 years of age or older or age of majority and d) do not brake any Santa Margarita or Orange County laws in the process of trying access to the community 



3. Contest Period. The Contest begins on July 24, 2010 at 12:00:00 PM PST and ends at 11:59:59 PM PST on August  15, 2010 (the "Contest Period"). 


4. Entering. To enter this Contest during the Contest Period, try to gain access to the community letting the guard(s) on duty know that you are visiting any of the venues listed:  stables, restaurant, golf club


5. Prize. One metal license plate frame with either Coto de Caza® or Dove Canyon® marks, your choice,  with an approximate retail value of $49.00 Forty Nine Dollars ($49.00).  Prize must be picked up in person at a designated venue in Coto de Caza and or Rancho Santa Margarita.


6. Prize Restrictions. Only first five qualified respondents - No assignment, transfer, conversion to cash or cash redemption or substitution of Prize is permitted, except Administrator reserves the right to substitute the Prize with a prize of comparable or greater value should the Prize becomes unavailable. Prize is solely for personal use. .
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LA City Hall and DWP – Poster Children For Parasitic Bureaucracies

Posted By CotoBlogzz 07-23-2010

What does it take to terminate an incompetent teacher, or a public sector employee for that matter? – an act of God.  Consider that of six DWP employees suspended with pay,  in April, 2010  after a KCBS Channel 2 / KCAL Channel 9 aired an undercover story showing  the  workers buying beer, drinking in a park, drinking while driving and entering a strip club, while on the job, said employees not only would have  two weeks to respond to the charges, but said employees would be represented by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers attorneys, the union that represents the employees.  If these attorneys are worth their weight in gold, such as the ones used by the California Teachers Association, chances are the employees will not be terminated, and id they are, they can retire with a golden parachute to boot.

After the KCBS expose, DWP General Manager Austin Beutner not only said that of the roughly 10.000 workers at the DWP, he thinks the bulk of them do their job, but also complained that KCBS was not sharing all the information to help him with his own investigation – implying that he has no clue as to what is going on in his own barn.

The KCBS report implied that the behavior at the DWP is cultural- contrary to Mr. Beutner’s assertions -  not unlike the behavior at the USPTO, the DMV, the SEC, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or even the OCSD.  If confirmed, this also implies that in order to change the behavior, union leadership have to agree to change and take an active role in the change process, in addition to having outstanding management and leadership from the elected officials responsible.  Based on a new KCBS  report, it seems like the cultural assertions have more merit than Mr. Beutner’s:  “making nearly $100,000 a year -- money coming from the pockets of DWP ratepayers -- chugging down a Bud Light on the job,” writes David Goldstein’s report published July 12, 2010

Then there is the sparring between the DWP and the Los Angeles City Council over a $600,000 consultant fee – remember the $800,000 annual salary being paid to a Bell City official with city council’s approval.  Ironically, Los Angeles Mayo Villaraigosa, claims to be frustrated with DWP high-level bureaucrats.  “Part of the problem, said the mayor, is that almost everyone working at the DWP—more than 90%--belongs to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 18,” according to the Mayor.  We disagree – More than 90% of the problem is because of the union.  Ironic, because the mayor defends his play-to-play approach to managing the city – that is, he accepts freebies in the name of requirements for properly managing the city, while the Los Angeles Ethics Commission is looking at adding stronger language – to appease the public.

So what happens now?  Apparently the Los Angeles City Council is following the lead from the Financial Reform Legislation:  Simply add more bureaucracy by adding a Rate Payer Advocate to do what Los Angeles City politicians are supposed to do, but have been incompetent to do!

There should be universal agreement among reasonable taxpayers that the LA City Hall and DWP are excellent examples of parasitic bureaucracies and why we continue to argue the need for fiscally responsible politicians to adopt a Bureau Realignment and Closure Initiative to close and or merge over 80% of existing bureaucracies.

Snookered Into Apology-Palooza - Sherrod Ain't No Saint

Posted By CotoBlogzz 07-22-2010

With much experience apologizing to world leaders and bowing to kings, the President’s apology to hastily fired Agriculture Department's Shirley Sherrod for racists remarks made pre-rebirth are anit-climatic.

Most news accounts paint Ms. Sherrod as a victim caught in the political cross-fires. No argument here, other than actions have consequences, whether we repent for previous sins or not.  Hold this thought.

The comedy of errors starts with the NAACP gratuitously vilifying Tea Party Members, and as stated above, actions have consequences – in this case, the NAACP fell on its own trap, and quickly dug itself a deeper hole, by blaming Fox New and other “conservatives,”  perhaps lending credence to the old adage that “if you have done nothing wrong, you should fear no evil”, or act in haste to correct the evil you claim you have not done, we might add.  Ditto for the White House:  The latter continues to underline the also old adage:  “Do as I say, not as I do.”

Let’s be clear, we are all individuals, we are unique, and consequently various forces of influence have an impact on our decision-making, such as gender, age, race, education, and so on.  That is to say that we can all expect to find a number of racists in the United States of America, regardless of political affiliation and or skin tone.  However, when the first line of defense for demagogues and self-describes victims, is the race card,  such as the Reverend Wright, Reverend Sharpton and even Senator Byrd, we all should try to connect the dots, and perhaps follow the money.

The point here is that while Ms. Sherrod is the victim in the Snookered case, she does not get a pass from us.  When she was asked to speak to Fox News, Ms. Sherrod in essence accused the network of being racist – that is, we are back to where we started from – from the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

In other words, although it appears that Ms. Sherrod has seen the light and no longer resembles the remarks –taken out of context, as the media accounts assert - her heart appears to dwell in a very dark place, still.

The Financial Reform Legislation Ruse

Dems, RINOS (Republicans in Name) and GAGAs (Go Along to Get Along) Oh My! - with Graham as chairman of the board of the meme (with Snowe, Collins and Brown).

Posted by Cotoblogzz 07-22-2010 12:45 AM

The just-enacted financial reform legislation is just another Fish-BHO-Nomics ruse.  The name implies that the legislation is aimed at making the US macro-economic system competitive in a global economy – it is not.  A more apt name is Parasitic Feed Reform legislation.  Simply designed not only to increase the size of the government, but when considering that the country is in dire need of a Bureaucracy Realignment and Closure Initiative where some 80% of  the bureaucracies should simply be closed and or merged, such as the Department of Education, the SEC, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, expanding sweeping regulations simply fertilizes the parasitic bureaucracy- in the ultimate irony,  the two most likely parasites to be closed:  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not even touched.

And seems like mainstream media is buying hook, line and sinker.  Consider a parasitic bureaucracy close to home:  Bell, California, arguably a mediocre city as far as California is concerned paying municipal manager Robert Rizzo $800.000/year and part-time city council members some $100.000/year, according to Marcia Fritz, head of the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility. But Wait, there is more. In today’s interview by CBS2’s Diane Thompson, Ms. Thompson asks”  “this is a capitalistic society, so if the city is willing to pay..”  The statement clearly shows mainstream’s media disconnect.  Bell’s mismanagement is not an artifact of a “capitalistic society” as Ms. Thomson posits, but an artifact of a parasitic bureaucracy.

Remember all the assertions about Health Care Reform Not being socialized medicine and not using tax-payer money to fund abortions?  This is also an artifact of those what want to perpetuate parasitic bureaucracies – use of demagoguery for self-preservation.

Arizona's Own Flotilla Thrilla

Posted By CotoBlogzz 07-20-2010

Hugo Chavez and Colombia’s president have joined a growing number of Latin American countries with dubious human rights records, have joined the US Attorney General in a lawsuit against the state’s attempt to secure its border – not unlike what Israel has been doing for years.

Attorney General Eric Holder, the same one who referred to the United States as a Coward Nation, is not only arguing that the Arizona law  unconstitutional because it is infringing in Department of Justice’s turf and also because other countries criticize the law.

View this as Arizona’s own Flotilla Thrilla – so much so that Arizona official have declared Israel as its Sister State – “because now Arizona understand what it means when Israel’s foes state they want to obliterate Israel from the face of the earth.”

Regardless of which account you believe about exactly what happened during the recent Israel’s raid on a flotilla trying to break Israel’s  blockade illegally,  you are entitled to the facts:

Fact 1:  Radical Islam, including Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Shi'ite creed says mortals can not only influence but also hasten the awaited return of the 12th Imam, known as the Mahdi. Iran's dominant "Twelver" sect holds that this will be Muhammad ibn Hasan, the righteous descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. He is said to have gone into "occlusion" in the 9th century, at age 5. His return will be preceded by cosmic chaos, war, bloodshed and pestilence. After this cataclysmic confrontation between the forces of good and evil, the Mahdi will lead the world to an era of universal peace - standing in the way is Israel.

Fact 2:  Attorney General Eric Holder cannot find a common denominator between the last three " man-made-disasters":  Ft. Hood Murderer Nidal Hassan, Christmas Day Underwear Bomber and Time Square Bomb Square.

Fact 3:  North Korea & Iran have been successfully testing the US's empty "You face serious consequences"  threats.

Fact 4:  Israel has stated unequivocally that anyone who poses an existential threat will face "serious consequences" - this is a case of whether Israel is destroyed again, or not.

Fact 5:  Attorney General Holder has called the United States a Coward nation, dismissed case of voter intimidation Black Panthers, has filed a lawsuit against Arizona because, not unlike Israel, is in an existential struggle.  Further, the Attorney General has failed to sue sanctuary states,

Now Connecting the Dots

Conjecture 1.  Iran is actively pursuing nuclear power - does this have anything to do with the 12th Imam and the destruction of Israel?

Conjecture 2:  US "Serious consequences" have been simply "words" - Has now Turkey decided to challenge a most Wimpy US - say, as in setting up a "flotilla confrontation"?

Conclusions

1.  The AG continues to be wrong and or incompetent in his inability to connect the Radical Islam Dots

2.  The US Administration continues to be wrong with its no so serious "serious consequences" foreign affairs strategy

3. You can argue the facts about the flotilla, but first connect the dots:  Iran, North Korea, Turkey:  What is the common denominator?  

4  You can argue the constitutionality of the Arizona law, but not the states rightful existential battle.  You should not question that the Attorney General is clearly incompetent and should step down.

Coto de Caza in the Idea Export Business

 Posted by CotoBlogzz 07-18-2010 08:00 PM

Did you know that the Franciscan manzanita, a San Francisco city native bush, thought for 60 years to be extinct was spotted late last year?  The bad news is that the bush was right o the path of a billion-dollar freeway.  The thoughts were to move the freeway and leave the plant alone.  In the end, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, in a move we often characterize as typical parasitic bureaucracy, decided to move the plant a cost to the taxpayer of $175.000.00. “We took this very seriously,” said San Francisco County Transportation Authority c José Luis Moscovich after the plant’s discovery.

What about Port Chester’s (NY)  recent One-Person Six-Votes initiative, otherwise referred to as cumulative voting?  You may be surprised to know that in 2007, Homeowners Association advocate, author and columnist Donie Vanitzian waged a battle against the California Law Revision Commission, another parasitic bureaucracy – she was trying to eliminate what she referred to as  “The Temple of Blame and Legalized Fraud Passing as "Election"”

- Whereas the objective of the new cumulative voting initiative in Port C hester, NY, is to give power to a minority group, cumulative voting has been used in Coto de Caza for decades, to make sure that a given minority stays in power, even when the move is against the spirit of the California statue.

As to the San Francisco manzanita bush, the cumulative-voting-relected minority-for-life,  in Coto de Caza is no stranger to moving trees:  In 2006, Coto’s local governance accepted an offer for a few mature trees and a couple of younguns for good measure.  The total cost after the move was over $45,000, which director  Jerry Mezger describes  as:  “It was a good deal”. Jerry Mezger, April 25, 2006.

But wait, there is more.  Even after the free tree debacle, the cumulative-voting-relected minority-for-life, in Coto de Caza strangely enough decided to chop down all types of trees, while planting  10 pounds of trees in a one pound bag, while other common areas are in desperate need of bare-bones landscape.  This is how a parasitic bureaucracy can manage a $2 million/year landscape budget, while providing subsidized services at the tune of $3+  million/year.

This all to say that if you think that the San Francisco $175,000 bush and the Port Chester cumulative voting initiative are innovative ideas, think again.  If it is parasitic, is has been brewing in Coto de Caza for years!

New US Flag to be unveiled by 9-11-2010

Posted By CotoBlogzz 07-18-2010

When President Kennedy set the nation’s eyes on the moon even though there were no obvious ways to get there, NASA found a way.

More recently, New NASA's Mission - Muslim Self-Esteem a 21^st Century bridge to the Muslim World and a way to build its self-esteem - while Islam, with all the greatness it represents, is always in danger of losing balance by letting violence have a place, reject the notion that women are humans and letting religion slide away into mere outward observance and ritualism – talk about Mission Impossible for NASA!

However, if any one can do it, NASA rocket scientists can and NASA has come through-again!

To meet the new mandate, NASA is scheduled to unveil a new design of the US Flag on September 11, 2010, but before proceeding, it may be  interesting to review the challenge NASA faces:

The national flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton, referred to specifically as the union, bearing fifty small, white stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars alternating with rows of five stars. The fifty stars on the flag represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the original thirteen colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy and became the first states in the Union.  The US Flag is also known as the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory and The Star-Spangled Banner.

Old Glory has long been a symbol of American Exceptionalism, the notion that the United States has a special place on the planet, and in history.  This notion dates back to Alexis de Tocqueville, in his famous book "Democracy in America." "The position of the Americans is ... quite exceptional," he wrote in 1831, "and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be placed in a similar one."  

While many people have embraced the notion of American Exceptionalism, many others at home and abroad, take exception and in many cases make it a point to burn the US flag on certain occasions, as a reminder that the US is just like any other country.  The noted author Joyce Carol Oates wrote, "American Exceptionalism makes our imperialism altruistic, our plundering of the world's resources a healthy exercise of capitalism and ‘free trade.'"  

President Obama responded with a Clintonian, “it all depends on what is, is” when asked about American exceptionalism, he said:  "I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism." The president himself when abroad, bows to kings and apologizes for American Exceptionalism, in essence agreeing that the United States is no different than any other country in the world and or history, for that matter.

NASA hopes that just like the Lunar Landing, which was 99.99% off course, the administration will be able to unveil the new US flag by September 11, 2010, at the same time that a Mosque is scheduled to symbolically open right at ground zero in New York City.

The New Flag gets rid of the union – a message to the rest of the American states, such as Arizona, that the country is ruled not by single states, but by a central planning committee.  The red and blue colors also go away and only the white remains – the message is intended to be a symbol of apology to the rest of the world for the far-right idea of American Exceptionalism, and a new symbol of world peace, as in “don’t shoot, we are not armed, we apologize, we give up”.

The center of the new US flag is said to contain a crescent moon in the middle enclosed in a circled formed with letters in Arabic saying something like “if you know math, thank a Muslim”

While not all the details surrounding the design of the new US Flag can be confirmed, we now have the reassurance than NASA can indeed tackle Mission Impossible, with success – as if we needed to be reminded!

Fullerton Teen Driver Convicted of DUI-Related Killing

Posted by CotoBlogzz 07-09-2010  08:00 PM

SANTA ANA, CA  - Jared Nobel Berggren, a teen driver under the influence of alcohol was convicted today of killing two friends after losing control of his car and crashing into a tree, ejecting the victims onto the street, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.

Berggren, 20, Fullerton, pleaded guilty to the court to two felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated with a sentencing enhancement for causing great bodily injury. He faces a maximum sentence of 13 years in state prison at his sentencing on Aug. 20, 2010

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on May 11, 2009, Berggren was driving at a high rate of speed in a residential area in Fullerton while under the influence of alcohol. Victim Jacquelyn Ardalan, 19, was riding in the front passenger seat and victim Miles Andrew Christensen, 19, was riding in the rear right seat of Berggren's truck.  Berggren lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a large eucalyptus tree. Ardalan and Christensen were ejected from the truck and landed nearby on the ground. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, while Berggren was transported to the hospital and treated for a non-life-threatening skull fracture. At the time of the crash he had a blood alcohol level of .10 percent. 


Deputy District Attorney Susan Price of the Homicide Unit is prosecuting this case

Jerry Brown's Grim Reminder

 Posted By CotoBlogzz 07-08-2010 11:00 AM

Los Angeles, California -   Predictably in this disruptive political environment, Attorney General is holding a press conference right now to take credit for the apprehension of the "Grim Sleeper" Serial Murderer

At a news conference today at 11:00 a.m., Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. is to discuss how “his office's ground-breaking familial DNA search program led to the identification and arrest of the man accused of being the "Grim Sleeper" serial murderer.”

Lonnie David Franklin, Jr., 57, was arrested yesterday by Los Angeles police, and faces 10 counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

California's familial DNA search program, “invented” (remember Al Gore "invented" the Internet)  by Brown, involves using the DNA of family members to find suspects through the state's DNA Data Bank. Last year, the DNA of one of Franklin's family members, who had been convicted of a felony weapons charge, was entered into the DNA Data Bank. Last month, a familial search was conducted, and investigators established a familial connection between the family member and DNA collected at the murder scenes. That connection was used to identify and arrest Franklin after his DNA was obtained.

Now, if you have followed the much-touted ground-breaking Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Forensics certification, you may recall that we pointed out a number of major flaws with the certification process, as well as with forensic science's state of the art.  A few months later a US Congress mandated report by the National Academy of Sciences supported our concerns.

In a nut shell, while AG Brown’s ground breaking familial DNA search program can lead to the closure of cold cases, it can also easily lead to invasion of privacy:  If you have friends and or relatives who get in trouble with the law, you might as well kiss your privacy good bye for example.  Now, if you have OJ-type of financial resources, you may just get away with murder, but if you do not have access to forensic scientists who can represent your case, you can easily be wrongly locked up for life:  In other words, Gerry Brown, as a politician-for-life represents everything that is good with California and everything that is bad.

So much for the n-controversy

The $1,000 HOA Fence for a $1.00 Horse

Posted by CotoBlogzz 07-02-2010

We like to use the $1,000 fence for a $1.00 horse analogy to illustrate how a good number of executives fail to focus on the real issue and instead prefer to go into a rat’s nest of minutia, particularly when it comes to privacy and security.

Now consider the following scenario with this question in mind:  Is this story real or is it a figment of a disgruntled homeowner’s imagination:

The Morrison Homeowners Association (MHA) Scenario

A MHA homeowner had requested a copy of an invoice of an expense she had noticed in the accounting records of the HOA supplied by the Board of Directors. The request was made directly to CPM, the property management company that is in charge of keeping the accounting records for  Morrison Ranch Estates.

The reply she received from Sandi Hechler at Community Property Management was as follows:

“We have located the Digital Cafe invoice you requested and will mail you a copy, provided that we receive a payment in advance of $0.67 for the copy, envelope and postage. Should you prefer to pick it up at our office, the cost is $0.13″

The Homeowner Replied:

“Please bill me the $ .13 as per Civil Code §1365.2, (c) (4) and either email or fax the invoice to me.” (Civil Code §1365.2, (c) (4) states:“the association may bill the requesting

 member for the direct and actual cost of copying and mailing requested documents. The association shall inform the member of the amount of the copying and mailing costs, and the member shall agree to pay those costs, before copying and sending the requested documents.”)

Ms. Hechler replied:

The Board adopted a policy in January 2010 which applies to all MREHA Homeowners, that documents must be paid for in advance of mailing or at the time of pick up. The cost for mailing is $0.67 (1 copy, envelope, postage) or $0.13 if you would like to pick up the copy at our office. There is no charge if you would like to view the document at our office.

“Thank you for quoting Civil Code §1365.2, (c) (4), it does correctly state that “the association may bill the requesting

CONCLUSION

Two things should be clear by now:  1)  You cannot make this up – this is a real life example.    2)  Perfect illustration of the $1,000 fence for the $1.00 horse.  Instead of focusing on accumulating social capital by constructively engaging residents, albeit  a critic,   the  Morrison Ranch Estates association, for some unknown reason, continues to accumulate debits - paying a property manager at tens of Dollars/hour,  when it could have easily settled the matter expeditiously at a fraction of the cost.


We have contacted the Morrison Ranch Estates board  to comment on the facts as presented herein, as well as its rationale for basically dissing a resident, instead of being a good CID citizen - we shall update this story when and if we hear from the association.

Man Murders Wife Due to Unemployment, While She Sleeps- OCDA

 Posted by CotoBlogzz 07-01-2010 09:30 AM

 
SANTA ANA, CA- . Michael Eugene Upton has been charged with murdering his wife by shooting her in the head as she slept after becoming upset over the couple's financial problems, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) office.

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Upton, 57, Santa Ana, is charged with one felony count of murder with the special circumstance of murder by lying in wait and a sentencing enhancement for the personal discharge of a firearm causing death. If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Upton is being held without bail and is expected to be arraigned tomorrow

The defendant lived in a Santa Ana apartment with his 57-year-old wife, Melva Upton, and was upset about their financial troubles caused by the couple's lengthy unemployment. At approximately 6:40 a.m. on June 30, 2010, Michael Upton is accused of murdering his wife by shooting her one time in the head as she slept.  He is accused of taking several Vicodin pills before calling 911. 

Santa Ana police officers discovered Melva Upton's body in the apartment and transported Michael Upton to the hospital to be treated for the excessive Vicodin consumption. 

Senior Deputy District Attorney Mike Murray of the Homicide Unit is prosecuting this case. 

Bail Bondsman Charged with Attorney Spam-Cavallo-Type Referral Scheme

Posted by CotoBlogzz 07-01-2010 09:30 AM
SANTA ANA, CA -  - Bail bond agent Ronald Lee Brockway has been arrested and charged with soliciting attorney referrals and inmate business in an illegal bail bond referral scheme, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) office.  Brockway, 50, Seal Beach, is charged with two felony counts of violating bail license regulations and faces a maximum sentence of three years and eight months in state prison. He was arrested today by OCDA Investigators and is being held on $50,000 bail. A date and Department for arraignment are to be determined.  

California law prohibits bail bond employees from soliciting bail business from any inmate or incarcerated person. The law also prohibits bail bond employees from recommending any attorney to any bail bond client, even if no money changes hands.  Attorneys are similarly prohibited from paying non-lawyers for client referrals.  These regulatory laws do not allow bail agents to exercise any influence over the choice of counsel in order protect the consumer and the community from unscrupulous, secret dealings.  The law also protects inmates from undue influence during a vulnerable, difficult time in their lives. 

Brockway is accused of sending numerous e-mails to attorneys soliciting them to participate in an illegal bail bond scheme with his company, Respect Bail Bond. In his messages, Brockway is accused of suggesting that the attorneys refer bail bond business to him. He is also accused of offering to refer clients to the attorneys in order to "increase both of our earnings substantially." On at least one occasion, Brockway is accused of referring an attorney by name and phone number to a bail bond client. 

Brockway is also accused of unlawfully soliciting business from inmates by mass mailing flyers to the Orange County jail containing the name of and contact information for Respect Bail Bond. The flyers read, "Get out of jail today by calling now!"

Brockway is accused of knowing that his referral and solicitation schemes were illegal based on his prior experience with illegal client referrals. In October 2005, Brockway testified in a Grand Jury hearing that he had received cash payments from attorney Joseph Cavallo in exchange for referring arrestees to Cavallo's law practice for representation. Brockway was not prosecuted in that case because his testimony was needed in the prosecution of more culpable defendants. Cavallo was indicted based partly on Brockway's testimony. Cavallo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in attorney capping and an illegal attorney referral scheme on Oct. 12, 2007, and was sentenced to six months in jail on Dec. 14, 2007.

The OCDA Bureau of Investigation began investigating this case after a private attorney contacted the OCDA to report receiving the e-mail from Brockway regarding the illegal referral scheme.