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Carmen Cave Mello-Screws the people of Aliso Viejo

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Carmen Cave, Orange County, Property Taxes 10 Comments

Aliso Viejo Council Member Carmen Cave

Another day, another disaster caused by Aliso Viejo Mayor Carmen Cave and her City Council colleagues.

“Each year, owners of 458 other homes in the Glenwood development pay a special tax of $3,000 to $7,000 on top of their property taxes, based on the square footage of their home. That money pays for the Aliso Viejo Conference Center, Aquatic Center and Golf Drive, along with utility, street and sewer improvements,” according to the O.C. Register.

But wait – this mess is even bigger than you might think: Continue reading→

More Tsunoda and Cave hijinks at the Aliso Viejo Founder’s Day Fair?

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Carmen Cave, Orange County, Phil Tsunoda 3 Comments

Aliso Viejjo Founders Day Fair

The Aliso Viejo Founder’s Day Fair was held this weekend and one of our readers reported that Aliso Viejo Councilman Phil Tsunoda was MIA – could he be worried about the recently released Internal Audit showing that the Orange County Clerk-Recorder’s office, where he used to work, was a financial train wreck during Tom Daly’s tenure?

Aliso Viejo Mayor Carmen Cave reportedly was there but her husband Duane was apparently absent. An insider reports that a young fellow from Menifee, the City that used to employ Cave, was “serving food to the guests.” Weird! Continue reading→

Aliso Viejo’s Council majority continues to ignore their neediest neighborhood

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Carmen Cave, Immigrants, Latinos, Parks and Recreation, Phil Tsunoda 6 Comments

Iglesia Park, Aliso Viejo

Why is the Aliso Viejo City Council ignoring the needs of part of their community? Aliso Viejo Council Members Carmen Cave, Bill Philips and Phil Tsunoda all voted to spend over a million dollars on the Little League fields (privately owned by Aliso Viejo Community Association), but have turned their backs on the one segment of their community that needs the most help.

Many residents say they love the Aliso Viejo’s Iglesia Park, but they’ve asked for public restrooms for more than five years, and the park’s design creates safety risks: a soccer field covered in gopher holes and mud, an unkempt trail behind the tennis courts littered with trash, poor lighting in the back of the park. But many say the city doesn’t seem to notice these problems, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading→

Cave says she is not lying but isn’t that why Menifee fired her?

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Carmen Cave, Development, Orange County Leave a comment

Aliso Viejo Council Member Carmen Cave

Bryan Streelman, who has lived for a year at Vantis, a housing and commercial area near Aliso Viejo Parkway and Enterprise, told City Council members Wednesday night that he has tried repeatedly to contact the city about potential changes at Vantis but has gotten no response, according to the O.C. Register.

So how did Aliso Viejo Mayor Carmen Cave react? In typical fashion of course. “The city is not trying to pull the wool over any owner’s eyes, and we are following a legal process,” Cave said. “Please rest assured that the city of Aliso Viejo … is not intending to mislead or otherwise lie to the public.”

Really? Then why has this issue been a subject of closed-door talks since April involving the city’s Vantis and Other Housing Opportunities Ad Hoc Committee – with NO reports to the public and no public input? Continue reading→

Was Aliso Viejo’s Carmen Cave fired by the City of Menifee for insubordination?

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Carmen Cave, Orange County 2 Comments

Carmen Cave. Picture courtesy of U-T San Diego.

Remember when we reported that Aliso Viejo Council Member Carmen Cave was fired by the City of Menifee, where she was some sort of community development muckity muck? Well the details have finally erupted – and it is one ugly story.

Cave has demanded $10,000 from the City of Menifee, claiming that she was retaliated against for whistle-blowing and discriminated against because of her gender. Her lawyer is demanding $10K – or else! Continue reading→

Aliso Viejo Mayor Carmen Cave wants to pay it forward with your money

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Carmen Cave 3 Comments

Carmen Cave

Aliso Viejo Mayor Carmen Cave issued another publicity nugget yesterday in her Mayor’s Message for September, touting, or plagiarizing the popular movie, Pay It Forward.

The irony is that Cave has been working hard to instead, have taxpayers “Pay For It.” In recent months, Cave has been moving her re-election campaign forward by boasting that the City of Aliso Viejo will be paying for the new Boys and Girl’s Club at a cost to taxpayers of $19M. Continue reading→