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Phil Tsunoda Steps in it AGAIN

Posted on September 10, 2014 by John Fields Posted in 2014 Elections, Aliso Viejo, FPCC, Janet Nguyen, Orange County, Phil Tsunoda 13 Comments

Good ‘ol Phil

FPPC Complaint Filed Against Aliso Viejo Mayor

In the most BONEHEAD move of this election cycle, Democrat Phil Tsunoda has been caught using a “city-maintained email list to promote his and another city council member’s re-election campaigns” per the OC Register two days ago. In part,

The list Tsunoda accessed was one compiled by the city from residents who voluntarily offer up their email addresses to receive a periodic “eNews” email detailing what’s going on in Aliso Viejo. “I requested the list and I feel horribly about that and its use,” Tsunoda said in an interview on Monday. In a statement posted Sunday on two of his social media accounts – Facebook and LinkedIn – Tsunoda said the mistake was unintentional and offered an open letter of apology to the community. He said he incorrectly assumed the city’s email list was a public document before being notified of the mistake by the city.

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Council Members using FB to promote their loony $22M AV Ranch development plan

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Carmen Cave, Development, Orange County, Phil Tsunoda 5 Comments

Aliso Viejo Ranch

Operated by the City of Aliso Viejo, the Aliso Viejo Ranch is a rustic ranch situated on seven acres at 100 Park Ave. The ranch is a historocally significant site depicting dry farming and ranching in the community, according to the city’s website. It features a bunk house, barn and historic ranch equipment. While the ranch is not regularly open to the public, it does open for city-sponsored events.

But Aliso Viejo Council Members Phil Tsunoda and Carmen Cave can’t leave well enough alone. They want to spend over $19M to build a Community Building, Full Gymnasium and a Multipurpose room – and guess who is paying for all of this? That’s right – Aliso Viejo’s taxpayers, who have been screwed for years by Cave and company with one assessment after another. This continues even after previous community developments have repeatedly lost money and the city has had to spend thousands more to repair them.

Cave and company have even launched a Facebook page, called “Aliso Viejo Ranch Site” to spin their reasons why taxpayers should be on the hook for this latest pipe dream. And they have put their plans online too, but if you read them you will find this nugget, as to how they plan to pay for this development: Continue reading→

The Aliso Viejo City Council approves an e-cigarette lounge near several schools

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Anna Bryson, Capistrano Unified School District, Carmen Cave, Gary Pritchard, Orange County, Phil Tsunoda, Public Safety, Youth 7 Comments

Kid smoking

The Aliso Viejo City Council’s recent approval of E-Cig Vault, an e-cigarette lounge, has raised the ire of some residents and members of the school board, according to the O.C. Register.

The Aliso Viejo council approved a conditional-use permit for E-Cig Vault on a 3-2 vote Jan. 8. Councilmen Ross Chun and Bill Phillips dissented, calling for more information about the products’ possible health risks and how other cities in Orange County are treating the devices. Several Southern California cities have put a moratorium on e-cig businesses. Continue reading→

Aliso Viejo’s Cave and Tsunoda are messing with their residents again

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Carmen Cave, Orange County 12 Comments

Aliso Viejo Council Member Carmen Cave

The Aliso Viejo Aquatic Center’s construction was funded through a special Mello-Roos tax on homeowners in the Glenwood development. Though revenue topped $151,000, it wasn’t enough to cover more than $222,000 in expenses to run the Aliso Viejo Aquatic Center last year, according to the O.C. Register.

The Aliso Viejo Conference Center, another facility funded through the Glenwood tax district, made less money than expected last fiscal year, though it turned a profit, managers reported in October. The center’s revenue of $602,648 for fiscal 2012-13 more than covered the $253,412 in operating expenses.

The aquatic and conference centers together cost about $11 million to build, city documents show. Continue reading→

Tsunoda and Cave keep covering up their shenanigans in Aliso Viejo

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Carmen Cave, Development, Orange County, Phil Tsunoda 4 Comments

Phil Tsunoda and Carmen Cave

After repeatedly denying public records requests, the city of Aliso Viejo has agreed in late December to release portions of a study that officials say shows why an agreement with developer Shea Properties and Shea Homes Limited Partnership makes financial sense, according to the O.C. Register.

Cristina Talley, a lawyer working for Best, Best & Krieger, sent an email Dec. 26 notifying the Register’s attorney that the firm will “review … compile and redact” portions of the financial analysis. Talley said the records will be available Dec. 30.

In a letter sent to the Register on Dec. 11, City Attorney Scott Smith said the document wasn’t a public record because the city didn’t retain the financial consultant – the city’s lawyer did. Continue reading→

Musical chairs on the Aliso Viejo City Council amount to more bad leadership

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Carmen Cave, Phil Tsunoda 6 Comments

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Check out the Aliso Viejo City Council’s online agenda for their upcoming meeting on Dec. 4. The council will be re-organizing as they do each year, and presumably career political sleaze Phil Tsunoda will take over the reigns from his appointer and mentor, Carmen Cave.

The big questions is whether Cave will return to the Pro-Tem position, or if William “Bill” Phillips will again assume that role. These entitled cronies will certainly not permit newcomers Ross Chun or Mike Munzing to advance to that position. Continue reading→