State Senator Tom Umberg wants the CA Attorney General to consider the legality of three Mission Viejo council members extending their terms in 2020.
Category: Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo, a planned community and home to Saddleback College, has about 90,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, development and elections.
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Mission Viejo Implements New Election Map, Faces Criticism Over Extended Terms
The new map guarantees at least one new member will come to the dais, but residents complained over the council’s decision to ignore a map drawn by the community.
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Mission Viejo Looks To Adopt Controversial District Election Map
The switch also comes as one resident is asking the state attorney general to examine whether or not city council members illegally extended their terms.
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Mission Viejo Chooses First District Election Map Over Residents’ Objections
City council members chose the map their demographer created, despite requests from a majority of residents at the meeting for a different map.
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Mission Viejo To Again Discuss Extending Council Member Terms Ahead of November Election
When elected in 2020, voters were told city councilmembers Brian Goodell and Trish Kelley would only run two years, but they could stay in office until 2024.
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Mission Viejo Resident Alleges Three City Council Members Illegally Extended Their Terms
A Mission Viejo resident sent notice to the attorney general calling for the removal of three council members who have been in office since 2018 despite their election to two-year seats.
Posted inEducation
Two Orange County Schools Grapple With Racism And Battles Over Sexual Orientation
The controversies come as the OC Human Relations Commission found an increase in hate crimes and hate incidents throughout the county last year.
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OC Judge Says Mission Viejo’s Secret Property Negotiations Don’t Violate Transparency Law
A local property owner unsuccessfully sued the Mission Viejo City Council for allegedly violating California’s open meetings law by discussing the Stein Mart redevelopment in closed door meetings.
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Mission Viejo Looks to Redevelop Golf Course Following Controversial Stein Mart Purchase
Mission Viejo city officials are moving forward with two city redevelopment projects within a two-mile range: one at a local golf course and a bond-funded project across the street from city hall.
Posted inTransportation
Some South OC Cities Say They Were Left Out of The Loop on Freeway Expansions
The mayors of Rancho Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo both wrote letters to the county board of supervisors asking them not to approve the infrastructure expansions.
