Category: Mission Viejo city council

State Attorney General OKs Lawsuit Against Mission Viejo Officials

May 24, 2022
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—California Attorney General Rob Bonta May 19 gave a Mission Viejo resident the green light to sue to unseat Mayor Wendy Bucknam and councilmen Ed Sachs and Greg Raths from office on the grounds the elected officials’ terms have expired. Last month, Mission Viejo resident and retired veteran Michael Schlesinger filed a lawsuit…

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Mission Viejo Rejects Controversial Project Replacing Strip Mall With Whole Foods and Apartments

May 13, 2022
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—A controversial development project to turn a strip mall in Mission Viejo, California, into an apartment complex—with a Whole Foods Market underneath—was killed, after the city rejected the developer’s rezoning request, which critics said might open the door for more similar projects that might lower the community’s quality of life. The Mission Viejo…

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Mission Viejo Resident Files Lawsuit Against City for Extending Councilors’ Terms

April 19, 2022
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—A Mission Viejo resident filed a lawsuit on April 7 against the city arguing that all five of its city council seats should be up for a vote in November. At issue is a complicated failed attempt by the city to comply with a 2018 lawsuit settlement to make its elections decided by…

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‘Garden Plaza’ Loses Rezoning Request: Planning Commission

April 13, 2022
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—The plan to build an apartment building with street-level retail had a setback April 11 as the city’s Planning and Transportation Commission voted against the developers’ request to rezone the land for residential use. The Mission Viejo City Council, however, will have the final vote on the matter in May. The proposed project…

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Mission Viejo Cracks Down on Fentanyl, Catalytic Converter Thefts

March 25, 2022
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—Mission Viejo is cracking down on crime after its city council passed two ordinances Mar. 22 where it supported the county’s stance against fentanyl and another that will seek to reduce thefts of catalytic converters. The city council voted unanimously to approve a resolution supporting Orange County’s own resolution that commits to eliminating…

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Mission Viejo to Utilize District-Based Election System

July 15, 2021
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City council in Mission Viejo, Calif. decided in a closed session July 13 to move toward a district-based voting system for elections beginning November 2022. It publicly shared its decision after voting in favor of the new system. The move came after council analyzed the city’s demographics and determined its at-large voting system produced results that violated the state of California’s Voting Rights Act. The act…

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