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MFriedrich May 6, 2013 at 12:38 am
Congratulations to the red Volvo driving soccer mom that almost killed me while running a red light…Read More on Lake forest Dr. I hope you arrived at school in time to pick up your kids.
Homer May 4, 2013 at 02:52 am
IT'S OPEN... IT'S OPEN... IT'S OPEN !!!
The last street signs were picked up around 7:30pm
Jim Gardner May 2, 2013 at 11:55 am
The reason you don't see some cities on this list is that the study involves only larger cities.…Read More Most of the wealthiest cities in the U.S. have very small populations, but this study just looked at larger cities. Here are some examples. These are the top 5 wealthiest cities in the US.
• Brookville, NY – 848 households – Avg income $328,404
• Atherton, CA – 2441 households – Avg income $380,535
• Rolling Hills, CA – 712 households – Avg income $324,190
• Kenilworth, ILL – 810 households – Avg income $334,634
• Hillsborough, CA – 3971 households – Ave income $300,943
Keep in mind that most households have about 3 people, so the biggest city among these has only about 10,000 people.
Because Lake Forest has 78,000 people it makes the cut off for a "large city" which is usually defined as 75,000. This means it get included in cities with much larger populations and this skews the results in our favor on a lot of measures just as it works against us in other measures.
Compared to places like Detroit, Baltimore, Chicago, etc. we seem to have less crime and more money because these large urban centers against which we are compared have inner cities and hence high crime and low income. If you were to compare us with "small cities" it would have the opposite effect. We would appeare to have less money and more crime.
El Toro Resident May 1, 2013 at 08:41 pm
What about Laguna Beach? You can't even think of owning a home there unless you have 2+ million for…Read More a starter home.
Patti Davis May 6, 2013 at 12:36 pm
Read this letter from Bethann Chambers, wife of whistleblower James Chambers. James Chambers is a…Read More Licensed Nuclear Reactor Operator.
http://www.animatedsoftware.com/environm/onofre/2013/SONGS%20letter%20~%20Gov.%20Brown%202Rev%20A.pdf
Art Feierman May 1, 2013 at 08:56 pm
Greetings, First, don't get too excited. My bet is that #2 does reopen at 70% (which I support,…Read More btw, I am a 20+ year San Clemente resident, not the usual loud environmentalist type imported from LA or SF.)
But even if they do shutter it permanently, note that half of the comments here are irrelevant. Even if they shut it down, San Clemente remains without an Evac plan, and the site will continue to need one.
There is no place to move even 1 oz, of the tons of radioactive materials. They could spend billions (add an extra few hundreds a year to your electric bill forever), tearing the site down. Even then there is exactly 0 chance that they will be allowed to move the nuke waste. There is no place in the US that will take it. As long as Harry Reid runs the Senate, he will continue use every ounce of power he has to prevent the US to have a nuke waste facility.
So, we will be in essentially about the same amount of danger, whether #2 starts up, or not, now and 20 years from now. Perhaps you environmentalists out there could allow the 241 to be finished. That way you might just save 50,000 lives once the terrorists or earthquakes, or tsunamis do their thing. (oops, that would require some compromise, sorry, for suggesting it.) Oh well, San Clemente residents glowing in the dark could be fun for a while, we'll need less electric for street lights.
RHighlands April 30, 2013 at 07:43 pm
It's true, congress could have foreseen the budgetary impact of the sequester cuts and allocated…Read More money to programs it deems more important ---far in advance. Congress did not. If the Executive branch sidesteps all or part of the budgetary items Congress is squabbling over it would set up Obama to look like number of things: a softie, willing to approve funds without a budget; dismissive of Congress, approving funds by edict; an uncontrolled liberal spender,ignoring sequester guidelines; a demagogue, feigning disaster if he doesnt get his way; a dictator, ignoring the wishes of the American people, etc. most of the former are common conservative pejorative Obama comments now.--An Executive Order would only reinforce this silliness .. I am not an Obama lover -- this is a Congressionally created problem. The insistence of some that, because Congress can't get its crap together, the budget mess is the result of the Executive Branch of the Federal govt, sounds like whining and finger pointing. The budget is one of the main Congressioal duties! In the Constitution!
RHighlands April 27, 2013 at 12:52 pm
Bill for FAA relief is currently zipping through Congress and Obama has promised to sign it. Our…Read More brand of Republican Democracy isn't about an iron-willed President telling everyone what to do. Don't like how the Executive branch spends money? A willing Congress can cut specific funding. If Obama doesn't sign the FAA bill, Congress can--and most likely will-- override the veto.
Friends in Ohio April 17, 2013 at 08:48 pm
The Disney company always fights against anything that shows they have done wrong. They won't ever…Read More admit that they may have done something wrong or the actions of their employees could actually have been bad. My father in a wheelchair and daughter and several others were almost ran over by a Disney Tram at Epcot in 2007. They were crossing in a cross walk and an inexperienced tram driver reved the engine and the tram came barrelling through the walkway crosswalk. The Disney employees at the scene basically told us to get lost because no one was hurt and any complaints about the incident were basically denied and we were told we better stop complaining or face the Disney Lawyers. The Disney Lawyers will get them out of this mess as well.
Doctor Wally April 17, 2013 at 03:53 pm
Looks like the state of California has found another cash cow, at of all places the Happiest Place…Read More on Earth!!! Question, were do the fines go? Guess who pays these fines, certainly isn't Disney!! Matter of time before the blood sucking attorney's and the Bureaucrats force Disney out of California.
JENIFER MASSEY April 9, 2013 at 01:09 pm
It is obligatory that we stop Edison to save ourselves, our equities, our families from ever…Read More restarting. We must organize intelligently to be certain San Onofre will never operate again. WE MUST NEVER GIVE UP & WE MUST PREVAIL !
george gregory April 9, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Edison is a danger and the public knows it
no plan no talent no replacement just tons and tons of…Read More nuclear waist
if you had to leave and never come back where would you go how would you live ??
JENIFER MASSEY April 5, 2013 at 01:57 pm
San Onofre is No Joke, it is a Travesty and we are its guinea pigs. Just remember the Chamber of…Read More Commerce is working for Edison, not we the people. This is the USA and capitalism at its worst. Down with Edison, Up with the People !
David Brown April 4, 2013 at 02:57 pm
I believe they are sabotaging the plant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ0PEbx5NCI
Diane Hennessy April 2, 2013 at 06:13 pm
When I saw this yesterday, I was just certain it was an April Fool's joke...oh, wait...SanO is a…Read More joke!
Jim Gardner March 23, 2013 at 12:38 pm
Hmmm.
You're right.
The alternative is to go to the City's website,
http://www.lakeforestca.gov/…Read More
then go to CITY SERVICES and scroll down to AGENDAS
Click on AGENDAS and go to CURRENT AGENDAS
This will open a screen and you have a choice of various documents to open.
Go to the meeting of MARCH 5 and click on the link.
This will open the agenda for the March 5 meeting. Scroll down to item 16A "Request for proposal for Village Pond Park..."
Now click on that hyperlink and in the box on the right two documents will appear. Click on each of these documents.
That's what you're looking for.
Jim Gardner March 21, 2013 at 04:42 pm
The City of Lake Forest has many opportunities for people looking for work.
Right now the City is…Read More seeking businesses to handle their IT needs, payroll and human resource management. Go to this link for more info -
http://www.lakeforestca.gov/services/businesses/proposals.asp
The City is also looking for a person or company to examine improvements to Village Pond Park. Go to this link for more info.
http://agenda2009.city-lakeforest.com/SIREPub/cache/2/riv0o53zcccowfbif2n0nxkv/7270203212013123620957.PDF
The City also employs dozens of people as instructors in their Recreation programs. Check out the latest selection and see if there is some program or course that you can teach, or maybe offer something new to the City. Here's the link -
http://www.lakeforestca.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=7410
Good luck
Alicia Cruz March 19, 2013 at 10:10 pm
I grew up at this store! Love you pops. A Better Life is one of the best movies I've ever seen, rent…Read More it!
Peter Schelden (Editor) March 19, 2013 at 09:10 pm
They do have a wide selection of Mexican candy at Diego's, as a commenter mentioned. But I had to…Read More delete the comment because of a curse word. Keep it clean folks! :-)
Penny Arévalo (Editor) March 18, 2013 at 03:28 pm
Hi guys!
We're not taking away anything from SJC stores.This article's primary publication is Lake…Read More Forest Patch (and your comments appear there as well). I crossed it to SJC Patch given the connection. Happy Swallows!
Mark @ SJC Chamber March 18, 2013 at 01:19 pm
Boot Barn is a great store and its awesome that they are supportive of the Swallows Parade and…Read More Fiesta.
For those looking to shop in SJC, there are some great options as well. American Horse Products (located in the Capo Home Center) and Ortega Tack & Feed (next door to Bad to the Bone BBQ) both have good selections, friendly service and allow your tax dollars to stay in the community.
Happy Swallows Week, everyone!
Jim Gardner March 15, 2013 at 01:45 pm
BTW - One of the biggest companies hiring is The City of Lake Forest. Go to…Read More
http://www.lakeforestca.gov/services/businesses/proposals.asp
to see the latest RFPs and if you go to the City agenda you'll find even more prospects. Here's the link to that.
http://www.lakeforestca.gov/services/agendas/current_agendas2.asp
Right now they have several contracts coming up for bid. And these involve between $30,000 and $380,000.
The City also has jobs at the City. Here's the link to that -
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/lakeforest/default.cfm
I wish the City did a better job informing us of just how much $ they can spend and where they can spend it. But if you do some digging around their website you'll be able to see the opportunities.
Dianne S Brooks March 12, 2013 at 08:18 pm
Wow! Absolutely loved it, This would put a smile on anyone's face.
JustUs February 28, 2013 at 07:01 pm
I noticed that that the gas prices are @ about $4.35 a gallon for no good reason again. No new wars.…Read More Saudi and Iraqi and Libyan and Canadian oil is flowing freely. No refinery fires. Yet prices are back up. I just don't trust the oil companies and government oversight. They raise it until people start complaining - then back off a little - then raise it higher soon thereafter after human memories fade. It's not the small time operators who are hosing us. It's the big boys.
JustUs February 27, 2013 at 01:11 am
I had another question or two but you went into quite a lot of detail in your thoughtful reply, so I…Read More will let it rest. I do appreciate that you would take the time to come on-line and address the questions on this comment board. You certainly didn't have to and I respect that. BP is a formidable opponent and I hope all the facts come out in your favor. Good luck.
Kelly Bonanno February 27, 2013 at 12:37 am
I had no idea that metal bowls make them turn brown faster. I'm a huge avocado lover. Great info,…Read More thank you!
Ron Melnyk January 19, 2013 at 03:40 pm
The cheering coupled with the sighs of relief you hear in the background are expressions of relief.
marie carbonaro December 21, 2012 at 11:35 pm
would have been great to get this yesterday since the event is over...I know its a weekly thing but…Read More its nice to know what vendors are there.
MisturChips December 20, 2012 at 05:29 pm
Farmer's market in FHR is nice; Wish the landlord would turn the parking lot lights on for them,…Read More though - twice when I was there it was getting dark, and sellers were packing up early instead of dealing with the hassle and noise of a generator or stringing lights etc...
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