Laderians Love Their Clever Cakes

November 2014
Ladera Times
Ladera Rancho Times &
News Monthly
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November 2014
Vote November
4th and 5th
pages 2 & 12
Laderians
Love Their
Clever
Cakes
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Taking
Care
of the
Land
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November 2014
A MESSAGE
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Fellow Laderians,
When I was a youngster, and even after I had graduated from college and was working full time, I would always
go around to the polls on election day with my father, who was an active member of the Democrat Party and an
elected official. Despite the fact that his legislative district was huge, everywhere we went poll workers enjoyed
schmoozing with him, he was such an affable guy. I loved it, even coming home from Baltimore to Pittsburgh
on election day. It was a wonderful tradition I will savor for the remainder of my days.
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My father was all about good government, organizing a group called the "Volunteers for Good Government,"
which supported and help elected candidates that it believed were honest, above reproach, and were running
for the right reasons, not career politicians. Unfortunately, the Congress and Senate of the United States is
loaded with career politicians, which was never the intention of our framers of the Constitution. They wanted
a "people's congress," whereby people would serve a few years and go back home to allow another citizen to
serve his or her country, kinda like jury duty.
Now I'm not saying that people who serve for several years or in different elected posts are necessarily career
politicians. In my opinion, the title goes to people who serve only to accumulate power, pay, percs, and
pensions, as opposed to people who run to actually serve the best interests of their constituents. The problem
with career politicians is, they don't really do anything for anyone but themselves, fearful of voting their
principles lest they get voted out of office and have to go back to work.
That said, we have several candidates running for state and county office that deserve our votes. First is our
soon-to-be-termed-out Orange County Fifth District Supervisor Pat Bates, who is running for the State Senate
in the 36th California Senate District, which includes Ladera Ranch. Pat is my kind of leader, who gets things
done for her constituents. As de facto mayor of unincorporated Ladera Ranch, she served the community well
during her two terms as County Supervisor. We owe Pat a strong vote of confidence in this election.
Another candidate I urge Laderians to vote for is Dana Point Mayor Lisa Bartlett, who is running to fill Pat
Bates' empty OC Fifth District Supervisor's seat. Lisa has a strong and successful resume in political, corporate,
and community service and she's the perfect candidate serve Ladera Ranch.
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Guest Editorial
Laderian Proposes Water Challenge
by Drew Yearwood, Ladera Ranch
Despite the fact that we
are in one of California’s
worst droughts in history,
life continues as normal.
In my town, and at my
school, it seems as though
the water shortage doesn’t
exist.
As I drive through my
neighborhood, my neighbors constantly have their
sprinklers watering large
areas of grass.
Same goes for my college campus. Our campus
is covered in large plots
of grass that seem to serve
no other purpose than to
take up
gallons
of water
each
day. This
isn’t just
in my
area,
Drew Yearwood
or at
my school. According to
the State Water Resources
Control Board in many
areas “more than 50 percent of daily water use
is for lawns and outdoor
landscaping” and not all of
this is required, much of it
is “discretionary and many
irrigated landscapes would
not suffer greatly from
receiving” less water.
Southern California
has never typically been an
area of great rains or water
abundance, though, So why
are we treating it as if has?
We cannot keep wishing
away this drought, hoping it
will rain.
Right now, “over
400,000 acres of farmland
is expected to be fallowed,”
communities are running
out of water, and fish and
wildlife are suffering.
We are all suffering, we
live in an area that cannot
continue to support us at
these rates.
Lets not wait until the
prices of water skyrocket
and having a lawn becomes
infeasible.
Lets not be okay with
50% of our water usage going to our lawns.
Instead lets be proactive by tearing out that old
lawn and giving our yards a
drought tolerant upgrade.
I’m not urging you to
give up the aesthetics of
your yard but to simply
reconsider the grass.
You’ll be surprised with
what a more California
friendly lawn can offer.
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Traffic Committee Supports Narrow Canyon Signs
by Amy R. Spurgeon-Hoffman
Instead of sounds of tires
screeching and metal crunching, residents here may soon
be hearing the installation of
a long-awaited and heavily
battled for 4-way stop at the
notoriously dangerous Narrow Canyon/Aura Lane intersection, thanks to County
officials finally hearing our
pleas.
In late November, the
OC Traffic Committee
recommended by a vote of
6-0 to support and recommend a 4-way stop sign to be
installed at the intersection
of Narrow Canyon and Aura
Lane, said Ladera Ranch
Civic Council (LRCC) Board
member Scott Weisgerber.
“The matter will now
go before the entire County
Board of Supervisors at their
next meeting in about 10
weeks,” Scott said. “Along with the 4-way
stop, a painted cross walk
will also be added. There was
also talk about designating
the area as a school zone;
however, CHP and Sheriffs
Department representatives
did not support that measure
sighting the stop sign would
slow people down.”
“Additionally, the County
Engineers office did not support the school zone citing
that too many new traffic
areas in one area would overwhelm drivers,” he said.
The paint on the crosswalk can’t dry fast enough.
Just when we thought
we’d seen it all with a collision over the summer that
sent a car hurling thru the
back of someone’s home at
Narrow Canyon and Aura
Lane, severing gas lines and
requiring over a dozen firefighters to contain the “blast
zone” scene, last week a
BMW careened into the light
pole at the Narrow Canyon/
Aura Lane on October 11.
This second accident at
the intersection within 90
days occurred at 2:30 pm in
broad daylight, while most
Laderians with children in
that area use the pool and
park adjacent to the intersection.
CHP officials said no further details of the October 11
crash were available since it
was still under investigation.
However, they confirmed
there was one injury and the
driver was a 38-year old male
from Irvine.
“Overall, the Ladera Ranch Civic Council is
pleased with the OC Traffic Committee’s October
outcome. Our goal all along
were traffic mitigation
measures and to improve
pedestrian and driver safety,”
said Scott. “A 4-way stop is
the best possible measure for
this.”
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Times has been writing for
years about the dangers of
speeding cars at the intersection of Narrow Canyon and
Aura Lane, however, the photo
above is worth a thousand
words. The other photos are
by Ladera Times Advertising
Sales Director KC Mitchell,
who interviewed CHP Officer
Keith Meter who was recently
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FAMILY PRACTICE & URGENT CARE!
Cash toll collection
ended on Orange County’s
toll roads on May 14th.
To assist with the
transition, the Transportation Corridor Agency has
implemented a program
that will waive penalties for
first-time violations for drivers of the State Route-73,
SR-133, SR-241 or SR-261
toll roads if they are paid
within 30 days of receipt.
This grace period will be
in place through the Labor
Day holiday.
The following improvements have been, or are
being, implemented:
n Additional signage
is being installed to inform
drivers about the OneTime-Toll™ online payment
option.
n Customers who drive
on The Toll Roads can pay
online within 48 hours after
their trip at www.thetollroads.com or with The Toll
Roads free app.
n Information about the
closure of cash booths has
been added to changeable
message signs.
n Penalties are being
waived for drivers who use
the 73, 133, 241 or 261 Toll
Road without paying for the
first time through the Labor
Day holiday.
n Additional temporary
customer service representatives are being added.
n Adjustments have
been made to information
on the website to address
common questions.
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Chaparral Elementary School Teacher Karen Gauthier
Honored As County Teacher Of The Year
Karen Gauthier, an
elementary school teacher
at Chaparral Elementary
School in Ladera Ranch,
who has twice earned National Board Certification,
has been named one of five
2015 Orange County Teachers of the Year.
She was honored recently at the Orange County
Teacher of the Year Banquet
held at the Disneyland Hotel
in Anaheim.
"On behalf of the entire
District and my colleagues
on the Board of Trustees, I
want to congratulate Karen
Gauthier on her selection
as a county Teacher of the
Year," said Capistrano Unified School District Board
of Trustees President John
M. Alpay said.
"Karen is representative
of the outstanding teachers in our District, and she
serves as a shining example
to her peers, the communities that we serve, and most
importantly to her students."
Each of the 56 schools
in the District selected their
site-level teachers of the
year in January. Karen was
one of three to receive the
District honor and compete
for the county award.
She advanced as one
of 15 semifinalists in the
program along with another
District teacher, Anthony
Tubbs, of Tesoro High
School.
Mr. Tubbs and District
Teacher of the Year Finalist,
Yeon Choi of Niguel Hills
Middle School, were also
recognized at the Banquet.
Karen began her career
in the District at Oak Grove
Elementary School in 1996.
She moved to Chaparral
in 2001, when she helped
open the school. Karen
earned her first National
Board Certification in Early
Childhood Education in
2002 and recertified in
2012.
She has also served
as an adjunct professor
at the Pepperdine University Graduate School
of Education, where she
taught courses in Language
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homeowner's respective
Neighborhood Rep prior to
November 5;
 Turned in to the
Avendale Clubhouse by 5:00
pm then night of the election; or
 Turned in at the Oak
Knoll Clubhouse the night of
the election before the 7:00
pm deadline.
Scott Weisgerber
Marc Miles
Scott Hamilton
Joe Ribotto
Each member household
has two votes which can
be cast one each for two
separate candidates or two
4. The proxies can be:
Current LARMAC
house.
for one individual candidate.
 Mailed to Jeremy G.
Boards members Abe Cook Proxies have been
The rules for casting a vote
and Barton Warner are not
mailed to LARMAC home- Newman, CPA, 2131 Palowere mailed with the proxseeking reelection to the
owners and the proxy is due mar Airport Road, Suite 328, ies.
Board when they complete
by November 5 before 7:00 Carlsbad, CA 92011, in time Complete candidates
to be counted on November statements are posted on
their three-year terms this
pm but it is requested that
November leaving two seats proxies be turned in no later 5;
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open.
than 5:00 pm on November  Turned in to the
com.
There are four candidates running for the two
all vendor contracts on a
open seats on the LARMAC
regular basis to ensure that
Board. They are Scott Weis- The LARMAC Board
can compete on a level play- services continue to meet
gerber, Marc Miles, Scott
of Directors has contracted ing field with no one bidder the changing needs of our
Hamilton, and Joe Ribotto.
with a new vendor to procommunity.
having access to another
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vide patrol and gate atten "The safekeeping of
bidder’s proposal prior to
of the Neighborhood Repdant services for our Ladera presenting its own.
LARMAC property and asresentative and LARMAC
Ranch Community.
sets is the main concern of
Castillo Private Patrol
Board of Director Election
With a depth of expehas provided patrol and gate the LARMAC Board and as
takes place on Wednesday,
rience in premier master
Ladera Ranch has develattendant services in the
November 5, 7:00 pm at the planned communities, the
community since its incep- oped and matured, so too
Oak Knoll Village Clubnew firm, G4S Secure Solu- tion.
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Finally, Action on Narrow Canyon
mendation, the Committee ap- to be relevant in making
proved the Council’s request requests from our elected
As was
to install a 4-way stop at this officials, we need to show we
reported
intersection on a vote of 6-0. are willing to go to the polls
last month, The recommendation now and make our voices heard.
the Ladera
In the upcoming months,
goes to the full Board of SuRanch Civic pervisors in about 10 weeks
the new Supervisor will be
Council sent for consideration.
voting on the stop signs on
a letter to
Narrow Canyon, the LAFCO
the County Vote on November 4th!
recommendations for future
outlining
governance for Ladera Ranch,
The upcoming mid-term
Jett McCormick
the traffic
election is important for Lad- other unincorporated areas
issues on Narrow Canyon at
in South Orange County, and
era Ranch.
Aura adjacent to the Goddard Along with other State
other important issues affectSchool Lane, Bluff Top Park, and National offices being
ing Ladera Ranch.
and the Boreal Plunge.
If you don’t vote next
voted on is the selection of
All of these facilities
Tuesday, November 4, what
a new Orange County Fifth
generate significant pedestrian District County Supervisor.
kind of a message are you
traffic at an intersection with Pat Bates, who has been
sending to our elected oflimited visibility for drivers
ficials?
our Supervisor for the past
and little warning of pedestri- eight years, is termed out and
ans crossing Narrow Canyon. is running for State Senate,
Civic Council Committees
The Orange County Traf- leaving the seat open for
and Board Officers
fic Committee met on Octoeither Lisa Bartlett or Robert The Civic Council debatber 23 to discuss the issue.
Ming. It is important for Lad- ed and voted to establish new
Many residents were present, era’s voice to be heard during committees to better address
including members of the
this election so we ask you to the issues the Civic Council
Civic Council, and provided
considers.
vote.
comments to the Traffic Com- In the last election, only
Along with the commitmittee in support of the Civic 11% of Ladera Ranch’s elitees, the Council also voted
Council’s letter.
to create new positions on the
gible voters cast a ballot.
Based
on Staff’s recomBoard
for a newCare
Vice Chair IfHealth
Ladera Ranch
wants
Dedicated
to Skin
and
Quality
Patient
by Jett McCormick Chairman
Ladera Ranch Civic Council
men to oversee these committees.
The first is the Governance Committee, which will
be chaired by Carlo Tomaino.
This committee takes the
place of the Governance Task
Force, which currently is
conducting the community
survey and represents Ladera
Ranch in the ongoing LAFCO
discussions.
The other new committees
are Public Safety and Traffic, chaired by Todd Stearns;
Public Works and Land Use,
chaired by Gary Kephart; and
Community Relations and
Communications, chaired by
Scott Weisgerber.
The remaining positions
include Board Chairman Jett
McCormick; Jeff Hamilton as
Treasurer; and Robyn MooreHubbard as Secretary.
The Civic Council will be
seeking residents to volunteer
for the new committees and
this will allow the Council to
better serve the community
and be more proactive to addressing issues.
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off early so the actual final maturity may be well
before 2050 depending on
future road performance
and decisions on toll
rates.
I-405 Improvement
Project Update
The Orange County
enue, allows the Board
Transportation Authorof Directors more flexity’s (OCTA) Board of
nicipal bond market and
San Joaquin Hills
ibility to implement toll
Directors (Board) aprecent strong performance rate policies. I believe
Transportation
proved the evaluation
of the 73 Toll Road to al- the Board having more
Corridor Agency
criteria and the release of
low for a refinancing that discretion in setting the
Approves Refinance
the Request for Proposals
will improve the agency's toll rates for the SR-73
At its’ regularlyfor construction managelong-term financial
scheduled monthly
drivers is critical as it al- ment for the design-build
meeting, the San Joaquin health.
lows for incentive pricing delivery of the Interstate
This toll setting reHills Transportation
that can allow reductions 405 (I-405) Improvement
quirement has resulted in of toll rates at certain toll Project.
Corridor Agency Board
toll rate increases averag- road on-ramps.
of Directors approved
The selected firm will
ing 5.6% FY12, 10% in
the issuance of toll road
The current toll rate
assist in the management
refunding revenue bonds FY13, 10% in FY14 and
covenant requires that toll during the construction
to refinance half or more 5.9% in FY15.
rates be set annually to
phase of constructing one
Lowering the annual
of its $2.2 billion in
achieve maximum revgeneral purpose lane in
outstanding debt issued to debt service growth rate
enue as determined by an each direction.
and bond interest rate,
fund construction of the
independent traffic and
The addition of one
along with the removal of revenue consultant.
73 Toll Road.
general purpose lane was
The refinancing takes the current requirement
The refinancing struc- reaffirmed by the OCTA
advantage of current low to aggressively raise toll
ture includes call features Board last month and by
rates to maximize revinterest rates in the muto allow bonds to be paid Orange County voters
under Measure M2’s
Project K in 2006.
There are still
many questions and
concerns regarding the
decision by Caltrans
to pursue building Alternative 3, which will
add a High Occupancy
Toll lane (HOT) in
each direction of the
project’s corridor, as
Issue
News and Advertising Deadline
Date Delivered
its’ own project.
December 2014
Wednesday, November 19
Friday, November 28
Some of the most
January 2015
Wednesday, December 21
Thursday, January 1
critical are the projFebruary 2015
Wednesday, January 21
Thursday, January 29
ect’s timeline, coorMarch 2015
Wednesday, February 18
Thursday, February 26
dination with OCTA,
April 2015
Wednesday, March 25
Thursday, March 2
and maintaining the
May 2015
Wednesday, April 22
Thursday, April 30
current policy of 2+
drivers ride for free in
June 2015
Wednesday, May 20
Thursday, May 28
the HOT lanes.
Transportation Update
November 2014
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Customers Clamor for Clever Cake Confections
When Jennifer Schmitt
set out to make her son’s first
birthday cake, she didn’t know
that it would lead to a career
that would have her creating
beautiful, all natural cakes for
Ladera Ranch celebrations.
Now her business, The
Clever Cake, is serving customers from all over Orange
County, and even takes the occasional call from out of state.
“I just wanted to be the
mom who had a jar full of delicious cookies on the counter
for after school snacks” says
Jennifer, shown on the cover
putting the finishing touches
on a custom wedding cake.
“Things kind of got carried
away, after that!”
A self-described maker,
someone who likes to create
things in her spare time, Jennifer likes to put her personal
touch on every cake she creates.
The company motto,
“Always natural, always delicious,” highlights a point of
view that grew from a desire to
provide wholesome foods for
her family.
You won’t find trans- fats,
high fructose corn syrup or a
long list of preservatives in
Clever Cake’s cakes, and that’s
the way its customers like it.
“The best cupcakes I've
ever had. The cake was moist
and the frosting was light
and not too sweet…All were
delicious and a big hit at my
party,” wrote Julie H. in her
recent Yelp review of the bakery."
Check out The Clever Cake
reviews on Yelp. They're all
outstanding.
Each cake, cupcake or
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cookie is freshly made to customers’ specifications from her
baking studio in Ladera’s Front
Street Business district.
“Working in a small studio
gives me the opportunity to
give each customer the personal touch she or he deserves,
and allows me the pleasure of
creating something beautiful
and delicious.”
You can find The Clever
Cake online at www.
theclevercake.com, and
you can email Jennifer directly
at jennifer@theclevercake.com, phone number
949-500-9633.
Plan to taste Jennifer's
cakes at the Tree Lighting and
Santa Arrival celebration at
Town Green beginning at 5:00
pm, Friday, December 5.
Handcrafted with Love – Every
detail on these all-natural cakes
were handcrafted with love by
Jennifer Schmitt, of The Clever
Cake. She designs cakes to
fulfill her customers' wishes and
children's fantasies. Luon Song is
shown in the top-right photo with
her daughter on her third birthday.
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The challenging thing
about doing almost anything
big in life is that it rarely appears to be moving along in
a visual or tangible way, like
a house or a painting. Going
big is much more complicated than mama said when she
told us, “Go big or go home.”
Whether we’re building
a family, a career or building up knowledge to benefit
ourselves and for the world,
when the dream is big it often
feels like one step forward,
two steps back.
Several years ago my
husband and I built a new
home for our family. Even
that did not transpire as I’d
expected.
Extensive excavation and
a formidable foundation took
months on end. The walls
went up much slower than
I’d imagined, the rooms took
time to manifest.
All in all, the house we’d
been imagining for some
time took much more than a
year to build.
I admit that sometimes it
seemed as if it would never
be done, that we would never
be able to move into it and
enjoy all of the family events
we’d dreamed of celebrating
within its walls.
Of course I was wrong. I
was impatient. I was inexperienced.
As impatient as I was
with that house, I am even
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more so with my life. My desire to be a wise and patient
mother, my desire of being
the partner of my husband’s
dreams and a wonderfully
successful businesswoman,
well, let’s just say I always
feel like I’m simply working
on the foundation.
A house of quality workmanship and space in which
all can grow is going to take
some time. This is something
my builder (a saint of a man,
you can imagine) reminded
me of over and over again. It
takes time.
A woman of quality and
depth is going to take time to
build.
We are living, growing,
loving beings. There are
dynamics to raising children,
building relationships and
creating our careers that will
challenge us much more than
if we were to take on the task
of building a house with our
own hands.
My builder is a skilled
artisan. He has built many
homes and yet my house did
not go up over night.
I have never built a
person, a family, or even
the quality of relationship I
desire with my spouse before
this. Of course it’s going to
take time.
We are each in the middle
of building our dreams and
we are often impatient about
it.
I remember quite vividly
my builder explaining to me
the reasons the foundation
had to go down so far.
The structure required a
strong and sure foundation.
Even though any guest
coming to my home would
probably never notice the
sure-built quality of that
foundation, every visit, ever
over-night stay, every candlelit meal benefited from the
craftsmanship that went into it.
We’re not so different
than a well built home. Perhaps the foundations that take
us into the boardrooms and
the bedrooms aren’t easily
appreciated on the surface,
but the work we’ve done to
get there is paramount to our
successes.
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All it takes is time and a
bit of patience.
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Photo by Jason Scholze
'Take Care Of The Land and the Land Will Take Care of You'
Mantra Lives on in New Rancho Mission Viejo Community
By Amy R. Spurgeon-Hoffman
In the late 1800s, the
Western U.S. – or simply,
“The Old West,” had been the
focus of the worlds’ attention
since Forty-niners in covered
wagons claimed “Eureka!”
40-years prior.
The thought of gold and
a new life brought brave men
and women from around the
world to Golden State.
Soon after, riverboats and
the Pacific Railroad continued to bridge the gap from
east to west, north to south.
The year 1882 saw significant changes: the US Senate
ratified the treaty establishing
the Red Cross; Morgan Earp
was assassinated by outlaws
while playing billiards in
Tombstone; the outlaw Jesse
James was killed by Robert
Ford; Robert Koch discovered the germ that causes
Photo by Amy Spurgeon-Hoffman
tuberculosis, and Thomas
Edison created the first string
of Christmas tree lights.
And for two men, a handshake in 1882 between fellow
Photo by Amy Spurgeon-Hoffman
Irish immigrants, James
Flood and Richard O’Neill
Sr., would seal the beginning
of a historic and rich story
of the area we now know as
Rancho Mission Viejo.
On April 23, 1982, on the
centennial of Rancho Mission Viejo, then-President
Ronald Reagan said, “The
O’Neill family’s place in the
history of Orange County
and the state of California
is marked by generations
of enlightened community
leadership.
"At Ranch Mission Viejo,
the O’Neills keep alive the
spirit and traditions of early
California farming and cattle
ranching. Nancy and I salute
the O’Neills and the community in which they live.”
One hundred and thirty
years after the James Flood
and Richard O’Neill, Sr.
“handshake,” construction
started on Sendero, the first
village of the new ranch
community of Rancho Mission Viejo – which has the
same name as the company
most people know simply as
The Ranch.
This award winning village less than a mile south
of Ladera Ranch via Antonio
Parkway is nearly sold out
after hitting the market last
year.
According to the Rancho Mission Viejo company
website, “the O’Neill family
began creating South Orange County history in 1882
when Richard O’Neill Sr.,
an accomplished cattleman,
became the resident manager of three local ranchos.
Today, their long-standing
credo, “Take care of the land
and the land will take care
of you” lives on here at The
Ranch.”
“In 1942, the Department
of the Navy purchased the
Flood portion of the rancho and half of the O’Neill
interest to establish Camp
Pendleton.
“Since 1964, the O’Neill/
Avery/Moiso family has
created five successful communities, including Mission
Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Las Flores, Ladera Ranch
and now, Rancho Mission
Viejo.
“Rancho Mission Viejo
is a working cattle ranch that
embraces sustainable ranching practices. From rotational
grazing to common-sense
conservation, The Ranch
blends cowboy tradition and
smart science to create a
thriving operation that’s currently home to hundreds of
head of cattle.
“The Village of Sendero
has its very own farm. A
community garden within a
working organic farm means
that neighbors can tend to
plots of vegetables, herbs
and flowers with the help of
Sendero Farm’s own local
agrarian pro. It’s the kind
of place that cultivates real
community—not to mention flavorful and nutritious
produce for salads and sides.
“The heart of the cattle
operation, Cow Camp, is
home to the vaqueros (Spanish for “cowboy”) and their
families, protected horse
pastures, the tack room and
the corrals.”
“For over 30 years, 40
acres of The Ranch have
been occupied by the Tree of
Life Nursery, a grower and
wholesaler of more than 500
species of native plants. For
the green thumbs among us,
it’s the perfect resource for
creating the perfect native
habitat.
“Cool coastal breezes,
sunny days and temperate
evenings make this land
ideal for row crops and fruit
orchards. The Ranch is the
largest citrus producer in Orange County with thousands
of avocado and lemon trees.
“With 21,000 acres of
permanent open space in
your backyard, nature is
everywhere you look on The
Ranch. It’s a new way to live
off the land, inspired by real
experience and the opportu-
nity to preserve a spectacular
example of coastal habitat.
“There’s a reason Orange Coast magazine named
the The Reserve at Rancho
Mission Viejo the “Best Spot
to Behold the Universe.”
More than just preserving
the animals and the acreage,
this commitment to habitat
conservation has protected
the spirit of this land. It’s
California at its most natural. When you live on The
Ranch, you help keep it that
way.
“For sure, the blessings
of landownership come with
important responsibilities,
including a commitment
to manage thoughtfully
the land, a pledge to honor
family, friends and community as well as help meet
the demands of a growing
population, and a promise to
always ‘make your handshake, your bond’,” said
family heir and RMV landowner Anthony R. Moiso,
RMV President and CEO.”
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of Education, 200 Kalmus
Drive, Costa Mesa, CA
92626
v v v
The OC schools landed
$106 million from State lottery fund with CUSD share
of
$8.5 million.
All schools at CUSD are Cal State University
lation to all who qualified
v v v
buzzing with activities. The encourages the students to
as the finalist.
This November 4, three
High school football teams apply early.
v v v
CUSD Trustee seats will be
are playing matches every
Various fund raising
This year all schools
up for election. Areas 4, 6
week. The San Juan Hills
activities are taking place in will give new statewide test, and 7 are being contested.
football team has advanced all campuses.
Common Core. A group of
The incumbents, Elto the South Coast League,
v v v
parents and some officials
len Addonizio and Lynn
the next higher tier of com- For all of us the Holiare criticizing the new apHatton-Hodson, are running
petition. In three years San
day season is approaching
proach as too invasive and
for re-election to Area 6 and
Juan Hills went from worst fast with the Thanksgiving
complicated.
7 seats, respectively.
to best in the Sierra League. knocking on our doors.
Orange County Board
Trustee Anna Bryson is
v v v
v v v
of Education has scheduled not running for reelection.
The high school students Fifteen seniors from
two hearings to hear both
Eight years is apparently
are gearing up for college
the CUSD high schools
the sides. One meeting was enough for her. I had a pleaentrance. They are taking
have been named as the
held on October 20 with a
sure interfacing with Ms.
PSAT examination and
semifinalist for the Annual
standing-room only crowd. Bryson during her tenure
meeting with the UniverNational Merit Scholarship The second meeting
as the Trustee of CUSD.
sity representatives who
Program. Tesero has two
is Monday, November 17,
Good luck with your future
are visiting the high school seniors and San Juan Hills
from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at
ventures Anna.
campuses.
has three seniors. Congratu- the Orange County Board
v v v
To support the “Ladrea
Ranch No Bullying” Facebook campaign, the Ladera
Times is distributing “Stop
the Bullying" wristbands.
They are available at a number of retail stores and also
by contacting the Ladera
Individuals or organTimes at 949-481-3593. The
wristbands have become so
Jacqueline
Vellandi
(shown
izations with a story to
popular, the Ladera Times
tell should email the here), of Ladera Ranch, has been
has ordered its secondf
cast as Tiny Tim in A Christmas
story to LaderaTimes@ Carol at South Coast Repertory in
batch of 1,000. The Editor
hotmail.com.
and Publisher, Jim Schmitt,
Cost Mesa! It previews November
said he will provide as many
The story should 28-December 4, and performances
as the demand warrants.
run
December
5-27.
answer the questions
v v v
Tickets online at: www.scr.
"who, what, when,
Ram Mukherji is a
org/calendar/view?id=7063.
where, why, and how." Jacqueline will be performformer Trustee of Tri-City
L.A. County Unified School
Photos submitted ing Wednesday and Friday nights,
Jacqueline Vellandi
District and Past President
Saturday
matinees
and
Sunday
late
should be 200 pixels or
of Ladera Ranch Maintematinees at 4:00 pm. She said her favorite part of being a
dots per inch or at least
nance Corporation.
Theatre Actor in Orange County is being able to perform
6 inches wide.
for her friends and family.
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Monthly Real Estate Report by Cathie Berlin
Ladera Ranch Recent Sales Activty - 30 Days Ending October 26, 2014*
Address
3 Baccus
98Hinterland
47Palladium
77Strawflower
7 Herrick
37Strawflower
59Adelfa
30Durlston
3 Evanston
44Three Vines
11 Higo
20Adelfa
11 Three Vines
89Orange Blossom
57Adelfa
52Hoya
192 Sellas
3 Red Leaf
3 Thorp Spg
5 Keystone
18Clematis
38Rinehart
2 Staveley
22First
42Bainbridge
29Skywood
3 Tuscany
11 Reston
10Chantilly
1 Parliament
23Snow Bush
8 Sauvignon
19Scarlet Maple
19Flintridge
28Pleasanton
7 Connor
2 San Luis Obispo
18Sky Ranch
Beds Baths
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
2
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
4
4
5
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
5
4
3
4
3
5
5
6
Sq Ft
1250
1250
1473
1373
1474
1373
1308
1617
1617
1387
1520
1521
1550
1838
1544
1586
1800
2136
1750
2000
1750
2205
1800
1900
2152
2300
2075
2010
2600
2600
3669
3313
3100
3600
3300
4330
5310
6250
Date
Closed
10/3/14
9/25/14
10/1/14
10/1/14
9/26/14
10/9/14
9/30/14
10/9/14
10/10/14
10/14/14
10/17/14
9/26/14
10/22/14
10/24/14
10/10/14
9/26/14
10/9/14
10/21/14
10/10/14
10/6/14
10/9/14
9/30/14
10/21/14
9/29/14
9/29/14
10/15/14
10/3/14
10/2/14
10/3/14
10/23/14
10/17/14
10/8/14
10/2/14
10/14/14
10/20/14
9/25/14
10/14/14
8/29/14
Days On
Market List Price
124
126
31
25
77
105
49
94
65
105
35
102
50
132
69
53
77
85
92
172
103
66
47
0
116
56
102
67
88
109
57
65
66
43
101
68
43
114
$359,000
$368,000
$389,000
$415,000
$409,900
$430,000
$434,526
$439,900
$444,999
$449,000
$470,208
$459,702
$488,000
$499,000
$495,052
$510,162
$529,900
$559,000
$515,000
$549,900
$599,000
$611,900
$624,500
$640,000
$709,900
$757,500
$750,000
$779,000
$849,900
$899,500
$849,000
$974,999
$999,000
$984,500
$1,039,000
$1,459,900
$1,950,000
$2,599,000
Sold Price
$355,000
$365,000
$389,000
$400,000
$405,000
$425,000
$434,526
$435,000
$444,450
$445,000
$459,099
$459,702
$470,000
$483,000
$495,052
$510,162
$515,000
$515,000
$516,000
$535,000
$590,000
$604,000
$610,000
$630,000
$690,000
$740,500
$745,000
$753,000
$850,000
$880,000
$900,000
$975,000
$980,000
$999,500
$1,020,000
$1,439,999
$1,925,000
$2,450,000
Price Per
Sq Foot
$284
$292
$264
$291
$275
$310
$332
$269
$275
$321
$302
$302
$303
$263
$321
$322
$286
$241
$295
$268
$337
$274
$339
$332
$321
$322
$359
$375
$327
$338
$245
$294
$316
$278
$309
$333
$363
$392
*“Based on information from the Association of Realtors/Muliple listing as of10/26/2014 and / or other sources. MLS dat is
deemed reliable but not guaranteed accurate by the MLS. The Broker/Agent providing the information contained herin may or
may not have been the listing agent”.
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November 2014
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Mortgage Rates Hit New Lows
by Cathie Berlin,
Real Estate Editor
Great News! Interest
rates are down again.
The results of the Primary Mortgage Market
Survey (PMMS) were
released by Freddie Mac
and it showed the average fixed mortgage rates
hitting new lows for the
year as the 10-year bond
yields briefly dipped
below 2 percent.
At 3.97 percent, the
average 30-year, fixedrate was at its lowest
level since June 2013,
when it averaged 3.93
percent.
This was also the last
time the 30-year fixedrate averaged below 4
percent in the Primary
Mortgage Survey until
last week.
Frank Nothaft, Vice
President and Chief
Economist for Freddie
Mac, noted that “Rates
were down sharply following the decline of
the 10- year Treasury
yield for the second
straight week and that
rates are at their lowest
levels since June 2013
amidst continued investor skepticism regarding
the precarious economic
situation in Europe.”
With lowered interest
rates, this is a good opportunity for people that
are considering a home
purchase to get pre-
qualified and
see just how
much they can
afford.
It is also a
good time for
949-291-1959
people that
have a higher
interest rate on
their current
mortgage, to
buying real estate, please
see if they can refinance
feel free to contact me at
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she won't allow him to leave
the house. The children are
hiding in the bathroom. The
husband was finally able to
go, Chadron Circle.
2:52 pm, woman says
ex-husband's friends are
trying to take items from her
Following are highlights from the Orange County Police Blotter. For more, go to LaderaTimes.com. house, Fairhaven Road.
October 22
are having an argument
8:2 am, woman says her
10:53 pm, informant
4:38 pm, informants
about their relationship and
husband, with whom she is
says a woman who he does
17-y-o ex-girlfriend said she not know keeps knocking on wife won't let her husband
in the middle of a divorce,
was preparing to kill herself his door and won't leave or
leave, although he agreed to won't allow her in the gate to
this weekend. No method
leaves and comes back, Lau- leave for the evening to cool return the children according
was given, however subject rel Glen Apartments, Sklar.
things off, Chadron Circle.
to a court order, Tuscany.
has swallowed bleach in the 8:28 pm, a 2 or 3-y-o
4:56 pm, man tells ofpast and also has a lot of
ficer he thinks his female
October 24
child is heard screaming
medication, possibly mood
from inside the house for his neighbor may be have men- 11:03 pm, a woman said
stabilizers. She lives at home mother, but the lights are all tal issues and owns a lot of
her 15-y-o son, a habitual
with her dad and step mom, out and no one is answerweapons, Crown Valley and runaway has been missing
Sandy Pond Road.
for four hours, 2000 block of
ing the door. The informant Antonio Parkways.
3:21 pm, man said he ex- says this is an ongoing issue, 3:14 pm, a group of
Corporate Drive.
wife violated a court order
juveniles at Ladera Ranch
9:42 pm, a woman says
Triad Lane.
by taking their daughter out 6:15 pm, in a replay of
Elementary School are
someone is knocking on her
of state, Vinca.
skateboarding and causing a door trying to get in but she
a scene that took place the
October 26
is not expecting anyone at
day before, man and woman lot of damage, 29500 block
of Sienna Parkway.
this time, Craftberry Place.
11:55 am, a informant
8:05 pm, a man near
says a fight is going on beWells Fargo Bank in
tween a kid and his parents
Bridgepark Plaza said,
at a house in the neighborwhen he honked at a person
hood, Magnolia.
getting out of the car, the
10:04 am, a group of
man got in his face with
The Ladera Times is published monthly by Scholze
10 Corvettes are reportedly
the ##bomb, and informant
Communications, 29851 Sienna Parkway, Ladera Ranch,
racing on Antonio Parkway
asked the deputies to handle
CA 92694, and 12,500 copies are delivered to every home,
toward Ortega Highway.
the situation before he did.
business, corporate offices, and apartment complex in Ladera
12:55 am, people in the
5:02 pm, 19-y-o son
Ranch and now the new community of Rancho Mission
Viejo the Thursday on or about the first of every month.
driveway of the Laurel Glen fighting with his father over
Apartments yelling and
expectations and accomJim Schmitt.............................................. Editor & Publisher
screaming and may be on
plishments, Stellar Isle.
KC Mitchell............................................Advertising Director
drugs,
Mercantile
Way.
4:17 pm, Searching for a
Amy Spurgeon-Hoffmann.............. Reporter/Photojournalist
stolen vehicle, Santa Barbera
..................... Ladera Ranch and Rancho Mission Viejo
Ram Mukherji.............................................Education Editor
October 25
Sheriff's Office pulled over
Cathie Berlin............................................ Real Estate Editor
11:29 pm, informant
a car with 4 to 5 suspects all
Chuck Gibson................................................ Feature Writer
says
a
female
that
he
doesn't
in their 20s who did not fit
Michelle Patterson.................................Business Columnist
know
is
in
his
house
and
the description of the robber,
Ashley Perkins........................................................ Reporter
is
refusing
to
leave,
states
and one of the passenger's
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she sounds drunk, Garrison father said his daughter left
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Loop.
last Thursday for Big Bear
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11:18 pm, wife says her with some friends, Hallcrest
Editorial & Production Advisors:
38-y-o husband is drunk and Drive.
June Rodgers, Chairman/CEO, Thelma E. June Rodgers, LLC, Laguna Niiguel
is breaking things including 3:11 pm, in an ongoing
Kathy L. Scholze, Chairman/CEO Scholze Communications, Ladera Ranchl
he front window because
feud, an informant said his
Ladera Times
November 2014
neighbor gave him the bird,
Bushwood Circle.
block of O'Neill Drive.
deputies to dispose of a box
of bullets and a gun cleaning
October 21
kit he found in his garage,
October 23
6:29 pm, an informant
Azara Lane.
3:24 am, informant
from Laurel Vista Apart 4:15 pm, mother acciasked deputies to check out ments asked to check out
dentally locked her car keys
a suspicious a white panel
man going door-to-door,
inside the trunk after picking
van slowly and getting out
27000 block of O'Neill
up dry cleaning. The vehicle
and walking by doorways of Drive.
was running with AC and
residents, Viburnum Way.
5:02 pm, resident
her child in the back car seat.
12:41 am, woman report- complained about an ongoThe child did not look disedly screaming in a unit in
ing feud with the neighbor,
tressed. They had to break a
Laurel Terrace Apartments,
Bushwood Circle.
window to get in, 1100 block
2000 block of Corporate
2:22 pm, an informant
of Corporate Drive.
Drive.
says a man has been driving 7:57 am, a woman said
around the neighborhood
she went to pick up her
October 23
looking at houses for over an daughter per a custody order
12:24 am, man was
hour, Craftsbury Place.
and her ex-husband's wife
pulled over and arrested for
took their daughter to StarDUI, Flintridge Avenue and October 20
bucks or somewhere else,
Roanoke Drive.
9:45 am, informant came Oatfield Farm.
11:46 pm, a man unto check on father, who has
known to the area in his 30s been in very poor health, and October 19
in a four-door silver Lexus
found him deceased on the
1:52 pm, woman reportwith paper plates is taking
floor, McGuire Road.
ed a child custody violation
pictures of houses, 27000
5:17 pm, man asked
in which she is to have her
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children but her mother and
ex-daughter-in-law refuse to
drop them off. The children's
father is out of the state but
can be reached, Beacon
Point.
11:21 am, security guard
at the community pool and
clubhouse said someone
took hot charcoals from a
grill and placed them in the
rest room, Creighton Place/
Commons North.
October 18
2:23 pm, a man is in a
physical altercation with his
16-y-o grandson who spit on
his grandfather's face over
his cell phone being turned
off, Andromeda Isle.
10:08 am, patrol car was
called to check on a male
transient lying face down on
grass Cecil Pasture and Valley Parkway.
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Tuesday, November
11 – Veterans Day.
Thursday, November
27 – Thanksgiving Day.
Friday, November 28
– Black Friday unofficially
begins the holiday shopping season.
Monday, December 1
– Cyber Monday, Internet
holiday shopping day.
Friday, December 5 –
Christmas Tree Lighting
& Santa Arrival from 5:00
to 8:30 pm, Town Green,
corner of Sienna Parkway & Mercantile Way.
Visit www.LaderaLife.
com for details.
Saturday, December
6 – Santa Visits and Live
Nativity Scene.
Santa Visits
– Santa Visits from
10:00 am to 2:00 pm,
Avendale Clubhouse,
1 Daisy Street. Don't forget to bring your camera.
– Live Nativity Scene:
Witness the mystery
and tradition of the very
1st Christmas at the
walk-thru live nativity, a
LARCS Partnership event
with Crossline Ladera
community group from
5:00 to 6:30 pm at Town
Green.
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Santa Margarita Water District Issues 1st
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Santa Margarita Water
District has issued its first
Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR), a
detailed financial presentation.
Along with the basic
audited financial statements, the CAFR provides
additional supplemental
information, including background about the District,
how it operates, its achievements, future goals and
plans and historical statistical trending data.
The CAFR, released
this month, shows financial statements reflecting
SMWD’s total net position – one indication of the
District’s financial health
– increased $8.8 million, or
2.2 percent, over 2013.
Net position measures
how much total assets exceed total liabilities.
The annual increase in
net position is also equal
to the fiscal year 2014 net
income after capital contributions.
The annual budget for
the District, which supplies
drinking water, recycled
water and sewer services to
156,000 people, is nearly
$58 million.
The CAFR shows that
the District’s operating expenses increased $3.8 million (10.4 percent) in fiscal
2014 over the previous year
primarily because of the
need to buy additional water
due to increased consumption over 2013.
SMWD buys about 80
percent of its water from the
Metropolitan Water District
in Los Angeles, and the
current three-year drought
curtailed the District’s ability to capture and recycle
urban runoff.
The report shows the
progress the District is
making on Capital Improvement Projects such as the
Gobernadora Multi-Purpose
Basin, which will capture
run-off from the Coto de
Caza area and generate
up to 750 acre feet of new
recycled water supply annually.
That will save enough
drinking water to supply
1,500 families for a year.
The CAFR highlights
other savings in the District
as well.
The District has 122
full-time employees, which
is down from 160 in 1994
– despite adding more than
20,000 new connections in
the same time period.
General Manager Daniel
Ferons credits innovation
for the increased efficiencies, citing the District’s
customer service department as an example.
The department’s
employees reduced weekly
customer turnoffs for non-
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Play tapes of baby noises
to acclimate your cat to the
new sounds he's about to
hear, or rub baby lotion on
your hands before engaging
in a pleasant activity with
him to create positive associations with baby odors.
Set up nursery furniture
as soon as possible, and
allow him several weeks to
pregnant catkeeper's greathandling raw meat or scrub- investigate before you select
Today, shelters are still
est fear.
bing food prep surfaces.
visited by tearful motherssurfaces to declare off limits
You should also avoid
to-be with cats in tow, hav- It can result in miscar– such as the changing table
rubbing your eyes until your and crib – so that he can see
ing made their appointments riage, stillbirth or such
hands have been washed.
after well-meaning relatives birth defects as blindness,
there's nothing scary here.
deafness, hydrocephalus or And do not eat or feed your However, don't make it so
or old-school obstetricians
epilepsy.
cat raw or undercooked
have convinced them that
comfortable that he'll want
Since cats can become
meat.
keeping a cat risks the
to nap on them.
infected with the parasite by To prevent any cysts that Then, at least one month
health and well-being of
eating small mammals or
are passed in the feces from before the baby arrives,
their unborn child.
birds, it is best to keep your becoming infectious, scoop make the surfaces un Don't succumb to these
cat indoors.
fecal matter at least twice
old wives' tales, says the
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During pregnancy is not
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be infected.
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Toxoplasmosis cysts are
Some cats resemble
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vide ways to safeguard both shed in the feces of infected little old maids who cannot surfaces, and by the end of
animals. Since cats often
tolerate change. These are
fetus and feline.
the month, he should steer
use gardens as litter boxes,
the cats most likely to be
clear of these sites.
wear gloves when gardening affected by a new baby, so
During Pregnancy
If the litter box has been
and when you are washing
use the entire pregnancy to kept in the soon-to-be nurs The parasitic infection
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locations. If these were
always shared activities, the
change will make little difference to the cat. If not, the
cat will need time to adjust
to the style and skills of the
new caregiver.
After the Birth
When you first arrive
home from the hospital,
peacefully greet your cat in
a quiet room without interruption.
Once you've had a few
minutes to reconnect, let in
everyone else – mate, baby,
grandparents, baby nurse
and assorted well-wishers.
Unless your cat is extremely social, he will flee
the hoopla and go into
hiding. Once things settle
down, he will come tiptoeing back.
Place a used receiving
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blanket or piece
of infant wear in
a quiet area where
the cat can investigate it.
When nursing, allow the cat
to approach and
check things out.
If he follows you
into the nursery
at nap time, make
sure he doesn't
jump into the crib.
While there's
certainly no truth
to the myth that
cats suck the air out of babies' lungs, a newborn does
not have the capacity to turn
over or even move her head
at first.
A heat-seeking cat who
chooses to cuddle up close
to the baby's face could
make it difficult for the
child to breathe, says the
ASPCA.
Close the door to the
nursery when the baby is
napping. If there is no door
to close, either install a temporary screen door or place
a crib tent over the crib to
keep the cat out.
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These precautions also
prevent the cat from urinating in the crib, something
he may try if extremely
stressed.
With the baby safely at
rest, now's the perfect time
to grab a catnap with your
favorite feline.
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