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One the Eve of the Signature Deadline, SJC Recall Calls it Quits

The campaign to recall San Juan Capistrano Mayor Sam Allevato faced an important deadline today. As you might remember from this article, today was the day the signatures were due:

The recall organizers, Residents for Honest Government, now have 120 day to gather signatures from 20 percent of San Juan Capistrano’s 17,511 registered voters, or [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3799

Free Speech Event at Cook Park in SJC Tomorrow

An Orange County free speech activist group that seems to be allied with the pro-recall group has scheduled its annual picnic in support of free speech for tomorrow, February 8th at Cook Park in eastern San Juan Capistrano. Whether you support the recall or not, you might want to plan accordingly. Details are on the [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3403

Our Thoughts on the San Juan Chamber’s Open Letter to the SJC City Council

The SJC Patch has published an open letter from the San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce to the five members of the San Juan Capistrano City Council, attempting to broker a peace between the two warring Council factions. The Patch article is here, and we’ve excerpted the text of the Chamber’s letter below:

Mayor John [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3379

San Juan Cares Group Formed to “Correct the Record”

We saw this “advertisement” in the most recent issue of the Capistrano Dispatch, and we like the content of Ferguson’s open letter to the residents of San Juan. We are going to follow San Juan Cares and see what they have to say:

Screen grab from November 8, 2013 issue of Capistrano Dispatch (p. [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3370

Recall Petition Approved; Supporters May Now Seek Signatures

The Capistrano Dispatch has the latest on the recall. Residents for Honest Government, the group backing the recall of Councilman Sam Allevato, received approval from the City Clerk on its proposed petition. According to the Dispatch:

The recall organizers, Residents for Honest Government, now have 120 day to gather signatures from 20 percent of San [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3351

Patch Reports: San Juan City Council has Imploded

Good reporting from the SJC Patch about an embarrassing meeting at the San Juan Capistrano City Council. The article is here.

The San Juan Capistrano City Council essentially imploded tonight, with threats, insults and ultimately a vote to investigate two of its own. Any sense of decorum the split council had tried to maintain in [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3343

San Juan Chamber Opposes the Recall

The San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce has come out in opposition to the attempt to recall City Councilman Sam Allevato. Below is the full statement from the Chamber:

The San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization that represents over 300 member businesses and residents in the community.

The San Juan Chamber [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3247

Did You Hear About Last Night’s SJC City Council Meeting?

Last night, the San Juan Capistrano City Council meeting got a little heated as a number of issues simultaneously bubbled to the surface. All five Councilmen were involved, and the points of disagreement included the recall, push polling, allegations of Brown Act violations and even threats of grand jury investigations. We told ya — San [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3161

More on Allevato’s Response to the Recall

We have embedded below San Juan Capistrano City Councilman Sam Allevato’s response to the notice of intent to recall, as filed with the City Clerk:

The original is also available here.

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3156

Allevato’s Response to the Recall Notice

Following the notice of intent to recall, San Juan Capistrano City Councilman Sam Allevato is permitted to file a short response rebutting the recall. San Juan Capistrano Patch has printed Allevato’s response here.