Dave Leckness

Letter: Camping With The Council

October 13, 2011

Welcome  to  the  first ‘campout’ with Mayor Dave Saturday 10/22 to Sunday 10/23. Join Dave Leckness, Frank Ury, Trish Kelley and possibly some city employees for a one night campout (this should be enough for most of us). Listen to the gang of three, Dave, Frank & Trish, around the campfire (built in one of the [...]

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Coming Soon: Camp Oso

October 6, 2011

   Mayor Leckness asked the City Council Monday for a “one-time exception” to the Mission Viejo’s anti-camping ordinance so he could have a campout on the Oso Creek Trail. Last month Leckness organized a golf cart caravan on the Trail.    The City Attorney cautioned council members against a one-time exception exclusively for Dave Leckness. He advised the [...]

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Letter: Council Majority Lacks Mandate

January 3, 2011

   According to election results the incumbents do not rule the roost; the majority of voters rule. Here is why!    Based on the election returns certified by the Registrar of Voters, the following are the full, true, and correct results of the Mission Viejo election held on November 2, 2010 in which 85,134 votes [...]

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Letter: Truth Or Tale?

October 30, 2010

Just received a new incumbent campaign mailer. It states: “Dave has provided a fiscally conservative approach to city spending and will protect property values, and OPPOSE NEW TAXES AND FEES. Wait a minute! Didn’t the incumbent candidates just vote for a new WM trash contract, $7,000,000 above a bid from a competitor which could provide [...]

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Sign Wars: Leckness Attacks Trees

September 29, 2010

   A political adage states: “He with the most signs wins.” The prophecy is being tested again in 2010 as 11 city council candidates and their supporters compete for the largest number of visible locations. Candidates are estimated to have 500-2500 signs each.     City Hall implemented a stricter removal policy this year than in past elections. This [...]

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Letter: Dirty Tricks & The S.D.S.

September 21, 2010

Few  articles  that  I   have  read  in  the M.V. Dispatch have disgusted me more than “Dirty Tricks Alleged To Dave Leckness”. I understand that “going negative” in political campaigns is a standard tactic because, unfortunately, it works. Voters are directed away from the candidate’s positions on important issues, and instead encouraged to focus on the [...]

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Ury, Kelley Reject Health Benefit After Public Outrage

June 26, 2010

   It appears Frank Ury and Trish Kelley are walking a tight wire between their self interest and public disapproval.  In May 2008, just prior to Ury’s re-election bid, the two voted to terminate a city policy which granted lifetime health benefits upon themselves and their spouses. But they reinstated the benefit six months later at the first council meeting [...]

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Letter: Smokey & the Bandit Like ‘Fun’ Candidate

January 21, 2010

We’ve kept quiet through most of Allan Pilger’s conservative rants on the Lance MacLean Recall, but Allan stepped over the line when he went after Dave Leckness, candidate to replace MacLean on the council if the recall is approved. [Re: Lapdog v Watchdog] We are Smokey and the Bandit, the lovable, liberal dogs in Allan’s household. [...]

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Letter: Lapdog Leckness v Watchdog Tyler

January 16, 2010

Dave Leckness, the establishment candidate for Mission Viejo City Council, supports the current direction of city hall, which includes cutting street and slope maintenance and preserving lifetime medical benefits for part-time council members who serve three terms. “I love the way things are going,” he said in an SVN interview Jan. 15. Leckness, if elected, [...]

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