Rhonda Reardon

Letter: The Perfidious “Promise”

October 20, 2011

(The  term  “California  Promise”,  frequently  used in Dispatch comments by myself and other long-time residents, is unfamiliar to most people who moved here in the last 20 years. Following is a comprehensive history of the development of Mission Viejo for those interested in the background behind today’s headlines from City Hall.)  Late 1960s The California [...]

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Open Gov’t: Council Stiff-Arms Public on 3-2 Votes

January 4, 2011

   The current council majority sent a clear message to the public Monday evening: We don’t need or appreciate public oversight.    The arrogance of power was displayed in successive 3-2 votes.  The first vote refused to reinstate the public’s right to speak during those agenda items which are bundled and designated for blanket approval by the Council without [...]

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Rhonda Reardon Earns Ledesma’s Council Seat

November 3, 2010

   Trish Kelley, Rhonda Reardon and Dave Leckness were elected to the City Council for the next four years. Newcomer Reardon made a strong showing with Mission Viejo voters and will take the Council seat of John Paul Ledesma.  JP is termed out after serving twelve years.    It was Ms. Reardon’s first campaign for elective [...]

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Official GOP Picks: Reardon, Skalsky, Lonsinger

October 19, 2010

   On Monday evening the California Republican Party of Orange County added two late endorsements for the Mission Viejo City Council race.  The Central Committee elected Brian Skalsky and Neil Lonsinger to join Rhonda Reardon in carrying the conservative banner for the three seats being filled by voters on November 2.    Reardon remains the only [...]

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GOP Advances Skalsky, Lonsinger

October 6, 2010

   On Monday the Orange County GOP Endorsements Committee recommended former MV Planning Commission Chairman Neil Lonsinger and former Community Service Commission Chairman Brian Skalsky for endorsement by the full Central Committee.  The OC GOP formerly endorsed Rhonda Reardon, who also received the sole nod from the California Republican Assembly.     Ten of the eleven city council candidates [...]

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Rhonda Reardon Gets Exclusive GOP Endorsement

September 21, 2010

   The California GOP Central Committee of Orange County conferred only one endorsement for the 2010 Mission Viejo City Council race.  Challenger Rhonda Reardon was ratified Monday evening by the full Central Committee after receiving a unanimous recommendation from the Endorsement Committee two weeks ago.     A host of Republican officials were on hand during [...]

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Challengers Set For Council Race: Photos

August 6, 2010

   There were twelve city council candidates with promises and visions for Mission Viejo when the filing deadline passed at  5 p.m. Friday.  Nine are challenging incumbents Kelley and Leckness, and recalled ex-councilmember MacLean, for three seats.     Of the nine challengers, two failed to file the $1,100 ballot statement with the City Clerk, so they (Golemo, Mamola) won’t [...]

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Will Rhonda Run?

July 29, 2010

   Some acquaintances feel Rhonda Reardon may raise the standard for candidates if she files the election papers she obtained from the City Clerk Thursday.  Ms. Reardon has strong credentials in business, charity and community service.     She held several positions with Pacific Bell/AT&T, including Product Manager for Wireless Interconnection.  In addition, she was Project Manager for New Product Development, [...]

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Letter: Ury Subverted Transparency

October 30, 2008

In addition to the above mentioned concerns, I am most appalled at Ury’s effort to prevent the citizens of MV from speaking out on agenda items from the Council’s Consent Calendar. I stood on corners for him four years ago because I thought he actually believed that the citizens of MV have the right to [...]

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