tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10195906672894271852024-03-13T21:18:14.691-07:00City Of Mission ViejoThe land upon which Mission Viejo is developed was part of the 52,000-acre Rancho Mission Viejo. The chain of title to the land dates back to July 27, 1769, when a Spaniard named Gaspar de Portola led an expeditionary force from Mexico across the southern border of the ranch and claimed the land for SpainMoe Navidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817493494663635367noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019590667289427185.post-58562383724611071302009-01-08T10:11:00.000-08:002009-01-13T15:56:57.677-08:00City Of Mission Viejo<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 120px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 53px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289001275549138802" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AfXsnphx0_4/SWZOo0Wxv3I/AAAAAAAAAKg/8i_2Lbbf6xE/s200/LogoFullBlueSmall%5B1%5D.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 137px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 155px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289001282109963650" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AfXsnphx0_4/SWZOpMy__YI/AAAAAAAAAKo/YfbBoIVBtEo/s200/Moe+Headshot+web.jpg" /> <div align="center"><strong>Moe Navidi</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Real Estate Consultant</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Lic# 01753283</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Tel: (949) 892-7077</strong></div><div align="center"><a href="mailto:gooddeals@homesbynavidi.com"><strong>gooddeals@homesbynavidi.com</strong></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.homesbynavidi.com/"><strong>http://www.homesbynavidi.com/</strong></a></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 117px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 52px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289001283375972722" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AfXsnphx0_4/SWZOpRg1wXI/AAAAAAAAAKw/HPtG-kkiUio/s200/Countrywide+Logo2+big.jpg" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AfXsnphx0_4/SWZOpQXakbI/AAAAAAAAAK4/aW7MR428MEo/s1600-h/gloria+pic4-Business.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 131px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289001283068006834" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AfXsnphx0_4/SWZOpQXakbI/AAAAAAAAAK4/aW7MR428MEo/s200/gloria+pic4-Business.jpg" /></a> <strong>Gloria Andia<br />Home loan Consultant<br />CMD 245. CA-Irvine<br />Tel: (949) 235-5607<br />Countrywide Bank, FSB<br /></strong><a href="mailto:Gloria_andia@countrywide.com"><strong>Gloria_andia@countrywide.com</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><br /><div align="left"><strong>About Mission Viejo:</strong></div><div align="left">The land upon which Mission Viejo is developed was part of the 52,000-acre Rancho Mission Viejo. The chain of title to the land dates back to July 27, 1769, when a Spaniard named Gaspar de Portola led an expeditionary force from Mexico across the southern border of the ranch and claimed the land for Spain.<br /><br />Seven years later, the ranch witnessed the first attempt to found Mission San Juan Capistrano. Although lack of water forced the friars to relocate and the whereabouts of this old mission remain a mystery, the name Mission Viejo bears testimony to this structure's sojourn in San Juan Canyon more than two hundred years ago.<br /><br />After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, a new flag flew over California and a new spirit filled the air. The missions, which had been established to further the spread of the Christian faith, became secularized, and their vast landholdings were granted as ranches to prominent citizens.<br /><br />One man who happened to be standing in the right place at the right time was an English trader named John Forster. John or Juan, as the name reads on the old land grant, married the Mexican governor's sister and acquired the three ranchos historically known as El Trabuco, Mission Viejo, and Los Potreros. But fate frowned on Don Juan Forster. Fencing 205,000 acres drained his capital, droughts destroyed his cattle, and futile efforts to attract settlers dried up his last remaining credit. When Forster died, his estate was in shambles, and his sons were forced to sell.<br /><br />In 1907, an Irish cattleman named Richard O'Neill acquired an undivided interest in Rancho El Trabuco and Rancho Mission Viejo. When a 1963 study indicated that urbanization was spreading south from the Los Angeles area, his grandchildren, Richard O'Neill and Alice O'Neill Avery, decided to sell 10,000 acres. Donald Bren, Philip J. Reilly, and James Toepfer purchased the property and organized the Mission Viejo Company.<br /><br />In 1965, a master plan for Mission Viejo was approved by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. One year later, Forster's dream of attracting settlers became a reality as families stood in line to pay $21,000 for homes on his former cattle range. In April 1966, these pioneering residents moved into the new neighborhoods near the intersection of La Paz Road and Chrisanta Drive.<a title="Administrative Services" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=108">Administrative Services</a><br /><a title="Irwin Bornstein" href="mailto:ibornstein@cityofmissionviejo.org">Irwin Bornstein</a>, Director of Administrative Services 949-470-3059<br />Accounts Payable, Finance, & Purchase</div><div align="left">Fax: 949-581-3528<br />Email: <a title="adminservices@cityofmissionviejo.org" href="mailto:adminservices@cityofmissionviejo.org">adminservices@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br />Human Resources: 949-470-3060<br />24-Hour Jobline: 949-470-3088<br />Fax: 949-770-9926<br /><a title="Animal Services" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=74">Animal Services</a><br />General Number: 949-470-3045<br />Fax Number: 949-365-0181<br />Email: <a title="ask-shelter@cityofmissionviejo.org" href="mailto:ask-shelter@cityofmissionviejo.org">ask-shelter@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br /><a title="City Administration" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=140">City Administration</a><br />Mayor and City Council: 949-470-3050<br />City Manager: 949-470-3051<br />Fax: 949-859-1386<br />Email: <a title="cityadmin@cityofmissionviejo.org" href="mailto:cityadmin@cityofmissionviejo.org">cityadmin@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br /><a title="City Clerk" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=76">City Clerk</a><br />City Clerk: 949-470-3052<br />Fax: 949-581-0983<br />Email: <a title="cityclerk@cityofmissionviejo.org" href="mailto:cityclerk@cityofmissionviejo.org">cityclerk@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br /><a title="City Council" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=140">City Council</a><br />Mayor Patricia Kelley: <a href="mailto:tkelley@cityofmissionviejo.org">tkelley@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br />Mayor Pro Tem Frank Ury: <a href="mailto:fury@cityofmissionviejo.org">fury@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br />Council Member Lance MacLean: <a href="mailto:lmaclean@cityofmissionviejo.org">lmaclean@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br />Council Member Cathy Schlicht: <a href="mailto:cschlicht@cityofmissionviejo.org">cschlicht@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br />Council Member John Paul Ledesma: <a href="mailto:jpledesma@cityofmissionviejo.org">jpledesma@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br /><a title="Community Development" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=100">Community Development</a><br />Building Information: 949-470-3054<br />Building Inspection: 949-222-4694<br />Code Enforcement: 949-470-3055<br />Health Inspector: 949-470-3027<br />Planning and Zoning Information: 949-470-3053<br />Fax: 949-951-6176<br />Email: <a title="cd@cityofmissionviejo.org" href="mailto:cd@cityofmissionviejo.org">cd@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br /><a title="Fire Services" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=114">Fire Services</a><br />General Number: 800-545-5585<br />Public Information/Education: 714-532-7266<br /><a title="Library Services" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=120">Library Services</a><br />Main Number: 949-830-7100<br />Circulation: Ext. 5101<br />Reference: Ext. 5105<br />Children's Room: Ext. 5107<br />Volunteer Program: Ext. 5139<br />Local History Information: Ext. 5110<br />Friend's Bookstore: Ext. 5115<br />Community Room Reservations & Info: Ext. 5126<br />Circulation: Ext. 5101 or 949-470-8420<br />Automated Renewal/Notification System: 949-855-8068<br /><a title="Police Services" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=122">Police Services</a><br /><a title="Lt. Steve Bernardi" href="mailto:sbernardi@cityofmissionviejo.org">Lt. Steve Bernardi</a>, Chief of Police Services<br />Non-Emergency: 949-770-6011<br />Administration: 949-470-3015<br />Crime Prevention: 949-470-8433<br /><a title="Public Services" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=124">Public Services</a><br />Administration: 949-470-3095<br />Graffiti Hotline: 949-460-2924<br />Pothole Hotline: 949-470-8405<br />Park, Slope, and Median Maintenance: 949-470-3064<br />Streets, Curbs, Sidewalks Maintenance: 949-470-3095<br />Urban Forestry: 949-470-3064<br />Weed Abatement: 949-470-3095<br />Fax: 949-455-2589<br />Email: <a title="publicservices@cityofmissionviejo.org" href="mailto:publicservices@cityofmissionviejo.org">publicservices@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br /><a title="Public Works" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=126">Public Works</a><br />Administration: 949-470-3056<br />Engineering: 949-470-3040<br />Transportation Services: 949-470-3069<br />Trash/Recycling Services: 949-470-3010<br />Fax: 949-581-5394<br />Email: <a title="publicworks@cityofmissionviejo.org" href="mailto:publicworks@cityofmissionviejo.org">publicworks@cityofmissionviejo.org</a><br /><a title="Recreation and Community Services" href="http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Department.aspx?id=128">Recreation and Community Services</a><br />Administration: 949-470-3061<br />Felipe Tennis Complex: 949-859-4FIT (4348)<br />Marguerite Tennis Complex: 949-859-4FIT (4348)<br />Montanoso Recreation Center: 949-859-4FIT (4348)<br />Norman P. Murray Communityand Senior Center: 949-470-3062<br />Picnic and Sports Field Reservations: 949-470-3061<br />Senior Citizen Nutrition Program: 949-470-3063<br />Senior Citizen Programs: 949-470-3062<br />Senior Dial-A-Taxi Program: 949-470-3061<br />Sierra Recreation Center: 949-859-4FIT (4348)<br />Volunteer Programs: 949-470-3061<br />Fax: 949-581-0795</div><div align="left">Email: <a title="publicworks@cityofmissionviejo.org" href="mailto:recreation@cityofmissionviejo.org">recreation@cityofmissionviejo.org</a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><div align="left"></div></div><br /></div></a><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://rightstepstobuyingahome.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><script src="http://widgets.technorati.com/t.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class="tr_embed_t_js"> <a href="http://technorati.com/blogs/fixersorfixeduphomes.blogspot.com?sub=tr_embed_t_js" class="tr_embed_arg_blog">Blog Information</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/profile/mn12?sub=tr_embed_t_js" class="tr_embed_arg_username">Profile for mn12</a> </div>Moe Navidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817493494663635367noreply@blogger.com0