Foothills Sentry - October 2022

Page 5 Foothills Sentry October 2022 7540 E. Chapman Ave. Orange, CA 92869 (714) 639-9792 MEAT&DELI, PRODUCE, BAKERY, FRESH FISH, GIFT BASKETS, WINE MON-SAT: 8am - 9pmSUN: 8am - 8pm www.Pac i�i cRanchMarket.com $ OFF Excluding alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. With coupon only. May not be combined with any other offer or discount. Limit one coupon per customer. Valid only at P aci�ic Ranch Market. When You Spend $25 or More * EXPIRES: 10/31/22 5 OC’s Premier ProduceMarket Progressive Thinking Catholic Worship Sunday Mass 9:30am www.holyangelsOC.com Priest: (657) 282-9009 Office: (714) 584-8078 19211 Dodge Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92705 October Event Bring your Pet for the Blessing of the Animals All are welcome! Sunday October 9, 2022 10:30 am SACRAMENTS FOR ALL Baptisms Confirmations Weddings Funeral Services Quinceañeras Special Masses English Spanish Chinese Italian Orange Mayoral Candidates Mark Murphy Born and raised in the City of Orange, it has been my privi- lege to serve as your mayor and councilman. As mayor, I led the city through the COVID-19 pan- demic, securing millions of dol- lars in funding and resources to support residents and businesses during the challenges we faced. Together, we have worked hard to increase resources and person- nel for our police and fire depart- ments. I remain committed to secure additional funding for parks, trails and open space, including the Sully-Miller site. We continue to address our homelessness is- sue, reduce traffic congestion and preserve the history of our great city. With your help, we will keep Orange among the best communi- ties to live, work and raise a fam- ily. I ask for your support to elect me as your mayor. With your sup- port, we will continue to fight for a safe, financially secure commu- nity. My service has earned the endorsements of Sheriff Don Barnes, Supervisor Don Wagner, Mayor Tita Smith, Councilmem- bers Kim Nichols, Jon Dumitru and Kathy Tavoularis, the City of Orange Police Association and the Orange City Firefighters. www.markamurphy.com Orange is a great city. My fam- ily has been proud to call Orange home since the 1800s. I’m run- ning for mayor because we’re facing serious problems that are being ignored by tired leadership. Pull back the curtain: home- lessness, crime, the Sully-Miller mountains of debris, proposed high-density developments in ex- isting neighborhoods and contin- ued threats to precious remaining open spaces are but a few of the issues. Worse yet, last year, the city issued a Pension Obligation Bond for $286,000,000 (the city’s unfunded liability for employee pensions). The state auditor issued a report on fiscal health for all cities in the state and ranked Orange 47th WORST out of a total of 423 cities evaluated for the fiscal year 2019-2020 (the most recent report available). I put myself through college and attained a B.A. in business administration from CSUF. I’ve owned a very successful Orange business for 37 years. I served on the Orange City Council from 1994-2002. Like you, I want a safe, fiscally sound city with common-sense government. With your help, we will preserve and protect our City of Orange. Dan Slater Elks barbecue for the Vipers Thirteen Orange Elks from Lodge 1475 began cooking a day in advance, in order to serve a lunch of pulled pork, beef brisket, chicken and all the fixings to the Vipers, aka U.S. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169. Over 400 Camp Pendleton enlisted men and women, and their families, gathered on the beach for a delicious barbecue and a day in the sun. Lt. Col. Thomas J. Duff presented a plaque to the Elk’s Club Veteran chairs in recognition of the volunteer efforts of the organization at Camp Pendleton; in addition, every Elk in attendance also received a squadron patch. Elk Brian Fitzpatrick, left, is pre- sented a Vipers plaque by Lt. Col. Duff. Orange permit parking application fee reduced The application fee for neigh- borhood parking permits in the City of Orange has been lowered from $4,900 to $1,000. The fee reduction, approved by the city council Aug. 9, is intend- ed to make the quest for a parking permit less onerous to neighbor- hoods suffering from insufficient street parking. The fee remains high enough to discourage frivo- lous requests. For each neighborhood permit request, city staff conduct a parking study to determine the extent of the problem and to assess whether permits granted in one area would push the problem onto adjacent streets. To qualify, street parking must be at 75% occupancy; the occupancy level was been determined by six to eight observational visits by staff. The city will retain that threshold, but reduce staff observations to three to save staff time and reduce costs. The permit parking program was established to serve neigh- borhoods around Chapman Uni- versity, which experienced high volume student parking. Those areas could “opt in” to permit parking on a street-by-street ba- sis and no fee was charged. Other Orange neighborhoods have been able to request permit parking by paying the fee. To date, some 25 parking permit zones exist. The city is preparing to identify additional high parking zones and allow residents to “opt in” with no application fee and no park- ing study. Those newly-defined areas would be along commercial corridors with a well-documented history of parking intrusion. Residents outside of those new parking zones may still request permits for $1,000. If permit- only parking moves the problem to nearby streets, residents of the newly impacted areas have 12 months to apply for permits with- out paying a fee. Those overflow streets must, however, meet the 75% occupancy threshold. At $1,000, Orange’s permit ap- plication fee is still the highest among surrounding cities. TRUCK FOR SALE A true workhorse 2008 FORD F150 XLT 4 door, 183,000 fwy miles Great on gas, beefed up rear-end suspension, New Tires & Brakes Aftermarket Bluetooth Stereo, with GPS $4,900 OBO Call 714 974-8511