• If you vote for Prop 50, you're voting for more Tres Lagos

This is my opinion.... imagine that. 

If you vote for Prop 50, you're voting for more Tres Lagos being put into neighborhoods... don't lie to yourself, you just are. 

If you're not sure what Tres Lagos is, it's a high-density, low-income apartment complex that Sacramento put into one of Wildomar's nicest neighborhoods, where the city council had no say in the matter.

The thinking that has helped me to arrive at such a conclusion comes from years of observing how the California Democrats, who have been controlling Sacramento nearly my whole life, have NO interest in your personal opinions when they conflict with their highly crafted worldview. 

They do what they want, and you must like it. That is their usual speed, and the further away one gets from Sacramento, the less they care for our needs. 

They have a long and proven track record of quashing local control.

You have permission to NOT vote as a partisan when it comes to Prop 50. The people spoke back in 2008 and again in 2010 (props 11 and 20). 

• 2008: Voters approved Proposition 11, the "Voters First Act", which created the independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw state legislative districts. It did not, however, give the commission authority over congressional districts.
• 2010: Voters passed Proposition 20, the "Voters First Act for Congress". This measure expanded the Citizens Redistricting Commission's power to include the drawing of congressional districts, removing that responsibility from the state legislature.

How do you view new laws?

Many laws come about due to an emerging need that hadn't clearly been seen in the past (imagine proposing laws regarding the internet back in the 1970s... that would have been daft).

Other laws come about through social engineering, and depending on your political philosophy, that's either a good thing or a bad thing. 

Nearly 800 bills made it into law this year.

My view is that most people, even in deep Dodger Blue California, are in the "big middle" of the political spectrum, and fewer are part of one extreme or the other. 

However, the voting record in California begs to differ and suggests that the average, at best, is center-left to solidly left. 

Just look at the garbage that comes out of Sacramento, highlighted by the (nearly) criminal Prop 50. 

Gavin Newsom has NEVER cared
about "democracy". Only furthering his career.

The Democrats' favorite mantra is "democracy," though I can count several examples of them trampling all over "democracy," with Prop 50 the most egregious example in California. 

But let's not forget some other things that have sprung directly from the desk of Governor Newsom

The very first thing he did when he came into office was to negate the results of a democratic election. 

In 2016, California voters considered two competing death penalty initiatives: 

• Proposition 62 (failed): This initiative sought to abolish the death penalty entirely and replace it with life in prison without the possibility of parole. Voters rejected this measure.
• Proposition 66 (passed): This measure aimed to speed up the death penalty appeals process by placing time limits on legal challenges and reassigning initial appeals to trial courts. Voters approved this measure, and its constitutionality was largely upheld by the California Supreme Court in 2017. The transfer of inmates to other facilities (mentioned above) was an implementation of one of Prop 66's provisions. 

He essentially did the same thing after the 2024 election, where 68.4% of the voters approved the public safety measure, Prop 36, and then Newsom refused to properly fund it. 

Even the LA Times castigated Newsom's actions regarding Prop 36.

Link to LA Time Story 

However, he did find over $300 million to fund the Prop 50 ballot measure. 

With that as a foundation, let's look at a new bill that Newsom recently signed into law. 

All the above was to lay the foundation for the new anti-neighborhood bill that was just signed into law

SB 79   (Wiener D)   Housing development: transit-oriented development.

This measure would require cities to approve ministerially higher-density residential projects up to 7 stories near public transit stops if a city is located in an urban transit county or a county with more than 15 rail stops. 

While cities in nonurban transit counties, located within a quarter mile of specific transit stops would have to approve residential projects by-right up to 5 stories tall regardless of local zoning codes, limit the use of local development standards on the proposed project, and grant authority to transit agencies to establish development standards on residential development on property the transit agency owns or leases within a half mile of a public transit stop on or before January 1, 2026.

*ministerially means NO public input and no votes by a planning commission or city council.

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Elections have consequences; don't get suckered into the nonsense from the Yes on 50 campaign. 

If you've seen the video ads, you've seen some of the most dishonest political rhetoric of all time. 

((Can you tell that I am NOT a fan of Governor Gavin Newsom))

• City Council Meeting October 2025

It was a very light meeting this month. Still, there were a few nuggets to share.

TOP NEWS FROM THE MEETING

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• See-Click-Fix App
• Palomar Road Improvements
• Shed Set Backs
• Shipping Containers

Meeting Recap

1.8 See Click Fix and CivicRec

These are two apps that will facilitate reporting issues around town (potholes, et al) and will be available in either the Google Play Store or the Apple Store. 

This isn't an official image.

If you're from SeeClickFix,

you're welcome, and feel free to use it gratis.

CivicRec is a recreational software that helps with facility rentals of all sorts. It'll streamline the current process that's in place and also offer a calendar of things happening throughout the year.

There was some initial confusion as to how the public would use the SeeClickFix app. At first, it seemed as if there'd need to be two different approaches to reporting matters in the city. 

One for code enforcement, and one for public works.

Thankfully, City Manager Chris Mann made it clear that there will only be one interface for residents once the rollout of this software is complete.

The timeline is within six months that these apps should be operational.

1.17 Budget Adjustment - Palomar St. Widening

This item was on the consent calendar (routine matter) but I asked for the item to be pulled to hear the staff report.

Cutting to the chase, there are no cost overruns and the project is on time (to be finished ). The reason for this item is that it straddled two different fiscal years, and there was more work added.

Gruwell will be getting some modifications to smooth out the curve that leads into Orange Street.

2.2 Development Code Amendment No. 2025-05A (Sheds & Accessory Dwelling Units)

The ADU portion of this was bringing Wildomar codes into compliance with new state codes. 

The setbacks are going from five feet to two feet for side and backyards. 

If you have a shed on the front portion of your property, they aren't allowed on the property line.

The last item I'm highlighting came during the City Manager's Report: Shipping Containers.

The current rule is that you are NOT allowed to have a shipping container on property that is smaller than five acres. 

I don't know how many five-acre parcels are in Wildomar, but I can tell you most that have shipping containers on them aren't anywhere near five acres. 

Usually, there isn't very much discussion on City Manager items, but this one went on for more than ten minutes with the creation of an ad hoc committee comprised of Dustin Nigg and Bridgette Moore to investigate the matter further. 

If the video link isn't working, try this link.

The video is cued up to the City Manager's Report

Since it's an ongoing matter, I'll save deep analysis for a later time, but I can say that I'm interested in taking a deeper look into this since so many are well out of compliance (having a shipping container on less than five acres), and I don't think it's fair to them to leave them in limbo.

If you have opinions one way or the other on shipping container ordinances, please email the subcommittee with them. 

You can send your emails to the city clerk (jmorales@wildomar.gov) and ask her to forward them to the subcommittee.