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Orange County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
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We Deserve Better

By Jim Gardner

Candidate for Council Member; City of Lake Forest

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Almost every other city has more and better services than we have.
Almost every other city in Southern California has more and better services than we have. Take a look -

Every single one of our neighboring cities has a stand alone full service senior center. Some cities (e.g., Irvine) even have 2 centers. We have the part time use of a room a few times a week.

Lake Forest doesn't have our own dog park. Nearly half the cities in Orange County have their own park. 8 cities with fewer people than Lake Forest nonetheless have a dog park. Here's a list +

  • Laguna Woods (18,371)
  • Ladera Ranch (21,250)
  • Laguna Beach (23,727)
  • Seal Beach (25,334)
  • RSM (49,249)
  • San Clemente (65,338)
  • Laguna Niguel (66,126)
  • Buena Park (78,282)

Lake Forest doesn't have access to a local no-kill animal shelter. Here's a list of neighboring cities that do -

  • Laguna Woods
  • Mission Viejo
  • Laguna Beach
  • Costa Mesa
  • Irvine
  • San Clemente
  • Laguna Niguel
  • Aliso Viejo

Virtually every one of the high schools in our neighboring cities has a stadium where the sports teams play. We are the only one that does have a home stadium.

Why does traffic flow so smoothly in our neighboring cities and so slowly in our city. Because neighbors like Mission Viejo and Irvine have synchronized traffic signals.

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