We haven’t received an end of the year report yet from our Sheriff’s Office, but as it stands now there is a good chance that we may experience the distinction of being free of repressible felony crime for the past year. This could be quite an achievement for a community our size, and one that was only able to rely on limited police resources. We … [Read more...]

Update Your List—It’s that time of the year when we are filled with positive feelings and may have more guests than usual to entertain. Unfortunately, a frustrating delay at the entrance to our gate-guarded community could spoil the joyous and festive mood. To minimize such conflict and expedite guests to our homes, we urge everyone to ensure that … [Read more...]

Traffic Backup at the Mariner Gate—More and more of our neighbors are having construction projects done on their residences. This brings a heavy flow of service providers to the Mariner Gate at about 7:30 each morning. All of them are eager to be screened and allowed to enter our community to start the day’s work on their various projects. One … [Read more...]

Mariner Gate Entry—As summer draws to a close, our Mariner Gate attendants will have screened a record number of guests and service providers. Each one had to be individually screened for access and control reasons. With the ever-increasing volume, traffic has at times backed up toward Niguel Road, causing a potential hazard. A few impatient and … [Read more...]

Walk Your Bike—As a safety measure, everyone entering or leaving our community on an Electric Bicycle or even a regular bicycle, please—for safety’s sake—walk your bike through the pedestrian gates. Simply stated, bicycles don’t weigh enough to be read by our gate control devices. Consequently, the gate arm could come down and collide with an … [Read more...]

Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Safety—We have received quite a few reports regarding the unsafe operation of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (golf carts) by underage drivers. One such issue was a toddler allegedly standing on an adult’s lap while steering the vehicle. Another was a couple of skateboarders holding onto a rope while being towed up and … [Read more...]

Heavy Traffic—With summer season upon us, we can expect more visitors than any other time of the year and our Mariner gate attendants will be swamped screening and processing folks. Fortunately, the names on our guest lists will promptly be issued a pass and allowed to enter our community. Unfortunately, there are times when a guest or service name … [Read more...]

With the combination of warmer weather, graduations, and summer vacations we can expect an influx of guests starting this month. Along this line, I would like to pass on a brief synopsis of some of our rules that could impact the enjoyment of both host and guest unless they are understood.First, we have to appreciate that we are ultimately … [Read more...]

Update your Guest ListAt the request of our gate attendants, we are reminding everyone to update our guest lists whenever we expectguests, service people, or deliveries to our homes. For many months we were doing especially well updating our information on the Dwelling Live system and minimizing delays at the gate. With many new residents, … [Read more...]

Seasonal Coyote Alert—It is springtime and group of coyotes have, once again, settled into our community. This year they appear to be healthier than normal, and as of press time, they have avoided conflict with pets and humans. Hopefully, by carefully monitoring our pets, their food, and picking up their waste we will make our community less … [Read more...]