Our common interest development (aka HOA) with 1317 homes south of Corona in the Inland Empire of Southern California is basically a peaceful, tranquil setting at the base of the Cleveland National Forest. That is not to say that we don't occasionally, maybe even regularly have homeowner and HOA governance or management issues that help to spike temperaments and blood pressures alike for this 55+ community.  One of the best unofficial monitors of neighborhood politics is a website message board called  Trilogynow . Unfortunately, I am a current outcast at the site due to violation of the host rules:  When writing about the California drought and the coming El Niño, I dared to provide an external link to amplify information on the subject.  The host of the message board, a former board member for our HOA, has such a proprietary, provincial view of his site, he will stifle, even censor communication for the most inane reasons. So, I am ...