#ALTACITIES notes: State Attorneys General USA, "we seek justice, defend the oppressed, #HOAs , the one exception https://t.co/HsLLbMndLO — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) February 3, 2016 Flip②▶ Alarm ★ WORTH on Flipboard | http://flip.it/tDWQh Alarm ★ WORTH  is another #SocialCurrentSee production by #ALTACITIES One of our local community message boards called NEXTDOOR TRILOGY is populated, at present, with a series of messages and comments (aka tweets) about rising natural gas prices. These are escalating charges due, as some say, to the recent installation of automatic gauges on resident gas meters. However, due to other issues, our provider, Southern California Gas Company (aka SoCalGas) is facing deeper PR and oversight issues per the TWITTERROLL that follows. Tweets about SoCalGas LAUNCH A "NEXTDOOR"NEIGHBORHOOD FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Flip②▶

TN #HOA class action lawsuit against developers, telecomm company https://t.co/yTUbn2pMqU via @goonan_deborah #YourMoney — Deborah Goonan (@goonan_deborah) January 21, 2016 # CutCableTV At first look, the introductory tweet and the video above seem unconnected.  Upon closer examination, one may realize that the public issues with HOAs and cable TV companies is a near-universal certainty.  That is, both have serious PR issues. Cable companies in the USA rank as perhaps the least customer-friendly business model in enterprise, likely running neck-to-neck for that dubious honor with common interest developments (aka HOAs). The ' social current see ' tweet that kicks off this post and the video that follows are intentionly linked to draw attention to a common problem. When you combine the backroom, undisclosed deals that property developers can effect with telecommunication companies long before buyers purchase their residences with the general low level of cust...

Nonprofit organizations, like the for-profits and, yes, people, too, are not perfect. Mistakes are often made, but public relations skills are need more during time of conflict and crisis than at any other time. What is your story about #HOA public relations? Add your comments and observations to this post. [ View the story "'Clean and jerk' HOA PR, really!" on Storify ]