San Juan Capistrano city councilors recently approved the El Camino Specific Plan—which will rezone the land on which a community playhouse sits to pave the way for building a four-story parking garage and two two-story buildings for retail and office spaces. The vote at the Oct. 4 council meeting was the culmination of numerous discussions among…
San Juan Capistrano’s Camino Real Playhouse to Be Rezoned for New Shops and Offices
October 9, 2022
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Veteran School Board Trustee Runs for Capistrano Unified
September 26, 2022
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Michael Parham, who served over 12 years on the Irvine Unified school board, is now running for a recently vacated seat in the Capistrano Unified School District in the upcoming Nov. 8 election. “I’m running because I care about quality public schools,” Parham told The Epoch Times. “I know how to run a successful school…
San Juan Capistrano Approves New City Seal
September 12, 2022
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The city council in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., approved a new city seal designed by resident Kimberleigh Gavin—which will become official at the start of next year—during a council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6. For over 60 years the Mission San Juan Capistrano and its founder, Father Junipero Serra, was depicted in the city’s seal….
Hidden Gems in History of San Juan Capistrano
August 28, 2022
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Having the oldest street in California as well as roadside houses preserved from their early American glory, San Juan Capistrano remains lush with stories of its founding families and the people who have shaped it to be the old-town story-time enclave it is today, from its first female convict all the way back to its…
Shooting in San Juan Capistrano Leaves One Dead
May 31, 2022
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—A man was fatally shot in San Juan Capistrano, and an investigation was underway Tuesday, authorities said. The shooting was reported at about 9:20 p.m. Monday in the 26000 block of Calle San Francisco, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. The 33-year-old victim was found dead in a townhouse, but it…
Former San Juan Capistrano Mayor Sues City Over Skatepark Project
May 10, 2022
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—After city officials settled a decades-long debate and voted to approve in April the construction of the community’s first skatepark, a former San Juan Capistrano mayor filed a lawsuit weeks after opposing the $3.3 million project, saying its potential impacts were not properly evaluated under California environmental law, known as CEQA. Carolyn…
San Juan Capistrano Approves $3 Million Skatepark
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—Residents shouted with excitement during last week’s city council meeting after city officials unanimously approved a $3.3 million skatepark—a decision 15 years in the making. “I really want to thank the community,” Mayor Derek Reeve said during the April 5 meeting. “This would not have happened without your participation. Your government is…
JSerra Girls Volleyball Team Forfeits CIF
November 3, 2021
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—The JSerra High School girl’s volleyball team was disqualified from the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship after being found in violation of using an ineligible player on Nov. 2. JSerra was scheduled to compete against El Toro High School on Nov. 6 for a finals game. However, the school self-reported a player…
Capistrano Unified Asks Newsom to Rescind Student Vaccine Mandate
October 22, 2021
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees voted 4-2 Oct. 20 to send a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom asking him to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for K-12 students. The motion, authored by Trustees Gila Jones and Martha McNicholas, drew large crowds of parents to the meeting, where they spoke…
San Juan Capistrano Cracks Down on Illicit Massage Parlors
June 8, 2021
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San Juan Capistrano is adding further restrictions to massage parlors in an attempt to discourage untoward businesses from prostituting human trafficking victims at the establishments. City council unanimously advanced amendments to a massage parlor ordinance June 1 and adopted a resolution proclaiming the city’s commitment to fight human trafficking. “[Human trafficking] is a problem all throughout Southern California and…
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