The Capistrano Unified School District’s governing board last week rejected a controversial parental notification policy that, while meant to alert parents about their child’s well-being, had raised concerns it would also discriminate against transgender students. The policy to require schools to notify a student’s parents or guardians when there’s a Read More
Leslee Haney fought back tears as she spoke about how her infant son Cole will never remember any of the experiences he shared with his father, the late Deputy Brian Haney. But thanks to a new plaque adorning a memorial rock at the base of a new flagpole at the Read More
Three aspects of San Juan Capistrano set it apart from its neighboring towns in South Orange County, Mayor Howard Hart boasted Thursday night, Sept. 14. First, is the town’s “unparalleled history.” “Now, one would be hard pressed to write the history of Orange County without starting in San Juan Capistrano,” Read More
Parents of students throughout the Capistrano Unified School District were back on the early-morning routine of getting their kids to school on Tuesday, Aug. 15, when campuses including Harold Ambuehl Elementary celebrated the first day of the 2022-2023 academic year. “We’re going to have a wonderful year,” school Principal Antoinette Read More
Parents of students throughout the Capistrano Unified School District were back on the early-morning routine of getting their kids to school on Tuesday, Aug. 15, when campuses like Harold Ambuehl Elementary celebrated the first day of the 2022-2023 academic year. “We’re going to have a wonderful year,” school Principal Antoinette Read More
When Rich Heimann approached Capistrano Trading Post owner Bill Ortega about a year ago, asking to use his building in Downtown San Juan Capistrano for a mural, Ortega agreed. There was only one caveat though that Ortega had for Heimann, the president of The Alliance for San Juan Art (TASJA). Read More
San Juan Capistrano residents will see an increase in their water rates next month as the Santa Margarita Water District’s Board of Directors voted Wednesday, Aug. 2, to implement new charges for services, while also greenlighting plans to initiate a new water rate study. In a unanimous vote, the board Read More
Eight players from the Capo Classics 70+ basketball team gathered Tuesday, Aug. 1, at the San Juan Capistrano City Council meeting where Mayor Howard Hart recognized the members for recently finishing fourth in a national 3-on-3 tournament. It’s “a true pleasure tonight to honor a group of men who serve Read More
Some of the City of San Juan Capistrano’s Fourth of July festivities were cut short Tuesday night after deputies were called to breakup an unruly crowd at the Summer Carnival and Fireworks show, resulting in one minor’s arrest, according to authorities. The minor, a male, was arrested on suspicion of Read More
About a month remains before the California Coastal Commission closes the window for middle school and high school students to participate in the state agency’s latest edition of the Climate Video Challenge. The Coastal Commission is calling on California’s student filmmakers to make a short video that answers the question Read More
