Foley Report: Hello to the Fabulous Fifth
OC Board Supervisor Katrina Foley authors a new column for Picket Fence Media, in which she’ll provide a monthly update...
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Publisher’s Letter: New Websites for Christmas!
In keeping with the holiday spirit, the Picket Fence Media team has redesigned all of our websites to help make...
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Bartlett Bulletin: An Open Letter to the Residents of the Fifth District
OC Board Supervisor pens one last Bartlett Bulletin column for Picket Fence Media, highlighting her accomplishments and achievements during her...
Read moreThe Cowgirl Designer: Welcome to the 2023 ‘Magentaverse’: Do Trends and Predictions Really Matter?
Guest opinion by Marlene Holmquist Each year, the Pantone Color Institute unleashes their pick for “The Color of the Year”...
Citizens’ Climate Education: Books About Trees to Give to Kids for Christmas
By Christine "Chris" Kramer “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never...
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Guest Opinion: ‘The Adobes of San Juan Capistrano and the People Who Lived in Them’
By Kimberleigh Gavin Featured image: The Montanez Adobe. Photo: Allison Jarrell A new tour is being offered by the San...
Citizens’ Climate Education: Building Corporate Cooperation with Climate Science
By Alexandra “Sandy” Exelby Government and nongovernment policies are attacking the complex problems of climate change. The Inflation Reduction Act includes...
Health & Nutrition 101: Why You Should Consider a Healthy Eating Pattern
By Gina Cousineau Facts are facts. By losing only 5-10% of one’s body weight, our health will improve. But most...
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Guest Opinion: Hello 200 Horsemen Strong Grant Applicants!
By Dr. Jillian Stewart Featured image: Courtesy of Surf & Turf Therapy In 2021, Unidos South OC was the first...
A Little Bit About San Juan: John Berney Is a Local Equestrian, Through and Through
By Jessica DiCostanzo Meet the San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s President, John Henry Berney. This longtime San Juan Capistrano resident...
Publisher’s Letter: Thanks, Fred—Paddle-Out Scheduled for Sunday
For the past 50 years or so, Fred Swegles, a one-of-a-kind storyteller, memorialized our community’s most important moments for all...
Letter to the Editor: Cheap Shot
RICHARD TOON, United States Navy 4-Year Service, San Juan Capistrano So, the San Juan Capistrano city councilmembers are non-partisan. Well,...
Letter to the Editor: Response to ‘San Clemente Parent Wants to Open New Charter School in South Orange County’
DEBRA BORGENICHT, San Juan Capistrano As an educator, it is very frustrating when parents publish misinformation about public education. In a...
Guest Opinion: Ghosts & Legends Tour Is a Fun Community Experience
By Kristen M. Dennis The San Juan Capistrano Historical Society’s annual Ghosts & Legends Tour is one of our town’s...
Guest Opinion: What to Know During Eczema Awareness Month
By Dr. Michelle Hure Once October rolls around and the humidity and temperatures start falling, dermatologists start seeing flares of...
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