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JSerra Baseball Wins First CIF-SS Championship with Late Execution over Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks

By Zach Cavanagh FULLERTON – JSerra had long established itself as a baseball powerhouse. The Lions program has produced plenty of college products, MLB prospects…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Capo Unified Presents Trustees with Sample Ballot Measure for Potential Dana Hills Bond

By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux The Capistrano Unified School District is still weighing whether to pursue another bond measure to fund school facility upgrades,…

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EYE ON SJC, News

San Juan Capistrano Council, Community Hear Proposals for Northwest Open Space Uses

By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux With a standing-room-only crowd filling the council chamber, the top three applicants under consideration for long-term use of San…

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EYE ON SJC, News

South County Student Wins CCC Video Contest

Featured Image: Charlotte Quintanar, a junior at Saint Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, won first place in the California Coastal Commission’s Climate Video…

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EYE ON SJC, News

UPDATE: Coastal Fire Fully Contained

Featured Image: Several fire and emergency response crews work to extinguish the roughly 200-acre Coastal Fire that threatened homes and prompted neighborhood evacuations in Laguna…

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EYE ON SJC, News

City Council Plans to Hear Use Proposals for Northwest Open Space

By Collin Breaux | @collin_breaux The top three applicants seeking approval for extended uses of the Northwest Open Space in San Juan Capistrano will present…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Falling Short: Capo Unified Deals with Underfunding from State

By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux The tubas used by music students in San Clemente High School’s marching band are 20 to 25 years old,…

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EYE ON SJC, News

County’s Point-in-Time Count Shows Dip in Homeless Population

By C. Jayden Smith The county released the results of the 2022 Point-in-Time Count on Wednesday, May 11, locating 585 people experiencing homelessness in the…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Voting by Mail Begins in California’s Primary Election

By Shawn Raymundo Registered voters this week are expected to begin receiving their vote-by-mail ballots for California’s Primary Election on June 7. Over the next…

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SPORTS & OUTDOORS, Sports News

St. Margaret’s Boys Volleyball Surges Back in Semifinals to Set up All-City CIF-SS Final against CVC

By Zach Cavanagh SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – There were several opportunities for the CIF-SS Division 4 semifinal to slip away from St. Margaret’s. Long Beach…

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SPORTS & OUTDOORS, Sports News

JSerra Baseball Strikes Out 13 to Take Playoff Opener, as Royce Lewis Makes MLB Debut

By Zach Cavanagh Friday was as big a day as they come for the JSerra baseball program on two fronts. Away from home, the crown…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Supervisor Lisa Bartlett Discusses Housing, Public Safety with Fifth District Residents

By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux Housing, the revitalization of Dana Point Harbor and public safety were among the many topics that Orange County Board…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Former Mayor Sues City Over Skate Park Project

By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux Featured image: Dozens of skateboarders throughout South County participate in the Spring 2019 Skate Jam at the San Juan…

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Publisher’s Letter: An Update on Fred Swegles

Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett, publisher and founder of Picket Fence Media Devotees of Fred Swegles and his weekly column, CoastLines, have no doubt noticed…

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Government Ethics Watchdog Group Grades OC Municipalities on Campaign Spending Laws, Transparency

By Collin Breaux, Breeana Greenberg and C. Jayden Smith How transparent are Orange County’s cities when it comes to publishing election finance information? That’s what…

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