Staff report As the homelessness crisis continues in San Juan Capistrano, a local nonprofit said it has helped more than 300 homeless and displaced individuals…
By Shawn Raymundo and Lillian Boyd It was Sunday, Jan. 24, when Margie Riley Lofgren phoned the South County nursing facility where her brother, Steven…
By Collin Breaux | Email: cbreaux@picketfencemedia.com | Twitter: @collin_breaux John Alpay and Howard Hart are the two candidates running for the District 5 seat on…
By Collin Breaux | Email: cbreaux@picketfencemedia.com | Twitter: @collin_breaux Organizations and officials throughout Orange County are continuing to work on helping the homeless in the…
By Shawn Raymundo In a surprise turn of events Thursday, Jan. 23, the city of Santa Ana voluntarily moved to dismiss its homelessness-related lawsuit against…
By Collin Breaux | Email: cbreaux@picketfencemedia.com | Twitter: @collin_breaux Chris Duncan, an Assembly candidate for the 73rd District, spoke about several issues of concern during…
By Carmen Escamilla, San Juan Capistrano Yes, each homeless person is someone’s relative, and it would be grand if families assisted one another so that…
By Shawn Raymundo, Lillian Boyd, and Collin Breaux Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include comments from the Orange County Register and the San…
By Cari Hachmann U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson has dismissed claims made by homeless rights advocates in a lawsuit against several South County cities…
Leading up to the San Juan Capistrano City Council election on Nov. 6, The Capistrano Dispatch is publishing six questions, two each issue, that we’ve…
By Eric Heinz, Emily Rasmussen and Daniel Ritz On a recent sunny afternoon in San Juan Capistrano, an Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) deputy slowly…