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Los Rios District

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EYE ON SJC, News

Ramos Street Resident Raises Concerns over Parking Expansion

By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux Given downtown San Juan Capistrano’s popularity with visitors and locals, the city is planning to expand parking spaces adjacent…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Looking Ahead: Mayor John Taylor Optimistic About San Juan Capistrano’s Future in 2021

By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux The most important thing for San Juan Capistrano in 2021 is getting businesses and citizens back to being fully…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Los Rios Businesses Cautiously Reopen

By Collin Breaux | Email: cbreaux@picketfencemedia.com | Twitter: @collin_breaux As San Juan Capistrano and the world continue to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic, small local…

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SOAPBOX

Letter to the editor: More public art

By Rich Heimann, San Juan Capistrano My wife and I recently moved to San Juan and needless to say, we love this town and have…

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EYE ON SJC, News

River Street Marketplace Gets City Approval

By Fred Swegles After nearly four years of planning, community debate, dialogue and refinement, San Juan Capistrano developer Dan Almquist has won city approval for…

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EYE ON SJC, News

City Looks to Resolve Parking Woes with Additional Spaces Next Year

By Fred Swegles As many as 75 new parking spaces could be coming to downtown San Juan Capistrano in 2020 as part of an effort…

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Letters to the Community, SOAPBOX

River Street Project Should Be Considered With Broader Focus

MARK SPEROS, San Juan Capistrano The River Street project, for all the promise of additional sales-tax revenues and revitalizing our downtown, ignores a simple truth: The resulting…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Guest Column: Is the City Council Giving Up on Preserving the Past?

By Mark Nielsen  I find it ironic that the City Council recognized May as National Historic Preservation Month, when they seem to be working to…

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LIVING

Longtime Adobe Docent Retires, But Still Plans to Protect Area’s History

By Alex Groves Those who have taken a trip to the Montanez Adobe on Los Rios Street recently may have noticed that a familiar face…

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Letters to the Community, SOAPBOX

Letter: Protecting Los Rios Historic District

Shelly Welcome, San Juan Capistrano My family is a big fan of Huell Howser. We were really saddened when he passed away. We have learned…

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LIVING, SJC Living

Business Beat: Las Catrinas, RRM Design Group, Beautiful Smilez

New Openings: Las Catrinas 31742 Los Rios Street 949.441.7182, Facebook: Las catrinas sjc When Luis Santiago found himself out of a job last summer, he wasn’t sure…

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