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Mark Nielsen

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Guest Opinion: City Council Gets It Very Wrong on In-N-Out

By Mark Nielsen The City Council’s approval of another drive-through with In-N-Out replacing Marie Callender’s on Del Obispo Street is a huge disservice to our…

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EYE ON SJC, News

City’s Survey Reveals Strong Support from Community to Leave Open Space As Is

By Shawn Raymundo A majority of the community would prefer to see San Juan Capistrano’s Northwest Open Space remain as is—natural open space and hiking…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Orange County Tribal Community Holds Prayer Demonstration over Open Space

By Shawn Raymundo At the city council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 20, councilmembers heard from a small handful of individuals urging them to get…

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EYE ON SJC, News

City to Continue Working on Open Space Zone Amendments Following Workshops

By Shawn Raymundo To clean up inconsistencies and ambiguous language regarding the use of open space in San Juan’s municipal code, the city on Monday,…

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Letters to the Community, SOAPBOX

Letters: The Open Space Issue

MARY ANN NEWHART HILE, Indio I was born and raised in San Juan Capistrano and have only lived in the desert for the past 12…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Guest Opinion: Open Space No Longer Open to Public?

By Mark Nielsen, former mayor of San Juan Capistrano   The City of San Juan Capistrano is holding public workshops this month on the fate…

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EYE ON SJC, News

City to Hold Public Workshops on Open Space Use

By Shawn Raymundo A pair of public workshops for San Juan Capistrano residents to weigh in on how the city’s Northwest Open Space should be…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Former Councilmember Presses City to Let Public Vote on Northwest Open Space Use

By Shawn Raymundo A handful of former city officials continue to voice their opposition to the San Juan Capistrano City Council’s recent decision to negotiate…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Guest Opinion: The Selling of San Juan Capistrano’s Heart and Soul

By Mark Nielsen Our city appears to be heading down a path of abandoning our decades-long commitment to preserving San Juan’s unique rural, equestrian and…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Guest Opinion: The Facts about the Unresolved Save Our Historic Town Center Lawsuit

Lawsuit aims to revoke entitlements for 30 condos on downtown hotel site By Mark Nielsen, former San Juan Capistrano City Councilman  In the wee hours…

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EYE ON SJC, News

City Council to Consider San Juan Hotel & Villas Project

By Brian Park The San Juan Capistrano City Council is scheduled to give final consideration to a developer’s plan to build a hotel and townhomes…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Guest Opinion: Retaining San Juan Capistrano’s Character

Our city has a unique brand, developed over centuries, that needs to be protected By Mark Nielsen, former San Juan Capistrano City Councilman As I…

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Letters to the Community, SOAPBOX

Letter: Plans for Retail Center Beneficial to Residents

By Erin Kutnick, San Juan Capistrano I was disappointed but hardly surprised to see a column from former Councilman Mark Nielsen criticizing the proposal for…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Guest Opinion: Why Are We Considering Giving Up Our Identity?

Proposed ‘strip mall’ takes away from downtown’s historic character By Mark Nielsen, former San Juan Capistrano City Councilman Apparently the promise of a Trader Joe’s…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Guest Opinion: Apartment Project at Odds with our High School

Council’s approval would benefit a private developer at the taxpayers’ expense By Mark Nielsen, former San Juan Capistrano City Councilman On January 21, our City…

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