By Collin Breaux Featured image: Frequent heavy traffic on Ortega Highway causes some nearby San Juan Capistrano residents to take a back route when they…
Staff report A motorcyclist died on Sunday morning, April 10, after a solo vehicle wreck while driving on Ortega Highway in San Juan Capistrano, according…
Staff A 72-year-old motorcyclist from San Clemente died Sunday morning, Dec. 12, in a solo traffic crash near Caspers Wilderness Park, the California Highway Patrol…
By OC Supervisor Lisa Bartlett Traffic congestion and relief in South County have been the subject of much discussion and debate for many years. Delivering…
By Shawn Raymundo A multi-agency cooperative agreement to support three traffic relief projects in South Orange County and prevent the construction of a toll road…
Photos and text by Collin Breaux The City of San Juan Capistrano’s gateway landscaping project recently wrapped up. The project beautified corners of the Ortega…
Staff report A driver was arrested on suspicion of drunk diving after ramming into Ortega’s Capistrano Trading Post in San Juan Capistrano on early Tuesday…
By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux The San Juan Capistrano City Council signed off on funding agreements with the Orange County Transportation Authority and County…
Staff report Ortega Highway was closed Wednesday afternoon, May 5, because of a brush fire, the California Highway Patrol reported. The highway, which was closed…
By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux The intersection of Ortega Highway and Del Obispo Street should be getting spruced up in the coming months, through…
By Collin Breaux | Email: cbreaux@picketfencemedia.com | Twitter: @collin_breaux Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) President Betty Olson welcomed people to the official grand opening of…
By Collin Breaux | Email: cbreaux@picketfencemedia.com | Twitter: @collin_breaux The Del Obispo Street/Ortega Highway intersection will be renovated through details approved by the San Juan…
Editor’s note: This article previously contained errors about who owned Plaza Del Obispo and the name of Melissa Thomson’s business. Those errors have been corrected….
By Collin Breaux | Email: cbreaux@picketfencemedia.com | Twitter: @collin_breaux After shelving the projects earlier this year due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent…
By Collin Breaux | Email: cbreaux@picketfencemedia.com | Twitter: @collin_breaux San Juan Capistrano City Councilmember Derek Reeve addressed how city finances could be affected by the…
