Picket Fence Media| The Capistrano Dispatch

News Next Door: San Clemente Community Icons Don Brown, Fred Swegles Awarded Wall of Recognition Honors

By C. Jayden Smith A couple more San Clemente legends were added to the city’s Wall of Recognition on Tuesday night, Aug. 16, as the…

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Publisher’s Letter: Drumroll, Please

Picket Fence Media’s editorial team, including Shawn Raymundo, Zach Cavanagh, Collin Breaux, Chelsie Rex and Jasmine Smith, as well as former PFM Senior Editor Lillian Boyd, each earned awards from the California News Publishers Association for their work in 2021.

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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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Publisher’s Letter: Good Things Come in Threes

By Picket Fence Media Publisher and CEO Norb Garrett They say good things happen in threes, so with that in mind … First, I’m excited…

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Publisher’s Letter: Changing of the Guard

By Norb Garrett One of my favorite parts of this job and profession is providing talented journalists a platform to help launch and/or develop their…

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Letter From the Editor: Welcome Kolette, Our New Social Media Coordinator

By Lillian Boyd, PFM Senior Editor In alignment with San Clemente Times’ commitment to bringing the community “Local news you can use,” we welcome our recently hired…

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Publisher’s Letter: Celebrations in the Midst of Uncertainty

By Norb Garrett The past month has not given us much to celebrate. Whether you think the state’s, nation’s and world’s response to COVID-19 is…

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Letter from the Publisher: Editorial Changes at The Capistrano Dispatch

By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media I’m very excited to announce some important editorial moves we’ve made here at The Dispatch…

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Publisher’s Letter: Welcome to the Picket Fence Family!

By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media As we formally enter the summer season, it’s the perfect time for us to welcome…

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Props from Our Peers

By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media Picket Fence Media had a big night recently at the California Newspaper Awards event in…

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Welcome to Picket Fence Media, Zach!

By Rachael Mattice, Group Managing Editor for Picket Fence Media Please join me in formally welcoming Zach Cavanagh to Picket Fence Media as the Sports Editor…

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Publisher’s Letter: Family Forever

By Norb Garrett, Publisher of Picket Fence Media Thirteen years ago this March, a dream of mine was realized when we launched the San Clemente Times….

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Update: Double Homicide Suspect In Custody, Two Victims Identified

By Daniel Ritz Double homicide suspect, 26-year-old Luke William Ferguson, is in custody with Inglewood Police Department in Ventura after remaining at-large for more than…

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Publisher’s Note: Welcome to the Team!

By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of The Capistrano Dispatch We’re pleased to announce and welcome Rachael Mattice to the Picket Fence Media team. Rachael…