By Troy Bourne Dear Neighbors, Yesterday, I helped a downtown restaurant manager load perishable food items into a truck to be distributed to San Juan…
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…
By Fred Swegles A plan to build a two-story, assisted-living complex for seniors along busy Ortega Highway has aroused neighboring homeowners’ angst that it may…
By Shawn Raymundo Beautification plans to remodel Verdugo Street in San Juan’s downtown district could begin by mid-October following the city council’s latest vote to…
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…
By Shawn Raymundo The city’s plans to annex its utilities department took another step forward Tuesday, Aug. 20, as councilmembers approved a framework that will…
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…
By Shawn Raymundo City council on Tuesday, Aug. 6, considered rolling back a temporary parking rate hike at the downtown parking structure, as the owner…
A city council vote on whether to certify the environmental report for the River Street Marketplace Project was postponed to early August, giving the mover…
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,…
