San Juan Capistrano News

Not long after I started reading Joe Osterman's histories of this area I began noticing frequent references to "the Miguel Erreca." Also identified as the "lower lease" where his father and mother, George and Lois Osterman , went to live as tenant farmers after marrying in June 1918,A the Miguel Erreca was part of Lewis Moulton 's expansive Rancho ... (more)

Slideshow: English high tea at San Juan Capistrano garden raises money for The Ark of San Juan animal-rescue group.

Cliff swallows fly to and from their mud nests in the 200 block of River Street in Fillmore.

Despite City Council members' protestations that they were unaware of plans for the new signals at the Del Obispo railroad crossing which have some residents frustrated by the ensuing back-ups, city officials did sign off on the upgrades.

It's one-eighth of an inch big, but it has the power to bring an entire agricultural community to its knees; and it's been found in San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente.

With the program expected to lose $40,000 this year and public and court opinion souring toward cameras and automated tickets, the San Juan Capistrano City Council decides not to renew a contract for cameras at two intersections, with citations ceasing after Sept.

Serious crimes in San Juan Capistrano dropped 6 percent in 2011, Lt. John Meyer told the City Council this week.

City staff is recommending the City Council ditch the cameras that catch red-light violators in two San Juan Capistrano intersections.

Chicago debuted at the Camino Real Playhouse this weekend, and those who attended the Saturday night gala were able to enjoy dinner and wine before the show and join in the cast's champagne toast after.

The state intends to start applying insecticides to fruit trees in parts of San Juan Capistrano to try to rid them of the Asian citrus psyllid , an insect that agriculture officials call a threat to California's backyard and commercial citrus.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series on poverty in Orange County, particularly in the areas covered by our network of Patch websites.

The City Council formally accepted Tuesday a deal with a winery to occupy the historic Swanner house , hosting wine-tasting and special events as early as July.

Proposed license agreement with Hamilton Oaks Vineyard of Trabuco Canyon would bring wine, weddings and other events to the National Register-listed Swanner House.

Jack Williams IV stands out from other students at UCI, not only because of his thick Georgia accent, but because of how much he has accomplished at only 26 years old.

Charlie Sabori, 5, pumps up her bike tire with help from her father, Derek, during the second annual Pedal Power community bicycle festival Saturday at The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano.

Homework has become the after-school recreational activity of choice in the Village San Juan community in San Juan on Wednesdays.

Some musicians believe the sound of a cello has the timbre of a human voice, and Cooper-Ajibabi says the cello spoke to her that day.

You can now purchase your tickets online or at the box office for the last episode of Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' episode 'Who Speaks for Earth?' on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 from 7-9 pm at the Regency Theatre in San Juan Capistrano.

HUNTINGTON BEACH A 32-year-old San Juan Capistrano man was convicted Thursday for a hit-and-run accident that left one woman dead and a man seriously injured, authorities said.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. -- Authorities say a 2-year-old boy was found unconscious in a bathtub with the water running after he escaped from the crib where he slept with his two siblings.