This article in the Orange County Register laments the loss of equestrian facilities in Orange County, a trend that is as prevalent in South Orange County as anywhere else. The article estimates that near half of the public horse boarding facilities in the County have closed since 1984, with more closures on the way. For [...]
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http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4625 http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4538 We have frequently mentioned LAFCO, Orange County’s Local Agency Formation Commission, in articles relating to South County governance and cityhood. After all, “LAFCO is the most important government agency you have never heard of.” There have been a couple recent developments at LAFCO that illustrate how much the agency is thinking about Rancho Mission Viejo [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4478 Google Maps has a cool new feature where you can tilt the map and get a topographical view of an area. We decided to have some fun and lay the boundaries for Planning Area 2 over a topographical map of the region. Below is the result — note the boundaries aren’t perfect. We were just [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4321 Lord forgive us here at the Rancho Ortega Blog for even giving this rumor a ray of daylight, but the South County gossip mill is running amok discussing a Mission Viejo High School newspaper article alleging that Justin Bieber and his entourage have purchased property in Coto de Caza. Original story in the Diablo Dispatch [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3584 Susan Wilson is the Chairwoman of the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission. What is LAFCO? Well, if you’ve been reading our blog, you would know that when it comes to South County local governance and cityhood, LAFCO is the most important government agency you’ve never heard of. Wilson has written a guest opinion piece, [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/2987 According to the San Juan Capistrano Patch, San Juan Capistrano city officials got their seat at the table when LAFCO begins discussing local governance options for unincorporated South Orange County. No word yet on whether the Ladera Ranch Civic Council received the same courtesy. You know how we feel about that. Recall, in an earlier [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/2965 In a way, we blame the Ladera Ranch Civic Council for starting this. They started talking about Rancho Mission Viejo/Ladera Ranch cityhood before the first resident had moved into Sendero. The Ladera Civic Council had a roadmap for cityhood and began pursuing it. Don’t get us wrong — cityhood is an important issue. We’ve been [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/2431 The Orange County Fair will run from July 12the through August 11th this year. The theme will be “Come and Get It” and will celebrate Orange County’s cities with a community flag salute, presented by local organizations. In addition, visitors can watch a multimedia presentation of Orange County’s most iconic people, places and events every [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/2347 Yesterday, we kicked off a discussion about local governance, i.e., cityhood, and mentioned the Ladera Ranch Civic Council’s recent meetings and discussions with Supervisor Patricia Bates. Let’s continue our discussion be starting an analysis of the Civic Council’s letter and using that as a tool for discussing LAFCO. As a reminder, the full text of [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1970 From time to time, we make reference to Orange County’s Fifth District. Patricia Bates is currently the Fifth District’s representative on Orange County’s Board of Supervisors. What are the boundaries of the Fifth District? What cities constitute the Fifth District? The map below shows the boundaries and the cities of Orange County’s Fifth Supervisorial District: [...] |
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