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http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4690 By Don Juan Ortega, on July 31st, 2014 With some of the crimes that have occurred in Ladera Ranch recently, this initiative seems all the more timely and appropriate, even if it is a symbolic gesture. Other communities can participate as well.
Even symbolic gestures are a good reminder to that we should all be vigilant and speak up if you see [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4673 By Don Juan Ortega, on July 25th, 2014 Sometimes we are not surprised when a particular topic drives a lot of traffic, and sometimes we are. Both the most recent Ladera Ranch robbery and the Talega doll dropper stories are driving traffic to our site at record high numbers. What’s interesting is that previous stories about robberies in Ladera Ranch have not resulted [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4660 By Don Juan Ortega, on July 23rd, 2014 There has been another armed robbery in Ladera Ranch. This one occurred on Monday, July 21 at around 11:20 PM at the AM/PM gas station and convenient store at the corner of Antonio Parkway and Crown Valley. Below is the press release from , also available here.
source: Orange County Sheriff’s Department
Below is [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4594 By Don Juan Ortega, on July 7th, 2014 We’ve been critical of the Ladera Times in the past, so when they publish a solid piece of journalism it is only fair that we point that out, too. In the July issue of the Ladera Times reporter Amy Spurgeon-Hoffman has written a detailed, objective and interesting article about Robert Ayala, one of the two [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4580 By Don Juan Ortega, on July 4th, 2014 First and foremost, we hope that everyone out there enjoys a safe and happy 4th of July holiday. God bless America!
We’ve already given you the details on fireworks shows in Ladera Ranch and San Juan Capistrano. There are plenty of other fireworks shows scheduled in South Orange County tonight. Courtesy of the Orange County [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4572 By Don Juan Ortega, on July 1st, 2014 Ladera Ranch will host a full day of fun for the 4th of July, including a fireworks show, community parade, a 5K run (and a 1K kids run), live music and games and a number of food vendors. The 4th of July community parade begins at 10:30 AM at the corner of Sienna Parkway and [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4538 By Don Juan Ortega, on June 24th, 2014 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 By Don Juan Ortega, on May 28th, 2014 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/4383 By Don Juan Ortega, on May 9th, 2014 We have noticed a sudden, recent uptick in the number of internet searches related to Planning Area 2 of the Ranch Plan, what Rancho Mission Viejo has named the Village of Esencia.
We are also learning more about Rancho Mission Viejo’s plans for Planning Area 2 of the Ranch Plan. It is being called “Esencia” [...]
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4350 By Don Juan Ortega, on May 7th, 2014 There is a ton of construction going on in South County right now. For the next few years, South County residents will need to deal with construction on I-5 at Avenida Pico, Ortega Highway and El Toro just for starters. We will also watch as the Rancho Mission Viejo transportation infrastructure is built out over [...]
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