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Vamos a la Escuela a Aprender: Mapping and Translating the Street Names of Esencia’s First Phase

On Friday we mentioned that development was progressing on the first phase of Planning Area 2, east of Antonio Parkway in Rancho Mission Viejo. Today, we have some preliminary tract maps showing the street patterns and names for Planning Area 2.1 and giving us a more detailed glimpse into the layout of the new community. [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/5029

Status Update on Planning Area 2

Those interested in following the progress at Rancho Mission Viejo’s Planning Area 2 have to do so from afar. From what we understand, here is the current status of development in Planning Area 2, dubbed the Village of Esencia. Underway now is phase 2.1 of Planning Area 2, covering 464 acres. This phase will eventually [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4925

Video: Rancho Mission Viejo – An Ageless Vision

Rancho Mission Viejo does a good job with these videos that illustrate the beauty of South Orange County. Here is a recent one titled Rancho Mission Viejo – An Ageless Vision:

Rancho Mission Viejo – An Ageless Vision from Carolyn Corbett on Vimeo.

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4858

LAFCO Presents Local Governance Options to Rancho Mission Viejo Stakeholder Working Group

Below is a presentation on local governance options published for the RMV Stakeholder Working Group by Orange County LAFCO:

The presentation lays out the different governance options available to the Rancho Mission Viejo Study Area (which includes Ladera Ranch and the Ranch Plan area). Among those potential governance options are:

County Service Area

A [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4827

E-S-E-N-C-I-A

One of the interesting things about writing this blog is that most of our communication with readers occurs through the back channel. We have also found that our audience includes many of the people involved with the issues about which we write, and that is gratifying because it means we are providing useful information. We [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4817

New CUSD School in Rancho Mission Viejo Has a Name, But Don’t Ask Us How to Spell It

The Capistrano Dispatch is reporting that Capistrano Unified School District has selected a name for the K-8 school being built in Rancho Mission Viejo’s Planning Area 2:

Capistrano Unified school board selects name for its next K-8 campus in Rancho Mission Viejo: Escencia School.

We’re still confused by the proper spelling of Esencia/Escencia. We’ve usually [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4779

Sendero Residents Get An Insider’s View at Rodeo 101

Rancho Mission Viejo gave some lucky Sendero residents an insider’s look at this year’s Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo, including a visit to the historic cow camp and an opportunity to see some of the rodeo participants practice. You can read the full article and see some photos here.

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4730

San Juan Open Space Foundation Publishes Video Highlighting Reata Park and Event Center

The San Juan Capistrano Open Space Foundation has published a great high definition video (using aerial drone footage) of the completed and now-open Reata Park and Event Center. We can’t embed the video here, so please go watch it (in full screen) here. There is also a photo gallery here. According to the Open Space [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4679

In Memory of Alice O’Neill Avery

Our condolences to the employees and family members of Rancho Mission Viejo on the death of Alice O’Neill Avery, matriarch of the O’Neill family and a sixth generation Californian. She passed away July 22, 2014 at her home in Brentwood, California at the age of 97. Avery was the daughter of Richard O’Neill Jr. and [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4625

South Orange County Needs More Public Equestrian Facilities

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 [...]