The Upper Chiquita Reservoir will feed San Juan, San Clemente residents during water supply shortages.
The city of San Clemente has a lobbying firm retained to help officials navigate the halls of Congress and secure federal funds for beach and road projects.
A plant official called the giant piece of an old steam generator "mildly radioactive."
The toll roads board asks UC Davis to analyze animal movement patterns in an effort to curtail furry accidents.
From placards to tweets, those involved in a San Clemente-based effort to decommission San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are employing all means to advance their cause.
Hamstrung by bureaucracy, residents remain frustrated that their small patch of beach is so hard to get cleaned up.
Officials still hold out hope for courts to rule that the California Legislature can't take cities' money to patch budget holes.
A draft plan to save the OCTA money would leave only a scrap of bus line down PCH, but council members say they plan to fight the proposal.
Crowds stretch for miles in San Clemente as people from many age ranges take part in athletic events.
The city of San Clemente is poised to lose 40 percent of redevelopment money.
The city-sponsored, island-themed celebration drew dozens for cheap food and swimming at Ole Hanson Beach Club.
A new air quality plan slated for EPA approval will phase in exhaust filter requirements starting next year and mandate most heavy diesel equipment be replaced or retrofitted in 10 years.
A hearing on the merits of the court petition is scheduled for July 28, city officials say.
Six crew members are injured after a Huey crashed at Camp Pendleton near the border with San Clemente on Wednesday afternoon.
The council comments and signs off on an environmental plan in preparation to build the $71-million road that will form an important South County arterial between San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.
Jim Dahl said California lawmakers' decision to take redevelopment money and vehicle license fees would cause pain to cities, including San Clemente.
But the 313-home construction project it's designed to serve remains stalled as the companies behind the housing plan wrangle over the property in bankruptcy court.
Company officials say they haven't decided yet, but some industry watchers think they might and hope to shut down the plant.
Many are defunct, others have paperwork missing.
Officials say their novel new approach for pedestrian quiet zones could become a national precedent.
The increase comes despite cash-saving concessions by deputies.
Residents of San Clemente and elsewhere in Southern California, led by a coalition of local environmental groups, keep trying to convince council to support a shutdown.
Fees would be raised $1 per round, but a twilight golfing promotion would be extended through the weekend.
State officials will hold hearings in San Clemente on Tuesday to gather customer input.
The city staff puts together suggestions on how to use the city's beach parking fund money.
Higher rates are needed to meet bond obligations, official says.
Plant officials gear up to transport pieces of the recently replaced steam generators, starting this month.
More than 100 people turn out to hear about solutions and obstacles.
After extensive debate, the council votes 3-2 to allow limited beer and wine sales at a new miniature golf course and wave pool planned for the La Pata-Vista Hermosa Sports Park.
The increases—12.6 percent for water and 6 percent for sewer service—will lead up to a planned "aggressive" rate restructuring.
In the face of shrinking revenues, Orange County police and fire agencies have cut spending by tens of millions of dollars.
The dilemma: There are no dedicated funds, but agencies are contractually obligated to pay.
Patch examines the controversial policies that govern how police and fire personnel in Orange County receive overtime pay.
Also on Tuesday's agenda: a beer and wine permit for a miniature golf course at the new La Pata-Vista Hermosa sports park.
The Recon Marine motto, "Swift, Silent, Deadly," is put to the test during a grueling set of challenges. Winners are announced.
San Clemente might have to boost fees to offset lower income from reduced water use. The city is hiring a consultant to examine customer rates.
San Clemente officials say finances are in good shape, considering the economy, but the city might have to eat it if the state snatches away redevelopment money.
Also on Tuesday's agenda are a water use plan update, a lease extension for the pier concession and improvements to a U-Haul facility.
The Marine Corps Installations West, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, CAL FIRE, U.S. Navy Third Fleet and other regional, state and federal agencies take part in aerial firefighting drills on Camp Pendleton.
The Surfrider Foundation, which led a successful effort to stymie the extension of the 241 tollway through San Onofre State Park, battles efforts to find a new route.