A judge and an appellate court have ruled that San Juan Capistrano leaders erred when allowing Mercado El Rey to open with insufficient parking.
John Alpay's and Ken Lopez-Maddox's race for countywide office was over before it started.
Drop that log!
The bipartisan effort seeks to make sure all Californians have access to a time-honored tradition of the beach bonfire.
In a twist, a San Juan Capistrano assistant city attorney said council members' votes are protected under the First Amendment.
Local Kim McCarthy calls out attorney and RSM Councilman Steve Baric, who represents the group behind recent political mailers.
So says the American Lung Association in a report released today.
Transportation officials are looking to shave the wait time at Del Obispo Street in San Juan Capistrano from 70 seconds to 45-60 seconds.
But two other parcels in San Juan Capistrano were rezoned to accommodate very high densities.
Full story here: Residents pack City Hall, mostly to urge a no vote. They walked away happy.
Read the play-by-play blog. Full story coming up later.
John Perry files a police report. San Juan Capistrano Mayor Sam Allevato and Councilman Larry Kramer say they were just exercising their right to free speech.
Where once staffers agreed with the Planning Commission's recommendation of denial, they now support the 100-unit complex.
The project would bring much needed traffic improvements to the area, the property owner's representative says.
His proposal would have City Council members serving no more than two consecutive terms.
Brown called for a collaborative effort to restrain water use, urging Californians to conserve in every way possible.
San Juan Capistrano is only "one or two" of cities nationwide not to approve the new palette.
Demonstrators are encouraging parents to show up at next week's San Juan Capistrano City Council meeting.
Toll booth operators and machine maintenance workers will lose their
A city consultant is considering two 7 percent increases in the first two years, then four years of 5 percent bumps.
Did your question get answered?
Actually two. One this week before the Utilities Commission and one next week before the City Council. Public input is invited.
After two elections and three years of service, two school board members file papers for new positions. One of them is poised to face a political enemy.
Visibility may be down to a quarter-mile, experts say.
Unidentified, she was only 28 years old. Experts say this year's strain is afflicting young and middle-aged adults.
Californians will see an increase in minimum wage, enhanced bicycle safety and new rules allowing transgender students to choose which restroom to use.
Everyone has a list of top stories at year-end. Here's what Caltrans considers the biggest transportation news in Southern California.
New Year's Eve parties have to go fire-free, at least until it's officially 2014.
'Common Sense' papers include a copy of the court order that made it possible.
We're told not to burn wood on certain days. But what if we do?
He orders lawyers for a newspaper and the city into a room to hammer out an agreement.
Emotions remain strong at the San Juan Capistrano City Council meeting.
Indoor music can be amplified and played through midnight, the San Juan Capistrano City Council determined.
The proposal crafted by three San Juan Capistrano councilmen seeks to settle a lawsuit.
We've been without a permanent development services director since late April.
But the supervisors stop short of creating a website to call out dangerous dogs.
You may want to hold off on lighting those logs.