The San Clemente City Council approved an ordinance on second reading that will allow MemorialCare to build a mixed-use development on its former hospital site. The council’s formal approval comes as members of the community have lobbed unfounded claims that Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan violated ethics rules by holding improper discussions with MemorialCare—allegations that both Duncan and the medical group dispute.
Fire Capt. Corey Larson of the Orange County Fire Authority was named Firefighter of the Year on Thursday, Nov 17, while Deputy Zachary Heitmann of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department was awarded the Deputy of the Year.
In an at-time emotional ceremony, the new city clerk and city treasurer were sworn in Friday morning, Nov. 18, at City Hall to replace the retiring Joanne Baade and outgoing Mark Taylor, respectively.
As South Orange County residents continue to await the full, official results from last week’s Midterm Elections, tallies from the Orange County Registrar of Voters indicate much more counting remains.
The San Clemente City Council chose not to send a letter urging the Orange County Board of Supervisors not to sign off on “unreasonable pay raises” during the board’s labor negotiations with the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriff’s.
In another step towards constructing pickleball courts at Richard T. Steed Memorial Park, the San Clemente City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 15, approved a roughly $404,000 contract to design the project.
With the polls now closed and results rolling into the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 9, Victor Cabral, Mark Enmeier and Donna Vidrine appear to have a head start on securing the three available seats on the San Clemente City Council.
Polling has closed in this year’s Midterm Elections and results are pouring in for the slate of local, county and statewide races in South Orange County.
In a pointed effort to reduce San Clemente’s unfunded pension liability, Mayor Gene James’ motion to start the process toward spending 33% of revenue from visitors on a pension pay-down was approved by the City Council on Nov 1.
Following an extensive interview process, the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce is officially endorsing Aaron Washington and Victor Cabral for the 2022 San Clemente City Council election, Jim Wynne and Arrow Santos write this week for their latest Business Buzz column.
Gas-powered leaf blowers will be a thing of San Clemente’s past, as the citywide ban on such landscaping devices is set to go into effect this Friday, Nov. 4.
In a contested 3-2 vote, the San Clemente City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 1, approved MemorialCare’s project to build a senior housing facility and medical office on its former hospital site.
San Clemente officials ran through a gamut of topics related to homelessness and crime at the Public Safety Town Hall the City Council hosted on Wednesday night, Oct. 26.
