Picket Fence Media| San Clemente Times

Publisher’s Letter: Celebrating 15 Years

By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media This month marks the 15th anniversary of the first issue of the San Clemente Times,…

EYE ON SC, News Headlines

2020 Year in Review

Some of the Top Stories from 2020 Written and Compiled by Shawn Raymundo, San Clemente Times Without a doubt, 2020 will be one for the…

EYE ON SC, News Headlines

2020 Year in Review: COVID-19 Timeline

Compiled by Zach Cavanagh and Shawn Raymundo JANUARY Jan. 21 – First reported COVID-19 case in United States Jan. 26 – First reported COVID-19 cases…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

The Business Buzz: It’s Time to Explore San Clemente.

Susie Lantz By Susie Lantz When you’re visiting or moving to a new place, do you feel a bit lost? How do you know where…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Letter from the Publisher: Publisher’s Letter: You Need Us, We Need You

Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media As we enter Week One of the new three-week “stay-at-home order” imposed by…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Letter from the Publisher: Full Speed Ahead

Local Elections Usher in New Voices Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett, publisher and owner of Picket Fence Media As the nation (and world) await final,…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Publisher’s Letter: Sleepy Beach Town Joins National Spotlight

Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media Last week’s tragic shooting of Kurt Andras Reinhold, a 42-year-old Black homeless man…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Publisher’s Letter: The Vanishing Green Newspaper Racks

By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media In recent weeks, the city’s Public Works department alerted us that they would be removing…

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PFM Awarded Grant Funding from County

Last week, Picket Fence Media received a visit from District 5 Board Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, who shared the good news that PFM had received a…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Publisher’s Letter: Strength in the Face of Adversity

Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett The past three months have tested all of us as individuals, as parents, as business owners, as students, as public…

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Props from Our Peers

By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media Picket Fence Media had a big night recently at the California Newspaper Awards event in…

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Letter from the Publisher: CNPA Honors for Picket Fence Media’s Editorial Staff

By Norb Garrett, owner and publisher of Picket Fence Media Our entire team at Picket Fence Media works hard every day to provide the…

Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Welcome to Picket Fence Media, Emily Rasmussen!

By Rachael Mattice, Group Managing Editor for Picket Fence Media Please join us in formally welcoming Emily Rasmussen to Picket Fence Media as The Capistrano Dispatch…

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