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San Juan Capistrano histories and modern city shifts
The report spans multiple local topics in San Juan Capistrano including a 19th century origin and 1961 incorporation, Chevron MIBE groundwater cleanup costs totaling up to 3.1 million with over 5 million spent, an unrecognized Juaneno Band of Mission Indians case, a 50th anniversary celebration with a time capsule, a water utility deficit of 8.2 million tied to arsenic and lower sales, Scalzo Family Trust settlement of 6.35 million prompting bonds, and city staff changes. It notes new city manager Karen Brust at 218000 salary, and the opening of San Juan Hills High School’s first graduation in 2007 with 2000 students, plus plans for Plaza Banderas hotel development at Ortega Highway and El Camino Real to spur downtown commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MIBE
Juaneno Band of Mission Indians
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Junipero Serra
San Juan Capistrano
Town Center Park
San Juan Capistrano Regional
Scalzo
Cindy Russell
San Juan Hills
Vista Montana
Bren
Irvine
Tom Ressler
Ressler
Robert Green Company
Ortega Highway
el Camino Real
Strascher G3 LLC
Four Seasons
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Park Hyatt
Carlsbad
Plaza Banderas