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  • Mission Viejo, CA

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Phone: 949-280-4719 | Hometown: Boulder City, Nevada (now Mission Viejo)

Hello, and welcome to the site. I edit and report on Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Dana Point for Patch.com.

I have spent my professional life writing news in suburban communities, mostly in South County. Before joining Patch I worked for the Orange County Register, where I covered San Juan, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo and Laguna Beach. I have also written for the Daily Sparks Tribune.

I studied British literature of the 18th century and will talk your ear off about Samuel Johnson if I am provoked. I also studied journalism.

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Grab Breakfast With the Mayor Feb. 11

Mayor Frank Ury will be talking to residents and sipping coffee Saturday, Feb. 11 at Paul's Pantry.

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Prison for Stomping Mission Viejo Man Dead

Two men were sentenced Friday for killing a Mission Viejo man in prison under the false assumption he was a child molester.

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Video: Soccer in Mission Viejo

Here's a sports break for your weekday. Check out these teams playing soccer in Mission Viejo.

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Saddleback Library Namesake No Fan of the Beatles

The old college library was named after Congressman James B. Utt in 1973. He once said the Beatles created "artificial neuroses" in the minds of young people.

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Resident Charged with $76K Insider Trading Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint in federal court alleging Farzin Bazshushtari of Mission Viejo engaged in insider trading.

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Local Elks Pass out Dictionaries

Third-Graders at Kinoshita Elementary received almost 4,500 over the last three months, courtesy of the Saddleback Valley Elks.

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Video: Eating Champs Chat in Mission Viejo

Videos have surfaced of the world's fastest eaters boasting and challenging each other in Mission Viejo. Caution: videos not safe for work.

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