Email: peter.schelden (a) patch.com
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.
Some say she's the next J.K. Rowling. Young Adult fiction author Josephine Angelini spoke at Mission Viejo Library Thursday. See the video here.
A controversial project approved, school closures discussed and the Pageant of the Masters gears up in this Patchcast for Wednesday, June 8.
While many O.C. government workers took pay cuts and furloughs, some executives received raises with no justification, according to an internal audit.
The Capistrano Unified School District plans to move the new charter school Oxford Preparatory Academy to Barcelona Hills Elementary. Barcelona Parents have protested the plan.
While other county workers received pay cuts and furloughs, some executives received raises with no justification, says a performance audit of Orange County's human resources department that was debated today.
While many O.C. government workers took pay cuts and furloughs, some executives received raises with no justification, according to an internal audit.
The Mission Viejo City Council will decide two years of city spending in its next meeting. The debate on how it should be spent is already heating up.
FBI agents arrested attorney Lawrence Anthony Witsoe of Mission Viejo Monday morning on federal bribery charges. Witsoe faces a possible 35 years in prison if found guilty.
After a stir on the Patch message boards, Councilwoman Cathy Schlicht offers details of her dog park position.
A stalled murder trial, a city hall for sale and a surprising duo meet at a local school in this Patchcast for Wednesday, June 1.
A Memorial Day event hosted by the Mission Viejo Elks Lodge generated $1,000 to help the Missouri town devastated by tornadoes.
We've got more photos of the Memorial Day celebration from Monday in Mission Viejo.
The owner of mvdogpark.com is encouraging residents to take part in a contest. If enough supporters join, the city will get $100,000 toward a new dog park.
Former Mission Viejo computer parts manufacturer Unisys has been ordered by the California water quality agency to clean up its site next to Target on Jeronimo. The agency found some toxic solvents in concentrations as much as 145 times the legal limit.
Watch out for these traffic choke points on Marguerite and Oso.
A Laguna Niguel documentary, a Mission Viejo school struggling with fundraising, a San Juan cop's father memorialized and a Rancho Santa Margarita school puts on "Grease." This is your patchcast for Wednesday, May 25.
The small Mission Viejo business that works on military contracts to build tough, fast computers will sell for $1.9 million, buyer Eurotech announced.
See teens debating God and evolution, a mock auto accident and details of a police chase that interrupted lunch at an Orange County high school.
Officials discuss lockdown procedures and offer tips to stay safe on campus.
Mission Viejo High, La Paz Intermediate, Esperanza Special Intermediate and High School and Linda Vista Elementary schools were locked down Tuesday. Find out why.
