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  • Mission Viejo, CA

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.

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Mission Viejo|News|

Life After San Onofre: Lights Out this Summer?

Energy officials hope conservation and grid improvements can get the region through the next few months. But other plants are closing and new ones will be needed down the road, they say.

Life After San Onofre: Lights Out this Summer?
Mission Viejo|News|

Man Held in M.V. Macy's Gift Card Scam

Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Laguna Hills department stores were among those targeted.

Man Held in M.V. Macy's Gift Card Scam