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.
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.
An Orange County sheriff's deputy tries kindness to change a stranded driver's mind.
Laguna Hills, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa department stores were among those targeted.
Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Laguna Hills department stores were among those targeted.
Fewer Aliso Viejo residents are out of work now than at any time since 2008.
A spinning, midair collision with a tree and fence sends a 19-year-old driver flying through the windshield of his Honda Civic.
Volunteers walk their dogs to raise money for Mission Viejo's no-kill animal shelter.
Here's what's playing in movies this weekend, plus showtimes.
Find showtimes and movies for this weekend.
A deputy was speeding without a seat belt when he crashed into a light pole Monday morning, authorities say.
Drivers in Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills and Laguna Woods will be carefully watched for signs of intoxication Friday night.
Find your friends and family in this Mission Viejo High School 2013 graduation slide show.
Trabuco Hills High School's Graduation 2013 was held Wednesday, June 19.
