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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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VIDEO: Dave Hates Golf, but He Loves Breakfast

Councilman Dave Leckness puts away his hatred for golf to tell us about the Champions for Business Breakfast coming to the Mission Viejo Country Club.

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Driver Who Killed Cyclist Not Charged

Court records show that the woman had driving infractions, but has not been charged in the death of cyclist Eric Billings of Rancho Santa Margarita.

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Ladera Rampage Shooter Ignored School Outreach

Before his killing spree, Ali Syed told Saddleback College officials he had panic disorder and anxiety, but then ignored messages from the school's disabled students program.

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