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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.
For the second meeting in a row, an Aliso Viejo councilman knocks a City Council candidate over a public information request. The candidate replies: Every citizen has a right to request public records.
One lucky customer walked out the door with five correct numbers in the SuperLotto Plus contest.
Carmina Burana as performed by the Saddleback College Choir.
Oil prices are dropping, and so are prices at the pump.
A Mission Viejo woman recounts her experience with breast cancer--its detection, removal and aftermath.
Find out why police were called in Mission Viejo this week.
Find out who donated to City Council candidate Ed Sachs here.
Find out who donated to City Council candidate Frank Ury here.
Find out who donated to City Council candidate Cathy Schlicht here.
Find out who donated to City Council candidate Wendy Bucknum here.
City Council candidates are spending thousands of dollars to win your vote this election.
With parents and neighbors overflowing the regular meetings of the Saddleback Valley school board, a special forum will be held to discuss concerns about a new football stadium.
Here are details on Thursday's debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan.
The recall is a precaution. A thin layer of plastic film from the package may stick to the product and become a choking hazard, says the company.
Justin Bieber gave a Mission Viejo High girl the surprise of her life during his recent Staples Center performance.
Be an informed voter. Learn more about your Mission Viejo City Council choices here.
Robert Bruce Engel of Mission Viejo faces three years in state prison after pleasuring himself in front of some teen girls at the Rancho Santa Margarita Library.
The Massachusetts governor looked strong in his first appearance opposite President Barack Obama, say Orange County debate viewers.
Who won? A mostly conservative Orange County debate party said Mitt Romney flourished while Barack Obama languished in the presidential candidates' Oct. 3 debate.
