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.
Following a salmonella outbreak, Archer Farms, Fresh & Easy, Sprouts, Trader Joe's and more brands of peanut butter and other nut products are being recalled.
A Mission Viejo mom reportedly took a photo to give to a hired killer.
Following a salmonella outbreak, Archer Farms, Fresh & Easy, Sprouts, Trader Joe's and more brands of peanut butter and other nut products are being recalled.
A Mission Viejo resident is sentenced after scuffling with a female sheriff's deputy at Armstrong Garden Center in Laguna Niguel.
A Marguerite Parkway ice cream shop has reopened in Mission Viejo.
The resident, dentist/attorney, will ask a judge to yank the president's name from ballots this November.
Some tried to wait overnight--before mall security told them to go home.
South County dentist/attorney will ask a judge to yank the president's name from ballots this November.
A hidden camera discovered at the Mission Viejo mall didn't contain any images, say police.
Four people face 66 felonies for allegedly defrauding the government.
See hometown pop star Grannis sing "Oops, I Did it Again" at Lake Mission Viejo.
An angry political opponent caused a stir inside the Mission Viejo headquarters of the Democratic Party.
A California-based company is recalling 28,000 cartons of cantaloupes after one sample tested positive for salmonella.
A California-based company is recalling 28,000 cartons of cantaloupes after one sample tested positive for salmonella.
A California-based company is recalling 28,000 cartons of cantaloupes after one sample tested positive for salmonella.
A California-based company is recalling 28,000 cartons of cantaloupes after one sample tested positive for salmonella.
A California-based company is recalling 28,000 cartons of cantaloupes after one sample tested positive for salmonella.
A Mission Viejo circuit fails, depriving about 5,000 residents of power since about 5 p.m. Wednesday. The cause is an underground circuit damaged by the year's biggest storm.
Make this holiday special with these traditional recipes and share some of your favorites.
Security cameras didn't catch the attack, according to police.
