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.
Nicknamed "Queen of the Birthers" in the popular press, Laguna Niguel's Orly Taitz is challenging Dianne Feinstein for her seat in the U.S. Senate.
Find out who's on the 2012 primary election ballot in Mission Viejo.
James Corbett, a Democrat, is challenging Republican Diane Harkey for her seat in the state assembly.
Nicknamed "Queen of the Birthers" in the popular press, Orange County's Orly Taitz is challenging Dianne Feinstein for her seat in the U.S. Senate.
Find out who's on your primary election ballot.
For kids suffering from cancer, the carnival offered a much-needed break from chemotherapy and other treatments.
A north Orange County councilman is charged with lying on state forms to avoid child support.
Here's a roundup of calls made to police this week.
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Mission Viejo is celebrating veterans all week long.
Councilman Dave Leckness says rabbit extermination is necessary in two Mission Viejo senior communities.
Find out what crimes were reported this week in Mission Viejo.
After five appearances in Mission Viejo, the Lord of the Strings returns with Joe Satriani's drummer
Accused of embezzling over $350,000 in employee wages, an Orange County man faces 48 years in prison.
Exterminators can still shoot rabbits following unanimous approval from the city council.
This week's Readers' Choice poll contest is yoga studios. Where's the best place in Lake Forest to strike a pose?
Police say three men armed with pistols and a stun gun tied up a Mission Viejo couple, beat them and stole their valuables.
Resident Teri Rubin is suing Mission Viejo, saying she slipped on a city sidewalk.
The city's largest retirement communities want city approval to continue shooting rabbits.
Michael Vincent Ginger is the main suspect in a Promenade Apartments robbery in which residents were tied up and pistol-whipped.