Community Corner

Not All News Revolved Around the Seal Beach Shooting

Rancho Santa Margarita is one of the state's safest cities, and other news that was might have been overlooked because of the focus on the Seal Beach Massacre.

A great deal of attention was focused the Seal Beach Salon Massacre—and for good reason—making it very easy to overlook some of the features that appeared in Rancho Santa Margarita Patch last week.

Here's a look at the local news that didn't involve a gun-toting madman:

Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Sunday in a 15-car crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He used to drive for a racing team based in Rancho Santa Margarita.

Find out what's happening in Rancho Santa Margaritawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The FBI's Uniform Crime Statistics showed that for California cities over 20,000 in population, , statistically.

There's video of the on Friday. It may save your life if the drinking water supply ever becomes contaminated, and this is one of the few times you'll ever get a chance to see it.

Find out what's happening in Rancho Santa Margaritawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The Police Blotter had a couple of interesting stories. In one, a man thought near Tijeras Creek Golf Club. In the other, the headline says it all: .

Trabuco Hills looked like it might be ready to challenge the frontrunners for the South Coast League football title, but against San Clemente.

The third installment of our weekly , Ballpark Pizza Team and owner Jim Poettgen.

There's video of the BJ's Restaurant with as it prepares to open this week to the paying public.

There was some school district news as well. The , and it took another look at . The CUSD settled in just two weeks.

The Transportation Corridor Authority Board took the first step toward OKing by giving the greenlight to the first four miles of the extension.

In our weekly Whiz Kid, who attends Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate, Ally Sotomayor.

Experts talked about the .

We show video of a couple of and being recognized as a hometown hero at a city council meeting.


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