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IT'S HISTORY: By Carlos N. Olvera By Carlos N. Olvera In a previous column, I shared the history of a ...

A poster promoting S.H. Woodruff’s Dana Point development. Photo: Courtesy of the Olvera Collection By Carlos N. Olvera Our local ...

IT'S HISTORY: By Carlos N. Olvera By Carlos N. Olvera Local history, in this column, has included people, events, buildings ...

Serra School as it stands today, modified over time and now in use only for storage of old school furniture. ...

The Plantation Motel lost its plantation look when the widow’s walk was removed and a second story was added behind ...

By Allison Jarrell Both in their first term, former Mayor Pro Tem John Tomlinson and Councilman Richard Viczorek were chosen ...

IT'S HISTORY By Carlos N. Olvera By Carlos N. Olvera Monarch Bay Plaza, at Crown Valley Parkway and Pacific Coast ...

IT'S HISTORY By Carlos N. Olvera By Carlos N. Olvera The bank robbery sometimes referred to as the largest in ...

Mayor Carlos Olvera surveys the view of Dana Point from Louise Leyden Park in Capistrano Beach. Photo: Andrea Swayne By ...

A look back at the institute's rise and evolution The Lantern Bay Realty building at 34179 Golden Lantern was moved ...

Capistrano Beach Pier in 1965 during its demolition. Photo: Courtesy of the Carlos N. Olvera Collection By Carlos N. Olvera ...

Oceana's Coral Island. Photo: Courtesy of the Carlos N. Olvera Collection By Carlos N. Olvera In this week’s double issue ...

Mayor Carlos Olvera surveys the view of Dana Point from Louise Leyden Park in Capistrano Beach. Photo: Andrea Swayne By ...

Dana Point Harbor as commissioned by Assemblyman Bruce W. Sumner when the California Legislature voted to approve the use of ...

Indian ceremonial grounds are now part of a pocket park in Dana Point The site of a Juaneño Band of ...