The elections for the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees have drawn a field of candidates for Areas 2 and 4, which represents portions of Ladera Ranch and Dana Point.
The Capistrano Unified School District will take up a measure calling for local control of COVID-19 protocols at a future meeting and also took no action on a citizen’s request for masks to be optional for students.
A “summer wave” of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations has moved Orange County into a “high” community transition status, with county health officials on Friday recommending that residents again wear face masks while indoors in public settings.
After contracting COVID-19 and being confined to a bedroom for a seven-day quarantine period, Gina Cousineau understands a little bit more about the negative implications that isolation can have on mental health. In her latest Health & Nutrition 101 column, she encourages readers to always keep in mind and reach out to others who may be experiencing isolation and loneliness, as it can do a world of good for both that person and your soul.
Staff report A mandate for California students to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus will not be happening in the immediate future. The California Department…
By Collin Breaux Rejection of COVID-19 vaccines for school campuses and workplaces continues on—and, this time, is going to the courts. Community college employees in…
By Collin Breaux Days ahead of the student mask mandate being officially lifted in California, the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees chose to…
By Collin Breaux The day many Capistrano Unified School District parents and students have been waiting for is finally coming. Nearly two years after COVID-19…
Story and Photos by Breeana Greenberg Jody Marcon did her best to stay anonymous as she spread uplifting messages of hope and encouragement on surfboards…
By Collin Breaux Opposition to mask and vaccine requirements for students, allegations of critical race theory being taught in K-12 schools, and other controversial educational…
By Collin Breaux The Capistrano Unified School District saw its existing substitute teacher shortage become even more acute after the Thanksgiving break, San Clemente High…
RUTH A. CLARK, Capistrano Beach We got rid of smallpox, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, mumps, measles, polio, influenza, shingles, pneumonia, and some others, because—in my…
By Collin Breaux Under a California bill recently proposed by State Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), the COVID-19 vaccine would be added to the list of…
Featured Image: Dana Point community members come together to collect individually wrapped snacks to donate to health care providers at Mission Hospitals. Photo: Courtesy of…
