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IN-N-Out Burger Drive-Thru at Marie Callendar's Site The overwhelming majority of San Juan Residents & the Planning Commission are adamantly opposed to allowing another drive-thru restaurant on our already overly congested Del Obispo Corridor. Please let the City...
“HOPE” seen on exterior wall of the Mission
“HOPE”. I see this word that someone from the Mission has erected on the exterior of the Mission “wall” at the corner of Ortega and El Camino Real — very large black letters (interesting color choice) with a white border. I see that word and I immediately think of our...
Our Sacred Old Mission San Juan Capistrano Endures and Survives…Once Again.
Some members of our Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee Board of Directors are direct descendants of the very Juaneno/Acjachemen Native Americans who were responsible for the construction of our Old Mission San Juan Capistrano. There is an Old Mission because of...
SJC City Hall closed after 6 staff members test positive for COVID
City officials have closed City Hall in San Juan Capistrano after six of the city’s 87 full- and part-time employees tested positive for the coronavirus. “Following Centers For Disease Control guidance, when this occurs, the city immediately initiates tracing and...
CHAC’s direct response to Harrison Taylor regarding his planned S.J.C. Historical Society “Ghost Legends” Tour
Good morning, Harrison: I wanted to send you my final thoughts regarding the tradition of our Ancestral Spirit World, which was carefully handed down to us, and it's meaning and importance. I will continue to defend and speak out regarding the generations-old oral...
We Respect the History of our Spirit World
To All, We are now in the season when people seem to focus on "ghost and goblins". It's very much turned into a commercial and money-making time as people venture out to plan "Halloween parties", pick out costumes, some not so appropriate, and ways that appear to...
Homeless on Los Rios Street
Ladies & Gentlemen, The Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee is APPALLED at the homeless situation on Los Rios St! The street consists of all the elements that make San Juan Capistrano historically rich and so very important. It is home to several pre-Mission...
Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee is proud to announce and welcome the newly formed San Juan Capistrano Docent Society
The San Juan Capistrano Docent Society The SJC Docent Society is a group of dedicated volunteers with 1-38 years of experience sharing San Juan Capistrano history with students and visitors to our community. Their mission is to serve the numerous historic venues...
Press Release: SJC Council has voted to move forward with Putuidem
We are very pleased to announce to you the latest in the development of our sacred Putuidem Cultural site: Just learned that besides dedicating last night's Council meeting to Bob, they voted to go ahead once and for all with Putuidem. Hallelujah! Your efforts have...
Remembering the 10th anniversary of the protest against the closure of our historic cemetery…where it all began
Video courtesy of Linda Ivanov We/many protested this action in memory of our Ancestors, our rich history, and for all the historic families of San Juan Capistrano who have generations of family buried at this historic sacred site. We thank the Roman Catholic...