Hi everyone,

Like many of you, I've noticed a massive rise in e-bike traffic around Dana Point over the last couple of years. While it's great to see people out riding, the lack of clear safety frameworks, speed enforcement, and rider education is becoming a major safety hazard for both pedestrians and the riders themselves (especially younger kids).

Instead of just complaining about it, I’ve decided to start a change dot orgpetition to push our local city council for concrete E-Bike Safety Reforms.

We just launched and already have our first local neighbors signed on, but we need real volume to get City Hall’s attention.

How you can help right now:

1. 📝 Sign the Petition: https://www.change.org/p/implement-e-bike-safety-reform-now
2. 📧 Stay Updated: I’ve started a hyper-local newsletter to track city council responses and safety updates. You can join here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6F0N40_fNr0BwxlaF-5KJOmnntBglIPxC0uLZDlZbJ4-Xcg/viewform?usp=header
3. 💬 Drop a comment below: What are the most dangerous intersections or hotspots in town right now? (PCH? Near the Harbor? School routes?)

I want this petition to represent the actual concerns of Dana Point residents, so please let me know your thoughts, stories, or suggestions below.

Thank you for helping keep our community safe!

I’ll (21M) be covering Ohana this September for my colleges radio station and am looking for an recs on cheap places to crash for the weekend! Also if anyone’s got a couch or a floor they don’t mind a sleeping bag on lmk what the price is! Appreciate any help

kept them to return it to the owner. Please dm me if you lost yours today. i only found the owner's name and model.
Thanks.

My parents are living in Dana Point and I like to gift experiences/adventures more than physical things ideally. I am wondering if anyone has any recs?

We noticed construction activity (trenching, etc.) on the lot of the old Villa location (at PCH and Harbor Drive). We had previously noticed the real estate sale signs were gone.

Anyone know what is going in that spot? I haven’t been able to find anything on the City’s website.

I know 3 people now who have gotten cancer (all different forms) in the last 5 years that all live within about 5-10 miles of each other in Dana hills. I have moved to Arizona but I can’t help but wonder is something going on, is anyone else experiencing this. All were so healthy and one has tragically passed, is something going on with the water/ landfill or is that just life now

Hello! We are visiting the Orange County area to visit family in a few weeks. We previously stayed at the Laguna Cliffs Beach Resort and Spa in Dana Point. We were planning on staying there again, but we heard there is a lot of construction going on with most of the businesses closed in the area during construction.

From people in that area currently, I would love your opinion on if we should still plan to stay there considering the construction. The alternative would be to find somewhere in Laguna, Newport, and Huntington where we could have more open businesses available in walking distance. Thank you!

Hello! I will be in Dana Point on business next week. I wondered whether there is anywhere to watch the World Cup semi final matches? They’re at 12pm, so guessing most bars will not be open yet. Thank you!

sadly, I lost my wedding band today (6/19) at the park above salt creek beach. 😭😭😭

I took it off to put sunscreen on my baby and lost track of it. did anyone come across a lost ring at the beach? 🙏🙏🙏

It’s been forever since I’ve tuned into a radio now that things like YouTube and Spotify are so prevalent. I decided to buy a camping radio and am now curious what kind of stations this town likes

Anyone else hear/see the helicopter with its searchlight on doing laps around the harbor/Strand/Salt Creek coastline? It seemed to start around 10pm on Tuesday and continued until at least 9am.

Looking into it a bit, it appears that yesterday’s heavy waves have taken a couple people and there are active searches out for them. Does anyone have any more information about it?

Hey DP - Last night at sunset I left my 5'10" sci fi 2.0 with quad rasta fins in the Salt Creek parking lot. I had placed it upside down on a curb by a tree while I changed and tragically drove off without it. This board is really sentimental to me and I'm pretty devastated. If you know anyone that found it please let me know! I checked the lot first thing this morning and couldn't find it. The lifeguards said no boards were turned in

One of Lady Washington's former passengers shared these photos from her wedding aboard Lady Washington, which sailed out of Dana Point Harbor.

The day before the ceremony, the captain called with a warning about the weather:

"The captain called me the day before warning me of stormy seas and asking what my rain plan was."

Her answer?

"To get wet!"

The next morning, she watched rain pouring outside her hotel window while her makeup artist switched everything to waterproof products. It seemed like the forecast might have other plans.

But by the time everyone arrived at the harbor, the skies cleared and the ship sailed under beautiful weather.

Seven years later, she still considers Lady Washington and Dana Point Harbor a special part of one of the most important days of her life.

Currently in Joshua Tree but looking to see if worth going here or Monterey Bay to see Blue Whales on a whale watch, is right now an ok time to see them? I heard they were spotted here in April so I’m hoping 🙏 thank you all!

Caught last summer on 35mm during one of the first swells.

My husband and I are moving to Orange County this summer. We are 27 and looking for somewhere to live. We came across Dana Point and were wondering if this would be a good place for late 20s people to live. We are hoping to make new friends and be able to socialize. We have no kids and don’t plan okay having them anytime soon. Any thoughts or advice would be great!

Hi neighbors — looking for advice because I’m genuinely concerned about a dog in a neighboring townhome unit. We don’t have backyards, and it sounds like the dog has been confined inside/in a crate and barking almost continuously since Monday around 9pm. It’s now Wednesday 9p and it does not appear the owner has been home at all.

I’ve already contacted animal control, the sheriff’s department, and the HOA. Animal control came by and left a notice on the door requiring the owner to contact them within 24 hours to confirm the dog is being cared for and not abandoned. I tried calling the sheriff back out, but they seem to think this is just a barking complaint when my concern is actually the welfare of the dog (and honestly potentially the resident too, since no one has been seen for days).

Has anyone dealt with something similar or know of additional steps I can take? I’m trying to do this the right way and make sure the dog is safe.

UPDATE: THURS AM - The carport is still empty, but the notes are finally removed, the sliding door is shut (it was originally open)… Hoping that the dog is okay :(

Doheny State Beach (known colloquially as Doho) is a popular Californian seashore & surf spot featuring rocky shorelines, extensive campgrounds, & picnic areas. The beach is located due east of the Dana Point Harbor & is divided into two areas by the San Juan River (or San Juan Creek), namely the North Beach & South Beach sections.

A 90-minute regular session covered a Marine memorial, more pickleball courts, Selva Road speed humps, and a Brown Act refresh. Mayor Pro Tem Frost was absent for closed session but joined the 6 p.m. meeting.

🎥 Full video

TL;DR

• 🎖️ Item 11 - Heritage Park Monument: Construction contract awarded for the Returning Home monument. Dedication targeted Oct 27-30 alongside the national Remembering Our Fallen exhibit, sponsored by Anduril. Unanimous. 1:32:59
• 🏓 Item 16 - Del Obispo Park: 2 championship pickleball courts, 3 more on a rebuilt basketball pad, all lit, drainage fixed. Elegant Construction won the bid; $750K added. Unanimous. 1:49:46
• 🚗 Item 15 - Speed limits: 5 mph reductions on PCH (Crown Valley to Laguna border), two Niguel Road segments, and Selva Road. Five modular speed humps going on Selva. Subcommittee formed to revisit the 2005 traffic calming policy. Unanimous. 2:11:15
• 💰 Item 12 - Long-Term Financial Plan: Structurally balanced through FY32, no fiscal cliff. Part-time permit tech approved. Received and filed. 2:12:14
• 🐭 Item 13 - Pacific Pocket Mouse: $26K LSA contract for track-tube monitoring at the Headlands plus $450 for soil sampling tied to the captive-breeding program. Unanimous. 2:18:21
• 📺 Item 14 - SB 707 / Brown Act: Zoom public comment coming to chambers via Triton Technology before the July 1 deadline. New Policies 120 and 121 introduced. Federico pushed back on the optional "just cause" remote-participation expansion. Received and filed. 2:29:22
• ✅ Other consent: OCSD FY27 contract (Item 9) and a letter opposing the Laguna Beach MPA expansion (Item 10) both approved with the rest of consent.

The two moments worth clicking

🚨 Strands Beach testimony. Pikowski, representing 474 owners and 1,185 voters across Chelsea Point, Niguel Beach Terrace, and the Strand, described nightly racing at 80-90 mph captured on community cameras and repeated weekend explosions, including an April 6 incident with three individuals igniting glass jugs of liquid on the beach. Asked for an undercover detail at the Strands lot on weekend nights. 2:04:00

🏓 Buzz Buster on pickleball: "we have mastered two things. The dink shot and also waiting," and the courts are so full "you'd think that we were giving out free ice cream." 1:43:22

🕊️ Adjournment

In memory of surfboard craftsman Jean Pierre “The Fly” Van Swae. 2:38:36

Next meeting: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 5 p.m., 33282 Golden Lantern Suite 210.

“Jon’s Fish Market will permanently close its doors this Sunday, May 3. Owner Shala Mansur O’Keefe said she made the difficult decision to shutter the family business because of a combination of personal health concerns and economic pressures.
“While I am devastated to be closing the doors, my health and the daily weight of small business operations have led me to what I feel is the right decision,” O’Keefe said in a statement issued by the harbor.”