Dana Point News

DANA POINT One of the biggest Thanksgiving Turkey Trots in the nation saw more than 12,000 runners and walkers here today with many at first asking themselves why the heck they got up so early.

Teachers gather before classes outside Truman Benedict Elementary School, criticizing a district proposal for a permanent 10% cut in pay and/or benefits starting in 2010-11. SAN CLEMENTE More than 20 teachers protested possible pay and benefit cuts outside Truman Benedict Elementary School before classes this morning.

Dana Point, Calif. - About 12,000 trotters are expected to take part in the Dana Point Turkey Trot on Thursday, marking the largest number of participants in the trot's more than three-decade history.

After 34 years, the restaurant is thriving. Thirty-four years ago, Sarah Palin was not out of middle school.

Bruce Heyman, founder of the Dana Point Boaters Association, says the Dana Point Harbor revamp plan approved by the California Coastal Commission is better for boaters than what the county had in mind.

You can book visits of up to 60 minutes at your home or office through a San Juan-based program.

Detectives plan to present their findings in the case of a missing Dana Point yacht broker to the District Attorney's Office to seek an arrest warrant, an Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman said.

County education officials decline to postpone Capistrano Unified's June 2010 election date by 5 months.

A mother and her son were riding a scooter when hit by a car in Dana Point. A woman was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a mother and her son were hit and injured by a car while riding a Vespa scooter at Del Prado and Street of the Golden Lantern in Dana Point.

Citizen profile: Terry Rifkin is a psychotherapist, Rotarian Business Person of the Year, a director for the 5th Marine Regiment Support Group and a volunteer for various other causes.

An Orange County judge has set a hearing date of Dec. 3 to consider arguments on the merits of staying her order that five Dana Point medical marijuana dispensaries must turn over records to the city, a ruling that is being appealed to the 4th District Court of Appeal.

The Dana Point elementary school earns a nomination for national award. DANA POINT The California Department of Education has identified R.H. Dana Elementary School as a nominee for the prestigious Blue Ribbon School award, school officials said.

Administrators say they've noticed fewer late arrivals since starting random checks throughout the day.

Five Dana Point pot dispensaries have begun the process of appealing an Orange County Superior Court judge's ruling that they must turn over records to the city -- including client names as part of a city investigation into the facilities' operations.

Femme fatale and fitness guru Kiana Tom will make an appearance at the Dana Point Turkey Trot.

Citizen profile: Kelsey Gallitto has volunteered for years with National Charity League, Dana Point Library, Special Olympics, Race for the Cure, Meals on Wheels, Dana Point Community Center and Health and Medical Occupations Academy.

Wayne Rayfield and a friend from Laguna Beach win in a 'Refer a Friend' drawing.

Election-law attorney Phillip Greer of Newport Beach will try to delay a June ballot measure in Capistrano Unified.

The City Council pledged $50,000 on Monday night to help bring an Italian Opera Festival to town next summer, billed as the first such event of its kind in Southern California.

Medical Marijuana dispensaries in Dana Point have to give their records, including clients' names, to city investigators.