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Rancho Santa Margarita is a general law city and operates under the council-manager form of government. It is a contract city. Police services are provided through contract with Orange County Sheriff. Through contractual agreement, the City will increase police services by 30%. Fire Protection services are provided through the Orange County Fire Authority.
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Rancho Santa Margarita Education
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Rancho Santa Margarita schools are part of both Saddleback Unified School District and Capistrano Unified School District. The city is divided geographically and school assignments are based upon the location of the residence. Saddleback Valley Unified School District students continued to achieve in state testing. The District overall showed 4 points of 2009 API growth, while SVUSD schools averaged 4.3 in API growth. The biggest gains were made by Gates (27 API Growth) and Trabuco Mesa (28 API Growth). This is another example of our dedicated teachers using effective instructional practices to reach the needs of all of their students. This is also an example of our students filtering out the distractions of cuts to education in order to get down to the business of learning. More information about the tests and the results can be found here: http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2009/. Capistrano Unified School District is comprised of 56 schools and encompasses 195 square miles. The district is ranked among the best in the state and boasts a graduation rate of 95.7% Fifty of the school within the district are currently recognized as California Distinguished Schools and 11 maintain a National Blue Ribbon distinction. More information about the tests and the results can be found here: http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2009/.
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Rancho Santa Margarita Employment
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The area offers a wide variety of emplioyment oppotunities in the technology, travel, entertainment, automotive and retail industries.
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Rancho Santa Margarita History
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Rancho Santa Margarita was planned to be an Urban Village, offering the best of two worlds: all of the elements and advantages of a small city plus the quality of life of a small village. In 1996 the Celebrating the Vision Committee developed Rancho Santa Margarita’s Vision Statement: A Small City with the Soul of a Small Village.
The City incorporated on January 1, 2000, and became the 33rd city in the County of Orange. The City has a population of 42,296.
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Rancho Santa Margarita Housing
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The city offers single family residences, condominiums, townhomes, and apartment rentals. Prices range from $200,000 to $10,000,000 depending upon the type of home you are seeking.
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Rancho Santa Margarita Lifestyle
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The area offers many venues for entertainment. Close to Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and Dana Point for beach communities. Orange Coast Plaza and The Sops at Mission Viejo Mall for shopping. Lots of specialty and "Mom and Pop" restaurants for dining. Only a short drive to the South Coast Performing Arts center.
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Rancho Santa Margarita Nature
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Regional Parks abound offering surfing, strolls on the beach, camping, hiking and other outdoor activities.
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Rancho Santa Margarita News
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Search for "Rancho Santa Margarita CA" - Virtium Releases 4GB DDR3 ECC Unbuffered VLP Mini-DIMM Using 2Gbit Non-Stack Components - PRWeb
| This 4GB VLP Mini-DIMM has a height of 0.700a and a thickness of 0.140a or 3.56mm. or 6.6 mm, 50% thicker than the Very Low Profile Mini-DIMM design. |
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- FordDirect Launches Deeply Discounted Multi-Channel Targeted... - The Auto Channel
| DEARBORN, Mich.July 20, 2010; FordDirect announces the launch of a new database marketing service for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers designed to help drive sales and service business to the dealership. |
- Did federal tax break help O.C. housing? - The Orange County Register
| Did the federal tax break juice Orange County's housing? Federal tax incentives for home shoppers -- up to $8,000 in credits did more or less end as the local real estate market appears to be moving forward. |
- Dresser Inc. Announces 2010 Scholarship Awards - Business Wire
| Dresser Inc., a leader in providing highly engineered infrastructure products for the global energy industry, has presented four-year scholarships to Kira E. Hansen and Pallavi Nair. |
- Financial Advisora s Survey of SMB Owners Reveals Investment Strategy Shift Post Economic Meltdown - Business Wire
| Tax & Financial Group's Ben Julianel, a financial and investment advisor for small to medium-size businesses in Orange County, California, has released the results of a detailed survey administered in early 2010 to forty SMB owners throughout the Southern California area. |
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Rancho Santa Margarita Recreation
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CASA (Community Activities and Service Association) is a California nonprofit, public benefit corporation. It is a volunteer organization comprised of the residents of the City to organize a variety of community activities and special events for all ages to enjoy.
SAMLARC, Rancho Santa Margarita Landscape and Recreation Corporation, is one of the common areas in the City, and includes a 13-acre lake with swimming lagoon, 4 community pools and 10 community parks with numerous sport fields.There are also five other master associations, which include Dove Canyon, Rancho Cielo, Robinson Ranch, Trabuco Highlands, and Walden. These associations have parks as well, several of which have public access.
Regional Parks abound offering surfing, strolls on the beach, camping, hiking and other outdoor activities. The communities have several golf clubs and public courses to delight the avid golfer.
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Rancho Santa Margarita Transportation
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Only minutes from John Wayne Airport and an hour's driving from Los Angles International Airport with several regional airports also available this is a perfect location for local, national and interanational travel.
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Rancho Santa Margarita Weather
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