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Planned Power Outage - Tuesday, September 27

Outage Status: Scheduled*
Outage Alert Number: 784735Starting at: September 27, 2016 1:00 p.m.
Ending at: September 27, 2016 4:00 p.m. Number of Residential customers affected: 120
Number of Commercial customers affected: 10...Read on...

Veterans Resource Fair - September 28

On Wednesday, September 28, Assemblyman Bill Brough and Senator Patricia Bates will host a Veterans Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Parkway. The Veterans Resource Fair will feature information on VA...Read on...

U.S. Service Academy Night - September 29

Congresswoman Mimi Walters is inviting residents of Rancho Santa Margarita to the U.S. Service Academy Night on Thursday, September 29.

The event is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Arnold O. Beckman High School Auditorium at 3588 Bryan Avenue in Irvine. ...Read on...

South County Water Expo on tap October 1

The annual South County Water Conservation Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 1st at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center located at 24932 Veterans Way in neighboring Mission Viejo.

The event, spearheaded by 5t...Read on...

OC Transportation Public Forum

Get Moving Orange County is led by the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA), along with participation from multiple transportation planning agencies throughout the region, to address transportation mobility concerns in South Orange County. These agencie...Read on...

National Prescription Medication Take Back Day

Saturday, October 22, 2016
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.RSM City Hall parking lot - 22112 El Paseo

Bring your unwanted, unused, and expired prescription medication to the City Hall parking lot (NO SHARPS please) This is free and anonymous with no questions...Read on...

Veterans Day Recognition

Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime. The City of Rancho Santa Margarita would like to thank local veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions...Read on...

Important Election and Voter Information

IMPORTANT ELECTION AND VOTER INFORMATION

“Where do I vote?”
“Am I registered to vote at my current address?”

Visit the Orange County Registrar of Voters website at www.ocvote.com/registrationfor important Election Day and voter registration mater...Read on...

West Nile Virus Prevention

The hot summer days rapidly accelerates the mosquito life cycle. Remember to remove mosquito breeding areas from your yard and around the house. Dead birds are indicators of possible West Nile Virus activity and should be reported to vector control for im...Read on...

SMWD Directors Approve 10 Percent Reduction in Water Use

SMWD Directors Approve 10 Percent Reduction in Water Use

Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) Directors on Friday, June 17, 2016, approved a continuation of Stage 2 restrictions in the SMWD Water Conservation Program Ordinance calling for a 10 percen...Read on...

Crime Statistics Now Posted on City Website

The City of Rancho Santa Margarita sends crime statistics to the FBI monthly and will post them on the website as soon as they are sent. This will provide our residents and businesses a current, user-friendly picture of the trends.

"I have been te...Read on...

Rancho Santa Margarita Finance Department Wins GFOA Award

The City of Rancho Santa Margarita Finance Department has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual fi...Read on...

Orange County Business Journal Special Supplement features Rancho Santa Margarita

Each week, the Orange County Business Journal delivers news and information on Orange County's companies, industries and businesspeople in a comprehensive, authoritative, concise and entertaining format. Considered "required reading" for Orange ...Read on...

HERO Financing Program now available to RSM Property Owners

The HERO Financing Program, which is the largest energy efficient financing program in the nation, is now available to homeowners in RSM. The HERO Program is a local government approved program which empowers homeowners to make their homes more energy eff...Read on...