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Rancho Santa Margarita, California

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Rancho Santa Margarita is an affluent city in Orange County, California. One of Orange County's youngest cities, Rancho Santa Margarita is a master planned community set upon rolling hills. Most neighborhoods in Rancho Santa Margarita are within various homeowners associations. The population was 47,853 at the 2010 census, up from 47,214 at the 2000 census.

Although it is named for Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores, which was in San Diego County, the city limits fall within the borders of Rancho Mission Viejo.

The city seal has the brands of Rancho Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita and Las Flores on the border, with artwork containing Santiago Peak in the background. The tower in the foreground symbolizes the Rancho Santa Margarita Lake Tower.

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Mock Crash, Emotional Impact, Real Results
Patch.com
With the prom and graduation approaching, Rancho Santa Margarita students get a sobering lesson on drinking and driving. It could happen to anyone—and has. Posted by Martin Henderson (Editor), May 16, 2013 at 02:27 pm. 1 Comment 1 Recommend ...

Coming Soon! RSM Patch Gets a New Look
Patch.com
There's some exciting news to share about Patch. The website is getting a whole new look! It's scheduled to take place on Tuesday night and it's going to make Rancho Santa Margarita Patch easier to use, and a better place to connect and share. One of ...

Golf Gets Physical at Tijeras Creek, Sheriff Called
Patch.com
Golf is supposed to be a game of gentlemen, but it took on a less gentlemanly tone Friday afternoon on some local links. According to the blotter of the Orange County Sheriff's Department, an incident took place at Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho ...

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VIDEO: Deputies Hunt Juveniles Out Past Curfew
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“We're focusing on fourth- through eighth-graders,” said Deputy Felipe Martinez, who once saved a suicidal jumper in Rancho Santa Margarita and now serves as the GRIP officer for San Juan, Viejo and Kinoshita elementary schools, and Marco Forster and ...

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Crime: The Talk of Demons Made Her Happy
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Fraud report, Saturday, 8:52 p.m., on the 30600 block of Santa Margarita Parkway. A cashier in the Target shopping center reported a subject who returned an empty merchandise box for cash. The incident took place on April 16, and according to the ...

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