Community Relations

The City Council on Tuesday, September 13 will recognize outstanding members of the City's adopted troops and receive updates about an E-bike Safety Plan as well as an enhanced recreation center, among other business. 

The Mission Viejo Diversity + Inclusion Task Force is seeking nominations of businesses, organizations or individuals who provide exceptional services to people with disabilities for a special recognition. 

The recognition is in honor of October's designation as Disability Awareness Month. 

State Senator Patricia Bates issued a press release today about the formation of the South Orange County Sober Living and Recovery (SOCSLAR) Task Force with Mayor Wendy Bucknum as chair and Bates as co-chair following a recent regional public policy working group's roundtable meeting that addressed challenges cities and unincorporated areas continually face with the growing number of sober living and treatment homes operating throughout south Orange County communities. 

Learn why the City went from at-large elections to district elections during the Mission Viejo Chamber of Commerce's Community and Legislative Affairs meeting on September 8.

The format of Mission Viejo Chamber of Commerce's Community and Legislative Affairs meeting on September 8 has been moved to Zoom, and you may register at https://www.chamberorganizer.com/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=428496.

The City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a Sober Living and Group Home Ordinance that will require sober living and recovery homes to register with the City as a part of ongoing efforts to ensure compliance. 

As the result of town hall meetings on May 12 and 

More than 6,000 people gathered Saturday at the Symphony in the Cities and Prelude in the Park - making it the largest crowd to attend this longtime event. 

Do you know an extraordinary businesswoman? If so, nominate her for the Mission Viejo Chamber of Commerce's 2022 Outstanding Women in Business Awards.  

The chamber is accepting nominations through August 29 for businesswomen who elevate their profession through innovation, dedication and support.  

Nominees should demonstrate leadership in their careers and other characteristics that make them extraordinary. The honorees will be recognized at the chamber's Women in Business Awards Luncheon on September 28. 

Get ready for extreme fun in Mission Viejo this weekend with the annual Symphony in the Cities and Prelude in the Park event and Farmers Market on Saturday, August 13.