The City has been working with Aliso Niguel High School students and staff to help ease traffic congestion around the school in the morning and afternoon. This collaborative effort has resulted in four new drop-off and pick-up locations at the intersection of Wolverine Way (Aliso Viejo Parkway) and Aliso Creek Road.  

There’s a drop-off point for both directions of Aliso Viejo Parkway west of Aliso Creek Road; another for northbound Aliso Creek Road north of Wolverine Way; and a drop-off location for southbound Aliso Creek Road south of Wolverine. These areas conveniently allow for folks to pull over, drop off their children and continue along without traveling down Wolverine Way. All of the designated areas are marked with signs and a painted white curb.  

During Wednesday’s City Council meeting, a member of Aliso Niguel High School’s energy
club spoke about how the plan can help prevent cars from stacking up on Wolverine Way and how much gas and money parents can save by taking advantage of the drop-off points. The student praised the City for heeding the school’s call on the plan to ease traffic congestion in the area.

The City of Aliso Viejo and high school are encouraging people to use the drop-off points.

For more information, call 949-425-2530.

The City of Aliso Viejo is inviting qualified firms to submit proposals for janitorial services at Aliso Viejo City Hall and Conference Center. 

If you are interested in providing janitorial services for the City, you may obtain a Request of Proposal by contacting Glenn Yasui, Director of Administrative Services, via e-mail at gyasui@cityofalisoviejo.com. Proposals are due by 4 p.m. on April 3 to the address that follows:

City of Aliso Viejo

Attn: Glenn Yasui

12 Journey, Suite 100

Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

For further information, call Glenn Yasui at 949-425-2511.

Parents are invited to learn how to help themselves and their families to eat healthier and be more active in free nutrition classes that start March 11.

The “Eat Healthy – Be Active” nutrition classes take place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday March 11, 18 and March 25 at the Aliso Viejo Family Resource Center located at 24671 Via Iglesia.

Folks will learn how to build a healthy plate; plan healthy meals; shop and cook on a budget; read food labels; and rethink their drinks.

Each class includes a food demonstration and other information to help prevent obesity, diabetes and other health problems.

For more information, contact the City’s Community Services Coordinator Gracie Duran at 949-425-2519 or gduran@cityofalisoviejo.com.

A travel team of amputee war veterans will showcase their ability to rise above any challenges when they hit the softball field in Mission Viejo on March 9. The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team travels the country taking on able-bodied challengers to show how injured war veterans can return to normal life.

The team will face off at 1 p.m. with the Orange County Veterans & First Responders at Mission Viejo’s Youth Athletic park located at 22056 Olympiad Road. Sergeant Jack Songer of Aliso Viejo Police Services (a former United States Marine) will coach the Orange County Veterans & First Responders team. The second game, a three-inning celebrity exhibition game, follows at 3:30 p.m.  

Gates open at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $25 and include a barbecue meal and raffle ticket for dozens of items. Youth 17 and under pay $10; and kids 5 and under get in free. Active-duty military and veterans receive a $5 discount.

The games will raise money and awareness for the medical, financial and personal needs of military veterans and promote research and development for prostheses. Last year’s event raised $25,000 for the Wounded Warrior Amputees Softball Team.

Tickets for the softball game are available at http://redwhiteandbluewarriors.eventbrite.com.

The event takes place from 9 a.m. to noon in Soka University parking lot A at 1 University Drive.

Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation, and shredding documents with personal or financial information can be an effective measure of prevention.

Residents and businesses can bring standard-file boxes of paper records – canceled checks, pay stubs, credit card statements and more – that will be shredded onsite for free. The boxes of pages can contain staples and paper clips but must be free of notebooks or other bindings. Staff will also be on hand to answer questions and provide information about identity theft. There is a limit of 10 boxes per household or business.

Along with having their documents shred, residents can recycle electronic waste such as old cell phones, computers, monitors, printers, scanners, VCR/DVD players, TVs, microwaves and other small appliances free of charge in the Soka parking lot with e-Recycling of California. Large appliances, oils, solvents, tires and other household hazardous waste will not be accepted.

For more information about the May 18 event, contact Aliso Viejo City Clerk Susan Ramos at 949-425-2506 or sramos@cityofalisoviejo.com.