Dana Point Times

17/06/2026

The names are now official for the two new hotels that are planned to replace the Marina Inn in Dana Point Harbor Village. Learn more at https://www.danapointtimes.com/eye-on-dp/dana-point-harbor-hotels-officially-named-the-doheny-and-the-salt-haus/article_eb4591d5-6ac5-4155-9cb7-5892c1393a19.html.

16/06/2026

Dana Point City Councilmembers denied an appeal of a proposed home rebuild in Niguel Shores, approved budget changes for the coming fiscal year, and took steps to place three City Council seats on the Nov. 3 ballot during their June 2 meeting.

Dana Point City Councilmembers denied an appeal of a proposed home rebuild in Niguel Shores, approved budget changes for the coming fiscal year and took steps to place three City

15/06/2026

Congratulations, graduates! Celebrate the Class of 2026 with our graduation special section — inside our latest issue and online at danapointtimes.com/special-publications/graduation-special.

13/06/2026

The 28th annual VISSLA Cosmic Creek returned to Salt Creek to kick off the first weekend of June, with fun, consistent surf, scorching summer temps and a beach packed with competitors and spectators alike celebrating surfing’s rich design heritage. Read more at picketfencemedia.com/surf/stars-align-for-pumping-conditions-at-cosmic-creek/article_c16d0836-37d7-40f9-b6b5-b452464f0399.html.

📸: Ella Boyd

12/06/2026

Killer Dana Surf Shop will celebrate its 35th anniversary this Saturday, June 13, with live music, local vendors, raffles, food and activities throughout the day. Details at https://www.danapointtimes.com/eye-on-dp/killer-dana-surf-shop-celebrates-35-years-keeping-surf-history-alive/article_851ac919-52c3-4fdf-87da-1f4eb5ca578c.html.

11/06/2026

Birders across Southern California took notice last month after a rare tropical seabird turned up off the coasts of Dana Point and San Clemente. Details at https://www.danapointtimes.com/eye-on-dp/rare-frigatebird-spotted-by-dana-wharf-captains-off-dana-point-coast/article_07cd5ac1-81c2-4faa-9ec3-31a236768d84.html.

📸: Spencer Williams/Dana Wharf

10/06/2026

Though a wet, rainy winter and resulting runoff pollution negatively affected water quality along Southern California beaches, most Dana Point and San Clemente beaches still earned high grades on Heal the Bay’s annual Beach Report Card this year. Details at https://www.danapointtimes.com/eye-on-dp/dana-point-beaches-receive-high-grades-in-heal-the-bay-s-beach-report-card/article_48f35648-7859-404a-9a10-902836c4c32f.html.

📸: Andrea Papagianis Camacho

10/06/2026

RD Olson Development has announced that it has named the two new hotels it is developing as part of the ongoing Dana Point Harbor Revitalization Project.

RD Olson Development announced on its page on Monday, June 1, that it has named the two new hotels it is developing as part of the ongoing Dana Point

09/06/2026

After nearly four decades in education, RH Dana Elementary School Principal Kristen Nelson is preparing to retire, ending a career that took her from the classroom to district leadership and eventually to a job she once said she never wanted: principal. Read more at https://www.danapointtimes.com/eye-on-dp/rh-dana-principal-kristen-nelson-retires-after-38-year-career/article_f26685ed-68fd-4331-ae0c-aef8d9d30e75.html.

📸: Courtesy of Juliana Smith

09/06/2026

Dana Point will continue monitoring the endangered Pacific pocket mouse, a species once thought extinct, after the City Council approved a $26,317 contract last month for work at the Headlands Conservation Area.

Dana Point will continue monitoring the endangered Pacific pocket mouse, a species once thought extinct, after the City Council approved a $26,317 contract last month for work at the Headlands