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City Hall Holiday Hours

City Hall will be Closed Wednesday, December 25th through Wednesday, January 1st

Limited Services available during the closure:

Police Services Office Hours 

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Non-emergency 24-hour contact number (949) 770-6011

Building and Safety Services 

For Building and Safety-related emergencies:

(949) 635-1816 (v...

City of Rancho Santa Margarita Housing & Community Needs Survey

The City needs your help and input by filling out a survey that should take no more than five minutes of your time. The survey will be open from Monday, December 9th, 2019, to January 17, 2020.

The City of Rancho Santa Margarita is eligible to receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). CDBG funding is used to provide services and improvements which serve low- and modera...

Southern California Edison Aerial Inspection Program Information

Drones may be visible in the Rancho Santa Margarita area as contracted by Southern California Edison to perform aerial inspections of the power poles throughout Southern California for required fire mitigation and safety.

Drone inspections are scheduled to begin in the Rancho Santa Margarita area on Monday, November 25, 2019, and continue through mid-December. Bird’s Eye Aerial Drones, LLC, (BEAD), contracted by Southern California Edison (SCE), will perform aerial inspect...

Rancho Santa Margarita's fiscal health deemed strong by State Auditor

RSM ranks high in the California State Auditor’s Fiscal Health Analysis of the state’s over 470 cities.

Rancho Santa Margarita ranked 402, or within the top 15% of 471 cities in California in terms of best fiscal health. The City also ranked #8 among all 34 cities in Orange County in a study by the State Auditor to identify cities that could be facing fisca...

Low-Cost Pet Care Clinic held on first Wednesday of each month in Rancho Santa Margarita

Low-Cost Pet Care Clinic at the Bell Tower Community Center
First Wednesday Monthly
22232 El Paseo
Rancho Santa Margarita

Low-Cost Pet Care Clinic resumes service to RSM on the First Wednesday of each month.

WednesdayBell Tower Regional Community Center22232 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita

6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Cats only)7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Dogs & Cats)

&n...

City Council selects Holloway to serve as Mayor, McGirr as Mayor Pro Tempore

The City Council on Wednesday, December 12th elected Jerry Holloway to serve as Mayor and Brad McGirr to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore.

Rancho Santa Margarita voters re-elected Council Members Jerry Holloway and Brad McGirr, and elected former Planning Commissioner Anne Figueroa to office on November 6, 2018. They took the Oath of Office at the meeting of December 12, 2018.

Mayor Holloway ...