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No Kings Day Rally - Aliso Viejo
By Michael Schlesinger
On June 14th on a hot midday afternoon, approximately 3,600 people attended a “No Kings Rally” in Aliso Viejo. The address for the rally was scheduled on the street in front of the parking lot for Tesla parking lot on Aliso Creek Road; however, because a tremendous crowd of people showed up with the protest swelling to about 3,600 people, individuals occupied both sides of the street for about ½ mile. The crowd was diverse with mothers carrying their babies; women and men of all ages; teenagers; kids accompanying their parents; veterans wearing their hats; college kids; blacks; Hispanics; Asians; whites; senior citizens; disabled people in wheelchairs and on canes; and LGBTQs. Virtually, everyone had a sign protesting their dismay with this country. More
CAPO School Board Racism
By Stacy Holmes
As the April meeting of the Capistrano Unified School Board approached, the use of the N-word by CAPO Board Vice President Judy Bollukus at the March meeting loomed heavily over the community. Rather than resign or accept any formal discipline from the Board, a bizarre charade was orchestrated for the April meeting.
The Board sets aside 20 minutes for public comments in general and 20 more for public comments for each agenda item. Speakers are allowed 1 minute each. Student speakers are given precedence over other speakers if more than 20 speakers sign up to speak. Almost all 20 slots for the general comments as well as the 20 additional slots for an agenda item to set up to establish a discussion of censure of Bollukus at a future meeting were filled by CAPO students whose handlers had arranged for them to be signed up as speakers hours before the meeting started.
June Sky Report
Griffiths Observatory
This is the Griffith Observatory Sky Report for the period between June 1 and June 30, 2025. Here are the events happening in the sky of southern California.
All times are in Pacific Daylight Time, PDT.
The sun rises on the 1st at 5:43 a.m., and sets at 8:00 p.m. On the 30th, the sun rises at 5:45 a.m. and sets at 8:09 p.m.
Mercury on the 1st is close to the sun and cannot be safely observed. On the 9th, the sun sets at 8:04 p.m., and Mercury sets in the west-northwest at 9:07 p.m., one hour three minutes later. The planet is 89-percent illuminated and 5.4 arcseconds wide. On the 30th, Mercury sets in the west-northwest at 9:45 p.m., one hour 36 minutes later. The planet is 46-percent illuminated and 7.5 arcseconds wide.
Venus rises in the east at 3:26 a.m. and is 50-percent illuminated and 24 arcseconds wide. On the 30th, Venus rises in the east-northeast at 3:04 a.m. and is 63-percent illuminated and 18 arcseconds wide.
Mars is in Leo the Lion. On the 1st, Mars sets in the west-northwest at 12:37 a.m. and is 91-percent illuminated and 5.5 arcseconds wide. On the 30th, Mars sets in the west-northwest at 11:24 p.m. and is 92-percent illuminated and 4.9 arcseconds wide. On the 29th at 6:15 p.m., Mars is only 17 arcminutes from the center of the 24-percent-illuminated waxing crescent moon, two arcminutes from the lunar limb. A magnification of over 150x is needed to see the planet’s small disk.
Jupiter moves from Taurus the Bull into Gemini the Twins on the 11th. On the 1st, Jupiter sets in the west-northwest at 9:13 p.m., one hour 13 minutes after the sun sets. On the 6th, the sun sets at 8:03 p.m., and Jupiter sets at 8:58 p.m., 55 minutes later. After the 6th, Jupiter is close to the sun and is not safe to observe. The planet is 34 arcseconds wide. A telescope capable of magnification 50x will show the Red Spot, and the four bright Galilean moons can be seen moving back and forth, across and behind Jupiter.
Saturn is in Pisces the Fishes. On the 1st, Saturn rises in the east at 2:20 a.m. On the 30th, the planet rises at 12:30 a.m. Saturn is 17 arcseconds wide. The rings and Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, can be seen with a telescope capable of magnification 50x. Saturn is about one degree south of Neptune in June.
Uranus is close to the sun on the 1st and not safe to observe. On the 6th, the planet rises in the east-northeast at 4:39 a.m., and the sun rises at 5:42 a.m., one hour three minutes later. On the 30th, Uranus rises at 3:09 a.m. On the 15th, Uranus is at Right Ascension 3h 46m 51s and declination of +19° 42ʹ 21ʺ. A magnification of 150x or more is needed to see the planet’s 3.5-arcsecond disk.
Neptune rises on the 1st in the east at 2:20 a.m. On the 30th, the planet rises at 12:27 a.m. On the 15th, Neptune is at Right Ascension 0h 9m 40s and declination of -0° 22ʹ 47ʺ. A magnification of 150x or more is needed to see the planet’s 2.3-arcsecond disk. Neptune is a degree north of Saturn all month long.
The moon is at first quarter on the 2nd, full moon on the 11th, last quarter on the 18th, and new moon on the 25th.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Summer begins in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the southern hemisphere, at 7:42 p.m. on June 20. At this precise moment, the sun reaches its northernmost point on the ecliptic. This point and the time the sun meets it are called the summer solstice. Summer ends with the autumnal equinox on September 22.
In the major lunar standstill of 2024-2025, the June southernmost moon sets as a full moon on the 11th at 5:36 a.m. No events are planned by Griffith for this event. Later that day, the southernmost moon rises as a 99-percent waning gibbous moon at 9:02 p.m. Griffith Observatory is planning on a public event at the observatory and a web broadcast for this standstill. For details on the major lunar standstill, please visit the website at https://griffithobservatory.org/extreme-moon-the-major-lunar-standstills-of-2024-2025/
Follow All Space Considered and Griffith Observatory on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter for updates on astronomy and space-related events.
MV Residential Real Estate
Residential Real Estate Sales in Mission Viejo May 2025
Realtor.com reports 1202 homes for sale in Mission Viejo and 577 for rent. The median listing and sale price is currently $1.2M or $659 per square foot. Sales have slowed. Homes in Mission Viejo sell after an average of 41 days on the market, up from last month and higher than last year.
Within Mission Viejo neighborhoods vary. Casta del Sol has a median listing price of $940K, Palmia $945, Oso Valley Greenbelt $1.2M, Canyon Estates $2.1M, Painted Trails $1.1.
30 year fixed rate mortgages are advertised at 6.2% and up. The economy may be headed toward the stagflation cycle not seen since Richard Nixon was President. The Federal Reserve might normally reduce rates to stimulate our shrinking domestic economy, but tariffs driven and corporate greed keep inflation high and rising higher. Normally the Federal Reserve would increase interest rates to slow inflation. With one indicator pointing toward raising rates and another toward reducing rates, the Federal Reserve finds itself unable to relieve the shrinking economy, including residential real estate sales. Stagflation.
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