Staff and officials of San Juan Capistrano, California, will soon move out of its current city hall—which has been functioning for decades as a temporary location—because the current 2.2-acre site will soon be demolished to pave way for a new city hall and an affordable-housing complex.
The city is selling 1.2 acres for $8.75 million to Jamboree Housing—a nonprofit developer in Orange County—to build a three-story apartment building with 50 units and a new two-story city hall.
On Nov. 18, city staffers will move to a temporary building on Rancho Viejo Road, where they will conduct the city’s business until January 2025, when the new city hall is expected to open….