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Aliso Viejo is a city in the San Joaquin Hills of southern Orange County, California. It had a population of 47,823 as of the 2010 census, up from 40,166 as of the 2000 census. It became Orange County’s 34th city on July 1, 2001, the only city in Orange County to be incorporated since 2000. It is bordered by the cities of Laguna Beach on the west and southwest, Laguna Hills on the east, Laguna Niguel on the southeast, and Laguna Woods on the north.

Aliso Viejo had been an unincorporated community since 1979, and incorporated as a city in 2001 due to the efforts of the Aliso Viejo Cityhood 2000 Committee, which was responsible for introducing an initiative on the ballot for the 2001 special election. Voters passed the initiative with 93.3% in favor of incorporation.[10] Carmen Vali-Cave, the co-founder and president of the Committee, became the new city’s first mayor.

The seal of the city of Aliso Viejo was adopted in 2001 at incorporation. The seal features several mountains, a sunset, a tree, and several buildings. Also, the seal features the slogan “July 2001”, in celebration of the city’s incorporation date.

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The planned community of Aliso Viejo’s original 6,600 acres were once part of the 26,000-acre Moulton Ranch, owned by the Moulton family, who took title in the 1890s to land originally granted to Juan Avila by the Mexican government in 1842. Over the years, portions of the ranch were sold and became Leisure World, Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel. In 1976, the Mission Viejo Company purchased the remaining 6,600 acres to create a new planned community – Aliso Viejo – with a master plan for 20,000 homes for a planned population of 50,000. The master plan was approved by the Orange County in 1979, and homes were first offered for sale in March 1982. Aliso Viejo’s first family moved in that November. As part of the project, 2,600 acres were dedicated to Orange County as part of the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, and 800 acres were set aside for local parks, recreation, schools and community facilities. The Aliso Viejo Community Association (AVCA) was set up to manage the local parks and community open space. It was the first community-wide association of its kind in California and has the unique ability to provide a full-range of community services and facilities.

Aliso Viejo was the first planned community in California to plan a balance between the projected resident work force and the number of projected jobs within its borders. Pacific Park, the centrally located 900-acre business park and town center, was expected to ultimately provide more than 22,000 jobs. Every home in Aliso Viejo was located about 1 1/2 miles from Pacific Park, to encourage live-and-work opportunities.

Aliso Viejo is located in the San Joaquin Hills of Orange County. According to the Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles, all of which is land. Aliso Viejo is one of several cities bordering Aliso and Wood Canyons Regional Park. Aliso Creek forms part of the city’s boundary with Laguna Niguel to the south, and Wood Canyon Creek forms part of the city’s western boundary. Much of the city rests on the east slope of the San Joaquin Hills, which are a coastal mountain range extending for about 15 miles along the Pacific coast.

Companies located in Aliso Viejo include:

  • 3tera, a cloud computing software vendor
  • AND1 a shoe and apparel company
  • Buy.com, an online retailer
  • Centon Electronics, Inc., a computer Memory manufacturer as well as flash based storage devices
  • Fluor, an international construction contractor for petrochemical, infrastructure, and environmental projects, headquartered in Aliso Viejo until it was relocated to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex suburb of Irving, Texas in March 2006. Some divisions still reside in Aliso Viejo.
  • Ketel One, a vodka company
  • Marie Callender’s, a restaurant chain
  • Microsoft’s office after the purchase of DATAllegro
  • Nimbus Data, a network storage systems and software company
  • Pacific Life, an insurance company
  • QLogic, a network storage manufacturer
  • Quest Software (formerly Dell Software), a software manufacturer
  • Smith Micro Software, a software developer
  • Tamiya America, US subsidiary of the manufacturer of model cars Tamiya Corporation, headquartered in Aliso Viejo until it was relocated to Irvine, CA.
  • UST Global, an IT, Technology and Digital Transformation company
  • USWeb, an Internet marketing company
  • Microsemi Corporation, a semiconductor company
  • Gaikai, a cloud-based gaming service
  • Carbine Studios, a video game developer, partnered with NCSOFT
  • Metagenics, a medical manufacturing company
  • Meta Solar, a solar energy installation company
  • Vertos Medical a manufacturer of surgical instruments to perform minimally invasive procedures

  • Aliso Viejo Town Center features a movie theater, a wide variety of casual dining restaurants, PetSmart, a Barnes & Noble, a Ralphs supermarket, as well as other shops. The Town Center also includes Grand Park which is a center for community concerts and events.
  • The Aliso Viejo Library, a branch of the Orange County Public Library system, opened on January 31, 1998.
  • Aliso Viejo Golf Course was designed by Nicklaus Design in 1999 and became the Aliso Viejo Country Club with a redesign in 2005.
  • Soka University of America was dedicated on May 3, 2001 with a 103-acre campus and 18 buildings, a $250 million (land and construction) project.
  • Soka Performing Arts Center, a 1000-seat concert hall with acoustics designed by Yasuhisa Toyota (who also designed Walt Disney Concert Hall,) opened in September 2011.
  • Renaissance ClubSport is a $65 million property which opened in July 2008. It is Marriott’s second hotel and fitness resort created in conjunction with Leisure Sports, Inc. (ClubSport) to fulfill the growing demand by local residents and hotel guests for a healthier lifestyle.

The Orange County Gladiators were an American Basketball Association (ABA) expansion team founded in November 2007 until 2009. They played their home games at Aliso Niguel High School.

Fire protection in Aliso Viejo is provided by the Orange County Fire Authority with ambulance service by Care Ambulance. Law enforcement is provided by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Public K-12

The city is served by Capistrano Unified School District, which includes these schools:

Elementary

  • Canyon Vista Elementary School
  • Don Juan Avila Elementary School
  • Oak Grove Elementary School
  • Wood Canyon Elementary School

Middle school

  • Aliso Viejo Middle School
  • Don Juan Avila Middle School

High school

  • Aliso Niguel High School

Private K-12

  • VanDamme Academy
  • St. Mary and All Angels School
  • Aliso Viejo Christian School

Higher education

  • Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, California)
  • Irvine Valley College (Irvine, California)
  • Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, California)
  • Soka University of America
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