Check out the New Lake Forest Virtual Recreation Center

The City launched an online recreation center complete with virtual activities for all!

The City launched a Virtual Recreation Center hosting a collection of digital recreation resources.  While the City is committed to keeping program participants safe, the Community Services Department also would like to offer new and creative way...

Lake Forest Sports Park Recreation Center, Community Center, and City Hall Closed

The Lake Forest Sports Park Recreation Center, Community Center, and City Hall are closed to the public through April 2020.

The Lake forest Sports Park Recreation Center, Community Center, and City Hall are closed to the public through April 2020, based on guidelines from the California Department of Public Health.  For updates, contact (949) 461-3536 regardi...

The Clubhouse (Senior Center) Closed

The Clubhouse is closed though April 2020.

The Clubhouse is closed through April 2020, based on guidelines from the California Department of Public Health.  These guidelines advise that populations at high risk of contracting the Coronavirus should avoid gathering in groups of more than 1...

Lake Forest Launches Coronavirus Resource Page

The City of Lake Forest has created a coronavirus web page with resources for residents and businesses, along with updated information about the virus in Orange County and Lake Forest.

Mayor: Lake Forest Continues to Serve Residents

Mayor Neeki Moatazedi assures residents that City leaders remain focused on serving Lake Forest, while monitoring the coronavirus situation. 

"Around City Hall, we talk about the “new normal,” since coronavirus outbreak an...

County Health Officer Prohibits Public and Private Gatherings

The Orange County Health Officer on Tuesday issued an order prohibiting all public and private gatherings, with specified exemptions, to slow the spread of coronavirus.

"We are taking these mitigation steps in line with a directive issued by Governor ...

Coronavirus Update: City Hall Closed to Public

Lake Forest City Hall is closed to the public, as the City continues to follow recommendations from health and state officials to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

The City Council will meet as scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, but the joint m...

All City Recreational Facilities and Events Closed through April

Lake Forest recreation facilities will remain closed through April, and all City events, activities and camps are cancelled through then as well, City officials announced Monday as health officials updated warnings about the spread of coronavirus.

City Hal...

OC Declares Local Emergencies to Prepare for Coronavirus

The County of Orange has declared a local emergency and a local health emergency to prepare for novel coronavirus. Officials stressed Orange County has seen just one local case, and that person has recovered.

“The County of Orange and our County ...

Photographs Available from Nolan Arenado Drive Ceremony

More than 100 Lake Forest Little League players received commemorative baseballs autographed by All Star third baseman Nolan Arenado on Saturday, February 8, during the unveiling ceremony for “Nolan Arenado Drive.”

Another 200 parents a...

City to host Civic Center Open House in Celebration of 100-Year Home

The City will host an Open House as it celebrates the opening of the Civic Center—the community's “100-year home.”

The event, sponsored by Hoag, will be on Saturday, January 11 from 9 am to noon at the Lake Forest Civic Center...

Lake Forest City Council Selects Neeki Moatazedi as Mayor for 2020

The Lake Forest City Council on Tuesday unanimously selected Neeki Moatazedi to serve as Mayor for 2020. Councilman Mike James will serve as Mayor Pro Tem. These  leadership roles begin in January.

Moatazedi moved to Lake Forest in 2016 because of...

Lake Forest City Hall Moves

It’s moving day in Lake Forest on Friday, as City staff moves mountains of paperwork, records and other critical items into the City’s first permanent home. The City’s new Civic Center campus, at  100 Civic Center Dr...

SCE Announces Power Shut Down in Portola Hills

Southern California Edison has just announced it plans to turn off electricity to part of Lake Forest today, 10/30. The shut off is only in the Portola Hills area served by the Atento Circuit. Unincorporated areas of Modjeska and Silverado Canyon will als...

Retired Assistant Sheriff Selected for Open Council Seat

The Lake Forest City Council on Tuesday selected retired Orange County Assistant Sheriff Michael D. James to fill a City Council seat that has been vacant since August.

James was appointed to finish the term of Leah Basile, who resigned because her family ...

Nakase Development Park Proposal on Community Services Agenda

A proposal to develop the Nakase Nursey goes before its first City panel on Thursday when the Community Services Commission considers the parks included in the proposal. The meeting is not to discuss the merits of the overall development, only whether the...