Editing Aliso Viejo, California (section)

==History==
The [[Acjachemen]] are the Indigenous people of Aliso Viejo, who lived in the area for thousands of years. The people established numerous villages along [[Aliso Creek (Orange County)|Aliso Creek]] as well dividing the Acjachemen and the Tongva.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} OC Parks |url=https://ocparks.com/parks-trails/aliso-and-wood-canyons-wilderness-park/history#:~:text=Aliso%20Creek%20formed%20the%20boundary%20line%20between,(Juaneno%20Mission)%20and%20the%20Tongva%20(Gabrieleno%20Mission).&text=It%20was%20once%20used%20as%20a%20temporary,the%20San%20Diego%20and%20Los%20Angeles%20stagecoach. |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=ocparks.com |language=en}}</ref> With the arrival of settlers, the Acjachemen village sites would later become the southern areas of the Moulton Ranch.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bunyan |first=Bob |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/727702144 |title=Aliso Viejo |date=2011 |publisher=Arcadia Pub |others=Aliso Viejo Community Foundation |isbn=978-0-7385-7424-0 |location=Charleston, S.C. |pages=12 |oclc=727702144}}</ref>

The planned community of Aliso Viejo's original {{Convert|6,600|acre|ha}} were once part of the {{Convert|26,000|acre|ha|adj=on}} 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 Woods, California|Leisure World]], [[Laguna Hills, California|Laguna Hills]] and [[Laguna Niguel]].<ref name="today" />

In 1976, the [[Mission Viejo, California|Mission Viejo Company]] purchased the remaining 6,600 acres to create a new planned community &ndash; Aliso Viejo &ndash; with a master plan for 20,000 homes for a planned population of 50,000. The master plan was approved by the [[Orange County, California|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, {{Convert|2,600|acre|ha}} were dedicated to Orange County as part of the [[Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park]], and {{Convert|800|acre|ha}} were set aside for local parks, recreation, schools and community facilities.<ref name="today" />

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.<ref name="today" />

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 {{Convert|900|acre|ha|adj=on}} business park and town center, was expected to ultimately provide more than 22,000 jobs. Every home in Aliso Viejo was located within {{Convert|1+1/2|mi|km}} of Pacific Park, to encourage live-and-work opportunities.<ref name=today>"Aliso Viejo ... for today and tomorrow" Mission Viejo Company</ref>