Steven Romero, 56, resident of San Juan Capistrano during public comment supports the preservation of the sacred site. “When you’re in San Juan – you know you’re home because you see the hills surrounding it, like arms hugging you. That’s what I’d like to be able to leave. And to leave a little bit of that space – original san juan that is the way it was before, even before we showed up. Just a patch of dirt.”