At the groundbreaking, from left: Steven Vargas, City Council; Jim Martinez, Chevron; Cecelia Hupp, City Council; Marty Simonoff, Mayor; Ben Shearer, Whole Foods Market; Mac Chandler, Regency Centers; Christin Marick, Mayor Pro Tem; John Mehigan; John Hayes, Regency Centers. BREA, CA-Groundbreaking for the Village at La Floresta took place here last week as the area readies itself for the new retail center by developer Regency Centers in the master-planned La Floresta community.