Dana Point Times 9/1/2023

Villas at Monarch Beach Looks to Redevelop, Adding 183 Units

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Longtime Villas at Monarch Beach owner R.W. Selby & Co. has filed paperwork with the city that proposes to redevelop the property, adding 183 units, 33 of which will be earmarked as low-income.

First developed in the 1970s, the Villas features 208 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The redevelopment looks to construct a variety of residences, including duplex-style units, stacked flats and traditional apartments.

Now roughly 30 years old, the Villas at Monarch Beach is “nearing the end of their useful economic life,” R.W. Selby said in a media release.

The proposed project is in the beginning stages of the planning process, with a pre-application already filed with the City of Dana Point.

Dana Point Community Development director Brenda Wisneski explained in an

email that the city is reviewing the preliminary application; however, a formal application is required within 180 days of the preliminary application submittal.

Once the formal application is submitted, Wisneski said the city will begin its review process.

Part of that review process includes action by the Dana Point Planning Commission at a future meeting, when residents will have the opportunity to weigh in on the project.

In its media release, R.W. Selby noted that it is focusing its efforts on talking with neighbors of the development and gaining their input.

The proposed project looks to take neighbors’ views in the Niguel Shores Community into account, the press release noted, with the tallest structures planned as far away from the community as possible.

The duplex-style units and stacked flats are proposed at a maximum height of 40 feet, with a setback of about 20 feet from Niguel Road. The traditional apartments are proposed at five stories with rooftop amenities.

The “Villas Re-Imagined” looks to build the traditional apartments around an above-ground-level parking structure, “hiding the parking within the building.”

With 33 of the proposed 391 units designated as low-income housing, the project qualifies for a streamlined application process under the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, or Senate Bill 330.

The bill requires municipalities to compile a checklist for developers to use when submitting a preliminary application. After said application is submitted for an afford-

Ganahl Lumber’s New San Juan Location Becomes Material Hub for Local Companies

BY CLARA HELM

Stepping into Ganahl Lumber’s San Juan Capistrano location is akin to entering a contractor’s dream come alive. With piles of material being sorted into trucks with local companies’ names branded on the side, the lumber destination has a scope of operations rarely seen in Orange County.

After two years of construction, Ganahl Lumber’s new store at 25865 Stonehill Drive, just west of Camino Capistrano, opened on Aug. 7. It replaces the Capistrano Beach location, which was part of the community since 1995 and closed on Aug. 4.

“We have known about the demand in

this area since 1995, but operating from a 1-acre facility in our business, with larger product links and stuff, has been really challenging,” said Ganahl Lumber CFO Dan Delaney.

In 2017, Ganahl was selected through a public process to exclusively negotiate with the City of San Juan Capistrano for the Lower Rosan Ranch property. Its purchase and sale agreement for the property was then approved in 2020 after a City Council vote.

With the land having no utilities and the construction starting from scratch, there was plenty of work to complete on the property to develop the large compound that stands there today.

able housing development project in the early stages of the entitlement process, the municipality is required to deem the application complete.

“We recognize that providing affordable housing, and complying with the State Density Bonus Law, is a key component to creating vibrant communities, and we are pleased to support this effort,” the company said in its media release.

“While the law allows for substantially more units than we are proposing, and may allow more than 500, it is changing very rapidly, and we continue to review the site plan with an eye toward balancing several factors in creating a community we will all be proud of,” R.W. Selby continued.

Though R.W. Selby is required to provide a minimum of 537 parking spaces through the Density Bonus Law, the owner proposes to provide 625 parking spaces for the 391-

“Over the past seven years, we have been working on all the processes from entitling, designing and constructing,” Ganahl Lumber CEO Peter Ganahl said in a press release. “It takes a lot of time and patience to bring a project like this to a successful conclusion.”

Upgrading in size, the facility is more than 10 acres and hosts a 50,000-squarefoot main store, as well as an additional 100,000 square feet of drive-through materials storage, sheds and operations buildings.

The property also features 6,000 square feet for a future fast-casual restaurant space. Although the company is focusing its attention on its new store, Delaney expects it should have news on what will reside in the lot in the next year.

“We want to make sure that whatever goes there fits into the community,” said Delaney.

unit project.

The proposed project looks to include amenities such as surfboard lockers, smarthome technology and upgraded appliances.

“The Villas have long been a wonderful place to live,” the company said in its media release. “As times have changed and neighborhood amenities have improved, the Villas now have the opportunity to improve as well. We are excited at the opportunity to reinvest in the Villas and share the many possibilities of modernizing these facilities for a more sustainable and abundant future.”

In its media release, R.W. Selby explained that there would be ample opportunities for residents to provide their feedback on the project throughout the city’s entitlement process. To stay informed on the project, R.W. Selby encourages residents to sign up for updates at imaginembvillas.com. DP

The heart of the new store is showing Ganahl’s value to its current customer base and new customers in the community,

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First developed in the 1970s, the Villas at Monarch Beach features 208 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The property’s longtime owner, R.W. Selby & Co., is seeking to redevelop the property. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

R.W. Selby & Co., longtime owner of the Villas at Monarch Beach, is looking to redevelop the property with new amenities and 183 additional units.

Photo: Courtesy of R.W. Selby & Co.

The new Ganahl Lumber facility, which opened on Aug. 7 in San Juan Capistrano, includes a main store, drive-through materials storage, sheds and operations buildings. Photo: Courtesy of Clara Helm

101-Year-Old Resident Attributes Longevity to Friendship, Bridge Club

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

When celebrating her 101st birthday, Dorothy Garcia had no idea the city would be gifting her a free year of bridge classes at the community center.

After a fellow player approached Bridge Coordinator Betty White about asking the city if there was anything it could do to make the 35-year Dana Point resident’s birthday a special one, White sent a letter to Mayor Mike Frost requesting the city waive Garcia’s bridge fees.

“When you turn 101, it should be a special day,” White said during a birthday celebration for Garcia. “(The city) granted her free bridge, and that was really special, and I kind of expected it to end there … but this is a special event.”

At the first bridge class of the fall session on Tuesday, Aug. 29, city officials, community center staff and bridge players gathered to celebrate Garcia’s birthday with balloons, cake and a commendation from the city.

When asked what she attributed her longevity to, Garcia highlighted her friendships through local clubs.

News Next Door: SC Council Requests State Repurpose Vacant Facility with Supportive Housing in Mind

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

In a 4-1 vote, the San Clemente City Council this month authorized sending a letter to the state requesting that a vacant facility in another city should be used to house unsheltered persons.

Mayor Chris Duncan was the lone opponent of the action, although there was no discussion on the matter.

Directed to Ana Lasso, director of California’s Department of General Services, the letter concerned the Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa. The facility has sat vacant since 2016, after serving people with developmen-

“Why? I don’t know why I’m living so long,” Garcia said. “But I have such good friends, so I think that’s what keeps me healthy, is my children, my sweet children, and my lovely friends.”

When Garcia first moved to Dana Point, she became involved with a local walking club, walking through the harbor and growing friendships with fellow club members.

Through the Dana Point Community Center’s bridge class, Garcia enjoys playing a few hands of bridge with close friends.

Garcia added that she was completely surprised by the birthday celebra-

tion, thanking her bridge class for the friendships she’s gained with fellow players.

The bridge club, Garcia noted, “gets me out; I get to see people, and sometimes I get a good hand. I’m happy to be part of the group.”

“I’m totally surprised that they did this,” Garcia said. “They’re so gracious, and I think I still play fairly well.”

Garcia’s son, Doug Garcia, said his mother’s time spent playing bridge with her friends is important to her.

“I can tell she’s well-loved, she loves all of her friends here and has a great time,” Doug said. “She truly enjoys life,

but for her to see that her friends enjoy her is really important to her, but important to us, too.”

Doug added that bridge is a very social game.

“Yes, it’s a game, but it’s also interacting with people, and that’s just tremendous for all of us,” Doug said. “If we have a good social life, it uplifts us.” DP

of the whole site be used for temporary and semi-permanent housing for unsheltered people and for providing supportive services.

It also argues that if the state accommodates the city’s request, the number of units included within each Orange County city’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation should decrease.

“Addressing homelessness benefits the County as a whole,” the letter states. “Allowing almost 100 acres of State-owned property to be used to benefit a single community in the County that can be used to satisfy their Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation is very unequitable to the other communities in the County.”

San Juan Capistrano Mayor Howard Hart declined to comment on the letter, or on whether he felt San Juan Capistrano should have a similar request.

tal and intellectual disabilities through various care services for 57 years.

According to the city’s agenda report, the state is considering selling the

remaining 79% of the property that will not be used for a state Office of Emergency Services facility. The letter asks that at least a portion

Dana Point Mayor Mike Frost and Mayor Pro Tem Jamey Federico did not respond to a request for comment. DP

(From left) Dana Point Mayor Mike Frost presents Dorothy Garcia with a commendation during her bridge class on Tuesday, Aug. 29, when club members gathered to celebrate her 101st birthday. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

The San Clemente City Council voted at its Aug. 15 meeting to send a letter to the state government requesting that a vacant facility in another city be used for housing unsheltered persons. Photo: File/Cari Hachmann

Garcia deals a hand for a round of bridge at the first bridge class of the fall session.

Photo: Breeana Greenberg

New Ownership to Take Over Delahunt Brewing

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

In March 2020, Todd Delahunt opened a brewing company in his namesake, headquartered in San Clemente.

After battling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, Delahunt Brewing Company emerged within the burgeoning South County brewing scene.

It expanded to Dana Point with the opening of a tasting room, planted a foothold in Southern California restaurants and bars by contracting with a distributor, and most recently teamed up with other local breweries to host “Homies on the Hill” parties this summer.

Now, the next step of the company’s growth has arrived, with the Aug. 24 announcement that Delahunt was sold to a new team of operators.

“We’re proud of what we built,” Todd Delahunt said in a press release about the transition. “We’ve found the right people to whom we’ve passed the torch.”

The new group includes CEO Miles McLennan and head brewer and Dana Point resident Chris Linn, among several others with experience in the brewing industry,

finances and operations.

McLennan told Dana Point Times on Monday, Aug. 28, that he felt Delahunt built a “fantastic organization” in terms of both the staff and the brewing facility itself, in addition to a growing beer brand.

“They’re well entrenched in distribution, and they were just starting with the tasting room,” he said. “It feels like, to me, there’s a lot of potential here that’s just about to spring, and that’s one of the things we’re hoping to capitalize on.”

The transition took some time to occur, according to McLennan, as the two

parties conversed and studiously weighed the other as potential options. He added that the process was “organic,” and that he had to spend even more time gathering a team that could effectively handle the operation they were taking over.

McLennan affirmed that the group wasn’t a large company that swallowed up other smaller ones; rather, it was South County residents who shared a dream of getting into the brewing business.

“We have a nice mix of practical brewery experience that we’re bringing to bear, like Chris and others, and then a lot of transferable skills … but we’re definitely not part of a big brewing thing,” he said. “We’re just private folks trying to make good beer and connect with our community.”

Delahunt Brewing’s core beers—the “Overcast” Double Hazy Indian Pale Ale,

the “Sunbather” Blonde Ale, and the “Salvatore” Italian Pilsner—will remain, head brewer Linn said.

Linn will make minor changes to the beers’ brewing process, but Delahunt’s wholesale footprint will stay consistent.

Prior to joining Delahunt, Linn was part of companies including Laguna Beach Beer Company and Modern Times Beer. He said he operates with an “extremely process-driven mindset,” and that everything that occurs after drafting a recipe and the first brewing day is important.

“That’s how I was taught, and that’s really where I think the beer is made the best,” said Linn. “(It’s) after brew day, that cellaring, transferring, dry-hopping.”

Regarding the company’s future potential, McLennan said the sky’s the limit for Delahunt, adding that they’ll focus on setting up everything in the immediate future and optimizing their supply operations.

“I would love to maximize what we’re doing in these two tasting rooms, (and) I’d be very open to opening other things if that opportunity presented itself in a period of time,” he said. “For right now, we’re just focused on making great beer, understanding the business and the community and just having a good harmony there.” DP

After roughly 3½ years owning and operating Delahunt Brewing Company, Todd Delahunt has sold his company to a new group of operators.

Photo: Breeana Greenberg

CUSD Releases Responses to OC Grand Jury Reports on Fentanyl, Homelessness, School Shootings

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Capistrano Unified School District staff have completed required responses to some of this year’s Orange County Grand Jury reports, including ones that focused on child homelessness and the use of fentanyl.

Of the seven reports the grand jury released this summer, three required CUSD to respond to the group’s findings and recommendations. Those are titled: “The ABC’s of Educating Children Experiencing Homelessness in Orange County”; “School Shootings: How Prepared are Orange County Public Schools”; and “Russian Roulette: Fentanyl in Orange County.”

CUSD mostly disagreed with the findings in the reports on homelessness and preparation for school shootings, and agreed with four of the five findings it responded to in the report concerning fentanyl.

Regarding the recommendations, the district said they have largely already been implemented or will be soon.

The production of such responses— none of which are listed on the OC Grand Jury’s website—followed the CUSD Board of Trustees’ mid-August meeting. During the meeting, when the responses were scheduled to be approved, the agenda item was pulled from the consent calendar, or bulked topics approved in one vote.

Dana Point Woman’s Club to Host Food, Book Drive

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Each fall, as students return to school, the Dana Point Woman’s Club focuses its fundraising efforts on one of Dana Point’s two elementary schools.

This year, the club is sponsoring a book drive for Palisades Elementary School after focusing its efforts on RH Dana last year.

The Dana Point Woman’s Club encourages residents to purchase books from Palisades’ Library Book Wish List on Amazon. Books may either be sent directly to Palisades Elementary or brought to the Community House during the club’s next meeting on Sept.

Ryan Burris, district chief communications and public engagement officer for CUSD, explained in an Aug. 17 email why the items were pulled.

“We received word from the Orange County Department of Education . . . that the items did not require board approval in order to submit them to the Grand Jury,” Burris said.

Regardless, the district’s responses are available for public viewing on the Aug. 16 meeting agenda.

CUSD defended itself against the homelessness report’s findings that stated the McKinney-Vento Act, which provides support and benefits to children experiencing homelessness, did not adequately address all children in such situations because of a lack of sufficient collaboration, training, staffing of liaisons and support staff, and dedication to grant writing.

The report also found that students experiencing homelessness were more likely to be chronically absent, perform worse at standardized tests and the subjects of English and math, as well as graduate at lower rates.

The district’s response stated CUSD didn’t see a significant discrepancy in graduation rates between all students, socioeconomically disadvantaged students,

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During the meeting, the club will host Sharon Miller and Laura Casellas of South Coast Literacy Council and Palisades Principal Rebecca Bailey for a lunch and brief presentations.

In addition to the book drive, the Dana Point Woman’s Club is also collecting food donations for Family Assistance Ministries. The club is asking residents to donate peanut butter and jam for a PB&J Drive.

Donations of books and/or peanut butter and jam can be dropped off at the Community House between 10 a.m. and noon. Boxes collecting donations will be on the patio off the side parking lot.

Email dpwc.oc@gmail.com for membership inquiries or for questions about the donation drives.

The Community House is located at 24642 San Juan Avenue, Dana Point. DP

and those experiencing homelessness.

“For the class of 2022, 95.9% of all students graduated (California School Dashboard—Very High),” CUSD responded. “For students socioeconomically disadvantaged, 94.7% of students graduated (California School Dashboard—High). For students experiencing homelessness, 94.3% of students graduated (California School Dashboard—High).”

It also pointed to the collection of a McKinney-Vento Assistance Act Declaration Form for all district students each year, comprehensive training for the District Homeless Liaison, further training for teachers and other staff, and efforts to provide proper transportation for students to evidence its refutation of the grand jury’s findings.

Additionally, CUSD referenced the preparation of a “Plan to Address Attendance and Academic Achievement for Students Experiencing Homelessness” that would further aim to boost results.

In the report on campus shootings, the OC Grand Jury found that not all districts specifically addressed armed assailants in their emergency drills. It also found that safety plans for after-school programs and monitoring visitors were lacking, while surveillance systems needed updating,

and that administrative offices were often unlocked.

The district agreed that certain campuses needed maintenance or upgrades to their surveillance systems, but pointed out funding constraints that may obstruct progress. It also mentioned efforts to integrate district cameras with local law enforcement software.

“Currently, in the early stages of development, this integration will facilitate real-time access to campus views for responding law enforcement personnel during an active-shooter situation,” CUSD said in its response.

Overall, CUSD’s response spoke to its collaboration with the Orange County Sheriff ’s Department, the use of School Resource Officers (SROs), several training programs to help recognize legitimate threats and simulate scenarios, and efforts to promote wellness and students’ understanding of their own mental health.

Regarding the fentanyl report, the grand jury said the illegal substance was a pervasive Orange County issue and that education, prevention and treatment would be critical in reducing demand.

CUSD disagreed only with the finding that not all districts participated in available educational drug programs, citing that it has “bolstered” existing programs and adding that all schools have the overdose-reversing medication Naloxone.

“Key staff members at each campus have received training in administering this medication in the event of an overdose incident,” CUSD said. “This proactive approach aims to prioritize the safety and well-being of all students and staff and addresses potential drug-related emergencies effectively.”

CUSD’s full responses to the OC Grand Jury reports are available at capousd.org.

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Earthquake Hits Off the Coast of San Clemente Island

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Residents of South Orange County may have felt a light shake around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, when a 3.6-magnitude earthquake hit just about 30 miles east-northeast of San Clemente Island.

The earthquake was followed by a 1.5-magnitude aftershock roughly 22 miles east-northeast of the island. DP

The Capistrano Unified School District has prepared its responses to a slate of 2023 Orange County Grand Jury reports on subjects such as homelessness and fentanyl use. Photo: File

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake hit about 30 miles east-northeast of San Clemente Island around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Graphic: Courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey

City of San Juan Releases Environmental Impact Report for Skate Park, Trail Project

BY CLARA HELM

In the past decade, there has been growing interest in having a city skate park for San Juan residents. The City of San Juan Capistrano took some of the first steps toward the park’s construction in 2021 when the southwest corner of the city-owned Kinoshita Farm was approved by the City Council for the site location.

Before the skate park’s construction could begin, however, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) had to be completed by the city to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and State CEQA Guidelines.

The EIR was released on Aug.17 and is being circulated for the public’s review, with the public-comment period closing on Oct. 2.

The proposed skate park would become a part of the 28-acre parcel of land, located on Camino del Avion and Alipaz Street, and would be integrated into The Ecology Center, the city’s active farm, as well as the community center and the sports park.

The project would be 1.75 acres in size, with approximately 42,575 square feet of recreational space. The recreation space would include the new skate park, a playground, restrooms, seating and landscape.

The skate park would include a flow bowl area, a pool bowl area and a street skating area with rails and banks, among other things. The proposed hours of operation for the skate park would be 8 a.m. to sunset, yearround, with an option to extend hours to 10 p.m. in the future.

Outside of the fenced recreation area, there would be a multiuse public trail, spanning 20 feet wide and filtering into the community center and sports fields. The trail would be just less than an acre and would run along the western boundary of the Kinoshita Farm property.

The EIR focused most heavily on four issues that would need to be addressed with the proposed project: loss of farmland, impact on local species, increase in noise level, and potential disruption to unique paleontological, geological and archaeological features or resources.

The zoning of the land for the proposed project would have to be changed, as the property is underdeveloped land that The Ecology Center uses for agricultural purposes.

To mitigate the loss of agricultural

land and comply with its municipal code, the city proposed that it would pay fees toward its Agricultural Preservation Fund.

This payment would be “equivalent to (the) cost of acquisition of Prime Farmland in the region” for 1.75 acres or comparable open space. The funds would then be used for specific uses such as farmland acquisition or agricultural conservation easements.

The EIR states that there is a potentially significant impact through direct harm or through habitat modification on species inhabiting the area. To mitigate this issue, the city would complete a nesting bird survey if “vegetation clearing, cutting, or removal activities (are to) be required during the nesting season.”

If a qualified biologist completes the survey and no nests are found, there will be no further steps. But if they find nests used by a native bird for breeding or rearing young, there must be an appropriate buffer placed.

Construction noise when building the park is also a concern for increasing the ambient noise levels in the vicinity. The city plans to reduce potential construction noise by attempting to schedule construction activities so they do not occur simultaneously, having all equipment be fitted with engine exhaust mufflers and shutting off idle engines when not in use.

To further reduce noise levels, it will have the project contractor install, at minimum, a 7-foot temporary noise barrier or other materials that atten-

uate sound along the project border. At the construction entrances, there will also be construction hours, allowable workdays and the phone number of the job superintendent posted for members of the community to contact, if needed.

In the EIR, there was also a highlighted concern about the potentially significant paleontological, geological or archaeological impact the project might have. To reduce this impact if a notable site is found, workers will be briefed before construction about inadvertent discoveries through a presentation and handout, otherwise known as Workers Environmental Awareness Program (WEAP) training.

There will also be professionals consulted during different phases of construction such as an archaeological monitor present for any ground-disturbing activities and an Orange County-certified paleontologist to oversee mitigation requirements for excavations below a depth of five feet under the original ground surface.

The EIR also gave alternative plans for the skate park that would lessen some of the significant effects of the project. The options included not building the project, developing the skate park with a 500-foot setback from Camino Del Avion, and developing the skate park at San Juan Capistrano Community Gardens.

While the second alternative would reduce noise levels because of its distance from the street, there would be an issue of accessibility and convenience of the facility.

The third alternative would reduce environmental impacts on agricultural, biological and environmental resources. However, the park would lack amenities such as an on-site restroom and a playground, as well as have a greater construction noise impact on nearby residential areas.

The public can provide input on the EIR’s accuracy and completeness until 5 p.m. on Oct. 2, and the comments can be addressed to Ashley Melchor, the senior management analyst, at the City of San Juan Capistrano, 30448 Rancho Viejo Road, San Juan Capistrano, or via email at amelchor@sanjuancapistrano.org.DP

which John Lopez, the general manager for the San Juan Capistrano location, says has succeeded based on its increase in business already surpassing the old location.

The company’s priority over creating new amenities and services has only improved its ability to save customers time and money, said Lopez.

“We believe our first obligation is to look after the profits of our customers,” said Lopez. “So, we believe that we’ve built efficiencies into this facility that will help our customers be profitable.”

“We will save them time, because it’s easier to get in and out,” he continued. “We will save them time, because there’s more products here; we will save them time, because we can make deliveries with a very good accuracy rate.” DP

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

SATURDAY, SEPT. 2

Challenging Cancer

10-11:30 a.m. The Challenging Cancer group is conducting weekly meetings through Zoom video conferences. The meetings are open to caregivers, people who have a compromised immune system, and people dealing with cancer. To join, email donnavigil2@gmail.com or linda_crdv@ yahoo.com. heritagesc.org.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 5

Because I Love You (BILY)

The organization Because I Love You (BILY), which helps parents navigate through whatever parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, substance misuse, disrespect), conducts its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference and in person/Zoom the first Tuesday of each month at the Outlets at San Clemente’s Conference Room. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com.

Dana Point City Council

6 p.m. The Dana Point City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting in the Council Chambers at City Hall. This meeting will also be livestreamed through the city’s YouTube channel. A link for livestreams and replays is available on the city’s website. Dana Point City Hall, 33282 Golden Lantern Street, Suite 210, Dana Point. danapoint.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6

VA Disabled Claims Clinic

2-4 p.m. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 9934 will sponsor a Veterans Affairs Disability Claims Clinic at the Dana Point Community Center on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Veterans can walk in and meet with a VFW Service Officer and receive information on how to file a claim for service-related medical issues. Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo Street, Dana Point.

(Ganahl Cont. from page 3)

The City of San Juan Capistrano recently revealed plans to mitigate potential agricultural, biological and other environmental impacts in its environmental report for the proposed San Juan Capistrano skate park.

Photo: File/Alex Groves

Updates on Senior Summit Planning, Dana Point Harbor Advisory Committee Meeting, Tropical Storm Hilary, and Upcoming Events

As summer ends, my office began work on our fall programming.

First, I continue to work toward a County Master Plan for Aging to identify and address the needs of our aging population.

Orange County includes more than 650,000 older Americans living in our communities, with projections to double by 2060. A recent report in the Orange County Register discussed the lack of collected, systemic data needed by the county to work with our partners to better serve residents as they grow older.

We remain committed to our Master Plan for Aging process to collect this data and plan for future housing, health care, walkability, transportation, employment, recreation and other needs.

I invite everyone to participate in the District 5 Senior Summit on Oct. 27 at Soka University, as an attendee, a vendor for our resource fair, or as a speaker for our program.

We will also host numerous public stakeholder events in the district at our senior centers and other community centers to collect information through our county’s survey for the Master Plan for Aging.

We hope you will all participate in our efforts, and share your ideas, thoughts, and concerns to help us plan for the future. Learn more at officeonaging.ocgov.com/masterplan-aging. If your organization wants us to join for a presentation, please contact my office.

Our first meeting of our Dana Point Harbor Oversight Advisory Committee kicked off on Aug. 2. Our members received updates on the status of the Harbor Revitalization from OC Parks, CEO Real Estate, and the Dana Point Harbor Partners (DPHP).

We discussed the goals and expectations for the group. Each committee member shared the concerns of the residents they’ve heard echoed throughout the community. Each member received the Audit of Dana Point Harbor Partners, the lease agreement

between DPHP and the county, and an update on the Local Coastal Plan working through the Coastal Commission.

We continue to work with Dana Point Harbor Partners to keep the project on time and construction ready to start in January 2024.

We planned out each monthly meeting through January 2024 and planned to select a chair and secretary at our September meeting.

I look forward to the diverse perspectives of those serving our committee and the spirited discussion, which will undoubtedly lead to policy recommendations for our public harbor.

As supervisor, I continue to monitor our sand replenishment projects. This month, Tropical Storm Hilary touched down in Orange County. Fortunately, we escaped serious storm impacts, but there is no doubt our county was well-prepared.

We lost many trees that will be replaced. Otherwise, OC Parks reported no adverse impacts to our sand replenishment efforts at Capo Beach. OC Public Works also reported no significant issues in District 5 and along our flood channels.

I remain grateful to our entire County Emergency Operations Center for their fantastic work.

If your home received storm damage, standard homeowner, renter, and commercial insurance policies normally cover wind and storm damage. However, you may need to check with your insurance provider whether you’re covered for flood damage.

Learn more about next steps from the California Department of Insurance by visiting insurance.ca.gov or calling 800.927.4357.

Finally, I invite the community to join me at the following events.

On Sept. 13, I plan to host a Coffee & Conversations with Katrina at the Balboa Island Museum at 9 a.m. RSVP

here: tinyurl.com/KFCoffeeChat.

On Sept. 27, join me and OC Parks staff for a guided Wellness Wednesdays Walk at William R. Mason Regional Park at 9 a.m. Learn about our local ecosystems from park rangers and naturalists.

Stay updated on the latest from me by subscribing to my weekly newsletter: d5.ocgov.com/ newsletter.

Elected in 2022, Katrina Foley represents the Fifth Supervisorial District on the Orange County Board of Supervisors. She was previously elected to serve the Second District from 2021-2022. DP

to the Editor

IS IT BAIT AND SWITCH OR 35 YEARS OF CHERRY-PICKING?

GEORGE GREGORY, San Clemente

The Dana Point Harbor Partners was supposed to build temporary docks for boaters and rebuild the existing, then move boats back.

Instead, they did an abusive relocation practice, increased prices and conducted a new layout to the harbor resulting in many end ties being deleted for docking for a few larger boats, rather than for the many established boaters.

This coincides with narrowing of the same main waterway by over 100 feet, restricting navigation, recreation and socializing, most likely resulting in restricted use.

It’s shameful to watch our county supervisor pander to the rich, but not her constituents, for this terrible plan.

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OPINION | The Foley Report by Fifth District Supervisor Katrina Foley

THE FOLEY REPORT KATRINA FOLEY BY KATRINA FOLEY

The List

What’s going on in and around town this week

DANA POINT TIMES

FRIDAY | 1

LINE DANCING FRIDAYS

10-11 a.m. Join Age Well Senior Services for line dancing every Friday at San Clemente’s senior center. No partner required. For a $5 donation, learn some easy and fun line dances to get you moving. Carrie Wojo teaches all over South Orange County and makes it easy to stay active and have fun. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. 949.498.3322.

SATURDAY | 2

VILLAGE ART FAIRE

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hosted by the San Clemente Downtown Business Association on the lawn of the San Clemente Library, the Village Arts Faire offers a variety of work, including photography, fine art, jewelry, ceramics, fused glass, home decor, botanicals, textile art, and more. Visitors can expect to find many of their favorite artists, as well as some new faces. San Clemente Library, 242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.218.5378. info@scdba.org. scdba.org.

DANA POINT FARMERS MARKET

9 a.m.-1 p.m. California farmers bring fresh produce to sell at the Dana Point Farmers Market, and craft vendors provide a large selection of art, jewelry, clothing, handbags, candles, handmade soaps and unique, one-of-a-kind gifts. It is strongly recommended that customers bring their own reusable bags. La Plaza Park, 3411 La Plaza, Dana Point. danapoint.org.

KAYAK HARBOR TOUR AND SAIL AT THE OCEAN INSTITUTE

10.a.m.-noon. Join the Ocean Institute

Editor’s Pick

WEDNESDAY | OCEAN INSTITUTE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES: LAURA FRANK

6 p.m. The Ocean Institute’s Distinguished Speaker Series, presented by the Nicholas Endowment, brings innovations, real-world research, exotic experiences and discoveries to the surface through presentations from an ocean of experts. Laura Frank, assistant director and Tonga program lead at the Waitt Institute, will explore the concepts of holistic sustainable ocean management, and the blend of science and culture to generate solutions on improving the environment. Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

for a two-hour interactive kayak tour around the Dana Point Harbor and learn about the history of the harbor and its unique ecosystem. All experience levels are welcome. Guests under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are $28. In the afternoon, from 2-5 p.m., set sail aboard the schooner Spirit of Dana Point and experience California from the perspective of an early tall ship explorer. Join the crew to help raise sail, handle lines and steer the ship, or simply sit back, relax and enjoy the majesty of sailing the seas aboard a tall ship. Must be 4 years or older to sail. Tickets are $65. Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

GEEKS WHO DRINK TRIVIA NIGHT

7-9 p.m. Left Coast Brewing presents trivia modeled after pub quizzes in Ireland and the United Kingdom, covering everything from Hungary to the Hunger Games. Teams can include up to six people. Winning teams earn bar cash and other prizes. Left Coast Tasting Room, 1251 Puerta Del Sol, San Clemente. eventvesta.com.

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE

8 p.m. Enjoy some rollicking sounds over dinner at this intimate and popular South Orange County venue. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute act The Petty Breakers will perform. Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

SUNDAY | 3

AFFORDABLE PET VACCINE CLINIC

4-5:30 p.m. The Feed Barn in Capistrano Beach offers low-cost vaccinations for all dogs and cats every month. All veterinary services are provided by Vet Care Vaccination Services, Inc. The low-cost clinic offers vaccination packages, microchips, physical exams, prescription flea control, fecal exams and diagnostic testing on-site. The Feed Barn, 34192 Doheny Park Road, Capistrano Beach. 714.895.8600. vetcarepetclinic.com.

MONDAY | 4

COUNTRY NIGHT AT H.H. COTTON’S

5:30 p.m. This popular downtown restaurant offers a night full of country music and line dancing for all ages. Beginners will have the floor from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for Introduction to Line Dancing, followed by the Advanced Beginner class from 7-8 p.m. The hourlong lessons are $10 each. Free line dancing will be offered from 8-9:30 p.m. H.H.Cotton’s, 201 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.945.6616. hhcottons.com.

OPEN JAM

7-10 p.m. Play your own percussion, acoustic or electric instruments every Monday night at Knuckleheads. Amps are allowed, but drums are not. Knuckleheads, 1717 N. El Camino Real, San

Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com.

TUESDAY | 5

SAN JUAN MISSION MEMBER APPRECIATION WEEK

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Shop at the Mission Store from Sept. 5-10 for Member Appreciation Week. For a limited time, Mission members receive 20% off at the Mission Store and 40% off select merchandise. Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Old Mission Road, San Juan Capistrano. 949.234.1300. missionsjc.com.

STORYTIME AT THE SJC LIBRARY

10:30-11 a.m. Bring the kids to storytime, held every Tuesday morning. Children will get to read books and sing songs. The event is geared for the 2- to 6-year-old age range. San Juan Capistrano Library, 31495 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano. 949.493.1752. ocpl.org.

WEDNESDAY | 6

YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT THE NOBLE PATH FOUNDATION

4:30-7:30 p.m. The Noble Path Foundation hosts events multiple times a week to get youth and young adults out and about and participating in safe, productive activities. Guitar lessons start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a fitness class at 5:30 p.m. and Creative Collaboration at 6:30 p.m. The Noble Path Foundation, 420 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.234.7259. thenoblepathfoundation.org.

LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER

6 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. DJ Tom Wellner will perform on Country Wednesday. StillWater Spirits $ Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point. 949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

BOATING SKILLS & SEAMANSHIP CLASS

7-9 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is hosting this comprehensive class, every Wednesday through Oct. 25, designed for both experienced boaters, as well as those new to boating. Topics include boating safety, knots, boat handling, radio, as well as other valuable subjects. Successful completion will earn your California boater card. Registration is $70. For more information on how to register, contact Eric Gritzmacher at ericgritzmacher@cox.net or 949.632.2378 or Guy Heaton at guyheaton3489@gmail.com or 949.345.9686. Dana Point Yacht Club, 24399 Dana Drive, Dana Point. cgaux.org. DP

Laura Frank, assistant director and Tonga program lead at the Waitt Institute, will lead the Ocean Institute’s next Distinguished Speaker Series. Photo: Courtesy of the Ocean Institute

AT THE MOVIES:

‘Strays’

BY MEGAN BIANCO

Josh Greenbaum’s Strays is a raunchy comedy that almost has something for everybody.

The crude/gross humor is for viewers who appreciated Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon’s Sausage Party (2016), the general concept of Fletcher Markle’s The Amazing Journey (1963), Duwayne Dunham’s Homeward Bound (1993), and the (well, almost) wholesomeness of Dean Fleischer Camp’s Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021). Strays is exactly what you expect from the director of something ridiculous like Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021).

In a rural, countryside neighborhood, a cute Border Terrier named Reggie (voiced by Will Ferrell) is naïve and oblivious to the fact that his owner, Doug (Will Forte), is a burned-out loser who treats Reggie like trash.

Doug constantly ignores Reggie, yelling at him and looking for excuses to leave him outside. But in Reggie’s

mind, Doug is irrationally “the greatest human ever.”

When Doug finally has had enough and abandons Reggie in the middle of town, three stray dogs—Bug (Jamie Foxx), Maggie (Isla Fisher) and Hunter (Randall Park)—befriend him and try to help Reggie understand his homelife is actually worse than possibly being a stray.

Strays is 90 minutes of foul language, drug gags, potty humor and sex jokes. This much is expected and transparently obvious from the original trailer.

But there is also an underlying theme of a victim unaware of their abusive relationship throughout the movie, as Reggie is regularly and gently reminded that Doug is not a good person.

It’s pretty clever to use a cute, innocent animal as a metaphor for a serious subject, and it actually lands, for the most part.

Greenbaum and screenwriter Dan Perrault seem to care as much about sending an important message as they do about making audiences laugh. Though this gives Strays some extra substance narrative-wise, the comedy will obviously be divisive for a lot of movie fans.

The Dana Point Youth Board is a grea t opp ortunity fo r yo uth to be act ive and make a difference in their com mu ni ty. The You th Boa r d pa r ticipates in various City activities throu ghout the y ea r , promotes and encourages increased intere st a nd participat i on amo ng y oung people in community affairs, and meets to d i scuss i ss ues that affect local teens.

T hi s Bo ard meets on the 3rd Thursday of each mon th at 4:0 0 p . m. f rom October through June. A PPLICANTS MUST BE DANA POINT R ESIDENTS OF HIGH SCHOOL AGE

App lications for the 2023-2024 school year are available a t: bi t.ly/dpyouthboard | (949) 248-3507

Co mpleted applications are due by Wednesda y, S EPTEMBER 2 7th at 5 :30PM

Naturally, some parents are wondering if a comedy centered on dogs is inappropriate enough to warrant an R rating. And I can safely say, yes, yes, it is. I’m not a prude, and I don’t have kids, but if it were me, I would prob-

ably wait until about eighth grade to consider allowing your child a viewing of Strays

As for the adults, it really just depends on your taste in comedies. DP

Strays - Photo: Courtesy of Chuck Zlotnick/Universal Pictures

EVENT GUIDE RIP CURL

WSL FINALS AT LOWER TRESTLES

SEPTEMBER 8-16, 2023

Photo:CourtesyofMattDunbar/WorldSurfLeague

The 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals: How It Works

The format for how the 2023 World Champions will be crowned at Lower Trestles

By Jake Howard

Aone-day, winner-take-all affair, the stakes couldn’t be higher at the Rip Curl WSL Finals.

After eight months traversing the globe on the Championship Tour, the top five men and top five women in the world are set to battle it out for surfing’s ultimate prize: the world title.

Here’s how the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals format works:

THE BASICS

The Rip Curl WSL Finals will take place at Lower Trestles and feature the WSL Final 5, comprising the top five men and top five women on the WSL’s Championship Tour leaderboard at the end of the 2023 regular season.

The WSL Final 5 is decided based on points accrued during the regular CT season.

The Rip Curl WSL Finals waiting period will run from Sept. 8-16. This nine-day waiting period marks Lowers’ peak season to maximize potential for epic surf.

THE FORMAT

At the end of the regular season, the No. 1-rated male and No. 1-rated female surfer will both receive a bid directly into the Rip Curl WSL Finals’ Title Match, a best-of-three showdown to determine the World Champion.

The remaining surfers will enter the Rip Curl WSL Finals bracket based on their year-end rankings.

Match 1: The No. 5-ranked surfer will compete against the fourth-ranked surfer in the first match of the day in a head-to-head heat.

Match 2: The winner of Match 1 will then face off against the No. 3-ranked surfer in a head-to-head heat.

Match 3: The winner of Match 2 will then face off against the No. 2-ranked surfer in a head-to-head heat.

Title Match: The winner of Match 3 will move on to the best-of-three Title Match, to face the World No. 1. The first surfer to win two out of three heats will be the undisputed 2023 World Champion.

Event Site at the Rip Curl WSL Finals on Sept. 8, 2022 in San Clemente.

(Photo: Courtesy of Pat Nolan/World Surf League

Crowd during the Rip Curl WSL Finals on Sept. 14, 2021 at Lower Trestles in San Clemente.

(Photo Courtesy of Thiago Diz/World Surf League)

The Hometown Hero Has Arrived

San Clemente’s Griffin Colapinto looks to be California’s first World Champion surfer in over 30 years

By Jake Howard

In 2021, Griffin Colapinto finished the season ranked No. 6 in the world.

Any other year on the Championship Tour, that would have been considered a successful campaign. But with the inaugural Rip Curl WSL Finals in play, in which only the top five surfers would compete in a one-day, winner-take-all event to determine the world title, Colapinto missed out on a shot at a world title.

To add insult to injury, the location for the finals was Lower Trestles, right in Colapinto’s backyard.

The next year, determined to qualify for the WSL Finals, Colapinto came up just short, finishing the season ranked seventh in the world.

Undaunted, the 25-year-old put his head down, refocused himself for 2023 and went to battle. By the time the Championship Tour pulled into Jeffreys Bay, South Africa in July, Colapinto had put together the best year of his professional life and clinched his spot in the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals.

“I was with my brother and my dad, and we were talking about the stress of the Final 5,” Colapinto said after getting the news that he was finally Finals-bound. “I honestly have PTSD from the last two years of just barely missing out … to do it now is just insane. Now I can go home and be a little more relaxed.”

After all the adversity, everything just seemed to click for Colapinto this year.

Piecing together an insanely consistent season on the Championship Tour, he made four finals appearances over the course of seven months and won the pressure cooker that is the Surf Ranch Pro.

He also made a pair of quarterfinal appearances along the way. Before the regular Championship Tour season was even over, Colapinto had clinched a spot in the WSL Finals and earned the opportunity to vie for a world title right in his own backyard at Lower Trestles.

In the process, he also locked in his spot for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which will take place at Teahupoo in Tahiti next summer.

“My goals going into the year were to win three CT events, to make the Final 5, to qualify for the Olympics and win the world title,” explained Colapinto after bowing out of the Jeffreys Bay contest. “I’ve won one CT event, and I’ve qualified for both; the only thing left is to win the title. It’s so cool to put it down on paper and then feel it all come to life. I’m so grateful.”

Part of Colapinto’s secret sauce this season has been the hometown support and confidence instilled in him by his friends and family. With lifelong friend Kolohe Andino, he’s launched the wildly successful 2% Surf program in San Clemente with the goal of supporting and uplifting the town’s next generation of surf stars.

The results speak for themselves, as there are now five surfers (four men and one woman) from town who have the very real possibility of qualifying for the 2024 Championship Tour, including Colapinto’s younger brother, Crosby.

Should Crosby hold and qualify for the 2024 Championship Tour, we would be treated to an epic brotherly rivalry along the same lines as Bruce and Andy Irons, CJ and Damien Hobgood, and Michael and Derek Ho.

But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

What’s really inspiring about how Colapinto has handled himself this season is that whether he’s up or down, high or low, he graciously handles his business with a good-natured smile across his face.

At this level, the pressure and stress of a world title race are omnipresent, but true to his easy-going, fun-loving personality, he finds a way to keep things refreshingly loose.

And now with all that momentum and positive head space, Colapinto will soon attempt to become the first California surfer to win a world title since Tom Curren, all the way back in 1990.

Competing in his first WSL Finals event, he will have the benefit of home court advantage on his side. Growing up surfing Lowers, he’s been competing there since he was a kid, his dad’s a local lifeguard and schoolteacher, and his family’s deeply rooted in the community.

And as far as preparing for the WSL Finals, when he’s actually in town, Colapinto can be found down at Lowers often, dialing in boards and his bag of tricks, and feeding off the insane amount of talent in the water.

And speaking of said talent, come Finals day, all those surfers he calls friends, the whole 2% Surf crew, will be on the beach screaming their heads off every time Colapinto stands up on a wave.

The power of the hometown crowd can’t be underestimated. There are likely going to be thousands of people at Lowers supporting Colapinto. Talk about a local hero.

With an iron-willed work ethic, an unyielding dedication to his craft and an unbridled love for what he does, all of Colapinto’s passion and commitment are paying off in ways the Golden State hasn’t seen in decades.

“Thank you to the people that have believed in me all this time,” Colapinto shared on Instagram when he got the news he had officially qualified for the WSL Finals.

“Life is a roller coaster,” he continued. “We really don’t know what is good or bad, because what seems like a good thing could turn out to be a bad thing, and what seems like a bad thing could turn out to be a good thing. Back and forth, it goes. So, we accept the outcome and look at it in the most positive way possible. Sometimes, it’s not understandable, and that’s when we must trust. Everything happens for a reason. Lowers, Baby!”

Lowers, baby, indeed.

For the first time in the three-year history of the Rip Curl WSL Finals, San Clemente has a hometown hero to root for, and you better believe there’s not going to be an empty spot on the beach when he goes out and does his thing.

This is the stuff of which legends are made.

Griffin Colapinto after provisionally qualifying for the 2024 Olympics at the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro on Aug. 16 at Teahupo’o, Tahiti, French Polynesia.

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Photo: Courtesy of Matt Dunbar/World Surf League)

Griffin Colapinto surfs in the Final at the Surf City El Salvador Pro on June 16 at Punta Roca, La Libertad, El Salvador. (Photo: Courtesy of Beatriz Ryder/World Surf League)

2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals: Who to Watch

From world champions to California upstarts, the lineup is packed with intrigue

By Jake Howard

Rampaging around the globe for the past seven months, from Pipeline to Teahupoo, the World Surf League’s season all comes down to the Rip Curl WSL Finals at Lowers Trestles, with the best male and female surfers in the world.

The WSL Finals features the top five men and top five women on the Championship Tour ratings at the end of the regular season, based on year-end rankings. The No. 1 seeds this year go to San Clemente resident and defending 2022 world champ Filipe Toledo and five-time world champ Carissa Moore.

The waiting period starts on Sept. 8. Here’s a rundown of competitors to keep an eye on:

MEN

The defending world champion, Filipe Toledo will be a tough surfer to beat at Lowers. Doing so is going to take a superhuman effort.

In 2022, Toledo’s surfing was electric, as he outperformed his fellow competitors by a country mile. Riding a unique, four-fin, carbon-fiber surfboard, his equipment was as progressive and perfectly suited for the cobblestone break as his approach.

Because he is lightning-fast, dynamic and spontaneous, everything about watching Toledo in the water is exciting. His three wins during the 2023 Championship Tour regular season all came at right pointbreaks (Sunset Beach, Punta Roca and Jeffreys Bay), which bodes well for him at Lowers.

And over the past two years at the WSL Finals, we’ve seen how important experience is, which will undoubtedly give Toledo that added confidence as he looks to win back-to-back world titles.

The hometown hero, Griffin Colapinto is sure to see San Clemente’s full force of support. Putting together the best season of his career, the 25-year-old Lowers local made four finals appearances and won the Surf Ranch Pro en route to clinching his spot in the WSL Finals. Should he be able to crack Toledo’s code and win the world title, Colapinto would be the first surfer from California to do so since Tom Curren in 1990.

Needless to say, the party in San Clemente that night would be one for the books.

As technically perfect a surfer as the Championship Tour has seen in years, Ethan Ewing’s onpoint approach is stylistically as close to perfect as one’s apt to find.

Unfortunately, as of press time, his appearance in his second WSL Finals was questionable after breaking his back while training for the Tahiti Pro in August. It’s not believed to be a career-ending injury, but to be in world title form in time for the Finals is likely a tall order.

Should he not be able to surf in the event, there will be no replacement for his position.

The wild card of the WSL Finals, Joao Chianca “dreamed bigger” all season long, and when the spray settled, he had earned himself a spot in the top five.

This was the hard-charging tube hound’s first full season on the Championship Tour. Picking up a win in Portugal, he shined throughout the year in the heavier conditions.

It’s a relative unknown how he’ll fare at Lowers, but given how much talent he has and how successfully he’s been able to climb to the top of the surf game, anything can happen.

After a breakout season in 2022, Jack Robinson came back strong in 2023. Profoundly focused, as fit as they come, he bookended his season with wins at Pipeline and Teahupoo.

Getting his first taste of the WSL Finals pressure cooker last year, the Aussie is expected to

return to Lowers with an even greater sense of purpose.

Ever since he was a kid, it was clear he could win in heavy, hollow waves, but if he’s going to earn the world title, he’s going to have to do it on the wide-open canvas that is Lowers.

WOMEN

1. Carissa Moore

Owner of five world titles, Carissa Moore won the inaugural Rip Curl WSL Finals in 2021 and finished runner-up behind Stephanie Gilmore’s historic performance last year.

With three event wins during the regular season of the Championship Tour, as well as three third-place and three fifth-place finishes, Moore has to be the favorite to win the 2023 world title.

It’s no secret that Lower Trestles is one of her favorite waves in the world. She’s been competing here since she was a kid, and San Clemente feels a lot like a home away from home for her.

With more WSL Finals experience than the rest of the field combined—nobody else in the field was even in last year’s event—don’t think for a second that Moore is going to let the world title slip away from her two years in a row.

The other world champion in the WSL Finals draw, Tyler Wright proved this season that’s she’s as relevant as ever.

Winning the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Wright also notched four second-place finishes over the course of the season. Wright surfed in the inaugural WSL Finals in 2021 and will once again have a shot at claiming her third world title.

Growing up in Florida, Caroline Marks relocated to San Clemente, in part, to be closer to Lower Trestles.

Now just a bike ride away from her front door, she’s well acquainted with the break’s many intricacies and moods.

Famous for her powerful backhand attack, the 21-year-old is the only goofy-footer in the Finals field and will enjoy a unique opportunity, as she’ll be able to attack the Lowers rights with a different approach than her regular-footed competitors.

Quintessentially Australian, Molly Picklum has been having a ball on tour this year. Fun-loving and irreverent, she’s a fan favorite for good reason, but don’t let her affable smile betray how serious of a competitor she is. For a hot minute at the start of the season, she was leading the ratings.

Never missing a finals day all season, she leaned into her knack for manufacturing consistent results. The highlight of Picklum’s season came with a win at the iconic Sunset Beach. She added runner-up results to her tally at Bells Beach and Jeffreys Bay.

Coming straight out of Oceanside, 17-year-old rookie phenom Caitlin Simmers is leading the charge of a new generation of young women from California who are shaking things up.

Winning events in Portugal and Brazil this season, Simmers has most definitely made her presence felt on tour this year—even for as much as she shies away from the spotlight.

Growing up just on the other side of Camp Pendleton, she’s spent a lot of her surfing life at Lowers. Simmers is a creative, innovative surfer, as both the left and right suit her style of surfing perfectly.

It would be a huge underdog story if she could run the table and go from the fifth seed and win the world title, but given what she’s already accomplished this season, anything is possible.

1. Filipe Toledo

2. Griffin Colapinto

3. Ethan Ewing

4. Joao Chianca

5. Jack Robinson

2. Tyler Wright

3. Caroline Marks

4. Molly Picklum

5. Caitlin Simmers

Griffin Colapinto Ethan Ewing Joao Chianca Jack Robinson Carissa Moore Tyler Wright Caroline Marks Molly Picklum Caitlin Simmers Filipe Toledo

Photos: Courtesy of Beatriz Ryder; Aaron Hughes; Matt Dunbar; Brent Bielmann and Thiago Diz/World Surf League

Why the Rip Curl Finals?

How this one-day, winner-take-all event started and where it may be headed in the years to come

By Jake Howard

In one of surfing’s most dramatic sporting moments, in 2019, the world title came down to the final heat of the final event of the season.

Held in all-time conditions at pumping Pipeline in Hawaii, the battle came down to a grudge match between Brazilians Italo Ferreira and Gabriel Medina. The two goofy-footers went toe-to-toe, landing massive haymakers until Ferreira finally emerged victorious. A ratings boon for the WSL, the moment inspired the power brokers of professional surfing to put their collective heads together to figure out how the world title can be decided on the last day of the season every year.

Historically, world surfing titles had been won based on an accumulation of points from a season’s worth of contest results. And while this put a lot of weight on every event, it wasn’t uncommon for a surfer to mathematically clinch the world title an event or two before the season’s end, making the crowning of the world champ a bit anticlimactic in some instances—especially if the event was held in a distant time zone.

Thus, the WSL Finals was born.

It was billed as a one-day, winner-take-all affair. It would feature the top five men and the top five women in the world competing for surfing’s ultimate prize. To provide the surfers with an equal playing field, it was decided that San Clemente’s Lower Trestles was the optimum location thanks to its high-performance rights and left.

Surf company Rip Curl, which had just relocated its North American operations from Costa Mesa to San Clemente, signed a three-year deal to be the presenting sponsor, and the first-ever Rip Curl WSL Finals was born in 2021.

Working in conjunction with the surf forecasting team at Surfline, it was decided that early September was the optimum time to hold the contest—and what a decision it was.

Thanks to a bombing southwest swell that was borderline too big at times, the inaugural WSL Finals scored some of the best surf Lower Trestles had seen in years. Viewership numbers shattered records, and the event was considered a resounding success as Gabriel Medina and Carissa

Moore topped the podium.

In 2022, the Rip Curl WSL Finals was back, and while the surf wasn’t quite as eye-popping, the competitive drama certainly was top-shelf, as Stephanie Gilmore barnstormed her way from the fifth seed to win her record-setting eighth world title.

Meanwhile, on the men’s side of the draw, San Clemente resident Filipe Toledo was not to be denied his first world title. With a screaming legion of friends and family cheering their hearts out on the beach, Toledo proved unstoppable.

This brings us to 2023 and the final event of the original Rip Curl WSL Finals agreement.

The field is stacked with 10 of the best surfers on the planet, and with a little luck, once again the surf will cooperate. After that, it’s anybody’s guess what happens next.

The WSL and Rip Curl have been in lengthy talks about what comes next, but no official announcements have been made at this time. It would be wonderful to see the WSL Finals stay here in San Clemente, but we’ll just have to wait a little while longer to see what comes next.

Until then, there are a couple world champs to crown.

Boardbuilders Hall of Fame Comes to San Clemente

Generations of surfboard craftsmen to be honored in historic Los Molinos District

By Jake Howard

San Clemente’s Calle De Los Molinos is one of the world’s most fertile grounds when it comes to surfboard building.

Affectionately referred to as the “Surf Ghetto,” this area, built by generations of shaping and glassing talent since the 1950s, is a rough-around-the-edges, tight-knit community. And now, for the first time, that long-standing tradition of building beautiful surfboards is being celebrated with the San Clemente Boardbuilders Hall of Fame at the inaugural Rhythm & Resin Festival.

To get the celebration off the ground, the Hall of Fame will include five craftsmen who have, sadly, already kicked out. That list includes Dale Velzy, Brad Basham, Chris McElroy, Randy Sleigh and Midget Smith.

Another five boardbuilders who are, thankfully, still roaming this planet include Herbie Fletcher, Danny Brawner, Rick James (the shaper,

not the rock star), Jay “Sparky” Longley and Terry Senate.

That’s as strong a list of honorees as one is apt to find in any surf town.

While Velzy’s name looms large, all these boardbuilders have contributed mightily to the Surf Ghetto story over the decades.

From Velzy pioneering the early surf industry, to the epicenter of stoke that is Bashum’s shop, to Brawner glassing for Hobie and laying down beats for Bruce Brown, to the legendary story of James’ missing thumb, this is the stuff of which surfboard legend and lore is made.

The Boardbuilders Hall of Fame inductions will take place on Sept. 9, as part of the new Rhythm & Resin Festival in San Clemente.

Held during the waiting period of the WSL Finals, the induction ceremony will take place in front of Los Molinos Brewery. The festival will also include multiple music stages, street vendors, food trucks, cold beverages and so much more.

Car Enthusiasts Gather on Del Prado for Classic Car Show

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Residents, visitors and car enthusiasts alike filled Del Prado Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 27, for the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce’s annual Classic Car Show.

More than 300 cars were on display, including a vintage fire truck and a Rolls Royce that was once owned by Muhammad Ali.

This year, 22 awards were up for grabs. Chamber of Commerce President Vickie McMurchie previously explained that the head judge caters the award list to the types of vehicles registered for the show so that the winners well represent the demographic of cars displayed.

Richard Law’s 1929 LaSalle Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton won Best in Show and will be featured on next year’s event T-shirts.

Proceeds from the event go back to the Chamber of Commerce’s mission of supporting local small businesses and nonprofits.

THE AWARD WINNERS FOR THE DANA POINT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S CLASSIC CAR SHOW:

Mayor’s Cup

• 1960 Dodge D-100 Sweptline (Larry White)

People’s Choice

• 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air (Don Brown)

Restored or Unmodified American

• 1987 Buick Grand National (William Ogg)

Restored or Unmodified Foreign

• 1956 MG Type A Roadster (Chris Rafferty)

Hot Rod or Custom pre-1950 (closed/ hardtop)

• 1933 Ford Highboy Coupe (Ed Dougan)

Hot Rod or Custom pre-1950 (roadster/convertible)

FROM THE ARCHIVES

This early 1930s photo shows the pier’s construction/repair, fishermen’s boats and shacks, and an early version of the Cove road. This photo is available for viewing and purchase at danapointhistorical.org.

Every week, the Dana Point Times will showcase a historical photo from around the city. If you have a photo you would like to submit for consideration, send the photo, your name for credit as well as the date and location of the photo to sraymundo@timeslocalmedia.com

• 1946 Ford Convertible (David Tellem)

Best American Sports Car:

• 1967 Ford Mustang GT500 (Barry Arbuckle)

Best Chevrolet 1955-57:

• 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air (Mark Pilch)

Best Chevrolet 1958+:

• 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air (Carson Lev)

Best Corvette pre-1963:

Poppy

• 1962 Chevrolet Corvette (Jay Weil)

Best Corvette 1963+:

• 1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Roadster (Craig Clark)

Best Camaro: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (Phil Glorioso)

Best GM Muscle Car

• 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle (Oran Pentz) (Cont. on page 20)

Say hello to Poppy, a 5-month-old sweetheart determined to win you over. Pretty as the flower she’s named for, Poppy also has a delightful personality to match. She gets along with everyone she meets and would make a wonderful addition to just about any household.

If you are interested in adopting Poppy, please visit petprojectfoundation.org/adoptions/ to download an adoption application form. Completed forms can be emailed to animalservices@scdpanimalshelter.org, and you will be contacted about making an interaction appointment.

Sudoku medium by Myles Mellor

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level:

Courtesy of the Dana Point Historical Society

DANA POINT TIMES

Courtesy of San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter

Residents, visitors and car enthusiasts alike enjoy the more than 300 classic cars on display along Del Prado Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 27. Photo: Courtesy of the Josh Phillips/Monocle Media

DP LIVING

(Cont. from page 19)

Best Ford or Chrysler Muscle Car

• 1973 Dodge Charger (Jeffrey Waldron)

Best Mustang

• 1968 Ford Mustang (Shane Stephenson)

Best Porsche

• 1964 356 SC (Kevin Wright)

Best Truck

• 1975 Chevrolet C10 (Dan Lancaster)

Best Woody or Wagon

• 1956 Chevrolet Nomad Wagon (Pat Fitzsimons)

Best VW

• 1957 Volkswagen Bug (Danielle Desimone)

Best Interior

• 1958 Chevrolet Pickup (Tom Rollins)

Best Engine

• 1955 Chevrolet Corvette (Keith Tholin) DP

Richard Law’s 1929 LaSalle Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton is awarded the Best in Show during the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce’s annual Classic Car Show on Sunday, Aug. 27. Photo: Courtesy of Josh Phillips/ Monocle Media

Members of the Just Having Fun group display their classic cars in the Dana Point Post Office parking lot during the car show.

Photo: Courtesy of the Just Having Fun Group

Don Brown’s 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air won People’s Choice.

Photo: Courtesy of the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce

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FOOTBALL’S DEFENSIVE EFFORT OUTLASTED BY LAGUNA BEACH

As Dana Hills gathered in its end zone after dropping its home opener last Friday night, Aug. 25, Dolphins coach Tony Henney told his understandably dejected group, “The sadness in my heart is only because we played a winning effort; just didn’t get the ‘W’.”

Dana Hills put up a scrappy defensive front to stay within a score of visiting Laguna Beach into the fourth quarter, but ultimately, the Dolphins couldn’t muster enough offense to overcome the Breakers in a 24-10 defeat at Dana Hills High School.

“It’s not an excuse. They’re a good team,” Henney said of Laguna Beach. “We came in with two offensive line starters down, we lose the quarterback at the half, and I’m just really proud of the kids. I thought we really battled. There (were) a lot of opportunities to go quietly into the night, but we didn’t.”

Dana Hills (1-1) stays at home this Friday, Sept. 1, to host Long Beach Wilson (0-1), which was shut out in its season opener last Friday at Redondo Union, 35-0. The Dolphins then go on the road against Esperanza at Yorba Linda High School next Friday, Sept. 8.

The Dolphins won their opener last week on the strength of their passing defense with five interceptions against University, and that same defensive air coverage was showcased on Friday. Laguna Beach boasted three-star junior quarterback Jackson Kollock, who has seven NCAA Division 1 offers, and BYU-committed tight end Ryner Swanson, but Dana Hills mostly kept that group grounded.

“I think we’re really getting to the ball,” Henney said. “We’re playing assignment defense, and I think we’re pretty physical right now.”

Kollock completed 10 of 23 passes for 138 yards and one first-half touchdown, and the junior completed only two passes in the second half. Swanson caught only three passes, but his one second-half catch was a 49-yarder that set up Laguna Beach’s go-ahead score.

Where Laguna Beach did its damage was on the ground and controlling the

time of possession to limit Dana Hills’ comeback opportunities. Senior Nick Rogers led the Breakers by topping 100 yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns, and Kollock carried the ball 14 times for 67 yards.

Laguna Beach was up, 10-0, after the first quarter on an opening-drive field goal, and Kollock’s lone touchdown pass, a 28-yard strike to Charlie Hunt.

While the Dana Hills defense kept the Breakers within arm’s reach, the Dolphins’ offense continued its early-season struggles.

Dana Hills was stopped on a fourthdown, goal-line stand in the second quarter and produced its only points of the half thanks to field position from an ensuing fumble recovery by Mitchell Hill. Deacon Hill kicked a 38-yard field goal to get Dana Hills on the board, 10-3.

Dolphins starting quarterback Myles Van Wyhe came out of the game at halftime after entering the concussion protocol, which opened the door for the first varsity snaps for sophomore Jace Lowe. Van Wyhe completed 3 of 13 passes for 39 yards in the first half.

After tossing an interception on his first series, Lowe found his stride midway through the third quarter.

Lowe completed a fourth-down conversion strike to Noah Kucera, and the sophomore completed two third-down conversions on the drive, including a 12-yard touchdown pass to Noah Brown to tie the game, 10-10.

Lowe finished the game 11-for-23 passing for 109 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

“I thought he played really tough,” Henney said of Lowe. “He took some shots, man, but he just kept getting back up. His game is a little bit different than Myles’. He was prepared, and he did his best.”

However, for as long as it took for Dana Hills to grind its way back into the game, Laguna Beach went back ahead just as quickly with a four-play drive, including the 49-yard catch-andrun from Kollock to Swanson and a 2-yard touchdown plunge by Rogers. Less than two minutes after Dana Hills had tied the game, the Breakers were back ahead, 17-10.

Dana Hills got a gift on the ensuing drive, as Laguna Beach muffed a punt and Charlie Eckl pounced on the loose ball for Dana Hills at the Breakers’ 27yard line, but the Dolphins were stalled for a 38-yard field goal attempt, which was not converted.

The Dolphins’ defense kept Laguna Beach at bay, but following a turnover-on-downs by Dana Hills, Laguna Beach pushed its way downfield. Rogers scored on a rugby scrum to the end zone to put the Breakers up by two touchdowns and effectively shut the door on the Dolphins.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL STAYS ON EARLY HOT STREAK

It’s been a successful opening stretch for the Dana Hills girls volleyball team, including its second four-match winning streak reached on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

The Dolphins posted their second straight “Laguna” sweep with a 3-0 home win over Laguna Beach, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19, following a road sweep at Laguna Hills on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Wednesday’s win was Dana Hills’ second sweep win of Laguna Beach this season and third win in a row over the Breakers. The Dolphins have also won eight straight over Laguna Hills.

Dana Hills (9-2) closed out the month of August at home against Capistrano Valley on Thursday, Aug. 31, but results were not available at press time.

The Dolphins kicked off their current four-game streak with a four-set win at home over Division 1/2 watch-list team Corona del Mar on Aug. 22 and a five-set win at Division 3 watch-list team Foothill on Aug. 29. Dana Hills did not open the season on the CIF-SS watch list.

Dana Hills’ only two losses came in tournament play against Division 1/2 watch-list teams JSerra and Edison, both on Aug. 19.

The Dolphins will get another swipe against JSerra on the road on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Dana Hills will host El Toro on Thursday, Sept. 7. DP

Dana Hills’ defense grounded the talented arms and receivers of Laguna Beach, but the Breakers grinded out enough of a running attack to defeat the Dolphins last Friday.

Photo: Zach Cavanagh

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CYRUS FAKOURI AKA HASSAN FAKOURI CASE NO. 30-2023-01342977-PR-PW-

CMC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CYRUS FAKOURI AKA HASSAN FAKOURI.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LEILA FAKOURI in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LEILA FAKOURI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/27/23 at 1:30PM in Dept. CM05 located at 3390 HARBOR BLVD, COSTA MESA, CA 92626

NOTICE IN PROBATE CASES

The court is providing the convenience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (occourts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have difficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/time set for your hearing.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

I. DAVID SMALL - SBN 80676, LAW OFFICES OF I. DAVID SMALL 11500 W. OLYMPIC BLVD., SUITE 400 LOS ANGELES CA 90064, Telephone (310) 574-3037 9/1, 9/8, 9/15/23

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 23 FL000553

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JINGYI LU and YI CHENG on the behalf of YINZE LU, a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name YINZE LU

Proposed Name

ANDREW YINZE LU CHENG

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing

Date: 11/15/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m . Dept: L74 The address of the court is: Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868-3205.

Other: Remote (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/ find-my-court.htm .)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times

Date: 08/08/2023

JUDGE JULIE A. PALAFOX, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: Dana Point Times August 18, 25, September 1, 8, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 30-2023-01340089

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ARIANA SANDOVAL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

ARIANA DEVINE SANDOVAL

Proposed Name

ARIANA BIRMAN DEVINE

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing

Date: 09/26/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D-100: Room: Remote Hearing. The address of the court is: Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website, go to www. courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-

tion in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times

Date: 08/04/2023

JUDGE LAYNE MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: Dana Point Times August 18, 25, September 1, 8, 2023

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

ANTOINETTE RUTLEDGE AKA ANTOINETTE T RUTLEDGE AKA ANTOINETTE C RUTLEDGE AKA ANTOINETTE THERESE

RUTLEDGE AKA ANTOINETTE TERESE RUTLEDGE AKA ANTOINETTE THERESA RUTLEDGE

Case Number: 30-2023-01342836-PR-LA-CMC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will and or estate, or both, of ANTOINETTE RUTLEDGE AKA ANTOINETTE T RUTLEDGE AKA ANTOINETTE C RUTLEDGE AKA ANTOINETTE THERESE RUTLEDGE AKA ANTOINETTE TERESE RUTLEDGE AKA ANTOINETTE THERESA RUTLEDGE

A Petition for Probate has been filed by NANETTE ROGERS in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE

The Petition for Probate requests that NANETTE ROGERS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

a. Date: 09/27/2023 Time: 1:30 p.m. in Dept: CM05

b. Address of Court: Costa Mesa Justice Complex, 3390 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Other: The court is providing the convenience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (occourts. org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have difficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/time set for your hearing.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent , you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code . Other California Statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (Form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: Nanette Rogers, 9 Galeon Place, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909 PH: (501) 517-2721

Published in Dana Point Times, September 1, 8, 15, 2023.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Date of Sale: 09/14/2023 at 9:00 AM. Place of Sale: At the North front entrance to the County Courthouse at 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. NOTICE is hereby given that First American Title Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation, 1 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA in care of: 400 S. Rampart Blvd, #290 Las Vegas, NV 89145 –Phone: (844) 857-8303 , duly appointed Trustee under Notice of Delinquent Assessment (“NDA”), and pursuant to Notice of Default and Election to Sell (“NOD”), will sell at public auction for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, (a cashier’s check payable to said Trustee drawn on a state or national bank, a state or federal credit union, or a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings bank as specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state) all right, title and interest now held under said NDA , to wit: Multiple Timeshare Estates as shown on Exhibit “A-1” (as described in the Declaration recorded on 06/17/1988 as 88-288532 as amended) located at 34630 Pacific Coast Highway, Capistrano Beach, CA, 92624 with APN shown herein. The Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address shown herein. All recording references contained herein and on Schedule “1” attached hereto are in the County of Orange, California. Said sale will be made, without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, as to title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum due under said NDA, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of sale, estimated fees, charges, as shown in sum due on Schedule “1” together with estimated expenses of the Trustee in the amount of $600.00 . The claimant, Riviera Beach and Spa Vacation Plan Owners Association, a California nonprofit corporation, under NDA delivered to Trustee a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located, and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. First American Title Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation. APN: See Schedule “1 ”. Batch ID: Foreclosure HOA 129286-RVB2-HOA. Schedule “1”: Lien Recording Date and Reference: 05/08/2023; Inst: 2023000105689; NOD Recording Date and Reference: 05/12/2023; 2023000111232; Contract No., Owner(S), APN, Sum Due; 16617278, Gloria C. Harrell, 898-110-56, $13,252.99; 16617301, David F. Jew and Sharon P. Park-Jew, 898-114-90, $4,283.48; 16617311, Gilberto Mojarrieta and Mercedes Mojarrieta, 898-114-68, $4,283.48; 16617370, Ernest W. Kurica and Barbara G. Kurica, 898-12942, $4,806.26; 16617671, Irene R. Lujan and Bennie Lujan, Trustees of the Lujan Trust Dated July 25, 1991, 898-145-09, $2,859.85; 16617683, Robert

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Vallejos and Betty C. Vallejos and Tamra L. Vallejos, 898-145-18, $2,826.12; 16617853, Shirley L. Mc Calla, 898-119-02, $5,601.00; 16617888, Joseph Leveille and Maryann Leveille, 898-124-81, $4,283.48; 16617908, Marilyn O. Neese, Trustee of the Marilyn O. Neese Trust Dated August 26, 1992, 898-119-05, $6,903.47; 16617997, Vladimir Soldo and Adela Soldo, 898-147-83, $1,626.26; 16618034, Thomas H. Willoughby and Lesline T. Willoughby, 898-129-97, $6,903.47; 16618040, William D. Angster and Theresa R. Melton, 898-132-32, $8,116.15; 16618213, Kurt Dorsey and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Kurt Dorsey and Donna Dorsey and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Donna Dorsey, 898-130-14, $6,910.93; 16618266, Kiyoshi Yamazaki and Junko Yamazaki, 898-147-75, $5,718.33; 16618353, Cleant D. Brown, Jr. and Eugenia A. Brown, 898-145-20, $2,299.16; 16618357, Richard W. Saliture, Trustee of the Richard W. Saliture Living Trust, Dated December 21, 1989 and Cheryl A. Ennis, Trustee of the Cheryl A. Ennis Living Trust, Dated December 19, 1989, 898-12605, $4,278.85; 16618406, Dennis H. Warner and Kathleen M. Warner and Jacob C. Warner and Jennifer L. Warner, 898-125-07, $4,283.48; 16618458, Edrie Kerr Brinker, Trustee of the Edrie Kerr Brinker Living Trust Dated March 25, 2019, 898-118-31, $4,283.48; 16618691, Kevin Donahue, Successor Trustee of the Patricia J. Donahue Trust, Dated June 1, 1993, 898-141-86, $6,903.47; 16618715, Albert S.D. Carreon and Dolores Halili-Carreon, 898-14171, $6,903.47; 16618732, James L. Todd and Virginia Todd, 898-139-93, $5,601.00; 16618827, Mark A. Gonske, 898-138-86, $4,283.48; 16618881, Rohan C. Wiratunga and S. Lakmini Wiratunga, 898-13966, $5,601.00; 16619094, William M. Meggs and Elaine C. Meggs, 898-149-55, $3,093.19; 16619102, Robert J. Battistone and Marjori Y. Battistone, Co-Trustees of the Battistone Family Trust, Dated February 15, 2007, 898-135-83, $6,903.47; 16619152, Shirley M. Savage, Trustee, and Subsequent Trustees, of the Savage Family Trust, Dated May 17, 2001, 898-136-90, $5,601.00; 16619194, Wayne L. Lacey and Sandra L. Lacey, 898-148-27, $3,816.72; 16619208, Ltynette A. Allen, 898-13985, $4,510.79; 16619251, David L. Vernon and Lora L. Imbler, 898-149-61, $3,093.09; 16619366, William M. Crabtree and Irma Crabtree, 898-153-21, $4,140.97; 16619475, Homer N. Eichhorn and Barbara L. Eichhorn, 898-151-86, $3,093.09; 16619567, David M. Cortez and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of David M. Cortez and David M. Cortez, II and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of David M. Cortez, II, 898-136-02, $5,176.96; 16619591, Patricia S. Brady, 898-127-86, $4,283.48; 16619604, Beverly T. Wilson, 898-152-82, $2,186.98; 16619655, James J. King and Janice C. King, 898152-41, $3,812.57; 16619686, Naomi L. Harrison, 898-146-62, $2,365.33; 16619793, Jay Rayl and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Jay Rayl and Paul Rayl and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Paul Rayl and Laura Fratilla and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Laura Fratilla, 898-141-70, $5,601.00; 16619935, Lowell V. Andrew and Ruth U. Andrew, 898-135-48, $5,176.96; 16619984, Christopher C. Sorce, 898-151-24, $2,365.33; 16620020, Russell Fenn and Glenna M. Fenn, 898120-02, $6,903.47; 16620129, Sylvia Ruth Fialla

Levine, Trustee of the Sylvia Ruth Fialla Levine Revocable Trust Dated November 30, 2016, 898-15670, $3,812.57; 16620146, Donald E. Wolfe Jr., 898155-16, $2,365.33; 16620255, William J. Stafford, 898-155-03, $3,093.09; 16620380, Anthem Capistrano, Llc, An Arizona Limited Liability Company, 898-127-97, $4,290.48; 16620400, James A. Collins Jr. and Claire W. Collins, 898-117-13, $9,307.50; 16620404, William F. Mead, Trustee of the William F. Mead Separate Property Trust Dated June 14, 1999, 898-127-99, $6,918.39; 16620412, Ronald H. Newman and Kathleen M. Newman, Co-Trustees of the Newman Revocable Living Trust, U/D/T/

January 9, 1989, 898-154-95, $4,482.66; 16620471, Adela L. Deguzman, Surviving Trustee of the Francisco C. Deguzman and Adela L. Deguzman Living Trust Dated April 21, 2005, 898-152-58, $3,093.09; 16620591, Louis J. Schenk and Laurie L. Schenk, 898-115-80, $7,508.60; 16620983, Alex A. Waldrop, III, 898-142-49, $7,362.00; 16620998, Armen A. Adamian and Alexandra Matevossian, 898-110-66, $6,024.95; 16621047, Illuminada M. Kellers, 898117-66, $4,283.48; 16621080, Mabel Diana Colburn, 898-154-77, $4,140.97; 16621086, Samar Choudhuri and Barbara Choudhuri, 898-134-47, $6,903.47; 16621109, James F. Basone and Nellie A. Basone, 898-138-12, $6,903.47; 16621236, Celeste M. Coleman, 898-157-24, $3,093.09; 16621265, Harry B. Wehmeyer and Lila Mae Wehmeyer, Trustees of the Wehmeyer Family Trust Uad 8/5/92, 898-137-21, $6,903.47; 16621297, Ines A. Rivero and Waldo Ramos, 898-156-83, $3,812.57; 16621315, Leopold E. Cichocki and Sylvia H. Cichocki, 898-141-48, $5,603.85; 16621397, Carl S. Gosma and Linda H. Gosma, 898-137-10, $4,283.48; 16621403, Dorothy Ann Fuhrman-Bowdlear, 898-155-92, $3,812.57; 16621723, Robert L. Powell and Nelsie Ann Powell, 898-11092, $7,425.99; 16621727, Lawrence L. Dockery, 898156-51, $3,812.57; 16621737, Bernice A. Rivera , Trustee of the Bernice A. Rivera Living Trust Dated Oct. 19, 1991 and Bernice Rivera and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Bernice Rivera, 898126-39, $4,283.48; 16621811, Alexander M. Masarik and Charlotte L. Masarik, 898-112-85, $6,024.95; 16621827, Sara A. Marcus and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Sara A. Marcus and Samuel B. Barjam and Ylda Barjam, Trustees of the Barjam Revocable Family Trust Dated June 8, 1992, 898160-62, $3,326.23; 16621895, Columbus Curry and Josephine Curry, Co-Trustees of the Curry Family Trust Dated January 30, 2002, 898-161-56, $3,948.46; 16621973, Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Long Beach, Successor Trustee of the Kohn Family Trust, Dated June 27, 1990, 898-11213, $6,024.95; 16622042, Jill D. Klontz and Timothy J. Klontz and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Jeanne M. Walker and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Harry L. Hamilton, 898-160-82, $3,326.23; 16622132, Jacklyn Zepeda, 898-151-55, $3,093.09; 16622139, Ronald W. Baucom and Olivia E. Baucom, 898-167-15, $1,694.42; 16622165, Ralph J. Cruz and Veronica M. Caracoza, 898-16589, $2,496.66; 16622171, Judy S. H. Cheng and George H. J. Cheng, 898-142-68, $5,601.00; 16622232, David J. Feltman, Trustee and Subsequent Trustees of the David J. Feltman Trust, Dated July 11th 2017, 898-166-82, $2,361.25; 16622349, Sharon G. Higuera, 898-167-10, $3,326.23; 16622408, Kim A. Lawrence and Denise E. Bassett, 898-166-69, $4,053.06; 16622474, Liza B. Loyola and Gemma U. Rebamontan, 898-166-31, $3,412.28; 16622489, Joyce Aumock and Bonne M. Terrill, 898-160-37, $3,281.04; 16622637, Robert Earl Corns and Martha Lucia Hernandez-Corns, 898-146-95, $3,812.57; 16622652, Cynthia Ann Morrow, 898-163-85, $2,496.66; 16622682, Stanley A. Sigal and Riva K. Sigal, 898-164-55, $4,053.06; 16622771, Jaime H. Villacorta, 898-153-19, $4,140.97; 16622801, Jack Nixon and Joan D. Nixon, 898-168-74, $3,326.23; 16622865, John O. Perry and Lashon Mcclain-Rayford and Darrell B. Rayford, 898-162-99, $4,202.96; 16622904, Forrest D. Pratt and Grace D. Pratt, 898-126-97, $5,601.00; 16622952, William L. Kerns and Dicksie Whittington Kerns, 898-170-14, $2,353.82; 16622960, James L. Mullens and Jennifer A. Mullens, Trustees of the Mullens Family Trust Dated May 15, 1997, 898146-46, $2,365.33; 16623113, H. D. Grelling and Elizabeth E. Grelling, 898-170-22, $3,812.57; 16623313, William R. Brown, 898-121-70, $7,425.99; 16623327, Eduardo M. Pastrana and Lina J. Pastrana, 898-163-90, $4,100.00; 16623333, Willarean Evans, 898-164-82, $2,543.60; 16623384,

Edward Parleman and Denise F. Parleman, 898168-59, $2,487.30; 16623391, Richard A. Wilson and Adela G. Wilson and Michael R. Wilson and Mark S. Wilson and Mireya Wilson and Jake G. Wilson and Ivette Wilson, 898-164-08, $3,326.23; 16623392, Gilbert A. Clark and Darlene L. Clark, 898-124-24, $4,607.79; 16623403, Eugene Rudolph and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Eugene Rudolph, 898-168-51, $2,496.66; 16623415, Miriam Jackson and Graeme Whittington, 898168-27, $2,193.98; 16623462, Earl R. Ramsey and Viona C. Ramsey, 898-163-86, $1,748.36; 16623762, Albert H. Hofmann and Donna R. Hofmann, 898130-43, $6,886.36; 16623844, Jesus J. Cuadra and Maria S. Cuadra, 898-150-26, $2,365.33; 16623926, Marjorie M. Hughes, 898-147-19, $2,365.33; 16623978, Norman K. Albertson and Marilyn E. Albertson, 898-171-23, $1,619.29; 16624101, Feliz Gulfin-Lagman, 898-170-75, $3,093.09; 16624384, Leman A. Smith and Henrietta Elmore-Smith, 898154-98, $3,812.57; 16624501, Robert C. Moore, 898-166-89, $3,093.09; 16624908, Theresa R. Melton, 898-119-74, $9,321.74; 16625006, John O. Perry and Lashon Mcclain-Rayford and Darrell B. Rayford, 898-168-18, $3,654.49; 16625103, James L. Mullens and Jennifer A. Mullens, Trustees of the Mullens Family Trust, Dated May 15, 1997, 898166-81, $2,365.33; 16625141, Annie P. Stanley, 898165-92, $3,326.23; 16625173, Jeffery A. Williams and Michelle C. Williams, 898-166-08, $8,398.24; 16625343, David Gerald Schwartzkopf and Karen Marie Schwartzkopf, Co-Trustees of the Schwartzkopf Revocable Living Trust U/T/D 7/18/01, 898153-18, $2,186.98; 16625436, Linda Kugler and Harvey J. Kugler, 898-166-94, $4,816.14; 16629267, Joyce J. Walton and Noreen T. Miura, 916-118-74, $2,365.33; 16656567, Toni M. Barnes, 898-168-45, $3,277.78; 16682578, Anne Frances Alayon Gregorio and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Paz B. Dajay, 898-113-85, $5,601.00; 16871176, James R. Moran, 898-157-29, $3,807.27; 17138116, Cynthia L. Marshall and George A. Marshall, 898131-14, $6,903.47; 17704441, Leticia Mejia and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Leticia Mejia, 898-142-65, $6,903.47; 17722435, Kurt W. Jorgensen and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Kurt W. Jorgensen, 898-145-76, $3,525.14; 17743328, Bryan Carroll and Pauline Carroll, 898114-96, $6,903.47; 17826304, Kai Cremata, 898152-53, $3,812.57; 17948081, James May, 898-14494, $4,462.11; 17953071, Omari Holland, 898-134-37, $6,903.47; 17967931, Mike Bergeron and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Mike Bergeron and Laura Cazier and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Laura Cazier, 898-138-77, $5,601.00; 18065087, Ruby Nell Knighton and the Unrecorded Interest of the Spouse of Ruby Nell Knighton, 898-162-49, $5,601.00. Exhibit “A-1”: Contract No., Vacation Plan No., Undivided Interest, Condo Unit No. or NA, Vacation Plan, Season, Frequency; 16617278, R102-C05, 1/3366, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Annual; 16617301, R202-E31, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16617311, R202-D09, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16617370, R310-F04, 1/3366, na, Surfcrest, Prime, Annual; 16617671, O310-F50, 1/6732, n/a, Surfcrest, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16617683, E210-E49, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16617853, R210-E35, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16617888, R301-D02, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16617908, R210-E38, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16617997, O315-D20, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16618034, R311-D08, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16618040, R315-D39, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16618213, R311-D25, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16618266, O309-D15, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16618353, E210-E51, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16618357, R303-D24, 1/3366, n/a, Sea

Breeze, High, Annual; 16618406, R301-D28, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16618458, R209-D15, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16618691, R413-D24, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16618715, R413-D09, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16618732, R409-D35, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16618827, R407-D30, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16618881, R409-D, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16619094, O401-D22, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16619102, R401-D33, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16619152, R403-D38, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16619194, O39-D20, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16619208, R409-D27, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16619251, O405-D21, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16619366, O42-F47, 1/6732, n/a, Surfcrest, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16619475, E306-E49, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16619567, R402-F01, 1/3366, n/a, Surfcrest, Prime, Annual; 16619591, R307-D01, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16619604, E308-F18, 1/6732, n/a, Surfcrest, Prime, Even Year Biennial; 16619655, O200-E47, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16619686, E303-D39, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16619793, R413-D08, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16619935, R400-F49, 1/3366, n/a, Surfcrest, High, Annual; 16619984, E204-E43, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16620020, R212-E33, 1/3366TH, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16620129, R318-E41, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16620146, E318-E25, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16620255, O316-E28, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16620380, R307-D12, 1/3366TH, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16620400, R206-E50, 1/3366TH, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16620404, R307-D14, 1/3366TH, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16620412, O316-E24, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16620471, E204-E12, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Even Year Biennial; 16620591, R204-E19, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16620983, R414-E36, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16620998, R102-C15, 1/3366, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Annual; 16621047, R208-E01, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16621080, O308-F51, 1/6732, n/a, Surfcrest, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16621086, R322-E50, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16621109, R406-E07, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16621236, E406-E30, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16621265, R404-E18, 1/3366TH, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16621297, O318-E48, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16621315, R412-E37, 1/3366TH, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16621397, R404-E07, 1/3366TH, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16621403, E316-E31, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16621723, R102-C41, 1/3366TH, n/a, Sunset, High, Annual; 16621727, O318-E18, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16621737, R304-E07, 1/3366TH, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16621811, R110-C30, 1/3366TH, n/a, Sunset, High, Annual; 16621827, E224-C04, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Even Year Biennial; 16621895, E416-E44, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16621973, R108-C09, 1/3366, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Annual; 16622042, E224-C23, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, High, Even Year Biennial; 16622132, O302-E17, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16622139, O216-C09, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16622165, O214-C46, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16622171, R415-D04, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16622232, E312-E37, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year

Biennial; 16622349, E112-C24, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sunset, High, Even Year Biennial; 16622408, O226-C45, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sunset, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16622474, O222-C43, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sunset, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16622489, O220-C06, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16622637, O305-D19, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16622652, O222-C18, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16622682, O220-C10, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16622771, O402-F46, 1/6732ND, n/a, Surfcrest, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16622801, E216-C37, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sunset, High, Even Year Biennial; 16622865, O218-C19, 1/6732ND, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16622904, R305-D14, 1/3366TH, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16622952, E308-F36, 1/6732, n/a, Surfcrest, High, Even Year Biennial; 16622960, E303-D19, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Even Year Biennial; 16623113, E404-E30, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16623313, R216-C48, 1/3366, n/a, Sunset, High, Annual; 16623327, E226-C08, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Even Year Biennial; 16623333, E226-C17, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Even Year Biennial; 16623384, O402-F04, 1/6732, n/a, Surfcrest, Prime, Odd Year Biennial; 16623391, E226-C12, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Even Year Biennial; 16623392, R226-C47, 1/3366, n/a, Sunset, High, Annual; 16623403, O216-C34, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16623415, O400-F33, 1/6732, n/a, Surfcrest, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16623462, E222-C19, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Even Year Biennial; 16623762, R312-E03, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16623844, E302-E47, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16623926, O305-D49, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze,

High, Odd Year Biennial; 16623978, O407-D40, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16624101, E307-D38, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16624384, E316-E25, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Even Year Biennial; 16624501, O409-D44, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16624908, R212-E05, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 16625006, E310-F37, 1/6732, n/a, Surfcrest, High, Even Year Biennial; 16625103, O311-D38, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16625141, E214-C48, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, High, Even Year Biennial; 16625173, E220-C16, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, Prime, Even Year Biennial; 16625343, E402-F45, 1/6732, n/a, Surfcrest, High, Even Year Biennial; 16625436, E112-C26, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, High, Even Year Biennial; 16629267, E109-A19, 1/102, 090, Preferred, N/A, Even Year Biennial; 16656567, O112-C46, 1/6732, n/a, Sunset, High, Odd Year Biennial; 16682578, R200-E28, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 16871176, O406-E33, 1/6732, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Odd Year Biennial; 17138116, R313-D23, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, High, Annual; 17704441, R415-D01, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze, Prime, Annual; 17722435, E400-F21, 1/6732, n/a, Surfcrest, Prime, Even Year Biennial; 17743328, R202-E37, 1/3366, n/a, Sea Breeze,

FIRST-EVER RHYTHM & RESIN FESTIVAL COMING TO LOS MOLINOS DISTRICT

With live music and nearly 100 vendors, centerpiece of event will be induction ceremony for inaugural class of Boardbuilders Hall of Fame

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

We’re in for a couple big weeks of surfing.

Heading into the long Labor Day weekend, there are some forerunners that are starting to show up for a southwest swell that could prove to be the best of another slow summer.

Once we put Labor Day in the rearview mirror, the South Orange County area will be shifting into Rip Curl WSL Finals mode, as the top five male and top five female surfers on the planet will be in town to battle for the 2023 world title.

The waiting period for the event, which takes place at Lower Trestles, runs from Sept. 8-16.

This brings us to the inaugural Rhythm & Resin Festival coming to San Clemente’s Calle De Los Molinos District on Sept. 9. With multiple stages for live music, food, drinks and close to 100 vendors, it’s going to be a block party the likes of which the Surf Ghetto has never seen.

Anchoring the affair will be the first-ever Boardbuilders Hall of Fame inductions. Taking place directly in front of Los Molinos Beer Co., it will celebrate

GROM OF THE WEEK

NASH RICE

BY JAKE HOWARD

Earlier this month, USA Surfing announced the 2023-24 Junior National Team, and the roster is stacked with local talent, most of whom have been featured here as Grom of the Week at one time or another.

Among those who made the cut and deserve some shine is 13-year-old San Clemente shredder Nash Rice, who will be joining the talent-rich Boys Under 16 squad.

It’s been a heck of a summer for Nash. From sessions with the local crew at Lowers, to chasing hurricanes up PCH to Newport, to missions to Costa

the legacy of 10 San Clemente originals.

As a tribute to those who paved the way, the celebration will get the Boardbuilders Hall of Fame off the ground by honoring five craftsmen who are no longer with us. That list includes Dale Velzy, Brad Basham, Chris McElroy, Randy Sleigh and Midget Smith.

Another five board builders who are thankfully still with us will also be honored. That list includes Herbie Fletcher, Danny Brawner, Rick James (the shaper, not the rock star), Jay “Sparky” Longley and Terry Senate.

While Velzy’s name looms large, all these boardbuilders have contributed mightily to the Los Molinos mystique. Basham’s shop has long been an epicenter for surfboard construction. Offering all of the supplies needed to make a surfboard, Basham’s has been the one-stop-shop for the DIY shapers for decades.

McElroy’s tortured genius helped fuel San Clemente’s radical, aerial revolution of the 1980s with guys such as Christian Fletcher showing up in mags on his boards. Sleigh was cut from a similar cloth; meanwhile, Smith’s craftsmanship and attention to detail set him apart

Rica, the road life has been treating him well.

A powerful regular-footer with a commanding rail game, he’s also keen to pull into a closeout or two should the opportunity present itself.

With a solid competitive act, he started the summer with a quarterfinal appearance at the U.S. Championships in Huntington Beach to get things rolling in a jersey, then followed that up by making the final of the 2% Classic at the San Clemente Pier.

Utilizing a team format, Nash got to team up with heroes Brett Simpson and Brisa Hennessy, as well as Newport Beach’s David O’Keefe and Dana Point’s Slater Van Bruggen.

Enjoying the support of surfwear brand Volcom, along with Captain Fin Co. and Rumaner Surfboards, Nash is someone to watch, as he’ll be putting

from the Surf Ghetto hordes. And speaking of Christian Fletcher, his old man, Herbie, is the patriarch of one of the most innovative surf families to ever paddle out. Herbie grew up in the longboard era, embraced the Shortboard Revolution and is still creating today. Then there’s Brawner, who may have glassed more surfboards than just about any living human. A cornerstone of the Hobie factory in Capo Beach during the heyday of the ’60s and ’70s, he was right there laminating boards while heavies

including Terry Martin and the Patterson brothers were shaping them. Finals week is almost here; let the good times roll. DP

Jake Howard is a local surfer and freelance writer who lives in San Clemente. A former editor at Surfer magazine, The Surfer’s Journal and ESPN, today he writes for several publications, including Picket Fence Media, Surfline and the World Surf League. He also works with philanthropic organizations such as the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center and the Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation.

SURF FORECAST

Water Temperature: 64-66 Degrees F

Water Visibility: San Clemente: 3-4’

Catalina: 15-20’

his equipment through the paces this fall, with lots of swell on the horizon.

DP If you have a candidate for Grom of the Week, we want to know. Send an email to jakehoward1@gmail.com.

Outlook: Southerly swell peaks on Friday, putting more spots in waist to shoulder high surf, (3-4’+). Those waves hold into Saturday, then ease to mainly thigh-stomach high, (2-3’+) on Sunday as the swell tapers off. For Friday and the weekend, a light morning sea breeze rises to moderate west winds in the afternoons.

(Clockwise from left) This illustration highlights the Boardbuilders Hall of Fame inaugural class: Randy Sleigh, Brad Bashumn, Dale Velzy, Midget Smith, Chris McElroy, Jay Longley, Herbie Fletcher, Danny Brawner, Rick James and Terry Senate. Illustration: Roy Gonzalez.

Nash Rice. Photo: Courtesy of the Rice Family

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