Dana Point Times 9/8/2023

SISTER CITIES ARTIST PROFILE:

Dawn Buckingham—Local Pastel Artist to Display Depictions of Southern California Coast in Sorrento, Italy

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Though Dawn Buckingham was a creative kid growing up, she said she did not expect to pursue art as a career.

“Sometimes, an artist will identify as someone who knew right from the time as an early child that they were destined to become a fine artist,” Buckingham said. “I didn’t fall into that category.”

Instead, Buckingham pursued a career in education, as an elementary school teacher for roughly 20 years before working to develop curriculum, programming and training teachers for a national education company.

When she retired, Buckingham pivoted to working with a nonprofit education group that created hands-on learning kits out of business and industry materials that might otherwise have gone to a landfill, she explained.

“That was kind of the end of my career and a really creative and joyful part of what I did, beyond what I loved doing in the classroom with kids,” Buckingham said.

It wasn’t until 12 years ago, when Buckingham took a local recreation department seminar on working with pastels, that she knew she wanted to be an artist.

Through her newfound passion, Buckingham continues to teach, offering pastel classes and workshops.

Now, Buckingham primarily works in soft pastels, but she dabbles in oil, watercolor and mosaics, too, she added.

Buckingham notes that working with pastels “is a very direct application; there is not a lot of drying time.”

“In the very beginning, I really learned to pastel paint as a plein-air painter,” she continued. “I was outside, enjoying nature where I love to be, and pastel painting was kind of an extension of that, because you don’t need to carry any liquids or solvents; it’s just a box and your surface.”

The impressionistic landscape artist will be joining five other South Orange County artists in Sorrento, Italy in October to display their art pieces at the Cloisters at St. Francis as a part of a visual arts exchange through Dana Point Sister Cities.

“I am so excited for a couple of reasons,” Buckingham said. “One, to be a part of a cultural exchange, getting to share my art with other artists in another location. I think the camaraderie and building of community and shared cultural values, those are the things that

excite me the most about being a part of this program.”

Buckingham will bring two pieces that represent Dana Point and the Southern California coast that were on display at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach and another piece “that represents a nocturne at the Back Bay.”

“I love really capturing different times of day and moodiness,” Buckingham said. “I have one piece that is painted along the coast, showing Dana Point with towering clouds and a bright sunny day.”

“I have another piece that is the main beach in Laguna right at sunset of the marine layer coming in, so it’s really moody,” Buckingham continued.

Buckingham added that she’s excited for the opportunity to participate in the Dana Point Sister Cities visual art exchange.

“I’m just so appreciative of the Dana Point community for their support, the fundraisers and the opportunity for artists to ship work to this event,” Buckingham said. DP

Dawn Buckingham will display pastel depictions of the Southern California coast at the Cloisters at St. Francis in Sorrento, Italy this October as a part of a visual art exchange with Dana Point Sister Cities.

Photo: Courtesy of Dawn Buckingham

Development on PCH, Golden Lantern Nears Completion

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

After seven years in the making, the 39-unit apartment development on the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Golden Lantern is expected to open soon, as the owner-developer Charles-Company works on finishing touches to the main street corner project.

The construction site at 34175 Pacific Coast Highway received Dana Point Planning Commission approval in February 2016. It comprises four studio apartments, 27 one-bedroom apartments and eight two-bedrooms, of which four are two-story townhomes.

Each apartment and townhome has in-unit washer-dryers, dishwashers and an electric stovetop. Each of the three apartment levels also has a trash and recycling chute. Residents will also have access to their own storage space—ideal for storing a bike or surfboard, Project Manager Roger Maw said.

Each apartment has its own balcony, enclosed in sound-attenuating and thermo-glass to keep out the street noise from the main roads of PCH and Golden Lantern.

The resident lobby is situated on San Juan Avenue and features the mailroom and resident elevator that services all floors. A second elevator

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A Young Equestrian Rises to the Top at a Summer Competition

BY CLARA HELM

Cora Dollar of the Ortega Equestrian Center in San Juan Capistrano won big at the West Coast Ranch Horse Summer Series Show on Aug. 27. The competition was the second in the three-part summer series held in Temecula.

Dollar finished first in the Green Rider Division for the Ranch Rail, the Ranch Riding and the Ranch Conformation events, also coming in eighth in a group of 17 participants in the Ranch Trail event.

The 12-year-old equestrian only started participating in shows this year and is now able to hold her own in a divi-

services only parking levels and the commercial space.

The complex also has a small, 3-footdeep pool with an ocean view.

Between the row of four two-story townhomes and the block of apartments, there’s a courtyard with planters made at seat level so residents can sit and enjoy the ocean views, Maw said. The courtyard has a stairway leading down to San Juan Avenue, where residents can walk straight from their apartment into the heart of the Lantern District.

Maw added that he thought residents and visitors will “feel good about being here.”

“They’re in Dana Point,” Maw continued. “They’re in 92629; that’s a killer address.”

Parking for residents and visitors of the retail spaces is subterranean, with three levels of underground parking totaling 97 spaces. The development offers 65 parking spaces for residents and 27 for commercial use.

“The design maximizes the residential with the parking and the retail to contain it within property line to property line,” Maw said. “That is really smart to keep the cars off the street.”

Maw added that the property is un-

der the city’s height limit and does not interfere with neighboring views. Many of the apartment units have ocean views, looking down Golden Lantern. The design, a mix of “siding and stucco and metal and glass … those elements work really well together to make it also feel like a home, not just a stucco building,” Maw said.

“It’s contemporary, but it doesn’t overpower anything in the area. It blends in a way that allows it to be contemporary with glass and metal siding without looking like some big monolith,” Maw said. “I think it’s inviting with the deck up right above the sidewalk, a pool right above the sidewalk. You’ll see

such an attention to detail in her, and even more impressively a thirst to learn,” Erin Dollar said.

Cora has been around horses and riding recreationally since she was very young, taking lessons at the Ortega Equestrian Center.

Erin had only great things to say about the Ortega Equestrian Center, for both her daughter’s own growth and her own lessons as a child.

people mingling up there, and it will just look inviting.”

The commercial spaces sit along Golden Lantern and San Juan Avenue. Philz Coffee is the first official business to join the development, filling one of three commercial spaces.

Maw added that two of the retail spaces will have outdoor café seating.

As Charles-Company wraps up construction, Maw noted that the goal is to open the development to potential residents by early fall.

Feeling close to the finish line, Maw said it “feels most excellent” to be so close to opening. DP

“Kathy will forever be somebody who has exceptional knowledge and a really great kids’ program for people to start at,” Erin added.

When Cora began to ride competitively, Erin noted that her daughter had to ramp up the amount of time spent training, which has not been an easy feat.

As a student at Bernice Ayer Middle School in San Clemente, Cora has to juggle academics, social life and her passion for riding.

“There’s a really significant commitment outside of her school day to ride and take care of her horse and practice,” said Erin. “And then when we do her training sessions, that’s a commitment in her day, and that can impact sports, friends and everything else.”

sion with older riders. Her mother, Erin Dollar, commented on how astounding it has been to see Cora improve so quickly.

“Since starting to show, it’s created

“She was able to start at Ortega Equestrian Center, and if we didn’t have this locally, what she’s been doing wouldn’t be possible,” said Erin. “She’s learned a lot here and has taken lessons under Kathy (Holman).”

Cora’s current goal for her riding is to qualify for the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and qualify for its world competition.

For now, her next step is to compete in the third part of the summer series this month, and the final show of the year in November, when she aims to win the Year-End Saddle Award. DP

Owner-developer Charles-Company works to put the finishing touches on a 39-unit apartment development on the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Golden Lantern. The development is expected to open by early fall.

Photo: Breeana Greenberg

Cora Dollar beats her fellow equestrians in the West Coast Ranch Horse Summer Series Show on Sunday, Aug. 27, in Temecula despite being relatively new to competitive riding.

Photo: Courtesy of brookelousiecreative.com

Toll Brothers Unveils Redesign for Victoria Boulevard Apartments

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Toll Brothers Apartment Living went back to the drawing board to address community feedback on its proposed Victoria Boulevard Apartments project following an informational meeting on April 25.

After residents raised concerns over the density of the project, which proposed 349 units on the site of the former Capistrano Unified School District Bus Yard, and building height of three- and four-story stacks along Victoria Boulevard, Toll Brothers Regional Director Michael McCann explained that the development company reworked the project to address community input.

“Over the last several months, we’ve been hard at work redesigning the plans for the new community proposed for Victoria Blvd. on the Capo Unified School District school bus yard. The changes come in response to community feedback about density and building heights,” McCann said in an email.

The new plan proposes 306 units on

the 5.5-acre site for a density of roughly 55.6 units per acre. The height of the buildings along Victoria Boulevard was reduced to two- and three-story stacks, to be consistent with the fire station across the street, according to the Toll Brothers update letter.

The previous design for the project with 349 units included 15% or 54 affordable units. The new design continues to propose 15% affordable units, though with the total decrease of 43 units, the new design proposes 46 affordable units.

Because the project’s previous Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was considered sufficient for the new 306unit plan, Toll Brothers will not need to recirculate the report for public comments.

However, Toll Brothers ran the Vehicle Miles Traveled Traffic Study again and determined that the results were consistent with the previous study, the company explained. Toll Brothers noted that a section will be added to the final EIR, documenting the revision to the traffic study and noting why the

findings are still consistent.

The bus lot, which is owned by CUSD, was highlighted by the district as a surplus property in 2018 that it could lease to generate funds for facility improvements. Funds from the ground lease payment are earmarked for use at Dana Hills High School.

“We’ve been working tirelessly with city staff, Capo Unified and members of the community on this project to find a way to balance public input with the need to provide affordable

housing, funding for public improvements in Doheny Village and funding for capital improvements for Dana Hills High School,” McCann said. “The project now checks all those boxes.”

“The $40 million generated through this unique ground lease agreement with the Capo Unified School District will benefit Dana Point students for generations to come,” McCann continued. “We’re really proud of what we’ve come up with and hope our neighbors and the city agree.” DP

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Toll Brothers Apartment Living unveiled its redesigned concept for the Victoria Boulevard Apartments project on the former Capistrano Unified School District bus lot, which proposes fewer overall units and decreased building height along Victoria Boulevard. Photo: Courtesy of the Toll Brothers

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Local Nonprofit ‘Compassion With Action’ Offers

Families in Need ‘Surprise

Blessings’

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

When Compassion With Action (CWA) founder and CEO

Darlene Turgeon lived in Las Vegas, she’d meet once a month with a group of friends and seek out single mothers and fathers who had fallen on hard times to offer “surprise blessings.”

“We like to do what we call ‘surprise blessings,’ ” Turgen said. “That just means that they’re not expecting it. Somebody has referred them to us, and we just want to let them know that somebody sees them. We care about them.”

As a single mother with three kids, Turgeon noted that she understands firsthand what her group’s surprise blessings mean to families.

“Raising my three children on nothing, absolutely nothing, I didn’t look for a handout and didn’t want a handout; just worked my fanny off for as many jobs as I could handle at one time,” Tur-

geon said. “But the inspiration came, I guess, from, I always believe that when you know better, you do better; and if you can fill some kind of a need, and that’s what we do.”

When Turgeon moved to Dana Point, she brought up the idea to a few friends of continuing to “support the forgotten,” as the Dana Point-based nonprofit’s motto goes.

The nonprofit launched in 2020 with Turgeon and three friends, looking for families to support in South Orange County.

The “surprise blessings” might be a

month of groceries, clothes for the kids, gift cards or a care basket, Turgeon explained.

“We just want to surprise them, but we don’t take care of them on the monthly,” Turgeon said. “That’s the whole thing is, we go bless them once and just surprise them with that, and we hope that someday they’ll pay it forward and do that for somebody else.”

Though the group doesn’t often meet with the families that it supports, Turgeon added that when they do, the tears are flowing.

“After the tears have stopped and the hugs are there, and we just say, we hope that maybe one day you’ll do this for somebody else,” Turgeon said. “We just leave them with that. That possibility, that good feeling, because it’s better to give than receive, and we all get blessed getting together and getting the items that we’ve been told that that family needs.”

If the group does not find a particular family to support that month, the nonprofit supports Casa Teresa, a nonprofit that provides safe housing for pregnant women in need, or Laura’s House, an Orange County-based domestic violence shelter.

While the nonprofit continues to focus on single mothers and fathers in need, over the past couple of years, CWA’s focus has grown to include

spreading awareness of sex and human trafficking, Turgeon explained.

“All of those horrific things are happening in the community, and a lot of people, I think, still live in a bubble, so we are doing our best to make them aware that, yes, it is happening right here,” Turgeon said.

“(CWA’s mission) is to do surprise blessings for single moms and dads and children in crisis; we’ll move forward to, yes, there are women and children in crisis when it comes to sex trafficking as well,” Turgeon continued. “So we kind of do both. We’re not going to drop one for the other. They’re both important.”

CWA will host its second fundraiser on Nov. 3 for Operation Underground Railroad (OUR), a nonprofit that aims to fight human trafficking. The nonprofit’s first fundraiser for OUR raised $24,000, Turgeon said. This year, Turgeon has set a goal of raising $50,000. The fundraiser will run from 6-10 p.m. at the Hills Hotel in Laguna Hills.

Titled “A Night of Hope,” the fundraiser will feature a silent auction, a performance from violinist Daniel Morris and a presentation on OUR’s mission.

More information about CWA and how to purchase tickets to the fundraiser can be found at compassionwithaction.org. DP

Dana Point-based nonprofit Compassion With Action will be hosting a Nov. 3 fundraiser for Operation Underground Railroad, a nonprofit that aims to fight human trafficking—an event featuring a silent auction, a performance from violinist Daniel Morris and a presentation on OUR’s mission.

Photo: Courtesy of Compassion with Action

South OC to Join State in Celebrating 39th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

South Orange County residents looking to participate in the 39th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day will have ample opportunity to volunteer in their community. Beach and waterway cleanups in Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano scheduled for Sept. 23 are among the hundreds expected to occur throughout California, promoting awareness of marine debris and encouraging ocean and waterway stewardship.

Since 1985, California Coastal Cleanup Day has worked to keep local beaches free of plastics, trash and other debris.

Orange County Coastkeeper Communications Director Matt Sylvester explained that Coastal Cleanup Day offers Orange County residents both inland and along the coast “a chance to give back to the beaches and wildlife we all love.”

“Community cleanups are critical in protecting Orange County’s coastal ecosystem from trash,” Sylvester said in an email. “They are the last line of defense before debris pollutes the ocean. People are often shocked that a two-hour trash cleanup can result in hundreds, even thousands of pounds of trash being removed from our waterways.”

Dana Point residents have a variety of cleanup events from which to choose.

Stand Up to Trash will host its monthly beach cleanup at Baby Beach and the Ocean Institute. The nonprofit promotes ocean stewardship and environmental education through its monthly Beach Cleanup and Lunch & Learn. Each event is centered around a different theme, featuring talks that highlight the theme.

Stand Up to Trash founder and President Vicki Patterson explained that the environmental nonprofit aims to “raise awareness of the over-consumption and throw-away lifestyle that has led to the ocean pollution crisis we are facing today and combat it with individual and collective solutions that fit our community.”

“Nothing is more eye-opening than experiencing the pollution crisis firsthand at a beach cleanup,” Patterson continued. “We teach the human impact on our oceans and what you can do to not only prevent it, but what you can do right now.”

Surfrider Foundation’s South OC Chapter will be hosting a cleanup at Salt Creek Beach in celebration of California Coastal Cleanup Day.

The annual coastal cleanup day “is one of our largest, coordinated beach clean programs supported by the California Coastal Commission and other statewide NGOs including the 17 Surfrider chapters and 40 student clubs in California,” Surfrider Foundation South OC Chapter Coordinator Denise Erkeneff said in an email.

“The South OC Chapter has participated from the first annual international coastal cleanup to present day, and this event at Salt Creek Beach is one of our largest chapter beach cleans,” Erkeneff continued. “This year’s event is also sponsored by OC Parks and the Sonance Foundation.”

The local Surfrider Foundation chapter will provide materials for the cleanup, light bites and water receptacles for refilling reusable bottles.

To learn more, sign up and fill out waivers in advance, visit volunteer.surfrider.org.

In San Juan Capistrano, residents can lend a hand in cleaning up the San Juan and Arroyo Trabuco creeks and Descanso Park. Volunteers will gather at the two creeks from 9 a.m. to noon.

Coastkeeper encourages volunteers to bring a water bottle, reusable gloves, bags or buckets, trash pickers and sunscreen, though the organization will provide bags and gloves for participants who do not bring their own.

Volunteers looking to help clean Descanso Park are encouraged to park at the city employee parking lot.

Those interested in lending a hand to clean San Juan Creek and Doheny State Beach will receive a parking pass upon check-in, which is valid until 12:30 p.m.

For more information, to reserve a spot or to sign a waiver to participate in the cleanup, visit eventbrite.com or OC Coastkeeper’s website.

In San Clemente, cleanups are scheduled at the pier and T-Street.

Hosted by Orange County Coastkeeper, the cleanup at T-street is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to noon at the intersection of Esplanade and Cristobal. As with most of Coastkeeper’s cleanups, gloves, bags and trash grabbers will be available for shared use; however, the organization encourages volunteers to bring their own water bottle, reusable gloves and bags or buckets.

Those interested in volunteering at T-Street can sign up at eventbrite.com or visit OC Coastkeeper’s website.

The City of San Clemente, OC Coastkeepers and the Masons of California will also host a cleanup at the San Clemente Pier. Free burritos will be provided by the Fisherman’s Restaurant following the cleanup for those registered. There is no free parking for the pier cleanup.

Visit coastkeeper.org/cleanup-day or coastalcleanupday.org to find more Coastal Cleanup Day sites across California. DP

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

SATURDAY, SEPT. 9

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.

Citizens’ Climate Education

10:45 a.m.-noon. This nonpartisan climate action group holds monthly meetings on the second Saturday of the month through Zoom video conferences. Email larrykramerccl@ gmail.com to receive a link to join.

MONDAY, SEPT. 11

Dana Point Planning Commission

6 p.m. The Dana Point Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting. 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 Council Chambers, 33282 Golden Lantern Street, Suite 210, Dana Point. danapoint.org.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 12

Because I Love You (BILY)

6:30-8:30 p.m. 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.

Financial Review Committee

4 p.m. The Dana Point Financial Review Committee will hold a regular meeting. Dana Point Public Works Conference Room, 33282 Golden Lantern Street, Suite 212, Dana Point. danapoint.org.

South Orange County residents looking to participate in the 39th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 23 will have ample opportunity to volunteer and help clean waterways and beaches in their community. Photo: Courtesy of Derek Horner

Shea Center Purchases New Therapy Horses Through Assistance League of Laguna Beach Donation

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

With each new addition to the Shea Center’s barn in San Juan Capistrano, the therapeutic riding center is able to carry out its mission, reaching more clients, providing hippotherapy, adaptive riding lessons and more.

The center’s mission began with one horse and one client with cerebral palsy and grew to 29 therapy horses and nearly 1,500 clients served in 2022, J.F. Shea Center Communications Director Sarah Booth explained.

The center’s equine team grew by two in August, after the Assistance League of Laguna Beach donated $25,000 for the Shea Center to purchase a new horse after several older horses had been retired.

The donation helps the Shea Center to provide adaptive riding lessons, hippotherapy and other forms of therapy for their clients, Booth said.

“It’s the foundational element of everything that we do here,” Booth said. “We’re founded on using the horse, because there’s no other machine or system that can do what it does and get the same results.”

The center offers “therapies, adaptive riding, military programs and some first responder programs, so we keep expanding and growing to serve the community and serve the need, but primarily our mission is to serve people with disabilities,” Booth said.

The center is staffed with physical, occupational and speech therapists who help adapt therapies to the clients’ needs.

“We have clients that are aged 2 to almost 90,” Booth said. “It just really depends on each client, and it’s very customized to each client that participates here.”

Clients are also matched with the therapy horse that’s best suited for their needs, and will likely stay with the same horse throughout their time in the program.

Most of the Shea Center’s horses in the past had been donated; however, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the center faced a shortage of horses.

“Before COVID, we would get calls constantly, weekly, of people who were interested in donating horses,” Chief Development Officer Agnes McGlone Swanson said. “Now, a lot of times, those weren’t the right horses for here, but we were constantly getting horses that (Equine Operations Manager Christina Lee) could investigate to see if they were right for us.”

“But it completely stopped; literally, like overnight, it stopped,” Swanson continued. “Here, we’ve gone all these years with just getting donated horses, so we ended up looking into buying horses, which led us to then being pushed to buy our very first horse through an online auction.”

Needing to suddenly buy therapy horses made a big impact on the nonprofit’s budget, Swanson explained.

“We never had a real line item to purchase horses, so we needed to find ways to raise funds, so we created a horse funding program,” Swanson said.

The nonprofit already had a horse sponsorship program, in which donors can give $15,000 to cover a year of food and care for a therapy horse. Swanson added that the cost of horses skyrocketed during the pandemic.

The Laguna Beach Assistance League had been donating yearly to the pediatric financial aid and military program, Swanson said, but when they came for their annual visit and learned of the shortage, they came back with an additional $25,000 donation to help purchase a new horse.

“I just really can’t say enough about the Assistance League,” Swanson said. “We’re one of the biggest beneficiaries, but their members just have so much joy in giving. They come here twice a year to have a full tour, and they just get so moved.”

“Some of them have even become volunteers here,” Swanson continued.

The Assistance League of Laguna Beach raises the majority of its funds through its thrift shop on Glenneyre Street.

When looking for a horse, Lee noted that the center needed a Quarter Horse, a type that both the younger clients and military clients could ride.

“Our needs vary,” Lee said. “This time, a Quarter Horse … down the road, maybe a pony, because we need that for hippotherapy clients.”

Adding that with the $25,000 donation

in hand, Lee began the search for a horse that fit the center’s needs.

“Christina got to shopping, and it takes a while to find the right horse, but she did such a great job shopping and negotiating that she was able to purchase two,” Swanson said.“So we surprised them the day they came to meet Jericho.”

With the local Assistance League’s donation, the Shea Center purchased Jericho, a dark bay Friesian, Quarter cross, and Boots, a chestnut Quarter Horse.

Whenever the center brings in a new horse, staff takes 90 days to make sure it’s a good fit.

“Sometimes, we know sooner than that, and we can start incorporating them in the program, and then some days, it’s like, oh, maybe we’ll go a little bit more than 90 days; let’s see if it can work,” Lee said.

In testing if the horse is a good fit, Shea Center staff will simulate what the horses might experience during sessions with clients.

“Horses are fight or flight, so a lot of time, most horses are not going to tolerate what we do here, because it’s a lot of screaming kids, a lot of off-balance

riders, wheelchairs; they’re usually not used to the wheelchairs,” Lee said. “So they go through a huge training process so we make sure the horse likes it and the clients are going to be safe and our volunteers are safe.”

Lee added that doing physical therapy exercises on a horse often results in the client performing the exercise without even realizing they are in therapy.

Walking past the main arena on Aug. 24, a younger client was riding a horse backward while doing sit-ups. Booth pointed out that the client was going through her physical therapy exercises while riding around the arena on the horse, which makes the exercises more enjoyable.

“These kids are in the therapy gyms three or four times a week doing the same thing in a therapy gym, but they’re on a horse,” Lee said. “They’re making the horse move; they’re in control of something, which is super fun. Playing and throwing a ball off and on a horse is fun, and they’re not thinking they’re doing the therapy. That’s the fun part.” DP

(From left) J.F. Shea Center Equine Operations Manager Christina Lee and Communications Director Sarah Booth show off one of the therapeutic riding center’s newest horses, Jericho, acquired through a donation by the Assistance League of Laguna Beach on Aug. 24.

Photo: Breeana Greenberg

SC Council Endorses FourDistrict System with At-Large Mayor

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

The San Clemente City Council on Tuesday night, Sept. 5, directed staff and its National Demographics Corporation (NDC) consultant to consider segmenting the city into four districts as the districting process progresses. With constituents split into four voting districts, the council also proposed the creation of at-large election for mayor.

Councilmembers Victor Cabral, Mark Enmeier and Rick Loeffler were the vocal advocates for a four-district system, with Mayor Pro Tem Steve Knoblock in favor of five districts. Acknowledging a consensus, Mayor Chris Duncan didn’t express an opinion about how to proceed with the by-district election process.

Tuesday night saw the city hold its second public hearing on the matter after the council announced an intention to switch to by-district elections. The California Voting Rights Act requires cities to hold at least three hearings before adopting an ordinance that marks the

transition away from at-large elections.

As many in the room were acutely aware of residents’ majority vote in 2018 against by-district elections, Loeffler referenced that vote, saying it meant residents wanted to be able to vote every two years for as many people as they could.

“If we just go to five districts, people vote every four years,” he said. “With the apathy we already have in this city, I think that’s going to add to it. There’s not going to be any excitement, and I see low turnouts.”

Enmeier added that having more opportunities to vote for more people “increases our democratic footprint.” Regardless of the mayoral position’s lack of additional power over the other councilmembers, Enmeier said, residents should be able to choose who represents their city as the face of San Clemente.

Knoblock favored the concept of “keeping it simple” with five districts, which he felt more closely reflected the city’s

symbiotic City Council/city manager form of government.

“I think the perception of a mayor having greater authority is one I’d like to avoid, if possible,” said Knoblock, who’s serving as mayor pro tem this year. “In cities that are governed by the mayor, (the title of mayor) has some significant governance power and gravitas. In our situation, the mayor doesn’t, other than being 20% of the (council) vote.”

Enmeier also suggested placing a twoyear term on elected mayors, a position candidates could occupy only for two years at a time. The council later questioned City Attorney Elizabeth Mitchell on how such a change would affect the existing ordinance that restricts people from being councilmembers for more than two consecutive four-year terms.

Mitchell suggested modifying the city’s Municipal Code to address two-year terms as well.

Additionally on Tuesday night, NDC Vice President and city consultant Justin Levitt repeated his presentation from the first public hearing on Aug. 15, taking questions from councilmembers and providing updates from work completed since that meeting.

Levitt announced the creation of a “one-page kit” the public can use to develop their own draft map of San Clemente, which was expected to be released on Wednesday, Sept. 6.

“We’ve divided the city into about 100 different areas with different populations, all the way from zero-population areas that are commercial or industrial, all the way up to some areas that were hard to split, that have maybe 1,000 or so residents,” he said.

The goal is for people to add up the areas to reach targeted district populations of roughly 16,100 people, Levitt added. Districts must also be geographically contiguous, and their boundaries must be easily identifiable and understandable by residents.

Residents can access the participation kit on the city’s website, san-clemente.org, at a link under the City Clerk Services tab titled “District Elections.”

City Clerk Laura Campagnolo spoke about the city’s efforts to engage in outreach. Informational flyers and blank maps were expected to be placed at city facilities on Wednesday, and the public can submit maps to the clerk through email, in-person drop-off, or regular mail.

By Sept. 21, all maps created by the public and NDC will be placed on the city website.

The third public hearing, to discuss draft maps and the sequence of elections, will occur on Oct. 3, followed by a fourth on Oct. 17, and a potential fifth during that same meeting to introduce an ordinance for by-district elections.

Adoption would occur on Nov. 7. DP

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Clarence Lobo Elementary, Recess Project Seek to Fundraise for Accessible Playground

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Seeking to build a playground that would be accessible for all students at Clarence Lobo Elementary, the school plans to host a lemonade stand on Friday, Sept. 8, at the Beach Kids Therapy Center at 100 Calle Amanecer.

Participants will receive free lemonade, cookies, and popcorn in return for donating to the school’s cause. Lobo Elementary aims to raise an initial $100,000 to help fund the process of tearing down its existing playground and constructing a new, inclusive playground.

The school is partnering with The Recess Project, a new nonprofit organization aimed at creating more inclusive recess periods for schools by providing equipment. It has already committed to donating between $17,000 and $25,000 of new playground equipment.

Michelle Zeigler, a parent and PTA board member at the school who is leading the fundraising campaign, said the push began after she was introduced to another mother, Amanda Hicks. Hicks had long desired to bring accessibility to the school’s playground but didn’t know which direction to follow.

The new facility would better serve students with special needs, within the Success Through Academic Readiness and Social Skills (STARS) and Supporting Early Academic and Language Skills (SEALS) programs at Lobo Elementary.

LOSSAN Corridor Agency, Pacific Surfliner Promote September as Rail Safety Month

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

With this past Friday marking the start of September and the beginning of Rail Safety Month, the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency announced on Aug. 31 an initiative to enhance safety near railroad tracks.

Operation Safe Surfs will use several strategies intended to reduce pedestrian and vehicle incidents near the railroad tracks and increase awareness of rail safety.

“I didn’t know (about those students); that’s not where my focus was,” Zeigler said. “I thought to myself, ‘You’re right. This isn’t right.’ We have kids in wheelchairs, we have kids with disabilities, and where do they go? Where do they play? What do we do for them?”

Hicks did more research and eventually found The Recess Project, and she reached out to Zeigler, who handled social media for the PTA. After receiving the PTA’s approval, Zeigler posted about Lobo Elementary’s entry into a competition to receive help from the nonprofit.

“We ended up posting our first post in June and started educating our little community, saying, ‘Hey, vote our school, vote our school, vote our school,’” Zeigler recalled. “We were doing that throughout the month of June, and in July (was) when we learned that we won the nomination.”

The Recess Project will provide a merrygo-round with wheelchair accessibility and a “quiet zone” accessible equipment piece, in addition to coordinating with the Capistrano Unified School District to place accessible flooring, not wood chips, under the new pieces.

As the 2023-2024 school year began, Zeigler said the proponents realized they were intent on getting a brand new playground to replace the aging facility that was more than 30 years old.

Moving forward, the PTA will not be

involved in the fundraising process, but The Recess Project will, as it has begun a campaign of lemonade stands across the country. All proceeds will go toward supporting Lobo Elementary.

“Their first goal is $10,000, and they are currently at $7,900,” said Zeigler. “That’s all through the lemonade stand. Then, when the fall comes, which is coming up shortly, they’ll do a fall fundraising campaign.”

She added that it was “amazing” to see children in places such as Texas and Wisconsin helping to benefit the school.

Friday’s lemonade stand has a goal of $1,000, Zeigler said, for which they’ve already raised $250. Her connection with the host for the event, Beach Kids, is through her son Van’s time attending the occupational therapy center, as her son has sensory-processing issues and Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder.

“I reached out to the Beach Kids facilities director and I said, ‘We’re going to host a lemonade stand, (and) I would love to do it on your guys’ grounds,’” Zeigler recalled.

make a meaningful difference for our communities.”

The methods include advertising digitally about safety to counties where incidents are the most common–through cell phones, streaming platforms and television–and installing signs near high-risk areas of the railroad, as well as providing outreach to unhoused persons in the form of rail safety information and care packages.

“She said, ‘Absolutely, that would be amazing, because we have a lot of students who attend Beach Kids for their (physical therapy) and (occupational therapy).’”

Seeing their push for a new playground succeed would be significant for the concept of inclusivity, she added, and would fulfill what the vision of a playground should be, as a place where no one could be excluded because of the circumstances they face. Zeigler said every school should have a similar type of facility, and it would be the first San Clemente school to have one.

“It would be huge for our community,” she said, adding: “Just like Courtney’s Sandcastle was for Orange County, I think that we would be the pioneers for other schools to think outside of the box and to think, ‘Oh, we’re going to put in a new playground; it’s time.’”

The lemonade stand event will be open from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Friday, and donations can be made through cash or Venmo.

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every three hours in the United States, adding that 95% of incidents occur because the victim misunderstands a train’s noise level and speed.

It also advises people to only cross railroad tracks at designated locations and obey all posted signs; to not walk, jog, stand or take photos on or next to tracks; and to avoid activities that would prevent someone from hearing an oncoming train.

“Rail safety is an important priority for our agency,” said Jewel Edson, chair of the LOSSAN Agency Board of Directors. “With Operation Safe Surfs, we’re not only expanding rail safety, but also providing support to our most vulnerable populations. We are confident that this initiative will save lives and

According to a release about the initiative, an analysis of incident data along the LOSSAN corridor indicated that certain sections of the railroad saw higher numbers of pedestrian and vehicle incidents, such as near Oceanside, Solana Beach, and Fullerton. That research prompted the project’s development.

The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner’s webpage on Rail Safety Month states a person or vehicle is struck by a train

To report suspicious activity, items or people to the Amtrak Police Department, approach a uniformed officer, call 800.331.0008 or 911, or text 27311. Metrolink passengers can contact Metrolink’s Security Operations Center at 866.640.5190.

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A lemonade stand at the Beach Kids Therapy Center looks to receive $1,000 in donations on Friday, Sept. 8, as proceeds will help Clarence Lobo Elementary’s campaign to raise money for a new accessible playground. Photo: Courtesy of Miguel Á. Padriñán/Pexels

In recognizing September as Rail Safety Month, the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency announced Operation Safe Surfs, intended to reduce incidents near railroad tracks.

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GUEST OPINION | By Mandy Sackett & Henry Chou of Surfrider Foundation

The Railroad in South San Clemente Must Move O the Beach

San Clemente beaches are shrinking—especially north of the Cottons surf break to Cypress Shores HOA, where up to 26,000 tons of boulders have been sitting on public land and eroding the beach.

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is responsible for funding and implementing transit projects. After a series of several erosion episodes near Cypress Shores, OCTA placed an enormous pile of boulders on the beach. Now, it should be focusing on the long-term solution of relocating the vulnerable railway o the beach.

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OCTA started placing boulders on the beach in the winter of 2021 as an emergency measure to protect the tracks from a storm surge that threatened service and the rail line. Now— four emergency permits and thousands of tons of additional placed rocks later—OCTA is assuming the same Band-Aid solutions will serve as a feasible strategy for keeping the railroad operating into the future.

The emergency armoring and adjacent length of track are disrupting natural sand flow, causing sediment loss and the erosion of the beach. The resulting smaller (and in certain places, nonexistent) beach means less public land to walk across and on which to lay a towel.

Eroded beaches also threaten access—it is already no longer possible to cross the beach south to north from Trestles, or to jump out into the water on a high tide. Many of the beach breaks in front of the riprap are also swamped in refraction caused by the infrastructure.

levels expected to rise another 3 feet in the next few decades, eventually, no amount of riprap will protect the rail line from storm damage and forced closures.

In San Diego, rail managers at SANDAG recently pondered a similar future with respect to sections of railroad running along coastal blu s in Del Mar that are eroding at an accelerated pace because of sea-level rise.

Though moving a 5-mile stretch of railroad is currently projected to cost $3 billion, this was ultimately determined to be cheaper than the alternative of leaving the line in place. SANDAG has committed to relocating the train inland by 2035.

OCTA should similarly commit to inland relocation of the rail in south San Clemente, and to take its riprap with it. In the coming months, the California Coastal Commission will be reviewing OCTA’s application for a coastal development permit to instead retain the

emergency armoring indefinitely.

This is also an opportunity for locals to tell OCTA and the CCC that the railroad should be moved inland to restore the beach north of Trestles and to study the e ects of the riprap on Trestles over time.

In the meantime, the public should be compensated for loss of coastal access and public beach space. A living shoreline that builds resilience while keeping towel space, as well as a north-south access trail along the rail line, are reasonable mitigation options that could be established while longer-term relocation is pursued.

Mandy Sackett is the Senior California Policy Coordinator for Surfrider Foundation. She works out of Surfrider’s HQ o ce in San Clemente, focused on protecting California’s coast from rising seas and for all people. Henry Chou is the Chair of the Surfrider Foundation South Orange County Chapter. The chapter has been fighting to protect South County’s coast for over 30 years, including the 15-year campaign to Save Trestles. DP

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Relocating the rail o the coast presents a rare opportunity to preserve coastal access, the beach, and waves in San Clemente. Beaches all across our city are narrowing because of the natural sand dynamics, damming and blu armoring that impounds natural sand flow, and the shore’s unavoidable march inland caused by sea-level rise.

While many of these are daunting problems to manage, it is actually feasible for a public agency such as OCTA to relocate public infrastructure inland in order to remove its threat to the public interest along the coast.

Such a move is necessary in the long run for OCTA in order to preserve the viability of the line anyway. With sea

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The List

What’s going on in and around town this week

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FRIDAY | 8

FARMERS MARKET IN SAN JUAN

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Enjoy the farmers market in town every Friday. Check out the produce, breads, cheeses, artisan craft vendors, and more. Farmakis Farms, 29932 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.364.1270. farmakisfarms.com.

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.

YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT THE NOBLE PATH FOUNDATION

4:30 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. There will be an improv lesson from 4:30-5:30 p.m., and TGIF Night starting at 6 p.m.—the theme being video games on numerous consoles. The Noble Path Foundation, 420 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.234.7259. thenoblepathfoundation.org.

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE

8 p.m. Enjoy some rollicking sounds over dinner at this intimate and popular South Orange County venue. Yacht rock band Yachty By Nature will perform. Tickets are $25. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

SATURDAY | 9

DANA POINT NATURE INTERPRETIVE CENTER DOCENT WALK

9-11 a.m. Join the Dana Point Nature In-

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FRIDAY | OCEAN INSTITUTE’S 39TH ANNUAL MARITIME FESTIVAL

3:30 p.m. Join the Ocean Institute in celebration of California’s rich maritime history with staged cannon battles, tall ship tours and educational activities. The three-day event includes visiting Tall Ships, simulated Cannon Battles, a Pirate and Mermaid Ball, Beer Garden, Mermaids Swim Shows, Pirate School, Reenactors and Sailor Camp, vendors, live music, food trucks and more. Festivities kick off on Friday with simulated cannon battles at sea from 3:30-8 p.m., followed by the Sails n’ Ales event, where guests can enjoy craft beers and live music by Rogues in Xile. Proceeds from the weekend will support the nonprofit’s ocean education programs. For a full schedule of the weekend’s events, visit maritime-fest.org. Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

terpretive Center and learn more about the plants and animals that are found on the Dana Point Headlands. The walk is approximately 1½ hours and covers endemic rare and endangered plants and animals. RSVP required. Sign up inside the Nature Interpretive Center, 34558 Scenic Drive, Dana Point. 949.248.3527. dpnaturalresources@danapoint.org.

SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE

9-11 a.m. South OC Cars and Coffee, dubbed the world’s biggest weekly car meet, attracts a mix of 500-1,000 hypercars, supercars, exotics, vintage, classic, muscle and sports cars, hot rods, rat rods, pickups, 4x4s and motorcycles. No cars in before 8:30 a.m. Cars should enter and leave slowly and quietly—no revving, speeding or burnouts. The Outlets at San Clemente, 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.

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.

HIRING FAIR

9 a.m.-1 p.m. At the City of San Clemente’s Hiring Fair, candidates will be able to apply on-site, do an interview, receive a conditional offer, and complete preliminary onboarding with Human Resources. Please note, for aquatic positions, there will be a swim test portion. The swim

test will include a 300-meter swim in under 5 minutes and 30 seconds, a 2-minute water tread, and the retrieval of a 10-pound brick from a depth of 14 feet. Go prepared with your swimsuit and towel for the swim test and a change of clothes for the interview portion of the hiring fair. For the Human Resources onboarding process, candidates will need to bring a photo ID. Candidates under 18 years of age are required to have a parent or guardian present during the course of the hiring fair and will need to obtain a work permit once hired. All hired staff will receive a free swim pass to all city pools, paid sick leave, and flexible hours. San Clemente Aquatics Center, 987 Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. 949.429.8797. san-clemente.org/jobs.

TABLE TENNIS SATURDAYS

10 a.m.-noon. Intermediate to advanced players who are at least 45 years old are invited to play table tennis at the Shorecliffs Terrace Mobile Home Park every Saturday for free. Shorecliffs Terrace, 3000 Calle Nuevo, San Clemente. 949.481.2275.

LIVE MUSIC AT TREVOR’S

11a.m. Husband-and-wife acoustic duo

3 Mile Radius will perform with singer Kara Brouelette. Enjoy the entertainment on the outdoor patio while you chow down on food and sip drinks. Trevor’s at the Tracks, 26701 Verdugo Street, San Juan Capistrano. 949.493.9593. trevorsatthetracks.com.

COMEDY AT THE CABRILLO

6:15 p.m. Lyricjim Productions presents comedy headliner Erica Rhodes (ABC, Fox, HBO) along with Jenelle Van de Mortel (Flappers, Comedy Chateau, Z

Playhouse); Ben Thompson (Comedy Store, Rec Room, Z Playhouse); and Jim Andritch (Comedy Store, Improv City, Rec Room). Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.0465. cabrilloplayhouse.org.

PIRATE AND MERMAID BALL: A MURDER MYSTERY MASQUERADE

6:30-11 p.m. Join the Ocean Institute for a Fundraising Gala. Dress up like a pirate or mermaid, polish your sleuthing skills, and immerse yourself in the magic and mystery at the second Pirate & Mermaid Ball. Suggested attire is pirate or mermaid fashions and masquerade masks. Will you be crowned best-dressed? Wear your best pirate and mermaid fashions to find out. Let your swords and shells speak for themselves. The event, part of the institute’s Maritime Festival, is a murder mystery masquerade featuring a gourmet sit-down dinner, silent and live auctions, paddle-raise, live music, dancing, and—the focus of the night—solving the murder mystery. It’s a whodunit designed to raise funds for ocean education. General admission is $300. The Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org. maritime-fest.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. Doug Starks—Higherground will perform the music of Stevie Wonder. Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

SUNDAY | 10

SAN CLEMENTE FARMERS MARKET

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables and artisanal goods from organic growers along Avenida Del Mar. 949 361 8200. san-clemente.org.

DOG DENTAL CLEANING

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Qualified Pet Dental is hosting this non-anesthetic teeth cleaning for dogs and cats, giving them fresh breath and clean teeth in less than an hour. A veterinary screening/exam is required. Appointments are limited. Pets Plus-Ocean View Plaza, 638 Camino de los Mares, #A-140, San Clemente. 949.496.8400. qualifiedpetdental.com.

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STAGE AT THE COACH HOUSE:

Samantha Fish Turns Rock on Its Head with ‘Faster’

BY AARON IRONS

When it comes to guitar-slinging sorcery with style, Samantha Fish is in a class all her own. The multi-award-winning, Missouri-born performer has made a career out of boldly inhabiting the intersections of blues, soul, and rock ‘n’ roll, and with her 2021 album, Faster, Fish sweetened the deal with bold splashes of pop, funk, and even a killer dose of Kansas City hip-hop.

Always the musical adventurer, Fish recently teamed up with Texas six-string maestro Jesse Dayton on a full-length

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MONDAY | 11

BRIDGE GAME

12:30 p.m. The South Orange County Bridge Club hosts bridge games, Monday through Saturday. The club is a nonprofit owned by the members and welcomes people to use their minds and develop new friendships. They also offer classes for bridge players of different levels. 31461 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 205, San Juan Capistrano. galesenter@cox.net.

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.

‘OUT OF THE SHADOWS’ 5:30-7:30 p.m. Join youth mentor and rehabilitated drug addict Billy Reynolds as he shares his personal perspective on the nation’s drug crisis. Reynolds is the vice president of RecoverU, a nonprofit rehabilitation center in San Clemente. Capo Beach Church, 25975 Domingo Ave, Capistrano Beach. recoveruoc.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.

album of original material titled Death Wish Blues, which arrived on May 19.

Fish and Dayton spent the summer playing shows together, but now Fish is back on the road. She’ll play The Coach House on Wednesday, Sept. 13.

The set figures to feature a good cross section of songs from across what is now a lengthy and successful career.

TMG: You flirted with some of these sounds on the album Kill or Be Kind, but stylistically, you really changed jackets on Faster. Tell us about the shift and working with Martin Ki-

TUESDAY | 12

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 | 13

BINGO AT THE SENIOR CENTER

1:30 p.m. Every Wednesday, the Dorothy Visser Senior Center will host Bingo. The center will begin selling cards at 1 p.m., with the game starting promptly at 1:30. The buy-in is $12 for 10 games with four cards and a special pick-your-number game. For more information, contact the center at 949.498.3322. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente.

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.

SAN O PARKS FOUNDATION SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES: RICK DELANTY

5:30 p.m. Rick Delanty, inspired by the evidence of God’s supernatural presence in nature, shares his travels seeking wonder and beauty in surrounding landscapes. There will be a hosted reception and gallery exhibit viewing. Local favorites Hans

erszenbaum.

SF: It’s funny you bring up that we were flirting with those sounds on Kill or Be Kind, because I think I was definitely inching toward something like that. Those songs had very melodic-based hooks, kind of like blues foundations, but with pop hooks. Martin took that and just elevated it. He’s an incredible pop producer. He’s done some of my favorite pop acts. He produced Lady Gaga’s The Fame, which I think is an amazing album.

It was something I had definitely been flirting with prior to that, but (we were) just taking the blues and seeing if we could collide it with another genre in a way that made for massive hooks and catchy songs that people could feel and dance to.

Comin’ out of the pandemic with a record like that—out of a time that

and Janine will perform. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door if seats are available. delanty.eventbrite.com. Historic Cottage at San Clemente State Beach, 225 Avenida Calafia, San Clemente. sanoparks.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.

TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE BREWHOUSE

6:30-8:30 p.m. The BrewHouse hosts a trivia night every Wednesday. Test your knowledge with friends or show up solo and join a team. The BrewHouse, 31896 Plaza Drive, Suite D3, San Juan Capistrano. 949.481.6181. brewhousesjc.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.

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE

8 p.m. Enjoy some rollicking sounds over dinner at this intimate and popular South Orange County venue. Blues artist Samantha Fishwill perform. Tickets are $35. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930.

wasn’t really fun at all—coming out with something that was so energetic got me up and going, and that was what I wanted to do for everybody else.

When I was writing Faster, it was kicking off the pandemic, and we were all in the dark, not really knowing how things were going to go or how long it was going to last. Like everybody else, I fell into this depression state, and I was writing a lot of darker stuff. But when I started working with Martin, he had such a positive, enthusiastic energy about him, it was hard to not feel optimistic about the art and what I could do with it. That was a massive gift that Martin gave to me, which was a boost of positivity at a time when I didn’t really have a lot of that going on.

TMG: With the different experimentation that you’ve done with your past

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OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS

8-10 p.m. Knuckleheads is open for food, drinks and live music. Performers of all skill levels are welcome. If you are a musician, do stand-up comedy or the spoken word, this is the place to be on Wednesday nights. So, come down, grab a drink and go for it. Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com.

THURSDAY | 14

PACIFIC SYMPHONY

6:30-8 p.m. The Pacific Symphony will perform outside of San Clemente’s senior center, in the parking lot off Avenida Rosa. Guests should bring food and drink to enjoy during the concert, and should also arrive early to get a good seat. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente.

BIOLUMINESCENCE NIGHT CRUISE

8:30-10:30 p.m. Learn about the remarkable ability of some marine animals to glow in the dark and witness the curiously beautiful phenomenon. A meter net is deployed 600 feet deep to capture thousands of these drifting organisms, which have the ability to make their own light. The Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE

8 p.m. Enjoy some rollicking sounds over dinner at this intimate and popular South Orange County venue. Johnny Cash tribute artist The Man in Black will perform. Tickets are $35. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.DP

few albums, is being pigeonholed as a blues guitarist a concern for you?

SF: Really, since the Wild Heart record, every record has been a little conceptualized—a different theme sonically.

Chills & Fever, we took it to a different era with brass. We went to Detroit and did a lot of soul songs from the ’50s and ’60s. We remade them in a contemporary way with urgent guitars and this band called the Detroit Cobras, which was a rock band that does a lot of those R&B covers, too.

After that, I did Belle of the West and further on with Kill or Be Kind, so I’ve always felt like an album is an opportunity to reinvent yourself and to flip the narrative on its head a little bit.

People get an idea of exactly who you are and exactly what you’re going to be doing next, but as an artist, it feels good to be able to have the freedom to change and go wherever the art pulls you to.

At the end of the day, that’s what’s driving the bus, and I’m just trying to chase it down and write good songs.

TMG: “Loud,” the collaboration with rapper Tech N9ne on Faster ... Initially, I would not have thought so, but that really comes across as one of the most organic tracks on the album. It’s a wonderful amalgamation of styles starting with that ’50s, dreamy pop intro, and then you just kick it into high gear with the metal fuzz, and the hip-hop ties it all together. Whose idea was that?

SF: This idea scared me so bad! Me and Martin, we first met up in Kansas City to co-write, and Tech lent us one of his writing spaces. They have a big complex out there with Strange Music, and Martin just flippantly tossed the idea out like, “Hey, what if we get Tech on one of these songs?” I just laughed, like, ‘He would never in a million years! He’s not gonna say yes!’

Martin’s like, ‘I think he will.’ So, he asked him, and Tech was down—I was shocked! I’ve been aware of him since I was a kid. There were massive billboards erected all over Kansas City with Tech on them. He’s a hero and a legend—not just in Kansas City, but around the world. He’s one of the best in the game. It tickled the Kansas City kid in me. He just killed it, man—he killed his portion of that song! We got to perform it together one time live in Kansas City. That really was my head nod to Kansas City and my people there.

I knew that they would love that, and I think it was a good opportunity to say, “We like to mix these genres. This all belongs together. Music is universal.” We can mix rap and R&B and rock ‘n’ roll and blues and country, and it works!”

TMG: It was a writing session that brought you and Jesse Dayton together, as well. On the EP that preceded the Death Wish Blues album, The Stardust Sessions, you do a cover of Vince Taylor’s “Brand New Cadillac.” How did you come to record that particular song?

SF: Initially, I’d seen (Jesse) in January of last year, and we had talked about doing this project together. He came in for a writing session and toward the end of the writing session, my manager called us both and said, “I booked a studio. You guys figure out a couple songs that you want to throw down.”

It was low-pressure. “We just want to see how it goes. Pick out a few songs that you feel like encompass the aesthetic

and the vibe and the inspiration of what you’re trying to do.”

We picked Magic Sam’s “Feelin’ Good,” which is this burning blues number. Jesse played me this live version of him doing it in Belgium, and it was just blow-your-hair-back good. I brought in a Townes Van Zandt song (“I’ll Be Here in the Morning”), because Jesse’s an amazing outlaw country musician, and I wanted to really showcase us singing together in a delicate fashion.

“Brand New Cadillac”... We wanted to do something that mixed punk, rock, blues, and all our different styles together for this specific project. We tried to choose songs carefully that would express that. I didn’t know that it would go over so well, but the label loved it and wanted to put it out as an EP, so it’s a cherry on top. DP

SHOW DETAILS:

What: Samantha Fish

When: Wednesday, Sept. 13. 8 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m.

Where: 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano

For tickets or more info: thecoachhouse.com. Tickets start at $35.

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Samantha Fish will perform on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano.

Photo: Courtesy of Daniel Sands

Why Do We Cross the Road? To Get a Chicken Dinner

Count the ways to enjoy chicken during September’s National Chicken Month.

No wonder there’s a national chicken month. Chicken is such a versatile ingredient that it deserves a tip of the hat, a deep bow, and a snap-to salute. September is the month to celebrate chicken. So many dishes. So little time.

Chicken can be a casual food or be part of a traditional American meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And, of course, chicken dishes also bring global flavor from Italian, Thai and Peruvian to Japanese. Chicken knows no borders. We all have the quick favorite chicken go-to. Fried chicken remains popular such as KFC in San Juan Capistrano or Chickfil-A at Outlets at San Clemente and Plaza Del Obispo in San Juan Capistrano.

Or chow down on fire-grilled chicken at El Pollo Loco in Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente. Chicken wings provide another quick chicken fix including locations such as Wing Stop in San Clemente.

Apparently, the newest TikTok to follow is Chicken Check In, the Tik Tok account of the National Chicken Council. It focuses

on nutrition, sustainability and animal safety: tiktok.com@chickencheck.in.

Here’s a refresher on dishes to savor during National Chicken Month and beyond. Naturally, this is a short list of options.

Mediterranean taste

Luna Grill, 32525 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. 949.481.6800. lunagrill.com.

Mediterranean cuisine brings out the chicken kabobs and chicken pita sandwiches. At Luna, the Greek seasoned chicken can be served with basmati rice and various Greek sauces.

Japanese touch

Maki Yaki Japanese, 34119 PCH, Dana Point. 949.234-1235. makiyakijapanese.com.

It’s not all about sushi. Popular chicken dishes include chicken cutlet plate with panko breaded chicken and a Bento chicken breast prepared teriyaki style served with salad, California roll, steamed rice and miso soup.

Traditional American dish Tavern at the Mission,26860 Old Mission Road, San Juan Capistrano. 949.240.2229.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Italian style Fratello’s, 647 Camino de los Mares, San Clemente. 949.661.5200. fratellosonline.com.

Chicken Italian-style ranges from Chicken Marsala with sauteed mushrooms in a Marsala wine sauce and the equally as famous Chicken Piccata in white wine, garlic, lemon and capers.

The Dolph House, built in 1914 for Blanche Dolph, was Capistrano By The Sea Hospital for decades, and it is now again a private residence. 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

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Orange County restaurateur David Wilhelm and partner Gregg Solomon bring a traditional dish to the menu with D’s honey buttermilk fried chicken served as a main meal with mashed potatoes, Blue Lake green beans and thyme cream gravy or served as a fried chicken sandwich.

The buttermilk fried chicken as a brunch entrée is served with malted waffles. Take your pick.

Peruvian flavor

Inka Mama’s, 111 W. Avenida Palizada (Old Town Plaza), San Clemente. 949.312.2423. inkamamas.com/san-clemente.

A chicken menu standout is arroz con pollo: chicken stewed in a cilantro, onion and garlic sauce and served with cilantro-infused rice and pickled red onions.

Another example of chicken Peruvian-style is Verde Pollo, a chicken breast filet smothered in garlic, lightly breaded and pan-fried (served with pasta in spinach and basil cream sauce).

Other choices for the chicken include a variety of styles a la vodka, Parmigiana, saltimbocca (layered with prosciutto and provolone) and chicken Romano (artichoke, mushroom, onion).

Thai flair

Thai Paradise, 3551 Camino Mira Costa, San Clemente (bordering Capistrano Beach), 949.489.9914. thaiparadisesanclemente.com.

Flavors abound in the popular chicken Sa-Tay, seasoned chicken on skewers served with peanut sauce and a cucumber dip. Try the stuffed angel wings, Thai-style fried chicken wings stuffed with glass noodles and served with sweet chili sauce.

Cheryl Pruett is an award-winning journalist and editor, having covered Orange County city and county topics to the food scene for Orange County Register, Patch.com and local magazines. She has called Dana Point/Capistrano Beach home for more than 30 years.

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Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

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: Medium

Sudoku medium by Myles Mellor

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Courtesy of the Dana Point Historical Society

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EAT MY WORDS BY CHERYL PRUETT

2023

DANA HILLS FALL SPORTS SHOWCASE

For in-game updates, news and more for all the Dana Hills High School sports programs, follow us on Twitter @SouthOCSports and on Instagram @South_OC_Sports.

There are some winds of change this fall with a new sport and updrafts for some of Dana Hills High School’s top athletes.

Girls flag football makes its arrival in CIF-SS, and with an infusion from the Dolphins’ softball team, Dana Hills is joining the competition.

Both Dana Hills cross country teams are looking to defend their CIF-SS championships and enter the season with No. 1 rankings.

Girls volleyball and boys water polo have continued to build and look poised for deeper runs into the CIF-SS playoffs.

Let’s shine a light on some of the fall sports teams at Dana Hills High School:

GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL

Joining the roster of CIF-SS sports this fall is girls flag football, and the sport is already off to a roaring start in Southern California.

There are 114 schools participating across the CIF-Southern Section, including nearly every team in the Coast View Athletic Association and Capistrano Unified School District. San Clemente is the lone holdout of that grouping.

Much like the schedules, referee crews and just about everything else about this first season for the sport, Dana Hills’ program got started on the fly over the summer with impetus from the Dolphins’ softball team.

“Our softball girls are the ones that put it together,” Dana Hills softball and girls flag football coach Brandon Cosenza said. “They came up to me and said, ‘Hey, there’s flag football at the high schools next year, but we need a coach. Would you do it?’ If we had a team, I’d consider it, but they put it together.”

Cosenza, who was set to help out with the regular boys football team this fall before this effort, estimated the roster is about 80% softball girls, 15% soccer girls and then a smaller mix from other sports, including track. Only two girls

had played organized flag football previously, but Cosenza said even that was when those girls were “real young.”

Which means, again like the sport itself, everything about the program has had to start from scratch, including the girls’ knowledge of football terms, skills and formations. Even the smallest instincts of the game, like contesting balls in the air rather than sitting back to catch them, have had to be learned.

“I think they’re starting to get it, but it’s going to take a little while,” Cosenza said. We’re all still so new to this.”

Even for someone knowledgeable about the common game of football like Cosenza, there has been a lot of learning every week about the differences between flag football and tackle football.

First, the game is quick. There are two 20-minute halves with a running clock, except inside of two minutes, when there are more regular football stoppages. The game is also played 7-on-7, rather than with 11 players a side.

The field is only 80 yards long and 40 yards wide. First downs are gained in 20-yard increments, but it’s not always 1st-and-20. Drives start on the 20-yard line, which means teams have to reach the 40-yard line to earn another first down. However, the next first down line to gain is still the next 20-yard line. For example, if it’s 3rd-and-2 and a team gains seven yards, it isn’t 1st-and-20 from that new line of scrimmage. Since they would be five yards into that next 20-yard chunk, it would be 1st-and-15.

Also, on fourth down, teams either have the option to go for it or “punt,” with the ball simply being placed at the opposite 20-yard line instead of actually being kicked.

Beyond the logistics, there are differences in the game play. If teams are

within five yards of a first down or 10 yards from the end zone, those are “pass-only” zones, meaning no running plays can be called. Quarterbacks can only run once every four downs, unless the defensive team uses a double-blitz, and pass rushers must start beyond a designated line off the ball, not on the line of scrimmage.

All of that, and so much more, are what Dana Hills and a wide swath of new high school athletes are figuring out this fall.

Dana Hills is next at home on Wednesday, Sept. 13, against Westminster. The Dolphins will continue league play at San Juan Hills on Sept. 19, and Dana Hills will host the Stallions on Sept. 20.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Last season was a meteoric rise to the top for Dana Hills junior runner Evan Noonan.

As a freshman, Noonan finished 39th at the Orange County Championships, 62nd at the CIF-SS Division 2 Finals and 100th at the CIF State Championships. Then, as a sophomore, Noonan rocketed up the charts with a second-place finish at the Orange County Championships and wins at the CIF-SS Division 3 Finals and CIF State Championships.

With that sophomore campaign and a similarly splendid track season under his belt, Noonan now has expectations placed upon him and on the Dolphins as a whole, as Dana Hills enters the season ranked No. 1 in the CIF-SS Division 3 poll after capturing the CIF-SS champi-

onship last season.

While Noonan sets the pace, the Dolphins will be bolstered by seniors new and familiar.

Jayden Hernandez, a transfer from Godinez, joins Dana Hills, and his new Dolphins teammates will be acquainted with the senior’s work, as he won the Dana Hills Invitational by nine seconds last season. Garrett Woodruff also returns for his senior season with Dolphins after a strong track season in the spring.

Due to scheduling complications, the Dana Hills Invitational will not run this season, but the Dolphins will still run on big stages with the Woodbridge Invitational next Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15-16, at the Great Park in Irvine, the Clovis Invitational on Oct. 7 and the Orange County Championships on Oct. 13-14.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

It’s not just the Dana Hills boys who are grabbing headlines in the early season, as the Dana Hills girls also enter the 2023 campaign with high expectations.

The Dolphins girls are also ranked No. 1 in the CIF-SS Division 3 preseason

(Cont. on page 21)

(Left): Girls flag football is the newest sport in the CIF-Southern Section, and with an infusion from the Dana Hills softball team, the Dolphins have put a team on the field. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

(Bottom): Dana Hills junior Evan Noonan looks to follow up his meteoric sophomore season, in which he won CIFSS and CIF State titles. Photo: Jimmy Su Photography

poll after capturing their own CIF-SS championship last season. While Dana

Hills will be without graduated senior and reigning CIF-SS individual champion Allura Markow, the Dolphins are still built for success.

Take to the Skies

DHHS football passing attack clicks in win over Long Beach Wilson

t was a breakout game for the Dana Hills passing attack, as the Dolphins clobbered visiting Long Beach Wilson, 41-10, on Friday, Sept. 1.

Sophomore quarterback Jace Lowe stepped into the starting role for the first time this season and completed 11 of 19 passes for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Lowe jumped into varsity action last week after starting senior quarterback Myles Van Wyhe was taken out at halftime due to concussion protocols.

Senior tight end Nikolis Grguric–a Dana Hills basketball star who is in his first year playing football–led all receivers with 82 yards and a touchdown on four catches. Charlie Eckl, a sophomore, wasn’t far behind with 76 yards on four catches, including a touchdown pass from senior receiver Noah Kucera.

Kucera was all over the field for the Dolphins with a 32-yard touchdown pass, 43 yards receiving on four catches, plus 27 yards rushing and a touchdown on six carries. Sophomore running back Radley Geiss also scored on the ground and carried the ball 17 times for 48 yards.

While Dana Hills pushed out to a 41-0 lead at halftime, it was the Dolphins defense that ensured the runaway victory.

Senior strong safety Luther Kingston led the Dolphins with six tackles, including four solo tackles and a tacklefor-loss. Kingston also scooped up one of four fumble recoveries by Dana Hills. Seniors Cael Vincent, Cooper Walsh and Ryan Taylor also recovered fumbles.

Senior linebacker Noah Brown made an impact with three sacks and a forced fumble. Brown also recorded four solo tackles.

DOLPHINS FACE PHYSICAL ROAD TEST FRIDAY, SHORT WEEK NEXT THURSDAY

Dana Hills (2-1) will now aim for consistency as it travels to take on Esperanza (1-2) this Friday, Sept. 8, at Yorba Linda High School.

The Dolphins have won in blowouts, as expected over University and Long Beach Wilson, and despite a strong defensive front, Dana Hills couldn’t muster enough to take down Laguna

Taking the place as lead runner is junior Annie Ivarsson, who finished fifth at the CIF-SS Finals and 11th at the CIF State Championships last season. Ivarsson also advanced to the CIF-SS Masters Meet in the 1,600 in the spring.

Behind Ivarsson is a crop of senior runners who have stayed together through the cross country and track seasons in Cooper Murphy, Paige Scheer, Quinci Lott and Tessa Anderson.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

After a steady build of work over the past few seasons, the Dana Hills girls volleyball team looks ready to fly.

The Dolphins (10-3) have been fairly dominant in the early season and have earned a No. 6 ranking in CIF-SS Division 3. Dana Hills’ only three losses this season have come to ranked CIF-SS Division 1/2 opponents, including two losses to No. 10 JSerra. Of the Dolphins’ 10 wins, seven have been sweep victories.

Dana Hills opens its South Coast League schedule next Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Aliso Niguel and hosts Tesoro on Thursday, Sept. 14. The Dolphins are

at San Clemente on Sept. 19 and host San Juan Hills on Sept. 21. Aliso Niguel, San Clemente and San Juan Hills split the league title last season, with Aliso Niguel being the runner-up in CIF-SS Division 2 and San Clemente a quarterfinalist.

BOYS WATER POLO

Another team looking to further its postseason resume is the Dana Hills boys water polo team, and the Dolphins are off to a strong start.

Dana Hills, which opened the season on the CIF-SS Division 2 watch list, is 2-0 with wins over Tesoro, 12-7, and Laguna Hills, 14-8. Dana Hills next hosts El Toro in its South Coast League opener on Sept. 26.

Circled on the calendar are the Dolphins’ matches with rival San Clemente, with the Tritons playing host on Oct. 3 and the teams meeting at Dana Hills on Oct. 19. In a stunning turn, the Dolphins have now won two of the past three matches against San Clemente following a string of nine straight losses. DP

Beach.

That bears out in the early CalPreps computer rankings, which CIF-SS uses to determine the playoff divisions at the end of the season.

Dana Hills is currently No. 133 in the ratings, with Long Beach Wilson at No. 235, University at No. 232 and Laguna Beach at No. 119.

Based on the numbers, Dana Hills should beat No. 170 Esperanza, and it’s important that the Dolphins do handle the Aztecs to hold their position and keep up a consistent trend.

Esperanza opened the season with a nine-point loss to No. 123 Diamond Bar, followed up with a 25-0 win over No.

247 Walnut and lost at No. 135 Valencia last week, 40-30.

Despite the seeming gap in the computer rankings, Esperanza will provide a challenge for Dana Hills, as the Aztecs bring a physical rushing attack. Senior running back Aaron Forsgren averages nearly 200 yards per game on the ground and ran for 253 yards and three touchdowns last week against Valencia. The Dolphins will play on a short practice week next week, as Dana Hills stays on the road to play Woodbridge on Thursday, Sept. 14, at University High School in Irvine. Dana Hills returns home to host Canyon on Sept. 22. DP

Dana Hills finally had a breakout passing game, as sophomore Jace Lowe made his first start at quarterback and threw two touchdown passes. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

Dana Hills junior Annie Ivarsson (left) steps into the role of lead runner for the reigning CIF-SS champion Dolphins.

Photo: Jimmy Su Photography (Cont. from page 20)

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CITY OF DANA POINT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Dana Point to consider the following:

Coastal Development Permit CDP23-0034 and Site Development Permit SDP23-0024(M) at 32512 Seven Seas Drive: A request to permit the demolition of an existing single-story, single-family dwelling and construct a new 3,696 square foot one-story single-family dwelling with an attached 534 square foot, two-car garage and multiple landscape retaining and screen walls. The project is in the Coastal Overlay District as defined by the City’s Zoning Map and includes landscape retaining walls and freestanding screen walls which exceed requisite height limits; therefore, approval of a Coastal Development Permit and a Minor Site Development Permit are required, respectively.

Project Number: CDP23-0034; SDP23-0024(M)

Project Location: 32512 Seven Seas Drive

Applicant: Eyoh Design

Owner: Peter and Karen Burke

Environmental: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project is categorically exempt per Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 3 – Construction of Small Structures) since the project consists of the construction of a dwelling and walls.

Hearing Date: Monday September 25, 2023

Hearing Time: 6:00 PM (or as soon thereafter as possible)

Hearing Location: 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629 (Council Chambers)

All persons either favoring or opposing the subject project are invited to present their views to the Commission at this hearing.

Note: This project may be appealed to the City Council. If you challenge the action taken on this proposal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Dana Point prior to the public hearing. Any litigation related to this project may be subject to the 90-day statute of limitations set forth in California Government Code section 1094.6 and/or 65009. For further information, please contact Danny Giometti, Senior Planner at the City of Dana Point, Community Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, (949) 2483569.

CITY OF DANA POINT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Dana Point to consider the following:

Conditional Use Permit CUP22-0010 and Site Development Permit SDP22-0033 located at 26852

Calle Hermosa: A request to develop a vacant parcel with a two-story mixed-use structure featuring 2,825 square feet of first and second-story office space, and a 2,420 square foot residential Unit (SFD) on the second story in the Professional Residential (P/R) Zoning District in conjunction with a 632 square foot roof deck for the residential use and a 511 square foot roof deck for the office use. Ground-level parking under the second story is provided for office use and in an enclosed garage for the residential use. A Site Development Permit is required for the project and to allow an increase in lot coverage from 35 to 64 percent pursuant to Dana Point Zoning Code (DPZC) Section 9.13.030(d), Footnote (3), and to permit the construction of the

proposed roof decks pursuant to DPZC Section 9.05.230. A Conditional Use Permit is required to allow the second story residential dwelling as an accessory use in the P/R Zoning District.

Project Number: Conditional Use Permit CUP220010 and Site Development Permit SDP22-0033

Project Location: 26852 Calle Hermosa (APN: 123-355-15)

Applicant: Lule Hoda, AIA

Property Owner: EZ Properties, LLC

Environmental: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project is found to be Categorically Exempt per Section 15303(c) (Class 3 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) in that the project involves the construction of a commercial building that does not exceed 10,000 square feet in floor area on site zoned for such use, and does not involve the use of significant amounts of hazardous substances, and all necessary public services and facilities are available, and the surrounding area is not environmentally sensitive.

Hearing Date: September 25, 2023

Hearing Time: 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as possible)

Hearing Location: 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, California 92629 (Dana Point City Hall)

All persons either favoring or opposing this proposal are invited to present their views to the Commission at this hearing.

Note: This project may be appealed to the City Council. If you challenge the action taken on this proposal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Dana Point prior to the public hearing. Any litigation related to this project may be subject to the 90 day statute of limitations set forth in California Government Code section 1094.6 and/or 65009. For further information, please contact Alyssa Gonzalez, Assistant Planner, at the City of Dana Point, Community Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, (949) 248-3556.

CITY OF DANA POINT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Dana Point to consider the following:

Master Temporary Site Development Permit MTSDP23-0060 at 24040 Camino Del Avion (Project Social Restaurant): A request to permit up to twenty-four, non-consecutive special events consisting of live music at an existing restaurant. More specifically, the applicant requests permission for occasional live music events with a maximum of three performers, using a single amplifier for microphone and/or instrument on the back patio, facing the restaurant and parking lot. Live music would occur between 12:00 PM and 8:00 PM on either Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, to be reviewed and approved by City Staff at least 30 days in advance of each event.

Pursuant to section 9.39.070(d)(3), of the Dana Point Zoning Code a Master Temporary Site Development Permit subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission shall be required for multiple on-site events.

Project Number: Master Temporary Site Development Permit MTSDP23-0060

Project Location: 24040 Camino Del Avion, Suite J (APN: 672-482-13)

Applicant: Kortney Jones, General Manager of Project Social

Property Owner: NNN Realty Fund

Hearing Date: Monday September 25, 2023

Hearing Time: 6:00 PM (or as soon thereafter as

possible)

Hearing Location: 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629 (Council Chambers)

All persons either favoring or opposing the subject project are invited to present their views to the Commission at this hearing.

Note: This project may be appealed to the City Council. If you challenge the action taken on this proposal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Dana Point prior to the public hearing. Any litigation related to this project may be subject to the 90-day statute of limitations set forth in California Government Code section 1094.6 and/or 65009.

For further information, please contact Danny Giometti, Senior Planner at the City of Dana Point, Community Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, (949) 2483569.

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

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

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DANA POINT TIMES

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 hear-

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ing 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 petition 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 PETITION TO ADMINISTER ES-

TATE OF:

NANCY M. HUDSON

Case Number: 30-2023-01344357-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 NANCY

M. HUDSON

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

The Petition for Probate requests that BRIAN TUCKER 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: 10/12/2023 Time: 1:30 p.m. in Dept: CM06

b. Address of Court: Costa Mesa Justice Complex, 3390 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. 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: Kevin A. McKenzie, Swan, Carpenter, Wallis & McKenzie, PC, 26858 Cherry Hills Blvd, Sun City, CA 92586 PH: (951) 672-1881

Published in: Dana Point Times, September 8, 15, 22, 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 Corpo-

ration. 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 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 Re-

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vocable 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, 898-156-51, $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, 898-126-39, $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, 898-160-62, $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;

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CATCHING UP WITH GRIFFIN COLAPINTO

Colapinto talks world title dreams and what it would mean for San Clemente to bring the title home

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

At 25 years old, Griffin Colapinto wasn’t even born the last time a surfer from California won a world title. That surfer was Tom Curren, who won the last of his three world titles in 1990.

Fast-forward to the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals, and Colapinto could make some serious history this week.

Before all the action gets underway, the Dana Point Times caught up with Colapinto to see how he was handling the pressure and what he expects for finals day.

JH: It’s the morning of the final, you wake up at home and roll down to the same beach you’ve surfed your whole life with a chance to win the world title. Have you thought about the day?

Griffin Colapinto: Oh, yeah, I’ve already ran through that in my head. I just want to be myself and do what I do. I want to go down there, engage with the people, take in whatever compliments and excitement they may have.

I want to show them that I hear them and that I’m psyched and that we’re going to do this. Like, let’s frickin’ go!

I’m not the kind of person to put the headphones on and block everyone out. I want to absorb that energy and get super-amped. We’re all going to be there watching heats, and then when it’s my time to go, I can lock in.

But I want to make sure I enjoy the experience. I’m not really the serious type, so I’m just going to go down there and do my thing and see what happens.

JH: And what does that feel like, being from San Clemente and competing for a world title in your hometown?

GC: It feels pretty insane.

I’ll be the first-ever local San Clemente surfer to be going for a world title in the WSL Finals, so that’s pretty rad. And having it at my home break at Lowers, I couldn’t be more stoked.

It sounds like everyone’s coming down. I’m not really sure what to expect.

It could be pretty crazy.

JH: There have been a lot of worldclass surfers to emerge from this area over the years; you think about the legacy and what it means to be leading this next generation?

GC: Yeah, I’ve thought about that. It sounds pretty nuts.

The other day, I saw Archy (Matt Archbold) out at T-Street, and he was psyched for me and sounded like he’s going to come down and watch. Chris Ward, too; The Gudauskas brothers.

All these guys are getting psyched, and it gets me psyched. It’s a cool feeling.

JH: Plus, you’ve got your whole crew that you surf with every day: Kolohe (Andino), your brother, and that whole 2% Surf crew; you guys are all pushing each other. And it’s having a big impact?

GC: My brother Crosby is three years younger than me, and he and Cole (Houshmand) will be on Tour next year. And then there’s Kade (Matson) and Jett (Schilling), who I feel like they’re going to make it, too.

Kolohe kind of took me under his wing when I was younger, and now we’re all there supporting each other. We all want everyone to succeed, so we’re super open with what’s worked for us, and also try and talk about anything that’s going on.

That’s hard, because we’re going through the same things and have the same goals.

JH: You could be the first California surfer to win the world title since Tom Curren in 1990. Did you ever envision your name next to Curren, a three-time world champ?

GC: It’s psycho. I mean, to have your name there in the same conversation as Tom Curren, it’s pretty crazy.

But to be honest, maybe it’s not that surprising, because I’ve had this dream since I was a kid, since I started surfing. To win a world title, it was my original goal, and it’s what I’ve been going for my whole life.

I’ve always had this steady trajectory; there was never this fast spike where things changed overnight. There’s always been this steady pace, so I’m not really surprised that I’m in this position.

I’m just stoked to see that what I’ve been doing has been working and that I’ve been making this progress in my career.

I’m pretty sure at some point I’ll get a world title, whether that’s this year or five years from now, everyone’s got their time if you just keep working and never give up.

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. DP

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN SAN CLEMENTE

DURING THE RIP CURL WSL FINALS:

Friday, Sept. 8

Surf Market on the San Clemente library lawn from 1-6 p.m. It will feature surf artists, surf industry pop-ups, and live music from T-Street Zoo from 4-6 p.m. There will also be live music from the band Perfect Blend from 6-10 p.m. at H.H. Cotton’s, where 50% of all orders on the Heart of Maui will go to the Maui Relief Fund.

SURF FORECAST

Water Temperature: 68-70 Degrees F

Water Visibility: San Clemente: 3-5’

Catalina: 15-20’

Outlook: Modest SW/SSW swell tops out on Friday, mixing with old S swell leftovers. Tropical Cyclone Jova is expected to send SSE/S swell for at least Saturday-Sunday. Still abit of uncertainty as the storm strengthens but there is potential for solid waves late Saturday through Sunday morning. Conditions look favorable each morning over the weekend.

Saturday, Sept. 9

Live music at H.H. Cotton’s from 8-11 p.m. with San Clemente local band The Chordovas. Fifty percent of all orders on the Heart of Maui will go to the Maui Relief Fund.

Friday, Sept. 8, - Friday, Sept. 15 Downtown storefront decorating contest in which San Clemente residents will be voting for best decoration of downtown shops. A mural to celebrate local San Clemente surfer Griffin Colapinto is also presently being done in the heart of downtown on the side of H.H. Cotton’s.

San Clemente’s Griffin Colapinto is looking to make history in the coming week, as he’ll be competing in the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals and attempting to become the first Californian to win the world title since Tom Curren in 1990.

Photo: Courtesy of Aaron Huges/WSL

THE COACH HOUSE

OINGO BOINGO FORMER MEMBERS

11/1 RIDERS IN THE SKY (Acoustic Western coWBoY music And humor)

11/2 ZEBRA

11/3 LED ZEPAGAIN

11/4 LED ZEPAGAIN

11/5 BEN OTTEWELL / IAN BALL (of gomez)

11/8 RODNEY CROWELL

11/9 THE YOUNG DUBLINERS

11/10 WHICH ONE’S PINK?

11/11 WHICH ONE’S PINK?

11/12 WISHBONE ASH

11/15 LEONID & FRIENDS 11/16 LEONID & FRIENDS

FOGHAT

ABBAFAB (ABBA triBute)

COCO MONTOYA

QRST (Queen/rush/stYx triBute) 11/26 ARETHA Starring

Charity Lockhart 11/30 THE MUSICAL BOX 12/1 THE MUSICAL BOX

12/2 LEE ROCKER

12/8 GENE LOVES JEZEBEL BOW WOW WOW 12/16 GARY HOEY holidAY shoW

DAVID BENOIT

AMBROSIA holidAY shoW

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