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Christa Lapes, Hobie Surf Shop manager, says staff is “incredibly grateful for the community support” and eagerly awaits the day customers are permitted to shop inside the storefront again.

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Five things Dana Point should know this week Rep. Levin, OC Congressional Delegates Question OCHCA’s COVID-19 Testing THE LATEST: Representative Mike Levin led fellow Orange County Congressional delegates in sending a letter this week to OC Health Care Agency Director Clayton Chau regarding the disparity in the number of COVID-19 tests administered in Orange County compared to neighboring counties.

The letter—signed by Levin and Representatives Harley Rouda, Katie Porter, Gilbert Cisneros Jr., Alan Lowenthal, J. Luis Correa and Linda Sanchez—requests a briefing to better understand the factors contributing to the lower testing rate in Orange County so they may work together to address it.

The letter states that by May 11, Orange County had conducted 52,982 tests, while San Diego County had conducted 82,116 and Riverside County had conducted 73,149. Levin noted that San Diego County has a similar population to Orange County and that Riverside County is about onethird smaller in population.

By the next day, May 12, the updated coronavirus test totals were 54,769 in Orange County, 84,556 in San Diego County and 75,069 in Riverside County, according to the respective county health care agencies.

The letter asks Chau for a briefing to address questions about why Orange County has a lower testing rate and what steps are being taken to increase the testing volume.

“All levels of government must pursue the greatest testing volume possible,” said Levin.

“And we stand ready to assist with any federal resources needed to support your work.”

The letter also asks if OCHCA has spoken with other local public health agencies to exchange best practices.

State officials have set criteria for minimum daily testing of 1.5 per 1,000 residents—or 4,833 tests per day in Orange County, with a population of 3.2 million—a testing standard the state requires for businesses reopening that seems high to some members of the OC Board of Supervisors.

According to Orange County Public Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick, countywide lab capacity exists to test approximately 9,000 individuals per day. Labs are currently scaling up to meet changing demands, but supplies may still be a challenge as expansion occurs.

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The City of Dana Point removed itself from a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom in light of the state agreeing to reopen beaches in Dana Point. Photo: Lillian Boyd

als to be tested in accordance with state guidelines through hospitals, health care providers, and safety net services provided through the OC COVID-19 Testing Network and new state test sites,” Quick said, adding that Kaiser Permanente has sufficient lab capacity to manage testing for all 580,000 of its members.

During Quick’s presentation, OC Supervisor Don Wagner asked for Quick’s expertise to justify why a customer could go into a big box retailer such as Target or Walmart to buy shoes but not a small business.

“I can get curbside delivery of a pair of shoes if I go to a mom and pop store,” said Wagner. “I can buy the same pair of shoes if I go to a Costco, or a Walmart, or Target.

Is there any kind of medical justification that allows me to walk into a Target, or a Walmart or a Sam’s Club but not into a mom and pop shop?”

In response, Quick said she could not comment on the state’s orders to determine opening up curbside retail.

“I think, overall, any interaction we can cut down reduces a chance for transmission,” Quick said. “There is a potential risk in any sort of interaction, but as for the specifics for why the state is allowing some (businesses) and not others is not for me to comment on.”

Wagner proceeded to direct his questions to Chau on the agency’s approach to testing and meeting any benchmarks in order for businesses to reopen.

“Over the weekend, we tested 303 people. So we left 8,700 tests on the shelves,” Wagner said. “So when people are complaining we need more tests . . . the fact is, people are not accessing the tests, but they are available.”

Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, whose district includes Dana Point, took issue with the state’s requirements for testing.

“According to state criteria, they want

us to test 4,800 a day based on our current population in Orange County,” Bartlett said. “We’re not testing anywhere near that, because we don’t need to. We don’t have that many physician referrals. In order to meet that 4,800, we’d have to pull random people off the street. That tells you a lot about our county. . . . We’re doing very well, and we’ve flattened the curve.”

WHAT’S NEXT: Chau told the board his staff was working on putting together criteria for public-facing guidelines for expanded testing.

Bartlett’s office confirmed after the board meeting that she was aware of the letter from the Congressional delegates. “(Supervisor Bartlett) understands that HCA intends to engage with our Congressional delegation on the issues outlined in the letter,” spokesperson Pauline Colvin said in an email.—Lillian Boyd and Costa Pappas-Beavin

Proposed TCA Budget Results in $76.8 Million Reduction from FY 2020 THE LATEST: In order to address the impacts of COVID-19 and the subsequent drop in toll road users, a draft of a proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 results in a $76.8 million reduction compared to fiscal year 2020.

At the April 29, 2020 Joint Operations & Finance Committee Meeting, the San Joaquin Hills (SJHTCA) and Foothill/Eastern (F/ETCA) Transportation Corridor Agencies’ Boards of Directors discussed the first draft of a proposed budget.

A TCA press release described the proposal as a “conservative approach” that focuses on core operating necessities and reduced

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expenses. The budget, if approved, would still advance priority projects for the completion of the Oso Parkway Bridge and the 241/91 Express Connector while deferring toll rate increases to maintain usage levels.

“The proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget reduces costs where possible while identifying efficiencies that ensure our Agencies meet their obligation to bondholders despite the temporary drop in transactions and revenue due to COVID-19,” said SJHTCA Chairperson and Mission Viejo Mayor Pro Tem Trish Kelley.

The proposed Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget totals $289.5 million—$135 million for SJHTCA and $154.5 million for F/ ETCA—to fund operations and debt service on bonds issued to build the 51 miles of toll roads in Orange County and reflects a 51% reduction in operating and capital expenses compared to the FY20 budget.

“While we are financially stable, the Agencies are being fiscally prudent in developing next year’s budget, and staff will closely monitor progress as the economy recovers and our customers return to The Toll Roads,” said Samuel Johnson, Interim CEO of the Transportation Corridor Agencies.

The TCA boards will vote on the proposed budget at the Thursday, June 11 meeting.—LB

City of Dana Point Removes Itself from Lawsuit After Beaches Reopen THE LATEST: The City of Dana Point has removed itself from a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom after the state’s action to reopen beaches in Orange County. The announcement came on Thursday, May 7, after a controversial and confusing series of beach closures and reopenings.

“In response to the State’s swift action to approve openings, the city council has withdrawn from the beach access lawsuit filed against the State of California,” a city news release states. “The city’s goal was to be in the same position as other beach communities in the state, and have the ability to make local decisions regarding management of beach use and access during these difficult times.”

Prior to initially pursuing legal action, city council had held an emergency meeting on Thursday, April 30, in light of the governor’s announcement that day to close all beaches in Orange County. Municipalities up and down the state’s coastline had anticipated beach closures after a memo from the California Police Chiefs Association sent to police chiefs throughout the state was leaked to the press.

But Newsom clarified his stance after the release of that memo, saying, “We are going to do a hard close just in that part of the state, just that county.”

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EYE ON DP (Cont. from page 3) The emergency meeting was called in the spirit of the Brown Act, which defines “emergency” as threatened disruption to public facilities, City Attorney Patrick Muñoz said, adding that discussion on potential impacts as a result of protests was needed.

After meeting in closed session, Muñoz reported that the motion to participate in the lawsuit was brought forth by City Councilmember Debra Lewis and seconded by Councilmember Paul Wyatt.

“The City of Dana Point intends to get an injunction that challenges Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order to close all beaches in Orange County,” Muñoz said. “It would be a temporary restraining order on the beach closures.”

The motion passed, 4-1, with Lewis opposed.

In speaking to Lewis after the vote, she clarified that her motion was to make it clear that Dana Point, on its own, would be willing to be part of the litigation.

“This whole thing is just political theater,” Lewis said. “There’s that saying, ‘When they tell you it’s not about the money, it’s going to be about the money,’ and that’s how I felt. This decision was about money, not concern about people’s health.

This is a public health crisis. We need to be steered by the public health experts.

Not politicians who agree or disagree with various methods.”

In the complaint, the listed plaintiffs included Lido House and Balboa Bay Resort (both Newport Beach hotels), Pasea Hotel (a Huntington Beach hotel) and Lounge Group, LLC, in addition to the cities of Huntington Beach and Dana Point.

Lounge Group is an Orange Countybased food and beverage consulting firm.

According to the complaint, plaintiffs argued that Newsom’s order was a threat to local governments. “…Executive overreach applied in an arbitrary and capricious manner threatens the system of government guaranteed to the people of the State of California by the United States and California constitutions,” the complaint said. “By and through this action, Plaintiffs seek to limit the exercise of executive and governmental powers that threaten to turn the carefully crafted division of powers between the State and Local Governments on its head.”

On Friday, May 1, a judge denied the request from the cities of Dana Point and Huntington Beach to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Newsom’s directive to close county beaches.

Hon. Nathan Scott of the Orange County Superior Court felt that the court had limited time to consider the “very serious issues presented,” according to a City of Dana Point statement. Scott also said he felt compelled to defer to the state’s concerns about public health.

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St. Anne School held a food drive to fill the pantry at Illumination Foundation on Friday, May 8. Photo: Courtesy of St. Anne School

reopen beaches in Orange County.

Dana Point City Manager Mike Killebrew told Dana Point Times that Muñoz had offered to pursue the suit on behalf of the city pro bono, or without payment.

“This is a tough time where budgets are tight and everyone is taking a hit,” Muñoz said. “I wanted our office (Rutan & Tucker, LLP) to do its part in standing up for an issue that was significant to the community.”

Muñoz acknowledged there was discussion early on about other plaintiffs covering the legal fees.

“I didn’t want any perception that Dana Point was beholden to anyone else,” Muñoz. “I am loyal to Dana Point, and this was an opportunity for me to make a sacrifice in order to serve the city.”

All beaches in Dana Point are now open seven days a week, with standard hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and only for active, recreational use.

“The city will continue to work with our government partners and looks forward to the next phase of increased permitted activities of the beach,” a city release states.—LB

DP Launches Free Virtual Recreational Classes THE LATEST: The City of Dana Point’s Recreation Division has launched a Virtual Recreation and Resource Center,

with a number of classes and resources available at no cost.

Some of the online classes include a basketball clinic, drumming, belly dancing, and choreographed dances, with more classes to come soon.

“We realize that it can be challenging to stay safe at home, so we are so excited to be able to provide a place for our residents to still enjoy some of the popular classes offered by our recreation team while our physical facilities remain closed,” said Dana Point Recreation Manager Sherry Murphy.

The virtual recreation and resource center even provides a list of fun free programs from a number of outside resources, including the Pacific Marine Mammal live webcam and virtual art offerings from the Getty Museum, as well as many others. The site also provides links to local Dana Point resources and experts, including online sailing classes from Westwind Sailing and Play-Well TEKnologies Facebook page featuring fun projects for kids.

The City of Dana Point Recreation Division encourages residents to post activities to social media and use #DPRecAtHome in any post.—LB

St. Anne School Fills Pantry to Feed OC Families THE LATEST: On Friday, May 9, St. Anne Page 4

School in Laguna Niguel held its annual Food Drive and Inaugural Carpool Spirit Day St. Anne families drove their donations through a parade of teachers waving and holding signs before dropping them off to staff members wearing masks and gloves to unload. According to Ingrid Trenton, Director of St. Anne Daycare and organizer of the food drive, the school collected more food and much-needed supplies than in years past.

“I didn’t think we were going to collect the amount we did,” said Trenton.

“We were able to fill the whole pantry, which was empty, and more. Hundreds of people will be able to have food on the table because of our generous families.”

A large van and three cars filled with food traveled to the Illumination Foundation in Stanton on Friday evening and delivered the donations. In addition to food, donations of gift cards, masks, and hand sanitizer were delivered. Many of the donations were distributed that same day and immediately put food on the tables of those in need.

Illumination Foundation is a nondenominational, grassroots organization that works to address the crisis of homelessness in Orange County through integrated services that provide appropriate solutions.

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The meal-delivery program will help seniors at high risk of contracting the coronavirus stay at home and stay healthy by delivering three nutritious meals a day, seven days a week. It’s also expected to support local workers and stimulate the local economy by purchasing these meals from local businesses, according to an Age Well press release.

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Memorial Day Ceremony to be Broadcast from City Hall This year’s Memorial Day Ceremony will be broadcast live from Dana Point City Council Chambers on Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m.

Participants and speakers will be remoting calling in to the broadcast, as a result of social distancing restrictions. The broadcast can be viewed on channel 855 or on the City of Dana Point YouTube channel. Viewers can find a link to the broadcast at danapoint.org.

Last year, hundreds gathered at Pines Park in Capistrano Beach to honor military lives lost in battle in a special event organized by City of Dana Point and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9934. However, due to the stay-at-home order to curtail the spread of COVID-19, this year’s ceremony will implement social distancing guidelines to the city’s tradition.

In April, VFW Post 9934 merged with San Clemente VFW George E. Smith Post 7142 to now include more than 550 women and men who served overseas in hostile fire areas.

The San Clemente George Smith Post was founded in 1946 with a long history of outreach and support to our veterans. As a result of this consolidation, the Dana Point Post will be the largest, and most active, in the VFW Southern California District 2, said Wayne Yost, Post 9934’s commander.

Post 9934 continues to provide guidance to those veterans who need assistance processing their Veterans Affairs (VA) disability claims. For more information, visit vfwpost9934.org.

Beach Run Challenge and Cancer Walk Moved to August The American Cancer Society’s 5K Beach Run Challenge and Cancer Walk of Support, initially scheduled for this Saturday, May 16, at the beach near the San Clemente Pier, has been moved to Aug. 8 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

According to the event’s GoFundMe page, organizers intend to adapt social distancing guidelines, potentially changing the format for both the 5K run and beach walk by having rolling individual starts and timing.

The event “will be adapted to COVID compliance,” the event page said. “The health of every participant is a priority, (but) cancer doesn’t go on hold! It can’t be

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THE STATE'S GENERAL ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR SENIORS INCLUDE: • Age 65 or older or age 60-64 with certain high-risk health conditions • Must live alone or with one other program-eligible adult • Must not currently receive or have received in the past 30 days other federal and state nutrition programs, including Cal Fresh/SNAP or Older Americans Act Home Delivered Meals (Meals on Wheels) or Congregate Grab & Go meals through a senior or community center or other distribution location • Must receive no more than $74,940 in income for a household of one (1) and $101,460 for a household of two (2), which is 600% of the federal poverty limit City of Dana Point and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9934 organized last year’s Memorial Day service in Pines Park. This year, the event will be broadcast from Dana Point City Hall in order to adhere to social distancing directives. Photo: Lillian Boyd

postponed! Immune-compromised cancer patients appreciate our support more than ever!”

The event is meant to help support the ACS’s lifesaving research and local services for cancer patients in Orange County.

All of the proceeds will go to support the Relay for Life campaign.

Participants can choose to either run in the 5K Beach Run Challenge or walk with family and friends along the beach trail in the Walk of Support.

The 5K run will loop from Linda Lane to Calafia Beach and back. The walk will loop from the pier to Calafia and back on the beach trail. Participants can do a portion of the walk, or they simply can donate to the cause.

The 5K is for adults, 18 and older. A youth waiver with a parent’s signature will be required for anyone under 18 who is walking or volunteering.

More information on how to participate and donate for the event can be found at charity.gofundme.com/sc5krunwalk. Organizers encourage those looking to participate to check with the site periodically for updates, as it works with the city and ACS for the August event.

Bear Coast Coffee Raising Money to Deliver Coffee to Hospital Workers Bear Coast Coffee is requesting support

from the community in order to deliver coffee to hospital workers.

The team of baristas has been donating coffee to COVID-19 units, but it now hopes to expand to provide coffee to more hospital workers, including doctors, nurses, drivers and custodians.

“The pandemic has been life-altering,” said Jeff Clinard, owner of Bear Coast Coffee. “One thing we are sure of is that the people at the hospital have been working like crazy. All we want to do is get them some good coffee. But we need your help.”

Clinard plans on doing a large delivery of cold brew coffee, individually packed.

The coffee will be single-serve and not big, communal pots of coffee. Bear Coast staff plans to brew and bottle $4,500 worth of cold brew in one run.

To make a donation toward the cause, visit bearcoastcoffee.com.

Senior Food Program Launches, Runs Through June 10 As part of the effort to keep at-risk seniors nourished amid the challenges of COVID-19, nonprofit Age Well Senior Services, the exclusive provider of Meals on Wheels in South Orange County, has been appointed the exclusive South Orange County administrator for the Orange County Great Plates Delivered Program developed by Gov. Newsom’s office.

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• Must affirm an inability to prepare or obtain meals Cities served by Age Well for the program include Aliso Viejo, Capistrano Beach, Corona del Mar, Coto de Caza, Dana Point, Irvine, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Silverado and Trabuco Canyon.

Eligible seniors will be able to apply by visiting greatplates.agewellseniorservices.org.

The Great Plates Program will run through June 10, unless further extended by the state and county. Food providers are expected to be selected based on factors that include their ability to meet volume and nutritional standards, as well as prioritization of local jobs, worker retention, worker health and safety, as well as standards of equity and fairness in employment practices.

“Age Well is happy to be a part of this new program and are committed to making sure that no senior in our service area goes hungry,” said Steven G. Moyer, Age Well’s CEO. “We will not turn any seniors away, so we need your help so we can keep our seniors nourished and reassured that they are not forgotten in these uncertain times.”

Donations to Age Well can be made by visiting agewellseniorservices.org.

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GUEST OPINION: Health and Nutrition 101 by Gina Cousineau

Our Health and the New Normal

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rior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world faced other issues, including the mental health crisis and significant chronic diseases that have led to life-altering disabilities and deaths and are still major challenges that make us more vulnerable to this virus.

While we acclimate to social distancing, wearing masks in public and working/ schooling from home, many are still fighting the very things that can help us counter this disease and its harmful effects—our food and exercise choices.

While our busy lives typically kept us away from family and friends, along with focusing on our health, this pandemic halted life as we knew it, exacerbating these issues. With the opportunity to plan visits with loved ones currently taken away in the attempt to “flatten the curve,” we now long for those connections.

Kids will be the first to admit that snow days, or other scenarios, that might have keep them out of school for a day or two, were the best surprises ever. But after weeks of being forced to stay home, with video games no longer taboo and bedtimes eased, they miss their friends and their routines.

Human beings crave schedules and some sense of normalcy. From an early age, we seem to thrive by establishing habits that provide structure to our lives. Pre-COVID, we saw the overscheduling of activities, paired with overconsumption of social media, increasing anxiety and depression across the board.

As we combine this current crucible with establishing a new normal in so many areas in our lives, I will once again challenge you to consider moving toward a healthier approach with your food and fitness routines.

It is the perfect time for change.

As a nutrition and fitness professional, I have had the opportunity in the past few months to engage with people who previously didn’t have “time” to consider their nutrition and exercise pre-COVID— and for that, I could not be more thrilled.

So much of what I do with my clients involves psychology, the human mind and its attachment to HEALTH AND food, as well as physioloNUTRITION 101 gy—how the body reacts to

By Gina Cousineau the food it is provided. Before quarantine, many of my clients’ struggles with life’s daily challenges had them running to food to feel better. But as the public health crisis creates additional uncertainty, all bets are off, and using food and other substances for comfort is at an all-time high.

In life, we generally did a good job of directing our individual paths, but when obstacles get in our way, too many of us don’t have the tools to maneuver around them. This is where I talk about “controlling that which we can control.”

We can decide to use food, not only for

comfort, enjoying every morsel we put in our mouths, but also to drive our health. We can also choose to move our bodies in some capacity daily, improving our health in this way, as well.

It is not all or none; it is about “some.”

Some healthy habits are better than none, and there is no better time than now, since most of us have it in abundance right now.

So instead of waiting till Monday to start that new diet, depriving yourself of select food groups and restricting calories, I challenge you to do the following:

a service to assist local businesses that are choosing to remain open. Many also have other social media options to encourage customers that you will see on their websites.

Most of these businesses provide curbside pickup, while others also provide delivery service. Some provide both. Many of their websites show these options, along with showcasing their products and menus, and list their services. There are a few businesses you’ll need to call, but those are ramping up their online presence.

To be added to this free website, email info@retailtogodanapoint.com with your information and a photo from your business. This site is now live, and it is free to businesses.

When Dana Point gradually opens for business, there may still be limits for customers with requirement for social distancing. This site will provide a venue for the transition period to full occupancy.

On another matter: Since it appears most of the Dana Point City Council supports some manner of opening up Dana Point, it is my personal belief that the city council

could set the example, beginning by allowing a limited number of members of the public, while maintaining social distancing, to attend these meetings. As to the presence of city councilmembers, there may be a way to configure space for them in city council chambers that includes social distancing. Just a thought, in order that the city council may lead by example.

• Drink more water • Get more quality sleep • Exercise each day • Practice stress reduction • Eliminate soda • Say no to non-nutritive sweeteners • Stop purchasing highly processed foods Gina Cousineau works with clients virtually and is offering her services at no charge during the pandemic. Her extensive education with a BS in dietetics and MS in integrative and functional nutrition, chef training, and more than 30 years as a fitness professional, allow her to help clients with finding a practical nutrition that works for their lifestyle. You can reach her at mamag@ mamagslifestyle.com, 949.842.9975, and on Instagram and Facebook @mamagslifestyle. DP PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the DP Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@danapointtimes.com

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In light of the challenges Dana Point business community and residents are living through right now, and in light of how much I love the Dana Point community, we have developed a website, as a free service, to help local business transition until all is back toward normal. We present it as another option of the many that are already out there. We’ve begun with the Dana Point Lantern District and plan to add the Dana Point Harbor, Capistrano Beach, Monarch Beach and local shopping centers.

The website is retailtogodanapoint.com, where local retail businesses, including restaurants, are listed. This website listing is completely free and has been developed as

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STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS ABOUT CONTROL LISA HAZELTON, San Clemente

It’s not about compassion; it is about control. It is not compassionate to deprive people their livelihood, their ambition, their passion, their business or their profession. No amount of government money fills the soul with meaning and purpose.

It is control to close businesses and places of employment. It is about control to enforce the wearing of masks. There may have been a time early on, when we had to rely on models and experts, but now we danapointtimes.com

SOAPBOX have hard data. Now there is no other reason besides control.

Attorney General Barr affirmed that the Constitution is not suspended in times of crisis. There are no valid reasons here in California for the continued enforcement of self-isolation and social distancing. There are many compassionate reasons to reopen.

Government-mandated lockdown reduces herd immunity, which is needed to triumph over this virus. Compassion would encourage herd immunity. Control will demand vaccines.

Prolonged isolation is destroying our immune systems, putting our country’s citizens at risk for more illnesses besides this one particular virus.

Compassion would encourage healthy immunity systems, by going out in public, interacting considerately and wisely with our communities, enjoying nature, being active, getting plenty of sunshine and perhaps, most importantly, providing for our families.

Control denies these basics and offers monetary supplementing at the risk of our health and well-being.

Lockdowns do not stop transmission; it just slows it down. Therefore, more at-risk people are at risk for a longer period of time. Where is the compassion in that?

Sunlight kills the COVID-19 virus, per a new government study that the Department of Homeland Security says could eventually change public policy. California

is known for her sunshine.

Opening our hospitals, permitting “elective surgeries,” is compassionate and will save lives. Control is causing our medical professionals to be either overworked or furloughed.

We don’t need to wait for testing; we don’t need to wait for vaccines. Criminals didn’t have to wait; they got their freedom.

Was that compassion, or control?

EDITOR’S NOTE: According to the Washington Post, William N. Bryan, the acting undersecretary for science and technology at the Homeland Security Department, outlined last month some findings of recent lab studies that indicate the novel coronavirus, when exposed to high amounts of ultraviolet light, doesn’t survive for very long on certain surfaces and in the air. The results of those studies had not been peerreviewed when Bryan presented the information during a White House press briefing.

GOV. NEWSOM, OPEN THIS ECONOMY GREGG NEWBURY, San Clemente

You asked us to stay home. We learned a new term when we had to go out: social distancing. The object was to “flatten the curve,” you said. Just a few weeks so as not to overwhelm the hospitals.

We did that successfully for two months.

You pushed the goalposts out further to somewhere between getting a vaccine and obtaining a zero coronavirus death rate.

Both objectives are impossible.

If there were no costs to staying home, then we could stay home forever. But there are costs. The costs are tremendous, possibly irreversible.

Many, many businesses won’t be here when we open up as it is; the longer we stay out, the fewer businesses will sustain this shutdown. These are lives ruined.

Your favorite restaurant downtown will be shuttered. Bars and night clubs. Hospitals.

Manufacturing. Shops. Millions will remain on unemployment until it runs out. Homelessness. Suicides. Domestic violence. Drugs.

Alcoholism. Depression. Robberies. Murder.

We bent the curve, and now you are asking for more. Shutting down the largest commerce in the union is easy. You should use your ingenuity and science to figure a way to open this state back up. Flatten the unemployment curve. Flatten the economic curve.

Some people make it a choice between staying home and dying. That is a false assumption. A Stanford study showed the death rate is extremely lower than 1%. Lower than driving on the 405. Lower than the common flu. Lower than most anything.

You will get some help from science, if you let it. Sunlight, heat, and fresh air are all thought to be anathema to coronavirus, and we are coming into summer. Open our beaches. We found a way to keep supermarkets open by wearing masks, following the decals on the floor, plastic

shields between worker and customer.

Now, open all retail. Anything without dine-in service should be a no-brainer; large gatherings will require more thought, but that can be done. Open up the other-than-retail workplaces as well; get people back to being productive again.

Some have to pay rent. Study other states opening up. Open this state now.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Based on a sampling of 3,300 Santa Clara residents who received antibody tests in early April, a team of Stanford University researchers believes the findings suggest the virus has a fatality rate of between 0.12% and 0.2%, much closer to the death rate of the flu, which is 0.1%. Other statisticians, epidemiologists and infectious disease experts have questioned the Stanford study, which had not been peer-reviewed.

Skeptics of the study note that the math isn’t consistent with other cities, such as New York City.

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BY LILLIAN BOYD AND SHAWN RAYMUNDO, DANA POINT TIMES

Beth Oas, owner of Lingerie Paradis, USA in Dana Point, knew she needed to adapt to hardships that California’s stay-at-home order would impose on her business.

She reconfigured her business plan, continued to implement social media to promote the brand and hustled to make a website for her business, which specializes in high-end lingerie, sleepwear and loungewear.

“I had always thought about making a website,” said Oas. “But I’ve always directed my passion and attention to being in the store, interacting with customers and providing them with a special experience. I didn’t want to be glued to a computer and handling shipping orders when I could be building oneon-one relationships with customers.”

That has changed. Now, lingerieparadisusa.com has launched, and customers can order online or schedule private shopping appointments. Oas wears a mask at all times and has a sanitizing station set up to adhere to health and safety measures.

Similarly, Hobie Surf Shop in Dana Point is offering curbside pickup and “personal shopping.” A modified cashier counter is set up at the door to allow for convenient order pickups.

“We have our online shopping up and running like we did before, but we’re willing to work with customers to show them a variety of items they might like, in person, when they arrive,” said Christa Lapes, a manager at Hobie. “Before, a customer could walk around if they were gift-shopping or trying different looks out. If you give us a call, let us know what you’re looking for, and we’ll have several items picked out for you to choose from.”

This past weekend, California moved into the second phase of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reopening plan—the four-stage road map to gradually reopen businesses and soften the state’s stay-at-home restrictions.

Under Stage 2, low-risk workplaces such as retailers, manufacturers and warehouses were permitted to reopen with certain modifications, or limitations. For retailers, that meant offering delivery and curbside pickup services similar to Hobie Surf Shop.

In a press release from the governor’s office on Friday, May 8, Newsom said he moved the state into Stage 2, because “Californians, working together, have flattened the curve.”

“Because of that work, our health data tells us that California can enter the next Dana Point Times May 15-21, 2020

Christa Lapes, Hobie Surf Shop manager, says staff is “incredibly grateful for the community support” and eagerly awaits the day customers are permitted to shop inside the storefront again. Photo: Lillian Boyd

stage of this pandemic and gradually begin to restart portions of our economy,” Newsom said in the release.

As of Wednesday, May 13, California had exceeded 70,000 cumulative positive coronavirus cases, with nearly 3,000 related deaths, according to the California Department of Public Health. Roughly 3,300 people currently afflicted with the virus were being treated in a hospital.

Per the governor’s road map, counties could move further along into Stage 2 by allowing dine-in restaurants, malls, office buildings and outdoor museums to re-

open—if they can show there have been no reported deaths related to the coronavirus and have had a rate of one case per 10,000 people within a two-week period.

Other caveats would require any county to demonstrate that it has increased testing capacity, meeting a daily minimum of 1.5 tests per 1,000 residents, and has the ability to temporarily house at least 15% of the their homeless population.

More than 1 million people in the state had been tested for the virus as of Wednesday. Close to 54,770 of those tested reside here in Orange County, which has a popula-

Beth Oas has made modifications to her business plan for Lingerie Paradis, USA in order for customers to safely shop for loungewear, sleepwear and lingerie. Photo: Lillian Boyd

CALLING ALL RETAILERS With retail shops now allowed to reopen with modifications and restrictions under the state’s Stage 2 reopening plan, the Dana Point Times is looking to compile a comprehensive list of the area’s retailers that are open for delivery and pickup services.

Similar to the Local Eats list of restaurants, the DP Times would like to provide readers with the same online resource of area shops. The DP Times staff is asking for those retail shops to reach out, letting us know you’re open so that we can add it to the list.

Please contact Senior Editor Lillian Boyd at lboyd@picketfencemedia.com and Sports Editor Zach Cavanagh at zcavanagh@picketfencemedia.com.

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tion of roughly 3.22 million.

The number of cumulative positive cases in Orange County had reached 3,749 as of May 13, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.

On Tuesday, May 12, the county had reported 62 new cases since the previous day.

The county’s hospitals were treating 230 individuals who had contracted the virus, including 100 in ICUs. There was one new reported death on Tuesday, increasing the total to 77.

As retail businesses in Dana Point are beginning to open their doors to customers for pickup purchases, the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce advocates for a return to economic activity in accordance with public health and safety and in adherence to County of Orange and State of California directives.

Retail businesses were permitted to reopen on Friday, May 8, to allow for curbside pickup per Gov. Newsom’s announcement.

“In an effort to provide additional direction and compliance guidance, Chamber staff have created a ‘Back in Business’ toolkit available to their membership and local businesses,” said Vickie McMurchie, executive director for the Chamber.

The purpose of the Back in Business Toolkit is to help business owners get the information they need in order to safely and proactively prepare for reopening, McMurchie said. It also provides recommendations as to what steps should be taken to put them on the best path of success.

“Businesses in Dana Point and beyond are more than eager to get back to business and welcome back their loyal customers, and to do so in a responsible manner,” McMurchie said.

She adds that Chamber staff has been in constant communication with their members and that she was motivated to get this toolkit created after hearing from multiple business owners that they were looking for clear, consistent guidance as to what the next steps look like for them.

The toolkit is comprised of an easy-tofollow checklist, an expanded recommendation resource guide, plus poster and signage templates available for download.

The Chamber also plans on launching “Back in Business” ribbon-cuttings to celebrate local merchants reopening their doors.

“The research we’ve seen shows that the majority of consumers are eager to support their favorite local spots, but aren’t quite ready to get back to how things used to be,” McMurchie said. “Our hope is that these recommendations will prepare our local businesses to not only bring back their employees, but also help them to communicate the increased measures they’ve adopted to help increase that consumer confidence.”

Dana Point Chamber staff members say they will continue to update their Back in Business toolkit, as local and state officials issue additional guidelines and as all businesses move through the stages of reopening.

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and John Slausky eating lunch in a Nova station wagon after surfing at Doheny Beach, Dana Point, in 1967 or 1968.

Doug Starks and Jim Taylor host a live-streamed entertainment show from The Coach House on Saturday, May 9. Photo: Collin Breaux

BY COLLIN BREAUX, DANA POINT TIMES

The Coach House has been forced to scrap planned concerts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but they are still serving as an entertainment platform for the masses.

Doug Starks and Jim Taylor hosted a live-streamed entertainment show from the San Juan Capistrano venue on Saturday, May 9. The show was broadcast on alerttheglobe.com and featured jokes, discussions, interviews and live music. The plan is to broadcast live shows every Saturday at 5 p.m.

The idea behind the show is to entertain the public at a time when the health crisis has left people struggling, frustrated and unsure of what happens next. The global economic crisis has also hit home for The Coach House, according to owner Gary Folgner.

“It’s not doing a damn thing,” Folgner said regarding the lack of concerts at the South Orange County venue. “Until (officials) decide to let entertainment go, we won’t be doing anything. Up until this stuff started, we were doing great. It’s probably the best year we’ve ever had.”

The Coach House has hosted wellknown musical acts over the years, including B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Isaak, Pat Boone, and the punk band X— among many concerts that have drawn standing-room crowds. Usually, the venue is packed with patrons seated at tables, enjoying meals while listening to music.

During the May 9 show, most of the chairs were unoccupied at the venue, Dana Point Times May 15-21, 2020

which is closed to the public, and the only people there were working on the live show. Folgner said the economic crisis has impacted the venue by close to $500,000.

“They’ve cut my rent in half for two months, but I think we’ve got another seven or eight months to go before we have any chance at all,” Folgner said.

“When they start letting football and baseball play to audiences, then we can probably start going.”

Folgner criticized media coverage of the crisis, saying reports have made it “bigger than it really is,” which discourages people from going out. He also cited comparative death rates from smoking, said previous health crises did not get such coverage and criticized the temporary shutdown of Orange County beaches.

As for the May 9 show, actor and entertainer Mark Christopher Lawrence and therapist Martine Evans were guests. Dennis Jones Band provided musical entertainment.

Starks and Taylor discussed movie roles and mental health with Lawrence and Evans.

The hosts and guests spoke while sitting on stage in chairs, in front of a photo backdrop of San Juan Capistrano taken by local photographer Scott Schmitt.

Starks said he has been meditating and looking at the ocean every day during the pandemic.

“I’m really excited about doing this, because this has been a community effort,” Starks said. DP

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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.

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Season on Ice San Clemente product Scott Savage waits out minor league hockey shutdowns

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

As sports leagues and organizations shut down across the country in mid-March, professional athletes across the continent scattered back to their respective homes to wait out the closures or, in many cases, to start preparing for next season months earlier than they had expected.

Pro hockey defenseman Scott Savage of San Clemente was one of those many sent home and stuck in a holding pattern while top leagues make their many decisions.

Savage, 25, had an assist for the ECHL’s Maine Mariners in a home loss on March 10, which turned out to be the last normal day in the sports world. The NBA postponed its season on March 11 and the NHL suspended play on March 12, setting off a domino effect for North American professional leagues.

“It was pretty strange,” Savage said. “We had a day off. We went into practice, and the NBA was canceled. That day of practice had a weird feel to it. This is something no one’s gone through.”

The NHL had its final games on March 11 before pausing its season the next day, and the ECHL, the second tier of minor league hockey, canceled the rest of its season, including the Kelly Cup Playoffs, on March 14.

“It’s harder to operate for the ECHL to operate without fans or anything,” Savage said.

“It was happening so quickly. The worst part was there were so many rumors going around. When you’ve got 20-25 players on a team with families, and you hear things from coaches, and what’s on the news, there was so much confusion as to what the decision was going to be.”

Though paused, the season wasn’t officially over for Savage then, as he was only assigned to the ECHL’s Mariners. Savage’s contract was with the American Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals, the top minor-league affiliate of the NHL’s Nashville Predators. However, the AHL officially canceled the rest of its season and Calder Cup Playoffs on Monday, May 11.

Now, Savage waits on the decision of the NHL—not to play this season, but to prepare for a potential 2020-21 campaign.

“Any minor league player is at the mercy of the NHL,” Savage said. “We’re waiting to see if they’ll play out the season. The AHL and ECHL can’t start the season until the NHL season starts. So we’re all in limbo. We don’t know.”

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Scott Savage, 25, of San Clemente is now training at home after his season with the ECHL’s Maine Mariners and AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals was shut down. Savage, who began playing roller hockey in San Clemente as a child, now waits for his next opportunity. Photos: Zachary Roy, Scott Savage

ing plans to try and return for an amended playoff format later in the summer and delay the start of next season until possibly December. That would delay the start of any AHL or ECHL season until then, as well.

For now, Savage is at home with family in San Clemente. Savage has a workout program from his strength coach that he’s been executing in the backyard and training with his brother. Savage says it’s mostly just general fitness, as he waits for a potential sea-

son start date to gear his full training toward.

While it might be the most unlikely place to do so, San Clemente is where Savage began his road to professional hockey.

Savage was born in San Bernardino, and his family moved to San Clemente when he was 4 years old. Shortly thereafter, Savage started playing roller hockey at the old San Clemente Hockey and Family Skate Center in North Beach, later called SC-SK8 and now closed.

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“It was really hard to see that rink have to close,” Savage said. “Everyone practiced on Saturdays. I was starting to get better, and they let me practice up with every age group from the 1995s to the 1988s. I couldn’t leave the rink.”

Savage transitioned to ice hockey at around 7 or 8 years old, beginning first in Yorba Linda and then switching to the LA Selects out of Westminster for the rest of his minor hockey career. Savage won two national championships, as well as a second- and third-place national finish with the LA Selects.

Savage then left his home in San Clemente to join the United States National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., for his junior and senior years of high school.

“It was a big adjustment leaving high school,” Savage said. “It was a learning experience for me and my family. I moved in with a billet family. I was representing my country at tournaments. It was a quick learning curve.”

Savage moved on to Boston College, where he played as a true freshman and graduated in 2017. Immediately after his graduation, Savage began his pro hockey career by signing with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters and playing in three games to finish out the 2017 season.

Savage has spent the past three seasons moving between the AHL and ECHL levels. Savage played with Cleveland and the ECHL’s Jacksonville Icemen in 2017-18 and has split the past two seasons with Milwaukee in the AHL and Maine in the ECHL. “It can be a challenge,” Savage said of the minor league lifestyle. “Obviously, my goal is to make it to the NHL. My intermediate goal is to establish myself as a mainstay AHL player. It’s difficult. When you get called up, you’re living at a hotel and eating out every night. I didn’t have my car the first year as a pro, because I didn’t know where I was going to be.”

Savage’s hockey journey came full circle in that second season with Cleveland, as he joined the team for its West Coast swing and played professional hockey for the first time in California playing in San Diego, Ontario, Stockton and San Jose.

Savage said his family traveled to all of those games, and it was a rewarding experience as a California hockey product to play professional games in his home state.

“It’s incredible,” Savage said. “It’s a big testament to the Ducks, Kings and Sharks for reinvesting in their community. It’s now a normative sport. We’d get knocked off as kids from California, and now they’re producing NHL players left and right.”

Savage is intent on pushing that California hockey dream. When and where that will be is anyone’s guess, but just as he did as a boy, Savage will train in San Clemente and be ready for his next opportunity. DP danapointtimes.com

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May 7, 2020 Reviewing Agencies and Other Interested Parties Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report Doheny Village Zoning District Update Project City of Dana Point May 20, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

On March 13, 2020, the City of Dana Point issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP) to notify potential Responsible Agencies (Agencies) that the Lead Agency, the City of Dana Point, plans to prepare a program-level Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Doheny Village Zoning District Update Project (project) and to solicit comments and suggestions regarding (1) the scope and content of the EIR and (2) the environmental issues and alternatives to be addressed in the EIR per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15082. The NOP also provided notice to interested parties, organizations, and individuals of the preparation of the EIR and requests comments on the scope and contents of the environmental document. The scoping meeting scheduled on March 25, 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19 closures of City facilities to the general public.

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Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20 issued by Governor Newsom, the public scoping meeting will be conducted telephonically and broadcast live on the City’s YouTube page. Please be advised that the Council Chambers will not be open to the public to ensure the health and safety of the public by limiting human contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus.

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the regulations associated with hotel development in the Orange County Dana Point Harbor.

Local Coastal Program Amendment LCPA19-0002/ Zone Text Amendment ZTA19-0002 Citywide City of Dana Point Exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15265(f) Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as possible) The public is invited to view this meeting via The City of Dana Point YouTube Channel

All persons either favoring or opposing this proposal are invited to present their views on the above referenced project to the Director during this teleconference public hearing. Participants are encouraged to submit their written comments prior to the teleconference to snicholas@danapoint.org.

Note: 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.

For further information, please call Sean Nicholas, Senior Planner at the City of Dana Point, Community Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, (949) 248 3588, or by email at snicholas@danapoint.org.

Local Coastal Program Amendment LCPA19Zone Text Amendment ZTA19-0003 Orange County Dana Point Harbor RD Olson Development Exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15265(f) Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as possible) The public is invited to view this meeting via The City of Dana Point YouTube Channel

All persons either favoring or opposing this proposal are invited to present their views on the above referenced project to the Director during this teleconference public hearing. Participants are encouraged to submit their written comments prior to the teleconference to snicholas@danapoint.org.

Note: 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.

For further information, please call Sean Nicholas, Senior Planner at the City of Dana Point, Community Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, (949) 248 3588, or by email at snicholas@danapoint.org.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT LCPA19-0003/ ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT ZTA19-0003 Name of Pro ject: Local Coastal Program Amendment LCPA19-0003/Zone Text Amendment ZTA19-0003.

Location: Orange County Dana Point Harbor.

Description of Project: The applicant, RD Olson Development, is requesting to amend the Dana Point Harbor Revitalization Plan and District Regulations (Harbor Plan) for Planning Area 3 (PA3) and the regulations associated with hotel development in the Orange County Dana Point Harbor.

In addition to the Zone Text Amendments described above, the project also requires a Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA). The project will modify various elements of the Dana Point

Harbor Revitalization Plan and District Regulations which is a component of the City’s certified Local Coastal Program.

Lead Agency: City of Dana Point Lead Agency Contact Person: Sean Nicholas, AICP, Senior Planner Phone Number: (949) 248-3588 Addresses Where Documents Are Available for Review: Dana Point City Hall Community Development 33282 Golden Lantern Dana Point, CA 92629 Dana Point City Hall Administration Office 33282 Golden Lantern Dana Point, CA 92629 California Coastal Commission South Coast Office 301 E. Ocean Blvd Suite 300 Long Beach, CA 90802 A public hearing before the Dana Point Planning Commission for the above-noted application is scheduled for May 27th, 2020. A subsequent public hearing is tentatively scheduled for the City Council on June 16, 2020. A separate public hearing notice will be provided at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing held by the Planning Commission and City Council to consider the matter. The documents related to the project were made available for public review on May 7th, 2020. For further information, please contact Sean Nicholas, AICP Senior Planner at the City of Dana Point, Community Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, (949) 248-3588.

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Sometimes, Best Thing to Do Is Just Go Surfing It’s great to have our surf spots back

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ow’s everybody doing out there?

Have you all had a chance to get back in the water, get some waves and rinse the funk off?

And how about that run of swell we’ve had the past few days? With our local spots from Trestles to Salt Creek open again and lighting up, it feels good to have the motion of the ocean back in our lives.

Taking a deep breath this week, I wanted to take a step back and just recognize that one way or another, everything is going to be all right. Through my work at the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center, the past few days I’ve been drilling deeper into our local surf history.

In the words of Johnny Cash, “It’s important to know where you’ve been so you can figure out where you’re going.”

With Trestles having been closed the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about a conversation I had with Phil Edwards last year.

“Miki [Dora] and I spent one summer together at San Onofre, and we’d look up at the point and ask these old guys what Dana Point Times May 15-21, 2020

it was like up there,” Edwards said as he reminisced. “ ‘Oh, well, we went back up there in ’38, and Peanuts Larson got this big wave . . . blah, blah, blah,’ they’d say. Anyway, Miki was 16, and I was 13. He had a car, so we drove the car up there and walked through the railroad tracks and around the swamp, and that’s how we started surfing The Trestle,” Edwards said. “And we didn’t tell anybody for a while. So, we had it all to ourselves for a while; it was kind of neat.

I graduated high school in ’56, so it would have been before that.”

The Trestle. Hopefully, everyone has a deeper appreciation for it now after having it taken away. In a conversation over the weekend with one of the locals who helped construct the surf shack at Cotton’s Point, the stoke level was high.

“I’m so happy to be down here again. It’s just such a special place,” he said, throwing out the last bits of his sandwich to the seagulls.

During the grips of the lockdown, I spent a little bit of time surfing out at Poche. The relatively forgotten Capo Beach spot was dubbed “the new San Onofre” by a friend, as people packed the lineup.

Bobbing around in the rust-colored, red tide water, I positioned myself in front of Wayne Schaffer and Walter Hoffman’s houses. Now 91 years old, Wayne was the first surfer to buy a plot on Beach Road, paying a paltry $5,500 for it in 1953. Edwards and Gordon “Grubby” Clark soon rented a room from Schaffer.

“One day, I was down hanging out at Trestles with a few guys,” Schaffer said in a recent conversation. “Phil was down there.

I was introduced to this rather tall guy; you couldn’t forget his name: Grubby. We got acquainted on the beach. He seemed like

a pretty fun guy. He was down at Hobie’s a lot glassing boards. He had this yellow truck with a camper on the back that he built. He’d sleep in it. He was like a homeless person.

As I got to know him, one day he said, ‘Can I park down at your lot and sleep?’ ” “Finally, I said, ‘If you want, I’ll rent you a room.’ He jumped at it, so he moved in here. Later on, in came Phil. He was living in Oceanside and doing a lot of surfing up here and hanging out, and he worked at Hobie’s.

So now there were three of us here, and it was a great time period of us surfing and diving and fishing and just being surfers.”

The “Poche Surf Club,” as it would come to be known, essentially started the surf industry.

Edwards was the most popular surfer of his era. Clark’s foam blank business created an empire. Walter and Flippy Hoffman’s fabric business supplied the textiles for pretty much every surf brand. Then there was Bruce Brown and his little film called The Endless Summer.

And Hobie Alter; well, Hobie’s Hobie.

I guess the point of all this reminiscing is that people have been soaking in the saltwater around here for a long, long time. They’ve ridden waves through high times and low times.

Countless lives have been touched, even saved, by places like The Trestle and Doheny.

So, as we all endeavor to move forward in these uncertain days, sometimes the best thing you can do is just go surfing.

Jake Howard is 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 a number of publications, including the San Clemente Times, Dana Point Times, 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

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ne of the rising stars at Salt Creek these days, Dana Point’s Darrin Shigei has been making the most of his time during these wild and crazy days.

“My favorite thing about surfing is the fact that you are able to connect with nature and the ocean,” says Darrin.

Currently in sixth grade, Darrin goes to home school, as well as attends Ardent Academy for the Gifted Youth in Irvine for math and science competitions.

His adventures in surfing began when he was 8 years old, when his parents enrolled him in Mary and Todd’s Boy in a Barrel Summer Surf Camp at Doheny.

“I immediately fell in love with surfing,” he says.

To take his blossoming talent to the next level, Darrin’s working these days with coaches such as former world tour surfer Neco Padaratz, John Daniels and the Stefano Esposito Vivi Group.

“Surfing and competing with my friends inspires me the most,” Darrin says. “There are a lot of great surfers my age in the local area that I surf with. They help me get better.

“In the next 10 years, I just hope to continue to progress in surfing and travel around the world doing what I love to do—surf.” DP

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 66-68 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 8-12‘ Outlook: Easing Northwest and South swell mix has surf down slightly Friday in the waist high range, (2-3’), as light winds in the morning rise to light+/moderate Southwesterly flow for the afternoon. Fresh Southwest swell will see surf rise into the waist-chest high range (3-4’) Saturday afternoon, then build to chest-head high+ (3-5’+) on Sunday. Primarily light+ southerly wind in the mornings, shift to 6-10kt westerly afternoon flow on Saturday and Sunday.

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