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Winning Logo for Next Year’s Festival of Whales Announced PAGE 27 VOLUME 11, ISSUE 41

Be sure to vote this year on Election Day, Nov. 6. Illustration: Jasmine Smith

New Catamaran Features Art

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Carnival Colossal Takes Place Oct. 11-14

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and other medical services, which is common among treatment centers working illegitimately.

WHAT’S NEXT: Rackauckas said criminal prosecution could take longer than desired, and therefore lawsuits may yield more effective results in a timely manner.

For more information about the SLIP task force, visit www.orangecountyda.org.

—Eric Heinz

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Chevron Overcomes Hurdles for Remodel THE LATEST: The Planning Commission unanimously voted to approve the permits requested by Chevron to remodel its convenience store located on Del Obispo Street and Pacific Coast Highway.

City staff recommended the commission adopt a resolution approving requests for a coastal development permit, a conditional use permit and a site development permit.

Plans for a new Chevron station implemented Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style with scalloped layers for roofing. Designers intentionally closed off trash and mechanical areas in their plans in order to discourage illegal camping. Draw ups also incorporate more illumination and security cameras.

The current Chevron convenience store does not sell alcohol, but corporate officials hope to sell beer and wine after construction. Although the state of California allows businesses to sell beer and wine between 6 and 2 a.m., several Dana Point residents expressed concerns during the public comment period for a potential increase in public intoxication and nuisances.

At the start of the meeting, the proposal called for beer and wine sales to end at 10 p.m. each night. But the applicant - Stantec architect Gary Semling - said officials with Chevron were willing to compromise and he amended the time to 9 p.m. A requirement was added that beer purchases must come in a pack of at least three instead of single cans or bottles, while wine bottles must contain at least 750 mL. WHAT’S NEXT: Architects with Chevron are now tasked with obtaining building permits before moving forward with construction. —Lillian Boyd

New Catamaran Joins Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching Fleet THE LATEST: Dana Point Harbor is now home to Lot’a Fun, a state of the art catamaran featuring artwork by Wyland on both sides of the boat. The customized graphics depict a gray whale and her baby – a concept that general manager Donna Kalez says honors the company’s origins.

Kalez’s father Don Hansen founded Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching in Dana Point Times October 12-18, 2018

Congressional Candidates Discuss Mental Health at SJC Forum Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching launched its newest catamaran Lot’ a Fun, which features graphics of a gray whale and its calf by artist Wyland. Photo: Lillian Boyd

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1971, paving the way for whale watching as gray whales migrated along the Southern California coastline.

“In many ways, our family business owes its success to the gray whale.

Wyland often tells a story of his first time swimming in Laguna and encountering a gray whale. It changed his life. And the gray whale changed our lives.”

OC DA Discusses Sober Living Task Force

WHAT’S NEXT: To reserve Lot’ a Fun or any other vessels at Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching, contact charters@danawharf.com. Dana Wharf is located at 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. Gray Whale season starts the day after Thanksgiving, and typically runs until the end of April. January to March are the peak times for gray whales. —LB

Drugs and Alcohol Not a Factor in Van Crash THE LATEST: A spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department says drugs or alcohol were not a factor in a vehicle collision that occurred earlier this month near Dana Point Harbor, injuring nine children.

On Oct. 3, a van traveling at significant speed down Cove Rd. towards Dana Point Harbor, went off the road and crossing Harbor Drive before colliding with a eucalyptus tree.

The Dana Point Times previously reported that four children were rushed to area trauma centers. A spokesperson says there are no updates on their conditions but there were no serious injuries. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured and remained at the scene to be questioned

by Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) deputies. The children, all under the age of 12, were part of a youth activities group unaffiliated with one specific school.

WHAT’S NEXT: The investigation is being handled by the OCSD Major Accident

THE LATEST: This spring, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas debuted a task force designed to inspect and investigate the legitimacy of sober living homes, residences where patients of behavioral health and rehabilitation stay during their treatment.

In recent months and years, government officials and community activists have sought to curtail many of them due to a myriad of reasons: the patients hadn’t been getting proper medical treatment, the clients lacked direction and supervision, and health insurance scams had been reported by law enforcement agencies and media organizations.

The Sober Living Home Investigation and Prosecution (SLIP) task force is comprised of four attorneys and investigators who work on it part-time and partner with local law enforcement agencies.

On Sept. 26, the DA’s office announced 11 people involved in a sober living home network were charged with felony counts that included “conspiring in unauthorized practice of medicine” and insurance fraud. The allegations also include performing experimental surgeries on the patients they recruited from the streets in order to test Naltrexone, which is intended to curb people’s addictions.

Rackauckas said the issue initially caught him by surprise with how vast the spectrum of sober living homes had become after hearing emotional testimony at community meetings.

Attorneys in the DA’s office started looking at insurance claims and other business practices that residents alleged were shoddy. Soon they found some of the insurance claims were in the tens of thousands of dollars for urine sampling

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THE LATEST: Diane Harkey and Mike Levin, two candidates for California’s 49th Congressional District, spoke about mental health, suicide and opioid addiction and what they would do to address those issues during a Friday, Oct. 5, event at the San Juan Capistrano Community Center.

The event, put on by the Green Ribbon Club, gave Harkey and Levin about an hour each to answer a series of questions before the audience asked questions of their own.

Harkey began her session by talking about her sister’s schizophrenia and how the recently passed Laura’s Law, which allows for court-ordered outpatient treatment for people with mental illness, enabled her to get conservatorship over her sister and get her needed help.

She said she wanted to see legislative change to privacy laws so that family members can help their loved ones earlier and with less roadblocks after those loved ones start exhibiting signs of a mental health struggle.

Asked about how opioid addiction could be combated, Harkey said that increasing border security was very important.

Levin emphasized utilizing federal funding to support local programs and research as well as legislative changes to the healthcare system.

He said he believed it was important to support pediatricians and elementary schools to identify and to support programs to help children with behavioral problems.

On the issue of suicide, Levin said he would like to see a national suicide prevention initiative that would be headed by the Department of Health and Human Services but would also include the Department of Veteran Affairs and other relevant agencies.

As far as opioid addiction, Levin turned his sights to the residential treatment facilities themselves.

He said there needs to be nationally required minimum standards for those facilities, including background checks, mandatory tracking and new national definitions of what qualifies as treatment.

—Alex Groves www.danapointtimes.com

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Last Coffee Chat of the Year The Dana Point Civic Association will hold its last meeting of 2018 on Oct. 19 at 8:30 a.m. at Jim Miller’s Coffee Importers. The guest speaker will be Wayne Rayfield, the current board director and former president of South Coast Water District. Rayfield will be presenting an update on SCWD projects, which includes the current Tunnel Project, the Desalinization Plant at Doheny State Beach and more. Coffee is compliments of Jim Miller’s Coffee Importers in the Dana Point Harbor.

Dana Point Recognized

By Several Organizations for Boat Parade The City-County Communications & Marketing Association (3CMA) honored the 2017 Dana Point Harbor Boat Parade of Lights with a Silver Circle Award for best use of a promotional item. Judges complimented OC Parks for their “measurable impact and implementation” in regard to the branded capes for the event’s superhero theme. A second Silver Circle Award was given for the event’s community outreach and involvement, “endearing illustrations, and an innovative event theme.”

DP Symphony Orchestra Season Tickets to Go On Sale Tickets for Dana Point Symphony Orchestra’s entire upcoming season, including its Second Annual Holiday Concert, which takes place Dec. 14, go on sale Oct. 15. Dean Anderson is the conductor and the Holiday Concert will feature holiday favorites featuring Laguna Niguel Presbyterian Church Choir with Binh Vu as the director. A season pass sells for $60, with concert tickets selling at $25 general admission and $20 for students, seniors and members of the military. For more information or to purchase your ticket, visit www.danapointsymphony.com.

Dana Point City Council Meeting Scheduled Dana Point City Council will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 16, starting at 5 p.m. with a closed session. Councilmembers will be holding a conference with a labor negotiator before a recess is called. The City Dana Point Times October 12-18, 2018

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

Music Director Dean Anderson conducts for the Dana Point Symphony Orchestra. Photo: Courtesy of DPSO

FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Each Saturday, California farmers bring fresh produce to sell at the Dana Point Farmers Market. Craft vendors join in on the fun every first Saturday of the month as well. The Dana Point Farmers Market is located in La Plaza Park on Pacific Coast Highway near the Clock Tower.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16

Council meeting will reconvene at 6 p.m.

The agenda includes addressing minutes from the Planning Commission’s meeting and the Youth Board’s meeting from last month as well as the Arts and Culture Commission minutes from a July meeting. City officials also plan to discuss the Community Special Events Calendar, Dana Point Police Services monthly report and go over a development update and monthly financial activity report. There will be a second reading of the “Peace, Morals and Safety” municipal code. Councilmembers will also potentially establish salary ranges for “represented and non-represented classifications.” For more information or to see the full City Council Regular Meeting Agenda, visit www.danapoint.org.

South Orange County School of the Arts Goes Wilde The award winning theater program at South Orange County School of the Arts presents The Importance of Being Earnest.

Oscar Wilde’s witty farce follows Jack Worthing, who has invented an irresponsible younger brother named Earnest, in order to avoid challenging social situations.

The play runs Oct. 25 to 27 at 7 p.m. at the Porthole Theater, Dana Hills High School.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. For more information or to purchase your tickets, visit www.socsarts.org or at the door.

Ocean Institute Granted $1 Million for Shark Program Thanks to funding from the Sahm Family Foundation, the Ocean Institute will be rolling out a shark education program for visiting students. According to a press release, the institute will renovate an existing waterfront building to feature a

horn shark touch tank, a shark nursery, and interactive exhibits and artifacts pertaining to sharks. The Sahm Marine Education Center aims to promote science, technology, engineering and math principles through educational experiences for students, teachers, parents and the general public. In last week’s issue of the Dana Point Times, it was reported that the Ocean Institute raised nearly $70,000 in order to replace the engine for the Spirit. The organization was a successful applicant for a highly competitive grant from the California Cultural and Historical Endowment.

Laguna Beach Shelter Houses 97% of Its Homeless Clients Friendship Shelter is being recognized for its work to create a sustainable model of care and housing for homeless adults in Orange County. The nonprofit’s efforts have resulted in 97 percent of its homeless clients becoming stably housed. According to a press release, The Laguna Beachbased organization has been awarded the 2018 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Award, which includes a $200,000 grant that will enable Friendship Shelter to help double its portfolio of Permanent Support Housing units.

Traffic Improvement Subcommittee Meeting Canceled The Dana Point Traffic Improvement Subcommittee meeting originally scheduled for Oct. 17 has been canceled. The next meeting listed on the city’s website indicates the subcommittee will convene on Nov. 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Public Works Conference Room at 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 212, Dana Point. Check www.danapoint.org for updates.

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DANA POINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6 p.m. The Dana Point City Council will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall in Council’s chambers. 33282 Golden Lantern. www.danapoint.org.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17

TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING 4 p.m. The Traffic Improvement Subcommittee will hold its monthly meeting at the Public Works Conference Room. 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 212.

MONARCH BEACH SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB 7 a.m. Every Wednesday, the Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club welcomes anyone interested in making a difference in the local community and changing the world to join them at their weekly meeting. Doors open and breakfast begins at 7 a.m. Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa, 25135 Park Lantern. www.monarchbeachsunriserotary.org.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18

COASTMASTERS (TOASTMASTERS) 7-8:30 p.m. Join the members of the Coastmasters every Thursday to improve speaking and leadership skills.

34451 Ensenada Place. Adjacent to Baby Beach at OC Sailing & Events center. www.coastmasters.org.

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ment imported water would be extremely expensive.

We support a water desalination treatment plant as a prudent course of action and recommend the re-election of Bill Green to the South Coast Water Board.

GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT?

FIVE RESIDENTS IN FAVOR OF ONE SOUTH COAST WATER BOARD CANDIDATE

CONNIE AXEN, Laguna Niguel

LISA BARTLETT, Orange County Board of Supervisors, 5th District ROY DOHNER, Niguel Shores ERIC NELSON, Lantern District TERRY WALSH, Monarch Beach AGEE KADING, Capistrano Beach

Bill Green has consistently represented the best interests of South Coast Water Board customers and he is running for re-election.

Seventy percent of those customers surveyed support a water desalination plant, and Bill has provided leadership as a strong advocate.

A secure source of water is critical to Dana Point's future. Currently Dana Point's water supply comes from Northern California, the Colorado River and a local well.

The majority of our water supply would be at risk if Northern California experienced a major earthquake damaging our supply pipelines. Our seven-day water reserve is not sufficient to complete repairs before we would face a water shortage crisis. Additionally, local wells are depleted during an extended drought and even if available, the cost of replace-

It’s scary at best that all but one Democratic Senator didn’t see through the baseless lies and allegations coming from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. The Democrats’ public display to destroy a good man’s name, career and reputation is shameful. It appears that they based their "no" vote for Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation without any corroboration stemming from the allegations brought forth from Dr. Ford. The Senators must have forgotten the Constitution of the law, “a man is innocent until proven guilty.” It’s clear that the left-wing political party tried to use their failed tactics at the expense of an honorable man.

A RESPONSE TO ‘SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT’ DEBRA LEWIS, Dana Point On Feb. 20, 2018, the action by Councilmembers Joe Muller, Richard Viczorek and John Tomlinson effectively prevented any Financial Review Committee (FRC) member from discussing what is really important in this election. Regardless of whether the citizen-run FRC was

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suspended, frozen, disbanded, fired, dissolved, closed down or any other semantics you want to argue, the reality is the FRC has not been allowed to meet for the past eight months. The assertion of a future FRC is disingenuous at best given Tomlinson, Muller or Viczorek have not put the FRC charter on the Council agenda since Feb. 20. The memo from an attorney in the District Attorney’s office Tomlinson refers to simply addresses general law, not Dana Point FRC fact-specific instances. The City Council needs to take better care of the people’s money.

The following show a lack of responsible oversight of the city’s finances from 2008 until 2018: • Spending exceeding income (deficits) for nine of 10 years (2017 CAFR, p. 82); • Drop in spendable cash from $55 million in 2008 to about $24 million in 2018; • Wasting nearly $800,000 on Doheny Village consultants and plans that have been scrapped; • Unsuccessfully suing California Coastal Commission for six years, costing the city $1.6 million in legal fees and penalties; • Proposing a 50% reduction in parking requirements for developers in Town Center transferring the cost of providing needed parking to taxpayers; • Silencing citizen-run, financial watchdogs by shutting down the Financial (Cont. on page 8) www.danapointtimes.com

SOAPBOX (Cont. from page 7) Review Committee that was making cost saving suggestions; • Refusing to competitively rebid the city attorney’s 15-year-old contract, which has been costing $1.2 million yearly; • Refusing to recoup planning fees forcing Dana Point taxpayers to subsidize developers; • Replacing paid for, very low mileage city-owned vehicles with leased vehicles replaced every 5 years, regardless of mileage or vehicle condition.

DANA POINT DISTRICTS SHARE CONCERNS ANNETTE SZLACHTA, Dana Point

Our 2018 City Council election comprises of a very important change. Dana Point is now a districted city in which only residents in Districts 1, 2, and 3 will be able to vote for a city council representative.

I attended the candidate forums and learned that though each district may have a particular issue that’s most important to its residents, each district’s residents have common concerns. Residents have been ill-served by council incumbents and former councilmembers in districts 1, 2, and 3 with regard to Dana Point’s most pressing issues. To name but a few: deficit spending so that now the city must access its cash reserves; promoting a short-term rental policy with which many residents disagree as per the successful resident signature drive to overturn it; not enough action on the proliferation of unlicensed sober living homes; implemented changes to the Town Center plan regarding parking to benefit developers and harm residents.

I hope you’ll agree that Dana Point needs councilmembers who will consider the needs of residents first. Messrs. Joe Jaeger, Mark McGinn and Charles Payne are the candidates with our best interests at the fore.

WHAT HAPPENED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT? CAROL WILSON, Dana Point

A week or so ago, a retiring councilman penned a long letter to the Dana Point Times about the financial condition of the City of Dana Point. Numbers can be interpreted in various ways and emphasized to make things look good or bad. What is telling though is what actually happens to our residents when the revenue falls short.

One of the first things that has been cut that affects all residents is code enforcement. It is getting harder and harder to get any results or response from code enforcement to act upon the complaints regarding sober living homes, short-term rentals, building done without permits and other infractions. It often takes several Dana Point Times October 12-18, 2018

complaints and referrals up the ladder to the city manager to get any action on a code enforcement issue. Dana Point used to have three code enforcement officers, now we have two with no plans to replace the third person. With short-term rentals and sober living houses proliferating our community, we need more code enforcement not less code enforcement. What an invitation for more of these in our neighborhoods with the knowledge there will be even less code enforcement. Code enforcement on weekends? Forget about it.

Other areas of the budget cuts include a shorter fireworks show on the Fourth of July, fewer free concerts in the summer and maybe even a move from Sunday concerts to week night concerts because it’s cheaper. Oh, and no money for our wonderful Dana Point Symphony, the city can’t afford that.

As you evaluate who to vote for on Election Day, Nov. 6, look to see if the incumbents that made these budget cuts are working on your behalf, or outside interests. Personally I think we are overdue for a change in the old guard in Dana Point. That’s why I am endorsing Joe Jaeger, Mark McGuinn and Charles Payne for Dana Point City Council. Let’s get some council people who will listen to the residents and put them first.

AN INCENTIVE TO GET YOUR MAIL BALLOT IN WAYNE VIA, Dana Point

I am so glad that the 49th Congressional District finally has a strong Democratic candidate. Mike Levin is an environmental lawyer with the know-how we need to finally get the radioactive material out of San Onofre. Another issue I'm excited about is that he wants to end the toll roads. Mike Levin is from San Juan Capistrano, so he is familiar with the issues that are important to Dana Point residents.

Mail-in ballots arrive this week, so vote.

And, as an extra incentive to vote, I was told, as soon as your mail in ballot is received, your name is taken off the county wide call list.

Editor’s Note: Campaigns can purchase a voter file from the Orange County Registrar’s Office in order to obtain email addresses or phone numbers of registered voters. The Dana Point Times was unable to verify before print deadline whether a voter’s contact information is removed from a contact list upon submitting a mail ballot.

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SOAPBOX GUEST OPINION: Dana Point ROCKS by Anthony Small

Can You Find a Vedder Man?

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ith another successful Ohana Festival having taken place September 28th-30th, I wanted to share some insight from Eddie Vedder, beginning with how he came to choose the Doheny State Beach location in the first place.

Vedder said, “I believe the idea was simply this; where can we set up a stage or two as close to the beach as possible?

After months of research, the answer came back, Doheny. This was stunning news to me as Doheny was the spot where I caught my first waves as a kid. I had carried so many indelible memories of being nine and 10 years old out there.

Buying 8 feet of bungee cord from Jack’s Surf Shop to fashion a leash… those cords came whipping back. It really came flooding back to me the day before the first show. We had some bleachers set up on the sand and a great sound system that you could hear while paddling in the lineup. It would be really great to play every spot mentioned in the song ‘Surfin’ USA.’ So far we got Doheny and Waimea

Bay. I gotta get on that.”

When asked about the musical camaraderie and his personal highlights, Vedder remarked, “I guess what I have to say is that it’s been a true honor to work with the community and organizers to create a stimulating vibe and uplifting atmosphere for the great crowds and incredible musicians who come out to play in the park. To have the Pixies, X, Mudhoney, Jack Johnson, Beck, Norah Jones, Mumford and Sons play your festival has been so satisfying.

Far beyond the initial vision for it all. Practicing a song backstage DANA POINT with Elvis Costello ROCKS was another highlight.

By Anthony Small When he starts singing from the chair across from you, you’re hit with the realization that he is equipped with his own personal P.A. system in his throat. Perfectly tuned and a voice that’s like no other.”

With this continued reputation of fantastic lineups, who might Ohana have in the future? Vedder stated,“Not everyone knows that Springsteen was a full-on surfer back in Jersey. His first bands used to practice in the warehouse of “Challenger Surfboards” back in the day. All their gear was covered in the dust and resin emanating from the shaping room. It sure would be something to hear his live vocals pushing out over the waves. But man, he’s been working hard on Broadway. By year’s end he would have played 250 shows… so I’m not gonna be asking him anytime soon… the Boss needs a break! Pearl Jam would be another good one. If I only had an in.”

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL ARTS & HUMANITIES MONTH Thank you to our Dana Point City Council for their continued support and appreciation of art and music in our community and for approving the recommended action from the Dana Point Arts and Culture Commission to proclaim Dana Point’s participation in National Arts and Humanities Month.

National Arts & Humanities Month was established in 1993 and is celebrated every October in the United States as a coast to coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. The primary goals are to create national, state and local

focus on the Arts, to encourage individuals and organizations to participate in the Arts, to provide an opportunity for businesses and government agencies to show their support of the Arts and to raise public awareness about the role the Arts and humanities play in communities and residents lives.

Personally, as a City of Dana Point Arts and Culture Commissioner, it’s my duty and pleasure to encourage artists every day and to support and create programs for the cultural enrichment of our community. If you are reading this paper, you care about Dana Point, so this is me formally encouraging YOU to get out and support the Arts in Dana Point.

If you’d like to add your event to the City’s Arts Calendar, please email Brian McClure at bmclure@danapoint.org and editorial@danapointtimes.com Anthony Small is Chairman of the City of Dana Point Arts and Culture Commission, frontman for local rock band Small World and a solo singer-songwriter. Small and his family have lived in Dana Point for 21 years. Facebook: Small World Band YouTube: Anthony Small Music. 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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What’s going on in and around town this week COMPILED BY STAFF

HAVE AN EVENT? Submit it to Dana Point Times by going to www.danapointtimes.com, and clicking “Submit an Event” under the “Getting Out” tab.

Friday | 12 DONATION BASED YOGA 6-7 a.m. Join for a donation-based morning Vinyasa yoga class every Friday at Dharma Yoga House. All levels welcome.

Recommended donation of $5-$10.

Dharma Yoga House. 34207 PCH. www.dharmayogahouse.com.

Saturday | 13 LEASHES OF LOVE 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices of Laguna Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano will partner with the Leashes of Love Rescue shelter to host a pet adoption event. They join hundreds of Coldwell Banker offices and animal shelters across the country for the “Homes for Dogs” National Adoption Weekend. Last year, a dozen dogs found new homes. The event will be located at 27111 Camino De Estrella in Capistrano Beach.

WHALE WALK AND TALK 9-11 a.m. This walk focuses on the offshore visitors that can be frequently seen from the Dana Point Headlands. It is designed to introduce participants to Dana Point’s whale “seasons” (i.e., November to May equals Grays and Summer Blues).

Participants will learn about Gray Whales, which migrate past us in the winter and spring months, and Blue and Humpback Whales (in the summer months).

In particular, this walk focuses on what types of marine mammals we see, how to identify them, where and when to look for them, and how to responsibly view marine wildlife. Dana Point Nature Interpretive Center. 34558 Scenic Drive. www.danapoint.org.

GOLD COAST DOLPHIN AND WHALE WATCH CRUISE 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cruise from Dana Point to Newport Harbor and back along the coast known as the “California Riviera” aboard the luxury power catamaran Lily. A short tour of the harbor is also provided. Book Dana Point Times October 12-18, 2018

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THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, OCT. 11-14: CARNIVAL COLOSSAL The carnival includes rides, food trucks, musical performances and more. Hosted by the Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks and Recreation Foundation. From 2-6 p.m. on Oct. 11, rides will be slower and less noisy for children with special needs. Discount tickets are available until Oct. 10 and can be purchased at the Community Center, Aquatics Center and the Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area. Vista Hermosa Sports Park, 987 Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. 949.276.8866. www.san-clemente.org. www.sanclementeparksfoundation.org.

online at www.fareharbor.com.

SOUTH OC CARS & COFFEE 9-11 a.m. The car show attracts hundreds of car enthusiasts each week. No registration is required and spectators are welcome. Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. www.southoccarsandcoffee.com.

Sunday | 14 BIG FAT STEVE BAND 5-8 p.m. Come out and enjoy live music with your meal and drinks at StillWater Spirits & Sounds, located above Dana Point Harbor. The menu utilizes sustainable, locally-sourced produce, meat and fish, and mixologists offer a unique selection of cocktails. 24701 Del Prado Avenue, Dana Point.

Tuesday | 16 OPEN MIC NIGHT 6-10 p.m. Singer/songwriters perform at The Point Restaurant open mic every Tuesday. Bring your instrument and your voice; The Point supplies the sound system. 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. 949.464.5700. www.thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

Wednesday | 17 IHEARTYOGA IN THE PARK 10 a.m. Donation-based outdoor yoga for everyone. A variety of classes and styles are offered every day at 10 a.m. in front of the Marriott Dana Point in Lantern Bay Park. Lantern Bay Park. 25111 Park Lantern, Dana Point. www.iheartyoga.org.

Monday | 15

Thursday | 18

BINGO AT GOODY’S TAVERN: PIERPRIDE BENEFIT 7 p.m. Every Monday, Goody’s hosts a bingo night for a charity of the month.

PierPride Foundation is the charity this month. Cards are $1 per sleeve, and raffle prizes are offered. Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real. 949.492.3400. www.goodystavern.com.

Pour & Paint ‘Falling for Fall’ 6-8 p.m. Come out to StillWater Spirits & Sounds for a night of acrylic painting paired with food and beverages. In light of the season, the theme for painting will be “Falling for Fall” with step-by-step instructions with an art instructor. Tickets are available for $38 at eventbrite.com. 24701 Del Prado Avenue, Dana Point.

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hat does it say about the state of Hollywood that the fourth remake of A Star is Born is currently the best film of the year? For the past 86 years, the film industry has been in love with the traditional tale of a young, talented starlet skyrocketing to fame with the help of an older, dwindling legend. In 1932, this story was called What Price Hollywood? with Constance Bennett as the female star. Since 1937, it’s been titled A Star is Born with Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland (1954), Barbra Streisand (1976) and now Lady Gaga as the lady leads.

In 1932 and 1937, Bennett and Gaynor played local girls who are swept up into movie stardom, while the 1954 version with Garland has her with a successful movie/musical career. Lady Gaga’s role takes a cue from Streisand’s 1976 effort, with our current protagonist, Ally, being a music artist. Bradley Cooper has the less flashy role of Jackson Maine, an established star with an alcohol and drug problem on the verge of becoming a has-been. Cooper’s not only following in the steps of Lowell Sherman, Fredric March, James Mason and Kris Kristofferson, but he’s also taking the director’s chair. For someone who had never directed before, he handles the double duty of co-starring and directing exceedingly well.

There are a couple of callbacks to the earlier versions, but fortunately, it never feels like a rip-off. Considering the modern take on A Star is Born had originally been stuck in production hell for a decade, the final version easily could have backfired. Luckily, the chemistry between Cooper and Lady Gaga, plus Matthew Libatique’s cinematography, hold it together. DP

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The Race for City Council Hear from your potential representatives Dana Point Times

Leading up to the Dana Point City Council election on Nov. 6, the Dana Point Times has published six questions, one each week, that we’ve asked each individual who qualified for the ballot to answer.

The list of candidates is published according to a random alphabet the California Secretary of State recently drew. To view the previous five questions, visit www.danapointtimes.com.

DISTRICT 1

WEEK 6 QUESTION

If elected, how would you describe your approach to protecting citizens’ rights while maintaining tourist traffic and revenue?

DISTRICT 2

Joe Muller

Richard A. Viczorek

Joseph “Joe” Jaeger

J. Scott Schoeffel

Since Richard Henry Dana first started visiting Dana Point, we have been a visitor-serving area. We enjoy low taxes and great services in this city because of the tourism industry. Continuing to enhance public safety is priority one. Visitors won’t come and people won’t live in locations they feel are not safe. We continue to work closely with the County of Orange to enhance our free public trolley program. Each year we have expanded the routes it serves. This is important since it will reduce the traffic and parking needs of the city. Moving us toward the vision of a truly “park once and walk or ride community.”

The hotel Transient Occupancy Tax is the city’s largest source of revenue. It represents more than one-third of the city’s cash receipts. Many things that are good for residents are also good for tourists: public safety, beautification, restaurants and attractions, clean beaches and a revitalized harbor and commercial districts. These two interests are not in conflict but actually complement each other, as long as the residential character of our neighborhoods is preserved.

Amy Foell

Residents first, but we certainly benefit from a sustainable tourism industry. We must maximize its benefits and minimize its costs, continually assessing the impact of tourism on community life with a range of categories in mind, including: economic, environmental, safety, crowding and congestion. One idea would be harnessing tourism to provide environmental education, which would safeguard our natural resources, create jobs locally and showcase globally our local culture.

Protecting our citizens and maintaining tourism are not mutually exclusive propositions. My first priority will always be maintaining public safety and security in Dana Point. Providing the necessary resources and support for Police Services will ensure that our citizens feel safe taking a walk in the evening or taking their children to the beach. But it will also ensure that visitors will choose Dana Point to stay, shop, eat, tour and spend their money here, which ultimately benefits us all.

The two interests can actually strengthen each other. That’s what great cities do and Dana Point is a great city. When I was mayor, I started the Arts and Culture Commission with the goal of making Dana Point a destination for music, arts and culture.

I believe that we can make the quality of life so good that happy residents and good-natured tourists will be able to enjoy this paradise we proudly call home.

Mark L. McGinn

Tourism is very important to Dana Point, but Dana Point is also a community of 34,012 (2016) residents. There have been voices claiming that banning short-term rentals is a violation of basic citizens’ rights. There are also very strong voices that do not want short-term rentals as they feel it degrades their neighborhoods and could make Dana Point a transient community. I would advocate for placing this on a public referendum and let the citizens decide democratically.

DISTRICT 3 Jamey Federico

A common-sense approach is necessary to balance each individual’s right to the enjoyment of their property. Short-term rental (STR) owners need to ensure they don’t create a public nuisance or destroy the character of a neighborhood while they exercise their right to rent property. We should have a city STR policy to ensure they’re operated correctly with proper city oversight. STRs can be good neighbors while contributing to our city’s economy and revenue.

Charles Payne

I have a “residents first” philosophy. I’m a strong advocate for defending the unique small-town character of our community.

We welcome those who visit to enjoy our beaches, activities, festivals, restaurants and world-class resorts. We must balance sustainable tourism against protecting our neighborhoods and residents’ quality of life. As a small-business owner, I also believe in fostering an environment that attracts and supports small businesses: the backbone of our local economy. Join me at www.joincharlespayne.com. danapointtimes.com

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To Flip or Not? Congressional candidates Diane Harkey, Mike Levin seek coveted 49th seat

By Eric Heinz, Dana Point Times Picket Fence Media sat down recently with California 49th Congressional District candidates Mike Levin, democrat, and Diane Harkey republican. They were asked a series of questions about their policies on public safety, taxes, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) and environmental policies and miscellaneous topics.

Mike Levin

San Juan Capistrano resident Levin has been involved in politics since he was a teenager. He was once the executive director of the Democratic Party of Orange County and has worked on federal, state and local elections. He has also worked for environmental law firms and as an environmental lobbyist.

“People want clean air and clean water regardless of their political party or background, and historically, environmental issues have not been so partisan,” Levin said, referring to republican presidents and governors who provided major environmental protection legislation. “In California, we have demonstrated that you can protect the environment and you can also grow the economy. Those two things are not mutually exclusive. In fact, you can create the cleanenergy jobs of the future, and we have to be a leader in that field.”

Levin said he wants to see more protection out of the Environmental Protection Agency and to designate funding for more research and development.

Although he admits it’s going to be a long road ahead for renewable energy and for ensuring more jobs for the industry to be filled by American workers, Levin said making it easier to create those jobs starts with investing in them, and he’d also like to see tariffs on solar energy removed.

In order to achieve anything, however, it’s going to take both sides of the aisle cooperating. “…We have gotten into a very toxic period in our political history, when partisanship is so overwhelming, we’ve lost what it means to be a representative of all the people,” Levin said, “and if I win, there are well over 100,000 people who voted for the president (in District 49), and I want to represent them too and be respectful as well.”

Another major area Levin wants to tackle is health care, as he wants key provisions from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to be preserved.

“What we have to do is make sure all

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Diane Harkey the good things from the ACA are not allowed to be undermined, and that includes preexisting conditions,” he said. “We have to make sure we’re protecting mental health needs and women’s needs.”

Levin said the major tax breaks to corporations and the top tier alone could have paid for a system that slowly gets the country to universal health care and could expand Medicaid.

He said health care laws under Trump’s proposals that would have cut coverage for about 30 million people, according to the Congressional Budget Office, have only tried to hinder communities.

“Here in our district, it would have been around 32,000 (people who would have lost federal health care), which included 3,000 children—children, who would have lost their care. And as a parent of a 4-and a 6-year-old, I find that unconscionable,” Levin said.

Public safety, specifically gun safety legislation, is likely on his agenda for the next Congress if not the one after it, and Levin said he’d like to see “weapons of war” off the streets and out of the schools, and he opposes arming teachers with guns.

“We need to expand background checks across the country, no gun-show loophole; we also have to have reciprocity (laws to allow certain guns where they’re needed),” Levin said, adding that there needs to be funding for research into why mass shootings take place. He said last year’s federal budget allowed for the research but didn’t fund it.

Lastly, Levin said he wants to work with all stakeholders to address the spent nuclear

Mike Levin waste that’s being stored at SONGS. “From an environmental justice standpoint, I want to know we’re partnering with another state that has made a calculated decision that they want to be part of the storage process,” Levin said. He said he sees issues with transporting the fuel, and that issue needs to be examined more thoroughly.

Diane Harkey

Dana Point resident and current Board of Equalization member Harkey has been involved with California politics for years.

She served as the State Assembly representative for the area from 2008 to 2014, and her main talking points almost always fall on taxes. Most notably in California, she opposes the state’s gas tax implemented last year.

Harkey agrees with most of President Trump’s tax bill, but she said she wanted to see more assistance from the state and local tax (SALT), from which high-income homeowners use to deduct significant amounts.

Harkey is not nearly as strict on immigration as the president, saying that reassessing immigration reform could help American industry.

“Our biggest problem is we’re not finding people to take the jobs,” Harkey said. “We don’t have a workforce. This could mean more promotions and upper mobility for those who are employed, but it also means we need to figure out our visa program.”

She also said she would like to see more funding and policies that benefit vocational training.

“One side just wants everybody to be

deported, and that’s not going to work,” she said, adding that there needs to be an enforceable statute that address the issues.

“We have statutes on immigration, but it’s like having a zoning code and someone gets a variance; they build higher or a commercial spot and somebody gets something else, and pretty soon as a councilmember you try to enforce the zoning code, they sue, take you to court and you’ve violated your own code.”

On SONGS, Harkey said she understands that it’s going to be a long process to move the spent nuclear fuel, but she said she’s optimistic with the legislative movement that has taken place.

“I think there are opportunities there to help move things along,” she said.

Harkey said she wants to work with the president to get an exemption for California from offshore oil drilling, one of the Trump administration’s first economically motivated moves through the Department of the Interior.

“If Florida can get an exemption, we can get an exemption,” she said. “I think the cost of resistance and thumb-in-the-eye policies puts us at odds. They cost us money, time and efforts and they cause us problems. If California wants consideration, we have to figure out where we can cooperate.”

Harkey said she wants to honor states’ rights when it comes to gun control. She said she’s a supporter of the Second Amendment, but she said she’s not a gun owner.

“I am very much a states’ rights person, so what works in Massachusetts doesn’t necessarily work for Montana,” she said.

“I am not going to be a proponent of gun bans nationwide. California has its own set of laws. I find it very difficult to see young people willing to give up their Second Amendment right but not wanting to turn over their keys or cell phone.”

Harkey also said she’s very pro-law enforcement, meaning she wants to see more support for local officers.

In funding for more jobs, Harkey said she wants to see more National Institute of Health (NIH) funding to be allocated to Southern California because of its vast health products market.

“This district is tremendously aggressive on biotech, biomed and life sciences, which is an amazing potential for not only job creation but NIH funding to come in and start these new products,” Harkey said. “This will stimulate jobs, but also provide savings in health care and saving lives.”

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Next in Line

An Optometrist and a U.S. Ambassador

Governor Race pits Lt. Gov. against businessman

Lieutenant Governor race features two Democrats with central top priorities

As the era of Jerry Brown comes to an end, a new guard is eyeing the highest seat in California.

Republican John Cox, a CPA by trade, Gavin Newsom is using a platform that wants to bring advantages to Californians who have been “forgotten,” which includes trying to ensure affordable housing is available.

“California’s sky-high sales taxes, vehicle license fees, and the highest gasoline taxes in the nation are a major reason so many families just can’t make ends meet anymore,” Cox stated on his campaign website.

“These high fees are a major reason California now has the highest poverty rate in the nation. The most urgent need right now is to repeal the new vehicle license and gas tax increases.”

Cox is also strictly opposed to Sanctuary State Laws and wants to repeal S.B. 54 that gave local authorities discretion in whether to cooperate with Immigration and Cus-

toms Enforcement (ICE) on incarcerated undocumented immigrants.

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom served two terms as the second in command to John Cox Brown. His main objective is to bring more jobs to California.

“During the Great Recession, Gavin supported a subsidized employment program that put over 4,000 Californians to work,” his website bio states. “And as Mayor (of San Francisco), he marched, stood and negotiated with labor as working partners, not sparring partners, fighting for workers’ rights.”

Newsom is also a proponent of universal healthcare and has worked as a University of California Regent to try to keep tuition costs low, according to his campaign website.

Visit www.gavinnewsom.com and www. johncoxforgovernor.com for more information on the candidates.

State Senate District 36 Dana Point political journeywoman, Patricia Bates, Republican, faces Democratic challenger, Marggie Castellano, an international businesswoman and environmental advocate who produces documentaries on climate change.

Castellano wants to make health care more affordable as well as continue to focus on environmental protection work to which she’s committed.

She said she wants to “Improve our government services by reducing waste, cutting red tape, enhancing transparency through open-data programs all while making government more responsive, open and accountable to taxpayers,” according to her campaign website.

Bates is looking to nix the gas tax that

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so many of her party constituents loathe and is working on other solutions that don’t rise costs at the pump.

“Senator Pat Bates believes voters should have a say in any future attempts to increase gas taxes,” her campaign website stated. “Additionally, Senator Bates is a vocal opponent to implementing California’s cap and trade program that could increase gas prices by one dollar for every gallon.”

Bates also wants to promote equality for women in the workplace, putting an end to harassment and to stoke the fight for equal pay.

Visit www.batesforsenate.com or www.marggiecastellano.com for more information.

Two Democratic candidates, Eleni Kounalakis and Dr. Ed Hernandez, are vying for the Lieutenant Governor’s chair, both with differing top priEleni Kounalakis orities under the same partisan.

Kounalakis, a former U.S. ambassador, has made environmental issues one of her top priorities.

“We must continue to push for smart policies that combat climate change, protect our water supply and air quality, and stop corporations from taking advantage of our natural resources,” her website stated. “I have proudly pledged to not accept contributions from oil companies, pharmaceutical companies or soda companies.”

Kounalakis also mentioned that since her father immigrated to the U.S. as a 14-yearold, she wants to make it easier for immigrants to gain citizenship and to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals laws.

Hernandez, a former optometrist and

current state Senator of the 22nd district, has stated one of his first priorities is to tackle health care issues. He wants to lower the cost of Dr. Ed Hernandez prescription drugs and ensure health care is accessible to all, according to his campaign website.

“Senator Hernandez has never backed down from a fight with those seeking to harm Californians. He’s gone to war against Big Tobacco, helping pass California’s law increasing the smoking age to 21 years old,” according to his campaign website. “He’s fought Big Oil, supporting some of California’s landmark environmental laws. He’s stood up to Big Pharma and the increasing cost of prescription drugs.”

Hernandez, also a child of immigrant parents, said he too wants to fight for the rights of people trying to make a life in the U.S. Visit www.edhernandez4ca.com or www.eleniforca.com for more information.

Tougher Competition State Assembly 73rd District will give incumbent more of a challenge The last time Republican Assemblyman Bill Brough was in an election, he was up against an unknown young democrat, who sort of “gave up” campaigning halfway through the bid for office (he stopped returning phone calls from Picket Fence Media after the newspaper made contact requesting an interview).

Brough strolled to a victory.

That was 2016.

This year, Democrat Scott Rhinehart may be able to close the margin in a historically Republican district. Brough won the primary in June 47.1 percent to Rhinehart’s 39.4 percent—but a third candidate, Mission Viejo City Councilmember Ed Sachs, received 13.5 percent of the vote. That margin could be up

for grabs; however, as Sachs is also a Republican the votes may go to Brough anyway.

Rhinehart is looking to bring singlepayer health care to California and wants to tackle environmental issues as well as protect pro-choice rights.

Brough has been working for the 73rd in Sacramento by way of lobbying for San Clemente’s hospital to house a satellite emergency room and the regulation of sober living homes. He’s also looked into solutions for homelessness and sits on the Assembly committee of Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials.

Visit www.billbrough.org or www. scottfor73rd.com for more information.

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South Coast Water District South Coast Water District (SCWD) is a five-member, elected board of directors that oversees policy making, financing, rate-setting, capital programs and long-term planning for Dana Point, south Laguna Beach and areas of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano. Two members will be selected.

DENNIS ERDMAN

Civil Engineer It has been my honor and pleasure to serve the customers, ratepayers and members of the community as a director of the South Coast Water District for the past three and one half years.

I am seeking your vote in order to continue to represent you as a member of South Coast Water District’s Board of Directors. I bring over 30 years of experience as a civil engineer and water/wastewater executive manager to the job as an elected director. As a result of my years of experience, I understand the detailed inner-workings of a water/wastewater utility and have knowledge of the financial and operational requirements needed to maintain reliable

service at a reasonable cost to the ratepayers. The job of a director is to assure that the district is fulfilling its mission to the community in providing reliable water and wastewater services in a cost-effective and environmentally responsible manner. With your support, I will continue to represent you in pursuit of this goal.

WILLIAM “BILL” GREEN

Land Surveyor/Farmer As your South Coast Water District president, and serving on Engineering Operations and Administration Finance Committees, I support lower water rates, conservation, transparency and to protect the high quality of our water and ocean.

As a member of the California Water Quality Control Board, I worked to protect the quality, safety and sustainability of our community’s waters.

I am a veteran and Eagle Scout. In times of drought and major infrastructure planning, I demonstrated leadership on water issues as someone who understands water infrastruc-

ture projects. Strategic planning for water reliability, sustainability, conservation and local water production has never been more important. I am championing the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project to ensure local water supply for your grandchildren’s children in South County. My background is as an engineering consultant for 40 years; I have worked to build water resources for Southern California water agencies; and I’ve been a small-business, avocado farmer for 33 years, with water management and conservation practices committed to water efficiency and the bottom line.

Rising water rates personally affected me in recent years. I will apply my experience as a small-business owner to ensure efficient water and wastewater operations of our agency keep rates low. I’m asking you for your vote. Thank You

MARKUS J. LENGER

Water Innovator During my 30-year career in water and wastewater, I have continuously advocated for change and

improvement in the way we use, reuse and dispose of our water. As a business owner that designs technology to combat the vast amounts of grease entering our sewers and waterways, I have built a solid reputation among my peers, co-authored water laws and codes and am a federally appointed water reuse and efficiency expert.

With a seat on the board of SCWD, I will help develop innovative and affordable technology to bring ample water to its customers without implementing the proposed prohibitively expensive and power-hungry Doheny Desalinization Plant. We must diversify our water portfolio to create real water security using graywater and water reuse technology, by increasing recycled wastewater and implementing a smart irrigation infrastructure. By utilizing these ecological approaches along with the many grants available, we can provide improved water availability both economically and with community control.

As a nine-year resident of Dana Point, I have witnessed several failed attempts to treat water locally, including the Salt Creek Plant.

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Spitzer, Rackauckas Showdown Approaches The fiery prosecutors will leave it to the voters to settle their score

By Eric Heinz, Dana Point Times Incumbent Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas will face Todd Spitzer, current Orange County Supervisor of District 3, who was once employed by Rackauckas.

For the past 20 years, Rackauckas has held the position of Orange County’s top prosecutor, and he prides his work on the hundreds of convictions for which he’s been responsible. His office has been working recently on a sober living task force that has already resulted in the arrest of 11 people accused of being involved in illegal activities occurring within the addiction treatment industry.

“I will be running on the strong track record of our office where I oversee and am responsible for the performance of hundreds of attorneys, investigators and professional staff who work tirelessly to ensure the administration of justice in our county,” a statement from Rackauckas’s campaign website states.

Spitzer, like his opponent, is very vocal about justice systems and bringing convic-

tions to violent criminals, gangs, all kinds of abuse and more, as he did during his time as a deputy and assistant district attorney.

“As Supervisor, I’ve Todd Spitzer already pioneered policies in our county to help address these issues and make our communities safer,” a message Spitzer’s campaign page states.

“It’s time to focus on rebuilding the DA’s office, including modernizing it by bringing the latest in crime-fighting tools to our hardworking prosecutors.”

Spitzer is also staunchly committed to discrediting Rackauckas. On social media sites, in press releases and just about any other media, he chastises the actions of his once-colleague.

“Rackauckas has been in office for 20 years. This breeds corruption, complacency and a public failure of leadership,” Spitzer’s

website states.

“Twenty years is long enough. While crime rates rise and the DA’s absence of leadership is causing cases to be botched murderers to Tony Rackauckas and be let free, the real tragedy is that victims and their families are not getting justice.”

Rackauckas isn’t sitting on the sidelines and taking this political bout quietly. Earlier this year, he released a television ad with the theme being that Spitzer was untrustworthy and cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars due to his own legal snafus.

“The job of a district attorney requires someone who has impeccable ethics and maturity. Todd Spitzer continues to prove he lacks both,” Rackauckas said in a press release that pointed to Spitzer’s social media posts.

Both of them have their own baggage

coming into this hotly contested race.

Spitzer made an unusual citizen’s arrest of a man who was rambling at a Wahoo’s Fish Tacos in 2015 when the man was staring at Spitzer with a nearby table knife, according to emails obtained by media organizations.

Rackauckas was under scrutiny by the ACLU in the last couple years for what the organization called “unethical” use of incarcerated informants.

If you haven’t kept up with the latest rhetoric, be sure to dig through the minutiae of what they say and their agendas. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is one of the most coveted seats in the county, and it’s also inundated with cases and state policy changes, technological advances and must have a transparent and ethical working relationship with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. These considerations are likely to be the difference between them.

To learn more about the candidates, visit www.toddspitzer.com and www.ocdistrictattorney.com.

Two Philosophies of Law Enforcement Duke Nguyen

Duke Nguyen, Don Barnes highlight priorities in OC Sheriff’s Race

By Eric Heinz, Dana Point Times As Sheriff Sandra Hutchens looks to retire, two new candidates will look to lead Orange County’s law enforcement.

With nearly 30 years of experience at OCSD, Undersheriff Don Barnes, secondin-command to Hutchens, is running a campaign based on his administrative experience in law enforcement and his accomplishments as undersheriff. Barnes hopes to build on policies and strategies he’s been a part of since 2016, when he began as undersheriff.

Duke Nguyen, with more than 26 years of law enforcement experience, started out with the Santa Ana Police Department and currently works with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office in the Justice System Integrity Division. Nguyen is running a campaign largely based on community policing and transparency, and one of his endorsements includes the Democratic Party of Orange County.

Last year, in response to rising law enforcement contract costs with its 13 cities,

a coalition was formed by city managers to draft a study to look into the costs. The findings are expected to be released later this year.

Justice System Reform Nguyen said he wants to ensure there is justice system reform that assists all people and that he wants to bring transparency to that system.

“The people of this great County are constantly changing and evolving. I believe that the justice system needs reform to keep up with community needs,” Nguyen said on his campaign website. “We need to make smart decisions when creating reform and make sure that the reform being enacted is following the letter of the law.”

Barnes’ approach on his website addresses the controversial Props. 47 and 57, which reduced offenses of what used to be felony narcotic possession to misdemeanors and assisted in the release of low-level criminals or people with limited amount of time on their sentence.

“Proposition 47 and 57 have tied law enforcement’s hands and empowered repeat offenders,” Barnes said on his campaign site. “Under Prop. 47, current law only allows deputies to issue citations for crimes like shoplifting and home burglary. It is no surprise that since the passage of these propositions Orange County has seen an increase in property crimes.”

Rising contract costs Barnes said an approach that he’s been contemplating is to regionalize law enforcement, taking down city borders and creating a hybrid model with contract cities. That would mean cities would still fund patrol deputies and traffic enforcement, but to deploy those resources on a broader scale.

“That gets overlaid as a patrol support provision, rather than something that you carry the full cost of,” Barnes said.

Nguyen said his plan would be to increase public safety by putting more deputies out patrolling streets and curtailing services that cities don’t need as much.

DON BARNES

“I want to sit down with every mayor in every South Orange County city and visit the issues, and make sure that the contract is exactly what it’s called for, we don’t overcharge or undermine the contract,” Nguyen said.

Homelessness Barnes said he managed to get several hundred people into services from the Santa Ana riverbed and made 500-plus arrests, and wants to build on that. His long-term plan is to educate the public on the homeless and to create an enforcement plan with a “larger collaborative strategy.”

Nguyen emphasized that being homeless is not a crime, and his goals are to create a mental health evaluation team and provide long-term shelter. “We have $700 million in the county to utilize to get our people who are homeless into some sort of a long-term shelter,” Nguyen said.

To learn more about the candidates, visit their websites: www.barnesforsheriff.com and www.nguyenforsheriff.com.

Emily Rasmussen contributed to this report. danapointtimes.com

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Statewide Ballot Measures Prop. 1 Authorizes bonds to und ec ed u n assistance programs.

The measure, if approved, would authorize $4 billion in general obligation bonds for existing affordable housing programs for low-income residents, veterans, farmworkers, manufactured and mobile homes, infill and “transit-oriented” housing. An analysis of the bill stated it would increase California’s costs to repay bonds by an average of about $170 million annually over the next 35 years. Advocates of the proposition say that it would provide a way to reduce the homeless population throughout the state as well as provide shelter opportunities for homeless or struggling veterans. Opponents of the bill see it as an expensive solution, with bond debt the state may not be able to cover effectively.

Prop. 2 Authorizes bonds to fund existing housing program for individuals with mental illness. Legislative statute.

Amends Mental Health Services Act to fund No Place Like Home Program, which finances housing for individuals with mental illness. Ratifies existing law establishing the No Place Like Home Program. The analysis of the bill states that if passed, the proposition would allow the state “to use up to $140 million per year of county mental health funds to repay up to $2 billion in bonds. These bonds would fund housing for those with mental illness who are homeless.” Advocates of the measure see it as a way to help fund housing bonds for the homeless and mentally ill, while opponents say it would actually make it harder to house them, using funds dedicated to supportive housing to repay bond debt and wouldn’t solve the issue.

Prop 3 Authorizes bonds to fund projects for water supply and quality, ater ed d e ater conveyance, and groundwater sustainability and storage. Initiative statute.

Prop. 3 would allocate $8.877 billion in

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state general obligation bonds for “various infrastructure projects.” The analysis of it states that it would increase state costs to repay bonds, averaging $430 million per year over 40 years, but there could be savings for local governments for water-related projects, “likely averaging a couple hundred million dollars annually over the next few decades.” Advocates say that this would help save water in times of drought, but opponents say there wouldn’t be enough money to repay the bonds, and the projects would falter.

Prop. 4 Authorizes bonds funding construction at hospitals providing children’s health care. Initiative statute.

From the state’s general fund in the form of general obligation bonds, $1.5 billion would be authorized to fund grants for “construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of qualifying children’s hospitals.”

Analysis of the bill states costs to repay bonds would increase an average of about $80 million annually over the next 35 years.

Advocates stated in their arguments on the proposition’s explanation that these hospitals provide specialized needs, and the money would help expand the hospitals’ capacity. Objections to the bill were listed as giving money to nonprofit hospitals and that California’s child healthcare networks should be examined further before obligating such money to them.

Prop 5 Changes requirements for certain property owners to transfer their property tax base to replacement property. Initiative constitutional amendment and statute.

This would remove specific “transfer requirements” for homeowners over 55, severely disabled homeowners and “contaminated or disaster-destroyed property.”

The fiscal impact described the outlook for schools and local governments losing more than $100 million each across the state in annual property taxes early on, growing to about $1 billion per year. There would be similar effects to the costs to backfill school property tax losses. Advocates say the bill removes a “moving penalty” that is finan-

cially burdensome, especially for people who are elderly or severely disabled. But opponents say that it doesn’t create any new housing and costs too much to remove. It also could take money from public services, they said.

Prop. 6 Eliminates certain road repair and transportation funding. Requires certain fuel taxes and vehicle fees be approved by the electorate. Initiative constitutional amendment.

Prop. 6 is one of the biggest debates of all the measures of the 2018 election. A product of the state legislature as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, the tax added 12 cents per gallon of gasoline throughout the state in an effort to raise more than $5.4 billion annually for roads and infrastructure repair.

But opponents of the 2017 bill say it went too far and that registration for cars and other costs are already too high. California already has some of the highest gas taxes— and prices—in the nation. Only Pennsylvania had a higher gas tax than California as of 2018, according to the Tax Foundation.

There are two simple reasons why we should repeal the gas and car tax hikes, according to Reform California, the political action committee spearheading the repeal, which states that the tax is no more than a money-siphon that gives carte blanche to the Legislature.

“It costs you a lot more than you think— the tax hike will cost the typical family of four $779.28 more per year in taxes,” the organization stated on its main website. “It won’t fix our roads— this is a blank check tax hike that has already been diverted away from road repairs.”

The California Transit Association touted the gas tax as a way to fund more public transportation and that major milestones could be reached if the money raised is put to such uses.

“Unfortunately, we risk losing all this progress unless we defeat Proposition 6 on the November 2018 ballot,” the association’s website stated. “The truth is partisan politicians placed Proposition 6 on the ballot to help them win electoral seats. The measure is shortsighted and dangerous, jeopardizes the viability of public transportation, and threatens the safety of California’s roads, bridges and transportation infrastructure for decades to come.”

Prop. 7 Conforms California Daylight Savings Time to Federal law. Allows legislature to change daylight saving time period. Legislative statute.

As long as it would conform to federal law, this would give the California Legislature the ability to keep Daylight Savings Time year-round. There wasn’t a financial analysis of the bill at this time because the ramifications of setting the time aren’t yet known. Advocates and opponents mentioned schoolchildren’s wellbeing as the primary reason for their opinions. Those in favor argue that the biannual effects of Daylight Savings Time to standard time are hazardous to the health of children, but opponents say that extra hours of darkness when the children go to school is not worth keeping one set of time.

Prop. 8 Regulates amounts outpatient kidney dialysis clinics charge for dialysis treatment. Initiative statute.

The measure would put enforcement regulations on kidney dialysis charges if they exceed a limit by placing rebates and penalties on caregivers. It would require an annual report to the state, and also forbids clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. The financial analysis of the bill stated there could be an overall effect on state and local governments either positive or negative in the tens of millions of dollars. Advocates say this would keep corporate dialysis centers from charging patients more than they can afford for the vital service, but opponents say the measure has been opposed by various medical associations across the state and that it would result in the closure of many facilities.

Prop. 9 New State Creation: Removed from the Ballot This would have allowed California to be separated into three different states, but the California Supreme Court removed it on July 18, citing that there were too many unknown potential consequences should it pass.

Prop. 10 Expands local governments’ authority to enact rent control on residential property. Initiative statute.

The measure would repeal state law that limits what rent-control policies cities and local jurisdictions can enact on residential property. The measure’s fiscal analysis states there could be a net reduction in state and local revenues of tens of millions of dollars per year in the long-term. “Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or considerably more,” according to the analysis. Another bill that takes aim at possibly reducing homelessness, advocates of the measure say it could do away with certain limitations and make rent control available to create affordable housing. Opponents say that this would actually cost people more, as owners would be able to put “fees on top of rent,” according to the statement.

ing breaks without being on-call. The fiscal impact analyzed said it would likely benefit local governments with lower costs, potentially in the tens of millions of dollars each year. Advocates say that it would allow first-responders to be ready in case of a call.

The California Labor Federation called the measure a “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” and that it would deny the ambulance employees a break for a meal or rest.

Prop. 12 Establishes new tandard r c n neent ec ed ar animals; bans sale of noncomplying products. Initiative statute.

Requires private-sector emergency ambulance employees to remain on-call during work breaks.

Eliminates certain employer liability. Initiative statute.

Prop. 12 would set minimum requirements for confining certain farm animals and would prohibit the sale of meat and egg products from animals confined in noncomplying manner. The fiscal analysis stated there is a potential for decreases in state income tax revenues from farm businesses, “likely not more than several million dollars annually.

State costs up to $10 million annually to enforce the measure.” Advocates say that this would put an end to animal cruelty practices in large facilities that use such cages and other means of confinement for their animals. Opponents say in the bill’s opposition that it would not ban cages until 2022 and that it doesn’t target the main issues.

This would exempt the private-sector ambulance hourly employees from tak-

Source: California Secretary of State

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GUEST OPINION: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

The People You Meet Aboard Ship on a Cruise

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n my previous column, I wrote about an 82-day Grand Asia and Pacific cruise that my life partner, Greta, and I are taking.

I was surprised when I checked my email after boarding the ship in Los Angeles Harbor, on Sunday, Sept. 30, to discover that Greta and I were not the only South Orange County passengers to be on the cruise.

Roger and Lori Johnson of San Clemente emailed that the cruise began the week before in Seattle—where they boarded—to enjoy the initial segment of the cruise to Los Angeles, where they disembarked.

When they arrived home, they read my previous column about us joining the ship in Los Angeles, so they decided to send an email.

The Johnsons wrote, “We arrived home at 9 a.m. today. The seas were extremely calm, and we saw lots of whales—hope the weather keeps up for you.”

As the MS Amsterdam sailed away from Los Angeles, Greta and I enjoyed a bon voyage party around the swimming pool. Most of the 850 passengers attended, and they were served by many of the 700 crew members.

Wow, it was a first-class affair with a complimentary open bar and lots of appetizers. A five-piece band was playing 1950s music on deck and lots of older passengers were dancing and showing their American Bandstand-generation moves.

Some passengers consider a cruise’s highlight to be the ports visited. We are scheduled to stop in 32 of them.

But other passengers think the highlight is the people they encounter onboard and while ashore.

That first night, after the sail-away party, we had a light dinner with a couple from San Antonio, Texas, who, like the Johnsons, boarded the ship in Seattle.

The first five days were “sea days,” with the ship sailing to the first port, Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Unlike Roger and Lori, we did not see any whales, only a pod of dolphins.

At dinner, on the second night, we dined with a couple who are onion farmers. They explained how difficult farming is in the Central Valley of California because of the lack of irrigation water.

Also, at the same table, was Elena, originally from Romania, who resides in Canada.

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On the third day, we met eight new people, four at a small gathering in one of the ship’s lounges: a woman from Dallas, another from New Orleans and a married couple from Colorado.

And then at dinner, there was an interesting pair who said they were traveling together. I guess you could consider them to be an LAT (living apart together) couple.

The man, Clyde, from Gulfport, Mississippi, had worked with Corrine’s husband before the husband had passed away. Corrine lives in Washington, D.C. At the same table, there was another Mississippi couple who had driven four days to Los Angeles to save on airfare.

However, they had parked their car for 82 nights in a nearby lot, which cost them $750. Plus, they stayed in hotels both going to the ship and returning home. Flying might have been cheaper.

On the fourth day, the ship sponsored a huge reception (800 people) with complimentary adult beverages and appetizers served in the ON LIFE AND main entertainment LOVE AFTER 50 theatre. It was our first

By Tom Blake formal night so all the passengers were dressed up. I was in a suit and tie, and Greta was in a gorgeous dress.

The reception’s purpose: to introduce the captain and his staff of 14 officers.

They were all in their dress uniforms.

What an impressive group; meeting them gave us a sense that the ship was in good hands and we’d be safe.

And then at dinner, we met another LAT couple. Frank, a former Department of Defense employee who resides in Macon, Georgia, and Linda, who lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

They met by coincidence on a previous cruise. He had purchased a vacation condo in Florida. His realtor had a client who wanted a winter, “snow bird” rental. Frank rented it, came on the cruise and met Linda.

He was a character with multiple entertaining stories about his top-secret Department of Defense life.

Our first week is behind us. We saw a bald eagle in Dutch Harbor. Next, Russia and Japan.

Tom Blake is a Dana Point resident and a former Dana Point businessman who has authored several books on middle-aged dating. See his websites www.findingloveafter50. com; www.vicsta.com and www.travelafter55. com. To receive Tom’s weekly online newsletter, sign up at www.findingloveafter50.com.

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Tanner. Photo: Courtesy of the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter

anner is an active 2-year-old dog who is always up for fun. He loves long walks and playing outdoors, but he is also potty-trained and can’t resist a good scratch behind the ears. So if you’re looking for a lively playmate or maybe your next running buddy, Tanner might just be the one for you.

If you would like to know more about Tanner, call the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter at 949.492.1617, or visit with him at 221 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente. DP

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Winning Logo for Next Year’s Festival of Whales Announced Graphic designer Robyn Rogers went back to her roots to design her logo, using brush strokes

BY LILLIAN BOYD, DANA POINT TIMES

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obyn Rogers’ fascination with whales began when she was about five years old. Her older brother had been preparing for a school project on whales when he had Rogers hold one end of string as he unraveled it about 100 feet – roughly the size of a blue whale. Now at 27 years old, Rogers has been announced as the winner of next year’s Festival of Whales logo design competition.

“The Festival of Whales Foundation Board became fans of her work when she entered a past year’s logo design contest,” said Festival coordinator Andrea Swayne.

“Her gorgeous portrayal of a whale in motion is a beautiful addition to the Festival’s tradition of highlighting an original work of art as its logo each year.”

The Festival of Whales, a yearly event in Dana Point, is a celebration of the annual migration of the California Gray Whale.

Each year, dozens of artists submit entries for a chance to have their logo featured

throughout the festival, including on event merchandise. While this upcoming year’s winner isn’t native to the coast, her appreciation for the deep sea has continued to grow since childhood.

“Seeing how long that unraveled string was really put into perspective how majestic and mysterious whales are, or any creature in the ocean. And to have won a competition for this event that honors these beautiful creatures… it’s an honor,” Rogers said.

Rogers was born and raised in Kansas.

She grew up in Overland Park and went on to study graphic design at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. “As a professional graphic designer, I’ve done a lot of marketing and advertising for corporate clients. This contest was a chance for me to get back to the mediums I love and to really stretch my wings,” Rogers said. She used acrylic paints on a canvas for her design entry before digitizing it on a computer.

While in college, Rogers met the man

Robyn Rogers (pictured) used watercolor paints to design her Festival of Whales logo entry before digitizing it.

Photo: Courtesy of Robyn Rogers

she would eventually travel across the country to San Clemente to be with. Her husband Case Tierny had been deployed to Camp Pendleton and Rogers soon joined him in 2016.

“On our days off, we’d explore up and down the Southern California coast,” she said. “I’d find myself looking out on the water always trying to catch a glimpse of a fin or a tale out on the water.”

The Festival of Whales in 2018 was one of the many coastal adventures Rogers and Tierny would make the most of. “I saw that that year’s festival logo had been selected from a contest of submissions. I knew I had

to submit a design for the next festival. But I never expected to have won,” Rogers said.

Rogers and Tierny now live in Twentynine Palms for his current deployment – the next best option after Camp Pendleton, Rogers says. “I wanted to be as close to Dana Point, San Clemente and the area as possible. I still try to make a trip out as often as I can.”

Rogers is making big plans around Festival of Whales. Her parents and in-laws are flying out in light of her winning design. “We’re making a big vacation out of it, I can’t wait.”

The Festival of Whales will be held March 2, 3, 9 and 10, 2019. For more details, visit www.festivalofwhales.com. DP

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Dolphins’ Share San Clemente girls tennis beats Dana Hills to set up possible fifth shared league title

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

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ere they are again.

For the fifth consecutive season, the Dana Hills and San Clemente girls tennis teams have formed one of the most even rivalries in any Orange County sport.

On Tuesday, the Dolphins fell to the Tritons, 11-7, at Dana Hills High School to split the season series for a fifth straight year, and if results from the first round of league play hold through the second round, Dana Hills and San Clemente will share a fifth consecutive South Coast League championship.

“We’ve been balanced,” San Clemente coach John Stephens said. “Last year, we had the stud singles players, so we’d win a lot of singles matches, and they’d always win the doubles. Still really the same. Their doubles aren’t quite as strong as they used to be, but it’s pretty even. We lost a lot of sets today where we were up, 5-4.”

With Dana Hills’ No. 1 singles player Courtney Swift battling an injury, San Clemente’s three singles players, Jenna Yeam, Sydney Donovan and Jillian Torcaso,

Dana Wharf Fish Count Bonito buoys fall fishing transition

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

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s fall continues to set in, the fishing focus turns toward the coast at Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching.

In his weekly report, Captain Brian Woolley said that the offshore efforts have come to an end for now as the fall weather starts to roll in.

Along the coast, the three-quarter day trips have continued to see good amounts of bonito. The bonito are all coming in at the same grade at around five to eight pounds. Woolley said that the bass fishing Dana Point Times October 12-18, 2018

San Clemente defeated Dana Hills, 11-7, on Tuesday to split their season series for the fifth straight year. If firstround league results hold into the second round, the Tritons and Dolphins will share a fifth consecutive South Coast League title. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

swept all nine singles matches.

“They did what they had to,” Stephens said of his singles. “Going into the match, if (Swift) is healthy, you expect her to win

three, and that would make the whole match a different story. We’re just lucky in that sense.”

That meant the Tritons only needed one

has been tricky so the bonito have been a good haul for the fall transition.

Woolley said that, while tricky, the right current and clean water in some kelp have been good for fall bass fishing. Live bait has pulled in some good calico bass.

There’s also been a steady stream of rockfish, coppers and bocaccio coming in on live bait.

Out at Catalina and San Clemente Islands, the Fury has reeled in some nice yellowfin and bluefin tuna, as well as bass, bonito and whitefish.

The famous halibut derby begins on Nov. 1.

Oct. 9 • 3 boats, 113 anglers: 29 bluefin tuna, 1 yellowfin tuna, 147 bonito, 11 calico bass, 5 sand bass, 75 rockfish, 105 bass released

Here is the latest fish count out of Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching: Oct. 10 • 3 boats, 98 anglers: 6 bluefin tuna, 1 yellowfin tuna, 220 bonito, 2 lingcod, 4 calico bass, 2 sheephead, 26 white fish, 102 rockfish, 130 vermillion rockfish, 26 boccacio, 10 sand dabs, 41 bass released

doubles win to clinch the victory, and they got it in the second round. The pairing of Cami Ding and Brooke Donovan pulled out a 7-5 victory to earn San Clemente’s 10th team point and win the match.

The Dana Hills doubles pairings of Drae Fresenius-Aidna Rice and Stila FreseniusCaroline Allemann swept their matches.

Dana Hills won the first match between the two at San Clemente, 10-8, on Sept. 20.

“It’s kind of been fun because they (Dana Hills) had their way with everybody in the South Coast League for 15 years,” Stephens said. “Last five years, San Clemente picked it up a little bit to the point where we’re competing with them. Pretty much every match is 10-8, 8-10. Today was 11-7, so it’s always close.”

The rivalry was amped up by a strong crowd at the Dana Hills tennis courts. Parents as well as players not participating in the matches were strong supporters with loud cheers for every point in some of the more closely contended matches.

“Last time Dana came (to San Clemente), they were cheering really loud,” Stephens said, “and it kind of set our girls back. They’re not really used to it. It creates a little more energy and creates a little more nerves. It makes it fun.”

While the Tritons and Dolphins are in line to split the league title again, Dana Hills isn’t out of the woods yet. The Dolphins will get one more tough match at Aliso Niguel on Oct. 18. Dana Hills won the first match by a tight margin, 10-8, but the injury to Swift won’t make any match easier.

Singles and doubles South Coast League Finals are on Oct. 23-24 at the Laguna Niguel Racquet Club. DP

Oct. 8 • 3 boats, 74 anglers: 370 bonito, 6 calico bass, 2 sand bass, 74 bass released Oct. 7 • 5 boats, 145 anglers: 414 bonito, 12 yellowtail, 2 ling cod, 7 calico bass, 4 sand bass, 6 sheephead, 27 whitefish, 180 rockfish, 20 vermillion rockfish, 34 bass released Oct. 6 • 8 boats, 194 anglers: 233 bonito, 231 vermillion rockfish, 25 calico bass, 3 sand bass, 2 sheephead, 1 whitefish, 30 rockfish, 2 boccacio, 3 barracuda, 1 blacksmith perch, 157 bass released Oct. 5 • 5 boats, 105 anglers: 24 calico bass, 11 sand bass, 7 sheephead, 87 whitefish, 16 rockfish, 195 vermilion rockfish, 12 boccacio, 2 bonito, 172 bass released.

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There has been good action on rockfish, including 230 vermillion rockfish on the Sum Fun last Saturday, Oct. 6. Photo: Courtesy of Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching

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Jackie Baxter: 1948-2018

Club Control San Clemente Board Riders Club goes undefeated in 2018 with a big win at Church

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

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BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

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ith a pumping hurricane swell hitting the point, the West Coast Board Riders season came to a dramatic conclusion last weekend as the San Clemente squad took home the win and also claimed the Southern Division title for the year.

“West Coast Board Riders has gathered the tribe of San Clemente surfers under one roof for a common goal and has truly caught me off guard how infectious the positivity and encouragement is among all the age groups,” San Clemente Board Riders President Eric Mehlberg said.

“Competitive surfing is very individualized, but these events have brought old friends back together and allowed new coalitions to be formed.”

San Clemente’s performance in the men’s 30-to-39-year-old division encompassed this spirit. Featuring a cadre of San Clemente’s most well-known pros, Tanner Gudauskas, Nate Yeomans, Mike Losness and Chris Ward posted a heat total of 41.14 points out of a possible 50. It was the highest single-heat total ever recorded in a West Coast Board Riders contest.

One of the big goals of the Board Riders contests is to bring generations together and create continuity in the surf towns up and down the Southern California coast.

Smells like team spirit: The San Clemente Board Riders Club celebrating an undefeated regular season after a command performance last weekend at Church. Photo: Ron Lyon / WCBR

That goal was clearly achieved when San Clemente’s Ben Brantell ripped his way to a nine-point ride in the 14-and-under division. Team members went nuts, cheering him into the beach after the heat.

The party didn’t stop when the contest ended. Taking the celebration up to the Stance headquarters, the local grom band, Reapeater, cranked their amps up to 11 and kept the good vibes flowing.

“After every event at the awards party, each club picks their MVP for the day.

They get to come up on stage and get a prize pack and give a speech,” San Clemente Board Riders team member Benji Severson explained. “Mehlberg and I couldn’t decide because of all the amazing performances by SC’s finest. Then it occurred to me how obvious our MVPs were. It had to be the Kobayashi family.

Masaki has held his Church event for

more than 30 years, and this year he gave the West Coast Board Riders one of his two permitted days. Not to mention that Masaki, Shaw and Kai all had outstanding performances on Saturday, so just for a complete family effort they had to be our MVPs—that’s really what makes the San Clemente Board Riders Club so special.”

The West Coast Board Riders season is now headed to Huntington Beach for the State Championships. San Clemente was the only club in the state to go undefeated throughout the season.

It’s been a big year for the club movement in California, and looking down the road a little bit, there are a lot of good things on the horizon.

“I’m really looking forward to watching our community grow through these events in the years to come,” Mehlberg said when he finally had time to catch his breath. DP

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GROM OF THE WEEK

REX HENNINGS

Water Temperature: 65-69 Degrees F

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

Water Visibility and Conditions: 5-8’ Fair

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ex Hennings, 11, defines what a “grom” is.

“Someone who is always stoked to go surf,” he said.

Last week, when we were searching out a Grom of the Week candidate, we reached out to San Clemente Board Riders President Eric Mehlberg. He quickly came back with Rex’s name, an excited endorsement and a smoking-hot surf photo.

Turns out, we’d already been talking with Rex’s father about a Grom of the Week profile. The timing couldn’t have been better.

A student at Shorecliffs Elementary School and member of the SC Board Riders squad, he’s as stoked to spend as much

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n Oct. 4, surfing pioneer Jackie Baxter peacefully slipped from this world. An integral player in the early days of the North Shore, he first started surfing around 1959 as a surf-stoked grommet in Venice Beach. Five years later, he was on the Dewey Weber Surfboard team.

By the time he turned 20, he was riding Vardeman Surfboards, which was producing the Jackie Baxter signature model.

Baxter’s rapid ascent through the ranks eventually led him to challenge the expansive big-wave line-ups in Hawaii. In the second half of the 1960s, Baxter relocated to the North Shore of Oahu, just in time for the “Shortboard Revolution.”

A kind-hearted, soft-spoken soul with a good sense of humor, Baxter, who came to be known by friends simply as “Bam Bam,” preferred to let his surfing do the talking, a fact that earned him much respect and admiration in the big-wave realm.

“His mind doesn’t waver in pressure situations. Total destruction or total bliss, either way, Jackie loves it,” early Capo Beach surfer Billy Hamilton once said of his good friend.

Baxter competed in the 1971 Duke Kahanamoku Classic and was an invitee to the 1970 and 1971 Pipeline Expression Session, the precursor to the iconic Pipeline Masters.

By the mid ’70s, Baxter was living back in California, where he would spend the remainder of his days. His son, Josh, would go on to become a longboard world champion.

Baxter was inducted into the Huntington Beach Surfing Walk of Fame in 2009. He leaves behind his wife, Kathy, and son, Josh. DP

Rex Hennings. Photo: Jeremiah Klein

time in the water as he can. He’s also a regular on the NSSA circuit and has set his sights on winning a national title by 2020.

A fan of glassy mornings and pumping south swells at Lowers, he pegs his dream surf trip to the Fijian island of Tavarua.

He’s a veteran of the Gudauskas brothers’ Stoke-O-Rama and a couple months back was selected as the Positive Vibe Warriors’ Grom of the Week.

He keeps the vibe alive by “sharing waves with groms younger than me.” DP

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Outlook: SSW swell from Sergio holds Friday then eases through the weekend while SW southern hemi swell takes over.

Plenty of fun size surf in the waist-head high (3-5’) range expected, with larger sets at best spots. Winds look favorable Friday morning but then onshore winds could be an issue for the weekend and maybe even into early next week. Be sure to check the full premium forecast on Surfline for more details and the longer range outlook.

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