January 20, 2023

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

SATURDAY, JAN. 21

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

TUESDAY, JAN. 24

Because I Love You (BILY) 6:30-8:30 p.m. The organization Because I Love You (BILY) will continue conducting its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference and in person/Zoom the first Tuesday of each month at The Noble Path Foundation. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com. The Noble Path Foundation, 420 N El Camino Real, San Clemente.

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Council Appoints Members to Ocean Water Quality, Planning Commission

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

The Ocean Water Quality Subcommittee and Planning Commission will see new members behind the dais after the Dana Point City Council this week appointed residents Kathleen Armstrong and Abigail Margolle to the respective boards.

During their meeting on Tuesday night, Jan. 17, councilmembers conducted interviews to fulfill open positions on the two council-appointed boards.

There were two candidates for the open Ocean Water Quality Subcommittee; however, one withdrew prior to the council meeting.

The City Council voted unanimously to appoint Armstrong, a four-year resident of Capistrano Beach, to the Ocean Water Quality Subcommittee. Armstrong worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena for 30 years.

After receiving her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, she earned a master’s degree in Public Administration. Armstrong is JPL’s business administration manager for the astronomy and physics directorate.

“I am interested in this opportunity; I’ve been keeping my eye out for a way that I could be involved in the community where I am rewarded, as well as benefiting the community,” Armstrong said. “The Ocean Water Quality Subcommittee interests me, because I care so deeply about the ocean water quality for all forms of life, both human and sea life.”

Though she noted that she does not have direct professional experience working with city governments, she has experience in managerial positions and is a “person that gets things done.”

“What I bring to the table is a fresh set of eyes, ears and thoughts, a different background than existing members who have invaluable environmental and governmental experience. But perhaps I would bring a different type of diversity and perspective to the group,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong added that while Dana Point consistently scores high on the Surfrider Foundation’s water quality scorecard, she’d like to see the city do better at Doheny Beach.

“I’d like to do everything to make sure

that the ocean water quality isn’t compromised with the Doheny desalination plant,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong noted that she would also like to see more collaboration and partnership with neighboring cities and agencies to bring “efficiency and a more impactful outcome.”

Following the vote to appoint Armstrong to the subcommittee, the council heard remarks from candidates vying for the open Planning Commission seat.

There were six candidates for the position, though one withdrew prior to the council meeting and another withdrew during the meeting.

After each councilmember voted for their top choice, Margolle, a two-year resident, received three votes and 30-year Dana Point resident Philip Vandermost received two votes.

Margolle and her husband moved to Dana Point after getting married in the harbor.

“Why I want to become a commissioner is my professional background; I work in an architecture firm, not legally allowed to say I’m an architect yet, but I’m working on my licensure,” Margolle said. “That has brought me into the world of development.”

“I studied architecture and design, but coming into the field, I’ve learned there’s so much more that goes into a successful project, and it starts with state regulations, designs, developers, and all these kind of converging,” Margolle continued.“I think that is part of the reason I want to be here is where that convergence happens.”

Margolle added that she can offer a different perspective being so new to the community and a renter in the Lantern District.

“I love that context of the neighborhood, and seeing things from that perspective, I think could be a good combination,” Margolle said.

When asked what she can bring to the position, having only lived in the community for two years, Margolle expanded that she’s been able to look at Dana Point and “see what it’s offered and come at it with an open eye but also a critical eye.”

While Dana Point has many restaurants and businesses that attract visitors, Margolle noted that there are not a lot of public spaces where people can hang out. She said she’s interested in “adding pockets of public space.”

“Driving near the new Bear Coast in Prado West, I thought that was a nice pocket in public space,” she said, adding: “Maybe some more pedestrian-only streets could help with that.”

With Margolle receiving a majority of the votes, council then voted unanimously to appoint her to the Planning Commission.

Mayor Mike Frost thanked all those who had applied for the two positions.

“We all appreciate you guys coming up here, taking a risk, talking in front of everybody,” Frost said. “I’ll tell you what, it’s a lot tougher talking there than it is up here, and we do this all the time. The fact that you’re willing to spend time making the community a better place, we all value that a lot.”

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(From left) Dana Point City Council appointed Kathleen Armstrong to the Ocean Water Quality Subcommittee and Abigail Margolle to the Planning Commission on Tuesday night, Jan. 17. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

Local Death Doula Teaches How to ‘Befriend Death’

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

When Dana Point resident Kelsey Kappauf‘s father was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, her family desperately wanted to fight to keep him alive.

“So, the path that we were on was sort of fighting death at all costs, and we were deeply afraid of death,” Kappauf said.

The lung cancer had spread to his brain. As the weeks unfolded, Kappauf’s family realized they were “helpless to death’s presence.”

“The cancer was progressing, and in the midst of all of our efforts to try to get him to eat a certain way or to exercise or to get on any sort of specific regimens, anything that could try to save him, all of our prayers, everything, death was coming,”

It was in realizing and coming to terms with the fact that death was inevitable that her family experienced a shift in perspective.

“Instead of trying to fight off death, we started to embrace it,” Kappauf said. “The minute we started to do that is when we were really able to be present with my dad, because our focus went from preventing death to just being with him in the process.”

“Out of that came these really beautiful moments for our family where we just were able to really swim in the beauty of love for one another,” Kappauf continued. “We were able to share things with one another that were really only possible in the face of death.”

Kappauf’s family came to the realization that “none of us have tomorrow promised,” she said.

This realization helped her to live more presently and shifted her mindset on death.

“I’ve always been interested in spirituality, the meaning of life, philosophy, all of that sort of stuff,” Kappauf said. “But when my dad died and I saw how death had transformed my life, I enrolled in a school called The Conscious Dying Institute.”

At the Conscious Dying Institute, Kappauf looked to “welcome death into our own lives and start to process our own death instead of waiting until the end of life,” she said.

“The question for the school was kind of like, what if death has something to offer to us right here, right now?” Kappauf said.

From there, Kappauf became a Death Doula. As a Death Doula, Kappauf works to support both her client and the client’s loved ones.

“When we’re given a terminal

diagnosis, it’s like, all hell breaks loose. We’re in so much pain and we’re grieving, yet there’s so much to do. Like there’s so much physically to do,” Kappauf said, adding: “There’s paperwork, there’s appointments, and so I think we’re desperate at that time.”

She finds many of her clients come to her in desperation, looking for someone to step in and hug them, offering a support system and helping them breathe through the process.

“So, supporting the person who is dying by being a loving and caring presence for them and helping them welcome the process, meeting them where they are at, inviting them to think about dying in a sort of new light,” Kappauf said.

“And then a big part of my role is just to support the family by educating them on all the different options that they have for their loved ones, supporting them emotionally, mentally and spiritually, depending on what their beliefs are,” Kappauf continued. “Really,

just being a loving presence there for them in this really painful time.”

For one of her clients, she’s worked with a grandmother to write letters to her family members “for her to share her heart with them,” Kappauf said.

“One of the biggest parts of my job is creating spaces for people to enter into death with intent,” Kappauf continued. “So, allowing, reminding them that they can say the things that they want to say, that are hard to say. I’m creating spaces for families to share their gratitude with one another.”

With this client, the family recorded the grandmother’s voice to be put in a Build-A-Bear for her grandson, so the child will still have her voice, Kappauf said.

“That’s a big part of my work, too, is inviting kids into the process,” Kappauf said. “We’ve been taught for so much of our life to shelter kids from death, and that’s part of why we’re such a death-avoidant society, because we’re told from a young age that we should

be afraid of it.”

America generally has a death-avoidant culture, Kappauf said.

“We want to live forever, and we want to prevent aging. We do everything we can to keep turning our eyes away from death,” Kappauf said, adding: “But when we can invite kids into these spaces in really tender ways, we can help them have a more healthy relationship with death.”

Having someone there to care for the client’s and family members’ emotional and spiritual health is a valuable tool in aiding the grieving process, according to Kappauf.

“In the face of death, we’re so focused on the client’s needs that the families who are grieving and in so much pain, their needs sort of get pushed to the side,” Kappauf said. “So, I think having somebody who specifically cares for the families as well is huge.”

Kappauf also coaches people who are not in the end stages of life, encouraging her clients to discuss their relationship with death and to realize that every day is not promised.

“If I wake up every morning and I can remember that I don’t have any day promised, then it will help me to live a more vibrant and awake life,” Kappauf said. “So, it’s that idea of, instead of pushing away death, if I learn to welcome it, then I actually can shift the way that I live and I can live with more love or kindness or generosity.”

In addition to working with individual clients and their families, Kappauf also offers workshops for health care facilities, places of worship and businesses.

The workshop for health care workers is meant to remind attendees of why they entered into “this helping field in the first place.” For businesses, it’s meant to help attendees live more presently and examine if they’re working in the field they’re supposed to.

“These workshops revolve around examining death, help us to maybe change our decisions,” Kappauf said, adding: “Every client I’ve had is looking for something different. Some clients that have an end-of-life diagnosis really need some education on their options. Other clients just really want a caring and supportive presence.”

“Other clients are really looking for something to help them live a more awake life,” Kappauf continued. “Something that can shake up their life a bit. Some clients have a deep fear of death, so they’re looking to examine it and try to figure out where it came from.”

Kappauf hopes her clients take away exactly what they need and seek from working with her.

“The hope is that they would be met with tenderness and love and that they find what they’re uniquely looking for.”

As a Death Doula, Kelsey Kappauf helps her clients process their own death and learn to “befriend death.”

Photo: Breeana Greenberg

Community Survey Highlights Overdevelopment as Top Concern

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Overdevelopment and homelessness are top concerns among Dana Point residents, a recent city-sanctioned survey of registered voters showed.

From Nov. 10-22, FM3 Research, a public opinion research firm, surveyed 500 of the 23,843 registered voters in Dana Point, gathering their perspectives on various issues facing the city. FM3 Senior Vice President Adam Sonenshein presented FM3’s findings during City Council’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Keeping the small-town feel, homelessness and public safety were listed as the top three most important issues facing residents that the respondents said they would like to see the local government tackle.

Residents’ concern with development has grown since 2018, when only 12% of respondents listed it as a top city issue. In the 2022 survey, 20% of residents marked development as a top concern.

Worry over homelessness has dramatically dropped since 2018, when 41% of residents surveyed marked it as a top issue facing the city. In 2022, 17%

of those surveyed noted that addressing homelessness was a top priority.

The proliferation of sober living homes was previously a top issue highlighted by residents, but it has steadily decreased since 2017, when 13% of the respondents placed the issue as a top priority. In 2022, though, just 1% said it was a top concern.

Compared to four years ago, residents surveyed have grown more concerned with the lack of affordable housing, the amount of construction activity in the city, and crime in general. Residents have grown less concerned with waste and inefficiency in city government and the number of homeless people in Dana Point.

Sonenshein noted that the drop in the percentage of residents finding homelessness a top priority is fairly unique to Dana Point.

“The level of concern about homelessness has decreased very significantly,” Sonenshein said. “I would say almost uniquely to Dana Point compared to most other cities in California, where

that line is going the other way, it’s going further up, and here it’s going much further down.”

Sonenshein added that no single issue highlighted by respondents jumped out ahead of the rest.

“Almost all of the cities we work with would love to have the survey results that you have,” Sonenshein said. “Particularly as it relates to issues like an increase in satisfaction with how you’re dealing with homelessness, that you have issues but they’re not kind of, you don’t have that one thing that’s just really driving everything.”

“Just the level of satisfaction with the way that the city is providing services is really quite high,” Sonenshein continued.

Mayor Mike Frost noted that he was thrilled with the results of the community survey.

“It reinforces that we are focused on the right priorities that matter to the community, and we are making a difference in the lives of our residents and business owners,” Frost said in a media release.

“When I hear that residents are even more satisfied with the job the city is doing to provide services, I know it’s because we have such a dedicated council and city staff that emphasize

doing what is best for Dana Point,” he continued.

Mayor Pro Tem Jamey Federico said that the positive community results are a product of “sound financial policies that allow us to resource these things.”

“We’re in a fortunate position that we can resource our departments so that they can go out and do great things that make our residents happy, but I also want to say, we need to make sure we learn from this,” Federico said.

Federico added that the city could look at ways to improve the city survey and address top concerns during the next budget cycle.

“This is not all just roses for us up here,” Federico said. “For the staff, all of our staff should pat themselves on the back and celebrate somehow, but for all of us, we have a lot of work to do to make sure that we can maintain this.”

City Manager Mike Killebrew said part of the upcoming budget process will take into account the results from the community survey, the city’s strategic plan metrics and discussions that the Financial Review Commission had with each councilmember.

EDITOR’S NOTE: An extended version of this story can be found at danapointtimes.com.

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Letters to The Editor

SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE COMING TO YOUR HOA

PAUL WYATT,

Dana Point

The Dana Point City Council insists on doubling the number of short-term rentals (STR) in the Coastal Zone.

On Nov. 16, the City of Dana Point and the California Coastal Commission reached agreement on an STR program for the Dana Point Coastal Zone. This program all but ensures that homeowner associations (HOA) in the Coastal Zone will not be able to ban STRs.

The Commission delivered three provisions. First, in recognition of Dana Point’s serious housing shortage, it recommended a maximum of 66 un-hosted STRs in the Coastal Zone.

Second, HOAs will only be able to prohibit STRs if a prohibition was in place prior to the 1976 Coastal Act, or if the HOA has a Coastal Development Permit approved by the Commission prohibiting STRs.

And thirdly, the City of Dana Point is legally responsible for this STR program. The city, represented by former Mayor Joe Muller, accepted provisions two and three, but said only the City Council could decrease the cap from 115 to 66.

At its Jan. 17 meeting, the council failed to accept the Coastal Commission’s recommendation to decrease the cap on STRs to 66.

Many HOA CC&Rs prohibit STRs based on the city’s historic prohibition of STRs in residential zones. In May of 2022, the city removed the prohibition on STRs in residential zones, not by amending the zoning codes, but by reinterpreting the meaning of the zoning codes.

This removal of city prohibitions means that STRs are now allowed in all residential zones. It also opened the door for the Coastal Commission to approve or deny HOA prohibitions.

By giving the Commission authority to approve or deny STRs in HOAs, and by insisting that 55 additional un-hosted STRs be permitted in the Coastal Zone, the city has all but ensured that new STRs will be coming to your neighborhood—including your HOA.

THE TWINS

KATIE ARONS, San Clemente

I would like to begin by thanking you for your publication; it is great to still have a local, physical paper to pick up and read each week that is dedicated to our town. As a lifelong San Clementean, I love my hometown and our way of life

and relish the childhood we had here.

I miss our local journalistic hero Fred Swegles tremendously and believe that an oversight in a recent story wouldn’t have happened if he was still with us. RIP, Fred.

I am referring to the article “SHACC Exhibit Film Festival to Shine Light on Women Surfers” and the omission of mentioning San Clemente’s own pioneering women surfers Jorja and Jolene Smith, aka The Twins.

The Twins are featured in one of the films of the festival Girls Can’t Surf. They were flown to Australia to be interviewed for the documentary, which credits them for saving the professional women’s circuit in the late 1980s, when the sponsors of the OP Pro planned to eliminate the woman’s portion of the tour but keep the bikini contest.

The Twins wrote to the Los Angeles Times and spurred a large movement, which brought the competition back.

Fred wrote about The Twins many times in the ’80s, as they led our SC High Triton team to state championships and led the professional women’s circuit for many years, including Jorja winning the OP Pro in 1988.

Our town is proud of our twins and the role they played in surfing’s history; perhaps you should do a feature on them. I hope SHACC includes The Twins in their festivities.

Thank you again—keep publishing!

WATER DESALINATION

STEFFEN

MCKERNAN, San Clemente

A few articles about desalination have

been published in the Dana Point Times. The most recent is a mention by San Clemente Councilmember Steve Knoblock.

Desalination is the wrong idea for water. It is expensive and energy-intensive. And it is more environmentally damaging than most other forms.

California has plenty of water. Agribarons use 80% of our developed water for less than 1.5% of our GDP. Alfalfa is less than 0.01% of California’s GDP and uses more water than all homes combined.

Alfalfa is only grown here, because those businesses pay one-thousandth of the water price a homeowner pays. California water in alfalfa form is shipped to China and Saudi Arabia.

Agribusiness has the water we need to all have lush, carbon-capturing lawns maintained by entrepreneurial gardeners.

Those gardeners will produce far more GDP and goodness than our alfalfa crop. We just need our government to fix the water market.

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FRIDAY | 20

COFFEE CONCERTS WITH HIGH TIDE

10-11 a.m. In partnership with High Tide Coffee, enjoy a cup of coffee and watch an acoustic performance with local musicians in Casa Romantica’s Main Salon this winter. This week’s musical guest is Corey Angell. The concert is free with admission to the Casa. Casa Romantica Cultural Center & Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

CABRILLO PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS ‘LEADING LADIES’ 7:30 p.m. Through Feb. 12, enjoy the production of Leading Ladies, set in the 1950s and focusing on two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, who find their careers in a rut. When they hear that an old lady in York, Pennsylvania is about to die and leave her fortune to her two longlost English nephews, the actors resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash, only to find that the nephews are actually nieces. Tickets are $28. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.0465. cabrilloplayhouse.com.

SATURDAY | 21

HORSE SHOW AT THE RIDING PARK

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Check out the equestrian event happening in one of San Juan Capistrano’s premier open space destinations. The No Show is a chance for young horses or riders to get experience and for the public to watch them perform. Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park, 30753 Avenida La Pata, San Juan Capistrano. 949.371.6158. theridingpark.com.

HIKE AT SAN MATEO CAMPGROUND 9-11 a.m. Join California State Parks Naturalist Heather Rice to experience a local

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10 a.m.-Noon.

resilience and hope, growing up as a teenager in Poland when the Nazis invaded in 1939. Copies of his book, Where You Go, I Go, will be available for purchase. Seating is limited; RSVP is required. Dana Point Community House, 24642 San Juan Ave., Dana Point. 949.930.3711. jewishdanapoint.com.

LIVE

MUSIC

AT HENNESSEY’S DANA POINT

9 p.m.-1 a.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Pop Vision will perform. Hennessey’s Tavern, 34111 La Plaza, Dana Point. 949.488.0121. hennesseystavern.com.

MONDAY | 23

Center

Point Headlands to pick up a free four-inch white

plant while supplies last. A Sage in Every Garden is a campaign to add more than 2,000 native white sage plants to Orange County gardens. White sage is a water-wise magnet for pollinators and supports wildlife. The Nature Interpretive Center, 34558 Scenic Drive, Dana Point. occnps.org.

state park. Meet at the amphitheater for a three-mile walk from Panhe Canyon to the ocean. Day use fees apply. San Onofre State Beach, 830 Cristianitos Road, San Clemente. cryssie.moreno@parks.ca.gov.

FARMERS MARKET

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

MUSIC AT DELAHUNT BREWING CO. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Country duo Rust and Dust will perform at the Orange County-based Delahunt Brewing Co.’s Dana Point taproom and taqueria. Delahunt Brewing, 34091 La Plaza, Dana Point. 949.503.1348. delahuntbrewing.com.

STAND-UP COMEDY NIGHT 7:30 p.m. Have some laughs during this stand-up comedy event. San Juan Capistrano community fixture Jim Taylor will perform, along with Daniel Eachus, Eddie Jarvis and Rachel Burch. Tickets are $21.50 for a table seat or $19.50 for the mezzanine section. Camino Real Playhouse, 31776 El Camino Real, San

Juan Capistrano. 949.489.8082. caminorealplayhouse.org.

SUNDAY | 22

LOW-COST PET VACCINE CLINIC 10-11:30 a.m. The Feed Barn offers lowcost vaccinations for all dogs and cats every month. All veterinary services are provided by Vet Care Vaccination Services, Inc. The low-cost clinic offers vaccination packages, microchips, physical exams, prescription flea control, fecal exams and diagnostic testing on-site. Vet Care, 34192 Doheny Park Road, Capistrano Beach. 714.895.8600. vetcarepetclinic.com.

MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS— DOES CHARACTER MATTER ANYMORE?

3-4:30 p.m. Join a conversation diving into the importance of qualities related to human character, such as truthfulness, integrity, and kindness. Bahá’í Teachings offers a spiritual perspective on how developing character can improve society. Reserve a spot for free at eventbrite.com. Bahá’ís of San Clemente, 3316 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente.

WHERE YOU GO,

OPEN JAM

7-10 p.m. Play your own percussion, acoustic or electric instruments every Monday night at Knuckleheads. Amps are allowed, but drums are not. Knuckleheads, 1717 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com.

TUESDAY | 24

TRIVIA TUESDAY

6:30 p.m. Test your knowledge every Tuesday night. Teams of two to six people are welcome to join in for a chance to win prizes. Call beforehand to reserve a table. Selma’s Chicago Pizzeria, 31781 Camino Capistrano, Suite 201, San Juan Capistrano. 949.429.3599. selmaspizza.com.

WEDNESDAY | 25

TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE BREWHOUSE

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

THURSDAY | 23

LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER

I GO—EVENING

HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR 6 p.m. Holocaust survivor Dr. Jacob Eisenbach will share his story of survival,

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7 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. U2 cover band The U2Xperience will perform. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point. 949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

Photo: Courtesy of Elizabeth Wallace

SATURDAY | 21 CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY:

SAGE IN EVERY GARDEN

Orange County residents are invited to visit the Nature Interpretive

at the Dana

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‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’

BY MEGAN BIANCO, DANA POINT TIMES

It has been 11 years since Puss in Boots starred in his first side picture, and fifth inclusion of the Shrek movie series. And in Joel Crawford’s Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, we now see the orange tabby has still impressively got it. I love when successful franchises feel comfortable enough to experiment with their themes and stories when they don’t have to worry about box-office performance. Peter Hewitt’s Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991) was a clever metaphor for limbo and the afterlife, while The Last Wish is actually not much different.

Along with one of the most colorful, exciting opening sequences I’ve seen in a while, Crawford’s animated fantasy might be one of the best animated efforts from 2022.

As we all know in myth, cats have nine lives, and our protagonist Puss (voiced as usual by Antonio Banderas) is informed by a local animal doctor that he has officially used up eight of them from his wild

life as a vigilante on the run.

The doc’s best advice is to consider retiring and transitioning into a “lap cat” for a nice, older human. Initially offended at the suggestion, Puss changes his mind when he has a run-in with a spooky, cloak-wearing wolf (Wagner Moura), who is a little too aware of Puss’ mortality.

Now suddenly feeling vulnerable, the feline reunites with old flame Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek) and a misunderstood pup named Perro (Harvey Gullien) to find the certain star to make a legendary “last wish” for more lives.

As someone who hasn’t seen a new animated family film since probably the first Puss in Boots spin-off, but recently became an aunt, I now have a revamped appreciation for family-friendly entertainment.

The Last Wish isn’t anything super subversive or irreverent, but it is fun and in the traditional fairytale way. Puss and Kitty have a great tongue-in-cheek camaraderie in which you can tell Banderas

and Hayek are having fun with their vocal performances.

Florence Pugh, John Mulaney and Wagner Moura are wonderfully sinister as the baddies; there are token references to grown-up classics the parents will recognize; and the vibrant faux-hand-drawn animation for some sequences in the

same vein as Sony’s Into the Spider-verse (2018) brings a fresh eyeful for viewing.

Though I found Gullien’s Perro a little too similar to Josh Gad’s Olaf in Disney’s Frozen (2013), The Last Wish would do just fine for the families who enjoy cats, Shrek-adjacent humor and plenty of classic fairytale references. DP

Photo: Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation / Universal Pictures

WELCOME, 2023: A MONTH TO REVEL OR REBEL?

Without fail, the first week of January, I can count on two things. First, people peppering me with questions about my resolutions for the new year.

Second, walking into Costco and being bombarded with rows of vitamins from Acacia to Zinc and traversing a tidal wave of fitness apparatuses and accessories.

I realized long ago it’s silly to suggest a holiday might magically bring about life changes. Annually, I ignore the advertisements for fad diets and gimmicks guaranteed to “make this year your best yet!”

It’s the same year after year; the top resolutions always include losing weight, exercising more, eating healthier and saving money. Blah, blah, blah.

I understand my opinion may come across as cantankerous, but after partaking in the holiday rituals of cooking, cleaning and clearing the Christmas clutter, I’m not in the mood to participate in another exhausting endeavor.

Instead, I’m skipping reveling in resolutions at the beginning of the month and choosing to celebrate a little-known holiday at the end of the month: Curmudgeons Day on Jan. 29.

The holiday is observed on the birthday of American actor, comedian, and writer William Claude Dukenfield, otherwise known as the curmudgeon W.C. Fields.

W.C. Fields became famous for his cantankerous characters and good-humored grumpiness, including his disdain for dogs and children. He’s also immortalized for his numerous comedic quotes such as, “I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.”

The American Heritage Dictionary defines a curmudgeon as “an ill-tempered, disagreeable, and quarrelsome person.”

I’m not a true curmudgeon, and I don’t think anyone who knows me would call me cranky—well, not to my face.

I like to think of curmudgeons as unconventional thinkers who aren’t afraid to ruffle a few feathers.

Curmudgeons come in all shapes and sizes, they are not defined by physical attributes, and they can be any gender or age. They also run the gamut; some experience sporadic surly moods and others lead a lifetime of petulance.

There’s a long list of popular television

and movie characters who are curmudgeons, including Stanley Hudson from The Office, Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street, and Severus Snape of Harry Potter fame.

For more than 30 years, Andy Rooney was the king of curmudgeons and made a career of expressing his disgruntled observations in his 60 Minutes segment “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney.”

Producers from the news show have not contacted me yet, but I’m happy to contribute my cantankerous observations.

Leaf blowers. Thank you, San Clemente City Council, for passing a citywide ban on the gas-powered noise makers, which went into effect on Nov. 4, 2022 (it excludes some city contractors).

Drivers who clean their front windshield with their windshield wiper fluid while driving at a significant speed. I can’t count the times my clean car has been caught in a web of wet, soiled spray. Pull over to the side of the road, please.

Moviegoers who purchase their tickets at the box office and struggle to select seats. It’s a two-hour movie, not a transcontinental flight.

The passengers in the car ahead of me at the well-established drive-thru restaurant who take forever to order from the age-old menu. It is fast food, fast being the operative word.

Glitter. Despite cleaning and vacuuming, it will lie dormant for months or years, and then its insidious sparkle will shine. A greeting card chock full of “surprise” glitter is a surefire passive-aggressive way to celebrate a supposed friend’s birthday.

Combustible gender reveals. Enough said.

This January, skip the silliness of making sweeping seasonal New Year resolutions and instead celebrate the grumpy, grouchy or good old-fashioned naysayers in life.

Sure, curmudgeons are often a bit difficult, but they’re also passionate people willing to say what they think, and often with a witty and funny flair.

Try honoring them on this holiday, and you might find underneath many have a heart of gold—without the glitter. DP

For more than 20 years, Shelley Murphy and her husband have lived in San Clemente, where she raised her two sons. She’s a freelance writer and has been a contributor to Picket Fence Media since 2006.

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.

ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

Recently back from “cat-ernity leave,” momma cat Nina is finally ready to find her forever home. Nina has a sweet and outgoing personality and just loves to be petted. She gets along with other cats and would be a great addition to almost any home. Might Nina be your purrfect match?

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

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Pictured are several participants in a “Waterman Cup” paddleboard race at Baby Beach on Oct. 18, 1984.

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

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

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

GUEST OPINION | Life’s a Beach by Shelley Murphy

Photo: Courtesy of William Butler

LIFE’S A BEACH

BY SHELLEY MURPHY

DOLPHIN REPORT

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

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

Girls Basketball Cruising Early in League Play

The struggles in league games are long gone for the Dana Hills girls basketball team.

After snapping a 25-game league losing streak against El Toro on Jan. 10, the Dolphins posted a 23-point win at home over Mission Viejo on Jan. 12 and followed that with a dominant showing on the road at Capistrano Valley, 59-8, on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Dana Hills’ 51-point margin of victory over Capistrano Valley is its largest this season. It was the third-highest margin of defeat for Capistrano Valley (0-10, 0-3) this season, and the Cougars’ sixth loss by 48 points or more. Capistrano Valley has been held under 10 points four times this season, including two shutouts.

The Dolphins’ 23-point margin over Mission Viejo is their third-highest of the season, with a 49-point win over Laguna Hills in November coming in second.

Dana Hills (11-6, 3-0) is undefeated through the first round of the Sea View League and opened the second run through the league on Thursday, Jan. 19, at El Toro. Results were unavailable at press time. Teams play each other three times in the Sea View League.

This is Dana Hills’ first 3-0 league start since its last season in the Sea View League in 2018. Dana Hills went unbeaten for the Sea View League title that season. The Dolphins went 4-28 in their previous four seasons in the South Coast League between that league title season and this season.

Dana Hills also moved up one spot in the latest CIF-SS Division 4A rankings to No. 10. El Toro is tied for No. 8 in CIF-SS Division 4AA, one division higher than the Dolphins.

Dana Hills is next at Mission Viejo on Saturday, Jan. 21, and hosts Capistrano Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The Dolphins start the final round of league play at home against El Toro on Thursday, Jan. 26.

Boys Basketball Survives Mission Viejo, Gets Level in League

The Dana Hills boys basketball team

went from coasting to holding on for dear life last Friday, Jan. 20, but the Dolphins managed to get by in Sea View League play.

After holding a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter, Mission Viejo cut the Dana Hills lead to just one point in the final minute, but the Dolphins found their poise to hold off the Diablos, 66-65, and even their league record.

All four Sea View League teams are tied with 1-1 league records.

Dana Hills (13-6, 1-1) pushed its lead out in the third quarter after Mission Viejo (12-8, 1-1) tightened things up earlier in the second quarter. Dana Hills led by eight after three quarters and led by 14 points with just over six minutes remaining. Mission Viejo cut the lead to just two points three minutes later with a 14-2 run. Dennis Powers knocked down a big 3-pointer for Dana Hills to give the Dolphins some breathing room and hold off one last Diablo push.

Niki Grguric, a junior, led the Dolphins with 20 points, and sophomore Collin Haugh scored 19 points. Dana Hills had four players in double figures, as Powers scored 11 points and junior Logan

Scodeller put in 10 points. Powers and Haugh each hit three 3-pointers, and Dana Hills made 11 as a team. Grguric led with nine rebounds, and Haugh added seven assists.

Dana Hills is next at El Toro (12-9, 1-1) on Friday, Jan. 20, and hosts Aliso Niguel (12-7, 1-1) to start the second round of league play on Monday, Jan. 23. Sea View League teams will play each other three times.

Girls Water Polo Heats Up, Runs Through Oxnard Tournament

After convincingly taking its league opener over Trabuco Hills, 18-9, on Jan. 12, the Dana Hills girls water polo team took an early detour from league play to speed through the Oxnard Tournament on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 13-14.

The Dolphins won all five games at the Oxnard Tournament to take the tournament title. Dana Hills has now won six games in a row and nine of its past 10.

UC Berkeley-bound senior Sadie Riester torched the tournament field with

23 goals in five games, including two five-goal performances and a six-goal showing in the final. Claire Berger scored 14 goals in the tournament, and Kate McCulloch added eight goals.

Dana Hills posted wins over Cleveland of Reseda (15-3), Palos Verdes (11-4), Flintridge Sacred Heart (11-7), Ventura (8-7) and Agoura (15-10). Ventura remained ahead of Dana Hills in the CIF-SS Division 2 rankings, with Ventura at No. 3 and the Dolphins at No. 5.

Dana Hills returned to league play at home on Thursday, Jan. 19, against El Toro. The Dolphins’ biggest test arrives on Saturday, Jan. 21, when Dana Hills hosts rival San Clemente at 11 a.m.

San Clemente (9-7, 3-0) has blasted its three South Coast League opponents so far with a 14-goal win over San Juan Hills, a 10-goal win over El Toro and an 11-goal win over Trabuco Hills.

Dana Hills has lost at least the last 14 games against San Clemente, dating back to 2010, according to MaxPreps’ records, which only go back that far. Over the past nine meetings, San Clemente has beaten Dana Hills by an average of over 11 goals per game. DP

Dana Hills girls basketball is 3-0 in league play for the first time since 2018, the Dolphins’ last season in the Sea View League. Dana Hills put up dominant performances over its past two games in wins over Mission Viejo, 47-24, and Capistrano Valley, 59-8. Photo: Alan Gibby/Zone57

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PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20236653132

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:

KEY BREEZE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 34148 PACIFIC COAST HWY #B DANA POINT, CA 92629

ADDITIONAL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): 1B. SEAIR PROPERTIES

1C. DUPONT PROPERTIES

Full Name of Registrant(s): BRIDGETTE DUPONT, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

33916 GOLDEN LANTERN, #B DANA POINT, CA 92629

This business is conducted by a Nevada Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/28/2022

BRIDGETTE DUPONT, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION/s/BRIDGETTE DUPONT, BRIDGETTE DUPONT, PRESIDENT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 1/12/2023

Published in: Dana Point Times January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226651930

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPISTS

30251 GOLDEN LANTERN, SUITE E515 LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677

Full Name of Registrant(s): LORRIE RUTH FISHER

30251 GOLDEN LANTERN, SUITE E515 LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677

This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A /s/Lorrie Fisher

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 12/28/2022

Published in: Dana Point Times, Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by THH LLC, that this California Limited Liability Company, state file # 201911310074 is winding down and will be dissolved by the directors and shareholders of the legal entity.

1) All claims against the assets of THH LLC, must be made in writing and include the claim amount, basis for the claim, and the origination date of the claim. 2) The deadline for submitting any claim is 02/28/2023. 3) Any claims that are not received by THH LLC on or before 02/28/2023 will not be recognized by the THH Limited Liability Company. 4) All claims must be sent to: THH LLC, 34145 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 51, Dana Point, CA 92629.

DATED: December 29, 2022, THH LLC, a California Limited Liability Company.

BY: Rick Zielomski, Manager/Member Dana Point Times Jan 6, 13, 20, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF DANA POINT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on FEBRUARY 7, 2023 the City Council of the City of Dana Point will conduct a hearing to consider the following:

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT AND PERMIT RENEWAL FEES

Hearing Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Hearing Time: 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as possible)

Hearing Location: Dana Point City Hall Council Chambers 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 210, Dana Point, California 92629

The proposed resolution adopting short-term rental permit and permit renewal fees will be available on the City’s website at www.danapoint.org as part of the staff report once the agenda/staff reports are published.

Those desiring to be heard in favor or in opposition to this item will be given an opportunity to do so by emailing comment@danapoint.org or by writing to the City Council at 33282 Golden Lantern, Ste. 203, Dana Point, California 92629, Attention: City Clerk. Please reference hearing title and date of hearing in any correspondence. Public comment may be provided in person, electronically or by mail. If you choose to attend the meeting and wish to deliver public comment in person, you are encouraged to wear face coverings and maintain social distancing. For further information, you may contact the City Clerk at (949) 248-3505.

Any petition for judicial review of a decision of the Dana Point City Council is controlled by the statute of limitations provisions set forth in Sections 2.50.010 and 2.50.020 of the Dana Point Municipal Code and Sections 1094.5 and 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedures. Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, or void any decision of the Dana Point City Council is controlled by Section 2.50.010 and Section 2.50.020 of the Dana Point Municipal Code. In of, which attacks or seeks to set aside, or void any decision of the Dana Point City Council shall be limited to those issues raised at the hearings as provided in Chapter 2.50 of the Dana Point Municipal Code. Copies of the procedures for the conduct of City Council public hearings are available from the City Clerk.

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 30-2022-01291054

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

Present Name

ALYSSA JO BELKOFER

Proposed Name

ALYSSA BELL

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear

at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing

Date: 01/18/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100. Room: Remote Appearance. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Your hearing will be held REMOTELY via video at the date and time indicated on the notice or order to which this message is attached. You are NOT to physically appear at the courthouse on the date of your hearing. To obtain instructions on how to appear remotely for your hearing, you MUST do the following no later than the day before the hearing (or no later than Friday, if the hearing is on Monday): 1. Go to the Court’s website at www.occourts.org; 2. Click on the “COVID-19” button; 3. Click on the “Civil” button; 4. Click on the “Remote Hearing Instructions” button; 5. Follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you or your witnesses, do not have the ability to access the court’s website above, or are unable to follow the instructions on the Court’s website, or are otherwise unable to appear remotely, you MUST call the courtroom or call (657) 622-8513, prior to your hearing, to request an alternate means to appear. Failure to do so may result in your case being dismissed, or a ruling issued against you.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times Date: 11/10/2023

JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: Dana Point Times, Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF DANA POINT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on FEBRUARY 7,2023 the City Council of the City of Dana Point will conduct a hearing to consider the following:

2023 Weed Abatement – AUTHORIZATION TO ABATE WEEDS

Hearing Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Hearing Time: 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as possible)

Hearing Location: Dana Point City Hall - Council Chambers 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 210 Dana Point, California 92629

Those desiring to be heard in favor or in opposition to this item will be given an opportunity to do so by emailing comment@danapoint.org or by writing to the City Council at 33282 Golden Lantern, Ste. 203, Dana Point, California 92629, Attention: City Clerk. Please reference hearing title and date of hearing in any correspondence. Public comment may be provided in person, electronically or by mail. If you choose to attend the meeting and wish to deliver public comment in person, you are encouraged to wear face coverings and maintain social distancing. For further information, you may contact the City Clerk at (949) 248-3505.

Any petition for judicial review of a decision of the Dana Point City Council is controlled by the statute of limitations provisions set forth in Sections

2.50.010 and 2.50.020 of the Dana Point Municipal Code and Sections 1094.5 and 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedures. Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, or void any decision of the Dana Point City Council is controlled by Section 2.50.010 and Section 2.50.020 of the Dana Point Municipal Code. In of, which attacks or seeks to set aside, or void any decision of the Dana Point City Council shall be limited to those issues raised at the hearings as provided in Chapter 2.50 of the Dana Point Municipal Code. Copies of the procedures for the conduct of City Council public hearings are available from the City Clerk.

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 30-20222023-01301670

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ANA PATRICIA COBOS a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

ANA PATRICIA COBOS

Proposed Name

ANA PATRICIA AYMERICH

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

Notice of Hearing

Date: 03/08/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100 Room: Remote Appearance. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Your hearing will be held REMOTELY via video at the date and time indicated on the notice or order to which this message is attached. You are NOT to physically appear at the courthouse on the date of your hearing. To obtain instructions on how to appear remotely for your hearing, you MUST do the following no later than the day before the hearing (or no later than Friday, if the hearing is on Monday): 1. Go to the Court’s website at www.occourts.org; 2. Click on the “COVID-19” button; 3. Click on the “Civil” button; 4. Click on the “Remote Hearing Instructions” button; 5. Follow the instructions

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you or your witnesses, do not have the ability to access the court’s website above, or are unable to follow the instructions on the Court’s website, or are otherwise unable to appear remotely, you MUST call the courtroom or call (657) 622-8513, prior to your hearing, to request an alternate means to appear. Failure to do so may result in your case being dismissed, or a ruling issued against you.

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

Date: 01/13/2023

JUDGE WALTER P. SCHWARM, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: Dana Point Times, Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

Date: January 20, 2023

Subject: Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR)

Project Title: Victoria Boulevard Apartments State Clearinghouse No. 2021070304

Project Applicant: City of Dana Point Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21092 and the State CEQA Guidelines (Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15087), that the City of Dana Point (City) has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the Victoria Boulevard Apartments (project) described below, and that the Draft EIR is available for public review.

Comment Period: Agencies, organizations, and the public must submit comments in response to this notice within the 45-day public review period beginning January 20, 2023 and ending the close of business on March 6, 2023. All comments must be submitted in writing via mail or email to:

Belinda Ann Deines, Principal Planner City of Dana Point Planning Division 33282 Golden Lantern Dana Point, CA 92629 bdeines@danapoint.org

Document Availability: The Draft EIR, along with documents referenced in the Draft EIR, are available for review during the 45-day public review period at the following locations:

1.City of Dana Point Planning Division, located at 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629

2.City of Dana Point Website: https://www.danapoint.org/department/community-development/ planning/environmental-documents

Project Location: The proposed Victoria Boulevard Apartments (project) site is located within an area commonly referred to as Doheny Village, which is an approximately 80-acre area located in the southeastern portion of the City of Dana Point. The project site is located at 26126 Victoria Boulevard (Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN] 668-361-01), on the southeast corner of Victoria Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard in the southeastern portion of Doheny Village. The project site is bound by Victoria Boulevard to the north, the Interstate 5 (I-5) offramp to Pacific Coast Highway on the east, Pacific Coast Highway on the south, and Sepulveda Avenue on the west.

Project Description: The project involves the demolition of the existing Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) bus yard and development of a three- to five-story, 349-unit apartment complex with an attached six-story (seven-level) parking structure and associated amenities in accordance with the proposed Victoria Boulevard Specific Plan (Specific Plan). The project would provide both public and private open space, ornamental landscaping, utility infrastructure, and public rightof-way improvements. The project is required to obtain various permits and approvals from the City, including: General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Specific Plan, Tentative Parcel Map, Local Coastal Plan Amendment, Coastal Development Permit, Site Development Permit, Development Agreement, Site Plan Review, Encroachment Permit, and applicable grading and building permits. In addition, the following permits/approvals may be required of other agencies: Surplus Land Act compliance from the Capistrano Unified School District; Local Coastal Plan Amendment from the California Coastal Commission; Encroachment Permit from the California Department of Transportation; NPDES Construction General Permit

from the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board; Construction Permit from the South Coast Air Quality Management District; Voluntary Cleanup Agreement from the Department of Toxic Substances Control; and UST Removal/Remediation and Monitoring Well Destruction Permit from the Orange County Health Care Agency.

The project site was historically reported pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 under several different site names with the street address of 26126 Victoria Boulevard. However, the site is not currently listed pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.

Upcoming Public Meetings: Members of the public are invited to provide comments and input on the project. For additional information on the City’s community outreach efforts and access to draft documents, please visit: https://www.danapoint.org/department/community-development/planning/victoria-blvd-specific-plan

Community Workshop: The Dana Point Planning Commission will hold a Community Workshop for the Draft EIR on Monday, February 27, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo Street, Dana Point, CA 92629.

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF

NAME

Case No. 30 2023 01301662

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JAHAIRA PATRICIA DEL GROSSO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

JAHAIRA PATRICIA DEL GROSSO

Proposed Name

JAHAIRA PATRICIA SANDERS

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

Notice of Hearing

Date: 03/08/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100. Room: Remote Appearance. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Your hearing will be held REMOTELY via video at the date and time indicated on the notice or order to which this message is attached. You are NOT to physically appear at the courthouse on the date of your hearing. To obtain instructions on how to appear remotely for your hearing, you MUST do the following no later than the day before the hearing (or no later than Friday, if the hearing is on Monday): 1. Go to the Court’s website at www.occourts.org; 2. Click on the “COVID-19” button; 3. Click on the “Civil” button; 4. Click on the “Remote Hearing Instructions” button; 5. Follow the instructions IMPORTANT

NOTE: If you or your witnesses, do not have the ability to access the court’s website above, or are unable to follow the instructions on the Court’s website, or are otherwise unable to appear remotely, you MUST call the courtroom or call (657) 622 8513, prior to your hearing, to request an alternate means to appear. Failure to do so may result in your case being dismissed, or a ruling issued against you.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times Date: 01/13/2023

JUDGE WALTER P SCHWARM, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: Dana Point Times, Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF DANA POINT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

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

APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMIS SION’S DECEMBER 12, 2022 DECISION TO DENY COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT CDP22‑0017 AND CONDITIONAL USE PER MIT CUP22 0007: A request to allow the addition and remodel of an existing one (1) story, single-family dwelling, which includes the construction of a second story, one (1) bedroom, two (2) bath, 743 square foot, second dwelling unit (referred to as an “accessory dwelling unit (ADU)” per Government Code Section 65852.2) and an expansion of the existing two (2) car garage to accommodate three (3) vehicles, located within the City’s Coastal Zone, at 432 Monarch Bay Drive. On December 14, 2022, an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to deny the subject application was filed by Timothy and Mary McFadden, who own the subject property.

Project Numbers: CDP22-0017 and CUP22-0007

Project Location: 432 Monarch Bay Drive Applicant: Phil Edmondson, Pacific Coast Architects

Owner: Timothy and Mary McFadden Hearing Date: Tuesday February 7, 2023 Hearing Time: 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as possible)

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

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PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 30 2022 01298618

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Karine Dounamalian files a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name Karine Dounamalian

Proposed Name Karina Cherevach

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

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Date: December 27, 2022, Peter J. Wilson, Judge of the Superior Court

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Epic Score at Cortes Bank

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

Not to revel in a lot of people’s misery, but while the recent deluge was hitting California the past couple of weeks, surfers have been enjoying a seemingly nonstop run of waves.

From Rincon to Blacks Beach and just about everywhere in between, for those who were in the right place at the right time, there’s been a whole lot of scoring happening.

And while Salt Creek has been particularly good to local surfers as of late, the epic run of swell culminated with a mission 100 miles off the coast to the infamous Cortes Bank on Friday, Jan. 13.

Intrepid big-wave explorer Bill Sharp organized this mission as part of the “100 Foot Wave” project that he’s been working on for HBO. It features an allstar crew of international chargers, including Brazil’s Lucas Chumbo, France’s Justine Dupont, Portugal’s Nic Von Rupp, England’s Andrew Cotton and Hawaii’s Garrett McNamara.

“I’ve spent 40 years in surf media and big wave events and done a lot of good stuff, but Friday’s mission to Cortes Bank for ‘100 Foot Wave’ was the pinnacle of my career,” marveled Sharp on Instagram.

Greeted by massive waves and picture-perfect conditions, Dupont may not have only bagged the wave of the trip, but there’s speculation she set a new world record in the process. Dupont has dedicated her life to riding giant waves, most notably at Nazare in Portugal, but her Cortes performance may put her in another league.

“All I can say is holy (expletive)! New world record,” shared McNamara on Instagram.

There appears to have been no shortage of excited expletives, as almost everyone’s response has been one of wonder and disbelief.

“We found the most insane pristine big waves I have ever witnessed,” concurred Von Rupp. “I’d imagined myself surfing most of the big wave spots

around world, but never Cortes … probably the most insane trip of my life.”

“Twenty years ago, almost to the date I met Garrett McNamara as a 17-year-old frothing grom. Somehow, I wiggled my way onto his boat to Cortes. Now, come full circle to yesterday’s 100-foot wave strike mission, it’s one of the most incredible trips of my life; forever grateful,” added the East Coast’s Will Skudin.

In total, the crew loaded nine jet skis with all their safety gear onto a boat and set out to make some history. Along for the ride was author Chris Dixon, whose book Ghost Wave offers the definitive story of Cortes Bank.

“I’ve been to Cortes four times now,” explained Dixon on social media. “These were the biggest, most pristine conditions I’ve seen.”

“My appreciation to Bill Sharp for

another mission to this mythical spot can’t be overstated. Nor can how stoked I am for Bill at having utterly nailed this,” Dixon continued. “Sean Collins and Larry ‘Flame’ Moore would be so damn proud.”

Collins, the founder of Surfline and father of surf forecasting, and Moore, the photo editor for Surfing magazine, had long considered Cortes Bank to be bigwave surfing’s ultimate frontier. Sadly, both men are no longer with us, but to Dixon’s point, they sure would have been stoked to see what went down out there last week.

Sharp’s first foray into the blue abyss of Cortes Bank was with Moore back in 1995. They scored a relatively small day out there (15 feet) with glassy conditions. On that trip, George Hulse became the first surfer to ride a wave at Cortes.

SURF FORECAST

Water Temperature: 57-59 Degrees F

Water Visibility and Conditions: 1-2’

Outlook: Friday’s surf dips to thigh to stomach high, (2-3’+), as the NW swell eases, then waves level off at thigh to waist high, (2-3’) for Saturday and Sunday. Deepening high tides continue to bog down the waves in the early mornings Friday through the weekend. Friday and Saturday see light/variable to light+ offshore winds in the mornings, shift to a moderate afternoon onshore wind, Moderate south winds are due most of Sunday.

GROM OF THE WEEK

FINN MCCARTY

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

It’s been a hot minute since we caught up with famed Trestles goofy-footer Finn McCarty. Last week, with the swell absolutely pumping, Finn and his pops, Rob, spent the dawn patrol at Salt Creek, scoring some of the best surf of the winter.

A savvy goofy-footer with heaps of style who isn’t afraid to charge when it’s pumping, Finn’s also blossoming into quite the tube hound. After celebrating his 13th birthday just before Christmas, he’s always

bringing the good vibes to the lineup.

As mentioned, Finn’s local haunt is Trestles, especially Lowers, but when the surf’s up, he and his old man are keen to get on

The true size and power of the spot became apparent after another mission out there in 2001 in which Ken Collins, Peter Mel, Brad Gerlach and Mike Parsons, plus paddle-surfers Evan Slater and John Walla, experienced the break in all its glory.

The most recent Friday the 13th mission out there was a resounding success, with epic waves ridden and all involved making it safely back to port when it was all over. DP

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

the road and chase the waves.

The two are also connected by the surfboards they ride. Rob, who’s the creative mastermind behind the surf company Vissla, has been shaping some boards lately, and Finn, who appears to have picked up his dad’s artistic talents, has been learning how to tape and paint the boards.

From flames to fades, the kid is a natural with the airbrush gun.

With a new year ahead of us, we can’t wait to see what Finn and his crew accomplish in 2023. No doubt, there are plenty of good times and great waves on the horizon. DP

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

Friday, Jan. 13, was one for the history books at Cortes Bank, as France’s Justine Dupont (pictured here) and an all-star cast of international big-wave surfers scored some of the biggest, best conditions in recent memory.

Photo: Courtesy of Frank Quirarte

The mythic spot 100 miles offshore was downright perfect on Friday the 13th

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Finn McCarty. Photo: Courtesy of McCarty Family