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JANUARY 21-27, 2022 | VOLUME 15, ISSUE 3

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INSIDE: Editor’s Pick: Dana Point Harbor Blood Drive GETTING OUT/PAGE 6

CUSD Gives Update on College and Career Advantage Initiative

15th ANNIVERSARY

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Time to Shine Dana Point to Honor Surf Icon Joyce Hoffman S U R F/ PAG E 14

The City of Dana Point will unveil a statue of international surf icon Joyce Hoffman at Waterman’s Plaza next week. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

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Council Supports Spent Fuel Solutions Coalition

Code Enforcement Addressing Illegal Short-Term Rentals

Small: Chatting with The Mavericks’ Maestro

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companies Airbnb, Vrbo, and Expedia, which market short-term rentals on their websites and phone apps.

Rosaler explained that some of these companies have government liaisons

who work with code enforcement officers to make sure STRs advertised on their sites are operating legally. Dana Point Municipal Code requires that STR owners publish their permit number on advertisements. Airbnb and Vrbo have removed listings that are operating without a permit, effectively operating illegally.

The city has been unable to contact other vacation rental companies.

While Mayor Joe Muller and Councilmember Jamey Federico acknowledged that Vrbo and Airbnb were among the two biggest platforms that come to mind, Muller also noted that illegally operating STRs may take advantage of the lesser-known, smaller sites.

“If I had an illegal short-term rental in the City of Dana Point, I’d be looking at different sites,” Muller said.“Because I think it’d be easier to slide it through there than it’s going to be on the larger ones.”

Rosaler added that STRs operating on other platforms are especially common on Beach Road.

That’s where a third-party vendor can help, according to Rosaler. The city hired Granicus, which looks through STR advertisements and creates a list of those illegally advertised without an STR permit. It also collects the city’s transient occupancy tax from STR apps and gives an audited list of data.

Before coming to the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, Rosaler

noted that he saw 11 STRs advertised without a permit. All 11 had open code cases. Over the course of the year, Rosaler explained, the city had 58 code cases to stop illegal STRs. “We’re constantly looking at the websites ourselves, especially in the offseason,” Rosaler said. “When (Code Enforcement Officer Ted Harris) is not out there pounding the streets, he’s at his computer looking for these illegal advertisements.

And he’s writing (notices of violation), and he’s writing them citations.”

When a code enforcement officer sends a notice of violation, they tell the STR owner that they need to remove the listing, as they are operating without a permit. The officer then continues to check up on the listing until it’s removed.

If the owner does not remove the listing, the officer may issue a citation.

For STR nuisances, not illegal advertisements, the city can fine an STR owner $1,500 on a first offense, $3,000 on the second offense, and $5,000 on the third offense.

Council directed staff to revise the code enforcement’s strategic plan to reflect Senate Bill 296, which mandates local governments develop safety standards for code enforcement officers, as they are at risk for threat or assault while on duty.

In addition, the council voted to bring code enforcement in yearly to offer an update on the strategic plan.

for various sectors and career pathways, including agriculture and natural resources, business and finance, and engineering and architecture. More than 150 courses are available.

“Forty-two percent of those courses are articulated, meaning students are earning college credit,” Romo said.

The percentage of high school students in the program earning college credit is said to be the highest in Orange County, at 34%.

“The average in the state is 3%,” Romo said. “We score a 42 out of 44 as being (a) California Department of Education highly qualified CTE program. We really think that increased career guidance is going to help us earn that perfect score.

In those efforts, we have hired a new college and career guidance coordinator.”

CUSD also has more than 500 business and industry partners who provide internships and field trips, serve as guest speakers, and help advise with the curriculum. CUSD is partnering with the University of California, Irvine to offer a six-week class on e-sports this spring, and again next summer, utilizing the school’s e-sports lab.

“We also plan to build our own e-sports lounge, and we’re looking at a couple of high school sites right now,” Romo said. “In South Orange County,

that would serve as a hub for all the high schools that have a more difficult time getting in the college-level labs.”

More than 5,900 students earned industry certification last year, and the district expects to double that number this year, Romo said.

More than $16 million has been received in grant funds for CTE use from 2016 to 2020. That money has been invested into classes and educational labs, including for culinary arts, dental assistant programs, and theater production at all high schools.

“By the way, we are the only district in California that offers surgical tech for our high school students,” Romo said.

Free educational courses are also offered for adults in careers that include cybersecurity, hotel and hospitality, and pharmacy technician.

“It’s amazing. I love it,” Trustee Lisa Davis said after Romo’s presentation. “I love all the options. I love the direction we’re going and where we’ve moved in the last six years.”

In other news from the meeting, a resolution urging more local school district control with COVID-19 protocols was tabled by Trustee Judy Bullockus, who originally placed the item on the agenda.

“There is a major misconception about the resolution I had planned to

bring forward to the board this evening, and in looking to accomplish what I had wanted to do, I think that the time tonight would be better spent on other agenda items,” Bullockus said.

School districts currently have to follow state health guidelines, which have required students and adults to wear masks while indoors on school campuses throughout the pandemic. A vaccine requirement for students is also expected to be implemented later this year.

Both measures have received backlash from some students and CUSD trustees.

The proposed resolution from Bullockus requests that full local decision-making authority be returned back to local school boards and directs Brulte to relay the request to state and county officials.

“This resolution further directs the Superintendent to reach out to like-minded Superintendents who may or may not have completed similar resolutions and co-author a joint letter to advocate for local decision-making authority regarding COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols consistent with the education code and the protection of civil liberties,” the agenda report said.

The CUSD Board of Trustees has previously approved resolutions requesting changes in the state’s school mask and vaccine policies.

TOP NEWS DANA POINT SHOULD KNOW THIS WEEK

Code Enforcement Cracking Down on Illegal Short-Term Rentals

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

In an effort to shut down short-term rentals (STR) operating without proper permitting in Dana Point, the city has hired a third-party vendor to scrub advertisements for illegal rentals and has collaborated with short-term rental platforms to remove such listings.

During a presentation on code enforcement operations to the City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 18, Community Development Manager Jeff Rosaler said the department has also increased its summer enforcement efforts for short-term rentals and plans to update the city’s STR hotline.

“I’ve heard it’s been called like a whack-a-mole situation, where you shut down one and another one pops up,” Rosaler said. “That’s certainly the case here, but we are on top of it.”

The city has collaborated with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD), as well as the vacation rental

CUSD Gives Update on College and Career Advantage Initiative

BY COLLIN BREAUX

Capistrano Unified School District Superintendent Kirsten Vital Brulte asked district staff to provide a more cohesive career technical education program about six years ago, with multiple options for students.

At a CUSD Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 19, Pati Romo, executive director of college and career readiness for the district, presented an update on how that initiative is going.

Enrollment numbers in the program have increased in the years since the initiative was emphasized in the district.

Since 2016, enrollment grew from 5,197 to 15,161. A majority of high school graduates who took two or three career technical education courses in high school—91%— enrolled in college, according to an informational slide shown at the meeting.

“Of that number, 80% meet their post-secondary goals,” Romo said. “That data shows us that CTE is for every student, and once you find your passion, it can change your trajectory.”

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To help shut down short-term rentals operating without a permit in Dana Point, the city is collaborating with short-term rental platforms and has tapped Granicus, a third-party vendor tasked with scrubbing advertisements for illegal rentals. Photo: File/Lillian Boyd

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Dana Point Supports the ‘Action for Spent Fuel Solutions Now’ Coalition

“We believe that joining the Action for Spent Fuel Solutions Now is the best way for the City of Dana Point to support these efforts,” coalition member Patrick Batten said.

Batten added that the organization’s goal is to encourage the federal government to provide off-site storage or permanent disposal solutions for the waste at SONGS. Similarly, the City of San Clemente voted unanimously in July 2021 to adopt a resolution supporting the organization.

With Dana Point’s resolution of support, it joins the dozens of other local governments, elected officials, environmental groups, Native American leaders, and business organizations that serve as supporting members.

The same day that San Clemente adopted its resolution, U.S. Reps. Mike Levin (D-

CA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) announced the formation of their Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan group of House members advocating for the safe storage, transportation, and disposal of spent nuclear fuel across the country.

“The last time we had a crack at this, we failed,” Camargo said. “We and other nuclear utilities across the country joined together and tried to push that legislation through, and we just didn’t have enough oomph behind it in order to make that happen.”

By forming the Action for Spent Fuel Solutions Now coalition, Edison hopes to take a broader approach, engaging stakeholders such as Native Americans, organized labor, and environmental non-governmental organizations to put more pressure on the federal government, according to Camargo.

Since the federal government has not fulfilled its requirement under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, Mayor Joe Muller asked if Edison is willing to sue the federal government over its lack of compliance in the event that the consent-based process doesn’t work.

“The federal government is violating their own law,” Muller said, addressing Camargo. “What are you willing to do?

Are you willing to take them to court?”

After the federal government’s plan to establish Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a permanent storage site stalled,

Edison needed to find a new storage option. The coalition is advocating for a consent-based process to find a new location for permanent storage.

A consent-based process would be used to identify potential storage sites by having communities decide if a permanent storage facility in their area would be beneficial to them. Camargo explained that the consent-based process will hopefully prevent local outcry against a proposed storage site.

In early December, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a request to identify potential sites to store spent nuclear fuel with the input of communities.

According to the coalition, a total of 102 of 123 spent-fuel canisters at SONGS are ready for transport.

Those not yet ready to be transported will be ready by 2030, Camargo said.

Edison has already shipped 270 fuel assemblies to a processing facility in Illinois, Camargo explained. Rail cars to transport the fuel canisters are in prototype testing. The rail cars, along with the U.S. Navy, are expected to be able to accommodate the plant’s spent fuel.

Construction, Camargo said, will be relatively simple. “It’s getting to a place where you have a community that understands what it’s getting into and is willing to execute that social contract if it’s at least in part in their best interest,” he said. “That’s the part that takes time.”

existence, but growing attendance forced it to move.

Sandy Feet’s collaboration with Groundswell was born out of a relationship between Langley and Groundswell’s founder, Natalie Small, as the two previously worked together at a different nonprofit seven years ago.

Through keeping in touch, Langley was able to work with a business partner of Small’s who is based in San Clemente. “(The partner has) volunteered for us, I’ve volunteered for them,” Langley said on Jan. 14. “When I realized that I wanted a bigger event this year, I realized I needed more help, so I gave her a call, and we’ve worked beautifully together.”

She added that the film festival gives women creators a platform that is not readily available to the many filmmakers within the industry, especially considering that they typically produce films that dive into deeper subject matters.

“Rather than just looking at the sport, they’re looking at these women as entrepreneurs and groundbreakers,” Langley said. “There aren’t that many women that surf, so any woman that does has something going on with them. There’s something going on there.”

Jordyn Romero, one of the creators who will be present on Saturday, released the film Of the Sea in 2019 that

touched on a Los Angeles-born surfer and mother who moved to Costa Rica to live a more sustainable lifestyle.

Langley referenced other films made

by Romero and Hudson that told indepth stories.

Hudson echoed Langley’s sentiments about women supporting one another, adding that they should not try to be competitive to the point where the result is tearing each other down.

The Santa Barbara-based artist has made two films prior to the one the festival will show on Saturday night: 93– Letters from Marge. Throughout all of her years in the film business, Hudson has been grateful to receive waves of support from all sides of the surfing world.

She is also excited to show 93 in public for the first time. The film was supposed to be screened in person at the 2020 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, but it was moved to a virtual showing after COVID-19 spread across the U.S. Hudson said in an interview on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that she loves being able to show off her hard work and note all of the audience’s reactions, whether it be laughter or “oohs” and “ahs.”

“You’re telling something new that someone may not know about,” Hudson said. “And I love that.”

93—Letters from Marge tells the story of

Marge Calhoun, a surfing legend who died in 2017 and was a figure many women surfers admired, including Hudson. Langley is excited for the Q&A session with all the filmmakers, which will provide a relaxed setting for attendees to learn and interact with the creators, as well as the new artsand-craft component of the event.

She hopes that the attendees will be inspired to seek out and watch more women’s surf films that are in abundance from creators who live around the world.

“People are always watching the men’s films, it seems, for the thrills of it, or really old ones because they’re so classic,” Langley said. “I would love to have more of an awareness that there are women that are doing this.”

Hudson added that she wants Saturday’s audience to follow their dreams in whichever path they’re interested and to let nothing stop them.

Those feelings come from being told as a child that she could not participate in certain activities, a sentiment she demolished on the way to forging her own career.

“I just think that it’s really empowering to show other women and young girls what is possible,” Hudson said.

The Women’s Surf Film Festival will run from 5-8 p.m. at SHACC, located at 110 Calle Iglesia. Visit sandyfeetoc.org for tickets and more information.

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

The Dana Point City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to support Action for Spent Fuel Solutions Now, a coalition that aims to engage stakeholders in support of the relocation of spent nuclear fuel from the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS).

Southern California Edison, the majority owner of the power plant, along with San Diego Gas & Electric, and representatives from the County of Orange, County of San Diego and the City of Riverside are all founding members of the coalition.

SCE is currently constrained, as it cannot finish decommissioning until the spent fuel is relocated, according to Manuel Camargo, principal manager of Decommissioning at Southern California Edison.

The federal government was required under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act to begin the disposal of nuclear fuel in 1998. However, a permanent repository to store the nation’s nuclear waste has not been identified, leaving power plants, including SONGS, to store their own spent fuel on-site.

SHACC to Host Women’s Surf Film Festival

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Coming to the Surfing Heritage and Cultural Center for the first time on Saturday, Jan. 22, will be the fourth San Clemente Women’s Surf Film Festival.

The fundraising event is presented by the Sandy Feet Initiative and the Groundswell Community Project, two local organizations that provide oceanbased programs. Sandy Feet focuses on reaching siblings of special-needs children, and Groundswell, based in San Diego, provides surf therapy for women.

Festival attendees will view three movies about surfing, all produced by women filmmakers: Heather Hudson, Jordyn Romero, and Devorah Palladino.

Guests can also participate in a Q&A session with the creators, enjoy a catered meal, and join in other activities.

Mo Langley, the executive director of Sandy Feet, said she’s excited to bring back the event after a year-long hiatus because of COVID-19.

Screenings used to be held in the Ole Hanson Room at the Community Center during the festival’s first few years of Dana Point Times January 21-27, 2022

The Dana Point City Council voted unanimously to support the Action for Spent Fuel Solutions Now coalition at its Jan 18 meeting. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

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GUEST OPINION | Dana Point ROCKS

by Anthony Small

CHATTING WITH THE MAVERICKS MAESTRO

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aul Malo, leader of Grammy-, CMA- and ACM Award-winning band The Mavericks, will make a solo appearance at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano on Thursday, Jan. 27.

Due to COVID-related schedule changes, Malo is currently balancing both his solo tour and his tour with The Mavericks. He still took time to chat with Dana Point Times.

Malo shared, “It’s been crazy. Normally, I try to do solo shows prior to the band’s tour. It’s a good way for me to play new songs and try different arrangements.

But with all the rescheduling, it seems like one continuous tour.”

“Sometimes, I have the band; sometimes I don’t. This year, it’s a little more hectic because of COVID, but we’ve got a great year of work ahead of us, and we’re very grateful for that and for our fans,” he continued. “It’s a different world, but the show goes on, and I love that we’ve continued through it all.”

After a 30th Anniversary Tour in 2019, Malo and The Mavericks kept very busy during the pandemic, including performing on the first Austin City Limits show that had no audience.

The Mavericks also released En Español in 2020, topping the Billboard Latin Pop charts and celebrating the diversity of cultures in the vast Latin American songbook. Thirty shows from that critically acclaimed tour are available on nugs.net In 2021, Malo also created Quarantunes, in which he performed and shared classics such as “My Sweet Lord,” “Sound of Silence,”“Besame Mucho” and “My Way.” “It really started out as a way to just do something. Seeing images of the world locked up, it all certainly had a melancholic twist to it, so I wanted to lighten it up and offer something positive,” Malo said.

“I learned the mellotron and had a

The Mavericks front man Raul Malo will make a solo appearance at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano on Thursday, Jan. 27. Photo: Courtesy of Alejandro Menendez Vega

lot of fun, and it kept me sane, getting me through it all, too.” Malo continued, “Now, there’s even a three-album vinyl set of the songs, which became a cool addition to my discography, in that it’s a beautiful snapshot of what DANA POINT happened that ROCKS crazy year.”

BY ANTHONY SMALL On the incredibly eclectic styles of music that influence his songs and performances, Malo said, “If you’re playing with great musicians, that breeds a confidence. Every one of us in The Mavericks is individually versed and appreciative of all styles: Tejano, rock and roll, honky-tonk, etc. You do your own interpretation of it all. We’re not afraid to try stuff, because if you’re willing to make a fool of yourself or at least get out of your comfort zone, that fearlessness can pay off.”

Years ago, when I was writing for another local publication, Malo spent extra time with me, encouraging me, saying, “Hey, man, you love playing music and you love writing about it, too, so do it with all your heart!”

I got that same boost from Amanda Shires, whose interview with me for her show at The Coach House in August Page 5

2018 became the start of this very column.

Corey McCormick, bassist for Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and Organa, is another person whose efforts and encouragement make a huge difference, and that’s what I try to share with the kids in the classroom and everyone in the community via Music Preserves Foundation, this column, and my own music.

No matter their age, people’s eyes light up when they hear the cultural stories behind the music.

In closing, I’d like recognize Agustin Gurza, the former LA Times and OC Register music columnist and leading historian of Spanish-language music, who died on Saturday, Jan. 15, at 73. Check out his incredible blog on the Strachwitz Frontera collection, the largest recorded archive of Spanish-language music, at frontera.library.ucla.edu/.

Anthony Small is Executive Director and co-founder of Music Preserves Foundation, a local musician and former City of Dana Point Arts and Culture Commissioner.

Small and his family have lived in Dana Point for 24 years. 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.

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FRIDAY | 21 LIVE MUSIC AT THE RIB JOINT 5 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue.

Multi-genre band Driftwood Creek will perform. The Rib Joint, 34294 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. 949.661.9600. ribjointdanapoint.com LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER 8:30 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue.

Tom Petty tribute band So Petty will perform. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point. 949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE POINT 9 p.m.-midnight. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Nineties band Your Mom will perform. The Point Restaurant and Bar, 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point.

949.464.5700. thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

SATURDAY | 22 THE NICHOLAS ENDOWMENT DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES 6-8 p.m. Join the Ocean Institute to explore California’s coolest sharks with a presentation from David McGuire, marine biologist and director at international nonprofit Shark Stewards. He will be talking about local shark diversity, Dana Point Times January 21-27, 2022

Photo: Courtesy of Dana Point Harbor Partners

THURSDAY | 27 DANA POINT HARBOR BLOOD DRIVE 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Dana Point Harbor Partners, in collaboration with the American Red Cross, will host a blood drive with the Red Cross Bloodmobile. iHeartYoga will be offering a free yoga class, to be used within 30 days, for each donor on the day of the drive.

Donors who have made an appointment, and walk-ins, will be able to sign up to receive their free yoga class via email the following day. Donors will also receive a coupon for either a cup of coffee or scoop of ice cream from The Coffee Importers and a tote bag from Killer Dana Surf Shop. There is an urgent need for donations due to the dangerously low blood supply. Scheduling an appointment is highly encouraged and can be done through redcrossblood.org using the sponsor code “DPHP.” The Bloodmobile will be located in the parking lot at the corner of Golden Lantern and Dana Point Harbor Drive. Dana Point Harbor, 34521 Golden Lantern Street, Dana Point. 1.800.733.2767. danapointharbor.com. thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

threats and global solutions to protect ocean health and sharks. General admission tickets are $15. Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

SUNDAY | 23 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. Vaccination packages, microchips, physical exams, prescription flea control, fecal exams, and diagnostic testing available on-site. 34192 Doheny Park Road, Capistrano Beach. 1.800.988.8387. vetcarepetclinic.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE COACH HOUSE 8 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Pop artist Joan Osborne will perform, as will singer-songwriters The Weepies. Tickets are $45. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE POINT 8-11 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Rock band Good Company will perform. The Point Restaurant and Bar, 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. 949.464.5700.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE COACH HOUSE 7 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue.

Stevie Wonder cover artist Dough Starks Higherground will perform. Tickets are Page 6

$20. Doors open at 5 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

THURSDAY | 27 JOYCE HOFFMAN STATUE UNVEILING 3 p.m. The city will unveil Dana Point’s tribute to World Champion surfer Joyce Hoffman at Waterman’s Plaza. Hoffman dominated women’s professional surfing in the 1960s, winning multiple U.S. and World Championships, and became the first woman inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame. On-street parking is available adjacent to the South Cove Development on Del Obispo or at Doheny State Beach. Waterman’s Plaza, 34310 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. danapoint.org. danapointtimes.com

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GUEST OPINION | Wellness & Prevention by Angela Phillips

Setting Intentions to Achieve Goals in 2022

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t’s a new year and, like many others, you may have made resolutions and are setting goals for 2022. But how do you get started?

Research suggests that knowing what you want helps set the intention to work toward it and imagining one’s best possible self motivates you toward achieving your goals. But how does setting intentions differ from setting goals?

Think of the goal as the end result and intention as the map that will get you there. Kelsey Patel, a leading meditation teacher, compares lack of intention to getting on a bike with no direction.

“When you set an intention, you are putting out that which you intend to attract and call into your life and the power behind it,” Patel said.

While the two can go hand-in-hand, setting intentions involves the added step of imagining how your life will be once your goals are achieved. Considering your best possible self assists in improving self-regulation, as it gives you an opportunity to gain a better insight into your

motives and emotions. In addition to this, imagining what your life will look like once your goals are achieved will increase your performance as you work toward your goals.

The best possible self-practice involves these guidelines: WELLNESS & • Spend 15 minPREVENTION utes imagining your

BY ANGELA PHILLIPS best possible future.

Take all aspects of your life into consideration, including your career, relationships, and health. It may help to write as if your future has already happened.

This will allow you to visualize it more clearly.

• Dismiss any potential barriers that may be between you and your best possible self (i.e., financial and/or social concerns, etc.).

• Be specific and allow your imagination to take hold. Creativity will increase your engagement, with the exercise

allowing you to get more out of it.

Research has also shown there are mental health benefits to imagining your best possible self. A 2006 study conducted by Sheldon and Lyubomirsky revealed that individuals who were asked to perform the above exercise over the course of four weeks demonstrated a higher degree of motivation and a reduced negative mood.

Another beneficial exercise for setting intentions involves a practice known as habit stacking. Habit stacking is simply stacking one habit on top of another with the idea that the continued practice of that will lead to a steady flow of good habits being practiced on a regular basis.

Alexandra Frost of the Huffington Post defines habit stacking as “listing habits you already have and attaching new selfcare methods on top of them.”

It’s best to make these habits part of your daily routine. For example, drinking a glass of water upon waking up in the morning or brushing your teeth and immediately following up with 10 jumping

jacks. When you pair a new habit with something you already do, your brain associates the two, making it easier to add new routines to your daily life.

The practice of habit stacking begins with making a list of all the routine things you do daily (i.e., waking up, using the bathroom, brushing teeth, walking your dog, etc.) and finding ways to attach another activity to them.

The key is to do these habits in moderation, as these habits may take some time before you notice a difference.

With intentions set, good habits established, and positive mood increased, perhaps we can move into 2022 with a more optimistic outlook for the future.

Here’s to making this our best year ever.

Angela Philips, AMFT, is a prevention coordinator at the Wellness & Prevention Center. 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.

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ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

Sully

Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter

One-year-old Sully is just about as sweet as they come. A neutered male Mini Lop, Sully can be a bit shy at first meeting, but settles in well. With the added bonus of his great litter-box habits, this mild-mannered cutie would make a wonderful house rabbit for the right family.

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

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

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

Photo: Courtesy of Orange County Archives

FROM THE ARCHIVES This photo was taken of

Capistrano Beach, looking south in 1930.

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GUEST OPINION | Life’s a Beach by Shelley Murphy

SKIPPING NEW YEAR’S L ast month, I watched the movie Christmas with the Kranks— again. The comedy is based on John Grisham’s novel Skipping Christmas.

It’s the story of an empty-nester couple whose daughter takes a Peace Corps assignment in Peru during the holiday; alone, they decide to skip Christmas and take a Caribbean cruise.

The duo’s plan is thwarted when their daughter announces she’s returning home for the holiday and, thus, hijinks ensue.

Years ago, I asked my family if we, too, could skip Christmas and swap it for a tropical trip; their frosty stares chilled me to the bone.

The past two years, I’ve canceled vacations ranging from a European anniversary voyage to a San Diego getaway.

This year, I decided, if my family wouldn’t skip Christmas, then we would skip the New Year holiday hoopla.

I sought an escape from a sea of statistics surrounding a pandemic that won’t go away and the rhetoric enveloping an election that’s long been finalized.

It almost took a Christmas miracle to bring our trip to fruition. Twice, I rescheduled a total of 10 one-way flights, but I triumphed.

And, thanks to hours spent on the phone, I mastered singing along with the on-hold music—in Hawaiian, and I’m almost certain I can play the ukulele by ear.

Coordinating and planning our vacation left me little time to consider the many unexpected perks of skipping the New Year hype.

First, our itinerary provided impetus to pack away the Christmas decorations blanketing our home, vacuum up pine needles burrowed in carpets, and toss out boxes and bows littering the living room.

Later, once we arrived on the island, I vowed to avoid the television. I shunned the onslaught of advertisements for miracle weight-loss methods, expensive health food subscriptions, and bargain lifetime gym memberships.

Then, one morning while relaxing poolside, it dawned on me that no one had asked me to rattle off a list of resolutions for the New Year.

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for when the clock struck midnight.

Of course, our family observed New Year’s Eve. But we didn’t ring it in with glittery hats, paper noisemakers, or numbered balloons.

Instead, during dinner, we raised our glasses, toasted to 2022, and returned to planning the next day’s adventure.

On New Year’s Day, LIFE’S A BEACH we didn’t stay inside

BY SHELLEY MURPHY glued to a television watching the annual parade or football games. Although, I admit my husband and boys did manage to watch a few bowl games on their phones and at an open-air pool bar.

I, on the other hand, ditched my phone and didn’t send sentimental text messages to friends wishing, “May 2022 be your best year yet!” My girlfriends know I wish them happiness and health all year long, not on one night of the year.

The closest we came to observing a Jan. 1 ritual was my boys’ version of the “polar bear plunge” as they jumped into the chilly waters of an unheated pool.

This year, when the calendar changed, I didn’t contemplate what 2022 may, or may not, hold for me and my family.

Truthfully, most of our trip, I didn’t know the day or date—and it was bliss.

Choosing to put my head in the sand provided a pivotal and peaceful respite from the world. Yet, I knew upon returning, I’d find the reality of my 2022 calendar and the internet waiting.

Back home, I learned that according to a recent U.S. News & World Report poll, only 71% of Americans surveyed say they think 2022 will be more prosperous than 2021.

The dismal statistic didn’t sink my spirits. After ringing in 2022 on a tranquil island with the most important people in my life, my New Year is promising.

This January, I am hopeful, optimistic, and tan.

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 the San Clemente Times since 2006. DP

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Second Run Local snowboarder Hailey Langland qualifies for second Winter Olympics

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

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Hailey Langland, 21, will be off to China for her second Winter Olympics in women’s big air and slopestyle snowboarding. Photo: Courtesy of Team USA

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.

Boys Basketball Remains No. 1 in Division 3A While the Sea View League portion of the Dana Hills boys basketball team’s schedule remains light, the Dolphins have stayed on top of the CIF-SS Division 3A rankings in the No. 1 spot.

Dana Hills (15-5, 1-1) jumped to the No. 1 spot on Jan. 10, after being No. 2 on Jan. 3 and No. 6 on Dec. 13. Following Dana Hills, South Pasadena is No. 2, La Cañada is No. 3, Orangewood Academy is No. 4, and Ayala is No. 5.

In the Sea View League, most teams are down to just one game a week, with only four teams currently in the league. Dana Hills opened league play with a 67-48 win at El Toro on Jan. 7, but didn’t play again until Jan. 14, when the Dolphins hosted rival Aliso Niguel.

The Wolverines, unranked in Division 2AA, played a tightly competitive game at Dana Hills and stayed one step ahead of the Dolphins all night. Aliso Niguel (17-5, 1-1) led by two points at halftime, 26-24, and by six points after three quarters, 57-51. The Wolverines Dana Point Times January 21-27, 2022

an Clemente’s Hailey Langland will be on her way to her second Winter Olympics next month in Beijing, China.

Langland, 21, was one of two athletes named to the United States women’s snowboarding big air and slopestyle team following the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain on Jan. 8, along with 31-year-old Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe, California.

The Grand Prix was the last of the four designated Olympic slopestyle and big air tryout events for this cycle, including three in the 2021-22 season and one in the 2020-21 season. Langland finished in fifth place in Mammoth with 71.02 points, and Anderson, the back-to-back Olympic gold medalist in women’s slopestyle, won her first slopestyle event of the year with a score of 86.32.

While not a flat-out automatic selection in the qualifying process like Anderson as a top-six-ranked snowboarder, Langland hit all the other minimum qualifying criteria and was the easy pick as the second-highest ranked American on the World Snowboarding Points List. Anderson is No. 2 in the world in slopestyle with

ultimately held off the Dolphins, 71-65.

Dana Hills next hosts reigning league champions San Juan Hills on Friday, Jan. 21. The Dolphins then host El Toro on Wednesday, Jan. 26, before playing at Aliso Niguel on Friday, Jan. 28.

Girls Basketball Winless in League, Ranked in Division 4A The Dana Hills girls basketball team has yet to get on the right side of the ledger in the South Coast League, but that hasn’t dinged the Dolphins in their lower division.

Dana Hills (12-11) is 0-5 in league play, with its closest margin of defeat being 11 points against Aliso Niguel on Jan. 15, in a 54-43 loss. The Dolphins followed that with a 12-point loss to San Juan Hills, 58-46, on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Both of those games were at home.

However, in Division 4A, the third-lowest of the CIF-SS’ nine numbered divisions, Dana Hills maintains a No. 4 ranking. Dana Hills was No. 3 on Jan. 3 and Jan. 10, and previously ranked No. 2 on Dec. 13. Pacifica Christian is No. 1, followed by Aquinas at No. 2 and Temple City at No. 3.

Dana Hills opened the second round of league play at Aliso Niguel on Thursday, Jan. 20, but results were not available at press time.

Dana Hills next plays at Tesoro next Thursday, Jan. 27, and hosts San Clemente on Saturday, Jan. 29.

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934.83 points, and Langland is No. 9 with 664.66 points.

The full U.S. ski and snowboarding team will be announced by Friday, Jan. 21.

The 2022 Winter Olympics begin on Feb. 2 in Beijing, with the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 4. Snowboarding, including women’s slopestyle, begins on Feb. 5.

Langland returns to the Winter Olympics after her first run through as a 17-year-old at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games in South Korea. At those Olympics, Langland finished sixth in the women’s slopestyle finals and 14th in the women’s big air qualifying. It was the first-ever women’s big air Olympic competition.

All slopestyle snowboarders also qualify for the big air events at the Olympics.

Langland likely punched her ticket to Beijing early, in the only tryout event of the 2020-21 season. Langland finished second in slopestyle at the Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix in Aspen, Colorado on March 21, 2021.

Langland was the top American finisher and earned a necessary top-three tryout result for the qualification process.

Langland again was the top American finisher at the next tryout event and the kickoff of the 2021-22 tryout season. Langland finished fourth at the VISA Big Air in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on Dec. 4, 2021.

Langland finished well behind the pack at the next tryout event in the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain, Colorado on Dec. 18, 2021. She finished 12th in the slopestyle final.

However, Langland bounced back with a strong performance at Mammoth on Jan. 8, and with plenty of rankings points already in her back pocket, the 21-yearold from South Orange County earned her return trip to the Winter Olympics. DP

at the start of the South Coast League gauntlet.

The Dolphins (12-6, 1-2) were edged in their league opener at home against San Juan Hills, 4-3, on Jan. 7, but rebounded with a win at El Toro, 12-8, on Jan. 11. That set up Dana Hills’ traditional showdown at San Clemente on Jan. 13, but the Tritons have proven to be the league’s buzz saw.

San Clemente beat Dana Hills, 20-3. It was the Tritons’ third consecutive 20-goal league effort. Junior Claire Berger scored two goals for the Dolphins, and junior Kate McCulloch posted the other goal.

The Dolphins got some relief with a 13-6 nonleague win at Sunny Hills on Jan. 15, and Dana Hills is set for more this week. The Dolphins play back-to-back league games against Tesoro on Thursday, Jan. 20, and Saturday, Jan. 22.

Results of Thursday’s match were not available at press time, but entering the match, Tesoro was 1-8 overall and 0-3 in league.

After the Tesoro games, Dana Hills plays at San Juan Hills on Tuesday, Jan. 25. San Juan Hills is No. 2 in Division 2. Dana Hills also hosts El Toro on Thursday, Jan. 27.

Soccer Roundup Dana Hills girls soccer (1-10-1, 0-5) is on a 10-match winless streak (0-9-1), with its latest defeat in a 1-0 contest at home against Mission Viejo. Dana Hills next hosts Capistrano Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

Dana Hills boys soccer (2-8-2, 0-5) is on an eight-match winless streak (0-7-1), with its latest defeat in a 4-0 home loss to Aliso Niguel. The Dolphins have scored one goal in league play. Dana Hills next hosts Trabuco Hills on Friday, Jan. 21. DP danapointtimes.com

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF DANA POINT NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS FOR CITYWIDE ASPHALT REPAIRS PROJECT FY 2021/2022 1. ANNOUNCEMENT: PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Dana Point, as AGENCY, invites sealed bids for the above-stated project and will receive such bids in the offices of the City Clerk, 33282 Street of the Golden Lantern, Dana Point, California 92629, up to the hour of 2:00 PM on FEBRUARY 24, 2022, at which time they will be publicly opened.

Bidders who submit after 2:00 PM on FEBRUARY 24, 2022 will be automatically disqualified, and the bid will be returned unopened. In addition, bidders who are not on the official plan holder’s list will be deemed non-responsive and the bid will be returned unopened.

2. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The general category/type of work includes, but is not limited to crack seal application, deep lift repairs, and asphalt pavement repairs on various streets and parking lots citywide, as outlined on the Contract Documents.

More specific work items included within the general category/type of work listed above include, but are not limited to: mobilization/demobilization; traffic control; community outreach; crack seal; subgrade and asphalt pavement repairs; adjustment of existing utility appurtenances to new grade; signing and striping; installation of raised pavement markers; implementation of Best Management Practices (BMP) for storm water pollution prevention during all construction activities; and other general improvements as outlined in the Contract Plans and Specifications for the above-stated project.

3. BID DOCUMENTS: Copies of the Contract Plans and Specifications are available from the City of Dana Point Public Works Department, 33282 Street of the Golden Lantern, Suite 212, Dana Point, California 92629, upon payment of a $80 nonrefundable fee and must be picked up from the City. Bidders must purchase a set of Contract Documents to be placed on the City’s official plan holders list to bid this Project.

In accordance with State Law, electronic copies of the Contract Documents are made available for public viewing on the CITY’s website at https:// www.danapoint.org/department/city-clerk/public-notices-bids. In order to bid the Project, however, every BIDDER is required to purchase a hard copy set of the Contract Documents from the CITY. Upon purchase of the Contract Documents, the BIDDER will be added to the CITY’S official plan holder’s list.

Bidders who have not purchased a hard copy set of the Contract Documents and are not on the CITY’S official plan holder’s list will be deemed non-responsive, may not bid this project, and the bid will be returned unopened.

4. COMPLETION OF WORK: The CONTRACTOR shall complete the work within Sixty (60) working days from the Notice to Proceed. Work performed beyond the allowable working days will be subject to service fees and liquidated damages per Sections 6-7.2 and 6-9 of the Project Specifications, respectively. CONTRACTORS are required to provide written documentation, as part of their bid, if this schedule cannot be met. The AGENCY reserves the right to reject any and all bids on this basis.

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5. BIDDING PROCEDURES: Bids must be prepared on the approved Proposal forms in conformance with Section B: “INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS” of the Project Specifications and submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside.

6. PROPOSAL GUARANTEE: The bid must be accompanied by certified or cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond, made payable to the AGENCY, or cash deposit, for an amount no less than 10 percent of the total amount bid.

7. STATE OF CALIFORNIA LABOR CODES: Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate the provisions of the State of California Labor Code. Pursuant to Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1(a) of the Labor Code, a Contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Failure to register as required by the Labor Code may be grounds for disqualification.

Attention is directed to the provisions of Sections 1777.5 (Chapter 1411, Statutes of 1968) and 1777.5 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the CONTRACTOR or any such subcontractor under him. Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion, or handicap will also be required.

8. WAGE RATES: This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1771.4 of the Labor Code.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code, the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be those determined by the Director of Industrial Relations, for the county or counties in which the work is to be done, which are available from the following website: http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/ These State general prevailing wage rates are not included in the Proposal and Contract Documents for this Project. Updates, if any, to the State general prevailing wage rates are available from the website noted above.

Contractors are required to meet provisions of California Senate Bill 854 for the payment of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) established prevailing wages. This applies to all public projects as defined in California Code 22002 for contracts exceeding $1,000.00. Contractors shall register with the DIR in accordance with California Labor Code section 1771.1(a) and 1725.5, and will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, subject to section 1771.4. Contractors must submit certified payrolls electronically to DIR. By bidding this Project, Contractor is indicating that they have registered with DIR and have submitted the required PWC-100 Information Form online at www.dir.ca.gov. The City may deem bidders non-responsive if this requirement has not been met.

9. CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE: All bidders shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Business and Professions Code for the type of work to be completed and shall possess the appropriate State Contractor’s License Class A (General Engineering Contractor) at the time of the bid submittal through Contract accep-

tance (Public Contract Code § 10164). Failure to possess the specified license shall render the bid as non-responsive.

10. CONTRACTOR’S REFERENCES: The CONTRACTOR shall produce references and experience that show, to the satisfaction of the AGENCY, that the CONTRACTOR bidding the project has adequate working knowledge of asphalt resurfacing as the PRIME CONTRACTOR. Furthermore, the CONTRACTOR must have completed, and shall produce as part of its bid, references of five similar Projects as the PRIME CONTRACTOR to the satisfaction of the AGENCY. All noted information shall be provided in the locations designated in the bid documents. If these requirements are not met, the AGENCY reserves the right to determine any and all bidders non-responsive, and reject any and all bids on this basis.

These requirements are due to the critical nature of the work and the need for the AGENCY to ensure adequate experience is provided to complete the project.

11. SELF PERFORMANCE: In accordance with Section 2-3.2 of the Project Specifications, CONTRACTOR shall perform or provide, with its own organization, contract labor, materials, and equipment amounting to at least 50-percent of the Contract Price. CONTRACTOR’S attention is directed to Section 2-3.2 of the Project Specifications for additional requirements pertaining to “Specialty Items”. The City may deem bidders non-responsive if this requirement has not been met.

12. RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS: The AGENCY reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity and to take all bids under advisement for a period of 90 days.

13. PROGRESS PAYMENTS: The AGENCY will deduct a 5-percent retention from all progress payments as specified in Section 9-3.2 of the Project Specifications. The CONTRACTOR may substitute an escrow holder surety of equal value to the retention. The CONTRACTOR shall be beneficial owner of the surety and shall receive any interest thereon.

14. QUESTIONS/REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETATION: All questions shall be directed to Mr. Matthew Sinacori, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, in writing via email at msinacori@danapoint.org no later than February 10, 2022 at 5:00 PM. The AGENCY hereby affirmatively ensures that minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of Contract.

In entering into a Public Works Contract, or a subcontract, to supply goods, services, or materials pursuant to a Public Works Contract, the CONTRACTOR, or subcontractor, offers and agrees to assign to the awarding body all rights, title and interest in, and to, all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Section 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 [commencing with Section 16700] of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, services, or materials pursuant to the Public Works Contract or the subcontract. This assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the awarding body tenders final payment to the CONTRACTOR, without further acknowledgement by the parties.

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AWARD OF THE CONTRACT SHALL BE BASED ON THE TOTAL OF ALL BID SCHEDULES. IF THE AGENCY DELETES ANY BID ITEM OR BID SCHEDULE AT THE TIME OF AWARD, IT SHALL NOT IMPACT THE BID REVIEW OR RESULTS.

BY ORDER OF the City of Dana Point, California.

Shayna Sharke, City Clerk Matthew Sinacori, Director of Public Works/City Engineer PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF DANA POINT 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on February 1, 2022, a public hearing will be held by the City Council of the City of Dana Point to consider the following: General Plan Amendment GPA20-0003(I): The City of Dana Point is proposing to adopt the 20212029 Housing Element update to the City’s General Plan. The Housing Element includes the City’s housing strategy to plan for existing and projected housing demand, identify adequate sites to accommodate the City’s allocated share of regional housing needs, and analyze local policies, regulations, and programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing. The update must comply with State law and accommodate the City’s 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation.

The Planning Commission considered this project at a public hearing on December 13, 2021 and recommended that the City Council support the proposed Housing Element update.

Project Number: General Plan Amendment GPA20-0003(I) Project Location: Citywide Applicant: City of Dana Point Environmental: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15061(b) (3), the project is covered under the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Hearing Date: Hearing Time: 6:00 PM (or as soon thereafter as possible) Hearing Location: 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629 (Dana Point City Hall) Those desiring to be heard in favor of or in opposition to this item will be given an opportunity to do so during such hearing to be conducted at the above address or by writing to the City Council at: 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 203, Dana Point, California 92629, Attention: City Clerk; or via email at comment@danapoint.org. Please reference hearing title and date of hearing in any correspondence.

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PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 30-2021-01235572 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Beryl Anne Gilbertson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name A. Beryl Anne Gilbertson Proposed Name A. Anne Gilbertson Kraemer THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of 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 heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 02/08/2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 b. The address of the court is Other: REMOTE HEARING (1) If you plan to appear, you must attend the hearing by video remote using the court’s designated video platform; (2) Go to the courts website at: http://www.occourts.org/media-relations/probate-mental -health.html to appear for probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions; (3) If you have difficulty connecting to your remote hearing, call (657)622-8278 for assistance.

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, Dec 31, January 7, 14, 21, 2022 Date: December 10, 2021, Judge Layne H. Melzer, Judge of the Superior Court PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226623916 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ELECTRIC MEDICS INC 26522 ESTANCIERO DR MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691 Full Name of Registrant(s): ELECTRIC MEDICS INC 26522 ESTANCIERO DR Dana Point Times January 21-27, 2022

MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691 This business is conducted by a CA Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A ELECTRIC MEDICS INC/s/MICHAEL PARKS/ MICHAEL PARKS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 1/03/2022.

Published in: Dana Point Times January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DONALD MICHAEL DOYLE, aka DONALD M. DOYLE Case Number: 30-2022-01239328-PR-PW-CJC To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will and or estate, or both, of DONALD MICHAEL DOYLE, aka DONALD M. DOYLE A Petition for Probate has been filed by GREG TOMLINSON in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE. The Petition for Probate requests that GREG TOMLINSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California Statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A JONAH POLKES/s/JONAH POLKES This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 12/29/2021.

Published in: Dana Point Times January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2022

Attorney for Petitioner: NIKKI PRESLEY MILIBAND, ESQ, GOOD WILDMAN 19000 MACARTHUR BLVD., STE 575, IRVINE, CA 92612 Ph: (949)955-1100 Published in: Dana Point Times, Jan 14, 21, 28, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216623750 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JP HOLISTIC HEALTH 33751 ROBLES DR. APT B DANA POINT, CA 92629 Full Name of Registrant(s): JONAH POLKES 33751 ROBLES DR. APT B DANA POINT, CA 92629 This business is conducted by an Individual

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: A. Date: March 9th, 2022 Time: 10:30 a.m. in Dept: C8, B. Address of Court: 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701.

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It’s Joyce Hoffman’s Time to Shine Dana Point Statue Celebrates the Life, Legacy of One of Surfing’s Most Influential Women

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

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he collection of bronzed legends at Waterman’s Plaza in Dana Point continues to grow, as Joyce Hoffman is getting her well-deserved place in the sun.

On Thursday, Jan. 27, at 3 p.m., the City of Dana Point will unveil the new life-sized bronze statue of Hoffman—the first one in the United States to honor a female surfer. Waterman’s Plaza currently features statues of Hobie Alter, Phil Edwards, Bruce Brown and John Severson, all of whom left an indelible mark on not only the local surf scene, but also the international surfing community at large.

“I feel it’s a tribute to all the women surfers,” Hoffman explains when asked about it. “I’m the one that’s going to be the face, but if it wasn’t for all the wom-

From dominating the contests of her era to breaking barriers at Pipeline, Joyce Hoffman is hands down one of the most influential female surfers in the history of the sport. Photo: Courtesy of Tom Keck

en surfers that came before and after me, I wouldn’t be getting this honor.”

“Joyce has such an amazing and far-reaching career legacy. It’s an honor to recognize her and her contributions to surfing—in particular, women’s surfing—as a global icon. The notoriety she has brought to Dana Point for its place in surfing’s history cannot be understated,” Dana Point Mayor Joe Muller says in a statement to the media.

Hoffman was born and raised almost exclusively at the beach. She was bitten by the surfing bug around the age of 12, when her family moved to Beach Road in Capo Beach, into the now-iconic Hoffman house.

Her father, Walter Hoffman, and uncle, Flippy, were pure watermen who were early pioneers at Hawaii’s big-wave breaks. In California, their business, Hoffman California Fabrics, garnered them the reputation as the kings of the aloha print.

As Joyce’s remarkable talents and impeccable style blossomed, she was drawn

GROMS OF THE WEEK

ZION & EDEN WALLA

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

W Zion Walla. Photo: Courtesy of WSA

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eek in and week out, it’s not always easy to find a worthy Grom of the Week candidate, but sometimes they just magically appear. After turning in the main surf column this week, I figured I’d paddle out for a lunchtime surf to reset and ruminate on who might be this week’s featured gremlin.

The waves were fun, and as I was changing in the parking lot afterward, the Walla clan buzzed by on their bikes. Loaded up and headed to the Trestles zone with their boards, dad John led the charge, with Zion and Eden not far behind.

to the burgeoning competitive scene of the 1960s. Not content just to be a good surfer, she quickly earned a reputation for being the most mentally and physically fit competitor of her time.

She trained as much as six hours a day. She swam, ran, and paddled, too, all to make her ready to compete.

“Phil Edwards was one of my idols, and David Nuuhiwa. They were both very aggressive surfers,” Hoffman says.

“David is famous for riding the nose, so I tried to model my surfing after a combination of those two. That’s why seeing me standing on the nose of the surfboard (depicted in the statue) is applicable to what my surfing was like.”

By 1963, Hoffman was among the best women surfers in California, and from ’64 to ’67, she was practically invincible, finishing in the top of her class in the United States Surfing Association’s yearend ratings four years in a row.

She also won the United States Surfing

The brother-sister duo just posted some solid results at the recent Western Surfing Association event, with Zion scoring his first win of the season in the Under 12 division and Eden taking top honors in the Under 16 division and second in the Under 14s.

But more than what they do in a jersey, the Walla siblings are natural water people. Whether they’ve got a rod in hand or a speargun, they’re also both incredible anglers capable of bringing home dinner and then some. And Eden’s becoming quite a skilled boat captain.

Best of all, with the Wallas, the vibes are always right and the stoke level is always up.

It’s an incredible surf family in an incredible surf town.

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

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Championships in ’65, ’66 and ’67. She also won the esteemed Makaha International in ’64 and ’66, as well as the Laguna Masters in ’65 and ’67. But it was Hoffman’s wins at the ’65 World Championships in Lima, Peru, and the ’66 World Championships in San Diego that established her as an international surf star.

With her discipline and unbreakable mental game, Hoffman asserted her rightful place into Pipeline’s tough-asnails lineup.

To show how far ahead of her time she was, this year, the WSL’s Billabong Pro Pipeline will be the first-ever, fulltime surf contest at Pipeline to feature women. Hoffman was also a devout bigwave charger at the iconic Sunset Beach.

During this time, Hobie Surfboards released the wildly successful Joyce Hoffman signature model. And in what may still be the coolest endorsement deal surfing has ever seen, Hoffman partnered with British car manufacturer Triumph and was featured in ads for its sporty Spitfire convertible.

Profiled in Sport Illustrated and appearing on the cover of LIFE magazine as a spry 19-year-old, at the height of her dominance, Hoffman was everywhere.

The new life-size sculpture of Hoffman has been created by artist Bill Limebrook, who grew up on Beach Road in Dana Point and has also created the other sculptures in Waterman’s Plaza.

The public statue unveiling will take place on Jan. 27, at 3 p.m.

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

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 57-59 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 4-6 Outlook: Fresh West-northwest swell moves in on Friday with waist to stomach high surf, (2-3’+). then peaks Saturday for waist-stomach-chest high waves, (2-3-4’). Sunday’s surf eases back to waist-stomach high, (2-3’+). Light/variable to offshore morning winds are followed by a light+ to moderate sea breeze in the afternoons on Friday through Sunday.

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