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Charting a New Course DHHS Football Finally Opens Season in New Pacific Hills League S P O R T S / PAG E 11
Dana Hills football finally opens its twice-delayed season with a scrimmage at Irvine on Friday, March 12, and a home game against Beckman on March 19. Photo: Alan Gibby/Zone57
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Newsom Delivers State Address amid Recall Campaign
Amber Lantern Reopens, New Business Ventures
Editor’s Pick: Online Tour of Mission SJC
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Raintree Celebrates Reopening of Amber Lantern, Upcoming Projects BY LILLIAN BOYD, DANA POINT TIMES
On Tuesday, March 9, officials representing Raintree Partners and City of Dana Point celebrated the reopening of the street of Amber Lantern after four years of its closure and surrounding construction. The street between Del Prado Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway in the Lantern District had been closed off as Raintree Partners—an Orange County-based private commercial real estate investment company—worked to construct the Prado West vision of apartments, community amenities, and on-site retail. The 32,500-square-foot, mixed-used project will have 109 units, with three stories and two levels of subterranean parking. While Jason Check, the managing director for Raintree Partners, says he’s relieved to finally have the street open again, the extensive closure was the cost of “doing it right.” “Part of the reason it was shut down for as long as it was, was the effort to expand parking, making it so it was compatible with what the community wanted,” Check said. “We worked with proponents of Measure H to really refine our plan to address some of the bigger concerns … not out of requirement, but
to be more receptive.” In 2016, residents voted in favor of Measure H, which enacted regulation of development in the town center area, including a strict height limit of 40 feet, restrictions designed to ensure certain levels of available parking and the requirement that voters approve any changes to the Town Center Plan. “We very much wanted this to be a creative, collaborative effort and discussion,” Check added. As is the case for most businesses and developers, the coronavirus pandemic also threw hurdles at Raintree and its tenants. Check says that creativity and collaboration have extended to figuring out how to preserve and strengthen local businesses. “We recently helped Salon Revelation relocate to our recently renovated office building at 34052 La Plaza, when it would have otherwise had to leave the city,” Check said. “When COVID hit, we worked closely with the owner on rent abatement and permitting assistance to keep her business viable.” Check remains optimistic for business development in Dana Point. Raintree Partners announced this month that Gia-
Raintree Partners and City of Dana Point officials celebrated the reopening of the street of Amber Lantern on Tuesday, March 9. Photo: JPVSPHOTO
na Bakery + Provisions, a new restaurant from Maison Café + Market owner Chef Danielle Kuhn, will open in Dana Point this year. Raintree Partners had acquired the 5,000-square-foot building on Pacific Coast Highway, formerly Aurora’s Market, in November 2018, and through ongoing collaboration with Kuhn is rehabilitating and repositioning the property for this new use. “When the building became available upon the previous owner’s retirement, we saw an opportunity to invest in revitalizing the property and working with Danielle to bring something fresh to the market that would also be complementary to Prado West,” Check said. Giana Bakery + Provisions will sit adjacent to Prado West on PCH, between Amber Lantern and Violet Lantern. “Our team got to know Chef Danielle after relocating our headquarters to Dana Point,” Check said. “After I first met Danielle, it immediately became clear why she is so beloved by the local community. It is exciting to work with her on revitalizing this old building and helping her make this vibrant new concept a reality.” Kuhn opened her restaurant Maison Café + Market in 2019. While the plans to bring Giana to the space were in place well before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Check says that Kuhn’s resilience and creativity throughout the unprecedented landscape of 2020 solidified that she was the ideal partner for the project. “Now more than ever, I understand the deep importance of having a partner that is willing to listen and do what it takes to support our mutual success,” said Kuhn. Giana Bakery + Provisions, which is planned to open in summer 2021, will offer fresh baked breads and pastries, an Italian deli, a full-service dining room, and wine bar. It will be located at 34146
Chef Danielle Kuhn, owner of Maison Café + Market, plans to open Giana Bakery + Provisions in the space formerly occupied by Aurora’s Taqueria on Pacific Coast Highway. Photo: Courtesy of Brower Group
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Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point. Raintree Partners also purchased a vacant lot adjacent to Giana and, with Kuhn’s help, they are transforming the space into Gigi’s Garden. This will be an outdoor garden dining experience that will also be used as an event space, to grow in-house produce, and host cooking and gardening classes. It will also feature a trailer converted into a kitchen and portable bar. “Our partnership with Danielle is part of the Raintree team’s ongoing commitment, as members of the local community ourselves, to bringing exceptional small businesses to Dana Point and keeping them in town, especially through difficult times,” said Check. The development milestones come as Dana Point Harbor Partners moves forward in its $300 million investment in the harbor’s revitalization and as city officials work toward updating the Doheny Village Plan. Check also points to new Lantern Village restaurants such as Rad Brat Brewery, Station Craft Brewing, and Dana Point Ale House, which opens at Prado West this summer. Further, Raintree is also working with the city to create an outdoor Biergarten, public art venue, and seating area on a 5,000-square-foot vacant lot purchased in 2019 next to Prado West. “This ongoing investment into existing and new businesses will continue to increase Dana Point’s appeal as a premier South Orange County destination,” Check said. “This is a transformative and exciting time to invest in Dana Point.” With the Prado West site on Amber Lantern having opened, Check says more openings will come by summer time, including a public courtyard. For information on commercial leasing, contact Justin McMahon with JLL at justin.mcmahon@am.jll.com. Information on residential preleasing can be found at pradowest.com. danapointtimes.com
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Newsom Delivers State Address While Recall Campaign Seeks His Ouster BY COLLIN BREAUX AND LILLIAN BOYD, DANA POINT TIMES
“COVID is no one’s fault. But it quickly became everyone’s burden,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in the early remarks of his State of the State 2021 address on Tuesday, March 9. Newsom stood in an empty Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for his virtual address, acknowledging that the number of empty seats nearly added up to the 54,395 COVID-related deaths in California, marking a silent tribute to “loved ones lost, who live forever in our memory.” In the roughly 30-minute speech, Newsom highlighted the initiatives and plans of action surrounding COVID-19 testing, vaccinations for the virus and the challenges the pandemic has posed on equity and the economy. “(California was) the first state to issue a stay-at-home order, which helped us avoid the early strikes of cases,” Newsom said. “While others competed to buy personal protective equipment at exorbitant prices, we quickly built our own pipeline, supplying critical gear to millions and millions of essential workers.” Newsom lauded the state’s COVID-19 testing program, hospital preparedness for surges and the launching of mass vaccination sites in partnerships with FEMA. California ranks sixth in the world in vaccination distribution, ahead of countries, not states, he stated. “I know our progress hasn’t always felt fast enough. We’ve made mistakes. I have made mistakes,” Newsom said. “But we own them, we learn from them, and we never stop trying. After all, that’s the California spirit.” While Newsom didn’t spell out the specifics of his mistakes during the address, the Recall Gavin 2020 movement does. On the official website, the movement lists its reasons for the recall, including Newsom’s controversial dinner in November at The French Laundry, a Michelin three-star restaurant in Napa Valley—an incident that some locals see as hypocritical because Californians were urged not to hold such gatherings at the time. Just days before Newsom’s address, people had strolled through downtown San Juan Capistrano on a sunny Saturday afternoon, while volunteers gathered signatures near the train tracks to remove Newsom from office. Rick—who declined to give his last name—is a volunteer with the Recall Gavin 2020 campaign, a movement partly fueled by anger over the numerous business restrictions issued by the governor during the pandemic. “First and foremost on my mind is the handling of the lockdowns and the blatant Dana Point Times March 12-18, 2021
hypocrisy of the governor having his kids in private schools while everyone else— the majority of people in California—are not able to go to a school,” Rick said. Though campuses in Capistrano Unified School District are partially open for in-person learning, many schools throughout the state are not. Newsom says he is working with education and state leaders on a plan for campuses to reopen. Additionally, during his address, he proposed to invest a record amount of funding for K-14 education. The effort to recall Newsom was launched on June 10, 2020. Supporters have until Wednesday, March 17, to collect the 1,495,709 signatures needed to trigger a recall election. If supporters turn in enough valid signatures, the additional procedural steps dictate a recall election take place within 60 to 80 days of signature verification. Supporters say they are well on their way to that goal. “I know he’s human, but he’s a leader of the most populous state in the union, and with greater populace, with greater influence, comes greater responsibility and a higher standard,” Rick said. “I don’t think he’s living up to the standard of a good leader with integrity.” Vera Smith—who is based in Tustin and working in Orange County as authorized personnel for the campaign, meaning her duties include reviewing signatures and turning them over to the Registrar of Voters—said she’s taken issue with Newsom’s decisions throughout the coronavirus outbreak. “He is destroying small businesses and is unreasonable when it comes to restaurants,” Smith said. Families are losing their homes because businesses weren’t allowed to open, and prior restrictions on youth sports were “wrong and immoral,” she said. Newsom has been running the state through executive orders with no transparency, Smith said. Petition tables and volunteers have been spotted at Dana Point Harbor and by San Clemente beaches. Smith said some signatures are coming from tourists, including some from Los Angeles, where restrictions have made the city a practical “ghost town.” “When we go to the beach, we are swamped,” Smith said.“By this point, almost everybody has seen one of our booths.” Asked her response to news reports of the movement receiving financial contributions from wealthy donors and out-of-state residents, Smith said they have received donations from people in California and the majority of donations
Rick and Celeste volunteer to get petition signatures for the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom while at the train plaza area in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, March 6. They declined to give their last names. Photo: Collin Breaux
are less than $200. Smith also said there is a separate recall movement called Rescue California, which she did not want to speak for. Randy Economy, a spokesperson for Recall Gavin 2020 who lives in the Coachella Valley in Cathedral City, said Newsom’s issued shutdowns were like “putting gasoline on an already sensitive wildfire.” “I wish he wouldn’t have taken it upon himself to be the sole authority in this matter,” Economy said. “I wish he would have worked with members of the legislature on both sides of the aisle.” When questioned on his response to the perspective that business restrictions were necessary for safety reasons, Economy said to tell that to the mom-and-pop businesses and bar and restaurant owners who were adversely affected. Economy said campaign volunteers are regular people and that only two people are on the payroll—he is one of them, and the other is a treasurer and compliance officer. Residents in Orange County, a historically conservative stronghold, have made the movement “their own revolution,” Economy said. “They’re our heart and soul,” Economy said. “We can’t thank them enough. … It’s those people in Orange County who’ve always been very politically savvy.” Economy declined to endorse a new governor for now, though saying the campaign might do so if a candidate emerges. The certification process is expected to take until the end of April, after which state officials will also sign off on the results, Economy said. NBC Los Angeles reports that “procedure dictates that a recall election happen within 60 to 80 days of verification” and due to the steps involved, “an election seems unlikely before October.” In December 2020, a spokesperson for Newsom said then-President Donald Page 4
Trump’s supporters were behind the recall effort, which he also said would cost the state $100 million and distract from efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine and reopen schools. Newsom was elected as California’s governor in 2018, with 61.9% of the vote. Since 1911, there have been 55 attempts to recall a sitting California governor, according to Ballotpedia. The only successful recall campaign was in 2003, when voters recalled then-Gov. Gray Davis. While Newsom on Tuesday avoided directly addressing statewide efforts to recall him from his position as governor, he did address his critics. “We aren’t going to change course just because of a few naysayers and doomsayers,” Newsom said. “For the California critics out there, promoting partisan, political power grabs and outdated prejudices and rejecting everything that makes California truly great, we say this: We will not be distracted from getting shots in arms and our economy booming again. This is a fight for California’s future.”
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GUEST OPINION | The Levin Letter by Rep. Mike Levin
COVID-19 RELIEF COMING TO OUR COMMUNITY
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but it’s going to help San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, and Dana Point keep city employees on the job and continue to provide essential public services that we all take for granted. Our cities have seen significant revenue losses because of this pandemic. Tax revenue from THE LEVIN LETTER economic activity BY MIKE LEVIN like tourism has taken a drastic hit. As a result, some cities have been forced to cut services, lay off public servants, and postpone or cancel new projects. As The Capistrano Dispatch reported, San Juan Capistrano had to furlough workers for two weeks over the holidays, meaning some of our neighbors who work for the city went unpaid over Christmas. This is why I have pushed for smaller cities to receive direct federal assistance. Last year, every mayor in my District— including those in South Orange County—joined me in calling for direct aid. Both Democratic and Republican mayors said, “We need the federal government to step up. We are calling on Congress and
e all know that Americans need more relief to get through this pandemic. Millions of people are unemployed, many families can barely cover rent or put food on the table, and small businesses are struggling to survive. We need to get schools more resources so they can reopen quickly and safely, and we need to make immediate investments in vaccine distribution so we can put this pandemic behind us. You’ve probably heard of the American Rescue Plan, the latest relief bill from President Joe Biden and Congress. I recently voted to pass that bill, because it provides much of the relief that Americans desperately need. Americans making $75,000 or less will receive $1,400 in direct payments, $25 billion will go to help restaurants stay open, $130 billion will go to K-12 schools to get kids back in the classroom, and much more. All of this is extremely important, but there’s one more piece of this bill that you might not have heard about: direct funding for smaller cities like those in our community. In last year’s CARES Act, only cities larger than 500,000 received direct aid. Now smaller cities will receive direct aid, too. Sure, it may not sound like the most exciting piece of this bill,
the President to provide direct aid to our cities. … The health and well-being of our people depend on it.” After nearly a year of bipartisan advocacy, I am glad to say that help is on the way. The House-passed bill includes an estimated $6.3 million for Dana Point, $8.8 million for San Clemente, and $6.7 million for San Juan Capistrano. We still need to make sure that funding stays in the final version of the bill, but I am confident that will happen. Our local cities should finally receive the funding they need to maintain the essential services that we depend on and pay all of the public workers who make sure our cities run smoothly. Help is on the way, and it’s coming to our community. U.S. Representative Mike Levin represents the 49th Congressional District, which includes the South Orange County cities of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano. He was reelected for a second term in 2020 and resides in San Juan Capistrano with his wife and two children. DP PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the DP Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@danapointtimes.com.
GUEST OPINION | Bartlett Bulletin by Supervisor Lisa Bartlett
COVID-19 One Year Later: What We Have Learned and How We Move Forward
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battle against the virus. In the early days of the pandemic, fear and uncertainty abounded. There were so many questions. How is the virus transmitted? What are the symptoms? Is there a treatment or vaccine? Answers were hard to come by. Back then, as BARTLETT supervisor and BULLETIN president of the CalBY LISA BARTLETT ifornia State Association of Counties, testing became a high priority for me so that we could rapidly identify the rate of transmission and take appropriate measures to mitigate the spread. Initially, testing was limited
t has been almost one year since COVID-19 arrived on our shores and life as we knew it changed dramatically. Prior to March 2020, so many things were different: festivities went ahead as planned, paper towels and toilet paper were plentiful, a hug or a handshake was an acceptable greeting, smiling faces were on full display, and our economy was booming. Then came COVID-19, which turned our daily lives upside down, from the way we shop to how we socialize, work and travel. Many lost their lives to the deadly virus, while others struggled to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. As challenging as 2020 was for all of us, we have come a long way since then and made significant strides in our Page 5
to those who were symptomatic, based on CDC recommendations. However, as more information became available and scientists discovered that the virus could be transmitted by asymptomatic individuals, testing was made more widely available. Today, test kits are available at no cost for individuals who live in Orange County, regardless of whether they are asymptomatic or have had exposure to the virus. When the first stay-at-home order was issued by the state, everyday household items became scarce and hard to come by. Within weeks, there were long lines at grocery stores of people looking to buy basic household supplies. Manufacturers were unprepared for the (Cont. on page 6) danapointtimes.com
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(Cont. from page 5) sudden volatility in the marketplace, and production of these items soared to meet the demand. Fast-forward to March 2021—the panic buying has somewhat subsided, and the supply chain appears to be slowly returning to some sense of normalcy. As many Orange County residents came to terms with wearing face coverings, social distancing and other safety protocols, scientists from around the globe got to work on developing a vaccine. At that time, it was unfathomable to think that a safe and effective vaccine could be developed and on the market within 12 months. Yet, by the end of 2020, multiple biotech firms had developed safe and effective vaccines. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have since been approved by the FDA for emergency use and are now being distributed to eligible individuals at multiple PODs (Point of Dispensing sites). As my district serves over 600,000 residents in South Orange County and has a very large senior population, one of my main priorities was to start up a
Letter to The Editor BEAUTIFY THE CITY, BURY THE LINES MIKE YOUSEF, Dana Point Having lived in Dana Point for 25-plus years, I have watched many city beautification projects reshape the look of our fair town. Public art projects, the overpass on PCH, and currently the revitalization of the downtown district. Ironically, we have spent millions of dollars developing these projects, yet neglected to address the most obvious issue marring the postcard views of our growing city. Namely, the above-ground power lines. This tangled web of poles and wires is a blight on the city. Dana Point can and should do better. The city will say that if homeowners want to pay for it, then they can form a special assessment district and have it done in their neighborhood at their expense. However, this is a patently unfair solution, as the city, along with SDG&E, have already buried at no expense to residents, lines in those areas the city chose to do so. There are better solutions out there, and we should not allow our small beach community to turn into a town divided
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Super POD in South Orange County. On Jan. 23, we launched the opening of a Super POD at Soka University in Aliso Viejo and in February activated a drivethrough service at the site for seniors with mobility issues. While it has been a bumpy ride over the past 12 months, the road to recovery is starting to look better for all of us. The health and economic effects of COVID-19 will not be resolved overnight; it will take time, but we are headed in the right direction. As federal and state officials continue to work on rolling out additional vaccine supplies, we need to remain diligent in our efforts to keep COVID-19 at bay. Wear a face covering, practice social distancing and wash hands frequently. Keep safe and stay healthy! Lisa Bartlett sits on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, representing the 5th District. She was reelected in 2018. DP PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the DP Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@danapointtimes.com.
not by train tracks, but by power poles and lines. Working together, we can find an equitable solution for everyone without unduly taxing the residents, or the homeowners of our city. To that end, let me invite you to join the Poles and Lines Coalition (PAL), which is a new community organization that has been formed to find a fair solution to the unsightly blight of above-ground power lines. You can send a private email containing your name, address, and phone number to palmembershipdanapoint@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook. The coalition has been collecting feedback on this issue for several months now, and with your help, we can as a community solve this problem. Let’s get the above-ground power poles out of Dana Point and truly make this city beautiful.
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The List What’s going on in and around town this week DANA POINT TIMES
SATURDAY | 13 SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE 9-11 a.m. South OC Cars and Coffee, dubbed the world’s biggest weekly car meet, attracts a mix of 500-1,000 hypercars, supercars, exotics, vintage, classic, muscle and sports cars, hot rods, rat rods, pickups, 4x4s and motorcycles. Those attending are encouraged to practice responsible social distancing. Face masks are not mandatory but are recommended. No cars in before 8:30 a.m. The Outlets at San Clemente, 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.
WEDNESDAY | 17 BACKYARD OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS 8-10 p.m. Knuckleheads’ backyard is open for food, drinks and live music. Performers of all skill levels are welcome. If you are a musician, do stand-up comedy or the spoken word, this is the place to be on Wednesday nights. So, come down, grab a drink and go for it. Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com.
THURSDAY | 18 LEGISLATIVE & LOCAL AFFAIRS UPDATE 9 a.m. This event is open to the public, but advance registration is required. The featured speaker will be U.S. Rep. Mike Levin. He will provide an update on COVID-19 relief and federal legislation, as well as answer questions. Please submit your questions prior to the meeting to info@danapointchamber.com. Representatives from the following offices will also provide updates: Senator Pat Bates, Assemblywoman Laurie Davies, Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, and City of Dana Point. Register at danapointchamber.com. Dana Point Times March 12-18, 2021
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SATURDAY | 12 ONLINE TOUR OF MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO 3 p.m. Mission San Juan Capistrano is offering online guided tours of its historic grounds every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Learn about the history and see the charming grounds and gardens of this South Orange County landmark. Cost is $45 for up to four devices, and the Zoom tour lasts up to an hour. Reservations must be made at least 72 hours in advance. Check the Mission website for exact hours. 949.234.1300. missionsjc.com.
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‘The World to Come’ Is Fine for an Early Spring Release BY MEGAN BIANCO
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esbian costume dramas really seem to be all the rage these days in independent filmmaking. This month, Mona Fastvold’s The World to Come now joins the club by going to VOD (Video on Demand) and streaming after a limited theatrical release in February. Fastvold’s film quickly gained online hype on social media after debuting at the Venice Film Festival last September. And now, movie fans can see for themselves if it earned the hype. In a dreary, freezing winter season on the East Coast frontier in mid-19th century America, two married couples live near each
other with similar, yet different situations. Abigail (Katherine Waterston) and Dyer (Casey Affleck) live isolated while running their farm after the tragic death of their 5-year-old daughter from Typhoid fever. Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) and Finney (Christopher Abbott) move into the area temporarily for Finney’s career. By summertime, Abigail and Tallie have not only formed a quick friendship from the neglect and business of their husbands, but also a more intimate bond. Part of me almost wishes I hadn’t known be-
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forehand the screenplay for The World to Come was written by two men—Ron Hansen and Jim Shepard—because I ended up nitpicking a bit more with their take on this kind of story than I would otherwise. I also found some of the narration and dialogue exchanges slightly overwrought and pretentious. What does work with The World to Come is Fastvold’s direction, which slightly reminds me of David Lowery’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013), and also co-stars Affleck. Andre Chemetoff’s cinematography alongside Daniel Blumberg’s eerie musical score give the universe and atmosphere Fastvold has crafted an ominous and introspective feel. Waterston, Affleck and Abbott are all great actors, but Kirby really shines here with a sensual performance that comes off successfully retro, yet modern. The World to Come has its pros and cons, but it’s still a decent new release, especially compared to what we usually get for a film in late winter/early spring. DP
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Local Students Were Contenders for This Year’s Grammys
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ho would guess that 21 high school and middle school students could earn nominations to compete for the pinnacle of American music, the Grammy Awards? When the 63rd Grammy Awards telecast airs this Sunday, March 14, at 5 p.m. on CBS-TV, Lilah Kopenhefer of San Clemente and fellow performers from Los Rios Rock School of San Juan Capistrano can say they were contenders in two categories. They were thrilled to be recognized for the musicianship they exhibited in recreating The Beach Boys’ iconic 1966 album Pet Sounds. “We didn’t make it onto the ballot,” said Tyler Marolf, Los Rios’ founder. “There’s only five per ballot. Not ending up on the final five of the ballot, it was sure awesome to get that far.” “I feel so good about it,” Kopenhefer said. “It made me more inspired to keep on playing and to know that anything could happen. Crazy!” Pet Sounds was one of the most complex, game-changing musical productions of its time, an era when rock music was advancing by leaps and bounds. When Kopenhefer, 18, signed up with Los Rios for guitar lessons at age 12, she never dreamed her horizons would COASTLINES expand like this. BY FRED SWEGLES She knew, going in, that Los Rios students periodically get to pick a favorite song to play at a live show, perhaps at The Coach House or House of Blues, performing with other students with whom they’ve been practicing. What is unique about Los Rios Rock School, said Marolf, who started it in 2010, is that students also can audition to create an ensemble to learn an entire album and record it, faithful to the original. In some cases, they’ll perform it live.
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION Los Rios announced last fall that its recording of Pet Sounds and a video of the kids’ May, 2019 recording session had scored nominations in two Grammy categories—Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Music Film. The 43-minute film showcases the students’ skills performing 13 tracks from Pet Sounds, plus two bonus tracks. The students brought Pet Sounds to life in one long, exhilarating day at Hybrid Studios in Santa Ana. It was a satisfying reward after three months of learning and rehearsals. San Clemente performers included Dana Point Times March 12-18, 2021
Background harmonies for Los Rios Rock School’s recreation of The Beach Boys’ iconic 1966 album Pet Sounds. Photos: Courtesy of Los Rios Rock School
LEARN MORE Visit losriosrockschool.com to learn about virtual classes, or in-person instruction with safety protocols; or check out Los Rios Rock School’s YouTube channel.
TESTIMONIAL Dax Bates from San Juan on guitar. Trevor Remeyer from Dana Point on bass, vocals, “God Only Knows,” “Good Vibrations.”
Kopenhefer, Chad Tamayo, Drew Gordnier and Elle Sanders. Cast members also hailed from Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Lake Forest, Trabuco Canyon and Irvine.
“As the guy who has worked with Pet Sounds and the Beach Boys’ recordings more than anyone, I wanted to congratulate everyone involved in the Pet Sounds recording by the school’s students. The renditions are all great, and several reminded both myself and my partner Alan Boyd of the excitement we felt when hearing the Pet Sounds album for the first time.”—Mark Linett, record producer/audio engineer who has worked with Brian Wilson and many others, and has won three Grammys
San Clemente’s Lilah Kopenhefer, guitarist, backup vocals, lead vocal on “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times.”
A SHIFT IN THINKING Pet Sounds isn’t the typical music you would expect to hear teens listening to today. “There are no shredding guitar solos, no belted high notes or raspy screams, no heavy drum fills,” project director Clint Haycraft said on Los Rios’ website. “It demands another brand of musicianship— one that emphasizes dynamics, nuance, blending and tone.” Los Rios’ instructors not only had to sell the kids on the music but had to break down each song, isolating each element, each instrument, each harmony and how musical genius Brian Wilson created certain hard-to-define sounds, so the students could replicate them. The kids—most of whom were only familiar with a few tracks such as “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” and “God Only Knows”—embraced the album. They bonded as they mastered it, broadening their musical appreciation, Haycraft said. The video ends with “I Get Around” and “Good Vibrations.” “It sounded very difficult to cover,” said Kopenhefer, who was the lead vocalist on “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times.” She sang harmonies on most of the other songs. She played guitar on a handful. And there was this dubious challenge for young rockers: “They had to play quieter than they were used to,” Haycraft said.
“There are so many different parts,” Kopenhefer said. “Every song pushed me more to do it. It’s so cool that we got to play all those parts.” Anna Moellenhoff, from San Juan Capistrano, had the lead vocal on “That’s Not Me.” “I was learning to control my voice and not overpower the rest of the track,” Anna said on Los Rios’ website. “It took time, but I loved every step of the way, because it made me into a better singer. I learned so much about my voice and how to record in a studio.” LET’S DO AN ALBUM Albums performed, so far • Led Zeppelin 2, Abbey Road, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors, Van Halen 1, Queen’s A Day at the Races, Boston’s Rubber Soul, The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. Queen’s A Day at the Races • Had 19 vocalists in a choir. “A different Freddy Mercury would come out of the choir for each song, a different lead vocal,” Marolf said. To reproduce guitar riffs that Queen’s lead player had overdubbed on the recording, a guitar ensemble learned each riff and harmonized them. “That’s how we made the live show sound like the album exactly,” Marolf explained. About Van Halen 1 • Los Rios’ kids rerecorded it on its 40th anniversary at Sunset Sound, the same studio room Page 8
COMING UP NEXT Live shows • Every four months, Los Rios students perform 100 songs live, kids grouped into levels, ages 6 to 17. Dates • May 1-2, 50 songs per night. Where • Hangar 24 in Irvine, a large turf area outdoors seating 900 people, currently being limited to 200 to 300 for social distancing. Admission • $15. Bring a blanket or chairs. It’s attached to a brewery and a restaurant. Write to tickets@losriosrockschool.com.
as the original. “We’re going to release that in a full-length movie just like Pet Sounds,” Marolf said. Next album • “There’s a rumor we’ll be doing Hotel California,” Marolf said. Fred Swegles is a longtime San Clemente resident with five decades of reporting experience in the city. Fred can be reached at fswegles@picketfencemedia.com. DP PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the DP Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@danapointtimes.com.
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Indoor High School Sports Allowed to Resume Following Lawsuit Settlement, Updated Guidelines BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES
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ll sports—outdoor and indoor— are now cleared to resume play in California. Following the settlement of a lawsuit between two San Diego high school football players filed against Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Public Health and San Diego County, the state made changes to its earlier guidelines for youth and recreational adult sports on March 4. The lawsuit is one of at least six across California, including Orange County, all filed by the same firm. The firm and plaintiffs are arguing that while high school sports have been shut down for nearly the past 12 months, college and professional sports have been allowed to go on. According to the lawsuits, this is unfair treatment of the high school athletes under equal protection statutes. The update, which went into effect on March 5, allows teams that weren’t authorized by earlier guidance or the state’s coronavirus tier system to return to play if they follow stricter guidelines already in place for college sports teams, such as weekly testing, contact tracing and plans with local health authorities. As with previous updates, these new guidelines are subject to county, school district and private school approval. All indoor sports, including basketball, volleyball and wrestling, will join outdoor, high-contact sports such as football
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All indoor sports in California, including volleyball, basketball and wrestling, can return to play, but only if they follow the same stringent, and costly, protocols as college sports teams. Photos: Zach Cavanagh
and water polo in required weekly tests for COVID-19, with results required within 48 hours of competition. However, there are two major differences. With football and water polo, testing is only required until the county reaches 7.0 daily new cases per 100,000 residents, which is the threshold for the red “sub-
stantial” tier—the second-highest risk tier. Orange County reached this mark on Tuesday, March 9. All indoor sports must continue testing until their county reaches the tier in which that sport was authorized, which for all indoor high school sports is the yellow “minimal” tier—the lowest-risk tier. The threshold for the yellow tier is currently 1.0 daily new cases per 100,000 residents. The update also calls for indoor sports to establish and implement regular periodic COVID-19 testing before a return to practice. According to the state, “this includes baseline testing and ongoing screening testing.” CIF and schools are still waiting on a clarified definition of “periodic.” The other major difference is, unlike football and water polo, the state will not be covering the cost for this testing for indoor sports. That cost will either fall to the individual schools, district or county. This is the biggest hurdle. With football and water polo testing weekly, school and district insurance were able to handle that, but with what could be more frequent, possibly daily, tests for indoor sports, the cost could be prohibitive. To be allowed to start play, the county also needs to have a daily new case rate
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of 14 or fewer per 100,000 residents, which Orange County hit last week, opening the door for outdoor sports. This is now the third stage toward the full reopening of high school sports. After nine months of shutdowns, the state finally provided guidance tied to the state’s four-tiered coronavirus monitoring system that allowed the restart of sports on Jan. 25 if the regional stay-athome orders were lifted. The order was lifted on Jan. 25, and cross country, the only fall sport allowed in the purple “widespread” risk tier, began its season shortly thereafter. On Feb. 19, the state made a major change to the guidelines to allow outdoor high- and moderate-contact sports to resume in counties with the proper case rate and testing in specific sports. Now, all sports are able to go. For the fall or “season one” sports, cross country is nearing the end of its season, and football and water polo will start their abbreviated seasons in the next two weeks. Girls volleyball can now join the fray indoors, but time is running out with a CIF-SS end date for the sport on March 20. For the spring or “season two” sports, things are about to get busy. There will be competition for gym space indoors, with wrestling able to begin almost immediately, depending on county and school district approval. Boys and girls basketball can begin on Friday, March 12, and boys volleyball can open on Saturday, March 13. Competitive cheer would be the last sport to open on March 27. Outdoors, field space was already going to be scarce, but now teams will contend with football until April 16. Girls and boys tennis have already started, and while soccer got its approval to start, some teams have taken time to organize. Soccer’s official green light to start came with the state’s Feb. 23 coronavirus metrics update, which was days before the CIF-SS’ allowed start date of Feb. 27. Boys and girls lacrosse can open on Saturday, March 13. Baseball and softball can begin on March 19, and boys and girls golf, as well as track and field, can start up the next day on March 20. Swimming can begin on Saturday, March 13, and they’ll have some overlap with boys and girls water polo, which have CIF-SS end dates of March 20. DP danapointtimes.com
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2020-21 DANA HILLS FOOTBALL PREVIEW Talented Dolphins forge a new path in the Pacific Hills League
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ne way or another, the 2020 football season was always going to be a strange experience for the Dana Hills football team. Before the coronavirus pandemic sent the world off-kilter and pushed the fall 2020 football season into spring 2021, the Dolphins football program was setting off on a new path, away from age-old rivalries and the neighborhood battles. In search of a reset and a jump-start, Dana Hills left the Coast View Conference, which is split between the South Coast and Sea View Leagues, to join the Pacific Coast League for football only. Laguna Hills also left the Coast View Conference, but the Hawks joined the Pacific Coast League in all sports. “We’re happy in the conference in everything else,” Dana Hills athletic director Tom Faris said of the move when announced in 2019. “We’re going to continue to try and build the program, and we needed to get relief for a little while.” With Dana Hills and Laguna Hills added to the previously all-Irvine, six-team fray, the Pacific Coast League in football becomes the eight-team Pacific Coast Conference and is split into two fourteam leagues: the Pacific Valley League and the Pacific Hills League, which Dana Hills and Laguna Hills will aptly call home. Portola and Northwood are also in the Pacific Hills League. Dana Hills’ nonleague schedule will include nearly all of the other side of the conference with Irvine, Beckman and Woodbridge. This year’s matchup with Irvine is a scrimmage on Friday, March 12. University is the only Pacific Valley team not on the Dolphins’ schedule this season. This is just the latest and biggest move made to change the course of Dana Hills football, which comes at a “strike while the iron is hot’ moment in the program’s history. Last season, the Dolphins posted the best start in school history by winning their first six games, including wins over Pacific Coast League teams Irvine and Northwood. The Dolphins were scoring points in bunches and led by an aggressive defensive front that set school sack records. Then their league schedule hit, and after dropping their league opener to Laguna Hills by one point in overtime, the Dolphins faded to a winless league record. Despite a winning record overall— Dana Hills’ first since 2009—the Dolphins missed out on the playoffs once more. Like most “program-best” groups, the Dana Point Times March 12-18, 2021
All game times Friday at 7 p.m. * indicates league game WEEK 0 | MARCH 12 • Dana Hills at Irvine (scrimmage) WEEK 1 | MARCH 19 • Dana Hills vs. Beckman WEEK 2 | MARCH 26 • Dana Hills vs. Woodbridge WEEK 3 | APRIL 2 • Dana Hills at Laguna Hills* WEEK 4 | APRIL 9 • Dana Hills vs. Portola* WEEK 5 | APRIL 16 • Dana Hills vs. Northwood* (at Irvine High School)
Dana Hills football begins a new journey this season after leaving its traditional home of the South Coast and Sea View Leagues for the Pacific Hills League. Photos: Alan Gibby/Zone57
Dolphins lost impact seniors at key positions, but Dana Hills is also set up with some of its most dynamic players returning. With those returners soaking in the experience of last year’s start, the Dolphins are set up to make some noise. Leading Dana Hills on offense is junior quarterback Bo Kelly, who split time as the starter last season and showcased a strong arm and confidence. Kelly excelled as a sophomore, as he completed 44% of his passes and threw for more than 1,000 yards and seven touchdowns. Kelly will be throwing to a senior group of receivers, including Noah Simpson and Will Craven. Simpson is a dynamic player who led the Dolphins in all-purpose yards and contributed with kickoffs and punt returns. Simpson caught a team-high 46 passes for 515 yards and five touchdowns. Adding to the group of receivers is Mission Viejo transfer Omar Black, who will bring an extra element of speed.
For Kelly, Simpson, Craven and the other offensive returners, another year means another season of getting immersed into offensive coordinator Curtis Madden’s offense. Madden, in his third year at Dana Hills, also gets a promotion to co-head coach alongside co-head coach Phil Skinner, who is in his 14th year with the Dolphins. With Skinner at the helm, the hiring and infusion of Madden has helped bring the accountability and culture of the Dana Hills football team to a higher level. Also joining the Dana Hills coaching staff is former Northwood coach Paige Nobles, who will assist the defense, and former NFL quarterback Rob Robbins, who will work with Kelly and the quarterbacks. Stepping up on the coaching staff is new defensive coordinator Khalil Watson. Watson is in his second year with the Dolphins and takes over for Brad Carter, who took the head coaching position at Cerritos High School.
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While the 2019 defense led from the front, this season’s Dolphin defense will lead from the secondary position, as senior Lukas Saavedra locks down in the secondary. Saavedra led Dana Hills with two interceptions last season and racked up 39 tackles. With all the elements wrapped together and a blank slate in the Pacific Hills League, the Dolphins have an opportunity to continue the program’s growth, and while there’s no playoffs to compete for, a league title isn’t far out of the question. Dana Hills lost by the slimmest of margins to Laguna Hills last season in the Sea View League, but the Hawks will be without their do-everything star Mitch Leigber, who opted out of the season to prepare for his college career at Stanford. Portola won the Pacific Coast League last season in a surprise. The Bulldogs are only in their third year of varsity football, and their top players all graduated. Finally, in Northwood, the Dolphins will see a team they beat in overtime. However, the Timberwolves lost only one league game—against Portola—and ultimately made the Division 12 playoffs, where Dana Hills would have been had they qualified. The Dolphins have the motivation, they have the talent, and they have the opportunity to blaze a new trail ahead in a new conference with a new culture. DP danapointtimes.com
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What Makes a Surf Movie? Hollywood and the Endless Quest to Cut a Bona Fide Surf Movie BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES
“Y
ou want to surf, soldier? … That’s good, soldier, ’cause you either surf or fight, is that clear?” famously barks Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore (played by Robert Duvall) in the heat of battle in Apocalypse Now. Originally released in 1979, the whole Apocalypse surfing scene, masterminded by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and famously scored to “Flight of the Valkyries,” is worth a watch again if you haven’t seen it in a while. (Of if you’re too young to have ever seen it, give it a search on YouTube.) As bombs, rockets and artillery fire go up around the soldiers, the object of Kilgore’s desire is a decent left-and-right setup in the heart of Viet Cong country. For those who are curious, the board in the photo was shaped by Renny Yater. A matching pair of boards were made for the movie. A recreation was on display during the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center’s pre-pandemic exhibit on surfing in the movies. Last weekend, I got in a debate with a friend about surf movies and the difference between a movie with surfing in it
Battle/surf scene from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film Apocalypse Now. Photo: Capture from Apocalypse Now
and a bona fide “surf movie”—a movie by and for surfers. The conversation started with The Endless Summer. When Bruce Brown made the movie in the early 1960s, he most definitely was making a “surf movie.” Made with a budget of only $50,000, and scored by local band The Sandals in a day, the film ended up running for 48 weeks in New York City, smashing national theater attendance records during its 18-month run. Film critics dubbed Brown “The Bergman of the Boards” and “The Fellini of the Foam” in a nod to his cinematic masterpiece. The U.S. State Department even showed it at the Moscow Film Festival. So, surf movie—or movie about surfing? My buddy and I decided The Endless Summer was a surf movie first and fore-
most, based on Brown’s original intent. But other films aren’t as cut and dried. What about John Milius’s 1978 classic Big Wednesday? Another ode to the Vietnam War, it was a full-on Hollywood production about surfing, yet still inspired a generation. Then there’s the ’80s cult classic North Shore. It features plenty of notable names from that beautiful neon era, and the storyline is even more relevant today than it was when it was made: kid learns to surf in a wave pool and goes on to compete in the illustrious Pipe Masters. But it has all the telltale gaffes and awkwardness of something only Tinseltown could produce. Blue Crush in 2002 got much closer to nailing the subject matter and led to a
revolution in women’s surfing. Reaching mass audiences around the world, the film, directed by John Stockwell and starring Kate Bosworth, grossed more than $40 million. That’s about $40 million more than the take at a typical surf movie premiere. And don’t even get me started on the profound impact that Johnny Utah and Point Break have had on my psyche. I still toss around lines from the film as if people have any idea what I’m talking about. “Two, Utah, two!” Surf movies will always have a place in my heart, and when we’re allowed to congregate again, I surely can’t wait for a good premiere party with all the friends. From John Severson’s Pacific Vibrations, to Sonny Miller’s Searching for Tom Curren and pretty much anything Jack McCoy has ever done, I wouldn’t be the surfer I am today without surf movies. But all those corny Hollywood lines that have engrained themselves in my feeble skull, from Surf Nazis Must Die to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, to that one with Big Z and the surfing penguins, there’s a difference between movies about surfing and surf movies. But there’s definitely room for both. 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: 56-58 Degrees F
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SAWYER DIMICK BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES
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very wave is different,” explains Sawyer Dimick. “No wave is the same; there is always room to progress.” That is one of the beautiful things about surfing: every wave, no matter how perfect, offers a new and different experience. “You can always learn something new,” Sawyer explains. All of 5 years old when she started surfing at Doheny and San Onofre on her Girl In The Curl soft-top, today you can Dana Point Times March 12-18, 2021
mostly find the seventh-grader shredding around Trestles and T-Street. As for her local heroes, “I look up to Caroline Marks, because her surfing is just so powerful and aggressive,” Sawyer says. The oldest of six kids, Sawyer’s already looking beyond the local pond. “In the next 10 years, I see me improving a lot in surfing and hopefully traveling around the world surfing,” she says. Already lighting up the local contest scene since competition restarted, Sawyer recently finished third in the Open Girls division at the NSSA West Coast Championships. Back in a jersey, surfing better than ever, undoubtedly, big things are ahead for Sawyer, and hopefully she’ll be traveling the world chasing waves sooner rather than later. DP Page 14
Water Visibility and Conditions: 3-5 Outlook: West/northwest swell fades on Friday, with waves dropping to waist-stomach-chest high, (2-3-4’). Light/variable winds Friday morning are followed by moderate onshores in the afternoon. The trend towards smaller surf continues on Saturday, as waves taper off to knee-thighwaist high, (1-2-3’). Fresh South/ southwest swell nudges surf up to thigh-waist high, (2-3’), for Sunday. The weekend sees light/variable morning winds, shift to a moderate sea breeze in the afternoons.
Sawyer Dimick. Photo: Courtesy of Jason Kenworthy
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