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Sportfishing and Whale Watching Could Be on the Hook for Expensive Regulations

Editor’s Pick: Concert in the Park

Levin Named Next Coffee Chat Guest

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boating operations. The regulations would affect the vast majority of sportfishing and whale watching vessels, potentially taking the vessels out of service,” said SAC Executive Director Ken Franke on Monday.

Vessels able to undergo a retrofit with DPFs will face new safety concerns due to the weight and size of the equipment, and because of the nature of the equipment, they may face unexpected equipment failure while out to sea with passengers, according to the SAC presentation.

Franke added that the technology CARB is calling for does not exist. In a California State University Maritime Academy analysis of the proposed regulations, it found that Tier 4 harborcraft engines “do not exist,” would require massive/ bulky diesel particulate filters (DPF) that would require reconstructed hulls and potentially threaten vessel stability.

“We’ve started a coalition, but the bottom line is we are going to need a lot of support from the coastal communities,” Franke said. “This is going to have a very serious effect. … CARB staff have already said most fiberglass and wooden boats are going to need to be replaced—that’s every single commercial passenger boat in your harbor.”

During the public-comment portion

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Troubled Waters: Sportfishing and Whale Watching Companies Could Be on the Hook for Expensive Regulations

BY LILLIAN BOYD, DANA POINT TIMES

Sportfishing and whale watching operators—in both the Dolphin and Whale Watching Capital of the World and throughout the California coastline—say that state-proposed emissions regulations could put them out of business by 2023.

After more than a year of COVID-19-related hurdles, members of the industry assert that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is calling for requirements on sportfishing and commercial vessels that are not feasible. In a show of support for businesses such as Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching and Capt.

Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari, Dana Point City Council voted on Monday, Aug. 12, in a special meeting to oppose the regulations unless amended.

The proposed new rules for sportfishing operators would require upgrading to the cleanest available engine by 2023, plus use of a retrofit diesel particulate filter by 2026. Diesel boat engines and exhaust are rated on a tier scale from 1-4 based on how much emissions they generate. Most engines now are at Tier 3, but by 2023, CARB is requiring all commercial passenger boats have a Tier 4 engine.

“This ruling could put us out of business,” said Donna Kalez, general manager of Dana Wharf. “We’ve been the longest-running business in the (Dana Point Harbor). For the past 20 years, we’ve been repowering our boats to meet emissions standards.”

Dana Wharf has 17 boats within its fleet. The proposed CARB regulations would eliminate 80% of the fleet, according to Kalez.

“We employ 50-75 employees, and we take out over 50,000 visitors annually on our whale watching and sportfishing boats. Our (industry) is a huge economic driver for the city,” Kalez said.

Dana Wharf has worked with Fish for Life, a nonprofit that teaches children with special needs how to fish, in addition to groups including the Dana Point Fifth Marine Regiment and Friends of Rollo.

“Our sportfishing and whale watching boats do a lot of donated trips,” Kalez said. “Everything we do for the community, school field trips, Santa boat rides, you name it … would halt.”

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According to a presentation by the Sportfishing Association of California, sportfishing and whale watching are important economic contributors for Dana Point, drawing tourists from around the world, supporting local jobs and contributing to making Dana Point a vibrant world-class place.

A representative for CARB hadn’t responded for comment at the time this story was published on Thursday, Aug. 12. However, according to the agency, commercial fishing boats and passenger fishing boats are listed as vessels that cause the most air pollution.

“While CARB’s desire is to reduce emissions through cleaner burning engines, there is concern the regulations will place an undue burden on family-owned

of the agenda item, Hoiyin Ip pointed to data on Orange County’s air quality, representing the Sierra Club Ip referenced the American Lung Association’s “F” rating for Orange County’s air quality within its annual report card for California counties. Since its inception in 2000, the American Lung Association “State of the Air” report has used a methodology that starts with data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The latest report uses data from 2017-2019.

Ip also quoted an article published in the San Francisco Chronicle titled “Silent Death Lurks for Pleasure Boaters.”

“Marine engines, not subject to the same emission controls as cars, produce so much carbon monoxide that, on calm days, invisible clouds of the odorless gas can form in the open air,” Ip read aloud.

“Swimmers, boat passengers—possibly dockworkers and passersby—can be exposed to doses big enough to cause dizziness, unconsciousness, even death.”

The article, however, was published on July 18, 2003.

“I wonder where this problem stands today,” Ip said. “CARB says the new regulations would reduce community health risks, attain regional air quality standards and mitigate climate change.”

But Mayor Pro Tem Joe Muller opined (Cont. on page 4)

Dana Point has been trademarked as the Dolphin and Whale Watching Capital of the World, thanks to the efforts of Donna Kalez and Gisele Anderson. Photo: File/Carla Mitroff for Dana Wharf

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(Cont. from page 3) that the new regulations were an example of government overreach and that the Chronicle article was being used as a fear tactic.

“This thing was put together quickly without any thought into what the ramifications would be,” Muller said. “Let’s start with who these businesses are.

Small sportfishing and whale watching companies are more concerned with the environment than most. Their concern for the ocean, water and air quality has to be wrong; otherwise, we don’t get the kind of marine life that we have here.”

Kalez’s father, Don Hansen, is credited with being the first to offer whale watching in Orange County. Hansen began taking whale watchers out to sea off the San Clemente Pier in the 1960s as a side venture to his fishing business. In 1971, he founded the first whale watching company in Dana Point, and Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching became the first business in Dana Point Harbor.

Kalez and her brother, Mike Hansen, took over the business in 1994.

Capt. Dave Anderson had been living aboard his sailboat in Dana Point in 1995, when he first had the idea to start taking passengers out to see whales and dolphins. Over the course of five years, he used his camera footage to create an award-winning documentary, Wild Dolphins & Whales of Southern California.

His wife, Gisele Anderson, is the Vice President of the business.

Dana Point waters see about 40-50 whales passing through daily during peak migration season. The migration of the gray whale begins in December and continues through March, as they travel from feeding grounds in the Bering Sea to warmer waters in Baja, where calves are born.

Experts believe gray whales travel so closely to the Dana Point shoreline, be-

Dana Pride is one of 17 vessels in Dana Wharf’s fleet. Photo: File

cause the Dana Point Headlands serve as a landmark for their journeys. The abundance in sightings inspired the annual Festival of Whales, the longest-running celebration of the gray whale. The festival celebrated its 50th year in March.

Other whale species, such as blue whales, fin whales, humpback whales and minke whales, can be seen yearround. There is also a local population of about 450,000 dolphins—more dolphins per square mile than anywhere else in the world. Sightings of the “dolphin stampede,” the phenomenon of a massive dolphin pod traveling at high speeds by diving in and out of the water, has also put Dana Point on the map.

Kalez and Gisele Anderson teamed up to market Dana Point as the Dolphin and Whale Watching Capital of the World.

On July 18, 2018, they filed for their first trademarks. Their efforts continued on, and the duo successfully earned Dana Point the designation as a Whale Heritage Site earlier this year.

The city is now officially the first Whale Heritage Site in the Americas, as established by the World Cetacean Alliance (WCA), the world’s largest marine conservation partnership.

The WCA is an organization that promotes safe and sustainable whale watching. A Whale Heritage Site is defined by the WCA as “an outstanding location where cetaceans (whales, dolphins, or porpoises) are embraced through the cultural, economic, social, and political lives of associated communities, and where people and cetaceans coexist in an authentic and respectful way.”

“These are two organizations that compete in the market. But they came together to earn the trademark, because they understood the value in operating side by side,” Muller said. “When I see things like this and I watch people in Sacramento … I can see why they think this is a good idea. Air quality is important to all of us, but at what cost?”

Muller made a motion for the city

The Manute’a is owned and operated by Capt. Dave’s Whale Watching and Dolphin Safari. Photo: File

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council to vote to oppose the regulation unless amended and send a letter to CARB reflecting the council’s position.

“If one of the main tourist attractions in the city is taken away, and we haven’t done anything to help them, then I think we’ve done a huge disservice to the community,” Muller said.

Mayor Jamey Federico shared in Muller’s opposition to the proposed regulations.

“I am all for clean air. I think we all are. I don’t think you need to be in favor (of these regulations) in order to support clean air,” Federico said. “At the end of the day, at a time where our governor is advertising a $78 billion surplus, where is the money to help these small businesses comply and improve their engines? If this is so important to Sacramento, put your money where your mouth is. They should have found the money to help provide these engines and finance new boats.”

Councilmember Mike Frost alluded to how other upgraded products are implemented through rollouts, arguing that vessel engines should be similar.

“Like furnaces … we don’t make everyone in Orange County get a new furnace.

As you get a new furnace, it has to be upgraded and meet air quality standards,” Frost said. “It does seem a little bit perplexing to me that all of a sudden we take one small business group, and they have to change everything out.”

Regardless of affording the engines, Franke stated that the proposed equipment to be required by CARB is not something that would fit on most of the commercial boats in Dana Wharf’s and Capt. Dave’s fleets, and that the vessels would have to be replaced entirely. Franke added that he hoped to work with CARB in a collaborative effort to preserve small businesses and reduce carbon emissions.

“The governor had an executive order that started part of this. In that order, CARB was tasked with coming up with feasible recommendations that save emissions,” Franke said. “We think that that’s along the lines of what the amendment should be … that CARB work with the industry to develop feasible guidelines that can be implemented with the goal of reducing emissions and permit the industry to continue to obtain grant money to collaboratively replace equipment as new technology is developed. I think that solves it for everybody.”

Muller used Franke’s language to serve as the amendment recommended to CARB in his motion. Dana Point City Council approved the motion unanimously.

CARB Board members are scheduled to vote on this proposed regulation at a public hearing set for November 18 and 19, after a 45-day comment period set to begin on October 1. danapointtimes.com

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Rep. Levin Named as Next Guest for Coffee Chat

BY LILLIAN BOYD, DANA POINT TIMES

U.S. Rep. Mike Levin will be the next guest speaker for Dana Point Civic Association’s coffee chat event on Friday, Aug. 27, at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom.

Levin’s legislative update will address a proposed infrastructure bill’s current status and what it means for the district, community project funding for Doheny Village, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) and the newly formed bipartisan Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus, Veterans Affairs updates and environmental news.

House appropriations legislation making its way through Congress currently includes more than $22 million in funding to largely support infrastructure projects in North San Diego County, along with Dana Point and San Clemente, Rep. Mike Levin’s office announced in July.

Levin, a Democrat whose district includes South Orange County and North San Diego County, secured the funding for several projects in the bill that was recently approved by an appropriations subcommittee.

If the bill is approved by the full appropriations committee and passes both the House and Senate chambers, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would receive more than $9.3 million to begin construction on the San Clemente Shoreline Protection project.

Another $1.87 million would also go to the city of Dana Point for its Doheny Village Connectivity Improvement Project, which looks to add bicycle and pedestrian amenities, such as sidewalks, lighting, bike lanes and landscaping, to enhance the safety of the roadways, Levin’s office explained.

More funding would also go to other cities, including Oceanside, where its police department could purchase vehicle cameras and the Oceanside Museum of Art could provide literacy programs for underserved children.

Levin’s office noted that the inclusion of the funding in the appropriations subcommittee-approved bills is the first step in the funding process, as the bill must also be considered on the House floor before undergoing negotiations with the Senate.

“All of these projects will strengthen communities in our district, and I will continue to fight for this funding throughout the appropriations process,” Levin said. “My top focus is delivering results on our local priorities, and I’m proud to secure this much-needed funding that will address some of the challenges facing North County San Diego and South Orange County,” Levin said in the announcement.

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U.S. Rep. Mike Levin is scheduled to discuss legislative updates on infrastructure funding, efforts to find solutions for nuclear waste storage, veterans’ issues and more. Photo: File

The bill also provides funding for job training, education, and veterans’ health care benefits for families in the 49th District. The bill increases funding for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Youth State Grants, which can provide job training for 116,000 eligible youth and adults in the district.

It also provides a 118 percent increase in Title I education funds, which benefits an estimated 44,000 children in the district.

The bill additionally funds an 8% increase in funding for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which provides health care services for 15,000 veterans in the District.

Last month, Levin and U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) announced the formation of their Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan group of House members who will drive progress on the safe storage, transportation, and disposal of spent nuclear fuel across the country.

With the 49th District including the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), Levin has named nuclear waste storage solutions as one of his priorities while in office.

Including SONGS, there are approximately 80 locations in 34 states across the country where spent nuclear fuel is stored after it is removed from a commercial nuclear reactor. Additionally, 25 of these sites are co-located with nuclear power plants that are no longer in use, some of which have even been completely dismantled.

“The current system of spent nuclear fuel storage is not sustainable, particularly for sites that no longer have operating reactors and could be redeveloped for

other beneficial uses,” Levin said during a media briefing. “It is also a violation of the promise, codified decades ago, that the federal government would take title to the waste in return for ratepayers’ contributions to the Nuclear Waste Fund.”

Levin added that the caucus seeks to address the challenges associated with stranded commercial spent fuel across the country.

“It is a forum for members who care about solving all commercial spent fuel issues, where members can come together to make progress regardless of whether or not they have a preferred solution,” Levin said.

In January 2019, Levin assembled a task force with the goal of driving solutions to move and safely store sensitive waste located at SONGS. About 17 months later, the task force’s report of findings and recommendations was announced.

The task force—co-chaired by Len Hering, a retired rear admiral who served in the U.S. Navy for 30 years, and Gregory Jaczko, former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission—comprises 33 community members, councilmembers from neighboring cities, activists and scientific experts While largely focusing on the safe storage of nuclear waste, the report lays outs a litany of federal and state policy recommendations to address many of the issues that the task force raised related to SONGS and U.S. nuclear power plants in general.

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tation issues.

“It is my great hope that this Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus will serve as a foundation and conversational starting point for other members, like myself, who care deeply about solving commercial spent fuel issues on behalf of our constituents, the nation, and our planet,” said Levin. “I am optimistic that with support from this caucus, we can make strides in finally getting the waste at San Onofre, an issue that has plagued my district for years, off our coast as quickly and safely as possible.”

Upon discussing the planned subjects, Levin will answer questions from audience members at the end of the coffee chat. Audience members are encouraged to send questions to DPtCivic@gmail. com for potential inclusion in the Q&A section.

While the Civic Association hoped to return to in-person coffee chat events in September, it is unclear when they will transition out of virtual discussions at this time.

On the Civic Association’s calendar for future coffee chats is an update on surfing in the Olympics and updates on the Town Center Project in Dana Point.

On Friday, September 17, Andrea Swayne, the chief operating officer of USA Surfing, will discuss the results of the surfing events at the Tokyo Olympics. On Friday, October 15, Jason Check, the managing director for Raintree Partners, will provide an update on the Town Center Project, including retail tenants for the first-floor spaces.

The Zoom link can be sent to interested readers by emailing DPtCivic@gmail.com. danapointtimes.com

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Homeless Advocates Rally for Supportive Housing in San Clemente Advocates for the homeless and affordable housing gathered for a demonstration on Friday evening, Aug. 6, to call on the city’s elected officials to do more in providing shelter for the unhoused in San Clemente.

“We’re a wealthy community, a caring community; it’s a shame on us, it’s a tragedy to see how many people are living on the street, how many people are suffering from homelessness,” said Kathy Esfahani, chair of the San Clemente Affordable Housing Coalition.

The rally, led by the coalition, comes ahead of the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) plans to evict about two dozen homeless people who had been living at an encampment off a 5 Freeway exit ramp past the south end of town.

“We decided to have this campaign, which says ‘House Unsheltered People Now,’ house all the people within our community who need housing,” Esfahani continued to tell the crowd on the front lawn of the local community center and library.

Caltrans was initially scheduled to perform the encampment sweep on July 16, but it granted a one-month extension for the individuals to relocate and work with service providers who can connect them to resources and shelter.

According to Esfahani, while the coalition and other advocates have requested Caltrans to postpone the eviction further, until Sept. 30, the agency agreed last week to hold off on the sweep until Aug. 27.

A handful of advocates comprising religious leaders, area politicians and housing professionals spoke at the rally, which incited a sharp rebuke from counter-protesters, including Mayor Pro Tem Gene James, who has staunchly opposed proposals to build homeless shelters in San Clemente.

“Enabling is not love—it’s not love,” James, repeating himself for emphasis, said of the advocates’ push to shelter homeless individuals suffering from drug addiction and mental health problems.

“Coming up with solutions that treat drug addiction and mental health—that’s love.”

Following the conclusion of the House Unsheltered People Now demonstration, James fervently slammed the advocates’ housing-first approach to resolve homelessness, stating that such plans “put people behind doors … so they can smoke dope, snort dope and do whatever else it is that they do, on our dime.”

“To that, I say, ‘Hell, no!’” James exclaimed to the group of counter-protesters.

Near the onset of the rally, Jacky Trani, a member of the local coalition advocating for more affordable housing, acknowledged that while drug abuse and mental health issues are among the reaDana Point Times August 13-19, 2021

A group in opposition to a rally that called on city officials to develop homeless shelters in San Clemente on Friday, Aug. 6, holds signs declaring an end to “enabling” and “handouts” for the homeless. Photos: Shawn Raymundo

sons people become homeless, she said, “Those are not the main reasons.”

“People become homeless for economic reasons, the wages are not enough to keep up with the cost of living and the cost of housing; housing costs keep going up and up,” Trani said, adding: “Sometimes, people lose a job, there is eviction, there is family dysfunction, relationship problems, changes, death, divorce, domestic violence, medical problems (and) medical bills.”

Oftentimes, she continued, many of the unhoused were already suffering from a multitude of mental health problems, including PTSD, anxiety and depression, among others, prior to becoming homeless. Those health concerns only worsen when they’re on the street, she said.

“Once they’re on the street, their issues just get worse. Can you imagine, how could it not get worse?” she said. “There’s no way to take care of yourself out there so, yeah, the mental problems get worse, the physical problems get worse.”

Helen Cameron is the community outreach director of the Irvine-based nonprofit Jamboree Housing Corporation, which operates several low-income and workforce housing developments, includ-

ing the Mendocino Apartments in Talega.

“The majority of work that we do in California is (workforce) housing, but we work closely with cities to develop solutions for all those economically disadvantaged people who end up on the streets of San Clemente without resources to pay for housing,” Cameron said.

For homeless individuals suffering from substance abuse and mental health disabilities, the solution, according to Cameron, is supportive housing—a model to treat those with chronic illness by providing them with housing that has on-site clinical and counseling services.

“We know how to do this; those people who have a disability such as a mental health issue or a substance abuse issue, they must be housed with support services—the only thing that’s been proven to work,” she said.

Chris Megison, the founder and CEO of Solutions for Change, a Vista-based nonprofit, argued against the housing-first approach and state’s response system, questioning their effectiveness when homelessness is “exploding everywhere in California.”

“It’s because the homelessness response system that this group represents is bro-

San Clemente Affordable Housing Coalition Chair Kathy Esfahani leads a rally from the lawn of the local community center on Friday, Aug. 6, to call on the city’s elected officials to come up with solutions to house the homeless.

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ken,” he said. “It’s flawed at its very core. It uses a design that contains, controls and manages versus solves homelessness.”

Megison went on to accuse the housing-first model of increasing homeless people’s dependency on government programs and systems.

According to Megison, his nonprofit differs from the housing-first model by having the individuals go through addiction intervention and treatment programs to treat the “root causes.”

“What we do is we help them get treatment for that first, and instead of just giving the treatment and going out and now trying to go live life, we bring them right into an academy,” he said. “This academy is designed to actually empower them through over a two-year period and teach them skills in how to get a job, keep a job, stay sober, take care of their families.”

Megison stressed that the treatment and intervention was more akin to receiving medical treatment and shouldn’t be considered housing. Likewise, he continued, the academy is comparable to campus housing for college students.

“It’s like a college; you don’t go there for housing, you go there for learning,” he said.

“If you’re going to treat the root causes of someone who lost everything, you’ve got to have a place for them to put their head at night,” he added. “What (the advocates are) saying is putting somebody behind a door, and there’s absolutely not one—and I know the system pretty well—there’s no accountability or requirements to get well.”

Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear, a Democrat who’s running for the state senate’s 36th District seat—currently held by Republican Sen. Patricia Bates—expressed hope during the rally that the city will step up to work with the state and county in developing shelter for the town’s homeless.

Echoing remarks Cameron had made earlier about billions of dollars in state funding being available to construct shelter space, Blakespear noted that permanent supportive housing is possible in San Clemente without having to use local coffers to finance it. The county, she noted, also has funding that the city can tap into.

“Try to get money from your county, because all human services come through the county,” she said, adding: “Counties want to work with the willing, so you have to demonstrate the will to be the willing.”

The state senate hopeful, who highlighted her city’s adoption of a safe parking program for homeless prevention last year, said it’s going to take the community working with elected leaders to decide on agreeable programs and solutions.

“We have to treat drug addiction, too, of course, and mental illness—we have to treat all of these things; none of these things is a fantasy that does it all, but it’s something,” Blakespear said. “That’s what you want; you want to say yes to something.” —Shawn Raymundo danapointtimes.com

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Because I Love You (BILY) 6:30-8:30 p.m. The organization Because I Love You (BILY), which helps parents navigate through whatever parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, drug abuse, disrespect), will continue conducting its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com.

DP | Local Chiropractor

Appointed to Board of Directors of International Chiropractors Association Dr. Palmer Peet, a San Clemente resident with an office in Capistrano Beach, was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Chiropractors Association (ICA).

The ICA is one of the oldest associations in chiropractic care.

“For more than 95 years, the ICA has striven to empower humanity to optimal life expression, health and human potential through specific and scientific chiropractic care,” according to a press release from PCH Chiropractic. “The mission of the ICA is to protect and promote chiropractic and the right of chiropractic patients throughout the world to have access to a distinct health care profession predicated upon its unique philosophy, science, and art of subluxation detection and correction.”

Dr. Peet has previously served on several boards, but considers this appointment one of his greatest honors.

“There can be no greater honor bestowed upon me by my fellow Doctors of Chiropractic than to serve in this capacity, and I pledge to work hard to shine a light on the greatness of chiropractic to those both here at home and abroad,” Peet said. “Chiropractic has brought life, hope, and healing to millions around the globe in the past 125-plus years, and more work has to be done to reach even more with its proven benefits.”

Dr. Peet practices in Capistrano Beach at PCH Chiropractic with his wife, Dr. Catherine Peet, and is about to enter his 39th year of active practice.

The Peets care for all ages of patients with chiropractic care, but they specialize in both Pediatric Chiropractic and Prenatal Chiropractic care. Between them, they have won academic awards, lectured on a post-graduate levels, authored professional articles, been appointed by governors to serve on chiropractic boards, both directed a department and served as an adjunct professor at Life Chiropractic College West, and had one of the largest chiropractic private practices in New England.

For more information, contact PCH Chiropractic at 949.503.2691, email contact@pchchiropractic.com, or visit pchchiropractic.com.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18

VA Disabled Claims Clinic 2-4 p.m. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 9934 will sponsor a Veterans Affairs Disability Claims Clinic at the Dana Point Community Center the first and third Wednesday of each month. Veterans can walk in and meet with a VFW Service Officer and receive information on how to file a claim for service-related medical issues. Attendees should wear a face covering in order to comply with CALOSHA policies. Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo Street, Dana Point.

(From left) Steve Adam, Chariya Bissonnette and Thomas Clark were given blanks of elephant sculptures to create works of art in honor of elephants. Photo: Nancy Jenkins

DP | World Elephant Day to

The Elephant Parade is a social enterprise that runs the world’s largest art exhibition of decorated elephant statues.

Created by artists and celebrities, each Elephant Parade statue is a unique art piece. The organization raises awareness of the plight of the Asian Elephant, and encourages conservation efforts. The parade event, which has been held in a number of other countries in Europe and Asia, made its first U.S. appearance in Dana Point.

For eight weeks in the fall of 2013,

Be Celebrated in Dana Point Aug. 12, 15 Gallery Dana Bay is celebrating and honoring organizations supporting elephant and animal welfare worldwide on Thursday, Aug. 12. Additionally, on Sunday, August 15, three touring elephant sculptures will greet guests at the Concert in the Park, Sea Terrace Community Park.

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painted elephant statues standing at about 5 feet tall were first placed throughout the city. The event culminated with a gala and auction, where funds from the purchased artwork went to the Asian Elephant Foundation and participating artists. Dana Yarger is the owner of Gallery Dana Bay and served as the ambassador for the U.S. exhibition of the parade.

“There was a lot of good will at that time,” Yarger previously said to Dana Point Times. “I believe there’s a desire for that good will now. With Encore for the Elephants, we’d like to bring back some of the joy we have.”

A limited supply of E is for ELEPHANT posters will be given away free at the gallery located in the Lantern District.

There will be photo opportunities with elephants, and kids are welcome to attend.

Artists receiving blank elephants for future art installations included Steve Adam, Chariya Bissonnette and Thomas Clark.

To share your memories and photos of the elephants, follow @galleryatdanabay on Instagram or visit the Facebook page facebook.com/encorefortheelephants. Gallery Dana Bay is located at 24682 Del Prado Avenue. danapointtimes.com

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GUEST OPINION | Dana Point ROCKS: Culinary Corner by Anthony Small

Carmelita’s Taqueria – Tacos, Traditions and Trains T his week, I sat down with Marcos Salim Heredia, owner of the new Carmelita’s Taqueria (located at 34255 PCH), and he shared the remarkable origins of his family’s culinary journey, his unique cultural perspective and some of Chef Luis Cisneros’ extraordinary food. This Dana Point location is a sister location, of sorts, to its excellent full-service restaurant, Carmelita’s Kitchen de Mexico in Laguna Beach.

The story begins in 1938, with Heredia’s grandmother, Maria Carmen Gamez Llamas, on a train from Guadalajara to California, as part of the U.S. government’s Bracero program, later known as the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement. On that train, 14-year-old Carmelita met her future husband, Alberto Heredia. They started working together in Southern California, married five years later, and built their family as they migrated north, eventually settling in Old Roseville, outside Sacramento. The Heredias and their six children were literally living out of a boxcar, when Alberto was severely injured while working for Union Pacific Railroad. Remarkably, he was given a $10,000 disability settlement, with which he intended to return to Mexico. Carmelita felt they had come too far to return to Mexico, so she gambled on herself, and

Letters to The Editor CLIMATE CHANGE KARL REITZ, San Clemente Joanna Clark’s opinion piece highlights the growing problem facing the world with respect to the climate crisis.

As San Clemente Mayor Kathy Ward noted in the city council discussion regarding a dog beach, San Clemente’s beaches are very narrow and we can’t afford to lose any additional feet of sand, and yet a rising ocean threatens to do just that.

That’s why the city council should pass a resolution supporting HR 2307, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. This act is a market-based partial solution to reducing greenhouse gases.

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opened a restaurant while Alberto was in the hospital recovering! That original Carmelita’s still operates today, directly across the street from where Alberto had fractured his spine.

That tenacity required to make dreams come true and the pride in one’s culture is also evident in Carmelita’s grandson, Marcos, and his team. When you walk into Carmelita’s Taqueria, your DANA POINT cultural experience ROCKS begins. The open

BY ANTHONY SMALL kitchen allows the customer to see their meal being crafted from scratch. You see the al pastor meat spinning vertically, the sauces simmering and the fire crackling from the woodchip burning oven for al carbon-style cooking. Every tortilla is pressed right in front of you as you order, and the authentic menu features only the freshest organic local produce. Heck, the organic blue corn masa for the tortillas is sourced directly from a trusted farmer in the hills of Oaxaca, Mexico. Try the al pastor and skirt steak tacos, the avocado salad and spiced cauliflower.

Marcos Heredia shared, “It was import-

American businesses competitive in the face of our competitors, including China, the EU and Canada, who already have introduced a price on carbon.

TEMPERATURE REDUCTIONS MACK WESNER, San Clemente The Guest Opinion article by Joanna Clark in the July 30 edition of the Dana Point Times describes the predicted disastrous effects of global warming.

There are those, like me, who agree that global warming is an established fact. However, what Clark, and virtually all global warming zealots, fail to tell us is how much the carbon control efforts they advocate will lower the global temperature.

What are the projected temperature reductions under various scenarios, such as: 1. Carbon reduction as a result of proposed various federal and state laws and regulations.

2. Carbon reduction results expected

ant to make sure that we stood apart, sharing our traditions, techniques and culture that have been passed down in my family for generations. The food is a testament to itself.”

And a special Dana Point ROCKS: Culinary Corner shout-out goes out to Daniel and Brenda Castillo and their team at Heritage Barbeque in San Juan Capistrano, with big congratulations on their one-year anniversary. Support your local pitmaster! More info: heritagecraftbbq.com 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 23 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. 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.

CORRECTION: In the Aug. 6 edition of Dana Point Times’ Dana Point ROCKS Guest Column, Iris and the Shade and their album Caterpillar Wings were incorrectly identified.

from China, India, Russia and other developed countries.

3. Carbon reduction results from Africa and other less-developed parts of the world.

There are definite economic impacts from all the actual and proposed carbon reduction laws and regulations and very little information on expected effects on temperature reductions.

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Rising Tides DANA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HAS A NEW COACH, PLENTY OF POTENTIAL AND HIGHER EXPECTATIONS Dana Point Times August 13-19, 2021

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BY ZACH CAVANAGH

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ast season was a milestone for the Dana Hills High School football team. It was a milestone that could prove foundational to the future of the Dolphins program as it enters a new era.

Dana Hills has a new head coach in Tony Henney, a three-time CIF-SS champion with visions of getting the Dolphins back on the level with some of their South Orange County contemporaries.

“I think there was a lot of potential,” Henney said of what he saw in the program. “You could tell the kids that play, they care about football.

That’s kudos to the last staff for instilling that into them. You see potential, and you get excited about it. I think we’re in the right league for us right now, and that’s a good thing. It gives us a chance to build something special.”

Henney takes over after Phil Skinner stepped down after six seasons in the position and two of the most successful in recent Dana Hills history.

It started with a small step in 2018, when the Dolphins pushed above .500 for the first time at any point in a season since the last time Dana Hills made the playoffs in 2013.

Then came the record-breaking season of 2019, when Dana Hills swept its nonleague slate for the program’s first-ever 6-0 start.

Last season, in its inaugural run in the newly formed Pacific Coast Conference and Pacific Hills League, the Dolphins earned only their second league championship in program history with a three-way split of the title with Laguna Hills and Portola.

“It’s not hard to look at where it was for a good amount of time and where it’s been the last couple years that there’s an opportunity,” Henney said. “It’s one thing to try and rebuild if you’re in a league with Mission Viejo, San Clemente, San Juan Hills and whoever else.

It’s another thing to be with schools that are athletically similar to you and have kids where you have a chance to be successful. Hopefully, we become successful, and when we get

moved back, we can meet that challenge.”

And while a return to the Coast View Conference is part of the long view, there are things to be accomplished in the here and now.

With this new league and a change to the CIF-SS playoff system, Dana Hills can aim for its first outright league championship in program history and its first playoff berth in eight years.

“I think (the opportunity for playoffs) is huge,” senior quarterback Bo Kelly said. “We’ve talked about it since our freshman year, and I don’t think we were even satisfied with having a three-way tie for the league championship last year. I think solidifying a league championship and going far in the playoffs is a goal we’ve talked about for a while, and knowing we have the capability, too, it’s definitely a big thing to put together this year.”

EXPLOSIVE PASSING OFFENSE Dana Hills’ biggest strength is its skill positions on offense.

It starts with Kelly, a dual-threat quarterback whom Henney was actually recruiting while he was at his last job as an assistant at Cal Poly.

“I think (the offense) has a chance to be explosive,” Henney said. “I think (Kelly is) a tremendous high school football player. He’s very cerebral, very smart, and has a very quick trigger, so he allows you to do a lot offensively.”

The Dolphins have the weapons for Kelly to distribute the ball. Senior receiver Omarjaye Black was an electric deep threat in the spring, and senior receiver Owen Chambers transfers in from JSerra. Senior James Allemann, a 6-foot-5 tight end, provides a big, physical target, and junior Christian Guarascio is a strong running back.

Dana Hills has the flash, but it won’t get off the ground without the offensive line. Senior Abraham Munoz and junior Johnny Owen have taken charge to build the offensive line.

Another weapon for Dana Hills is the leg of senior kicker Kian Afrookhteh, who led the county with six field goals on eight attempts in the spring.

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Troy Henney enters his first season as head coach of the Dana Hills football team. Henney is a three-time CIF-SS champion head coach and was most recently a college assistant at Cal Poly. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

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FAST, MOBILE DEFENSE Dana Hills will operate in a 3-4 defense under Henney, meaning three down linemen and four linebackers. The Dolphins aren’t the biggest defensive group, so they will capitalize on speed and the coverage an extra linebacker can bring.

The experience for the Dolphins on defense comes in the secondary.

Senior Hayden Dendiu at cornerback is a vocal player and a good leader. Seniors Broghan Daley and Miles Darst have developed into college-recruitable safeties, something Henney says they didn’t believe they could be a year ago.

Senior linebacker Ethan Geske brings plenty of experience to that next level of the defense and a much-needed physical edge.

PLAYOFFS? Dana Hills’ path to finally make the playoffs for the first time since 2013 is both slightly easier than previous seasons and also more convoluted than ever before with the advent of yet another tweak to CIF-SS’ competitive equity playoff system.

When the competitive equity system was first put into place five seasons ago, teams were slotted into divisions based on data from the two previous seasons. That system was eventually tweaked at the top to make a Division 1 & 2 grouping, in which all teams would make the playoffs no matter what and played the season essentially for seeding purposes.

On the whole, the competitive equity helped eliminate the first-round blowouts seen in the old system and seemingly gave everyone an equal shot at a CIF-SS title. However, over time, some inequities began to show.

The divisions didn’t all have the same number of teams, but the number of playoff teams was locked, meaning it was easier to make the playoffs in some divisions than others.

This hit Dana Hills in 2019, when, despite a 6-4 record, the Dolphins didn’t make the playoffs in their division, as there were no at-large spots in Division 12. In fact, there were two “automatic qualifiers” that couldn’t crack the 16-team field in Division 12. Overall, Dana Hills had a better record than 26 of the 39 at-large selections across all divisions that season, and

Dana Hills has two goals under new coach Tony Henney: capitalizing on the opportunity to win now,and building the foundations to make a sustainably successful program and football destination. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

there were 17 at-large teams with sub-.500 records in other divisions, including 1-9 El Toro as one of six at-large teams in Division 4.

Additionally, teams could have two great seasons with a strong senior class that would put them in a higher division. Injuries and graduation losses would hit the following class, and despite having a weaker team, they would be stuck in the higher division. There were also instances of historically bad teams getting an influx of talent or transfers and running roughshod over a lower division.

To specifically address the last point and help with the inequity of the number of teams in some divisions, the latest tweak was passed by the CIF-SS and was originally slated to start last season.

During the season, there will be a constantly

updated points system and power rankings by CIF-SS and calpreps.com, and teams will not be assigned a playoff division until after the season. Once the season-end power rankings are made, there will be 12 or 13 automatic qualifiers assigned to each of the 14 divisions, and at-large teams from the power rankings will be used to fill out the full 16-team bracket.

The brackets will also be seeded straight No. 1-16, with no regard for league affiliations or league championships. In the past, league champions were guaranteed a first-round home game, and two teams from the same league couldn’t meet in the first round.

On the surface, this looks to be another step to complete equity by basing on the current season and not handing out any immediate disadvantages. Some detractors have pointed

out it could be a single point in the rankings that is the difference between being a No. 16 seed in a higher division or being a No. 1 seed in the next division down.

However, the season still needs to play out to see if teams could or would try to control that destiny, or if this is truly an issue at all.

If the Dolphins can break through and make the playoffs, it won’t matter to the program where they land. It will just be the next step into making Dana Hills an attractive place to play football and where people can finally expect to win.

“I think that we (want to) build a program that is sustainable, that is reliant on the kids of Dana Hills to want to go to Dana Hills,” Henney said. “I want the kids that stare through the fence to want to be Dolphins.”

Dana Hills’ offense has the potential to be quite explosive with the dual-threat abilities of quarterback Bo Kelly (left) and a bevy of talented receiving options, including 6-foot-5 James Allemann (right), who moves to tight end.

Photos: Zach Cavanagh

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GAME PREVIEWS

BY ZACH CAVANAGH

GAME 1 // AUGUST 27

GAME 2 // SEPTEMBER 3

GAME 3 // SEPTEMBER 10

GAME 4 // SEPTEMBER 17

GAME 5 // SEPTEMBER 24

VS. LAGUNA BEACH

VS. TRABUCO HILLS

VS. ALISO NIGUEL

VS. WOODBRIDGE

VS. UNIVERSITY

Coach: John Shanahan 2020 Record: 1-4 (0-2 Pac 4 League) 2019 vs. DH: DH win, 10-7 Season Outlook: It was a tough spring season for Laguna Beach. The Breakers opened with a promising 40-0 win over Jurupa Valley, but Laguna Beach struggled against its Golden West Conference and Pac 4 League foes. Laguna Beach lost one-score games against both league opponents. The standout for Laguna Beach and its star returner is quarterback Will Bingham. Laguna Beach has developed as a program with a strong passing attack, and Bingham completed 51% of his passes for 1,133 yards and eight touchdowns.

However, Bingham was turnover-prone, with 12 interceptions.

Coach: Mark Nolan 2020 Record: 1-4 (1-2 Sea View League) 2019 vs. DH: TH win, 42-14 Season Outlook: This will be a reunion game on a couple of fronts for Dana Hills.

It will be the Dolphins’ first game against a Sea View or South Coast League opponent since leaving the Coast View Conference for the now-Pacific Coast Conference after the 2019 season. The game will also be a return for head coach Tony Henney, who led Trabuco Hills to a CIF-SS title in his only season at the school in 2014.

Junior Will Burns, a transfer from Mission Viejo, is slated to be the Mustangs’ starting quarterback.

Coach: Michael Callahan 2020 Record: 0-5 (0-3 Sea View League) 2019 vs. DH: AN win, 37-10 Season Outlook: This game will be another reunion for Dana Hills, as former head coach Phil Skinner is now an assistant coach for the Wolverines.

To say that Aliso Niguel struggled in the spring season would be an understatement. The Wolverines’ closest margin of defeat was nine points against Trabuco Hills, with an average margin of defeat of nearly 20 points. Aliso Niguel also averaged just less than 12 points per game.

The Wolverines will have new faces at nearly every position, but Aliso Niguel does return junior quarterback Shaun McCaghren.

Coach: Aaron Craver 2020 Record: 0-2 (0-0 Pacific Valley League) 2020 vs. DH: DH win, 34-7 Season Outlook: Woodbridge struggled mightily last season on several fronts. Due to roster size, injuries and lack of available players, the Warriors only played their first two games of the season, and then Woodbridge canceled all of its league games. In the games in which Woodbridge did take the field, they lost both, including a drubbing by the Dolphins.

Woodbridge will practically have an entirely new team, but one major returner is at quarterback in senior Danny Jazdzyk, who completed 4 of 9 passes for 68 yards and a TD against Dana Hills last season.

Coach: Vince Mesa 2020 Record: 0-2 (0-0 Pacific Valley League) 2019 vs. DH: Did not play Season Outlook: Like Woodbridge, University was a team that lost its two nonleague games and was forced to forfeit its two league games due to injuries, roster size and lack of available players. To put in perspective where the Trojans were last season talent-wise, their second game was a 49-2 loss to Northwood, which also had to cancel its league slate for the same reasons as Woodbridge and University.

The Trojans were also 0-10 in 2019.

University has a new coach in Vince Mesa, who was previously an assistant at Orange Coast College.

GAME 6 // OCTOBER 1

GAME 7 // OCTOBER 8

GAME 8 // OCTOBER 15

GAME 9 // OCTOBER 22

GAME 10 // OCTOBER 29

VS. BECKMAN

VS. NORTHWOOD 7 P.M. AT DANA HILLS HS

7 P.M. AT DANA HILLS HS

VS. IRVINE

VS. LAGUNA HILLS 7 P.M. AT DANA HILLS HS

7 P.M. AT PORTOLA HS

Coach: Marcello Giuliano 2020 Record: 2-4 (1-1 Pacific Valley League) 2020 vs. DH: DH win, 13-7 Season Outlook: Beckman was majorly affected by the schedule of musical chairs created by Woodbridge, University and Northwood canceling games. To illustrate how volatile Beckman’s schedule was last season, the Patriots ended up playing a regular home-and-home series with Portola in back-to-back weeks.

Somehow, Portola and Beckman split their two meetings by similar scores: a 27-7 Beckman home win and a 20-6 Portola home win. Beckman focuses on the ground game, as the program runs an option offense. The Patriots graduated both of their quarterbacks and top rushers from last season.

Coach: JC Clarke 2020 Record: 1-1 (0-0 Pacific Hills League) 2020 vs. DH: Northwood canceled Season Outlook: Northwood had an up-and-down spring campaign during which the Timberwolves lost big to Irvine and won big over University before canceling their league schedule due to lack of available players. So, in Northwood’s second season in the Pacific Hills League, the Timberwolves will finally play a Pacific Hills League game.

Dana Hills and Northwood did play a thriller back in 2019 that the Dolphins won, 35-28. That 2019 game at Dana Hills was the coming-out party for Bo Kelly, who passed for 229 yards and the winning touchdown.

Coach: Tom Ricci 2020 Record: 4-1 (1-0 Pacific Valley League) 2020 vs. DH: Irvine win, 35-33 Season Outlook: The Vaqueros were a strong group last season with a balanced offense that was producing just more than 35 points a game.

Irvine won the Pacific Valley League, and because of the schedule fallout, Irvine scheduled Dana Hills in a season finale that was a quasi-conference title game with two league champions squaring off.

Irvine beat Dana Hills by going 60 yards in the final 16 seconds of the game to score a touchdown as time expired.

Irvine graduated its starting quarterback and top receiver, but the top rusher returns.

Coach: John Lester 2020 Record: 2-2 (1-1 Pacific Hills League) 2020 vs. DH: DH win, 32-24 Season Outlook: The Hawks are under new management this season, as longtime assistant coach John Lester is now the head coach at Laguna Hills. Lester is in his second stint at Laguna Hills and was the offensive coordinator for the Hawks’ 2008 CIF-SS championship.

Laguna Hills tied Dana Hills and Portola for the Pacific Hills League title last season and lost to the Dolphins on a goal-line stand.

The leading returning player for the Hawks is junior running back Troy Leigber, who does a bit of everything on both sides of the ball for Laguna Hills.

Coach: Peter Abe 2020 Record: 3-2 (1-1 Pacific Hills League) 2020 vs. DH: Portola win, 29-26 (OT) Season Outlook: Portola clinched its second straight league championship last season in only its third year of varsity football. Portola’s win over Dana Hills came down to a goal-line stand in overtime, but the Bulldogs couldn’t grab the outright title, as Laguna Hills made its own goal-line stand against Portola. The margin of this league was razor-thin in the spring season.

Portola commits to its ground attack out of the Wing-T offense, returning its top rusher from last season.

Senior Nova Kebeli ran for 658 yards and seven touchdowns on 126 carries.

7 P.M. AT DANA HILLS HS

7 P.M. AT TUSTIN HS

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PLAYERS TO WATCH // BY ZACH CAVANAGH

Five to Watch OFFENSE

JAMES ALLEMANN TE, Sr.

OMARJAYE BLACK WR, Sr.

OWEN CHAMBERS WR, Sr.

It’s hard to miss James Allemann when the Dolphins line up, as his 6-foot-5 frame draws attention.

While Allemann was a productive receiver, he is moving to tight end this season, where he will still be a weapon. Allemann said the change has upped his aggressiveness as he works on blocking.

In his first season at Dana Hills, Omarjaye Black brought a deep threat to the Dolphins offense.

Black led the team in receiving touchdowns with seven and caught 27 passes for 384 yards. Black also made catches of at least 40 yards in each of the first three spring games.

Owen Chambers is a transfer from JSerra, and while Chambers didn’t get many varsity reps at the Trinity League school, he will have a spot in this dynamic Dolphins offense.

Chambers is quick and explosive, always looking to make a play and looking to play his role for the team.

Training Camp Dolphin Talk

BO KELLY QB, Sr. In his second season at the helm of the Dolphins offense in the spring, Bo Kelly shined and showcased his arm and legs. Kelly completed 65% of his passes for 1,333 yards and 15 touchdowns. Kelly worked on the mental, game-planning and leadership aspects of his game in the offseason.

ABRAHAM MUNOZ OL, Sr. Ask any of his offensive teammates, and they’ll tell you Abraham Munoz may have the most important role on this year’s Dana Hills team.

Munoz is the lone senior returner on the Dolphins’ offensive line, and as a technically sound and smart player, he is helping the offensive line get into cohesive form.

“I think (the opportunity for playoffs) is huge.

We’ve talked about it since our freshman year, and I don’t think we were even satisfied with having a three-way tie for the league championship last year.”

– SENIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN MICHAEL ALEJO

“THE OFFENSE WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THIS YEAR, WE’RE GOING TO KILL IT. I DON’T THINK ANY TEAM WE’RE GOING TO PLAY IS GOING TO BE READY FOR US. I’M SO EXCITED TO GET STARTED.” – SENIOR RUNNING BACK CHRISTIAN GUARASCIO Dana Point Times August 13-19, 2021

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Five to Watch DEFENSE

BROGHAN DALEY S, Sr.

MILES DARST S, Sr.

HAYDEN DENDIU CB, Sr.

ETHAN GESKE LB, Sr.

CHRISTIAN GUARASCIO LB, Jr.

A leader in the secondary, Broghan Daley brings a strong energy to the defensive unit. Communication has been an area of improvement for the defense, with Daley being a part of that. Daley is also fast and physical and made 14 total tackles, including five solo tackles, in the spring.

With experience in the secondary, Miles Darst returns for the Dolphins at safety. Darst will play both sides of the ball for Dana Hills and get reps at wide receiver. Darst is fast and quick and hits hard. As a junior, Darst recorded 12 tackles, including 10 solo tackles.

Hayden Dendiu is another player going both ways in the secondary and in the wide receiver corps. Dendiu is quick, explosive and physical and made an impact in the spring.

He was third in tackles with 19 total tackles, including nine solo tackles, and also pulled in an interception.

In a large group of two-way players, Ethan Geske is one who made big contributions in the spring season.

Along with playing linebacker, Geske was the Dolphins’ leading rusher as a running back, with 155 yards on 38 carries. Geske also racked up 12 total tackles, including seven solo tackles.

Christian Guarascio is among the best of the young players who will be asked to make impacts as Dana Hills reaches higher. Guarascio will also go both ways at linebacker and running back. He described his playing style as fast-paced, dominant and taking every yard he can get.

“WE’RE LEARNING OFF EACH OTHER AND GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY.” – SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER OMARJAYE BLACK

“THE COACHING STAFF TRANSITION, WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A BIG CHANGE, BECAUSE WE WON THE LEAGUE TITLE, BUT COACH HENNEY, (WITH) HIS DISCIPLINE, HE TRIES TO BRING A COLLEGE D1 LEVEL TO PRACTICE.” – SENIOR SAFETY BROGHAN DALEY

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GETTING OUT

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FRIDAY | 13 SAN ONOFRE PARKS FOUNDATION POP-UP SHOP 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Historic Cottage and Visitor Center showcases local history, flora and fauna at this original 1934 ranger’s cottage. A rotating exhibit features the history of San Onofre. Stop in to the San Onofre Parks Foundation’s Pop-Up Shop to say hello, do a little shopping and learn more about the history of the local state parks at San Clemente and San Onofre State Beaches. Historic Cottage and Visitor Center is located within the San Clemente State Beach Campground at 225 Avenida Calafia, San Clemente.

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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.

FRIDAY THE 13TH FIF COMEDY NIGHT 8 p.m. Enjoy “The Future is Female Comedy Show” for a spooky night of fun comedy at Knuckleheads. See the most talented comedians you never knew existed from L.A., Orange County and Las Vegas. This free, star-studded show has one of the most diverse comedy lineups.

Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410.

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Editor’s Pick Garratt Wilkin and the Parrotheads. Photo: City of Dana Point

SUNDAY | 15 SUMMER CONCERT IN THE PARK 3-4 p.m. Enjoy another great afternoon of live music at Sea Terrace Park, courtesy of the City of Dana Point. Beginning at 3 p.m., New Caribbean featuring Einstein Brown will perform, followed by American Idol finalist Ava August from 4-4:30 p.m. and then Garratt Wilkin & The Parrotheads from 4:30-6 p.m. Food and beverages available to purchase, with proceeds benefiting the 5th Marine Regiment Support Group, Marine Corps League South Coast Detachment, and Dana Point VFW Post 9934. The food trucks on-site will be Baja Surfing Co. and Kona Ice. For additional information, email recreation@danapoint.org, or call 949.248.3536.

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AT THE MOVIES

‘The Meaning of Hitler’ Wakes Up Viewers

BY MEGAN BIANCO, DANA POINT TIMES

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acial and political tensions are high in 2021, and they don’t seem to be diminishing.

Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s new documentary, The Meaning of Hitler, makes the correlation between WWII, neo-Nazis and Holocaust deniers with blatant white supremacy in modern times, especially on the internet.

But the filmmakers also take their time bringing us way, way back to the late 1930s, when you can see how such an immoral stance from so long ago is still finding its way to people, even with contemporary news aside.

The Meaning of Hitler title and theme come

from the 1978 book by Sebastian Haffner.

From the start, we get the usual short recap on the man’s life and career from historians and professors as commentators.

Throughout the 20th century, there were many biopics, documentaries, historical fiction and parodies on the rise of Nazism and the former German dictator. Leni Riefenstahl’s infamous propaganda film, Triumph of the Will (1935), killed her career internationally, yet had arguably the biggest impact on western documentary filmmaking in movie history.

The main consensus of Epperlein and Tucker’s documentary seems to be that because we have so many Holocaust and WWII biographies and museums—as well as so much Hitler imagery in pop culture, media and academia—it’s now nearly impossible to escape the bigotry inspired by them.

While true enough, the theme and tone of The Meaning of Hitler are pretty bleak. I’ve been saying for years that we should take a break from WWII and the Holocaust in film period pieces because of general overexposure in fiction. But being shown how the damage is already done is an illuminating reminder here. DP

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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. Cars should enter and leave slowly and quietly—no revving, speeding or burnouts.

The Outlets at San Clemente, 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.

SECOND STAGE STAND-UP Multiple shows. Second Stage Stand-Up will return to the Camino Real Playhouse in San Juan Capistrano with a lineup of comedians including Fritz Coleman, the man who brought the weather and laughter on KNBC/4 for more than 35 years. He’ll be bringing his unique comedy style to San Juan, where audiences need to be—if not for the laughter, for the weather report. There will be three shows—at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., with ticket prices ranging from $17.50 to $19.50, and at 8 p.m., when tickets range from $19.50 to $21.50. Camino Real Playhouse, 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano.

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GUEST OPINION | On Life and Love After 50 by Tom Blake

Dana Point in San Luis Obispo

ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

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ecause of COVID-19, my partner, Greta, and I canceled five road trips. We’ve been itching to “get on the road again.”

In July, we received an invitation to an Aug. 6 musical soiree in San Luis Obispo (SLO), along the Central California coast, hosted by former Dana Point Mayor Scott Schoeffel and his partner, Julie Simer.

Greta and I had attended several of Scott’s and Julie’s soirees in the backyard of their Dana Point home. They always had incredible musicians playing.

We decided to take a road trip to San Luis Obispo to attend. The invitation stated, “Vaccinations are required ON LIFE AND LOVE indoors.” We both

BY TOM BLAKE are fully vaccinated.

Scott is an accomplished musician, learning to play the violin from Jack Benny.

Scott’s specialty now is the electric violin.

A passion of his is to put together a five- or six-piece band of international talent to perform soirees. And he does it oh-so-well.

Greta and I drove to San Luis Obispo on Thursday, Aug. 5.

The soiree was scheduled to begin on Friday at noon. We arrived an hour early at a venue called SLO Brew Rock, or “The Rock,” where Julie and Scott had scheduled the event. The stage was outdoors, with a backdrop of mountains and hills.

The bar and food service were indoors.

The first thing we noticed was a large

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A group of several OC residents gather for a photo at SLO Brew Rock in San Luis Obispo, where former DP Mayor Scott Schoeffel and his partner, Julie Simer, hosted a Dana Point Yacht Club soiree on Aug. 6. Photo: Tom Blake

“Dana Point Yacht Club” banner emblazoned across the backdrop of the stage.

We thought, well, we’ve got the right place.

Soon, Scott and Julie greeted us as they were getting the seating and stage set up.

During the musicians’ warmup, Greta and I were impressed by the quality of the musicians. We realized we were in for four hours of immense entertainment.

And then people from Orange County, namely Dana Point, started arriving.

A woman named Vicki Sweet said, “Hi, Tom, I’ve lived in Dana Point all my life, and I’ve read your newspaper column, it seems, like forever.”

I said, “Yup, I’m showing my age. My first column appeared on July 7, 1994.”

And then I said to Vicki, “Who are all these people in your group?”

Vicki said, “Scott is the Commodore of the Dana Point Yacht Club, and many

Scott Schoeffel, the former mayor of Dana Point, performs on his electric violin during a Dana Point Yacht Club soiree that he hosted in San Luis Obispo on Aug. 6. Photo: Tom Blake

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of us are members. It’s an unwritten tradition that new commodores sponsor a cruise each year. But, Scott and Julie decided to make their cruise a trip to the beautiful Central California coast featuring today’s soiree.”

I put my columnist thinking-cap on and thought, “Wow, wouldn’t it be neat if I could get a group picture of all these Orange County people, including Scott and Julie?” I mentioned that to Vicki.

She said, “If you’d like, I’ll be happy to coordinate getting the people together for a photo during one of the band’s breaks.”

“Awesome,” I said.

About 40 people from Dana Point and other parts of Orange County arrived, including Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do. Oh, my gosh, Supervisor Do loves his music.

He knew more songs than I did, which is amazing, because I’m an oldies freak.

Scott performed solo versions of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

The six-member band that Scott assembled was awesome. They called their group the “Central Coast All-Stars.” Most had never played together. An early song was “Purple Rain,” the classic by Prince.

Another favorite was “Big Yellow Taxi.”

The lead singer, Rachel Santa Cruz, whose father, Bobby Santa Cruz, played bass, was hugely talented. After the show, I told her: “Today, you were five women in one: Stevie Nix, Janis Joplin, Linda Ronstadt, Nancy Sinatra, and Grace Slick.”

For a few hours on Aug. 6, San Luis Obispo became Dana Point North.

Tom Blake is a retired Dana Point business owner and resident who has authored books on middle-aged dating. See his website at findingloveafter50.com. To comment: tompblake@gmail.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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Could this pretty kitty be the one for you?

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

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

See the solution in next week’s issue.

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DANA WHARF FISH REPORT

bonito, 53 calico bass, 22 whitefish, 12 rockfish, 10 sheephead, 3 barracuda, 3 sand bass, 2 sculpin, 350 bass released.

AUG. 9 • 5 boats, 94 anglers: 11 bluefin tuna, 3 dorado, 11 calico bass, 11 sheephead, 11 whitefish, 4 sand bass, 4 sculpin, 50 bass released.

Bluefin tuna bring area anglers to local waters

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

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ass fishing has bounced back, and offshore bluefin tuna are drawing a lot of attention to the local area this week on Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching expeditions.

In his weekly report, Captain Brian Woolley said that the local fishing along the coast, particularly the bass, has picked up after a lull due to cooler waters from the wind. The water hasn’t gotten all the way back over 70 degrees, but the bass are biting again around the kelp. Anglers are finding success with sinker rigs, pulling up sand bass from the bottom. Shrimp and clam baits are also pulling in some sheephead catches. Woolley said there’s still room for improvement, but the fishing is better than it had been over the past couple weeks.

On the longer offshore trips, the bluefin tuna are the main attraction, with huge catches and the fishing area close to Dana Point Harbor. The bluefin catches have brought boats from the south,

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where the bluefin schools normally lurk.

Anglers are pulling in bluefin from 25-40 pounds and others from 60-80 pounds.

Woolley said there were even a couple hooks on 100-pound fish that ended up breaking off due to long-battle tackle failure. Yellowfin tuna are also coming in with the bluefin catches, and these trips saw their first waves of dorado mixing in, as well.

At San Clemente Island, the Fury had good luck with yellowtail fishing last week. Live bait with surface irons were pulling in 15- to 25-pound yellowtail.

There also were good spots of bass, bonito and barracuda coming in off the island trips.

For more information on fishing trips and daily counts, go to danawharf.com.

Here are the latest fish counts from Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching: AUG. 11 • 7 boats, 142 anglers: 15 bluefin

AUG. 8 • 9 boats, 217 anglers: 6 bluefin tuna, 3 yellowfin tuna, 20 yellowtail, 5 barracuda, 53 calico bass, 13 whitefish, 4 sheephead, 4 bonito, 9 sand bass, 1 rockfish, 1 sculpin, 94 bass released.

AUG. 7 • 11 boats, 236 anglers: 28 bluefin tuna, 12 yellowfin tuna, 9 dorado, 34 yellowtail, 74 barracuda, 51 calico bass, 17 whitefish, 10 sheephead, 10 bonito, 8 sand bass, 3 rockfish, 331 bass released.

On a Dana Wharf Lady Angler charter trip, Beverly May (right) of San Juan Capistrano pulled in a bluefin tuna, the main offshore attraction of the past few weeks’ fishing. Photo: Courtesy of Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching

tuna, 1 yellowfin tuna, 1 yellowtail, 2 bonito, 11 calico bass, 2 sheephead, 4 barracuda, 1 sand bass, 30 bass released.

AUG. 10 • 8 boats, 206 anglers: 5 bluefin tuna, 77 yellowtail, 1 white seabass, 145

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AUG. 6 • 10 boats, 214 anglers: 21 bluefin tuna, 1 yellowfin tuna, 58 yellowtail, 1 white seabass, 77 calico bass, 28 barracuda, 14 bonito, 11 sand bass, 4 sheephead, 2 whitefish, 2 rockfish, 2 treefish.

AUG. 5 • 8 boats, 179 anglers: 19 bluefin tuna, 1 yellowfin tuna, 10 yellowtail, 2 sheephead, 11 calico bass, 33 whitefish, 5 rockfish, 3 barracuda, 31 bonito, 2 triggerfish, 183 bass released. DP

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Dick Metz and a Surf Life Well-Lived Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient’s Impact on Surfing Is Vast and Inspiring

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

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or all my money, I don’t think there is anybody out there in surfing with more good stories to tell than Dick Metz. At 92, he’s certainly seen and done it all, and he absolutely relishes the opportunity to share his experiences.

Metz, the founder of the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center (SHACC) in San Clemente, will be honored on Saturday, Aug. 14, with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association’s Waterman’s Ball.

To get the party started early, though, more than 100 friends gathered at SHACC this past weekend to toast the man they know and love.

Born in Laguna Beach in 1929, Metz’s story goes all the way back to the early days of California surfing. His father ran a restaurant in Laguna Beach, and when the era’s Hollywood stars would find their way down to the beach for a long weekend, the Metz family would serve them.

“I used to play with Shirley Temple on the beach on weekends,” Metz recalls.

“She was the same age as I was, and her folks would stop at the restaurant.”

It didn’t take Metz too long to find his way onto a surfboard. By 7 years old, he was hanging at San Onofre with legends Peanuts Larson and Hevs McClelland. He eventually graduated from Santa Barbara State College in 1953 before serving in the Army.

Landing back in Laguna in 1954, with the post-World War II surf scene booming, Metz teamed with his pal Hobie Alter for the launch of the Hobie Surf Shop in Dana Point. It would become the blueprint for the lifestyle and culture that was soon to blossom around the planet.

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Dick Metz, the founder of the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center in San Clemente, participates in a Q&A with Steve Morris, the executive director of the surf museum, which hosted a special party on Saturday, Aug. 7, to honor Metz, who will be receiving the SIMA Lifetime Achievement Award this weekend. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

In 1958, he hopped a freighter from California, landing in Tahiti. From there, he spent the next three years wandering and looking for waves. Eventually landing in Africa, one evening he arrived at Victoria Falls.

“I looked out the window, it’s 1 in the morning, there were a couple of fires and two or three little huts. Of course, no lights, nobody around, no buildings of any kind, just little huts,” Metz remembers.

It’s at this part in Metz’s story where serendipity steps in. His driver was bound for Cape Town, and rather than sit alone in the dark, he made his way to the coast.

Linking up with John Whitmore, widely considered to be the father of South African surfing, Metz ended up checking out a lonely spot called Cape Saint Francis. The waves

weren’t anything spectacular, but he logged the information in his memory bank.

Returning back to California, another of Metz’s friends, filmmaker Bruce Brown, whose studio was based in Dana Point (in the building where French eatery Bonjour Café is today), was about to set out on an around-the-world movie project.

Metz casually suggested that Brown give Cape Saint Francis a check since most of the South African surf map had yet to be filled in at this time.

“If we had arrived in Victoria Falls in the middle of the day, I might have got out and stayed and not gone to Cape Town, and Mike (Hyson) and Robert (August) might not have scored perfect Cape Saint Francis in The Endless Summer,” Metz said with a

On Aug. 14, the Vissla Dana Point Surf Shop Challenge will be contested from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Salt Creek.

Killer Dana will be looking to defend its title, while iconic shops including Hobie, Infinity, Jack’s and Girl in the Curl—which is presenting the women’s division—will be on hand to try and upset the local power balance.

“Going all the way back to those early days of Hobie, the Dana Point area has always had a rich surf shop tradition, and it’s important to celebrate that,” says Eric Diamond, president of the Dana Point Surf Club, the event’s organizer. “Surf shops are way more than a place to get wax or a new leash; they’re the cornerstones of our surf community.”

smile.“It’s funny the way the ball bounces.”

Metz spent much of the ’60s living in Hawaii running the Hobie shop in Honolulu. He also launched Surfline Hawaii with Dave Rochlen, as well as opened other Hobie shops on both the West and East Coasts. And as mentioned, he also founded SHACC, along with Spencer Croul.

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

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GROM OF THE WEEK

SAWYER LINDBLAD

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

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ig ups to San Clemente’s Sawyer Lindblad, who finished runner-up at Jack’s Surfboards Pro in Huntington Beach last weekend.

Edged out by Oceanside’s Caitlin Simmers, it was another solid result for Lindblad. Both surfers are only 15 years old and represent an extremely talented new generation of young women coming up through the ranks.

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Sawyer Lindblad. Photo: Courtesy of WSL

For the effort, Lindblad has now qualified for the WSL Challenger Series this fall. Consisting of four events in California, Europe and Hawaii, she could potentially earn herself a spot on the

2022 Championship Tour if she can string together some solid results.

“When I got the word I was in the Challenger Series, I was so happy,” Lindblad told the WSL. “It was such a fun event, and I wanted to get another win, but I’m just excited to be back in the QS jersey and make another Final. I can’t wait to see what happens next and looking forward to it all.”

The first stop of the Challenger Series will be the U.S. Open in Huntington Beach this September.

Other local standouts at the Jack’s Surfboards Pro included Cole Houshmand, who finished in third, as well as Bella Kenworthy, who finished in fifth. DP Page 26

Water Temperature: 66-68 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 6-10 Outlook: The southerly swell blend holds steady for Friday and most of the weekend, maintaining waist to shoulder high surf, (3-4’+) through Sunday morning. Southerly winds prevail for the remainder of the week, light+ in the mornings, light+ to moderate for the afternoons.

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