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Return of the Turkey Day Tradition

Dana Point Turkey Trot Resumes In-Person Race This Thanksgiving G E T T I N G O U T / PAG E 10

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Participants in the 2019 Dana Point Turkey Trot donned costumes for the Thanksgiving race. Photo: Lillian Boyd

Logo for 2022 Festival of Whales Announced

City of Dana Point Seeks Public Input on Redistricting

Backlash Continues Against Student Vaccine Requirement

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Logo for 2022 Festival of Whales Announced

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

The 2022 Festival Foundation Board named San Clemente resident Matt Rinehart as the logo artist for the 51st annual Festival of Whales, which will take place in Dana Point this coming March.

The board chose this year’s designer from among its favorites of past entries.

Rinehart was runner-up in the 2021 Festival of Whales logo design contest.

“Matt’s logo was a favorite that lived on in our minds over the past year, and we couldn’t be happier to announce his design will be the official logo for the 51st annual Dana Point Festival of Whales,” Event Coordinator Andrea Swayne wrote in an email.

Rinehart explained to Dana Point Times that he’s lived by the ocean his entire life and had the desire to do something for his community, which, in turn, inspired his decision to submit the logo design for the yearly South Orange County festival.

“I always admired the event art from local artists in San Clemente and Dana Point and knew one day I would like to make something as well,” Rinehart wrote in an email Since graduating from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in graphic design, Rinehart, a graphic designer at Starfish Signs and Graphics in San Clemente, hoped to produce a design worthy of an event.

“I am super excited to have finally made that a reality,” Rinehart wrote.

Rinehart digitally drew the logo

design using Procreate on his iPad and finalized it in Adobe Illustrator.

“Before I start to draw anything, I like to write down a list of possible images to include in the logo,” Rinehart wrote. “This helps me start searching for reference images and planning the placements of each design element in the sketching phase.”

Rinehart began by sketching the whale and the “Festival of Whales” lettering. He used a cool-to-warm color gradient to represent the ocean floor and transition into the sky at sunset.

With the color gradient in mind, Rinehart said he composed “the oceanic scenery towards the bottom of the logo” and placed “sky elements such as the birds and sun toward the top of the design.”

“Once I figured out how I wanted those two elements to fit together, everything else was designed to support and not overpower them,” he said in the email. “When all the desired images were visually balanced, I felt the design was complete.”

Rinehart said he is excited to attend the Festival of Whales for the first time.

“I have been whale watching in Dana Point several times in my life, but I have never experienced the annual Festival of Whales,” Rinehart wrote in the email.

“This upcoming Festival will be my first time attending, and I look forward to participating this year.”

The 51st annual Festival of Whales is scheduled for March 4-6, 2022.

The 2022 Festival Foundation Board named San Clemente resident Matt Rinehart as the 51st annual Festival of Whales logo artist. Art: Courtesy of Matt Rinehart/Festival of Whales

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Son Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail for Stabbing San Clemente Neighbor

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO

Adam Abdul-Jabbar pleaded guilty on Nov. 9 and was sentenced to six months in jail for stabbing his neighbor in San Clemente during an argument over trash bins, according to news reports.

Abdul-Jabbar, the 29-year-old son of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is slated to report to jail on Jan. 7, and was also placed on two years of formal probation, City News Service reported.

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Abdul-Jabbar was charged in August 2020 with three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one felony count of carrying a dirk or dagger, and three enhancements of inflicting great bodily injury.

According to the news service, Abdul-Jabbar pleaded guilty to all counts and agreed to the sentencing enhancements.

The sentencing comes more than a

year since his arrest on June 9, 2020, when the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a stabbing on the 300 block of Calle Guaymus in San Clemente.

Abdul-Jabbar and the victim, a man who was 60 years old at the time, share a driveaway in the San Clemente neighborhood. The victim had confronted Abdul-Jabbar, then 28, about not taking in trash cans for Abdul-Jabbar’s elderly

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roommate, San Clemente Times previously reported.

According to the Orange County District Attorney’s office, the argument escalated when Abdul-Jabbar stabbed the victim multiple times with a large hunting knife. After sustaining a fractured skull, the victim, the DA explained, was driven by his wife to the hospital, where he collapsed in front of the emergency room.

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Backlash Continues Against Student Vaccine Requirement in South Orange County

BY COLLIN BREAUX AND BREEANA GREENBERG

Hundreds of shoes were set out in front of the Capistrano Unified School District offices on Sunday, Nov. 14—an unusual sight for an unusual time.

Parents and families placed the shoes there to symbolize their opposition to a coming vaccine mandate for California students, in which they’ll be required to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus to attend classes in person.

Parents of district students opposed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate have been particularly vocal, often showing up at Board of Trustees meetings to denounce the pending requirement.

The shoes were accompanied by anti-mandate notes that had slogans including “Our children, our choice” and “No shots.” One of the parents who placed shoes at the CUSD headquarters was Amber Smith, one of the founders of Moms on the Ground—a group that recently formed in opposition to the mandate and organizes events through social media.

Smith, a San Clemente resident, said that more than 600 pairs of shoes had been set down over the weekend.

“I went there myself to put two pairs out for my kids,” Smith said. “It’s showing the district, ‘Listen, these are the parents that are going to pull their kids out if the mandate goes through.’”

She said she is opposed to the mandate because the COVID-19 vaccine hasn’t had any long-term studies on its effects. Smith said she is not anti-vaccine, and her children have received other required vaccinations that have been around longer.

“I’m not going to tell somebody, don’t get the vaccine,” Smith said when asked her response to people who say the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and helps prevent the spread of the pandemic.

“Some of my family members have been vaccinated. It is my personal choice that me and my family are not vaccinated.”

Smith, who acknowledged she is a not a doctor, said a COVID-19 vaccine should not be mandated for children to get a public education.

Asked if she planned to pull her children from the district if the mandate goes through, Smith said she already pulled her younger daughter out for homeschooling and would also pull her older daughter—who is a senior in high Dana Point Times November 19-25, 2021

Hundreds of shoes were placed in front of the Capistrano Unified School District headquarters on Sunday, Nov. 14, to symbolize families who plan to take students out of school if a COVID-19 vaccine mandate goes into effect for California students. Photo: Courtesy of Tania Alward

school—if the requirement was implemented before graduation.

The CUSD Board of Trustees recently approved sending a letter to state officials requesting a change in the vaccine requirement, though district officials and staff have repeatedly emphasized they must follow state health guidelines.

“However, most parents were/are not satisfied with this sole step of action from the CUSD school board thus far,” Tania Alward, a South Orange County parent and teacher who’s resided in San Clemente for 34 years, said in an email.

“The large group of parents in attendance that night wanted the CUSD school board to make a public decision for Capistrano Unified School District to not comply with the mandate,” she continued. “Therefore, like-minded parents are working together to schedule sit-outs/ events to peacefully oppose Newsom’s mandate and encourage the Board of Trustees of CUSD to take a stronger stance against the mandate.”

The shoe placement coincided with one such planned school walkout on

Monday, Nov. 15, to further express opposition to the vaccine mandate. A similar walkout previously happened Oct. 18— when the district saw a 233% increase in absences compared to the week before.

The financial impact to CUSD from the Oct. 18 walkout is estimated at $500,000, according to the district.

“We are funded based on enrollment,” CUSD spokesperson Ryan Burris said. “If enrollment declines, so does our funding.”

The walkouts come as CUSD faces a continuing decline in enrollment.

“We are a declining enrollment district, so we do expect some decline,” Burris said. “However, this school year and the last, we have experienced a decline that is higher than planned.”

During the Oct. 18 walkout, San Clemente’s schools saw the largest increase in absences, with absences up 528% compared to the week before on Oct. 11.

San Clemente’s schools have the largest number of students, with a combined enrollment of 8,907.

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crease in absences from the prior week, and San Juan Capistrano schools saw a 233% increase.

Forty-four percent of students enrolled at Palisades Elementary School in Dana Point were absent on Oct. 18, compared to 8.5% on Oct. 11.

Twenty-three percent of students at Dana Hills High school were absent on the day of the protest, compared to 7% a week prior.

Sixty-four percent of students enrolled at Truman Benedict Elementary School in San Clemente were absent on Oct. 18, compared to 10% on Oct. 11.

Thirty-nine percent of students enrolled at San Clemente High School were absent on the day of the protest, compared to the 7% absent a week prior.

Twenty-seven percent of students at San Juan Elementary School were absent on Oct. 18, compared to 8% on Oct. 11.

Eighteen percent of students at San Juan Hills High School were absent on the day of the protest, compared to 5% a week prior. danapointtimes.com

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Local Coalition Lands Council Support to Consider Undergrounding

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

The Poles and Lines Coalition took its first big step toward undergrounding Dana Point’s overhead utilities. At its Nov. 16 meeting, Dana Point City Council voted, 5-0, to authorize a consultant services agreement to create a map of the existing overhead utilities and develop an estimated cost to underground all overhead utilities citywide.

“This is the first step we need to understand the scale and . . . it’s going to take leadership,” Mayor Jamey Federico said. “We’re going to have to figure out a long-term plan. None of it gets done without this study first. So, I’m happy to support this.”

The Poles and Lines (P.A.L.) Coalition announced the formation of a community-action, grassroots organization birthed out of a discussion on the Nextdoor app in September 2020.

Marilyn and Len Gardner held the first P.A.L. meeting in December 2020. P.A.L. now has about 300 members, Marilyn Gardner said.

“I think one of the things that maybe helped was my recognition that what our role in getting this started is, we’re not trying to figure out the details of how to dig up a pole or a line or move them or how much it’s going to cost or any of those things,” Marilyn Gardner said. “We needed to get it to be a priority to the city to see, and in that we were a communication project, not a utility project, not undergrounding project, not any of those things.”

Mayor Pro Tem Joe Muller commented that the cost of the project and funding sources needed to be identified.

“We are looking closely at the infrastructure bill that was just passed,” Dana Point City Manager Mike Killebrew said.

“At first blush, it doesn’t look like there’s money available for our types of lines; they’re more large transmission projects.

But we are already engaging Congressman Levin’s office in particular; we’re going to see how the current trillion-dollar one they just passed, how they decide on how they’re going to allocate out the money. We’re going to keep an eye on that and go after what we can find, but also continuing pushing for additional funding.”

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Members of a community group called the Poles and Lines Coalition (PAL) spoke in support of undergrounding Dana Point’s utilities. Photo: Courtesy of Pexels

lines being placed underground.

Muller added that the connection fee to a homeowner can be costly. He asked if Utility Undergrounding Assessment Engineer Jeff Cooper, who will be conducting the survey, could help the council find ways to support residents who may not be able to afford connection fees.

“I’ll do everything I can to help,” Cooper said. “I accept the challenge.”

“The time is right for us to invest in safer utilities,” Marilyn Gardner said. “On one hand, we have global warming and the constant threat of more deadly fires in California. Utility companies have been held accountable for many of these fires, and they’ve been made to pay. On the other hand, Dana Point has an action group of concerned citizens, the P.A.L. Coalition, about 300 strong, who’ve come

together over the past year with a common goal to make our community safer and much more aesthetically pleasing.”

“The city, in its Lookout Magazine, says that Dana Point is ‘setting the standard for an exceptional livable city in a vibrant world-class place,’” Len Gardner said. “But the overhead power lines tell a different story. They say ‘third-world,’ not ‘world class.’”

Capistrano Beach resident Toni Nelson’s home utilities are all underground, but she is still a member of P.A.L. to support the effort to underground utilities citywide.

“This study will not only help to identify the extent of the issue, but help homeowners work together to realize the economies of scale inherent in bigger projects,” Nelson said. “It will also help Page 6

the city schedule and prioritize road work, resurfacing, other utilities and even fiber optics to ensure that we dig once for maximum efficiency.”

Councilmember Mike Frost, during council reports, commented that P.A.L. members “really spent a lot of time learning, educating themselves so that when they came up here, they could have a good discussion.”

“I know we get it quite a bit, where folks come up and sort of ask something without a lot of background,” Frost said. “I think you guys as a community group did fantastic; you took the time, you learned, and you didn’t just walk up here and say, ‘City, figure it out.’ Because when folks do that, it makes it awfully tough on us to act or to go in a direction, and it took the time and a 5-0 vote shows that you did it.” danapointtimes.com

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The City of Dana Point Seeks Public Input on Redistricting

“I believe Councilmember (Richard) Viczorek and I are the only two that were still on the council when the districting went into place, and I’m going say what I did back then, I don’t see myself as a district guy; I see myself as a Dana Point representative,” Mayor Pro Tem Joe Muller said.

Federico noted that the council received written comments varying from, “everything is great the way it is, to I’d like to see the 92624 zip code put together as a voting district, and I’d like to see an elected mayor and four councilmembers.”

City Attorney Patrick Muñoz added that the city is not protected from a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit if it were to adopt a four district and at-large mayor rather than the five, by-district election process.

Dana Point resident Robbie Robinson commented that her street was split into two districts. She lives on the east side of Copper Lantern and is in Federico’s district and noted that her neighbors on the other side of the street are in Councilmember Michael Villar’s district. She wanted her street to be together with the rest of Lantern Village in District 4.

When splitting Dana Point into

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Dana Point’s district map will likely stay the same in 2022; however, the city is still looking for public input on the redistricting process.

The current map, drawn in 2018, meets all legal requirements and the population balances.

“I’m really happy that these maps turned out the way that they did and that we didn’t have to start looking at neighborhoods of interest again and dividing people up,” Mayor Jamey Federico said. “I mean, that’s one of the toughest things we did four years ago was figuring out how do we draw these lines, because lines, let’s face it, they divide. And that’s not what we’re about.”

Following the 2020 decennial census, the city council is required to adopt new council districts. In total, the city is required to hold four public hearings on the matter—the Nov. 16 hearing was the third one. The first two hearings oc-

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curred prior to draft maps. Subsequently, two public hearings must occur after draft or proposed maps for redistricting are prepared.

The Orange County Board of Supervisors is also looking at new redistricting maps. The board selected four variations on a map during its Nov. 16 meeting and plan to formally vote to adopt one of the maps during a special meeting on Nov. 22. The four maps were scheduled to be posted on Nov. 19.

On May 15, 2018, Dana Point adopted a by-district election process rather than continue holding at-large elections. The city choice to adopt the by-district election process was to protect itself from California Voting Rights Act lawsuits.

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districts in 2018, Muñoz said the city wanted to keep neighborhoods together as best they could.

Being in the same district as neighbors across the street might be more of a nicety, Federico said, adding that residents on a district boundary line have two councilmembers who care about their street.

“None of us wanted to go to district, as you heard in the presentation,” Viczorek said.“We’re in districts, because we were forced into that. I want to respond to some of the comments that you live on one street but you’ve got two councilmembers; no matter where you live in Dana Point, you’ve got five councilmembers.”

“This has always been a very tight community,” Federico said. “We all take care of each other. And I don’t even like saying District 1 and District 2 or 3; we’re Dana Point. And we’re going to take care of each other no matter what district we happen to represent and where we have to live, because we’re all in the same city.”

The final public hearing will be held on Feb. 15, 2022. Residents can submit comments on the redistricting map at danapoint.org. The city has until Apr. 17 to complete the redistricting process.

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Dana Point Planning Commission 6 p.m. The Dana Point Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting. Dana Point Council Chambers, 33282 Golden Lantern Street, Suite 210, Dana Point. danapoint.org.

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Owners Bring New Approach to Working Out, Staying Fit Mazl and Arthur Ohayon closed escrow on their new business on March 19, 2020.

About 30 minutes later, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the state’s stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the new, first-time business owners, their entrepreneurial dreams came to a sudden and shocking halt.

“We didn’t even get a chance to meet all of our employees,” said Mazl.“We literally had just signed the paperwork to close on the business, and then the state shut down and our employees were sent home.”

Mazl and husband Arthur are decorated endurance athletes and fitness trainers who were both working in the corporate world before taking the entrepreneurial plunge. The couple, both originally from Orange County, had purchased SoCal Boot Camp with its locations in San Clemente and Dana Point.

“We were looking to start our own business, and we knew owning a gym was the route we wanted to take,” said Mazl.

“We came across SoCal Boot Camp and thought it was the perfect opportunity.”

Mazl, with her background in operations and finance, had researched the area and was drawn to the demographic profile of the two communities. Arthur, who has a marketing background, recognized the opportunity to rebrand the business to draw a larger clientele.

The two used the pandemic-forced downtime to implement a complete rebrand and repositioning, renaming the business Elevate Fitness and expanding its offerings from the Boot Camp cardio-based training concept to also include yoga, weight training, nutritional programs, personal training and a diversified heart rate-based program.

“We want to be known as the premier Orange County studio, which allows us to expand and provide more services,” said Mazl, who is originally from Huntington Beach, as is Arthur. “With the rebrand, we completely changed the program and refocused everything.”

In October, Elevate Fitness closed its Dana Point location so that the couple could focus on the San Clemente facility, which is twice as large, offering two floors of activities in 6,500 square feet. The San Clemente studio also offers expanded yoga classes and on-location masseuses.

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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.

or grants, we are happy to announce that we were still able to provide $1,250 each” to the two local programs, the Ocean Fest said in a press release.

Ocean Fest is looking to make a return to San Clemente’s waters on July 16-17, 2022.

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of ocean-based programs in San Clemente and Dana Point that are meant to promote youth education and learning for local teens.

Ocean Fest presented the checks to the City of San Clemente’s Marine Safety Division for junior lifeguard scholarships, as well as the Ocean Institute in Dana Point for its Adopt-A-Class program, which benefits San Clemente High’s Marine Ecology and Science field trips.

Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the local nonprofit that puts on the large ocean-based competition on San Clemente’s shores every summer has been unable to organize the yearly event for the past two years.

As a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization, Ocean Fest hasn’t been eligible for any of the grants made available to other nonprofit organizations during the pandemic. To raise funds, Ocean Fest has continued to sell its collector T-shirts, in turn helping the nonprofit give money back to the community.

“Despite not being eligible to apply for the plethora of pandemic-related loans

of fitness and training studios.

“Once a month, we’ve been doing a group hike or find a restaurant to bring members together,” she said. “By adding the new programs, we’ve been able to appeal to a much broader demographic and age profile for our gyms.”

Ultimately, the couple hopes to use the new gym to perfect their vision and then expand into other markets. But first things first: getting Elevate Fitness in San Clemente humming and back to full speed.

“We’re really excited about being in San Clemente,” said Mazl. “It is a great community, and we’re so happy to finally be returning to normal.”

Elevate Fitness is located at 1030 Calle Sombra, Suite B, in San Clemente. For more information, go to elevate-fit.com or call 949.218.2267.

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Holiday Program Returns to Mission San Juan Capistrano An annual holiday tradition is returning to a famous South Orange County historical site at the end of the year.

Capistrano Lights, which features seasonal decorations and other fun activities, will be showcased at Mission San Juan Capistrano on select dates in December starting on Dec. 4. The events will start at 4 p.m. on the select dates and run through Dec. 30.

“As Orange County’s very first Christmas was most likely celebrated here, we take great pride in delivering a meaningful tradition for those looking to experience the religious, spiritual and emotional value of the season with loved ones,” Mission San Juan Capistrano Executive Director Mechelle Lawrence Adams said in a prepared statement.

Tickets can be purchased at capistranolights.com. Planned festivities will include holiday carolers, a nightly tree lighting, photo opportunities with Santa, and children’s craft activities.

The Serra Chapel will also be open during evening hours, and prayer candles will be available to remember loved ones. danapointtimes.com

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WHAT WORLD CLASS MEANS IN DANA POINT

Plaza and walk over and spend a few minutes in that beautiful little neighborhood treasure.

This summer, the City and its Arts & Culture Commission invited artists to participate in the second phase of its Utility Box Public Art Program to beautify 13 utility boxes. This program contributes to Dana Point’s cultural DANA POINT diversity, historic MAYOR heritage and attractiveJAMEY FEDERICO ness by bringing art to unexpected places. The artists’ creativity, on display throughout the city, showcases everything from Monarch butterflies to colorful sea creatures, sailboats and surfers.

Hopefully, you noticed that the Elephant Parade is back this year. The California Dreaming Elephant Parade features 25 beautifully painted elephant sculptures that can be found “strolling” through the Lantern District, Town Center, Capistrano Beach, Waterman’s Plaza and the Dana Point Harbor. In addition to being a ton of fun to find and photograph, the installation, funded by Gallery Dana Bay and the San Clemente Elephant Cooperation Foundation, raises awareness for the conservation of elephants and for the health of our planet.

Earlier this year, the Doheny Village Public Art Program kicked off a request for proposals to create and install a large-scale mural at the corner of Doheny Park Road and Las Vegas Boulevard. This project will provide a vibrant outdoor art experience for residents and

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ith all the publicity surrounding the big events and development around Dana Point—from high-profile music festivals to the Harbor and Town Center—it can be easy to miss the small things that make Dana Point such a special place to live.

In Dana Point, world class means something more. It’s also how we take care of our neighborhoods and parks, honor history and celebrate art. In our city, it’s the details that define a world-class community.

For example, the City is working with the Dana Point Historical Society to restore two historical streetlight lantern posts. The last Dana Point lantern post was removed from its original location at Violet Lantern and La Plaza Avenue earlier this year. That post and another were restored and will be reinstalled in Lantern Village Community Park in the next few months. Once installed, they’ll add an important touch of history to a really cool pocket park. If you haven’t visited Lantern Village Park, I encourage you to grab a coffee in La

visitors, as well as honor the neighborhood’s past and future.

While we are working diligently to celebrate art across the city, we also want our residents to have a world-class experience in our parks and public spaces.

As part of the Doheny Village Plan, the Doheny Village Connectivity Project proposed new and improved pedestrian and bicycle amenities with sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, landscape medians, lighting, and a new signal layout at the intersection of Doheny Park Road and Pacific Coast Highway.

This project is in the design process and is expected to begin construction in 2023. The frontage road at Doheny Park Road and Camino Capistrano in front of Beachwood Village Mobile Home Park is also being evaluated for potential landscaping improvements.

City staff is enhancing resident and visitor experiences at its parks and sports fields.

New pickleball courts are now located at Dana Crest and Creekside parks, renovations are almost complete at Lantern Bay Park’s restrooms, and dugouts at the Del Obispo ballfields have been renovated with new entry gates and corrugated metal roofs for the pony baseball field. A full refurbishment of Shipwreck Park is also underway.

Whether your day includes a family picnic, youth sporting event, casual stroll down Del Prado, or bike ride through Doheny Village, there is no doubt that every effort is being made to honor our unique heritage and culture while making everyone’s Dana Point experience world-class.

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Letters to The Editor

THE 2021 ELEPHANT PARADE IN DANA POINT CECILE AND TOM WREN, Dana Point The Elephant Parade in Dana Point is magnificent! The beauty of the artist’s work portrays the symbolism that each elephant represents, and the purpose of the Elephant Parade demonstrates the importance of working together to support and contribute to a common cause.

As a result, the Elephant Parade provides a learning experience for all.

The Asian elephant is an endangered species. Their habitat and population have been dramatically reduced, and there is concern that the Asian elephant may become extinct. By hosting the 2021 Elephant Parade, Dana Point is supporting the efforts being made to raise the awareness about this important issue.

Dana Point is a community with a strong sense of character, and this cause had demonstrated a new dimension with respect to who we are and what we stand for.

Dana Point is known for their com-

LEAF BLOWERS RACHEL BREZINSKI, Dana Point In response to the Dana Point City Council, which refused a proposed leaf blower ban, I offer the following: A 2011 study by Washington University showed that a leaf blower emits almost 300 times the amount of air pollutants as a pickup truck. These pollutants include carbon dioxide and nitrous oxides (which cause smog and acid rain.) This figure doesn’t even include the dust and noise pollution. And all this due to a machine that could easily be replaced by a simple rake. No one needs to go out of business if leaf blowers were prohibited, as they are in many other cities. It is time for the Dana Point City Council to show that they really care about the environment, which affects all of us.

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mitment to the arts and environmental causes. As a result, we believe we need to explore all possibilities that will enable Dana Point to permanently incorporate the Elephant Parade and its symbolism into our culture. We are in the process of revitalizing both Dana Point Harbor and Del Prado. This provides us with the perfect opportunity to create and design a Master Plan for implementation. By doing so, we will beautify the environment, provide learning experiences for all, and make a difference globally by focusing on the health of our planet.

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to write “Santa” a letter, please make sure you print your name and address on the letter clearly, so Santa can return a special letter to you. Deadline to submit your letter is Dec. 13. Mail your letter to: Letters to Santa c/o City of Dana Point Recreation, 34052 Del Obispo St., Dana Point, CA 92629.

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DANA WHARF SUNSET WINE CRUISE 5:30 -7 p.m. Experience a 90-minute evening cruise aboard a luxury catamaran. Ages 21 and up. The cruise features a wine host who will explain all of the wines you will be sampling from The Organic Cellar, which promotes organically grown and pesticide-free wines, as well as a sample platter of cheese, crackers, dried fruits, and nuts that complements the wines. Dana Point Harbor, 34571 Golden Lantern, Dana Point.

949.661.5000. danapointharbor.com.

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FRIDAY | 19 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.

949.366.8599. admin@sanoparks.org. sanoparks.org.

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

SATURDAY | 20 SURFING SANTA & STAND-UP PADDLEBOARD CONTEST 8 a.m. The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel celebrates the holiday season with the return of the 10th annual Surfing Santa and Stand-Up Paddleboard Contest to benefit Surfers Healing, the original Dana Point Times November 19-25, 2021

Runners participate in the annual race tradition in Dana Point on Thanksgiving, November 22, 2018. Photo: Lillian Boyd

THURSDAY | 25 TURKEY TROT 7 a.m. Run the race before you stuff your face at the 44th annual Dana Point Turkey Trot. This Thanksgiving Day, run or walk a 5K, 10K, combo 15K or kids’ 1-mile Gobble Wobble in the Dana Point Harbor. 25001 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. turkey@danapointchamber.com.

OverVue Lounge every Friday and Saturday night. Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa, 25135 Park Lantern, Dana Point.

949.661.5000. lagunacliffs.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE COACH HOUSE 7 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Blues Guitarist Coco Montoya will perform.

Tickets are $25. Doors open at 5 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

surf camp for children with autism.

During the two-day event, contestants dress as Santa or other holiday-inspired characters and battle it out in the waves at Salt Creek Beach. Salt Creek Beach, 1 Ritz-Carlton Drive, Dana Point.

949.240.5088. surfingsantacontest.org.

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LIVE MUSIC AT OVERVUE 8 -11 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. A rotating lineup of musicians performs at

LETTERS TO SANTA HO, HO, HO! “Santa” and his elves at the North Pole are eagerly awaiting your letters so he can write back to you. If you would like

LIVE MUSIC AT THE POINT 7 -10 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue.

Alternative Rock band Black Orchid will perform. The Point Restaurant and Bar, 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point.

949.464.5700. thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

AT THE MOVIES

films. Loosely based on the filmmaker’s own childhood in the real city of Belfast, Northern Ireland, we are taken back to a moment in history that still deserves some exposure.

In late 1969, tensions are high in the modest family communities of Belfast, as it’s now reached the point where the neighborhood residents have to hide and lock up when Catholic and Protestant gangs take to the streets to riot and attack one another.

On one corner is where 8-year-old Buddy (Jude Hill), older brother Will (Lewis McAskie) and their parents—referred to simply as “Ma” (Caitríona Balfe) and “Pa” (Jamie Dornan)—reside. Pa is away a lot on weekdays for work, and he thinks it might be time to move everyone away from the violence. Ma is reluctant, as she’s lived in the same town her whole life, while Buddy also disagrees with leaving his school friends and local relatives.

I’ve read that a few people complain that the aesthetics of Branagh’s use of black and white, plus shades of color a handful of times throughout Belfast, are a bit dull and uninspired. I really didn’t mind the visuals myself, though, as I think it seemed to fit how simple and quaint the atmosphere is in Buddy’s hometown.

Branagh makes a decent attempt to not take sides or come across biased between the two Christian groups, and portrays both sets of gangs as violent and prejudiced against each other. Hill’s lead debut is filled with many wide-eyed reactions of shock or awe and not much else. But fortunately, he also manages to not fall into the trope of “obnoxious kid on screen.”

Belfast is a fresh and interesting take on the Troubles conflict in Northern Ireland, and it also doubles as a whimsical family drama. DP

‘Belfast’ Takes International Audiences Back in History

BY MEGAN BIANCO

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hen I saw the first trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s latest historical drama, Belfast, I instantly thought that it looked like “Roma (2018) for White people.”

Fortunately, outside of the time period, black-and-white cinematography and an effective riot sequence, there actually isn’t much in common between the two

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THANKSGIVING DAY

NOVEMBER 25, 2021 With a race route located in the beautiful Dana Point Harbor, it’s no wonder that thousands flock to Dana Point for this Thanksgiving tradition, brought to you by the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce. The Dana Point Turkey Trot will celebrate its 44th year, offering several races for all age ranges and skill levels.

DANA POINT HARBOR This flat, scenic race winds through Dana Point Harbor in proximity to Doheny State Beach and California’s famed Pacific Coast Highway. The event features a 10K, 5K and a Kids’ Gobble Wobble. The two 5K races are open to all ages and skill levels, with the first 5K race beginning at 8:30 a.m. and the second one beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Be sure to check out this year’s Health & Wellness Expo, which features local and national vendors offering products and services centered on enhancing your well-being and overall life.

Expo hours on Wednesday, Nov.

24 are noon to 7 p.m. On Thanksgiving Day, the expo will go from 6-11 a.m. The costume contest will be held at 9:10 a.m. Look out for the Turkey Trot mascot Drumstick, who is always up for a selfie or group photo.

Race-day registration opens at 6 a.m. with the first race—the 10K race—kicking off at 7 a.m.

Visit turkeytrot.com for additional information on registration, race packet pick-up and more.

Online registration will remain available through race day, but price increases take effect on Nov. 22. Register online to skip the lines.

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Schedule of Events Thanksgiving Eve • Wednesday, Nov. 24 Pick up your race packets at the expo until 7 p.m.

Noon–7 p.m.

Health & Wellness Expo

Thanksgiving Day • Thursday, Nov. 25 6 a.m.

6 a.m.–11 a.m.

7 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

9:10 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

10:15 a.m.

Registration Opens Health & Wellness Expo 10K Start 5K Start (Race No. 1) Costume Contest 5K Start (Race No. 2) Kids’ Gobble Wobble Start (1 mile)

**Plan to arrive 60 to 90 minutes before race start time**

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ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

Johnny

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This good-looking guy is Johnny, a 5-year-old Husky mix who is ready for his new home. Johnny is a well-mannered dog who enjoys brisk walks and playing fetch in the yard. He has the makings of a great family dog, but would prefer to be the only pet in the home.

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

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

Lightning Fit Instructors Chris Arangua and Connor Covington. Photo: Lillian Boyd

LIGHTNING FIT IS GROWING LIGHTNING FAST

BY BREEANA GREENBERG, DANA POINT TIMES

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ightning Fit at the Piazza Wellness Center has expanded. The fitness studio, founded in 2017, uses Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) technology to target and stimulate muscle groups for a more effective workout.

“We’re able to contract your muscle fibers like they’ve never been contracted before,” instructor Chris Arangua said.

Not only has the studio expanded to a larger room, but the technology received an upgrade as well. Previously, the suits were plugged into giant machines, tethered by two cables. Now, the suits use wireless technology, so everything is Bluetooth-controlled by trainers using tablets.

“The suits and machines themselves feel a lot better and are more effective,” Arangua said. “There’s more electrode pads, so it hits a broader group of your major muscle fibers. So, a lot of changes have been coming along, which is very exciting.”

Clients wear an electrode suit with a battery pack attached at the hip. The electrodes in the suit physically contract clients’ muscle fibers as they work out. Instructors Arangua and Connor Covington control the intensity of the stimulation from a tablet. The 25-minute sessions typically consist of a 2-minute warmup, a 20-minute workout, and a 2-minute cooldown. Most clients come in for a workout twice a week.

The sessions “spike your metabolism, and not just for the actual workout itself,”

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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 LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

Covington said. “For the next day or two after, your metabolism is spiked, and you’re constantly burning an accelerated amount or increased amount of calories.”

A client’s first session at Lightning Fit will be shorter than the normal 25-minute workout. The session begins with a consultation on the client’s fitness goals and health history.

“There is a potential that you may be sore from the workout even though it is a short workout, because it is the first time you worked out 95% of your muscle fibers,” Arangua said.“From a normal workout, maybe you can work 65% of your muscle fibers. So, that’s why we’re able to give you a very short, effective workout within 20 minutes, and have an equivalent to a 3-hour gym session.”

EMS can be particularly helpful for anyone healing from an injury. Since the electrodes can contract 95% of a client’s muscle fibers, they don’t have to use heavy weights to get an intense workout. With the use of the electrodes, “We could just sit down and stand up with no weight at all, just your regular body weight, and it feels like you’re squatting 200 pounds,” Arangua said. “So, you’re not putting added pressure on your joints or anything like that.”

“Whether you’re looking for a more cardio-based workout, a high-intensity type workout, improve some flexibility, strength and balancing, or if you want to grow bigger, get those muscles, weight gain and muscle gain, and all that stuff, or if you

See the solution in next week’s issue.

Photo: California State University Fullerton

FROM THE ARCHIVES This photograph shows young

surfers reading at Doheny State Beach between catching waves, sometime between 1957 and 1958.

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

want to trim your weight,” Arangua said.

“There’s so many different applications and settings we can do on our end to give you the workout that you want.” DP

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Veterans Honored at Aegis Living Dana Point

BY BREEANA GREENBERG, DANA POINT TIMES

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eterans living at Aegis Living Dana Point celebrated their years in military service with an intimate reception and live entertainment.

The five veterans in attendance each received a framed thank you poem and a flag pin. Eric Medor, the general manager at Aegis Living, said that a Veterans Day event is held every year and that staff tries to vary the festivities.

“It depends on the resident mix at the time, and we try and keep it fresh, because Joe’s lived here for a long time; we don’t want to do the same thing every Veterans Day, because otherwise it just won’t be special,” Medor said.

Joe Bush, an Air Force veteran, has lived at Aegis since 2019. Bush reminisced about his time flying for the Air Force as a sergeant as they transitioned from P-51 Mustang fighter planes to F-86 jet fighters. He also enjoyed playing on the Air Force baseball team during his service.

One of his favorite bases where he

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was stationed was the Hamilton Air Force Base in San Pablo Bay in Novato, CA, though Bush also was particularly fond of his time stationed in England in 1950. Bush met his wife, Jill Bush, while in England, when she lived just 25 miles south of the base. The couple spent the next 66 years together until Jill’s passing in 2019.

The intimate reception was followed by live entertainment in the courtyard.

Ryan Christopher, “The Millennial Crooner,” kicked off the event with a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s “You Make Me Feel So Young.” The assisted living community often marks the occasion with a live musical performance.

“Our residents have lived such a full life, and we owe such a debt of gratitude to everything that they did,” Medor said.

“It doesn’t matter what we do on Christmas, it doesn’t matter what we do on Thanksgiving; what matters is what are we doing on a random Tuesday, when nobody’s watching, and that is true, but that being said, it’s really important to make the holidays extra special.” DP

Aegis Living Dana Point pays tribute to five veteran residents with a toast to their military service. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

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Road to Fresno Dana Hills cross country teams qualify for CIF-SS Finals, eye state berths

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

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he Dana Hills boys and girls cross country teams easily made their way to the CIF-SS Division 2 Final with strong performances in the CIF-SS preliminaries on Saturday, Nov. 13, at Mt. San Antonio College.

The Dolphins boys finished second in their Division 2 heat to qualify, and the Dana Hills girls won their Division 2 heat to move on to the CIF-SS Finals.

The CIF-SS Finals will be contested on Saturday, Nov. 20, at Mt. SAC, with the top seven teams in each division qualifying for the CIF State Championships.

The state meet runs at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday, Nov. 27. The Dana Hills boys qualified for the state meet the last time it was run in 2019, finishing second. The Dolphin girls last

The Dana Hills girls cross country team is ranked No. 4 in Division 2 and won the South Coast League championship this season. Photo: Courtesy of Dana Hills High School Athletics

qualified for state in 2017.

The Dana Hills boys were once again paced by senior Jai Dawson, who finished third in his heat with a time of 15:51. The Dolphins didn’t run completely as a pack, but had a quick succession of finishers. Dana Hills had four runners in the top 13, with its fifth scoring runner in 20th. The Dolphins

finished only behind Claremont, which placed four runners in the top eight and its fifth scoring runner in 18th.

After Dawson, junior Jack Jones was the next Dolphin in with a 10th-place finish at 16:22 in the 2.93-mile race.

Seniors Nathan Scheer and Nick Burke finished back-to-back in 12th and 13th, with times of 16:29 and 16:34, respec-

DOLPHIN REPORT

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

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

FOUR COMMIT ON FALL SIGNING DAY Dana Hills had four student-athletes commit to their colleges of choice to continue their athletic and academic careers on Fall Signing Day on Nov. 10.

Baseball players Grant Faris (Washington State) and Jack Moulin (Regis University), tennis player Caroline Allemann (University of Redlands), and softball player Alexa Pfutzenreuter (Westcliff University) each signed their National Letter of Intent.

Faris made 11 appearances as a pitcher in the spring and posted a 3.42 ERA with 39 strikeouts and a .242 opponents’ batting average. Moulin played second base and hit .276 in the spring with five RBI and six runs.

Allemann was a talented doubles player for Dana Hills with strong runs in South Coast League play.

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(L to R) Grant Faris, Jack Moulin, Caroline Alleman and Alexa Pfutzenreuter signed to colleges on national Fall Signing Day on Nov. 10. Photo: Courtesy of Dana Hills High School Athletics

Pfutzenreuter made six pitching appearances in the spring for a 3.50 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 20 innings pitched.

WINTER SPORTS BEGIN PLAY The CIF-SS calendar opened play for winter sports teams on Monday, Nov. 15.

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tively. Freshman Evan Noonan rounded out the scoring group in 20th at 16:44.

The Dana Hills boys, ranked No. 8 in Division 2, have had a strong season highlighted by a second-place team performance at the South Coast League Finals and a fourth-place finish at the Orange County Championships. Dawson has been stellar, with an Orange County title, a win at the prestigious Mt. SAC Invitational—the same site as the CIF-SS preliminaries and finals—and a South Coast League championship.

The Dana Hills girls won their Division 2 heat by placing all five of their scoring runners in the top 24. Junior Allura Markow continued to be the leader for the Dolphins with a fifthplace finish at 18:44. The next Dana Hills runners came in as a pair, with freshman Annie Ivarsson in 16th at 20:06 and sophomore Paige Scheer in 17th at 20:13.

Sophomore Tessa Anderson finished 21st at 20:26, and sophomore Cooper Murphy was the last scoring runner for the Dolphins in 24th at 20:37.

The Dana Hills girls, ranked No. 4 in Division 2, have gotten stronger as the season has progressed. The Dolphins finished third at the Orange County Championships and won the South Coast League championship. Markow won the individual league title in the South Coast League. DP

Boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, girls water polo and wrestling were able to begin competition.

Dana Hills boys basketball opened in tournament play at Santa Ana High School with a huge 62-24 win over Santa Ana Valley on Monday. The Dolphins continued against Santa Ana on Thursday, Nov. 18, but results were not available at press time. Dana Hills plays at Tesoro on Monday, Nov. 22.

Dana Hills girls basketball began with two straight wins in tournament play.

The Dolphins beat Trabuco Hills, 45-42, on Monday and won over El Toro, 58-51, on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Dana Hills continued the tournament against Northwood on Thursday, but results were not available at press time. The Dolphins host Anaheim on Monday, Nov. 22.

Dana Hills boys soccer was scheduled to open against Long Beach Wilson on Monday, Nov. 15, and play Laguna Beach on Friday, Nov. 19.

The Dolphins girls soccer team was scheduled for a scrimmage at Portola on Tuesday, Nov. 16, and plays at Tesoro on Nov. 30.

Dana Hills girls water polo opened with a home win over Mission Viejo, 16-5, on Wednesday, Nov. 17. The Dolphins are next scheduled to play Torrey Pines on Dec. 2. DP danapointtimes.com

PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SEAN THOMAS MACGREGOR Case No. 30-2021-01226467-PR-LA-CJC To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SEAN THOMAS MACGREGOR A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Brian MacGregor in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Brian MacGregor be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Dec. 15, 2021 at 10:30 AM in Dept. No. C08 located at 700 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE W, SANTA ANA CA 92701.

IF YOU PLAN TO APPEAR: (1) You must attend the hearing by video remote using the court’s designated video platform (2) Go to the Court’s website at http://www.occourts.org/media-relations/probate-mental-health.html to appear for probate hearings; and for remote hearing instructions; (3) If you have difficulty connecting to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

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

Attorney for petitioner: STEVEN S LOEB ESQ SBN 85373 ROSEN & LOEB Dana Point Times November 19-25, 2021

mail, with return receipt requested.

Shauna R. Anderson, Esq. Law & Stein, LLP 2601 Main Street, Suite 1200 Irvine, CA 92614 On behalf of Trustee Joshua E. Alford

5743 CORSA AVE STE 110 WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362 CN982207 MACGREGOR Nov 19,26, Dec 3, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 30-2021-01229653-CU-PT-CJC

PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216617947 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NICE DAY REALTY 34041 CALLE LA PRIMAVERA DANA POINT, CA 92629 Full Name of Registrant(s): JEANNETTE BROWN 34041 CALLE LA PRIMAVERA DANA POINT, CA 92629 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A JEANNETTE BROWN/S/JEANNETTE BROWN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 10/13/2021.

Published in: Dana Point Times November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1) Petitioner: Paul Wilkes filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name a. Paul Wilkes Proposed Name a. Paul Richard Downes THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 01/18/2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept. D100 Room: Remote Appearance. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, Superior Court of California, County of Orange, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701 . For remote hearing instructions, go to the Court’s website at www.occourts.org; click on the “COVID-19” button; click on the “Civil” button; click on the “Remote Hearing Instructions” button.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21FL000781 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Jessica Ann Spaulding Thompson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name A. Jessica Ann Spaulding Thompson Proposed Name A. Jessica New Spaulding THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 3/11/2022 Time: 01:30 p.m. Dept.: L67 b. The address of the court is: Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Drive S. Orange, CA 92868, Other: REMOTE (1) If you plan to appear, you must attend the hearing by video remote using the court’s designated video platform; (2) Go to the courts website at: http://www.occourts.org/ media-relations/probate-mental -health.html to appear for probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions; (3) If you have difficulty connecting to your remote hearing, call (657)622-8278 for assistance.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times, Nov 12, 19, 26, Dec 3, 2021.

Date: 11/04/2021, Judge Layne H. Melzer, Judge of the Superior Court PUBLIC NOTICE BSC 220764 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF EARLE WALLACE ALFORD 30-2021-01228417-PR-NC-CJC SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE COUNTY Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named decedent that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court at 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701, and mail or deliver pursuant to Section 1215 of the California Probate Code a copy to JOSHUA E. ALFORD, as trustee of THE 2012 ALFORD FAMILY TRUST – SURVIVOR’S TRUST dated December 19, 2012, wherein the decedent was the settlor, at 2601 Main Street, Ste, 1200, Irvine, CA 92614, within the later of four months after November 12, 2021, or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Section 19103 of the California Probate Code. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times, Nov 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 Date: October 25, 2021, Judge Julie A. Parafox, Judge of the Superior Court

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PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216619015 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SALOON SALON 156 AVE. SERRA, A SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): SASHA LAIZANS 34648 VIA CATALINA CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/01/2014 SASHA LAIZANS/S/SASHA LAIZANS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 10/26/2021.

Published in: Dana Point Times November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 30-2021-01225847 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Jennifer Lynn Palmer filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name A. Jennifer Lynn Palmer Proposed Name A. Jennifer Lynn Moreno Renfroe THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 12/15/2021 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 b. The address of the court is Other: REMOTE HEARING (1) If you plan to appear, you must attend the hearing by video remote using the court’s designated video platform; (2) Go to the courts website at: http://www.occourts.org/media-relations/probate-mental -health.html to appear for probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions; (3) If you have difficulty connecting to your remote hearing, call (657)622-8278 for assistance.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times, Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, 19, 2021 Date: October 13, 2021, Judge Layne H. Melzer, Judge of the Superior Court PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 30-2021-01221633 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1) Petitioner: Sandra Najely Ortiz Moreno filed a petition with danapointtimes.com

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TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name a. Sandra Najely Ortiz Moreno Proposed Name a. Najely Oliva Moreno THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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Date: 11/18/2021 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept. D100 Room: Remote Hearing. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, Superior Court of California, County of Orange, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701 . For remote hearing instructions, go to the Court’s website at www.occourts.org; click on the “COVID-19” button; click on the “Civil” button; click on the “Remote Hearing Instructions” button.

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GARAGE SALE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH 7:00 am - 12:00 pm. 33 Calle Mandarina, San Clemente - ALISAL neighborhood.

Mostly supplies from closed catering business - pots, pans, food storage, cake pedestals, dinnerware, serving pieces etc.

Date: 09/20/2021, Judge Layne H. Melzer, Judge of the Superior Court

• Fictitious Business Notice (FBN/DBA) • Name Changes • Lien Sale • Alcoholic Beverage License • Petitions for Probate • Trustee Sale ...and more

ESTATE SALE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 7:00 a.m. - 4:p.m. 139 Avenida Cota, San Clemente. Furniture, lamps, crystal, collectibles, antiques, dishes, kitchen items, patio furniture, and much more! CASH ONLY.

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WANTED: COIN COLLECTIONS San Clemente coin collector is buying coins and currency.

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In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. § 2714(c)), the P00547 Pipeline, owned and/or operated by the San Pedro Bay Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Beta Operating Company, LLC, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amplify Energy Corporation (collectively “Amplify”) has been identified as the source of a discharge of oil into the Pacific Ocean off the California Coast on or about October 2, 2021. As noted by the Unified Command, as of October 8, 2021, preliminary findings estimate the discharge involved a minimum of 24,696 gallons, or 588 barrels of oil and a maximum of 131,000 gallons, or 3,134 barrels of oil. As noted by the United States Coast Guard, this discharge impacted the California Coastline from Long Beach down to about San Clemente. As the owner/operator of the facility and/or the lessee or permittee of the area in which the facility was located, Amplify may be liable for removal costs and damages and is therefore required to advertise the procedures by which persons who have claims for removal costs and damages may submit their claims.

Removal costs and damages which may be compensated include removal costs performed in accordance with the National Contingency Plan; damage to natural resources; damage to or loss of real or personal property; loss of subsistence use of natural resources; loss of government revenues; loss of profits and earnings capacity; and increased cost of public services. Claims should be in writing, signed by the claimant, for a specified amount; and should include all evidence to support the claim.

Claims presented may include claims for interim short-term damages representing less than the full amount to which the claimant ultimately may be entitled. It should be noted that payment of such a claim shall not preclude recovery for damages not reflected in the paid or settled partial claims. Claims should be mailed to the following address: Name: Chris Moore Company: McClaren’s Inc. Address: 500 W. Colorado St., Unit C PMB 144 Glendale, CA 91204 Office hours are from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PT, Monday through Friday, except holidays. Claimants may call 1-866-985-8366 for information.

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California Scores ‘A’ on Surfrider’s State of the Beach Report The Golden State Continues to Be a National Leader in Coastal Management, Preservation

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

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ast week, the San Clemente-based Surfrider Foundation released its annual State of the Beach Report, and when it comes to leading the charge on matters of coastal management and preservation, California is one of the few states that garnered an “A” from the environmental organization.

“The report is intended to be used as a tool to highlight areas that need the most work and provide potential solutions that can be implemented to protect our coasts and coastal communities for the future,” the report stated.

Before we take a deep dive into what California is doing right, there are some broader statistics in the report showing the uphill battle ahead of us. For starters, what the report terms the “ocean economy” annually contributes $373 billion to the United States economy.

Meanwhile, an overwhelming 67% of the states assessed are doing an adequate to poor job in responding to sea-level rise. And 50% of surveyed U.S. coastlines are either at “high” or “very high” risk of coastal erosion The report looked at four separate

For 100 years, surfers have been enjoying San Onofre, but with coast erosion and sea-level rise at hand, even this timeless surf spot is feeling the impact. Photo: Jake Howard

issues: sediment management, coastal armoring, development, and sea-level rise.

California received a “good” rating for all of them except coastal armoring, which was rated “OK.” “Advancing coastal resilience is a clear priority for California, with the state’s Ocean Protection Council recently approving 15 grant projects prioritizing ‘nature-based’ adaptation efforts,” according to the analysis on California’s coastal armoring strategies—a subject that hits especially close to home, at places such as Beach Road in Capistrano Beach and Cotton’s Point in San Clemente.

“Fortunately, California agencies and local municipalities have increased efforts to fund and implement living shorelines and other natural mechanisms as alternatives to new seawalls, as seen by local projects in areas including San Diego and San Francisco,” the report continued.

Surfrider is recommending that emergency seawalls and “hard stabilization devices” be prohibited in the future, unless absolutely necessary, in which case the permitting process for such a project would be made considerably stricter.

Among other recommendations is a desire to see increased efforts to restore natural sediment flow to the coastline—a proposal that could potentially help local surf spots including Doheny, which gets some of its sand from the outflow of the San Juan Creek, and the Trestles area, which is supported by the San Mateo Creek.

In July of 2021, Hawaii became the first and only state to put in place a new law requiring sea-level rise disclosures in real estate transactions. The law doesn’t take effect until next year. Given the value of coastal real estate in California, don’t be surprised if this becomes a reality here, too.

On the national level, “both the Biden administration and Congress have made progress to uphold climate policies that were rolled back during the previous administration,” Surfrider reported.

The Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2021 is the big piece of legislation that has been working its way through the U.S. House of Representatives.

“This landmark bill will improve ocean protection, increase blue carbon ecosystems, promote responsible renewable

offshore energy and help communities adapt to sea-level rise,” explained Surfrider.

“There are an additional nine pieces of legislation in the House that specifically focus on coastal and ocean implications of climate change,” Surfrider added.

“Together, this is a major improvement in policy from the previous Congress and administration.”

Without a doubt, our coastlines and surf spots are undergoing dramatic changes, but, thankfully, it’s not all doom and gloom.

California continues to lead the way forward, and while it may affect business as usual, it hopefully means generations after us will still be able to enjoy places such as Doheny, Trestles and San Onofre.

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

BENJAMIN BRANTELL

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

T Benjamin Brantell. Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente High Surf Team

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he fall season for high school surfing is ending, and as might be expected, San Clemente High just put in a dominant performance at the league individual championships last week.

Sweeping the day, the Tritons’ Taylor Stacy won the women’s shortboard, Carolyn Sachse won the women’s longboard, Aidan Sautner took the men’s longboard, and it was Benjamin Brantell earning the victory in the highly competitive men’s shortboard division.

Brantell has a long history of showing up

in the pages of this paper. He first got ink back in 2014, when he was an 8-year-old, after winning the Doheny Longboard Surfing Association’s 18th annual Menehune Surfing Contest.

From the Positive Vibe Warriors’ StokeO-Rama to NSSA and high school wins, he’s periodically appeared as Grom of the Week since those early days.

And now, with his latest victory, Brantell adds his name to a trophy that was previously hoisted by some of the area’s most iconic performers, including a trio of Gudauskas boys, a couple of Beschens, and a McPhillips or two, just to name a few.

Congrats to Brantell and all the other San Clemente High surfers who were, in the immortal words of The Beach Boys, “true to their school.” DP Page 22

Water Temperature: 61-63 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 5-8 Outlook: The south-southwest and northwest swell mix maintains waist to shoulder high waves, (34’), through Friday and Saturday, then eases into the waist-stomachchest high range, (2-3-4’), on Sunday. Light/variable morning winds are followed by light+ afternoon onshores Friday through the weekend.

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