November 25, 2022

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‘Sleigh the Holidays’ Encourages

Residents to Shop Small

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

The Pop-Up Shoppes, Dana Point Entertainment and Arts Council and the City of Dana Point will bring a new holiday event to Del Prado in early December, offering residents a chance to get shopping done while supporting small businesses and local makers.

On Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., “Sleigh the Holidays” will feature more than 100 small businesses along Del Prado, from Violet Lantern to Ruby Lantern.

Sergio Bindel and May Ratana founded the Pop-Up Shoppes two years ago with the goal of engaging local communities and showcasing small vendors.

The two knew many vendors that were struggling throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and after supply-chain disruptions left some shoppers struggling to get items they ordered online, Bindel and Ratana saw an opportunity to lift up local businesses.

“We saw that there was an opportunity in that to like, ‘Hey, let’s support local business and help these local people in our community, makers and creators,’ and then, you get your stuff right then and there; you don’t have to wait for it to come from the boats,” Bindel said.

Sleigh the Holidays will be the biggest event that the Pop-Up Shoppes has ever done, Bindel said.

“We’ve had an amazing team by our side and amazing volunteers,” Bindel said. “We couldn’t do it without them. It’s really a team effort here.”

The Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary and the Dana Hills High School Interact Club have helped to supply volunteers for the event, said Todd Wallin, the Dana Point Entertainment and Arts Council’s executive director.

In addition to the local artisans and small businesses, the event will also feature caroling, live bands and DJs, themed cocktail bars and street food.

“We’re going to be showcasing over 100 local small businesses, plus we’re supporting all the businesses that are on the street of Del Prado,” Bindel said.

The event’s organizers hope attendees “support local and create lifelong memories in the process,” Arts and Culture

Commissioner Ashley Keene said.

“The original idea behind creating this event was to bring people out to shop from small businesses or shop local and try to do more of their holiday shopping from the local community, rather than Amazon,” Keene said.

Shoppers will have the opportunity to have all of their presents wrapped for the holidays at the event’s gift-wrapping station.

Sleigh the Holidays will also feature a toy drive, pet parade and unique “Santa’s Workshop” kids’ zone.

At “Santa’s Workshop,” attendees can decorate cookies and ornaments and play with artificial snow. The kids’ zone, located in the United States Postal Service parking lot, will feature bungee trampolines, face painting and more.

“Shopping local, small businesses should be fun, should be a good time, so we’re trying to kind of tie the two together and make it a celebration,” Bindel said.

Dana Hills High students will kick off the music on Sunday with Christmas carols before walking around Del Prado singing carols to shoppers.

The event will also feature three “Sleigh Bars” offering craft, holiday cocktails throughout the evening.

For $25 per person, attendees can join the “Naughty List,” offering a VIP experience during the event. From 2-6 p.m., those on the “Naughty List” will have the chance to sample spirits and local restaurant offerings.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

SATURDAY, NOV. 26

Challenging Cancer

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

MONDAY, NOV. 28

Dana Pont Planning Commission

6 p.m. The Dana Point Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting. This meeting will also be livestreamed through the city’s YouTube channel. A link for livestreams and replays is available on the city’s website. Dana Point Council Chambers, 33282 Golden Lantern Street, Suite 210, Dana Point. danapoint.org.

TUESDAY, NOV. 29

Because I Love You (BILY) 6:30-8:30 p.m. The organization Because I Love You (BILY), which helps parent navigate through whatever parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, substance misuse, disrespect), will continue conducting its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference and in person/Zoom the first Tuesday of each month at The Noble Path Foundation. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com. The Noble Path Foundation, 420 N El Camino Real, San Clemente.

VIP wristbands are available to purchase at eventbrite.com.

The Grinch may even make an appearance in the VIP lounge, Bindel said.

A portion of the proceeds from the Naughty List will benefit the Dana Point Entertainment and Arts Council.

The organizers hope that attendees walk away with a sense of community, celebrating the holidays together.

“We’re all just excited to live in a community where people want to do stuff like this and it’s encouraged, and the city supports it.” Keene said. “I’m just very happy that we’re trying to do more and more of these kinds of things and that this will be the first event of its kind in Dana Point.”

“I want people walking away thinking, ‘I love where I live,’ ” Keene said.

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The Pop-Up Shoppes, Dana Point Entertainment and Arts Council and the City of Dana Point are partnering together on Dec. 4 for “Sleigh the Holidays” a new holiday event that encourages visitors to support locally-owned small businesses. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

Harbor Partners Unveils New Renderings for Dana Point Harbor Revitalization

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Construction on the landside portion of the Dana Point Harbor revitalization is anticipated to begin in 2023—nearly 26 years after the Orange County Board of Supervisors formed a taskforce to begin the effort of updating the now 61-year-old harbor.

The Dana Point Harbor Partners unveiled new renderings and designs for the Dana Point Harbor revitalization proj ect, now estimated to cost $400 million.

“We are thrilled for this long-awaited upgrade to the Harbor’s 1970s-era facilities,” outgoing Orange County Fifth District Supervisor Lisa Bartlett said in a prepared statement.

The architecture and design for the project have evolved based on community feedback since 2018, when the Harbor Partners released the initial conceptual plans and renderings for the commercial core, the group said in a media release.

In 2018, the county entered into a 66year ground lease agreement with the Dana Point Harbor Partners to design, renovate and manage the harbor. In Au gust 2019, community members gathered at the Ocean Institute to give the Dana Point Harbor Partners input on design concepts for the revitalization project.

Feedback on initial design concepts emphasized desire for natural and organic landscape rather than overly manicured plants, a need for variety in roofing, trellises and colors, and preference for open outdoor and indoor seating, Dana Point Times reported in 2019.

“We have been very detailed in all as pects of the design process, and the build ings will look as though they have always called the Harbor home,” said Bryon Ward, president of Burnham Ward Properties—a member of the Harbor Partners.

A new harbor design also features “The Boathouse,” an “artisanal-style

food court with boats suspended from the ceiling,” according to the Harbor Partners.

With the new plans, the Dana Point Harbor Partners boasts of increased connectivity from Doheny State Beach to Baby Beach with a boardwalk that doubles in size, “creating one of the largest walkable Harbors on the west coast.”

Along the boardwalk, the harbor features increased public green plazas and seating areas, with multiple event spaces for concerts and activities, as well as rooftop bars with views of the water.

The renderings show the newly named Don Hansen Plaza will be home to a whale statue and water feature.

“The revitalization will create an incredibly special Harbor experience, featuring the highest quality sustainable design, materials, and four-sided architecture created in a manner that reflects the personality and charm of the community,” Ward said.

Construction on the marina began on Aug. 5, marking the first of three components in the revitalization efforts to receive an upgrade.

Bellwether-owned entity Bellingham Marine will develop and build the ma-

rina, while sister company Bellport will oversee operations. Marina construction is anticipated to take approximately four months to complete, according to the Harbor Partners.

The new marina will feature increased pump-out stations, public docks and gangways, and new guest docks for vessels of all sizes.

Hotel developer R.D. Olsen Development will spearhead the hotel portion of the redevelopments. The Dana Point Marina Inn will be replaced with two

new hotels, a four-star upscale hotel and three-star affordable hotel.

R.D. Olsen Development plans for both hotels to feature a coastal design with harbor views, restaurants and bars, fitness centers, ballrooms and meeting rooms.

The new three-story parking structure will be included in the first phase of landside revitalization, with construction anticipated to begin early next year and is anticipated to take five years to complete.

The Dana Point Harbor Partners unveiled new renderings and designs for its $400 million harbor revitalization project. Renderings: Courtesy of the Dana Point Harbor Partners

Dana Point Resident ‘Pays it Forward’ for 60th Birthday

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Dana Point resident Nancy Koritz didn’t want any material gifts for her 60th birthday. Instead, she wanted “feelgood” moments.

As a unique way to celebrate her milestone birthday, Koritz sent $60 to 60 of her friends with the instruction that they give the money away.

“However you do that is entirely up to you,” Koritz had said. “Touch someone’s life; let them know you are a link in a chain of paying kindness and gratitude forward.”

“These are people from my grade school, friends to teachers, my old bosses—just a number of people,” Koritz said. “Some people, I hadn’t talked to in years; other people, I maybe see on a daily basis.”

Koritz got the donation idea after she read an article about a woman who gave $70 to 70 of her friends for her 70th birthday.

“I contacted her, and I said, ‘I was so moved, and this is a couple of years ago, so moved by what you did, do you have any tips for me?’ ” Koritz said. “She wants me to tell her what stories I come up with.”

As the stories began to come in of how her friends spent the $60, Koritz started an Instagram page sharing each account of “paying it forward.”

“What I did is, I set up a little Insta-

gram account, and again, not everybody’s on Instagram, including my 88-year-old dad,” Koritz said. “But I told people, ‘If you want to post your stories on it, how you paid it forward,’ they’re doing that.”

One friend of hers, who lives in Chicago, used the money to make sandwiches

STR Program for Dana Point’s Coastal Zone Gains Coastal Commission Approval

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

For the first time since 2016, when a moratorium on new vacation rental permits was imposed, the City of Dana Point will soon be able to issue new permits for short-term rentals (STR) under a new program that the California Coastal Commission has approved.

In in a unanimous vote on Nov. 16, coastal commissioners approved the program that will allow the city to permit and regulate local vacation rentals within Dana Point’s coastal zone.

CCC Executive Director Jack Ainsworth noted that the program is going “from a situation where shortterm rentals are allowed throughout the residential zones to one where there is a fairly tight cap put in place for the un-hosted short-term rentals.”

The new program includes a cap of 115 non-primary, multi-family homestay, and mixed-use parcel non-primary

short-term rentals within the coastal zone. There will be no cap on primary or homestay short-term rentals.

CCC staff had initially proposed a fiveyear assessment period “to help prevent adverse impacts on community character” resulting from the lack of a cap on primary and homestay STRs. However, at the Wednesday meeting, commissioners agreed that the assessment period should be more frequent, voting in favor of a three-year period.

Un-hosted primary STRs, such as when a homeowner rents out their primary residence while traveling, is limited to a maximum of 60 days per year.

To prevent an oversaturation of STRs in the mixed-use zone, the CCC added that no more than 20% of residential units in a mixed-use district may be converted into STRs.

Properties with six or more units may

and buy bottled water to give to homeless individuals sitting out by the lake. Another recipient matched the funds to donate $120 toward personal care products for individuals at shelters.

Another friend gave the $60 in cash to a Habitat for Humanity volunteer who takes two buses just to get to work every

day.

One of Koritz’s daughters bought 7-Eleven gift cards for the two homeless men she passes by on her way to school.

Giving back to her home community, one of Koritz’s friends, who grew up in Kabul, Afghanistan and emigrated to Orange County when she was 15, donated to an orphanage for young girls in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Some recipients used the funds to pay for a family’s meal, donate to their local food pantry and give extra tips to dishwashers and wait staff.

Koritz’s checks made an impact on the Dana Point community, with a couple of RH Dana Elementary School students donating the funds toward the fifthgrade science trip.

Stories of impacts from the $60 checks came from Los Angeles, Louisiana, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, New Orleans, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Washington, D.C., Maine and other places, and as far away as Afghanistan.

On Koritz’s birthday on Nov. 15, she went out to dinner with her husband and read each of the pay-it-forward stories.

“It made it (her birthday) so much more meaningful. It was just really touching. I mean, I’m not some little sappy, cry-at-everything, but I was pretty moved,” Koritz said. “We have three daughters, and I was really touched that they put a lot of thought into it. I think it’s kind of a good example for them and their friends.”

Stories of how each check made an impact are available on Koritz’s Instagram page @celebrating_60.

convert a maximum of 20% of the total units into STRs, and properties with five or fewer units may convert only one unit into an STR.

Those applying for a vacation rental permit for a property in a mixed-use zone will be given priority when selected from the city’s waitlist.

The city will not approve vacation rent al programs in homeowners associations (HOAs) where the communities’ covenants, conditions and restrictions prohibit them. In some cases, HOAs may need to apply for a coastal development permit (CDP) to implement a ban on STRs; however, the city noted it would notify and help HOAs through the CDP process.

Any changes to the STR program will have to go through the CCC’s executive di rector, who will determine whether a CDP amendment or new CDP is necessary.

The city will also be required to establish a study including metrics and criteria to track the STR program’s performance.

The study will assess whether permit caps are adequate or need to be

changed, whether the program adequately addresses nuisance complaints and violations, and if the city’s enforcement should be changed.

The study will also assess whether the program was having an adverse impact on housing stock or visitor use of nonSTR accommodations.

The cap of 115 amounts to approximate ly 2% of the city’s housing units, according to the CCC’s staff report, higher than Laguna Beach’s STR program cap, which amounts to 1.5% of its housing stock, or San Diego’s cap that amounts to 1% of housing.

Commissioner Megan Harmon noted that she’d rather see a cap closer to 1% of housing stock or 66 non-primary, multi-family homestay, and mixed-use parcel non-primary STRs.

“I won’t stop the train; the train is moving,” Harmon said. “But I think the broader point still stands, and I still want to go on record once again, just maintaining my ongoing discomfort and admonishment, I guess, that we all really try to consider the long-term impacts.”

Dana Point resident Nancy Koritz sent $60 to 60 of her friends with the instruction that they give the money away as a unique way to celebrate her milestone 60th birthday this month. Photo: Courtesy of Nancy Koritz

Coastal Commission Approves Pilot Program to Address Beach Erosion

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

To shore up the crumbling coastline at Doheny State Beach and Capistrano Beach, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) last week approved the imple mentation of a nature-based adaptation pilot project.

During its meeting on Nov. 16, the CCC approved the plans that look to bury a roughly 1,150-linear-foot cobble berm buried beneath vegetated sand dunes. The preliminary cost estimate to con struct the berm and dunes is expected to range from $8 million to 14 million.

The berm would extend from the coast al trail at the southwest end of Doheny State Beach down to the northwest end of Capistrano Beach County Park.

“Development on the beach here has been damaged by storms, flooding and erosion in the past, and has more frequently been threatened or damaged by storms and high tides in recent years,” CCC District Supervisor Dani Ziff explained to commissioners.

A portion of the boardwalk and steps at Capistrano Beach collapsed because of high surf on Nov. 29, 2018, with further damage seen the next day. OC Public Works soon installed more than 1,000 tons of large rocks in place of the boardwalk.

In November 2021, the CCC gave OC Parks an extension of its coastal development permit (CDP) to allow the agency to protect the Capistrano Beach shoreline with temporary boulders and sand-

bags. However, OC Parks was tasked with returning to the commission to obtain a new CDP for its proposed nature-based adaptation project.

“From 2015 to 2020, at least one emer gency permit was requested each year to address or avoid imminent damages to public facilities at the project site,” Ziff said.

Other living shorelines at Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas and Surfers Point Beach in Ventura “have withstood storm events and experienced relatively natural, seasonal erosion and accretion cycles and successfully provided protection with some ecological benefits,” Ziff noted.

The dunes can also provide a habitat for plants and coastal wildlife and will inform larger sea-level rise planning efforts, Ziff explained.

To test two different strategies, one section of the berm would also be protected with an armor rock backstop, while a portion would go without.

At the south end of Capistrano Beach, the commission approved the replace-

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A cap of 66 would not have allowed for any new permits to be issued in Dana Point’s coastal zone.

“The permits that are in place now, those were issued back in 2016, and we certainly have some interested parties that want a permit,” Community Development Director Brenda Wisneski explained.

During the public hearing, some Dana Point residents voiced concerns with how the program may affect their neighborhood’s character and argued that cities need to preserve their affordable housing stock.

Commenters speaking against the program also argued that STRs in Dana Point do not provide the affordable accommodations that the commission is looking for. According to resident Danielle Wilson, some STRs in the city charge more than $2,000 a night.

A review of Airbnb and Vrbo listings shows that some rentals in four- to five-bedroom homes, during the sum-

mer months, are asking for upward of $2,500 a night.

Better Neighbors LA, a coalition against illegal short-term rentals, and the hotel workers union Unite Here Local 11 also spoke against the commission-approved vacation rental program, arguing that it will negatively impact already sparse affordable housing stock.

Some Dana Point residents interested in turning their properties into vacation rentals commented that the long, drawn-out process to enact a program regulating the rentals has prevented them from earning needed income.

Resident Kymberlee Stanley bought a duplex with the intent of using one of the units as an STR.

Stanley, whose property is in a mixeduse zone, said she felt it was ironic to live next to a large apartment complex in the works, but is “denied the access to an STR permit in my small, partial owner-occupied property.”

“The constant STR appeals have greatly

ment of “220 linear feet of sand cubes and 250 linear feet of sandbags with additional armor rock.”

Members of Surfrider Foundation spoke in favor of the pilot project, with the caveat that the commission reject any riprap at the south end of Capistrano Beach. Mandy Sackett, Surfrider’s California policy coordi nator, urged the county to pursue “man aged retreat with nature-based adaptation for this portion of the beach as well.”

Dana Point resident Rick Erkeneff noted that the existing riprap at Capistrano Beach has been badly damaged, emphasizing that Surfrider is in favor of a fully nature-based approach.

Echoing Erkeneff’s comment, Sackett added that the foundation is “deeply concerned, however, that OC Parks is proposing to armor the rest of the park along with the parking lot instead of committing wholeheartedly to this nature-based solution.”

“Surfrider really, greatly appreciated the efforts, on behalf of OC Parks, State

Parks and the Coastal Commission to push forward innovative solutions at Capistrano Beach,” Sackett continued.“We’re really op timistic that the nature-based project will be successful for the interim term or long term for the northern portion of the park.”

Commissioner Caryl Hart noted that she was not optimistic for the future of the parking lot at Capistrano Beach.

“By 2029, I would anticipate the beach is going to be pretty much gone,” Hart said. “It’s a very bad situation, but I understand the need to support it, given what’s going on over there.”

The pilot program will measure “tidal water level, wave conditions, overtopping events, seasonal and storm-driven erosion/accretion and cobble movement,” as well as dune establishment.

The temporary development authorization for the nature-based adaptation pilot project will expire in seven years, unless OC Parks applies for a permit for a mid- to long-term adaptation strategy.

The monitoring program will take place for a five-year period following the completion of construction. If the pilot program fails before the seven-year expi ration date, OC Parks would need to come back to the Coastal Commission for an emergency coastal development permit.

“First of all, I gotta say, I love the simulation, the look of the simulation,” said Commission Chair Donne Brownsey, referring to renderings of what the dunes will look like. “These are the kinds of projects that we want to see, and I really want to shout out Parks and OC Parks, because three years ago, we were nowhere, and this is an incredible effort.”

“I super hope that this is a successful nature-based adaptation,” Brownsey continued, “because this is a perilously threatened area.”

reduced my ability to contribute to the arts and community, and to afford staying in my own studio as a working artist and conscientious STR manager,” Stanley said.

“Many of my neighbors on my street have homes utilized as plumbing businesses, industrial designers, architects, surfboard makers, landscape architect businesses, hair salons, halfway houses and small construction companies,” Stanley continued. “Our little area is a place where people work and live together.”

Prior to the CCC’s vote, Dana Point Mayor Joe Muller noted that the city was against a clause in which it is required to pay for the commission’s legal fees in the event that a lawsuit is brought against the program.

“It’s impossible for me to agree to indemnify another agency, effectively writing a blank check to allow them to go through legal where we’re going to have no input,” Muller said. “I understand why Coastal wants to do it; it’s

their line in the sand, and I don’t have any ill will towards it, but that’s our line in the sand as well.”

Muller added that the city would have to pull the vacation rental program if the commission approved it with the clause.

“I hope that doesn’t happen, because, like I said, it will create the Wild West in Dana Point,” Muller continued.

Ultimately, the city agreed to reimburse the commission for any court costs and attorney fees that it may be required by a court to pay. The city agreed to the clause on the condition that it be a party to such lawsuits. The city would not be required to reimburse the commission if the agency settled a lawsuit without the city’s consent.

A review of the vacation rental program will be brought back to the Coastal Commission for a hearing in three years.

In the meantime, the vacation rental program will go into effect once the city accepts it, allowing the city to begin offering STR permits.

The California Coastal Commission approved OC Parks’ pilot program to implement a nature-based adaptation pilot project at Doheny State Beach and Capistrano Beach to address the erosion of those areas’ coastline.

Photo: Breeana Greenberg

GUEST OPINION | Citizens’ Climate

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overnment and nongovernment policies are attacking the complex problems of climate change. The Inflation Reduction Act includes the most important climate legislation in the U.S. ever, expecting a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions up to a billion tons per year by 2030.

California and other states offer incentives that reduce household, agriculture and vehicle emissions.

In southern states, the region where resistance to climate change mitigation is highest, Facebook, Google and Amazon have driven rapid growth in renew-

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CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL IN SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY ZDENKA DE GREE, San Clemente

Classical schools are quickly popping up across the country. Students in these schools learn well and test excellently. Classical curriculum provides an outstanding education that is natural to a child’s development. Classical education follows three stages: Grammar (foundational knowledge), Logic, and Rhetoric.

For a young child in the grammar stage (K-5), classical education supports learning basic math facts and operations, English grammar, phonics and spelling, basic facts about nature, Latin, and a sound history.

For a middle school student, the approach changes, as students start to question everything. To support this questioning, Classical Education asks the learner to answer open-ended questions, research, make a judgment and lay out clear arguments followed by evidence.

able energy in states with few climate change regulations.

where partisan gridlock in government has failed. This should build trust in climate science.

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Companies such as Walmart, working with environmental groups on Project Gigaton, aim to eliminate tons of carbon emissions from their supply chain by 2030.

Corporate customers in North Carolina pressured Ingersoll Rand to develop more sustainable transport options. Anheuser-Busch is committed to production with renewable energy and promotes decarbonization by its suppliers.

The private sector is stepping up

Nothing single-handedly can solve such complex problems. Government and non-government policies, environmental organizations and education, plus our own smaller individual actions, can help to make life sustainable on our planet.

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Students also learn to listen respectfully to the arguments of others, because the student’s goal is to learn the truth, not to win an argument. Instead of repeating what the teacher just said, students learn how to find answers on their own following logic.

Students write clearly, discuss ideas in literature, different perspectives in history and perform experiments in science. Once in high school, students learn the art of rhetoric. They learn to further their language skills to argue well their points and to be aware of the audience.

Classical education is systematic, gradual, and rigorous. A student works hard to attain knowledge and feels good about accomplishing tasks. This motivates lifelong learning, because knowing feels good.

A big part of the classical learning pro cess is the instruction in virtue—honesty, hard work, joyfulness, and gratitude. Each student and teacher is valued and treated with dignity.

I can’t speak for California Republic Leadership Academy, as I don’t know anything about it, but Founder’s Classical Academy, being their model, is a very respectable school.

Typically, this type of education is only available in private schools. I would love to have this option for education available to everyone in a public school—as charter school is a public school. It would give an excellent educational option to our community.

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FRIDAY | 25

PHOTOS WITH SANTA AT THE OUTLETS

Noon-6 p.m. Take advantage of an opportunity to get photos with Santa Claus this holiday season. Santa will first be available for pictures starting on Friday, as well as Saturday, Nov. 26, and Sunday, Nov. 27. Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. 949.535.2323. outletsatsanclemente.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER

9 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. The ’80s dance band Infl80ees will perform. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point. 949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

SATURDAY | 26

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,

MONDAY | 28 STOCKING STUFFERS

FOR SENIORS BEGINS

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Through Dec. 12, stop by the Dana Point Community Center and visit the “Giving Tree” in the lobby to pick up a tag to purchase a gift for a local Dana Point senior. Each tag will have a gift idea for a male or female senior. Return the unwrapped gift and tag to the Recreation Division office. Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo St, Dana Point. 949.248.3536.

101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.

FARMERS MARKET

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

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CHRISTMAS RING

5-6 p.m. Come and listen to handbell musicians from the Southern California area sharing the sounds of the holidays at the Outlets at San Clemente. If you are a handbell musician and would like to join SC Handbells, contact the group at schandbell@gmail.com. Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente.

ROOTS HOP REGGAE

5-8 p.m. Get your skanking shoes ready for Roots Hop Reggae at Los Molinos Beer in San Clemente. Jah Mex will be spinning rare and classic Jamaican vinyl with special guest MC Jah Faith on the

mic. Los Molinos Brewery, 151 Calle de Los Molinos, San Clemente.

SUNDAY | 27

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

MONDAY | 28

BRIDGE

GAME

12:30 p.m. The South Orange County Bridge Club hosts bridge games, Monday through Saturday. The club is a nonprofit owned by the members and welcomes people to use their minds and develop new friendships. They also offer classes for bridge players of different levels. 31461 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 205, San Juan Capistrano. galesenter@cox.net.

IMPROV MONDAYS WITH BOB BURNS & IMPROV CITY

4-5:30 p.m. Put on by the San Clemente-based Noble Path Foundation, teens between the ages of 13 and 18 can receive comedy lessons with professional actor Bob Burns & Improv City, where they’ll build confidence, stage presence, a funny bone and a chance to perform at Improv City. Sign up for these Monday classes at thenoblepathfoundation. org/social-activities/. The Noble Path Foundation, 420 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.234.7259.

OPEN JAM

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

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TRIVIA TUESDAY

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

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SAN ONOFRE PARKS

POP-UP SHOP

FOUNDATION

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 at 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.

TREE LIGHTING AT INN AT THE MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

5-6 p.m. The downtown boutique hotel Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano is helping bring the holiday spirit to town with a tree lighting. Santa Claus will be there to celebrate, and there will also be hot chocolate and seasonal treats. The San Juan Capistrano Elementary School Choir will perform. Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26907 Old Mission Road, San Juan Capistrano. 949.503.5700. innatthemissionsjc.com.

Photo: Courtesy of Hert Niks/Pexels

DANA POINT

FRIDAY, NOV. 25

HOLIDAY HARBOR LIGHTS & SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST

5-10 p.m. The Dana Point Harbor Partners is spreading seasonal cheer with the annual holiday light display that will illuminate the Harbor through Dec. 31. Visitors are invited to participate in the Holidays at the Harbor social media contest on Instagram through Dec. 22. Take a photo in front of one of the many light installations, tag @danapoint_Harbor on Instagram and use the hashtag #HolidaysattheHarbor. At the end of the campaign, one lucky winner will be chosen at random and awarded a special Dana Point Harbor package. Dana Point Harbor, 34571 Golden Lantern Street, Dana Point. danapointharbor.com.

MONDAY, NOV. 28

STOCKING STUFFERS FOR SENIORS BEGINS

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Through Dec. 12, stop by the Dana Point Community Center and visit the “Giving Tree” in the lobby to pick up a tag to purchase a gift for a local Dana Point senior. Each tag will have a gift idea for a male or female senior. Return the unwrapped gift and tag to the Recreation Division office. Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo St, Dana Point. 949.248.3536.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30

TREE LIGHTING AT INN AT THE MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

5-6 p.m. Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano is helping bring the holiday spirit to town with a tree lighting. Santa Claus will be there to celebrate, and there will also be hot chocolate and treats. The San Juan Capistrano Elementary School Choir will perform. Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26907 Old Mission Road, San Juan Capistrano. 949.503.5700. innatthemissionsjc.com.

FRIDAY, DEC. 2

CANDY CANE LANES

HOME DECORATING CONTEST

The Dana Point Youth Board is inviting residents to participate in the annual holiday home decorating contest, which will take place from Dec. 19 through Dec. 22. The Youth Board will visit the homes entered in the contest and judge

them for best overall, most creative, and best use of a theme. Winners will receive a sign to proudly display in their yard and gift cards to local Dana Point businesses. Enter your home to be featured on the Candy Canes Lanes map published on the City of Dana Point’s website and social media. To enter your home, email Salma Lopez at slopez@ danapoint.org or call 949.248.3534. Deadline to enter the contest is Dec. 16. Winners will be notified after Jan. 6.

LETTERS TO SANTA

Santa and his elves at the North Pole are eagerly awaiting your letters so he can write back to you. If you would like 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. 12. Mail your letters to: Letters to Santa c/o City of Dana Point Recreation. 34052 Del Obispo Street, Dana Point, CA, 92629.

HARBOR LIGHTS CRUISE

6 p.m.-7 p.m. Dana Wharf invites visitors to take a 60-minute boat ride around the Dana Point Harbor and enjoy holiday music and the light displays. These cruises are available on select weekend nights, including Dec. 2-4 and Dec. 1618. Tickets for adults are $25 per person, children ages 3-12 are $15 per person, and toddlers ages 2 and under are $5 each. Dana Point Harbor, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. danawharf.com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 3

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA 9-11 a.m. Enjoy a catered breakfast along with a meet-and-greet with Santa. Children’s activities will also be featured. $15. Proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area. Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. 949.535.2323. outletsatsanclemente.com.

BOAT RIDES WITH SANTA

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching will host the annual Boat Rides with Santa on Dec. 3-4. Take photos with Santa and his holiday helpers on this adventure at sea for a $5 donation, with proceeds supporting Soroptimist of Capistrano Bay. Reservations are required. Dana Point Harbor, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. danawharf.com.

SANTA’S JOLLY TROLLEY

1:30-5:30 p.m. Santa and his elves from the City of Dana Point’s Recreation Division will ride the Jolly Trolley and stop at park locations and hand out pre-packaged treats for kids up to 12 years of age. Santa’s elves will also collect letters for Santa. The trolley will stop at Sunset Park from 1:30-2 p.m.; at Dana Woods Park from 2:30-3 p.m.; Sea Canyon Park from 3:30-4 p.m.; and La Plaza Park from 4:30-5:30 p.m. recreation@danapoint.org. 949.248.3536. danapoint.org.

CAPISTRANO LIGHTS

4-6 p.m. The annual holiday program will return with festive lights, music and audio tours. There will also be Christmas trees, a Nativity scene, carolers, photo opportunities and nightly tree lightings. Capistrano Lights will be open on select dates through Dec. 30. Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Old Mission Road,

San Juan Capistrano. 949.234.1300. capistranolights.com.

SANTA’S VILLAGE BY THE SEA AND PUTTIN’ ON THE GLITZ

4-8 p.m. The City of San Clemente and the San Clemente Downtown Business Association present this festive downtown holiday tradition along Avenida Del Mar. Music, food, hot chocolate, popcorn and other refreshments will be available. Other activities include unlimited games and Snow Hill access, cookie decorating, and crafts with a wristband. Enjoy late-hours shopping among the twinkling lights, carolers, street musicians, sweet treats and an artisans market. The city will also hold its big tree lighting at the Community Center, and don’t miss Santa’s arrival to Downtown San Clemente, starting at the top of Del Mar, at around 4 p.m. san-clemente.org. scdba.org.

LA PLAZA TREE LIGHTING

4:30-5:30 p.m. This tree-lighting event will feature carolers, hot chocolate and cookies. Bring an unwrapped toy for the Spark of Love Toy Drive. The countdown to light the tree will begin at 5:15. La Plaza Park, 34111 La Plaza St, Dana Point. recreation@danapoint.org. 949.248.3536.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING

5:45 p.m. The City of San Juan Capistrano’s annual tradition will light up downtown. There will be entertainment held before the lighting, including a holiday musical show. Other holiday activities will follow the lighting. Historic Town Center Park, 31872 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano. 949.493.5911. sanjuancapistrano.org.

THE NORTH POLE AT LOS RIOS STREET

4:30-8:30 p.m. Venture down to one of California’s oldest streets after the City of San Juan Capistrano’s tree lighting ceremony for more seasonal festivities. Enjoy shopping for holiday gifts at local businesses, photos with Santa Claus, story time with Mrs. Claus, face painting and other activities. The event is free to attend. Los Rios Street, San Juan Capistrano.

SUNDAY, DEC. 4

‘SLEIGH THE HOLIDAYS’ MARKET & FESTIVAL 11 a.m.-6 p.m. This curated holiday market on Del Prado will showcase local artisans and small businesses, as well as gourmet street food, specialty cocktail bars, live music, carolers, and a kids’ zone with activities for families. Del Prado Avenue, Dana Point. thepopupshoppesoc@gmail.com.

MONDAY, DEC. 5

PINES PARK TREE LIGHTING

4:30-5:30 p.m. Santa and his elves will be arriving at Pines Park on his Jolly Trolley to hand out pre-packaged treats for children up to 12 years of age. The event features carolers, hot chocolate and cookies. The tree lighting will take place at 5:15 p.m. Bring an unwrapped toy for the Spark of Love Toy Drive. Pines Park, 34941 Camino Capistrano. recreation@danapoint.org. 949.248.3536.

THURSDAY, DEC. 8

CASA ‘NUTCRACKER’

7-8 p.m. Performed by the Orange County Ballet Theater, the abridged version of the holiday classic The Nutcracker features choreography tailored to Casa Romantica’s Main Salon theater. The runtime is one hour and 20 minutes. Tickets are $40. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

FRIDAY, DEC. 9

SURFIN’ USA DANA POINT HARBOR

BOAT PARADE OF LIGHTS

7 p.m. The Dana Point Harbor Partners invites visitors to gather to view all the boats participating in the parade, as well as the beautiful harbor scenery. The 47th annual boat parade will take place beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, and at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, and Sunday, Dec. 11. The harbor’s fleet will join private boaters from all over Orange County as they decorate their boats, and everyone will vie for awards from Judges’ Choice to Best Use of Lights, as well as for cash prizes and gift certificates. Dana Point Harbor, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. 949.496.5794.

DANA POINT BOAT PARADE CRUISE

6:30-8 p.m. Join Capt. Dave’s Dana Point Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari aboard one of their catamarans to be a part of the Dana Point Boat Parade of Lights. Tickets for the 90-minute cruise are $39 per person. Capt. Dave’s, 24440 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. dolphinsafari.com. 949.488.2828.

SATURDAY, DEC. 10

SANTA PAWS

Noon-6 p.m. Bring your favorite furry friend to the Outlets at San Clemente to have their picture taken with Santa. The cost is $15 for one picture, and additional photos can be purchased for $10. Pictures will take place at Center Court under the “World’s Tallest Tree.” All proceeds benefit the animals at the San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter. Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. petprojectfoundation.org.

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Says a Lot About Supposedly Nothing

BY MEGAN BIANCO, DANA POINT TIMES

Two decades ago, Hollywood tried to make Irish actor Colin Farrell into the next big movie star, a la Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt. But now, it turns out, he is much more interesting as a character actor than traditional leading man.

Farrell’s latest feature and third collabora tion with writer-director Martin McDonagh is The Banshees of Inisherin, co-starring Brendan Gleeson, who also worked with Farrell and McDonagh on the cult classic In Bruges (2008).

The trailer for Banshees would make you think the period piece is just as hilarious as the trio’s previous hit, but in actuality, it’s

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TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE BREWHOUSE

6:30-8:30 p.m. The BrewHouse hosts a triv ia night every Wednesday. The BrewHouse, 31896 Plaza Drive, Suite D3, San Juan Cap istrano. 949.481.6181. brewhousesjc.com.

OPEN

MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS

8-10 p.m. Knuckleheads is open for food, drinks and live music. If you are a musi cian, do stand-up comedy or the spoken word, this is the place to be on Wednes day nights. Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com.

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CASA LUMINA HOLIDAY WALK

5-7 p.m. Casa Romantica invites the community to check out its magical garden walk with creative activities and more than 1,000 twinkling lights. Explore Casa Romantica’s historic seaside home and gardens, transformed into an illuminated and festively decorated winter wonderland at night. A fun, family-friendly experience for all, each night of the Casa Lumina Holiday Walk will include an illuminated walk through Casa Romantica, live entertainment from local artists, crafts including Letters to Santa, and hot cocoa. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. casaromantica.org.

pretty grounded in comparison.

Set on an Irish island called Inisherin during the Irish Civil War, Pádraic Súilleabháin (Farrell) lives a simple life with his sister, Siobhán (Kerry Condon), where they tend to their farm animals. Both are content to live their lives ordinarily, until one day, Pádraic’s world comes to a halt.

His closest friend, Colm Doherty (Gleeson),

suddenly wants nothing to do with him for some inexplicit reason. While determined to figure out what he’s done to offend Colm, Pádraic is also dodging local nuisances: youthful Dominic Kearney (Barry Keoghan) and elderly Mrs. McCormick (Sheila Flitton).

The first 40 minutes or so of The Banshees of Inisherin are incredibly Irish and seemingly much ado about nothing at all. This lines up

perfectly with McDonagh’s usual sense of humor of mixing irrelevant behavior with serious subjects. But the last half-hour takes a rather dark turn regarding Gleeson’s and Keoghan’s characters, which is also on brand for the filmmaker.

Farrell proves yet again that he stands out the most in modest, small-budget dramedies, compared to action-packed blockbusters. Gleeson and Keoghan are great, as usual, in Banshees, and it’s nice to see Farrell back home in Ireland.

But I was most drawn in the cast to Condon, whom I wasn’t familiar with before viewing the film, and am interested in seeing more of her acting.

Though there is a lot to admire about Banshees of Inisherin, my one problem throughout the movie is I just don’t get why Pádraic is friends with Colm in the first place. We get the sense Pádraic is an average man with no specific interests or complaints, so his standards aren’t particularly high. But why would he want to be best friends with such an unpleasant snob is a bit perplexing.

If you’re a fan of Farrell or anyone else in the cast or want to experience some genuine Irish culture and aesthetics on the big screen, The Banshees of Inisherin might still be worth a viewing. DP

ON STAGE AT THE COACH HOUSE

SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS

BY COLLIN BREAUX, DANA POINT TIMES

With a mix of irreverence and heartfelt sentiment, eclectic musical act Squirrel Nut Zippers is looking to celebrate the Christmas season in San Juan Capistrano in a manner only they can.

The band—which blends elements of jazz, swing, Americana, punk rock and other styles— will be playing at The Coach House on Dec. 13 as part of their Christmas Caravan tour, which will include other West Coast dates in Seattle and Portland. Squirrel Nut Zippers was part of the swing music revival trend in the 1990s.

The tour is based off their 1998 album Christmas Caravan

“It’s a lot of fun,” band founder James “Jimbo” Mathus said of the show. “A lot of people like it.”

Mathus further said they like playing The Coach House and that he enjoys getting to visit San Juan Capistrano when they’re in the area, particularly Mission San Juan Capistrano.

“I love the town,” he said.

Squirrel Nut Zippers—which started in North Carolina—enjoys coming out to the West Coast and does so regularly, Mathus said. The Christmas Caravan tour is generally

a great time and one that is “high-energy.”

Since they began touring again in 2016 after a hiatus, the band is now at the “top of their game,” Mathus said. Concerts such as the upcoming gig at The Coach House give fans a chance to get up-close and personal with the band.

Currently, Squirrel Nut Zippers is a ninepiece act with a horn section and several singers who take turns on vocals. Their music brings together people of different back grounds, and while their songs mix in differ ent styles, Mathus said there’s “not one type of genre” you can decisively put your finger on with their music—though he does point to New Orleans jazz as a strong influence.

Dark humor is also a part of Mathus’ songwriting, and he said Christmas Caravan is a staple in a lot of people’s houses around the holidays.

Mathus admits that while he’s not a huge

SHOW DETAILS

What: Squirrel Nut Zippers When: Tuesday, Dec. 13. Doors open at 6 p.m.; concert starts at 8 p.m. Where: 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano

For tickets or more info: thecoachhouse.com. Tickets are $35.

fan of the holiday season, he likes the band’s Christmas material.

As the swing revival period of the ’90s has long since passed, Squirrel Nut Zippers continues hitting the road to entertain audiences.

Mathus—who is currently 56 years old— grew introspective as he noted he’s been playing music since he was 6 and doing it for a living going back to his 20s.

“It’s really nice and kind of reaffirming of why I got started, because I enjoyed the reactions of other people,” he said. “You’ll get a lot of action from us on stage.”

Mathus also reflected on the band’s lon gevity and chance to be a part of fans’ lives. Getting the chance to get back on stage after the COVID-19 shutdown just feels like “old times again” for Mathus.

“We’re still here, doing what we do,” he said. “We’re very unique. We’re very quirky. We put a lot of effort into our stage performance.” DP

Eclectic musical act Squirrel Nut Zippers promises zany holiday entertainment this December during their West Coast holiday tour, which includes a stop in San Juan Capistrano. Photo: Courtesy of Squirrel Nut Zippers

Photo: Courtesy of Jonathan Hession/Searchlight Pictures

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226646146

1A. 20176488925

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FRIMODIG 17165 VON KARMAN AVE STE 113 IRVINE, CA 92614

Full Name of Registrant(s): MARY E LOMBARD 34052 LA SERENA DR 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: 09/17/2012

/s/MARY LOMBARD

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 10/11/2022

Published in: Dana Point Times November 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE

CITY OF DANA POINT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 15, 2022, the City Council of the City of Dana Point introduced an Ordinance entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANA POINT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTERS 8.02, 8.03, 8.12, 8.14, 8.16, 8.20, 8.24, 8.26, 8.28, 8.30, 8.32, 8.34, 8.36 AND 8.38 OF TITLE 8 OF THE DANA POINT MUNICIPAL CODE ADOPTING BY REFER ENCE THE CALIFORNIA CODES OF REG ULATIONS TITLE 24, PARTS 1-12, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA RESIDEN TIAL CODE, 2022 EDITION OF THE CALI FORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA ME CHANICAL CODE, 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA REFER ENCE STANDARDS CODE, 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, 2022 EDI TION OF THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILD ING STANDARDS CODE, 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE AND THE 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, MAKING AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND RELATED ACTIONS.

The changes and modifications to the 2022 Edi tions of the California Building, Residential, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Green Building Standards, Energy and Fire Codes are reasonably necessary due to local conditions in Dana Point. Other amendments are of an administrative or procedural nature and concern themselves with subjects that are not covered by the Code or are reasonably necessary to safeguard life and property within the City of Dana Point. Adoption of these codes as amended will implement the latest codes in the City and complies with current State law.

The proposed Ordinance is available for viewing in the City Clerk’s office located at 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, California.

This proposed Ordinance was introduced by the

City Council of the City of Dana Point, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15th day of November 2022, by the following vote:

AYES: Council Member Jamey M. Federico, Council Member Richard Viczorek, Mayor Pro Tem Mike Frost, and Mayor Joseph L. Muller

NOES: None

ABSENT: Council Member Michael Villar SHAYNA SHARKE CITY CLERK

Dated this 16th day of November 2022.

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF DANA POINT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hear ing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Dana Point to consider the following:

Coastal Development Permit CDP22-0017 and Conditional Use Permit CUP22-0007: A request to allow the addition and remodel of an existing one (1) story, single-family dwelling, which in cludes the construction of a second story, one (1) bedroom, two (2) bath, 743 square foot, second dwelling unit (referred to as an “accessory dwell ing unit (ADU)” per Government Code Section 65852.2) and an expansion of the existing two (2) car garage to accommodate three (3) vehicles, lo cated within the City’s Coastal Zone, at 432 Mon arch Bay Drive.

Section 9.07.210 of the City’s Local Coastal Pro gram (LCP) states that a Second Dwelling Unit requires a CUP and outlines specific development standards including the requirement of an addi tional covered parking stall, notwithstanding the Government Code’s waiver of parking for ADU’s based on proximity to public transportation.

Project Numbers: CDP22-0017 & CUP220007

Project Location: 432 Monarch Bay (APN: 670-151-26)

Applicant: Phil Edmondson, Pacific Coast Architects

Owner: Timothy and Mary McFadden

Environmental: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project is categorically exempt per Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 1 – Exist ing Facilities) because the project consists of additions to an existing SFD.

Hearing Date: Monday, December 12, 2022

Hearing Time: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon there after as possible)

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

All persons either favoring or opposing this pro posal are invited to present their views on the above referenced project to the Commission at this hearing.

Note: This project may be appealed to the City Council. If you challenge the action taken on this proposal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in writ ten correspondence delivered to the City of Dana Point prior to the public hearing.

For further information, please contact Danny Gi ometti, Senior Planner, at the City of Dana Point, Community Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, CA 92629, (949) 248-3569.

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CITY OF DANA POINT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hear ing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Dana Point to consider the following:

Coastal Development Permit CDP22-0026 at 317 Monarch Bay: A request to demolish an existing single-family dwelling and attached garage, and construct a new 4,282 square foot, two-story, sin gle-family dwelling with attached 541 square foot garage. The project is in the City’s Coastal Overlay District (the California Coastal Zone) and the Ap peals Jurisdiction of the California Coastal Com mission.

Project Number: Coastal Development Per mit CDP22-0026

Project Location: 317 Monarch Bay (APN: 670-151-06)

Applicant: Hudgins Design Group Owner: Stuart and Lisa Hirose Environmental: The project is Categorically Exempt from the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15303 (Class 3 – New Construc tion).

Hearing Date: Monday, December 12, 2022 Hearing Time: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon there after as possible)

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

All persons either favoring or opposing the sub ject project are invited to present their views to the Commission at this hearing.

Note: This project may be appealed to the City Council. If you challenge the action taken on this proposal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Dana Point prior to the public hearing. This project may also be appealed to the California Coastal Commission in accordance with Dana Point Municipal Code Sec tion 9.69.090. The process includes, but is not lim ited to contacting the Coastal Commission for the appropriate forms and instructions to file an appeal. For further information, please contact Danny Giom etti, Senior Planner, at the City of Dana Point, Com munity Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, (949) 248-3569.

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 22FL001028

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Naz anin Houshyar and Johnny Tan on behalf of Hud son Bijan Houshyar, a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

Present Name Hudson Bijan Houshyar

Proposed Name Bijan Houshyar

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

NOTICE OF HEARING

a. Date: 01/18/2023 Time: 1:30 p.m. Dept.: L74

b. The address of the court is Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Dr S., Orange, CA 92868. Other: Remote. The court is providing the con venience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s web site at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (occourts.org) to appear remotely for hearings and for remote hearing instructions.

If you have difficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/time set for your hearing.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the pe tition in the following newspaper of general circu lation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times, November 25, December 2, 9, 16, 2022

Date: November 10, 2022, Judge Mary Kreber-Var ipapa, Judge of the Superior Court

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22FL000827

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Bruce Douglas Brenon and Sarah Tillman on be half of Cody Grace Brenon, a minor filed a peti tion with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

Cody Grace Brenon

Proposed Name

Kodi Grace Brenon

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

NOTICE OF HEARING

a. Date: 01/18/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: L74

The address of the court is Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Dr S., Orange, CA 92868. Other: The court is providing the convenience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s des ignated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (occourts.org) to appear remotely for hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have difficulty connecting or are unable to connect to

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your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assis tance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/time set for your hearing.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the pe tition in the following newspaper of general circu lation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times, November 11, 18, 25, December 2, 2022

Date: November 2, 2022, Judge/Commissioner: Nancy Levin, Judge Pro Tem

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 30-2022-01287335

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner NI COLE RENE RYAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

NICOLE RENE RYAN

Proposed Name

SIREN STRAY CATORI

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

Notice of Hearing

Date: 01/03/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100.

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

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

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti tion in the following newspaper of general circula tion, printed in this county: Dana Point Times

Date: 10/21/2022 JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court. Published: Dana Point Times Nov 11, 18, 25, Dec 2, 2022

NAME Case No. 22FL000813

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Hei di Elisabeth Hanson and Heidi Elisabeth Hanson on behalf of Corban Nolan Hanson and Holly Elisabeth Hanson, minors filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

Heidi Elisabeth Hanson

Corban Nolan Hanson

Holly Elisabeth Hanson

Proposed Name

Heidi Elisabeth Theall

Cal Wallace Theall

Holly Elisabeth Theall

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

NOTICE OF HEARING

a. Date: 01/11/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: L74

The address of the court is Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Dr S., Orange, CA 92868

Other: Remote. The court is providing the con venience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of CaliforniaCounty of Orange (occourts.org) to appear re motely for hearings and for remote hearing in structions. If you have difficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the depart ment on the day/time set for your hearing. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the pe tition in the following newspaper of general circu lation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times, November 11, 18, 25, December 2, 2022

Date: October 26, 2022, Judge/Commissioner: Irene Gilbert, Judge Pro Tem

PUBLIC NOTICE

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THE DOYLE FOUNDATION, INC. 1001 AVENIDA PICO STE C619 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673

This business is conducted by a NV Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/05/2015

THE DOYLE FOUNDATION, INC./s/MOLLY BROWN, MOLLY BROWN SECRETARY This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 10/27/2022 Published in: Dana Point Times November 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022

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Married 40 Years, a Recent Widow Sees No Chance of Dating Again

Earlier this month, I received an email from a recent widow. She gave me permission to share its contents in this column. I will call her Maggie Mae (not her actual name).

Maggie Mae wrote, “I follow your articles in the San Clemente Times. I enjoy hearing the male perspective on dating. I haven’t noticed women writing to you saying something like this, so I will say it: ‘I am 60, recently widowed after 40 years of marriage (COVID-19 took my college sweetheart) and wanting to date.’

“I tried the dating apps and failed. I am not willing to pay $5,000 for a professional matchmaker. I contacted a matchmak er; she was very nice initially. Then she found out my husband and I had opposite religious faiths, which was never an issue for us in 40 years. We celebrated both reli gions. She turned cold. It was shocking.

“Also, friends and family don’t know anyone for me to date.

“I am physically active. I volunteer and play sports, but I just don’t see a chance of dating again. Where do I start? Are you sure you aren’t a matchmaker?”

Tom’s response to Maggie Mae: “Thank you for mustering the courage to contact me. By writing, you have already started to enter the senior dating arena. More importantly, please don’t give up on the chance of dating again. You are young, and just beginning your quest.

“You didn’t fail with online dating; it just didn’t work out for you. While online dating has been successful for some seniors, many feel as you feel; it’s not their cup of tea.

“And, no, I’m not a matchmaker, but lately, a few south Orange County single guys around your age have contacted me. Perhaps you can exchange emails with them.

“You said friends and family don’t help you. But consider this: perhaps a neighbor down the street or across town appeals to you, but he isn’t available. However, life can change in an instant. That guy might become single overnight. He may feel like you, asking himself,

‘Where do I start?’ Keep reminding your friends and family that you’d like to meet a nice guy. Don’t give up asking them. It only takes one.

“Another indication that you have already started is by your volunteering and playing sports, places where you meet new people.

The important thing: continue to get off the couch and out of the house and pursue activities you enjoy. Maybe even add a few more activities.

“Finding a new relationship doesn’t just happen. However, you can help make it happen by interacting socially with people.

“If you see a man who appeals to you, and who appears to be available (no wedding ring or maybe he winks at you), strike up a conversation or ask him a question, whether in the produce or wine section of a store, at church, or wherever you go when you are out and about. Be assertive, but not aggressive, and always be friendly and smile. Exude positive energy.

“I recommend you sign up for my free weekly newsletter. Simply email me, and I’ll add you, or you can sign up on the homep age of my website listed below. I attempt to answer all emails in a timely manner.

“Having lost Greta, my partner of 25 years, last month, I understand your loneliness and pain. Perhaps, via my column in this newspaper, I can help you meet some new single men. But, remember, I’m not a matchmaker!”

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.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Picnic at Blue Lantern lookout, 1946. Dana Point resident Bill Butler (foreground) recalls the “concrete” Lantern Streets that appeared “unused” and the stone stairs to the beach mostly intact while cattle grazed nearby.

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

Arabella

Say hello to Arabella, a pretty momma kitty with striking green eyes. With her kittens all adopted, Arabella is finally ready for some “me time.” She has a fun, curious personality and loves to play and explore. She is an independent lady but wouldn’t mind a like-minded feline roommate or two.

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

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

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

Photo: Courtesy of William Butler

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ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

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Golden Sweep

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

Dana Hills pulled off a double Division 3 sweep at the CIF-SS Cross Country Championships.

The Dolphins won both Division 3 team championships and both individual championships with winning runs by Allura Markow and Evan Noonan to run away with a handful of hardware last Saturday, Nov. 19, at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

The Dana Hills boys won their seventh CIF-SS championship and first since 2009, when the Dolphins won three straight, and the Dana Hills girls won their third CIF-SS title and first since 2008, which was the last time the Dolphins doubled up on CIF-SS championships.

Noonan is the fourth Dana Hills boy to claim a CIF-SS individual title and the second consecutive, after then-senior Jai Dawson won the Division 2 title last season. Markow is only the

second Dana Hills girl to win a CIF-SS individual title, matching Alaina Alvarez’s Division 1 title in 2009.

Saturday’s runs also marked the 15th top-two finish for the Dana Hills boys and the seventh for the Dolphins girls.

Both teams now move on to the CIF State Championships this Saturday, Nov. 26, at Woodward Park in Fresno. The

Dana Hills boys will look for their first state title since 2009, and the girls will run for their first since 2008.

Markow paced a dominant effort for the Dana Hills girls at the CIF-SS Finals, as the Dolphins placed four runners in the top 15. Dana Hills easily outdistanced runner-up South Torrance, 52-110.

Markow, a senior, led the way with a 7-second margin of victory to take the CIF-SS title at 17:31 in the 2.93mile race. This is Markow’s third CIF-SS championship overall to go with two CIF-SS track titles in the 3,200-meter run.

Sophomore Annie Ivarsson worked her way into fifth place with a time of 18:17. Zoe Ott, a senior, finished 14th at 18:54, junior Cooper Murphy finished 15th at 19:01, and junior Paige Scheer rounded out the scoring five in 32nd at 19:38. Dana Hills also ran junior Quinci Lott in 46th at 20:04 and junior Tessa Anderson in 47th at 20:11.

Noonan led the Dana Hills boys with a 10-second margin of victory for the Division 3 title. Noonan, a sophomore, won the 2.93-mile race at 15:03.

Dana Hills put all five scoring runners in the top 30 to beat runner-up Moorpark, 89-125.

Garrett Woodruff, a junior, finished 15th at 15:57, junior Logan Harris finished 26th at 16:15, senior Jack Jones finished 28th at 16:19, and freshman Oliver Hunter rounded out the scoring five in 30th at 16:20. The Dolphins also ran junior Mike Ayala in 51st at 16:40 and senior Sam Hunter in 60th at 16:54.

Highlighting other local teams, the San Clemente boys, who beat out Dana Hills for the South Coast League title and won back-to-back Orange County Championships, won their first CIF-SS title with a tight finish in Division 1.

JSerra’s girls took the Division 4 title, and St. Margaret’s boys were runner-up in Division 5. DP

DOLPHIN REPORT

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

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

Basketball Teams Open with Strong Tournament Performances

Both the Dana Hills boys and girls basketball teams advanced to tournament championship games in the opening week of the winter sports season last week.

The Dolphin girls are 4-0 on the young season after a championship perfor mance in the North-South Tournament at Mission Viejo High School. Dana Hills defeated La Quinta of Westminster (3715), Laguna Hills (54-15) and St. Margaret’s

(32-28) to win the South County bracket. In the tournament championship, Dana Hills outlasted Marina, the North County representative, in overtime, 43-39.

The Dana Hills girls hosted their first home game of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 22, against Canyon, but results were not available at press time. The Dolphins are next in action at Edison on Tuesday, Nov. 29, and host their next home game on Dec. 12 against Trabuco Hills.

The Dana Hills boys made a charge for the championship at Santa Ana Luis Macias Tournament, but the Dolphins were held off by a familiar foe in San Juan Hills.

Dana Hills won its first two games with strong offensive outputs in victories over Calvary Chapel (82-65) and El Modena (73-57). Collin Haugh put up 41 points and 10 3-pointers against Calvary Chapel, and the sophomore led the Dolphins again in the championship game with 31 points and another five 3-pointers.

Despite a 16-point San Juan Hills lead

in the fourth quarter, Haugh and the Dolphins were able to cut the lead down to three points with just over a minute remaining in the game. However, San Juan Hills regained its CIF-SS championship mettle and defeated Dana Hills, 72-67.

Dana Hills continues tournament play in the next two weeks in the Loara Tournament and the Capistrano Valley Christian/San Juan Hills Tournament. The Dolphins host their first home game on Dec. 16 against San Clemente.

Winter Sports Open Play

In addition to the basketball teams, all of the winter sports teams at Dana Hills have kicked off their seasons or will in the coming days.

Dana Hills girls water polo, which is the only other Dolphins team to make a CIF-SS preseason watch list along with girls basketball, opens its season next Tuesday, Nov. 29, with a home match against University.

Dana Hills boys soccer will host San

Clemente next Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Dolphins girls soccer plays at Laguna Beach next Tuesday, Nov. 29, and hosts its first home game on Dec. 6 against Northwood.

Coming off six medals at the Costa Mesa Classic this past weekend, the Dana Hills boys wrestling team will host a dual meet against San Juan Hills next Tuesday, Nov. 29.

Look for the full winter sports preview in the Dec. 9 issue of the Dana Point Times.

Three Athletes Sign on Fall Signing Day

Dana Hills had three student-athletes sign National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic and academic careers in college on Fall Signing Day, Nov. 9.

The Dolphin baseball team had two signees. Andrew Nesson signed to play at Holy Cross, and Chase Rodgers signed to play at Lafayette College.

Dana Hills girls water polo had a Division 1 signee, as Sadie Riester signed with Loyola Marymount. DP

Dana Hills boys and girls cross country, along with Allura Markow (top row, right) and Evan Noonan (bottom row, center), all won CIF-SS Division 3 titles last Saturday, Nov. 19. Photo: Courtesy of Dana Hills Athletics

Dana Hills boys, girls cross country teams, Noonan, Markow all win CIF-SS titles

California Beaches Get High Marks

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

The San Clemente-based Surfrider Foundation released its annual State of the Beach Report earlier this month, and there were some promising findings for the State of California.

Out of the 30 states (plus the territory of Puerto Rico) surveyed, California was one of only 11 to receive an A or B grade. Unfortunately, the report found that an eye-popping 67% of coastal areas are performing at adequate or poor levels.

To make its assessment, Surfrider lever aged a set of 12 different criteria broken up into four categories. This included sediment management, development, coastal armoring, and sea-level rise.

The states and territories that received the highest marks were those that feature “strong policies regarding coastal

“Rising seas and more powerful storms are already damaging community infrastructure, shrinking coastlines and diminishing the public’s ability to enjoy our favorite beaches across the country,” Stefanie Sekich-Quinn, Surfrider’s senior manager of the Coast and Climate Initia tive, said in a prepared statement.

“It is imperative that local, state and federal governments work together to protect our coastal communities from the growing impacts of climate change. Long-term climate planning not only safeguards our coastal communities, but it also makes economic sense,” Sekich-Quinn continued.

Not taking significant action against cli mate change, Sekich-Quinn noted, citing a recent report, could cost the U.S. economy $14.5 trillion over the next 50 years.

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Let’s All Be Thankful

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

f you’re a young, frothing grom, there are few places on this beautiful blue planet better suited to be a young surfer than Dana Point and San Clemente. We have much to be thankful for.

Rather than highlight one rising star, this week, we’re taking a moment to reflect and celebrate just how good we all have it.

It starts with the ocean. We’re so lucky to have a clean, healthy coastline with consistent surf right at our backdoor. From San

“Surfrider’s report provides a road map for states to improve coastal management and proactively plan for climate change impacts,” she said.

One of the biggest findings, and one that we’re seeing play out right before our eyes here in Orange County, is that 50% of U.S. beaches are under threat from coastal erosion. It’s a subject we tackled in this column a few weeks ago, and continues to be extremely pressing, especially along Beach Road and further south at Trestles and San Onofre.

“Surfrider has intentionally been increasing our work on climate change mitigation and adaptation to help provide solutions to this global issue,” Sekich-Quinn said. “In addition to the graded assessments, we have also included targeted suggestions for improvements for each state in our report.”

“While the climate emergency is daunting, Surfrider is working around the country every day with our network of volunteers and local representatives to help protect our communities, ecological resources and recreational access,”

she added.

It isn’t all doom and gloom. There were some positive findings. Surfrider points to both the Biden administration and Congress as taking important steps to protect our coastlines and prepare for climate change.

The report highlights two important federal bills that will, hopefully, make a difference. The first is the bipartisan infrastructure bill, as well as the Inflation Reduction Act. Both will provide financial resources to communities so they can invest in infrastructure that is more resis tant to the effects of climate change.

Surfrider also celebrated the OceanBased Climate Solutions Act, which is still working its way through Congress. If it is signed into law, it will “improve ocean protection, increase Blue Carbon Ecosystems, promote responsible renewable offshore energy and help communities to adapt to sea-level rise.”

The first State of the Beach report was released in 2017, and it’s important to remember that a lot of areas are moving in the right direction. The fight to preserve and protect our beaches and oceans is one that can be won.

Since the first report, Surfrider has found that 12 states have improved their coastal policies as they develop strategies to deal with the effects of climate change, including coastal erosion and sea-level rise. California continues to be a leader in this effort, and we should all be proud of that.

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

Onofre to Salt Creek, Trestles to Strands, there is such an abundance of opportunity to explore and score.

And right behind our exquisite ocean are our stellar communities. From the local schools that foster camaraderie and sportsmanship, to the surf clubs that continue the tradition of competing and togetherness, to the area surf shops that anchor our communities and make sure we always have wax when we need it.

Finally, from surfboard shapers to all the local brands and businesses, we’re also so incredibly lucky to have such a strong and sup portive industry right here. It gives the groms the resources they need to get to the next level and their parents the jobs to pay the bills.

Needless to say, we have a lot to give thanks for this holiday season.

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

Photo: Jake Howard

building setbacks, restrictions on coastal armoring, limiting development and redevelopment, and the advancement of progressive sea-level rise policies that encourage local governments to incorporate climate adaptation measures into land use plans.”

Photo: Jake Howard

Surfrider Foundation’s State of the Beach Report gives Golden State an A for its coastal protections