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Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching Founder Don Hansen Dies at 87 S

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Mayor Joe Muller sits down with Dana Point Times to talk about his priorities for the council and City of Dana Point going into 2022. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

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Richard Gardner Remembered as Passionate Environmentalist D

Surf: 2022 Kicking Off on Good Foot D S

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Richard Gardner, Dana Point environmentalist and former South Coast Water District director (pictured here on a trip to Venice, Italy in December 2019), died on Dec. 2 at 71. Photo: Courtesy of Erica Gardner Chuc

“I hope we can continue his passion for life and research, science and community,” Gardner Chuc said. He also cared deeply about his community. “My dad was someone who liked helping people, and he liked to talk to people,” Gardner Chuc said. “And if you needed a hand, he’d be there. If you, or anybody in the community, or his neighbors had problems with their electrical, or plumbing, or water heaters, my dad would be over there in a heartbeat.” Gardner Chuc remembered that her father believed in the Golden Rule of treating people the way you’d like to be treated. “He also picked up people that were less fortunate and gave them jobs and helped them out,” she recalled. “Like a couple homeless community members who needed a shower and a plate of food and just to watch a football game with them, take them back home, wherever their home was. Those are the kinds of things that he did, and I’m proud that he was that kind of individual.” He was passionate about educating the community on environmental issues. He gave talks at the Ocean Institute’s Watershed Conference for kids, but he also tutored his grandkids in math and taught them chess. Gardner was also deeply involved in the Capistrano Beach Palm Project, researching the fatal disease Fusarium wilt that had infested local trees. He helped raise funds for replanting dead palms. Gardner loved gardening and especially loved his succulents because they don’t need a lot of water. “He loved the garden, and he joked that he was so good at plants because his last name is Gardner, so we’re the original gardener,” Gardner Chuc said. Gardner’s family plans to plant a tree in his honor.

testing and immunizations on its members. The bill would apply retroactively, beginning March 4, 2020, when Newsom declared a state of emergency. “I am signing Senate Bill 510 to ensure Californians have timely and equitable access to COVID-19 testing and vaccinations,” Newsom stated in an October press release when signing the bill. “This bill will ensure uniformity in testing payment and access rules throughout the state.” Another pandemic-related measure will ensure that Californians can continue to cast their vote by mail—a method deployed statewide following a May 2020 executive order, which required election officials to send vote-by-mail ballots to all registered California voters for the General Election. With Assembly Bill 37, vote-by-mail is here to stay in California. The bill calls

for all active, registered voters to receive a vote-by-mail ballot ahead of elections. The minimum wage in California saw another increase on Jan 1. Minimum-wage workers employed by large companies in California will see an increase in their hourly rate from $14 to $15. The minimum hourly wage for those at workplaces employing 25 people or fewer also saw an increase from $13 to $14. The incremental increase in California’s minimum wage comes as a result of Senate Bill 3, passed in 2016, which committed to raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022 for large businesses and by 2023 for small businesses. Assembly Bill 286, passed in October 2021, affects food delivery services such as DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats. The bill prevents food delivery services (Cont. on page 4)

of local organizations, including the Dana Point Historical Society, the Ocean Institute, the Surfrider Foundation, Trout Unlimited, OC Watersheds and the Society for Conservation Geographic Information Systems. He also participated in creek research and invasive plant removal with Trout Unlimited, as well as beach cleanups with Surfrider. The California Coastal Cleanup Day was especially important for the Gardner family. Gardner instilled a love and respect for nature by taking his family along for beach and creek cleanups. “It was almost like a little special, sacred day in our family, because we were all out there cleaning up, creek cleanups, and pulling the invasive plants out of the creek and getting those out of there so that the natives could thrive,” Gardner Chuc said. Gardner was an inspiration to his family, Gardner Chuc added.

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Richard Gardner Remembered as Passionate Environmentalist BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Dana Point environmentalist and former South Coast Water District director Richard Gardner died on Dec. 2. He was 71 years old. Gardner is survived by his two daughters, his son, and his six grandchildren. “I’m still in disbelief that my cool, adventurous, honorable, intelligent, funny dad is gone,” his daughter, Erica Gardner Chuc, wrote in an email. “He could talk to anyone and strike up a conversation, thoroughly enjoying his fellow community members.” Gardner attended UC Santa Barbara and majored in mathematics. He moved to Capistrano Beach in 1977, when he worked as a nuclear engineer at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Prior to moving to Capistrano Beach, Gardner would travel from Los Angeles to surf Dana Point’s waves. Gardner became a member of the Capistrano Beach Water District in 1996, and continued as a director when the agency transitioned to the South Coast Water District in 1999. He became a director as a way to be more involved in improving water quality for the community. Gardner was passionate about decreasing water pollution and water waste, at a fair cost to the people,

New Year Brings New Laws BY BREEANA GREENBERG

New state laws impacting health care, voting, affordable housing, climate change and education were among the 770 new state laws to take effect in the new year. With the pandemic remaining an ongoing issue, the California State Legislature focused on measures to address COVID-19 and health care issues. Housing affordability, another ongoing issue, was at the forefront of the bills that lawmakers passed and subsequently enacted by Gov. Gavin Newsom. In a late December press release, Newsom highlighted some of the new laws taking effect this year that he said “make Dana Point Times January 7-13, 2022

Gardner Chuc said of her late father. He served the Water District for 14 years. Back in 2012, the district honored Gardner for his leadership in watershed management through his involvement in the Aliso Creek and the San Juan Creek Watershed. He was also honored for his efforts in the development of water conservation programs. Even after he retired, he attended City Council and Water District meetings. He would attend different environmental conferences, water conferences and geography conferences, “discussing the latest new science for recycling or reclaimed water,” Gardner Chuc said. Gardner volunteered with a number

meaningful progress on an array of issues that matter deeply to Californians across the state.” He also thanked the state senators and assemblymembers for their work in the 2021 legislative session. “I thank Pro Tem (Toni) Atkins and Speaker (Anthony) Rendon for their leadership in advancing historic measures to improve the lives of Californians, including new tools to boost our housing supply, improve workplace conditions and build a stronger state,” Newsom said in a press release. In response to the pandemic, Newsom signed a bill that would require insurance companies to cover the cost of COVID-19 testing and vaccines. This bill would also apply to future diseases that prompt a declaration of a public health emergency by the governor of California. Furthermore, the bill prohibits insurance providers from placing the cost of Page 3

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(Cont. from page 3) from retaining any amount of their drivers’ or restaurants’ tips. AB 286 also requires food delivery services to disclose a cost breakdown of each transaction, and makes it unlawful for the service to charge a customer any price that is higher than the price posted by the restaurant or food facility. The California Legislature also passed several bills to address housing affordability in the state. Senate Bill 8 extends the provisions of the 2019 Housing Crisis Act, many of which were set to expire in 2025, until 2030. According to a press release from the office of the governor, the bill aims “to accelerate the approval process for housing projects and curtail local governments’ ability to downzone, among other provisions.” Two other housing-related measures that Newsom signed include Senate Bill 9 and Senate Bill 10. SB 9 creates a process to allow homeowners to build a duplex or split their lot in a residentially zoned area. Under SB 10, city or county governments could adopt an ordinance before Jan. 1, 2029 to zone any parcel for up to 10 residential units near transit-reach areas or urban infill sites.

Several Senate bills also address sea-level rise, drought and climate change. Senate Bill 1, which was passed in September 2021, requires that the California Coastal Commission adopt guidelines to address sea-level rise within local coastal programs. Senate Bill 552 will require that water suppliers develop and maintain a Water Shortage Contingency Plan that would include plans in the case of a drought by no later than July 1, 2023. Senate Bill 343 will set new advertising requirements regarding the recyclability of products and packaging by prohibiting misleading recycling labels and signs on items that are unrecyclable. By 2024, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery is also required to produce a new report to the public, evaluating whether certain products and packaging are recyclable in the state. Also addressing waste disposal, Senate Bill 1383, which was passed in 2016, required cities to adopt an ordinance by 2022, ensuring compliance with the state’s new organic and food waste disposal program. Similar to a previous law passed in 2018 that restricted restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws un-

less requested by the customer, Assembly Bill 1276 will extend the restriction to “single-use foodware accessory or standard condiments” such as utensils, napkins and condiments. In regard to education, one Senate measure aims to address the mental health concerns that cropped up while schools went virtual. Senate Bill 224 will require schools that offer one or more health education courses in middle or high school to include mental health instruction in their health courses. The State Department of Education is tasked with developing a plan “to expand mental health instruction in California public schools” by 2024. The Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2021 will require that public schools with students from sixth to 12th grade stock school restrooms with menstrual products, free of cost, in all girls’ and all-gender restrooms before the start of the 2022-23 school year. Senate Bill 16 changes the confidential status of police personnel files and requires that records subject to disclosure be released no later than 45 days from the date of a request for disclosure. The bill would require that records be released in the case that a finding

was made relating to unlawful arrests, unlawful searches and discriminatory or prejudiced conduct. This bill requires that officers who witness an act of force intervene and report the incident. The bill will also delete a provision in the existing law that’s required a court to exclude complaints concerning officer conduct made more than five years prior to any litigation. Under Assembly Bill 600, the existing definition of “nationality” will be expanded to include immigration status. The sculpture of Junipero Serra on State Capitol grounds may be replaced by a monument to the California Native people of Sacramento, California. Assembly Bill 338 authorizes tribal nations in Sacramento to plan, construct and maintain a monument on State Capitol grounds, replacing the sculpture of Junipero Serra. Plans for the monument will need to be submitted for review and approval by the Joint Rules Committee. Assembly Bill 855 removes Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, as a judicial holiday. Instead, “Native American Day” on the fourth Friday in September will be designated as a judicial holiday.

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OC Supervisor Lisa Bartlett Announces Run for 49th District Seat

came during her time on the City Council from 2006 to 2014. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Transportation Authority, the Orange County Fire Authority, the Transportation Corridor Agencies, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District, according to her campaign website. As of press time, Bartlett was not listed on the Federal Election Commission’s ledger of District 49 candidates who have reported campaign finances. According to the FEC, Levin has raised more than $1.44 million in campaign contributions. Maryott has raised $852,135.74 toward his war chest. Christopher Rodriguez, a Marine Corps veteran and Oceanside councilmember, has raised $475,842.44 for his congressional campaign. Levin won his reelection bid for the 49th District by just over 24,000 votes in November 2020, earning a 53.1% majority against Maryott’s 46.9%. Bartlett will join a crowded field of challengers, but she received a vote of confidence from her finance chairman, Steve Craig. “Lisa Bartlett’s experience, leadership skills, and values will make her a great representative on behalf of Californians,” Craig said. “Lisa is the right person, at the right time, to help bring the change so desperately needed in Congress, and I am very proud to support her.”

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Orange County Board Supervisor Lisa Bartlett announced last week her candidacy to represent California’s newly drawn 49th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bartlett will run as a Republican against incumbent Rep. Mike Levin, a Democrat, as well as fellow Republicans Brian Maryott—the previous district challenger and former San Juan Capistrano councilmember—and Christopher Rodriguez. Bartlett serves as a supervisor for the county’s Fifth District, which encompasses Dana Point, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, and other cities south of Irvine, and has been on the board since 2014. “Never in my lifetime can I remember a point where Congress was this far out of touch with the everyday experience of working-class Americans and families,” Bartlett said in her announcement. “Much like California, our country is headed in the wrong direction and in desperate need of new and common-sense leadership.” Dana Point Times January 7-13, 2022

Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett announced on Dec. 30, that she will challenge incumbent Rep. Mike Levin for California’s 49th Congressional District seat. Photo: File/Kristina Pritchett

“At a time when families are struggling to pay for gas, put food on the table, and deal with the cost of inflation, Mike Levin is literally cheering on trillions of dollars in government spending, much of which is for pet projects,” Bartlett added, referring to Levin’s support of the Build Back Better Act, a $2 trillion bill that passed the House in November and awaits a Senate vote. Bartlett pledged to focus on the issues of quality of life, the economy, education, and public safety. “This great country has given me everything, and I will do everything I can in return to help get us back on track,” she said. In addition to her role on the OC Board of Supervisors, Bartlett has been publicly active in the area over the past 30 years. She served two stints as Dana Point’s mayor in 2009 and 2014, which Page 4

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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 sys-tem and people dealing with cancer. To join, email donnavigil2@gmail.com or linda_crdv@yahoo.com. heritagesc.org. Citizens’ Climate Education 10:45 a.m.-noon. This nonpartisan climate action group holds monthly meetings on the second Saturday of the month through Zoom video conferences. Email larrykramerccl@ gmail.com to re-ceive a link to join. TUESDAY, JAN. 11

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, dis-respect), will continue conducting its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@ gmail.com. danapointtimes.com

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Looking Ahead Mayor Muller Highlights Key Issues to Tackle in 2022 BY BREEANA GREENBERG, DANA POINT TIMES

oe Muller, the City of Dana Point’s new mayor, highlighted public safety, housing affordability, and economic recovery as key issues the city continues to face in 2022. Muller has also set his sights on Capistrano Beach erosion and opportunities for music events in Doheny Village as top projects for the City Council to tackle this year. “We’re going to have a great year; I’m looking forward to it,” Muller said during an interview with Dana Point Times. “We have a really good council right now.” This is Muller’s second turn as mayor, and he has served on City Council since 2014. Muller’s goals and priorities have largely stayed the same throughout his tenure on the dais. Muller pointed to Dana Point’s budget to illustrate the city’s priorities, adding that the city’s largest budget expense is its public safety and contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. According to the Fiscal Year 2022 budget summary, the city budgeted just shy of $13.7 million for police services. “Public safety is always our biggest concern,” Muller said. “It’s incredibly important that we’re a very safe city, and we take that very seriously.” Housing affordability was also highlighted as a key issue that Dana Point’s City Council will face in the next year. “Moving forward into this year, one of the biggest struggles we’re going to have is probably dealing with housing,” Muller added. With new laws such as Senate Bills 8, 9 and 10 coming down from Sacramento this year, Muller feels that the state is taking away local control on the issue of housing. Muller added that the state’s “one-size-fits-all approach” was designed more with larger cities in mind. “The small suburban communities like Dana Point, especially beach communities where we don’t have huge work centers or public transit hubs, it doesn’t really fit down here, and it makes it incredibly difficult for us, especially in a coastal city like Dana Point, where half of our city’s in the coastal Dana Point Times January 7-13, 2022

Mayor Joe Muller sits down with Dana Point Times at the Monarch Bay Club to discuss his plans for City Council in 2022. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

zone and half of it’s out,” Muller said. “So, that creates a new set of challenges for us, and that’s something we’re going to have to be working on diligently.” As for homelessness, Muller noted that the city took 31 individuals and families off the street in 2021. “I can’t commend staff enough for the plan they came up with,” Muller said. “We have a full-time homeless liaison that we hired specifically to deal with this issue in Dana Point. … So, our homeless numbers are really down; they’re substantially down from where they were, but we’ve done a good job on this. Even though it comes up a lot, you hear people say, ‘There’s an issue,’ the city is in far better shape than most cities are.” As the country continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Muller noted the importance of looking for new revenue streams for the city. “Economic development is always a big issue for us,” Muller said. “Right now, we’re visitor-serving, which means a large portion of our revenue comes from our hotel taxes and our bed taxes, but we need to diversify that stream. When we have an economic crisis like we had in 2020 and tourism shut down basically, that was a huge impact on the city.” During Muller’s previous term as mayor, he hoped to brand Dana Point

as the “music capital” of Orange County. Muller’s goal has not changed since his last stint as mayor. Dana Point Times previously reported in 2019 that Muller had hoped to bring bigger acts to local events. Because Dana Point doesn’t own the beaches within the city, Muller hopes to coordinate with State Parks this year to allow the city to hold a larger music event. “Doheny Village is a really good opportunity for the music scene,” Muller said. “When that plan is finally certified and we can read it into law, we have opportunities to put music facilities down there. I’ve been working hard on that for the last few years. I thought we had one a few years ago, and it fell through. There’s a good opportunity there.” City Council is also looking to move the Arts and Culture Commission out from under the City Hall umbrella like the city did with the Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group. Muller explained that separating the Arts and Culture Commission from City Council would give commissioners more flexibility. Muller, who is an Orange County Parks commissioner, hopes to focus on Capistrano Beach and come up with a plan to protect the coastal area from erosion. Orange County Board Supervisor Page 5

Lisa Bartlett, who represents District 5, has spearheaded bringing stakeholders together to work on a coastal protection plan. Because Dana Point is situated on a coastal high bluff, the beaches back up to the bluff in Capistrano Beach. The California Coastal Commission’s managed retreat policy may ultimately lose coastal access as Capistrano Beach stretches from beach to railroad to bluffs, Muller said. “How do we protect that?” Muller said. “That part of Capo is where the surf industry really originated. That’s where Hobie (Alter) sketched the Hobie Cat into the sand at Capo Beach. That’s where it all started here. And so how do we give that up? That’s part of our history and our heritage. We shouldn’t have to; we should be able to work and come up with solutions.” Though some residents were unhappy with the City Council’s shift from at-large elections to five districts in 2018, Muller emphasized that all five councilmembers work hard to represent all of Dana Point. “We want people to understand, even though we sit in districts, we’re a small city and we represent all of you,” Muller said. “You have five councilmembers, and we’re looking out for all of you.” DP danapointtimes.com

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GUEST OPINION | The Levin Letter by

variant is presenting significant challenges, but with the widespread adoption of vaccines, we are well-positioned to beat this virus and continue to grow our economy. A lot of this progress is thanks to the American Rescue Plan, a historic piece of legislation that President Biden signed last March that provided relief to struggling families, frontline workers, and local schools and businesses. In fact, families and organizations in South Orange THE LEVIN LETTER County and North BY MIKE LEVIN County San Diego received more than $350 million in federal relief from that bill. My colleagues and I also passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s crumbling infrastructure. That bill includes funding for projects similar to the San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project to address coastal erosion and restore our beaches, the Doheny Desalination Project to strengthen our drought resilience, and more. Also, as a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Natural Resources Committee, and Select Committee

Rep. Mike Levin

A Year of Progress for South OC

s we begin 2022, I want to take a brief moment to recognize the challenges and progress our community and our country experienced last year. We began 2021 in one of the most challenging phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate of COVID hospitalizations was at its highest point ever, and more than 10 million Americans were unemployed. Since then, more than 200 million Americans have been fully vaccinated, we added nearly six million jobs, and the number of Americans filing for unemployment reached its lowest point since 1969. Our kids—including my two young children, who attend our local public elementary school—are back in school for in-person learning. There is no question that the Omicron

on the Climate Crisis, I worked with members of both parties to introduce 31 pieces of legislation last year, including seven bills or amendments that passed the House of Representatives and two that were signed into law. That’s on top of the 16 bills that I introduced and had signed into law during the 116th Congress. While we had our fair share of challenges in 2021, we also made incredible progress. I know there is much more to do in 2022, and I look forward to continuing this important work on your behalf. U.S. Representative Mike Levin represents the 49th Congressional District, which includes the South Orange County cities of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano. He was reelected for a second term in 2020 and resides in San Juan Capistrano with his wife and two children. DP Editor’s Note: With the state’s Primary Election approaching in the coming months, Levin’s latest Levin Letter will serve as his final column for Picket Fence Media in 2022. An extended version of this column can be found at danapointtimes.com. PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the DP Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@danapointtimes.com.

GUEST OPINION | Bartlett Bulletin by Board Supervisor Lisa Bartlett

Open Letter to Residents of Orange County’s Fifth Supervisorial District

s we start off the New Year, I wanted to reach out to each of you, giving a brief update on the changes taking place within the Fifth Supervisorial District in 2022. First, let me start by wishing everyone a very Happy New Year, and I hope you and your family had an enjoyable holiday season. By now, you may be aware that effective Jan. 6, the new boundaries for the Orange County Fifth Supervisorial District changed following the recent redistricting process. While I will continue to represent the majority of South County cities and unincorporated areas, the cities of Lake Forest, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita will now be within the boundaries of the new Third District. Joining the Fifth District will be the cities of Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and portions of Irvine. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to all Fifth District residents for their unwavering support over the past several years. We have accomplished so Page 6

much, and it has been a pleasure to represent you as your Supervisor. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me the opportunity. BARTLETT BULLETIN To the residents BY LISA BARTLETT of Lake Forest, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita, it has been my honor and privilege to serve as your Supervisor. Over the years, my team and I have had the pleasure of meeting with many of you to assist on a variety of topics. To the residents of Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Irvine, welcome to the fabulous Fifth District. I am very excited and privileged to serve as your representative, and my team and I are eager to be a resource and advocate for your needs. To ensure a seamless and smooth transition, I am committed to collaborating with your former supervisor on existing/ongoing projects that best serve the residents of the

community, and will work hard to represent your interests and priorities. In closing, I extend to everyone in the Fifth District my best wishes for a healthy and prosperous new year and look forward to being your county representative as we move forward in 2022. As always, my team and I are here to serve you, so please do not hesitate to contact us if ever we can be of assistance. Lisa Bartlett sits on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, representing the Fifth District. She was reelected in 2018. DP Editor’s Note: Bartlett has entered the race for California’s 49th Congressional District seat. With the state’s Primary Election approaching in the coming months, Bartlett’s latest Bartlett Bulletin will serve as her final column for Picket Fence Media in 2022. An extended version of this column can be found at danapointtimes.com. PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the DP Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@danapointtimes.com.

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FRIDAY | 07 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 & Bar, 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. 949.464.5700. thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

SATURDAY | 08 SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE 9-11 a.m. South OC Cars and Coffee is a weekly car show, attracting a mix of 1,000-3,000 plus hypercars, supercars, exotics, vintage, classic, muscle and sports cars, hot rods, rat rods, pickups, 4x4’s and motorcycles. 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com. LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER 9 p.m.-midnight. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Blues, soul, and rock and roll band Family Style will perform. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point. 949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

SUNDAY | 09 DANA POINT LIBRARY FOREIGN FILM: ‘SEA FOG’ 2 p.m. Residents are invited to watch and discuss movies from around the world Dana Point Times January 7-13, 2022

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SUNDAY | 09 BEACH CLEANUP & LUNCH AND LEARN 9-11 a.m. Join Stand up to Trash and its local Dana Point partners, including Dana Point Harbor Partners and the Ocean Institute, for their first Beach Cleanup of the year, as well as their new environmental education program, Lunch and Learn. Ocean Institute offers its wharf as the backdrop for the educational portion of the cleanup, where a distinguished speaker will discuss various environmental topics related to the monthly theme. Pre-register online at standuptotrash.com. For more information about joining and registering, contact Vicki Patterson by phone at 949.413.3586 or email at standuptotrashgmail.com. Baby Beach, 24300 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point.

House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

with the Dana Point Library. In the award-winning film Sea Fog from South Korea, Captain Kang looks to make one final score before his ship is sold by smuggling illegal immigrants from China to South Korea. Find out what happens when a violent storm and dense fog force his ship, the Junjin, to stall in open waters. Dana Point Library, 33841 Niguel Road, Dana Point. 949.496.5517. ocpl.org.

TUESDAY | 11 CASA CINEMA 6 p.m. Enjoy a cozy movie night featuring West Side Story, a 1961 Oscar-winning musical about star-crossed lovers in New York in Casa Romantica’s Main Salon. Tickets are from $5 to $10. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER 5-8 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Cover band Funkberry Preserve will perform. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point. 949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

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LIVE MUSIC AT THE COACH HOUSE 7 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Cover band Queen Nation will perform. Tickets are $28. Doors open at 5 p.m. The Coach

LOW COST K-9 VACCINE CLINIC 5-7 p.m. The San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter will host this clinic to offer K-9 vaccines, including the Da2PLP ($10), Bordetella ($10), and Rabies (free Page 8

with the purchase of a dog license). Masks are required when at the shelter. 221 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente. 949.492.1617. TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE BREWHOUSE 6:30-8:30 p.m. The BrewHouse hosts a trivia night every Wednesday. Test your knowledge with friends, or show up solo and join a team. The BrewHouse, 31896 Plaza Drive, Suite D3, San Juan Capistrano. 949.481.6181. brewhousesjc.com. BACKYARD OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS 8-10 p.m. Knuckleheads’ backyard is open for food, drinks and live music. Performers of all skill levels are welcome. If you are a musician, do stand-up comedy or the spoken word, this is the place to be on Wednesday nights. So, come down, grab a drink and go for it. Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com. danapointtimes.com

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ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

Hudson

Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter

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Hudson is an 8-year-old Boxer with a great personality. Don’t let his age fool you; Hudson has the energy of a dog barely out of puppyhood. He is quite active and enjoys long walks and playing in the yard. With his loving disposition, Hudson would make a great addition to the family but would prefer to be the only pet, so he doesn’t have to share the spotlight. If you are interested in adopting Hudson, please visit petprojectfoundation.org/adoptions to download an adoption application form. Completed forms can be emailed to animalservices@scdpanimalshelter.org, and you will be contacted about making an interaction appointment.

Sudoku BY MYLES MELLOR

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

Photo: Courtesy of OC Public Libraries

FROM THE ARCHIVES Pictured is a pier in foreground and the southerly swell at Dana Point Cove, where waves were about 4- to 5-feet high on Aug. 15, 1949.

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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

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See the solution in next week’s issue.

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ment season and is set for the gauntlet of the South Coast League. The Dolphins are 10-7 and ranked No. 3 in CIF-SS Division 3. Dana Hills will open league play on Friday, Jan. 7, at home against San Juan Hills, which is ranked No. 3 in CIF-SS Division 2. The Stallions beat the Dolphins in their lone meeting in the shortened, delayed spring season, 7-4. Dana Hills then travels to El Toro on Tuesday, Jan. 11, before renewing its longstanding and intense rivalry with San Clemente on the road on Thursday, Jan. 13. The Tritons are ranked No. 16 in Division 1.

DOLPHIN REPORT BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

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Boys Basketball Set for League Opener After a strong start to the early tournament season, the Dana Hills boys basketball team went through more than its share of ups and downs over the holiday break. First, the Dolphins had to pull out of the North/South Challenge just hours before their scheduled 10 a.m. tipoff on Dec. 21 due to a positive COVID test in the program. Dana Hills also had to cancel its subsequently scheduled local rivalry against San Clemente the next day, and the program shut down activities for the week to stay healthy for the upcoming Damien Classic. Dana Hills was able to get to the Damien Classic without any further incidents, but at the tournament, the Dolphins managed to win only two of four games. Dana Hills was edged by Pasadena, 5654, on Dec. 27, but the Dolphins bounced

Roundup Dana Hills boys basketball opens Sea View League play at El Toro on Friday, Jan. 7. The Dolphins are ranked No. 2 in CIF-SS Division 3A. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

back for wins over La Mirada, 69-61 on Dec. 28, and George Washington Prep of Los Angeles, 39-33 on Dec. 29. Dana Hills ended the Damien Classic on a down note with a loss to Los Osos of Rancho Cucamonga, 56-49. Now, Dana Hills (13-5) turns the corner into Sea View League play, which features a trio of contenders in the Dolphins, Aliso Niguel and defending league champion San Juan Hills. Dana Hills, ranked No. 2 in CIF-SS

Division 3A, opens league play at El Toro (4-14) on Friday, Jan. 7. The Dolphins don’t play again until the following Friday, Jan. 14, at home against Aliso Niguel. Dana Hills is then off until the following Friday, Jan. 21, when it hosts San Juan Hills.

Girls Water Polo Opens League Friday The Dana Hills girls water polo team has made it through its early tourna-

Dana Hills girls basketball (10-7) opens the South Coast League next week at home against Tesoro on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The Dolphins are ranked No. 3 in CIF-SS Division 4A. Dana Hills girls soccer (1-6-1, 0-1) dropped its South Coast League opener at Capistrano Valley, 2-0, on Tuesday, Jan. 4. The Dolphins played at Mission Viejo on Thursday, Jan. 6, but results were not available at press time. Dana Hills hosts El Toro on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Dana Hills boys soccer (2-4-2, 0-1) lost its Sea View League opener against Tesoro, 1-0, on Wednesday, Jan. 5. The Dolphins play at Aliso Niguel on Friday, Jan. 7.

Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching Founder Don Hansen Dies at 87 BY BREEANA GREENBERG, DANA POINT TIMES

Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching founder Don Hansen died on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at the age of 87. Hansen is pictured here beside his daughter Donna Kalez, who owns the whale watching company. Photo: File/Andrea Swayne

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on Hansen, the founder of Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching, died on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 87 years old. Hansen is survived by his three sons, three daughters, and 15 grandchildren. His daughter, Donna Kalez, chief operating officer of Dana Wharf, announced her father’s passing on Facebook. “Words cannot express the sadness we feel, and we will miss him every single day,” Kalez wrote in the post.“We are so thankful that we were able to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas this year with him. He made it to the New Year and celebrated by watching his Rams win.” Hansen started the local whale watching company in the Dana Point Harbor in 1971. He took over San Clemente Sportfishing, Inc. in 1966 and moved the business to the newly built Dana Point Harbor, where he established Dana Wharf. Hansen is also credited with being the

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first to offer whale watching in Orange County and beginning the Dana Point Festival of Whales, which is set to celebrate its 51st year this March. “Having known that the public had just started to embrace the Gray Whales and the concept of ‘whale watching’ from his time of operations on the San Clemente Pier, it was from there where the original West Coast Whale Watching was born,” Kalez wrote in a Dana Point Times guest column in March 2021. Kalez added that her dad knew whale watching would take off in Dana Point. “Whale Watching was something he knew was going to be successful in Dana Point, so he thought, why not a Festival of Whales to celebrate,” Kalez wrote. “After all, the whales migrate past Dana Point every year, much like the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano.” “To my Dad, I say I am so proud of the legacy you have created,” Kalez wrote. No funeral arrangements have been made at this time. DP danapointtimes.com

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THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 02/08/2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 b. The address of the court is Other: REMOTE HEARING (1) If you plan to appear, you must attend the hearing by video remote using the court’s designated video platform; (2) Go to the courts website at: http://www.occourts.org/media-relations/probate-mental -health.html to appear for probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions; (3) If you have difficulty connecting to your remote hearing, call (657)622-8278 for assistance. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times, Dec 31, January 7, 14, 21, 2022 Date: December 10, 2021, Judge Layne H. Melzer, Judge of the Superior Court

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2022 Kicks Off on Good Foot

Henry Rothey. Photo: Courtesy of Ronnie Lyon

GROM OF THE WEEK

From New Surf Shops to Miraculous Recoveries, the Vibes Are Up in the Local Surf Community

HENRY ROTHEY BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

he New Year is here, and it’s already started with a flurry of positive energy. For starters, San Clemente’s Kolohe Andino, who is a veteran of the WSL’s Championship Tour and competed in surfing’s Olympic debut in 2021, has plenty to celebrate. The proud father of a new baby girl, he just announced that he has also inked a new sponsorship deal with iconic wetsuit brand O’Neill. “With so much heritage in the sport, I am honored to be a part of the O’Neill team and excited for the years to come,” Andino shared on his Instagram account. Andino started his career riding for Billabong before joining Nike’s ill-fated foray into surfing. For the better part of a decade, Andino has represented surfwear brand Hurley. He will now join his longtime friend and San Clemente’s own Ian Crane, as well as South African Championship Tour stalwart Jordy Smith and rising Oceanside phenom Caity Simmers, on the O’Neill squad. One of the original surf companies, Jack O’Neill opened his first surf shop on the Great Highway in San Francisco in 1952. But it was O’Neill’s innovations in wetsuits that really set his company apart. They also played a prominent role in the development of the surf leash. Given Andino’s commitment to surfing and his deep appreciation for its roots, this new relationship should bring lots of exciting new energy to the water. A few weeks ago, we reported that local surf artist Drew Brophy had been hospitalized due to COVID-19. On a ventilator in an intensive care unit for a month, Brophy has since made a dramatic turn for the better. His doctors called his improvement over the holidays a “Christmas miracle.” “Yesterday, Drew asked, ‘What day is it?’ I told him Dec. 27, and he realized he had been out since Thanksgiving,” Dana Point Times January 7-13, 2022

Recovered from injury, with a new daughter and new sponsor, Kolohe Andino has a lot to look forward to as he returns to the Championship Tour in 2022. Photo: Courtesy of Nick Green/O’Neill

his wife, Maria Brophy, shared on Facebook. “He was surprised, and I was afraid the news would send him backwards. But he handled it like the bad (expletive) that he is!” “Drew cannot talk yet, but he can write with a pen on paper, and he can mouth words,” Maria continued. “We have a ways to go, but Drew is getting better. He is fortunate that his body was so strong and healthy before all this. Besides his lung inflammation, the rest of his body is in great shape. Yesterday’s CT Scan showed no permanent damage to his lungs, and that was great news!” According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, as of Wednesday, Jan. 5, there were 673 people hospitalized in Orange County due to COVID-19. Of that number, 116 people were in ICUs. Finally, Rip Curl just celebrated the opening of a new shop in Dana Point. Located on the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Amber Lantern, threetime World Champ Tom Curren was on hand jamming some tunes for the celebration before Christmas. As water temps take a dive this winter, be sure to swing by and check out the latest and greatest, including the shop’s award-winning line of wetsuits, There’s also a Rip Curl shop in San Clemente, which is where its North

American operations are headquartered. The Australian-based company sponsored the wildly successful Rip Curl WSL Finals at Lower Trestles last September, where Hawaii’s Carissa Moore and Brazil’s Gabriel Medina captured the 2021 world titles in absolutely epic conditions. The only real downside for our local surf community lately has been the disappearance of anything resembling a rideable wave. After an autumn to remember, winter has been a complete bust thus far. I’d love to be more optimistic and point to a big, old west swell setting up in our swell window, but forecast models for the next several weeks are not promising. Thankfully, recent storms have brought a ton of new snow to the mountains, and there are plenty of other ways to stay entertained—but some surf would be nice. 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 philan-thropic organizations such as the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center and the Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation. DP Page 14

here’s one reason surfers from around the world have been making pilgrimages to the iconic North Shore of Oahu for a half-century—because of the waves. And for those who have been living through the flat spell around here lately know what I’m talking about. But San Clemente’s Henry Rothey is a smart kid; he knows the drill. Last month, he shipped out to the islands for a stint in paradise. Surfing in trunks, scoring early-season swells, the goofy-footer made the most of his time in Hawaii when the rest of us were shivering through the flat, rainy days. A member of USA Surfing’s Development Team, Rothey’s earned the nickname “Hendog Millionaire” from his coach, Brett Simpson. The work that they’re doing together is paying off. Rothey made the most of a wild card at the Rip Curl Grom Search National Finals held at San Onofre’s Church. With a fifth-place finish in the event, his competitive chops continue to just get better and better. Rothey is also a distinguished member of the San Clemente Board Riders Club and continues to make valuable contributions to the squad as they set their sights on winning the national title later this year in their backyard at Lowers. If you have a candidate for Grom of the Week, we want to know. Send an email to jakehoward1@gmail.com. DP

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 57-58 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 1-2 Outlook: Friday is mostly below waist high (3’) before a fun mix of northwest and west-northwest swells move in for the weekend. Size bumps up into the waiststomach-chest high range (2-3-4’) and conditions continue to look more favorable as storms pass to our north.

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