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‘Surf on, Arnie!’

Kids Find a Way to Bid Farewell to Retiring Custodian S C L I V I N G / PAG E 2 2

Vista del Mar Elementary and Middle School families bid farewell to retiring custodian Arnie Smith during a socially distant drive-by salute on Thursday, April 30. Photo: Fred Swegles

Council Reaches Impasse on Mayor Selection EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

Supervisors Slam County Health over Nomads Response EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

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Glowing Waves Could Soon Be Crashing to an End EYE ON SC/PAGE 5

Celebrate MothersDay ’ SUNDAY, MAY 10

Two amazing women! Nothing but 100% Heart.

Never ending Love and Devotion to the Family.

They like to laugh, they like to talk but more than anything they like to listen and Love. Happy Mother’s Day Mom & Nona. —Jeremy Dugan

Nicole, we are both so lucky to have you—you are the most wonderful mother! We love you.

Happy first Mother’s Day! —Alex (& Scotlyn)

Happy Mother’s Day to our real MVP! Thank you for inspiring us each and every single day! We love you forever!

—Darian & Tanaz

Happy Mother’s Day to the best mom, grandma and great gram! We love you and miss you and can’t wait to all be together again. Pat, Dana and family.

Mom/Giter, You are Strong, Beautiful and Compassionate.

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LOCAL NEWS & IN-DEPTH REPORTING Supervisors Slam County Health Agency over Response to Nomads Reopening

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Council Reaches Impasse on Mayor Selection THE LATEST: The seat for San Clemente mayor will remain vacant for the time being, as city councilors on Tuesday, May 5, reached an impasse over who among them should serve as the official head of the elected body.

In the interim, Mayor Pro Tem Laura Ferguson will continue chairing and presiding over the council as acting mayor, following last month’s departure of Mayor Dan Bane, who resigned from office to take a job in his home state of Missouri.

During Tuesday night’s meeting, conducted via teleconference, both Ferguson and Councilmember Chris Hamm received nominations for the mayoral position, but neither received the necessary votes to earn the promotion.

A subsequent discussion over the election of mayor pro tem followed, resulting in another split vote on whether Ferguson should retain the position. City Attorney Scott Smith explained that in such an instance, the tie vote reverts to the status quo, meaning Ferguson remains mayor pro tem.

Councilmember Gene James kicked off the council’s meeting by nominating Ferguson for mayor, with the provision that either Hamm or Councilmember Kathy Ward serve in the mayor pro tem role.

“I’ve given a great deal of thought to the position of mayor. In these hard times, we should try to unify for the people of San Clemente,” James said. “We need to keep San Clemente safe and support our people and businesses at this time. . . . With that, I’m going to make a motion to nominate Laura Ferguson to be mayor of the city of San Clemente.”

That nomination was quickly dashed, however, as none of his colleagues seconded the motion, preventing it from even going to a vote.

Afterward, Ward nominated Hamm for the role, stating that her reasoning was similar to James’ previous comments about Ferguson, in that “we need leadership.” Touching on their individual experience as elected officials, Ward noted that Hamm has been on the council for nearly eight years, while Ferguson, in the second year of her first term, would do well by continuing to serve as mayor pro tem for the rest of the year.

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Jeff Gourley, owner of Nomads Canteen in Downtown San Clemente, tends to the bar on Friday, May 1, the first day of the restaurant reopening for dine-in services. Photo: Shawn Raymudno

think Mayor Pro Tem Ferguson would do well if she was still maybe the mayor pro tem, but she could use another year to be on,” Ward said. “I think our city needs stability. We have a budget that we need to get through, and Councilmember Hamm is the most experienced member on this dais.”

Before seconding the motion, Hamm first said he didn’t feel comfortable leapfrogging over Ferguson as mayor unless she and James felt comfortable with it.

Citing a contentious special council meeting held this past Friday, May 1, Ferguson said she didn’t “appreciate (Hamm’s) verbal mistreatment” and, therefore, couldn’t support Hamm’s nomination.

At that Friday meeting, Hamm had expressed frustration over the convening of the session and also accused both Ferguson and James of using their social media platforms to “grandstand” and spread “false information” regarding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order to close beaches countywide.

Ward’s nomination of Hamm did get sent to a vote, with the two voting in favor while Ferguson and James dissented.

“That motion fails in a tie, so no election of a mayor tonight,” Ferguson declared.

The council then turned to the discussion of electing a mayor pro tem, which had been added to the agenda at the request of Hamm and supported by James during a different special session meeting held last week.

Seeing the request as an unprecedented move, as the council traditionally sets its leadership roles every December, Ferguson on Tuesday asked Hamm and James why they wanted to agendize the item.

Hamm explained that in the city’s history, the council would normally decide the mayor and the mayor pro tem positions at the same time. James echoed the sentiment, stating that he seconded Hamm’s motion because “we had to have a contingency in place if you were selected

as mayor.”

He went on to accuse the San Clemente Times of believing “there was something nefarious about it,” when it reported on the potential shake-up in leadership ahead of the Tuesday meeting.

“They should go back to seeking donations for their paper,” James said of the SC Times, referring to its contribution campaign to support the publication amid the pandemic. “There was nothing nefarious about it. We just needed to have a vote for mayor pro tem if we were going to have a vote for mayor.”

Ferguson said, “It was great to hear there was no particular reason” behind the decision to elect a mayor pro tem. She added that she had been curious about the move, noting that an election of a sitting mayor pro tem in the middle of the year was unprecedented.

Agendizing the discussion of the mayor pro tem “had not been done before in the past, just the mayor is, and we subsequently vote for mayor pro tem afterward,” she said, adding: “So that’s probably what raised the eyebrows of the media and people.”

James later proposed that Ferguson remain mayor pro tem, which she seconded.

However, the council encountered another 2-2 split, with Hamm and Ward both opposed.

“My vote is no. You shouldn’t be running the meeting,” Ward said.

According to Smith, in a tie vote, the status quo controls the situation, so by default, the council’s prior action back in December 2019 to appoint Ferguson as mayor pro tem remains in effect.

WHAT’S NEXT: The city will hold a special election to fill the fifth and vacant seat on the council. The San Clemente Times’ full story on the council’s discussion to call for a special election will be published online.—Shawn Raymundo

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THE LATEST: A warning the county health office reportedly intended to issue to the owner of Nomads Canteen, which reopened for dine-in service in defiance of the statewide stay-at-home order this past weekend, has prompted a sharp rebuke from two Orange County Board Supervisors.

In a joint statement released Monday, April 4, Chairperson Michelle Steel and Supervisor Don Wagner said the Orange County Health Care Agency’s warning to suspend the restaurant’s permit was “in complete contradiction,” to the board’s guidelines for reopening businesses.

“We have worked with HCA leadership about this unfortunate unilateral department action,” the statement said.

“We understand that HCA will promptly be rescinding all threats and will take no enforcement against Nomads as long as it continues to comply with Orange County’s guidelines.”

On Friday, May 1, Jeff Gourley reopened Nomads Canteen for in-person dining, attracting crowds of people to the restaurant, which, like other establishments, had been operating on a takeout-only basis since Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his stayat-home directive on March 19.

Gourley explained to San Clemente Times on May 1 that he had made attempts to socially distance customers by spreading out tables inside and having patrons wait on the patio area. However, the restaurant quickly filled with customers, many of whom had been part of the protest in Downtown San Clemente.

“We set out to keep social distancing per the county requirements,” Gourley said, adding: “The deck stayed pretty socially distant until the rally just ended a few minutes ago, and the rally came (to the restaurant), so they kind of filled in the spaces right now. We’re doing what we can do and letting people make their own decisions. That’s kind of where we’re at.”

A Los Angeles Times story over the weekend reported that health officials, along with Orange County Sheriff’s deputies, had met with Gourley that Friday.

Jessica Good, public information manager for the Health Care Agency, told LA Times in an email that the Environmental Health Division contacted the owner, “who understood that he is operating in violation of the governor’s order.”

She then said a written warning was to be issued that could lead to a permit suspension.

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EYE ON SC (Cont. from page 3) quickly drew criticism from both Steel and Wagner, who believe the restaurant has been complying with the county’s guidelines.

Last week, the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a set of guidelines centered on how businesses should conduct themselves once restrictive orders set by the state and federal government are lifted.

According to the guidelines, which are not meant to “supersede any conflicting or more restrictive orders by local governments, the State of California, or the Federal Government,” business are to practice social distancing by maintaining a minimum of six feet between customerfacing employees and the general public.

In their joint statement, Steel and Wagner said it should be up to state and local law enforcement authorities to enforce the state’s orders.

As of press time, officials from the county health office and Steel’s office had not responded to requests seeking comment.—SR

State Lifts Beach Closure for Active Use THE LATEST: Days after imposing a controversial directive to close all of Orange County’s beaches, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, May 4, lifted the closure for the city of San Clemente as long as it maintained the active-use restrictions that had been previously adopted.

Citing that active-use plan, which allows beachgoers to exercise and surf—but not lounge or loiter—on San Clemente’s shores, Office of Emergency Services Director Mark Ghilarducci notified the city in a letter on Monday that its beaches were “permitted to reopen under this beach management plan.”

Newsom last week directed all of the county’s beaches to close after news photos showed an influx of beachgoers defying social distancing guidelines and crowding coastal cities, notably Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.

The directive came less than a week after the city had reopened its beaches and beach trail under the active-use restrictions. The parking lots for the city’s beaches have remained closed in order to deter non-residents.

During a special city council meeting on Friday, May 1, when the governor’s countywide beach closure went into effect, interim City Manager Robert Dunek explained that the city was working on submitting its active-use plan to the state in the hopes of being allowed to quickly reopen.

In the letter from the Office of Emergency Services, Ghilarducci stated that the city’s plan is consistent with Newsom’s stay-athome order, which was issued on March 19.

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safe conditions,” the letter went on to state.

By Tuesday, the state had continued to lift the closure for several other coastal cities, including Dana Point, as they also had submitted similar active-use plans to the governor’s office.

At the countywide level, the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, passed Supervisor Lisa Bartlett’s motion to direct County CEO Frank Kim to submit a beach reopening plan that would be consistent with each coastal city’s plan.

Bartlett represents the 5th District, which includes the coastal cities of Dana Point, San Clemente and Laguna Beach.

The motion passed in a 3-2 vote, with Chairperson Michelle Steel and Supervisor Don Wagner opposed. The two had argued that submitting a plan was essentially indicative of submitting to Newsom.

Wagner took particular issue with the restrictive framework of the beaches’ parameters for reopening.

“Why are some beaches only open 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.? Why is it safer during those hours?” Wagner asked. “And why only active use? The beaches are for everyone, not just those who are active.”

Steel reiterated her displeasure with Newsom singling out Orange County.

However, after what was, at times, impassioned discussion and doubling back on clarification, Bartlett’s motion—which was voted on twice—passed with Steel and Wagner dissenting both times.

As coastal cities began reopening their beaches for active use, the city of San Clemente on Tuesday, May 5, also reopened the municipal pier for active use. The city had blocked off access to the pier in late March while simultaneously closing the parking lots to the beaches.

According to a press release from the city, fishing on the pier would continue to be prohibited until further notice.

“Those who wish to enjoy the pier need to practice social distancing and avoid stopping along railing and benches,” the press release stated.

Glowing Waves Could Be Crashing to an End Soon

for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, tells San Clemente Times that while it’s ultimately up to nature, the red tide could be in its final phase.

“It’s kind of up to nature, but given that it’s been with us for a month, I think it’s probably in its last week,” Latz said, before noting: “But it’s up to nature; nothing I say will change that.”

The red tide in Southern California’s waters, stretching from Los Angeles County down to Baja California, is caused by an aggregation of species called dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra.

According to Scripps, the species is known for its bioluminescent display, or flash of light, which is meant to scare off predators. During the day, the waters are visibly discolored, as the organism contains a “sunscreen” that gives it its reddish-brown look—hence, the red tide.

Latz notes that the bioluminescence, at least in his area of San Diego, has gotten weaker in recent days, indicating that the species is no longer as healthy and beginning to die. Another indication, he explained, is a “stinky smell” that’s emitted.

When the organism dies off, it releases organic material, inviting microbial action.

As the organic material breaks down, he further explained, there’s a lot of protein, organics and foam in the water. With all that microbial action, it decreases oxygen in the water, resulting in fish kills.

“The oxygen levels get too low,” he said.

“The bacteria become active, breaking it down, and that leads to low oxygen levels that can result in fish kills.”

While this phase of the organisms’ life cycle can be deadly for fish, it’s not toxic to humans who are looking to swim and surf. However, Latz advised that those who are sensitive to aerosols may want to wait a bit before heading into the water.

“It’s a personal choice, whether you want to go in the water,” he said, adding: “While it’s degrading, I wouldn’t recommend going in, but there’s not a public advisory against going in it.”

According to Latz, the life span of a red tide event varies with each occurrence, with some lasting about a week and others as long as a couple of months. The frequency in which they appear also varies, as a red tide could occur once a year to every other year.

Scripps has been monitoring red tides since the early 1900s. The latest occurrence, Latz said, is certainly one of the bigger events seen in Southern California in recent years. One of the last times that Scripps saw a red tide of this magnitude was in 2011, when it lasted the month of October.

THE LATEST: The bioluminescent phenomenon that has attracted visitors to Southern California’s coastline in recent weeks could be coming to an end soon, as the organisms causing the red tide and glowing waves are likely nearing the end of their life span.

Michael Latz, a bioluminescence expert

WHAT’S NEXT: With many still hoping to catch the phenomenon, San Clemente Marine Safety Officer Ian Burton said people can still visit the local beaches, which are open for active-use only, as long as they practice social distancing.

WHAT’S NEXT: According to the city, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Marine Safety and Park Rangers will continue patrolling the beaches and trail, with the primary objective of notifying beachgoers of the active-use guidelines.

“Those found not voluntarily complying” with the restrictions could be cited, the city stated.—SR and Lillian Boyd

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“As long as people are practicing social distancing, then it shouldn’t be a problem for anybody to come down and check it out for 10 minutes or so,” he said. “We obviously want people to practice social distancing . . . just please be responsible.”—SR

CUSD Considering Graduation Options THE LATEST: Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) officials are considering some options for graduation ceremonies, which have plunged into uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Guidelines discouraging physical proximity and in-person gatherings have left the senior rite of passage in question.

Several options were put forth during a CUSD Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, April 29: a ceremony on June 4 if allowed by circumstances later in May; a video presentation recognizing the accomplishments of the Class of 2020 if physical distancing is still in place in the near future; or postponing commencement ceremonies until July. CUSD staff feels a June 4 ceremony is highly unlikely.

Surveys were sent to students, parents and principals to see what they think about graduation, with 75% of students wanting to postpone ceremonies until later in the summer and only 4% of students interested in a video presentation. As for parents, 68% want to postpone until the summer, and 13% were interested in the video option.

Principals reportedly felt the June 4 date should be commemorated and physical distancing considered, and anything after the week of July 20 would be difficult to plan for and make happen considering the upcoming preparations for the next school year.

Student Advisor Genavieve Koenigshofer discussed her perspective during the meeting and called the situation heartbreaking. Koenigshofer is immunocompromised with lupus and said there are people in the community at risk who could be endangered by public gatherings.

“My senior year trip to Nashville, Tennessee, was canceled. My senior prom was canceled. My last 10 weeks in school were canceled,” Koenigshofer said. “It’s been hard. I know it’s taken a toll on a lot of students. I really support what the staff recommendations are, because it’s really not worth the risk to hold a graduation earlier than it needs to be.”

Most students can agree the health and safety of the community come first, Koenigshofer said.

CUSD Trustee Martha McNicholas mentioned the possibility of doing graduations in split shifts to accommodate smaller gatherings. Trustee Patricia Holloway said there should be some sort of virtual celebration if an in-person graduation is not possible.—Collin Breaux

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Community Meetings SATURDAY, MAY 9

CHALLENGING CANCER 10-11:30 a.m. The Challenging Cancer group that would regularly meet at Heritage Christian Fellowship in San Clemente is conducting weekly meetings through Zoom. The meetings are open to caregivers, persons who have a compromised immune system and people dealing with cancer. To join, email donnavigil2@gmail.com or linda_crdv@yahoo.com. heritagesc.org.

With the help of several wineries, local friends and a fleet of vans that U-Haul donated, Michael Speakman of Westerly Wines delivers more than 500 cases of wine to health care workers who have been battling the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Courtesy of Michael Speakman

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Local Vintner Organizes Massive Wine Donation to Health Care Workers Last month, San Clemente resident Michael Speakman wanted to show his appreciation to the health care staff at UC Irvine Medical Center for fighting on the front lines of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

To do so, Speakman of Westerly Wines donated a case of wine to the medical workers as a thank you. That generosity quickly snowballed into a widespread effort among fellow Santa Barbara County vintners and wineries to donate more than 500 cases of wine to several medical centers in Southern California.

Speakman explained that one of the recipients from his initial donation took to Facebook to highlight the winery using #westerlywines. From there, he received numerous calls requesting donations, so he began to organize, calling on friends and other wineries to help.

“It happened by pure accident and thought we can keep moving to get wine donated,” Speakman said. “It was absolutely remarkable, people calling me to tell me, ‘Hey, we’re donating cases.’ ” More than 80 wineries from the Santa Barbara County wine community pitched in to donate close to 600 cases that went to more than 15 hospitals in Southern California, Speakman said.

“It was the most rewarding, enjoyable thing I’ve ever done in my entire life,” he said. “To watch the face of the people when we dropped off wine, how happy they were.”

To aid in the deliveries, Speakman said he recruited a handful of his buddies in San Clemente to haul the cases using vans that U-Haul had donated for the cause.

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The Staples in Dana Point, he added, also pitched in by donating the hang tags used to display the thank-you notes on the bottles.

Speakman said those thank-you notes included invites to health care workers to the various wineries, which intend to host a special week for the first responders down the road, potentially this fall.

Downtown Business Association to Host Webinar on Reopening Preparations The San Clemente Downtown Business Association (SCDBA) will hold a webinar next week to help prepare local businesses to reopen, as the state begins to loosen stay-at-home restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The webinar, “Preparing Your Business to Reopen,” is scheduled for Monday, May 11, at 9:30 a.m. Registration is open and can be completed by emailing michelle@scdba.org.

To help guide businesses during this transition period, the SCDBA has also compiled a checklist for Orange Countybased businesses to “understand most of the logistical and legal challenges of reopening after the modifications of the stay-at-home orders.”

Prepared by an attorney member of the SCDBA, the reopening plan checklist outlines general information on planning for employee availability, workplace safety, employee rights, wage requirements and managing legal risks.

County Launches Meal Delivery Service for Seniors The County of Orange on Friday, May 1, announced the launch of its Great Plates Delivered program, which is meant to support seniors and local businesses needing assistance during the public health crisis.

According to a press release, the county will partner with many local food providers to deliver three meals a day to those aged 65 and older, as well as adults between the ages of 60 and 64 who are at high-risk from COVID-19.

“This program allows local businesses to receive economic aid while serving the elderly, one of the county’s most vulnerable populations,” OC Board of Supervisors Chairperson Michelle Steel said in the release. “On behalf of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, we believe it is absolutely critical to take advantage of every resource made available to the county, especially those that benefit the community that has been affected by COVID-19.”

Ford Fund to Match Donation for Boys & Girls Club’s Food Program The Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area has been selected by the Ford Motor Company Fund to receive a matching donation of $15,000, which will help to support ongoing efforts to provide emergency food services amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The COVID-19 Ford Fund Donation Match program is a combined effort between Ford Fund and Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford. The program will match $500,000 in donations to designated community organizations in the fight against COVID-19.

In San Clemente, funds are being raised to support the Boys & Girls Club’s emergency food program and other resources for families in need.

According to the Club, the Ford Fund is also launching a new “Read and Record” virtual volunteering project to create an online library of Ford employees reading children’s books for the 1.3 billion children and youth affected by school closings around the world.

“Even now, while many are sheltering in

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TUESDAY, MAY 12

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

SAN CLEMENTE TOASTMASTERS 7-8:40 p.m. The San Clemente Toastmasters will continue to meet every Tuesday online through Zoom.

Email fardad.fs@gmail.com to receive a link to join. 858.900.6175. sanclementetoastmasters. toastmastersclubs.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

PRESCHOOL ZOOM CIRCLE TIME 10-10:30 a.m. Serra Parent-Participation Preschool hosts this weekly preschool circle time as a fun way for young children to engage in fingerplays, songs, flannel stories, books, music and movement, and more. Security settings will be enabled upon entering the Zoom circle time. Email serra.coop.preschool@gmail.com for the Zoom Meeting ID. serrapreschool.org

place at home, our employees are looking for ways to help,” Mary Culler, president of the Ford Motor Company Fund, said in a Club press release. “These two new programs offer meaningful ways for employees to give back and join in the fight against COVID-19.”

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hat is one of the many questions being asked by residents since the governor’s stay-at-home order went into effect well over a month ago now. There is no doubt in my mind that the measures implemented by the state, and the county, have had a significant impact on reducing the spread of COVID-19. While I believe we need to continue being diligent in our efforts to fight the spread of the virus, I also believe we need to start exploring options for getting our economy up and running in what may become the new normal for our society. I am as anxious as each of you to see the fabulous Fifth District and our county THE BARTLETT thrive again, but it’s going BULLETIN to take a coordinated effort

By Lisa Bartlett between federal, state and county governments to make that happen.

We must look at the data and be able to meet the standards identified by the state and federal government before we can proceed with a phased reopening of our economy.

California’s six indicators for modifying the stay-at-home order: • The ability to monitor and protect our communities through testing, contact tracing, isolating, and supporting those who are positive or exposed; • The ability to prevent infection in people

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One of the county’s priorities at this time is to expand its testing capabilities. The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has recently launched the OC COVID-19 Testing Network to coordinate and expand testing countywide, including at least one testing location in South County. This is being done to create a safety net for any community member who is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms but is unable to receive testing through a health care provider, or lacks health insurance. Currently, the HCA has partnered with six new testing locations, and is working diligently to bring more partners and locations online in the days and weeks to come. If you have been unable to receive COVID-19 testing through your medical provider, or are without health insurance and experiencing symptoms, please schedule an appointment through the new network by visiting ochealthinfo.com/novelcoronavirus and clicking on the “COVID-19 Testing and Screening” icon. While this is a great first step

teammates on my baseball team.

It’s not really that fun. I even miss school. I miss going to restaurants like Full Moon Sushi and TJ’s Woodfire Pizza.

But living in a pandemic has also taught some crucial things, like to be thankful for my health and family and to always wash my hands.

What are some of the other experiences kids had in this pandemic? I hope to hear all about it at school!

WHAT I’VE LEARNED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC BRAEDEN BANVILLE,

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who are at risk for more severe COVID-19; • The ability of the hospital and health systems to handle surges; • The ability to develop therapeutics to meet the demand; • The ability for businesses, schools, and child care facilities to support physical distancing; and • The ability to determine when to reinstitute certain measures, such as the stay-athome orders, if necessary.

fourth-grader at Las Palmas Elementary School

What I like about a pandemic is that we don’t have to go anywhere. We just sit in our house doing work or playing games. Also, we get to spend a lot of time with our family.

Like my mom, she is making dinner almost every night for the past few weeks.

But the best part of all is that I get to spend a lot of time with our new puppy, Benjamin.

But since I haven’t left the street in over a month, I’m starting to notice how beautiful our neighborhood is.

But sometimes, I do feel a little bit lonely, with no one to play with (besides my neighborhood friends). I miss all my classmates at school, I miss the park, I miss all my

RESPONSE TO PAUL BLANCH GEORGE ALLEN, Radiation Tech at SONGS

A recent letter by Paul Blanch is misleading. The NRC has reduced the emergency plan requirement at San Onofre to the site boundary, because there is no threat for an off-site release of radioactive material.

It is not a good thing to try scare the public. Gamma radiation monitors have been made live at the public’s request.

These monitors show background radiation levels that are safe and expected.

There are also radiation air monitors at the site boundaries that show background

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in our ability to offer increased testing opportunities, we continue to explore additional options to further meet this need and move us one step closer to opening up our county.

The governor recently stated that over the next few weeks, if certain conditions are met, he will start to loosen or modify his statewide Stay At Home Order to allow for a phased reopening of our business community. It is vital that we continue to protect the health and safety of the community and not jeopardize or undo the progress we have made in flattening the curve of COVID-19. That being said, it is very important that we start to implement a measured and phased approach to reopening our economy. We all look forward to the day when all businesses are open once again.

In the coming weeks, we will be in a position to start reopening our economy. In the meantime, I would encourage everyone to continue to adhere to social distancing guidelines, wash your hands frequently and take other personal safety precautions, to keep everyone safe and healthy. Thank you for doing your part to ensure that we get back to business as usual in the very near future!

Lisa Bartlett sits on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, representing the 5th District.

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air radiation levels that are safe and expected. Please understand, the public is safe from radiation exposures from San Onofre.

A DIFFERENT YOGIC PERSPECTIVE ASHLY FOX, Yoga therapist, San Clemente

Yoga in its purest definition is about union. We are not liberated as a human race until the collective is liberated—not just the strongest, healthiest, and most privileged among us.

The Yamas are the moral guides for practitioners. The practice of yoga first and foremost asks us to do no harm. Ahimsa is non-harming. Staying home or wearing a mask to flatten the curve is the ultimate demonstration of this. Community spread is a real threat.

That leads me to our next principle: Satya, or truthfulness. Not only truthfulness with others, but also with ourselves.

Denial is one way we are dishonest to ourselves and others. Denial of science is depriving yourself of the truth we all need to make resourced decisions.

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SOAPBOX (Cont. from page 8) The third principle of a yogic practice is Asteya, non-stealing. Stealing the heath of the 65,000 San Clemente residents each time you leave your home for non-essential activities is not yoga.

If you really want to get technical, you’re stealing a lot more—the time of health care workers if you get sick, the resources of our local authorities and government officials to focus on their jobs, the peace of mind of the majority of our local community—but I digress.

The fourth outward moral observance, Brahmacharya, asks us to act with disciplined and aligned behavior. The practice of yoga asks us to use discernment and practice restraint.

Can you practice by sitting with yourself for a few weeks for the betterment of humankind? It’s a practice for us all at times like these, for sure, but we are all in this together, right? Yoga is union.

Finally, Aparigraha is non-attachment.

I understand change is hard. It’s hard for all of us, and that is often what sparks fear.

Change and uncertainty are some of the biggest drivers of fear.

I, too, miss the life we once knew. But if we practice non-attachment., who knows, after all this is over, we might just be able to build a world that is just and free for all the members of our community.

After all, isn’t that what we all want?

SHELTER-IN-PLACE PROTEST ALBA FAFAGLIA, San Clemente

This is something I cannot understand.

As an older person who probably wouldn’t survive this virus, it makes me so sad.

The President tweets, “Liberate Minnesota!”; “Liberate Michigan!”; and “Liberate Virginia!” So people who follow and admire the President, like the protesters in Huntington Beach and San Clemente, demonstrate against the stay-at-home policy believing it infringes on their freedom.

I’m glad our governor is motivated by science, not by politics. Politely, I’ll say these people are uninformed. They don’t understand “pandemic.” They don’t understand it’s happening over the entire planet.

They should all put on protective gear,

take a tour of a hospital, and see, in real time, the hundreds and hundreds of people fighting for their lives; the doctors, nurses and aides doing their best to save them.

The protesters are not aware of the health care workers, the grocery clerks, delivery men and women, mail carriers, trash collectors, all those who are working long hours, all those on the front lines.

Our fellow Americans are putting themselves at risk to keep us all safe, regardless of who we are, regardless of gender, race, political opinion, sexual orientation. We have to keep distances, wear a mask, and together we can fight this deadly virus.

Yes, it’s going to take many weeks, so we have to be patient. The protesters have moms, dads, children, grandparents and friends. Don’t they care about them?

I have seen people protesting the stay-at-home orders wearing MAGA hats, toting automatic weapons, carrying the Confederate flag. I ask you, what do arms and the Confederate flag, a symbol of hate, have to do with the coronavirus?

Are they going to shoot the virus if they see it? What is the real motivation of these protests?

but I would like to express my gratitude for reopening our beaches. For me, the ocean is an essential part of my life—about as essential as the very air we breathe.

I’ve created a life that allows me to be in the ocean every day, and more often than not, I can be found SUP surfing at the San Clemente pier before I venture off to my other life as a construction site superintendent, currently in Koreatown in L.A. The commute has been great from SC as of late, but prior to the “shutdown,” it is a dismal 140-mile commute to and from work each day. To keep my sanity for that commute and for work itself, I surf every morning prior and even throughout the past couple of weeks, I’ve managed to keep my streak alive and paddle out at Poche to get my daily fix.

On a recent morning, I was able to be the first to paddle out at the pier at 6 a.m., and I think the city had done a fantastic job making it very difficult to park to keep crowds down. This is a great step towards allowing the residents of SC to be able to enjoy our wonderful stretch of ocean and beaches.

Thank you again.

STAY HOME

MARYELLEN MARSH, Capistrano Beach

KEN ANDERSON, San Clemente

As a longtime resident of Capistrano Beach, I would like to thank Ted Quinn for his response to Paul Blanch.

Too many uninformed people enjoy writing letters containing misinformation regarding SONGS. It is time informed and intelligent people in the area took them on.

Paul Branch misrepresented his background and knowledge. Someone who doesn’t know the difference between a solar panel and a radiation monitor is not the kind of “expert” we should be listening to.

Thank you for being a good citizen and taking the time to correct bad information, Mr. Quinn.

I read with some dark amusement about the gathering of protesters in San Clemente fighting for their right to die under the guise of “Liberate California.”

You do have the right to contract the virus and presumably share it with your children, grandchildren, other family members and friends.

What you do not have the right to do is to share the virus with any of my family and friends. Your ignorance of the scientific warnings by every recognized medical expert should not jeopardize the health and safety of the community-at-large. Stay home and keep us all safe.

THANK YOU, TED QUINN

JOY IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

THANK YOU!

MEGAN SAMPSON, San Clemente

JESSE BUCKLES, San Clemente

The same night we started hearing leaked reports that Gov. Gavin Newsom would be closing California beaches (one week after San Clemente City Council graciously reopened them for active—not

To the great city of San Clemente, which I am proud to call my home.

I’m not sure who to specifically thank,

passive—use), I was down at the beach watching my husband and kids surf the bioluminescent red tide.

I watched them surf well into the dark of night. As their feet splashed and their boards moved, the sea would turn fluorescent turquoise beneath them. I was mesmerized and had hardly looked away for nearly an hour.

After they came in and we were walking up the beach together, I was shocked to see the beach filled with onlookers.

People had come from far and wide to marvel at the sea. They were all in their individual groups of two to six. All appeared to be with their individual families, but it felt like a festival. A festival unlike any that I’d ever been to before.

This impromptu festival had nothing for sale. There were no vendors. There was no music (except for a homeless guy playing his guitar near the stairs). This festival celebrated the Earth. This festival marveled at nature. Standing on the beach were hordes of onlookers taking in the sea of fireworks.

For a moment, everything felt right.

My heart was bursting with joy and wonderment. In this moment it felt like we were all starting to understand our place here in this terrifying beautiful world we live in.

Our place to stand in awe at the edge of the seashore together, but also apart.

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At the Movies: ‘Working Man’ a Sign of Our Times

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BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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GUEST OPINION: Dirt Therapy by Marianne Taylor

May in the Garden

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lthough we’re at the end of spring, it’s not too late to plant your vegetable and flower garden. Ideally, March and April are the best time to start a summer garden, but not to worry; you can still be a success having homegrown produce and blooms, if you start now.

To save time, purchase 4-inch plants or a sixpack, as these plants have established roots. As the month heats up, these plants will fare better.

If you decide to start from seeds, be sure to watch the temperatures and keep seeds moist.

DIRT THERAPY

By Marrianne Watering new seedlings Taylor daily is a must, as the rainy season will have passed.

You can plant most warm-season annuals such as flowers and vegetables, which San Clemente Times May 7-13, 2020

require both warm soil and high temperatures (with a little cooling at night) to grow steadily and produce crops in the summer if planted in March, April or May. They include traditional summer crops such as snap beans, corn, cucumbers, melons, peppers, pumpkin, tomatoes, and squash.

Cool-season veggies require cooler temperatures, short days and can survive light frost. There are more varieties of cool-season veggies. They include arugula (rocket), beets, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, collards, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard, fennel, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mizuna, mustard greens, onions, peas, potatoes, radishes, spinach, and cilantro.

If you live within three miles of the beach, you can grow cool-season veggies all year long.

If your vegetable and flower gardens are already in full swing, here is a list of things to do in May before the blistering heat kicks in: • Keep up with watering, even newly planted California natives need some irrigation, as do cacti once a month. Deadhead fading flower blossoms; you’ll increase more blooms.

• Apply a layer of mulch on flower beds,

around trees and shrubs about 2-3 inches around the base of a plant. This reduces weeds, conserves moisture and prevents disease.

• Don’t forget to fertilize roses, citrus trees, avocado trees, vegetables and flowers.

• Now is also a good time to check on your tools. Do they need sharpening? What’s the condition of your hoses? Do they need replacement? And irrigation, is there overspray on the street or sidewalks?

• Add some accessories, such as an Adirondack chair, wind chime, birdhouse or solar lighting along a walkway.

It’s fun to explore the possibilities that your garden can provide—a room with a view to relax and enjoy the abundance of nature.

Marianne Taylor, of San Juan Capistrano, is the founder and executive director of Goin’ Native Therapeutic Garden, teaching gardening and life skills as a way of empowering, engaging and connecting people. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC 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 SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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s if living in economically crippling, home isolation wasn’t stressful enough already, movie fans—especially movie fans who love the theater experience like myself—are now feeling the anxiety of studios and theater chains feuding over streaming. But whether movies can make as much money with home releases, compared to theaters, seems a little unfair currently, when the average consumer is more desperate than usual for new media. For example, Brainstorm Media’s new film, Working Man, might not have received as much attention with its original planned theatrical release, because it’s currently one of the few new movies now going straight to VOD (Video On Demand) instead.

In a small, Midwestern town, a local factory is shutting down production, leaving all of its employees out of jobs—a rather ironic theme given current circumstances. Most are naturally upset, but one older worker named Allery Parkes (Peter Gerety) refuses to accept their fate, and secretly continues to sneak back into the building to “work,” even if just to clean company supplies and equipment. The staff, and even Allery’s wife, Iola (Talia Shire), chalk up his behavior to possibly going senile. But one colleague and neighbor, Walter (Billy Brown), thinks Allery’s peculiar motive has potential to not only send a message, but also to create new work.

Working Man is a new feature by firsttime filmmaker Robert Jury. The film does feel a bit like a first-time effort, with the small production values and only one big name (Shire) in the cast. But as said previously, the theme now takes a whole new level of appropriateness, and the cast does well with the material. Some of the dialog in the first half is a little stilted at first, but it does find a smoother groove as the story progresses. Similarly, we get a happy ending, but not the one some might expect.

Working Man is rather quaint and unpretentious, but sometimes that might just be what you need during a difficult time. SC sanclementetimes.com

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PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

GUEST OPINION: Historical Happenings by Tom Marshall

The Year San Clemente Almost Died

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an Clemente Broke; May Fire All City Employees”—that was the headline on the front page of the Santa Ana Register on Oct. 19, 1935. It was the height of the Great Depression, and cities large and small were struggling to stay afloat.

As we all struggle through the current fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, it is worth taking a look at information recently uncovered by San Clemente Historical Society researcher Larry Culbertson.

In the early 1930s, San Clemente was still a fledgling beach town relying mostly on tourists and vacationers. As the Depression worsened, an estimated 25% of the area’s population became unemployed.

Among the first items cut from people’s budgets were vacations and entertainment, including expenses related to a second or beach home. So many people quit paying their local property taxes, leaving the city on the verge of bankruptcy.

Even Bank of America owed the city more than $125,000, or six years of back taxes. The bank had already foreclosed on numerous local properties, including the home of city founder Ole Hanson, as people could no longer afford their mortgages, as well as the taxes.

The city tried to help local residents by

issuing a moratorium on paying delinquent taxes, but that only made matters worse for city government finances.

With the loss of property-tax revenue, the city had depended largely on traffic fines for income. Some two million vehicles a year passed through town, apparently many of them not bothering to slow down much. Even that revenue stream dried up, as people began to travel less.

The financial crisis came to a head during a city council meeting the night of Oct. 18, 1935. Faced with roughly $22,100 in unpaid bills, exhausted credit, and virtually no income, the city council proposed the elimination of almost all municipal functions except the water and fire departments.

This would have meant discontinuing street lighting, the golf course, street and pier maintenance and laying off all but a couple city HISTORICAL employees. Bank of HAPPENINGS

By Tom Marshall America offered some hope by agreeing to pay $2,500 of its due tax bill immediately, but that wouldn’t have covered the city’s cash shortfall.

In a last-ditch effort, the council voted to hold a special meeting a week later.

If no remedy was found, as Mayor A.T. Smith put it, “The council will pass a resolution calling for the cessation of all municipal activities.” The city of San Clemente would cease to exist.

At that meeting, Bank of America announced that it now had a plan to pay all of its taxes in full. It was not revealed what had changed to enable the bank to do that.

As Mayor Smith announced, “The

joying the ocean in San Clemente was taken

by Burton Frasher in 1948.

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city is saved for bigger and better things.”

That included a communitywide celebration with a dance and rodeo. Thousands reportedly attended, with proceeds going to purchase Christmas gifts for all local children.

Perhaps the lesson for today is life will get better if we just keep trying.

Tom Marshall is a member of the San Clemente Historical Society and a retired journalist. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC 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 SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

BY MYLES MELLOR

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.

Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium Last week’s solution:

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While he is very social and affectionate with humans, he can be a tad bossy with other cats and would be happier as an only cat.

If you are interested in adopting Rick, please visit petprojectfoundation.org/adoptions/ adoptadog to download an adoption application form. Completed forms can be emailed to animalservices@scdpanimalshelter.org,

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SC LIVING CoastLines by Fred Swegles

SOME WORDS ABOUT ‘MR. ARNIE’

Kids Find a Way to Bid Farewell to Retiring Custodian

“He’s really good at his job!”

—Jack Steele, sixth-grader, who has known the custodian since kindergarten

“He used to drive me around in the golf cart!”

—Tyler Nicolosi, eighth-grader

“He did that with both my boys, and that is what they always remember, him taking time just to be nice to them and help them out.” —Nancy Nicolosi, mother

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rnie Smith’s 30-year career as a hard-working, abundantly well-liked Capistrano Unified School District custodian wasn’t supposed to end like this.

He’s been head custodian at San Clemente’s Vista del Mar elementary and middle schools since the campus opened in 2003.

He figured he could say goodbye to 1,650 students at the conclusion of his final spring semester, upon turning 60.

Then a worldwide pandemic forced the school to shut down. How would students ever be able to bid farewell to their popular surfing custodian?

The solution—a drive-by salute.

On Thursday, April 30, during what would have been his lunch hour, the custodian stood along the campus sidewalk, wearing a mask, his arms outstretched in imaginary embraces, as car after car entered a near-empty school parking lot and drove up to him. Each family, approaching him at intervals, greeted him with colorful signs, placards, balloons, farewell cards and words of affection.

COASTLINES “I was just overBy Fred Swegles whelmed,” he said afterward. “To have them come by and say goodbye to me just meant the world to me.”

The current generation of Vista del Mar students knows Arnie Smith as an evercheerful custodian who clearly loves what he does and who occasionally has shared stories about surf trips he and wife Jenny take to exotic beaches from Puerto Rico to the Indian Ocean’s Maldive Islands.

“SURF ON, ARNIE!” declared one of the banners presented to him.

“We love you . . . you are the best!” said another.

A FEW YEARS BACK What most of today’s students don’t realize is that their surfing custodian used to be widely known on campus for something else.

He’s competed in 12 marathons. During his years at Marco Forster Middle School, before coming to Vista del Mar, he helped run Marco Forster’s running club. He assisted teachers who would invite students every September to sign up to train for San Clemente Times May 7-13, 2020

“Arnie is the heart and soul of this school.” —Gina Forney, a VDM teacher who also worked with him in 2001 at Marco Forster

“Your positive attitude, that daily smile, morning greetings, always willing to help . . . I could go on and on . . . what will we do without you, Mr. Arnie? Go out and conquer the surf spots of the world!”

—Posted by a co-worker

FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS

Vista del Mar Elementary and Middle School families bid farewell to retiring custodian Arnie Smith during a socially-distant drive-by salute on Thursday, April 30. Smith, a 30-year custodian for CUSD, was greeted with colorful signs and farewell cards from the approaching families. Photos: Fred Swegles

something that many couldn’t believe was achievable—run a 26.2-mile marathon.

Arriving at Vista del Mar, Smith brought his training expertise. He and Mark Yanaura, a physical education teacher, started a “Students Run L.A.” program at VDM. Students were encouraged, first, to run a mile. Realizing they could do that—and build upon it—they would expand their horizons, step by step.

By spring, when they lined up at the starting line of the Los Angeles Marathon, students were ready. A few would run with a parent who was already a marathoner or had decided to give it a try, train and stride alongside their child in L.A. Some students ran for a favorite charity.

For some, it was life-changing.

A CHANGE IN DIRECTION Students Run L.A. lives on at VDM, having continued to thrive after Arnie Smith’s mentorship ended in 2011. He recently got mar-

ried to a marathoner who had come knocking on his door one day, looking for a surf lesson.

Jenny Smith, who has completed 33 marathons, ran her final three with Arnie.

Then the two of them turned to surfing as their shared passion.

“We would go for a run,” Arnie Smith said, “and we’d get on the beach trail, and she’d say, ‘Why aren’t we surfing?’ ”

A HOMETOWN SURFER A 1978 graduate of San Clemente High, Arnie Smith honed his wave-riding skills alongside talented surfers Kurt Ziegler, Gary Ziegler, Marty Blanda and Brian Clark.

He was a “204” local, residing right up the street. His house on Avenida Aragon was next to Las Palmas Elementary School.

Arnie’s younger sisters, twins Jolene and Jorja Smith, grew up to become surf stars, ranked among the world’s top female pros of the 1980s.

“I always want to say that I taught them everything they know,” Arnie said with a smirk.

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Vern Smith, the surfers’ father, was a CUSD custodian for 36 years, mostly at Shorecliffs Middle School, where he worked from Shorecliffs’ opening day until his retirement.

“Now I’ve opened up Vista del Mar,” Arnie said, “and now I’m going to retire from here.”

In his youth, he would marvel at how many students would recognize and greet his dad around town.

Arnie was inspired, in 1990, to emulate his father.

“I walked into Dana Hills High School with a goatee, a mustache and long hair,” he recalled.

“I asked them what do we need to do—we’re cleaning a school—and away I went.”

After stints there and at Marco Forster, he arrived at VDM to repeat what genial Vern Smith, now 85, had meant to Shorecliffs.

WHAT’S NEXT The surfing custodian’s marathoning days evidently aren’t over. He’s run the famous New York City Marathon twice, though never the iconic Boston Marathon.

“We are going to start training in June,” said Jenny, who still runs shorter distances but insists her marathon days are over. She will coach Arnie.

“He only needs to run a marathon in 3 hours, 45 minutes to qualify at his age,” she said. “He can do it. He’s a fast runner. He just doesn’t know. He’s really good.”

Fred Swegles is a longtime San Clemente resident with nearly five decades of reporting experience in the city. Fred can be reached at fswegles@picketfencemedia.com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC 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 SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON MAY 20, 2020 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD

BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON MAY 21, 2020 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD

BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:

132 Avenida Serra – Conditional Use Permit 19-192/Minor Cultural Heritage Permit 20112 – New Thought Montessori

205 W. Paseo De Cristobal – Minor Exception Permit 19-445 – Moran Residence

A request to consider a day care center on a property located at 132 Avenida Serra, within Downtown and the Mixed Use 3.1 Zone and Architectural Overlay Zoning District (MU 3.1-A).

The day care center consists of 30 children and 3 staff members at one time. The request includes an off-site parking agreement, an off-site ADA ramp, and other minor exterior improvements.

Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities) and Section 15303 (Class 3: New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures).

610 Camino De Los Mares – Site Plan Permit 19-203/Architectural Permit 19-204/Conditional Use Permit 19-205/Amendment to Discretionary Sign Permit 18-546 – Plaza by the Sea Drive-Thru A request to demolish a freestanding commercial building and construct a new 4,250 square foot commercial building for two tenants including a drive through in an existing commercial center at 610 - 628 Camino De Los Mares within a city Gateway and the Community Commercial 4 Zone (CC4). A dividing wall between Plaza by the Sea and neighboring Ocean View Plaza (638 Camino De Los Mares) is proposed to be removed to allow for shared access between the retail centers.

Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15302 (Class 2: Replacement or Reconstruction).

These applications are on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California, and are available for public inspection and comment by contacting the Community Development Department at (949) 361-6183. If you challenge these projects in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearings.

Notice is further given that said public hearings will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Planning Commission and held via teleconference on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Please note that to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the public may not physically attend the meeting. However, to participate citizens may: 1. Listen to the meeting via live stream from the City’s YouTube channel at www.san-clemente. org/live or live on Cox Communications Local Access Channel 854; and 2. Submit any comments on agenda items to the Planning Commission electronically. Material may be emailed to ScottM1@san-clemente.org.

Transmittal by 3:00 p.m. on Planning Commission meeting days is recommended.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Planning Division at (949)361-6183.

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A request to consider a 15 percent reduction in the required northeast side yard setback, allowing a 4.84-foot setback where 5.7 feet is required.

The existing property has a nonconforming side yard setback, and granting the request would result in the existing residence becoming conforming.

Staff recommends that the project be found categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 (Class 5: Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations).

This application is on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, and is available for public inspection and comment by contacting (949) 361-6184.

If you challenge this project in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Notice is further given that said public hearing will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator and held on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Council Chambers located at 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente, California.

Please note that to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the public may not physically attend the meeting. However, to participate citizens may: 1. Listen to the meeting via live stream from the City’s YouTube channel at www.san-clemente. org/live or live on Cox Communications Local Access Channel 854; and 2. Submit any comments on agenda items to the Zoning Administrator electronically. Material may be emailed to ScottM1@san-clemente.org.

Transmittal by 1:00 p.m. on Zoning Administrator meeting days is recommended.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Planning Division at (949)361-6183.

Zoning Administrator

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206572519 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: C’SIREN HOLISTIC HEALTH 910 S. EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 101 & 102 SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): TORRI DEANE CRIDER 2215 AVENIDA OLIVA SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673 This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. /s/TORRI CRIDER/TORRI CRIDER,OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/21/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING BIDS ANNUAL TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: Annual Tree Maintenance Services.

2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2020, on the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal, at which time or thereafter bids will be opened and made available online. Bids received after this time will be considered non-responsive. Prospective bidders must first register as a vendor and then bid on this project via the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor portal website at www.san-clemente.org/vendorbids.

3. Project Scope of Work. The project consists of providing services to maintain City-owned trees, primarily trimming about 3,500 trees annually and providing appropriate clean up and recycling and/or disposal of generated green waste.

Other as-needed services include tree removal and planting, root pruning and root barrier installation, tree and stump removal, tree inventory and management, emergency on-call tree services and Certified Tree Arborist services.

4. Contract Time: This project consists of annual tree maintenance services. The City intends to award a five-year contract for this work.

5. License and Registration Requirements.

PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206572522 1A.20176492726 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: C’SIREN DAY SPA 910 S. EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 101 & 102 SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): TORRI DEANE CRIDER 2215 AVENIDA OLIVA SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673 SHAYNA SAVIDES 2215 AVENIDA OLIVA SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673 This business is conducted by copartners.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/02/2008. /s/TORRI CRIDER/TORRI CRIDER,OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/21/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2020

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5.1. State License. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification: C-61/D49 Limited Specialty—Tree Service. Failure to possess the specified valid license at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that non-responsive bidder.

5.2. Department of Industrial Relations Registration. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall main-

tain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project.

5.3. City Business License. Prior to the Notice to Proceed for this contract, the Contractor shall possess a valid City of San Clemente business license.

6. Contract Documents. Bid documents, including information for bidders, bidder proposal form, and specifications (not including other documents incorporated by reference) may be downloaded, at no cost, from the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www. san-clemente.org/vendorbids. Bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids system to view and download the Contract Documents, to be added to the prospective bidders list, and to receive addendum notifications when issued.

7. Bid Proposal and Security.

7.1. Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City.

7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected. For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673 no later than the bid opening date and time. The bid security must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder, and the outside of the envelope must read as follows: OFFICIAL BID SECURITY DO NOT OPEN Project Name: Tree Maintenance Services Bid Opening Date: May 14, 2020 The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract.

Such guarantee shall be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract within 15 calendar days after written notification that the contract has been awarded to the successful bidder.

8. Prevailing Wage Requirements.

8.1. General. This project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

8.2. Rates. Prevailing rates are available online at www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR and also available at the City of San Clemente Public Works Department Office at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of sanclementetimes.com

PUBLIC NOTICES eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

8.3. Compliance Monitoring. Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1771.4, all bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.

9. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder, simultaneously with execution of the contract, will be required to provide Faithful Performance and Labor and Material (Payment) Bonds in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total bid amount. The bonds must be secured from a surety that meets all of the State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and is admitted by the State of California.

10. Pre-Bid Meeting. A pre-bid meeting will not be held for this bid solicitation. Refer to the Information for Bidders section on how to submit any pre-bid questions.

11. Information for Bidders. Additional and more detailed information is provided in the Information for Bidders, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

12. Questions. All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted through the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal per the information provided in the Information to Bidders. Any other contact to City staff regarding this bid solicitation will be referred back to the PlanetBids system.

THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITIES, IRREGULARITIES OR TECHNICAL DEFECTS IN SUCH BIDS OR IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AS DETERMINED FROM THE GRAND TOTAL BID PRICE. Issued at San Clemente, California on this 30th day of April, 2020.

City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206572492 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FASTSIGNS OF FULLERTON 1133 S. PLACENTIA AVE. FULLERTON CA 92831 Full Name of Registrant(s): RGMZBK LLC 1133 S. PLACENTIA AVE. FULLERTON CA 92831 This business is conducted by a CA limited liability company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/01/2016. /s/RGMZBK LLC/GABRIELLE MULLINAX/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 4/20/2020.

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YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): FERGUSON ENTERPRISES, INC.

PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206572386 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CONVUENT 57 CALLE AKELIA SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673 Full Name of Registrant(s): JEFFREY FOSTER 57 CALLE AKELIA SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673 This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/07/2020. /s/JEFFREY FOSTER/JEFFREY FOSTER, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/17/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times APRIL 30, MAY 7, 14, 21, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206571682 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SUGAR BLOSSOM BAKE SHOP LLC 204 AVENIDA DEL MAR, STE. F SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): SUGAR BLOSSOM BAKE SHOP LLC 132 AVENIDA VICTORIA SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672 This business is conducted by a CA limited liability company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A /s/SUGAR BLOSSOM BAKE SHOP LLC/TRACY ROGERS, MANAGING MEMBER/MANAGER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/01/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times Apr 23, 30, May 7, 14, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206572695 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MIKAYLA DALE 434 CALLE GOMEZ SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): KIMBERLY BENNETT 434 CALLE GOMEZ SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672 This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A /s/KIMBERLY BENNETT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/02/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times Apr 23, 30, May 7, 14, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): PHOENIX AIR CONDITIONING, INC. a corporation; DUSTIN CHRISTENSEN aka DUSTIN LANE CHRISTENSEN, an individual;

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante.

Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta.

Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de

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que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso): 18STCV075956 Judge Serena R. Murillo The name and address of the court is: (El Nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Los Angeles (Central District) 111 North Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff ’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del obogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Dana Sykulski, CSB #228210 Post Office Box 10426, Burbank, CA 91510 Phone: (818)783-8500 DATE: (Fecha) 12/07/2018 Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk, by (Secretario) Glorietta Robinson Deputy Clerk(Adjunto) Published: San Clemente Times April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: General Plan Amendment 20-011 – Roadway System Map Update A public hearing to consider adoption of a City initiated update of the Mobility Element Roadway Systems Map. The project updates the map to reflect several previously approved street rehabilitation projects that reconfigure roadways (generally via re-striping) to better accommodate and balance all users of the roadway including motor vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians, according to General Plan policies. The proposed amendment is needed to meet Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) requirements for the General Plan to be consistent with the Orange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH) in order to maintain the City’s eligibility for various regional transportation funding (example: Measure M2 Net Revenues).

The City completed an environmental assessment for the project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Staff recommends the City find environmental impacts of the project have been adequately addressed and mitigated by the previously certified General Plan Program Environmental Impact Report, pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162.

The proposed amendments are on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, and are available for public inspection and comment by contacting Christopher Wright, Associate Planner II, in the Community Development Department at (949) 361-6193. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said public hearing will be held at the meeting of the City Council on May 19, 2020 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held via teleconference. All interested persons are invited to submit written communication to campagnolol@san-clemente.org, to express their opinion for or against the program.

JOANNE BAADE City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council sanclementetimes.com

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: A resolution of the City Council of the City of San Clemente, California, establishing a fee schedule for Wireless Permits to install small cell facilities under San Clemente Municipal Code Section 17.16.075.

A public hearing to consider the establishment of fees for processing Wireless Permit applications, for the review and permitting of small cell facilities.

In accordance with the requirements of California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), staff recommends City Council find this is not a project defined by CEQA pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) as the action relates to government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

Until such time as the City can conduct a cost study related to the processing of Wireless Permits, the City intends to use safe-harbor fees, established by the Federal Communications Commission in Declaratory Ruling and Third Report and Order, adopted September 26, 2018. Information related to this proposed action is available at the Planning Division, at 910 Calle Negocio, and is available for public inspection and comment by contacting Project Planner Katie Crockett at (949) 361-6188 or crockettk@san-clemente.org. If you challenge

this item 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 San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said Public Hearing will be held at the meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place via teleconference. Please note that to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the public may not physically attend the meeting. However, to participate citizens may: 1) Citizens are invited to listen to the meeting via live stream from the City’s YouTube channel at www.san-clemente.org/live or live on Cox Communications Local Access Channel 854.

2) Citizens can submit their comments on agenda items to Council electronically. Material may be emailed to Campagnolol@ san-clemente.org Transmittal by 4:00 p.m. on Council meeting days is recommended.

Comments must indicate by item title or number the agenda item to which they apply, or indicate that they are to be read during the general “oral communications” portion of the meeting. Emails lacking that indication will be forwarded to the City Council’s general email accounts. Depending on the number of comments submitted on a particular item and the total amount of time allocated for the Council meeting, the Council may, at the beginning of its deliberation of an item, limit equally the time allocated for each comment.”

JOANNE BAADE City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council

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DENTISTS Benjamin Stevens, D.D.S. 3553 Camino Mira Costa, suite B, 949.493.2391, benstevensdds.com Eric Johnson, D.D.S. 647 Camino de los Mares, Ste. 209, 949.493.9311, drericjohnson.com Shoreline Dental Studio/ Kristen Ritzau DDS, Dr. Colby Livingston 122 Avenida Cabrillo, 949.498.4110, shorelinedentalstudio.com

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ELECTRICAL Arcadia Electric 949.361.1045, arcadiaelectric.com Braker Electric 949-291-5812 Lic# 719056 Insured

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OBITUARY

Marianne Pitkin Cook Marianne Pitkin Cook passed away peacefully at her home in San Clemente, CA, on 3/14/2020, at 92 years young.

She was born on October 23rd, 1927, in NewarkTownship, Marshall County, South Dakota. Graduating from Dakota-Weslyn and Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Mitchell, SD, she was an operating room nurse for 49 years, retiring in 1992. She moved to San Clemente in 1966 with her golf-pro husband, Donald.

She was preceded in death by her husband Donald, mother, father, two brothers and one sister and is survived by a host of loving nieces, nephews and friends. For decades, the very civic-minded Marianne served her community as a volunteer for the City of San Clemente, the local San Clemente Animal Shelter and Casa Romantica, giving of herself while asking nothing. Marianne was a world traveler having visited all 50 United States, over 100 countries, six continents and an untold number of ports-of-call as she cruised her way around the world. She was a very loving person and well-loved by so many who will miss her. Donations in her name can be made to San Clemente Animal Shelter or Casa Romantica. Due to CoVid19, there will be a private family service.

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Calling Audibles

When spring football should be starting, Tritons adjust to distance training

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Monday, May 4, should have been the first major step forward in the 2020 high school football calendar.

Spring football was scheduled to start at San Clemente High School and on many campuses across Southern California.

However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, school campuses remain closed, and all school activities remain canceled.

“During normal times, spring ball gives you an indicator of what you have as a team,” San Clemente football coach Jaime Ortiz said. “Sophomores that could be potential starters. Juniors, soon to be seniors, get the time to establish themselves as leaders. You install schemes: offense, defense, special teams. It gives you a small taste of what you expect in August.”

But that hands-on, on-field implementation is gone, at least for the moment.

In its place, like the players do for their schoolwork now and like nearly every workplace in the country has transitioned to, the Tritons have turned to video chats and conferences. Playbooks have been turned into PowerPoint presentations, and team meetings are now Zoom conference calls.

“The biggest thing for me is the players are healthy and continuing their schoolwork,” Ortiz said. “They’re getting more quality family time than they could have expected. I asked our coaches in our very first meeting to check in on them, see how they’re doing physically and mentally and then talk about football.”

While not ideal, Ortiz said the staff has embraced the switch to technology and could even see the regular Sunday meetings during the season switch over to these video conferences. However, none of that replaces that person-to-person interaction, and Ortiz hopes this quarantine reinforces the importance of those connections when he and his players and staff reach the other side of this.

“One positive from a player and coach standpoint, you realize how special our interactions are,” Ortiz said. “And the players getting some extra family time. It all makes you realize how special our campus is.”

Still, Ortiz and the Tritons are playing the San Clemente Times May 7-13, 2020

San Clemente football showed solidarity with teams across the county, state and country during the coronavirus pandemic by lighting up the scoreboard for the 2020 senior class. Photo: Triton Football

cards they and everyone else have been dealt.

Ortiz and his staff have created workouts the players can complete at home, whether the players are lucky enough to have weights at home or not. Some video challenges have been put together on social media, including players and coaches conquering runs up local hills.

The Tritons are also keeping sharp and informed through technology. Ortiz showed his players a 20-minute interview that former Triton and current New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold did with a New Jersey doctor regarding COVID-19, then gave the players a quiz on it.

Ortiz also orchestrated some social media fun by honoring the legacy of San Clemente quarterbacks by stringing together a video of past Triton signal-callers, including Darnold, receiving a pass out-of-frame to the left and throwing a pass out-of-frame to the right to create the illusion of San Clemente greats of days past having a throwaround.

The quarterbacks involved went from the Class of 1978’s Mark McElroy to Doug Dill, Chris Hayward, Oscar Montecinos, Cole Bergquist, Mike Cook, Brad Curtis, Duke Delanceotti, Dale Stewlow, Darnold, Jack Sears, Brendan Costello to the Class of 2020’s Nick Billoups.

The fun doesn’t stop there on social me-

dia for the Tritons.

With the in-person and on-campus visits stopped due to the coronavirus, college recruiting has moved to a mostly online basis, and a lot of that shines through on social media.

Players contact coaches on social media, post their own workout and highlight videos and post their announcements of new offers. Ortiz said it is proactive on the player’s part, and he also contributes by reaching out to his database of coaches with presentations and information on all of his players.

In particular, the offers have rolled in for juniors Cole Batson, Bentley Redden and James Bohls.

Batson has nearly 20 offers, including Arizona, Washington State, Maryland, Boston College, San Diego State, Fresno State and a handful of Ivy League schools, among others. Batson is 6-foot-4, 195 pounds and holds a 3.9 GPA. Last season as a wide receiver and safety, Batson caught 26 passes for 249 yards and four touchdowns and also pulled in two interceptions.

Redden has at least 15 offers, including Tennessee, Arizona State, Nebraska, Kansas, Washington State, UNLV and nearly every Ivy League school, among others.

Redden is 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and boasts a 4.33 GPA. Last season as a tight end and linebacker, Redden caught eight passes for Page 28

96 yards and a touchdown and added 36 tackles with six sacks.

Bohls has at least 10 offers, including Boise State, San Diego State, Washington State and UNLV, among others. Bohls is 6-foot-1, 210 pounds and is a speedster with an 11-second 100-meter dash time. Last season as a running back, Bohls carried the ball 120 times for 677 yards and nine touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 90 yards.

Those three, and many others, might have the opportunity to increase their college stock when or if a season is played in the fall. The CIF-SS has said it is committed to playing its fall sports season, whether that’s as scheduled in August and September or delayed in October or November. Things such as the summer schedules still have to be worked out as well, but Ortiz is confident in playing in the fall.

“It could start right on time, if not August 1, then September 1,” Ortiz said. “I truly believe we’ll have a football season. Will it be the full 10 games? Will it be 7 games? We can only control what we can control.”

In Ortiz’s control now, like so many, is the schooling of his three kids and taking the time to get physical activity outside where and when he can.

Until told otherwise, the Tritons continue to prepare how they can for a much anticipated return to the football field. SC sanclementetimes.com

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REMY TODD

Remy Todd. Photo: Courtesy of the Todd family

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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For the moment, the sun is setting on local beach closures as San Clemente and Dana Point have both been authorized to open by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Photo: Jake Howard

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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t’s been a hectic few weeks as far as our local beaches go.

On Saturday, April 25, the beaches reopened again after being locked down for nearly two weeks. Then, after the first warm weekend of the season, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday, April 30, reacted to swelling beach crowds by ordering a “hard close” for all Orange County beaches.

It didn’t go over well with the surf community, as memes declaring “Newsom’s a kook” and “Newsom don’t surf” swirled through social media. Vocal protests took place in a number of Orange County beach communities, including San Clemente.

Despite a visible presence from Orange County Sheriff’s Department officers and local lifeguards, the order went largely unenforced this past weekend, as surfers and beachgoers enjoyed the spring weather and playful waves.

“There were a large number of cops at T-Street, but they didn’t say anything when I went down onto the beach,” one local surfer said. “And the lifeguards were actively patrolling and telling people to spread out, but nobody was getting kicked out of the water or ticketed.”

“We’re here to educate,” one officer at T-Street explained.

Over the weekend, the cities of San Clemente and Laguna Beach submitted active-use guidelines to the governor’s office to reopen their beaches. It appears to have worked. On Monday, Newsom agreed to let the two beach cities move forward.

“They put together an outstanding plan San Clemente Times May 7-13, 2020

to begin reopening those beaches,” Newsom said during his daily briefing on Monday, May 4. “These public open spaces are opening back up with plans in place now to deal with all the concerns around physical distancing and social distancing.”

San Clemente beach parking will remain closed, as will public restrooms. At some point, the parking situation needs to be remedied, as residential neighborhoods are bearing the brunt of the excess traffic, which is neither fair nor healthy.

Then on Tuesday, May 5, Newsom added to the list of beaches that will be reopening, including Dana Point, Huntington Beach and Seal Beach.

Dana Point and Huntington Beach had filed a lawsuit against the state over the issue, with Newport Beach later also joining the suit. After a temporary restraining order was denied, a hearing was set for May 11 if the situation wasn’t sorted out before then.

The Orange County Board of Supervisors also met Tuesday to further discuss the issue after the county had made national news because of beach openings, large crowds and protests.

“People will no more go to the beaches than they will to the stores if they feel unsafe! They did not feel unsafe at the beaches,” Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner said in a written statement. “They overwhelmingly practiced physical distancing according to local law enforcement and government leaders. If it is good enough for business to trust our citizens to act responsibly and observe your rules, it is good

enough for beaches.”

There’s no clear timeline yet on when the California State Beaches will reopen, which means for now Trestles and San Onofre are still off limits. San Onofre State Beach straddles Orange and San Diego counties, and with San Diego also starting to reopen its beaches, there could be potential that we’ll have access to those wave-rich surf zones sooner rather than later.

Hopefully, Newsom’s willingness to reopen San Clemente and a few others is a sign of more good things to come. The more beaches that reopen, the more people can spread out, practice social distancing, and enjoy all the benefits that a day at the beach offers.

With new decisions being made by local and state authorities, the situation at our beaches continues to be fluid, and more will probably have happened by the time you read this.

The important thing to remember if you’re heading to the beach is to be aware of your surroundings, practice social distancing guidelines, be safe and appreciate the environment for the freedom it provides.

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 the San Clemente Times, Dana Point Times, 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. SC

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love the freedom of the ocean and enjoying it with friends,” says San Clemente’s Remy Todd.

That sentiment couldn’t be truer these days. With surf contests, sports and other activities on hold right now, the freedom of the ocean is pretty much a necessity.

“I always come out of the water happier than I was before I went surfing,” Remy says.

The 12-year-old goofy-footer is wrapping up her sixth-grade year at Shorecliffs Middle School. With the weather getting sunnier and the water warming up, she has been making the most of her time at T-Street lately.

“Surfing inspires me, because there are so many good positive people in the water,” she explains. “I love the feeling of catching a good wave and surfing with my friends.”

Learning to surf with her dad when she was only 3 years old, Remy’s soaking up all the abundant surf culture in the area and looking up to some hometown talents.

“I look up to Lisa Andersen. She is always so nice, and she is a great role model,” she explains. “We are so lucky to live in a town where we get to surf with people like Griffin Colapinto, Kolohe Andino, Ian Crane, Caroline Marks, Rosy Hodge and the Gudauskas brothers.” SC

SURF FORECAST Water temperature: 66-68 degrees f Water visibility and conditions: 8-12’ Thursday: fun-zone combination of northwest swell and minor south/southwest swell for waves in the waist-stomach high zone (2-3’+) for many breaks.

Best winter spots do a little better at times. Calm wind early, followed by 4-9kt southerly onshores in the afternoon.

Outlook: easing northwest swell has surf down slightly friday in the waist high range, (2-3’), as light winds in the morning rise to light+ southwesterly flow for the afternoon. Fresh south/southwest and northwest swells will see surf into the chest-head high+ range (4-5’+) by the end of the weekend. Light wind in the mornings, shift to 6-10kt westerly afternoon flow on saturday and sunday.

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