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Five things San Clemente should know this week Council Tables Gas Station Vote Until January THE LATEST: City council voted on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to table talks until after the new year on whether to sell or lease a city-owned lot that developers hope to turn into a gas station, leaving the decision up to the next the city council body.

In a unanimous vote, the council supported a motion by Councilmember Chris Hamm to table the discussion until early January, as his colleagues could not come to a consensus on how to move forward with the potential sale or lease of the 2.29acre property near Talega.

“So, I’m hearing four different voices going in four different directions; I haven’t heard any two of us agree,” Hamm said, explaining his motion to defer the vote. He later added: “On the horizon is an election; we’ll have a five-member council and, hopefully, at that point, there will be a consensus among them.”

In June 2019, the city began to solicit proposals from developers looking to either purchase or lease the parcel located on the southwest corner of Avenida La Pata and Vista Hermosa, adjacent to the fire station.

According to the city, 15 proposals were received, with the bulk of them offering to buy or rent the land and use it as a gas station, along with a convenience store and car wash. Others included charter schools and assisted-living facilities.

Offers to buy the land have ranged from $6 million to $7.5 million, while offers to lease the grounds have ranged from $200,000 to $500,000 annually. Some of the applicants have also proposed a hybrid approach in which they would buy a portion of the land outright and lease the rest.

According to the staff report to the council, the city stands to receive $230,000 to $350,000 in annual sales-tax revenue from the proposed gas stations, on top of an estimated $15,000 to $25,000 in annual property-tax revenue.

Tuesday’s discussion came roughly eight months since councilors and the public heard proposals from three of the prospective developers—Fountain Head Development, Property Nine Development and Heslin Holdings—all of which are vying for the land to put in a gas station and other amenities.

During those talks, back on Dec. 10, 2019, the council directed staff and the city’s consultant CBRE to solicit final and best offers, and compile a review of the top five offers, instead of just the three.

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A decision on whether to sell or lease a cityowned lot near Talega to developers hoping to build a gas station there has been tabled until early January, when a new council body will be on the dais. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

On Tuesday, the council again heard proposals from Fountain Head, Property Nine and Heslin, as well as two others: Cypress Express Partners, LLC and Cadence Acquisition, LLC. The other two developers also made similar pitches to use the site to build a fuel station.

Following a lengthy presentation period and a public-comment portion, in which several members of the public voiced opposition to the proposals and questioned the need for a gas station, the council began to deliberate but was unable to find common ground, despite their agreeing the proposals were intriguing and of good quality.

Touching briefly on some public comments, asking why the city isn’t instead considering “a family-friendly” amenity such as a restaurant, both Mayor Pro Tem Laura Ferguson and Councilmember Kathy Ward explained that the site isn’t conducive to such an establishment.

“We couldn’t get a restaurant there. We tried to talk to people, and it just wouldn’t pencil out, and it wasn’t adequate. No one could move on it,” Ward said, after noting that the city’s consultant, CBRE, believed the gas station to be the best available use of the land parcel.

Had the council moved forward with the proposals, Ferguson said she wanted to sell the lot.

“We’re at a point where the city could use the revenue,” she said, noting the city had proposed to earmark those monies for future capital improvement projects.

Councilmember Gene James, however, was against selling the property, citing the concerns raised by the public. While acknowledging that the city must find a way to pay down its unfunded liability—around $45 million—James said he couldn’t support a gas station.

“To sell this asset is a little bit like someone lived beyond their means and they’re taking their family heirlooms to a pawn shop to derive some revenue,” James said, adding: “I just can’t support selling it at this time; I just can’t support a gas station at this time. Most every letter received were (from) people who were adamantly opposed to a gas station.”

Ward also had differed from her fellow councilmembers, advocating instead to lease the property, which she said would likely yield more revenue in the long run than just selling the property now. And like Ferguson’s proposal on funding infrastructure projects with the revenue, Ward suggested setting aside those monies to pay down the city’s unfunded liability.

Prior to making his motion to table the discussion, Hamm noted that while he wasn’t for selling the property, he had previously pushed the lease option, allowing the city to hold on to the property. In the end, however, Hamm said he wasn’t in favor of either route, believing the city is financially stable and has a balanced budget.

“I’m not a fan of selling off property when we have a balanced budget, and we don’t need to generate additional revenue at this point in time,” Hamm said, before pointing to other “financially stable” cities that lease their properties. “I would love to see this property be a legacy property for the residents of San Clemente. That being said, I don’t support a lease or a sale of this property, I don’t think we need to do it.”

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or lease of the land will mark one of the first major decisions the new city council makes when it convenes for the first meeting of January 2021.—Shawn Raymundo

Levin Discusses Climate Action Plan; Maryott Announces Environmental Platform THE LATEST: While discussing a new congressional report recently released by the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) said the financial impact of not acting on climate change is estimated at $25 trillion to $35 trillion.

“The cost of doing nothing is massive,” Levin said during a Zoom meeting on Monday, Aug. 17, when he, other members of the committee and regional community leaders in the 49th Congressional District held talks over the congressional action plan to address climate change.

During the Zoom discussion, Levin called the committee’s report a comprehensive look at climate change. The report’s recommendations include the use of wind and solar energy, as well as other “zero-carbon energy sources, and construction of new transmission infrastructure to deliver clean energy to homes.”

The report also supports investment in clean infrastructure to protect people’s health and to ensure building codes are adequate to address potential impacts from climate change.

A day after the Zoom discussion, San Juan Capistrano Councilmember Brian Maryott—a Republican who is challenging Levin in the November election for the district seat—released his campaign’s environmental platform and announced his support of the American Climate Contract.

In a press release, Maryott announced that he is joining a dozen U.S. Representatives in supporting the American Conservation Coalition’s climate pledge, whose measures include developing affordable and exportable clean energy technologies.

During Monday’s Zoom discussion, House Select Committee Chair Kathy Castor ( D-FL) said while she was grateful for the entrepreneurs and others who have taken measures regarding climate change, Congress and the federal government must act, too.

“Our task is urgent,” Castor said.

Recommended public health measures could save more than 620,000 lives, Castor said. Topics mentioned by Castor included investments in water systems, cleaning up the power energy sector and reducing emissions.

The report’s recommendations include the establishment of new water infrastructure standards by Congress that account for droughts, floods and erosion and supporting tax credits for clean energy use.

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“Every recommendation we make focuses on environmental justice,” Castor said.

Evan Marks, executive director and founder of The Ecology Center, a community farm in San Juan Capistrano, was also on the Zoom conference call. Marks emphasized agriculture as a way people can connect to the environment, saying he would like to see more people get into farming.

Vista City Councilmember Corinna Contreras said bipartisanship is important when talking about environmental justice. Contreras brought up the importance of access to green spaces for residents and is grateful for the federal representation by Levin. Contreras supports having a climate resiliency plan and said she sees young people that are disconnected and don’t have support systems that connect them to green jobs.

As for Maryott, he said he takes seriously his responsibility to be a good steward of the world and to balance the economic priorities of the nation with the duty to safeguard the environment for future generations.

Maryott’s environmental platform includes support for providing research and development credits to explore new technologies that lower greenhouse gas emissions, opposition to nationalizing the energy sector, a focus on removing radioactive waste from the San Onofre nuclear plant and standing against additional offshore drilling in Southern California.

“I pledge to be an advocate for an environmental agenda that rises above petty partisan politics and big government mandates,” Maryott said.—Collin Breaux

CUSD Starts New School Year Virtually THE LATEST: Capistrano Unified School District students started the new school year on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the same way they ended the last school year—with online learning.

CUSD, like most school districts in California, opened the year with continued virtual learning per a mandate from Gov. Gavin Newsom stipulating that campuses can only open for in-person instruction when their county is off the state’s COVID-19 monitoring list for 14 consecutive days.

Orange County has remained on the watch list in recent weeks, though some coronavirus-related statistics have recently been trending downward.

CUSD has utilized online learning since closing campuses in March as the COVID-19 pandemic spread. The effectiveness of distance learning has been criticized by some students and parents, which officials have acknowledged while promising it would be improved upon for the 2020-21 school year.

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conducted outreach efforts so families can familiarize themselves with Canvas, a virtual learning platform. Teachers have been training in Canvas as well.

Before Newsom’s mandate, the CUSD Board of Trustees voted on a flexible reopening plan that, in part, had planned to utilize a hybrid model that allowed an option of some on-campus instruction accompanied by safety guidelines or an option of all online learning. If CUSD campuses are allowed to reopen, the district plans to transition to the hybrid model.

Teachers who recently called in to comment during an Aug. 5 CUSD Board of Trustees meeting had criticized aspects of the hybrid model, saying it would be a strain for teachers to provide both inperson and virtual instruction.

The reopening plan follows state and county guidelines and includes requirements for face coverings and social distancing. Classroom sizes are to be limited.

Families were given options of in-class or virtual instruction under the plan.—CB

Miramar Project Forges Ahead with Partial Removal of Structures THE LATEST: As part of the ongoing project to restore the Miramar Theater, some demolition work to remove and replace portions of the historic structure in North Beach is expected to get underway soon, city officials told the San Clemente Historical Society last week.

The demolition plans will entail the removal of the non-historic building attached to the Miramar that previously housed the Orange Julius shop, Economic Development Officer Jonathan Lightfoot explained to the members of the Historical Society in an Aug. 11 email.

Lightfoot, who signed off on the partial demo plans following a site visit last week, said the work will also include the replacement of the front portico—the elaborate, covered entry to the theater—which must be rebuilt because of water and rot damage.

Referencing photos he included in the email that showed several of the vertical support members now detached from the header, which he noted were “clearly not salvageable,” Lightfoot said “some framing members will be reintegrated, but much of this portico will need to be rebuilt.”

According to Lightfoot, work to the main body of the theater isn’t necessary. He also said that the interior spaces are in better shape, despite a few framing members that will be replaced because of damage sustained in a 2005 fire.

“The majority of interior framing will be preserved (and) repaired in place,” Lightfoot wrote.

The renovation project to restore and convert the Miramar into an event center got underway this past spring, after the property was sold to San Diego restaurateur James Markham. Markham purchased the building, as well as the adjacent

Some demolition work to remove and replace portions of the historic Miramar Theater is expected to get underway this week. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

San Clemente Bowling Center, for nearly $8 million this past December.

The two properties had been idle for several years but are now buzzing with construction as crews work to complete a project that’s intended to revitalize the North Beach area.

Back in June, the historic bowling alley was dismantled in order for it to eventually be restored and transformed into a food hall. The new structure will feature certain elements from the previous building that are to be preserved and repurposed.

Similarly, several elements from the Miramar will also be refurbished and included in the renovated Miramar Event Center. In Lightfoot’s latest update to the Historical Society, he noted that several light fixtures, including the wall sconces, hanging lamps and the Portico’s chandelier, will be salvaged and reused.

“A sample sconce from the interior has already been sent to Mexico to be reproduced at a specialty manufacturer that can recreate custom wrought iron fixtures,” Lightfoot wrote.

Other parts that are to be salvaged for the event center include decorative beams, honed wood and metal bars, the original doors and tiles, as well as the building’s chimney and tower.

WHAT’S NEXT: Lightfoot said on Tuesday, Aug. 18, that the partial demolition work should begin taking place this week.—SR

City Revenue Below Projections for End of FY 2020 THE LATEST: A preliminary financial report the city released last week shows that revenue collections for the previous fiscal year, which ended on June 30, are short by about $4.34 million—more than the initial $2.5 million the city had anticipated losing in tax revenue because of the public health crisis.

According to the report, which was presented to the council during its meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the city’s general fund revenues for Fiscal Year 2020 have, so far, amounted to roughly $63.6 million, falling below the $67.96 million the city has projected to collect.

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In early May, nearly two months into the economic lockdown, city officials told the council that they anticipated losing about $2.5 million in general fund revenue, though maintaining optimism that the city would end the fiscal year “with very little impact.”

“I think it’s safe to say—and we can say with confidence—that we’ll be able to close out the current fiscal year with very little impact,” acting City Manager Erik Sund had told the council on May 5.

As of press time, Sund had not responded to San Clemente Times’ request for comment.

The latest report notes that the $63.6 million total isn’t inclusive of the last bit of accruals for the month of June and that the city expects to receive the final propertyand sales-tax receipts for FY 2020 by the end of this month.

“Generally, Finance doesn’t see major concerns at this point that would cause us to revise the ending fund balance for the fiscal year,” Financial Services Manager Jake Rahn told the council on Tuesday, noting that the city is projecting a fund balance of $18.1 million for the end of FY 2020.

In San Clemente, property taxes make up the lion’s share of the city’s overall tax revenue, which was projected to reach nearly $35.9 million this past fiscal year.

Based on the preliminary data, the city had collected about $35.54 million.

The report stated that the accrual for property taxes had previously been around $300,000 to $400,000. Should the city receive a similar accrual this year, the total sales-tax revenue would slightly exceed the city’s projection.

The city’s report also stated that “based on currently available information,” the receipts from sales taxes are estimated to put those revenues over the $9.5 million mark, exceeding the city’s current recorded collection of $8.18 million, yet still falling short of the $10.05 million projected.

That receipt, the report stated, is expected to be received by Aug. 25 and “will be key to providing this information, as the State has changed its allocation process.”

The report also noted that while the city accrues receivables from other revenue sources, including transient occupancy taxes, they’re likely to “generally” stay in line with the city’s projections.

As for expenditures, the city spent a total of nearly $71.12 million—about $7.25 million less than what the city had projected to spend during the fiscal year.

The report goes on to state that the city was able to save $1.4 million in salary and benefit costs, as well as $500,000 in the police contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

“These costs savings . . . can offset any unanticipated revenue loss,” the city concluded at the end of its report.

WHAT’S NEXT: Rahn told councilors that after the final accruals have been received, the city will put together the final yearend report that will be presented to the council.—SR sanclementetimes.com

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James McDonald, pictured here in his service uniform as a young lieutenant in the U.S. Army, became the latest local centenarian in San Clemente, turning 100 years old on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Photo: Courtesy of the McDonald family

SC Resident Turns 100 San Clemente resident James McDonald celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday, Aug. 18, marking a century of adventures and memories with his family and friends. McDonald has lived a remarkable life through volunteer work and his service to the country.

In a conversation with Bob McDonald, James’ son, Bob had to take a few moments to remember where his father was born, because he constantly moved as a child. After a moment, the younger McDonald remembered that his father was born in Camp Grant, Illinois.

The elder McDonald was born into a military household with three other siblings. His father was a physician and Army general, and his brother later became an admiral.

From there, McDonald spent his early years being moved from base to base. In high school, he lived on base at Presidio of San Francisco. McDonald still remembers watching the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge unfold and walking across it on the first day it opened.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, McDonald joined the U.S. Army and trained in radio communications before transferring into Signal Corps, then Okinawa, and later to Korea before subsequently retiring with the rank as captain.

McDonald married Janet McDonald, and they raised their two sons in Kansas before moving to California in 1961. McDonald taught high school history in Tustin and Irvine while volunteering with his wife as docents at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

McDonald is happy to be able to live in his own home in San Clemente with the assistance of a live-in caregiver. McDonald has two grandchildren, a grandson residing in Oregon and a granddaughter who moved to Hungary earlier this month.

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restrictions, they instead planned to pass out pre-packaged ice cream cones and hold a drive-by celebration with the fire department and police department in attendance.

Asked what his secret is to living to be 100, McDonald says he looks forward to every day by always having bacon for breakfast.—Costa Beavin-Pappas

County Restaurant Program Offering Funding for Safely Reopening As part of the launch of the county’s new SafeDineOC Restaurant Program, the Orange County Board of Supervisors has set aside $10 million in federal CARES Act funding to help local restaurants pay for personal protective equipment (PPE) as they continue to safely reopen amid the pandemic.

Restaurants could qualify to receive $1,000 in reimbursements for CARES Act-qualified purchases, including masks, gloves, and other PPE, as well as site reconfiguration, employee training, and cleaning supplies, to name a few.

The application period for the grant program opened on Aug 6 and will end after 60 days, or whenever funding is fully allocated, whichever occurs first, according to the county.

“If there are multiple, separate site restaurants under one owner, each restaurant location may apply for a $1,000 grant,” the county said. “Restaurants must submit a separate application for each location.”

Applicants will be required to provide receipts for CARES Act-qualified purchases in order to receive the final reimbursement grant payment. Receipts for purchases made between March 1 and Sept. 30 are acceptable.

Approved restaurants participating in the SafeDineOC program will need to post their attestation in plain sight for their customers and will also have their name featured on the county’s SafeDineOC website.

Questions or requests for assistance on how to apply online can be sent to safedineoc@ocbc.org.

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GUEST OPINION: The Business Buzz by Susie Lantz

Staying Healthy Means Staying Open

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he San Clemente Chamber of Commerce works year-round to support a strong economic environment and exceptional quality of life in our community. We are proud to provide our local businesses with unique resources, marketing opportunities and advocacy efforts, which allow them to connect and thrive.

Unfortunately, the COVID-19 impacts in Orange County continue to threaten tourism, the THE BUSINESS survivability of some of BUZZ

By Susie Lantz our small businesses and several of this year’s local events, including the Chamber-sponsored Fiesta

Letters to The Editor NUCLEAR WASTE BOB CARRICK, San Clemente

Letter writer Richard Green wants to blame Republicans for the current nuclear storage problem at San Onofre, but that ignores the facts.

In 1978, the Department of Energy began studying Yucca Mountain, located in the Nevada desert, to determine if it would be suitable for long-term storage of our nation’s nuclear waste.

After years of exhaustive studies and billions of dollars spent, in 2002, Republican President George W. Bush signed House Joint Resolution 87 allowing the DOE to establish Yucca Mountain as the best location to store our nuclear waste.

In 2006, under President Bush, the DOE proposed March 31, 2017 as the date to begin accepting nuclear waste. But also, in 2006, Nevada Democrat Harry Reid became Senate Majority Leader, gaining enough power to effectively kill the project, saying “Yucca Mountain is dead. It’ll never happen.”

During the 2008 presidential campaign, then-Sen. Barack Obama, a Democrat, promised to abandon the Yucca Mountain Project, and in 2009 after his election, Ener-

Music Festival, Seafest, grand openings and ribbon-cuttings, along with countless other citywide festivities.

To aid in economic recovery, the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Business Association (DBA) and city of San Clemente have partnered to launch the “Staying Healthy Means Staying Open” campaign, showcased with colorful posters, decals and banners that are displayed around town.

The campaign embraces our joint groups’ responsibilities to relay the state and local COVID-19 guidelines on hand washing, social distancing and mask usage to help mitigate the virus’ spread and get back to business—and back to having fun.

For our local businesses, the 11-by-17inch posters and circular decals are available at no cost, courtesy of the Chamber, DBA and city of San Clemente, alongside sponsor Farmers and Merchants Bank of San Clemente. Any business may request a poster and decal for display in an inviting manner.

Email info@scchamber.com to request materials and membership information.

The San Clemente Chamber of Commerce would like to thank our devoted business owners and community members for their hard work and compassion

as we navigate a sea of confusing messages and changes to our everyday behaviors.

We recognize that everyone is doing their best to recover in a manner most comfortable and appropriate for them, and we thank you for doing your part.

Let’s all stay healthy so that we can stay open. We’ve got this, San Clemente!

Susie Lantz is the membership director for the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce, and works alongside Arlen Flores, Director of Operations, and Joey Brett in Customer Relations. Susie joined the Chamber in 2019, after having spent several years working in advertising and marketing with the San Clemente Times, where she remains a loyal supporter of local media and the Picket Fence Media family. SC

gy Secretary Steven Chu stated in a Senate hearing that Yucca Mountain was no longer an option for storing nuclear waste.

So, after 30 years of studies, we had a location to store the waste and a timetable when to start placing it there, but Democrats Harry Reid and Barack Obama killed it.

There probably isn’t a perfect place to store nuclear waste, but Yucca Mountain, out in the middle of a vast desert, is certainly preferable than the current situation where nuclear waste is stored in a prime location within reach of millions of people.

But don’t blame that on Republicans.

Hospitals, the Mayo Clinic, MD Anderson all recommend wearing a mask whenever in public. I could add hundreds more hospitals and doctors to this list.

There are, of course, folks who are against masks. You can find them if you try. One such doctor also warns of various evil spirits; another is my neighbor down the street.

I, like everyone else, want this pandemic to go away. The best way to do that is follow the advice of the vast preponderance of experts.

This is not political, and it has nothing to do with the First Amendment. It is just common sense. Please, we are all in this together.

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. The San Clemente Times and Picket Fence Media do not publish content that is defamatory.

WEARING MASKS FRANK MARTIN, San Clemente

I am going to take exception to the letter to the editor of Jim Smith and Gregg Lancer regarding masks. Mr. Smith cites the fact that the CDC once said wearing a mask was only needed in certain cases. That is great if you selectively use your facts.

Yes, the CDC said that—months ago, when the country faced a shortage of PPE. It wanted to make sure that supplies were sufficient for first responders and others on the front line. There were also questions about transmissibility of COVID-19. Those days are long past. The same goes for concerns about breathing carbon dioxide etc., etc.

Masks help slow the spread of COVID-19.

These are the facts: The CDC, the WHO, the UC hospital system, the Scripps

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Saturday | 22 2020 ARTIST STUDIO & GALLERY TOUR 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Join Art Along the Coast over two consecutive weekends, when 34 juried artists from the 2020 Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach open their private studios and gallery venues. Drive at your own pace on this no-cost, self-guided tour through South Orange County, starting in San Clemente and up to Santa Ana, where artists will be sharing new art, works in progress, and a glimpse into their creative processes. This is a unique

A Day for the Dogs Local Businesses to Celebrate National Dog Day with Shelter Fundraiser

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or the first time ever, Pet Project Foundation is launching “Doggy Day Out” as a way to garner support for the local animal shelter’s efforts to find homes for its animals.

In celebration of National Dog Day, Pet Project Foundation is partnering with local restaurants and retailers to raise money for the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter through the Doggy Day Out campaign. On Sunday, Aug. 23, participating businesses will donate 10% of a customer’s purchase to the cause.

“Doggy Day Out has never been done before. Typically, this weekend we would host Barks and Brews with the Outlets at San Clemente, which helps us to raise thousands of dollars for our shelter animals,” said Vickie McMurchie, chairperson for Pet Project Foundation. “Obviously, because of COVID-19 and restrictions on events, that’s not possible this year.”

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Animal Shelter to provide medical care, food and training for lost and abandoned animals in San Clemente and Dana Point.

McMurchie, who is also the executive director for the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce, says that the foundation created Doggy Day Out as a way for supporters to still celebrate National Dog Day and give back to Pet Project Foundation, in a non-event format, while supporting local businesses.

“Supporting small business was a major factor in planning this fundraiser,” McMurchie said. “While planning this, we didn’t feel right about just asking businesses for a handout, as we know they’ve been suffering through the pandemic as well. Doggy Day Out seemed like a win-win to both help us raise funds, but also to drive business to these local merchants who have so generously supported us along the way.”

Pet Project Foundation is tasked with fundraising for the shelter year-round—an unusual perk for the shelter, enabling it to successfully house animals while being pro-humane. The foundation’s annual gala, which is typically held in the fall, will not be held this year due to pandemic concerns.

A fundraising committee was formed to brainstorm creative ways to fundraise safely, and McMurchie says there will be more fun events to come.

San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter’s Animal Rescue Mission (ARM) helps relieve county shelters of their higher population of animals by transferring some of them to the Coastal Animal Services Authority (CASA) based in San Clemente. CASA oversees San

Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter.

“We continue to be very successful in adopting out our shelter animals,” said Kim Cholodenko, general manager for CASA. “We have rescued a larger number from overcrowded county agencies and have found wonderful homes for them. We are very thankful for all our staff, volunteers for providing exceptional care for our shelter animals, and for our adopters in providing forever homes.”

The San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter is currently closed to the general public, as a response to COVID-19 concerns. But operations have adapted to adhere to state and county directives, while ensuring animals have a chance to go to a good home.

“We’re all in this together—and if that ultimately helps us save animals, well, that’s just amazing,” McMurchie said. “We are so grateful to the businesses who have partnered with us, and I hope that their stores and patios will be full (socially distanced, of course) of pet-loving supporters and their dogs, too.”

For those interested in adopting from San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter, the first step is to download an adoption application at petprojectfoundation.org or the city of San Clemente’s website at san-clemente.org. Look under “Animal Services” to access the application.

Send the completed application to animalservices@scdpanimalshelter.org or fax it to the shelter office at 949.366.4765.

Once the application is received, a staff

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ing seated, they, with Koester, voted 3-1 to appoint Koester mayor. Hamm’s final action before stepping down was unsuccessfully nominating Hurlbut for mayor.

The city council appointed Tom O’Keefe, a councilmember from 1966-78, to fill Hamm’s seat until November.

You Think This Year’s Ballot is a Biggie?

Think Again

May 1980 • Hurlbut resigned, saying he felt ostracized by other councilmembers.

Michael McNamara, city finance director, resigned to work for city of Irvine. He said his department had managed to work well despite relentless questioning— ”tremendous turnover, sickness, retirement and turmoil.”

June 1980 • In her recall election,

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f you think it’ll take a bit of homework to navigate this fall’s city council ballot—18 names battling for three seats—imagine if you had twice that many candidates to evaluate.

In April, 1979, San Clemente voters had to decide among 36 candidates for three seats.

It was a raucous period in San Clemente politics, producing six recall drives from 1978-80. Here’s how it played out, as reported in the Daily Sun-Post and the Santa Ana Register.

Prelude • The rollercoaster ride began in late 1977 with controversy over a Pier Bowl redevelopment plan. A political watchdog group, the San Clemente Homeowners Association, petitioned the city council, with 1,908 signatures, to let voters pick among three concepts. The council said no, asserting that an ample public input proCOASTLINES cess had led to the plan.

By Fred Swegles The SCHA threatened to recall any incumbents still in office after the March 1978 elections for three council seats.

If you think San Clemente city politics have become contentious the past couple of years, you should have been here four decades ago. Photo: Fred Swegles

produced a clean sweep, ousting Walker, Wilkinson and Mushett. All three claimed victory.

watchdog group, Citizens for Responsible Government, targeted Wagner for recall.

Spring 1979 • Thirty-six candidates

also sought to recall Koester, followed by a rival recall campaign against Hamm.

Wagner publicly denounced new Councilmembers Kalsched and Ahlman, calling them “turncoats” because of planning commission nominations they’d made.

Kalsched proclaimed he was independent, not beholden to Wagner for his election.

Ahlman said his intent was a cross section on the planning commission.

filed for three council seats. Eleven sought to fill the remaining three years of Mushett’s aborted four-year term that would end in 1982, with 25 candidates seeking the Walker and Wilkinson seats expiring in 1980.

April 1979 • The election shook up the city council, previously a 3-2 voting bloc of Walker, Wilkinson and Roy Hamm vs.

Mushett and Myrtis Wagner. City hall critic Karoline Koester won Mushett’s seat. Ed Kalsched and Richard Ahlman won the Walker/Wilkinson seats.

Kalsched and Koester had been backed

by Wagner, a city hall critic and Mushett ally. Ahlman, a soft-spoken retired city employee, appealed for reconciliation.

May 1979 • Wagner wanted to imme-

March 1978 • SCHA president Howard Mushett was the highest vote-getter among 14 candidates. He resigned from SCHA and set out to recall holdover councilmembers Bill Walker and Donna Wilkinson.

diately fire City Manager Jerry Weeks, replacing him with Mushett, but was advised it wouldn’t be legal. Koester called for blanket resignation of city planning commissioners.

Through 1978 • A rival campaign

Cliff Gellatly and Bill Mecham to fill expiring terms on the planning commission.

On a 3-2 vote, the council asked three remaining commissioners to resign. They refused. The council fired them, leaving the city without a planning commission, for lack of a quorum.

targeted Mushett for recall. He tried to get Walker and Wilkinson prosecuted for alleged malfeasances, which the district attorney rejected. Walker and Wilkinson sued Mushett and recall leaders. They countersued. City council meetings became an ongoing soap opera of charges and counter allegations. A recall leader was convicted of illegally tape-recording a city employee.

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June 1979 • The council appointed

July 1979 • The council appointed

itself to serve as an interim planning commission. City Manager Weeks and Public Works Director Howard Benson resigned, citing city hall turmoil. A new

August 1979 • The new political group

December 1979 • The council hired George Caravalho, deputy city manager of San Mateo, to succeed Weeks.

January 1980 • Wagner, while facing possible recall, died of a heart attack.

February 1980 • On a 3-1 vote, the

council—Hamm, Ahlman and Kalsched voted yes; Koester, no—appointed businessman Roy Hurlbut to replace Wagner. The action caused a near-riot in the chambers, with audience members demanding election, not appointment.

Mayor Hamm, claiming a silent majority was at home that night—wanting the city to move on, rather than “government by intimidation” and nonstop elections— halted the meeting.

March 1980 • Hamm announced his resignation, effective one meeting after the scheduled April elections for the Kalsched/Ahlman seats. They didn’t seek reelection.

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Koester “staved off a long and expensive effort to oust her from office,” the Daily Sun-Post reported. It was close, she said, but she termed it a mandate since backcountry developers had spent heavily against her. The council, meanwhile, appointed Pat Lane to succeed Hurlbut until November. Lane had served on the city council from 1974-78.

November 1980 • Voters elected

Alan Korsen and Pat Lane to fill the seats that O’Keefe and Lane had occupied since Hamm and Hurlbut had quit. There were 13 candidates for the two seats.

O’Keefe was runner-up. Second runnerup was Bill Wagner, husband of the late Myrtis Wagner.

Epilogue • George Caravalho, arriving in Jan. 1980, navigated this political morass while serving as city manager 4 ½ years. City councils imposed building moratoriums, tightened prior city ordinances to better restrict hillside grading and development, endured lawsuits from developers, enacted a Plan 2000 vision, passed a strict sign code, adopted pioneering fire-prevention laws and issued a long-term concession to the Fisherman’s Restaurant that helped spur Pier Bowl revitalization. By the time Caravalho left in 1984 to accept a bigger job with Bakersfield, city staff turnover had stabilized. Debate over how to manage development was still rife. Voters would enact landmark growth control initiatives in 1986 and 1988.

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August 2020: What Can We Control?

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admit it, I am super tired of living in a pandemic.

Thankfully, I am fairly well equipped physically, socially and emotionally to deal with this situation. There are still many days when the seemingly never-ending uncertainty and inability to control what is going on in the world leaves me a little bit angry, anxious, sad and generally out of sorts.

In my immediate sphere, I only have to put up a good front for my dog and my husband. To keep emotionally strong, I do my best to connect with my social circle and family via phone and from 6 feet apart—this connection is an important part of feeling well.

What I am observing is that my friends and colleagues with school-aged children in the home are dealing with more chaos, as they must shoulder the emotions of

their children, not to mention supervise distance learning.

Recently, one of my close friends told me about her daughter’s struggle with our current reality. She heard some commotion upstairs and found her usually cheerful 13-year-old sitting in a torn-apart bedroom, all her careful decor pulled off the walls and ripped to shreds.

This was uncharacteristic for her daughter, but it was a valid reaction to the turmoil of teen lives during this crisis and their lack of control over their lives.

The Greater Good Science Center asked for feedback from 400 teenaged youth over three weeks in April as lockdowns and distance learning had just begun.

One group of students was asked to only focus WELLNESS AND on what they could conPREVENTION trol in their immediate

By Susan Parmelee environment—sanitizing keys and phones, washing hands, finishing the day’s school assignments.

The second group was given no particular instructions. The group who focused on what they could control had fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety than the group who were given specific controllable daily tasks.

Human beings naturally search for facts

and answers to guide our brains toward a sense of stability and control. For more than five months now, we have lost our sense of certainty about our futures. As this pandemic continues to linger and perhaps stretch into early next year, we are all a bit adrift.

The brief study above points to the benefits of focusing on what we can control. Other positive strategies include talking honestly and openly to loved ones and supportive friends, trying each day to list three positives in your life, practicing self-compassion (essentially acknowledging the negative emotions and accepting them), and removing yourself from stressful situations.

Self-care and compassion also include allowing yourself to lean on your support system, so when I reach the limit of “faking it” and verge toward “losing it,” I tell my husband, I reach out to my close friends and my adult children; I ask for a kind ear.

This does not make me weak; it makes me well. Coping is not a bad word— it is a word that designates healthy skills, such as exercising, eating mostly healthy foods, meditating, leaning on a supportive friend or loved one, and participating in meaningful activities.

The best thing that we can do for our friends and families is to model these healthy coping strategies and to realize

that we can only control what is happening in our sphere of influence, which right now seems to be our home and local community.

My friend, who I mentioned above, sat with her daughter and asked her to tell her what she was feeling. She let her cry and listened without judgment or ideas on how to fix things.

She learned her daughter had missed her best friend, FaceTime was not enough, and this friend was not allowed to visit with peers (something her daughter could not control).

The two of them cleaned up the room and hugged each other, resetting for another day in an unrecognizable world.

If you or a family member needs the support of a mental health professional, please contact the Wellness & Prevention Center at 949.680.0516 or info@wpc-oc. org. We can connect you to a clinician through your insurance or provide services through our community clinic.

Susan Parmelee is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Executive Director of the Wellness & Prevention Center: wpc-oc.org.

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GUEST OPINION: Life’s a Beach by Shelley Murphy

National Friendship Day: Let’s Celebrate Throughout the Year

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ational Friendship Day fell on Aug. 2. It’s not surprising to learn that the holiday began as a marketing ploy to drum up business at Hallmark Cards in the 1930s.

But the gimmick grew in popularity, causing Congress to declare the first Sunday in August as National Friendship Day. Heartwarming tales of friendships are as old as time; almost everyone has a story to tell. It’s a theme that resonates with most and explains the popularity of the television show Friends, which, after ending in 2004, continues to generate high ratings.

The observance of Friendship Day is over; but this year, more than ever, it’s important to keep the celebration alive all year long. I’m relying on my friends to keep me sane in 2020.

Back in the good ol’ days, I once visited a spa. While waiting for a facial to fix my sagging skin, I noticed two women arrived together. When they reached the reception desk, they proudly proclaimed, “We’re celebrating our 15-year ‘friend-iversary.’ ” Kids, I thought. My BFF and I have celebrated more than 50 years of friendship, and we’re still going strong.

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became a stay-at-home mom, she began her career at a respected university.

When she retired, I started a part-time job—yet, our role reversals never affect our friendship.

She knows me unlike anyone. When we text, it’s in shorthand—no banter back and forth, instead a single word: Lunch?

Despite COVID-19, we’ve continued catching-up over lunch—where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Speaking of wills, our latest lunch spot is the cemetery.

It’s not that morbid; I like to think of it as creative problem solving.

My maternal grandparents are long-time LIFE’S A BEACH residents, and her dad

By Shelley Murphy moved in last October.

The memorial park boasts cool breezes and ocean views. We bring beach towels and our lunches, and as soon as we sit, we pick up where we left off without missing a beat.

It’s difficult to explain a half-century of friendship. She’s my one phone call from jail. (My husband might toy with the idea

of letting me sit a few days to enjoy some solitude.)

We’ve enjoyed more than 50 years of fun, yet like all friendships, we’ve faced some ups and downs. Our shared experiences include navigating adolescent high jinks, enduring high school drama, surviving questionable college escapades, and so much more.

One of my favorite photos is of her standing in the hallway outside my hospital room anxiously waiting as I deliver my firstborn.

My boys are the basis for many of my friendships. Their school activities, athletic competitions, and academic endeavors allowed me to meet many of my treasured friends.

But my boys are grown and flown, and as life cycles evolve, it sometimes gets harder to hang onto those friendships. We may not connect as often as we once did, but I know with these friends, our tether may stretch, but it won’t ever snap.

There’s a popular quote from a poem written by an unknown author: “People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.”

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of my life, but they don’t leave; the current brings them back.

Friends are the family we choose, and we’re bound by a bond of love, not blood.

My family of friends are funny, forgiving, and faithful. I’m grateful for them, and I cherish their special gifts and steadfast grit.

These women enrich my life and make me a better person. Some, I may see a few times a year, and others a couple days a month; regardless, they’re always in my heart.

During these difficult and uncertain times, it’s more important than ever to lean on a friend.

Join the celebration and send a card, type a text, or make a call and ask a favorite friend, “How you doin’?”

For more than 20 years, Shelley Murphy and her husband have lived in San Clemente, where she raised her two sons. She’s a freelance writer and has been a contributor to the San Clemente Times since 2006. 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. The San Clemente Times and Picket Fence Media do not publish content that is defamatory.

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hree-month-old Dipsy is a pretty little kitten ready to find her forever family.

Though she can initially be a bit shy when meeting new people, she is all purrs and snuggles once she gets comfortable.

With her sweet demeanor, Dipsy gets along well with other cats and wouldn’t mind a feline friend to help her settle into a new home.

If you are interested in adopting Dipsy, please visit petprojectfoundation.org to complete a form, and you will be contacted about making an interaction appointment. SC

Dipsy. Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter

Sudoku

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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FROM THE ARCHIVES An early photo of the San Clemente Hotel, which was one of the first buildings on Avenida Del Mar. Hollywood stars from the 1920s and 1930s often stayed there. It’s now an apartment building with Cafe Calypso in the former lobby.

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

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SCHS Football Opens Conditioning Camp Aug. 25 This was supposed to be game week.

The San Clemente football team was supposed to host its season opener against Oceanside on Friday, Aug. 21.

Instead, as has been written over and over since the mid-March coronavirus shutdown, the wait continues.

As of Thursday, Aug. 20, instead of the season opener being one day away against Oceanside, the scheduled kickoff to this football season is 141 days away at Torrey Pines on Jan. 8. Instead of having completed two weeks of full practices, official football practices are 116 days away on Dec. 14.

Even the limited conditioning camps that Capistrano Unified School District teams initially had been given clearance to start have taken on an extra wait time.

Those workouts, that were originally scheduled to take place on July 6 before being canceled, were given the goahead to begin on Tuesday, Aug. 18, as students throughout the district started their school year via distance learning.

San Clemente football won’t begin those workouts until this next Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Of course, what’s a couple extra days at this point?

Triton football players were given the week to settle in to their distance learning schedules before starting up the group conditioning exercises next week.

The conditioning camps will be conducted without equipment and in groups of nine players with a coach.

The workouts will be socially distanced, with arrival and exit times staggered for each group. Everyone involved will get daily temperature checks and wash their hands coming in and out of the facilities.

After weeks of Zoom meetings and workouts posted on social media, players and coaches will take what they can get as the countdown marches on into a new era of high school sports.

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San Clemente High School football was scheduled to play its season opener this week, but the Tritons instead sit a week away from limited conditioning camps due to coronavirus restrictions.

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Darnold’s Road to NFL Detailed on Jets’ Web Show As San Clemente High alumnus Sam Darnold prepares for his third season in the NFL, the New York Jets’ behind-thescenes web show, One Jets Drive, detailed his journey from San Clemente High School to USC to the NFL in its second episode on Aug. 11.

The episode featured interviews with the 2018 No. 3 pick, as well as Triton football coach Jaime Ortiz, USC football coach Clay Helton and private quarterback coach Jordan Palmer.

In the portion focused on his early days in San Clemente, Ortiz highlighted Darnold’s early and evident next-level athleticism.

“I met Sam when he was about 5 years old,” Ortiz said in the episode. “Sam was kind of like the local legend as a young kid being at the youth camps, football camps, soccer camps of being the next phenom in our local town.”

Darnold showcased his abilities in multiple sports, including football and basketball at SCHS. “As a kid, you have so much pent-up energy,” Darnold said. “For me, I just wanted to compete no matter what. You played as many sports as possible.”

The episode also featured segments on Darnold’s recruiting to USC and his Trojan career, with special emphasis on his memorable 2017 Rose Bowl performance.

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OBITUARIES

Hunter Clayburn Hoopengarner Hunter Clayburn Hoopengarner went to Heaven on April 15th, 2020.

Hunter was born September 4, 1991, to Rob and Jessica Hoopengarner. He grew up in San Clemente.

Hunter attended St Margaret’s Episcopal School.

He loved the beach life, skim boarding, skate boarding and snowboarding. He loved spending time with his good friends and family in San Clemente, Pauma Valley, Alamos Mexico, Sun Valley and Los Angeles.

Hunter started working in the film production business when he was just 16, where he met and worked with great friends. At age 24 he won an Emmy for his work on Super Bowl 50. His job as a Director of Photography and AC1, provided him with great joy and purpose, and allowed him to travel around world.

Hunter was a nice, caring, fun, tough and dedicated young man. He is with his mom Jessica in heaven and is survived by his dad Rob, and Grandparents, Bobbie Hoopengarner and Clay and Barbara La Force.

A memorial service will be held sometime in the future when gathering restrictions are lifted.

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Thomas J. Carney

On Wednesday, August 5, 2020, Thomas James Carney, a loving husband, father of four children, grandfather of eight, and great-grandfather of six, passed away at the age of 87.

Known as Tom by most and affectionately as TC by a few, he was born on December 17, 1932, in Denver CO. On July 12, 1952, he married his high school sweetheart, Beverly (Beth) Paddock. She remained his touchstone, best friend, and love for over 68 years. Together they lived up and down the Southern California coast, raising two daughters, Sheri and Melody and two sons, Craig and Mike.

He owned, Tom Carney Builders, for 50 years, responsible for building beautiful homes throughout Orange and LA Counties; he and Beth also had a garment business, Anything Goes, for 22 years.

Tom was the heart and strength of his family, known for his quick wit, infectious laugh, and kind and generous spirit. He is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life with immediate family will be held at Dana Point Harbor with ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean. An Irish Wake will be held later this year, exact date dependent on Covid-19 travel recommendations.

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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 San Clemente Times August 20-26, 2020

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 que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso): 30-2019-01116581-CL-BC_CJC Judge Corey S. Cramin The name and address of the court is: (El Nombre y direccion de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Orange 700 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, CA 92701 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): Arthur G Newton, Law Office of Arthur G Newton 1502 North Broadway, (714) 560-8300 Santa Ana, CA 92706 DATE: (Fecha) 12-10-2019 David H. Yamasaki, Clerk of the Court, by (Secretario) Jessica Edwards, Deputy Clerk(Adjunto) Published: San Clemente Times August 13, 20, 27, September 3, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE

PRESENT NAME A. Angelina Cari Yin PROPOSED NAME A. Leena Cari Kai The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 10/07/2020 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 Window: 44. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: August 14, 2020 JUDGE JAMES J. DI CESARE, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times August 20, 27, September 3, 10, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 20FL000512

Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 01154854 To All Interested Persons: Brittany Colleen Hansen; filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME A. Brittany Colleen Hansen PROPOSED NAME A. Brittany Hansen Kai The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 10/07/2020 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 Window: 44. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: August 14, 2020 JUDGE JAMES J. DI CESARE, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times August 20, 27, September 3, 10, 2020

To All Interested Persons: Orla Marie Murphy filing on behalf of Lily Ray Nicole Parker, minor, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME A. Lily Ray Nicole Parker PROPOSED NAME A. Lily Ray Nicole Fortner The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 09/25/2020 Time: 08:00 a.m. Dept.: W10.

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

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: June 15, 2020 JUDGE LON F. HURWITZ, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times August 13, 20, 27, September 3, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 20FL000456

PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 01154856 To All Interested Persons: Angelina Cari Yin; filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Page 16

To All Interested Persons: Vanessa Aidan Bonkoski and Vanessa Aidan Bonkoski on behalf of Aidan Elizabeth Bonskoski, a minor, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME

A. Vanessa Aidan Bonkoski B. Aidan Elizabeth Bonkoski PROPOSED NAME A. Vanessa Aidan Lindsay B. Aidan Elizabeth Lindsay The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 09/02/2020 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: C59 Window: The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: June 26, 2020 JUDGE LON F. HURWITZ, Judge of the Superior Court Published: SAN CLEMENTE TIMES August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 01150990 To All Interested Persons: Justen Time Maltinsky; filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME A. Justen Time Maltinsky PROPOSED NAME A. Justen Time The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 09/15/2020 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 Window: 44. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: July 24, 2020 JUDGE JAMES J. DI CESARE, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020

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SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

Everybody’s Goin’ Surfin’ With few summer recreation options this year, surfboard and wetsuit sales are booming

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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rom Salt Creek to San Onofre, there seem to be more people in the water than ever before. And while, personally, my wave count is down and finding a parking spot can be a challenge, we find ourselves in a transformative moment in surfing.

There are seemingly more people enjoying the benefits of life in the ocean than ever before.

“There’s no baseball or soccer. There were no summer camps, and as school starts, kids are still stuck at home,” explained a local surfer and parent, who asked not to be named in this column.

“And I think a lot of people are embracing the fact that the beach is a relatively safe space to get everyone out of the house.”

When the pandemic started, and the federal government sent relief checks to everyone, I implored people, in one of my previous columns, to help prop up our local surf industry and support our area’s myriad of talented surfboard shapers and craftsmen and craftswomen.

Well, from what I hear on the street, surfboard sales are through the roof right now. One shaper friend of mine in LA relayed to me that for a period, Future Fins, the company that produces remov-

Surfboards of all shapes and sizes, like the ones pictured here inside Timmy Patterson’s shaping bay in San Clemente, have been in huge demand lately. Photo: Jake Howard

able surfboard fins, was sold out of the fin boxes that secure the fins to the board.

Anecdotally, what that means is there are a lot of surfboards being made right now.

A look at some recent data helps further the argument that wetsuit and surf hard goods sales (categorized as surfboards, fins, leashes and equipment that actually help you go surf) are enjoying an unprecedented uptick.

“Instead of buying sports equipment, people are buying surfboards and wetsuits,” explained the parent to whom I was talking.

According to the website actionwatch.com, which covers the business of surf and skate, the numbers support what we’re seeing at the beaches. When the pandemic first started and businesses were forced to close in March, April and May, sales plummeted, but since reopening, shops have bounced back with double-digit growth.

“When we first saw the preliminary June 2020 sales data for the ActionWatch US

retailer panel, we had a hard time believing the results,” the website stated. “The first set of data indicated that year-overyear sales grew by 20-percent or more.

By the time we received all the data, the store sales for all categories increased by +15-percent when compared to last June.

This resulted in an almost perfect V-shaped recovery after a disastrous March, an even worse April, and a promising May.” What’s interesting to note is that what’s driving this growth are not the facets of the surf industry that are most profitable, such as apparel, where the profit margins on items are considerable. ActionWatch reports that apparel, footwear and accessories sales were all down 20-30%. The meat and potatoes of the industry, these three categories make up more than 60% of overall sales volume for surf and skate.

Conversely, surfboard sales are up. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve talked to more than a half-dozen different surfboard makers, and none of them is complaining about

SURF FORECAST

GROM OF THE WEEK

Water Temperature: 72-75 Degrees F

KINGSTON BUCHHAGEN

Water Visibility and Conditions: 8-12‘ Thursday: Easing South/southeast swell is joined by new Southwest swell and small Northwest swell, with waist to shoulder high surf, (3-4’). Light/variable early morning winds, rise to a 5-8kt west sea breeze in the afternoon.

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tay psyched”—that is Kingston Buchhagen’s advice.

A barrel-hunting 5-year-old from Dana Point, the stoke is real for young Kingston—and it should fire you up.

“Everything associated with surfing inspires me,” Kingston said in an email from his family. “From the community we are part of, to the smiles and laughter that the ocean and surfing brings to us all, it’s all about having fun and the adventures each day brings! It’s never the same, but it’s always epic!”

It doesn’t get any more pure than that, but what would you expect from a kid that’s San Clemente Times August 20-26, 2020

the health of their business. Their chief complaint is they can’t keep up with the demand. And while that’s anecdotal, again, the data backs up what we’re seeing.

“Despite store closures and stay-athome orders, skate hard goods experienced 54 percent growth, followed by wetsuits with 30 percent, and surf hard goods with 29 percent,” reported ActionWatch.

The reason this isn’t bigger news is because the big, apparel-focused brands aren’t really cashing in on these boom times.

What’s driving the growth is people getting out and participating—and they need boards and gear to do that. It’s the surfboard builders and core surf companies that actually service surfers who are enjoying the benefit.

Unfortunately, it’s not all wine and roses. Gross margins for surf hard goods are the lowest in the industry at just 36%. And after chilly summer water temps, wetsuit margins weren’t much better, at 38%. That means even with sales being so good right now, it’s still tough to make more than a few bucks off every board or suit sold.

It’d be easy to complain about how crowded our beaches have been, especially since the weather started cooking, but there’s a lot of good in all the chaos.

Local businesses are surviving, and more people are getting out in the environment and getting stoked.

As a friend explained, “It’s like the old days when you went to a surf shop to actually buy a surfboard.”

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

Kingston Buchhagen. Photo: Courtesy of the Buchhagen family

been surfing since before he was born.

“Technically, I started surfing when I was in my mom’s tummy. She spent all day surfing until the day I was born! I literally went from her belly to the ocean,” Kingston explained in the email.

This year, he’ll be starting kindergarten, which will present new opportunities and

adventures, but according to Kingston, he’s already getting an education.

“I go to the ‘University of Salt Creek,’ ” he proudly wrote.

And when asked what his favorite thing about surfing is, he quickly answered, “Getting barreled and going on big waves and staying psyched!”SC

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Outlook: On Friday a blend of Southwest swell and small Northwest swell maintains waist to shoulder high waves, (3-4’). Light winds Friday morning, turn to light+ afternoon onshores. Fresh South/southeast tropical swell moves in Saturday as Southwest swell eases, for waist-stomach-chest high zone surf, (23-4’), then Sunday’s waves rise to waist-chest high (3-4’). South winds at 6-10kts due for most of Saturday. Light winds Sunday morning will be followed by moderate westerly winds in the afternoon.

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