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San Clemente student Hamza Baig races at the Special Olympics’ CUSD event on Monday, April 15, at Dana Hills High School. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Motion from San Clemente to Audit TCA Fails at Meeting as Board Awaits Data THE LATEST: It took several motions, a lot of procedural confusion and a couple hours for the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) joint board of directors to finally quash the efforts of a San Clemente action that would have handcuffed actions of The Toll Roads operator until an independent audit was completed.

The action, brought forth by San Clemente directors Mayor Pro Tem Dan Bane and City Councilmember Laura Ferguson, would have prompted eight different actions.

They included enacting a third-party, independent audit on consultant contracts; suspending the contracts and staff from working on contracts current and future until the audit is complete; demanding refunds for misspent money; collecting political donation information from directors; developing a procedures manual or other process for applying to contracts; and requiring the committee meetings of the TCA to be subject to the state’s open meeting laws.

The action was voted down, 6-5, as many of the directors from other member cities started leaving because of prior scheduling conflicts or perhaps from just sheer fatigue over the matter.

Directors in opposition of the action said that it was too “broad,” at least, while criticizing it as “politically motivated” and an “insult,” at most.

Those in attendance picked through the details of a story that was published in March by the Los Angeles Times that reported the TCA’s consultants had at times billed for $185 per hour of work, which sometimes included “reading the news,” the paper reported.

Venture Strategic, the outreach and media consulting firm for the TCA, is up for contract renewal in June, which will undertake several new projects related to outreach.

At one point, it was mentioned by public speakers that the TCA spent $35,000 on a dinner, which CEO Mike Kraman explained was for the Orange County Business Council banquet, one of the county’s nonprofits that supports TCA endeavors.

Directors opposed to the audit, and San Clemente Times April 18-24, 2019

Ken Nielsen, a longtime resident of San Clemente, voices his opposition to The Toll Roads plans for the city on April 11 in Irvine at the Transportation Corridor Agencies monthly meeting. Photo: Eric Heinz

the suspension of contracted work until its completion, said that would have been crippling for the agencies, as they’re currently trying to connect the 241 toll road to the 91 freeway, something that would help alleviate the heavy traffic on arterial roads in Anaheim and Orange.

The other major item was about the two boards sending letters of opposition to the Assembly chairperson of the Committee on Local Government, which is currently looking at a bill introduced by Assemblymember Bill Brough. AB 1273 would basically stop the TCA from collecting development fees and disallow it from continuing to develop future roads; then it would require the TCA to pay off its current bond debt and make the roads free and open to the public.

Kraman, in his letter, described Brough’s bill as a “job-killer,” because the TCA has $3 billion in planned projects. He also described it as an “assault on local control,” which has been a point of contention with San Clementeans who want to be able to have that control within their city.

But Kraman’s letter was sent to the committee on Aug. 4, a week prior to board involvement. Therefore, Bane argued, they should either retract the letter or go another route in taking a position on the matter, which many directors agreed was too important to miss.

The boards voted separately, with both electing to deny the action, except for Bane in the SJHTCA and San Juan Capistrano Mayor Bryan Maryott and Ferguson in the F/ETCA. Some San Clemente residents chartered a bus to Irvine in order to make their voices heard; at least three dozen helped pack the board room.

Planning Commission Chairman

Don Brown said evidence from studies conducted by the city have shown that the proposed roads through San Clemente would not make a dent in traffic congestion despite trends estimating increases in the county’s population.

Since 2016, San Clemente has been dealing with the threat of a toll road being constructed through its city. The TCA is currently in the environmental review process for eight of its proposed roadways.

The most concerning for residents is No. 14, which would be constructed from northeast San Clemente, down through designated open space and land at Avenida Pico, right next to the high school.

Other proposed plans would affect Shorecliffs neighborhoods and San Juan Capistrano.

San Clemente audience members at one point drew the attention of director Cynthia Connors, the vice chair of the SJHTCA, who called for calmness when board members were speaking. Audience members cheered and booed with actions taken by the board throughout the meeting.

WHAT’S NEXT: The next TCA joint board meeting is at 9:30 a.m. on May 9 at The Toll Roads headquarters, 125 Pacifica in Irvine. —EH

Arbitrator Awards Man $8.8 Million in Sovereign Health Case THE LATEST: According to court documents obtained by the San Clemente Times, behavioral health treatment facility Sovereign Health has been ordered to pay one of its former clients nearly $9 million

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in an arbitration case after he allegedly suffered physical trauma and mistreatment at one of its outpatient residences.

Zachary Peterson was living in San Juan Capistrano in 2014, under the auspices of Sovereign Health, when he had an incident that left him “incapacitated,” as noted in the court documents.

Peterson was originally awarded $18 million, but that was reduced by 50% when the arbitrator determined it was Peterson’s own medication that had caused the most severe of his injuries.

“He checked into Sovereign after dealing with some drug issues, and he was looking to get better, and it was going great for the first 30 days,” said Travis Corby, the co-counsel representing Zachary Peterson’s mother. “He broke his foot while he was in there, and they had a duty to provide medical assistance. Eleven days went by in October 2014, and there was no treatment except for taking him to the emergency room.”

Corby said Sovereign was supposed to take Peterson to an orthopedic specialist but instead, after a lengthy debate and his complaints of pain, they gave him Tramadol, a synthetic opioid. The arbitration brief stated that Peterson wasn’t given the medication properly, and he ended up taking 60 of the pills at once.

This caused him to have a seizure and fall, in which he fractured his skull and led to his currently being listed as someone incapable of representing himself legally.

“Someone should have made an appointment (for him), and by Nov. 6 it became an emergency situation; his foot was black,” Corby said. “There was no plan for pain medicine.”

WHAT’S NEXT: Sovereign Health has been under investigation since the summer of 2017, when federal agents raided their headquarters in San Clemente. The impetus of the raids may likely be tied to health insurance fraud claims that were levied against Sovereign by HealthNet, which Sovereign also fought against in court.

Sovereign has since closed a number of its facilities, including the San Clemente location, but is reportedly still operating around the nation under different names. —EH

Study Shows Cost of OCSD Services Increased 31% in 10 Years for San Clemente THE LATEST: Nearly two years after the city of San Clemente collaborated with Mission Viejo and 11 other cities for a study of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) service contracts, (Cont. on page 4) sanclementetimes.com

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(Cont. from page 3) results are showing cities are being billed at a rate that is outpacing inflation and growth in city revenue.

Leading up to the study, city managers met with OCSD budget staff representatives to better understand the reasons for the increase in costs.

Pension costs have been in the spotlight for some time, as the payments to those beneficiaries have risen in recent years.

“The folks out there don’t get to see all the things you (do for) us,” said Mayor Pro Tem Dan Bane. “We appreciate everything you do and all that your deputies do. We’ve enjoyed partnering with you, and we’ll continue to do that.”

Councilmember Kathy Ward said she was appreciative that OCSD Sheriff Don Barnes was willing to look at cost savings for the cities that contract with them.

“One of my concerns is that we’re at the end of the county . . . we’re so far away from Santa Ana, and I want to make sure if there’s (a regional service) that we get our fair share,” Ward said.

According to the study, the average range of increases in contracts for all cities involved in the study was between 5.69% and 7.40%—and a 10-year increase of about 33%.

San Clemente makes more calls for service than any of its neighboring cities, including Mission Viejo, which has about 40,000 more residents, according to figures from OCSD. San Clemente and the other cities paid equal portions for the study based on their populations.

WHAT’S NEXT: The city’s only action was to file the report, and it will work with OCSD contract staff for amendments to service contracts that reflect actual salary and benefit cost, discuss reducing costs of fleet maintenance and identify further enhancements to law enforcement. —EH

Linda Lane Pump Station Now at Emergency Status after Landslide THE LATEST: San Clemente City Council approved another $200,000 to try to protect the Linda Lane pump station, which has been threatened by the elements since heavy rains came in spring and winter.

WHAT’S NEXT: Updates to the work on

the pump station will be available at the May 7 city council meeting. The work on the emergency repairs is expected to start immediately along the beach trail near the Linda Lane Park. —Staff

Public Speakers Demand More Opportunities to Voice Opinions THE LATEST: Mayor Steve Swartz cleared the City Council Chambers on Tuesday, April 16, after there was debate about the way in which public speakers make their voices heard at the public meetings.

Many of the oral communication items were centered on homelessness and the ongoing issues related to the city. Earlier in the meeting, Swartz said that the council could not comment on the specifics of the negotiations on a proposed temporary homeless shelter but that the city is “close” to coming to a resolution on the matter.

Swartz reiterated the rules that are set for the city’s oral communications with emphasis that each speaker is allotted three minutes to give a presentation.

“Speakers that cannot be accommodated

during oral communications part one can speak at part two,” he said.

City Councilmember Laura Ferguson left in protest as the second oral communications portion began because of the notion that people could not speak at the second portion if they had spoken at the first, which is slated after typical salutatory and celebratory recognitions at the start of the meetings.

“I’m going to ask that everybody please leave, exit, and clear the room,” Swartz said. “I’m going to allow people to come in as long as they’re going to abide by the rules of this (council).”

People were led outside by authorities and were permitted to come back in as long as they agreed to abide by the rules of the oral communication portion of the meeting.

Swartz also told one speaker that he needed to address the council as a whole body and not single anyone out.

Councilmember Chris Hamm commended the city councilmembers who had stayed for the rest of the meeting.

WHAT’S NEXT: Hamm and Mayor Pro Tem Dan Bane agreed that the city council would need to clarify its policy regarding public speakers in the near future. —EH

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Levin Aims for Bill to Move Spent Nuclear Fuel

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ollowing a tour of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) on Tuesday, April 16, Rep. Mike Levin, D-CA, announced his plans to formally introduce legislation that could give priority to the nuclear power plant when it comes to removing its spent nuclear fuel.

Levin said the bill, referred to as the “The Spent Fuel Prioritization Bill,” would require the U.S. Department of Energy to consider a set of three criteria when determining which sites to first begin offloading nuclear waste.

The three criteria: operating status, population density and earthquake hazard proximity.

Under the proposed measure, the energy department would give priority to sites that are near cities with a large population, have been decommissioned or in the process of decommissioning and are located near heavy earthquake activity and fault lines.

“As you may know, there are two active

Congressmen Mike Levin and Harley Rouda field questions from reporters during a press conference at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on Tuesday, April 16. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

faults and a whole network of inactive faults around this facility,” Levin told reporters during a press conference at SONGS alongside fellow Congressman Harley Rouda, D-CA. Levin’s move to introduce the bill, which he said he’d be doing when he returns to Washington, comes weeks after he submitted a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water

Development, asking for $25 million in appropriations to fund a consolidated storage program that would remove fuel from the nation’s offline and decommissioned nuclear plants.

When asked if he believed the spent fuel at SONGS would go first if his bill is passed, he emphasized that the San Onofre site meets all three criteria.

“I’m fairly certain we’re the only site

quite like it,” he said.

Levin then said that without legislation like this, it could be another 16 years before SONGS can begin removing the spent nuclear waste off the site.

While the new bill works its ways through Congress, a new SONGS task force Levin has been putting together will work to address a litany of technical and policy questions related to the removal of the spent nuclear fuel.

The task force, which is being cochaired by Greg Jaczko, the former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Rear Admiral Leendert Hering Sr., is expected to convene “in the coming weeks and months.”

Levin also touched on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to propose fining the operators of SONGS $116,000 over an incident that occurred while loading a spent nuclear fuel canister in August.

“I appreciate the work (Southern California Edison is) doing to address flaws in the operations to allow a canister loading incident to occur in the first place,” Levin said. “That being said, I remain convinced that stronger oversight by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is needed at this facility.”

Levin said he’s been monitoring the NRC’s action regarding the incident and has urged it to consider taking additional measures to “prevent future safety violations.” SC

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Sand Sculptor Creates Tribute to Saylor Voris Jay Bellamy, a local sand sculptor, created a large anchor with Saylor Voris’s name shaped along its base. Voris was a 17-year-old student at San Clemente High School who died in 2015 after a long and hard-fought battle against a rare form of leukemia. The anchored sculpture was available for viewing at the San Clemente Pier on Saturday, April 13. More photos from the sculpture can be found in a slideshow at sanclementetimes.com.

Bellamy will conduct a full Good Friday service at 5 p.m. on April 19 at Baby Beach in Dana Point.

Girl Scouts Informational Meeting Families of interested girls who will be starting kindergarten in fall 2019 are invited to join the local Girl Scouts troops at an upcoming event. Create your own space-themed trail mix, design and explore constellations, engineer and launch rocket straws, have a “blast” learning all about Girl Scouts. Join Girl Scouts Kinder Daisy troops now with a new extended-year membership. The informational meeting will take place 2-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the San Clemente Community Center, 100 N. Calle Seville.

San Clemente VFW Looking for More Members If you are a U.S. citizen who serves in the military, have served in the military honorably in an overseas conflict, received a campaign medal for overseas service, served a minimum period in Korea, or received imminent danger or hostile-fire pay, those are some of the qualifications to join the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7142.

“All of us have spent time in the military far from home. Now, in the spirit of comradeship, we support a number of causes that benefit our fellow veterans or help our active duty members and their families,” a statement from the VFW reads.

The local, regional and national causes the San Clemente VFW support include The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, The VA Hospital at Long Beach, VFW National Home for Children (the largest contributions), The USO, Semper Fi Park Fund, National Veterans Wheelchair Games and the WWII Honor Flight to Washington.

“As we support fellow veterans and active duty members, it brings a feeling of camaraderie to the members of our Post,”

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THURSDAY, APRIL 18

SAN CLEMENTE ROTARY 5:30-7:30 p.m. The San Clemente Rotary Club will host its regularly scheduled meeting. Wedgewood, San Clemente Municipal Golf Course, 150 E. Avenida Magdalena, San Clemente. sanclementerotary.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Konnie Voris, the mother of Saylor Voris, a SCHS student who died of a rare form of leukemia in 2015, stands behind the sculpture Jay Bellamy created on Saturday, April 13, at the San Clemente Pier. Photo: Courtesy of Jay Bellamy

the statement reads.

The VFW meets at 1900 hours on the second Wednesday of the month in the meeting room at the San Clemente Elks Lodge, 1505 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. Contact them at 949.464.8391. vfw7142.com.

San Clemente Educational Foundation Triton Night San Clemente Educational Foundation will hold its 16th annual fundraising event, Triton Night, at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 26, at the historic Casino San Clemente. Silent and live auctions will offer several vacation stays, a Murf electric bike and many other packages donated by local merchants. Admission includes a hosted beer and wine cocktail hour, a catered dinner from San Clemente restaurant Iva Lee’s and dancing.

Proceeds from the event will support students of San Clemente High School in their academic pursuits. Last year, SCEF purchased 400 Chromebook computers for SCHS and hopes to make a similar grant this year.

Everyone is invited to attend. Tickets are $125 each and can be purchased at schsef.org. Click on “Donate” and then “Attend Triton Night.”

SCARWF 2019 High School Senior Scholarships High School seniors who attend school or reside in San Clemente, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Capistrano Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Mission Viejo or Camp Pendleton can apply for the San Cle-

mente Area Republican Women Federated (SCARWF) 2019 Scholarships Program.

Those who are eligible must be a United States citizen, a registered voter affiliated with the Republican Party (or submit an intent to register if not yet 18). Scholarships vary from $1,000 to $3,000. The application deadline is May 1. To apply, go to scarwf.org and provide an official high school transcript, resume, photo and a 500- to 700-word essay on “What makes you think you are a Republican?” Any questions can be directed to Donna Huff; call or text at 714.624.2411 or email donnahbythesea@gmail.com.

Casino San Clemente Owner Honored for Alzheimer’s Awareness Linda Sadeghi of Casino San Clemente will be honored on May 3 with the Alzheimer’s Association Community Epicenter Award for her dedication to raising awareness on the impact of Alzheimer’s disease. The awards ceremony will take place on Friday, May 3, at Fashion Island Hotel, 690 Newport Center Drive in Newport Beach.

The Women #ENDALZ Luncheon is intended to give people an opportunity to learn more about the effects Alzheimer’s disease has on Orange County and how the latest research breakthroughs are changing the trajectory of the disease.

More information can be found at alz.org.

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CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 10-11:30 a.m. A local support group for survivors, patients and supporters battling cancer. Local artist Joe Severson, a cancer survivor, will give his testimony. Heritage Christian Fellowship, 190 Avenida La Pata, San Clemente. 949.361.1022. heritagesc.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 23

SUNRISE ROTARY 7:15 a.m. San Clemente Sunrise Rotary meets every Tuesday at Talega Golf Club Signature Grille. 990 Avenida Talega. scsunriserotary.com.

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (BILY) MEETING 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meets every Tuesday.

Because I Love You (BILY) helps parents find solutions to any crisis they are experiencing due to their children’s (adults or minors) poor choices. Presbyterian Church. 119 Avenida De La Estrella. bilysc.org.

SAN CLEMENTE TOASTMASTERS 7 p.m. The club meets every Tuesday, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. for social and networking time. San Clemente Baha’i Center. 3316 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente.

805.794.0653. toastmastersclubs.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25

SAN CLEMENTE EXCHANGE CLUB Noon-1 p.m. The club meets the first two Thursdays of the month, at Adele’s at the San Clemente Inn, 2600 Avenida del Presidente; noon-1 p.m. the third and fourth Thursdays at Talega Golf Club, 990 Avenida Talega.

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Letters to The Editor IN RESPONSE TO ARTICLE ON CUSD BOND MEASURE PATRICIA HOLLOWAY, CUSD Trustee, District 3

Last week, the San Clemente Times reported on Capistrano Unified School District’s (CUSD) discussion about whether to place a bond on the March 2020 ballot to refurbish San Clemente High and local schools. Since the districtwide Measure M bond failed in 2016, the district has deeply listened to criticisms from those who didn’t support the measure.

One major complaint was that the bond covered too broad an area. Residents from San Clemente, for example, didn’t want to pay to upgrade schools in Mission Viejo or Rancho Santa Margarita. There was also worry that communities would never see improvements to their own facilities. To address these issues, the district is considering a bond focused just on the San Clemente area.

Bond proceeds will be spent right here on San Clemente’s older and outdated schools. The lion’s share will go toward modernizing our well-worn but beloved San Clemente High, the 55-year-old home of the Tritons.

Talega’s Mello-Roos districts, which paid for some of CUSD’s newest schools’ needs, as well as Palisades Elementary in Capistrano Beach, may not be included in the bond. The bond area may include Palisades Elementary in Capistrano Beach, home of Sam Darnold.

Other past concerns included “What’s it for?” and “Why so much?” These will be addressed by rightsizing the 2020 bond to cover a well-defined list of projects developed specifically for each San Clemente school. Local residents would be levied a tax between $28 and $48 per $100,000 assessed value (not market value) of their home. Based on the median home value in San Clemente of $403,500, this translates to an additional $113 to $194 per year assessment.

A citizens’ oversight committee of San Clemente residents will monitor every bond expenditure, which must be spent exclusively on facilities upgrades and new construction.

In California, passing a local bond is

about the only way school districts can secure matching state funds for modernizing schools. In Orange County, districts in Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana and Westminster all passed bonds in 2016-2018. Studies show that when schools are modernized, home market values increase by approximately 6%. I believe that as more details become available, local residents will fully support our “One Town, One Team” spirit by voting “yes” in 2020 for a San Clemente school bond.

HOUSING PROBLEMS LESLIE DAVIS, San Clemente

Dear Editor, I attended the San Clemente City Council meeting on April 2. I couldn’t believe the number of people complaining about the homeless; yet, finally realizing we can’t pretend they aren’t here, we need an emergency shelter and some long-term affordable housing. Speaking of that, the city manager, community development director and the Planning Commission ignored the city’s Inclusionary Housing Program (IHP) by approving a 150-unit senior apartment project without including any affordable units. The IHP requires 15 percent affordable units on-site, off-site or the payment of an in-lieu fee. It’s a mistake for the city to collect a fee instead of providing the 23 (affordable) units on-site, especially because the March 6 Planning Commission report does not include an analysis of whether the fee will be enough to provide the 23 units somewhere else in town.

Seniors are the fastest-growing homeless population, and, as reported by the Economic Policy Institute, half of U.S. families have no retirement account at all.

They reported that the median savings for people between 56 and 61 was $17,000.

Most think local seniors are rich, but many will be selling their home to retire and moving out of town. EPI also reported that many seniors will rely on their children to help them. So perhaps instead of another affordable senior housing development, we should put that in-lieu fee into affordable housing for working households, so they can save some money for their retirement.

Leslie Davis is a retired housing coordinator with the city of San Clemente.

TRASH TALK DIANE CHEEK, San Clemente

Are you familiar with Palking or Pog-

ging? These are portmanteau words made by changing the first letter to P. Both mean the same thing: “Pick up trash while walking or jogging.” In my case, it’s walking—a simple but needed idea that I have decided to try and one I’d like to promote. I focus on plastic trash, but all debris is targeted. The thing is, plastic has a unique distinction. Plastic does not decompose, which means it can hide in our shrubs, float in our ocean, blow in our gutters and pretty much hang around forever. It is well-documented that plastic trash has bloomed into a worldwide problem. It is clogging oceans, killing wildlife and littering public spaces.

In our community of San Clemente, especially, plastic trash can easily blow into the ocean or slip into our storm drains and float out to sea.

I admit I have become rather hardcore. I carry gloves and a carry bag and go hunting. I have found that just five minutes in a parking lot can yield plastic bottle tops, plastic straws, plastic drink cups and lids, plastic water bottles, candy wrappers, chip bags and the ubiquitous plastic bag.

This new practice of Palking has heightened my awareness as I hope it will yours. April 22 is Earth Day, but, really, every day is Earth Day.

TCA MUST BE STOPPED FOR PRESSING ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED DEBBY SWOBODA, San Clemente

To All, It seems like some think The Toll Roads issue only affects where the pavement starts and ends; however, this is untrue. For every new home in the areas around tolls roads and “future” toll roads, the builder has to pay a fee, about $6,000 per home, so everyone who buys a home, whether they agree or not, is giving money to the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA).

Hey, homebuilders, start fighting back; homebuyers, start fighting back.

This impacts everyone’s bottom line.

Just think: what if we had $1,000 per home put in a fund for homelessness?

How quickly could we do something about it? Instead, the TCA says to pay the fee, or you can’t build. Extort much?

So when you think, “Oh, the toll road won’t affect me,” think about it just a smidge more. The TCA has a $10 million payroll (2017 numbers) to pay the salaries of 166 employees. Where is the money coming from for those salaries?

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CoastLines by Fred Swegles

Only Time Will Tell

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ocal resident Mark Jones posed a fun question on Facebook the other day: “Will there be a breaking open of a time capsule sometime this year? And if anyone has the history of this, please share! It’s been 50 years now!”

All I can say is, “Good catch, Mark!”

Most people, myself included, walk by San Clemente’s sister city monument on Avenida Del Mar without noticing that the concrete pad bears an inscription, “19692019.”

That certainly would imply a time capsule is underneath.

I was invited to look into this. I hate to admit that it took me five long, tedious days at the San Clemente Library to confirm Mark’s hunch, pouring through seven years of microfilmed archives of the San Clemente Sun Post.

It was dizzying, but also satisfying, when I finally found confirmation that a time capsule exists inside a metal box under three inches of concrete.

San Clemente, California, and San Clemente del Tuyu, Argentina, became sister cities in 1969, a year before I started a long career with the Sun Post. I told Mark I had no recollection of when that monument was built.

The city searched but wasn’t able to provide any dates. And I couldn’t find any old-timers who remembered when volunteers built the monument, or if there’s a time capsule. The sister city founders are no longer with us.

So I meticulously scrolled through the years 1969-75 until I struck pay dirt.

The monument was dedicated on July 19, 1975. Elena Paniagua from the sister city association in Argentina also was able to

Your taxes and tolls from the road. Isn’t that something we should know? And wouldn’t that money be better spent paying off The Toll Roads to make them free for everyone, which is what the TCA is supposed to do?

You know that gas tax everyone is paying? Well, if The Toll Roads didn’t use millions of taxpayer dollars to keep the toll roads up (because they are still losing money), they could be using them on our decaying roads and infrastructure everyone uses.

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What could the city find if it decides to unearth the monument labeled 1969-2019 near the San Clemente Library? Photo: Fred Swegles

confirm that.

As it turns out, I covered that dedication. So much for my memory skills! The sister city folks stated that day that a time capsule would be inserted “soon.”

That meant I had to keep on scrolling through microfilm, looking for random, infrequent “Our Sister City” columns, until a Dec. 18, 1975, column confirmed a time capsule had just been sealed.

What’s inside? Well, City Hall supposedly has COASTLINES

By Fred Swegles a two-page typewritten list. City Hall’s Laura Campagnola did a search for sister city documents and was able to provide me with 200 pages, but there was no list, nor any indication of the monument’s timeline or any time capsule.

According the sister city column, the capsule contains “miscellaneous memorabilia of San Clemente in the late sixties and early seventies,” along with pictures, news clippings and other documents relating to the sister cities.

“We can’t help but wonder,” the column said, “how those who open the monument and inspect the evidence of our small effort to develop international understanding and goodwill between two oceanfront cities on two continents, 10,000 miles apart, with opposite seasons of the year, will evaluate our efforts.”

Want to have a look? The ball is in the city’s court.

I’ve visited San Clemente del Tuyu five times, dating back to 1974. You should go.

It has a pier, enormous sand dunes and a lively summer ambience from December through February. It has thermal baths, a historic lighthouse, a nature reserve,

We need to stand up to greed, which this is, plain and simple. The TCA shouldn’t exist. Let’s stop them for the good of California.

Mr. Brough pursue that end with Bill AB 1273.

San Clemente residents should do their small part by boycotting the toll roads. I know it’s tempting to save the time “just this once,” but the reality is it can often be a very small time difference. This past Friday night, coming home from LAX at 6 p.m., my GPS sent me via the 73 southbound. After I passed the exit and the GPS recalculated (the route), it was a difference of two minutes.

Save your money. Skip the toll road.

‘SAVE YOUR MONEY; SKIP THE TOLL ROAD’ NORM PETERSEN, San Clemente

Assemblymember Bill Brough’s guest opinion piece was 100% correct. The TCA bait-and-switch should have been stopped years ago, and I am happy to see

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South America’s Sea World, nice eats and very friendly people.

Both towns have the same monument.

San Clemente del Tuyu erected one in 1971. Our town’s association replicated it. Recently, the Argentine sister city association installed an updated version of its original.

Hey, great excuse for another visit!

On another note, I received three replies to last week’s column about the rain.

All three suggested that the season-to-date rainfall count I got from our city’s website, 6.68 inches, was very low. They made a credible case for seasonal rainfall counts of 16 inches, even 20 inches.

I asked our lifeguards about the city rain gauge on the pier. A lifeguard said they would look into it. I haven’t heard back.

The odd thing was, when I asked the National Weather Service what rain count they had for San Clemente, they didn’t have us, but they did recite season-to-date figures of 7.96 inches for Newport and 8.84 for Oceanside. Those were a bit higher, but not much, so I didn’t question them.

The NWS’ 30-year averages for Newport and Oceanside also seemed comparable to the 21-year averages that I had for 1985 to 2006, kept by local weather watcher Bob Kabel.

So I stand corrected. I stated that this isn’t even an average year, when in fact a 16-inch season would be more than the 14.7-inch average I had cited from Bob Kabel’s records, although not outlandishly more. A 20-inch year would be significant, but not like the biggest years Bob recorded: 27 inches in 1993, 31 inches in 1995 and again in 1998, and 29.8 inches in 2005.

Thanks, readers, for the heads-up.

Fred Swegles is a longtime resident of San Clemente with more than 48 years of experience covering the city. 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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SOAPBOX GUEST OPINION: Wavelengths by Jim Kempton

The ‘Real’ Cost of Living Well

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mericans today live better than any other generation in history— longer, healthier, safer and more comfortably. American ingenuity and freedom have given us a standard of living beyond the dreams of previous eras.

But our lifestyle is not free. To keep us and the rest of the world safe, we maintain a massive and superior military.

To be safer domestically, we have increased the number of policemen, built vast prison complexes and staffed superb firefighters, paramedics and air traffic controllers. To be smarter, we have invested in a deep and substantial school and university system and provided public libraries, museums, research centers and science institutes. To live longer and healthier, we devote huge sums to medical research, technology and highly specialized doctors.

It is easy to forget how far we have come—and how quickly. Just a century ago, most Americans had no electricity, indoor plumbing, nearby hospital facilities or access to higher education. Just a generation ago, when the Baby Boomer’s

parents were growing up, life expectancy was 59 years. Today it is 79 years old and counting. Although we are the envy of the world, we take these advances for granted.

But this improved quality of living comes with a cost. As we face the future, we have only two simple choices: accept the added costs and pay for them or agree to reduce the services and standards we have achieved. Everyone wants something different to be kept or cut. We can shrink government waste, to be sure, and we can be smarter with our choices, but even with those accomplishments, we will find that to live as richly, safely and freely WAVELENGTHS as we do, there is a price

By Jim Kempton tag we have not entirely come to terms with. We either pay the real costs of what we enjoy or learn to live with less.

Our politicians will not administer this unpalatable medicine. Those on the left of center continue to call for spending

increases, labeling these privileges as necessities. Those on the right of center demand reduction in taxes but refuse to cut the services those same taxes underwrite, leading to massive and ballooning deficits.

Both sides fail to see the limits on infinite spending; neither will identify the painful cuts—or hard pay—necessary to balance the books.

Each of us has the items one can do without—but frequently our neighbors and friends want to do away with items we find indispensable. Families want better schools, seniors want better medical care, young professionals want more infrastructure. Businessmen want more support and cheaper labor; workers want more high-paying domestic jobs. Politicians want more votes and often evade the hard decisions that must be confronted to solve these issues.

San Clemente is a microcosm of this same predicament. As a city, we want more but want to pay less. We want increased amenities but not the price that makes it possible. One thing is sure: a higher standard of living is not free. And if there is a certainty in our world, it is that arithmetic does not lie.

Jim Kempton is a writer, surfer and free sprit. He has learned the hard way that everybody likes things free—just different things. He believes adamantly in the right to

yell “theater” in a crowded fire. 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

Join the San Clemente Times for Beachside Chat, Friday, April 19 at 8 a.m. at Café Calypso Beachside Chat is a spirited, town hall forum on community issues, hosted by SC Times editor Eric Heinz every Friday at Café Calypso, 114 Avenida Del Mar. All are welcome.

CORRECTION: On page 3 of the April 11 edition of the San Clemente Times, a story regarding polling data collected to gauge support for the Capistrano Unified School District’s proposed March 2020 bond measure erroneously stated True North Research polled 671 likely voters in the district. The research firm surveyed likely voters in San Clemente.

A second wave of the survey will poll likely voters in Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Dana Point.

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HAVE AN EVENT? Submit it to San Clemente Times by going to sanclementetimes.com, and clicking “Submit an Event” under the “Getting Out” tab.

Thursday | 18 YAPPY HOUR 4-7 p.m. “Yappy Hour” is dedicated to giving back to the local nonprofit organization, the Pet Project Foundation. A portion of sales during the event will be donated directly back to the nonprofit. There will be a silent auction and raffle, with all of the proceeds going to their organization.

H.H. Cotton’s, 201 Avenida Del Mar. 949.573.0143.

LAST WEEKEND FOR SCHS ‘MAMMA MIA!’ Performances: April 18-20 at 7 p.m. and April 20 at 2 p.m. San Clemente High School drama students will present the mega-hit musical comedy Mamma Mia! directed by Laurie Mason. Come see this great show and join the fun at SCHS. Purchase tickets now at schsdrama.com.

700 Avenida Pico. 949.492.4165.

Friday | 19 LIVE MUSIC AT IVA LEE’S 7 p.m. Join Iva Lee’s for live music every Wednesday through Sunday. For the ultimate live music experience, be sure to reserve a lounge table on Fridays and Saturdays. 555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.361.2855. Check their website for the latest scheduled performances. ivalees.com.

Saturday | 20 SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE 9-11 a.m. The car show attracts hundreds of car enthusiasts each week. No registration is required and spectators are welcome. Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.

EASTER AT THE OUTLETS AT SC Noon-3 p.m. Bring the whole family (pets welcome, too) and celebrate Easter San Clemente Times April 18-24, 2019

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SATURDAY, APRIL 20: SENSATIONAL SPRINGTACULAR, CAMP PALOOZA AND SPLASHTACULAR 9 a.m-4 p.m. Bring your baskets, get ready to shoot bunny photos and arrive on time to scramble for Easter eggs and hunt for the special golden egg. Stop by the Summer Camp Palooza at the Meadows for special activities, discounts and information on 2019 summer camps. Visit Camp booths to earn free swims and participate in water games in the Splashtacular at the Aquatics Center from noon-4 p.m. A list of times for age-group egg hunts is available online.

Vista Hermosa Sports Park, 987 Vista Hermosa. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

weekend by the sea. Enjoy photos with the Easter Bunny, Wild Wonders animal shows, face painting, balloon animals and crafts. Outlets at San Clemente, Oak Tree Court, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa.

949.535.2323. shoposc.com.

CAPTAIN’S QUARTERS FINAL SHOW 8:30 p.m. Yacht rock legends ‘Captain’s Quarters’ will perform their final show at OC Tavern. Smooth and soft rock from the ’70s and ’80s. 2376 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.542.8877. octavern.com.

Sunday | 21 FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables, plants and artisanal goods from organic growers along Avenida Del Mar. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

Monday | 22 BINGO AT GOODY’S 7 p.m. Every Monday, Goody’s hosts a bingo night for a charity of the month.

This month’s beneficiary is San Clemente Village. Cards are $1 per sleeve, and raffle prizes are offered. Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real. 949.492.3400. goodystavern.com.

Tuesday | 23 ENVISION UNITY FILM FESTIVAL 6-9 p.m. San Clemente High School film studies students will present their 3- to 5-minute films centered on the theme of envisioning unity and what that means.

The event is free with tickets ordered online and $10 per person at the door. Baha’i Center of San Clemente, 3316 Avenida Del Presidente. envisionunityfilmfestival.com.

Wednesday | 24 SAN CLEMENTE TOPS 9:30-10:30 a.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday.

Meetings include a private weigh-in followed by informational programs that focus on making small steady changes that provide lasting weight loss and better health. San Clemente Presbyterian Church, 119 Avenida de Estrella, 949.492.9428. tops.org.

BEGINNING BRIDGE LESSONS 9:30-11:30 a.m. Challenge your brain, meet fun-loving people. Lessons are Thursdays starting April 4 through May 9. $90 for series of six lessons. South Orange County Bridge Center in San Juan Capistrano, 31461 Rancho Viejo Rd. 949.248.1268 or 516.314.1896. southorangecountybridge.center/wordpress/.

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BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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laire Denis is one of the most treasured exports to come out of French cinema, from the foreign classics Chocolate (1988), Beau Travail (1999) and Trouble Every Day (2001) to the underwhelming Let the Sun Shine In last year. Denis returns to form with this year’s depressing space movie High Life. Also starring Sun Shine star Juliette Binoche, the sci-fi drama is not for the faint of heart.

In an alternate dystopian society, a dozen criminals and a doctor volunteer to be sent on a special mission organized by the government and space program to extract energy from a black hole for many years. Dr. Dibs (Binoche) quickly becomes obsessed with organizing a human reproductive experiment, which drives him to abuse his power. Hardly anyone on the spaceship gets along, and Monte (Robert Pattinson) chooses celibacy as a form of rebellion against Dibs.

Mia Goth, Claire Tran and Andre Benjamin co-star as some of the spaceship occupants. Denis co-writes the script with her usual collaborator, Jean-Pol Fargeau, as well as Geoff Cox. High Life continues a pleasantly surprising string of modest spacerelated films in the past year with First Man, then the documentary Apollo 11, now High Life and later Lucy in the Sky. But because High Life is penned by an arthouse filmmaker, it will be best appreciated by an arthouse crowd. The feature has vibrant aesthetics, good performances (Binoche, Pattinson and Goth), with an interesting non-linear structure, but a very bleak tone. Two sequences are particularly gruesome as a forewarning. But Denis fans and fans of the cast will enjoy it. SC

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GUEST OPINION: Life’s a Beach

by Shelley Murphy

What Do You Want To Be in the Game of Life?

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t’s a weird week,” said my youngest son’s friend. “I graduated from college, my friend got engaged, and I’m going to Europe. It’s weird being an adult.”

I couldn’t have said it better. His statement sums up the milestone events of a memorable spring break.

This month marks the last spring break for my youngest son and his group of friends.

Many of my son’s friends spent their spring breaks unlike any before. Instead of bellying up to the bar ordering tequila shots, they were lining up at job fairs, requesting interviews.

The collegiate collective on the cusp of graduating from college find themselves contemplating and questioning a variety of futures. They are pondering possible next steps, including continuing educations, launching careers, proposing marriage and outlying travel.

A couple weeks ago, my soon-to-be college grad spent his spring break traveling through Europe with his profound pal.

Before my son embarked on his overseas adventure, one of the guys in their friend group popped the question to his longtime love. Family and friends convened to witness the proposal from hidden viewpoints along Calafia’s coastline.

It’s surreal; the same group of guys, just a few years ago, gathered to help each other carry out elaborate high school “prom-posals.”

As college seniors, my son and his friends face the proverbial fork in the road

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once summer’s celebrations conclude.

After my son graduates next month, he’ll prepare to start law school in August.

He has numerous decisions yet to make before the fall semester begins, but he’s eager to explore his new world.

Planning for post-college life, some of his friends have concrete career plans and others have vague vocation ideas. Unlike the board game, The Game of Life, after college graduates get a shiny new degree, they don’t spin a colorful wheel to determine their fate.

It’s not unusual to find grads struggling to answer the same candid question they’ve been asked by well-meaning adults for most their lives: What do you want to be when you grow up?

It’s fun to query kindergarteners who delight in declaring careers such as unicorn doctor or mermaid teacher. But asking an almost-alumnus that question frustrates an already confused student and turns a time of festivity into a moment of melancholy.

I commiserate with today’s bewildered college seniors and count myself among the many who didn’t find their grown-up career until years after parading through a stadium to the thunder of “Pomp and Circumstance.”

For some seniors, the pressure of leaving their dream school to find a dream job is daunting.

LIFE’S A BEACH Overnight, graduates

By Shelley Murphy trade their spirit wear for business attire, university homework for an alumni network and a campus academic planner for the worldwide Gregorian calendar.

While my son is among those who look forward to graduating, he doesn’t want to participate in the commencement ceremony. He argued his plea in front of a very prejudiced jury, and the future litigator lost his case; he’ll be donning his college’s robe, sash and mortarboard next month.

Once my son shakes hands, accepts his diploma and crosses the stage, the familiarity and predictability of the past four years vanishes.

After my son’s name is called and he

Adoptable Pet of the Week: Mack SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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

our-year-old Mack is a great dog looking to find his new best buddy. He loves to be active and doesn’t mind long walks or vigorous romps outdoors. Friendly and attentive, Mack responds very well to training and would thrive under further direction from an experienced dog owner.

If you would like to know more about Mack, call the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter at 949.492.1617 or visit with him at 221 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente.

Reduced adoption fees for cats will take place throughout May at the shelter. SC

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

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

Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium

moves his tassel to the left, he’ll follow the recessional out of the arena and into the uncertainty of the real world.

I’ve looked forward to celebrating my son’s college graduation for years, but, at the same time, I yearn to turn back the hands of time to his first days in a preschool classroom.

I agree, it’s weird being an adult.

Shelley Murphy has lived in San Cle-

See the solution in next week’s issue.

mente with her husband for the past 21 years, 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

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO A DV E RT I SE : 9 4 9 . 3 8 8 . 7 7 0 0 , E X T. 1 0 0 • FAX : 9 4 9 . 3 8 8 . 9 9 7 7 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS WATER RECLAMATION PLANT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPLACEMENTS PHASE I PLANT MAIN DISTRIBUTION PANEL (PMD) PROJECT NO. 16205 Sealed bids or proposals will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 910 Calle Negocio, City of San Clemente, California, until 2 p.m. on Wednesday of May 8, 2019 and will be publicly opened and read on said day and time in the Conference Room A, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California 92673.

The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required by the plans, specifications and contract documents for the WATER RECLAMATION PLANT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPLACEMENTS PHASE I PLANT MAIN DISTRIBUTION PANEL (PMD) PROJECT NO. 16205, in the City of San Clemente, California.

Reference is hereby made to these Specifications for further particulars, and some are by such reference incorporated herein and made a part thereof, the same as though fully set forth hereunder.

Specifications and contract documents are posted in the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/ vendorbids. All bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System website to participate in a bid or to be added to prospective bidders list.

No bid will be received unless it is made on a Bid form furnished by the City Engineer. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, certified or cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond, made payable to the City of San Clemente for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract.

The contract does call for monthly progress payments based on the engineer’s estimate of the percentage of work completed. The City will retain 5% of each progress payment as security for completion of the balance of the work. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, the City will pay amounts so retained upon compliance with the requirements of Government Code Section 14402 and the provisions of the contract documents pertaining to “substitution of securities.”

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, in ac-

cordance with section 1770 of the California State Labor Code and in accordance with the terms of the Southern California Master Labor Agreement, has heretofore established a prevailing rate of per diem wages to be paid in the construction of the above entitled work. The said wage rates are herein referred to and adopted in this Notice as though fully set forth herein, and said scale is made a part of this Notice by reference.

A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held to inspect the sites and discuss the work to be done and the Contractor’s responsibilities. The City’s representatives will be available to address questions. The meeting will be held at the Water Reclamation Plant located at 380 Avenida Pico, Building N, San Clemente, CA 92672 on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the State prevailing wage rates for this project have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and are set forth on the DIR website: http://www.dir. ca.gov/DLSR/PWD but are not printed in the Specifications.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations.

Furthermore, Contractor is hereby notified that no contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. By signing this Agreement Contractor certifies that Contractor, and all subcontractors, hold current and valid registrations with the Department of Industrial Relations.

Pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.4, Contractor is hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all bids must be on the Bid Form provided, and the outside of the envelope must read as follows: OFFICIAL BID - DO NOT OPEN Project Name: WATER RECLAMATION PLANT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PHASE I –PMD PROJECT NO. 16205 Bid Opening Date/Time: May 8, 2019 @ 2 pm.

No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code, State of California. Bidder shall possess a Class “A” California State Contracting License in good standing.

The City of San Clemente reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

To be Published: And:

Thursday, April 18, 2019 Thursday, April 25, 2019

__________________________ David Rebensdorf Utilities Director City of San Clemente

OBITUARIES

Robert F. Fisher Robert F. “Bob” Fisher was born in Downey, California on March 26, 1933. He attended Downey schools, graduating from Downey High School in 1951. While at Occidental College, he met Marilyn “Lyn” Beynon, whom he married shortly after his graduation in 1955. Bob then served in the US Air Force in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Bob and Lyn lived in Downey from 1959 to 1996, running his insurance and printing businesses with his older brother, Don. Bob was active in the community, particularly the YMCA, Presbyterian Church, Kiwanis and Hospital.

In 1996, the Fishers moved to San Clemente, where they became equally active in the community, including San Clemente Presbyterian Church, Kiwanis Club of San Clemente, and San Clemente Friends of the Library. Bob also enjoyed volunteering in the Building Department at San Clemente City Hall.

Bob is survived by his wife Lyn, sons Jim (Marilyn) and Rick, granddaughters Jenny and Ellie.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at San Clemente Presbyterian Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family gratefully appreciates any contributions made to the Kiwanis Club of San Clemente Foundation, P.O. Box 32, San Clemente, CA 92674.

NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS Street Rehabilitation for: S. Ave. La Esperanza (Ave. Presidio to Ave. Buena Suerte) and Ave. Arlena (S. Ave. La Esperanza to south cul de sac), Project No. 17343 Sealed bid or proposals will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California, until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, and will be publicly opened and read on said day and time at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California.

The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required by the specifications and contract documents for the Street Rehabilitation for Ave. S. Ave. La Esperanza (Ave. Presidio to Ave. Buena Suerte) and Ave. Arlena (S. Ave. La Esperanza to south cul de sac), Project No. 17343 in the City of San Clemente, California.

Reference is hereby made to these Specifications for further particulars, and same are by such reference incorporated herein and made a part thereof, the same as though fully set forth hereunder.

Project specifications and contract documents are posted in the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente. org/vendorbids. All bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System website to participate in a bid or to be added to the prospective bidders list.

No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City Engineer.

Each bid must be accompanied by cash, certified or cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond, made payable to the City of San Clemente for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract.

The contract does call for monthly progress payments based on the engineer’s estimate of the percentage of work completed. The City will retain 5% of each progress payment as security for completion of the balance of the work. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, the City will pay amounts so retained upon compliance with the requirements of Government Code Section 14402 and the provisions of the contract documents pertaining to “substitution of securities.”

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, in accordance with Section 1770 of the California State Labor Code and in accordance with the terms of the Southern California Master Labor Agreement, has heretofore established a prevailing rate of per diem wages to be paid in the construction of the above entitled work. The said wage rates are herein referred to and adopted in this Notice as though fully set forth herein, and said scale is made a part of this Notice by reference.

Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations.

Furthermore, all bidders and contractors are hereby notified that no contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations.

Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.4, all bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all bids must be on the Bid Form provided, and the outside of the envelope must read as follows: OFFICIAL BID - DO NOT OPEN Project Name: Street Rehabilitation for S. Ave. La Esperanza and Ave. Arlena Bid No.:

17343

Bid Opening Date:

May 8, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code, State of California. Bidder shall possess a Class “A” California State Contracting License in good standing.

The City of San Clemente reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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BY ZARA FLORES, FOR THE SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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The Lobster Shack will host a grand opening on Saturday, April 20. Photo: Zara Flores

New Business THE LOBSTER SHACK 111 W. Avenida Palizada 949.503.1119, thelobstershack.us The Lobster Shack is a new business in San Clemente making a splash with authentic East Coast lobster rolls, clam chowder, lobster bisque and much more.

The Lobster Shack was started by local couple Daniel Naughton and Kim Quickel.

Naughton said he has always had a passion for food and owned a food truck before diving into this venture. He has been a fanatic for lobster since childhood, when it was a scarce meal in his household. Out of all the cuisines in which he has indulged, lobster has always been a standout, and it inspired him to start a business to make it his own.

“We’re trying to take an East Coast concept and bring it to the West Coast, make it a fusion,” Naughton said. “We are using the same type of bread and lobsters from around the world, including langostino, slipper and Tahitian lobster.”

The business idea is to take the base of East Coast-style lobster rolls and foods to create different variations and fusions.

They’ve adjusted dressings and condiments slightly for a bit of a change while still maintaining the integrity of the dishes.

All of The Lobster Shack’s seafood comes from sustainable fisheries and legitimate purveyors to ensure the quality of the products and help protect the environment, Naughton said. The Lobster Shack also offers gluten-free options.

The Lobster Shack is now open to the public and will host a grand opening 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on April 20. SC

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Happy Supplements is a new CBD-based business that recently opened in San Clemente. Photo: Zara Flores

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New Business HAPPY SUPPLEMENTS 101 Avenida Miramar 949.218.4836, happysupplements.com Happy Supplements is a new personal health business with a variety of products that range from CBD oil to mushroom-extract products and more. Nicole and Tosh Townend dove headfirst into starting their business as soon as cannabis products were legalized in California.

“It’s mellow, non-psychoactive, so it doesn’t change your state of mind and doesn’t give a high,” Nicole said. “It’s calming, not sleepy, and really beautiful that we can heal ourselves with natural remedies.”

She said she uses CBD oils and balms in her daily life, as does her husband, for aches and stress. There are a multitude of benefits that stem from their edible and topical products, including relief from pain, anxiety and stress.

However, there’s still a stigma around CBD products and a negative association with marijuana, Nicole said, so she wants people to ask questions and learn more about CBD products.

“Try it for yourself,” Nicole said.

“There’s no harm in it, and we also carry CBD isolate that doesn’t show up on drug tests if that’s a concern. It’s not a miracle product, but with consistent use, you’ll see and feel a difference. Happy Supplements isn’t just about calmness, but also about health.”

The business offers other edible remedies including coffees and medicinal mushrooms such as Lion’s Mane and Chaga. Locally made kombucha is available, with and without hemp, and offers an immune system boost and antioxidants.

The Townends had their soft opening on March 15 and are still working on a date for their grand opening, but Happy Supplements is already open to the public. You can follow them on Instagram @happysupplements and stay tuned for information on their grand opening.

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BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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Boys Volleyball Hosts Tesoro for League Title Thursday The San Clemente boys volleyball team gets its shot at revenge and at least a share of the South Coast League title in its own gym on Thursday, April 18.

The Tritons (21-4, 6-1) will take another swing at league-leading Tesoro (20-4, 6-0) in San Clemente’s league finale. The teams swung back and forth in a five-set thriller in their first matchup, won by

Tesoro on March 19.

In that match at Tesoro, the Titans took the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-15, before San Clemente battled back to win the next two sets, 25-23 and 25-17. Tesoro pulled away in the decisive fifth set, 15-7, to take the match and the edge in league.

If San Clemente wins the rematch, the Tritons would clinch at least a share of its first South Coast League title since 2017. Tesoro has one more league match to play at Aliso Niguel on Tuesday, April 23, and if the Titans lose to the Wolverines, San Clemente would take the title outright. Tesoro swept Aliso Niguel on March 26.

San Clemente has been dominant in league play, with sweeps in five of their six league wins and five consecutive sweeps overall. The Tritons have won eight of their past nine matches, with the lone loss coming to Tesoro.

San Clemente is currently No. 9 in the combined CIF-SS Division 1 and 2 poll, which would slate the Tritons as the No. 1 seed in the Division 2 playoffs. Tesoro

is ranked No. 8 in the poll.

CIF-SS playoffs for volleyball begin with wild-card games on April 27 and first-round matchups on April 30.

Softball Fights for Top of Sea View League The San Clemente softball team is battling for the league title.

The Tritons (12-9, 4-1) got a major win for their cause on Friday, April 12 with a 3-0 win over current league leader Tesoro (10-11, 5-1). Raeonna Flores pitched the shutout, and Sydney Kowalski smashed another home run for San Clemente.

San Clemente lost the first matchup with Tesoro, 7-5, on April 9, which is its only loss in league.

San Clemente hosted Capistrano Valley on Wednesday, April 17, but results were not available at press time. Capo Valley was winless on the season (0-16, 0-4) entering Wednesday’s game.

San Clemente has one league game

remaining at El Toro on Wednesday, April 24. Tesoro has two league games remaining: at El Toro on Monday, April 22 and against Trabuco Hills on Wednesday, April 24.

Wilford Signs with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo San Clemente senior Connor Wilford signed his National Letter of Intent on Friday, April 12 to play baseball at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo next year.

The 6-foot-4 right-hander has posted a 1.29 ERA in nine appearances and seven starts for the Tritons. Wilford has collected 55 strikeouts and held opponents to a .165 batting average and .215 on-base percentage in 48.2 innings pitched.

San Clemente has three games remaining this season. The Tritons play at Laguna Hills in their league finale on Thursday, April 18 and in a nonleague doubleheader at Capistrano Valley on Thursday, April 25. SC

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Sporting Triumphs Local Special Olympians compete in district event at Dana Hills

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ore than 200 student-athletes participated in the Capistrano Unified School District’s Special Olympics event on Monday, April 15 at Dana Hills High School.

Students from San Clemente, Dana Hills and Tesoro high schools and Marco Forester, Niguel Hills and Newhart middle schools participated in track and field events at the Dana Hills stadium.

“It’s great for all of our special education programs to come together,” San Clemente education specialist Jeff Ridley said. “What’s the best about this event is the kids get to see their friends from other schools. The communities that these kids represent all know each other.

The kids know each other, the parents know each other. This is a way they can all meet and mix with each other.”

This was the second of two CUSD Special Olympics events; the first was contested in the fall at San Clemente High School.

Students participated in running, jumping and throwing events, as well as playing cornhole games, dancing to music and mingling with friends and members of the Dana Hills Best Buddies club on the field.

“It’s a great opportunity for us,” said Jesus Cabrera, senior manager of sports programs for the Special Olympics Orange County region. “It allows more students to participate in an opportunity to experience Special Olympics and what we offer through sports training and competition. It’s a great way for people to recognize the potential abilities of these student-athletes.”

Each student partnered with a Best Buddies member from Dana Hills, and they were all outfitted with an event Tshirt provided by the CTCN Foundation.

The CTCN Foundation, pronounced “The Citizen Foundation” and standing for Coming Together for Children in Need, was founded by Dana Hills alumni to help the Orange County community.

“The CTCN Foundation raises funds for special-needs kids at the high school level,” said Alexander Eisner, CTCN Foundation CEO. “It cropped up at Dana Hills about three years ago, and we’re branching out to other CUSD schools.

We just raise money and spend it doing awesome things like this. We put a shirt

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More than 200 student-athletes from three high schools and three middle schools came together for the Capistrano Unified School District’s Special Olympics event on Monday, April 15 at Dana Hills High School. Photos: Lillian Boyd and Zach Cavanagh

on every Olympian.”

Opening ceremonies were held in the Dana Hills gym, featuring remarks from Dana Hills principal Dr. Josh Porter,

who was joined by Michelle Steel of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and Cabrera of the Special Olympics.

The event was organized by the Special

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Olympics Southern California, CUSD and the CUSD STEPS (Structured Teaching Educating Prepared Students) programs.

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SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

Surfing at the Speed of Flight

Go Shred in Nicaragua with Archy

New SHACC exhibit ‘Go Faster’ examines the ‘Shortboard Revolution’

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he water in Dana Point and San Clemente is still ridiculously cold. Blame it on the spring winds and offshore upwellings.

For those looking to hit the eject button for a dose of warm water and actually improve their surfing skills, a unique opportunity has come up in Nicaragua.

International Surf Properties, based in South Orange County, has been on a bit of a roll lately and just acquired two hotels at Playa Colorado, the prime surf zone in central Nicaragua.

“We have one hotel up on the hill with these amazing views of the coast and the surrounding jungle, and then we have another place on the beach,” said Henry Ford, one of the partners at the La Jolla de Guasacate. “It’s perfect. You can surf all day and enjoy the warm water, offshore winds and tubes, then go up the hill to relax and unwind.”

The kicker is that next month they have two super-exclusive trips lined up with San Clemente icon Matt Archbold. The concept is simple: go surf the abundant worldclass lineups in Nicaragua with Archy.

He’ll keep an eye on you, give you pointers in the water and at the end of the day, he’ll rap out with you about what you’re doing right and wrong.

“Matt’s surfing better these days, and he’s really stoked on being able to share his knowledge and experience,” Ford said.

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A classic Archy gouge at Off The Wall on the North Shore of Oahu. Photo: Nelly

“It’s a really personal experience since space is so limited.”

“I’ll be watching closely, giving feedback both in the water and out. We’ll be shooting our sessions and reviewing them back on land,” Archy said. “There are a bunch of fun waves, including beachbreaks, a reef slab, and some great coves. It’s gonna be sick.”

There are two sessions scheduled for May, with space for four surfers per

session. The first session runs May 5-11, the second May 12-18. The cost is $2,250 per person, according to the La Jolla de Guasacate website.

It’s a killer opportunity for a couple of groms who want to learn from one of the best, or for an older guy who’s always admired Archy’s surfing—and for anyone hoping to infuse a little of his classic style and power turns into their own act. For more information, go to lajollanica.com. SC

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HAYDEN AND NOLAN RODGERS

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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massive tip of the cap to brothers Hayden and Nolan Rodgers for their true spirit of aloha and selfless acts of caring. Last weekend, the Rodgers brothers headed south of the border, where they helped host Clinica De Surf in conjunction with the Baja Surf Club.

Held at Playa La Fonda, near Rosarito, the event was to help some of the local Baja groms get stoked on surfing and learn more about ocean awareness and water safety. For the second year in a row, the Rodgers boys utilized their network of friends and family to donate surfboards, wetsuits and other gear, which they brought with them and contributed to the cause.

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The Rodgers boys also rallied San Clemente rippers Nico Coli, Rex Hennings and Ben Brantell to make the trip with them and get involved in the surf clinic. Coach Dave Post was a valued resource as well, thanks to his vast experience and passion for firing kids up on surfing. Surf brands Volcom, Sun Bum, Electric, Stance, FCS and Banzai Bowl also got behind the effort.

Between what the Rodgers brothers are doing, and the example set by the Dane, Pat and Tanner Gudauskas’s surfboard drives to Jamaica, South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago, it’s amazing to see the local South Orange County surf community paying it forward in such inspiring ways. SC

Hayden Rodgers. Photo: Instagram/@jrkenworthy

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hen it comes to the surfboards we ride today, the brief period between 1966 and 1969 proved to be one of the most radical. In what was dubbed the “Shortboard Revolution,” seemingly overnight surfboards went from 9-foot planks to finely tuned stilettos with pointy noses and pulled-in tails.

In the 1966 World Surfing Championships in San Diego, Australian Nat Young showed up with an unorthodox board that he shaped himself. It was a thin, 9-foot, 4-inch board with a swept-back fin foiled by Santa Barbara aquanaut George Greenough. Young destroyed the competition on the board, describing his approach as “involvement” surfing.

But for all intents and purposes, Magic Sam, the board’s namesake, was still a longboard. It wasn’t until the winter of 1967 when Young and fellow Australian shaper Bob McTavish landed on the North Shore of Oahu that things really began to change.

At the same time, Hawaii’s Gerry Lopez, Reno Abillera and Dick Brewer were also starting to think differently about their equipment, as was Californian and Endless Summer star Mike Hynson.

“After Hawaii, that winter I went on to Cali and lived at George’s. Karl Pope offered me a deal, so I made a real honey for him: 7 feet, 10 inches by 21 inches, slight V, pointed nose like Brewer,” McTavish said in an interview with the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center (SHACC) last week. “It went absolutely unreal at Rincon. That, my friend, was the real Shortboard Revolution.”

Over the course of 1967 through 1969, the design influences of the Australians, Hawaiians and Californians melded into what we consider the modern shortboard.

“Every board that was made was different; there was no way to accurately replicate a design like there is today,” Lopez said. “It was really a remarkable time with a lot of creativity and trial and error. Eventually, we kind of figured out what worked and what didn’t.”

Also known as the “Transition” era, this unique period of time is the focus for the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center’s upcoming exhibit, “Go Faster.” Featuring surfboards, equipment and first-hand accounts, it’s a deep dive into how and why surfboards evolved into what they are today. The exhibit opening is Saturday, April 27, at SHACC in San Clemente. More info at SHACC.org. SC sanclementetimes.com