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VOLUME 15, ISSUE 7

Funding Educational Facilities Voters in San Clemente, Dana Point to Decide on Bond Measures for Schools E Y E O N S C / PAG E 4

The inside of a San Clemente High School classroom, which could potentially be torn down and replaced with new educational facilities should the Capistrano Unified School District’s $120 million bond measure, Measure H, pass next month. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Rancho SC Business Park Sued over Property Sale to Homeless Advocacy Group THE LATEST: A group of local business owners have filed a lawsuit against the Rancho San Clemente Business Park Association, challenging its recent sale of openspace property to a nonprofit organization that intends to develop a homeless shelter.

Olen Commercial Properties, which operates out of the business park and offered to purchase the land last fall, is among a handful of business park tenants that are suing the Association and the Emergency Shelter Coalition.

According to the complaint, filed in county court on Friday, Feb. 7, the businesses allege that the Association’s leadership didn’t possess the legal authority to execute the sale to ESC, as it lacked the support of its members. The businesses are also seeking to void the agreement, which had been finalized late last month.

Acknowledging that he hadn’t reviewed the claims or arguments raised in the lawsuit as of Tuesday, Feb. 11, Ed Connor, attorney for ESC, said he’d be surprised if the “dissident members had any legitimate grounds for invalidating the grant deed.”

As of press time, Bob Adams, president of the Association, could not comment on the lawsuit, as he too had not reviewed it yet.

In a letter forwarded to other business park tenants on Tuesday, Olen Commercial looked to rally additional support for the lawsuit, citing concerns over security and property values.

The development of the shelter, Olen wrote, “will cause irreparable harm to the value of the properties in the park, as well as disrupt business operations.”

WHAT’S NEXT: According to the complaint, Olen and the fellow plaintiffs are seeking declaratory relief from the court that the Association was not authorized to make the sale and, therefore, it should be canceled.

As of Wednesday, Feb. 12, no court hearing date had been set.—Shawn Raymundo

Judge Denies Santa Ana’s Homeless Lawsuit Against County THE LATEST: A federal judge earlier this San Clemente Times February 13-19, 2020

month denied the city of Santa Ana’s request for an injunction to bar the County of Orange from transporting homeless individuals to a temporary shelter at an armory in Santa Ana, according to news outlets.

Reports indicate that Judge David O. Carter blocked the injunction on Tuesday, Feb. 4, because attorneys from Sana Ana couldn’t provide any statistics about the homeless who have been staying at the Orange County Armory Emergency Shelter Program at the National Guard Armory in Santa Ana. Carter denied the injunction without prejudice, allowing Santa Ana’s legal team to later submit numbers and other information to back up the city’s claim that it has been unfairly saddled with taking on the county’s homeless problem.

Last month, Santa Ana had sued the county, as well as the cities of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

The city accused the South County cities of transporting their homeless to Santa Ana, relying heavily on the armory to care for the indigent.

However, following a staunch rebuke from the three cities, which said they had not transported any homeless to Santa Ana—a practice commonly referred to as “dumping”—Santa Ana dropped its suit against the cities, while leaving the county as the primary defendant.

In its Jan. 13 complaint, the city of Santa Ana said the county “has established homeless services almost exclusively in Santa Ana, thereby contributing to the dense concentration of homeless individuals therein.”

According to the complaint, Santa Ana is seeking monetary damages as a reimbursement for the costs associated with providing homeless-related services and resources, in addition to a prohibition of transporting homeless individuals to the armory.—SR

Additional Funds Sought for Pier Bacteria Study THE LATEST: The city’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee is asking the council to approve additional funding necessary to conduct investigative sampling as part of the study to determine the source of bacteria exceedances in the sea water surrounding the San Clemente Pier.

During a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 29, committee members unanimously voted on sending a recommendation to the council, asking for no more than $50,000 in added budget costs for the San Clemente Pier Bacteria Source Characterization Study.

The study, meant to find the root causes of bacteria exceedances, uses human, canine and avian DNA markers to determine if the sources of bacteria in the water are coming from those species.

Wood Environment & Infrastructure,

the kids’ tot lot were included in the city’s list of projects to get done in 2019. The improvements to the bathroom, as well as the shade structure and general landscaping, were late additions.—SR

The city is seeking additional funding to carry out investigative sampling as part of the San Clemente Pier Bacteria Source Characterization Study.

Photo: File/Eric Heinz

Inc., the city’s contractor for the study, presented data last month to the committee. The data shows that human genetic markers—HF183 and Lachno3—were detected last June and July in a handful of the 21 samples collected from the city’s storm drain system, which drains into the sand beneath the pier.

In its report, Wood Environment notes that the “location of the source(s) and the frequency by which the source(s) contribute(s) human-based bacteria to the Pier Bowl drainage areas requires further investigation.”

“The potential human sources that may be present in the Pier Bowl drainage area require different investigation procedures in order to locate the source and to perform corrective actions that eliminate dry weather flows containing the human genetic markers,” Wood stated in its report.

The recommendation to the council, which is expected to consider the approval at its next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18, asks for a total of $49,694. Broken down, $20,694 is for investigative sampling and $29,000 is for confirmatory sampling, according to the city.

WHAT’S NEXT: The city’s Coastal Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Feb. 13, when members will consider forwarding the same recommendation to the council.—SR

City Expected to Reopen Pico Park This Month THE LATEST: After being closed for nearly four months, Pico Park is expected to reopen within the coming weeks.

Assistant City Manager Erik Sund told San Clemente Times earlier this month that he anticipates the public park to reopen in about a week or two.

According to Sund, the city installed new sod for the grass and made a handful of improvements to the bathroom structure, the landscape and the children’s playground area, Sund said.

Sund had previously explained that the plans to reseed the grass and upgrade

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Letter Threatens Legal Action if SCWD Does Not Create Districts THE LATEST: Some South Orange County residents may be familiar with a recent initiative to divide cities into districts in order to have a more racially representative city council after Dana Point had its first districted election in 2018. Now a local water district faces pressure to follow suit.

On Jan. 14, South Coast Water District received a letter from the Law Offices of Phillip B. Greer, expressing concern that voting for SCWD’s at-large system appears to be racially polarized. The letter argues that this results in minority vote dilution and is a violation of the California Voting Rights Act (CRVA) of 2001.

“The Voting Rights Act disfavors the use of ‘at-large’ voting since this method allows voters in an entire jurisdiction to elect candidates to all open seats,” the letter states.

“I refer you to Sanchez v Modesto (2006).”

The letter asserts that at-large elections “dilute and impair minority voters and their ability to elect candidates more representative of their neighborhoods.”

Latinos make up nearly 18% of the Dana Point population, nearly 37% of the San Juan Capistrano population and nearly 17% of the San Clemente population. According to Greer, not a single Latino has been elected to the Board of Directors in the past 20 years.

Greer stated that if there isn’t “movement” regarding this issue by Feb. 29, his clients would be forced to seek judicial relief.

Under the CVRA, South Coast Water District has 45 days from Jan. 14, the day it received the letter, to adopt a resolution of intent to consider a transition to divisionbased elections. After the resolution of intent is adopted, South Coast has only 90 days to enact an ordinance establishing boundaries for divisions for the election of a director.

During the 90 days, South Coast must conduct four public meetings: two before drawing the proposed division maps and two after the proposed division maps have been published.

WHAT’S NEXT: The SCWD board will meet on Feb. 20 to discuss districting. If SCWD transitioned over to districting, incumbent directors would still carry out their terms.—Lillian Boyd EDITOR’S NOTE: An extended version of all these stories can be found at sanclementetimes.com. sanclementetimes.com

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Funding Educational Facilities Voters in San Clemente, Dana Point to Decide on Bond Measures for Schools

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO AND LILLIAN BOYD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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an Clemente and Dana Point voters will decide by March 3 whether property owners will pay off a bond to improve local school facilities.

Despite the identified needs for improvement and remodeling of aging public school facilities, the bond measures have garnered debate between advocates for upgraded schools and those who oppose paying more taxes and how Capistrano Unified School District manages its budget.

THE BALLOT MEASURES In Measures H and I, voters are asked whether they would support a tax levy of $.03 for every $100 of assessed home value in order “to repair aging classrooms and facilities at schools” serving their respective areas, “fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing/ electrical systems and upgrade/construct classrooms/labs, and technology to support college and career readiness in math, science, technology, arts, and skilled trades.”

The assessed value of a property—different from a fair market value and typically less than that—is the valuation of real estate that municipalities use in order to determine tax levies.

For voters in San Clemente and Capistrano Beach, the levy, if Measure H passes, is expected to raise $120 million in bonds, which would go toward only schools within that boundary, referred to as the Southern Schools Facilities Improvement District, or SFID 2.

The tax levy for the Western School Facilities Improvement District, or SFID 3, which comprises the cities of Dana Point, Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel, is expected to generate an estimated $300 million, according to Measure I. In its resolutions that the CUSD Board of Trustees unanimously passed last fall, approving the placement of the bonds on the upcoming election ballot, the district notes that the total estimated debt, including interest, in San Clemente and Capo Beach is $209 million. The total debt amount for residents in SFID 3 is estimated to be $519 million.

CUSD anticipates the collection of the tax to expire in fiscal year 2048-49.

THE SCHOOLS A large percentage of the proceeds raised from both bonds will go toward funding new buildings and classroom renovations at San San Clemente Times February 13-19, 2020

At San Clemente High School, many of the math and science classes, pictured in the photo on the right, are taught in some of the original classrooms built at the 55-yearold campus. On the left, is the interior of a 21st century classroom within the school’s newer structure, built with Mello-Roos funds. Principal Chris Carter explained that SC High would use the proceeds generated from Measure H to upgrade classrooms so curricula, particularly STEM-based instruction, is taught in 21st century classrooms. Photos: Shawn Raymundo

Clemente High School, Dana Hills High School, Aliso Niguel High School and Niguel Hills Middle School.

CUSD officials had previously explained about $90 million of the $120 in million proceeds raised in San Clemente and Capo Beach will be used to modernize and replace aging classrooms at San Clemente High, which was built more than 50 years ago.

If Measure H passes, San Clemente High would see a new student services center to include administrative and health offices, a library and cafeteria near the center of the campus. Money would also fund the construction of a performing arts theater, as well as a 50-meter pool and other support facilities.

During a recent tour of San Clemente High led by Principal Chris Carter, he noted that other than some upgrades funded by a 1999 districtwide bond measure, several of the classrooms housing the math and science programs haven’t changed much since the early 1960s.

“The only thing that was redone is, all of the HVAC in here was completely redone in 1999, so all of the asbestos installation, all of the ducting, all of the air was completely redone in 1999, and they added the skylights in all of the buildings as well,” Carter said on the tour.

The goal of modernizing many of the existing structures at San Clemente High, Carter later added, is so that curricula,

particularly the STEM-based instruction— science, technology, engineering and mathematics—can be taught in 21st century classrooms.

Additional repairs and upgrades include replacing roofs, plumbing, electrical systems, air conditioning, walls, flooring, paint, furniture and technology infrastructure to name a few, according to CUSD. At Dana Hills High, the district intends to spend more than $130 million of SFID 3 bond proceeds from Measure I. Those monies will be earmarked for the installation of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system in the gym, and construction of classroom buildings to replace the old portable classrooms.

Those same funds will also pay to build a new gym, a theater for instruction in music, dance and theater, as well as athletic facilities for fitness and aquatic programs.

Principal Brad Baker has been offering tours for community members for a firsthand look at the state of Dana Hills facilities.

“I want to open the doors for the parents and community members who don’t experience our facilities every day, and I’d like them to see firsthand the campus and give them the opportunity to make important determinations on their own,” Baker said.

“Maybe they’ve see the theater, or front office or gym before, but they don’t walk the hallways or see the classrooms or use the restroom facilities. So it’s important to give Page 4

tours to those who don’t normally experience everyday life at Dana Hills, so they can make informed decisions.”

Elementary and middle schools in Dana Point and San Clemente will also undergo several upgrades from the bond funds. About $3.5 million of the Measure I proceeds will go to R.H. Dana Elementary School, repairing damaged and deteriorating roofs, and replacing aging plumbing, gas and electrical equipment, among others.

The remaining proceeds generated from Measure H will pay for similar facility improvements at San Clemente’s elementary and middle schools, including Concordia Elementary, Las Palmas Elementary and Bernice Ayer Middle School.

Many of the specific renovation projects CUSD hopes to complete were based on a report prepared by Kitchell Corporation, the construction company, which assessed all the needs of every school within the district.

The Facilities Condition Assessments, most commonly referred to as the Kitchell Report, made a specific list of improvements that were prioritized by the district.

“The Kitchell Report looked at every one of our schools and told us what was broken,” Carter said.

MEASURE M FAILURE CUSD had previously attempted to secure bond funding for districtwide facility improvements back in 2016, when it proposed sanclementetimes.com

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the $889 million Measure M bond. That bond measure, however, failed to gain enough support, receiving only 45% approval—falling short of the 55% threshold to pass.

Had Measure M passed, property owners would have been taxed $43 for every $100,000 of assessed home value. The total debt to repay the bond was estimated at $1.8 billion, according to news reports.

Trustees including Patricia Holloway, a representative of CUSD’s Area 3, which covers San Clemente, have previously acknowledged that Measure M’s failure had more to do with a lack of specificity in detailing how the funds would be spent and where.

To address those concerns, CUSD opted to go with regional bond measures, targeting the areas with the oldest schools, rather than have a districtwide proposal. The two resolutions the trustees passed last October also outline several conditions and accountability measures.

The CUSD board agreed to create independent oversight committees comprising local community members who will be tasked with ensuring that the bond monies are being spent appropriately.

The resolutions also state that none of the proceeds can be used for teacher and administrative salaries or other operating expenses such as pensions, nor can the funds pay for computers and technology devices.

Per the resolutions, the trustees also committed the district to annually set aside 2%-3% of CUSD’s operating funds for routine facility maintenance. Additionally, the district will also be required to set aside money—not from the bond funds—equivalent to 2%-4% of the bonds issued, which will go toward deferred maintenance for the San Clemente Times February 13-19, 2020

construction projects.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND VARYING PERSPECTIVES “I opposed Measure M back in 2016, because I feel it didn’t have sufficient controls,” said CUSD Board President Jim Reardon at a Dana Point Civic Association Coffee Chat. “I didn’t feel we were going to make impactful change in school districts through that bond.

Now, we have something structured more to my liking, and to maintain my integrity, I’m here to support it.”

Reardon, alongside Board Vice President Martha McNicholas, spoke at the coffee chat event on Jan. 14 at The Coffee Importers in Dana Point. The civic association invites leaders in the community on a monthly basis to discuss issues impacting residents.

Reardon, who has identified himself as fiscally conservative, says the most obvious opposition to the bonds is the additional taxes.

“A person who is potentially anti-tax like me would have a lot of complaints about the things going on in the state of California,” Reardon said. “Priorities at the Sacramento level are skewed way in the wrong direction. . . . But because of the way school facility funding works in the state of California today, unless there is new development in a community, no money is organically raised for facilities. We’re stuck with the facilities that were built under the old funding models.”

It is money that can only be spent for facilities within the areas the money is being raised in, Reardon said, adding that the bond money would be the only source of money available to Capo Unified to do anything to Dana Hills, or any other school facility in these communities.

At the coffee chat, Reardon and Mc-

Nicholas emphasized that the bonds, by law, could not be used on salaries.

“It’s not like we’re trying to give our financial officer a big bonus or give all of our teachers a 25% raise,” McNicholas said.

“None of the bond money can be spent that way.”

Craig Anderson, an attorney, former candidate for a CUSD seat, and a signer for the “no” vote on Measure I, has countered that although the bond money would not directly go toward salaries, it would still leave room in the district budget for salaries.

At a panel discussion hosted by the Laguna Niguel Chamber of Commerce (cosponsored by Dana Point and Aliso Viejo chambers), Robert Ming suggested that CUSD set aside money and budget for facility improvements over time with available funds. He referenced his approach while on city council to funding the construction of Laguna Niguel Community Center, where the panel discussion was being held.

“After a few years, we were able to build this building you’re now sitting in. We built it on time, under budget, and we paid for it with cash . . . cash that we had saved up,” Ming said. “You can do that if you budget every year and set aside money in an account. If you want capital improvements, it takes discipline.”

McNicholas argues that if CUSD were to do this, they would face legal threats.

“What I keep hearing is live within your means,” McNicholas said. “The problem is we don’t have the means. Even with a $500 million budget, we serve almost 50,000 kids, and we are funded at almost the lowest level in Orange County.”

She added that top administrators in the district are paid comparatively less when looking at how other superintendents in Page 5

other districts are paid.

“We are spending in the neighborhood of $40 million a year on just maintenance and upkeep on existing facilities,” McNicholas said. “At some point, these facilities can’t be kept up anymore.”

“We can’t do what the City of Laguna Niguel did,” McNicholas said. “They saved money every year, and you’re right, they built this building on time and under budget.

But we can’t do that. Everything we have goes to education. We would be sued if we took (a portion) or budget from our kids.”

Everyone agrees that students should go to schools that are free from maintenance problems, Alexander said at the panel discussion. “…But we’re being asked to put a bond on top of a bond,” Alexander said. “We’re also being told we’re going to have more bonds in the future. I believe (CUSD) is mismanaging the funds, with 86% of the budget going toward salary.”

RESOURCES FOR VOTERS To read more on the perspective opposing Measures H and I, find Alexander’s guest column for San Clemente Times at sanclementetimes.com. Alexander is a signer for the “no” vote of Measure I. To read more on the perspective favoring Measures H and I, find Marv Sherrill’s guest column in San Clemente Times on page 14 of this edition.

To read the measures in entirety, find the online version of this article.

Community members interested in touring the high school facilities can email Dana Hills Principal Brad Baker at bwbaker@ capousd.org. To schedule a tour of the San Clemente High campus with Principal Chris Carter, email his office manager Darla Jones at dljones@capousd.org. SC sanclementetimes.com

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Securing the Seventy-Third Hear from the candidates vying for the 73rd Assembly District

WILLIAM “BILL” BROUGH REPUBLICAN

1. We need to change the homeless definition. It is not someone losing a job and the inability to afford to live in South County.

The population is mentally ill, drug- and alcohol-addicted and formerly incarcerated individuals. Propositions 47 and 57 contributed to the lessening of felony crimes. The inability of cities to enforce ordinances has led to essentially legalizing vagrancy.

I am proud to have worked on homeless veteran issues at the Department of Veterans Affairs while serving in the Bush Administration. While on Dana Point City Council, I asked in 2014 that we create a homeless task force. We included Family Assistance Ministries, Dana Point VFW Post 9934, Dana Point Chamber of Commerce, St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church and Police Services on the board. In the State Assembly, I authored AB 346, along with my colleague from Anaheim, Tom Daly, which gave cities flexibility to pool financial resources to address homeless issues such as agreements for regional shelters.

The County has the lead. Judge David Carter’s ruling created three zones: North, Central and South. The North is proceeding with services in Tustin. Stanton and Placentia created a facility that will be open this summer; then they will be able to enforce their zoning ordinances. There were 763 homeless individuals identified in South County, according to the 2019 Point-in-Time Count. Nothing has happened in the South other than Supervisor Lisa Bartlett proposing a homeless tent city at the Laguna Niguel Town Center that was dead on arrival.

There are several county and state properties that have been identified. The county needs to identify sites, audit the individual for their needs, request for proposal (RFP) the Prop 63 mental health dollars they have collected—upwards of $200 million—and get it to the appropriate health care professionals to treat people; then cities can enforce their ordinances. These facilities will treat individuals, rather than going to emergency rooms, which is the most expensive point of health care and does not give them the appropriate care.

The governor provided additional dollars in his budget and suggested state properties like fairgrounds to assist counties with a solution. I will continue to work with state and local officials to find solutions to the issue.

LAURIE DAVIS REPUBLICAN

1. To address the homeless issue, we need to take a look back at the issues and legislation that have created this crisis.

We need to reinstate the common-sense laws that protected our communities and provided help to those that are in need instead of leaving them on the street to fend for themselves.

This crisis needs more than one solution. The homeless fall into three main categories: mentally ill, financial burdens and addiction and lifestyle choice. In all cases, more family involvement should be encouraged.

As President of the ACC-OC, we are working with the county, nonprofits, and private developers to build affordable permanent housing. In addition, we have implemented efforts to provide job training for those that have taken to San Clemente Times February 13-19, 2020

SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Voters will see two Democrats and three Republicans on the March ballot for the 73rd Assembly District. The Democrat and Republican with the most votes, respectively, will go on to appear on the General Election ballot in November. To give our readers a sense of the contenders’ platforms, each candidate was asked two questions: 1. What is your plan to alleviate and remedy homelessness in South Orange County?

2. How should transportation agencies address South County traffic?

(Answers for this question can be viewed online.)

their car or streets due to financial burdens. There are many success stories, and we can build upon those models.

No matter the diagnosis or cause of mental illness, a family network should be encouraged. But often, due to privacy laws, families and those who care are unable to help until the situation is out of control, and law enforcement is called. By that time, commitment to a hospital for 3-14 days does not stabilize the person, and the cycle repeats. Many universities, hospitals and military bases are recognizing the illness and are expanding their behavior health units. Research is being developed to “cure” some forms of mental illness. I will encourage research and development, longerterm hospitalization, as well as loosening some of the privacy laws to allow those who care to help those who need.

There is no easy answer for addiction, but needle exchange programs and establishing rehab facilities in residential neighborhoods are not the answer. Again, early detection, family involvement, longer-term treatment and follow-up with licensed medical professionals in licensed facilities should be encouraged through legislation.

ED SACHS REPUBLICAN

1. Like in any crisis, we need to triage the problem—break it up into parts. That has been the flaw in our approach to date; we’re looking for one-size-fits-all solutions to a very complicated issue. First, no shipping homeless from one place to another; if homeless populations form in certain areas, there is a reason for that, and moving people masks the reason why that population formed in the first place.

Second, I don’t believe we will ever build enough housing or spend enough money on support services to fix this problem. While compassion is an ingredient in the solution, it is not the sole solution. We must stop coddling the entire homeless population and differentiate between a homeless child or veteran dealing with PTSD versus those with poor life choices that engage in street crime.

Prop 47 was fraudulently passed with a deceptive ballot title (much like the gas tax, Prop 57 and soon-to-be Prop 13) and is undoubtedly a major contributing factor to the surge in street drugs and homeless we have experienced locally. We must make these incredibly harmful street drugs felonies again, as well as the street crime that feeds the habit. With the threat of a felony district attorneys can mandate people into treatment early on before their addiction becomes next to impossible to defeat.

I feel our current representation in the Assembly has done far too little to address these issues, and if I receive the honor of representing South County in the Assembly, I will immediately draft legislation to make repeat street crime a felony again and will increase the severity of punishment for drug use and sales near schools, parks, beaches and in residential neighborhoods.

CHRIS DUNCAN DEMOCRAT

1. Homelessness is an increasing problem in South County that inhibits our ability to access and enjoy public areas, such as beaches and parks, and has left many of our most vulnerable Page 6

community members with few options to gain stability, improve their lives, and obtain long-term housing. While I am empathetic to the plight of the homeless, it is not healthy, nor sustainable for South County, to have increasing numbers of people living on the streets. Further, without clarity of their authority, law enforcement officers have had their hands tied and have been pressed into duty as social workers. The Boise decision made clear that in order for local cities to enforce anti-camping laws, there must be available lawful places to sleep. Any plan must balance the goal of assisting the homeless to find affordable or permanent supportive housing with the need to take action to preserve the safety and quality of life of our communities.

With these interests in mind, I would propose a countyfunded-and-managed temporary homeless shelter serving South County’s homeless population. The shelter would be located inland, where real estate is more affordable, preferably on state-owned land, and staffed with mental health professionals, substance abuse counselors, job training experts, and affordable housing representatives.

Social workers would be tasked with offering temporary housing services to the diverse homeless population in South County so that they may take advantage of these resources. Deputy Sheriffs would have the authority to take appropriate action where these options are offered but rejected. Again, the goal of this effort would be to put vulnerable people back on their feet, but it would also empower communities to protect the integrity of their businesses, transportation hubs, beaches, parks, and other public areas.

As our state assembly representative, I would lead this initiative and hold myself accountable for its success. I would bring Orange County and South County officials together to identify and allow the creation of a temporary homeless shelter that would serve all of South County. This collaborative, pragmatic approach is the best way to build the widespread support needed to move the project forward. Conversely, state-mandated, top-down requirements and quotas imposed on South County cities are the wrong approach. Such mandates unfairly penalize South County cities for being attractive places for homeless people to travel to and reside in, and they do not account for cities’ budget constraints or local interests.

SCOTT RHINEHART DEMOCRAT

1. First, there is no “my plan” to alleviate and remedy homelessness in South Orange County, the state or the nation.

Homelessness requires an “our plan” to address the contributing factors leading to the increase in our homeless population and to begin solving this public health crisis. An increase in Federal Housing Programs, permanent supportive housing and enhanced housing first initiatives would all be major steps in solving our homeless crisis. Locally, it should not have taken an emergency request by a U. S. District judge to shame us into action here in Orange County.

I look forward to working with local, state and federal representatives to move solutions forward. SC sanclementetimes.com

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Road to Capitol Hill GOP Looks to Regain Battleground District from Democrats SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

The race for California’s 49th Congressional seat to the U.S. House of Representatives features two candidates: MIKE LEVIN the Democratic incumbent who’s currently serving his first term on Capitol Hill.

BRIAN MARYOTT the Republican challenger who is a San Juan Capistrano Councilmember.

In an effort to give voters an idea of where the candidates stand on issues related to the 49th District, each candidate was asked three questions:

If elected, how do you plan to address the storage of nuclear waste?

Would you advocate to revive the Yucca Mountain plan or support an alternative site to store spent nuclear fuel?

LEVIN: One of my top priorities in Congress is moving the spent nuclear fuel from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) as quickly and safely as possible.

I believe it is imperative that people who live around SONGS have a voice in that process, which is why one of my first actions after being elected was to establish a San Onofre Task Force made up of nuclear energy experts, local stakeholders, and concerned citizens to analyze all of the major issues regarding SONGS and to help identify the best path forward.

I introduced the Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2019 to prioritize the removal of nuclear waste from decommissioned plants in areas with high population density and seismic hazards, such as San Onofre, and I cosponsored the STORE Nuclear Fuel Act of 2019, directing the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for the interim storage of highlevel radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.

I have also met personally with scores of officials on this topic, including Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chair Kristine Svinicki, where I strongly emphasized the need for the NRC to exercise more safety oversight at San Onofre, and that the spent nuclear fuel at San Onofre must be removed as quickly and safely as possible.

If reelected, I will build on that progress and continue to push for the safe storage and removal of the hazardous nuclear waste at San Onofre.

MARYOTT: The fact that 3.55 million pounds of nuclear waste is going to be buried for an indefinite number of years in the sands of our beautiful coastline is unnerving, illogical, and seems almost immoral.

Taken together with the fact that 90,000 metric tons of waste are buried at local sites in 35 different states, you have the tragic consequences of one of the greatest domestic failures of our elected leaders in U.S. history.

The U.S. government was charged with the obligation to establish a permanent repository decades ago. They emSan Clemente Times February 13-19, 2020

barked on a plan and spent $15 billion to study Yucca Mountain, deemed it feasible, and then let a handful of cowardly politicians pull the plug. It’s a disgraceful failure, and it will take determined and unwavering leadership to resolve it.

Collectively, it will take a national effort. And it should begin with real action. Efforts to establish blue ribbon commissions and study committees should come to an end. And unhelpful pandering with meaningless bill filings and press conferences should end as well.

When I’m elected to Congress, I will immediately join the efforts of California Congressmen Scott Peters and Salud Carbajal to pass their bill calling for the restart of the Yucca Mountain Repository effort.

I will also author legislation to allow for the federal government to enter into public-private partnerships to initiate intermediate-term storage facilities, supplementing Yucca Mountain as needed.

It is absolutely appropriate that for-profit businesses be allowed to be part of the interim solution.

Lastly, I will work with the presidential administration and the Department of Energy in supporting funding for this national repository as well. The Trump administration has tried three times to secure this funding, and I will encourage and support their persistent efforts.

If we have a change at the White House, I will remain hopeful that a new administration will be similarly vigilant on this, and I will work with them, their cabinet and agency officials to achieve the required funding.

I will not “resist” the new administration in a way that harms the needs of our communities.

If elected, what sort of priorities would you support in defense spending budgets, particularly in regard to the needs of Camp Pendleton?

LEVIN: I’m incredibly proud to represent Marines, Sailors, and their families at Camp Pendleton. Throughout my first year in Congress, I fought for federal funding to support Camp Pendleton, and I was proud to secure $128 million in the National Defense Authorization Act for critical infrastructure projects on the base.

When the President threatened to take funding from military construction projects in order to pay for the border wall, I spoke out and defended Camp Pendleton. Ultimately, our base was spared, but I will continue to defend Camp Pendleton from any budget cuts that hurt servicemembers in the 49th District.

I was also glad to see that the NDAA included many proposals from a bipartisan bill I introduced to increase accountability over private housing for military families, which has suffered from serious health, safety, and environmental problems.

Finally, we must ensure that servicemembers have the best possible services and benefits when they return to civilian life. I’m proud to Chair the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and through that subcommittee, I’ve been able to author and pass nine bipartisan pieces of legislation to help our veterans, one of the most among freshman members of Congress. Two of these bills already have been signed into law by the President.

I will always be a fierce advocate for our servicemembers and veterans who give so much to our country every day.

MARYOTT: On the top line, it will be an honor to fight every year for funding sufficient to handle the immense challenge that our brave men and women face every day.

We have had two generations of heroes actively deployed for over 20 years, and we have asked a great deal from them and their families.

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It is inexcusable that they went years without the required parts, equipment, and hands-on training required for the incredible challenges they faced. Finally, the administration led the way on meaningful funding increases that have made a dramatic difference already for troop readiness.

Additionally, it allowed real pay increases for the last three years for our servicemen and women and their families.

When elected to Congress, I will not compromise when it comes to the naïve and childish demands of the progressive caucus to limit defense spending to the same level as discretionary domestic spending. Nor will I accept that the halving of defense spending, advocated for in the repulsive Green New Deal, should ever be given any credence at a time when our adversaries are more determined than ever to wreak havoc around the world.

Pendleton is an amazing base, and we are blessed to have it in our community. Like all of the Marine Corp installations, Pendleton fights a constant battle to have funding needs met within the Department of the Navy. But while it isn’t the glitziest spending, it’s critically important to the safety of our young men and women.

I want them to have sufficient training in the most authentic way possible. Some of the long-planned projects have been funded on schedule, including the vehicle maintenance building, potable water upgrade, and the information command center. We also need to look ahead at some largerscale needs in the North Mobility area.

My goal would be to enhance the base over time so that a full expeditionary force could take part in highly realistic training from sea to shore, and directly inland.

One either supports the defense of our country as the single most important role of the federal government, or one doesn’t. I do.

As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives what sort of initiatives and ideas would you support, or even propose, in order to strengthen border security?

LEVIN: This issue is deeply personal to me. My mother’s parents immigrated from Mexico because they wanted to achieve the American dream and create a better life for their children and grandchildren. Our country was founded on that promise, and we must continue to live up to that principle.

Our immigration system is broken. Ultimately, we need members of both parties to come together on comprehensive and humane immigration reform that includes protections for Dreamers, a path to citizenship, and increased funding for smart border security technology. I have been to the border and seen firsthand what we can achieve with smart investments.

There is absolutely no reason that innocent children should be ripped from their families, locked up in cages, or denied basic necessities like soap, toothpaste, and blankets.

As a father of two young children, I find this reprehensible.

I have cosponsored a number of bills to hold this administration accountable, improve conditions at the border, and to ensure that children remain with their families. Most of all, I believe we must always be committed to treating immigrants with respect and decency.

MARYOTT: Our country is badly in need of three things: a border that is safe, secure, and above all, sovereign; thoughtful and meaningful immigration reform that is rooted in the rule of law, while also being compassionate; and elected leaders willing to put aside their own political agendas and petty politics to forge compromise.

The overwhelming flow of unlawful immigrants, the flood (Cont. on page 10) sanclementetimes.com

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By the Numbers: Orange County Voting Demographics: GOP Looks to Regain Battleground District from Democrats

POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN ORANGE COUNTY AS OF FEB. 5, 2020

27% NO PARTY PREFERENCE 415,700

37% DEMOCRAT 572,100

BY COLLIN BREAUX, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

With the primary elections coming up in March, what are the voting demographics in Orange County?

Historically regarded as a Republican stronghold, the tide could be shifting in Orange County. Registered Democrats make up more than 572,100 voters, while registered Republicans make up more than 552,000 voters. The number of total active voters was more than 1.6 million. Those with no party preference totaled more than 415,700.

Boiled down to city levels, though, party affiliation in the tri-cities area does not appear to be shifting toward Democrats. In San Juan Capistrano, declared Republicans outnumber Democrats at 41.3% to 30%. In Dana Point, the Republican-to-Democratic comparison is 42.7% to 28.1%, and in San Clemente, the Republican-to-Democratic ratio is 44.7% to 26.3%. The number of no party preference is 23.2% (4,737) in San Juan Capistrano, 23.1% (5,098) in Dana Point, and 23.1% (9,335) in San Clemente.

Mark Baldassare, president/CEO and survey director for the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan policy research organization with offices in San Francisco and Sacramento, said more voters in Orange County are registering with no party preference and as Democrats due to changing demographics.

Voters claiming no party preference may even lean Democrat, Baldassare said.

“The growth of the Latino and AsianAmerican population, and the decline of the white population, has led newer voters to go with no party preference or the Democratic Party instead of the Republican Party,” Baldassare said.

The shifting demographics reflect a statewide trend in California, and new and young voters registering as Democrats or with no party preference may not necessarily mean people are switching party preferences, Baldassare said.

Let’s look at voting demographics on the district level. In the 73rd Assembly District, there are also more Republicans than Democrats—41.2% to 29.1% (121,963 voters to 86,027 voters). For the 49th Congressional District, Republicans are at 43.2% compared to Democrats’ 27.5% (46,038 voters to 29,290 voters). No party preference levels are 24.3% (71,780) in the 73rd Assembly District and 23.6% (25,134) in the 49th Congressional District.

The total number of voters is more than 295,000 in the 73rd Assembly District and more than 106,000 in the 49th Congressional District. On the city level, the total number of voters is more than 20,400 in San Juan Capistrano, more than 22,070 in Dana Point, and more than 40,370 in San Clemente.

Regarding city-level voting demographics, Baldassare said voter preferences in a city may depend on how much the area is growing or changing.

(Cont. from page 8) of drugs that are poisoning our children, the related tragedy of human trafficking, and the financial and public safety-related impacts to families, require that we properly secure our border.

The challenge is vast, but it is one we must meet. This will require every tool in the toolbox. First, it can’t be done without barriers in the more accessible areas of the border. Those in place now have been effective at slowing down the traffic and allowing other measures to be more effective.

Older barriers should be modernized and reinforced; other accessible areas without

current barriers should be prioritized for construction. I will support those efforts and the funding they will require.

I will also support the establishment of a border safety trust fund, so the Department of Homeland Security can have the predictability and certainty of funds necessary to provide the staff and other resources to keep our borders manageable.

This should include funding for increased manpower, enhanced technology, more immigration judges, and appropriate spending for detainment facilities. No matter how successful we are in curbing unlawful immigration, we must have the ability to detain

individuals and families safely and humanely.

Once we can accomplish truly safe, secure and manageable borders, we can turn our attention to the status of those here unlawfully. I will support a path to permanent legal status for some, and deportation with the right to apply for reentry for others.

For a select few individuals within the DACA program, mainly those who came in at a very young age, I support an eventual path to full citizenship.

Both major parties have some major soulsearching about how we conducted ourselves for decades on this issue. We now have to resolve it in a way that is firm but fair.

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36% REPUBLICAN 552,000

NO PARTY PREFERENCE

REPUBLICAN

DEMOCRAT

EDITOR’S NOTE: The cited statistics are based on available data on the Orange County Registrar of Voters website as of Feb. 5, 2020.

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Where and How to Vote Starting with this year’s elections, voters in Orange County will receive vote-by-mail ballots, as the Orange County Registrar of Voters has officially moved over to the Voter’s Choice Act system.

Under this new election model, registered voters can cast their votes by either returning the completed ballot to the county registrar’s office via mail; drop the ballot into a drop-box location; or deliver it in person to a vote center.

Eleven days ahead of March 3 Primary Election, the Registrar’s office will open 38 vote centers throughout the county and another 188 locations four days before Election Day. In addition to voting in person, the voter centers, which are similar to traditional polling precincts, will allow residents to register, update their address, or change their party affiliation, as well as get a replacement ballot.

Voters can also deliver their ballots to one of the 110 metal drop boxes that have been installed at various locations throughout the county. The boxes are open 24 hours a day during the 29-day voting period leading up to an election.

Below are lists of locations for the vote centers and drop boxes in Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

Dana Point VOTE CENTERS • Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo Street (11-day center) • Dana Point Branch Library, 33841 Niguel Road, (four-day center) DROP BOXES • Dana Point Branch Library, 33841 Niguel Road

San Clemente VOTE CENTERS • San Clemente Community Center, 100 North Calle Seville (11-day center) • San Clemente Aquatic Center, 987 Avenida Vista Hermosa (four-day center) • San Clemente Library, 242 Avenida Del Mar (four-day center) • The Volarè Resort, 111 South Avenida de la Estrella (four-day center) DROP BOXES • San Clemente Municipal Golf Course, 150 East Avenida Magdalena (drive-thru only) • Jim Johnson Memorial Sports Park, 560 Avenida Vista Hermosa • San Clemente City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio

San Juan Capistrano VOTE CENTERS • Reata Park & Event Center, 28632 Ortega Highway, (11-day center) • La Sala Auditorium, 31495 El Camino Real (four-day center) • San Juan Capistrano Community Center, 25925 Camino del Avion (four-day center) • Capistrano Unified School District, 33122 Valle Road (four-day center) DROP BOXES • La Sala Auditorium, 31495 El Camino Real sanclementetimes.com

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Kahuna Cares to Host Annual Fundraising Concert The local nonprofit Kahuna Cares Foundation recently announced it will host its fifth annual Kahuna Concert for a Cause at OC Tavern on March 7, continuing its mission of supporting organizations aimed at helping those with special needs.

The concert will help raise money for such individuals and will also feature a tribute to the late Terry “Tubesteak” Tracy by honoring his legacy of love for local organizations that help the special-needs community.

According to the foundation, “Tubesteak” was the inspiration for his daughter, Jennifer Tracy, to found Kahuna Cares.

“Being able to raise money and give back to the special kids, while being able to honor my dad, who was so unique and saw the good in everyone, would make this exciting event in his name a success across the board,” Tracy said in a press release.

Funds raised from the event will benefit

a handful of organizations, including Surfers Healing, San Clemente High School STEPS Program, Teri College, and ATP Adult program in San Juan Capistrano.

“I was speaking to a teacher at ATP, Brian Howell, whose band is playing at the event. He said money raised will go toward paying for bus passes, so the adults in the program can have transportation to their job sites,” Tracy said in the release.

“For them, having a job is so important to boost their confidence and sense of accomplishment.”

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. The event will take place Saturday, March 7, at 6 p.m. at OC Tavern, located at 2369 South El Camino Real in San Clemente.

For more information on donations and tickets, visit kahunacaresfoundation.org or call 949.370.1083.

Mariners936 Nonprofit to Host Free Information Night South Coast Sail Team, or Mariners936, a nonprofit group devoted to offering a coed teen boating program, is hosting a free Information Night for the community to learn more about the organization later this month at the OC Sailing Center in Dana Point.

Founded 40 years ago by Jim Wehan, the skipper of the Spirit of Dana Point and a former Mission Viejo High School math teacher, Mariners936 is a boating program for teens aged 14 through 18. Those aged 12 and 13 can also join the Mariner Junior program.

Both programs are designed to allow young people an opportunity to have fun with their friends aboard sailboats of all sizes. Throughout the program, participants will learn about boating, helping them become competent in handling sailboats.

“The Mariner Program is fun, exciting and competitive,” a news release from the nonprofit states. “It allows for an independent choice of activities, and it is flexible so that a young person can join and still have time for school, job and/or sports and other school-related activities.”

The Information Night is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the OC Sailing Center, located at 34451 Ensenada Place, Dana Point. Additional information can be found at mariners936.com.

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Community Meetings SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15

CHALLENGING CANCER 10-11:30 a.m. The Challenging Cancer group meets every first and third Saturday of the month at Heritage Christian Fellowship, 190 Avenida La Pata, San Clemente. heritagesc.org.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

CITY COUNCIL 6 p.m. The San Clemente City Council will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting.

100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente.

949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

MARINE CORPS SOUTH COAST DETACHMENT 22 6 p.m. The Marine Corps South Coast Detachment 22 meets the third Tuesday of every month at Elks Lodge, 1505 North El Camino Real. 949.378.7984. info@marinecorpsleaguesouthcoast.org.

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San Clemente Times February 13-19, 2020

CUSD’s Bond Measures: An Investment Worth Making

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started my teaching career at San Clemente High School in 1970. I was fortunate to be one of the first teachers at Dana Hills High School in 1973. Since retiring in 2005, I continue to substitute and volunteer at Dana Hills. I enjoyed my tenure in Capistrano Unified School District, but was well aware of the slow deterioration of the buildings.

Routine maintenance patched the leaks, repaired the air conditioning and heating units, and filled in the cracks. But after 45 years at Dana Hills and more than 50 at San Clemente High, it has become obvious that total renovations and possible reconstructions are needed. Also, Aliso Niguel High School, and all the middle and elementary schools in both the Measures H and I areas, are also experiencing some of the same problems.

Throughout my years of teaching, my wastebasket was routinely used to catch water during rains. I constantly trapped rats that fell through holes in the ceiling tiles throughout the school, and watched the concrete structure slowly crumble due to weathering.

For decades, students have been taught in “temporary” portable buildings—bare, sterile rooms filled with desks. And “temporary” soon became long-term. Students are told on the first day of class to avoid stepping on the “weak spots” in the floor to prevent them from falling through. These all must be replaced.

Recent studies have shown that the main building at Dana Hills and other schools do not meet current earthquake standards and cannot just be retrofitted; they must be replaced. Asbestos may still be a problem in many of the older buildings.

These expenditures simply cannot be done with existing state funds. About 85% of the district’s budget goes to salaries, as it does in the average public school district, according to the American Association of School Administrators. Measures H and I could provide more than $420 million toward these upgrades in their respective communities. Also, there will be one-time matching state funds that will only be available if Measures H and I pass.

Right now, CUSD residents pay only $7.45 per $100,000 of assessed value (not market value) of their homes for school bonds. This is by far the lowest school bond facility tax levy of any of the 29 Orange County school districts. Most of these school districts have

passed two or three bonds since CUSD approved its last bond more than 20 years ago, and their tax levy is 2-10 times that of CUSD. When Measures H and I pass, our increased tax levy will still be far below what many other districts have approved (including Santa Ana, Los Alamitos, and Garden Grove Unified School Districts).

Money from Measures H and I can only be spent on facilities and technology upgrades— not on salaries—and it will be monitored by an independent citizens’ oversight committee.

As a result of these new world-class schools, our home values will increase, families will be attracted to this area, and long-term economic benefits will result.

Critics of these measures mainly complain that we already pay too much in taxes—like sales tax, gas taxes, DMV taxes, etc. These are, of course, irrelevant to the crisis at hand since those monies do not go to schools. They say that we should simply pinch pennies from the current budget and use duct tape to hold up buildings (and Nero fiddled while Rome burned). It seems a crime to me that students in the largest district in Orange County should be financially last in supporting education, resulting in our students being taught in substandard buildings without the new equipment and technology needed to excel in the competitive world of today. Do we continue to bury our heads in the sand and ignore the problems at hand, or do we become proactive like all of the other districts in Orange County? If we do not pass these measures now, it will inevitably cost much more GUEST OPINION in the future, because the

By Marv Sherrill matching funds will have gone to other schools.

I am not supporting these measures because I personally will benefit in any way.

I retired from teaching 15 years ago, and I have no children. I am doing this, because I love where I live, I support my community and honestly believe that, unlike the opponents, we all should put Capo kids first, not just give them lip service. So, for a little more than the price of a double latte per week, please join me and vote for H or I (depending on where you live), simply because it is the right thing to do.

Marv Sherrill, a signer for Measure I and a 40-year resident of Dana Point, taught in the Capistrano District for 35 years and at Saddleback College for 20 years. He was the first teacher in CUSD to teach AP Biology and AP Environmental Science. He also pioneered five additional science courses at San Clemente and Dana Hills High Schools. He was Science Department Chairman for 15 years, and was an Orange County Teacher of the Year in 2004-2005. 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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Letters to The Editor MEASURES H AND I NORM PETERSEN, San Clemente

Mike Pouraryan is the latest cheerleader for raising taxes “for the children” with his recent Letter to the Editor regarding Measure H and Measure I. While I admire the fact he volunteered his time to serve on the committee and serve as vice chair, I must question the logic of lobbying for once again another tax simply because those in Sacramento (Democrats) can’t do their job properly.

We had to fix our own roads in Orange County with Measure M for the same reason. Bonds are not free money.

Property owners pay for it with a tax increase. Landlords then raise the rent to pay for it, hurting those who can least afford it.

Businesses raise prices to pay for it.

If voters approve these two bonds, it simply encourages more bad behavior in Sacramento. Vote no on H and I, stop voting for Democrats, and recall Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Join SC Times for Beachside Chat, Friday, Feb. 14 at 8 a.m., Dorothy Visser Senior Center This week’s guest speaker will be Craig Alexander, a Dana Point resident, property owner and an attorney who has led the opposition against the Capistrano Unified School District’s bond measures to upgrades facilities in San Clemente and Dana Point.

Beachside Chat is a spirited, town hall forum on community issues, hosted by SC Times editor Shawn Raymundo every Friday. The chat will be held at Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria.

All are welcome. sanclementetimes.com

SC GETTING OUT San Clemente

YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

The List

At the Movies: ‘Birds of Prey’

What’s going on in and around town this week COMPILED BY STAFF

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 | 13 CASA UP CLOSE: POETRY WORKSHOP 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Think you could never write poetry? You just might get a big surprise in this fun and inspirational workshop. Learn about practice and process from famous poets and dispel common myths regarding this art form. Then, with some gentle prodding and lots of encouragement, dive into a series of easy exercises designed to entice even the most reluctant inner poets to come out and play. Coffee, pastries and writing materials are included. This workshop takes place quarterly. Guests must purchase tickets for each workshop they attend. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

ACOUSTIC THURSDAYS AT BARNOA 7-9 p.m. Live music every Thursday. A rotating cast of Orange County’s most talented musicians play acoustic covers and original music. Enjoy a great wine selection, craft beers, tasty appetizers and Barnoa’s full dinner menu. Must be 21 and older. Barnoa Wine and Craft Beer Bistro. 831 Via Suerte, San Clemente.

949.388.4378. barnoawinebar.com.

Sunday | 16 BRUNCH AT RAYA 11 a.m.-2 p.m. A tempting brunch with flowing champagne awaits guests every Sunday morning in RAYA at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. Start with a fresh fruit martini and a selection of pastries, then enjoy a three-course a la carte menu. Cost is $72. One Ritz Carlton Drive, Dana Point.

949.240.2000. ritzcarlton.com.

Monday | 17 MOVE MORE, SIT LESS: AN RX FOR HEALTHIER, FALL-FREE LIVING 5:30-6:30 p.m. During this lively program, Debbie Rose, the chair of the Department of Kinesiology at CSUF, will explore the San Clemente Times February 13-19, 2020

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EDITOR’S PICK Pet Parade Emcee Jim Taylor asks Emma Hall about Rosie’s talents. Photo: Fred Swegles

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15: KIDS’ PET PARADE Noon. During the annual Kids’ Pet Parade at Los Rios Park in San Juan Capistrano, children between the ages of 5 and 12 can show off their favorite animals in a variety of contests such as Best Team Costume, Best Domestic/Household Pet, Best Exotic Pet, Best Barnyard/ Farm Animal and Best Bird. All pets must be leashed, haltered, or caged, and an adult must accompany children. A special “Judges Choice” prize will be awarded, and this winner will be given the opportunity to be in the Swallows Day Parade. Some past winners have included potato bugs, dogs, ducks and ponies. Signups start at 10 a.m., with the parade scheduled to kick off at noon. For more information, email Jimmy Ferguson at fergusjimmy@outlook.com. Los Rios Park, 31747 Los Rios Park, San Juan Capistrano. swallowsdayparade.com. 949.493.1976.

and meanings. Hula Connection, 3551 Camino Mira Costa, Suite J, San Clemente.

949.842.0662. hulaconnection.net.

important relationship between healthy living and fall risk reduction. You will also learn how to improve quality of life through strategies designed to increase your amount of physical activity—regardless of age or ability. Please bring your questions. Doors open at 5:15; light snacks will be provided. No admission fee. Register for the event by Feb. 14 at scvillage.org. San Clemente Community Center, Fireside Room, 100 Calle Seville, San Clemente. 949.441.1348.

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PTSD WARRIOR GROUP 7 p.m. Warrior Groups are fellowships for combat veterans and their families to share their experiences, testimonies of healing, compassion and hope in overcoming the invisible wounds of war. PTSD Foundation of America-Southern California, 216 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente. 619.362.0642. ptsdusa.org.

Tuesday | 18 BEGINNING HULA CLASS 6:30-7:15 p.m. Have fun and learn basic language, songs, dance steps, motions

WEDNESDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 7:30-9:30 p.m. Enjoy friendly competition and craft beers among friends during the BrewHouse’s weekly trivia night. Food trucks are on site. The BrewHouse. 31896 Plaza Dr., Suite D3, San Juan Capistrano.

949.481.6181. thebrewhousesjc.com.

BLOOM’S FREE COMEDY WEDNESDAYS 8:30 p.m. Doug James hosts a free all-star comedy show every Wednesday featuring top national acts. Bloom’s Irish Bar & Restaurant, 2391 South El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.218.0120.

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS 9-11:30 p.m. If you are a musician, do stand-up comedy or the spoken word, this is the place to be on Wednesday nights.

Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com.

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sually right after the Oscars, I write a follow-up piece on the winners, the surprises and expectations. But this year, with the exception of Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite (2019) making history as the first foreign film to win Best Picture, nothing much else happened at the awards show that I hadn’t already expressed my feelings about during my Golden Globes and SAGs articles. So, instead, I’m just going to jump right into the first, memorable release of 2020: Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey.

Villainess Harley Quinn (played by 2020 Oscar nominee Margot Robbie) gets redemption in more than one way.

The former love interest of the Joker has her own wacky character arc that includes a team of anti-heroines. They are Dinah Lance, also known as Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell); Helena Bertinelli, aka Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead); Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco); and Detective Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez). Dinah is a reluctant employee of the worst crime boss in Gotham City, Roman Sionis, aka Black Mask (Ewan McGregor), and Renee is a recently demoted detective for Gotham Police Department.

Birds of Prey doesn’t pretend to be anything it isn’t. Its campy, flamboyant, over-the-top look and tone are like half music video and half video game.

Both the creators and the characters just treat the whole story as a big romp, and it works because ultimately these are comic characters, and they should be flashy and fun. I’ll go as far as to say this is also what the Joel Schumacher Batman movies from the late 1990s could have been if they had had a little more self-awareness. If you’re just not into superheroes or comic book movies anymore, then Birds of Prey probably won’t keep your attention. But if you just want to see some quality fight sequences with an entertaining performance by Robbie, it will do. SC sanclementetimes.com

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PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

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Be My Valentine, if You Dare!

spectator, but doing things and teaching people to do things, how to be safe doing them, how to enjoy the outdoors.

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o celebrate Valentine’s Day, let’s meet San Clemente retirees Steve and Jackie Netherby—and possibly the wildest marriage adventure you’ll ever read.

Many in San Clemente may remember Jackie as a beloved former teacher in the Capistrano Unified School District. Others will recognize Steve as a San Clemente environmentalist.

What you may not know is that Steve, in his journalism heyday, led a life of wanderlust as camping editor for Field & Stream magazine and contributor to other periodicals such as Private Pilot.

Jackie evidently had no idea what a rollercoaster ride she was about to board when they met.

A week ago, Steve posted this deadpan account on Facebook, marking their 53rd wedding anniversary. It’s pretty amusing, but also an endearing love story. Try to envision yourself in this scenario: “Why Jackie has stuck with me for more than half a century is anybody’s guess—and cause for constant speculation among those who know the two of us. Here’s just a little of what she’s had to put up with: “I first deduced that she was not an outdoor girl COASTLINES when she showed up for

By Fred Swegles our first hiking date wearing white pedal pushers and white sandals with yellow daisies on them.

“But I also remember her first canoe trip ever, when we, now married, paddled, portaged, and camped 100 miles through the Adirondacks.

“And her first horse-packing trip, riding a little paint 28 miles in one day in the High Sierras, bucking through snowfields, fording creeks, and negotiating granite canyons lit by lightning and reverberating with thunderclaps—much of it while leading our 3 ½-yearold’s horse behind her own.

“We walked out of that wilderness with Jackie leading three packed burros, while I carried our little one on my shoulders.

“I vividly remember her: • “Changing diapers at night by lantern light in ankle-deep snow.

• “Clinging to my waist for dear life as I fought to keep our motorcycle upright in gale-force winds and slanting rain.

• “Crawling with our three little daughters San Clemente Times February 13-19, 2020

—Steve Netherby

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Steve and Jackie Netherby at Lake Louise, Canada. Photo: Courtesy of Netherbys

and me out of our tent at daybreak on all fours, as bullets from the guns of drunken beach revelers flew over our heads.

• “Standing quivering beside me in Banff National Park, peering out of our travel trailer at a 7-foot-tall grizzly, lit by a full moon and standing to his full height, eyeing our aluminum can of a trailer, which he could have zipped open with one swipe of his index claw.

“I won’t soon forget, and she won’t, either, the time she flew with me in a light plane out to the Colorado River with our three little ones in the back seat, and I landed in a 40knot crosswind, minutes before a line-squall with 80-knot winds blew in.

“Or canoeing with me across Lake Shoshone in Yellowstone in a storm, with whitecaps so tall our paddles came up dry on every other stroke.

“Then there were all the times I left her for a week or two, or even a month, to hold things together at home while I traipsed after a story for Field & Stream.

“We’ve stuck together all these years and raised three great daughters, and I swear I love her now more than ever. She’s my SHEro!”

Some Close Calls

Jackie could’ve lost her hubby any number of times, as I can attest from writing about Steve during my San Clemente Sun-Post career.

• He once fell into a river, within a few feet of plunging into a waterfall, escaping with bloody shins, clinging to a rock.

• Piloting an airplane, he circled a remote airstrip in Alaska in a snowstorm, zero visibility, just above treetops, finally able to spot an opening in the forest to dive through and land.

• Hiking alone atop Mount San Gorgonio, he slipped on a steep snowy slope, able to halt his skid at the edge of a frozen waterfall that could’ve pummeled him onto a bed of rocks and ice.

• He climbed Mt. Rainier in an ice storm, weathering 50-mph winds. Rode “bucking” camels on Kangaroo Island in Southern Australia.

• Spent three days in California’s Sierras on a solo survival trip with no food, tent or sleeping bag—just an emergency kit he’d packed.

• Celebrated his 70th birthday by completing a 29-day trek along the John Muir Trail, hiking the first 23 of those days solo, including his seventh summiting of Mount Whitney, tallest peak (14,505 feet) in the lower 48 states.

A Little Bio

• Grew up from his Boy Scout climbinghiking days in Northern California to earn a Navy ROTC scholarship into Princeton University, lasting barely a year, so immersed into outdoor pursuits.

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• Enlisted in the Navy to discover further adventures as a pilot, flying patrols in the Pacific and off Vietnam.

• Met Jackie in 1965, stationed at San Diego. Married in 1967. Settled in Colorado in 1968 after leaving the Navy.

• Wrote for a weekly newspaper, parlaying awards into a job in New York at Field & Stream.

• Was beside Jackie as they watched that grizzly bear at Banff inspect a trash dumpster for food at 3 a.m., get mad and destroy the dumpster. “He just beat the thing to ribbons,” Steve said, wondering if their trailer would be next.

• Driving the California coast seeking a home, knocked on a door in San Clemente, asking to use the phone because the Netherbys’ car had broken down. The homeowner was a realtor. The next day, the Netherbys were shown their new home.

• Daughters Stacie, Dana and Lauren grew up in that San Clemente home, often joining mom and dad on camping trips.

Fred Swegles is a longtime San Clemente resident with nearly five decades of reporting experience in the city. Fred can be reached at fswegles@picketfencemedia.com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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his pretty pup is Belle, a sweet Labrador Retriever mix looking for her forever family. Only about a year old, Belle is full of energy and just loves to play. Belle has the makings of a great running buddy and would do well in an active home, where she can get all the exercise she requires.

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

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

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

Contributor: OC Public Libraries

FROM THE ARCHIVES A black-and-white postcard featuring Hotel San Clemente on Highway 101 in 1938.

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.

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

See the solution in next week’s issue.

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California. Leff said she was attracted to the school because of STUNT, the location in St. Louis and the pre-law program, which Leff will begin in the fall.

For photos of all the athletes in Feb. 5’s Signing Day Ceremony, check out sanclementetimes.com.

Ryann Leff becomes first SCHS cheerleader to sign on National Signing Day

Here are all the athletes honored on National Signing Day: Soccer: Asa Gibson, UC San Diego; Daniel Tuscano, Westmont; Gwenyth Jacobs, Oregon State; Emily Lowe, San Diego State; Alyce Raumin, UC San Diego.

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ith a signature and a ceremony, San Clemente High senior Ryann Leff made history.

Leff signed on to compete in STUNT at Maryville University in St. Louis, becoming the first cheerleader in San Clemente High School, Capistrano Unified School District and South Orange County history to sign a National Letter of Intent.

“I’m so excited,” Leff said. “Honestly, just for today, I’m so relieved that I got it done with and got everything out of the way. Being one of the first people to sign for cheer and having started a few of these teams at San Clemente High School, I feel really inspired for other people, other cheerleaders that will be coming up through this path.”

Leff was one of 25 student-athletes honored during a National Signing Day ceremony on Feb. 5 at San Clemente High School.

“STUNT goes against all the stereotypical pom-poms, cheering for a team, ‘hoorahs,’ skirts, bows, kicks and everything like that,” Leff said. “We consider ourselves athletes.

We train like athletes, we practice, we compete like athletes.”

STUNT, known as “competitive sport cheer” in the CIF-Southern Section, has

Volleyball: Wolf Beeuwsaert, UC San Diego; Eli Crane, Pepperdine; Lexi Gruszczynski, UC Berkeley; Julia Wilson, Concordia-Irvine; Ella Gardiner, Fairfield University.

San Clemente senior Ryann Leff (center) became the first cheerleader in San Clemente High history to sign a National Letter of Intent to compete in STUNT at the college level. Leff signed with Maryville University in St. Louis. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

Water Polo: Christian Hosea, Pepperdine; Adrina Daniel, San Diego State; Grace Pelkey, UC Davis.

cheer teams compete in head-to-head competition. Teams learn the same set of routines and perform them side-by-side.

Referees judge the routines and make deductions for mistakes, and the team with the least mistakes gets the point for that round.

There are six rounds per quarter, and four quarters in a game.

“Cheerleading has never seen scoreboards,” Leff said. “We’ve never had referees. We’ve never had an audience of our own. It’s cool to experience that for ourselves instead of cheering on other teams.”

Leff’s signing is a breakthrough for the sport, which began its second year in CIFSS and at San Clemente with practices on Monday, Feb. 10.

“I’m as proud of her as I was my own son,” San Clemente cheer coach Amber Smith-Stanco said. “The opportunity is re-

ally exciting, and I hope this inspires the rest of the team to look at that and pursue that at the college level.”

Going to college for cheer wasn’t something Leff had thought possible until this year. Leff began cheerleading as a young child and continued through to San Clemente High School. It wasn’t until Smith-Stanco formed the Tritons’ STUNT team that the avenue opened up and the opportunities arose.

“I can only say I’m so thankful for my coaches, my team and my previous cheer background,” Leff said. “I owe everything to everyone else. All my hard work is because they’ve pushed me and shaped me into the cheerleader that I am.”

Leff chose Maryville University after the school contacted her upon seeing Leff compete in a recruitment clinic in Northern

Football: Cole Thompson, Navy; Preston Rex, Brigham Young; Cian Smith, Drake University.

Triton Report

started on a strong note with the CIF-SS dual meet championship on Feb. 1, but the rest of the teams kicked off their postseasons this week.

Let’s check in on each team’s prospects:

time.

If San Clemente advanced, the Tritons would either host Mira Costa or travel to University on Friday, Feb. 14.

Feb. 15.

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Boys Soccer Opens as No. 1 Seed, Defending Champs

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The San Clemente boys soccer team has been devastatingly efficient this season. The Tritons went 20-1-3 in the regular season, captured another league title with a 6-0-2 record and allowed only seven goals while scoring 60.

The defending CIF-SS and SoCal Regional champions secured the No. 1 seed in Division 1 and opened the playoffs at home against Katella on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Results were not available at press

Girls Water Polo Begins as No. 3 Seed The San Clemente girls water polo team faced its tough spots this season in amassing a 15-13 record overall, but the Tritons were dominant once again in a flawless 5-0 league campaign.

Last season’s CIF-SS runner-up earned the No. 3 seed in Division 2 and hosted Los Osos at San Juan Hills High School on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Results were not available at press time.

If San Clemente advanced, the Tritons would host Schurr or travel to Redondo Union in the quarterfinals on Saturday,

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Golf: Jessica Cornelius, Biola; Drayton Joseph, University of San Diego.

Swimming: Katie Faris, Boise State; Colin Snyder, Biola.

Beach Volleyball: Tessa Van Winkle, UCLA. Cross Country/Track: Hana Catsimanes, Wake Forest.

Baseball: Kolby Schiffer, Loyola Marymount.

Softball: Melinda Cratty, Bethany College.

STUNT: Ryann Leff, Maryville University. SC

CIF-SS Playoff Roundup San Clemente girls basketball (24-3) captured its first league title since 2015 and the No. 1 seed in Division 2A. The Tritons earned a bye to the second round and will host the Culver City-Walnut winner on Saturday, Feb. 15.

San Clemente boys basketball (17-12) got a buzzer-beating, three-pointer from Cameron Kooper to win a third-place tiebreaker over Aliso Niguel on Feb. 7 and make the Division 2A playoffs. The Tritons played at Mira Costa on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

San Clemente girls soccer (12-5-4) made the playoffs in Division 1 and will open the bracket at Santiago of Corona on Thursday, Feb. 13. SC sanclementetimes.com

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING ELECTRONIC BIDS CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE WATER RECLAMATION PLANT SECURITY GATES (CONTRACT ‘A’) PROJECT NO. 18203 Bids shall be submitted electronically through the City’s electronic procurement system (PlanetBids) at: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=28939 Bids must be received by no later than 2:00 p.m. on March 17, 2020. All bids received after that time will be returned to the Bidder, as they will be deemed disqualified. Only electronic bids submitted through PlanetBids will be accepted. Bid tabulations will be available on PlanetBids immediately following the bid closing.

Bidders must complete line items information (PlanetBids Line Item Tab), and attach a paper Bid Form, completed in full and signed (PlanetBids Attachments Tab). In addition the Bidder shall attach Subcontractor(s) Listing, Experience Form, Bid Security, and all other documents required herein (PlanetBids Attachments Tab). The system will not accept a bid for which any required information is missing.

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 CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE WATER RECLAMATION PLANT SECURITY GATES (PROJECT NO. 18203), 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.

Specifications and contract documents are posted in the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=28939 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.

The contract does call for monthly progress payments based upon 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 sub-contractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project submitted on or after March 1, 2015 unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Furthermore, all bidders and contractors are hereby notified that no contractor or sub-contractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations.

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TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 100 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTERS 2.28, 2.32, 2.36, 2.40, 2.42 AND 2.43 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, RELATING TO THE BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, PLANNING COMMISSION, GOLF COURSE COMMITTEE, HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, RESPECTIVELY.

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.

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” or “B” California State Contracting License in good standing. Bidder shall have successfully completed a minimum of 3 verifiable Security Gate installations including ornamental fencing, gates and motorized gate operators, electrical power and controls with a minimum valuation of $200,000 in the past 5 years.

A full copy of the aforementioned Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk’s Department, located at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California (949) 361-8301.

The bidder, by submitting its electronic bid, agrees to and certifies under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of California, that the certification, forms and affidavits submitted as part of this bid are true and correct.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the abovereferenced Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting of January 21, 2020 and was adopted at the City Council meeting of February 4, 2020 by the following vote:

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

AYES:

FERGUSON, HAMM, JAMES, WARD, MAYOR BANE

To be published: and:

February 13, 2020 February 20, 2020

NOES:

NONE

________________________ David T. Rebensdorf Utilities Director

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

ABSENT: NONE

A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held to inspect the site 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 City of San Clemente Water Reclamation Plant, 380 Avenida Pico, San Clemente, CA 92672 on February 27, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., to be followed with a site visit.

PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1690 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente, at its meeting of February 4, 2020, introduced the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 1690 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTERS 17.88 (DEFINITIONS), 17.28 (SPECIAL USES), 17.16 (APPLICATIONS), AND 17.12 (DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO UPDATE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL CELL FACILITIES. A full copy of the aforementioned Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk’s Office, located at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California (949) 361-8301.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente will consider adopting the aforementioned Ordinance at its meeting of February 18, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., which will be held in the Council Chambers, located at 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente, California.

JOANNE BAADE City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1684 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente, at its meeting of February 4, 2020, adopted the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 1684 entitled AN ORDINANCE

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Published in: San Clemente Times February 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS Arterial Street Pavement Maintenance – FY 2020 for El Camino Real (Ave. Estacion to Ave. Gaviota) and Ave. Pico (El Camino Real to Calle Los Molinos), Project No. 10320; and Pavement Repairs for the Water Division, Project No. 24400; and Pavement Repairs in Various Locations, Project No. 27306 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 Thursday, February 20, 2020, 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 Specifications for the Arterial Street Pavement Maintenance – FY 2020 for El Camino Real (Ave. Estacion to Ave. Gaviota) and Ave. Pico (El Camino Real to Calle De Los Molinos), Project No. 10320; and Pavement Repairs for the Water Division, Project No. 24400; and Pavement Repairs in Various Locations, Project No. 27306 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.

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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.

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The Stoke of a Pen

How artist Drew Brophy brought his own aesthetic to Lost Surfboards

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

W

hen I first moved to San Clemente 20 years ago, my would-be wife and I rented a small apartment on Calle Victoria. Besides becoming fast friends with Rami Dogg at Victoria Market, my next-door neighbors turned out to be artist Drew Brophy, his wife, Maria, and their young son, Dylan.

Brophy’s reputation preceded our meeting. It was his artwork that had helped Lost Surfboards rise from backyard-board label to a punk and disorderly industry leader. When I was in college, we had those early VHS movies featuring Chris Ward, Shea and Cory Lopez, Randall and crew on loop.

Like me, Brophy didn’t come from San Clemente. The gritty Orange County surf hub found him. He came up as a surf-stoked kid in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in the ’80s. A naturally talented artist with a penchant for powerful surf, Brophy bought a one-way ticket to Hawaii and never returned, following a stint painting boards in Myrtle Beach in the early ’90s.

“I had to get out,” Brophy told me recently, when we sat down to talk about his career.

“It was a dead end for me. I went to the North Shore to paint boards and surf Pipe-

Artist Brophy with understudy Ryder Biolos at a recent surfboard painting jam session in San Clemente.

Photo: Courtesy of Brophy Family

line. That was the dream, but like anything, I guess, that wasn’t the reality. I got some work painting boards, mostly airbrushing, because nobody was really using the Posca paint pens. I got to a point where I was painting the top guys’ boards. Some bigname guy would come in, explain what he wanted, and I’d paint his board, but getting paid was a different story.”

Then Brophy hit the bottom at Pipe.

Smashing his face and body on the reef, he was a broken young man. Without any money or direction, in addition to mounting medical bills, Brophy pursued a scenery change. He linked up with an old friend from Myrtle Beach who’d moved to San Clemente.

“I rented his garage, and that’s where I lived

when I first moved to California. I met Matt (Biolos), and we hit it off right away,” Brophy said. “This would have been around ’95 or ’96.”

Biolos and Mike Reola were on the cusp of launching Lost Surfboards. Brophy quickly delivered the irreverent aesthetic touch to take them over the top. His skills with Japanese Posca paint pens—a medium that had been largely ignored by surfboard artists— was the differentiating factor.

“Airbrushing is more technical. I knew that these pens would allow for a lot more freedom and creativity. I knew there was opportunity there,” he explained. “This was still the time when a lot of guys were on all white surfboards and black wetsuits. We started putting color and fun into the art. We’d

SURF FORECAST

GROM OF THE WEEK

O’SHEA WALDER

Water Temperature: 59-61 Degrees F

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Water Visibility and Conditions: 8-12’

“S

altwater courses through this kid’s veins”—that’s how O’Shea Walder is described by a friend.

At 13 years old, he’s a member of the Dana Point Surf Club who absolutely froths to surf in any and all conditions. You’ll usually find him out at Salt Creek, but he also migrates south to the Trestles zone when the day calls.

A straight-A student at Niguel Hills Middle School, Walder is more than a ripping good student. He recently launched his own wax company with a friend, showing off his entrepreneurial skills.

Calling their company Offshore Surf Supply (O.S.S.), they’ve started selling their wax to friends and fellow surfers at school and contests. It’s a grassroots surf company, doing it for all the right reasons, so the next time you’re looking to wax up, try and get your mitts on some O.S.S. He’s also a distinguished member of his San Clemente Times February 13-19, 2020

do anything we wanted on a board. There weren’t any rules.”

“We were the misfits,” Brophy added.

“We were the underbelly, the guys that were outcasts, and we accepted a lot of different people into what we were doing. We were trying to figure out how to make all this work, so we could still have fun and surf every day.”

As business started to build at Lost Surfboards, Brophy and Biolos hit the road together.

Both dedicated to their craft, they jumped on the trade show circuit and started grinding.

“There were other artists contributing at the time, but I’d go with Matt to these shows, because I could paint 100 or 200 boards over the course of a weekend,” said Brophy. “Things took off. Within a year, I started making good money. We all did. I’d never had any money, so I didn’t really know how to spend it once I had it. I bought a car and a house with the money I made painting surfboards.”

The good times kept rolling for the next few years. The company embraced its role as the home for misfits, and subsequently, surfers the world over gobbled up what they were selling.

“We were going everywhere, shaping and painting and surfing. We had a lot of fun during that time,” Brophy said. “It was like the dream had come true for us.”

Eventually setting out on his own, he launched Drew Brophy Designs in the ensuing years, and with the support of his wife, Maria, they’ve built an extremely successful business selling, licensing and commissioning his work.

And today? They still live happily together in that old Ole Hanson where I first met them, and I’m still as stoked as ever to bump into them when I see them around town. SC

Thursday: Steep Northwest swell peaks, along with a smaller South/southwest swell, for waist-chest high waves (3-4’). Light offshore winds in the early morning shift to a light+ west sea breeze for the afternoon.

Outlook: For Friday the combination of Northwest and South/southwest swell maintains waist to chest high surf, (3-4’). Light/ variable flow in the morning, turns light+ westerly for Friday afternoon. Swell blend tapers off through the weekend, easing to knee to waist high (2-3’) by Sunday. Favorably light morning winds turn to moderate afternoon onshores Saturday and Sunday. For the latest details be sure to visit Surfline.com.

O’Shea Walder. Photo: Courtesy of the Walder Family

school’s surf team, competing in Western Surfing Association competitions and is a competitive snowboarder as well.

And when he’s not racking up the points

or making sales, you may find Walder skating, diving for lobster, fishing or diving.

Like his buddy said, he’s got saltwater in his veins. SC Page 26

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