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The School of Surf

How a San Clemente High Alumnus Becomes a Surf Sensei on Okinawa S C L I V I N G / PAG E 1 0

Top: Danny Melhado, front row, second from right, was part of San Clemente High’s 1991 state champion surf team. Bottom: Melhado, a former pro on the international surf tour, now invites guests such as Jennifer Garcia, pictured here, to “learn to surf with a professional” on Okinawa. Photos: Fred Swegles

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Council Meets to Discuss Interim City Manager Position EYE ON SC/PAGE 4

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Spate of New Laws Goes into Effect THE LATEST: A litany of new laws in California went into effect at the start of this month.

Many of those laws address an array of issues related to employment, housing and public safety, among several others.

When it comes to employment and the state’s workforce, many will be seeing a bump in pay as California’s minimum wage increased by another dollar this year. According to the state’s Department of Industrial Relations, employers with a staff of 25 or fewer must pay $12 an hour, while large employers are required to pay $13 an hour.

The state’s minimum wage will continue to gradually increase to $15 an hour for all employers by January 2023. In January 2017, the hourly minimum wage for those working at businesses with 25 or fewer employees was $10; for those at large companies, it was $10.50.

A new law that Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted in mid-September places new restrictions on businesses that hire independent contractors. According to Assembly Bill 5, those who provide “labor or services for remuneration shall be considered an employee rather than an independent contractor.”

However, individuals can be exempt from the rule if they can prove that they are free from the control of a supervisor and that the scope of their work is outside of the company’s usual course of business.

They’re also exempt if they have an established independent trade or business.

Renters in the state will also see more protections beginning this year, as a new law, AB 1482, places a cap on annual rent hikes at 5% for the next 10 years. Los Angeles Times reports that roughly 2.4 million households in California will be impacted, as well as those living in certain singlefamily home rentals.

As the rest of the nation grapples with issues of gun violence and coming up with legislative solutions, the state of California took additional steps to clamp down on the matter with two new laws this past year.

In October, Newsom signed into law a pair of bills further limiting the types of firearms sold and to whom they’re sold. In Senate Bill 61, the law expands the current prohibition of selling firearms to anyone under the age of 21 by also restricting the sale of semiautomatic centerfire rifles to San Clemente Times January 9-15, 2020

The city recently launched a letter writing campaign to support a bill that would restrict the authority of the Transportation Corridor Agencies. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

only those who are 21 and older.

The same measure also includes language limiting Californians from purchasing more than one of those weapons per month. That section of the law will go into effect on July 1, 2021.

And under AB 164, those who have already been barred from owning a gun in another state may not be legally allowed to possess one here in California.

Other laws going into effect this year are meant to make elections more transparent and also protect the environment, particularly beach cities.

One new law Newsom recently enacted prohibits smoking and vaping in California’s state parks and on its beaches. Those caught smoking cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars or pipes in such areas will be fined $25.

Another environmental law aims to impede President Donald Trump’s plans to allow for new oil and gas wells in the state’s national parks and wilderness areas, LA Times reported this past fall.

AB 342 prohibits any new leases from “authorizing new construction of oil- and gas-related infrastructure upon public lands, including tidelands and submerged lands, to support production of oil and natural gas.”

And with the 2020 elections about to heat up in the coming months, constituents who receive political text messages should be able to see which candidate or group paid for that text.

The Text Message DISCLOSE Act, or AB 201, requires candidate-controlled committees to disclose the name of the candidate and the office being sought

in such messages. The act also includes language requiring the committees to disclose the names of top funders who contributed $50,000 or more toward the advertising effort.

New voters will also be allowed to register to vote or change their party affiliation on election days at polling places. California joined 16 other states and Washington, D.C., where Election Day voter registration is allowed, according to an LA Times article from early October.

WHAT’S NEXT: California’s Primary Election is on March 3.—Shawn Raymundo

City Launches Letter Writing Campaign to Support Anti-TCA Bill THE LATEST: The city of San Clemente is again asking local residents to submit letters to state lawmakers, expressing support for legislation that would strip the authority of the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA).

The measure, Assembly Bill 1273, which Assemblymember Bill Brough introduced last spring, proposes to restrict the joint powers authority from creating new toll roads while requiring the agencies to pay down the debt incurred from building its roads.

Brough presented his bill to the Assembly Local Government Committee in a testimony-only hearing on April 24, 2019.

With the measure currently scheduled to go before the committee again on

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Wednesday, Jan. 15, the city is encouraging another letter campaign, as it had done prior to the April hearing.

On its website, the city posted a template of a two-page letter that urges members of the committee to vote in favor of AB 1273. The draft letter could be printed out, signed and submitted to members of the California Assembly.

The letter outlines several concerns with the TCA. Chief among them are claims of the agencies’ financial deficiencies, as well as their failure throughout the years to meet ridership projections and hit revenue targets in the face of rising debt.

“When it opened during the 1990s, Orange County’s $2.4 billion tollway system was touted as an innovative way to build public highways without taxpayer money,” the letter states. “But that initial promise has consistently come up short.”

The city’s letter later goes on to accuse the TCA of placing “a significant portion of its financial burden on low-income and disadvantaged communities.” Citing the TCA’s prices, the letter states that the average cost to get to John Wayne Airport from San Juan Capistrano using the 73 Toll Road during peak commute hours is $7.76.

The TCA has strongly opposed the legislation, calling it “an assault on local control.” In a letter Michael Kraman, the TCA’s chief executive, wrote to the chair of the Assembly committee, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, he stated that the bill would be a job killer, circumvents the California Environmental Quality Act process and “will lead to dirtier air in Orange County,” among other things.

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EYE ON SC (Cont. from page 3) “This bill was introduced as part of broader tactics by the City of San Clemente to discredit the TCA and disrupt the environmental review process for the South County Traffic Relief Effort,” Kraman wrote.

The TCA is currently working with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) on the Relief Effort—the series of proposed routes meant to “improve north-south mobility in South Orange County and accommodate regional travel demand.”

Some of those routes include extensions of the 241 Toll Road that would connect to the Interstate 5 Freeway through parts of San Clemente and San Juan. The initial stages of the environmental process to study the proposed routes are officially underway.

According to San Clemente Mayor Dan Bane, the TCA is expected to begin eliminating some of the routes it doesn’t want to pursue by this summer. The city has remained united in its staunch opposition to putting a toll road through San Clemente, believing the traffic projections for South County don’t support the need for the extension.

“AB 1273 provides much-needed certainty to transportation planning efforts in Orange County by eliminating unnecessary and confusing redundancies,” the city’s letter states, adding: “In light of TCA’s history and existing debt, this bill continues the ongoing funding, through tolls, for the repayment of that existing debt.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The deadline to submit letters is 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9. —SR

Council Meets to Discuss Interim City Manager Position THE LATEST: The search for a new city manager continues as councilors were scheduled to meet in closed-door talks on Wednesday, Jan. 8, so they could discuss the installation of an interim chief executive to temporarily run the city.

“We’re going to work as quickly as we can to find an interim city manager,” Mayor Dan Bane told San Clemente Times this week, later adding: “It’s going to be within the purview of the whole council to approve any contract for an interim.”

According to Bane, the purpose of the special closed-door session was to deliberate over the process related to selecting an interim city manager and talk about potential applicants.

“There have been folks who have expressed interest,” Bane said of possible candidates willing to take on the interim role while he searches for a permanent replacement to current City Manager James Makshanoff.

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James Makshanoff, the city of San Clemente’s current city manager, resigned from his position effective Jan. 17. Mayor Dan Bane is currently working to contract a recruitment firm to find his replacement. Photo: Eric Heinz

Makshanoff’s last day with the city of San Clemente is scheduled for Jan. 17.

Last month, he submitted his resignation to the council, announcing that he’d been selected by the city of Pomona and appointed by its city council to be its new city manager starting on Jan. 21.

During the San Clemente City Council’s late December meeting, Bane was given the authority to contract a recruitment firm to lead the search for a new city manager. Bane said on Tuesday, Jan. 7, that he’s reached out to a few firms, but has not made a definite decision yet.

As for an estimated timeline of securing a new city manager, Bane said that while he’s hoping to get it done quickly, he noted that it could take anywhere from a couple of months to possibly six months, based on what he’s seen from other cities.

WHAT’S NEXT: Bane said he’s hopeful that he and his fellow councilmembers can get someone approved for the interim role during their upcoming meeting on Jan. 21.—SR

County’s Vote Boxes to be Placed in San Clemente THE LATEST: With much of the state transitioning into a new voting system that utilizes mail-in-only ballots, the county elections office will be installing drop boxes around San Clemente in which voters can cast their ballots during this year’s elections.

At the recommendation of the Planning Commission, the San Clemente City Council gave the Orange County Registrar of Voters the OK last month to have the metal drop boxes placed at three locations within the city: the Municipal Golf Course, Jim Johnson Memorial Park and the new city hall building.

The use of drop boxes is part of the county’s implementation of the California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) that former Gov. Jerry Brown enacted in 2016. The VCA is meant to move away from traditional polling precincts and modernize the way people vote.

The Orange County Board of Supervisors’ decision last February to implement the VCA came at a time when the county saw a rising trend in voters opting to use mail-in-only ballots. According to the registrar’s office, more than 1.1 million of those ballots were issued to the county’s electorate in the 2018 elections, making up nearly 70% of the total registered voters.

Under the VCA system, voters will receive their vote-by-mail ballots and be given three options to cast their votes: return the completed ballot to the registrar’s office via mail; drop the ballot into a drop box; or deliver it in person to a vote center.

The unmanned drop boxes, like the three that will be placed in San Clemente, will be available for voters to deliver their ballots within 29 days of a Primary and General Election. They’ll also be open 24 hours a day during those voting periods.

The VCA also requires there to be one drop-box location for every 15,000 registered voters. Because there are about 40,000 registered voters in San Clemente, the city needs to have three drop boxes.

For the state’s upcoming Primary in March, nearly 200 vote centers, which will operate similar to polling sites, are expected to open throughout the county days before the election. The county plans to open 32 of those centers 11 days before the March 3 Primary and another 161 sites four days before the election.

Planning commissioners had met in early December to deliberate the placement of the drop boxes that the registrar’s office had proposed. The elections office offered four potential sites, asking the

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commission to select only three as recommendations to the council.

The four initial sites, which included city hall and the golf course, as well as San Gorgonio Community Park and Forster Ranch Community Park, were proposed because they met certain VCA requirements, such as proximity to public transportation hubs and parking availability.

Commissioners, however, nixed the San Gorgonio and Forster Ranch parks from the list, and instead added the Jim Johnson park because of its central location in the city. The commission’s recommendation to the council also asked that the license agreements for the drop-box locations be limited to only one year.

Initially, the city and the county were prepared to authorize five-year license agreements; however, the commissioners raised concerns over the permanency of those spots and wanted to be able to revisit their placement in the future.—SR

Pedestrian Vs. Train Death in Capistrano Beach THE LATEST: An individual was killed by a train in what investigators believe to be an apparent suicide in Capistrano Beach on Thursday, Jan. 2, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Jaimee Blashaw, OCSD spokesperson, said authorities responded to a call of a train versus pedestrian accident at Pacific Coast Highway and Palisades Drive at around 5 p.m. that Thursday. The incident, she said, was still being investigated but authorities believed it was a possible suicide.

WHAT’S NEXT: The identity of the victim has not been made publicly available but authorities have confirmed he was male.—SR sanclementetimes.com

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Local Centenarian Reflects on Great Depression, Soulmate and Sinatra Lenora Spiegel has seen her fair share of history over the past 100 years. One day in particular that has stuck with her this past century was when her mother took her to a bank on Oct. 29, 1929.

“That was when everybody lost their money,” Spiegel said of the start of the Great Depression. “It was a sad day. . . . I still dream about it.”

Reflecting on her time growing up through that dark era of American history, Spiegel, the eldest of eight children, remembers having to drink coffee because her family couldn’t afford to buy milk.

“We were poor, but we became poorer,” she said.

Those days are long behind her, though, as she has lived a life full of cherished memories. On Friday, Jan. 10, Spiegel, a resident of San Clemente Villas by the Sea, will celebrate her 100th birthday, becoming a local centenarian.

For Spiegel, her fondest memory was being married to the love her life, Jake Spiegel, for nearly 80 years. Together, they had two children, who gave them three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

“I had the most wonderful husband in the world,” Spiegel said, gushing about Jake, whom she met in 1936. The exact location of their first rendezvous, however, has been up for debate for decades.

“There’s been an argument about that all our lives,” she said. “I say we met at a Dodgers baseball game; he says we met at a dance. . . . There’s a discrepancy, but the wife is always right.”

For work, Lenora worked at an accounting firm Jake owned, doing a lot of the clerical work, such as filling out and filing forms for the IRS. And for 65 years, the couple lived in their San Fernando Valley home until Jake died in February 2017, just shy of becoming a centenarian himself. After her husband’s passing, Spiegel moved to San Clemente to be closer to her granddaughter, Caryn Schultz.

“She’s a hoot, and for years people have called her amazing,” Schultz said of her grandmother, adding: “She’s superhealthy, and that’s the key. So lucky; no pain, nothing major wrong with her. If we could all be so lucky.”

When asked what her secret was for living such a long and healthy life, Spiegel, who’s known for her wit and quick San Clemente Times January 9-15, 2020

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9

SAN CLEMENTE ROTARY 5:30-7:30 p.m. The San Clemente Rotary Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Wedgewood, San Clemente Municipal Golf Course, 150 E. Avenida Magdalena, San Clemente. sanclementerotary.org.

MONDAY, JANUARY 13

AMERICAN LEGION POST 423 6 p.m. American Legion Post 423 meets regularly on the second Monday of each month. San Clemente Elks Lodge, 1505 North El Camino Real, San Clemente.

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Lenora Spiegel, a resident of San Clemente Villas by the Sea, will celebrate her 100th birthday on Friday, Jan. 10. Pictured (left) is Spiegel with her husband Jake, as well as a recent photo of the centenarian.

Photos: Courtesy of Caryn Schultz

quips, gave a very deadpan response.

“Don’t see the doctors,” she said facetiously, later adding: “I’m really, really fun, and everyone can’t get over me.”

Nowadays, Spiegel loves to stay active by playing bingo, telling jokes and shopping. Spiegel, Caryn said, is very stylish and always adorned with lots of jewelry. But two things Spiegel particularly enjoys in life are dancing and Frank Sinatra.

“I love the jitterbug; I was the jitterbug queen. Jake was really good at the jitterbug,” said Spiegel, who also fawned over the legendary crooner. “Oh, I love Frank Sinatra,” she said To really give Spiegel a celebration worthy of a centenarian, the family has arranged for a Frank Sinatra impersonator to perform at the party, which will be held at a clubhouse in the Cyprus Shore community on Saturday, Jan. 11.

FAM Announces New Leadership Team The nonprofit organization Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) announced this week that it will undergo some leadership changes in February, when a new CEO will be coming in, as current Executive Director Mary Perdue slides into the position of Chief Development Officer.

Elizabeth Andrade, the current Chief Operations Director for the homeless services organization Mercy House, will assume the role of CEO for FAM beginning on Feb. 10. Prior to her time at Mercy House, she worked with other

organizations, including The United Way, Family Solutions Collaborative, Families Forward, and Crystal Cathedral Ministry, according to FAM. Andrade, who lives in Orange County with her husband and two sons, graduated from California State University, Fullerton, with a B.A. degree in Sociology, in 2009.

Purdue, FAM’s current chief executive, will soon be taking on her new role, leading FAM’s work on business development, fundraising, and community relations, while also working closely with Andrade.

“The FAM Board would like to recognize Mary for her impact during her time as Executive Director,” the organization said in a press release. “Under Mary’s leadership, FAM has grown and strengthened significantly and has seen client services grow exponentially.”

“We are excited about the future for FAM with our new leadership team,” the release continued. “Our ability to fulfill our mission of ‘bridging the gap between dependency and self-sufficiency’ and providing counseling, food, shelter, and career planning support for those in need, has never been greater.”

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14

BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 6-8 p.m. The San Clemente Beaches, Parks and Recreation Commission will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting.

100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente.

949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

SAN CLEMENTE TOASTMASTERS 7-8:40 p.m. The San Clemente Toastmasters meets every Tuesday, with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. so everyone can greet each other. San Clemente Baha’i Center, 3316 Avenida Del Presidente. 858.900.6175 6463.toastmastersclubs.org.

SUNRISE ROTARY 7:15-8:30 a.m. San Clemente Sunrise Rotary meets every Tuesday at Talega Golf Club Signature Grille. 990 Avenida Talega. scsunriserotary.com.

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

Because I Love You (BILY) is free and can help parents navigate through whatever parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, drug abuse, disrespect). San Clemente Presbyterian Church. 119 Avenida De La Estrella. bilysc.org.

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GUEST OPINION: Council Corner by Mayor Pro Tem Laura Ferguson

Maintaining Commitments as an Elected Official

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n gratitude to the passionate activists in San Clemente, I dedicate this column to you. To me, you symbolize the renwal of democracy in our town. I ran for city council as a taxpayer activist, and after a year under my belt, this leopard has not changed her spots.

I have continued to live up to my campaign promise to be transparent. One of the ways I do this is to actively utilize social media. Though the city manages its own social media, I use my own to communicate decisions made at city council meetings, share my opinions and obstacles I’ve encountered, and pertinent correspondence between me and the city that benefits the people.

Some councilmembers complain about my posts and on more than one occasion have discussed censoring me, but it’s important that we remember that the First Amendment free speech rights apply to speech on social media, and there’s nothing more sacred than free speech; so count on me continuing to be vocal and doing my best to represent the voice of the people.

Looking ahead, I would like to see us re-

focus on bringing transparency and open government to city hall via a Sunshine Ordinance and reestablishing our city’s ethics policy that was scrapped years ago.

I’d like to modernize the way a city clerk and treasurer are hired and make these appointed—not elected—positions.

(Most cities have already made this change). I’d like to eliminate the part of the election code that requires a costly special election regardless of an appointment during a councilmember vacancy.

With an expected recession on the horizon, I want to review our city services and staffing models. And, though I did not get council support previously, I will try again to agendize seeking proposals for legal services from contract or in-house lawyers to try to reduce our legal expenses—which have quadrupled these past four years.

By doing so, I think we can free up at least $1 million annually to address essential services CITY COUNCIL such as public safety.

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By Laura Ferguson capital improvement fund for a future Marine Safety Building on the beach. I would have said the same for a new police station, but we will be reuniting the police services staff—which for seven months has been working in Aliso Viejo— to city hall since the second floor tenant will be moving, and everything is new after a $4 million building remodel.

I am eager to see the sheriff’s thirdparty report on the staffing analysis of its 13 contract cities that will be presented to council in January, allowing us to see what is recommended for San Clemente.

I think in order to provide a true com-

munity policing program in our neighborhoods, with constant, active patrolling that deters criminal behavior, we need more deputies.

I’d like to see us save money by using consultants only as a last resort and instead establish resident ad hoc groups to address immediate challenges and provide white papers to council (independently without staff) on the budget, land use, recessionary downturns, etc.

This would be invaluable and foster meaningful collaborative relationships with the community we serve.

We have seen unprecedented change and constant challenges in our town, which has improved thanks to activism by our residents through their passion in communicating what’s important to them.

Their involvement serves as a good example of how we are addressing homelessness. This community process—as opposed to a government process—allowed us to have some success. Though contentious at times, we have positively reduced the population of those experiencing homelessness.

As I see it, my role is to listen to the community. I see city council as a partner with the people and not the decider.

I vow to continue to be the rock on whom you can rely, so please reach out to me at fergusonl@san-clemente.org or call 949.606.4537. It is my greatest honor to serve you, and may your New Year be filled with hope, joy, love and compassion.

Laura Ferguson was elected in 2018 and serves the San Clemente City Council this year as the mayor pro tem. 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

received an outstanding evaluation from our last council but found himself under extreme political pressure during the past year. A group of residents and one councilmember constantly questioned his past actions (actions that occurred while he was under the direction of a previous council).

A few activists attacked his character and his abilities at every council meeting.

Social media was also used to discredit him.

Complaints about him became quite petty. At the Dec. 3 council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Laura Ferguson publicly criticized him for allegedly attending an unpermitted event at one of our beaches.

She stated that a city permit is needed for any event (drawing) more than 20 people, and 31 people attended the event.

She reminded him that he is not above

the law; as it turned out, James was not at the gathering. No retraction of the allegation was offered.

Our group, Protect Our Neighborhoods, met with James many times during the formation of the Sober Living and Vacation Rental Ordinance. We found him to be approachable, honest and ethical in all of our meetings.

He and his staff were instrumental in writing the Short Term Lodging Ordinance. Consequentially, one of his main critics has been an ex-vacation rental owner who is a supporter of Ferguson.

Coincidentally, she was the only councilmember who recently voted to allow a vacation rental to operate in one of our residential neighborhoods.

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Letters to The Editor POLITICS AND CITY MANAGERS JOE JANIS AND TRICIA MADING, San Clemente

City managers are constantly on the move these days. According to the International City Management Association, the two most common reasons that managers give for leaving a city are a change in the makeup of the elected body that appointed them and political pressure.

These reasons played a significant role in our manager’s departure.

City Manager James Makshanoff

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SOAPBOX elections, and with the use of social media, they will create havoc for any elected member or manager who doesn’t agree with their views.

It’s a difficult job. We thank James for his service.

RESPONSE TO SANDRA WEAVER JEFFREY HERMAN, San Clemente

Sandra Weaver wrote a heartfelt letter to the San Clemente Times in its Dec. 12 issue regarding the homeless, blaming government and society for their situation.

Let’s look at a couple of facts, which are undeniable: • Every person’s present-day condition can almost always be traced back to decisions he or she made earlier in life; neither the government nor society is responsible for the continual bad decisions a person makes.

• Every person living on the street is someone’s son or daughter, someone’s brother or sister, someone’s father or mother.

Where are the relatives of the homeless?

Why aren’t they reaching out to their own family member living on the street?

I’m sure if Ms. Weaver discovered she had a homeless relative, she wouldn’t hesitate to assist that family member in some way. (You would, right, Sandra?)

To show the rest of us how sincere Ms. Weaver is, why doesn’t she invite a homeless person into her own home—surely, she has a spare room, or can set aside space in her garage or backyard, and provide nourishment and care to that person.

Doing so would set an example for the rest of us that compassion and responsibility begin with each concerned individual.

CLIMATE CHANGE SUSAN KOBARA, Carlsbad

Every day, there is news of climate catastrophes that may be linked to climate change.

Every day, we hear the same excuses from world leaders and legislators: it’s a hoax; we can’t do anything unless China and India do something; climate has changed before; there’s no scientific consensus.

Unless we act, history will show a lack of moral leadership that caused one of the greatest human failures.

But there is hope and a path forward.

Scientists agree that climate change can be stopped by ending the burning of fossil fuels. A fee on carbon does exactly this, in addition to generating jobs and encouraging energy innovation.

If you want to be part of the solution, join a group such as Citizens Climate Lobby, a nonpartisan group that is working on getting Congress to pass carbon reduction legislation.

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EDITOR'S NOTE

BY LILLIAN BOYD & SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Picket Fence Media reached out to Capistrano Unified School District Trustees Patricia Holloway and Amy Hanacek, offering an opportunity to discuss the needs of the schools in San Clemente and Dana Point, as well as providing additional background about the regional bond measures that’ll be placed on the March 2020 Primary Election ballots.

Both Trustees agreed to a four-column series, and in after-thought, the editors at PFM thought it would be fair to find a columnist in opposition of the bond to provide an alternative perspective.

It is our understanding that because a bond opposition column was not outlined in the initial pitch, the Trustees felt it was best to revoke the remainder of the column series. We understand that CUSD is unable to engage in politically biased conduct and that the bond measures are a delicate issue to discuss publicly without politicizing.

We apologize for not communicating the chance that an opposing column could publish upon our initial pitch to the Trustees. It was a delayed decision that should have been ironed out much sooner.

However, we reserve the right to publish differing voices.

Our hope was always that our PFM newspapers could showcase the importance of facility improvements, how upgrades could positively impact our communities, how the bonds will be financed and managed, and why or why not the measures should be passed.

It’s unfortunate that the columns we had in mind for the Trustees could not be a part of that dialogue. But we respect and understand their decision to revoke the column series. SC Page 7

SC GETTING OUT San Clemente

YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

The List

Monday | 13 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.

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 | 09 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.

Friday | 10 FAMILY NIGHT AT CASA 5-7 p.m. You’ve read about it, you’ve watched it happen on TV, but when was the last time you had a real old-fashioned family night? Cozy up with board games, music, pizza and a family-friendly movie at Casa Romantica’s Main Salon for an event that you and your little ones (of all ages) will remember. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

BINGO AT GOODY’S 7 p.m. Every Monday, Goody’s hosts a bingo night for a charity of the month. Cards are $1 per sleeve, and raffle prizes are offered. Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real. 949.492.3400. goodystavern.com.

EDITOR’S PICK Carissa Moore. Photo: Courtesy of the World Surf League

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11: WOMEN’S SURF FILM FESTIVAL 4-8 p.m. Support the Sandy Feet Initiative and enjoy two women’s surf films. Come see Women and the Waves 2, by Heather Hudson, and It Ain’t Pretty, by Dayla Soul. After watching the films, there will be a Q&A with the filmmakers. Light snacks and beverages will be provided; there also will be an opportunity drawing. Tickets are available at sandyfeetoc.org.

San Clemente Community Center, 100 North Calle Seville, San Clemente. 714.206.3810.

Sunday | 12 CASA KIDS: RANGER JACK MUSICAL CONCERT 3-4 p.m. Bring the whole family to a fun musical concert at Casa Romantica. Ranger Jack

will perform with a host of animal puppets and a variety of musical instruments in the Casa’s Main Salon. Seating is limited; floor seating is encouraged. Advance RSVP is recommended. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

At the Movies: Recapping the 2020 Golden Globes

BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Saturday | 11 PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER 8:30-11:30 a.m. Join Cub Scout Pack 112 for a fresh stack of pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice. Tickets for the “Have a Stack with the Pack” fundraiser are $5 in advance and $6 at the door. Cub Scout Pack 112 will be greeting, serving and cleaning. San Clemente Elks Lodge #2068, 1505 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. sanclemente112.mypack.us.

SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE 9-11 a.m. South OC Cars and Coffee is the U.S.’s largest weekly car meet and attracts a mix of 500-1,000 hypercars, supercars, exotics, vintage, classic, muscle and sports cars, hot rods, rat rods, pickups, 4x4s and motorcycles. The Outlets at San Clemente, 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.

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ome have been wondering if cutting back awards season a few weeks this year was a good or bad move. For me, the sooner it’s over, the better. At the end of the day, the arts should be appreciated on their own, rather than turned into a competition between contenders and gossip blogs. Posting about my faves’ red carpet looks was fun in school, but now it just feels old and tired.

But since movies, pop culture and film trivia are my forte, I will give a brief summary of how things went down, with what I dug and what I didn’t. Film fans are theorizing that The Irishman and Marriage Story getting largely snubbed for most of the night might have been because of a bias against Netflix and streaming, in general. Need I remind fans that last year’s Roma was also a Netflix-produced film and did quite well during awards season—and that all three films received theatrical releases on top of going Page 8

straight to the Netflix website?

Sam Mendes winning Best Director for 1917 was indeed a surprise, especially over Bong Joon-ho for Parasite, Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Martin Scorsese for The Irishman. Taron Egerton and Awkwafina winning Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Rocketman and The Farewell, respectively, were deserving and refreshing choices, while it was a bit underwhelming that Renee Zellweger and Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actress and Best Actor in a Drama for Judy and Joker, respectively. And the big wins of the night, Best Drama and Best Musical or Comedy, went to 1917 and Once Upon a Time again. Eh. In general, I always preferred the SAGs and BAFTAs among the pre-Oscars shows.

So maybe the next couple of weeks will bring something unexpected and fresh to the so-far-bland season. SC

Tuesday | 14 BEGINNING HULA CLASS 6:30-7:15 p.m. Have fun and learn basic language, songs, dance steps, motions and meanings. Includes work with poi balls (Maori culture from New Zealand), Hawaiian hula, Tahitian, Samoan music/dance forms. All are welcome. Hula Connection, 3551 Camino Mira Costa, Suite J, San Clemente. 949.842.0662. hulaconnection.net.

KARAOKE AT GOODY’S 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday, Goody’s Tavern hosts a karaoke night, which includes a great sound system, stage, a fair rotation and good vibes. Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real.

949.492.3400. goodystavern.com.

Wednesday | 15 COMMUNITY FORUM: LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION 6-8 p.m. The I-5 Freedom Network will host a community forum on the legalization and decriminalization of prostitution while discussing the trends in the effort to fight domestic sex trafficking. San Clemente Presbyterian Church, 119 Avenida De La Estrella, San Clemente. 949.373.3638. eventbrite.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT IVA LEE’S 7 p.m. Join Iva Lee’s for live music every Wednesday through Sunday. For the ultimate live music experience, be sure to reserve a lounge table on Fridays and Saturdays. 555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente.

949.361.2855. Check their website for the latest scheduled performances. ivalees.com.

MOLLY BLOOM’S FREE COMEDY WEDNESDAYS 8:30 p.m. Doug James hosts an all-star free comedy show every Wednesday, featuring top national acts. Molly Bloom’s Pub, 2391 South El Camino Real, San Clemente.

949.218.0120. sanclementetimes.com

SC SC LIVING San Clemente

PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

CoastLines by Fred Swegles

surf conditions are iffy. World-class? Can be, but you’d have to be lucky and know where to go.

Melhado knows. He keenly monitors wind, tide and surf conditions and, nearly any day, can find small, longboardable waves somewhere for students, or for fun longboarding. Bigger surf? When it’s there, he’s on it.

“It’s kind of unique what I’ve done,” he said.

“I’ve slowly integrated myself to be a local of this area and this island . . . kind of carved a little niche out in a slice of paradise.”

Surf Sensei on Okinawa is from SC High School

TOURIST EXPLORATIONS

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ow did a 1991 graduate of San Clemente High School come to be the premier sensei of surf on the tropical Japanese island of Okinawa?

Search online for “surf instruction Okinawa.” Danny Melhado’s Happy Surfing Okinawa comes up No. 1.

“Most people are surprised you can even surf here,” he said. “It’s relatively unknown for surfing.”

EAST COAST ORIGINS Melhado grew up in Florida, competing with Kelly Slater in East Coast contests.

Slater went on to capture 11 world pro surfing titles. Melhado did well nationally, then moved to California in 1990 to refine his skills and attend his senior year at San Clemente High School. He was on the 1991 state champion SCHS surf team.

He and SCHS teammate Chad Navarro made the national team. Colin McPhillips, then an underclassman, would go on to become three-time world longboard champion.

Shortboarder Melhado already was, by then, making yearly trips to Japan through sponsorships. Next, he went out on the international pro tour. He fell in love, married a Japanese national, moved COASTLINES to Japan and raised children.

By Fred Swegles While competing on the Japanese circuit, he built lasting friendships at surf locales around the country.

At one contest, Melhado was advised that an influential industry personality was looking for him, someone he’d met in Florida a decade earlier. Melhado, bilingual, had approached the Japanese man in the water, telling him that Mrs. Melhado was Japanese, inviting him and his wife over for a barbecue.

Reunited in Japan, the long-lost acquaintances hit it off.

ON TO OKINAWA Melhado’s new mentor invited him to fly to Okinawa with him to chase a typhoon swell. They ended up spending a month.

Melhado was entranced with the island, its beaches and the islanders.

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Top: Danny Melhado photographs students—one visiting from Germany, two who serve on U.S. military bases on Okinawa—before class at Yomitan. Below: Melhado pushes Johannes Schaff from Germany into a wave on the outer reef at Yomitan. Photos: Fred Swegles

Hawaii while his ex-wife and kids lived in Japan. He longed to be closer to his kids, start a business.

Ten years ago, in the Okinawa town of Yomitan, Melhado found a house to rent, easy walking distance to a pleasant beach that produced gentle waves ideal for teaching. He turned the home into a guest house.

CULTURE FOR GUESTS Melhado doesn’t just teach surfing. Irrepress-

ibly friendly, and eager to share the local culture, he’ll take guests who wish to try Japanese-style dining at his favorite local eateries.

He has become an expert with a water camera. Nightly, he posts pictures on Instagram from the day’s surf sessions.

When surf conditions ramp up, he rides shortboards. Most often, he’s on a longboard, teaching in small waves, catching a few for himself. He warns anyone dreaming of perfect coral reef barrels that Okinawa

Atop a hill in Yomitan, Zakimi Castle is a restored 600-year-old fortress and museum.

On Okinawa’s scenic south shore, the Peace Museum presents a sobering, unforgettable look back at horrors of World War II. The museum may shock you—then leave you with a new sense of compassion and humanity.

Tourists enjoy Okinawa’s beach resorts, its gorgeous aquarium, and its coral reefs for snorkeling, diving, surfing or SUP. Chatan, a town bordered by U.S. military bases, is an oceanfront “American Village,” popular internationally for its shopping, restaurants and surfing.

There’s intense city traffic—and pleasant escapes, driving Okinawa’s verdant rural roads.

I can attest to this. I recently booked a week’s stay at Happy Surfing Okinawa. Be forewarned, the guest house isn’t luxury.

It’s basic. It’s an older house. It’s cozy. It’s clean. It’s a shared bathroom. It’s friendly.

It’s cheaper than the three-star hotel where I spent my first night on Okinawa.

ADVENTURES

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WHAT KEEPS YOU DOING IT?

The smiles you see on people’s faces, especially if it’s their very first time surfing and it’s a complete success. They’ve been bitten by the bug. You were able to give them that. Then just physically being in the water every day, that’s something you can’t beat. And at this point, I can kind of just write my own schedule through the year and work as I want to work, control the pace. It’s a great lifestyle.

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It can be spooky, in a rental car on unfamiliar roads, driving the other side of the road. I had three close calls, looking the wrong way or, briefly, actually driving the wrong way. Happily, I survived each scary gaffe without a scratch.

It was fun, learning history and culture and recalling old times with Danny, first meeting him in Florida, his year at San Clemente High and a 1990 trip to Barbados. I was the photographer for a U.S. competition team that included Danny, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Pat O’Connell, Taylor Knox and SCHS’ Jason Senn.

In Japan, I was surprised how vividly Danny remembered that trip, right down to a tune we kept hearing there, “Reggae Ambassador,” that will live with me forever.

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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SC LIVING GUEST OPINION: Get Fit San Clemente by Gina Cousineau and Samantha Blankenburg

No More Pain, No More Gain I

t’s that time of year again, when lots of people are not only reinventing themselves but taking on lofty fitness and weight-loss goals, believing it’s their only option to finding true health and happiness.

It’s all with the best of intentions to conquer their inconsistent, unplanned fitness and nutrition strategies, of course. People share all kinds of New Year’s resolutions to find health, self-love and prosperity by setting goals such as losing 25 pounds, no longer eating meat or becoming a vegan, going to the gym every single day, or eating only between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., to name a few.

This approach is what we like to call “No Pain, No Gain” and is marketed, supported and applauded by the masses in the multibillion-dollar fitness and nutrition industries. Its quick, yet temporary, effects are usually what draw clients in and reinforce the idea that it’s the only way to get results.

What if I told you it didn’t have to be that way, and that, honestly, it shouldn’t?

What I have learned over the past decade in fitness is that more is not better, and pain does not equal a gain—unless your gain is an injury or a temporary outcome with an unsustainable approach.

I fell victim to the New Year’s resolution time and time again. I wanted to be thinner or fitter or do something grander than the year before, which still stands true in 2020, to some extent. But what I ask myself now is, “How will I get there, and what am I willing to sacrifice?”

For starters, I accept my body as it is, look to be stronger (not thinner) and live with no chronic pain. I also maintain a healthy relationship with nutritious and delicious food for myself, my kids, family,

friends and clients. If I live honestly by these values through fitness and nutrition, there is no place for the “No Pain, No Gain” lifestyle.

Now don’t get me wrong; if you have not been exercising regularly, adding fitness back into your life is going to come with some discomfort. Most of you are thinking, “Yeah, my body is going to be wrecked.” This is not what I am thinking.

The discomfort I’m referring to is learning from what you have done in the past. With this new thought process, you should choose to include and how to create a “lifestyle” that will provide you with the outcomes that you are looking for, though this time for the long haul.

It was with that mentality that I created the concept of “Fitness Macros” a few years GET FIT SAN ago—a pie-chart distriCLEMENTE

By Gina Cousineau bution including three & Samantha categories of fitness: a Blankenburg cardiovascular component, strength training, and mobility/ core training. The pie-chart percentages are completely dependent on what your current fitness goals are, but all three macros need to be present and accounted for, no matter what the goal.

All major health care groups advocate for 30 minutes of moderate exercise most days of the week (150 minutes total).

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.

with something that you could complete in three months’ time.

• Create a specific schedule that includes all three “Fitness Macros” (cardiovascular exercise, strength training, mobility/core).

• Take your progress pictures.

• Create a fitness goal. Keep in mind where your current fitness abilities lie and start

• Ask for help. Work with fitness professionals who understand your current fitness level and limitations, your boundaries to create a sustainable approach and allow them to help create a program for improved

health through 2020 and beyond.

Samantha Blankenburg owns and operates Everyday Athlete in San Clemente.

She also co-owns and operates an online lifestyle company with Gina Cousineau, aimed to offer in-person and virxtual nutrition, fitness and lifestyle consulting. You can reach out to Samantha B at Samantha.Blankenburg@gmail.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

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

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San Clemente Times January 9-15, 2020

FROM THE ARCHIVES This photo of people playing what is believed to be San Clemente Golf Course, which opened in 1930, was taken by Maynard Parker in 1938.

Keep this in mind while taking on the New Year and the new you:

Adoptable Pet of the Week: Fiona iona is an 8-month-old cutie that is a bit on the shy side. Though she can be a bit timid at first meeting, she loves other cats and would do well in a quiet home where she can get comfortable.

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

Contributor: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

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

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20196563377 The following person(s) is doing business as: LUVAMERICA.ORG 6205 COLINA PACIFICA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673-7104 Full Name of Registrant(s): ROBERT STADICK 6205 COLINA PACIFICA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673-7104 This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: N/A /s/ROBERT STADICK This statement was filed with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder On 12/30/2019 Publish: San Clemente Times January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CONSTRUCTION OF A COMBAT AIRCRAFT LOADING AREA SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA The United States Department of the Navy (Navy) announces the availability of, and invites public comments on, the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared for the proposed construction of a Combat Aircraft Loading Area (CALA) at Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, California (CA). The Proposed CALA would consist of two helipads, an ordnance staging area, and an improved access road to support helicopter ordnance loading and off-loading operations. The Proposed Action would improve operational efficiencies by reducing transit time for helicopter and crew members. The Draft EA is available electronically for public review at https://www.cnic.navy. mil/regions/cnrsw/om/environmental_support/ Public_Review_of_Navy_Projects.html. The Draft EA is also available for hardcopy review at the San Diego Central Library located at 330 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101. Comments on the Draft EA may be submitted to NAVFAC SW, Attn: SCI CALA EA Project Manager, 1220 Pacific Highway, Code EV21.LD, San Diego, CA 92132, and must be postmarked no later than January 25, 2020.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON JANUARY 23, 2020 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: 133 W Escalones – Minor Exception Permit 19-381/Staff Waiver of a Minor Architectural Permit 19-382 – Tucker Residence Addition A request to construct an addition to an existing legal non-conforming single family residence and the continuation of a nonconforming sideyard setback. The project site is located in the Residential Medium Zoning District and Coastal Overlay District (RM-CZ).

Staff recommends that the project be found categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities) and Section 15305 (Class 5: Minor Alterations In Land Use Limitations).

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plex Condo Subdivision A request to subdivide the airspace of a recently remodeled duplex for condominium purposes.

The project site is located in the Residential Medium Zoning District and Coastal Overlay District (RM-CZ) and is within the Pier Bowl Specific Plan area.

Staff recommends that the project be found categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15315 (Class 15: Minor Land Divisions).

2803-2809 South El Camino Real – Minor Exception Permit 19-374/Minor Exception Permit 19-376/Minor Exception Permit 19377/Minor Exception Permit 19-378 – Trestles Cottages Walls and Arbors A request to allow block walls and an arbor to exceed the allowable height of 42 inches within the front yard setback area on four separate, contiguous lots known as the “Trestles Cottages” development. The lots are located in the Mixed Use 5 Zoning District and Affordable Housing Overlay District (MU5-AH) and within the South El Camino Real Focus Area (East of Interstate 5).

Staff recommends that the project be found categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (Class 3: New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) and Section 15305 (Class 5: Minor Alterations In Land Use Limitations).

These applications are on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, and are available for public inspection and comment by contacting (949) 361-6184. If you challenge these projects in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearings.

Notice is further given that said public hearings will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator and held on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at the Community Development Department, Conference Room A, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearings or to provide written communication to the Zoning Administrator to express their opinion for or against the requests.

For further details, please call or visit the office of the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator at the Community Development Department where information is available for public inspection.

Zoning Administrator PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20196561638 The following person(s) is doing business as: CAMINO IMMIGRATION SERVICES 849 N BRADFORD AVE PLACENTIA, CA 92871-9287 Full Name of Registrant(s): SOLIDARITY 601 E VALENCIA AVE FULLERTON, CA 92832 BETHANY ANDERSON 849 N BRADFORD AVE PLACENTIA, CA 92871-9287 This business is conducted by an Unincorporated Association.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed

above on: 10/01/2015 /s/Bethany Anderson This statement was filed with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder On 12/06/2019 Publish: San Clemente Times December 26, 2019 January 2, 9, 16, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON JANUARY 21, 2020 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: Appeal of Discretionary Sign Permit (DSP) 18546 – Plaza by the Sea Master Sign Program – 610-628 Camino De Los Mares Public Hearing to consider a City Council initiated appeal of Discretionary Sign Permit 18-546, regarding the establishment of a Master Sign Program at 610-628 Camino De Los Mares, a retail shopping center known as “Plaza by the Sea”.

Staff recommends the project be found categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15301, Class 1, Existing Facilities, because the proposed project involves new copy permissions for on premise signs, and as a Class 11 Categorical Exemption (Accessory Structures) because the project involves the demolition and replacement of an on-site monument sign.

Conditional Use Permit Amendment 19-278, La Ventura Event Center Amendment No. 2, 2316 South El Camino Real Public Hearing to consider a request to amend CUP 13-249 to allow full alcohol service for the existing event center located at 2316 South El Camino Real.

Staff recommends the project be found categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) because the project involves the permitting and minor alteration of an existing approved use with no expansion of the use and no addition or alteration to the building.

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

To allow staff adequate time to confirm software compatibility, individuals wishing to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentations at the meeting must submit the electronic files to the City Clerk by no later than 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting. Only compatible electronic formats will be permitted to be used on City audio/visual computer equipment. Staff makes no guarantee that such material will be compatible, but will use its best efforts to accommodate the request.

Notice is further given that said public hearings on these projects will be conducted by the City of San Clemente City Council on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente, California.

All interested persons are invited to attend said hearings or to provide written communication to the City Council to express their opinion for or against the requests.

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For further details, please call or visit the Community Development Department at the above phone number and address where information is on file and available for public inspection.

JOANNE BAADE City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20196562621 The following person(s) is doing business as: MDQSS 18 PENDANT IRVINE, CA 92620 Full Name of Registrant(s): ADAM METZGER 18 PENDANT IRVINE, CA 92620 This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: N/A /s/ADAM METZGER This statement was filed with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder On DECEMBER 18, 2019 Publish: San Clemente Times JANUARY 2, 9, 16, 23, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20196562411 The following person(s) is doing business as: TMS HIGH PERFORMANCE SALES 647 CAMINO DE LOS MARES SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 Full Name of Registrant(s): CARY SERKLEW 28082 LAS BRISAS DEL MAR SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675 This business is conducted by a limited liability company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: 12/12/2019 PERFORMANCE SALES & MARKETING /s/CARY SERKLEW, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder On 12/16/2019 Publish: San Clemente Times January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020

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at the net in volleyball and filling up the net in basketball.

Gardiner continued to lead the Tritons in scoring this season, including 18 points against Dana Hills.

In San Clemente’s latest and best

tournament championship run, which concluded with a victory over JSerra in the SoCal Championship title game on Dec. 18, Gardiner and junior Jessie Blaine were named to the all-tournament team.

Blaine, a transfer as part of a moving

military family, comes to San Clemente as a softball commit to Auburn and the No. 1 catching prospect in the 2021 class, according to FloSoftball. Blaine has meshed well with the Tritons and adds another strong scoring option.

Sophomore Jolie Johnson has been another strength for San Clemente in dishing out assists. Senior Kennedy Hogan, sophomores Haley and Riley Brown as well as transfer junior Kyra Stewart have all made contributions for the Tritons.

“We have a ton of energy,” Husbands said. “Everybody’s all about team. They play with a ton of heart, ton of grit. They’re just really coachable.”

San Clemente has been solid in each of Husbands’ first four years at the helm, but the Tritons looks stronger than ever and are on pace for their best win total in some time.

“I think we’re playing a high level of basketball, and we’re going to be a tough team down the stretch,” Husbands said.

“I think we’ve worked hard for it (the No. 1 ranking), but we’ve got to keep it now.

We’ve got to keep working toward it every single day.”

San Clemente is also looking for its first league title since splitting the South Coast League championship with Tesoro in 2015.

The Tritons only lost two league games last season, both to league champion Aliso Niguel.

The Wolverines are 14-3 this season and edged out Tesoro in their league opener, 63-60, on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Aliso Niguel is slotted in Division 1 this season.

San Clemente plays at Tesoro on Thursday, Jan. 9 and hosts Trabuco Hills on Saturday, Jan. 11 before its first game against Aliso Niguel at home on Jan. 14. SC

Monday, Jan. 6.

The defending South Coast League, CIF-SS Division 1 and SoCal Regional champion Tritons (15-1-1, 1-0) opened league with a 2-0 win at Capistrano Valley on Monday. Niko Kaczmarczyk and Xavier Hassard-Johnson scored the goals as Carter Fann posted the shutout.

San Clemente’s defense has been tremendous with only allowed four goals in 17 games this season.

One of those goals came in San Clemente’s only defeat so far this season on Jan. 3 against Palos Verdes. Palos Verdes, ranked No. 7 in Division 1, earned the 1-0 victory at San Clemente.

Blake Lipofsky, Jovanni Gomez and Nelson Tabarez lead San Clemente with six goals each this season. Micah Usui and Nolan Grush each have five goals.

Goalies Fann and Connor Stoll each have six shutouts this season.

San Clemente continues league at

Mission Viejo on Friday, Jan. 10 and host San Juan Hills on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

San Juan Hills on Thursday, Jan. 9 and hosts Tesoro on Saturday, Jan. 11.

Girls Soccer Opens League With Draw

Upcoming Schedule

Multi-sport athletes lead SCHS girls basketball to No. 1 spot

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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hat do you get when you mix a top softball recruit, a volleyball commit, some club soccer players, track athletes and a couple lacrosse players and throw them together on a basketball court?

Apparently, you create the No. 1 girls basketball team in CIF-SS Division 2A: the San Clemente Tritons.

The Tritons are 16-4 coming off of a dominant South Coast League opening win over Dana Hills, 66-18, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, but San Clemente’s strength might just be that their best players are even better in other sports.

“I just so believe in multi-sport athletes and playing lots of sports for as long as you can,” San Clemente coach Kerri Husbands said. “I think it makes you a better well-rounded athlete on the court and a better teammate on the court. For us, because we have so many athletes, we can do so many different things out on the court. It makes it a lot of fun.”

San Clemente’s top returner was senior Ella Gardiner, who has committed for volleyball at Fairfield University. Gardiner’s height and strength is extremely valuable

Triton Report

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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Boys Soccer Still No. 1 Entering League The San Clemente boys soccer team maintained its No. 1 spot in CIF-SS Division 1 as it began league play on

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The San Clemente girls basketball team is No. 1 in Division 2A and has been led by its multi-sport athletes. Photos: Zach Cavanagh

The San Clemente girls soccer team has had a strong start to the season and opened league with a decent result on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

San Clemente (9-2-3, 0-0-1) hosted Aliso Niguel, ranked No. 4 in Division 1, and earned a 1-1 draw with the defending league champions at San Clemente High School. Alyce Raumin scored the lone tally for the Tritons off an assist from Piper Balos. Emily Schad made four saves.

San Clemente was shutout in both games against Aliso Niguel last season on their way to a second-place league finish.

While not the win the Tritons sought, the draw is a strong result to open league play.

San Clemente continues league play at

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San Clemente boys basketball (11-7) tipped off the South Coast League against Aliso Niguel on Wednesday, Jan. 8, but results were not available at press time. The Tritons play at Capistrano Valley on Friday, Jan. 10 and host Trabuco Hills on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

San Clemente girls water polo (3-6) is ranked No. 14 in the Division 1 and 2 poll. The Tritons hosted No. 22 Huntington Beach on Wednesday, Jan. 8, but results were not available at press time. San Clemente opens league at Aliso Niguel on Jan. 16 and hosts El Toro on Jan. 21.

San Clemente boys and girls wrestling takes on Mission Viejo on Thursday, Jan. 9. The Tritons host the Diablos in all levels. SC

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Tragedy Averted at Pipeline After two close calls on North Shore, importance of water safety training couldn’t be more apparent

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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s champagne corks were flying and trophies were being hoisted at the end of a successful season of the WSL Championship Tour, the jubilant atmosphere on the beach at Pipeline quickly morphed into concern, as an emergency rescue was taking place in the water.

Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater was on stage receiving his Triple Crown trophy when he halted the proceedings.

“We have a rescue going on,” Slater announced into the microphone.

With the Billabong Pipe Masters having just concluded, the ensuing free surf session nearly ended in tragedy as 13-year-old San Clemente surfer Hayden Rodgers suffered a serious wipeout. Reportedly going over the falls and hitting his head on the reef, he was held underwater for two waves.

Hawaiian Water Patrol legends Terry Ahue, Brian Keaulana and his son, Chad, were on the scene, as were city and county lifeguards and a number of young surfers who have recently undergone training by the Big Wave Risk Assessment Group (BWRAG)—a program co-founded by Keaulana that teaches

GROM OF THE WEEK:

WAYLON KENWORTHY

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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dmittedly, I’ve been listening to a lot of Waylon Jennings lately, but full disclosure, that in no way, shape or form influenced the decision this week to give Waylon Kenworthy the nod as Grom of the Week.

A member of Dana Point’s infamous Kenworthy quintet, Waylon’s no slouch on a surfboard or a skateboard—just like his four other siblings. The lanky regularfooter has impeccable style, hearkening back to old school Dogtown days.

With older sister Bella leading the competitive charge for the family, Waylon’s grooving to his own beat. Waylon, a regular at Western Surfing Association San Clemente Times January 9-15, 2020

San Clemente’s Kolohe Andino negotiates the drop at Pipeline during the recent Billabong Pipe Masters. But don’t let the beauty fool you, the break is considered the most deadly in the world. Photo: Cestari/WSL

water safety, lifeguard and rescue techniques for situations just like this.

Using hand signals taught in the course, these young surfers were able to help Ahue and Keaulana locate and retrieve Rodgers’ body underwater.

“We had just started heading back and saw that the contest was over, the competition buoys were in. Terry and I are always scanning the shoreline,” Keaulana told the WSL. “I don’t know how many times after Pipe we’ve had the same scenario happen, and it was just that same feeling yesterday . . . driving along, scanning the shoreline and the lineup.”

After Rodgers was brought to the beach, lifeguards immediately assessed his condition. He was reportedly breathing but had suffered lacerations and abrasions to his face.

He was then taken to Queen’s Medical Center for treatment. Rodgers is now back home

and is expected to make a full recovery.

“There were two kids who probably went to a BWRAG course because we teach this technique: they had one hand straight up and one pointing in the direction of where to go, and that’s what sent me straight to where the kid was,” Keaulana explained. “Everybody played a part. The parts made up the whole.”

Then, less than two weeks later, on New Year’s Eve, tragedy almost struck at Pipeline again when big-wave icon Kohl Christensen went down on a big, second reef wave and suffered a near-fatal head injury.

Just as they had a couple of weeks ago when they saved Rodgers, the North Shore lifeguards responded heroically.

Suffering a fractured skull and serious lacerations to his head, Christensen was rushed to Queen’s, where he underwent emergency surgery. After five days in the

hospital, he has been discharged and is expected to make a full recovery.

“Dec. 31, 2019 would have been my departure from the physical world. My last cognitive interaction with my wife, daughters, family, friends and world. If not for the immediate response by my rescuers,” Christensen wrote on Instagram last weekend.

“The prayers and love that flooded in the day of the accident and continue to come are the reason I am still here. Thank you. My reflection on all of this begins. An abyss I can barely begin to fathom. I am aware and present. Motor skills intact. Feeling fortunate, blessed and so very grateful. Let the healing process begin.”

When his friend Sion Milosky drowned surfing Maverick’s in 2011, Christensen held a small gathering at his North Shore farm. Recognizing the need for more safety training and precautions as the limits of bigwave surfing were expanding by leaps and bounds, this meeting was the beginning of the Big Wave Risk Assessment Group.

Today, BWRAG is led by Christensen, Keaulana and a handful of others, including San Clemente’s Greg Long. Through their training sessions and summits, BWRAG’s influence is responsible for saving numerous lives.

Over the past couple of years, the Gudauskas brothers’ Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation has been providing scholarship opportunities for BWRAG training to upand-coming big-wave surfers.

One of the scholarship recipients, who’d been trained in CPR, was able to save his grandfather’s life last year when he suffered a medical emergency.

Both incidents highlight the dangers of surfing Pipeline, as well as the importance of water safety training. When we enter the ocean as surfers, the importance of having the knowledge and ability to save a life should the situation arise cannot be overstated. SC

SURF FORECAST contests, is quick with a smile and even quicker with a prank.

And like his namesake, the young Waylon has recently taken to pulling chords on his guitar. His old man is an ardent fan of the Highwaymen—an all-star country ensemble featuring Jennings, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson—and obviously that’s what’s on the stereo at home.

Music’s always played prominently in board sports culture, and who knows, if Waylon sticks with the six-string, he could be the next great salty crooner.

It can be hard to stand out in a family as big as the Kenworthys—especially when everyone’s ripping—but Waylon’s a born entertainer, and who knows what stage that’s going to lead him to in the future?

Our bet is that it’ll be a big one! SC

Water Temperature: 59-61 degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 8-12’ Thursday: Northwest swell mix peaks in the afternoon, with waist to chest high surf (3-4’) at well exposed spots. Light offshore winds and clean conditions in the morning with just a light onshore sea-breeze expected to develop for the afternoon. Deep 7’+ tide swing from an early morning high to a negative low mid afternoon.

Outlook: Northwest swell holds steady on Friday for waist-chest high waves (3-4’) at good exposures. Winds remain favorable, condition overall best for the morning hours. Surf weakens through the weekend and is down in the 1-2-3’ zone by Sunday. Favorable conditions persist for the weekend, with light offshore winds in the mornings, followed by a light+ sea-breeze for the afternoons.

Large tide swings also continue through the weekend. For the latest details be sure to visit Surfline.com.

Waylon Kenworthy. Photo: Courtesy of Richard Cortez

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