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expecting to evaluate the results of an assessment OCSD will conduct later this year on what level of service each of their 13 contracted cities need, including San Clemente. “So when we talk about what we need to cut, we are sort of talking a little bit out of turn right now, because until we get that assessment back from OCSD and we are able to evaluate that, I don’t know if that’s going to be two more deputies, five more deputies or 20 more deputies. I hope it’s not 20 more deputies, but we’ll find out from them,” Bane said.

In the next week or two, the city council is also going to find out from OCSD what its cost increases for next year are going to look like and how it will affect the city’s budget.

The council will reconvene at its next regular meeting at 6 p.m. on August 20. —CH

Five things San Clemente should know this week SC Pier: No. 1 Most Polluted Beach in the State THE LATEST: San Clemente Pier ranked No. 1 on Heal the Bay’s dreaded “Beach Bummer” list, which each year ranks the most polluted beaches in the state based on levels of potentially harmful bacteria in the surrounding water.

The news came Wednesday, June 26, when the Santa Monica-based environmental agency released its 29th annual “Beach Report Card,” which assigns A-to-F letter grades for California beaches based on levels of weekly bacterial pollution in the ocean.

The bacterial pollution is measured by county health agencies. According to the report, California beach water quality sagged slightly in 2018-19, driven in large part by increased rainfall.

Only 54% of the beaches received an A or B grade during wet weather, an 8% drop from the state’s five-year average.

Out of 14 local beaches, “San Clemente Pier drain, point zero,” was the only one to receive an F grade for its summer dry period, the second time in three years, according to a statement the city released in response to Heal the Bay’s report.

For its winter dry period, the iconic pier earned a D grade, but it received an A for its year-’round wet weather period.

San Clemente Pier was one of two Orange County beaches to make the Beach Bummer list this year. The other, Monarch Beach, North, at Salt Creek in Dana Point ranked No. 6 on the list.

San Clemente Pier last appeared on the list in 2016. According to the current report, the beach is impacted by untreated runoff from a nearby storm drain, although the city presumes that the bacteria exceedances are being caused by avian fecal matter.

Mayor Pro Tem Dan Bane addressed the news at San Clemente City Council’s special midday meeting on June 26, but he wasn’t entirely surprised by the pier’s poor ranking.

He said the city has been working to study and closely monitor the issue.

“I want people to be aware that we are looking at the root cause of that and addressing it; we’ve got studies that are ongoing,” Bane said.

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The city said it is working to study and mitigate unhealthy bacteria levels in the area near the San Clemente Pier, which was ranked No. 1 most polluted beach in the state, according to Heal the Bay’s June 26 “Beach Bummer” list. Photo: Cari Hachman

of bacteria in the water near the pier were talked about in a San Clemente Times story on April 25.

Cynthia Mallett, environmental program supervisor for the city of San Clemente, said, “We were not surprised that it (the pier) would be on Heal the Bay’s Beach Bummer report card. We were surprised that it was No. 1, though.”

WHAT’S NEXT: Mallett said the city has a Stakeholder Advisory Committee working to identify sources causing excess bacteria in the water, so that those sources can eventually be abated.

At the beginning of May, researchers initiated a Pier Bacteria Source Characterization Study, which uses human, canine and avian DNA markers to determine if the sources of bacteria in the water are coming from those species.

The study is ongoing and should be complete in a year from this past June, said Mallett, who works on behalf of the city’s Clean Ocean Program, which has the goal to prevent water pollution in local rivers, creeks and the ocean.

“We do feel that (avian) pigeons roosting in the understory of the pier are contributing to the bacteria exceedances,” Mallett said. “That’s why we included the avian marker in the data analysis. If water quality data comes back and avian DNA markers are prevalent in water quality data, we will then request from city council to consider installing more bird deterrents to prevent birds from roosting in the understory of the pier,” she said.

The Stakeholder Advisory Committee is comprised of experts and local citizens tasked with reviewing the city’s monitoring plan and water quality data

when it comes in. Continue reading the full story online.—Cari Hachmann

City Council Approves Contract with OCSD THE LATEST: The city of San Clemente called a special meeting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, to reconsider approval for its Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Police Services Contract, which ended on June 30. The four councilmembers unanimously approved the contract, effective July 1.

The reason for the special meeting followed a controversial ending to San Clemente’s City Council meeting on June 18, when Councilmember Chris Hamm left the meeting early for work and Councilmember Kathy Ward walked out due to Councilmember Laura Ferguson’s lastminute direction to staff to explore future budget cuts to fund additional deputies.

The council had lacked quorum to vote on the police services contract.

Before the vote on June 26, several residents addressed the council, encouraging their elected leaders to approve the $16.3 million contract that would allow Orange County Sheriff’s Department to continue providing police services to the city. It also approved budgeting for the addition of two deputies and one-full-time Crime Prevention Specialist.

WHAT’S NEXT: Some councilmembers still appear to disagree on cuts to fund additional deputies, on the timing of such cuts and how many deputies might actually be needed.

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SCE, Cities near San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Removing Retired Emergency Sirens THE LATEST: Utility crews began depowering the 50 community alert sirens on Monday that were once required for operation of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), according to John Dobken, media relations manager at Southern California Edison (SCE).

The sirens are located within a 10-mile radius of the plant in the communities of San Clemente, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, unincorporated Orange County, the Camp Pendleton Marine base and on state park lands.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, determined in 2015 the sirens were unnecessary, because accident scenarios at the defueled nuclear plant can no longer exceed Environmental Protection Agency protective action values that recommend evacuation or sheltering in place, Dobken said in a June 26 press release from SCE. While the reactors at SONGS were operating, the sirens would only have been activated during the two highest emergency levels, known as a site-area and a general emergency. Neither can occur at San Onofre now that the reactors are retired, according to SCE. In the more than 39 years that the sirens were in service, they were never activated due to an emergency at SONGS, according to the press release.

WHAT’S NEXT: Local communities were given the option of maintaining the sirens or poles for their own use. While none are keeping the actual siren function, some cities will keep the physical infrastructure.

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EYE ON SC (Cont. from page 3) Camp Pendleton, for instance, will use the siren hardware as part of its public address system.

In other communities, the poles on which the sirens were attached will remain for street lighting or to support communication or video infrastructure. The three sirens located on California State Parks land will be removed, and the areas will be served by the adjacent communities and Camp Pendleton.

San Clemente • 19 sirens: San Clemente will retain five poles to support existing streetlights and infrastructure. The city has an active Emergency Planning and Preparedness program with details available online.

San Juan Capistrano • 9 sirens: San Juan Capistrano will retain two of the poles to support existing streetlights and infrastructure. The city maintains a comprehensive Emergency Management program and encourages residents to learn more about these efforts online.

Dana Point • 8 sirens: Dana Point is keeping seven of the eight poles installed by SCE and is actively looking for a new system that will provide the city with additional siren and messaging capabilities and allow for clear verbal messaging.—CH

Site Master Plans for Potential SC High Renovations to Include Renderings of Upgraded, New Buildings THE LATEST: Site master plans for potential upgrades to San Clemente High School will include renderings showing what the inside of the renovated classrooms and new buildings could like look should a proposed bond measure to update the school passes next spring.

The Capistrano Unified School District is expected to present the site plan and renderings to the Board of Trustees in

the coming months. The district plans to bring a contract before the trustees for approval on a firm to draw up the renderings and site plan during the upcoming July 17 meeting, according to district spokesperson Ryan Burris.

The potential bond measure for San Clemente in the March 2020 Primary Election proposes to levy $34 for every $100,000 of assessed home value, which is expected to yield $113 million in proceeds. If the bond passes, more than $87 million of those funds would pay for classroom renovations and new buildings at San Clemente High, with the remainder funding renovations at San Clemente middle and elementary schools.

The board’s latest workshop on June 28 focused on the school’s potential design, as the trustees discussed the merits of going with Spanish-colonial architecture to match the city’s “Spanish Village by the Sea” theme.

Representatives from HMC Architects sat in on the workshop to present some architectural styles to the trustees and answer questions about construction costs.

Trustee Patricia Holloway asked whether following the city’s guidelines for Spanish architecture would be considerably expensive.

Daniel Dubrow, associate principal for HMC, said the firm had done some research on those guidelines and found it would “create a lot of excess costs.”

He added that if the district went with a blended style, incorporating aspects of the Spanish-colonial look, it could keep costs down.

Trustee Amy Hanacek touched on the idea of creating a blended look and picturing a “butchered hybrid.” Calling the school a statement piece for the city, she said the district should be mindful of the community, keeping in mind the school’s alumni who would like to still recognize it in the future.

Noting that the primary goal is get the bond passed, Holloway said she brought up the Spanish architecture because she “believes it could be a good way to bond the community” and give it a sense of place.

Chief Facilities Officer John Forney

proposed that the renderings of the new facilities focus on what students and teachers will experience inside. He also explained that the design aspects can be more focused if they get the bond passed.

WHAT’S NEXT: The next school board meeting is scheduled for July 17 at CUSD headquarters in San Juan Capistrano at 7 p.m.—Shawn Raymundo

House Passes Appropriations Bill with $25 Million for Interim Nuclear Waste Program THE LATEST: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $982.8 billion spending package last month that includes millions in funding to establish a program to temporarily store nuclear waste from the nation’s power plants, including the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS).

The four-bill appropriations package, which passed in a 226-203 vote on June 19, provides several federal agencies funding for Fiscal 2020, beginning Oct. 1. The Department of Energy will have a budget of $37.1 billion, with $25 million allocated for the creation of the consolidated interim storage program.

Rep. Mike Levin, who represents Cali-

fornia’s 49th District comprising the cities of San Clemente, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano, lobbied for the $25 million that, if enacted, would pay for the initiation of the program, site preparation and the coordination of transporting the spent fuel.

Currently, the U.S. doesn’t have a permanent repository to store nuclear waste, as power plants have been responsible for the storage of their own spent fuel.

Proposals to construct temporary storage sites in New Mexico and Texas are currently going through the application process, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Of the Energy Department’s appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year, $1.3 billion will be dedicated toward nuclear energy, including the storage program, as well as for the research and development of “next generation of clean and safe reactors,” according to the House Appropriations Committee.

DOE’s fiscal 2020 funds would also go to “further improve the safety and economic viability of our current reactor fleet and contribute to the nation’s long-term leadership in the global nuclear power industry,” the committee stated in a breakdown of the appropriations bill.

WHAT’S NEXT: The appropriations package is currently awaiting action in the Senate.—SR

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San Clemente’s 4th of July Office Chair Downhill Derby The San Clemente 4th of July Office Chair Downhill Derby is back this year.

The grassroots neighborhood block party-style event is put on by locals for locals and their friends and visitors, according to the event’s website. The derby will run throughout the day; practice runs will begin around 10 a.m, and the race will ramp up closer to 11 a.m. once there are enough racers to participate.

The derby route starts on the lower half of Avenida Rosa and will follow into Avenida Victoria. Races will go on continuously, building up to semifinals and then a final race to name a winner. Trophies may be given to winners of the races, as well as various prizes depending on the types of office chairs.

Participants are required to bring their own office chair with two or more wheels.

Racers can also bring any other wheeled vehicle to participate in the race, such as a wagon, skateboard, wheelchair, etc. Any additional tools or equipment are allowed.

Festive decorations are welcome.

Parking near the race course is limited.

The race is free for all participants and viewers. For more information, please visit officechairrace.com.

OCFA Hosts First-Ever Girls Empowerment Camp Orange County Fire Authority hosted its first-annual Girls Empowerment Camp for more than 50 teenagers this past weekend in Irvine.

The free two-day camp exposed teens to all aspects of a fire service career, including aerial ladder climbing, hose handling, ropes and knots, CPR/first aid, roof prop, and also were led through a confidence course.

On Saturday, the campers received instruction from professional OCFA firefighters on firefighting techniques and the use of various tools. On Sunday, the campers had the chance to perform their newly learned skills.

The camp was held at the Orange County Fire Authority Regional Fire Operations and Training Center, Training Grounds at 1 Fire Authority Road in Irvine.

Literacy Advocate Shoots Hoops for Fundraiser In addition to recruiting reading tutors as the Volunteer Coordinator for Parentis San Clemente Times July 4-10, 2019

TUESDAY, JULY 9

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. sanclemente.org.

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

Orange County Fire Authority hosted its first-ever Girls Empowerment Camp this past weekend in Irvine for more than 50 teenagers to learn all aspects of a fire service career. Photo: Courtesy of OCFA

Foundation’s Experience Corps intergenerational literacy program, to be launched this fall at the Boys & Girls Club in San Clemente, Karen Banse shares another passion as a board member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Capistrano Valley.

Banse is part of a 100-free throw competition that was started four years ago as a fundraiser for the club.

Last year, the 72-year-old San Juan Capistrano resident raised $5,000 for the club.

This year, Banse has been practicing for nearly three months to give the competition her best shot and has recruited 60 sponsors to participate. Sponsors are asked to donate $2 per basket. After making 55 free throws, Banse said her goal will be reached at almost $6,000.

The Parentis Foundation is an affiliate of the AARP Foundation Experience Corps, as San Clemente becomes the seventh reading club site this fall in Orange County.

Goddard School Breaks Ground in San Clemente Vikram Boyapati and Anu Nalluri are bringing the nationally acclaimed early education school and daycare, Goddard School, to San Clemente. It will be located at 1351 Calle Avanzado in Talega.

Boyapati, Nalluri and their team broke ground on June 27, and construction on the new building continues, with a planned opening in December.

“We (Nalluri) both love kids and are passionate about kids and education,” Boyapati said. “When it comes to children, you have to be passionate.”

The couple’s franchise will be the third in Orange County, joining those in Ladera Ranch and Lake Forest. Their vision for

their franchise of Goddard is to have three separate age groups, each with its own dedicated areas and playground: infants, 6 months to 2 years; toddlers, 2 to 3 years; and preschoolers, 3 to 6 years.

Their team consists of Paul Mawhorter of Pacific Construction Group; Andy Hinman of Andy Hinman Construction and Consulting; Derek Wolf of Wolf Design Studio; and Jared Davis of JLL. Boyapati said it took about two years to get to the point of groundbreaking, including one year of searching for a proper location that would work as a school facility. It took several tries, permits and evaluations for the couple to find the location that will help them transform children’s lives.

After all of the work they’ve put in the past two years, Boyapati, Nalluri and Hinman were overjoyed to put on some hardhats and take sledgehammers to the wall, finally breaking ground on the project.

They are also hoping to make an impact on the lives of those in the Veterans of Foreign War nonprofit organization.

All spare materials in the building and those that can be salvaged during the construction will be given to VFW, which offers a wide range of services and programs for veterans, from financial to mental well-being. One of Hinman’s construction workers is a member of VFW and felt the project could help make a difference with these donations.

Part of the Goddard School curriculum is F.L.E.X., a fun learning experience, which helps children learn through hands-on experience. They also have STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art and math, which specifically targets fast-growing industries in the United States.

For more information about the Goddard Schools, visit GoddardSchool.com.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10

DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE 3-4:30 p.m. The San Clemente Design Review Subcommittee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting. 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

GOLF COMMITTEE 6-7 p.m. The San Clemente Golf Committee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting.

100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente.

949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 11

COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 6:30-9:30 p.m. The San Clemente Coastal Advisory Committee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting. 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. sanclemente.org.

SAN CLEMENTE ROTARY 5:30-7:30 p.m. The San Clemente Rotary Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.

Fratello’s Restaurant, 647 Camino De Los Mares, #126, San Clemente. sanclementerotary.org.

To get in contact with Vikram Boyapati, email Vikram.Boyapati@gmail.com.

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Local Student Will Dance With Royal New Zealand Ballet

BY CARI HACHMANN, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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icole Denney, 17, who will be a senior at San Clemente High School this fall, has been invited to dance with the prestigious Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB).

“This is a really big deal for a student of her age to be offered a paid contract to dance with a professional dance company,” said Nicole’s mother, Tracey Denney.

Tracey said Nicole was over the moon when she found out she would be dancing for “such an incredible company.”

Nicole will leave on July 5 for New Zealand, where she will travel the country with RNZB for its “Bold Moves” tour. She will perform in Auckland, Wellington, Palmerston North, Napier, Christchurch

Paint San Clemente Winners Announced

BY FRED SWEGLES, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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talented couple from Alhambra have emerged as the biggest winners in the San Clemente Art Association’s 2019 Paint San Clemente competition.

Hermann Chen’s watercolor—titled “Afternoon Tea Time,” depicting a downtown sidewalk scene— captured first place in the week-long outdoor painting event.

His wife Ginger’s downtown watercolor, titled “Nice Town 2,” was awarded first place in a Quick Draw competition that was held separately on June 22, when 43 artists set out to see what they could bring to fruition in three hours.

On June 29, judges selected Chen’s wa-

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and Dunedin, before returning to school in September, albeit fashionably late for her senior year.

Nicole was first noticed by RNZB’s artistic director, Patricia Barker, at Youth America Grand Prix in New York.

YAGP is the world’s largest nonprofit international student ballet competition and scholarship program, open to dance students of all nationalities 9-19 years old.

Nicole won Top 12 in the New York finals in both 2017 and 2018 for the junior and then senior division. She has received Full Merit scholarships for Summer Intensives at The School of American Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Harid Conservatory.

The SCHS student has been dancing since she was 3 years old.

She has been training with her dance studio at Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy in Laguna Hills, the official ballet school of Orange County Ballet Theater (OCBT).

Barker reached out to Dmitri and Jennifer Kulev, artistic directors and owners of the Laguna Hills academy, as they were looking for another dancer for their New Zealand company tour.

Dmitri Kulev then shared the exciting news with Nicole and her mother.

Tracey said she was a little hesitant at first, imagining her daughter so far away and navigating New Zealand alone. But after seeing her daughter’s eyes light up at the opportunity and, following a few days of family discussion, Nicole was

tercolor as best of show from among 124 paintings submitted by some 90 artists who spent the week exploring, visioning and interpreting the streets, beaches and landscapes of San Clemente.

Awards were announced at a reception in the Community Center. Hermann Chen had gone into this 18th annual Paint San Clemente competition as a three-time finalist.

Artists in the main event were allowed to submit one or two paintings they had completed during the week. The art association offered $6,000 in cash prizes, with proceeds from the event benefiting student art scholarships and art supplies.

Second- and third-prize winners in the week-long art competition were Ryan Jensen of Blue Lake for his oil painting titled “Golf Carts” and Kevin Davidson of Orange for his watercolor titled “Lazy Day at the Pier.”

In the Quick Draw competition, second place went to Ruth Yuhas of San Clemente for her mixed-media scene, titled “Pier Bowl Shops.” Third place went to Krentz Johnson of San Diego for “Ped,” a street scene at the pier.

Works will be on display in the art gallery in the Community Center, Avenida

San Clemente High School senior and ballet dancer Nicole Denney, 17, will depart on July 5 for New Zealand, where she will tour with the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Photo: Courtesy of Denney Family

granted permission to embark on what her mother expects to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

During the Bold Moves tour, the Royal New Zealand Ballet will perform “Serenade” by George Balanchine, “Artifact 2”

by William Forsythe and “Stand to Reason”

by Andi Schermoly.

According to Tracey, Nicole has danced in Serenade before and has the technique, stamina and experience needed to dance

this specific Balanchine piece.

Tracey said it is a huge challenge for her daughter to balance rigorous ballet training and be a full-time student, and the young dancer owes many thanks to her teachers in Laguna.

“We really appreciate the support of San Clemente High School and, of course, the amazing ballet training with Dmitri and Jennifer Kulev Classical Ballet Academy,” said Tracey Denney. SC

Hermann Chen of Alhambra earned first place in San Clemente Art Association’s 2019 Paint San Clemente competition with his watercolor—titled “Afternoon Tea Time,” depicting a downtown sidewalk scene. Photo: Fred Swegles

Del Mar at Calle Seville, through July 25.

Not all may be there, since they are available for sale, and some have been taken home by buyers. The art association is asking buyers of the prize-winning entries to leave them at the gallery through the Page 7

display period for public view.

Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Questions? Call the gallery at 949.492.7175. SC sanclementetimes.com

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Beautifying the World, One Beach at a Time

BY CARI HACHMANN, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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hat started out as a local San Clemente man’s mission to clean up local beaches has swelled into a worldwide movement to combat environmental problems and educate the public about them.

When Shon Miller started his Beach Conservation Program in August 2016, he said its purpose was to protect San Clemente beaches from excess litter and pollution as the city saw greater expansion.

But after holding regular beach cleanups and watching problems diminish, Miller felt his efforts were needed elsewhere, particularly in areas of the world suffering greater environmental impacts.

His crew is currently ramping up efforts in El Salvador as part of The Mizata Beach Conservation Program.

“We have now moved our attention to El Salvador, where we are holding monthly beach cleanups under our newest worldwide chapter,” Miller said.

Miller’s Beach Conservation Program has now expanded to include 15 chapters across the globe, from Portugal to Australia to Guatemala, and now El Salvador.

“We are looking to do much more than just clean beaches, though,” said Miller, 32.

He has teamed up with House of Trestles owner Joshua Host, 37. The two became interested in El Salvador due to negative press the country was receiving and decided to do their own investigation.

“We saw a huge opportunity to do business here, but also a lot of good for the community,” Miller said.

The San Clemente locals have purchased three hotels on a private stretch of beach called the Mizata Point Resort, nestled in a hardwood rain forest on the west side of the country, about 90 minutes from the El Salvador International Airport.

Their vision is to create an “Eco Village Oasis,” with lofty goals of protecting the land, children and community from overdevelopment and other rampant environmental issues they see, including black water. Black water is wastewater that is recycled from toilet water, showers, etc.

In locations such as Mexico and Central America, black water and grey water can cause detrimental effects on the community, because it contains pathogens.

Miller said a big part of their environmental effort relies on educating the young and their families about the benefits of maintaining clean beaches in a place where protecting the land isn’t always a priority.

The environmentalists have gone on to

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Shon Miller, 32, and Joshua Host, 37, of San Clemente, have taken their Beach Conservation Program all over the world, including El Salvador, where they are currently hosting beach cleanups with the local community and teaching kids how to take care of the environment. Photo: Daniel Gonzales

open a “Mizata English Academy” to teach children English and get their families involved, as well as educate them about cleanup efforts.

“They are amazingly receptive,” Miller said. “Their culture is so loving and so caring, and that translates into their environment very easily.”

Next, the plan is to tackle a major endeavor to collect and consolidate trash from Rio Mizata (The Mizata River)—and, ideally, multiple rivers throughout the country—“to really put a dent in the epidemic of litter in this country,” Miller said.

The San Clemente man said most of the programs’ efforts are grassroots, though they are looking for additional investors who are interested in getting involved in the project, and have investment properties available at the Eco Village.

The Beach Conservation Program raises money for projects through small fundraisers and selling their branded Tshirts and hats.

Funds for purchasing property and the like come out of their personal pockets.

“I’ve never made a dollar from anything we’ve done,” Miller said. “We’re just environmentalists who want to do good.”

Their program employs approximately 100 people worldwide, not including hundreds of volunteers who lend a hand for each chapter.

Last year, Miller’s crew was in Guatemala promoting efforts with the help of a local editor, Luz Castillo, who runs Surf Art Magazine. The team placed trash cans

along Guatemalan beaches where there previously were none. “It really made things beautiful down there,” Miller said.

Castillo continues to hold beach cleanups and surf contests, among other ways the conservation program tries to engage locals in fun and creative ways to protect and beautify the environment.

Last month, The Beach Conservation Program and Francois Jaubert released a new 30-minute documentary, Trash, Surf and Gold, available on Amazon Prime.

It documents a French architect who traded his career so he could build surf-

boards out of trash and cardboard to raise awareness about sustainability, recycling and upcycling in an effort to shine light on a very wasteful surf industry.

Emailing the San Clemente Times nearly 3,000 miles from home on a roasting-hot, 105-degree day, Miller said there is no better time in history for people to start making a difference.

“The more people find out about our efforts worldwide, the more good we can do for the environment,” he said. “And I think we can agree that, now more than ever, the world needs more of this.” SC

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When the Kochs first set up shop here in 1952, no trains stopped in San Clemente. The San Diegan passenger trains of the Santa Fe Railroad just blew through town on their trips between Los Angeles and San Diego. When the Kochs set up their travel agency, El Camino Travel, in Ole Hanson’s former office building at El Camino Real and Avenida Del Mar, the town population was only about 2,000. But

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GUEST OPINION: Wellness & Prevention by Susan Parmelee

The Importance of Community

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love seeing the joy on teens’ faces on the last day of school, but this love is tempered by a little bit of fear as our adolescents are set free to roam the beaches, roads and neighborhoods of South Orange County. These carefree days are an important part of a teen’s growth into adulthood.

However, it is the supportive adults in the community who help our teens make healthy choices that keep our kids safe.

Healthy teen development is dependent on both internal and external assets. Our teens are lucky to live in a safe community, have opportunities to explore healthy activities, and find supportive adults outside of their homes.

I would like to acknowledge a few of these community heroes who support our teens.

In the safety realm, we have our City of San Clemente Lifeguards and Sheriff’s Department. Besides keeping our teens safe, both organizations provide opportuni-

it was already a popular spot for surfers and other beachgoers. Those who didn’t want to drive the narrow highway that linked us to Los Angeles and San Diego could only get here by bus. The Kochs made it their mission to change that.

“We made several trips to Santa Fe’s L.A. headquarters trying to convince them to stop in San Clemente. Finally, they agreed, but with one condition; we had to meet every train to sell the tickets,” Bonnie Koch told us during a Historical Society Oral History interview.

Five trains per day would now stop at a small station in North Beach, where the Metrolink station is today. Sometimes, there HISTORICAL were only two or three HAPPENINGS

By Tom Marshall people who wanted to board, but they met each train, seven days a week, including one that stopped at 2 a.m. each night. “Ralph usually met that one,” Bonnie said, laughing.

The Kochs’ commitment to the trains lasted for years, and took up a considerable amount of their workday. We in the Historical Society would like to see the current Metrolink station named after the Kochs. Keep in mind, they did all of this while also booking trips all over the world for San Clemente’s growing population. In fact, El Camino Travel had grown into one of the top travel agencies in all of Southern

California, which required an expansion of their offices.

They personally led numerous trips to Africa, Asia and many other countries all over the world. “Those trips were so much fun, since nearly all the people on them were from San Clemente, and we knew them personally,” Bonnie said.

During the early 1970s, they also handled travel for the Secret Service and staff members of the Western White House, including Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

Even private travel for Richard and Pat Nixon was arranged by the Kochs.

“When booking airplane tickets for the Nixons, we never used their real names, for security purposes. Even the airlines didn’t know they were flying the former president until they arrived at the boarding gate. Times were different then,” Bonnie recalled. “They were booked to fly in regular coach seats, but when the flight crew saw them, the Nixons usually got bumped up to first class. “ Bonnie is retired now after spending 65 years in the travel business in San Clemente. And it all started with getting the trains to stop here.

Tom Marshall is a member of the San Clemente Historical Society and a retired journalist. SC

ties for our teens to develop leadership and explore careers. The lifeguards start important relationships with our youth in Junior Guards, and then this grows into the youth, who become staff in the Guards program and go on to become lifeguards.

The Orange County Sheriff offers our youth the opportunity to be Sheriff’s Explorers. In my work with youth, I have observed this program change a young person’s life. It allows our teens to both explore the careers with the Sheriff while receiving the added support of positive adult mentors in their lives.

Many of our youth are camp counselors this summer—in surf, arts, sports and church camps. Thank WELLNESS & you to all of these organizaPREVENTION

By Susan tions that are developing Parmelee future leaders while allowing their teen wisdom to help their younger peers. The admiration of the campers is an amazing confidence booster to our teens.

I would also like to recognize all of the businesses in town who hire teens to work in their establishments. Employing adolescents comes with some extra challenges and an equal amount of rewards for these kids. Often, this

includes being very patient in helping a young person learn from a mistake or a challenging situation. Thank you to all adults who have helped young employees gain skills and grow.

As part of our summer break, the Wellness & Prevention Center is partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area to provide prevention services to youth and families. One of three main strategies of the Wellness & Prevention Center is to provide prevention education and supportive services in whih access is easy for youth and their families. With more than 200 youth attending summer camp at the B&GC, this is a perfect opportunity for two San Clemente nonprofits to support the well-being of our community.

Please keep supporting our teens; even if they do not acknowledge this support, it is very important to their healthy development into adulthood.

Susan Parmelee is a mental health social worker and one of the founders of the Wellness & Prevention Center, San Clemente.

She can be reached at susan@wellnessandpreventionsanclemente.com. SC

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Letters to The Editor MAY COOLER HEADS PREVAIL AT THE OFFICE CHAIR RACES ERIC HEINZ, Los Angeles

The hissing sound of plastic wheels bolting through asphalt breaks the dawn’s silence every Independence Day in the Spanish Village by the Sea. It’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen, especially during a time where kneepads and extra protection are everywhere. This unbridled fanfare is a wonder to behold.

It’s the office chair races.

San Clemente’s least-kept secret has been a staple of Fourth of July week for a decade, give or take. As far as I know, there are no permits granted, no waivers, no paperwork whatsoever. It’s like the grandchild of lawn darts and other warning-label-inspiring shenanigans.

Whether it’s a lawn chair attached to a skateboard, a contraption of lackluster ingenuity or just a shopping cart, the office chair races each year draw hundreds of screaming, joyous fans to the fateful “intersection” of Avenidas Rosa and Victoria.

But it won’t last if cooler heads don’t prevail. Last year, while photographing the

chair races, I spent about 15 minutes there before leaving because the cantankerous atmosphere was not worth busting my camera lens.

Maybe it’s just the hot weather, and maybe it’s just too early in the morning, but if the office chair races are to be appreciated, then a few more deep breaths and a cheerful attitude are in order.

The only way this miraculous event can take place is when people are able to police themselves—not the other way around.

There’s an ambulance and an officer who just show up, but it doesn’t appear to be a sanctioned event.

The heated emotions must be tempered if the event is to truly be the amazing event that it is.

If the office chair races are going to continue to be as entertaining as they can be, then some self-discipline is in order.

By taking a few minutes to remember that it’s just a silly holiday event—they’re not even really a competition—we can keep the authorities’ peace of mind intact.

Happy Fourth of July, and may the office chair races prevail.

TIME TO CONSIDER OUR OWN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AGAIN JEFFREY HERMAN, former SCFD firefighter, 1972-1975, San Clemente

From the time of the city’s founding

until the early 1990s, San Clemente had its own police and fire departments: SCPD and SCFD. Its members were city employees—not under the influence or control of the county. Most members lived within the city and cared deeply about our town and their fellow residents; many had grown up and went to school here. They were “locals.”

Due to mismanaged budgets during the previous decades, in 1993 the city felt it had to disband and decommission both the SCPD and SCFD, and instead contract with the county for sheriff and fire protection.

The above decisions were contrary to the usual historical course of action: small towns begin their existence by contracting with a county for almost all services. As that town grows and becomes financially independent, it begins to shed its dependence upon the county and creates its own institutions.

But the San Clemente City Council’s actions of 1993 were completely opposite of this.

Since that year, the city’s tax base has grown substantially to the point that I believe it’s time for the city manager and councilmembers to study the recommissioning of its own police and fire departments, setting pay scales according to the city’s finances.

Never again should the city be put in the current position posed by the county: “Pay up or our deputies will leave.”

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Beachside Chat Canceled this Friday, July 5 Due to the Holiday Weekend Beachside Chat is a spirited, town hall forum on community issues, hosted by SC Times editor Cari Hachmann every Friday. This week’s Beachside Chat is canceled due to the holiday weekend.

The next chat will be on Friday, July 12.

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THURSDAY, JULY 4: FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS 9 p.m. The city of San Clemente will host its annual Independence Day celebration for the community with a spectacular fireworks display at the pier at 9 p.m. Beginning at 8 a.m., the entire pier will remain closed for the day except for The Fisherman’s Restaurant, which will be open for patrons. Four AT-6 aircraft World War II trainers known as The Condor Squadron will fly south along coastal cities beginning in Huntington Beach at 5:25 p.m. and ending in San Clemente from 5:55 to 6 p.m., with a flyover and a 360-degree turn in the air.

A potluck honoring U.S. Marines and their families will be held at 5 p.m. at the Marine Monument at Park Semper Fi. No charge, but tickets are required. For more information about the potluck, call 949.498.4958. For questions regarding the city’s July 4th celebration, call the Beaches, Parks and Recreation Department at 949.361.8264, or visit san-clemente.org.

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Thursday | 04 CASA MEMBER 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION 6:15-8:15 p.m. Casa Romantica Member 4th of July Celebration is a jubilant evening of live music, delicious eats and an unparalleled view of the fireworks illuminating the skies off the San Clemente Pier. Hundreds of families come together annually to celebrate the birth of our country and to share joyful company at the Casa. Casa Romantica Cul-

tural Center and Gardens. 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. To purchase tickets, call 949.498.2139. Cost ranges from $25-$50. Casaromantica.org.

OUTLETS 4TH OF JULY SIDEWALK SALE 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, July 4 to Sunday, July 7 Outlets at San Clemente will host a July 4th Sidewalk Sale, offering sales of up to 70% off select brands.

The Outlets has everything you need to dress the part for all your summer barbecues and beachside excursions.

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For more information and weekend hours, call 949.535.2323 or visit outletsatsanclemente.com.

Friday | 05 LIVE MUSIC AT WATERMAN’S HARBOR 4-7 p.m. Join Waterman’s Harbor for live music with Hans & Janine every Friday. Waterman’s Harbor. 34661 Street of (Cont. on page 28) sanclementetimes.com

2307 S. Ola Vista, San Clemente Awesome coastal living a short walk to the beach with ocean views in San Clemente with four bedrooms and four baths in approximately 3,160 square feet, designed by San Clemente’s own award-winning architect, Michael Luna. Take full advantage of Southern California’s renowned weather with access to covered decks, a roof-top patio with panoramic ocean and city-light views, a private backyard with lemon tree and fountain, and an intimate courtyard with built-in BBQ station for alfresco dining.

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 100 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20196544828 The following person(s) is doing business as: A. EL DANDY B. EL DANDY MFG 170 W MARIPOSA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): ALEXANDER AUBREY SMITH 170 W MARIPOSA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 The 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/ALEXANDER SMITH This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County On 05/24/2019 Publish: San Clemente Times JUN 27, JUL 4, 11, 18, 2019 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON JULY 17, 2019 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD

BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: 802 Avenida Vista Hermosa CS – Conditional Use Permit 18-529 – AT&T Small Cell DANAP_001 A request to install and operate a small wireless telecommunications facility on a city streetlight pole in the public right of way at 802 Avenida Vista Hermosa CS, on the north side of Avenida Vista Hermosa approximately 235 feet easterly of Camino Vera Cruz.

Staff recommends 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).

791 Avenida Vista Hermosa CS – Conditional Use Permit 18-533 – AT&T Small Cell MSVJO_013 A request to install and operate a small wireless telecommunications facility on a city streetlight pole in the public right of way at 791 Avenida Vista Hermosa CS, on the south side of Avenida Vista Hermosa approximately 1,000 feet westerly of Camino Vera Cruz.

Staff recommends 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).

948 Calle Amanecer CS – Conditional Use Permit 18-540 – AT&T Small Cell MSVJ1_001 A request to install and operate a small wireless telecommunications facility on a city streetlight pole in the public right of way at 948 Calle Amanecer CS, on the west side of Calle Amanecer at Calle Cordillera.

2801 Camino Vera Cruz CS – Conditional Use Permit 18-541 – AT&T Small Cell MSVJ1_002 A request to install and operate a small wireless telecommunications facility on a city streetlight pole in the public right of way at 2801 Camino Vera Cruz CS, on the north side of Camino Vera Cruz, approximately 268 feet westerly of Avenida Pico.

Staff recommends 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).

901 Avenida Vista Hermosa CS – Conditional Use Permit 18-543 – AT&T Small Cell MSVJ1_004 A request to install and operate a small wireless telecommunications facility on a city streetlight pole in the public right of way at 901 Avenida Vista Hermosa CS, in the center median of Avenida Vista Hermosa approximately 966 feet westerly of the west Sports Park driveway.

Staff recommends 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).

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 Planner 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 Planning Commission and held on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at 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 Planning Commission to express their opinion for or against the requests.

For further details, please call or visit the office of the City of San Clemente Planning Commission Secretary at the Community Development Department where information is on file and available for public inspection, or contact project planner, Katie Crockett, at crockettk@san-clemente.org.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Municipal Election will be held in the City of San Clemente on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, for the following Officer: For One Member of the City Council

The nomination period for this office begins on Monday, July 15, 2019 and closes on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. During this period, San Clemente registered voters may take out, circulate and file nomination papers to seek election to the City Council at a special municipal election to be held on November 5, 2019.

If Council appoints a person to fill the current vacancy on the City Council until the November 5, 2019 special election is held and a successor is duly elected and installed, and if that appointed incumbent does not file nomination papers by August 9, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. to seek election to the City Council at the November 5, 2019 election, the filing period will be extended to August 14, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. During this extension period, any eligible person, other than the appointed incumbent, may take out, circulate and file nomination papers to seek election to the Office of Member of the City Council at the November 5, 2019 election.

If no one or only one person is nominated for an elective office, appointment to the elective office may be made as prescribed by Section 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California.

The City of San Clemente Special Municipal Election of November 5, 2019 will be conducted as an all mail ballot election, if legally permissible. If a mail ballot election is found to not be legally permissible, said Special Municipal Election will be conducted as a precinct election. If the election is conducted as a precinct election, the polls will be open on November 5, 2019 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

For further information, you are invited to contact the City Clerk’s Office at 949-3618345 or access the City of San Clemente’s website at www.san-clemente.org.

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AVISO DE ELECCIÓN POR EL PRESENTE AVISO SE COMUNICA que el martes 5 de noviembre de 2019 se celebrará una Elección Municipal Especial en la Ciudad de San Clemente para elegir el siguiente cargo: Para un miembro del Ayuntamiento

Para ocupar durante un corto plazo. La persona elegida ocupará un término no vencido para finalizar luego de la instalación de los miembros del Ayuntamiento que son elegidos en la Elección Municipal General del 3 de noviembre de 2020

El período de nominación para este cargo comienza el lunes 15 de julio de 2019 y cierra el viernes 09 de agosto de 2019 a las 5:00 p.m. Durante este período, los votantes registrados de San Clemente pueden retirar, distribuir y presentar documentos de nominación para solicitar la elección al Ayuntamiento en una elección municipal especial que se realizará el 5 de noviembre de 2019.

Si el Consejo nombra a una persona para ocupar la vacante actual en el Ayuntamiento hasta la elección especial del 5 de noviembre de 2019 y se elige e instala debidamente un sucesor, y si el titular designado no presenta los documentos de nominación antes del 9 de agosto de 2019 a las 5:00 p.m. para solicitar la elección al Ayuntamiento en la elección del 5 de noviembre de 2019, el período de presentación se extenderá hasta el 14 de agosto de 2019 a las 5:30 p.m. Durante este período de prórroga, cualquier persona elegible, que no sea el titular designado, puede retirar, distribuir y presentar los documentos de nominación para solicitar la elección a la Oficina de Miembros del Ayuntamiento en la elección del 5 de noviembre de 2019.

Si ninguna o solo una persona es nominada para un cargo electivo, el nombramiento para dicho cargo electivo se hará conforme lo prescrito en la Sección 10229 del Código Electoral del Estado de California.

La Elección Municipal Especial de la Ciudad de San Clemente del 5 de noviembre de 2019 se llevará a cabo como una elección de boleta por correo, si está legalmente permitido. Si se determina que una elección de boleta por correo no está legalmente permitida, dicha Elección Municipal Especial se llevará a cabo como una elección de precinto. Si la elección se realiza como una elección de precinto, los lugares de votación estarán abiertos el 5 de noviembre de 2019 entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 8:00 p.m.

Para más información, puede ponerse en contacto con la Oficina del Secretario Municipal al 949-361-8345 o acceder al sitio web de la Ciudad de San Clemente en www. san-clemente.org.

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BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: 133 West Esplanade – Minor Architectural Permit 19-071 – Espino Addition A request to consider a 382 sq. ft. living space addition to a nonconforming single-family residence located in the Residential Low Zone and Coastal Zone Overlay District, and in the Coastal Exclusion Zone per Exclusion Order No. E-82-1.

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).

98 Avenida Del Mar – Minor Conditional Use Permit 19-097/Minor Cultural Heritage Permit 19-098 – West of Artifex A request to allow: 1) a stand alone tasting room for the sale of beer with indoor and outdoor seating; 2) exterior building modifications; and 3) six parking waivers, in the Mixed Use 3.0 Zone and Architectural and Central Business Overlays.

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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).

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, July 18, 2019 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.

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There are even daily art classes for kids. Weekends are jam-packed with live music and special events providing entertainment for all. Open daily, July 5-August 31, weekdays from noon-11:30 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Cost ranges from $5-$30. 650 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach. 949.494.1145.

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Saturday | 06 ‘BLURRED LINES’: SOLO ART EXHIBITION 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Kickoff summer by surrounding yourself within energetically charged and unique works of Contemporary Artwork by Erik Skoldberg.

“Blurred Lines” is a solo contemporary art exhibition open to the public, presented by THOMAS STUDIOS, a new experiential Art Gallery and Home Showroom located in downtown Laguna Beach. The show runs July 6-14. 550 South Coast Hwy, #5, Laguna Beach.

949.274.9023. thomasstudioslaguna.com.

Sunday | 07 FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables, plants and artisanal goods from organic growers along Avenida Del Mar. 949.361.8200. sanclemente.org.

BRUNCH AT RAYA 11 a.m.-2 p.m. A tempting brunch with flowing champagne awaits guests every Sunday morning in RAYA at The RitzCarlton, 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. 1 Ritz Carlton Drive, Dana Point. 949.240.2000. ritzcarlton. com/LagunaDining.

Monday | 08 BINGO AT GOODY’S 7 p.m. Every Monday, Goody’s hosts a bingo night for a charity of the month.

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At the Movies: ‘Yesterday’ Not So Far Away, After All

BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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s someone who’s considered the Beatles my favorite band since high school, Hollywood using their music as a gimmick has always been really hard for me to buy into. I loved the Cirque du Soleil stage show “LOVE” when it debuted in 2006, but I didn’t enjoy Julie Taymor’s film musical Across the Universe (2007) at all. Suffice to say, I went into Yesterday with low expectations. Instead, I came out of the new movie pleasantly surprised.

In modern-day England, Jack (Himesh Patel) is a struggling local musician who is about to give up his dream of being a singer-songwriter.

One late night while riding home, Jack experiences a biking accident at the

Cards are $1 per sleeve, and raffle prizes are offered. Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real. 949.492.3400. goodystavern.com.

Tuesday | 09 SAN CLEMENTE TOASTMASTERS 7-8:40 p.m. The San Clemente Toastmasters meets weekly on Tuesday evenings.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for socializing, meeting setup and welcoming of guests.

There is no fee to join as a guest and no invitation necessary. The Baha’i Center.

3316 Avenida del Presidente, San Clemente. Toastmastersinternational.org.

BLOOD DRIVE 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The city of San Juan Capistrano, in partnership with the American Red Cross, is hosting a blood drive at the Community Center. Sign up for an appointment at the American Red Cross website using sponsor code CityofSJC, or contact Lindsey Stigall at 949.443.6317. 25925 Camino Del Avion.

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moment when the whole world loses power for 10 seconds. When he awakens the next morning, he discovers that he’s the only one who remembers who the Beatles are.

Jack sees this as a huge advantage to finally break through as an artist.

Yesterday is a lot funnier than I was anticipating going into the viewing, and I think a lot of it has to do with Richard Curtis being recruited for the script. Curtis has a well-earned reputation for penning

beloved romcoms, so it’s no surprise the love subplot with Patel and Lily James is indeed cute and given proper attention in the screenplay. But, unfortunately, the logic behind all of the rewriting of history is very flimsy and relies entirely on the audience’s instinct to suspend disbelief.

All the same, Yesterday still works as a fun date night or hang-out flick with friends, and the covers of all the Beatles songs are pretty good, too. SC

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information and learn about community resources. For information on programs for professional caregivers or people with Alzheimer’s, call 800.272.3900. 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. alz.org/oc.

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT MAHÉ 6:30-9:30 p.m. Come in for Mahé’s happy hour and stay to enjoy Orange County singer/songwriters as they join host Gary Wright live on stage. Bring your musical instruments and love of music.

The stage is set with everything you need. All ages are welcome. Mahé Dana Point. 24961 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.240.6243.

Thursday | 11 FAMILY CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP 11 a.m-12:30 p.m. Alzheimer’s Association welcomes the community to its support group for family and friends helping a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia, held at the Dorothy Visser Senior Center. Build a support group, connect with others, talk through issues, exchange practical Page 28

HEALTHY DESSERTS 1 p.m. Humana and Age Well Senior Services are putting on a Healthy Desserts baking event featuring Lisa Gibson, M.S., R.D.N. Yes, there is such a thing as a healthy dessert. Fruit, nuts, dates and cocoa powder can create desserts that provide essential nutrition and satisfy your sweet tooth. The ingredients in these desserts provide fiber, which is lacking in most diets. Fiber lowers your blood cholesterol, blood sugar and aids in digestion. Recipes to be demonstrated: Roasted Pears with Crumb Topping and Honey Whipped Ricotta Cheese; New York Style No-Bake Cheesecake; and Three Ingredient Hot Fudge Sauce.

RSVP at 949.498.3322. Dorothy Visser Senior Center. 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. San-clemente.org. sanclementetimes.com

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San Clemente Filmmaker has Nationwide Premiere on July 12

BY HALEY CHI-SING, FOR THE SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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an Clemente-based director Autumn McAlpin is having her nationwide premiere of her latest film, Miss Arizona, on July 12. The film, produced

by McAlpin and DeAnna Cooper, will be open in theatres nationwide as well as “On Demand” and Streaming. McAlpin will be at the AMC Block at Orange the evening of July 12 to host a meet-up with the cast and crew.

The film follows Rose Raynes (Johanna Braddy), former Miss Arizona turned bored housewife, as she accepts a position as a life skills coach at a local women’s shelter. While there, Rose forms unprecedented friendships with some of the shelter women.

The storyline thickens as trouble falls upon the women’s shelter. Audiences then follow Rose and her new entourage on a reckless, adventurous night down the dark streets of Los Angeles as the group of women fight to survive. In McAlpin’s words, “This one’s an anthem for any woman who’s ever been told to sit still and be pretty. This one’s for the marginalized. This one’s for the girls.”

McAlpin, a San Clemente resident of

From left to right, Robyn Lively (Leslie), Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (Maybelle), Shoniqua Shandai (Jasmine), Johanna Braddy (Rose) and Otmara Marrero (Sammy) get busted backstage in a scene from Miss Arizona, a film that premieres July 12. Photo: Courtesy

16 years, drew her inspiration for her latest film from the women she met as a volunteer at a women’s shelter. McAlpin was brought in as a life skills coach but soon had a sudden wake-up call, as she found herself learning from the women themselves.

“I quickly realized how little I knew about how hard the real world can be for some. I was supposed to be the teacher, but these women taught me so much more,” McAlpin said.

McAlpin’s encounters and newly formed relationships with the shelter women inspired the strong-willed characters in her film. McAlpin very much integrates the courageous, heroine aspects she experienced firsthand throughout Miss Arizona.

McAlpin’s film is deeply rooted in the

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

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wo-year-old Kona is a sweet little guy with lots of love to give. Initially very shy and scared, Kona is learning how to trust and has become quite the affectionate lap dog. He gets along with other small dogs and likely wouldn’t mind another dog as a companion.

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

concept that one should not remain silent in any worries and concerns, but instead speak out in order to change the harsh realities. Inspired by MILCK’S song, “Quiet,” McAlpin pushes the “Don’t tell me to sit still and look pretty” theme throughout the entirety of the film.

“If you are aware of women in crisis, don’t sit still and stay quiet—speak out for yourself, your sister, your mother, your friend. Be there for each other,” McAlpin said.

McAlpin also drew from her own experience as a pageant queen. Growing up participating in the Tennessee pageant world, McAlpin never quite felt as if she fit the strict pageant queen mold.

“I wanted to make a film that showed one such trophy wife finding empowerment through the examples of other

women she meets who are suffering from other forms of abuse, as they all band together to find what they need most,” said McAlpin.

Following Miss Arizona, McAlpin’s creative drive has continued without stop.

She has kept busy with new projects, including “a medieval TV series for young women, and a couple drama comedies.”

When not working, McAlpin is busy with her family and her own nonprofit.

Miss Arizona has won 10 awards since its first premiere in 2018. With prestigious titles from the Bentonville Film Festival, the Catalina Island Film Festival, and the Naples International Film Festival, Miss Arizona has captured the attention of audiences internationally.

The film will be at the AMC Orange from July 12-18. SC

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BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium Page 30

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250 Years Ago, Father Serra Started Something Big

The city of Tepic, Nayarit, in the mountains above San Blas, remembers Serra with a statue and a replica of a humble dwelling that had housed him there in 1767-68 while he formulated plans to lead Californians to salvation. Murals of Serra line the walls of a historic Tepic chapel dedicated in 1784, the year Serra died at California’s Carmel Mission.

One of Tepic’s most popular hotels today is the Hotel Fray Junipero Serra, known locally as The Fray.

SAN JUAN’S HERITAGE

BY FRED SWEGLES, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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s milestones go, 2019 is a blockbuster—the 250th anniversary of the founding of San Diego in July 1769.

Modern-day California begins then and there.

Not only that, but 2019 is the 500th anniversary of Conquistador Hernan Cortes’ invasion of Mexico in 1519.

If it weren’t for Spain’s subjugation of Montezuma’s powerful Mexica empire: • Franciscan friar Junipero Serra couldn’t have been sent northward 250 years later, tasked with civilizing California.

• San Juan Capistrano wouldn’t exist as we know it. No Serra, no Spanish mission in 1776.

• San Clemente wouldn’t exist as a socalled “Spanish village by the sea.”

• Seaman Richard Henry Dana, for whom the Dana Point headland is named, would’ve had no reason to row ashore there to load hides from San Juan Capistrano ranches during the 1834-36 merchant voyage that Dana documented in a literary masterpiece, Two Years Before the Mast.

• Capistrano’s world-famous swallows would live in obscurity.

• San Clemente wouldn’t have a 65-year summer fiesta tradition known as La Cristianita, based on California’s first Christian baptism in 1769.

• Might we all be speaking Russian? Part of Spain’s reason for establishing a chain of California missions and forts was to gain a foothold and prevent a possible Russian presence.

Much of what California became begins with Serra in 1769 and, in turn, with Cortes’ 1519 endeavor to enrich himself while imposing Spanish religion and culture on lands that became mainland Mexico.

Until Serra’s first permanent Spanish settlement at San Diego, a society of hunters/gatherers had peopled the lands to be known as California.

The Golden State has evolved into the world’s fifth-biggest economy, a worldwide cultural and technological trendsetter.

A state historical marker on display at San Clemente’s Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens relates how a valley two miles inland was the site of California’s first Christian baptism in 1769. Photo: Fred Swegles

Serra later relocated the original mission to a valley about seven miles inland, where it remains an active church and visitor attraction.

Today, the Mission San Diego de Alcala site includes a room where Serra may have resided when visiting San Diego, which was but one of nine missions he established between 1769 and his death in 1784.

Presidio Park exhibits foundational remains from early structures. A statue honors the native Kumeyaay people. Serra Museum colorfully retraces San Diego’s history.

PERSPECTIVES ABOUND

Some Californians on July 16 will perhaps raise a glass to toast California’s wine industry, which began with Serra’s introduction of grapes to provide wine to an eventual 21 missions.

Some Californians may mourn the fate of San Diego’s first people, the Kumeyaay, and of California’s other natives, who initially greeted Europeans with curiosity and technological wonder.

Many indigenous people would assimilate into Spanish ways, becoming mission Indians and Catholic converts to one degree or another. Others would run afoul of European ways or resist and be punished. Many would succumb to European diseases. By 1855, a native California population initially estimat-

ed at 310,000 was down to around 50,000, Serra biographer Steven Hackel wrote.

Over time, surviving natives were absorbed, often painfully, into the civilized idiosyncrasies of Spain, then Mexico, then the United States.

San Diego’s 5 p.m. July 16 ceremonies will honor the Kumeyaay and a multicultural history—250 years of San Diego achievements.

As noted at sandiego250.com, San Diego today “is the eighth-largest city in the nation known for its beautiful beaches, active lifestyle and diverse, vibrant communities,” including the Kumeyaay, who “continue to be part of the region’s cultural fabric.”

A new Kumeyaay flag will be displayed alongside U.S., Mexican and Spanish flags spanning San Diego’s history.

MEXICO REMEMBERS, TOO

In 2018, children in the Mexican seaport village of San Blas, Nayarit, sang, danced and chanted “Fray Junipero” at festivities marking the 250th anniversary of Serra’s shipboard departure from there to Baja California—March 12, 1768.

On March 28, 1769, as Hackel related, the missionary set out from Loreto, Baja California, on a laborious 700-mile overland journey by mule to San Diego, arriving on June 29.

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In San Clemente, a historical marker on display at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens commemorates California’s first Christian baptism. Spanish friars baptized two native children on July 22, 1769, in Camp Pendleton’s Cristianitos Canyon, which has its own commemorative cross and historic marker.

From 1954-62 and 1976-88, San Clemente produced an annual outdoor pageant dramatizing the baptisms. Fiesta La Cristianita, featuring a parade and a carnival, was an annual tradition from 1954-88. The fiesta has since evolved into a day-long music festival on Avenida Del Mar, this year set for Aug. 11.

HISTORIC DANA POINT

Serra’s subtle footprint in Dana Point history is reflected by a Richard Henry Dana statue and a replica of his ship, the Pilgrim.

Visitors and school groups at the Ocean Institute can board the Pilgrim to learn about Dana’s adventures and 1830s seafaring. The Pilgrim also participates in an annual Tall Ships Festival.

A MEXICO EPILOGUE

WHERE IT BEGAN

A July 16 event at San Diego’s Presidio Park will commemorate the day in 1769 when Serra established California’s first mission there. Thus began Serra’s stated quest—with all its inherent consequences— to save native Californians’ souls by bringing them Christianity.

Some 1,200 miles northwest, Mission San Juan Capistrano is an active church and visitor attraction. Tourists learn about history and can enter Serra Chapel, where Father Serra, now Saint Serra, officiated. Mission exhibits describe Serra’s legacy, early mission life and San Juan’s first people.

A block away, the Blas Aguilar Adobe dates back to 1794. Exhibits there offer an Acjachemen Nation perspective on how European ways altered the lives of natives who had coexisted with their natural environment for thousands of years.

Two weeks before California’s 250th anniversary, Mission San Juan Capistrano will conduct a yearly ceremonial ringing of its four bells at noon on July 1, the Feast Day of Saint Serra. Every day, the mission rings a single bell, seven times, at 9 a.m.

Mission San Juan was the seventh of nine California missions started by Serra. Its 250th anniversary will come in 2026.

Children in San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico, danced on March 12 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Fray Junipero Serra’s departure from there for California. Photo: Fred Swegles Page 31

In Mexico, various communities are observing the 500th anniversary of Cortes’ 1519-1521 conquest. Academic discourses reflect upon the brutal clash of cultures.

The focus is on consequences, lessons learned and the ultimate result—today’s land of the Mestizo—a multicultural Mexico. SC sanclementetimes.com

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Going Pro Checking in on former Tritons in professional baseball

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ith summer in full swing, perfect baseball weather is now upon us in San Clemente and all over the country.

Let’s check in on some former San Clemente Tritons battling through the ranks of professional baseball:

KOLBY ALLARD

The 21-year-old left-hander rose quickly through the ranks of the Atlanta Braves system to make his MLB debut last season in a win over the Miami Marlins on July 31. Allard, 2015 SCHS graduate, also collected his first MLB hit in that game.

That was Allard’s only start and one of three appearances with the Braves so far.

Allard posted a 1-1 record with 11 earned runs allowed over eight innings.

Allard, ranked the No. 8 prospect in the Braves’ system, is on Atlanta’s 40-man roster this season and has continued pitching with the AAA Gwinnett Stripers.

In 16 starts this season for Gwinnett, Allard is 6-3 with a 3.64 ERA and 74 strikeouts over 89 innings pitched. Last season, Allard started 19 games for the Stripers with a 6-4 record, 2.72 ERA and 89 strikeouts.

In his latest outing on June 30, Allard took a no-decision against the Indianapolis Indians after five innings pitched with one earned run allowed and six strikeouts.

KYLE FRIEDRICHS

The 27-year-old right-hander has been consistent in his position in the Oakland Athletics system.

Friedrichs, 2010 SCHS graduate, was drafted out of Long Beach State by Oakland in the 2015 seventh round and has split most of the last four seasons between the Advanced-A Stockton Ports of the California League and the AA Midland Rockhounds.

This season, Friedrichs opened at extended Spring Training with the Athletics and started his minor-league season in Stockton. Friedrichs didn’t earn a decision in three starts with the Ports, but he was strong in just 10.2 innings pitched with only four earned runs, three walks and eight strikeouts.

After being assigned back to Midland, Friedrichs has made nine starts with a 3-3 record. In 50.2 innings pitched, Friedrichs has allowed 19 earned runs with nine walks and 30 strikeouts. On Monday, July 1, Friedrichs allowed one run over eight innings with six strikeouts in a win over the Amarillo Sod Poodles.

LUCAS HERBERT

After only four-and-a-half seasons in professional baseball, the 22-year-old catcher is no longer on an affiliated minor league roster.

Herbert, 2015 SCHS graduate, was

selected in the 2015 second round by the Braves and was considered one of the better defensive catchers in the draft.

However, Herbert struggled to find his hitting stroke.

After just three games with the rookie Gulf Coast League Braves in 2015, Herbert hit .185 and .243 in two seasons, respectively, with the Class A Full-Season Rome Braves from 2016-17 and hit .202 last season with the Florida Fire Frogs.

Herbert was released at the end of this season’s Spring Training. Herbert hooked on with the Washington Wild Cats of the independent Frontier League and signed a minor-league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 6.

Herbert was assigned to the Class A Short-Season Hillsboro Hops but played only five games, the last on June 24.

He went 7-for-21 at the plate with three doubles and a triple. Herbert is no longer listed on the Hops roster.

Kolby Allard is the No. 8 prospect for the Atlanta Braves and currently throws for the AAA Gwinnett Stripers. Allard made his MLB debut with the Atlanta Braves last season. Photo: Matthew Caldwell/Gwinnett Stripers

WILL TRIBUCHER

2019 DRAFTEES

The 22-year-old right-hander is in his first full season of professional baseball.

Tribucher, 2015 SCHS graduate, was drafted by the Colorado Rockies last season and played 20 games for the rookie Grand Junction Rockies. Tribucher posted a 4-2 record in 20 appearances with a 2.32 ERA in 31 innings pitched.

This season, Tribucher made five appearances with the Class A Short-Season Boise Hawks. Tribucher has no decisions on his record with six earned runs allowed in 6.1 innings pitched with seven strikeouts.

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lakson, Avery Wilcox and Savannah Wilcox.

The San Clemente 8U, 10U and 12U teams will play in the Regionals on July 12 in Lakeside.

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Little League 8/9-Year-Olds Win District Title

Our City Scoreboard keeps you updated on all of the local San Clemente youth and community team accomplishments and special individual performances of the week.

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SC Softball 14U Wins State Championship The San Clemente Girls Softball 14U team posted a 6-0 record to earn the USA Softball Southern California State Championship on June 28 in Lancaster.

San Clemente dominated through the early rounds with a 7-0 win over Santee, 17-7 win over East LA, 9-3 win over Rancho Trabuco and 10-4 win over San Diego.

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Andre Pallante, 2016 SCHS graduate, was drafted out of UC Irvine by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round and made his professional debut with the Class A Short-Season Spikes on June 29.

Pallante earned his first win with two innings pitched in relief with no runs and one hit allowed.

Tanner Brubaker, 2016 SCHS graduate, was also drafted out of UC Irvine by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th round and was assigned to the rookie advanced Elizabethton Twins on June 27. SC

San Clemente Girls Softball 14U captured the USA Softball Southern California State Championship on June 8 in Lancaster. Photo: Stephanie Stokes

ner’s bracket final and 10-11 in the championship game.

The San Clemente 14U team now moves on to the Western Nationals in Redding on July 23.

The 14U team is made up of Helena Araujo, Kyla Brown, Kate Dunbar, Hannah Eberle, Morgan Ivans, Leah Johnson, Ireland Lambert, Parker Lambert, Chloe Mills, Abby Rhoads, Tatum Salgado, Nora Thor-

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The San Clemente Little League National team won the 8/9-year-old division District 68 championship on Tuesday, July 2 in Mission Viejo. It is the first 8/9-year-old district title for SCLL and the first district title at any level since 2015.

San Clemente posted a 7-2 win over Ladera Ranch American, 5-2 win over Ladera Ranch National and 15-2 win over Santa Margarita American to reach the championship match-up. Ladera Ranch National battled out of the loser’s bracket and beat San Clemente in the first game, 5-0, but San Clemente claimed the title with a 7-4 win in the final game.

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Let’s Talk Electric Bikes

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 66-68 Degrees Water Visibility and Conditions: 15-20’ Thursday: Long-period southwest swell hangs around as mid-period south-southwest swell from Hurricane Barbara starts to mix in as well.

Better exposed breaks are in the waist to shoulder high range (3-4’+ faces) while standouts see sets climb head high to slightly overhead (5-6’ faces). Light southeast winds in the morning make for bumpy, less than ideal surface conditions, but look to improve as they swing around to the southwest in the afternoon.

These days, the trail down to Trestles feels more like the 405 Freeway than the soul stroll of old

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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t’s official; I’m completely over the electric bike thing at Trestles.

Gone are the days when those who wanted to surf down there had to use their own pedal power, or push a skateboard, or—heaven forbid—walk and talk. It wasn’t all that long ago you had to earn your session down there.

Today, every Tom, Dick and Barney with a line of credit has armed himself with an electric bike. To borrow from Bob Marley, “Me no especially dig that, ya know?”

Not only are they unnerving when they come flying by and impacting an already overcrowded lineup, it’s only a matter of time before somebody gets seriously smashed by one of them.

Last week, I was walking down the trail when a few middle-aged dudes zipped past me, forcing me to pull off the trail and stand in the poison oak as I tried not to get run over. Wave-hungry and oblivious to anyone in their path, they made it even less of a joy for me to share the lineup with them and their overseas epoxy pop-out boards. (Support your local shaper.)

How to deal with and regulate the electric bikes on the Trestles trails continues to present a conundrum. There is currently a 10-mph speed limit on the San Clemente Beach Trail, but that does not appear to apply at Trestles. The message that I’ve

GROM OF THE WEEK BELLA KENWORTHY

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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here’s a lot to say about Dana Point’s Bella Kenworthy on a pretty regular basis. On a skateboard or surfboard, she’s one of the most accomplished kids her age—boy or girl.

She recently made the semifinals of the Dew Tour’s skate competition in Long Beach, then the next day jumped in the water at the USA Surfing Championships at Lowers. Ripping all week, she’s just been selected to the Girls Under 16 USA National Surf Team.

Continuing to shatter barriers, Bella San Clemente Times July 4-10, 2019

How to deal with and regulate the electric bikes on the Trestles trails in San Clemente presents a challenge for foot-travelers. Photo: Jake Howard

gotten from friends inside the California State Parks is that for the time being, until somebody gets seriously hurt, don’t expect any type of enforcement efforts.

To date, whatever regulations there are on the books have not been enforced at Trestles. One source close to the subject has indicated that California State Park rangers and lifeguards have been instructed to let the electric bikes be for now due to the murky nature of current enforcement policies. They indicated it would more than likely take somebody getting hit by a bike and a subsequent lawsuit to change the situation. Nothing like getting plowed over at 25 mph to force change.

California Vehicle Code 312.5 defines an electric bike as “a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts.” They break them down into three classes: (1) A “class 1 electric bicycle,” or “lowspeed pedal-assisted electric bicycle,” is a bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed

of 20 miles per hour.

(2) A “class 2 electric bicycle,” or “lowspeed throttle-assisted electric bicycle,” is a bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.

(3) A “class 3 electric bicycle,” or “speed pedal-assisted electric bicycle,” is a bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour. It is equipped with a speedometer.

The top-of-the-line electric bikes in town sell for approximately $2,000. Fully charged, they have a range of 25 miles and can go upward of 25 mph and carry a payload of nearly 300 pounds. Sorry, that’s not a bike—that’s a full-on vehicle.

I totally get why they’ve become so popular, even if I loathe them. One can get to and from the beach quicker, making surfing hard-to-access spots such as Trestles more efficient. And because one doesn’t have to exert oneself pedaling, it takes far

last weekend was invited to compete in an all-girls airshow competition at Stab High in Waco, Texas. Held at the BSR Surf Resort, Bella and three other girls, all 15 years old or younger, showed the surfing world that boosting airs isn’t just for boys. It was the first event of its kind for girls and was an immediate hit with both the pro surfers on hand and the fans. Bella ended up in third place, behind winner Sierra Kerr and runnerup Sky Brown.

It’s events like this, opportunities like this, and performances like this that are going to carry surfing to a very exciting place in the near future.

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Bella Kenworthy. Photo: @bellatreas_kenworthy

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Outlook: Southwest swell lingers through the weekend, with south-southwest swell from Hurricane Barbara topping out on Friday with surf in the chest high to slightly overhead zone (4-6’ faces). The mix of southwest and southsouthwest swell then tapers off on Saturday and Sunday with surf down into the waist to shoulder high zone (3-4’+ faces) at better exposed spots.

Lighter south winds for Fri, Sat, Sun mornings, swinging around to the southwest and picking up into the light+ zone for the afternoons.

less effort to hit the beach. Quicker and easier, that’s the American way these days, but surfing should hopefully break from all of that. It should be an opportunity to slow yourself down.

Perhaps if I had a spare $2,000 to drop on an electric bike, I’d be more apt to back them, but I don’t think so. I recently saw a bumper sticker that read: “The leash killed surfing.” I largely agree with the sentiment (unless it’s really crowded), but it seems as if electric bikes are doing a pretty good job of killing surfing, too.

Trestles sessions used to be well-earned.

They took time and were special because of the effort required. Now, every donkey with a fresh charge can be down the trail in less than five minutes; and if you’re not careful, you may get run over. SC

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