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Caught in Mosquito Battleground

USMC to post aerial vector control dates after larvicide drop at Lower Trestles E Y E O N S C / PAG E 5

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A videographer captures a helicopter spraying what Camp Pendleton officials said are non-toxic mosquito pellets on April 19 at Lower Trestles, where dozens of surfers were recreating at the time. Photo: Courtesy of Steve Kennedy

Point-in-Time Count: SC Homeless Population Numbers Rise EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

Lacrosse, Boys Volleyball Teams Open Playoffs with Victories SPORTS/PAGE 33

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San Onofre School Announces New Campus Building Has Opened

THE LATEST: Officials with San Onofre School on Camp Pendleton, just south of San Clemente, announced on April 20 that the new school building is open. Students started touring the facility on Thursday, April 25.

Leading up to 2018, a $72 million federal grant was awarded to the school district to expand the base’s two schools (the other school is Mary Fay Pendleton School in Oceanside), and the projects are expected to enhance learning “by providing space for new technology, art and music, as well as improved drop-off areas and sports fields.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The school can serve up to 900 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. According to a February 2018 press release, construction of the new school was expected to be complete within two years, but it took less than 18 months. —Staff

School District, Teachers Union to Begin Contract Negotiations Next Month THE LATEST: Contract negotiations between the teachers union and the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) for the 2019-2020 school year are slated to begin in the coming weeks.

The CUSD Board of Trustees on Thursday, April 25, voted to adopt the Capistrano Unified Education Association’s (CUEA) initial proposal, which outlines the areas of a collective bargaining agreement the union wishes to amend and address during the negotiations.

“One of the principal driving themes this year is to provide our teachers, our nurses, our counselors, our speech pathologists and psychologists with enough staffing and resources to carry out their important duties,” Greg Young, CUEA marketing chair and a San Clemente High science teacher, told the trustees.

Among the amendments the CUEA is requesting to add to the agreement is one for compensation increases to “offer competitive wages” and another to increase health and welfare benefit compensation.

According to CUEA’s initial proposal submitted to the district on March 29, the San Clemente Times May 2-8, 2019

An aerial view of San Onofre School on Camp Pendleton was taken following the announcement of its opening on April 20. The school will be able to serve 900 students who are children of U.S. Marines. Photo: Courtesy of Balfour Betty

union is also looking to address the agreement’s section on Hours of Employments, specifically asking CUSD to “provide more time in (the) workday to prepare” for such things as curricula, grading, parent-teacher conferences and report cards.

In the section of the agreement on class size, CUEA is proposing that CUSD “provide additional assistance (and) support to members for students with disruptive/ violent behaviors,” as well as to “decrease class size (and) caseloads.”

On March 29, the district also submitted an initial proposal to CUEA, stating that it, too, would like to address the Wages and the Health and Welfare Benefits sections of the agreement.

CUSD also said it wanted to address the Hours of Employment section to “provide greater impact of time in relation to student achievement,” in addition to the section on Evaluations to “reflect current school calendar dates in relation to evaluation timelines.”

“The District looks forward to constructive and collaborative negotiations with the Association,” stated CUSD’s initial proposal, which was signed by Associate Superintendent of Human Resource Services Tim Brooks.

Young also told the trustees that members of CUEA and a team from CUSD recently met to determine a set of dates for negotiations, two of which will be before the end of the current school year and two more during the summer.

“I think it shows that we also feel, as you do, that we’d like to reach a reasonable conclusion quite quickly,” Young said.

WHAT’S NEXT: According to the CUEA, the first two negotiation days are scheduled for May 16 and May 31. The summer dates have not yet been determined.

“While both the CUEA and the district have a number of issues to discuss, our team is optimistic that we should be able to reach a mutual agreement in a reasonable amount of time,” Young said. —Shawn Raymundo

Little League Pitching Machine Reported Stolen THE LATEST: A pitching machine used by San Clemente Little League (SCLL) was reported as stolen on Monday, April 29.

According to SCLL board member Mark Graham, a fence at Vista Hermosa Sports Park had been cut, along with the cable that locked in the pitching machine.

Graham said he saw the machine last in use on Saturday, April 27 and reported the incident to police on Monday, April 29.

SCLL does not play or practice on Sunday, but Graham and police are looking into any possible use on Sunday, April 28.

The JUGS 101 baseball pitching machine is valued at more than $2,000, and Graham said that SCLL, a nonprofit entity, recently spent an extra $400 on replacement parts.

WHAT’S NEXT: Anyone with information on the incident or sighting of the machine are advised to contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Department San Clemente police services. —Zach Cavanagh

Orange County’s Homeless Population Reaches Nearly 7,000 THE LATEST: A preliminary report on this year’s Point-in-Time count shows that Orange County’s homeless population sharply increased by about 43% between 2017 and 2019.

According to the report, which the county released on Wednesday, April 24, the homeless population in Orange County is at 6,860—up from the 4,792 homeless individuals recorded in 2017.

“The data collected during the Point in Time contains valuable information that the County and our community stakeholders will use to ensure resources are distributed to best serve

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those experiencing homelessness,” said Orange County Board Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, this year’s chairperson, in a press release.

The count found 32 homeless individuals residing in Dana Point, 62 in San Juan Capistrano and in San Clemente there were 145—96 of whom were unsheltered.

The South County city with the largest homeless population was Laguna Beach with 147.

Roughly 58 percent, or 3,961 of the total homeless individuals counted, were unsheltered, according to the data.

The average occupancy of the emergency shelter beds and transitional housing beds in 2019 was about 79% and 78%, respectively, according to the report.

The federally mandated Point-in-Time count took place on Jan. 23 and 24, with the help of more than 1,000 volunteers throughout the county.

WHAT’S NEXT: Bartlett, who represents the county’s 5th District, recently noted in her State of the South County address that she intends to meet with elected officials and city managers on the matter. —SR

Wheeler North Reef Construction to Begin in July THE LATEST: Officials with the California State Lands Commission and Coastal Commission gave a short presentation about the next phases of the Wheeler North Reef project.

The meeting on the artificial reef, which was held Monday, April 29, at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, discussed an official date of when Southern California Edison will expand the current 174-acre reef to 384 acres, stretching north into Dana Point waters. The reef is intended to facilitate kelp forests that were lost to warm-water discharge used

by San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) as ocean water was used to cool its reactors.

The reef has been comprised of various materials, but the expansion is needed, State Lands Commission officials said, because it hasn’t reached the minimum amount of fish standards in the 10 years since monitoring of the reef began.

This has been a contentious project for local stakeholders, as the reef has been described as disruptive to the natural environment currently in the area.

The project was mandated by the Coastal Commission in the 1990s for mitigation efforts following the construction of SONGS’ Unit 2 and Unit 3.

WHAT’S NEXT: The reef construction is scheduled to begin on July 7 and pause on Sept. 29. Construction will resume the last few portions of construction in spring 2020. —Eric Heinz sanclementetimes.com

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Sheriff’s Deputies Searching for Man Possibly Connected to March Stabbing at T-Street A man described as 18 to 21 years old with a thin to medium build and possibly white or mixed race is being sought by Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD).

He is suspected of being involved with committing assault with a deadly weapon about 9 p.m. on March 22 near a fire ring at T-Street.

A potential suspect was captured on video, and a screen shot of him was posted

by OCSD San Clemente on Facebook on Thursday, April 25.

At the time of the incident, the suspect was wearing a “Thrasher” hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black shoes and multiple rings on his fingers. At the time, his hair was bleached and dyed pink and was medium length, according to OCSD. “This information was only made available to us recently, and therefore the reason for the time delay,” the Facebook post stated.

Sheriff’s deputies are asking the public to help identify the person, as his name was not available in the social media post.

Anyone with information regarding this incident can send a private message to them on Facebook or come by the San Clemente Substation, located at 100 Avenida Presidio, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Monday through Thursday.

OCSD also asked people to not publicly comment on the post with any sensitive information. Dispatchers can be reached at 949.770.6011.

South County Residents Get ‘Fire Wise’ In response to the growing number of urban-area fires in California over the past several years, Sea Pointe Estates in San Clemente reported it has been working with the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) to monitor and manage its nearby fire risks. OCFA employs fire prevention specialists who assist homeowners and communities in determining how best to protect communities from fire.

Teri Merritt, the OCFA person assigned to work with Sea Pointe Estates, walked the community to identify the areas most vulnerable to fire. Some of the areas were on private homeowner property, but most of the threats were in HOA common areas.

“In an effort to educate and involve our residents in this fire prevention program, Teri Merritt was invited to present two fire San Clemente Times May 2-8, 2019

THURSDAY, MAY 2

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

SATURDAY, MAY 4

Sea Pointe Estates recently started the process of a Fire Wise community plan in order to minimize wildland fire risks in its area. The community sent out a press release regarding the plans this week. Photo: Courtesy of Sea Pointe Estates

prevention seminars onsite,” the release stated. “Emphasis was placed on owner preparedness and awareness. Owners who could not attend received emails summarizing the seminars.”

As a result of the on-site visits by OCFA and community leadership, a Wildfire Action Plan was prepared and approved by the community. It is estimated that the plan will take three years to complete. The community was divided into three zones based on threat potential: high, medium and low. Work was begun first on the zone with the highest threat.

OCFA recommends a 100-foot defensible space behind each home. This space is designed to have plants, shrubs and small trees that have fire retardant capabilities.

The spacing of these plants should be sparse. This allows firefighters to access the property and stop the fire before it gets to the house. OCFA has an informative free publication, Ready! Set! Go! It provides information on how to create a defensible home, how to harden your home and how to prepare a personal wildfire action plan.

The 100-foot defensible space is made up of two parts. Each owner’s yard requires a 25-foot rear setback. No construction can be erected in this zone. This 25-foot area was the first part of the 100-foot defensible space; the other 75 feet was on HOA property.

The press release stated the HOA is willing to share its experiences and knowledge with other local communities at no charge.

To receive more information, contact Will Fabing at wfabing@keystonepacific.com.

TCA Hires New Chief Engineer Dave Speirs, a 30-plus-year transportation industry veteran, recently joined the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) as its new chief engineer.

“As Chief Engineer, Speirs will be responsible for the engineering management of Orange County’s 51-miles of toll roads,” a TCA press release stated. “He will lead a team of engineers and consultants for TCA’s capital projects program, including the proposed 241/91 Express Connector and South Orange County Traffic Relief Program.”

Speirs has successfully completed projects for several of the region’s leading transportation agencies, according to the release, including the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, the Orange County Transportation Authority and the Riverside County Transportation Commission.

Speirs earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada and is registered as a professional engineer in California.

Man Arrested in San Clemente Suspected of 2016 Murder According to a criminal complaint from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, a man with ties to San Clemente was arrested on April 25 under suspicion of murdering his wife, Susann Sills, on Nov. 13, 2016.

Eric Sills, 54, was held in the Orange County Jail system under a $1 million bond. He posted on Monday, April 29.

The motive and other details of the case are minimal at this time. The criminal complaint was only two pages long and provided little more than the charges listed. Eric Sills was listed as a doctor in the OC Sheriff’s Department “Who’s in Jail?” website.

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HEARTFELT SCREENING 9 a.m.-3 p.m. This early detection heart health screening is recommended for high school athletes and also is open to family members. San Clemente High School, 700 Avenida Pico. Sign up at schsptsa.my-ptsa.org.

TUESDAY, MAY 7

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

CITY COUNCIL 6 p.m. The San Clemente City Council will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting. 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

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

Because I Love You (BILY) helps parents find solutions to any crisis they are experiencing due to their children’s (adults or minors) poor choices.

Presbyterian Church. 119 Avenida De La Estrella. bilysc.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

PLANNING COMMISSION 6 p.m. The San Clemente Planning Commission will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting. 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

VFW POST 7142 MEETING 7 p.m. The post will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting. 1505 N. El Camino Real, Elks Lodge. 949.464.8391. vfw7142.com.

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Surfers Caught in Mosquito Battleground Camp Pendleton to post schedule following drop of larvicide midday on Lower Trestles

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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urfers ran for cover when a helicopter unexpectedly started raining some kind of material on them at a popular San Clemente-adjacent wave break.

On April 19, Camp Pendleton contractors dispatched a helicopter about 11 a.m. near Lower Trestles surf area at San Onofre State Beach. Witnesses reported seeing a blue helicopter that started spraying what witnesses described as a “brown substance” that was poured over the beaches near the trails, but wind that day may have carried some of the substance into the ocean, causing it to emit an eerie smell.

What happened was described as if it was out of a political protest cartoon from the 1970s, back when surfers weren’t allowed at Trestles due to the proximity of Camp Pendleton and the home of former President Richard Nixon.

But Camp Pendleton officials said there was no malicious intent and that the substance dropped is not harmful to humans, despite witnesses decrying the optics of the incident.

CAMP PENDLETON’S OPERATION: PEST CONTROL

According to Camp Pendleton’s 2017 Integrated Pest Management Plan, Acepex Management Corporation subcontracts Hummingbird, Inc., and according to its website, the company holds multiple contracts with the Department of Defense for such duties.

The plan stated that repellent used at the base are EPA-registered substances.

Although the base does mix, spray and clean equipment with substances that are not permitted near waterways and storm drains, those substances are not part of the aerial tactics plan.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Luke Weaver, a public affairs official with Camp Pendleton, said the video does show a helicopter that was contracted with dropping the pellets at the surf location.

“Camp Pendleton hired a contractor to conduct West Nile mosquito abatement by dropping dry pellets of a non-toxic

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estuary around the Middles area, spraying a brown substance.”

Doan said neither he nor his son had smelled anything quite like it.

“I did see a few surfers sitting on their bikes on the shore with their shirts covering their mouths as they checked the surf,” he said. “I was a bit surprised they would spray late morning with lots of (people) around.”

Doan said he surfs the area about three to four times per week at all different times and had never seen the area sprayed from a helicopter.

A videographer who happened to be filming on April 19 at Lower Trestles captured this helicopter dropping VectorMax FG pellets near the beach trail and sands, according to Camp Pendleton officials who reviewed the video.

Base officials said the substance is made with natural products and not harmful to humans, but surfers that day said they were unaware of the planned drop. Photo: Courtesy of Steve Kennedy

larvicide called VectoMax FG on stagnant water in the vicinity of San Mateo Housing and the mouth of the San Mateo Creek on April 19, 2019,” Weaver stated in his response to the San Clemente Times.

“This is normal mosquito abatement that is performed several times a year on the base and across San Diego County and Orange County by a variety of municipalities. The active ingredient in VectoMax FG is a naturally occurring soil bacteria called bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTi).”

BTi is not known to cause “long-term effects on humans” or other non-insect species, Weaver stated, but some products containing other ingredients along with BTi can cause temporary skin and eye irritation.

A schedule of upcoming mitigation events along with more information can be found at a link in this article at sanclementetimes.com.

“We conduct these mitigation efforts because of the dangers of West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne illnesses,” Weaver said. “West Nile virus sickened 44 people and killed six people in San Diego County in 2015 alone.” (The cited stats are from the county’s Vector Control website.)

The San Mateo housing on the base is close to the San Onofre State Beach, but Weaver said the base does not instruct contractors to drop BTi products on the beach or in the ocean.

Weaver said because BTi is non-toxic and naturally occurring bacteria, the base hadn’t posted any public notices for routine mosquito abatement efforts.

“Given the concerns raised by local residents with this month’s larvicide distribution, we decided to post a schedule of planned mosquito larvicide applications on our website going forward,” Weaver said.

Although some people said the substance dropped appeared to be a liquid, Weaver said the base did not drop liquids that day.

VIEW FROM BELOW

Not knowing what kind of substance the helicopter was dropping, in addition to no warning being given, people scrambled for shelter.

“My 12-year-old son and I surf Trestles almost religiously. We were biking down with our boards around 11 a.m. (on April 19) from the state parking lot by Carl’s Jr.,” said Stephen Doan, a local attorney and real estate broker. “As we made our way down the bike trail and a little past the bridge, a blue helicopter flying very low flew over our heads. Both my son and I noticed it sprayed something brown over the estuary. We then quickly biked up the hill leading to the main Middles/Lowers dirt trail and stood and watched the helicopter make another two or three passes over the

WHAT WAS DROPPED FROM ABOVE ON APRIL 19?

According to the Camp Pendleton mosquito control website, the larvicide dropped in the Lower Trestles surf area was VectorMax FG pellets, which contain bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTi), a naturally occurring bacterium found in soils. The EPA’s website states BTi can be sprayed “over waterbodies such as ponds, lakes, rivers and streams” to kill mosquito breeding grounds.

“BTi can be used around homes in areas and containers where water can collect, such as flower pots, tires and bird baths,” the website stated. “BTi has no toxicity to people and is approved for use for pest control in organic farming operations.”

The next scheduled drop for the area is May 17. Visit Camp Pendleton’s mosquito control website for more information.

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You’d never see that “going on at a Little League

game; you can imagine how many outraged parents there would be.

There were so many people on the beach that day, too. Great waves, sun was out, and that thing was just dumping without any warning.

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—Yadin Nicol, former WSL World Tour surfer describing the events of April 19 at Lower Trestles

Former WSL World Tour surfer Yadin Nicol was also in the area with his son and became concerned when the helicopter flew nearby. From afar, it appeared the pellets were some kind of liquid, but this was dismissed by Camp Pendleton officials.

“The VectoMax FG pellets do dissolve after being immersed in water, which may have been the cause of the confusion,” Weaver said.

Nicol he said he has seen mosquito repellent dropped by helicopters before in the area, but not during midday and not that close to the ocean waters. Standing water on the shore that has collected following spring rains may have caused a recent increase in the vector’s population.

“There is a problem with mosquitos down there, but I don’t know if that was the time and place. If it’s harmless, it’s harmless; but I don’t want that dropped on (the beach),” Nicol said. “My son was with me. I just put a towel on his head and ran out the back, because I didn’t know what it was.”

Nicol said he didn’t have any symptoms after smelling the substance, but without warning, it left bystanders guessing.

“You’d never see that going on at a Little League game; you can imagine how many outraged parents there would be,” Nicol said. “There were so many people on the beach that day, too. Great waves, sun was out, and that thing was just dumping without any warning.” SC sanclementetimes.com

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Two Secret San Clemente Beaches

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ou probably never knew that one of the Caribbean’s prime cruise destinations, Mexico’s Cozumel Island, has a beach named Playa San Clemente.

Or that Cozumel also has a beach called Punta San Clemente, a few miles up the coast from Playa.

You won’t find either on most maps of Cozumel. And if you ask locals, you may have a hard time finding anyone who’s heard of either one.

Curious about my online discovery, I printed out the only two Cozumel maps that identified either. The name San Clemente appears on one or the other map, but not on both. I decided, painfully, that a visit was in order to see what I could find on this tropical island known for its turquoise waters and Cozumel Barrier Reef.

Someone had to do it. Life is tough.

And it was.

The tourist office near the waterfront hadn’t heard of either. I also drew a blank on TripAdvisor’s Cozumel travel forum—not one reply in eight days of hoping for one.

I also drew a blank from everyone I asked during a five-hour bicycle ride down the island’s west coast and back. I doubly explored an eight-mile stretch where my maps told me these two San COASTLINES Clemente beaches had to be.

By Fred Swegles The only person who had heard of either was Griselda Pacheco at Beach Bum Bikes, near the Puerta Maya cruise port.

She rented a bike to me, and she knew “Punta San Clemente.” I wouldn’t find any roadside sign, she warned. But she helped me scrawl a crude map of a curve in the road, south of Playa Corona. There, I’d find my beach.

But there was further confusion. After repeatedly Googling the words “Playa San Clemente, Cozumel” (or multiple variations), I found only two postings by anyone who’d visited Playa San Clemente, and none for Punta San Clemente.

Both “Playa” posts pointed me to Kilometer 17.5 along the highway.

A poster who’d described Playa as a “lovely beach” said it was at Km. 17.5 but also said it was between Playa Corona and Playa San Francisco. That was impossible, my maps told me; that beach had to be Punta San Clemente, farther north.

The “lovely beach” post said Playa San

Playa San Clemente isn’t listed on the kilometer sign post at Punta Sur, Cozumel. San Clemente’s namesake Cozumel beach only rarely appears on maps of the island, and no one asked during the author’s recent visit seemed to have heard of it. Photo: Fred Swegles

Clemente “is often overlooked, so it tends to be quieter.” That sounded nice, because seven cruise ships had deposited hordes of vacationers ashore on the day of my bike ride. Most of the beach resorts seemed to be packed.

“It’s a nice beach to walk along and beachcomb, but it’s not great for swimming,” the “lovely beach” post said.

That fit what I saw at Punta San Clemente, a modest, rustic white-sand beach that admittedly doesn’t compare with Cozumel’s finer beaches. But beggars can’t be choosers. I found it.

Making two passes on my bike, hours apart, I saw just a sprinkling of tourists each time, strolling, sunbathing or entering the water carefully to snorkel, negotiating a rocky bottom.

It was tranquil. You could hear the birds. And there was a sign at Punta San Clemente—not naming it, just identifying an ecological reserve. I photographed birds in a wetland, right across the road.

Later that day, a taxi driver told me he knew of Playa San Clemente, though saying that I would never find it. You can arrive only by boat.

Cozumel is a world-class diving destination. One of its coral reefs is San Clemente Reef. The taxi driver was familiar with the diving scene. He said scuba tours don’t normally go to that reef. While it’s nice, it’s more of a beginner’s reef. Scuba fanatics visit Cozumel for more dramatic dives.

Hiring a boat to take me, alone, to San Clemente Reef just to spend a minute on a presumably deserted beach ashore from the reef was beyond my budget.

So the closest I got was Alberto’s Restaurant, where I sipped piña coladas on a beach near where I thought Playa San Clemente had to be. My queries drew a blank from restaurant workers. I took a

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picture, gazing north, up the beach toward where Playa SC should be.

Cozumel, fortunately for cyclists, is pleasantly flat. It’s also a pleasant isle of contrasts—crowded anywhere that cruise ship passengers gravitate during shore excursions, but deserted over long stretches.

Seventy percent of the island is a reserve that’ll never be developed.

Somewhere out there, there’s still a Playa San Clemente to be discovered.

‘Island of the swallow’ It may come as a surprise that Cozumel Island, a magnet for Caribbean tourists, shares a heritage with San Juan Capistrano.

Whether you arrive by air or at the ferry dock, a large welcoming sculpture greets you: gracefully flying swallows.

The island’s name, in Mayan, is “Cuzaam luumil,” or “island of the swallows.” Legend has it that the first humans to visit observed many swallows flying over the island.

You won’t find an annual swallows fiesta on Cozumel, the tourist office affirmed.

There’s no parade, no song “When the Swallows Return to Cozumel.”

But there are swallows on the island, not as many as before, I was told. They’re primarily in remote mangroves or in large aquatic caverns known as cenotes.

Searching for swallows would be a wonderful excuse for swallows fanatics to come sample the white-sand beaches, the turquoise waters and the watering holes of Cozumel.

Fred Swegles is a longtime resident of San Clemente with more than 48 years of experience covering the city. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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SOAPBOX GUEST OPINION: City Council Corner by Councilmember Laura Ferguson

Opportunities for Public Discourse Must Remain to Address Issues

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an Clemente is a great community, because the people have the best interests of everyone at heart. We are better together, which is why I promote engagement and welcome residents to attend council meetings. Unfortunately, the most recent city council meeting on April 16 was a dark day in our democracy that struck a troubling blow against free speech. I have been asked by residents to explain what happened.

Free expression, including criticism, is at the heart of our democracy. It’s been an established rule that during a council meeting the public has two opportunities to speak during public comments sessions, at the beginning and near the end. For as long as anyone can remember, individuals have been able to express their comments twice—each time limited to three minutes. Mayor Steve Swartz decided at this council meeting that he no longer wanted to hear from a particular citizen activist twice. So, at the tail end of the meeting, he announced a new rule

Letters to The Editor HOMELESS NEED A PLACE TO GO PAMELA PEREZ, San Clemente

I would like to say that the solution to helping the homeless is not a shelter of any kind. Shelters are for emergency purposes.

Help the homeless by providing homes.

Help the homeless by getting them from the streets or car or from homeless status to a place they can afford. Help them find it, get approved, get there (probably out of area, of course, and state) and help them set up there. That is the solution. Plus, there is a lot of continuum of care funding from our government to help with this. No more middle men collecting this money for providing “services.” The homeless can get these services once housed, and they will be somewhere where they are welcomed.

BEACH BUMMER MARK HARRIS, San Clemente

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that residents could now speak only at one of the oral communications sessions.

When I voiced my concern that this action could not be taken unilaterally, I began to cite an example in which another elected board had taken the legal steps to change their speaking rules, and I was talked over and not allowed to finish my point of how to obey the law to change the rules. The mayor did not show concern for my defense of a citizen who I believed was having his free speech violated.

The mayor dismissed me: “You can do what CITY COUNCIL you want. That’s it!” I CORNER

By Laura Ferguson then announced that I was leaving the meeting because “we are quashing public speech.”

The mayor proceeded to read the rules for public speaking—rules that are outdated and have never been enforced.

He then ordered the mass removal of

everyone in the chamber, “exit, leave and clear the room.” When a resident called out, “We can’t be removed; we’ve done nothing wrong,” the city attorney began to provide comments before the mayor interrupted him and ordered the public to leave. The mayor ordered the sheriff’s deputies to refuse entry to the public, who would have to stand outside in the cold, unless they stated that they would “abide” by the mayor’s rules.

While laws appear to have been violated by the mayor’s actions, he also showed his total disregard of our public’s basic political freedoms protected under the Bill of Rights. The right not to be removed from a public meeting without cause and not be forced to make some pledge to regain entrance.

When the meeting resumed, a citizen addressed council and was interrupted three times, as the mayor said he could not address an individual councilmember and would have to address the entire council. The council learned in February,

providing coverage of the ongoing problem with high bacteria levels in the water at the Pier. Arriving at the beach to a sign that reads “Warning, Water Contact May Cause Illness” doesn’t seem very welcoming (or healthy). I can’t imagine it’s good for our local economy, either.

Many residents have been concerned about this issue and are frustrated that more hasn’t been done after almost four years.

I am disappointed in the city’s plan to do yet another study of fecal levels (with the same focus on bird deterrents) since all of this work was done in 2018 and the city has already acknowledged that it did not work.

There were always plenty of birds at the Pier, yet for years our water quality at the Pier was consistently graded A+. This bacteria problem appeared suddenly and has remained even during dry season.

I was sent a city statement in July 2017 saying fecal tests ruled out “sewage or canine” sources. That statement suggested birds as the culprit and mentioned Poche Beach, but the Pier has no similar area of stagnant water.

The city completed its bird-deterrent efforts (funded by the Clean Ocean Program) at the Pier in May 2018 and replied to me by saying, “The pigeons were recently rehomed and netting was put up under the Pier to prevent

further nesting.” They replied to me again in August by saying, “The netting installation was completed and has been successful in keeping birds from under the Pier…Unfortunately, the water quality problem continues.”

The bird deterrents kept the birds away but did not reduce bacteria levels. Given this definitive conclusion, why is the city’s plan to do the same exact thing again? And why is the process taking years?

I hope more residents will ask the city to make this a bigger priority. Adding a committee to meet four times a year to make “suggestions” doesn’t sound like a very aggressive approach. Isn’t it time to think outside the box and find a solution to this problem?

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when another citizen felt his rights to address an individual councilmember were being violated, that the law allows this. The council’s policy was revised and was in effect on April 16.

I call for our city to get back to the business of addressing community issues. It has been a month and a half since the council directed the city manager to execute a plan for sheltered beds for the homeless. Although it has been reported out of “closed session” that this is underway, law enforcement still cannot enforce the city’s anti-camping laws. When there is no option for sleeping indoors, the government cannot criminalize people for sleeping outdoors on public property without exception.

The longer we go without a solution, the longer we have the potential to pose a public health and safety risk for the homeless and the public. It is time our council allows this to be a public discussion, because under the Brown Act, the public has the right to participate. And we just might solve this problem—together.

Laura Ferguson is a San Clemente City Councilmember who was elected in 2018. 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

CORRECTION: On page 7 of the April 25-May 1 edition of the San Clemente Times, a portion of Susan Ambrose’s quote was incorrectly reported.

Ambrose’s full quote was, “So I hope you will endorse the formation of this committee so we can move ahead and be proactive in protecting our clean beaches and clean oceans.”

Join the San Clemente Times for Beachside Chat, Friday, May 3 at 8 a.m. at Café Calypso Beachside Chat is a spirited, town hall forum on community issues, hosted by SC Times editor Eric Heinz at 8 a.m. every Friday at Café Calypso, 114 Avenida Del Mar. All are welcome.

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YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

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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 | 02 RONALD REAGAN LECTURE 7-8 p.m. Anthony Pennay, the chief learning officer at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, will provide a guest lecture about the former president’s evolution as a communicator.

It’s a nonpartisan lecture. Tickets are $10$12. 415 Avenida Granada. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

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SATURDAY, MAY 4: FIESTA DE MAYO AT THE OUTLETS 1-3 p.m. The Outlets at San Clemente will host the fourth annual afternoon fiesta featuring Mariachis, Ballet Folklórico and food and drink specials at participating restaurants.

San Juan Capistrano-based Mariachi Nuevo Capistrano, winner of the 2016 and 2017 Battle of the Mariachis at Mission San Juan Capistrano, will also participate in the Fiesta de Mayo performances. 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. 949.535.2323. outletsatsanclemente.com.

Friday | 03 ‘EXIT LAUGHING’ AT CABRILLO 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 2 p.m.

Sunday. When the highlight of your past 30 years has been weekly bridge nights with the girls, what do you do when one of your foursome dies? Connie, Leona and Millie dare to take a whole new look at life in Exit Laughing, a flavorful dark comedy by Paul Elliot. Tickets are $20.

Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.-0465. cabrilloplayhouse.org.

COA OPEN MIC NIGHT 7-9 p.m. Teens through college-age youths can come perform or be in the audience. COA has an adequate stage equipped with drums, keyboards and sound system. COA offers a safe environment for teens to express musical talents, get some practice performing live and playing with others. Free to attend. Email Joanie at coamusicperformers@gmail. com for more information. San Clemente Baha’i, 3316 Avenida Del Presidente.

949.388.0114.

Saturday | 04 SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE 9-11 a.m. The car show attracts hundreds of car enthusiasts each week. No registration is required and spectators are welcome. Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.

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MARY COLBY TEA & FASHION SHOW 3-5 p.m. Casa Romantica’s annual Mary Colby Tea & Fashion Show supports its mission of providing arts education for children and cultural programming for people of all ages. It helps preserve Mary Colby’s gift to the community. All funds raised through ticket sales and via sales at the event’s silent auction directly underwrite the costs of various programs.

Tickets are $85. 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

Sunday | 05 FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables, plants and artisanal goods from organic growers along Avenida Del Mar. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

VILLAGE ART FAIRE 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Village Art Faire offers an array of exceptional work handcrafted by gifted artisans, including fine art, home décor and more. Avenida Del Mar. 949.395.7008. villagesanclemente.org

Monday | 06 BINGO AT GOODY’S 7 p.m. Every Monday, Goody’s hosts a

bingo night for a charity of the month.

This month’s beneficiary is Friends of San Clemente Foundation. Cards are $1 per sleeve, and raffle prizes are offered.

Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real.

949.492.3400. goodystavern.com.

Tuesday | 07 NEEDLEWORK CIRCLE 12:30-2:30 p.m. Stop by to knit and crochet for a community service project. Instructors will be available to assist. 242 Avenida Del Mar. 949.492.3493. ocpl.org/libloc/sc.

Wednesday | 08 SAN CLEMENTE TOPS 9:30-10:30 a.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday. Meetings include a private weigh-in followed by informational programs that focus on making small steady changes that provide lasting weight loss and better health. San Clemente Presbyterian Church, 119 Avenida de Estrella, 949.492.9428. tops.org.

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS 9 p.m.-1 a.m. All levels of musicians are invited to perform at this weekly open mic. Bring your instruments, or voice, and show off your talent. 1717 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com.

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BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he ending of the previous Avengers feature last year, Infinity War, was arguably the biggest downer of any MCU flick. And yet, the followup out this season, Avengers: Endgame, doesn’t come off as depressing or as too serious. It is a superhero movie for young people, after all.

Endgame is the fourth Avengers film and the final addition to the ‘Phase Three’ stage of Marvel. Nearly every major character, leading and supporting, makes an appearance by the end.

The remaining heroes are broken emotionally from Thanos (Josh Brolin) successfully “snapping” half of the world’s population from existence. The remaining species are numb and helpless—until Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Bruce Banner/Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) come up with the unlikely but possible solution to reverse the villain’s consequences.

Half of Endgame is spent on the four heroes trying to convince the rest of the Avengers to join in on the crazy plan, while the other half is essentially a giant, long action sequence.

While the tone and pacing are stellar, a handful of story and character decisions are a little divisive. In Endgame, some resolutions, including those for Scott, Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Nebula (Karen Gillan), are very satisfying. But there are others, such as “nice” Hulk’s comic relief or most of Thanos’ scenes in the third act, that are a little clunky. Not surprising, the best comedy is from the talking raccoon, Rocket (Bradley Cooper). Keep in mind there is a lot going on in this thing. So maybe refreshing yourself on your favorites of the franchise, or at least the past three Avengers efforts, might make it easier to follow. SC sanclementetimes.com

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enai is a handsome Husky who is really quite the sweetheart. Like most Huskies, Kenai is high energy and does best after some vigorous exercise. He would make a wonderful family dog in an active home with a workout buddy or two.

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

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

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

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

Photo: Thomas Pulley Collection/Califsphere

Last week’s solution:

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Flower gardens near the bluff’s edge along Victoria Avenue, San Clemente, circa 1946. The location is now the Beachcomber Inn. 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.

GUEST OPINION: Wellness & Prevention by Susan Parmelee

Why We Must Talk About Mental Health

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recent study led by the World Health Organization found that 35% of college freshmen in eight countries struggle with mental illness.

The two most commonly diagnosed disorders are depression and generalized anxiety. Some researchers suggest that part of this rise is attributed to improved screening and diagnosis; however, this cannot completely account for the fact that one in three young adults is reporting mental health issues.

Additionally, as a country, we are witnessing an increase in suicides among youth in the age group 12-26; sadly, suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for our youth. School districts now provide suicide prevention education

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in the seventh, ninth and 11th grades.

This education needs to be echoed in the home. If you would like tips for starting a conversation in your family about mental health and suicide, please visit mentalhealth.gov/talk/parents-caregivers.

Stigma is often the reason people cite for not seeking care when mental health symptoms arise. Stigma creates guilt, shame and self-doubt, which leads to isolation and fears that one may be a flawed individual. Ending stigma is an important step for improving the mental health of society.

How do we end the stigma? Targeting how we use language associated with the diseases of mental health is key. Imagine if we said, “He is so cancer,” like the way

we say, “He is so bipolar.” Both diseases have grave underlying biological and genetic causes, yet we tend to ignorantly toss around mental health terms.

Another step in ending the stigma is implementing reduction tactics and sharing knowledge and support with others. Like learning CPR, there are several mental health basic training courses offered in Orange County. These learning opportunities strive to help reduce suicide rates, improve mental health treatment outcomes and build empathy in our communities.

The National AlliWELLNESS AND PREVENTION ance on Mental Health

By Susan (NAMIoc.org) presents Parmelee programs for students, professionals and parents on topics ranging from lowering mental health stigma to better understanding how to support a loved one who is struggling.

Mental Health First Aid (mentalhealth-

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firstaid.org) is an eight-hour course that teaches how to help someone who may be experiencing a mental health or substance-use challenge. The training helps attendees to identify, understand and respond to signs of addictions and mental illnesses.

I encourage everyone who reads this article to have at least one discussion about mental health with someone they care about during this month of mental health awareness. To receive monthly information on supporting teen wellness, please sign up for our bi-monthly ENewsletter at wpc-oc.org and follow us on Facebook @wellnessandpreventioncenterschs.

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 PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO A DV E RT I SE : 9 4 9 . 3 8 8 . 7 7 0 0 , E X T. 1 0 0 • FAX : 9 4 9 . 3 8 8 . 9 9 7 7 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20196540713 The following person(s) is doing business as: A. TEACHING KIDS TO BUY STOCKS B. DOLLARS AND ZEN 5613 COSTA MARITIMA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 Full Name of Registrant(s): WENRICH ENTERPRISES INC 5613 COSTA MARITIMA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 The business is conducted by a corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: n/a /s/JOSEPH WENRICH This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County On 04/11/2019 Publish: San Clemente Times APR 18, 25, MAY 2, 9, 2019 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING ELECTRONIC BIDS SEWER LINE POINT REPAIRS City Project No. 29205 Bids shall be submitted electronically through the City’s electronic procurement system (PlanetBids) at: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=28939 Bids must be received by no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday May 13, 2019. All bids received after that time will be returned to the Bidder, as they will be deemed disqualified. Only electronic bids submitted through PlanetBids will be accepted.

Bid tabulations will be available on PlanetBids immediately following the bid closing.

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

The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required by the plans, specifications and contract documents for the SEWER LINE POINT REPAIRS, CITY Project No. 29205, in the City of San Clemente, California.

The scope of the project is to perform point repairs on small sections of sewer lines at various locations throughout the City.

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

Specifications and contract documents are posted in the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=28939 All bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System website to participate in a bid or to be added to prospective bidders list.

The contract does call for monthly progress payments based upon the engineer’s estimate of the percentage of work completed. The City will retain 5% of each progress payment as security for completion of the balance of the work. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, the

City will pay amounts so retained upon compliance with the requirements of Government Code Section 14402 and the provisions of the contract documents pertaining to “substitution of securities.”

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

Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.1, no contractor or sub-contractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project submitted on or after March 1, 2015 unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Furthermore, all bidders and contractors are hereby notified that no contractor or sub-contractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations.

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

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

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

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

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A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held to discuss the work to be done and the Contractor’s responsibilities. The City’s representatives will be available to address questions. The meeting will be held at the City’s Utility Division, Building N, located at 380 Avenida Pico, San Clemente, CA 92673, on Thursday May 6th, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 18-20115-SP-CA Title No. 180062009-CA-VOI A.P.N. 690-592-23 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR ONLY PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE 2923.3 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/15/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must

be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Robert Stoddard II, a single man Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 10/25/2004 as Instrument No. 2004000958143 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Orange County, California. Date of Sale: 05/23/2019 at 12:00 PM Place of Sale: At the North front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $527,047.56 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 20 Finca, San Clemente, CA 92673 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www. ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 18-20115-SP-CA. Information about

postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 04/18/2019 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany and Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888-2644010 Sales Line 714-730-2727; Sales Website: www. ndscorp.com Rachael Hamilton, Trustee Sales Representative A-4691523 05/02/2019, 05/09/2019, 05/16/2019 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS Street Rehabilitation for Via Cascadita (Cascadita channel to Via Socorro), Project No. 17345 Sealed bid or proposals will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California, until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019, and will be publicly opened and read on said day and time at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California.

The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required by the specifications and contract documents for the Street Rehabilitation for Via Cascadita (Cascadita channel to Via Socorro), Project No. 17345 in the City of San Clemente, California.

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

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

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

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

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

Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Furthermore, all bidders and contractors are hereby notified that no contractor or subcontractor may

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

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

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Bid Opening Date: May 23, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

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

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

Dated:

To be published: and:

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______________________________ Tom Bonigut Public Works Director / City Engineer PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS Street Improvement Projects – FY 2019, Project No. 19321 and Slurry Seal Program – FY 2019, Project No. 29306 Sealed bid or proposals will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California, until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019, and will be publicly opened and read on said day and time at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California.

The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required by the specifications and contract documents for the Specifications for the Street Improvement Projects – FY 2019, Project No. 19321 and Slurry Seal Program – FY 2019, Project No. 29306 in the City of San Clemente, California.

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

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

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

The contract does call for monthly progress payments based on the engineer’s estimate of the percentage of work completed. The City will retain 5% of each progress payment as security for comple-

tion of the balance of the work. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, the City will pay amounts so retained upon compliance with the requirements of Government Code Section 14402 and the provisions of the contract documents pertaining to “substitution of securities.”

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

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Bid Opening Date: May 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

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News from San Clemente’s business community

BY ZARA FLORES FOR THE SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

New Business GOOD TIMES PET SALON 808 N. El Camino Real 949.205.7999, goodtimespetsalon.com Brian McAtee and Kelly Conrad are the brother-and-sister duo behind the newest business of pet grooming and pet care in San Clemente, Good Times Pet Salon.

They opened earlier in April and have already met many furry friends.

For now, the duo only caters to dogs, but they said they hope to expand to other pets once they’ve dialed down the process of grooming and care. Good Times Pet Salon offers a range of service packages, including a bath, trim, teeth cleaning, ear cleaning, nail trim and more. The length of each service varies according to the size and breed of each dog.

The salon is outfitted with equipment to make the pets’ stay as comfortable and accessible to pets as possible. The grooming tables and baths are built with hydraulics to allow them to fully move down to the

Nauti Bean Coffee launched online earlier this month. Photo: Zara Flores

floor so that large or older dogs can walk right into them.

The duo said they are excited about providing exceptional, one-to-one, dedicated service to each pet while also providing and receiving feedback from clients.

“Education is a big thing. It’s important to know how to properly care for a dog,” McAtee said. “I love the people and want to make my clients happy. Dogs are easy.

A dog can go lie in the dirt and be happy.”

The Salon also offers a locally made line of probiotic products under the brand Skout’s Honor, which range from shampoo and conditioner to stain remover. Skout’s

Honor is free of parabens, sulfates, dyes and other unnatural products.

Good Times Pet Salon is open Monday through Saturday. Appointments can be made through their website or by phone.

New Business NAUTI BEAN COFFEE info@nautibeancoffee.com nautibeancoffee.com Coffee purveyor Joe Provettone is a chief mortgage appraiser with other side jobs to fund his new company: Nauti Bean Coffee.

Nauti Bean Coffee has been in the works for months and was launched in April. Provettone said he is also an entrepreneur with many previous ventures under his belt, but this one is unlike any other.

“I’ve always been an entrepreneur, even from a young age, but coffee is the first business I’ve had that I’m truly passionate about,” Provettone said.

He’s established his e-commerce business in San Clemente and scoured the area to find who he believes is the best roaster on the market.

“He’s a very well-respected and knowledgeable person and travels to other countries and teaches about the process and cultivation of the coffee beans,” Provettone said. The premium-grade beans cultivated are from Africa and Central America.

Provettone said he has always had a fondness for the ocean. He’s a spearfisher, a surfer and has lived on a boat for a few years. He said he believes coffee and the ocean parallel each other; both are inviting, relaxing and have a beckoning appeal to them. Nauti, short for Nautical, is his fun twist that keeps the pun classy and open to interpretation.

Provettone said he hopes to expand in the future with his own Nauti Bean Coffee shop.

For now, his coffee is available in a couple of retail locations, including The San Clemente Store at the Outlets at San Clemente and Cosentino’s Pizza by the Pier. SC

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Barcelona street artist finishes mural at House of Trestles

BY CARI HACHMANN, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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n artist who goes by the name “Slim” has just completed a new mural at House of Trestles.

The 23-year-old from Barcelona, Spain, is one of four international street artists selected for this year’s Street Artist in Residence program at the San Clemente surf hostel and art gallery.

During their stay, artists are given wall space at House of Trestles for a final mural to conclude their residency, which can last anywhere from 30 to 90 days.

Owner Joshua Host said the mural supports the gallery’s mission in bringing public art to a street that has suffered a less-thanstellar reputation in the past, trying to move on from the moniker “Crack Alley.”

“We felt that it was a very unfair stigma, so we embarked on this idea to make public art ubiquitous on Del Comercio,” Host said.

“That’s the whole idea, to break that stigma

Pie in the Sky Motivated David Koning wears multiple hats despite heart condition

BY ERIC HEINZ AND CARI HACHMANN, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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otivated to work with children living with disabilities and maintaining a humble presence on social media, 32-year-old David Koning is fixated on his future endeavors.

Koning has been working at Blaze Pizza at the Outlets at San Clemente for about two weeks, but he’s held a variety of jobs.

His favorite things about working at Blaze Pizza are the free food and the camaraderie that he shares with his coworkers.

“It’s fun working here. I also want to apply over at AT&T, working with phones and internet service,” Koning said.

What’s different about Koning is that he has a heart condition that has caused major health issues for him.

He was born with hypoplastic left-heart syndrome, meaning he doesn’t have a left ventricle. According to Koning’s family, he may be one of two people who is living with San Clemente Times May 2-8, 2019

Slim, a street artist from Barcelona, Spain, poses next to his mural at House of Trestles. Photo: Cari Hachmann

and make it a really beautiful street to walk down.”

Two new street artists will arrive for their residency at House of Trestles in October. They are “chimp.one” of New Zealand and “DIFUZ” of France. Until then, the hostel will continue to host its usual influx of travelers and surf enthusiasts during its peak summer season.

Slim finished his mural in two and a half days using a paintbrush and about three gallons of acrylic primary colors. He is the first street art resident to use a brush rather than spray paint.

The artist said he recently made the switch to challenge himself.

“I had perfect technique with spray paint,

the condition in their 30s.

When he was younger, Koning said he suffered multiple seizures. His father, who shares the same name with his son, said the junior Koning had been legally dead four times for several minutes, losing precious brain functionality in the process.

He runs his own nonprofit organization, Children Changing Lives, which provides events for children with disabilities to attend sporting events, and he likens it to the NBA Cares program. An avid fan of sports himself, Koning was once the team manager for the Laguna Beach High School volleyball team.

He’s also been on the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers channels on social media.

“We like to change children’s lives one child at a time,” he said. “My other (mantra) is that you only have one life. Don’t waste it.”

Koning said he usually goes to the UCLA campus for medical checkups, and he usually invites media personnel to join him.

Koning said he’s in the middle of writing five different books. One is about the perspective of a service dog for children.

When he’s not working at Blaze or the nonprofit, he’s usually scouring the internet and watching professional sports.

Jonas Merritt, David’s employment coach with Integrated Resource Services,

but I didn’t feel like I was growing as an artist.

I was very bored, so I changed,” Slim said.

His mural is inspired by his time spent in San Clemente. It depicts two young travelers in search of adventures and new experiences, and it can be viewed on the backside of House of Trestles facing Calle Del Comercio.

Slim began doing graffiti art at the age of 12 and went on to study fine art at the University of Barcelona. He was selected from a pool of 58 other artists who applied this year for the Street Artist in Residence program.

“I’ve always wanted to come to California,” said Slim, whose native language is Catalan. “I had this place in my mind.”

Host said House of Trestle’s residency

program was developed in 2017 to give artists around the world an opportunity to gain exposure and promote their work, especially in the Los Angeles art scene.

Slim has completed four murals so far during his first visit to the United States—one in Carlsbad, one in San Clemente and two in Los Angeles locations: the Historic Filipinotown and The Container Yard in the Arts District.

When asked why he does art, Slim said, “I think that it is a very important social tool. It is important to change the minds of the people that are always looking and watching things the same.”

Host said the artist’s residency program helps generate new culture in San Clemente.

“It’s special,” he said. “Especially art of scale . . . it’s something that makes you feel child-like, opens up conversation and breeds wonderment.”

The program is gaining recognition by international street artists, Host said.

“Every year, the number of applicants doubles,” he said. “It becomes a medium, as far as for artists like Slim, to build their brand.”

Slim summed up his trip as being “very good.” He’s a fan of the warm weather, beaches and nice people in San Clemente.

He said he will continue his artistic ventures in New York before returning to Spain.

Slim’s mural will tentatively stay on the wall for up to a year, Host said. However, the rule in the graffiti art world is a painting only exists until someone feels they can paint something better over it.

At the House of Trestles, which celebrates its second anniversary in June, Host said, “Things are always changing.” SC

David Koning recently started working at Blaze Pizza in San Clemente. Koning was born without a left heart ventricle, which has given him severe health problems. He runs his own nonprofit to help children with disabilities, and he’s writing several books. Photo: Eric Heinz

assists Koning with everyday tasks he needs to perform.

“He’s pretty independent. He was on Indeed when he found the job,” Merritt said. “(He’s) a go-getter, definitely an entertainer.”

Koning said his top ambitions include getting his books published, continue

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meeting celebrities and connecting with organizations that can augment his nonprofit’s efforts.

“I have a drive, and I don’t take no for an answer,” Koning said.

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Battle Ready San Clemente boys volleyball advances in Division 1 playoffs, plays at Newport Harbor Saturday

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he CIF-SS Division 1 boys volleyball playoffs are no cakewalk.

San Clemente knew that even before the South Coast League champion Tritons drew Trinity League champion Santa Margarita in the first round. San Clemente experienced it firsthand on Tuesday, April 30 and will get another dose on Saturday, May 4.

San Clemente cruised through the first set against Santa Margarita, 25-17, and fought off a challenge by the Eagles in the second set, 27-25. However, Santa Margarita continued to push the Tritons and earned wins in back-and-forth third and fourth sets, 26-24, 25-23, to send the match to a decisive fifth set.

The teams again traded points in the fifth set, and San Clemente fought off three Santa Margarita match points to tie the set at 17-17. Wolf Beeuwsaert broke the tie for San Clemente, and the Eagles hit the ball into the net on the final point to give the Tritons the set, 19-17, and the match, 3-2.

“This is eight and nine in the top 16,” San Clemente coach Ken Goldstone said,

Triton Report

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

For in-game updates, news and more for all of the San Clemente High School sports programs, follow us on Twitter @SouthOCsports.

Boys, Girls Lacrosse Advance in OC Playoffs San Clemente hosted and won both ends of a US Lacrosse Orange County Playoffs doubleheader on Tuesday, April 30.

The Triton girls opened with a dominating win over El Dorado, 21-2, and the San

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San Clemente boys volleyball held off a charge from Santa Margarita in a battle of league champions to win its CIF-SS Division 1 first-round match in five sets.

Photos: Zach Cavanagh

referring to the teams’ playoff seeds. “Every match is going to be like this. Every one of the matches. I thought maybe if we could close out game three, it would’ve been a lot easier on my heart. They came crawling back in that third game and took that one, and I thought this could go five.

Guys held on at the end.”

San Clemente’s reward for the hardfought win is a trip to No. 1 seed Newport Harbor on Saturday in the Division 1 quarterfinals. The Sailors swept away Palos Verdes with relative ease in the first round, 25-15, 25-16, 25-20.

Newport Harbor (33-1) tied for the Sunset Surf League championship this season and was the CIF-SS and CIF SoCal Regional Division 1 runner-up last season.

The Sailors swept San Clemente (28-5) in two competitive matches this season at Newport Harbor and in the Best of the West Tournament.

“They’re just seniors that have played together forever,” Goldstone said of Newport Harbor. “They just know each other really well, and they’ve played club together. We played them tough at Best of the West. We’re right there at 19 and

20 apiece, and then they win key points because they’re seniors.”

San Clemente received excellent efforts from its own seniors against Santa Margarita.

Marc Monier had 16 kills and collected 15 digs, including two with his feet. Libero Owen Hamro pulled out 23 digs, including many on key late points.

Nathan Streuter led the Tritons with 20 kills and added 10 digs. Bjorn Johansson had 12 kills with 11 digs. Eli Crane had 10 kills with three blocks, and Beeuwsaert had 10 kills with one block. SC

Clemente boys pulled out the win over Los Alamitos, 9-6.

The Triton girls play reigning OC and CIF-SS champion St. Margaret’s, and the San Clemente boys will take on No. 2 seed Foothill, with both playoff games on Thursday, May 2. The Triton boys beat Foothill on the road, 11-9, in their only meeting on March 16.

lencia and Redondo Union in the second round on Friday, May 3.

Individually, Griffen Wolfe won back-toback South Coast League singles titles by defeating teammate Corey Angeli in the final, 6-2, 7-6. Wolfe and Angeli also reached the quarterfinals of the Ojai Invitational, the best result for San Clemente at the prestigious tournament in more than 20 years.

The doubles team of Lance Ding and Blake Ursem was league runner-up.

Coast League, in the CIF-SS Division 1 first round.

San Clemente was 4-0 against South Coast League teams this season, including wins over league champion Dana Hills and Mission Viejo and two over Laguna Hills.

The Tritons won five in a row to close out the regular season.

The baseball team (14-13-2) received an at-large bid to the Division 1 playoffs after posting a 5-7 record and fourth-place finish in the Sea View League.

San Clemente’s reward is a first-round trip to take on No. 1 seed Orange Lutheran. The Lancers (25-4, 14-1) are ranked No. 4 nationally by USA Today and No. 6 nationally by MaxPreps. Orange Lutheran also won the prestigious USA Baseball National High School Invitational for the third consecutive season.

The Tritons won three of their last four games to end the regular season. SC

Boys Tennis Earns First-Round Bye Fresh off its ninth consecutive South Coast League championship, the San Clemente boys tennis team earned some rest in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs.

Despite not receiving a top seed, the Tritons were the only team to receive a first-round bye in Division 1. San Clemente will host the winner of Valencia of Va-

Baseball, Softball Open CIF-SS Playoffs Thursday San Clemente heads back to the diamond with baseball on the road and softball at home on Thursday, May 2.

The softball team (15-9) won the Sea View League championship and hosts Aliso Niguel, the No. 2 team from the South

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In Celebration of the Barefoot Adventure

Shorecliffs Middle School, San Clemente High Claim State Titles

2019 Surfing Heritage & Culture Center’s Ohana Gala to honor five of surfing’s greatest adventurers

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ver since the first surfers dreamed of lonely waves reeling off on some faraway reef, the desire to push beyond the horizon has been a driving ethos of the sport and culture, according to the Surfing Heritage & Culture Center. From surf exploration’s birthplace in Hawaii to the American mainland, then to Australia, Europe, and so on and so forth, it’s been an amazing ride.

This year, the SHACC’s annual Ohana Gala will be celebrating the adventures and achievements of five of surfing’s most notable explorers: Dick Metz, Craig Peterson, Kevin Naughton, Martin Daly and Liz Clark.

In 1958, Metz hopped a freighter from California and landed in Tahiti. From there, he went on to explore the South Seas, Australia, Europe, eventually landing in Africa, where he stumbled on a point called Cape Saint Francis. Born in Laguna Beach in 1929, Metz is one of surfing’s true pioneers.

He was a power player in the rise of the Hobie empire and is the cofounder of SHACC. And when it comes to falling off the radar, few have done it better or with more commitment than Kevin Naughton and Craig Peterson. Two friends from Orange County, their adventuring through the

GROM OF THE WEEK SAWYER LINDBLAD

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he final stop of the 10-event NSSA Southwest Conference season rolled into Dana Point last weekend. With scattered two- to three-foot peaks and a bit of south wind blowing at Salt Creek, local groms shined in the tricky conditions. A number of Dana Point and San Clemente surfers celebrated division wins, but it was Sawyer Lindblad who was the big winner for the weekend.

Coming away with victories in the Open Girls’ and Open Women’s finals, she was the only surfer to win two divisions. The good times didn’t stop there for Lindblad, San Clemente Times May 2-8, 2019

Dick Metz, Al Weimers, Herb Nolan and a couple of locals survey the potential of Makaha on the west side of Oahu from Metz’s Model A “bathtub” jalopy circa 1954. Photo: Dick Metz Collection/SHACC

1970s and ’80s, and the stories and images they somehow relayed back to Surfer Magazine, embodied and defined unbridled, go-for-broke surf exploration.

A salvage diver by trade, a surf explorer by fate, at the helm of the infamous Indies Trader, Captain Martin Daly plotted surfing’s course through the secret wave garden of the Mentawais Islands in Indonesia throughout the 1980s and ’90s. These days, you’ll find him and his boat deep in the South Pacific, where the Marshall Islands have captured his imagination. But that’s another story.

When Captain Liz Clark was 7 years old, she learned to sail on a little red dinghy in San Diego Harbor. Since first setting sail aboard her boat, Swell, Clark has logged more than 18,000 miles on the high seas.

She’s a vocal and visible advocate for the environment and ocean health. And she’s also the author of Swell: Sailing the Pacific in Search of Surf and Self.

SHACC’s 2019 Ohana Gala will take place at the newly renovated Huntington Bay Club in Huntington Beach on June 15. As

who also clinched the Conference Title in the two divisions.

“Winning a Conference Title not only takes a lot of talent, but a ton of determination and commitment. To win two in one season doubles that statement,” Janice Aragon of the NSSA wrote on Facebook.

Lindblad’s been on a roll lately. Three weeks ago, she competed in the West Coast Toyota USA Surfing Prime Series at San Onofre’s Church and finished third in the under-16 girls division. She’s also a dedicated member of the USA Junior National Surf Team and competed in the World Junior Surfing Championship last November, where she helped the Red, White and Blue win the coveted Aloha Cup. With this much success and momentum going into the summer surf season,

part of the evening’s festivities, which serve as a fundraiser for SHACC, the honorees will regale the crowd with their stories of adventure and discovery. All of the honorees will be introduced by notable VIPs, including former Quiksilver boss Bob McKnight and photography legend Jeff Divine. Captain Daly’s flying in from Indonesia, and Captain Clark from Tahiti, just for the event.

There will also be one-of-a-kind surf travel packages available on the auction block, so not only will you hear some of the greatest surf stories ever told, but you can go live the dream, too. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are still available.

For every surf break around the world, somebody had to be the first person to tempt fate and push over the ledge. Thanks to those pioneers and pirates, adventurers and explorers, without their barefoot accomplishments and contributions, surfing wouldn’t be the rich bold tapestry of color, cultures and experiences that it is today. A tip of the cap to all of those who have given surfing the stuff of dreams. SC

t was an epic weekend for area schools, as the best and brightest surf programs from up and down the coast congregated for the Scholastic Surf Series Championships in Oceanside.

In the middle school division, Shorecliffs Middle School was caught in a back-and-forth battle with Encinitas’ Oak Crest Middle School before emerging victorious again. This year marked the ninth season for the Scholastic Surf Series, and it was the ninth title for Shorecliffs. To say the San Clemente Middle School has been dominant would be a huge understatement. They’ve owned the competition every single year.

San Clemente High claimed another Scholastic Surf Series State Title as well, also taking home the men’s shortboard title. This marks the Tritons’ third consecutive title.

The surf in Oceanside last weekend hung in the waist-to-chest-high range, with fun, rip-worthy peaks up and down the beach. SC

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 60-63 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 5-10’ Thursday: Fun-sized mix of primary south-southwest swell and small short-period northwest swell. Better exposed breaks are in the waist to chest (3-4 faces) high zone while standout spots push into the shoulder-head(4-5 faces) high zone through the day.

Light/variable winds in the early morning become light out of the west-northwest late in the morning, veering more west-southwest and becoming moderate in the afternoon.

Sawyer Lindblad. Photo: @scott_flanders/NSSA

Outlook: Easing south-southwest swell lines up some smaller surf for the weekend. Better exposures are in the knee to waist high (2-3 faces) zone on Saturday and early Sunday before a new pulse of south-southwest swell starts filling in, bumping top Southern Hemisphere exposures into the stomach to chest high (3-4 faces) range on the bigger sets. Winds are similar on both Saturday and Sunday, with light/variable flow in the morning, coming moderate onshore flow in the late morning and into the afternoon. Be sure to check Surfline.com for all the details and the longer range outlook.

we can’t wait to see what she’s capable of when the water warms up and the south swells start rolling in at Lowers. SC

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