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As Election Nears, City Council Candidate Gene James Responds to Flurry of Allegations E Y E O N S C / PAG E 7 Gene James, who’s currently running to fill the open seat on the San Clemente City Council, is facing a firestorm of criticism from an ex-girlfriend, who has circulated detailed accounts of incidents intended to question his character. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Homeless Lawsuit Against City Dismissed THE LATEST: The lawsuit that homeless individuals and advocacy groups supporting them had filed against the city of San Clemente for not providing adequate access to homeless shelters was dismissed in federal court on Monday, Oct. 28.

While the 12-page dismissal from U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson concludes the months-long legal battle for now, he offers the homeless individuals who filed the lawsuit, Duane Nichols and Darren James, a brief window to submit an amended complaint by Nov. 18.

“The city is pleased with the judge’s ruling on the case,” City Manager James Makshanoff said.

With the lawsuit dismissed, he added, the city can continue operating the temporary outdoor shelter on Avenida Pico until next June, when the city must find an alternative location to house the city’s homeless. Currently, he said, the city is looking at space near Avenida Fabricante and Calle Extremo.

As of press time, attorneys representing the homeless advocacy groups had not returned San Clemente Times’ request for comment.

Orange County Catholic Worker, along with the Emergency Shelter Coalition (ESC) and Housing is a Human Right Orange County (HHROC), had filed the suit against the county and several cities in late February, claiming enough hasn’t been done to provide homeless shelters.

The city of San Clemente was officially served with the lawsuit on May 24, while the cities of San Juan Capistrano and Dana Point were served a few days later. The cities of Aliso Viejo and Irvine were also included in the initial lawsuit.

In mid-August, however, the court ruled to dismiss the suit against the neighboring cities for not being properly joined, while maintaining San Clemente as the primary defendant in the case. In that Aug. 12 order, the court granted the plaintiffs an opportunity to file an amended complaint, which was not supposed to include “any new or different defendants, claims, causes of action, or legal theories.”

Anderson’s latest dismissal explained that ESC and HHROC’s second amended complaint “repeated the identical insufSan Clemente Times October 31-November 6, 2019

A federal judge on Monday, Oct. 28, dismissed the lawsuit homeless advocacy groups had filed against the city for not doing enough to provide homeless shelters. Photo: Cari Hachmann

ficient allegations,” prompting the court to conclude that the plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue their claims and would not be granting the advocacy groups specifically an opportunity for another amendment.

According to the dismissal, the plaintiffs allege that San Clement has violated the Eighth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution by threatening homeless individuals with arrest. The advocacy groups also alleged that the city violated James’ and Nichols’ due-process rights by threatening “them with citation and arrest for sleeping and keeping their property in public spaces.”

The dismissal notes that the court had tossed out the plaintiffs’ First Amendment complaint that the city and county had violated the Constitutional rights of the homeless on the grounds that Nichols and James were never cited for violating San Clemente’s anti-camping ordinance.

“They had, therefore, not suffered a violation of their Constitutional rights,” the court document stated, later adding: “Like the 1st AC’s allegations, the 2nd AC’s allegations of threat of arrest and disturbing an unhoused individual’s sleep are insufficient to state a claim for damages.”

WHAT’S NEXT: Anderson concluded the dismissal by stating that if James or Nichols hadn’t filed an amended motion by the Nov. 18 deadline, the court “will, without further warning, issue a Judgement dismissing this action.”—Shawn Raymundo

OCGOP Mailers Falsely Claim James Received Military Medal THE LATEST: Campaign mailers the Republican Party of Orange County recently

sent out supporting Gene James’s run for San Clemente City Council have raised some eyebrows, as the materials falsely state he was a recipient of the Legion of Merit award.

James, a veteran who served in the U.S. Army for 20 years from 1972 to 1992, said he did not give the OCGOP permission to send out those mailers that incorrectly claim he received the medal—an honor reserved for members of the Armed Forces who display “exceptionally meritorious conduct” and “outstanding service.”

“That is not my mailer,” James wrote in an Oct. 28 email chain started by former San Clemente Mayor Bob Baker. “I have already been in contact with the OCGOP on this very matter. At no time did I ever give them or anyone permission to publish that information. I made no such claim in any mailer, nor would I have ever allowed such a mailer to go out.”

James later stated that he is “not such a fool as to believe that I could get away with such a lie. As it turns out, they never cleared the mailer with me. I would have never allowed the mailer to be approved.”

As of press time, the OCGOP had not responded to San Clemente Times’ request for comment.

Baker later responded to James’s statement, questioning why it took the candidate a week to issue a statement on the falsehood of the mailers.

“I find it very curious that you chose to do nothing about it until this morning, when I questioned the accuracy of the claim that you were a recipient of the Legion of Merit,” Baker wrote on Monday, Oct. 28. “I would have thought you, being a career military man, would have been completely aghast that someone had made this false claim and seen it immediately as ‘Stolen Valor.’ ” Speaking by phone with San Clemente

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Times, James said that while he’s unsure exactly when the mailers were delivered to homes, he disputes Baker’s assertion that it came out a week ago.

In one of the mailers, a Legion of Merit award is pictured front and center with the text reading: “GENE JAMES SERVED AMERICA FOR 20-YEARS. NOW HE WANTS TO SERVE SAN CLEMENTE.” At the bottom of it, the text states: “GENE JAMES LEGION OF MERIT For Distinguished Military Service U.S. Army, ret.”

A second advertisement notes the local Republican Party’s endorsement of James that included a statement from OCGOP Chairman Fred M. Whitaker: “Your Orange County Republican Party has endorsed Gene James for San Clemente City Council. Gene is a 20-year highly decorated U.S. Army Veteran and Legion of Merit recipient for distinguished service. He’ll do a great job restoring San Clemente’s finances.”

James, who wrote in the email that he’s “embarrassed beyond words,” added that he’s aware of being recommended for the Meritorious Service Medal, as well as the Legion of Merit, but he retired from the military without knowing for certain whether he received it.

“I actually retired not knowing if I received a MSM or LOM, nor did either award ever follow me,” he wrote.

“I remember it was an award requiring SECARMY approval, so there would have been significant lag time. What I can say is I was recommended for the LOM by a colonel and a three-star general.”

Asked what the OCGOP’s response was during the conversation over the mailer, James said the party told him, “We should have cleared it with you.” James also said the party didn’t explain to him the source of the incorrect information.

The issue, he added, will certainly have an impact on his relationship with the local party, as it was authorized only to promote his 20 years of military service and nothing more.

“I’m proud of my service, but I look at those who served before me and what they had to put up with—I’m talking about Vietnam—those who have been deployed and at war, and my service doesn’t match the service that came before and after me, and that’s why I’m very reluctant to say anything about my service,” he said.—SR

FPPC Declines to Investigate Accusations of Vote Buying Against Coleman THE LATEST: Accusations that San Clemente City Council candidate Dee Coleman attempted to buy votes ahead of the Nov. 5 special election will not be investigated by (Cont. on page 4) sanclementetimes.com

EYE ON SC (Cont. from page 3) California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, the agency announced on Monday, Oct. 28.

Earlier this month, the FPPC received complaints from members of the public raising concerns that Coleman was attempting to buy votes by offering special discounts for vehicles he sells through his vintage car company, Classic Auto Sales.

Responding to the individuals who filed complaints, the FPPC wrote that Coleman’s actions are “not governed by the (Political Reform) Act. We will, therefore, not pursue the matter further.”

However, the FPPC adds that copies of the complaints have been forwarded to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.

As of press time, the DA’s office had not responded to a San Clemente Times request for comment.

In an emailed response regarding the FPPC’s decision on Monday, Coleman criticized the supporters of his political opponents, stating that their allegations against him were unfounded.

“The FPPC saw this for what it really was and dismissed it. The allegations made were unfounded,” Coleman wrote. “My opponents’ supporters are just trying to make problems for the other candidates. I’ve run a clean campaign to date. I can’t wait to see how the citizens of San Clemente react to the negative campaigning.”

According to the complaints filed with the FPPC, the individuals allege that Coleman violated the Political Reform Act’s rules and restrictions on gifts, also accusing the candidate of having a conflict of interest.

The complaints stem from an advertisement Coleman had posted to his Facebook group. In the Oct. 11 post in which he’s trying to sell an Audi, he wrote: “BE SURE TO VOTE DEE COLEMAN FOR SAN CLEMENTE CITY COUNCIL! BALLOTS COMING THIS WEEKEND. SPECIAL DISCOUNT IF YOUR (sic) A VOTER FOR DEE!” Coleman, who is seeking the open city council seat in San Clemente’s special election on Nov. 5, previously acknowledged the post to the San Clemente Times, but explained that the statement included in the ad’s description was an error and “was immediately taken off.”

“When it went on, we tried to delete it.

It was an error; it was all done within a few minutes,” Coleman said of the ad. “It was put on by accident, and when we tried to take it off, it took a few minutes to come off. . . . You can see the ad is still up right now, and it is corrected.”—SR

Vote on Sale of Business Park Parcels to Homeless Organization Delayed THE LATEST: A vote on whether the Rancho San Clemente Business Park AsSan Clemente Times October 31-November 6, 2019

California’s Fair Political Practices Commission on Monday, Oct. 28, said it will not pursue an investigation into accusations that city council candidate Dee Coleman attempted to buy votes. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

sociation will sell its unused open space land to a homeless advocacy group will be delayed by a month, as park leadership this week intends to resend ballots to all of its members—some of whom didn’t receive the appropriate number of ballots the first time around.

The business park and Emergency Shelter Coalition (ESC) are currently in escrow for the pair of parcels that encompass 10 acres of open space land located along Avenida Pico, where the nonprofit intends to develop a homeless shelter.

Bob Adams, president of the Rancho San Clemente Business Park, acknowledged that not every business owner received the correct number of ballots to vote on the sale when they were sent out late last month.

“We’re probably going to work on it and get (the ballots) out this week,” Adams said on Monday, Oct. 28. “What I want to do this time is make sure we send it out to the right people. It’s a major deal, so let’s make sure we get it right. But we should be getting those out this week or trying to.”

At least a two-thirds majority of owners within the business park must agree on the transaction in order for the Coalition to purchase the property, which the business park is selling for $19,500.

Adams had previously explained that the Business Park is comprised of 182 parcels or buildings, and, therefore, 182 ballots should have been mailed out to the various business owners. Because some business owners have multiple buildings, they’ll be able to cast multiple votes.

On Monday, Adams noted that some of the buildings had been converted into condos, so those buildings get divided up and sold like an office.

“So we found that several people are in a condo we were unaware of,” Adams said.

The ballots were initially due back to the Association by Oct. 30, but with the

new ballots being sent out, the business park members will have another 30 days to decide on the sale and recast their votes, Adams said.

“We have to do it according to law, so it’ll be pushed out another 30 days,” Adams said, noting that he’s working with the Association’s attorneys on the matter. “From whenever it goes out, they’ll have 30 days.”

The initial ballots that already have been returned, Adams said, will be kept sealed and not counted toward the final vote.

Another factor that played into the Association’s decision to reinitiate the voting process was a factual error contained in the initial cover letter attached to the ballots mailed out on Sept. 30, Adams said.

In the original cover letter, the Association incorrectly states that the parcels are located within the city of San Clemente’s Emergency Shelter Overlay zone, or the SB 2 zone—a reference to Senate Bill 2, the state legislation that requires local municipalities to come up with a plan for providing access for homeless shelters.

While the business park itself makes up a portion of the Overlay zone, the two parcels of land being sold are just outside of it, sitting on the north side of Pico, across the Calle del Cerro intersection. A condition of the potential sale agreement is a guarantee from the nonprofit that it won’t develop a homeless shelter within the main part of the business park.

The two parcels have an appraised value of $12,000, which the Association acknowledged is a low appraisal because of open restrictions. The Association has opined that the parcels cost an average of $20,000 annually to maintain and don’t provide any “economic benefit.”

Since news of the potential sale to the Coalition broke, the city and Olen Commercial Properties have expressed interest in purchasing the property should the current sale agreement with the nonprofit fall through.—SR

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Former CUSD Foundation Director Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement THE LATEST: The former executive director of the Capistrano Unified School District Foundation (CUSDF) pleaded guilty to three felony counts of embezzlement for stealing from the nonprofit’s accounts.

Michelle Colleen Hart, 44, of Fresno, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of misappropriation or embezzlement. She was charged with the crimes in August after it was discovered that she had embezzled the money by writing checks to herself and making unauthorized purchases on the CUSDF bank card.

According to a news release from the Orange County District Attorney’s office, Hart was sentenced to 180 days in jail and five years felony probation. She was also ordered to pay $18,000 in restitution to the nonprofit in addition to the $10,000 she had already paid back.

The Capistrano Unified School District Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation that has since been renamed the CARE Foundation and is no longer affiliated with Capistrano Unified School District. CARE raises funds to enhance the educational experience of students attending public schools within the Capistrano Unified School District.

Hart served as the executive director for the foundation from May 2014 until December 2017 and resigned from her position after the theft was discovered.

CARE hired an outside certified public accountant to review the foundation’s financial records in order to determine the scope of the loss. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Economic Crimes Detail investigated the case and turned it over to the District Attorney’s Major Fraud Unit.—Lillian Boyd sanclementetimes.com

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City Temporarily Closes Pico Park for Renovations Pico Park will be temporarily closed for maintenance while the city reseeds the grass and completes other capital improvement projects, the city of San Clemente announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

According to Assistant City Manager Erik Sund, the city is currently working on a handful of renovation projects that will keep the park closed for roughly 30 to 45 days.

Such projects include reseeding the park’s grass, making capital improvements to the children’s playground, or “tot lot,” as well as to the restroom.

The park, located across the street from the city’s temporary homeless encampment, has seen a rise in homeless activity, the city recently acknowledged.

Call logs from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department have also shown a sharp increase in reported incidents at the park since September, when the city limited the Pico homeless encampment to only those with ties to San Clemente.

Sund said the plans to reseed the grass and upgrade the tot lot were already in the queue of the city’s list of projects to get done this year. The improvements to the bathroom, as well as the shade structure and general landscaping, were late additions.

“Some of the projects were already in the queue to get done this year,” he said.

“Obviously, when we closed the park, we noticed other things needed to be addressed as well within the facility.”

In the city’s Oct. 22 announcement on its website, the city advises residents and visitors who want to hike the trail system above the park, near Sea Summit, to park at the North Beach lot in order to gain access.

“The City will post updates on the reopening of the park as more information becomes available,” the city stated.—Shawn Raymundo

San Clemente Resident Announces 73rd Assembly District Run A longtime Homeland Security attorney has thrown his hat into the ring for the 73rd Assembly District race in 2020.

Chris Duncan, a San Clemente resident whose 16 years at the Department of Homeland Security ended in early October, has worked in both Republican and Democratic administrations.

“I’m running for Assembly to stand up for our community’s core values and bring real problem-solving to Sacramento,” Duncan said in a news release. “As a public servant, I’ve dedicated myself to strengthening our communities, protecting our borders San Clemente Times October 31-November 6, 2019

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2

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

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 The city has temporarily closed Pico Park in order to complete some maintenance projects, including reseeding of the grass. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

and improving our quality of life. Just as I’ve done my entire career, I’ll put politics and partisanship aside to do what is best for South County families in the Assembly.”

Duncan goes on to state that he believes Sacramento has become too partisan and is not focused on getting results.

According to his campaign website, Duncan says he will oppose new state taxes and work to reduce the tax burden on middle-class families.

“This includes opposing unnecessary and harmful fees, charges and projects, such as the toll road,” the website states.

Duncan plans to spearhead the creation of a bipartisan Special Committee focused on investigating and reducing waste in the state government, and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies.

Duncan is a Democrat, according to the office of the California Secretary of State.

Duncan and his wife, Haley, live in San Clemente with their three children. For more information, visit chrisduncanforassembly.com.

The 73rd Assembly District encompasses much of southern Orange County, including the cities and communities of Aliso Viejo, Coto de Caza, Dana Point, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Las Flores, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

California is holding its primary election in March 2020. Incumbent Assemblymember Bill Brough will run for reelection.

Republicans Melanie Eustice and Ed Sachs have announced their bids as well, in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against Brough. Democrat Scott Rhinehart, who lost to Brough in the 2018 election, also has announced his candidacy.—Lillian Boyd

Metropolitan Theatre to Open at Outlets at San Clemente The Metropolitan Luxury Theatre is now under construction at the Outlets at San Clemente. The 45,000-square-foot

cinema owned by MetroLux is expected to open in the fall of 2020.

The new movie theater will offer a topof-the-line movie-going experience, featuring “reserved luxury recliner seating, 4K laser projection and a 60-foot Premium Large Format screen,” according to a press release from the theater company. The Metropolitan will also include in-house dining services, including “a floor-to-ceiling bar, full-service restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining, and in-auditorium service.”

With several locations already established in Los Angeles, as well as Colorado, Idaho, and Utah, the San Clemente luxury theatre will be the first Metropolitan franchise in the South Orange County area.

“We are excited to bring luxury movie viewing and dining to this community and to provide an entertainment complex that will be unique in concept exclusively at the Outlets at San Clemente,” Metropolitan President David Corwin said in the press release.

With more than 60 luxury franchises, the addition of the Metropolitan at Outlets at San Clemente will offer visitors a more luxurious and expansive visit. The new theater location will also offer parking in the Outlets area.

For more information on Metropolitan Theatres, visit metrotheatres.com.—Haley Chi-Sing

Laguna Beach Hosts First Annual Coast Film Festival The city of Laguna Beach will be hosting its inaugural Coast Film Festival from Nov. 7-9. For its grand opening, the film festival will be highlighting local filmmakers, photographers, and artists, all focusing on Laguna Beach’s coveted coastline.

The film festival will feature a theme of bringing “together two distinct communities from the land and sea,” according to a press release. Movies, photographs, and art pieces featuring ocean and landscapes will be promoting the festival’s overarching purpose of environmental preservation.

The festival, established by Laguna

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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.

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

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PLANNING COMMISSION 6-10 p.m. The city’s Planning Commission conducts its regularly scheduled meeting. 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

Beach resident Ben Warner, will be a medium through which artists and locals can expand the conversation around conservation. Having spent most of his career as “an executive and consultant in the Outdoor Industry,” Warner’s dedication to the conservation movement has extended to the general Laguna Beach community.

According to Warner, the Film Festival will prompt viewers and audience members “to get outside more while also protecting these resources for a more sustainable future for generations to come.”

The Coast Film Festival includes sponsors such as Patagonia, Hobie and REI—all of which support Warner and the festival’s conservationist message.

A complete movie screening and event list will be released in the coming weeks. There will be special events, including VIP parties, with more information to come. Festival tickets and passes are currently on sale online at coastfilmfestival.com. At-the-door tickets will be available, but limited in number.—HCS

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Accusations Leveled As Election Nears, City Council Candidate Gene James Responds to Flurry of Allegations

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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pecial election candidate Gene James, one of the apparent frontrunners in the race for San Clemente’s vacant city council seat, is facing a litany of accusations from an ex-girlfriend who has circulated emails that call the candidate’s character into question.

In emails sent out to members of the community and the San Clemente Times, Diane Parker, who said she was briefly engaged to James in 2005, detailed several accounts that paint James as a reported tax delinquent who apparently ignored court summonses and allegedly made disparaging remarks to and about members of the LGBTQ community.

Speaking by phone with SC Times, James acknowledged having a relationship with Parker, but said he has “no idea what she’s talking about” in the emails and has “no recollection of threatening anyone.”

“I don’t recall anything of that nature,” he said when asked if he could explain his side of the accounts laid out in Parker’s email, the contents of which have been spread throughout social media and shared in blog posts by rightondaily.com.

LITIGATION WITH FORMER EMPLOYER

According to Parker, the two met online through match.com back in 2003 and got engaged around 2005. It was around 2004, Parker claims, that she found out James’ former employer, AVI Food Systems, an Ohio-based food service company, had filed a suit against him in December 2003.

According to the complaint filed with Cuyahoga County Court in Ohio, AVI agreed to lend James $49,000 in September 2000. The court filing also states that James had agreed to repay the loan within 30 calendar days of his termination.

By August 2001, James had a remaining balance of $24,400 on the loan, according to the court document. Around that time, James and AVI amended the terms of the agreement, with James allowing his then-employer to garnish $100 from his “remaining payroll checks and through the 13 weeks of certain agreed-upon severance pay.”

Those deductions reduced James’ debt to $22,800. Afterward, the complaint stated, James was to make weekly payments of $100 until the loan was paid off.

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Gene James, who’s currently running to fill the open seat on the San Clemente City Council, is facing a firestorm of criticism from an ex-girlfriend, who has circulated detailed accounts of incidents intended to question his character. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

James, the defendant, “did not make any of these weekly payments to AVI,” the court filing notes.

On April 21, 2004—after James had failed to appear in court—the Ohio judge handed down a judgement ordering James to pay $28,141 plus a 10% annual interest.

James said he wasn’t aware of AVI’s lawsuit, nor the judgement, until Parker’s emails were recently published in the blog post, as he said he was already living in San Diego at the time. He also said he didn’t have a comment on the topic other than to state that he has a lawyer looking into it.

“I had just learned about the case . . . when this blogger published it,” he said. “I looked into it, and I have a lawyer investigating at this time.”

As to why James asked his former employer for a loan, he stated, “It was a personal matter.”

When SC Times reached out to AVI to comment on the lawsuit and provide details as to why it sued James, the company said it didn’t have a record of the litigation in its files, because it was a 15-year-old case.

The Ohio court records show that the company filed a motion to revive the judgement in June 2010, because the judgement remained “unsatisfied” and “no execution on this judgement has been taken in the last five years.” The revival of judgement prompted a series of summonses to be mailed to James’ known addresses requiring that he appear in court.

“I have a lawyer looking into that,” James later said of the matter. “It’s an ongoing legal matter. Until I have advice from my lawyer, I’m not going to comment on that.”

DELINQUENT TAXES

In Parker’s email, she also referenced James’ tax debt with the IRS. A federal tax lien document she has shared from 2012 shows that James reportedly owed nearly $300,000 in unpaid taxes from 2002 through 2009.

“I’m not going to get into my personal taxes with you, but my taxes have been paid and have been fully for quite some time,” James said, responding to the SC Times’ question regarding the tax lien. He

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then explained that his tax debt accumulated after his divorce from his first wife.

“This was in the wake of a divorce; this was in the wake of taking care of my children. I had about $6,000 per month in child support and alimony, and about $5,000 per month in required courtordered tuition to pay for my children,” he said. “And, yes, I got behind in my taxes, and my taxes have been paid. . . . My taxes have been paid in full—the interest, the penalties, paid in full.”

DIXIE’S STORY

One of Parker’s most startling accusations is about an alleged incident that occurred in 2005, when she threw a party at her home that featured Dixie Longate, the stage name of an entertainer in drag who sells Tupperware.

According to Parker, James had arrived home during the party, and was visibly upset, slamming doors throughout the house, making guests, including Dixie, feel uncomfortable.

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City council candidate Gene James, left, responds to a question during an election forum held at the San Clemente Community Center on Sept. 15. Seated next to James is one of his opponents in the race, Jackson Hinkle. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

(Cont. from page 7) Gene appeared to settle down, and they were able to escort Dixie out safely,” Parker said in the email. “He later tracked down Dixie Longate, contacting him through emails and phone calls, threatening to physically harm and/or kill him.”

Dixie, who asked to be referred to as his stage name in order to speak candidly on the matter, corroborated the event, telling SC Times that although he didn’t recall James ever saying anything directly to him at the party, it was apparent that James’ alleged tirade was over Dixie’s presence.

“To my recollection, he didn’t say anything to me; it wasn’t until I got home to the emails,” Dixie said, later adding: “There was a definite sense that he didn’t want me there, and for safety, they wanted to get me out of there.”

James said he doesn’t remember such an incident occurring.

“I don’t recall anything like that,” James said, later adding: “I don’t even know what that’s about. I don’t recall something like that, threatening her or him, but it was nothing like that. Again, 16 years ago, I have no idea what my interaction with this person would have been.”

The emails James allegedly sent to Dixie, who provided copies of them to SC Times, show a bitter exchange between Dixie and a genejames@cox.net—an email address James denies ever owning.

The emails, which SC Times has been unable to confirm were written by James, include threatening and homophobic language directed at Dixie, calling him a “freak of San Clemente Times October 31-November 6, 2019

nature,” as well as other derogatory names referring to the entertainer’s gender identity.

In the exchange, the genejames@cox. net account starts by blaming Dixie for being the cause of James and Parker breaking off their engagement. And it concludes with the emailer disparaging the LGBTQ community outright.

PUSHING BACK

In defense of the charges Parker has made and publicized about him, James points out that he’s never been arrested, nor committed an illegal act.

“I have never been convicted of a crime,” he told SC Times. “This is nothing more than politics, and a personal matter being brought forth by someone that, at the very least, is very vindictive.”

The city council candidate also called out his accuser’s own character, pointing to her legal troubles back in the late 1990s, when her ex-husband, Richard Wayne Parker, a former agent with the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, was on trial for drug trafficking.

According to the Los Angeles Times’ extensive reporting, Richard Parker of San Clemente was sentenced in January 2000 to life in prison “for masterminding the biggest drug theft from a California police agency.”

During the highly publicized trial, it was revealed that Richard Parker had led a double life, keeping cash he had secretly accumulated from Diane Parker, as well as from a mistress in Newport Beach.

Upon learning of her then-husband’s

mistress, Diane Parker, who at the time was a retired Orange County sheriff’s deputy, drove to the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement office in Orange to confront the woman who allegedly had been having an affair with Richard Parker.

That confrontation, the LA Times reported, led to Diane Parker being charged with assault and battery. That charge, however, was later dropped.

Those legal issues, James told the SC Times, are what led to his breakup with Diane Parker.

“I ended our relationship, because I had concerns about that; she was arrested for assaulting a state employee on state property,” James said.

According to James, Parker has “harassed” him for the past 15 years by forwarding her allegations to previous employers.

“Two institutions that I have taught at, Ms. Parker has made those allegations (to them), and each of those institutions investigated those allegations, and each time these allegations were found to be baseless,” James said.

As of press time, Parker had not responded to an SC Times request to comment on James’ accusations against her, nor on the legal matters involving her ex-husband.

James is one of five candidates currently seeking the open seat on the San Clemente City Council. The city’s special election, which is being held to fill the position left behind by the late Mayor Steve Swartz, will be decided on Nov. 5. SC

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With the special election to fill the vacant seat on the San Clemente City Council less than a week away, the Orange County Registrar of Voters is reporting that roughly 20% of the city’s registered voters had turned in their mail-in ballots.

As of Tuesday, Oct. 29, more than 8,400 of the city’s 41,484 voters registered to participate in the special election had cast their ballots. OC Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley said the agency expects to see a surge of ballot returns this weekend ahead of the Nov. 5 deadline.

“You actually get a kind of a surge at the very beginning and you get a surge at the end. I’m predicting heavy mail-in returns Thursday, Friday, Saturday,” Kelley said. “So you kind of see it bookended at either end of the graph; that’s pretty typical.”

The latest ballot data and participation numbers line up similarly with what the Registrar’s office sees on average during special elections, which are typically 15 to 20 points below participation during a general election, according to Kelley.

On average, he said, a special election will have anywhere from 25% to 28% participation, while the average for primary elections runs from 50% to 55%. As for general elections, the county registrar’s office will typically see an average of about 60% to 80%.

“You’re always going to get that drop-off in special elections,” Kelley said. “People may not be paying attention as much.”

Broken down by party affiliation, the ballot data shows registered Democrats make up close to 25.5% of the city’s registered voters, while Republicans make up a roughly 44.2% majority. About another 25% of San Clemente’s registered voters are categorized as miscellaneous.

As of early this week, GOP voters had accounted for 4,462 of the total ballots turned in. Just about 2,000 Democrats had returned their ballots, while 1,560 of the submitted ballots represented miscellaneous voters, according to the data.

According to Kelley, the registrar’s office will post the results on Tuesday, Nov. 5, around 8:05 p.m., based on all of the ballots it will have received in the mail by that day.

Ballots submitted to the OC Registrar must be postmarked by Nov. 5 and reach the office within three days.

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he site of one of San Clemente’s first great restaurants has reopened following a renovation of the building.

The new OC Fresca offers a unique menu of what managing general partner Pedro Robles calls a California take on Latin food, with a full bar featuring juice-based cocktails and a dozen draft beers.

Robles, born in Mexico, has worked in restaurants in several European countries, Morocco, and California.

While the restaurant is new, the building is not. Built in 1930 at 1814 N. El Camino Real in North Beach, the building originally housed The Aquarium Cafe. San Clemente Assistant Planner Jonathan Lightfoot said the original layout included a small dance floor in the center, surrounded by dining tables, with a large aquarium on the side, filled with all sorts of live fish and other sea

creatures.

To feed fresh saltwater to the aquarium, the original builders somehow built a long pipe from the ocean, several hundred feet away, under the railroad tracks and into the aquarium. The pipe and aquarium have long since been removed.

Sadly, the original owner, Joe Servus, committed suicide in the building just a month before the restaurant was to open. Newspaper accounts at the time reported that his widow, Emma, did finally open it a short time later.

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“It was one of the favorite places to take children, especially. They loved looking at all the fish. It was the place to go in its time,” Divel recalled.

She also notes that the seafood was fresh and excellent; however, The Aquarium Cafe did not have a bar because of Prohibition.

“But if you wanted a drink, Emma would go into her bedroom (she had an apartment in back of the restaurant) where she

kept some liquor, and she’d mix a drink and bring it out to you,” Divel said.

Eventually, The Aquarium Café closed, and the building became The Anchor Inn Sea Food Restaurant, then Margarita’s Village, then Ichibiri Japanese Restaurant.

The owners of OC Fresca renovated the main room ceiling panels, which, for the first time in decades, reveal the original skylight in the center of what is now the bar area. They also lightened the wood beams and panels, bringing the room back to its original airy appearance—minus the fish tanks, of course. There is also a large patio with an ocean view.

The renovations couldn’t come at a more opportune time as the city, working with the Historical Society and North Beach Community Association, is planning to designate the North Beach area a Historic District. More on that in a future column.

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result in warrants issued, or in lawsuits, is too soon to tell.

What can the supporters of The Kid and The Newcomer be thinking? The incident was so brazenly loud and rude, yelling in front of so many people, in front of dozens of families, locals and guests strolling our main drag, Avenida Del Mar. I am shocked and offended ethically by the behavior of those two campaigns.

Making the Free Speech Corner look like a crime scene set a new low standard. I demand both camps issue a public apology to the citizens of San Clemente.

Maybe I should be thanking them for revealing their true colors. With two candidates under investigation for campaign violations, and one I’ve never met because she doesn’t show up at public debates, that leaves, especially after that Sunday, only one reasonable and undamaged candidate: me.

Knowing the behavior of each of my four opponents, I don’t know how anyone could vote for them.

My long-held desire—and the basis of my campaign—is to return cooperation and civility to our public forums. Looks to me like I’m the only one of the five who cares about that.

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There were—until Sunday, Oct. 20— three leaders in our city council election: The Kid (lots of special interest money), The Newcomer (lots of special interest money), and me, Mickey McLane (no special interest money; taking no donations of any kind). I have been in San Clemente more years than those two combined.

An ugly public incident happened that Sunday at the Free Speech Corner of the Farmers Market. Police had to be called.

One or more of The Kid’s group and a woman simpatico with The Newcomer’s group got into an altercation. I was stuck between these two feuding groups.

Two squad cars arrived fast. Cops have better things to do—like dealing with the hard-druggies in the homeless population, for example—than having to deal with the lightweights of two political camps.

As a law enforcement officer for 16 years, it was satisfying to see the high professionalism demonstrated by police.

Officers calmed things, took names, and made a report. Whether this incident will

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A DANGEROUS MOB ED WARD, San Clemente

During my one-and-only council run last year, I ran head first into the fearmongering, divisive mob that bankrolled the recent, ridiculous “hit piece” against Jackson Hinkle in the Oct. 17 edition of this paper.

This ad (which was funded by Eva O’Keefe, Cord Bauer and Tony Rubolino, among others) are the primary online arsonists that stoke hate and ugliness in many of the local San Clemente Facebook groups.

As others have commented (and I agree), our divided city needs to come together for this “Special Election” to elect a “bridge” between the two warring factions of our city council so that we can get to work on the difficult issues facing this city.

While all citizens should be encouraged to support any candidate that they see fit, we should shun these ugly, divisive mobs who avoid civil, informed debate of the issues and devolve instead into sensationalism spread through ugly hit-piece mailings, newspaper ads, half-truths and innuendo-fueled Facebook groups.

Our council needs balance—not the (Cont. on page 12) sanclementetimes.com

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(Cont. from page 10) election of any candidate who satiates the fervor of the local hate mobs. Let’s choose wisely, San Clemente!

A RESPONSE TO ROGER JOHNSON’S QUESTION JERRY COLLAMER, San Clemente

Where is the public outrage over the California Coastal Commission’s decision to go along with Southern California Edison’s rosy scenario: don’t sweat radioactive contamination from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, huh?

Where’s our public outrage over, potentially, the single greatest public disaster to ever devastate Southern California if SONGS’ canisters rust—hello, they’re rusting now—with no cool-pools to cool them back down, or a tsunami hits, or you name the zillion potentialities for a cataclysmic disaster at SONGS, as long as Russian roulette is the game “we’re” playing at SONGS? FYI, where the public outrage should be is on the cover of the San Clemente Times. Not buried in Letters to the Editor.

DISMANTLE SONGS? NOT SO FAST. GARY HEADRICK, San Clemente

Last week, the California Coastal Commission approved plans to remove all structures above ground at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Of course, we’d all like to see that happen, almost as much as we’d like to see the nuclear waste being transported away to a safer location.

However, we were only given part of the story. A major aspect was hardly mentioned: destroying the spent fuel pools, which are our last line of defense should one of the canisters need to be replaced.

There is a basic question we should all ask ourselves when faced with such consequential decisions: Who do you trust?

Do you trust an industry that faces huge expenses and liability if canisters fail while under their management?

A company of ill repute, Holtec International, that sees $1.3 billion dangling in front of them for promising to take over the nuclear waste storage problem when they only have a series of failures to point to?

Southern California Edison, who lied about the canister full of more radiation than the Chernobyl disaster that was hanging by one-fourth of an inch above an 18-foot drop?

Another captured regulatory agency, who approved designs for replacement steam generators that only lasted for 11 months (not 40 years) before they leaked radiation and permanently closed the plant?

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shores and then leave us no pool or hot cell in case something goes wrong?

Who you should trust: Whistle-blowers who risk careers to warn the public of danger. The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB), an independent panel of experts who were nominated by the National Academy of Science.

Your fellow citizens who spend countless unpaid hours doing the research and organizing, motivated out of concern for our community and the precious environment we all call home.

A bold young man, Jackson Hinkle, the most knowledgeable candidate on nuclear waste, running for San Clemente City Council, willing to step up in a big way to lead his generation toward a more sustainable future.

When in doubt, question motives and go with the precautionary principle promoted by those in harm’s way. We’re all on the same side for the safest solutions possible.

‘SHREK’ RULES TOM BARNES, San Clemente

The San Clemente High School performing arts program continues to offer superior theatrical productions. The latest is Shrek The Musical, directed by Kirsti McCleary.

This story of acceptance and tolerance is even more poignant today than when it was released as an animated film by DreamWorks in 2001. In a world dominated by social media, in the words of the director, “We all need the story of Shrek more now than ever.”

As with all SCHS productions, the vocals, sets and choreography are all first-rate. Special kudos to the lead roles of Shrek (Austin Arnwine); Donkey (Zach Mallgrave); Princess Fiona (Viviana Moiso); Lord Farquaad (Mitch Bell); and Dragon (Emma Rhodes).

It is not the lead roles that make SCHS productions unique, but the proverbial cast of thousands of characters who are able to participate.

Another unique feature to San Clemente drama is the fact the crew is given credit just like the cast by a short bio and a photo in the program. To my knowledge, no other drama production gives such credit to their crew.

The one drawback to the drama program is the lack of a proper facility for the productions. How is it that newer schools like Capistrano Valley and San Juan Hills have first-rate new theaters and San Clemente is relegated to a “cafetorium” that is a poor substitute for a real theater?

Finally, the strength of the program is in good hands, as Kirsti McCleary stepped in for departed director Laurie Mason and the show went on without a hitch.

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DIGNITY AND RESPECT JOE JANIS, San Clemente

A few weeks ago, I attended a candidates’ debate and found the goals of the candidates are quite similar. All candidates will fight against the toll road, public safety is their primary concern, and all agreed we need a solution to our homeless situation.

After the debate, I met the candidates and found them to be very cordial. I could say nice things about them all, but in today’s society, I guess we don’t do that kind of stuff anymore.

Some groups have been relentless on the frontrunners. Anything a frontrunner has said or done, or alleged to have said or done, has been made public with vengeance, over and over again.

People attend council meetings to publicly criticize candidates. PowerPoint presentations are used to really show some dirt. The social media has been the best venue to assassinate a candidate’s character.

Don’t forget those negative ads and mailers. I am wondering, do we need to do all this? After all, this is an important election, isn’t it? The elected candidate will serve for one whole year.

None of the candidates deserves this kind of treatment. Wanting to serve our community for a few hundred bucks a month is commendable in itself. If you run for office and become a frontrunner, you will be the target of one group or the other.

Our local political arena has become a pigpen. No matter how clean you may be, once you enter the pen, you will get very dirty.

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rage and a lot of anxiety in the community.

A community is only as nice as the people who live in it.

During election time, our little town doesn’t seem so nice. Next year, two council positions will be up for election.

Once again, we will have an opportunity to cause some real hurt to the candidates and to their families.

Maybe next election, we can try something different. We can treat all candidates with dignity and respect, thank them for wanting to serve and just get out and vote for the candidate of your choice.

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Thursday | 31 COSTUME DAY 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tyke Time loves costume and imaginative play. On Halloween Day, come celebrate and wear your costume and go on a trick-or-treat adventure with Tyke Time! Tyke Time, 2001 Calle Frontera, San Clemente. 949.342.4440. tyketime.com.

HALLOWEEN AT THE CELLAR 4:30-11 p.m. Come to The Cellar for a Halloween party. There will be music, food, drinks and a costume contest. DJ Poncedelic will be spinning vinyl, the costume contest winner will get a bottle of wine or mixed craft six-pack (announced by 9:30 p.m.), and there will be food and drink specials. The Cellar, 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663. thecellarsite.com

Friday | 01 ‘SHREK THE MUSICAL’ 7 p.m. Come and see the Tony Awardwinning, adventure-filled Shrek The Musical, put on by the cast and crew of San Clemente High School Drama. An unlikely hero, Shrek finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside the wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Shrek The Musical brings to life the beloved characters you know from the film on their way to discovering the big bright beautiful world at the end of this fabulously fresh storybook journey.

Shrek The Musical is uproariously fun and proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the “be-ogre.” The show will run through Saturday Nov. 2. Tickets are available now at schsdrama.com. SCHS Triton Center, 700 Avenida Pico, San Clemente.

Saturday | 02 LOST WINDS THIRD ANNIVERSARY PARTY Noon-8 p.m. Time has gone by fast as Lost Winds Brewing Company is turning 3. To San Clemente Times October 31-November 6, 2019

EDITOR’S PICK The 29th annual Taste of San Clemente returns to the Casino San Clemente on Friday. Photo: Eric Heinz

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1: 29TH ANNUAL TASTE OF SAN CLEMENTE 6-10 p.m. The Taste of San Clemente is back to offer guests a variety of local and delicious eats, wine tasting from area vineyards and a sampling of some of the area’s best microbrews. Join the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce for live music, dancing and a fabulous silent auction featuring more than 40 wonderful baskets and gifts. Ticket includes food and drinks, entertainment, valet parking and a complimentary, engraved Taste of San Clemente wine glass or beer mug. This is an exquisite event for those aged 21 and older. Dress is cocktail attire; cost is $95 per person. Tickets may be purchased online at scchamber.com or by phone at 949.492.1131. Tickets are available until 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. No sales at the door. Casino San Clemente, 140 West Avenida Pico.

mark the occasion, Lost Winds is throwing an anniversary party featuring more than two dozen beers on tap. A couple of specialty casks will also be tapped. Lost Winds will also have food trucks, games and live music. This is a 21-and-older event. Lost Winds, 924 Calle Negocio, Suite C, San Clemente. 949.361.5922. lostwindsbrewing.com.

healing, compassion and hope in overcoming the invisible wounds of war. PTSD Foundation of America-Southern California, 216 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente. 619.362.0642. ptsdusa.org.

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Sunday | 03 SHOOT FOR A CURE FUNDRAISER 11 a.m.-6 p.m. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so come to Mulligans Sports Bar to play in South Orange County APA Pool Community’s MVP Tournament (2019 Summer Session players only) or stop by and enter raffles to win some Shoot for a Cure shirts, hats and more.

The APA Pool Community will also be donating $5 per player to Susan G. Komen of OC. Mulligans Sports Bar, 1401 Calle Valle, San Clemente. 714.862.8566. southoc.apaleagues.com.

Monday | 04 PTSD WARRIOR GROUP 7 p.m. Warrior Groups are fellowships for combat veterans and their families to share their experiences, testimonies of

INTRODUCTION TO BRIDGE 9:30-11:30 a.m. The South Orange County Bridge Center hosts this weekly bridge series that runs every Tuesday through Nov. 12. South Orange County Bridge Center, 31251 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 205, San Juan Capistrano, 949.248.1268. martimoss@gmail.com. socb.center.

Wednesday | 06 CASA WELLNESS SUCCULENT WREATH MAKING 7 p.m. In this interactive workshop, participants create a living wreath using succulents grown in the Casa Romantica gardens. These handmade wreaths are perfect for the holidays and last all year long with easy care. Please note: seating is unreserved, and it is not guaranteed that large parties can all sit together. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. casaromantica.org.

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here really are two types of movie viewers. There are those who live and breathe film, absorb the history and production aspects of the features and study every frame on screen. And there are those who just want to be entertained. Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse was one of those times where I could see both ends of the spectrum.

Shot in glorious 32mm black-andwhite film with a retro 1.19:1 aspect ratio, the film centers on two lighthouse keepers in 1890 on a tiny island during a treacherous recurring storm.

Ephraim (Robert Pattinson) and Thomas (Willem Dafoe) gradually drive each other insane from the isolation and their jarring personality differences.

While trying not to lose his patience and sanity with the mercurial old man, Ephraim also begins to sense something supernatural might be haunting the lighthouse.

On a strictly technical level, The Lighthouse is very effective and breathtaking. You feel as though you’re watching a moving, vintage photograph with the cinematography. The atmosphere, tone and direction are also genuinely unsettling, and the acting from the two leads is superb, particularly Pattinson’s. But like with Eggers’ previous indie hit and instant cult classic, The Witch (2015), I left the film emotionally cold. By the end of both pictures, I didn’t particularly feel like I cared about the characters or what was going to happen next. Granted, Eggers is the type of director who is more about a mood than a plot. But sometimes that can be a divisive factor and not work as a viewing experience. So, in this case, I’m with the popcorn and candy crowd. SC sanclementetimes.com

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GUEST OPINION: On Life and Love after 50, by Tom Blake

Why I’m Not a Matchmaker

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m a newspaper columnist. My topic: people age 50-plus seeking love. For 26 years, I’ve written about hundreds of seniors who’ve found love, and thousands who haven’t.

Knowing I have contact with so many older singles, people ask why I don’t fix people up. There’s an easy reason: it’s too darn hard and seldom works.

It’s not that I haven’t tried. I’ve known widowers from San Clemente and widows from San Clemente and have suggested they get together.

Some have, but in almost ON LIFE AND all cases, no match was LOVE AFTER 50 made. And then, the

By Tom Blake people get mad at me for wasting their time. It’s a no-win situation.

Granted, some couples have formed as a result of our Meet and Greet get-togethers at Tutor & Spunky’s, the Dana Point deli I owned for 25 years before retiring. But I didn’t fix them up. They did it themselves by being willing to get off their couches and out of their houses.

Many couples who met there are still together. But not all. Some of the relationships have lasted for a month or so, while others resulted in marriage.

Sponsoring events like that is challenging.

Why? There are always more single women than men, especially as we age. Often, it’s been a ratio of 5- or 6-1. I’ve watched women walk in the door, see a limited number of men, and turn around and walk out.

It takes time and effort to put on those no-cost events.

Last week, a Dana Point woman emailed: “Maybe you should have Meet and Greets more often so seniors have a place to go and socialize instead of staying home. I know you are busy, so maybe you can have someone else take charge. Just a suggestion.”

She’s never attended one of our events.

My answer to her: “More often? It’s difficult enough having one per month, just trying to round up enough men to make it interesting.

More often than that? No thanks.”

Nearly every day, an email arrives in my inbox promoting new dating sites. This week, one arrived with the subject line: “An Easier Dating Site For Men Ages 50+.”

I usually ignore those emails, but this time I was curious so I clicked on it. It showed a picture of an attractive woman with this caption: “Local matchmaker has more older women & needs more men to match with female clients.”

The opening line read, “Meet Successful Dana Point Singles.” Turns out, it’s not an online dating site, but a matchmaking site, the kind where you pay a professional matchmaker to find dates for you.

The site stated, “Professional Matchmakers work with you to determine the exact type of man or woman that would be best for you, and then do their best to find that person and introduce you.”

“Do their best?” Wow, matchmakers are only as good as the people they have in their stable. Let me tell you, they are aware of the lack of men. I have had many of them contact me saying they were having an introductory cocktail party, and did I know of any men they could invite? No joke; it’s true.

It’s Just Lunch is a matchmaking service and on occasion has contacted me asking for the names of men. I decline, of course.

The ballpark cost for hiring a matchmaker?

The article stated it’s between $675 and $25,000.

The site also stated: “Matchmaking is, by its nature, a local endeavor. That means local

Revival house that was built by San Clemente founder Ole Hanson and later named Case Romantica. The photo was taken in 1928.

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offices staffed by warm, experienced, real people—not algorithms.”

Maybe the office is in Dana Point or San Clemente or San Juan Capistrano, but if so, I’m unaware of it. Avoid professional matchmakers. Read the online reviews; they are frightening. People often feel ripped off.

So, I’ll remain a columnist, and leave the matchmaking to, well, the professional matchmakers, wherever they are.

Tom Blake is a retired Dana Point business owner and San Clemente resident who has authored books on middle-aged dating. See his website at findingloveafter50.com. To comment: tompblake@gmail.com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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Adoptable Pet of the Week: Bear ear is a 2-year-old neutered male Chihuahua mix. He has a very sweet personality and loves to be held. Bear gets along well with the other small dogs he has met and wouldn’t mind another dog in the home. He would be a great addition to a loving family.

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

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Marblehead Coastal Site A Far-Different 1968 Vision Led to What We See Today

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ry to envision San Clemente’s Marblehead Coastal property as home to three lakes, surrounded by “condomania.”

That was a key aspect of the original development plan conceived by Brigham Young University in 1968, after the university had acquired a sprawling 1,150-acre San Clemente property known then as the Reeves Ranch.

I discovered the rather intense 1968 plan recently while exploring microfilmed news archives at the San Clemente Library. “BYU reveals plans for huge project,” the headline This coastal canyon, viewed from the Avenida Vista Hermosa bridge, could have become a 35-acre lake surrounded by condominiums, apartments, homes, read. I hadn’t seen it before. I was away from parks, trails and commercial edifices under an original 1968 development plan for the Reeves Ranch in San Clemente. Photo: Fred Swegles San Clemente then, attending college.

BYU’s plan called for more than 2,000 debate. By 1987, when Planning Comoffered more landform preservation. a school there as well. Also, the state is coastal dwellings, west of Interstate-5, and a mission hearings began, the plan was so The Coastal Commission hated it, gave planning in the late ’70s to construct a fourtotal 5,740 dwellings across all 1,150 acres. hotly contested that Nixon issued a July 1 the developer a tongue-lashing and sent it way Via Socorro freeway interchange.”

A project that size could have doubled San deadline to approve it. After five arduous back to the drawing board.

The coastal portion was to be developed Clemente’s 1968 population of 16,600. hearings before the Planning Commission In 2003, the Coastal Commission enthusifirst. It didn’t work out that way.

Today, by comparison, the 248-acre site and four city council hearings, the council astically approved and hailed a plan for 313 In 1974, the Fujita Corporation purwe’ve known for decades as “Marblehead approved a 1,198-home package but missed homes and the outlet center, leaving canchased the ranch, requesting 2,099 homes Coastal” is home to 309 homes in the Sea Nixon’s deadline. So Nixon took his library yons untouched and the entire Marblehead on the coastal side. The city resisted, Summit development, parks, wetlands, to his birthplace, Yorba Linda.

Coastal frontage preserved as trails and having just downzoned undeveloped lands trails and the Outlets at San Clemente.

He was 74 and wanted the library open wetlands. Former opponents didn’t contest citywide. In 1975, the city council rejected Surrounding the 1968 plan’s lakes were in his lifetime. San Clemente had been so it. A new developer took over in 2005.

Fujita’s scaled-down coastal request for to be clustered communities, pedestrian contentious, yet now Nixon was facing a Grading began in 2006. A 2008 national 1,750 homes, refined to include a 12-story, and horse trails, a 120-foot-wide avenue and repeat battle before the economic collapse temporarily torpedoed 150-room hotel on the bluff. multi-level dwellings on terraced bluffs. contentious California the project, which was revived in 2014.

Afterward, the Lusk Company acquired BYU wanted to build an auditorium into the Coastal Commission.

Today, we have a compromise. You wonReeves Ranch, asking on the coastal side for bluffs and a boardwalk to the beach across His Yorba Linda Lider how 1968’s plan would look. Would the 1,824 homes, a hotel and shopping center.

Coast Highway. brary opened in 1990. He Coastal Commission have allowed it? There Lusk withdrew the plan while the city reBYU’s subsequent Reeves Ranch Master died in 1994. was no Coastal Commission back then. evaluated the San Clemente General Plan.

Plan, announced in 1972, downscaled the The proposed library’s The 1968 plan would have moved 8 milLusk did begin developing the then-762project a bit, foreseeing construction of departure nullified San lion cubic yards of dirt. The 1987 Lusk/ acre inland parcel, around 1980. By 1991, some 4,400 dwellings.

Clemente’s approval of Nixon Library plan that didn’t fly would the city council had placed a cap of 1,335 “Right now, the Reeves Ranch is mostly COASTLINES Lusk’s plan, its intenhave moved 3.2 million cubic yards. homes on the project known as Marblevacant,” I wrote in 1972. “The hilly 750-acre

By Fred Swegles sity having been granted There is no doubt the pre-Coastal Comhead Inland. parcel east of the freeway was formerly solely to get the library here. mission plan, packing 2,000-plus dwellings In 1983, former President Nixon, a San a motorcycle park and now is used as In 1989, Lusk proposed a Marblehead onto the site around a magical vision of Clemente resident from 1969-80, proposed grazing land. The westerly 300-acre parcel Coastal golf course, 500 homes, a commercial lakes, would look night-and-day different his presidential library on 16 Marblehead is partially being leased as a tomato field. center and a resort hotel, but ultimately withfrom what we see today.

Coastal acres.

A Mormon Church is being built at the drew that plan, deciding it wasn’t feasible.

Fred Swegles is a longtime San Clemente San Clemente was excited. In 1984, the northerly end.”

In 1998, the council approved a Lusk plan resident with nearly five decades of reporting city approved a layout for the library. Lusk The plan then included “a row of threefor 434 homes, a commercial center and more. experience in the city. Fred can be reached at was prepared to donate, grade and prepare to six-story apartment buildings terraced A group opposing the big-box center attemptfswegles@picketfencemedia.com. SC the site once the city approved the surdown the bluff toward Coast Highway,” I ed a referendum, gathering 5,000 signatures.

PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide varounding development. Lusk’s plan featured wrote. “Among the major streets within riety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest A legal glitch invalidated the petitions.

1,506 homes, a 70-acre commercial complex, theFred development would be extensions of Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are Swegles recently went on a journey near central Texas in search of the elusive Mission San Clemente, the first Catholic mission in Texas.

Throughout his trip, Swegles encounIn 2000, the council approved a revised shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those resort hotel, a road slicing through the Camino Clemente and Via markers Socorro.meant toa help tered aSan handful of historical guide mission seekers hoping to find the exact location where the church is believed to have been built.

Photos: Fred Swegles of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or 424-home plan that substituted a more stylbluff to Coast Highway, and more.

The city is planning a major public park Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, ish outlet mall for the big-box center and please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com The plan’s intensity sparked fierce near Socorro, and the school district plans

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Boys Water Polo Clinches Third Straight League Title San Clemente boys water polo has been masterful in the South Coast League.

After beating rival Dana Hills by only two goals in the league opener, the Tritons have beaten their other league opponents by an average of more than eight goals.

San Clemente swept up El Toro, 12-6, and San Juan Hills, 16-7, last week going into the final week of the regular season with their third straight league title already in hand. Christian Hosea scored 11 goals over those two games for a teamhigh 106 goals in 26 games. Hayden Kahn, who scored three goals last week, is next on the team scoring list with 65 goals.

The Tritons, No. 10 in the Division 1 and 2 poll, wrapped up at home against Tesoro on Wednesday, Oct. 30, but results were not available at press time.

CIF-SS brackets will be released on Saturday, Nov. 2, and the playoffs begin on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

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

Girls Volleyball Falls in Second Round After splitting the Sea View League championship for its second straight league volleyball title, San Clemente’s postseason came to an early end on Saturday, Oct. 26, against a future league foe.

San Juan Hills was aggressive with its serves and rolled to its third straight sweep in a win over San Clemente, 2520, 25-19, 25-15, in a CIF-SS Division 2 second-round match at San Clemente High School.

San Clemente (22-6) had swept Woodbridge in a first-round match at home last Thursday, Oct. 24.

The Tritons fell to another South Coast League opponent last season, Trabuco Hills, in the Division 2 semifinals, and with San Clemente moving back up to the South Coast League next season, the Tritons know exactly what they’ll have to contend with.

“It’s a good message for our girls,” San Clemente coach Casey Swenson said. “The amount of preparation that we’re going to have to do every single week as we raise up into the South

Biding Time San Clemente High School football finishes on bye week, awaits playoff fate

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he San Clemente football team is enjoying a well-earned bye week for the final week of the regular season. The Tritons will wait and watch the rest of the playoff puzzle pieces fall

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San Clemente girls volleyball lost in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs in a sweep at home to San Juan Hills. The Tritons won their second straight Sea View League championship this season. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

Catsimanes Dominates Mt. SAC Invitational

San Clemente girls tennis kept up its dominance over the South Coast League last Thursday, Oct. 24.

The Tritons beat Aliso Niguel to finish their league schedule undefeated

and win their sixth straight South Coast League title. This is the first outright league championship in that span, as San Clemente split the previous five titles with Dana Hills.

The Tritons played in the South Coast League individual finals on Wednesday, Oct. 30, but results were not available at press time.

CIF-SS team brackets will be released on Monday, Nov. 4, with the playoffs beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The CIF-SS singles/doubles tournament begins with sectionals on Nov. 25.

San Clemente senior runner Hana Catsimanes followed up her Orange County Championship title with a worthy encore.

Catsimanes conquered the prestigious steep-hilled, 2.93-mile course at Mt. San Antonio College with a time of 17:22 to win the Division 1 and 2 individual sweepstakes. Catsimanes beat the runner-up by a full 33 seconds for the title.

Catsimanes improved on her fourthplace time from last season by 39 seconds.

The Tritons are next in action at the Sea View League Finals on Thursday, Nov. 7 at Irvine Regional Park. SC

into place for the CIF-SS playoff brackets, which will be released on Sunday, Nov. 3.

Barring any final-week chaos, San Clemente, still ranked No. 10 in the CIF-SS Division 1 and 2 poll, will end up in Division 2 and could earn a high seed and a first-round home game.

“Wherever they put us, we’ll be ready to play,” San Clemente coach Jaime Ortiz said. “We’re 8-2, we’re a good football team, and I think we’ve got a lot of games left in us.”

As the defending South Coast League champions with another undefeated start through league play, San Clemente

earned the right to another South Coast League title showdown against Mission Viejo last Friday, Oct. 25.

However, the Diablos were out for revenge—San Clemente’s 21-20 upset win last year was its first against Mission Viejo since 1999 and dethroned the Diablos as league champions—and quickly made it clear that there would be no repeat by the Tritons.

Mission Viejo intercepted San Clemente twice in the first three possessions and scored the first three times it had the ball, including a pick-six, in a dominant win over the Tritons, 38-6, in San Clemente’s regular-season finale at

Mission Viejo High School.

“We had to play really well, and we didn’t play really well in the very beginning of the game,” Ortiz said. “Next thing you know, it’s 21-0. I liked the way our kids battled back, 21-6 at halftime.

Too many turnovers on offense, some mistakes on defense; they (Mission Viejo) were the better team tonight.”

San Clemente ends its regular season at 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the South Coast League. Mission Viejo (9-0, 3-0) will host Tesoro on Friday, Nov. 1. The Diablos will be favored to beat the Titans and clinch the outright league championship. SC

Coast League again. I think that’s where we should be, and it’s just a matter of if we’re ready to have those really tough matches night in and night out.”

Girls Tennis Wins Sixth Straight League Title

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CompanyID=28939 Bids must be received by no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday November 21, 2019. PlanetBids will not receive any bids submitted after 2:00 p.m., 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, Copy of 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. Prior to the bid due date and time, all bidders shall submit the original Bid Security to: Chris Tanio, PE City of San Clemente 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100 San Clemente, CA 92673 The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required by the plans, specifications and contract documents for the AQUATICS CENTER DRY STORAGE ROOF CITY Project No. 19514, in the City of San Clemente, California.

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

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

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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.”

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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 “B” California State Contracting License or 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.

Dated: To be published: and:

October 24th, 2019 October 31st, 2019 November 7th, 2019 ___________________________ Tom Bonigut Public Works Director

A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held to inspect the site and discuss the work to be done and the Contractor’s responsibilities. The City’s representatives will be available to address questions. The meeting will be held at the City’s Community Development Building N, located at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673, on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING ELECTRONIC BIDS AQUATICS CENTER PAINT AND PATCH City Project No. 19511 Bids shall be submitted electronically through the City’s electronic procurement system (PlanetBids) at: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?

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PUBLIC NOTICES City of San Clemente 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100 San Clemente, CA 92673 The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required by the plans, specifications and contract documents for the AQUATICS CENTER PAINT AND PATCH CITY Project No. 19511, in the City of San Clemente, California.

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

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

CompanyID=28939 All bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System website to participate in a bid or to be added to prospective bidders list.

The contract does call for monthly progress payments based upon the 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

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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.

Dated: To be published: and:

October 24th, 2019 October 31st, 2019 November 7th, 2019 ___________________________ Tom Bonigut Public Works Director

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held to inspect the site and discuss the work to be done and the Contractor’s responsibilities. The City’s representatives will be available to address questions.

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Crane is on a Roll

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SCHS SURF TEAM

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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inning league titles isn’t about individual performances; it’s about coming together as a team and lifting up the whole squad. As the old adage goes, a high tide lifts all boats.

The San Clemente High School Surf Teams wrapped up league competition last week and finished with undefeated records.

The boys went 6-0, and the girls went 5-0-1.

All season, it was a complete team effort.

Led by Head Coach John Dowell, the Tritons’ tradition of excellence continues season after season. Last year, they claimed their 16th varsity state title and eighth junior varsity title at the National Scholastic Surfing Association’s Interscholastic Championships. And after their performance last week and domination of their league, could another state title be in the offing?

The surf squad’s overall success comes through hard work, dedication to their sport, an amazing team spirit and positive approach to competition. All of those earlymorning practices at T-Street have most certainly been worth the effort. Congratulations to all of the surfers and coaches at San Clemente High and good luck with the rest of the season. SC

It’s good to be Ian Crane these days

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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an Clemente’s Ian Crane isn’t on the WSL’s Championship Tour like his friends Kolohe Andino and Griffin Colapinto, but that hasn’t stopped him from climbing to the top of the professional surfing game.

At the beginning of October, Crane went to France to compete in the Red Bull Airborne competition. Featuring the best aerialists from around the world, in heavy beachbreak conditions that looked like State Park on steroids, he won. And on the heels of the biggest victory of his career, last weekend he premiered his new video project, Beach Head The Movie, at Lost’s Catalyst surf shop in San Clemente.

“I was super-psyched to have it there, because that’s where they used to have old parties and bands and stuff,” Crane said in an interview with San Clemente Times last week. “My house was right up the street. It’s the best vibe place for me to do something in town, so I’m super-psyched that they let me have it there.”

In the grand tradition of surf movie premieres, Crane invited a couple of bands to come rock the parking lot. They had piñatas going and, to be sure, a good time was had by all.

“There’s a ton of ‘rad’ kids in San Clemente that are psyched to just go to something. I know when I was a kid, I was psyched to go to anything,” Crane said.

“This isn’t some crazy production; it’s only 15 minutes long, but it’s the perfect amount of time for somebody to hang out.”

On Saturday night, Crane and company took the show on the road to a gallery in L.A. for another premiere. The next morning, he jumped on an airplane to go compete in the Vans Pro at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu. The surf was forecast to be in the 10- to 20-foot range thanks to the first big northwest swell of the season.

“Two premieres back-to-back, then who knows what’s going to happen at Sunset? . . . I hope I survive,” Crane said, laughing. “It’s been a long time working on the film, and there have been some ups and downs, so I figured it would at least be cool to have a party when it’s done instead of throwing it on the Internet and it’s gone in a day.”

For Crane, Beach Head is the culmination of a year’s worth of surfing around the world. Besides showcasing his own San Clemente Times October 31-November 6, 2019

Pictured is Ian Crane on location with Kolohe Andino, Griffin Colapinto and Jacob Vanderwork.

Photo: Courtesy of Crane Family Collection

supernatural abilities in the water, the film also features his friends Griffin and Crosby Colapinto, Kolohe Andino and Luke Davis.

“I was surfing a bunch and had all these clips on this hard drive, and then lost them all when the hard drive crashed,” Crane said. “So then I got them all recovered, and once they were recovered, I figured I should make something cool with the footage. That was a couple months ago.

“I went on two different trips where I paid a filmer to come along with me. It was all out of my own budget, which is different than a company trip or a contest trip, so with all this money I’d put into getting clips, I didn’t just want to throw it down the gutter.”

But the film project isn’t just a one-anddone thing. Crane sees it as the beginning of something new, not just a catalog of video clips. With friend Gabe Garcia,

the two are endeavoring to create a surf brand of their own. Like the film, they call it “Beach Head.” They recently launched beachhead.fun online and are excited about creating some beach-friendly products in the near future.

“We don’t want it to be like a clothing company, but just something weird that does beach kit stuff—umbrellas, coolers, that kind of stuff—so you can have a killer beach setup,” Crane said. “We don’t really have anything up there (online) yet; we gotta make some stuff, but I have stickers and T-shirts to go with the video. Hopefully, with all this stuff comes more. Even if it fails and it wastes my money making stuff, at least I’ll have gotten an education on how to do something other than surf.”

Whatever happens, surfing is working just fine for Crane these days. He’s at the top of his game and is doing it on his own creative terms. There’s a lot to be said for that. SC

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San Clemente High School Surf Team. Photo: Courtesy of SCHS Surf Team

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 66-68 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 8-12 Thursday: S swell holds, along with smaller NW swell, for waves in the waist-stomach-chest high range, (2-3-4’ faces). Offshore early morning winds, turn to a moderate WNW sea breeze for the afternoon.

Outlook: Wave size fades a little on Friday, then holds with waves in the waist-stomach high zone,(2-3’+ faces) through the weekend. Light/ variable winds for the mornings, followed by light+ West onshores in the afternoons. Fresh S swell is scheduled for next week. For the latest details be sure to visit Surfline.com.

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