January 20, 2022

JANUARY 20-26, 2022 | VOLUME 17, ISSUE 3

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INSIDE: Swegles: Did Andino, Davis and Crane Once Get to Ride a Tsunami?

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SHACC to Host Women’s Surf Film Festival EYE ON SC/PAGE 6

Gathering Public Input City-Led Survey Shows Narrow Community Support for Publicly Funded New Hospital E Y E O N S C / PAG E 3

The former Saddleback Memorial hospital sits abandoned. A special City Council meeting held Tuesday, Jan. 18, provided another step in determining its fate. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

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Council Votes Down Negotiations for Gas Station

The Fuel Shack, a Community Fixture, Closes on Good Note

Hailey Langland Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team

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TOP NEWS SAN CLEMENTE SHOULD KNOW THIS WEEK

City-Led Survey Shows Narrow Community Support for Publicly Funded New Hospital

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

The citywide debate over whether San Clemente should add a hospital will continue with a town hall, a decision the City Council arrived at after hearing the survey results on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 18.

The council voted, 4-1, with Councilmember Laura Ferguson opposed, to authorize the Hospital Subcommittee to put together a town hall event within the next two months.

Adam Sonenshein, vice president of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (or FM3 Research), presented the results.

FM3, a public opinion research firm that was hired as an independent party, was tasked to gauge residents’ interest in adding a hospital through various perspectives and options.

The dual mode voter survey, conducted by asking questions to respondents over the phone or by emailing them a link to take the questionnaire online, received 990 responses, all from registered voters who were likely to vote again.

Sonenshein explained that the figure was more than double than what they initially had expected.

“Our goal under our contract was to get 400 responses, which is a pretty typical sample size for a city of your size,” Sonenshein said. “There was a high level of initial interest in the survey.”

The survey was conducted from Dec. 4 to Dec. 12.

Respondents were first asked how they would rate the city’s quality of life, as well as its quality of health care. Quality of life received a combined excellent or good rating of 95%, while quality of health received a 54% rating.

Those figures showed a clear difference in the residents’ perception of the health care available to them.

As the survey went on, it became more detailed and nuanced, and it tailored questions to four differing groups of respondents.

According to the presentation, the responses to some of the key survey questions found: • 83% favored creating a new hospital • 57% favored the city using public funds to pay for the construction of a local hospital, which would cost about $200 million • In one sample group, 65% favored San Clemente Times January 20-26, 2022

building a new hospital at the former Saddleback Memorial hospital site at 654 Camino de los Mares, and 65% favored building a new hospital at a site north of the Target store at Avenida Vista Hermosa near Talega in another sample group • When shown a hypothetical bond measure that would authorize $204 million in bonds to be used for the hospital, funded by levying three cents per $100 of assessed home valuation, 64% voted yes for a hospital at the former Saddleback site, and 60% voted yes for a Talega site • 73% said it was either very or extremely important to improve preparedness for public health emergencies; 72% said it was very or extremely important to provide a local emergency room • Near the end of the survey, 46% preferred building at the former Saddleback site, 29% preferred building at a Talega site, and 24% preferred not building a new hospital When accounting for the demographics of the potential bond measure, voters aged either 18 to 39 or 65 and older strongly supported the measure, while 49% percent of the 40-49 age group and 55% of the 50-64 age group said they would vote yes.

Renters supported the hypothetical measure more than homeowners, as 74% and 59%, respectively, said they would vote yes. Politically, 71% of Democrats said they would vote yes, 57% of Independents would vote yes, and 58% of Republicans said they would vote in favor.

FM3 asked respondents how they would vote three separate times on the same hypothetical bond measure, once initially, again after providing information from the city’s perspective, and finally after providing information from a potential group that would oppose a new hospital.

Residents asked about Saddleback voted yes at 64%, 68%, and 61%, respectively, and those asked about Talega voted 60%, 64%, and 52%, respectively.

Only the 68% figure would be enough to pass the bond measure, as California law requires a two-thirds majority.

The conclusions section from the survey results stated that voters are well aware that there is not an open hospital in San Clemente, that the nearest

The former Saddleback Memorial Hospital sits abandoned at 654 Camino de los Mares. A special City Council meeting held on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 18, provided another step in determining its fate. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

hospital and emergency room are too far away, and that there is a majority in favor of using city resources to help build a new hospital.

Additionally, Sonenshein added that if the city wishes to pursue a bond measure, it should consider its goal to be a long-term priority that will require resources for public outreach and to educate the public on why the measure would be a good investment.

During the public session, a majority of speakers was against a new hospital, citing either a lack of available funds from residents or a projection that the hospital would fail.

Despite the public support for building a new hospital at the former Saddleback site, Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan said it was not feasible and that the city should consider other options to address the former site’s future.

He cited that the current property owner does not want a hospital there, and that it would be too expensive for the city to attempt to force a hospital at that site.

“Speaking for Mayor (Gene) James and I, we executed a lot of due diligence here (as part of the Hospital Subcommittee),” Duncan said. “We ran down every option, and it did not end up being economically feasible to make a hospital appear there out of thin air.”

Duncan first introduced the concept of holding a town hall, and James supported the idea. James added that they should look into having a panel with ER nurses, doctors, hospital administrators, and an Orange County Fire Authority representative, all of whom could provide information to the public.

“I was hoping this survey would give us a clear path,” James said. “It really hasn’t. It’s given us as many questions as previously we had answers to.”

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COMMUNITY MEETINGS SATURDAY, JAN. 22

Challenging Cancer 10-11:30 a.m. The Challenging Cancer group is conducting weekly meetings through Zoom video conferences. The meetings are open to caregivers, people who have a compromised immune system, and people dealing with cancer.

To join, email donnavigil2@gmail.com or linda_crdv@yahoo.com. heritagesc.org.

TUESDAY, JAN. 25

Public Safety Committee Meeting 3-5:30 p.m. The city’s Public Safety Committee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference and can be streamed through the city’s YouTube channel. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

Because I Love You (BILY) 6:30-8:30 p.m. The organization Because I Love You (BILY), which helps parents navigate through whatever parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, drug abuse, disrespect), will continue conducting its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com.

San Clemente Toastmasters 7-8:40 p.m. The San Clemente Toastmasters will continue to meet every Tuesday online through Zoom.

Email fardad.fs@gmail.com to receive a link to join. 858.900.6175. sanclementetoastmasters. toastmastersclubs.org.

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Council Votes Down Negotiations with Cypress for Gas Station

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO

The city is no longer pursuing a lease agreement with a gas station developer over property near Talega after a council majority on Tuesday night, Jan. 18, voted down plans to enter exclusive negotiations with Cypress Express Partners.

In a 3-2 decision, with Councilmember Kathy Ward and Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan dissenting, the council voted against moving forward with Cypress through an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) that would have brought the developer a step closer to leasing the 2.3-acre land and constructing a gas station off Avenida La Pata and Avenida Vista Hermosa.

The council’s final vote—which followed a failed attempt by Duncan to table the proposal for 30 days—seemingly caps off the yearslong effort to sell or lease the city-owned property, which multiple developers such as Cypress had eyed as prime real estate for a gas station and other amenities, including a car wash and a quick-service café.

“I just don’t think it’s wise for us to be going down this path, and I think we really need to stop this once and for all, and really prepare a project or seek a project even with a subcommittee, in my opinion, to explore something that will bring joy to the community,” Councilmember Laura Ferguson said after hearing from several public speakers— none of whom expressed support for a gas station development.

“I’d be with the community if they wanted a gas station and car wash,” she later added. “But I listen to the voice of the people, and I’m not hearing that they want this.”

For nearly the past year, Duncan and Mayor Gene James have led a council subcommittee tasked with talking to Cypress, the front-runner in the bidding war for the property—a city gateway next to a fire station and nearby Vista Hermosa Sports Park that was appraised at roughly $4.99 million.

Offers from a handful of gas station developers ranged from $6 million to $7.5 million. Cypress’ initial offer was to pay $7.5 million to buy the property, or lease the land for $500,000 a year, with a 10% increase every five years, under a 25-year agreement.

According to the draft of the ENA— which the city explained wouldn’t have initiated a formal agreement—Cypress was looking to lease the property for San Clemente Times January 20-26, 2022

A council majority on Tuesday, Jan. 18, voted down a proposal to enter exclusive negotiations with Cypress Express Partners over its plans to lease city-owned land and develop a gas station. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

25 years, and it would have had two five-year extension options. There would also have been two more possible fiveyear extensions at the city’s and Cypress’ mutual approval.

The agenda report added that a maximum 45-year agreement was estimated to net the city more than $35.3 million in revenue from lease payments.

“The city could see an additional $15 million in revenue from taxes and fees related to commercial operations at the property,” the city report stated. “Combined potential revenue tops $50 million over the full term.”

James had previously advocated that a portion of the anticipated revenue from the sale or lease should be used to help pay down the city’s unfunded pension liability, which was at about $45 million this past summer.

During the council’s deliberations over the ENA on Tuesday night, Councilmember Steve Knoblock, echoing Ferguson’s comments, also noted the contingent of residents who have spoken against the proposed development and have asked the city to explore other possibilities and prospective buyers or tenants.

“The community has spoken loud and clear, they don’t want a gas station there; they think it’s not needed,” Knoblock said. “With the proximity to the sports park, I think it’s a natural addition to be incorporated. And just because we have the ability to sell it doesn’t mean we should.”

Expressing her support for the development, Ward countered the criticism by explaining that a gas station would be of good use for the lot, given that it’s

a heavily trafficked intersection off La Pata—which connects San Clemente and Talega to the neighboring towns to the north.

“I’ve been part of the City Council for years that’s been talking about this lot.

It is not open space; it is a separate lot on a corner of a very busy intersection that’s been planned for this. It’s always been planned that something was going to be built there,” Ward said, referring to the planning of Talega and La Pata’s extension into San Clemente.

Ward also stated that she would have been open to an even longer lease agreement if it meant more revenue for the city.

Duncan prefaced his support for the project by touching on his campaign promise to make “the difficult but right decision, even if it might cost me personally or otherwise.”

“The bottom line, I think it’s just the right thing to do. This was a lot that was specifically set apart for exactly this type of purpose, after years of review,” Duncan said. “It’s an important revenue source for the city that would allow us to maintain our budget as costs rise.”

The mayor pro tem went on to dispute some of the negative remarks and arguments against the development, stating the gas station itself is merely a component of the project, as its other services such as outdoor dining and a market would make it “be a gathering place.”

“The concept is gorgeous … it’s everything we can hope for actually at that location,” said Duncan, before addressing the environmental concerns. “This isn’t Page 4

50 years ago, when they put gas tanks in the ground. Now, there’s so many laws about that, you go and pull them out, and it’s like nothing was there.”

James, who has largely been on the fence over the issue and looked at as the deciding vote, noted that he’s struggled with the project for more than a year.

He further touched on other recent developments and projects that he believes have made residents anxious, including the scrapped Amazon delivery facility and the abandoned toll road extension.

“Cypress group, I would say, is a class group, a class group to negotiate with.

The gas station and convenience store industry is not the best corporate citizens we have around,” he said, adding: “With that being said … it’s difficult for me to vote in favor of this, this evening, so I’m not going to.”

“We don’t know the amount of mail of people who’ve approached me. I would say it runs 10 to 1, but I can’t remember the one who was in favor of it,” James continued. “I’m not going to vote in favor of it. To the Cypress group, I’m sorry, but the will of the people is overwhelming on this, and I simply cannot turn my back on the people this evening.”

In an emailed statement from Brett Blanchard of Cypress Express, the representative said the company had been working for about three years to develop the site and was both “surprised and of course very disappointed to be denied at what is tantamount to the ‘starting line’ for taking a project (through) the approval process.”

Blanchard added that the ENA would have been the starting point for Cypress to start designing the project with the help of local architect Michael Luna, and submitting those plans to the city for standard design and planning approvals.

“It is very unfortunate that the vocal minority was the deciding factor so early in the process, according to the Mayor,” Blanchard wrote, adding: “It’s getting harder and harder to get projects approved in all (cities), negative social media inordinately amplifies that negativity.”

In conclusion, Blanchard wrote, “Perhaps another time.”

Reading the likely outcome, Duncan proposed that the council table the vote for 30 days, which he believed would allow time for more residents who would support a gas station to come forward.

While Ward supported the motion, the other three officials voted it down, with Knoblock noting that “this matter has been in front of this council for over a year.”

James said tabling the vote would mean “dangling a carrot in front” of Cypress for another month, “which is just not fair.” sanclementetimes.com

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SHACC to Host Women’s Surf Film Festival

and mother who moved to Costa Rica to live a more sustainable lifestyle.

Langley referenced other films made

by Romero and Hudson that told indepth stories.

Hudson echoed Langley’s sentiments about women supporting one another, adding that they should not try to be competitive to the point where the result is tearing each other down.

The Santa Barbara-based artist has made two films prior to the one the festival will show on Saturday night: 93– Letters from Marge. Throughout all of her years in the film business, Hudson has been grateful to receive waves of support from all sides of the surfing world.

She is also excited to show 93 in public for the first time. The film was supposed to be screened in person at the 2020 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, but it was moved to a virtual showing after COVID-19 spread across the U.S. Hudson said in an interview on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that she loves being able to

show off her hard work and note all of the audience’s reactions, whether it be laughter or “oohs” and “ahs.”

“You’re telling something new that someone may not know about,” Hudson said. “And I love that.”

93—Letters from Marge tells the story of Marge Calhoun, a surfing legend who died in 2017 and was a figure many women surfers admired, including Hudson.

Langley is excited for the Q&A session with all the filmmakers, which will provide a relaxed setting for attendees to learn and interact with the creators, as well as the new arts-and-craft component of the event.

She hopes that the attendees will be inspired to seek out and watch more women’s surf films that are in abundance from creators who live around the world.

“People are always watching the men’s films, it seems, for the thrills of it, or really old ones because they’re so classic,” Langley said. “I would love to have more of an awareness that there are women that are doing this.”

Hudson added that she wants Saturday’s audience to follow their dreams in whichever path they’re interested and to let nothing stop them.

Those feelings come from being told as a child that she could not participate in certain activities, a sentiment she demolished on the way to forging her own career.

“I just think that it’s really empowering to show other women and young girls what is possible,” Hudson said.

The Women’s Surf Film Festival will run from 5-8 p.m. at SHACC, located at 110 Calle Iglesia. Visit sandyfeetoc.org for tickets and more information.

very valuable to the city in many ways.”

Dahl had previously served as the president of the Exchange Club, a role Brown will be taking over. Brown, who served on the Planning Commission from 2008 to 2021, worked with Dahl in city government.

Brown and other Exchange Club members heard the news of Dahl’s passing on the way to their usual Wednesday routine of playing golf together, an activity in which Dahl always participated.

They were all shocked, as Dahl was an important part of their group and of the community.

“He knew everybody, was engaged in our little city and was highly respected by everybody,” Brown said, adding that Dahl was “just an all-around good guy, plugged in, conscientious, easygoing and laid-back.”

In a press release from the city last week, Mayor Gene James touched on Dahl’s service to the community as both an elected official and firefighter.

“Jim was a friend, and I will miss his

sage advice and counsel,” James said in the release. “He was a great leader and will be missed beyond words.”

Lori Donchak, a councilmember from 2006 to 2018, was heartbroken upon hearing the news. She told SC Times on Jan. 12 that Dahl had gone the extra mile to make her feel welcome when she first served on the council.

“What I would say about him as a mayor was that he was a complete champion for public safety, and he made sure that our city was heard in the broader county,” Donchak said.“He was really good at cultivating relationships with other cities and agencies, and (he) made San Clemente better that way.”

Councilmember Steve Knoblock also spoke about the former city official.

“Jim Dahl was the consummate public servant,” Knoblock wrote in an email.

“He was always well-informed, had a great sense of humor and was a staunch defender of our constitutional liberties.

He will be greatly missed.”

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Coming to the Surfing Heritage and Cultural Center for the first time on Saturday, Jan. 22, will be the fourth San Clemente Women’s Surf Film Festival.

The fundraising event is presented by the Sandy Feet Initiative and the Groundswell Community Project, two local organizations that provide oceanbased programs. Sandy Feet focuses on reaching siblings of special-needs children, and Groundswell, based in San Diego, provides surf therapy for women.

Festival attendees will view three movies about surfing, all produced by women filmmakers: Heather Hudson, Jordyn Romero, and Devorah Palladino.

Guests can also participate in a Q&A session with the creators, enjoy a catered meal, and join in other activities.

Mo Langley, the executive director of Sandy Feet, said she’s excited to bring back the event after a year-long hiatus because of COVID-19.

Screenings used to be held in the Ole Hanson Room at the Community Center during the festival’s first few years of existence, but growing attendance forced it to move.

Sandy Feet’s collaboration with Groundswell was born out of a relationship between Langley and Groundswell’s founder, Natalie Small, as the two previously worked together at a different nonprofit seven years ago.

Through keeping in touch, Langley was able to work with a business partner

Director Jordyn Romero’s film We are Like Waves will be featured at the San Clemente Women’s Surf Film Festival this Saturday, Jan. 22, at the Surfing Heritage and Cultural Center. Photo: Courtesy of Jordyn Romero

of Small’s who is based in San Clemente. “(The partner has) volunteered for us, I’ve volunteered for them,” Langley said on Jan. 14. “When I realized that I wanted a bigger event this year, I realized I needed more help, so I gave her a call, and we’ve worked beautifully together.”

She added that the film festival gives women creators a platform that is not readily available to the many filmmakers within the industry, especially considering that they typically produce films that dive into deeper subject matters.

“Rather than just looking at the sport, they’re looking at these women as entrepreneurs and groundbreakers,” Langley said. “There aren’t that many women that surf, so any woman that does has something going on with them. There’s something going on there.”

Jordyn Romero, one of the creators who will be present on Saturday, released the film Of the Sea in 2019 that touched on a Los Angeles-born surfer

Former SC Mayor Jim Dahl Dies at 78

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Jim Dahl, a four-time San Clemente mayor, longtime councilmember and retired firefighter, died on Jan. 12, at age 78. He is survived by his wife, Alice, two children and several grandchildren.

Don Brown, a friend and vice president to the Exchange Club of San Clemente, told San Clemente Times that Dahl died in his San Clemente home in the early morning hours.

Dahl served on the City Council from 1996 to 2012 and was mayor four times.

During that period, he also finished the last of his 30 years as a firefighter in the area, retiring in 2008.

There were times in which Dahl and other councilmembers or residents stood on opposite sides, but by and large, Dahl was a respected figure within the community.

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Jim Dahl, a former San Clemente mayor and member of the City Council, died on Jan. 12. Photo: File

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The Fuel Shack, a Community Fixture, Closes on Good Note

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Yolanda Quam emerged from the front door of her restaurant, bright and emotional, to a round of applause and cheers from those who had decided to stay for the last hurrah.

It was just after 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 16, after The Fuel Shack had ended its final day of operations.

“Dreams can come true,” Quam said tearfully, as she stood in front of the outdoor dining area and addressed the people who had stuck around.

The support she received from her audience was fitting, as it reflected the love with which The Fuel Shack had supplied the San Clemente and Capistrano Beach community for the past three years.

Yolanda opened her dream venture with her husband, David, in December 2018 after working for 25 years as a pediatrician in Chino Hills and for 10 years at a community clinic in Ontario.

She had always been fond of cooking and baking for her family, but she wanted to take the next step of starting a breakfast and lunch café.

“In 2015, I was too young for retirement, but I left medicine so that I could get out and get some experience, and see what it meant to open up a restaurant,” said Quam, who turned 62 on Dec. 12.

She and David traveled around as she pieced together what she wanted to serve her customers, with the chief desire being food that stood apart from the normal fare.

Through multiple menu changes, visitors were able to taste açaí bowls, burritos, and her now-famous blueberry muffins.

Her original goal upon opening The Fuel Shack was to foster a community spot for people to come by, hang out, and feel welcome to stay, just as if they had walked into her own home.

“I grew up with grandmothers who were from the South, and when you went to your grandmother’s house, you were always going to have a fun time,” Quam said. “She didn’t care who you brought, even if she didn’t know them, and (they) felt like that was their grandmother too.”

She felt that she had accomplished her objective despite being new to the San Clemente community.

Quam recalled the outpouring of support she and David received after a break-in in August 2019, including apologies and a willingness to be patient with them while they worked to fix up the place. That was just one example of how the community reciprocated the love.

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A line of customers at The Fuel Shak extends out the door during the restaurant’s last day of operations on Sunday, Jan. 16. The café experienced long lines of customers throughout its final weekend, even up to the final minutes of the doors being open. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

days ago after spending time in Laguna Beach. When they heard the news, they made sure to drive back up from San Diego to stop by one more time.

It was that kind of magnetism that vaulted The Fuel Shack to the No. 13 spot on Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. for 2020, after its first full year of service.

On that list, it placed sixth in California and first in Orange County.

The process of earning such a high reputation did not come easily, as Quam recounted during her speech. She went through 27 employees in the restaurant’s first year, as they worked to find people who matched their work ethic.

Through all that, she and David managed to field the “A-team” staff who were there on Sunday.

“Don’t cry because it’s over; everybody, smile because this happened for me,” Quam told her audience. “You’ve been a recurring partner to my dream, and I really appreciate you.”

Once Quam finished, she greeted several people who had waited to see her.

She had been driving back and forth to bring her staff some on Lucille’s Bar-BQue on their last day.

Included in that group was Quam’s younger brother, Allen Wideman, his

only been here for a few months, and they just kept coming.”

After The Fuel Shack announced on its Instagram page on Jan. 13 that it would close at the end of the day on Jan. 16, the sentiment continued.

Throughout the last few days of business, the lines to order from the contactless front window winded around the outdoor dining area.

Hundreds of people came around from near and far to say their goodbyes, share well-wishes, and stories from the times they had with Yolanda, David, and the staff.

“It’s a family (here),” Quam said. “My grandmother used to say, ‘You remember what you ate, but you remember more how you felt while you were eating.’”

Anjie Martinis, a regular since the restaurant’s opening, thought The Fuel Shack would be around for a long time to come. She was surprised to learn the news of its closing on Jan. 15 from a post in the public Facebook group San Clemente Life. “(Yolanda and Dave) are welcoming to everyone; they had healthy, good food,” Martinis said, adding: “It’s a shame that they’re closing.”

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wife, Charlotte, and their daughter, Alexis McCall. They had come from Norwalk to support their family, as they had routinely done for the past three years.

“We like the food and the atmosphere,” Allen said of his and Charlotte’s experience at the café.

Charlotte echoed the sentiment, adding that “Yolanda’s good spirit” and the staff’s cheerful attitudes contributed to The Fuel Shack’s environment.

Quam said that they impacted the community by brightening people’s days, making people happy, and putting positive energy into their food.

The restaurant also provided lunches for local surf therapy groups and other organizations, an indication of trust between them and the community.

Now that Quam feels she achieved what she set out to do, she knows that it is time for her to step back and rest.

She assured people on Sunday that she will still be around San Clemente, and encouraged them to show love whenever they see her out in public.

Quam also made sure to add one more statement, a reminder of the joy and energy she brought to the community through her food.

“We just wanted to have fun,” she said. sanclementetimes.com

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Letters to The Editor RESPONSE TO BARTLETT RUNNING FOR CONGRESS LEONARD DUNN, San Clemente I had to laugh when I saw Supervisor Bartlett’s announcement that she is still running for higher office. Yes, the country is “in desperate need of new and common-sense leadership,” but in all honesty, it isn’t going to come from her.

Was she using her “common sense” when she led the charge to shove six lanes of freeway right through the heart of San Clemente? I doubt it. It is far more likely she was taking marching orders from the developers of the outlet mall.

It is insulting that she would include a reference to our “quality of life” when she could have cared less about it. Even when she was trying to pretend to care, she couldn’t deliver.

She sent staff out to discuss freeway noise with my neighbors and me, they made a whole lot of promises, and were never heard from again.

Lisa Bartlett should not be running for higher office, and if you ask me, she should have been voted out from the one she is in now, the first chance we had.

able bullying, harassment or hostile work environment, so why the need for a 70-plus-page report?

I’ve had to secure my own lawyers to defend myself from the council’s vendettas, while they use taxpayer dollars on attorneys to defend themselves. Tens of thousands of dollars were spent to censure me, while tens of thousands were paid to BB&K as the city sought insurance coverage for the personal defamation lawsuit against Councilmember James.

I filed a public-records lawsuit against the city, because BB&K (which also bills the city $5,000 monthly for public-records work when other cities do this work in-house) withheld documents from me. There’s something wrong when the city attorney gets to defend its own bad behavior and then bills the city for it.

Why is San Clemente leadership continuing this wasteful cycle? Why is BB&K still our city attorney? It’s time we seek in-house legal counsel to reduce our up-to-$2-million annual legal costs and free up this money for programs and services that benefit the people.

How about the city double the cost of beach parking and place meters on Avenida Del Mar with the same cost per hour as beach parking? Along with this increase, have the cost for resident yearly parking passes cut to $5 to cover administrative fees.

I know the City Council will counter that it will drive away business, but will it? With 7,000 new homes scheduled for RMV, does anyone really believe these new residents will stop coming to our beaches?

Now, please don’t get me started on visitor taxes and cuts in merchandise costs for local residents.

This is all food for thought. To all San Clemente local residents, have a nice spring and summer.

GENERATING REVENUE HECTOR HERNANDEZ, San Clemente

ANOTHER RESPONSE TO ‘BOTTLENECK AT PALIZADA EXIT’ ANNIE KELLER, San Clemente

My wife and I are sitting on the beach with only one other person. Unfortunately, we are not at San Clemente, but Capo Beach. We moved to San Clemente 21 years ago. Drawn to the beautiful charm of this sleepy little beach town.

The two of us could easily park our car, walk to the pier and see many residents we knew. Today, it is almost impossible to find a parking spot just to get down to the shoreline and not recognize a soul once there.

A few years ago, my wife and I went to the Rancho Mission Viejo sales office to see what they had to offer. Not surprisingly, one big point was “you are only 10 minutes to the beach.” They never mentioned it is San Clemente beach, giving the buyer the sense the beach was theirs.

With the next phase of Rancho Mission Viejo being prepared for sale, the sales pitch remains the same. Of course, it is not only RMV residents crowding our beaches, but residents from San Bernardino and Riverside who access La Pata from the Ortega Highway to O’Neill Regional Park.

It appears the City of San Clemente has been falling all over itself to accommodate these visitors for the sake of our local businesses. I believe the prosperity of local businesses to be a good thing.

The problem is we, the majority of residents, receive nothing in return but constant heartburn. Here is one proposal that might help ordinary Joe resident.

WHY IS CITY CONTRACTING BB&K? LAURA FERGUSON, San Clemente Councilmember Why is BB&K still serving as the city’s contract city attorney? At the Dec. 21 council meeting, one resident of 50-plus years said they should not be, and also said they should not be sending harassing letters to a councilwoman. BB&K is the highest-cost city attorney as determined by a third-party legal analysis conducted last year.

On Dec. 21, the closed session agenda improperly included my attorney’s response letter to the city’s defamatory investigative report about me. The city attorney listed the letter as “Anticipated Litigation,” which was unfair, because there was no context, as the city did not include its documents that prompted this letter, nor did I threaten litigation.

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RESPONSE TO ‘BOTTLENECK AT PALIZADA EXIT’ MARY ANN COMES, San Clemente A quick remedy at Palizada would be to change signage to “no left turn” on Estrella.

This will help a lot until the city can come up with a plan to widen the street.

I am all too familiar with the congestion at Palizada. Install a roundabout (as we say in the UK) or traffic circle, as they say in the U.S. Would keep the traffic flowing and eliminate the need for traffic lights.

That’s a no-brainer and would fit in the current space available.

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THURSDAY | 20 LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER 7 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Rebel Robbie will perform. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point.

949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

FRIDAY | 21 WYLAND’S WHALE AND DOLPHIN ADVENTURE; ART LESSONS IN THE WILD 9 a.m.-noon. Children ages 12 and under will receive an art lesson via video feed by environmental artist Wyland and a 2-hour whale watching adventure.

Each participant will be entered in a contest to win prizes. Reservations are $10. Dana Wharf, 34675 Golden Lantern.

888.224.0603. danawharf.com.

COFFEE CONCERT WITH HIGH TIDE COFFEE 10 a.m.-noon. Enjoy a free cup of coffee and watch an acoustic performance by local musicians in Casa Romantica’s Redmond Amphitheater. General admission is $5. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

SATURDAY | 22 SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE 9-11 a.m. South OC Cars and Coffee, San Clemente Times January 20-26, 2022

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FRIDAY | 21 ‘PLAY ON!’ 7:30-9:30 p.m. Through Feb. 6, Cabrillo Playhouse presents Play On!, directed by Rick Abbot. Director Gerry Dunbar is at her wit’s end trying to stage a new murder mystery at the local community theater. A mere four days from opening night, the cast members barely know their lines and are at each other’s throats. Throw in a meddling writer who keeps adding new scenes, new characters, and changing who the killer is, and you have a recipe for disaster. As opening night draws closer, the cast and crew learn firsthand “what can go wrong, will go wrong” as they give their best efforts for the show to go on. All theatergoers must show proof of vaccination or a current (within 72 hours) negative COVID-19 test. Masks are required to enter the theater. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.0465. cabrilloplayhouse.org.

dubbed the world’s biggest weekly car meet, attracts a mix of 500-1,000 hypercars, supercars, exotics, vintage, classic, muscle and sports cars, hot rods, rat rods, pickups, 4x4s and motorcycles. Those attending are encouraged to practice responsible social distancing. No cars in before 8:30 a.m. Cars should enter and leave slowly and quietly—no revving, speeding or burnouts. The Outlets at San Clemente, 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.

ty Center/San Clemente Public Library parking lot. 100 North Calle Seville.

949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE COACH HOUSE 8 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue.

Joan Osborne and The Weepies, an indie band, will perform. Tickets are $45. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano.

949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

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SUNDAY | 23 FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables and artisanal goods from organic growers at the Communi-

LIVE MUSIC AT THE COACH HOUSE 7 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue.

Stevie Wonder tribute artist Doug Starks will perform. Tickets are $20. Doors open at 5 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano.

949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

BIKING CLUB FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND HIGH SCHOOLERS 5-6:30 p.m. Anyone have middle schoolto high school-aged kids who love to bike? Community Outreach Alliance’s biking club meets every Wednesday afternoon at different trails, with professional biker and mentor Mike Russell from Freakshow Aloha. San Clemente High’s COA club, which hosts this free activity thanks to Hardman Classic, has bikes and helmets for participants to borrow. To participate, fill out a regisPage 10

tration form online at form.myjotform. com/91392099886576. For questions, call or text 949.795.4721. communityoutreachalliance.com/bike-club/.

BINGO AT THE SENIOR CENTER 1:30 p.m. Every Wednesday, the Dorothy Visser Senior Center will host Bingo. The center will begin selling cards at 1 p.m., with the game starting promptly at 1:30.

The buy-in is $12 for 10 games with four cards and a special pick-your-number game. For more information, contact the center at 949.498.3322. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente.

BACKYARD OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS 8-10 p.m. Knuckleheads’ backyard is open for food, drinks and live music. Performers of all skill levels are welcome. If you are a musician, do stand-up comedy or the spoken word, this is the place to be on Wednesday nights. So, come down, grab a drink and go for it. Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com. sanclementetimes.com

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GUEST OPINION | CoastLines

by Fred Swegles

Did Andino, Davis and Crane Once Get to Ride a Tsunami?

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n an epic history of San Clemente, wondering about getting hit by a tsunami on Feb.27, 2010, three of the town’s best surfers sat in the lineup, hoping to tackle a tidal wave arriving from across the Pacific Ocean.

Did Kolohe Andino, Luke Davis or Ian Crane actually score a tsunami during an hour, between noon and 1 p.m., when the surfing was banned by city lifeguards?

Lifeguards discovered the three 15-year-olds surfing, solo, south of the pier and ordered them onto the beach.

That led them to smile, when lifeguards and sheriff’s deputies led the surfers onto the beach, handing Andino,

In February 2010, Kolohe Andino, Luke Davis and Ian Crane, teens at the time, dared to ride a potential tidal wave that had prompted local beaches to close. Their hopes were dashed, however, when lifeguards south of the pier ordered them to return to the beach, where they were greeted with citations. Photos: Fred Swegles/Sun-Daily Post

Davis and Crane citations for violating the law.

It made their day, with a grin on each of their faces and a citation in each of COASTLINES their hands.

BY FRED SWEGLES “Three top young competitive surfers will never know if they actually rode a small tsunami,” I

wrote in an article about the tidal wave episode at the pier. “All they know is, it’s going to cost them.”

The three were the only surfers in the water at the pier, when lifeguards closed the ocean at noon for an hour, after a public alert had stated that a tidal wave could hit.

“I didn’t know they could write us a ticket,” said Andino, the reigning Surfing America champion who was, at that

In February 2010, Kolohe Andino, Luke Davis and Ian Crane, teens at the time, dared to ride a potential tidal wave that had prompted local beaches to close. Their hopes were dashed, however, when lifeguards south of the pier ordered them to return to the beach, where they were greeted with citations. Photos: Fred Swegles/Sun-Daily Post

time of his teenage competitor career, the holder of nine national scholastic titles.

Was the ticket worth it?

“Probably not,” Andino said, grinning.

“But it was fun. We were psyched, because the waves looked fun.”

Emergency officials expected only a minor 1- to 2-foot surge, but lifeguards closed the ocean to public use in case it exceeded expectations.

Precautions were taken up and down the coast. At Dana Point, the harbor island, cove and Doheny jetty drive were closed to the public.

Lifeguards said the warning applies if someone does something dangerous, or it does something that distracts lifeguards.

“Anytime that our attention is taken away from public safety, it’s going to be a hazard,” Marine Safety Officer Blake Anderson said. “That’s when measures such as the citation would need to be done.”

The ticket didn’t say how much the fine might cost.

But at 1 o’clock sharp, the three members of Surfing America’s U.S. team were allowed to paddle back out to resume surfing beside the pier.

If any of them rode the tsunami, they never knew it. It proved to be nothing more than an imperceptible tidal surge.

Fred Swegles grew up in San Clemente before the freeway. He has 50 years’ reporting experience in the city and can be reached at fswegles@picketfencemedia.com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared.

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GUEST OPINION | Life’s a Beach by Shelley Murphy

SKIPPING NEW YEAR’S L

Photo: Courtesy of the late Don Hanson Collection

FROM THE ARCHIVES This was a good day of fishing in San Clemente during the winter of 1954.

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ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

Sully

Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter

One-year-old Sully is just about as sweet as they come. A neutered male Mini Lop, Sully can be a bit shy at first meeting, but settles in well. With the added bonus of his great litter-box habits, this mild-mannered cutie would make a wonderful house rabbit for the right family.

If you are interested in adopting Sully, please visit petprojectfoundation.org/adoptions/ to download an adoption application form. Completed forms can be emailed to animalservices@scdpanimalshelter.org, and you will be contacted about making an interaction appointment.

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BY MYLES MELLOR

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

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ast month, I watched the movie Christmas with the Kranks— again. The comedy is based on John Grisham’s novel Skipping Christmas.

It’s the story of an empty-nester couple whose daughter takes a Peace Corps assignment in Peru during the holiday; alone, they decide to skip Christmas and take a Caribbean cruise.

The duo’s plan is thwarted when their daughter announces she’s returning home for the holiday and, thus, hijinks ensue.

Years ago, I asked my family if we, too, could skip Christmas and swap it for a tropical trip; their frosty stares chilled me to the bone.

The past two years, I’ve canceled vacations ranging from a European anniversary voyage to a San Diego getaway.

This year, I decided, if my family wouldn’t skip Christmas, then we would skip the New Year holiday hoopla.

I sought an escape from a sea of statistics surrounding a pandemic that won’t go away and the rhetoric enveloping an election that’s long been finalized.

It almost took a Christmas miracle to bring our trip to fruition. Twice, I rescheduled a total of 10 one-way flights, but I triumphed.

And, thanks to hours spent on the phone, I mastered singing along with the on-hold music—in Hawaiian, and I’m almost certain I can play the ukulele by ear.

Coordinating and planning our vacation left me little time to consider the many unexpected perks of skipping the New Year hype.

First, our itinerary provided impetus to pack away the Christmas decorations blanketing our home, vacuum up pine needles burrowed in carpets, and toss out boxes and bows littering the living room.

Later, once we arrived on the island, I vowed to avoid the television. I shunned the onslaught of advertisements for miracle weight-loss methods, expensive health food subscriptions, and bargain lifetime gym memberships.

Then, one morning while relaxing poolside, it dawned on me that no one had asked me to rattle off a list of resolutions for the New Year.

Likewise, I hadn’t been asked again and again about my celebratory plans

for when the clock struck midnight.

Of course, our family observed New Year’s Eve. But we didn’t ring it in with glittery hats, paper noisemakers, or numbered balloons.

Instead, during dinner, we raised our glasses, toasted to 2022, and returned to planning the next day’s adventure.

LIFE’S A BEACH On New Year’s

BY SHELLEY MURPHY Day, we didn’t stay inside glued to a television watching the annual parade or football games.

Although, I admit my husband and boys did manage to watch a few bowl games on their phones and at an open-air pool bar.

I, on the other hand, ditched my phone and didn’t send sentimental text messages to friends wishing, “May 2022 be your best year yet!” My girlfriends know I wish them happiness and health all year long, not on one night of the year.

The closest we came to observing a Jan. 1 ritual was my boys’ version of the “polar bear plunge” as they jumped into the chilly waters of an unheated pool.

This year, when the calendar changed, I didn’t contemplate what 2022 may, or may not, hold for me and my family.

Truthfully, most of our trip, I didn’t know the day or date—and it was bliss.

Choosing to put my head in the sand provided a pivotal and peaceful respite from the world. Yet, I knew upon returning, I’d find the reality of my 2022 calendar and the internet waiting.

Back home, I learned that according to a recent U.S. News & World Report poll, only 71% of Americans surveyed say they think 2022 will be more prosperous than 2021.

The dismal statistic didn’t sink my spirits. After ringing in 2022 on a tranquil island with the most important people in my life, my New Year is promising.

This January, I am hopeful, optimistic, and tan.

For more than 20 years, Shelley Murphy and her husband have lived in San Clemente, where she raised her two sons.

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GUEST OPINION | Wellness & Prevention by Angela Phillips

Setting Intentions to Achieve Goals in 2022

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t’s a new year and, like many others, you may have made resolutions and are setting goals for 2022. But how do you get started?

Research suggests that knowing what you want helps set the intention to work toward it and imagining one’s best possible self motivates you toward achieving your goals. But how does setting intentions differ from setting goals?

Think of the goal as the end result and intention as the map that will get you there. Kelsey Patel, a leading meditation teacher, compares lack of intention to getting on a bike with no direction.

“When you set an intention, you are putting out that which you intend to attract and call into your life and the power behind it,” Patel said.

While the two can go hand-in-hand, setting intentions involves the added step of imagining how your life will be once your goals are achieved. Considering your best possible self assists in improving self-regulation, as it gives you an opportunity to gain a better insight into your

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motives and emotions. In addition to this, imagining what your life will look like once your goals are achieved will increase your performance as you work toward your goals.

The best possible self-practice involves these guidelines: WELLNESS & • Spend 15 minPREVENTION utes imagining your

BY ANGELA PHILLIPS best possible future.

Take all aspects of your life into consideration, including your career, relationships, and health. It may help to write as if your future has already happened.

This will allow you to visualize it more clearly.

• Dismiss any potential barriers that may be between you and your best possible self (i.e., financial and/or social concerns, etc.).

• Be specific and allow your imagination to take hold. Creativity will increase your engagement, with the exercise

allowing you to get more out of it.

Research has also shown there are mental health benefits to imagining your best possible self. A 2006 study conducted by Sheldon and Lyubomirsky revealed that individuals who were asked to perform the above exercise over the course of four weeks demonstrated a higher degree of motivation and a reduced negative mood.

Another beneficial exercise for setting intentions involves a practice known as habit stacking. Habit stacking is simply stacking one habit on top of another with the idea that the continued practice of that will lead to a steady flow of good habits being practiced on a regular basis.

Alexandra Frost of the Huffington Post defines habit stacking as “listing habits you already have and attaching new selfcare methods on top of them.”

It’s best to make these habits part of your daily routine. For example, drinking a glass of water upon waking up in the morning or brushing your teeth and immediately following up with 10 jumping

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jacks. When you pair a new habit with something you already do, your brain associates the two, making it easier to add new routines to your daily life.

The practice of habit stacking begins with making a list of all the routine things you do daily (i.e., waking up, using the bathroom, brushing teeth, walking your dog, etc.) and finding ways to attach another activity to them.

The key is to do these habits in moderation, as these habits may take some time before you notice a difference.

With intentions set, good habits established, and positive mood increased, perhaps we can move into 2022 with a more optimistic outlook for the future.

Here’s to making this our best year ever.

Angela Philips, AMFT, is a prevention coordinator at the Wellness & Prevention Center. 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.

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Second Run San Clemente snowboarder Hailey Langland qualifies for second Winter Olympics

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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Hailey Langland, 21, will be off to China for her second Winter Olympics in women’s big air and slopestyle snowboarding. Photo: Courtesy of Team USA

an Clemente’s Hailey Langland will be on her way to her second Winter Olympics next month in Beijing, China.

Langland, 21, was one of two athletes named to the United States women’s snowboarding big air and slopestyle team following the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain on Jan. 8, along with 31-year-old Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe, California.

The Grand Prix was the last of the four designated Olympic slopestyle and big air tryout events for this cycle, including three in the 2021-22 season and one in the 2020-21 season. Langland finished in fifth place in Mammoth with 71.02 points, and Anderson, the back-to-back Olympic gold medalist in women’s slopestyle, won her first slopestyle event of the year with a score of 86.32.

While not a flat-out automatic selection in the qualifying process like Anderson as a top-six-ranked snowboarder, Langland hit all the other minimum qualifying criteria and was the easy pick as the second-highest ranked American on the World Snowboarding Points List. Anderson is No. 2 in the world in slopestyle with

CANNON FIRE San Clemente girls water polo continues offensive siege in South Coast League

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he San Clemente girls water polo team scored 16 goals in a South Coast League win at San Juan Hills on Tuesday, Jan. 18, and that would be considered a slow day for the Tritons so far in league play.

San Clemente received its stiffest challenge yet in the South Coast League, as San Juan Hills played a physical game and responded to Triton challenges time and time again through three quarters. However, San Clemente could only be slowed down, not stopped, in the 16-8 win over the Stallions.

“I fully anticipated this San Juan team to be physical, and they did not disappoint,” San Clemente head coach Ikaika Aki said. “It’s definitely something we’ve discussed in our group meetings to get stronger with.

Our losses earlier in the season all came with that same level of physicality. I think we’ve gotten better, but that certainly was not a representation of the work that we’ve put in.”

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San Clemente senior Nieve Courtney scored six goals against San Juan Hills to continue the Tritons’ offensive onslaught through the South Coast League. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

The Tritons (8-3, 4-0) have been dominant in league play, featuring a 20-8 win at El Toro, a 20-4 win at Tesoro and a 20-3 win at home over Dana Hills. San Clemente led by only one after one quarter at El Toro, 6-5, and by only two after one quarter at Tesoro, 4-2. Then the Tritons stepped on the gas each time to pull away.

Against San Juan Hills, San Clemente led, 3-1, after one quarter, but through the next two quarters, every time it looked as if the Tritons were ready to distance themselves, the Stallions struck back with back-to-back goals. San Juan Hills kept itself in contention at halftime, 7-4, and after three quarters, 9-6.

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934.83 points, and Langland is No. 9 with 664.66 points.

The full U.S. ski and snowboarding team will be announced by Friday, Jan. 21.

The 2022 Winter Olympics begin on Feb. 2 in Beijing, with the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 4. Snowboarding, including women’s slopestyle, begins on Feb. 5.

Langland returns to the Winter Olympics after her first run through as a 17-year-old at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games in South Korea. At those Olympics, Langland finished sixth in the women’s slopestyle finals and 14th in the women’s big air qualifying. It was the first-ever women’s big air Olympic competition.

All slopestyle snowboarders also qualify for the big air events at the Olympics.

Langland likely punched her ticket to Beijing early, in the only tryout event of the 2020-21 season. Langland finished second in slopestyle at the Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix in Aspen, Colorado on March 21, 2021. Langland was the top American finisher and earned a necessary topthree tryout result for the qualification process.

Langland again was the top American finisher at the next tryout event and the kickoff of the 2021-22 tryout season. Langland finished fourth at the VISA Big Air in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on Dec. 4, 2021.

Langland finished well behind the pack at the next tryout event in the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain, Colorado on Dec. 18, 2021. She finished 12th in the slopestyle final.

However, Langland bounced back with a strong performance at Mammoth on Jan. 8, and with plenty of rankings points already in her back pocket, the 21-yearold from San Clemente earned her return trip to the Winter Olympics. SC

Over the course of this seven-game winning streak and perfect league start, games like this are important to push San Clemente ahead of its run in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs, especially as the Tritons lost out on tournament opportunities such as the Holiday Cup and in Santa Barbara. The Tritons are ranked No. 16 in Division 1, and San Juan Hills is ranked No. 2 in Division 2.

“We’re not as battle-tested as we ordinarily would be throughout the season,” Aki said. “I know we (San Clemente and San Juan Hills) were supposed to be in some of the same tournaments together. I think that battle-hardenedness, we need to find some games like that that are going to keep us hungry.”

San Clemente was led offensively by senior Nieve Courtney with six goals. Junior Helene Macbeth scored three goals, and senior Savannah Batchelor, junior Ruby Hawbecker and freshman Phoebe DeMoss each scored two goals.

Courtney is now the fifth Triton to enter double digits in the goals column this season, along with leading goal-scorer Batchelor, Macbeth, Hawbecker and DeMoss.

Courtney is the assists leader for the Tritons, as well.

The stats all showcase San Clemente as a balanced group that excels with quick, decisive and spread-out ball movement.

“We’re generally a very unselfish team,” Aki said.

“At any time, you notice a bunch of people scoring.

Sometimes, there might be somebody that scores five or something like that, but in general, the next game maybe it’s a different person that scores five.”

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON FEBRUARY 2, 2022 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: 27002 Paseo Activo – Variance 21-001 – Piloti Residence Variance A request to consider deviations from the required setbacks for side, street-side, and rear yards, and maximum wall heights, to accommodate a new single-family residence on a vacant lot located within the Residential Low Zoning District and Special Residential 1 Overlay District (RL-SR1).

Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities) and Section 15305 (Class 5: Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations).

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

Notice is further given that said public hearings will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Planning Commission and held on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the San Clemente Community Center Auditorium, 100 Calle Seville, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearings or to provide written communication to the Planning Commission to express their opinion for or against the requests.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Planning Division at (949)361-6183.

Secretary to the San Clemente Planning Commission PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING ELECTRONIC BIDS TREE AND PALM PLANTING ON CALLE DEL CERRO AND AVENIDA VISTA MONTANA City Project No. 12306 Bids must be submitted electronically on the City of San Clemente’s bidding system website through PlanetBids at: www.san-clemente.org/vendorbids.

All bidders must first register as a vendor on this website to view or participate in a bid solicitation.

Bids must be submitted on this website prior to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. All bids received after that time will be considered non-responsive and will be deemed disqualified.

Only electronic bids submitted through this PlanetBids website will be accepted.

The primary scope of the project is to provide and plant 346, 24-inch box trees and 70, 12-foot Brown Trunk Height (BTH) Palms along Calle del Cerro and Avenida Vista Montana, in the City of San Clemente, California. Locations to be determined in the field. The work must be completed within 60 working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

Additional and more detailed information is pro-

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vided in the bid and contract documents posted on the City’s PlanetBids website, and should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

Notice To be published: And

January 13, 2022 January 20, 2022

In light of the current situation there will be NO pre-bid meeting held for this Project. Any questions regarding the project must be submitted via the PlanetBids website prior to 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 24, 2022.

Dated: January 6, 2022 City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673

DIR for the duration of the Project.

5.3. City Business License. Prior to the Notice to Proceed for this contract, the Contractor shall possess a valid City of San Clemente business license.

6. Contract Documents. Bid documents, including instructions to bidders, bidder proposal form, and specifications (not including other documents incorporated by reference) may be downloaded, at no cost, from the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/vendorbids. Bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids system to view and download the Contract Documents, to be added to the prospective bidders list, and to receive addendum notifications when issued.

7. Bid Proposal and Security.

PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00100 NOTICE INVITING BIDS FY 2021 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND FY 2022 MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE Project Nos. 11306 and 22303 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: FY 2021 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, Project No. 11306 and FY 2022 MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE, Project No. 22303 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022, on the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal, at which time or thereafter bids will be opened and made available online. Bids received after this time will be considered non-responsive. Prospective bidders must first register as a vendor and then bid on this project via the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/ vendorbids.

3. Project Scope of Work. Project includes pavement work, concrete repair including curb and gutter, curb ramp, sidewalk, driveway approach, utility work, striping, and other tasks as described in the specifications.

4. Contract Time: The work must be completed within 75 working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

5. License and Registration Requirements.

5.1. State License. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class “A”. Failure to possess the specified license(s) at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that non-responsive bidder.

Department of Industrial Relations Regis5.2. tration. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”).

No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the

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7.1. Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City. Bidders must complete line items information (PlanetBids Line Items Tab), and attach a scanned copy of the paper Bid Form (SECTION 00400), Bid Bond (SECTION 004100), Non-Collusion Declaration (SECTION 00420), Contractor Information and Experience Form (SECTION 00430), List of Subcontractors Form (SECTION 00440), Iran Contracting Act Certification (SECTION 00450), Public Works Contractor Registration Certification (SECTION 00460) completed and uploaded in the PlanetBids “Attachments” Tab. 7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected.

For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, CA 92673 no later than the bid opening date and time. The bid security must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder and the outside of the envelope must read as follows: OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN Project Name: FY 2021 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND FY 2022 MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE Project Bid #: 11306 & 22303 Bid Opening Date: 2pm Thursday, January 27, 2022 The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract. Such guarantee shall be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract within 15 calendar days after written notification that the contract has been awarded to the successful bidder.

8. Prevailing Wage Requirements.

8.1. General. This project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed

to perform the work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

8.2. Rates. Prevailing rates are available online at www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR and also available at the City of San Clemente Public Works Department Office at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the project.

The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

8.3. Compliance Monitoring. Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1771.4, all bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.

9. Retention. Pursuant to the contract for this project, five percent (5%) of each progress payment will be retained as security for completion of the balance of the work.

Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300. Refer to the contract for further clarification.

10. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder, simultaneously with execution of the contract, will be required to provide Faithful Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Bonds are to be secured from a surety that meets all of the State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and is admitted by the State of California.

11. Pre-Bid Meeting. A pre-bid meeting will not be held for this bid solicitation. Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section on how to submit any prebid questions.

12. Brand Names and Substitution of “Or Equal” Materials. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), if the City has made any findings designating certain materials, products, things, or services by specific brand or trade name, such findings and the materials, products, things, or services and their specific brand or trade names will be set forth in the Special Conditions.

13. Instructions to Bidders. Additional and more detailed information is provided in the Instructions to Bidders, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

14. Questions. All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted through the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal per the information provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Any other contact to City staff regarding this bid solicitation will be referred back to the PlanetBids system.

THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITIES, IRREGULARITIES OR TECHNICAL DEFECTS IN SUCH BIDS OR IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AS DETERMINED FROM THE BASE BID ALONE. Dated January 6, 2022.

City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00100 NOTICE INVITING BIDS SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS FOR AVENIDA CABRILLO Project No. 10317 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: SIDEWALK IMRPOVEMENTS FOR AVENIDA CABRILLO, Project No. 10317 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022, on the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal, at which time or thereafter bids will be opened and made available online. Bids received after this time will be considered non-responsive. Prospective bidders must first register as a vendor and then bid on this project via the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/ vendorbids.

3. Project Scope of Work. Project includes pavement work, concrete repair including curb and gutter, curb ramp, sidewalk, driveway approach, utility work, and other tasks as described in the specifications.

4. Contract Time: The work must be completed within 60 working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

5. License and Registration Requirements.

5.1. State License. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class “A”. Failure to possess the specified license(s) at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that non-responsive bidder.

Department of Industrial Relations Regis5.2. tration. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”).

No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project.

5.3. City Business License. Prior to the Notice to Proceed for this contract, the Contractor shall possess a valid City of San Clemente business license.

6. Contract Documents. Bid documents, including instructions to bidders, bidder proposal form, and specifications (not including other documents incorporated by reference) may be downloaded, at

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no cost, from the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/vendorbids. Bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids system to view and download the Contract Documents, to be added to the prospective bidders list, and to receive addendum notifications when issued.

7. Bid Proposal and Security.

7.1. Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City.

7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected.

For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, CA 92673 no later than the bid opening date and time. The bid security must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder, and the outside of the envelope must read as follows: OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN Project Name: SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS FOR AVENIDA CABRILLO Project Bid #: 10317 Bid Opening Date: 2pm Thursday, January 27, 2022

clude the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.

9. Retention. Pursuant to the contract for this project, five percent (5%) of each progress payment will be retained as security for completion of the balance of the work.

Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300. Refer to the contract for further clarification.

10. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder, simultaneously with execution of the contract, will be required to provide Faithful Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Bonds are to be secured from a surety that meets all of the State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and is admitted by the State of California.

11. Pre-Bid Meeting. A pre-bid meeting will not be held for this bid solicitation. Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section on how to submit any prebid questions.

12. Brand Names and Substitution of “Or Equal” Materials. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), if the City has made any findings designating certain materials, products, things, or services by specific brand or trade name, such findings and the materials, products, things, or services and their specific brand or trade names will be set forth in the Special Conditions.

13. Instructions to Bidders. Additional and more detailed information is provided in the Instructions to Bidders Section in the Specifications, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract. Such guarantee shall be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract within 15 calendar days after written notification that the contract has been awarded to the successful bidder.

8. Prevailing Wage Requirements.

8.1. General. This project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

8.2. Rates. Prevailing rates are available online at www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR and also available at the City of San Clemente Public Works Department Office at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the project.

The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

8.3. Compliance Monitoring. Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1771.4, all bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and in-

14. Questions. All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted through the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal per the information provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Any other contact to City staff regarding this bid solicitation will be referred back to the PlanetBids system.

THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITIES, IRREGULARITIES OR TECHNICAL DEFECTS IN SUCH BIDS OR IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AS DETERMINED FROM THE BASE BID ALONE. Dated JANUARY 4, 2022.

City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE BSC 221023 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF JAMES MICHAEL HASSON CASE #: 30-2022-01238859-PR-NC-CJC SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named decedent, that

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all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court, at 700 W. Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, California 92701, and deliver pursuant to Section 1215 of the California Probate Code a copy to Frederick Matthew Flemming, as Trustee of the James Michael Hasson Revocable Trust established October 16, 1987, as Amended and Restated, wherein the decedent was the settlor, at 24361 El Toro Road, Suite 260, Laguna Woods, California 92637, within the later of four months after January 13, 2022 (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested.

GIAMMICHELE LAW, APC 24361 El Toro Road, Suite 260 Laguna Woods, California 92637 Attorneys for Petitioner, Frederick Matthew Flemming, Trustee PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216622628 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CLOSER SKATEBOARDING 905 CALLE NEGOCIO #74261 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 Full Name of Registrant(s): CLOSER SKATEBOARDING LLC 905 CALLE NEGOCIO #74261 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 This business is conducted by a CA Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A CLOSER SKATEBOARDING LLC/S/JAMES M. OWENS/PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 12/13/2021.

Published in: San Clemente Times December 30, 2021, January 6, 13, 20, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216623806 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PRETTY BAKED TREATS 27661 WHITE FIR LANE MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691 Full Name of Registrant(s): AMBER MELVILLE 27661 WHITE FIR LANE MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A AMBER MELVILLE/S/AMBER MELVILLE This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 12/30/2021.

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nity Development Department at the above phone number and address where information is on file and available for public inspection.

LAURA CAMPAGNOLO Legislative Administrator

Billing for 2021 Weed Abatement Program Public Hearing to consider all objections or protests, if any, to the costs of the abatement of weeds, rubbish, refuse and dirt upon streets, sidewalks, parkways and private property within the City of San Clemente and to the assignment of these costs to the properties on which the abatement was completed.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Code Compliance Division at (949) 366-4705. If you challenge this item in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Notice is further given that said public hearing will be conducted by the San Clemente City Council on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the San Clemente Community Center Auditorium, 100 N. Calle Seville, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or to provide written communication to the City Council to express their opinion for or against the program.

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David R. Driver David R. Driver passed from this life peacefully at his home in Joshua Tree, CA on December 23, 2021. David spent most of his life in San Clemente. He loved being by the ocean, and later, learned to love his desert home as much. His passions were surfing

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and playing the drums, both of which he pursued since his teenage years. During his life he experienced wonderful adventures traveling, playing in bands, and creating friendships that lasted a lifetime. He also enjoyed cooking, an art he was continually improving upon and liked sharing. David left us far too early. We wish him peace, endless waves, and lots of music. David leaves behind his father, sister, and numerous friends.

A celebration of his life will take place in May.

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SC SURF

It’s Joyce Hoffman’s Time to Shine Dana Point Statue Celebrates the Life, Legacy of One of Surfing’s Most Influential Women

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he collection of bronzed legends at Waterman’s Plaza in Dana Point continues to grow, as Joyce Hoffman is getting her well-deserved place in the sun.

On Thursday, Jan. 27, at 3 p.m., the City of Dana Point will unveil the new life-sized bronze statue of Hoffman—the first one in the United States to honor a female surfer. Waterman’s Plaza currently features statues of Hobie Alter, Phil Edwards, Bruce Brown and John Severson, all of whom left an indelible mark on not only the local surf scene, but also the international surfing community at large.

“I feel it’s a tribute to all the women surfers,” Hoffman explains when asked about it. “I’m the one that’s going to be the face, but if it wasn’t for all the wom-

From dominating the contests of her era to breaking barriers at Pipeline, Joyce Hoffman is hands down one of the most influential female surfers in the history of the sport. Photo: Courtesy of Tom Keck

en surfers that came before and after me, I wouldn’t be getting this honor.”

“Joyce has such an amazing and far-reaching career legacy. It’s an honor to recognize her and her contributions to surfing—in particular, women’s surfing—as a global icon. The notoriety she has brought to Dana Point for its place in surfing’s history cannot be understated,” Dana Point Mayor Joe Muller says in a statement to the media.

Hoffman was born and raised almost exclusively at the beach. She was bitten by the surfing bug around the age of 12, when her family moved to Beach Road in Capo Beach, into the now-iconic Hoffman house.

Her father, Walter Hoffman, and uncle, Flippy, were pure watermen who were early pioneers at Hawaii’s big-wave breaks. In California, their business, Hoffman California Fabrics, garnered them the reputation as the kings of the aloha print.

As Joyce’s remarkable talents and impeccable style blossomed, she was drawn

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W Zion Walla. Photo: Courtesy of WSA

San Clemente Times January 20-26, 2022

eek in and week out, it’s not always easy to find a worthy Grom of the Week candidate, but sometimes they just magically appear. After turning in the main surf column this week, I figured I’d paddle out for a lunchtime surf to reset and ruminate on who might be this week’s featured gremlin.

The waves were fun, and as I was changing in the parking lot afterward, the Walla clan buzzed by on their bikes. Loaded up and headed to the Trestles zone with their boards, dad John led the charge, with Zion and Eden not far behind.

to the burgeoning competitive scene of the 1960s. Not content just to be a good surfer, she quickly earned a reputation for being the most mentally and physically fit competitor of her time.

She trained as much as six hours a day. She swam, ran, and paddled, too, all to make her ready to compete.

“Phil Edwards was one of my idols, and David Nuuhiwa. They were both very aggressive surfers,” Hoffman says.

“David is famous for riding the nose, so I tried to model my surfing after a combination of those two. That’s why seeing me standing on the nose of the surfboard (depicted in the statue) is applicable to what my surfing was like.”

By 1963, Hoffman was among the best women surfers in California, and from ’64 to ’67, she was practically invincible, finishing in the top of her class in the United States Surfing Association’s yearend ratings four years in a row.

She also won the United States Surfing

The brother-sister duo just posted some solid results at the recent Western Surfing Association event, with Zion scoring his first win of the season in the Under 12 division and Eden taking top honors in the Under 16 division and second in the Under 14s.

But more than what they do in a jersey, the Walla siblings are natural water people. Whether they’ve got a rod in hand or a speargun, they’re also both incredible anglers capable of bringing home dinner and then some. And Eden’s becoming quite a skilled boat captain.

Best of all, with the Wallas, the vibes are always right and the stoke level is always up.

It’s an incredible surf family in an incredible surf town.

If you have a candidate for Grom of the Week, we want to know. Send an email to jakehoward1@gmail.com. SC

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Championships in ’65, ’66 and ’67. She also won the esteemed Makaha International in ’64 and ’66, as well as the Laguna Masters in ’65 and ’67. But it was Hoffman’s wins at the ’65 World Championships in Lima, Peru, and the ’66 World Championships in San Diego that established her as an international surf star.

With her discipline and unbreakable mental game, Hoffman asserted her rightful place into Pipeline’s tough-asnails lineup.

To show how far ahead of her time she was, this year, the WSL’s Billabong Pro Pipeline will be the first-ever, fulltime surf contest at Pipeline to feature women. Hoffman was also a devout bigwave charger at the iconic Sunset Beach.

During this time, Hobie Surfboards released the wildly successful Joyce Hoffman signature model. And in what may still be the coolest endorsement deal surfing has ever seen, Hoffman partnered with British car manufacturer Triumph and was featured in ads for its sporty Spitfire convertible.

Profiled in Sport Illustrated and appearing on the cover of LIFE magazine as a spry 19-year-old, at the height of her dominance, Hoffman was everywhere.

The new life-size sculpture of Hoffman has been created by artist Bill Limebrook, who grew up on Beach Road in Dana Point and has also created the other sculptures in Waterman’s Plaza.

The public statue unveiling will take place on Jan. 27, at 3 p.m.

Jake Howard is local surfer and freelance writer who lives in San Clemente. A former editor at Surfer Magazine, The Surfer’s Journal and ESPN, today he writes for a number of publications, including Picket Fence Media, Surfline and the World Surf League. He also works with philanthropic organizations such as the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center and the Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation. SC

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 57-59 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 4-6 Thursday: Fading West-northwest swell shows most size in the morning, with thigh to waist high waves, (2-3’). Light/variable wind in the morning, rises to moderate West-northwest onshores for the afternoon.

Outlook: Fresh West-northwest swell moves in on Friday with waist to stomach high surf, (23’+). then peaks Saturday for waist-stomachchest high waves, (2-3-4’). Sunday’s surf eases back to waist-stomach high, (2-3’+).

Light/variable to offshore morning winds are followed by a light+ to moderate sea breeze in the afternoons on Friday through Sunday.

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