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Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department patrol the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest on May 31 in the San Clemente Pier Bowl. Photo: Lillian Boyd

Council Amends Policy on Accessing Confidential Records

OC Trends Toward Drop to Red Tier

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Reinhold Family Amends Complaint to Reflect OCSD Video; Lawmakers Reintroduce Police Reform Bill

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Attorneys representing Kurt Reinhold’s family in a wrongful death lawsuit against the county are looking to bolster their argument in a new court filing that reflects newly released dashcam video of the involved deputies’ actions just before the fatal Sept. 23 police shooting.

In an amended complaint filed in federal court on Tuesday, March 2, the Reinhold family’s legal team argued that the two deputies who stopped Reinhold for an alleged jaywalking violation did so “without reasonable suspicion that he had committed a crime.”

“So now it’s not just they used excessive force when they tackled (Reinhold) to the ground and shot him and killed him, but now the initial stop was inappropriate altogether,” Neil Gehlawat said of the court filing on Tuesday, adding: “These officers had it out for him.”

Last month, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department released the new footage, showing the two homeless outreach officers stopping Reinhold for jaywalking, which turned into a heated exchange and altercation that eventually led to one deputy shooting Reinhold, who is believed to have reached for an officer’s gun.

In the video, the two deputies, parked in their patrol vehicle across the street, can be heard speculating whether the 42-year-old Black homeless man was going to jaywalk moments after exiting a nearby liquor store where he had purchased snacks.

OCSD has cited other video evidence to support the belief that Reinhold had tried to grab the firearm of one of the deputies during the afternoon scuffle that ensued outside of the Hotel Miramar on El Camino Real.

In December, the Reinhold family, including wife Latoya Reinhold and mother Judy Reinhold-Tucker, had filed the lawsuit against the county and the officers—later identified as Eduardo Duran and Jonathan Israel. The family alleges that the deputies had escalated their encounter with Reinhold by using excessive and unreasonable force against him.

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county’s training polices are inadequate in addressing certain circumstances.

“New video evidence of this incident is deeply troubling and raises serious questions about how this kind of tragedy can be prevented in the future,” Rep. Mike Levin said in a prepared statement last week.

“While investigations continue, it is clear that we urgently need reforms to improve de-escalation training, racial profiling training, and lethal use of force standards.”

Levin’s remarks on the local shooting came as he and nearly 200 other House Democrats joined fellow California Congresswoman Karen Bass in reintroducing police reform legislation last week that would, among other things, ban the use of chokeholds and end no-knock warrants in drug cases.

The measure, H.R. 1280, or The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, would impose sweeping changes on federal, state and local law enforcement by prohibiting racial and religious profiling, requiring the use of body cameras, and limiting the amount of military-grade equipment that agencies receive.

If enacted, the bill would also eliminate qualified immunity for police officers accused of violating an individual’s constitutional rights, allowing such individuals to recover damages in civil court.

“I think that legislation is great, and it’s a step in the right direction,” said Gehlawat, one of the Reinhold family’s attorneys. “The various provisions of this act are designed to prevent the exact thing that happened in the Reinhold case from happening.”

Gehlawat and fellow attorney John C. Taylor continued to praise the legislation, noting that its most important aspect is the removal of qualified immunity—the legal doctrine that shields government employees accused of violating a plaintiff’s civil rights, unless that violation is “clearly established.”

The immunity doctrine has been used to protect officers from being held liable for actions done while on the job—and is something Taylor expects the defense to use in the Reinhold case.

“Qualified immunity acts as a get-out-of-liability-free card,” Taylor said. “It’ll be used by the officers in the

Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department patrol the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest on May 31 in the San Clemente Pier Bowl. Photo: Lillian Boyd

defense in Reinhold’s case; it’s something that the family will have to overcome.”

Named after the Black Minnesota man who died after an officer had pinned him to the ground by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes last May, the federal legislation would also require departments to collect and report use-of-force data, and create a national registry of problematic officers who have engaged in misconduct.

Levin, who had previously supported the 2020 version of the bill that had passed in the House before dying in the Senate last year, advocated for body-worn cameras (BWC) on OCSD’s deputies.

“We must also ensure that every law enforcement officer has a body camera, something that the Orange County Sheriff’s Department does not yet have,” Levin said. “In addition to these reforms, we must also make stronger investments in mental health and social services to better support homeless individuals and people in need of assistance.”

Last September, OCSD had secured $679,000 in funding from the county to implement a body-cam program for its deputies. At the time, Sheriff Don Banes had explained that it would likely take a year and a half to roll out the program, as he first needed to solicit bids from camera companies, draft policies for using the cameras, and then set up training.

According news outlets, Barnes had also noted that OCSD’s 13 contract cities, which include Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano, are expected to foot some of the costs to maintain the program.

Sgt. Dennis Breckner, spokesperson for OCSD, said on Tuesday that the department is still in the early stages of the program and that a request for proposals has not yet gone out. He also said a discussion on funding is still “premature, as we have not yet reviewed a cost estimate.”

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in the proposed legislation, Breckner stressed that existing and new state laws, as well as recently implemented department policies, have already addressed some of the requirements that H.R. 1280 looks to impose.

“The Orange County Sheriff’s Department suspended the use of the Carotid Control Hold on June 9, 2020, and it is no longer taught as a technique at the Orange County Sheriff’s Academy,” Breckner wrote in an email.

The state of California, he continued, doesn’t authorize no-knock warrants unless mitigating factors are involved.

“The decision to enter without notice must be due to some exigency (for example, danger to life, destruction of evidence, flight from prosecution, etc.), but that exigency cannot be authorized before-hand by a judge in California,” he said in the email, citing California’s penal code on search warrants.

With the Reinhold family’s second amended complaint filed, the county is expected to file a response to the lawsuit in the coming weeks.

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Council Votes to Amend Policy on Accessing Confidential Records

OC Can Reach Red Tier in 2 Weeks as Coronavirus Metrics Continue to Fall

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

A so-called “loyalty oath” that councilmembers have recently been required to agree to before reviewing confidential documents will soon be eliminated after the council voted during a special session on Monday, March 1, to remove the controversial policy.

In unanimous votes, the council directed city staff to draft a pair of policy amendments to first iron out language regarding how agenda items are brought forth for discussion, and, secondly, rescind the requirement that councilors must sign an agreement promising not to release confidential records prior to accessing them.

“I think the government code makes clear that any elected official is entitled to receive confidential documents,” said Councilmember Steven Knoblock, who proposed the removal of the pledge, citing government code that already prohibits them from releasing such records to the public.

“I just think it’s inappropriate to have any elected official sign any indemnity agreement or any agreement which the government code currently requires of every elected official,” he said. “The standard is there.”

The council had approved the implementation of the policy along with the installation of new software to access the documents in a 3-1 vote in November— the same month Councilmember Laura Ferguson was censured for “unacceptable conduct,” including releasing the results from a city-sanctioned survey to the San Clemente Times.

“This was created to muzzle me, so I wouldn’t have information and I wouldn’t give that information to the public,” Ferguson said on Monday night.

“Political bodies can’t just keep things secret and call them confidential when they don’t want people to know about it.”

Ferguson, the sole no vote in November who has not used the new software system, called the practice “illegal and unnecessary,” noting that as an elected official, the law gives her and her colleagues the authority to access those documents when they’re available.

“The law allows me to have any documents I want and at any time, if they’re available,” she said, adding: “But I’m being denied documents, confidential documents. It started with the resumes when we started interviewing candidates (for the city manager position in January).”

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The two-week clock for Orange County to take a step down to the red “substantial” risk tier started with the state’s latest coronavirus tier update on Tuesday, March 2.

In the state-monitored metrics, Orange County’s numbers continued to drop steadily, and while the county sits in the highest-risk purple “widespread” tier, the county saw its two testing positivity metrics drop two levels lower to the orange “moderate” risk level.

To move down, a county must have all three metrics at the next level down (i.e., down to red to exit the purple tier) for two consecutive weeks or have both its testing positivity and health equity positivity down two tiers below their current levels (i.e., down to orange to exit the purple tier) for two consecutive weeks with the case rate declining.

Orange County now sits at those latter thresholds.

A county can move down only one tier at a time and must be in a tier for three weeks before moving again. March 16 is the earliest Orange County could move to the red tier, and if positive trends continue, the earliest the county could reach the orange tier would be on April 6.

If Orange County returns to the red tier for the first time since the “emergency brake” was pulled on the state’s four-tiered, color-coded coronavirus monitoring system in mid-November, several businesses would be allowed to reopen or restart indoor operations, including restaurants, movie theaters and gyms.

Orange County’s testing positivity dipped into the orange tier for the first time since Nov. 16, as the countywide number went down to 3.9% from last week’s 5.4%. The metric was at 7.8% two weeks ago. The orange tier ranges from 2.0% to 4.9%.

Orange County’s health equity positivity rate is in the orange tier for the very first time since it was introduced this past October. The rate was reported at 5%, down from last week’s 7% and the 10.7% of two weeks ago. The orange tier ranges from 2.2% to 5.2%. The health equity rate measures the testing positivity in a county’s low-income and more racially diverse neighborhoods.

Daily new cases per 100,000 residents continued to drop and just missed the red tier, as the metric dropped to an adjusted 7.6 daily new cases per 100,000, down from the 11.9 new cases last week (Cont. on page 6)

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The city council voted unanimously in a special meeting on Monday to have city staff eliminate a controversial “loyalty pledge” that has recently required elected officials to agree to before accessing confidential documents.

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Erik Sund, the software, costing the city approximately $3,000 a year, provides primarily confidential distribution of documents, and is similarly used by other government entities including the Transportation Corridor Agencies.

Knoblock explained that for councilmembers to review the records, they first need to agree to the software company’s indemnity clause and then they have to agree with the city’s prepared statement, or “loyalty oath,” that they won’t publicize the documents.

Sund said that while the council couldn’t change the company’s indemnity clause, it could amend the language of the non-disclosure agreement. City Attorney Scott Smith noted that councilors have had the option to continue receiving the documents in paper format, with the caveat that they still sign the NDA. Knoblock proposed that the city eliminate the agreement, instead attaching a cover sheet, or government warning, to the documents, explicitly stating that it’s unlawful to disclose the records to anyone not authorized to view them.

“I totally concur with Councilmember Knoblock,” Mayor Pro Tem Gene James said. “Let’s get around this; let’s get this behind us and get Laura the documents she needs.”

When the council meets for its March 16 meeting, city staff will present a draft of the amended policy to be formally approved, as well as a proposed change meant to clarify the council’s procedure when it comes to agendizing an item for discussion.

The council voted more than a year ago to reduce the number of member votes needed to place a proposed item on an agenda from three to two. Over the past few council meetings, there has been some confusion over where those topics would be placed on the agenda and how many votes are needed to not only agendize something, but have city staff prepare a report.

Under the latest amendment, which will also come back in the late March meeting, any topic that has been proposed and seconded by two councilmembers will be brought back for discussion and consideration under the council agenda’s “new business” section, where it will also delineate the sponsor of the proposal.

The council on Monday had also discussed a proposal to add confidential minutes to closed-session discussions—a practice that the city had previously employed until about five years ago, according to city officials.

Knoblock argued in favor of the idea, calling it a practice in transparency and standard record keeping, while noting that privileged information discussed in closed session would still remain confidential.

“We have a policy of truth and transparency; we shouldn’t be hiding anything,” he said. “So I think if we err at all, we should err on the side of transparency, honesty and disclosure. Anything that truly needs to not be disclosed will remain confidential.”

The majority of the council, however, expressed concern that recording minutes during closed session makes them more hesitant to freely express their thoughts and viewpoints if they know the discussion is going to be memorialized.

There was also the concern that such minutes could be discoverable in litigation.

Smith, who stressed that he saw the merits in both sides of the argument, explained that while he wasn’t worried about a litigant gaining access to those minutes, as they’re protected, his concern lies with the cost in fighting to protect them.

“I’m not worried about ultimate outcome; I’m a little worried about the ultimate expense in getting there,” he said.

That proposal failed, 2-3, with only Knoblock and Ferguson voting in favor of it.

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Capistrano Unified Considers Layoffs for Educational Staff

San Clemente Sees Increase in Arrests in 2020

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Amid the ongoing public health crisis and a year of civil unrest, crime didn’t stop in San Clemente during 2020, Lt. Edward Manhart, the city’s police chief, stressed to the city council on Tuesday night, March 3.

According to a crime stats report that Manhart outlined to the council, deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department made 1,303 arrests in San Clemente this past year, slightly up from the 1,291 arrests in 2019.

“If you look at our arrests for 2020, we actually went up,” Manhart explained.

“So, crime did not stop, we didn’t stop working; we were challenged on many different fronts, so we actually increased our arrests.”

While arrests in the city have continued to rise since 2018, when there were reportedly 1,074 arrests, the number of citations, as well as calls for service, declined significantly in 2020—a result of the pandemic, Manhart noted.

In 2020, OCSD received 23,019 calls for service, the lowest total over the past five-year period and a drop from the 27,488 recorded in 2019. The number of citations that deputies handed out last year was 975, a sharp decline from the 1,783 issued the year before.

“Several times during the year, as a result of the pandemic, we tried to limit our exposure to the community to protect the deputies, the deputies’ families and the community, by not having contact,” Manhart said. “If there were other ways that we can solve the calls that we received via telephone or emails, we did that, and as a result there was a reduction in about 4,000 calls that deputies were not sent to.”

He also emphasized that deputies did respond directly to all emergency situations and crimes in which they were needed. As for citations, Manhart said those were “dramatically down” because of the directive to reduce public contact several times throughout the year.

Manhart also highlighted San Clemente’s reduction on serious crimes, or Part I crimes, which are reported to the FBI. Serious crimes comprise eight sections, including larceny-theft, auto theft, residential burglary, assaults, commercial burglaries, robbery, rape and criminal homicide.

According to the report, Part I crimes amounted to 959 incidents last year, down from the 1,013 in 2019. Larceny-theft made up the largest share, with 655 reports, while there were 97 auto thefts and 60 residential burglaries.

“We did have a reduction in crime, so we went down by about 54 Part I crimes, which is our goal, right?” Manhart said.

“We want to reduce crime as much as

BY COLLIN BREAUX, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Potential layoffs of employees in approximately 91 full-time positions are on the horizon for the Capistrano Unified School District.

The CUSD Board of Trustees was scheduled to vote on approving a preliminary resolution for the “proposed reduction or elimination of certain services performed by certificated employees” at a special meeting on Wednesday, March 3—a meeting held after press time.

The resolution authorizes providing notice to impacted employees by a required March 15 deadline, according to the meeting agenda.

The board will be asked to take final action on any layoffs at a May meeting.

The layoffs are intended to “ensure the fiscal soundness” of the district, based on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget, the board report said. State legislators are currently considering Newsom’s proposed $89.2 billion education budget, according to the news outlet EdSource.

Sixty employees could be laid off in grades K-6, 15 in middle school, and one health instructional employee in high

school. Five teachers on special assignment could also be impacted, as would 11 certificated management positions— including a coordinator for counseling and student support, an executive director for elementary education, and three program specialists.

“In an effort to work through difficult situations, staff has communicated multiple times with CUEA leadership outlining plans and process,” the board report said, referencing the local teachers union.

Board President Judy Bullockus previously said layoffs were possible, during an interview with San Clemente Times in January that previewed what 2021 held in store for CUSD. The proposed layoffs would save approximately $9.987 million dollars.

(Red Tier Cont. from page 4) and the 20.7 of two weeks ago. The threshold for the purple tier is anything greater than 7.0, and the red tier ranges from 4.0-7.0 The state reports an adjusted case rate, which is adjusted for the volume of testing. The unadjusted rate is 7.5 daily new cases per 100,000, down from 11.7 last week and from 21.0 two weeks ago.

There are now 40 counties in the purple tier, 16 in the red tier, and two counties in the orange tier.

On the vaccine front, the state reported it had administered more than 9.31 million vaccine doses, including a total of 775,368 in Orange County as of Tuesday—the third-most by any county in the state.

Orange County, which reports its vaccine numbers weekly on Thursdays with a few days of lag, said 261,585 people had received only a first dose, and 165,064 people had received a first and second dose, as of Feb. 22 The Southern California region is now at an adjusted 25.3% available ICU capacity. Based on the state’s four-week projection model, Southern California is set to be at 40.1% ICU availability on March 30.

Hospitalizations continued major declines, with a 41.7% decrease statewide over the past 14 days and a 44.2%

decrease in ICU patients over the past 14 days. California has its lowest number of hospitalizations since Nov. 17 and lowest number of ICU patients since Nov. 21.

As of Tuesday, Orange County hospitalizations had decreased 43.2% in the past 14 days and ICU patients had decreased 50.6% over the past 14 days. The county is at its lowest number of hospitalizations since Nov. 21 and lowest number of ICU patients since Nov. 23. Both totals are also well under the mid-July high of last summer.

Statewide, the testing positivity has dropped to nearly its lowest levels of the pandemic, with a 2.6% 14-day testing positivity rate in California, the state’s lowest number since Oct. 19. It’s the second-lowest rate of the pandemic, with the lowest at 2.5% from Oct. 15-18, and represents a decrease from last week’s 3.3% 14-day average and the 4.2% of two weeks ago.

The state’s total new cases and case averages continue to drop precipitously.

The 14-day rolling average of daily new cases dropped to 4,968.1 on Monday, March 1, down from 6,819.1 on Feb. 22.

Nationally, the United States now tops 28.6 million coronavirus cases. There have been 514,657 deaths in the U.S., and the national seven-day average testing positivity is at 4.42%, down from 4.72% last week and 5.52% two weeks ago.

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possible, and this year was extremely challenging with the pandemic and some other issues we were dealing with.”

Last year, OCSD reported three incidents of rape and one homicide in San Clemente, matching the same numbers recorded in 2019. The only two categories that saw increases were robberies, of which there were 30—one more than in 2019—and auto thefts, which jumped from 58 in 2019 to 97 in 2020.

The city’s Part II crimes, made up of miscellaneous violations, narcotics violations, vandalism, and liquor law violations, to name a few, increased by a total of two more reports compared to the year before, when there were 1,777 cases.

Part II assaults saw a 10.1% increase between 2019 and 2020, growing to 316 reports, according to the crime stats.

Manhart said that increase was “based on the challenges the community had with forced lockdowns.”

The city also saw increases in vandalisms, embezzlement and fraud, disorderly conduct, driving while intoxicated, and weapons law violations, However, drunkenness violations went down by nearly 50%, which Manhart attributed to most bars being closed throughout the year.

One crime in particular that the department has seen dramatically increase is catalytic converter thefts, Manhart explained.

“This is not just in San Clemente; this is all of Orange County—South County and North County,” he said.

The exhaust component found in motor vehicles that converts pollutants into less harmful ones is being stolen to be sold or recycled, as the pollution-control device contains precious metals.

Manhart said that it’s a difficult crime to tamp down on because the devices aren’t serialized.

“If you see someone tampering and going under a car, you need to call us,” Manhart encouraged.

During the presentation, Manhart stressed that San Clemente is one of the busiest cities among the OCSD’s 13 contract cities. It’s also the busiest city among the department’s Southwest Investigations division, covering the seven cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

Out of the 8,707 cases assigned to this area, Manhart said, San Clemente accounted for 2,431 of them, or roughly 28%.

“When people ask how busy we are, we are significantly busy,” he said. “Even though we had the pandemic and civil unrest, crime didn’t stop and investigators and deputies have been working tirelessly to keep the community safe.” sanclementetimes.com

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COMMUNITY MEETINGS THURSDAY, MARCH 4

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ZONING ADMINISTRATION 3-4:30 p.m. The city’s Zoning Administration will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference and can be streamed through the city’s YouTube channel.

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Foundation Invites Triton Seniors to Compete for College Scholarships The San Onofre Parks Foundation is looking to award $1,000 scholarships to up to four graduating San Clemente High School seniors who will be attending a two- or four-year college or university this coming fall.

Eligible students interested in applying for the scholarships have until April 3 to do so, as the nonprofit intends to announce this year’s honorees during the high school’s annual Senior Awards in the spring.

“Since we started our SCHS scholarship program in 2013, we have awarded $23,000 to numerous college-bound Tritons who demonstrate interest in environmental stewardship of our State Parks, their natural and cultural resources, and the mission of the San Onofre Parks Foundation,” the nonprofit said in a press release.

That mission, according to the foundation, has been to help California State Parks in public education efforts at both San Clemente and San Onofre State Beach Parks.

“Additionally, we are a voice for the community with regard to protection and preservation of these parks, and an advocate for environmental awareness and ethics,” the foundation explained in the release.

To qualify for a scholarship, the senior must have at least a 3.0 GPA, be enrolled into an accredited two- or four-year college or university in the fall, and have demonstrated an interest in environmental concerns by volunteering in community service.

Application materials include high school transcripts, a letter of recommendation from a teacher, employer or community member, a 400- to 600-word essay and a completed application form.

For the essay, the nonprofit is asking students to share their “environmental objective.”

“What was the specific issue or event that inspired you? How and why did it make you want to take action? How will your education support your continued commitment to environmental stewardship, environmental justice, or other environmental issues?” the essay prompt asked.

More information on the scholarship, including the application form, can be found online at sanoparks.org or by contacting SOPF Business Manager Susan Goggins at sgoggins@sanoparks.org or 949.366.8599.

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The 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, comprising about 120 adopted Marines, participates in a beach cleanup and maintenance project at Park Semper Fi on Feb. 18. Photo: Courtesy of Heritage of San Clemente Foundation

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.

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together for the climate?”

For the full breakdown of rules, how to enter the contest and what the CCC is looking for, head to coastal.ca.gov/climatechallenge.

Opens Climate Video Challenge for Student Filmmakers

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The California Coastal Commission is inviting middle school and high school students to compete for cash prizes in its climate video challenge—an opportunity for young filmmakers and environmental advocates to address what climate justice looks like to them.

Now through March 31, middle schooland high-school-aged students up and down the state can participate in the challenge by putting together short videos (three minutes maximum) that answer the question: “What does climate justice look like to me?”

“Not all Californians experience pollution and climate change equally. Low-income communities, People of Color, Indigenous people, people with disabilities, older or very young people, women—all can be more susceptible to risks posed by climate change,” the Coastal Commission explained.

“Having fewer burdens and greater wealth, for example, can make it easier to adapt and respond to climate changes,” the agency continued. “Climate justice is a concept that focuses on addressing the unequal burdens of climate change and working toward equity in climate change solutions.”

Individual student filmmakers or groups of no more than five can send in entries.

The top three entries will take home cash prizes—$200 for first place, $150 for second place and $100 for third place.

Last year’s first-place video was created by Edison and Ashley Jun, who used Legos in a stop-motion animation to answer the question, “How do we come

4th Marines Performs Community Service The 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, led by First Sergeant Ryan McCrary, conducted a beach cleanup at North Beach, as well as performed maintenance at Park Semper Fi on Feb. 18, as part of their routine community service project.

The group of 120 adopted Marines conduct community service projects in the city every quarter, or every three months.

San Clemente was one of the first cities in the country to adopt a Marine Corps unit back in 1996 as a way to bring the members and community together.

The city often provides deployment packages and family outreach. The city also hosts barbecues, Christmas parties and get-togethers to support the Marines, according to Wayne Eggleston, the executive director of the Heritage of San Clemente Foundation.

Eggleston said that between all of the Marines, there is a lot of manpower that is utilized by the community, whether they are appointed a project by the city based on the current needs or being contacted directly for help by local schools and organizations.

While many of their projects revolve around Park Semper Fi and beach cleanups in the San Clemente area, Eggleston added that schools and teachers get in contact for help with projects since many Marines’ children attend school in the area.

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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.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10

DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE 4-5:30 p.m. The San Clemente Design Review Subcommittee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference and can be streamed through the city’s YouTube channel.

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he has never experienced a community that sponsors and takes care of Marines like San Clemente does.

“Just to give back to them, any little thing that we can do to just make the city of San Clemente that much better, or to help just maintain the appearance, whatever little things we can do, we’re all about that,” McCrary said. “This is our way to give back to the community.” sanclementetimes.com

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GUEST OPINION | City Council Corner by Councilmember Chris Duncan

OUR OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER

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ur natural instinct in these times is to find like-minded souls to take us in, assuage our self-doubt, and tell us the “other side” is the source of our inner turmoil.

In coffee meetings, YouTube chats, and Facebook groups, the urge is strong to sort ourselves into competing factions, all bent on protecting “us” from “them” by denigrating those who see things differently.

Fear and frustration manifest as grievance against a mythical “they” who have gained from our side’s loss. Like a drowning swimmer off Lost Winds, we pull each other under to save ourselves.

This animosity, while comforting in the short run, is not the answer. We San Clemente residents will not, and should not, agree on everything. Vigorous debate results in a better functioning democracy, because the best ideas will withstand the toughest scrutiny.

But while we may disagree with our fellow citizens on the issues, we must not assign them evil intent. That is easier said than done, especially right now.

National news outlets and social media companies, which profit off our divisions, tell us the stories we want to hear, not those we need to hear, and relentlessly demonize the “opposition.”

Your neighbor is not your enemy, but it is easy to believe he or she is. I know, be-

cause I am as susceptible to making rash personal judgments as the next person.

It feels soothing for an instant to vilify someone who thinks differently, or worse, label them a bad person. But personal attacks only make us feel more bitter and alone, and in the long run, corrode our public discourse.

It doesn’t have to CITY COUNCIL be this way. Each of CORNER us is responsible for

BY CHRIS DUNCAN changing the narrative. Our future generations are counting on us to make decisions today that will enhance our city’s prospects, not drive a wedge through it.

If we acknowledge that our own insecurities are often the source of our unease, we can avoid trying to find faults in others to make ourselves feel better.

Through this acceptance, we can lift the invisible walls that separate us and come together to achieve the goals we share.

I believe we are in a unique position to make this happen. As tragic as COVID-19 has been, it has forced us to unify around beneficial practices we previously overlooked, like dining outdoors, enjoying our beautiful environment, and being more present for our kids.

As we emerge together from the

pandemic, having defeated the virus and preserved our way of life through our collective diligence and mutual goodwill, we have an unprecedented opportunity to leverage this unity to tackle other challenges that seemed out of reach.

Stopping the toll road, saving our beaches, ending homelessness in town.

These are all possible if we direct our energy toward solving the problem instead of endlessly critiquing fellow problem-solvers.

But this opportunity is fleeting. If we do not act now, it will pass us by. And a year from now, when things are back to normal, we may forget what is possible if we act in unison.

San Clemente is an extraordinary town, but I am convinced our best days are ahead of us. It is up to each and every one of us, including the five us on the city council, to release the baggage of contempt and blame, appeal to the better angels of our nature, and replace character smears with substantive, fact-driven discussion. Only then will our Spanish Village reach its full potential.

Chris Duncan is a councilmember who was elected in 2020. 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 | Bartlett Bulletin by Supervisor Lisa Bartlett

COVID-19 One Year Later: What We Have Learned and How We Move Forward

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t has been almost one year since COVID-19 arrived on our shores and life as we knew it changed dramatically. Prior to March 2020, so many things were different: festivities went ahead as planned, paper towels and toilet paper were plentiful, a hug or a handshake was an acceptable greeting, smiling faces were on full display, and our economy was booming.

Then came COVID-19, which turned our daily lives upside down, from the way we shop to how we socialize, work and travel. Many lost their lives to the deadly virus, while others struggled to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. As challenging as 2020 was for all of us, we have come a long way since then and made significant strides in our

battle against the virus.

In the early days of the pandemic, fear and uncertainty abounded. There were so many questions. How is the virus transmitted? What are the symptoms? Is there a treatment or vaccine? Answers were hard to come by. Back then, as supervisor and president of the California State BARTLETT Association of CounBULLETIN ties, testing became

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symptomatic, based on CDC recommendations. However, as more information became available and scientists discovered that the virus could be transmitted by asymptomatic individuals, testing was made more widely available. Today, test kits are available at no cost for individuals who live in Orange County, regardless of whether they are asymptomatic or have had exposure to the virus.

When the first stay-at-home order was issued by the state, everyday household items became scarce and hard to come by.

Within weeks, there were long lines at grocery stores of people looking to buy basic household supplies. Manufacturers were unprepared for the sudden volatility in the marketplace, and production of these (Cont. on page 10) sanclementetimes.com

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(Cont. from page 8) items soared to meet the demand.

Fast-forward to March 2021—the panic buying has somewhat subsided, and the supply chain appears to be slowly returning to some sense of normalcy.

As many Orange County residents came to terms with wearing face coverings, social distancing and other safety protocols, scientists from around the globe got to work on developing a vaccine. At that time, it was unfathomable to think that a safe and effective vaccine

could be developed and on the market within 12 months. Yet, by the end of 2020, multiple biotech firms had developed safe and effective vaccines. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have since been approved by the FDA for emergency use and are now being distributed to eligible individuals at multiple PODs (Point of Dispensing sites). As my district serves over 600,000 residents in South Orange County and has a very large senior population, one of my main priorities was to start up a Super POD in South

Letters to The Editor

GUEST OPINION | The Levin Letter by Rep. Mike Levin

COVID-19 Relief Coming to Our Community

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e all know that Americans need more relief to get through this pandemic.

Millions of people are unemployed, many families can barely cover rent or put food on the table, and small businesses are struggling to survive. We need to get schools more resources so they can reopen quickly and safely, and we need to make immediate investments in vaccine distribution so we can put this pandemic behind us.

You’ve probably heard of the American Rescue Plan, the latest relief bill THE LEVIN LETTER from President Joe

BY MIKE LEVIN Biden and Congress.

I recently voted to pass that bill, because it provides much of the relief that Americans desperately need. Americans making $75,000 or less will receive $1,400 in direct payments, $25 billion will go to help restaurants stay open, $130 billion will go to K-12 schools to get kids back in the classroom, and much more.

All of this is extremely important, but there’s one more piece of this bill that you might not have heard about: direct funding for smaller cities like those in our community. In last year’s CARES Act, only cities larger than 500,000 received direct aid. Now smaller cities will receive direct aid, too. Sure, it may not sound like the most exciting piece of this bill, but it’s going to help San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, and Dana Point keep city employees on the job and continue to provide essential public services that we all take for granted.

Our cities have seen significant revenue losses because of this pandemic.

Tax revenue from economic activity like tourism has taken a drastic hit. As

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Orange County. On Jan. 23, we launched the opening of a Super POD at Soka University in Aliso Viejo and in February activated a drive-through service at the site for seniors with mobility issues.

While it has been a bumpy ride over the past 12 months, the road to recovery is starting to look better for all of us. The health and economic effects of COVID-19 will not be resolved overnight; it will take time, but we are headed in the right direction. As federal and state officials continue to work on rolling out addition-

ENTITLEMENT AND THE BEACH TRAIL GLEN GRIFFITH, San Clemente

a result, some cities have been forced to cut services, lay off public servants, and postpone or cancel new projects.

As The Capistrano Dispatch reported, San Juan Capistrano had to furlough workers for two weeks over the holidays, meaning some of our neighbors who work for the city went unpaid over Christmas.

This is why I have pushed for smaller cities to receive direct federal assistance. Last year, every mayor in my District—including those in South Orange County—joined me in calling for direct aid. Both Democratic and Republican mayors said,“We need the federal government to step up. We are calling on Congress and the President to provide direct aid to our cities.… The health and well-being of our people depend on it.”

After nearly a year of bipartisan advocacy, I am glad to say that help is on the way. The House-passed bill includes an estimated $6.3 million for Dana Point, $8.8 million for San Clemente, and $6.7 million for San Juan Capistrano. We still need to make sure that funding stays in the final version of the bill, but I am confident that will happen.

Our local cities should finally receive the funding they need to maintain the essential services that we depend on and pay all of the public workers who make sure our cities run smoothly. Help is on the way, and it’s coming to our community.

U.S. Representative Mike Levin represents the 49th Congressional District, which includes the South Orange County cities of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano. He was reelected for a second term in 2020 and resides in San Juan Capistrano with his wife and two children. 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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Once again, another letter to the editor regarding the bashing of bike/e-bike riders on the Beach Trail.

What so many of these complainers have in common is an overriding sense of entitlement to their version of beach and Beach Trail enjoyment. “Co-exist” does not seem to be a worthy pursuit when their walking experience is somehow lessened by the existence of bikes on the trail.

The trail came to be only by the tireless efforts of the community members who were passionate in seeing that all members of the community could enjoy the trail.

That includes joggers, runners, walkers, dog walkers, stroller walkers and, yes, bicyclists.

To declare otherwise is at best ignorant of the history of the trail and at worst, just plain selfish and inconsiderate of the interests of everyone.

If your perspective is “bicycles belong on the inland bike paths and not on the Beach Trail,” then I am talking directly to you.

RESPONSE TO OCSD VIDEO ON REINHOLD STOP LAURIE JACOBS, San Clemente From reading the piece in SC Times and watching online videos, it is unclear whether Mr. Reinhold reached for the officer’s gun, but I am sure that will be fully investigated in the course of the wrongful death suit filed by the family.

However, it does appear that the OCSD officers did goad Mr. Reinhold into committing the jaywalking offense, which led to the confrontation, scuffle and ultimate shooting death of the subject.

My question is why the officers felt they needed to harass a potential jaywalker.

Did they not have any more dangerous activity they might wish to prevent?

As a 70-something-year-old San Cle-

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al vaccine supplies, we need to remain diligent in our efforts to keep COVID-19 at bay. Wear a face covering, practice social distancing and wash hands frequently. Keep safe and stay healthy!

Lisa Bartlett sits on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, representing the 5th District. She was reelected in 2018. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared.

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mente resident, my only real-life entertainment for the past year has been my evening drive down Avenida Del Mar to look with envy at the crowds of people shoulder-to-shoulder inside and outside our local bars and restaurants.

While I enjoy observing their carefree activities, I am very careful to keep my eyes mostly on the road, as there seem to be no more crosswalks or jaywalking on my favorite street. People, sometimes with children, cross pretty much wherever they want to, often without a glance toward oncoming traffic.

One time, I was startled when a skateboarder passed me on the left at a high rate of speed and continued to ride the center line downhill toward the pier. I have gotten used to keeping an eye out for bike riders passing simultaneously on my left and right, not to mention coming straight toward me during my daily trip.

What do these jaywalkers and other daredevils have in common? They mostly appear to be White.

Am I asking OCSD to crack down on these traffic law breakers? No, I am not. I drive slowly enough to avoid an accident, plus I enjoy the adventure of driving downtown during these restrictive (for older folks) times.

Neither do I want the officers to harass, confront and shoot a reportedly homeless, mentally unstable Black man.

If these “homeless outreach” officers cannot help the homeless, maybe they should just leave them alone.

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from organic growers at the Community Center/San Clemente Public Library parking lot. 100 North Calle Seville.

949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

The List What’s going on in and around town this week SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

FRIDAY | 05 ONLINE TOUR OF MISSION SJC 3 p.m. Mission San Juan Capistrano is offering online guided tours of its historic grounds every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Learn about the history and see the charming grounds and gardens of this South Orange County landmark.

Cost is $45 for up to four devices, and the Zoom tour lasts up to an hour. Reservations must be made at least 72 hours in advance. 949.234.1300. missionsjc.com.

SUNDAY | 07 FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables and artisanal goods

TUESDAY | 09 BEGINNER ADULT JAZZ DANCE CLASS AT CASA ROMANTICA 6-7 p.m. Learn how to jazz dance in this three-week beginners’ class series with Kylie Travis, the program and marketing director at Casa Romantica and dance instructor at its Summer Dance Workshop. Each session will include warmup and across-the-floor technique, limited to 10 students per session. Face masks and appropriate dance or athletic attire required to attend classes. General admission per session is $15; $10 for members. Call 949.498.2139 to purchase tickets. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. casaromantica.org.

WEDNESDAY | 10 THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC EDUCATION 7 p.m. Led by Lee Cioppa, the dean of the Conservatory of Music at The Colburn School, this free Q&A discussion will allow participants to learn from a music educator of one of the most prestigious performing arts schools in the country.

RSVP online at the Casa’s website. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente.

949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

Editor’s Pick Photo: Courtesy of Dana Wharf Whale Watching

SATURDAY | 6-7 50TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF WHALES Celebrating its golden anniversary all weekend, the Festival of Whales in Dana Point will proceed as a hybrid mix of in-person (with social distancing, mandatory masks, and attendance limits) and virtual events. This iconic Dana Point tradition, celebrating the annual migration of whales to the Southern California coast, will feature whale watching excursions and other events tailored to adhere to health restrictions. A schedule and map of activities and other information can be found in last week’s issue of the San Clemente Times, as well as on the Festival of Whales website at festivalofwhales.com.

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| By Fred Swegles

If Ole Had His Way, There Might Be No Surf at T-Street, Lasuen and Riviera

Try to picture a breakwater running from Seal Rock, at left, all the way to the San Clemente Pier. Photo: Fred Swegles

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magine this: a breakwater that extends from the end of the San Clemente Pier south to Seal Rock.

In February 1928, town founder Ole Hanson was preparing to build a 1,200-foot-long pleasure pier for San Clemente. He also contemplated creating “a shelter and anchorage for small boats.”

If he’d done that, there would be no surf at T-Street.

Would the surfing world have had to go without generations of international-class San Clemente surfers who grew up refining their skills at T-Street? And what about rippers at Lasuen and Riviera, left with no surf long before they were born?

Would San Clemente surf kids instead grow up to be COASTLINES yachties, or to travel

BY FRED SWEGLES the world crewing aboard other people’s sailing craft based at the San Clemente anchorage?

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boat slips, restaurants, shops, walkways, parking and more? Hotels? A sportfishing fleet? Cruises to Catalina Island?

In theory, Ole could have beaten Dana Point by 40 years building a harbor.

THINGS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN From time to time, it’s fun to fantasize about things that might have been but never materialized in San Clemente. Love it or loathe it, Ole Hanson’s jetty idea comes to mind.

Through the decades, other concepts have looked into building harbors at various locations across the Capistrano Bay, which spans from Dana Point to Cotton’s Point. Dana Point Harbor is the only boaters’ dream that came true.

AYE-AYE, OLE! I learned about this would-be San Clemente breakwater from a photocopy I have of the front page of El Heraldo de San Clemente for Feb. 24, 1928.

It was San Clemente’s biggest news story 93 years ago, just last week.

Ole Hanson founded El Heraldo during 1926, San Clemente’s first full year of

existence. El Heraldo provided local news and promoted Ole’s growing village at every opportunity.

A banner headline on Feb. 24, 1928 proclaimed, “San Clemente is the Richest City per Capita in the United States of America.” Indeed, it may have been. The Spanish Village was born—created from scratch as a beach resort—barely two years earlier. White stucco buildings with red-tile roofs were popping up all over town.

NO TACKY HOMES Under Ole’s strict design standards, there would be no cheap wooden shanty housing within the city limits. Virtually every person building a home or business would’ve had to have resources enough to enhance the Spanish Village’s charm. And so they did—until an October 1929 stock market crash plunged America into The Great Depression.

El Heraldo’s Feb. 24, 1928 front page didn’t back up the banner headline’s “richest city” claim with a news story. An earlier week’s newspaper may have already carried an article, and perhaps the Feb. 24 paper was just gloating about it.

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WHERE TO PUT THE PIER? Feb. 24’s most prominent news story announced that a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey vessel had arrived offshore, scouting the most suitable location for our pier.

Initial thought was that the pier should be directly in front of a railroad underpass that already existed. That had to be confirmed.

Try to picture our pier somewhere north or south of that underpass, not smack in the middle.

“The pier will be constructed in such a manner that if practicable in the years to come, a breakwater can be constructed from the end of the pier over to the Seal Rocks, making a shelter and anchorage for small boats,” El Heraldo announced.

The pier, expected to cost $120,000, “will be a gift to the city from its founder, Mr. Ole Hanson,” Ole’s newspaper said.

MORE THAN JUST A GIFT “This fishing pier,” the newspaper predicted,“will be one of the greatest assets to the city and will doubtless attract many visitors as well as home seekers who would otherwise not come to the Spanish Village.”

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210 Via Pamplona, San Clemente 4 bed/4.5 bath | 3,612 square feet | 6,281 sf lot Distinguished by a carefully curated collection of luxurious upgrades, this outstanding executive residence at Sapphire in San Clemente’s prestigious Sea Summit community is on par with opulent custom homes. Nearly new, the two-story design offers second-level views of the ocean, Catalina Island, neighborhood lights and romantic sunsets. An open design displays a formal dining room with built-in buffet cabinetry and two wine refrigerators, and a fireplace-warmed great room that flows directly to the chef’s kitchen. Generous proportions span approximately 3,612 square feet and embrace four ensuite bedrooms and four-and-one-half baths, including a main-floor suite. Upstairs, an uncompromising primary suite reveals a covered ocean-view deck. $2,495,000 DOUG ECHELBERGER | Realtor® Pacific Sotheby’s Intl. Realty 949.498.7711 | Doug@Echelberger.com DRE# 01176379 | Broker DRE# 01767484 www.Echelberger.com

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(Cont. from page 12) So the pier, at least partly, was meant to help sell property, help fill all those vacant lots along meandering streets with Spanish-style homes, door to door.

“The city of Oceanside has recently completed its municipal pier, and it is proving one of the greatest attractions of the city,” El Heraldo trumpeted.

CITYHOOD WASN’T THE BIGGEST STORY Feb. 24’s second-biggest story headline announced that voters had overwhelmingly approved San Clemente incorporating as a city. A special election had been held on Feb. 21.

Five residents were elected as the city’s trustees, later to be known as city council. The five were pictured: Thomas Murphine, Oscar Easley, LeRoy Strang, Earl Von Bonhorst and Ole Hanson, Jr.

SOME OTHER HEADLINES THAT DAY Mrs. H.H. Cotton Much Improved: The wife of San Clemente’s chief finan-

cial backer “was tripped by her dog last week,” the story said. “She was leading her dog on a leash when the animal became excited and, in some way, managed to trip its owner. She was unconscious for some time after the accident, but it was learned when the doctors arrived that the injuries, while painful, were not serious.”

Chairs for Auditorium: “The new theatre chairs which have been purchased for the auditorium of the school house will be shipped to San Clemente sometime next week. There are 240 chairs in the lot, of which 105 are new upholstered folding theatre chairs, and the remainder are wood veneer.”

The chairs were moveable, meaning the floor space could be used for dancing, for presentations or films. The Chamber of Commerce, Ole Hanson and a benefit performance helped purchase the seating.

Boulevard Stop Signs Erected: “The Automobile Club of Southern California has erected boulevard stop signs at all intersections with El Camino

Here was the headline news in San Clemente on Feb. 24, 1928, in El Heraldo de San Clemente.

Real in San Clemente. The traffic on side streets in San Clemente has reached the point where this step has been considered necessary, and this action on the part of the Club will doubtless prevent many accidents. Signs have also been posted at either end of the city limits, defining 15 and 20 mile per hour speed limits through the city.”

EPILOGUE Before long, San Clemente became

notorious as a speed trap along U.S. Highway 101.

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

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ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

Rose

Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter

(Left to right) Moda Planks + Mosaics Owners Cheryl Robitaille and Deniz Burgess. Photo: Courtesy of Moda Planks + Mosaics

Business Beat

Sudoku

News from San Clemente’s business community

BY MYLES MELLOR

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares.

To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.

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

NEW BUSINESS // MODA PLANKS + MOSAICS

Moda Planks + Mosaics is a new boutique showroom that relocated from San Juan Capistrano to Downtown San Clemente. The new shop offers the latest in wood, luxury vinyl flooring, porcelain and marble, as well as trendy mosaics, pool and landscape materials.

201 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, modaplanks.com, 949.244.4839, cheryl@modaplanks.com and deniz@modaplanks.com

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retty girl Rose is now available for adoption. Rose is an active 7-year-old with a sweet disposition. She is mild-mannered and great around young children. While Rose gets along with most dogs, she would do best as the only dog in a home in which she doesn’t have to share the attention.

If you are interested in adopting Rose, please visit petprojectfoundation.org/ adoptions/adoptadog 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 THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: 301 Cazador Lane – Tentative Parcel Map 19-488 – Cazador Condominiums A request to consider a condominium subdivision of an existing fourplex within the residential medium density zone and the coastal zone (RM-CZ).

Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities).

110 West Avenida Magdalena – Minor Exception Permit 20-102 – Magdalena Wall A request to allow a six-foot high wall within the street side yard setback of a single-family residential property within the residential low density zone and special residential overlay 5 (RL-SR5).

Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (Class 3: New Construction of Conversion of Small Structures).

170 Avenida De La Paz – Minor Exception Permit 20-396 – Breen In-Bank Garage A request to allow a garage encroachment into the required front yard setback on a vacant residential property located within the Residential Low Zoning District and Special Residential Overlay 2 (RLSR2).

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

244 Esplanade – Minor Exception Permit 20-334 – Hong Residence A request to consider a 20 percent reduction of the required five-foot eight-inch side yard setback and 15 percent reduction of the required 10-foot rear yard setback to allow addition to a two-story residence. The minor setback exceptions would allow the addition to enclose portions of open area under the second level without expanding the overall footprint toward property lines. The site is in the Residential-Low density zoning district and Coastal Zone Overlay (RL-CZ) at 244 Esplanade. The site’s legal description is Lot 15, Block 10, Tract 822; and Assessor’s Parcel Number is 692-252-10.

Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities).

These applications are on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, and are available for public inspection and comment by contacting (949) 361-6183.

If you challenge these projects in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearings.

Notice is further given that said public hearings will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator and held via teleconference on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Please note that to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus,

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the public may not physically attend the meeting.

However, to participate citizens may: 1. View the meeting via live stream from the City’s YouTube channel at www.san-clemente.org/live; and 2. Submit any comments on agenda items to the Zoning Administrator electronically by using the on-line portal available from the City’s website at www.san-clemente.org/ZAPublicComment.

Transmittal by 1:00 p.m. on Zoning Administrator meeting days is recommended.

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

Zoning Administrator PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216595980 The following person(s) is doing business as: 1A. SC DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRACTING 5726 CALLE POLVOROSA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 ADDITIONAL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): 1B. SC CONSTRUCTION Full Name of Registrant(s): STEVEN CHAKY CONSULTING, LLC 5726 CALLE POLVOROSA 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: 12/02/2016 /s/STEVEN CHAKY CONSULTING, LLC/STEVE CHAKY/PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder On 02/10/2021 Publish: San Clemente Times, March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021

lic 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 “B”. 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.

5.2. Department of Industrial Relations Registration. 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 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.

PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00100 NOTICE INVITING BIDS BUILDING “N” REPAIRS AND UPGRADES Project No.’s 21206 and 21406 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: Building “N” Repairs and Upgrades, Project No. 21206 and 21406 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 1st, 2021, 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. The scope of work consists of general building maintenance repairs at 380 Avenue Pico, Building N, including interior and exterior painting, replacing skylights, exterior lighting fixtures, and interior ceiling diffuser/register/ grilles, concrete walkway entrances, and upgrading composite roofing to membrane roofing.

4. Contract Time: The work must be completed within 25 working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

5. License and Registration Requirements.

5.1. State License. Pursuant to California Pub-

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: Building “N” Repairs and Upgrades Project Bid #: 21206 and 21406 Bid Opening Date: April 1st, 2021 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

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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. 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.

13. 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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4. Contract Time: The work must be completed within 50 working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

Dated February 25, 2021.

5. License and Registration Requirements.

City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673

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.

END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 30-2021-01185012 To All Interested Persons: Chandler Eleanor Hester Huggins; filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME A. Chandler Eleanor Hester Huggins PROPOSED NAME A. Chandler Huggins Buhl The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 05/06/2021 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 Other: REMOTE HEARING. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: February 22, 2021 JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times, March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING BIDS ALLEY PAVEMENT REHABILITATION Project No. 10318, 18326 AND 18328 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: ALLEY PAVEMENT REHABILITATION, Project No. 10318, 18326 AND 18328 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2021, 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.

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5.2. Department of Industrial Relations Registration. 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 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: ALLEY PAVEMENT REHABILITATION

Project Bid #: 10318, 18326 AND 18328 Bid Opening Date: 2pm Thursday, March 18, 2021 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 pre-bid 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 Instruc-

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tions 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 WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AS DETERMINED FROM THE BASE BID ALONE. Dated February 18, 2021.

City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216595294 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WENRICH WEALTH 160 AVENIDA GRANADA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): WENRICH ENTERPRISE INC 5613 COSTA MARITIMA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 This business is conducted by a CA Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: n/a /s/ WENRICH ENTERPRISE INC, JOSEPH WENRICH, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 02/02/2021.

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The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A /s/ DANIELLE KLINE This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 01/14/2021.

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TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 30-2021-01181308 To All Interested Persons: Brandon Hiep Tran; filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME A. Brandon Hiep Tran PROPOSED NAME A. Hiep Ngoc Tran The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 04/01/2021 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 Window: 44. The address of the court is Harbor Justice Center, 4601 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, CA 92660. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: 01/27/2021 JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times, February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LYLE G. JOHNSON CASE#30-2021-01183225-PR-LA-CJC To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will and or estate, or both, of LYLE G. JOHNSON; LYLE GORDON JOHNSON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JENNIFER URRUTIA in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE.

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tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 03/11/2021 at 2:00 P.M. in Dept: C08, located at 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec-

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You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (Form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

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PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216594769 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OLIVER’S 211 AVENIDA DEL MAR SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): BRENDA KINSMAN 3370 CALLE LA VETA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A /s/ BRENDA KINSMAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 01/27/2021.

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The PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JENNIFER URRUTIA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

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Championship Aspirations: San Clemente Cross Country Teams Run for South Coast League Titles Both teams square off with El Toro for shortened season’s top spot

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he San Clemente cross country teams will run for the South Coast League Championship on Saturday, March 6.

The San Clemente boys (3-0) will run at El Toro (3-0), and the Triton girls (2-1) will host the Chargers (3-0) for a chance at back-to-back league titles. San Clemente won the boys and girls Sea View League championships last year before moving up to the South Coast League this season.

A title this season would be different than last year’s title, just based on the format alone. Some could argue that this year’s title would be more of an accomplishment, as instead of one free-for-all league meet for the championship, teams have had to rise to the occasion each week in this five-week sprint of a dual-meet schedule.

The Triton boys have shown their mettle week after week with impressive group performances and an upset along the way.

San Clemente’s latest win came at home over Aliso Niguel (1-3), 20-39, on

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Saturday, Feb. 27.

Aliso Niguel scored the individual win as its star, junior Brennan Foody, outran the field with a 3-mile time of 15:48.

However, the Tritons placed their next six runners before the Wolverines placed their second, to win going away.

Junior Hayden Beauchemin led the way for San Clemente with a second-place time of 16:05, and sophomore Juan Chantaca followed up with a thirdplace finish at 16:08. Senior Bodey Horspool finished fourth at 16:21, freshman Brett Ephraim finished fifth at 16:42, and sophomore Grant Sestak rounded out the scoring five with a sixth-place finish at 17:05.

The win that gave San Clemente a real shot at the South Coast League title was the Tritons’ victory over perennial league, CIF and state contender Dana Hills (0-3) on Feb. 20.

Like against Aliso Niguel, and as happened for the Dolphins all season, Dana Hills got the individual win from their star, junior Jai Dawson (15:37), but San Clemente placed its next three runners to edge out the Dolphins, 25-30.

The San Clemente boys and girls cross country teams have opportunities to clinch South Coast League championships on Sunday against El Toro. Photos: San Clemente Athletics, Zach Cavanagh

Chantaca finished second at 15:59, Beauchemin (16:02) finished third, and Horspool (16:03) finished fourth.

Ephraim (16:17) finished seventh, and Sestak (16:31) finished ninth to close the scoring five and clinch the win.

It was San Clemente boys cross country’s first win over Dana Hills since 1989.

The Tritons will muster all their effort to pull off another upset for the outright league title against El Toro.

El Toro is also undefeated in league, and none of their South Coast League dual meets have been very close. El Toro finished second through sixth to beat Dana Hills, 20-42, then took five of the top six spots to beat Aliso Niguel, 19-40.

Last week, the Chargers took the first five positions to crush Mission Viejo, 15-48.

On the girls side, San Clemente will need a similar effort as the boys to knock off El Toro.

El Toro has already clinched at least a share of the league title, but a San Clemente win would create a three-way tie for the South Coast League’s top spot between the Tritons, Chargers and idle Trabuco Hills (3-1). There would be no tiebreaker, as El Toro beat Trabuco Hills, Trabuco Hills beat San Clemente, and San Clemente would have beaten El Toro.

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Clemente had a hard-fought dual meet against the Mustangs, but Trabuco Hills prevailed, 26-31.

UC San Diego-bound senior Kelsie Yamano scored the individual win for the Tritons at 17:57. Trabuco Hills got the next two spots, and sophomore Madison Kerrigan (18:35) finished fourth to have the teams tied in points, 5-5, after two runners.

However, Trabuco Hills’ next runner finished in fifth place, one-tenth of a second ahead of San Clemente sophomore Kennedy Banks (18:37.1), to gain the edge that the Mustangs maintained for the win.

Sophomore Jane Putnam (18:49) finished in eighth, and junior Ella Lawrence (19:53) finished in 12th to close the scoring five.

On Feb. 20, San Clemente beat Dana Hills, 25-31, and was led by a dominant performance by Yamano.

Yamano won the dual meet with a time of 17:40, which was more than a full minute faster than her second-place teammate Kerrigan at 18:57. Dana Hills closed the team score gap with the next three finishers, but Lillian O’Rourke, Putnam and Madelyn Poole finished strong for the Tritons to close out the undermanned Dolphins. SC sanclementetimes.com

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Rip Curl to Sponsor WSL Finals at Lowers After moving U.S. headquarters to San Clemente, iconic wetsuit brand expands its footprint in town

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ome big news coming out of the World Surf League this week was that Rip Curl has signed on as the three-year partner for the WSL Finals that will be coming to Lower Trestles this September.

A one-day event that will crown the 2021 world champions right here in beautiful San Clemente, the event will feature the top five men and top five women in a winner-take-all day of high action on the cobblestones.

“Torquay, Trestles, Hossegor—these are our home beaches, so it makes perfect sense to come on board with the WSL Finals and its new format at Lowers in 2021,” Neil Ridgway, chief brand and marketing officer at Rip Curl, said in a prepared statement.

“Rip Curl has been supporting pro surfers in the race for world surfing titles for decades, and we have won either a women’s or men’s crown with our pro team 11 of the last 13 years, so when the new format came out, we wanted to get behind WSL in its first three years of the new system,” Ridgeway said. “Hopefully,

it shows to anyone with a pro surfing dream that from the juniors to the upper echelon, it’s a great part of surfing and that it provides all of the drama the last event of the tour race is known for.”

This announcement comes alongside news that Rip Curl will also be the headline sponsor of three Championship Tour stops in Australia at Newcastle, Narrabeen and Rottnest Island. Action Down Under kicks off on April 1 and will run through May. It’s unclear where the Tour will head after that. The Olympic Games in Japan are still on tap for later in the summer, and with a number of Tour surfers qualified for the Games, including local heroes Kolohe Andino and Caroline Marks, the race for the 2021 Championship Tour may hit the pause button for a few weeks.

Either way, for local fans of pro surfing, we have a lot to look forward to in September.

“I love the idea of competing head-tohead against the best in the world. It’s at a whole other level of competitiveness and really means you can throw down everything on one day. Trestles is an equalizer, with the potential for the highest of performances and the greatest

The 2021 WSL World Champions will be crowned at Lower Trestles this September. Photo: Courtesy of Kirstin

of heat strategy,” said two-time world champ Tyler Wright.

It was only a few months ago that Rip Curl officially relocated its North American headquarters from Costa Mesa to San Clemente, and to see this next step in supporting the crowning of the 2021 world champions here in town makes a huge statement.

With Rip Curl already sponsoring up-and-coming talent including Crosby Colapinto, hopefully we’ll see even more support for the abundance of local surfers from the iconic brand.

Originally founded in Australia in 1969, the brand actually got its foothold in America in San Clemente back in 1981, when founders Brian Singer and Doug “Claw” Warbrick set up their U.S. operation here.

Their logo reads, “Torquay, Trestles,

SURF FORECAST

GROM OF THE WEEK

Water Temperature: 56-58 Degrees F

MARLO LEIGH HARRIS

Water Visibility and Conditions: 5-8 Thursday: A blend of South and Northwest swells sets up thigh-to stomach high surf, (2-3’+). A light offshore wind in the early morning, shifts to a moderate westerly sea breeze for the afternoon.

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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hen last we checked in with Marlo Harris, it was right before the pandemic hit and she’d just moved to Dana Point. A year down the tracks, we thought it would be good to check in on her and see how she’s handled these crazy times.

Turns out, she’s been smashing it.

Now a member of the Bernice Ayer Middle School surf team, the 11-year-old has been competing on both a shortboard and longboard. And with less time in the classroom due to distance-learning policies, she’s been making great use of her time by training harder and getting in the water more than ever.

Coached by Jason Young, a lifeguard captain at Salt Creek, Harris has also been fired up on the restart of the Western Surfing Association season.

Competing up and down the California

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Hossegor,” which represents the major international surf hubs for the brand. Rip Curl was acquired by New Zealand-based outdoor company Kathmandu for a reported $236 million.

In terms of its local strategy, Dylan Slater, Rip Curl North America president, told the San Clemente Times in December, “For us, it was being closer to our core customers, being closer to the roots of our brand.”

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

Marlo Leigh Harris. Photo: Courtesy of the Harris Family

coast, the family recently ventured up to Santa Cruz for a dip in the chilly Northern California waters. Her brother, Logan, is also frothed out, fired up and a key member of the Dana Hills High surf team.

Both Marlo and Logan have been working closely with Dan Boehne at Infinity

Surf in Dana Point to dial in their boards and make sure they have the equipment they need to achieve their dreams.

When she’s not in the water or studying, Marlo’s been getting into horseback riding in San Juan Capistrano, but that’s another story entirely. SC

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Outlook: A fresh mix of South/southwest and Northwest swell fills in on Friday, for waist to shoulder high waves, (3-4’), by the afternoon. Onshore West/northwest winds through most of Friday, light in the morning then moderate for the afternoon.

The swell combination peaks by Saturday, with waist-shoulder-head high surf, (3-4-5’), then eases back to waist-chestshoulder high, (3-4’+) on Sunday. West/ northwest winds continue for Saturday, light most of the morning, then moderate in the afternoon. Light+ to moderate Southeast winds Sunday morning, are expected to lighten during the afternoon.

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