MAY 12-18, 2022 | VOLUME 17, ISSUE 19
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INSIDE: Primary Election Guide: Meet the Candidates Q&A EYE ON SC/PAGE 7
Editor’s Pick: 2022 Garden Club Tour GETTING OUT/PAGE 17
Passing the Torch Ocean Fest Names New T-Shirt Artist as Harlow Steps Down E Y E O N S C / PAG E 3
(From right) After 30 years of designing the Ocean Fest collector tees, local artist Bob Harlow is passing the responsibility to fellow artist Roy Gonzalez. Photo: Shawn Raymundo
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Voting by Mail Begins in California’s Primary Election
State of the City Speech Emphasizes Resilience, Progress
SCHS Track Qualifies 5 to CIF Finals
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What’s Up With... TOP NEWS SAN CLEMENTE SHOULD KNOW THIS WEEK
Passing the Torch: Ocean Fest Names New T-Shirt Artist as Harlow Steps Down BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO
As is tradition, the San Clemente Ocean Festival will begin selling its annual collector T-shirts this coming Memorial Day weekend. But for the first time in 30 years, those popular tees will not feature Bob Harlow’s signature style of fun and whimsy. After much reflection in recent years, the local artist has announced that now is the “time to step aside” and turn his attention and energy to other endeavors, passing the responsibility for this year’s artwork to fellow San Clemente-based artist Roy Gonzalez. “Art is my life, and I will continue to create limited graphic designs along with spending more time out in my workshop creating my mixed media sculptures and traveling more,” Harlow said in a prepared statement that Ocean Festival released this week. Ocean Fest officials praised Harlow’s decades of support to the annual event, further highlighting some of his latest projects that include working with
reclaimed woods, leather, paper and salvaged materials. Speaking with San Clemente Times, Ocean Fest Executive Director Peggy Vance credited Harlow with being a “huge asset to us”—particularly during the pandemic-induced hiatus, when the nonprofit, as a 501(c)4, was ineligible for any grants or loans, and relied on T-shirt sales to raise funds. Because of COVID-19 the previous two years, Ocean Fest was unable to put on the yearly event that features several ocean-based competitions and attracts large crowds to San Clemente’s beach. However, with Harlow’s continued support, Ocean Fest sold new collector tees in 2020 and 2021. In 2020, the shirts recognized the contributions that Gary and Arlene Button had made to the Ocean Fest throughout the years, while another design was dedicated to San Clemente’s former Marine Safety Capt. Bill Humphreys. Last year’s collector shirts honored
(From right) After 30 years, San Clemente artist Bob Harlow will no longer design the Ocean Festival’s collector T-shirts, as he’s decided to focus on other projects and is passing the torch to fellow artist Roy Gonzalez. Photo: Shawn Raymundo
Voting by Mail Begins in California’s Primary Election BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO
Registered voters this week are expected to begin receiving their vote-by-mail ballots for California’s Primary Election on June 7. Over the next month, South Orange County voters in Dana Point, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano and Rancho Mission Viejo can cast their ballots and shape several local and statewide races that will culminate in the General Election this fall. This year’s major races in our area include the State Assembly’s newly redrawn 74th District and State Senate’s new 36th and 38th Districts, as well as the Orange County Board’s Fifth District and California’s 49th Congressional District. Statewide, voters will also decide the gubernatorial race, which will see Gov. Gavin Newsom seek reelection after staving off last year’s recall effort. Twenty-five candidates for governor are set to appear on the ballot. Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis San Clemente Times May 12-18, 2022
Voting in California’s Primary Election is now open, with registered voters this week expected to begin receiving their vote-by-mail ballots. Much like previous elections in recent years, voters will have multiple options when it comes to casting their ballot ahead of the June 7 election. Photo: File
is also seeking reelection and is among eight candidates vying for that position who are listed on the ballot. California’s top two-primary system will allow the top two vote-getters of each race, regardless of party affiliation, to move on to the General Election, scheduled for Nov. 8. Under the state’s vote-by-mail system, constituents will have several options when it comes to casting their ballot. In Orange County, voters can either mail or hand-deliver their ballots to the county’s Registrar of Voters. Ballots mailed to the Registrar’s office must be Page 3
Roger Price, a longtime member of the nonprofit’s board and a community volunteer who died in November 2020. With Harlow’s departure, Ocean Fest has turned to Gonzalez, whose artwork over the past 40 years has “the most definitive and recognizable images of the surf, sub-culture, and music industries,”
Ocean Fest said in its press release. According to the nonprofit, Ocean Fest President Jeff Beasley threw Gonzalez’s name into the pool of potential artists to lead this year’s T-shirt design after recalling a feature story that the San Clemente Journal had written about the local artist. (Cont. on page 4)
post-marked by June 7. Voters will also have the option to drop their ballot off at any of the Registrar’s drop boxes or Vote Centers throughout the county. Most of the county’s Vote Centers will open to the public beginning on June 4, with a few opening days earlier on May 28. According to the Registrar of Voters, Dana Point will host three Vote Centers—one being the Dana Point Community Center at 34052 Del Obispo Street, which will open May 28 and includes a drive-thru ballot drop-off option. The Dana Point Branch Library at 33841 Niguel Road and the OC Sailing & Events Center at 34451 Ensenada Place will also serve as Vote Centers starting June 4. In San Clemente, the San Clemente Community Center at 100 N. Calle Seville will serve as a Vote Center opening May 28. The Outlets at San Clemente at 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa will also have a Vote Center starting June 4. Two more Vote Centers opening June 4 in San Clemente will be located at Shorecliffs Terrace Mobile Home Park at 3000 Calle Nuevo and St. Andrew’s By the Sea UMC at 2001 Calle Frontera. The San Juan Capistrano Community Center at 25925 Camino Del Avion will
also be used as a Vote Center starting on May 28. Three more Vote Centers will open in San Juan on June 4 at the Capistrano Unified School District offices at 33122 Valle Road; La Sala Auditorium at 31495 El Camino Real; and Reata Park & Event Center at 28632 Ortega Highway. As for ballot drop boxes, there are six listed throughout the South County towns of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano: Dana Point Branch Library 33841 Niguel Road Dana Point City Hall 33282 Golden Lantern Jim Johnson Memorial Sports Park 560 Avenida Vista Hermosa in San Clemente San Clemente City Hall 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente Municipal Golf Course 150 E. Avenida Magdalena La Sala Auditorium 31495 El Camino Real in San Juan Capistrano More information about how and where to vote can be found at the Registrar of Voters’ website, ocvote.gov. sanclementetimes.com
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Council Initiates Bicycle Repair Ordinance
property crimes, setting the table for the May 3 council decision. Long Beach’s version, which was enacted in 2018, prohibits the assembly or disassembly, sale, distribution, or storage of either three or more bicycles;
a bicycle frame with cut cables; two or more bicycles with missing parts; or at least five separate bicycle parts on public property such as a sidewalk or park. Huntington Beach, which followed suit in 2020, posted an ordinance with the same restrictions. Rick Loeffler, a member of the Public Safety Committee who was absent from the aforementioned vote, spoke during the council meeting to champion the ordinance. He cited a press release from the Long Beach Police Department that noted a significant reduction in bike thefts following the passage of its own ordinance. Loeffler downplayed any doubts regarding enforceability, in that the impact of the ordinance’s enforcement would ultimately be less than that of another factor. “It’s voluntary compliance (that) I think will have a significant effect on this,” he said. “You have a law against doing it on public (property), people (Cont. on page 6)
mente) hospital closed, the health care industry has changed dramatically,” he added. “Health care payers no longer want to pay for inpatient care.” Now, the city must focus on accounting for the numerous components of health care beyond hospitals in which patients prefer to stay at home and providers use digital methods to monitor their patients’ status, the mayor said. In his eyes, San Clemente also needs to encourage proper nutrition and exercise as a part of an emphasis on overall wellness. “As we’re going into the future, it will be our commitment as City Council—as a city—in consultation with health care professionals and administrators to bring state-of-the-art health care to San Clemente, (such as) advanced diagnostic equipment (and) innovative preventive care,” James said. Moving on to the financial stability aspect, he noted that the city is working toward paying down 90% of its original $49 million in unfunded pension liabilities by 2024. San Clemente currently has a balanced budget and is projected to do so for the next four years, which James described as a first. “Previously, we were projecting deficits, and we figured out how to not have a deficit,” he said to applause. “Right now, we’re projecting surpluses four years in advance and, additionally, we have $15 million in reserves.” The mayor commended Capt. Tony Benfield of San Clemente’s Police Services, Fire Services Division Chief Rob Capobianco from Orange County Fire Authority, and Community Outreach Worker Karlie Hunter—who provides services for people experiencing homelessness—for the jobs they are doing in
serving and protecting community. He mentioned the council’s recent decision to codify a fourth firefighter to serve on fire trucks in town and that the council will look to add a second coordinator to assist Hunter. Staffing-wise, James said the city has about 30 vacant positions, but staff members are working, even with less resources, to accomplish tasks at an efficient pace. One of those tasks includes updating the permit system. “We have a software program that’s going to do that, and within the next year, contractors, builders, and homeowners will be able to submit their plans for permits completely online,” James said. Another one of James’ key points included a Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) analysis. The framework listed the city’s skilled city staff, positive fiscal position, safety, and quality of life as strengths, then listed an impracticable website and campaign finance issues relating to incoming “dark money” as weaknesses, calling the Sand Replenishment Project as an opportunity coming down the line. The Transportation Corridor Agencies’ continued presence in matters such as a recent cooperative agreement regarding San Clemente’s San Mateo Creek Watershed and the possibility of being cut off from water sources due to a natural disaster are among the present threats the city must address, according to James. Through the analysis, the mayor reiterated the point of taking a strong stance and being resilient in the face of undue, outside forces. “We are the most special place in the world, and we have to protect (San Clemente),” he said in conclusion. “We have to protect it every day.”
BY C. JAYDEN SMITH
San Clemente City Council unanimously voted on May 3 to initiate an ordinance that intends to regulate public bicycle repairs. In Councilmember Kathy Ward’s absence, the council directed staff to start the process of amending the city’s Municipal Code in an attempt to limit bicycle thefts and resale of stolen parts. Although the Public Safety Committee previously voted to recommend that the council not initiate the ordinance, in part because of concerns over enforceability, the council went in the other direction. Similar ordinances from Long Beach and Huntington Beach have been enacted in an effort to reduce bike thefts and
State of the City Speech Emphasizes Resilience, Progress BY C. JAYDEN SMITH
Mayor Gene James colorfully showcased San Clemente’s highlights and blemishes during the State of the City luncheon held on May 6, including the city’s positive financial prospects and upcoming battles with regional entities. His speech started by noting the 95% of San Clemente residents who felt the quality of life was “good” to “excellent,” according to a 2021 poll. “Who has ever heard of 95% of people, anywhere, to agree on anything?” James asked, eliciting laughter in the room. He added that the city had a mission to keep the essence of what he called the “grandest city” in Orange County and the world, before addressing several areas that could determine San Clemente’s future, for better or for worse. Regarding the recent action surrounding health care in the city, which included two discussions attended by community members and various industry experts, the mayor documented a timeline of related events beginning from his time with Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan on the City Council’s Hospital Subcommittee. From the ultimately fruitless request for proposal issued in early 2020 to attract potential hospital operators, to the revelation of the significant number of hospitals in Southern California that operate in the red, James said he learned from his experiences that the city’s health care solutions have to switch away from building a hospital. “In the six years since the (San CleSan Clemente Times May 12-18, 2022
A proposed ordinance that the San Clemente City Council directed city staff to draft last week would regulate bicycle repairs on public property in an effort to reduce bike thefts and the sale of stolen parts. Photo: Jacqueline Garrett
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Passing the Torch: Ocean Fest Names New T-Shirt Artist as Harlow Steps Down (Cont. from page 3) Gonzalez received unanimous approval from Ocean Fest’s governing board. “With his vivid color palette and intricate visuals, Roy has created an over-the-top fun and exciting design to usher in this very special 45th anniversary of ‘The Greatest Show on Surf,’ which is sure to ensure that our ever-popular T-shirts continue to be collector items,” Ocean Fest said in the release. Describing the artwork for the 2022 edition of the T-shirts, Gonzalez said the design is meant to serve as tribute to his growing up in San Clemente, and all the heartfelt memories he has of those days. “Swimming to Seal Rock in the summer with friends and having the dolphins show up and swim with us,” he said, highlighting those memories, which also included “surfing all day and beach parties at the Lausen’s hut at night; it was a magic coastal bubble in time.” Gonzalez also expressed appreciation to the nonprofit, as well as his predecessor. “I am honored that the San Clemente Ocean Festival and my good friend, artist Bob Harlow, have passed the sacred torch to me,” Gonzalez said in the release. Touching on his 30 years as Ocean Fest’s main artist, Harlow thanked Vance and Deanna Botello, a former Ocean Fest president, as well as the staff and volunteers, for their hard work in putting on the annual event. “This awesome event has meant so much to me, and I am so very proud of what we have achieved in building the Ocean Festival into a brand that is sold to supporters and collectors around the world,” Harlow said in the release. The collector T-shirts for the Ocean Festival’s 45th anniversary will go on sale Memorial Day weekend, and can be found locally at the San Clemente Store at the Outlets at San Clemente, DeNault’s ACE Hardware store and Mikii’s on Del Mar. Ocean Fest is also looking to sell the shirts as a pop-up shop at the pier this summer. Ocean Fest is set to make its return on July 16-17. Follow Harlow on Instagram @harlowdesign to see his latest work. To check out Gonzalez’s work, head to his website at gonzalezartz.com.
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Supervisor Lisa Bartlett Discusses Housing, Public Safety with Fifth District Residents
$400 million project. When I got elected, I said, how are we going to pay for this project? The county doesn’t build boat docks. We decided the best thing to do is to bring in that private sector partner.” A three-tiered parking structure for the area should open in the near future, Bartlett said. Bartlett further touched on public safety, particularly with fentanyl abuse and law enforcement. The county supported the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s request for body-worn cameras, Bartlett said. “We allocated about $14 million—most of that was in a grant—for body-worn cameras,” she said.“I’m confident this technology will help improve the interactions between our deputy sheriffs and the public, and capture evidentiary outcomes.” As for fentanyl, Bartlett said abuse of the drug is a public health risk. “When you take a look at what’s happening in our communities, the numbers and percentages are really staggering. From 2016 to 2020, fentanyl-related deaths in Orange County increased 1,110% and statewide, they increased 1,600%,” she said. “From 2017 to 2020, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department seized over 388 pounds of fentanyl, which potentially contained 88 million lethal doses and had a total street value of $43 million.”
The county is devoting resources to address fentanyl abuse and raise public awareness on the issue, Bartlett said. Drug dealers who sell or distribute drugs should get harsher penalties when drug users die, including being charged for murder, she said. Where sexually violent predators are allowed to live was another topic brought up by Bartlett. The Orange County Board of Supervisors supported a proposal that Bartlett brought forth against placing sexually violent predators in Orange County, defining such predators as those who have been convicted of a sexually violent offense and who have also been diagnosed with a mental disorder that makes them a threat to others and likely to be sexually violent. “Currently, the state has the sole authority to place sexually violent predators in communities, and the burden is then placed on counties to—if needed—locate secure housing for these individuals that have been convicted of a sexually violent crime,” Bartlett explained. “Law enforcement is provided notice, but here’s the issue … no provision is made for counties to participate in the placement process or to object to the state’s plans for placement,” she added. “Local jurisdictions really should have the opportunity to weigh in on this process.” No sexually violent predators have currently been placed in Orange County, though some have been placed in San Diego County, she said. Bartlett, a Republican, is serving her last term on the Orange County Board of Supervisors because of term limits. She is currently running in the 49th Congressional District race against Democratic incumbent Mike Levin and other challengers, including former San Juan Councilmember Brian Maryott, Josiah O’Neil, Christopher Rodriguez, Renee Taylor, and Nadia Bahia Smalley. The Primary Election for the Congressional race will be held on June 7.
Councilmember Steve Knoblock called bicycle thefts and related illicit activity a “serious” local issue, recalling time spent recently in the North Beach area, where he saw numerous bikes and parts right across from Beach Hut Deli. He added that the ordinance would improve the quality of life within the city and eliminate “bike chop shops,” which are organized efforts to break down stolen bikes and sell off parts before police services can reclaim the bicycle. Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan shared his own experience near Beach Hut Deli, regarding a visit he took on May 3 during which he and a resident spoke
with two deputy sheriffs working with Park Rangers in the area. “One of the things that became evident was that the more tools (deputies) have, the more ability they have to control what goes on in that North Beach area that has become very difficult to manage,” Duncan said. “It just so happened that individuals had a bunch of bikes in the same location that Steve saw; I think this ordinance would have helped.” That interaction encouraged him to shift his thinking from a stance that normally follows guidance from the Public Safety Committee. Another vocal supporter was Mayor
BY COLLIN BREAUX
Housing, the revitalization of Dana Point Harbor, and public safety were among the many topics that Orange County Board Supervisor Lisa Bartlett touched on during her State of the Fifth District Address on May 5. Bartlett—whose district covers Dana Point, San Clemente, and San Juan Capistrano—spoke before a crowd of community members at the Crown Valley Community Center in Laguna Niguel. Bartlett highlighted new housing construction in the form of affordable housing complexes underway in San Juan Capistrano—specifically, on Paseo Adelanto at the current City Hall site and The Groves complex on Camino Capistrano across from JSerra High School. “The Paseo Adelanto project just received board approval for funding, and The Groves project is currently under construction and scheduled for completion later this month,” Bartlett said. Construction has not yet begun on the Paseo Adelanto project. Housing at The Groves is intended for senior citizens. Bartlett also mentioned the revitalization of Dana Point Harbor, a public-private partnership in which the Dana Point Harbor Partners plan to revamp and manage the harbor within five to seven years under a long-term lease agreement. “This is a great example of the county working with the private sector … letting government do what it does best—keeping government small, efficient, accountable, and transparent—and letting the private sector (use their) expertise to put forth great projects,” she said. “They’ve got the ability to do things a lot quicker,” Bartlett continued. “This is a
(Cont. from page 4) don’t want to mess with the police over something so minor.” As part of city staff’s input during the Public Safety Committee meeting, Adam Atamian, deputy director for the Community Development Department, recommended adding more to the city’s own ordinance in relation to Long Beach’s. Atamian explained that San Clemente would benefit from more restrictive rules. “Even the Long Beach ordinance still allows somebody to have quite a number of full bicycles and parts of disassembled bicycles, along with quite a number of bicycle parts,” he said. San Clemente Times May 12-18, 2022
Orange County Fifth District Supervisor Lisa Bartlett discusses ongoing projects in South Orange County during a State of the Fifth District address with constituents on May 5 in Laguna Niguel. Photo: Collin Breaux
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COMMUNITY MEETINGS MONDAY, MAY 16
Community Benefit Steering Committee 9-10 a.m. The San Clemente Downtown Business Association and interested property owners, with the city’s support, are in the process of exploring a new “Downtown San Clemente Community Benefit Steering Committee (CBD)” to bring together all downtown stakeholders to discuss creating a new funding mechanism to support the marketing, promotion and growth of the downtown area. A primary goal of this meeting is to draw the boundaries of the district. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. San Clemente Homeless Collaborative 4 p.m. There will be a roundtable discussion and a report from Donna Vidrine and Stuart Anderson’s meeting in April with Tim Shaw. The meeting will also discuss next steps. Contact Donna Vidrine at 949.202.7210 for more information. Christ Lutheran Church, 35522 Camino Capistrano, San Clemente. San Clemente Toastmasters 7-8:40 p.m. The Toastmasters Club invites people to lose their fear of public speaking and have fun at the same time. Join them in person every Tuesday at the Baha’i Center, at 3316 Avenida del Presidente. Visitors welcomed. Call or text Laura Yang at 949.547.6558 with questions. 6463.toastmastersclubs.org. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18
Planning Commission 5-10 p.m. The city’s Planning Commission will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference and can be streamed through the city’s YouTube channel. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.
Gene James, who felt bicycle theft is a pressing issue, along with the number of parts seen in homeless encampments across San Clemente. City Manager Erik Sund confirmed that the resulting ordinance will combine input from multiple sources within the city government. “With the latitude given to direct staff to draft an ordinance, it’ll be a potpourri of staff input, as well as using Long Beach and other ordinances to make sure we have a very seal-tight ordinance to enforce,” Sund said. He estimated that the first reading will occur in June. sanclementetimes.com
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Meet the Candidates Vote-by-mail ballots have begun to hit constituents’ mailboxes this week as California’s Primary Election is less than a month away. In an effort to give our readers more insight into the slate of candidates vying for seats in major local elected offices, we’ve given those running an opportunity to respond to some questions related to issues impacting South Orange County. Every district-area candidate seeking office in the State Senate and Assembly, Orange County Board and U.S. House of Representatives was given three questions and asked for 400-word responses to each. Some candidates did not submit responses to our questions. Space for their responses was left blank. Given space limitations, only one or two of the questions per race will be published here. The full slate of the questions and answers can be found at sanclementetimes.com. QUESTION 1
| What are your thoughts on the availability of homeless shelter beds in South County? Could more
be done to improve availability? If so, what solutions would you propose as a Board Supervisor to 1) provide more shelter space, and 2) facilitate the development of permanent supportive housing—either locally, by city, or regionally? If not through shelter or housing—permanent supportive, affordable, or otherwise—what alternatives would you support to address the ongoing homelessness crisis? COUNTY BOARD FIFTH DISTRICT CANDIDATES *INCUMBENT
OC Board Supervisor Katrina Foley* I’ve long believed the county’s failure to take responsibility for the regional issue of homelessness has exacerbated the problem. Past county leaders left individual cities to figure out how to fund shelters and services with their scarce general funds, instead of the county using the funding it receives annually for homelessness solutions. The county continues to struggle to assign regular patrols and clear encampments in its flood channels and parks, forcing cities to tackle the issue. Immediately after joining the board, I initiated a first-of-its-kind audit of all county dollars spent on homelessness to assess what is working, cut wasteful spending, and find solutions for our entire region. As the OC Register reported, my April Investigative Hearing on Homelessness made findings of the audit public, which concluded that, “unless the County creates a comprehensive countywide strategy focused on lasting solutions, (we) may be stuck on a hamster wheel: solving the same problems over and over, community by community.” When reelected, I’ll finish crafting the strategic plan with regional metrics and goals to end this crisis, while also building on my previous success of reducing homelessness by converting dilapidated, unsafe motels into permanent supportive housing for veterans and families, and continue funding the clearing of encampments in parks and flood channels. A regional collaborative approach requires public safety, mental health social workers, public health, our faith-based community, and a true city-county partnership.
Former Assemblymember Diane Harkey South OC does not have a comprehensive approach to address homelessness—yet. Solutions will not happen if we wait on Sacramento to act on legislation that is national or statewide that may not be practical for South OC. While we welcome options for temporary shelters, converting motels or other units into permanent shelters wouldn’t be optimal in high-tourist beach areas. We know what works for Orange County, which has built a System of Care and a broad response plan. The OC Housing Finance Trust was formed to identify and secure 2,700 permanent supportive housing units, with six projects underway in SOC that I will shepherd to completion. Additionally, we must expand support for nonprofits such as the Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) that provide temporary and permanent shelters in SOC at present and offer intake assessments for countywide homeless assistance. FAM also operates a food bank in San Clemente and thrift store in Laguna Niguel. FAM will need to relocate their intake and foodbank facility within the next year due to expiration of a leased facility in San Clemente. One housing model is to purchase existing multi-family units through contributions, grants and mortgages, which they retire. They presently own two triplexes and house those with children who need temporary assistance, one family per bedroom with the common area shared. I’ve toured these facilities, and units are in excellent repair, meld into the neighborhood and have on-site supervision. Within 90 days, these families are relocated into rental housing and within a year, families are paying full market rent and back on their feet again. FAM also works to secure permanent housing for mentally ill and disabled and elderly persons. (See: familyassistance.org) Illumination Foundation is a comprehensive resource nonprofit organization that we can and do leverage to assist in SOC. Be Well OC provides mental health assistance and mobile response teams for addiction and mental illness. Working with the cities, I will help secure location(s) that meets the court mandate for our Southern region, ensure the county is available to provide wraparound integrated services for care. I will explore options within our district for a central facility such that the burden on the cities is relieved as much as possible. We should not be subjected to illegal camping in our parks, beaches, alleys, or business locations. We can and will do better to meet the requirements for relocation and supporting our communities.
Newport Beach Councilmember Kevin Muldoon Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, and Laguna Beach have regional shelter beds dedicated to their homeless shelter needs. The County of Orange has an adequate number of homeless shelter beds required to address the needs of the remaining South County cities, but the county’s Yale Navigation Center has temporarily limited their capacity out of health concerns. Lifting those restrictions will immediately increase shelter space and provide sufficient shelter beds for South County.
State Sen. Patricia Bates Cities have the responsibility to determine where housing is allowed in their community. While on the Laguna Niguel City Council, the Board of Supervisors and as your state senator, I have always been an advocate for local control. I will advocate with the county to work with South County cities to look at commercial and industrial land within their jurisdictions that is no longer occupied, and appropriately rezone those sites to build affordable mixed-used housing and emergency housing, ensuring those developments are placed in appropriate areas and have the support of neighboring properties. I will work with our County Planning and Public Works Department to advocate for waiving or lowering the fee structures for projects aimed at providing affordable housing. Accountability is key to determine best practices, and which approaches to ending homelessness have worked. Given the state has spent $17 billion to date and the problem has grown, I support auditing those programs to determine which ones move forward. San Clemente Times May 12-18, 2022
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Meet the Candidates |
It’s widely agreed upon by local municipalities, community members and the region’s elected officials that the spent nuclear fuel stored at the decommissioned San Onofre power plant needs to be removed, and that it’s the federal government’s responsibility to locate interim and permanent repositories for the waste. If elected to Congress, what solutions and legislation would you propose to spur action in getting a national storage facility sited? QUESTION 2
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Nations across the globe have felt the impacts of climate change, and here in California, we’ve seen record-setting wildfires, ongoing drought and coastal erosion. While efforts are being made to get more electric vehicles on the road and charging stations developed, what other tools do you believe the federal government—Congressional lawmakers, in particular—possess to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions? QUESTION 3
49TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CANDIDATES *INCUMBENT
LVN and Businesswoman Nadia Smalley RESPONSE 2: I believe in a course to nuclear fuel reprocessing, nuclear fuel recycling. Perhaps the nuclear fuel can be safely sold, if not reused for homeland fuel. After the agreed sale or reusable measures are set in place, the nuclear fuel will then be taken out of San Onofre, then restored into another safe facility unanimously agreed upon by the community and the regions’ elected officials in Congress, or safely relocated by its new owner. RESPONSE 3: Well, I can stay for a while, far as will have to definitely employ more federal firefighters for this position and stand by for this event to take place; just be ready. As far as our ongoing drought, we have already put in place measures to conserve water during the day; reverse osmosis for ocean waters could be a tactic put in place for drought assistance. A tentative care approach from research groups, scientists and colleges, we would have to implement think tank groups to resolve this issue. I feel coastal erosion deserves funding for extensive deep water cleanup measures.
OC Board Supervisor Lisa Bartlett RESPONSE 2: As a leader in the effort to safely decommission the San Onofre Nuclear power plant, this is an issue I have been championing for years and will continue to do so as a congresswoman. Currently, I am co-chairing Action for Spent Fuel Solutions Now—a broad-based coalition of all stakeholders—to pressure the federal government to act on securing a consent-based interim and permanent location for the spent nuclear fuel at the generating station. This is a job the federal government is already obligated to do, and should be doing. In addition, I am seeking the federal enabling legislation that will fund off-site storage, transport, disposal, and continual emergency preparedness and response activities related to the decommissioning of the facility through 2049. RESPONSE 3: We must protect the environment, but I believe we can do so in an economically responsible way that benefits Americans instead of punishing them. As a congresswoman, I will continue to prioritize the protection of our coastline through practicable coastline resiliency initiatives. I have and will continue to support smart public and private investment in clean air initiatives. I oppose the expansion of offshore drilling in California and will always fight to hold polluters that destroy our environment accountable. In addition, I am helping lead the effort to safely decommission the San Onofre Nuclear power plant.
Former San Juan Capistrano Councilmember Brian Maryott RESPONSE 2: California’s beautiful San Onofre State Beach, just north of San Diego and on the southernmost tip of Orange County, is situated next to 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste from decommissioned nuclear reactors. This issue represents one of the federal government’s biggest domestic policy failures in the last half-century. Unfortunately, decades of showboating and partisan politics have left this nuclear waste stranded indefinitely next to countless citizens and a pristine ecosystem. Under the U.S. Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the federal government was obligated to move nuclear waste into a remote and centralized federal facility. Despite this obligation, and after more than $15 billion dollars was spent on researching and qualifying Yucca Mountain as a centralized disposal location, the Obama administration pulled the plug. Now, we continue to have waste buried in temporary accommodations in 35 different states—this is, of course, absurd, and incredibly dangerous. Redundant press conferences and useless Blue Ribbon commissions and local discussion panels won’t fix this problem. As a congressman, I will immediately join the effort in Congress to restart the Yucca Mountain process, while supporting tangible interim storage strategies that involve public-private partnerships. The humanitarian and ecological disaster that would ensue as a result of big government’s inaction, in regard to the decommissioned San Onofre power plant’s nuclear waste, makes the issue of responsible nuclear waste disposal an urgent matter for my campaign. Nuclear power isn’t the problem. The problem is a government that operates like a bureaucratic machine and is characterized by political grandstanding, which has enabled a near criminal lack of resolve to get something done on this pressing issue once and for all. RESPONSE 3: Humanity’s negative impact on the environment is undeniable; however, the role bad environmental policy has played in California’s various ecological disasters, including the state’s worst wildfires, cannot be overstated. California’s deadliest wildfires in recent years have been decades in the making. As a congressman, I will work toward improving forest health and fire prevention through the use of prescribed and controlled burns to reduce the fuel load in forests and coastal chaparral, because leaving forests overgrown and unattended makes them prone to unusually destructive wildfires. Also, I will work toward holding corrupt gas and power companies responsible for the role they’ve played in causing destructive wildfires, like the Dixie Fire in Northern California. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), for instance, has been convicted of multiple felony crimes and has been deemed criminally negligent for years. This utility company, like many others, has direct ties to corrupt government officials, such as Gavin Newsom, who claim publicly that wildfires are simply a result of climate change, while simultaneously crafting legislation that protects the profits of negligent utility providers. Had these policy reforms, ensuring adequate forestry management and utility maintenance, been in place, the government would have largely prevented the enormous loss of life, property, and ecology that has occurred in recent years, and California’s forests would have been better equipped to survive an extended period of drought, similar to those that have been occurring long before industrialization. San Clemente Times May 12-18, 2022
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Rep. Mike Levin* RESPONSE 2: Addressing the spent nuclear fuel at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has been one of my top priorities since I first ran for office, and I am proud to have made real bipartisan progress since I took office in addressing many of the challenges associated with moving the waste out of our community. One of the first actions I took as a member of Congress was to form a SONGS Task Force of experts and community leaders around the region to identify policy solutions. The SONGS Task Force released a comprehensive report containing recommendations on how to address the safe storage and removal of nuclear waste from our coast. Informed by the recommendations of the SONGS Task Force, I introduced bipartisan legislation with Rep. Darrell Issa and others to expedite the removal of nuclear waste from decommissioned plants in areas with high population density and seismic hazard, such as San Onofre; repeatedly pushed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to increase oversight at San Onofre; created a bipartisan Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus in Congress; and led legislation that was signed into law to spur innovation and research in the storage, transportation, and disposal of spent nuclear fuel. I also secured federal funding that has allowed the Department of Energy to restart a consent-based siting program. Just last month, I hosted Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to push for federal action in getting the waste off of our beach. She announced that as a result of the interim storage process I helped fund, the federal government plans to provide money to communities that may want to host the waste. Safely and quickly removing the waste from San Onofre will continue to be one of my top priorities for as long as I have the honor to serve this district. RESPONSE 3: Our district is home to more than 50 miles of beautiful California coastline and other cherished lands and waters like San Onofre State Park and the San Elijo Lagoon. Unfortunately, these natural treasures are threatened by the climate crisis, including more extreme heat waves and longer droughts fueling year-round wildfires, and rising sea levels and storm surges driving unprecedented coastal erosion. As a longtime advocate for climate action and member of the House Natural Resources Committee and Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, I have led aggressive legislation to protect our planet for future generations. One of the first bills I supported in Congress banned new offshore drilling along our coast. I also introduced the American Coasts and Oceans Protection Act to specifically ban new offshore drilling activity along the Southern California coast. Following the October 2021 oil spill off the coast of Orange County, I led the effort to advance legislation ending new drilling and strengthening oversight of offshore drilling companies. I know that we can protect our environment, combat the climate crisis, and grow our economy at the same time. California has proven it is possible, and I have used our success as a model for action in Washington. I introduced legislation to transition America to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), expand charging infrastructure, and convert Park Service and Forest Service fleets to ZEVs so that we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manufacture the cars of the future right here in America. I have also worked across the aisle on bipartisan efforts to combat climate change. I fought for the inclusion of provisions in the bipartisan infrastructure law to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure, invest in the supply chain for batteries, provide $1.5 billion for clean hydrogen manufacturing, invest $550 million in the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, and much more.
Sheriff’s Deputy Josiah O’Neil RESPONSE 2: I would immediately propose legislation to expand energy supply, including new nuclear reactors and national disposal sites, and federal payment for relocation and long-term storage would be part of that proposal. RESPONSE 3: Federal government has an obligation to provide clean, safe, and reliable energy to states and communities. By building new nuclear reactors, we could provide all the clean power that our growing economy demands.
Cybersecurity and Military Officer Renee Taylor RESPONSE 2: According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), “There are about 86,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors stored at 75 U.S. sites. This amount continues to grow. Policymakers have been at an impasse over what to do with the spent fuel since the licensing of the Yucca Mountain repository stopped in 2010. Unable to meet its disposal commitment, the U.S. government has paid reactor owners about $9 billion for storage.” Massive amounts of clean nuclear-generated electricity created spent nuclear fuel (SNF) over the last 40-plus years; siting and opening a repository for permanent disposal could take as many decades to establish. In the meantime, action must be taken to develop interim storage sites that can be licensed, built, and opened for SNF acceptance. Unfortunately, however, interim storage solutions for today may become tomorrow’s problem. In other words, interim may become permanent in the absence of a greater strategy. Current proposals denote interim storage for some 40 years, but it will take the United States well over 40 years to site, design, construct, and ultimately place spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste at a geologic repository. In December 1987, Congress amended the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) to designate Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as the only site to be characterized as a permanent repository for all the nation’s nuclear waste. Since then, conflict and defunding have ensued. To break the impasse over a permanent solution for commercial spent nuclear fuel, Congress needs to authorize a new consent-based process for siting a repository. Finalizing legislation could help position the Department of Energy (DOE) to implement a consent-based process for consolidated interim storage facilities and/or permanent geologic repositories by amending the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) to allow for storage and disposal options other than, or in addition to, the Yucca Mountain repository. Lessons learned from a global perspective show that other countries have made strides to reach consensus after comparable stalemates. For example, Canada, Sweden, and Finland designated sites after 17-30 years of public discourse. The path to yes may be long, but it is achievable. RESPONSE 3: Climate change—according to NASA, numerous events can cause climate change. Some examples include the Earth’s changing distance from the sun; the sun sending out more or less energy; and ocean change due to volcanic eruptions. Of course, human activities can impact environmental conditions as well, such as driving vehicles, heating and cooling buildings, and even cooking food. All these activities take energy (typically generated by coal, oil and gas). There should not be a single point of success or failure for energy consumption or emission output—e.g., exclusively electric vehicles. A comprehensive plan for climate change would need to consider many facets. Interestingly, the priority needs of California are the very things that contribute to climate change. California needs more housing, which, in turn, inevitably means clearing lands and trees, which help regulate carbon dioxide. With the significant population, California landfills for garbage are a major source of methane emissions. All of the things that California needs—energy, industry, transport, buildings, agriculture, and land use are among the main emitters. Therefore, future planning needs to include balancing between the need for energy, housing, and transport and the wants to reduce climate change. Congress alone cannot combat climate change, but Congress can support rational initiatives—such as encouraging various renewable energy alternatives, promoting public transportation, and fostering innovation. Addressing and mitigating the effects of climate change starts on an individual and community basis. Simple steps such as adjusting heating/cooling settings in homes and buildings, using brooms instead of leaf blowers, planting trees, energy-efficient building codes, sensible waste management (reduce, reuse, recycle), and cleaning up all the garbage littering our freeways are all a good start. Public transportation used to be a safe and efficient means of commuting, but for many individuals, it is not a viable option. For example, just going 9 miles on a bus route can take three hours, and train rides between San Diego and Los Angeles can take hours longer than driving. By improving time and distance efficiencies, public transportation could be a favorable alternative. Congress, communities, and individuals can all be instrumental environmental stewards—without excessive regulation and partisan posturing. Paraphrasing a popular quote, alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.
Oceanside Councilmember Christopher Rodriguez RESPONSE 2: RESPONSE 3:
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Over the past year, we’ve seen inflation soar as a result of supply-chain disruptions, higher demand on goods and services, as well as impacts to the food and energy markets in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Do you have any plans or ideas on mitigating these effects for Californians, and what do you think about calls to suspend the gas tax to relieve prices at the pump? QUESTION 1
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What’s your perspective on satisfying the need for more affordable housing in the region, and what do you think about claims that the state is overreaching on the issue—a matter some say is better handled by local municipalities? QUESTION 3
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Assemblymember Laurie Davies* RESPONSE 1: We are projected to have tens of billions of dollars in surplus funds this year, most of this coming from your taxes, yet we have families choosing between gas and food. All we’ve gotten from a one-party rule is a proposed rebate that could be several months away. The super-majority has continued to vote to not hear Republicans’ immediate relief bill. Now, not only is there no relief, but the governor and his party missed the deadline to reduce the summer blend gas tax, which needed to be done by May 1 and will now add an additional $550 million in taxes to all Californians. I support an immediate halt to the gas tax for one year and support a decrease in the state gas tax rate. RESPONSE 3: Unless we commit ourselves to reforms that allow more housing to be built, housing will continue to get more expensive. Everyone knows that CEQA has to be amended to make it harder to stop housing projects, but the majority (who have a super-majority in both Senate and Assembly and hold the governor’s office) has failed to act. Unfair rules and head-shaking fees to build new housing must be reduced so that the next generation of Californians aren’t forced to leave the state to find an affordable house.
San Clemente Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan RESPONSE 1: Californians need relief from high prices and inflation, including high gas prices. With the recent news of California’s $68 billion budget surplus, I would support tax rebates to give money back to average Californians. Californians deserve tax relief and we should also incentivize and make it easier for local businesses to stay in California to keep their jobs here. To address supply chain issues, we must invest in our infrastructure, including ports, roads, highways and more. And ensure we have a skilled and trained workforce to construct these projects. With high gas prices, any solution must benefit consumers directly, not line the pockets of big oil companies. That’s why I support the proposal to give $400 to California drivers. That’s more than what the average California family will spend on gas tax for a full year. Meanwhile a gas tax holiday would not guarantee a full reduction in cost for consumers, it would mean the oil companies and gas stations would continue to make more profits at the disadvantage of Californians. However, I’m for an all-of-the-above approach and would also support a plan to both suspend the gas tax and provide rebates if that’s what it takes. We need to provide Californians with financial relief now. RESPONSE 3: Our entire state is in the midst of a housing affordability crisis and we are seeing the implications across our community. We must make this a priority and find real solutions—not just talk. The root of this problem is a housing shortage. Our younger generations are concerned they may be forced to move out of California and may never be able to afford a home. This is unacceptable. I will work to build more housing for people of all income levels, which means removing some of the red tape and obstacles to building new housing and giving economic incentives to build where it’s needed most. That must include affordable housing and market-rate housing production, with projects so certain workers, including teachers, police officers and firefighters, can live in the communities they serve. This cannot be a one-size-fits-all solution. We must empower our municipalities to ensure that they build affordable housing that is right for their community. The design, size and location of new housing needs to fit the local character. I am a strong believer in local control and providing incentives, rather than imposing penalties, is a more effective way to actually get it done.
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Huntington Beach Councilmember Kim Carr RESPONSE 1: Rising prices are crushing families, which is why, in the State Senate, I am committed to securing much-needed economic relief for residents in Orange County and across California. I believe that we need to suspend the gas tax temporarily and use California’s $45 billion budget surplus to provide residents with gas price relief payments for each car they own. Long-term, I will proactively make investments in clean energy to ensure gas hikes do not hurt working families as significantly in the future. I am also committed to expanding paid family leave, which allows Californians to take paid time off work upon the birth of a new child or to care for a seriously ill relative. RESPONSE 3: I fully support building more affordable housing here in Orange County and across California, which is why, as Huntington Beach Mayor, I led in the creation of 674 middle-income housing units that allow entry-level employees, teachers, nurses, and others to work and live in the city they love. I believe the state needs to be more helpful in assisting local municipalities reach their affordable housing goals, for example, by offering incentives.
Assemblymember Janet Nguyen RESPONSE 1: RESPONSE 3:
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GUEST OPINION | Health & Nutrition 101 by Gina Cousineau
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am writing from Cape Town, South Africa. I have been very blessed to have the opportunity to travel around the world, and this trip I get to share with my youngest daughter. I had zero assumptions about the adventure, which has totally exceeded all expectations. I have learned much about the people and culture of South Africa, and have seen firsthand how the obesity pandemic has found its way across the world. We spent our first day in Johannesburg experiencing the apartheid museum and the tragedy in Soweto. We ate lunch on Vilakazi Street, which is said to be the only street in the world where two Nobel laureates have lived. On this trip, I have planned to enjoy traditional foods from the region we are in, but am shocked in these townships to see Wimpy Burger and KFC, both large chains, sitting in the midst of the dirt roads, with goats and cows wandering the streets, lined with long stretches of makeshift stands where the local people were selling their goods to survive. As I took the time to walk into the local grocery stores, I have to admit how surprised I was with the lack of “fresh food” available (fruit, veggies, meats and dairy), yet there was a tremendous amount of ultra-processed foods lining the shelves. Foods that lack little nutrition but are highly palatable, with large amounts of salt, sugar and fat. I had an eye-opening conversation with a 35-year-old native Zulu father
of one, as we drove from Durban to Hluhluwe, where we would spend five fantastic days on a game reserve. By the way, both Wimpy and KFC were in this tiny town of less than 4,000 people. As usual, my nutrition background eventually HEALTH AND unveils itself, and NUTRITION 101 he explained to me BY GINA COUSINEAU how difficult it was to find time to cook after a long day of working, and how easy and cheap it was to just stop at KFC. He then asked me what I thought of the flavored water he was drinking, as he said he was “addicted” to it. When he handed me the bottle, this water was just soda without the bubbles. These sugar-sweetened beverages are responsible for adding countless empty calories to our energy intake and increasing our risk of the lifestyle diseases I speak about regularly. I encouraged Percy to cut down on these drinks, moving toward unsweetened water-based beverages in the future. As I perused the convenience store halfway into our drive, in typical American fashion of offering nothing “fresh” other than burgers and hotdogs, Percy walked out with “plain ol’ water” and told me he was going to give it a try. On the second half of our drive, Percy shared the fascinating story of how his Zulu tribe has thanksgiving “ukubonga” ceremonies that take place
when something good has come about. Being grateful for work, he sacrificed a goat and presented traditional Zulu foods to thank his ancestors for this great blessing. He spoke about the traditional foods that come from Mother Earth that are laid out in their ceremonial huts, that one could see on most properties on the drive, and how important the tradition was. Along with the sacrificed animal, he offers beautiful dishes made from the foods grown in their region. It sounded wonderful. When Percy asked me how he could start eating healthier, I suggested that he should simply start incorporating more of his ancestral foods into his daily food choices, and reminded him that he would never have presented them KFC. Gina Cousineau is a local nutrition expert who specializes in weight loss and helping her clients improve their health. As a trained chef with her BS in Dietetics and MS in Integrative and Functional Nutrition, her goal is to help her clients enjoy every morsel they consume, learning how to move with ease in the kitchen while using their “food as medicine.” Subscribe to her weekly newsletter for complimentary cooking classes, recipes, webinars and more at mamagslifestyle.com, or reach her at mamag@mamagslifestyle.com and 949.842.9975. 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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Letters to The Editor RESPONSE TO SWEGLES UPDATE CHERYL (STEHLING) KELLY, San Clemente Thank you so much for sharing the very sad news of Fred Swegles’ diagnosis of glioblastoma. Fred is truly San Clemente’s treasure and favorite son. I had the pleasure of working with Fred at the Daily Sun/Post in the late ’80s to early ’90s. As fellow journalists, we always had each other’s backs. He was so much fun to work with because San Clemente Times May 12-18, 2022
he always embraced life to the fullest. It was enjoyable hearing about his world travels. I was always a bit envious of his fluency in Spanish. Fred had an uncanny ability to cheer everyone up. You couldn’t be having a bad day with Fred around. Always the prankster, he got a great laugh waiting for me to take a sip of my coffee, then spouting one of his jokes. I did get the best of him one time, however. No one ever knew when Fred’s birthday fell, but I found out. In those days, there was a feature in the Sun/Post called “Sunny Post Says,” with a little wise-cracking Dennis the Menace-looking character on page two. Fred was often the author of the daily
wisecrack. But on his birthday, which he didn’t know I had found out, I offered to create Sunny’s quip, and it met with his approval. The editor, in on the joke, then substituted the quip with “Happy birthday, Fred Swegles, the original Sunny Post!” The well-wishes came pouring in and Fred was more than a little embarrassed. After five years, I moved on to another newspaper, but we always kept in touch. After I retired, I would often run into him in town, whether it was on the Beach Trail, walking on Del Mar, or passing each other in our cars. I am sending best wishes and prayers Fred’s way. Get well, old friend. (Letters cont. on page 14) Page 12
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recommendation in the last paragraph. I have been a supporter of the concept of regional hospital. He is right on target for the most reasonable approach for the residents of lower South County. When compared to some of the boondoggles that get passed around, his suggestion is great. SCHS CAR SHOW LOU LETO, San Clemente Auto Academy Advisor (volunteer)
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ON FRED SWEGLES MIKE CONLON, San Clemente After teaching 37 years at San Clemente High School, in my retirement speech, I said that the person who held our school together for that span of time was not the principal, not the department chair, but the school secretary. Many administrators came and went. We had and needed only two secretaries during my entire career. Fred Swegles is that secretary for our city. Councilmembers, mayors, police chiefs come and go. Fred has always been faithfully here. One reporter, one town. When a newbie softball coach’s team won an epic upset playoff in El Cajon in the 1970s (Mary Johnson Mulligan in left field), I called from the nearest pay phone to the Sun Post. Fred took my call and celebrated our victory in the next edition. A couple decades later, when the dance team faculty advisor heard the announcement, nearly at midnight, that the team had earned an unprecedented runner-up Grand Championship, Fred took my call and wrote up that celebration as well. Whether it was one of our heavyweight surfers, a McPhillips or the Smith twins or Gudauskas or Beschen, or just an up-and-coming grom, Fred was there, recording it all for the sport he loved the best. From trips reporting on our sister cities in South America to having pad and pen out at every City Council meeting, Fred ate and breathed all that the Spanish Village by the Sea could offer. He spent his most recent years catching all the newcomers up on what he witnessed over the last 40 years, and more. I was so saddened to hear recently of his diagnosis and hope for a miraculous recovery. But I don’t think I have to pray for his peace of mind and heart. When you are able to live and write about the place you love, and share that love with all around you, I can’t think of a better life well-lived. Fred, you’re the best. Thanks for all you have done, and do. RESPONSE TO ‘SAN CLEMENTE HOSPITAL & MEMORIALCARE’ RAOUL NOVAK, San Clemente I would like to commend the letter of Mr. Daniel Souza regarding a regional hospital. I commend him for his San Clemente Times May 12-18, 2022
Thank you for featuring the recent Auto Academy event as the Editor’s Pick, to support our San Clemente High School students. Those that attended experienced the efforts of students by touring their classroom/active auto lab, and participating in their Meet the Industry event, as well as meeting local repair shops, nearby auto dealerships, and aftermarket companies that participated. These companies spoke of students’ immediate employment opportunities, lucrative long-term careers, while highlighting services, products, or new vehicle offerings. Academy students can also apply for internships and job shadowing, gaining real-world experience at local businesses that are readily waiting for future employees. The students proudly wore their Auto Academy shirts, a privilege that’s earned by keeping up their grades and mastering many of the modern vehicle repair arts learned during a sophisticated three-year program taught by Instructor Sean Selff. The public was amazed to discover the level of sophistication that the students learn about electronic controls, working with technical diagnostic equipment, and developing skills to analyze and repair complex vehicle systems for fuel- and electric-powered vehicles. This is STEM being applied to achieve beneficial real-world results. Do not interpret this as they might only turn to shop work as a career. Many students voiced plans of going on to college or advancing their skills at technical schools, knowing that their immediate earning power while advancing their studies might not force them into deep student loan debt. The Car Show portion of the evening was also about celebrating the more than 140 vehicles, many brought by the students, parked next to some new vehicles offered by new car dealerships along with classic cars driven in from all over the county. During a debriefing when back in class, students expressed how much they enjoyed the opportunity to have a dialog with the vehicle owners of all ages, and with the community. This year’s Meet the Industry Night, after a COVID-19 hiatus, was a spirited and encouraging evening, with all participants leaving the event with some valuable newfound information about automotive careers, equipment, shared automotive-oriented passion, along with new friendships developed. OFFICIAL LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR PAT BATES GENE JAMES, mayor of San Clemente, and former mayors BRIAN RICE, CANDY HAGGARD, SUSAN RITSCHEL, LORI DONCHAK, WAYNE EGGLESTON, BOB BAKER, TIM BROWN, KATHY WARD and DAN BANE We, the undersigned, are honored to support Sen. Pat Bates as the next supervisor to represent San Clemente on the Board of Supervisors. During our tenure as your mayors, we have worked with Pat Bates when she was our representative in the California Assembly, on the Board of Supervisors and also as our state senator. Page 14
Pat has honorably served our region to fight against increased taxes, a leader in the fight against an international airport with flights over our skies, and she worked to bring about a settlement of the toll road issue while always championing dialogue and parties working together toward beneficial solutions. Pat Bates cares deeply about San Clemente. She led the charge to renovate our library. She was instrumental in bringing the trolley to town. She made the La Pata extension a reality and advocated in Sacramento for several Safe Routes to School grants for our community. There has never been a more important time for our region to have an experienced, knowledgeable and ethical Fifth District supervisor to represent our interests. That person is Pat Bates, and she has our support. RESPONSE TO STATE OF THE CITY DONNA VIDRINE, San Clemente Mayor James last week started his State of the City speech with this: 95% of respondents from the Hospital Survey rate quality of life in San Clemente as good or excellent. He then proceeded to ship over other key findings of the hospital survey: 1. Only 54% of residents in San Clemente rate health care as good or excellent. 2. Over 90% of the public is aware San Clemente lacks a hospital. 3. About eight in 10 surveyed favor a new hospital within city limits. 4. A majority of those surveyed favor using public funds to support opening a new hospital. Mayor James in his speech went directly to how a hospital is not doable for our city because: 1. Forty percent of hospitals in Southern California are not making money and hospital bed occupancy runs at 50%. 2. San Clemente has a trauma center 15 minutes away. 3. High-tech diagnostics and enhanced urgent care is the answer instead of a community hospital with an emergency room. Mayor James has not listened to the San Clemente residents and does not understand that emergency services and hospital care cannot be replaced with an urgent care, even with extended hours. Eighty percent surveyed want a new hospital built in San Clemente. A hospital is a lasting benefit for our future. Hospitals increase property values. We will be a more attractive community for new and existing residents. It is a public health and safety priority, and a key to continuing economic development.
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cur throughout the morning, starting at 9 a.m. with the 5K. Cook La Novia Park, 27660 Calle Arroyo, San Juan Capistrano. sjccommunityrun.com.
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SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE 9-11 a.m. South OC Cars and Coffee, dubbed the world’s biggest weekly car meet, attracts a mix of 500-1,000 hypercars, supercars, exotics, vintage, classic, muscle and sports cars, hot rods, rat rods, pickups, 4x4s and motorcycles. Those attending are encouraged to practice responsible social distancing. Face masks are not mandatory but are recommended. No cars in before 8:30 a.m. Cars should enter and leave slowly and quietly—no revving, speeding or burnouts. The Outlets at San Clemente, 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.
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THURSDAY | 12 U-PICK AT SOUTH COAST FARMS 10 a.m.-4 p.m. South Coast Farms in San Juan Capistrano will offer visitors a chance to pick fresh strawberries this spring. The farm is open for “U-Pick” from Thursdays through Sundays. There is an entrance fee of $5 per car. Walkins are welcome; no reservations are needed. After picking, berries are $5 per pound. South Coast Farms, 33201 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano. southcoastfarms.com PEP4U 10:45-11:45 a.m. Age Well now offers a weekly class that will include activities that specifically address common movement challenges for those living with Parkinson’s disease. Led by Matt Bustillos, PT, DPT, a physical therapist of 30 years who lives with Parkinson’s himself, the activities will feature aerobic, strength, flexibility, posture, coordination, balance, cognition, and fun. All persons with Parkinson’s and their care partners are encouraged to attend. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. 949.498.3322.
FRIDAY | 13 ‘FRI-YAY FUN’ WOOD WORKSHOP 6-9 p.m. Spend a Friday night crafting a unique item to call your own. Customize a wood sign, bath tray, photo frame, or other item during this hands-on workshop. Registration can be done beforehand online. AR Workshop San Juan Capistrano, 31107 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite B2. 949.482.1362. arworkshop.com. LIVE THEATER AT CABRILLO PLAYHOUSE 7:30 p.m. For one final weekend, the San Clemente Times May 12-18, 2022
Pictured is the seating area of the Calle Akelia home, which is surrounded by many plants native to California and was featured during the 2018 San Clemente Garden Tour. Photo: Eric Heinz/File
SATURDAY | 14 2022 GARDEN CLUB TOUR 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The San Clemente Garden Club is proud of the unique gardens that have been selected to be featured in the 2022 Garden Tour. This once-a-year event will take you into some of the best private gardens within the City of San Clemente. This is a tour you definitely do not want to miss. Admission for the tour starts at $30 for single tickets, which include a Garden Tour program, a self-guided tour of five gardens, and live entertainment. Quantities of four or more tickets are priced at $25 when purchased in advance. Tickets purchased the day of the event are $40 each. Tickets purchased after May 5 must be picked up from will call at 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente on the morning of the tour or they can be sent over email. Tickets can be purchased at sanclementegardenclub.com/2022-garden-tour until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 13. After that, tickets may only be purchased on the day of the tour at the will-call table.
Cabrillo Playhouse presents Sylvia, a modern romantic comedy about a marriage and a dog. Admission is $25. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.0465. cabrilloplayhouse.org. FRIDAY NIGHT AT PADDY’S STATION 8-11 p.m. Grab a pint, order some fish and chips, and spend the night at a downtown Irish pub. Cover Fire will perform cover songs, so get ready to sing along with familiar tunes. Paddy’s Station, 26701 Verdugo Street, Suite B, San Juan Capistrano. 949.661.3400. paddysstation.com. LIVE MUSIC AT THE POINT 8:30-11:30 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. ’70s and ’80s cover band Infl80ees will perform. The Point Restaurant and Bar, 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. 949.464.5700. thepointrestaurantandbar.com. PERFORMANCE PADDLING’S AFTERGLOW RACE SERIES 6-8:30 p.m. Performance Paddling’s Afterglow Race Series, which comprises three different Friday nights of racing in the Dana Point Harbor, will conclude
this Friday. The goal has been to provide a fun, picturesque race environment for the local and surrounding paddling community. There will be two events: a 1-mile race and a 500-meter sprint course. Contestants can race in one event or both, but the more times one races, the more opportunities they will have to win fun prizes. Racing will begin approximately 45 minutes prior to sunset and finish just in time to bask in the afterglow. Pizza and prizes will follow each night of racing at the picnic tables on Baby Beach. The 1-Mile Overall Champion, Sprint Overall Champion, and Overall Series Champion will be crowned for men and women at the final event. Registration, which costs $20 on-site, includes pizza and a chance to win some cool prizes. Baby Beach Dana Point Harbor, 34551 Puerto Place, Dana Point. performancepaddling.com.
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SUP IHEARTYOGA CLASS 8-9:30 a.m. iHeartYoga has partnered with Westwind Sailing to offer a unique 90-minute paddle and yoga workshop. 34451 Ensenada Pl, Dana Point. iheartyoga.org. SEED CONNECTION 9-10 a.m. The Ecology Center is providing this hands-on lab about soil and seeds, so people can learn about gardening, saving seeds, and which food is appropriate to grow in a given season. The event is open to all ages, so you can learn something whether you have a kid just developing a green thumb or you are an adult looking to grow more plants in the backyard. The event is free. The Ecology Center, 32701 Alipaz Street, San Juan Capistrano. 949.443.4223. theecologycenter.org. KAYAK TOURS 10 a.m.-noon. Explore the ocean from the water. Join the Ocean Institute for a two-hour interactive kayak tour around the Dana Point Harbor. Learn about the history of the harbor and its unique ecosystem from one of Ocean Institute’s expert naturalists. All experience levels are welcome. Must be at least 3 years old to participate. Guests under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Adult admission is $30, and $25 for children ages 3 through 14. Tickets include access to into Ocean Institute. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org. DOG ADOPTION OPPORTUNITY 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Promise 4 Paws is hosting an open dog adoption event. Drop by, check out some cute canine companions, and maybe go home with one. The event will be in the Pets Plus parking lot. Pets Plus, 32022 Camino Capistrano, #A, San Juan Capistrano. 949.248.3400. promise4paws.org. (Cont. on page 20) sanclementetimes.com
PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FY 2022-23 Public Hearing to consider the City of San Clemente proposed budget for FY 2022-23. A full copy of the aforementioned budget will be available by accessing the City of San Clemente website at www. san-clemente.org or by contacting Jake Rahn, Financial Services Officer, at (949) 361-8359. If you challenge the budget in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said Public Hearing will be held at the meeting of the City Council on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at the Community Center located at 100 N. Calle Seville, San Clemente. Laura Campagnolo Legislative Administrator PUBLIC NOTICE The following property will be sold on 5/18/2022 at 550 E PACIFIC COAST HWY LONG BEACH CA 90806 at 10:00AM 1999 PORS WP0CA2993XS651614 5GIV304 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226632490 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JCP CONSULTING 21 WHITECLOUD IRVINE, CA 92614 Full Name of Registrant(s): JONATHAN PENG 21 WHITECLOUD IRVINE, CA 92614 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 3/15/2022 JONATHAN PENG /S/J PENG This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/18/2022. Published in: San Clemente Times, May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226631609 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: REEF POINT ACAI BOWLS 555 N. EL CAMINO REAL UNIT A382 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): PASSION PALM INC. 555 N. EL CAMINO REAL UNIT A382 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 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
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PASSION PALM INC. /S/CARLOS HERNANDEZ/ CARLOS HERNANDEZ PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/05/2022. Published in: San Clemente Times, May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE APN: 057-161-12 TS No: CA08000409-21-1 TO No: DEF-323691 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED November 11, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On May 31, 2022 at 12:00 PM, at the North front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on December 1, 2005 as Instrument No. 2005000962464, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Orange County, California, executed by DONALD W KARN AND MIRIAM KARN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC, as Beneficiary, as nominee for AMERICAS WHOLESALE LENDER as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 153 CALLE REDONDEL, SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $1,254,500.46 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes
all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Xome at 800-7588052 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website address www.Xome. com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08000409-21-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 800-758-8052, or visit this internet website www.Xome.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA08000409-21-1 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: April 25, 2022 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000409-21-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 By: Amy Lemus, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Xome.com FOR AUTOMATED
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SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Xome at 800-758-8052 NPP0401481 To: SAN CLEMENTE TIMES 05/05/2022, 05/12/2022, 05/19/2022 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226632506 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE LAUNDRY DEPOT OF DANA POINT 24522 DEL PRADO AVE. DANA POINT, CA 92629 Full Name of Registrant(s): SMOKEJUMPER, INC. 510 ½ ACADIA AVE. CORNOA DEL MAR, CA 92625 This business is conducted by a CA Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/25/2021 SMOKEJUMPER, INC. /S/STEVE ERLINGER/ STEVE ERLINGER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/18/2022. Published in: San Clemente Times, May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226632770 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HEADLIGHT EXPERTS 16500 ASTON STREET SUITE A IRVINE, CA 92606 Full Name of Registrant(s): PENSENT INC. 16500 ASTON STREET SUITE A IRVINE, CA 92606 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 PENSENT INC/s/RAVI GHATODE, RAVI GHATODE/MANAGING MEMBER/MANAGER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/20/2022. Published in: San Clemente Times, April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22FL000295 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Rhonda Noelle Hart & Kevin Harrison Hart on behalf Ozzie Hayes Hart, a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Ozzie Hayes Hart Proposed Name Ozzy Hayes Hart 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 a. Date: 5/25/2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: L61
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PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM Other: Remote Hearing b. The address of the court is Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 N. The City Dr S., Orange, CA 92868. The court is providing the convenience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (occourts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have difficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call
657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/time set for your hearing. 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, April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2022 Date: April 14, 2022, Judge Julie A. Palafox, Judge of the Superior Court
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES START UP CLUB, SOFTWARE & TECH Meetings once a week in San Juan Capistrano. Bring your ideas and talent. Info - jackriderevents@gmail.com.
HELP WANTED SMOG TECHNICIAN Star Smog Station in San Clemente is looking for a full-time smog technician. Please call Danny at 949-235-6366.
GARAGE SALES GARAGE/MOVING SALE - MAY 14 & 15 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 33532 Nancy Jane Court, Dana Point. Near Del Obispo & Stonehill.
HELP WANTED WANT A GREAT JOB IN A PROFESSIONAL AND UPBEAT MEDICAL OFFICE? Have excellent communication and computer skills? This receptionist position may be right for you! Call us for details! Griffin Optometric Group 949-492-1853 ask for Kelsea.
SERVICES LIVE- IN AVAILABLE Caregiver, pets, household. Excellent references and Experience. Trustline registered. 949.324.2028, leave message.
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WANTED QUIET LADY SEEKING ROOM TO RENT Former pilot, organized. Swims, reads. Great for elder wishing assistance or presence of person for safety. All ages of roommates fine, if quiet lifestyle and honest. Alexandra, 949.426.2814, aashborn@yahoo.com DRIVER NEEDED Driver needed to drive with me to and from SC DMV and possibly practice drives in neighboring DMV test drive streets. I am an experienced driver. Ann, aashborn@yahoo.com, 949.426.2814
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(Cont. from page 17) THE L.A. TROUPE: ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’ Noon. The L.A. Troupe, theatre-in-education, is a classical theatre company touring sites throughout Southern California with assembly-style productions, residencies, and workshops. Join them for a family-friendly performance of Alice in Wonderland in Casa Romantica’s Redmond Amphitheater. Admission is $5. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.
SUNDAY | 15 FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables and artisanal goods from organic growers at the Community Center/San Clemente Public Library parking lot. 100 North Calle Seville. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org. LOW COST PET VACCINE CLINIC 10-11:30 a.m. The Feed Barn offers low cost vaccinations for all dogs and cats every month. All Veterinary services are provided by Vet Care Vaccination Services, Inc. The low-cost clinic offers vaccination packages, microchips, physical exams, prescription flea control, fecal exams and diagnostic testing onsite. Vet Care, 34192 Doheny Park Road,
Capistrano Beach. vetcarepetclinic.com 714.895.8600. JOB FAIR 1-4 p.m. Are you ready for a new career? This free event is a one-shop stop to meet many hiring managers and have on-the-spot interviews with some of your favorite brands at Outlets at San Clemente. The Outlets advises jobseekers to comed dressed to impress and bring their “A” game, along with a resume. Participating stores include Blaze Pizza, Calvin Klein, Converse, Le Creuset and Tommy Hilfiger, just to name a few. Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. outletsatsanclemente.com
MONDAY | 16 OPEN JAM 7-10 p.m. Play your own percussion, acoustic or electric instruments every Monday night at Knuckleheads. Amps are allowed, but drums are not. Knuckleheads, 1717 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com.
TUESDAY | 17 ‘ETERNO, EL FLAMENCO’ 7:30 p.m. Seattle-based flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes and singer/ multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador
Jr., from Seville, will present Eterno, el Flamenco vive, at the Cabrillo Playhouse. Eterno promises to be a dynamic and emotionally charged presentation of authentic Spanish flamenco music and dance. The event is part of the duo’s extensive tour of Oregon, Washington, and California. 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.462.0465. cabrilloplayhouse.org.
WEDNESDAY | 18 SAN ONOFRE PARKS FOUNDATION POP-UP SHOP 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Historic Cottage and Visitor Center showcases local history, flora and fauna at this original 1934 ranger’s cottage. A rotating exhibit features the history of San Onofre. Stop in to the San Onofre Parks Foundation’s Pop-Up Shop to say hello, do a little shopping and learn more about the history of the local state parks at San Clemente and San Onofre State Beaches. Historic Cottage and Visitor Center is located within the San Clemente State Beach Campground at 225 Avenida Calafia, San Clemente. 949.366.8599. admin@sanoparks.org. sanoparks.org. BINGO AT THE SENIOR CENTER 1:30 p.m. Every Wednesday, the Dorothy Visser Senior Center will host Bingo. The center will begin selling cards at 1 p.m., with the game starting promptly at 1:30. The buy-in is $12
AT THE MOVIES
‘The Unbearable Weight’ of an Inside Joke BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
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hate sounding overly dramatic, but the first half of Tom Gormican’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent almost instantly set off my second-hand embarrassment. For a moment, I was worried it would affect my viewing for the rest of the film. I knew going into Massive Talent that it was going to be one giant, tongue-in-cheek meta joke. But fortunately, Gormican and his muse of sorts, Nicolas Cage, knew exactly what they’re doing with their picture. As can be seen in all the promos for Massive Talent, Nic Cage is playing Nick Cage in a film about Cage. No, it’s not a documentary, and it’s quite clearly a scripted story. We see Cage as an actor who was once a superstar and now struggling to land any
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kind of gig in Hollywood. This Nick Cage has a completely fictional wife and teenage daughter played by Sharon Horgan and Lily Sheen, respectively, while the actor’s real-life legendary showbiz dynasty (the Coppolas)
aren’t acknowledged in the film. But we get plenty of name-dropping, callbacks and references to Cage’s very real acting work. To make it even more obvious, Cage’s
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for 10 games with four cards and a special pick-your-number game. For more information, contact the center at 949.498.3322. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE BREWHOUSE 6:30-8:30 p.m. The BrewHouse hosts a trivia night every Wednesday. Test your knowledge with friends, or show up solo and join a team. The BrewHouse, 31896 Plaza Drive, Suite D3, San Juan Capistrano. 949.481.6181. brewhousesjc.com. ‘FLASHBACK WEDNESDAY’ MOVIE NIGHT 7 p.m. Travel back to the heyday of ’80s cinema when the Regency Theatres’ downtown location screens The Goonies as part of their “Flashback Wednesdays” series. Tickets are $10. Regency Theatres San Juan Capistrano, 26762 Verdugo Street, San Juan Capistrano. 844.216.3767. regencymovies.com. OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS 8-10 p.m. Knuckleheads is open for food, drinks and live music. Performers of all skill levels are welcome. If you are a musician, do stand-up comedy or the spoken word, this is the place to be on Wednesday nights. So, come down, grab a drink and go for it. Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com.
alter-ego is fictional; his on-screen agent (played by Neil Patrick Harris) notifies him he’s been invited to an extravagant birthday party of a very wealthy fan in Mallorca, Spain. Pedro Pascal plays the fan, who actually has ties to arms dealers. Massive Talent starts out as a self-aware comedy about celebrity life, with Cage even playing a CG de-aged imaginary version of his character in David Lynch’s Wild at Heart (1990), who represents Nick’s conscience. Once we’re in Mallorca for the rest of Unbearable Weight, it’s a mix of a buddy comedy and a traditional action flick, a la Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder (2008). Gormican and screenwriting partner Kevin Etten don’t break a lot of new ground with their new feature, but it is amusing enough to spend 105 minutes. Cage—though maybe predictable casting as a famous actor making fun of himself— pulls off the gimmick effectively. Pascal might be the best part of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, with a pleasantly surprising amount of comedic timing. If silly characters getting themselves into ridiculous situations to cartoony proportions is your bag, then you’ll probably get a kick out of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. SC
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GUEST OPINION: | On Life and Love by Tom Blake
Why High School Reunions Are Good Places for Seniors to Meet
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n my April 29 “Big Yellow Taxi” column, I wrote about a couple who started dating after reuniting at their high school reunion in 2018. The woman lives in Illinois; the man lives in California, near his three daughters, seven grandchildren, and his 96-year-old mom. The woman is frustrated because they live so far apart. She wonders if she’s wasting her time with him. Readers responded, including a woman named Althea, who wrote: “Your recent article inspired me to share this high school reunion story with you. My ON LIFE AND LOVE half-brother, Ray, BY TOM BLAKE who is now 89, was married for over 50 years to Shirley, and widowed in March 2010 at the age of 77. “In 2011, there was a summer high school class reunion in our hometown of Foxboro, Massachusetts, which he attended. He was living in South Carolina. “At that reunion, he met Diane, a woman he had known in high school, who graduated a year after he graduated. He knew her through a family member of hers. She is a retired nurse and a widow with five kids, and Ray, a widower, also has five kids. “Diane lived in Ohio. Ray visited her there, and she visited him in South Carolina. Plus, between visits, they spent a lot of time talking over the phone. “Ray and Diane married a year after
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Shirley died. I thought it was crazy and disrespectful to his wife of 50-plus years until I talked to him and my nephew, his oldest son, about it. They both said that Shirley wanted Ray to be happy and not be alone for the rest of his years. “Even though Ray and Diane married quickly, they are still together and happy, now living in Ohio in an assisted living facility. “I’ll even bet he and Shirley had a lot of talks about what he would do after her death. “The key to senior relationships is honest and upfront communication. The woman from your most recent article needs to have communication with the California guy if they are to be a forever couple who met at a high school reunion.” Recently, I wrote about two of my high school classmates—Phil and Sue—who hadn’t seen or communicated with each other since graduation. At our 50th high school reunion in 2007, they spent 20 minutes talking to each other. Both were married at the time. Five years ago, Phil became a widower. He heard from another classmate that Sue was divorced. He lived in California; Sue lived in Michigan. He contacted her and asked if he could visit her. She said yes, and off he went driving to Michigan. When they were together in Michigan for a week, they realized they had special feelings for each other. After he returned home to California, he proposed to her over the phone. They were married at the Riverside County Court-
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house two weeks later and Sue moved to California to be with Phil. These two reunion stories reveal four reasons why high school reunions are good places for seniors to meet potential mates:
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1. The number of singles attending. As we age, more and more people who attend reunions are single again. Often widows and widowers attend, because they know the people and feel more comfortable among them. 2. A single person might see someone whom they had secretly admired in high school, who is also now single. Why not spend some time together? 3. When people who have known each other for years share memories and experiences at class reunions, they often have much in common, which is
an important factor in compatibility. 4. Sometimes, people from different graduating classes also attend reunions, which means even more singles are there. You might meet someone who could be older or younger that you didn’t even know before. When you receive that reunion notice, don’t just toss it aside. An unexpected meeting could happen. Tom Blake is a retired Dana Point business owner and resident who has authored books on middle-aged dating. See his website at findingloveafter50.com. To comment: tompblake@gmail.com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com.
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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
See the solution in next week’s issue.
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TRITON REPORT BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
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Sech, Phillips Qualify for State Swimming Championships
San Clemente juniors Noah Sech and Madelynn Phillips continued their roll through the boys and girls swimming postseason meets last week. Both Triton swimmers qualified for the CIF State Championships in the same two disciplines in their respective boys and girls 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard breaststroke in the CIF-SS Division 1 Finals on Friday, May 6, at Marguerite Aquatics Complex. Sech and Phillips will swim at the CIF State Preliminaries on Friday, May 13, at the Clovis Olympic Swim Complex. State Finals are on Saturday, May 14. Phillips posted the best placing of the two as the runner-up in the breaststroke. Phillips was clocked at 1:03.27, which hit the automatic state standard and the standard for All-American consideration. The South Coast League champion will be the top seed for the state meet, as the CIF-SS champion won’t swim this weekend. Philips also put down an automatic state standard time in the individual medley with a fifth-place finish at 2:04.13. Phillips will be the fifth-seeded swimmer in the event at state. Sech also swam two automatic state standard times, and both of his races also qualified for All-American consideration. Sech was clocked at 56.16 seconds for fifth place in the breaststroke, and the South Coast League champion hit 1:49.90 for sixth place in the individual medley. Sech will be the seventh seed at state in the breaststroke and the eighth seed in the individual medley. In the consolation finals at the CIF-SS meet on Friday, San Clemente posted two other state consideration times, but ultimately those Triton entries were left out of the state meet. Junior Halia Fleming finished fifth in her consolation 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:07.32 for a 13th-place finish overall. San Clemente’s 200-yard medley relay team—Phillips, Fleming, senior Jacquelyn Person and sophomore Marin Priddy—finished last in its consolation final for a 16th-place finish overall.
Track Qualifies 6 Entries into CIF-SS Finals
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The San Clemente track and field team qualified six entries into the CIF-SS Division 1 Finals this Saturday, May 14, including star senior sprinter Caroline Hawkes (pictured here on Signing Day in February), who qualified in the 200-meter and 400-meter sprints. Photo: Zach Cavanagh
got the job done in the CIF-SS Division 1 preliminaries on Saturday, May 7, at Trabuco Hills High School. Star senior sprinter Caroline Hawkes won each of her heats in both the 200-meter and 400-meter sprints to highlight the Tritons’ efforts on Saturday. Hawkes finished seventh overall in the 200 at 24.96 seconds, and the Montana State-bound senior finished second overall in the 400 with a time of 55.56 seconds. Junior runner Kennedy Banks also qualified on the girls side by a narrow margin in the 800-meter run. Banks claimed the ninth and final qualifying spot with a personal-record time of 2:18.06, which earned qualification by 0.57 seconds. On the boys side, new school record-holder Aiden Bennett hit the necessary mark in the pole vault. The senior cleared 13 feet, 9 inches to qualify in third for the final. Senior Hayden Beauchemin won his heat in the 800-meter run with a personal-record of 1:56.58, which was good for sixth overall. Junior Griffin Schwab tied for the top mark in the high jump with a clearance of 6 feet, 2 inches. The top eight all hit that mark to best the ninth-place clearance of 6 feet even and qualify for the final. The Tritons also had three near-misses for qualification on the boys side. While Schwab took the high jump, senior Brennan Dougherty was caught
among the pack in the event at the 6-foot even clearance, a personal record. Dougherty hit the mark, but he was edged out of qualification on the tiebreaker of jump attempts. In the long jump, senior Brendan Byrne finished 10th with a leap of 21 feet, 4.75 inches, which came up just 1.25 inches short of a qualification spot. Finally, in the 4x400-meter relay, the Tritons missed qualification by a terrifyingly small margin. San Clemente’s team of Beauchemin, Byrne, sophomore Pierce Clark and junior Devin Martinez was clocked at 3:28.07, over a full second faster than their Sea View League championship time. However, the mark was 0.24 seconds behind ninth place. Hawkes, Banks, Bennett, Beauchemin and Schwab will all compete at the CIF-SS Division 1 Finals on Saturday, May 14, at Moorpark High School. All of the CIF-SS division finals will take place at the same site.
CIF-SS Playoff Roundup
San Clemente baseball fought to the last week to make the CIF-SS playoffs, but their Division 3 run was short-lived. Newport Harbor jumped on the Tritons with three runs in the first inning and another two in the second inning on the way to defeating San Clemente, 7-1, in the first round on Friday, May 6. San Clemente finished 14-15 on the season and second in the Sea View League. San Clemente boys tennis won its 11th
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consecutive South Coast League championship this season, and its reward was hosting No. 2 seed Portola in the Division 1 first round on May 4. The Bulldogs beat the Tritons, 13-5, and have since advanced to the Division 1 semifinals. Senior diver Cole Underwood finished 12th at the CIF-SS State Qualifier on May 4 and missed the qualifying top six. Underwood finished fourth in the Division 1 Final on April 29.
Fotheringham Signs with Raiders
San Clemente High alumnus Cole Fotheringham signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent on April 30. The former University of Utah tight end declared for the NFL Draft as a fourth-year junior back in December, but the 2016 San Clemente graduate was not selected in the NFL Draft last month. The 6-foot-4, 243-pound Fotheringham will join the Raiders for their rookie minicamp, which begins on Friday, May 13, and goes through Sunday, May 15. If Fotheringham ends up making the Raiders’ regular-season roster, he will be the eighth former Triton to make the NFL, including other undrafted players such as Kevin Murphy, Brian de la Puente and Trevor Insley. Last season, Fotheringham made 15 catches for 128 yards for a Utah team that won its first Pac-12 Conference championship and played in the Rose Bowl Game. SC sanclementetimes.com
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A ‘Waterman’ Unlike Any Other New documentary shines light on the story of Duke Kahanamoku BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
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s Duke Kahanamoku’s celebrated Olympic career was ending in the second half of the 1920s, he settled for a time in Newport Beach. Splitting time between lifeguarding and acting in bit parts in Hollywood, the Hawaiian icon also found his way down to the southern reaches of Orange County. He became somewhat of a regular at spots including Corona del Mar, which was one of the more popular surf breaks of the time, as well as the gentle, rolling waves and Hawaiian Islands-inspired scene at San Onofre. In 1928, the San Clemente Beach Club opened (since renamed the Ole Hanson Beach Club). To help promote the new pool, a state-of-the-art swim facility at the time, Kahanamoku and Johnny Weismuller, a friend and rival, were invited to compete in an exhibition. A few short years later, the San Clemente Beach Club hosted the 1932 Olympic tryouts. By then, Kahanamoku’s reign as an Olympic champion swimmer was largely over, but he did join Team USA as a member of the water polo team at the ’32 L.A. Games. “My father and my uncle just threw me into the water from an outrigger ca-
Duke Kahanamoku receives his gold medal from King Gustav V of Sweden at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. Photo: Courtesy of the International Olympic Committee
noe. I had to swim, or else,” Kahanamoku would later explain. Kahanamoku is rightly considered the father of modern surfing, and now his story is finally being told in the new, fulllength documentary called Waterman. After a run through the film festival circuit, Waterman premiered on PBS’ American Masters this week. Directed by Isaac Halasima, who got his start producing videos for the band Imagine Dragons, and narrated by Jason Momoa, of Aquaman and Dune fame, the film combines rare archival footage cut with reenactments in which Hawaiian surfer Duane DeSoto stands in for the late Kahanamoku. The film also features some exceptional interviews with surf stars such as Laird Hamilton, Kelly Slater, Carissa Moore, Jack Johnson, Kai Lenny and many others. The original release of Waterman had
been planned to coincide with the 2020 Tokyo Games, where surfing was to make its Olympic debut, but ultimately, that had to be scrapped because of the pandemic. Nevertheless, it’s finally here, and it’s much more than just a story about another surfer. Kahanamoku was a barrier-breaker in and out of the water. While he set world records in the pool and introduced the world to the Hawaiian concept of aloha, he also faced oppression and racism throughout his life. “He is just as important as Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson and Jim Thorpe and Muhammad Ali,” Halasima explained to Hawaii News Now last month. “He’s one of those people that seemed to change the world when he came on the stage.” Kahanamoku’s fame as a swimmer began in 1911, when he swam the 100-meter freestyle in the Honolulu Harbor and
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eclipsed the world record by more than four seconds. Critics on the mainland doubted the record, but undeterred, Kahanamoku qualified for the 1912 U.S. Olympic swim team. At the Stockholm Games, he officially broke the record for the 100-meter freestyle and was presented with the gold medal by King Gustav V of Sweden. The Hawaiian once again topped the podium at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, where he won gold medals in both the 100-meter freestyle (beating fellow Hawaiian Pua Kealoha) and in the relay. At the 1924 Games in Paris, he took the silver medal in the 100-meter freestyle (with the gold going to Weissmuller and the bronze to Kahanamoku’s brother, Samuel). In total, Kahanomoku would earn five Olympic medals over the course of his swimming career. In 1914, he famously landed at Freshwater Beach in Sydney, Australia, where he’s credited with introducing surfing to the Land Down Under. As a high-profile, internationally recognized athlete, Kahanamoku traveled the world, sharing his Hawaiian culture with crowds. “Before I left that fabulous land, the Australians had already turned to making their own boards and practicing what I had shown them in the surf,” Kahanamoku later recalled. Don’t miss Waterman on your preferred streaming service; you’ll be glad you tuned in. 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
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the previous week, he won the Under 16 division. The local waters have been good to him this spring, allowing Cassity to step up his game on the USA Surfing level. He won the Under 16 division and finished runner-up in the Under 14 division at the T-Street contest. Before that, he swept both divisions at the event at Church. Any conditions, any size, Cassity is quickly proving how versatile—and dangerous—of a surfer he’s becoming. If he’s been this good during a season
Thursday: A fading combination of Northwest swell and South/southwest swell sets up waist to chest high surf, (3-4’), in the morning, then drops to thigh to waist high, (2-3’) for the afternoon. Winds are light offshore in the early morning, shifting to a sea breeze late morning, then rising to moderate+ westerly winds over the afternoon.
Lucas Senkbeil Cassity. Photo: Courtesy of USA Surfing
filled will some challenging surf and cold water, it’s going to be fun to see him go off when things really heat up this summer. If you have a candidate for Grom of the Week, we want to know. Send an email to jakehoward1@gmail.com. SC
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Outlook: The swell blend maintains thigh to waist high waves, (2-3’), on Friday and Saturday. By Sunday a fresh mix of South/ southwest and Northwest swell fills in for thigh-waist-chest high surf, (2-3-4’). For Friday and the weekend, light/variable morning winds will be followed by a light+ to moderate sea breeze in the afternoons.
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