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TOP NEWS SAN CLEMENTE SHOULD KNOW THIS WEEK

Proposal to Build Motel Near San Clemente Pier Looks to Learn from Past Mistakes

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

At its meeting on Wednesday, June 28, the Design Review Subcommittee was scheduled to review a proposal that would transform a property with a single-family home built in 1927 into a boutique motel overlooking the Municipal Pier

The property, located at 402 Pasadena Court within the Pier Bowl, spans 18,339 square feet and includes a four-level building that has been converted into a triplex since its initial construction. The site also features a “character-defining” garden, according to the staff report, and is currently eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The proposed project would construct what would be known as the Sea Cliff Motel and Restaurant—a Spanish Colonial Revival-style, nine-unit motel that would add two buildings to the property, as well as a 48-seat indoor and outdoor restaurant, a rooftop deck, a pool and spa, and other features. There would also be 27 spots for parking, with 13 street parking spaces that qualify to be included with nine new ground-level garage spaces, three uncovered spaces and two more in the remaining garages.

Largely, the proposal adheres to the city’s policies and design standards, with additional modifications mentioned in the staff report.

On Tuesday, June 27, the San Clemente Times spoke with Jim Holloway, a project consultant who served as the city’s Community Development Director for 28 years, and project architect Tony Massaro of the Costa Mesa-based Mars Hill Studio.

Holloway described his role as like a navigator on a ship, doing course corrections when necessary on behalf of the property owner, who’s owned 402 Pasadena Court for roughly four years.

“(The owner’s vision) for the project is exactly what the (city’s) policies indicate, which is this really classy, Spanish Colonial Revival, visitor-serving and visitor-accessible project in the Pier Bowl, cleaning up a nice, historic building,” Holloway said. “It’s been deteriorating year by year, and he wants to rehabilitate it.”

402 Pasadena Court sits in the Coastal Recreation Commercial 1 (CRC1) Zone and Architectural-Visitor Serving Commercial District Overlay Zone within the Pier Bowl Specific Plan, which “pretty much demands a publicly accessible project,” according to Holloway.

The proposal complies by providing a stairway and walkway between Pasadena Court and Avenida Victoria, with a view deck in the middle and another view deck above the planned restaurant. Massaro, project architect, added that the other parts of the project’s design

the months leading up to Wednesday’s DRSC meeting, from which they expected to receive valuable feedback that helped whittle down the list of modifications the city has for the project.

Holloway talked about using 3-D modeling to show how their project wouldn’t significantly interfere with views of the ocean and how the project team intended to “rehabilitate primary cultural resources,” such as the main building itself and a water feature.

“Knowing the city and having the experience I’ve had, it’s not easy (to develop projects),” said Holloway. “But I think the approach we took is that we spent a lot of time up front planning, rather than just throwing some spaghetti against the wall early on to see what would stick.”

Holloway said he expected the DRSC meeting to consist of a back-and-forth discussion on design issues, such as the city’s recommendation of using landscaping or an off-white color on retaining walls to “visually separate” the older residence from the new development. The historic property’s retaining wall is characterized as covered in a textured stucco finish with a pure white color.

“What we would be recommending is a smoother stucco finish again with the white wall, because in San Clemente, the white walls really are distinctive, but we would be able to distinguish the new stuff from the old stuff, just by the texture of the stucco,” said Holloway. “That’s a pretty good example of the kind of discussion (we’ll have).”

San Clemente Historical Society president Larry Culbertson also spoke with the SC Times on Tuesday, detailing the group’s issues with the project, specifically the potential removal of the historic garden area, parking, view impacts, and an overall negative impact to the area.

Taking out the garden would decrease the property’s historic integrity needed to possibly be listed on the National Register, according to Culbertson. Additionally, he said the 14 on-site parking spaces would not be enough to accommodate all the motel and restaurant employees.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

FRIDAY, JUNE 30

Beachside Chat

8-9 a.m. Join San Clemente residents and dignitaries for the weekly Beachside Chat, a spirited, town hall forum on community issues led by a slate of rotating hosts. The chats are held at Dorothy Visser Senior Center, located at 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. All are welcome.

SATURDAY, JULY 1

Challenging Cancer

10-11:30 a.m. The Challenging Cancer group is conducting weekly meetings through Zoom video conferences. The meetings are open to caregivers, people who have a compromised immune system, and people dealing with cancer. To join, email donnavigil2@gmail.com or linda_crdv@ yahoo.com. heritagesc.org.

TUESDAY, JULY 4

Because I Love You (BILY)

6:30-8:30 p.m. The organization Because I Love You (BILY), which helps parents navigate through any parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, substance misuse, disrespect, mental health), conducts its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference and in-person/Zoom the first Tuesday of each month at the Outlets at San Clemente’s Conference Room. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com.

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 on the first and third Tuesday of the month 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, JULY 5

VA Disabled Claims Clinic

were greatly influenced by the city’s pre-existing plans and design guidelines, as well as the results of previous proposals on the same property that were rejected.

Massaro has had previous experience designing Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in places near Carlsbad and Newport Beach, as well as at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, where he modeled the school’s Scott Academic Center after the Santa Barbara County Courthouse.

Both Massaro and Holloway spoke about meeting with city planner David Carrillo and other city officials during

Culbertson referred to a previous proposal in 2005 that consisted of adding six more units to the property, without the additional restaurant and amenities, which the Historical Society also didn’t support but was rejected by the Coastal Commission anyway.

“When somebody buys a historic property, they have a right to develop it, somewhat, but it’s got to be within the (U.S.) Secretary of the Interior’s standards (SOIS),” Culbertson said. “We maintain that what they’re proposing does not fit within the guidelines of the Secretary of the Interior.”

If the project proposed adding only

2-4 p.m. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 9934 will sponsor a Veterans Affairs Disability Claims Clinic at the Dana Point Community Center the first and third Wednesday of each month. Veterans can walk in and meet with a VFW Service Officer and receive information on how to file a claim for service-related medical issues. Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo Street, Dana Point.

six units, that would be one thing, Culbertson said. But the current plan is “like the Taj Mahal,” he added.

Nonetheless, the project team, including Massaro, feels confident about their prospects with the city.

“You never can tell. That’s why we go through these (meetings),” Massaro said. “We feel positive, because we feel like we were very diligent in meeting the city’s aesthetic and technical requirements.”

The Design Review Subcommittee was scheduled to review a proposal that would expand a property with a triplex into a nine-unit motel with a restaurant overlooking the Municipal Pier. Photo: Courtesy of Tony Massaro

Council to Receive Information on City Demographics to

Bolster By-District Elections Discussion

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

The City Council voted unanimously in a special meeting last Thursday, June 22, to contract with a consulting firm that will be tasked with providing the city more information on San Clemente’s demographics before moving forward with a proposal to transition the town to a by-district voting model.

The approval of the $60,000 contract with the National Demographics Corporation (NDC) comes after the city received a letter by Dana Point lawyer Michelle Jackson, on behalf of an undisclosed client, claiming San Clemente’s at-large elections violated the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) and diluted the votes of minority votes.

“It is my client’s position that San Clemente’s system of at-large elections dilutes the ability of Latinos, a protected class, to elect candidates of their choice or otherwise influence the outcome of San Clemente’s elections for its City Council Members,” Jackson said in the letter.

Jackson also claimed that a review of the city’s system proved the existence of racially polarized voting, which the CVRA is intended to end, and pointed to a small number of Latino candidates on the council in the past 20 years.

Council Reestablishes Coastal Advisory Committee, Forms New Fine Arts Commission

BY CLARA HELM

The San Clemente City Council held unanimous votes in their regular meeting on June 20 that reestablished the Coastal Advisory Committee, continued the Amphitheater Committee and formed an Arts and Culture Committee.

The Amphitheater Committee, formed last August, comprises citizens appointed by councilmembers who were brought together to discuss the funding and placement of a potential amphitheater.

The main issues the council discussed were the committee’s failure to set a meeting schedule and the absence of city staff assigned to guide them. Councilmembers expressed concern for the lack of progress that the committee was making.

The June 15 letter requested San Clemente adopt a by-district system, with the threat of seeking “judicial relief” if action is not taken by Aug. 10.

At the June 22 meeting, after councilmembers and staff had met in closed session for more than an hour, City Attorney Elizabeth Mitchell informed the public that the city had only a short time to respond to the letter.

“It was necessary that staff introduced the item and received direction from the council about whether we should hire a consultant to give information to the council that could inform its decision about whether to go to district elections,” Mitchell said.

Councilmembers Victor Cabral, Mark Enmeier and Rick Loeffler stated they wanted to hear from the public, as well as from NDC, and that the council wouldn’t make a decision at the June 22 meeting.

Cabral also named numerous cities that faced similar threats of litigation and chose to fight the lawsuits, including Anaheim, Palm Desert and Whittier, and were forced to settle in addition to switching to a by-district system.

He also referred to the city of Santa Barbara, which is involved in an ongo-

Speaking on behalf of the committee, Amanda Quintanilla, who was appointed as a member by Councilmember Victor Cabral, stated that members had not yet met simply because of scheduling issues.

Given the concern over having concrete progress being made, Mayor Pro Tem Steve Knoblock made a motion to appoint staff to coordinate the meetings and receive a report from the committee in no later than three months.

Councilmember Rick Loeffler put forth whether the committee should have an expanded purview, such as putting it under a category of “fine arts” rather than the more specific category of “amphitheater.”

Other councilmembers agreed, as many expressed a desire to expand the amount of art and theater events in the city.

Councilmember Mark Enmeier pointed out an issue with the expansion of topics of the committee, as it would require broader expertise. With a larger scope suggested, the council proposed a solution to make a separate Arts and Culture Committee and continue the existing Amphitheater Committee—each

ing case with the Pico Neighborhood Association regarding the city’s own at-large system. The case is a part of a second oral argument session that the California Supreme Court was scheduled to hear on June 27.

“Maybe once we get a better idea of if the California Supreme Court (will) rule against the city, then there will be no cities that have ever won this,” said Cabral. “Then we have to weigh whether it’s worth fighting or going to district elections, and whether the city wants to spend millions of dollars doing it.”

Mayor Pro Tem Steve Knoblock called the situation “disappointing,” saying he

having five members.

The council agreed to continue the Amphitheater Committee and voted unanimously to create a separate Arts and Culture Committee that would meet bimonthly.

The reestablishment of the Coastal Advisory Committee emerged as a more disputed issue, as councilmembers went back and forth on the necessity of a separate committee for beach and ocean upkeep.

In June 2021, the Coastal Advisory Committee was disbanded and merged with the Beaches, Parks, and Recreation Commission.

Speaking to the importance of the separate group, Susan Ambrose, the former chairperson of the Coastal Advisory Committee, reminded the council of the goals and objectives members set, many of which, she stated, came to fruition.

Some of the previous committee objectives mentioned were maintaining beaches, beach profiles, monitoring and assessment of the sand, sand replenishment and identifying sources of sand availability twice a year.

Citizen Donna Vidrine also found

didn’t recall many Latinos running for council even as other people of color have run and placed somewhat high in the final results.

“I think this is a strong-arm tactic by the state, to compel district elections when the local citizens have consistently said, ‘We will elect our representatives in the way we choose, that best fits our community,’ ” said Knoblock.

With the council not holding a regular meeting in early July in observance of Independence Day, it will next meet on July 18 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, at 910 Calle Negocio.

issues with the disbanding of the advisory committee at a time when San Clemente is experiencing dramatic sand loss and water quality issues.

“The City Parks Commission lacks the means to address coastal issues with the scientific approach,” said Vidrine. “The Coastal Advisory panel ensured coastal sources were being taken care of, raised community awareness on issues like the Clean Ocean Program, and made sure the city followed ocean regulations.”

Since Coastal Advisory was dissolved, some of the city’s other subcommittees have been burdened by the issues it once handled, Councilmember Victor Cabral said.

Knoblock stated he was not eager to reinstate the committee, as the decision to merge the Coastal Advisory Committee into the Beaches, Parks, and Rec Commission was made for the reason of government expediency.

Mayor Chris Duncan countered, stating the committee would give interested citizens an outlet for input and ideas.

Not only would citizens be engaged, added Loeffler, but experts who live in San Clemente could provide valuable specialist insight.

The San Clemente City Council voted at its special meeting on Thursday, June 22, to authorize a contract with a consulting firm to receive information on the city’s demographics related to the city’s elections. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

Grand Jury Report on Human Sex Trafficking Calls for Increased Resources, Shared Data

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

More funding and collaboration is needed to bolster the county’s agencies and stakeholders in combating human sex trafficking, the Orange County Grand Jury concluded in its latest report published this month.

Prior to releasing its findings, the group conducted extensive interviews with county officials, social service personnel and subject matter experts in addition to reviewing varying documents at the local, state and federal level, such as policies and procedures, laws and statistical reports.

“In this report, the Grand Jury makes several recommendations to improve law enforcement, prosecution, awareness, and support services for victims and survivors,” the report stated.

The report centered on three main areas from the group’s investigation, including the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF), countywide data collection and sharing, and education and prevention efforts.

San Juan Capistrano Mayor Howard Hart ran for local office in 2020 on a platform that, in part, identified illicit massage parlors as an issue of concern as it relates to human trafficking. Hart introduced revised regulations for massage parlors in San Juan in early 2021 that strengthened the town’s ability to shut down businesses if they are reported to host illicit sexual activity.

Speaking solely about his own position and not the rest of the City Council, he said he agreed with the OC Grand Jury report’s findings. He attributed the prob -

The Seville to Bring More Luxury Living for San Clemente Seniors

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

As the number of people aged 55 and above continues to swell in Orange County, so, too, will the number of residential facilities for seniors grow in San Clemente come late 2024.

Last Thursday, June 22, Dallas-based developer Harbert South Bay Partners, the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce, and other related entities met for a ground-

lem of human sex trafficking to a lack of public awareness and education.

Law enforcement agencies and nonprofits such as the San Clemente-based i-5 Freedom Network have previously explained that the illicit massage market in the U.S. is often linked to organized crime, which brings in women from other countries to perform erotic massages on clientele.

Brenda Wells, the executive director of i-5 Freedom, which works to raise awareness about and stop human trafficking, called the report a roughly accurate assessment of the current situation. She noted, however, that it largely touched on previously mentioned topics that have yet to be significantly addressed.

GATHERING THE STAKEHOLDERS

Originally established in 2004, OCHTTF comprises county-affiliated organizations, law enforcement agencies, and local nonprofit organizations, and is led by the Anaheim Police Department and nonprofit Waymakers.

The task force has an objective of improving victim services, and efforts in law enforcement, probation, prosecution and social services, according to the report.

One city that isn’t directly involved is San Clemente, according to Mayor Chris Duncan.

He explained the city doesn’t have the staffing to have a larger connection. However, its partnerships with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and i-5 Freedom, which are associated with the task force, help it to receive the necessary information and understanding of current issues.

Standing in the way of achieving the task force’s mission is a lack of consistent funding because of a reliance on competitive federal grant funding, which has impacted its membership, and a lack of organizational structure, the report found.

SHARING INFORMATION

The OC Grand Jury also referenced

breaking ceremony at the site of The Seville, at 2421 Calle Frontera.

The luxury complex will include 87 units—63 of which are for assisted living and 24 for memory care—three courtyards, a pool, concierge service and other amenities.

Also present at the June 22 event was Momentum Senior Living CEO Josh Johnson, whose company will be responsible for operating the facility.

Johnson founded Momentum, along with a business partner, in 2018 after working decades in the industry and experiencing a chance trip to help similar companies in China.

“When we came back, we knew we wanted to work together, and we really

a previous report on the same subject released during the 2011-2012 iteration of the group, in which a shared human trafficking database among governmental agencies and nonprofits was recommended, yet not carried out.

“The absence of a centralized human trafficking database and data sharing apparatus creates a challenge to effective collaboration,” the latest report stated. “Organizations gather statistics they require for their own immediate funding needs without a view toward understanding and broadly measuring their own success.”

According to Wells, a database would be “extremely helpful,” as it would reduce the work agencies have to do if they had the ability to check whether a person involved in trafficking had been detained in other cities.

TAKING FURTHER ACTION

Regarding education and prevention, the report called for local law enforcement agencies holding out from undergoing human-trafficking training—which was mandated under Proposition 35 back in 2012—to participate.

It also encouraged more public education campaigns such as the current “Be The One” initiative, which raises awareness of human sex trafficking and the risks of children being trafficked, and widespread adoption of training programs for school-aged children that aim to prevent early victimization.

At the local level, Duncan spoke to the implementation of the second phase of a series of priorities the city’s Public Safety Committee drafted and recommended in spring 2022.

Priority 1 included action items such as having a city staff member serve as the main point of contact for dealing with potentially illicit massage parlors and initiating the process of conducting two random inspections of targeted businesses each year.

Priority 2, which includes incentivizing

wanted to create a company that embraced growth, and really one that could promote employees from within and develop people,” he said.

The two founders both teach at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, or the multifaceted study of human development and aging, at the University of Southern California, according to Johnson. He added that they wanted to create a pathway for their students to enter the industry with their business.

The company currently operates one facility, The Variel in Woodland Hills, and will soon add three more to its portfolio, along with The Seville, of which all four Harbert South Bay Partners will construct.

Johnson said Momentum has taken

hotels and motels to educate their employees about sex trafficking and rewarding compliance with local ordinances, is scheduled to roll out soon, according to Duncan.

DIGGING BELOW THE SURFACE

The OC Grand Jury also reported other findings such as that the county’s affluence and tourist attractions contribute to the amount of sex trafficking that occurs; the punishment of clients or “buyers” is slight; victims and survivors need more support from agencies and law enforcement; and limited resources restrict law enforcement’s ability to act more toward fighting sex trafficking.

Wells referenced the recently enacted Senate Bill 357, which she said has a well-meaning premise of repealing provisions related to loitering with the intent to commit prostitution.

She added, however, that it would have negative consequences—one being that it could interfere with agencies, such as OCSD’s Vice Department, walking the street and interacting with people who are likely being trafficked.

“With this new bill that passed, that’s now considered harassment. It’s because (the sex workers) are not committing a crime,” Wells said.

The OC Grand Jury recommended the City of Anaheim and County of Orange secure funding for all local law enforcement agencies to participate in OCHTTF, and develop a human sex trafficking database by June 30, 2024.

Additionally, it suggested Orange County fully fund education and prevention programs; the District Attorney’s office publicize successful prosecution in related cases; and the County Social Service Agency develop a robust victim assistance database and implement long-term victim support programs with financial support for adults by the mid-2024 deadline.

This story has been edited to fit for print. A full version can be found at sanclementetimes.com.

up the strategy of paying staff more than what their competitors pay, with the goal of reducing turnover and keeping prices for residents “as affordable as possible.”

Emphasizing empathy is the best way to approach caring for residents, he added.

“When I got into the industry, we did a good job of getting people to live longer, but maybe not healthier,” said Johnson. “Part of our passion and part of our core value is to embrace holistic health and people live as independently as possible, so they can be as vibrant as possible.”

Momentum will open a “Discovery Center” at the Outlets at San Clemente in the early fall, where they’ll begin the process of interviewing and hiring employees, as well as taking deposits for future residents.

Letters to The Editor

BACK-DOOR DECISION VIOLATES

PUBLIC TRUST

MELISSA MCCREADY, San Clemente; SUE NESPOR, San Clemente resident; LAURA FERGUSON, former San Clemente councilmember

Councilmembers Cabral, Knoblock, and Loeffler pulled the wool over the public’s eyes on June 6 by doing an about-face on hiring private security for North Beach at a cost of $350,000 without public notice. There was no mention in the agenda report on the fiscal year budget about discussing or authorizing the expenditure of funds for security.

The discussion was likely a Brown Act violation.

To reopen a prior vote required council to place the item on the next meeting agenda. The budget item was used as a subterfuge to rediscuss the prior vote.

The law provides that agenda items must give enough information to permit the public to make an informed decision about whether or not to participate. This action by council squashed further public criticism like we saw raised at previous meetings.

Public input played a role in the council voting against private security on May 16—instead voting to hire more deputies. This makes sense, since sworn deputies can cite and arrest while private security guards cannot. Even the chief of police services said that “the private security will be calling us (deputies) when things get out of hand, just like a citizen would call us.”

In its sneaky approach to add private security to appease the vocal minority, it cut out the will of the majority who will

be funding this debacle. This has become a political issue, and throwing money at this does not solve anything.

When asked at the council meeting if the city manager had information on the costs and possibility of hiring more park rangers to take on a similar role, he said he “hadn’t completed any analysis on the subject” despite the subject being discussed for months.

Expending additional funds is not smart until the use of current city resources (park rangers, code enforcement officers, homeless outreach coordinators and deputies) are analyzed over time to measure code enforcement violations and crime statistics. Staff, who report to the city, will have a greater impact than private security officers.

Council’s trouncing of democracy demands that they revisit this and reverse course.

RESPONSE TO CRAIG KESHISHIAN JIM HOLLOWAY, San Clemente

In an SC Times Letter to the Editor, Craig Keshishian advocates for teaching history, especially about “the valor, service and civics” of the U.S. military. I could not agree more. Teaching history, including military history, is vitally important. With it recently being Juneteenth, it seems appropriate to offer bullet points about the convergence of U.S. Military history and civil rights.

• Juneteenth—On June 19, 1865, U.S. Army forces rode into Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000 enslaved African Americans that as of Jan. 31, 1865, the passage of the 13th Amendment made them Free People.

• WWI—In 1919, African American doughboys were returning from Europe. They had learned in Europe that living under Jim Crow laws in the South was not the way it had to be. This kick-started The Great Migration

of six million African Americans from the South to other parts of the United States, fleeing the Jim Crow laws that existed at that time.

• WWII—African Americans served in many capacities during World War II. The Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black unit flying P-51s, one of the most sophisticated WWII airplanes, proved once and for all, (and contrary to some theories at that time) that African Americans could serve with valor, courage, discipline and intelligence.

• Korea—In July 1948, President and Commander in Chief Harry Truman ordered that U.S. Military forces be integrated. As a result, Black and White servicemen and women fought side by side during the Korean War. The U.S. Military’s example of successful integration provided a model for the Civil Rights legislation of the mid-’60s.

• Colin Powell—Rising through the ranks, Colin Powell became the first Black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff over all U.S. Military operations. Powell then became America’s first African American Secretary of State. This was a harbinger of things to come.

• Barack Obama—America’s first Black president. Who can forget when President Obama announced that as Commander-in-Chief of U.S Military forces, he had ordered operations to kill or capture Osama bin Laden, and that Navy Seals had successfully carried out that mission. History teaches us many valuable lessons. It should be taught straight-up, fully and clear-eyed “with malice toward none, with charity for all,” Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln said in 1865.

ANOTHER RESPONSE TO CRAIG KESHISHIAN MARY ELLEN BOBP, San Clemente

I concur with the sentiments expressed by the letter on June 15, “Pier Bowl Brawl.”

Our generation, though far from perfect, was respectful. Perhaps this was because we were taught how much our parents’ generation paid for “freedom.” My father was a POW for two long years—starving, freezing, and witnessing the horrors of war.

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The List

What’s going on in and around town this week

SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

THURSDAY | 29

PAINT & CRAFT NIGHT

5:30 p.m. Lost Winds Brewing is hosting Painters Choice Craft & Paint Night, where guests will use their creative side to paint a personalized welcome sign. All materials will be provided at the event. Tickets are $45 and include a drink. Lost Winds Brewing Company, 924 Calle Negocio, Ste. C, San Clemente. facebook.com.

FRIDAY | 30

LINE DANCING FRIDAYS

10-11 a.m. Join Age Well Senior Services for line dancing every Friday at San Clemente’s senior center. No partner required. For a $5 donation, learn some easy and fun line dances to get you moving. Carrie Wojo teaches all over South Orange County and makes it easy to stay active and have fun. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. 949.498.3322.

BE THE FIRST RESPONDER SUMMER

KICKOFF

5-9 p.m. Join the Ocean Institute to kick off the summer with food and beverages, local vendor pop-ups, cardiac screening, touch tanks and lots of information on how to be a first responder. The free event will feature informational videos and staff on hand to educate the public on water, boat and beach safety. The Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

LAUGHIN’ IN SAN CLEMENTE

7:30 p.m. Enjoy a cold one at Los Molinos Beer while comedians who have appeared on Netflix, Comedy Central, and Conan perform. Attendance is limited to those 21 and over, and tickets are $25.

9 p.m. The City of San Clemente will host a fireworks display from the Municipal Pier. The show will last roughly 20 minutes. The Condor Squadron, consisting of four AT-6 World War II trainers, will fly over San Clemente at roughly 6 p.m. Visit san-clemente.org or contact 949.361.8237 for information about traffic and other safety advisories. 622 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente.

Doors open at 7:30, but pre-show food and drink will be available. Los Molinos Beer Co., 151 Calle de Los Molinos, San Clemente. eventbrite.com.

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE

8 p.m. Enjoy some rollicking sounds over dinner at this intimate and popular South Orange County venue. Glam rock band The Sweet, known for the hit song “The Ballroom Blitz,” will perform. Tickets are $25. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

SATURDAY | 01

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. 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.

GEEKS WHO DRINK TRIVIA NIGHT

7-9 p.m. Left Coast Brewing presents trivia modeled after pub quizzes in Ireland and the United Kingdom, covering everything from Hungary to the Hunger Games. Teams can include up to six people. Winning teams earn bar cash and other prizes. Left Coast Tasting Room,

CASA KIDS

10:30-11 a.m. Kymberly Stewart, a Grammy-nominated early childhood music educator, will perform jazz, gospel and soulful pop. Admission is included with a ticket to Casa Romantica. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

RANCHO MISSION VIEJO RED, WHITE & BLUE BASH

5-9 p.m. Rancho Mission Viejo will host a patriotic celebration in honor of the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. There will be live music, food trucks, vendor booths, and a laser light show. Shuttle services will be provided to the event by RanchRide. The Pavilion, 2 Tierno Road, Rancho Mission Viejo. ranchride.net.

SUNDAY | 02

SAN CLEMENTE FARMERS MARKET

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables and artisanal goods from organic growers along Avenida Del Mar. 949 361 8200. san-clemente.org.

D. YODER FAMILY SUNDAYS: DÍA DE VERANO

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bring your children to Casa Romantica with free admission, with this Sunday’s slate featuring a Hispanic dance class and activities highlighting Latin American creatives. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens,

415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

DANA POINT TROLLEY HOP: RED, WHITE & BOOZE

Noon-5 p.m. The Dana Point Trolley Hop returns with exclusive drink specials at participating restaurants. The trolley will operate its normal route. Those 21 and older can purchase a $10 trolley hop wristband to access the exclusive specials. The trolley will operate its normal routes. Hop on the trolley at any of its stops and hop off at the stop nearest to the restaurant(s) you want to visit. Dana Point Chamber of Commerce, 34183 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite A, Dana Point. 949.496.1555. danapointchamber.com.

MONDAY | 03

COUNTRY NIGHT AT H.H. COTTON’S

6 p.m. This popular downtown restaurant offers a night full of country music and line dancing for all ages. Beginners will have the floor from 6-7 p.m., followed by advanced dancers from 7:30-8:30 p.m. The floor will be open to all from 8:30-10 p.m. H.H. Cotton’s, 201 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.945.6616. hhcottons.com.

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.

WEDNESDAY | 05

BINGO AT THE SENIOR CENTER

1:30 p.m. Every Wednesday, the Dorothy Visser Senior Center will host Bingo. The center will begin selling cards at 1 p.m., with the game starting promptly at 1:30. The buy-in is $12 for 10 games with four cards and a special pick-your-number game. For more information, contact the center at 949.498.3322. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente.

YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT THE NOBLE PATH FOUNDATION

4:30-7:30 p.m. The Noble Path Foundation hosts events multiple times a week to get youth and young adults out and about and participating in safe, productive activities. Guitar lessons start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a fitness class at 5:30 p.m. and Creative Collaboration at 6:30 p.m. The Noble Path Foundation, 420 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.234.7259. thenoblepathfoundation.org.

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TUESDAY | 04: SAN CLEMENTE FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS

GUEST

OPINION

| Historical Happenings by Christine Lampert

ENVISIONING OLE’S MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITY

Ole Hanson was the visionary who master-planned San Clemente in the 1920s with his business partners. He developed a master-planned new town in the empty rolling hills halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego.

His plan was to provide the new “Spanish Village by the Sea” everything that was needed to thrive as a town. He built many of the important community structures that we use today and some that are gone.

Ole’s team not only laid out the future city with curved streets and neighborhoods, it planned and built everything that a new town would need, including the community center, the community pool, the pier, Max Berg Park, the first school, horse trails and stables, a hotel, and a water system to provide drinking water and electricity.

Most of the community buildings were gifted to the city for $1 after they were completed.

Ole Hanson built the San Clemente Social Club. It was located where the existing Community Center is today at the corner of Avenida Del Mar and Calle Seville. The original two-story building was destroyed by a fire in 1970. The only original part of the rebuilt structure is the “Ole Hanson

HISTORICAL HAPPENINGS

BY CHRISTINE LAMPERT

Room.”

The Ole Hanson Beach Club in North Beach, including the swimming pool, is the original building even though it was remodeled a few years ago.

Every home was provided with electricity and water. The water reservoirs were built on the hill in the middle of town where the Presbyterian church is today. The very steep portion of Avenida Cabrillo that is between El Camino Real and Avenida de la Estrella, which led up to the water tanks, was a stairway for many years.

There were also horse stables for public use, now the site of Ralphs grocery store. Several streets were designed with trails running down the middle to allow riders to access the beach with their horses. Avenida Esplanade is one street where there is a greenbelt down the center of the street, which was once a horse trail.

Ole also built the pier for use by the public. It was originally a fishing pier, and boats once anchored off the end of the

pier to load and unload fishermen. The pier was built during the Prohibition Era (1920-1933).

Because no alcohol could be legally sold in the U.S. during these years, the café at the end of the pier had a secret trap door for small boats to illegally deliver alcohol. The trap door was destroyed in the hurricane of 1939.

Later, in the 1940s, a boat club was formed, and boat storage was built at the base of the pier, but in the 1970s, these buildings on the pier were converted to the spaces used for the Fisherman’s Restaurant & Bar today.

Ole Hanson is responsible for a very innovative master-planned community. Historically, there are very few similar examples. His goal was to create a new town where families could live and play, and he succeeded.

The San Clemente Historical Society seeks your favorite stories, memories, and

photographs of San Clemente to include in our 2073 Bound Time Capsule. Mail your submissions to San Clemente Historical Society, P.O. Box 283, San Clemente, CA 92672-0283 by Dec. 6, which is Ole Hanson Day!

Christine Lampert is a member of the San Clemente Historical Society, as well as the American Institute of Architects (AIA,) and has designed many projects in San Clemente and in California. She has been a professor of architecture at USC, OCC and SCAD Hong Kong. She and her family have lived in San Clemente for more than 46 years. SC

FROM THE ARCHIVES

In the “olden days” of beachgoing in Southern California, tents—like the ones pictured in this presumably 1940s photo, based on the cars shown—were used for shelter. This photo can be purchased from the San Clemente Historical Society at sanclementehistoricalsociety.org.

Every week, the San Clemente Times will showcase a historical photo from around the city. If you have a photo you would like to submit for consideration, send the photo, your name for credit as well as the date and location of the photo to sraymundo@picketfencemedia.com

Photo: Courtesy of the San Clemente Historical Society

Are you looking for your new best friend?

Handsome guy Rex is a 4-year-old German Shepherd who just can’t wait to meet you!

An energetic dog, he enjoys long walks and playtime in the yard. Rex has done well with other dogs and older children and is looking for an active home where he can continue with his training.

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

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult.

Sudoku- medium- by Myles Mellor 95 3 41 9 6 8 7 6 3 95 61 6 5 4 3 28 7 42 68 5

SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

The Club House. Photo: Courtesy of the San Clemente Historical Society

San Clemente Ocean Games to Fill 2023 Ocean Festival Void

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

While the San Clemente Ocean Festival remains on hiatus for 2023 due to staffing issues, those looking for their competitive water sports along the Municipal Pier will get a one-day reprieve in July.

The City of San Clemente announced the creation of the San Clemente Ocean Games, a single-day event on July 15 for swimmers, runners, junior lifeguards and multi-sport athletes to compete in a condensed shortterm replacement for the annual Ocean Festival.

After pandemic cancellations of the San Clemente Ocean Festival in 2020 and 2021, “The Greatest Show on Surf” returned for its 45th year on July 16-17, 2022 with the full bevy of swim, surf and boat races and accompanying sand castle competitions, car displays and live music for the two-day event.

However, the effects of the pandemic lingered for the Ocean Festival organizers in the form of limited staff and volunteers. Simply without the manpower to put together its 46th edition, the 2023 Ocean Festival was canceled in February.

Following that cancellation, a group of lifeguards banded together to try and save some sort of mid-July water sport competition, and they did so in the form of the San Clemente Ocean Games, which will be hosted by the City of San Clemente along with a sponsorship of Orange County Professional Firefighters Local 3631.

The Ocean Games will feature three different levels of events, with Lifeguard Events for those over 16 years old, Junior Lifeguard Events that will be run with youths in two age groups (9-12 and 1316), and Open Events for any competitor age 15 and over.

The biggest crowd-pleasing headline event of the Ocean Festival is the Dory boat races, and those will return as a Lifeguard Event. There are 10 Lifeguard Events, including the three-lap Dory boat race, surf race, surf ski race, rescue relay,

international ironman, American iron man, American ironwoman, paddleboard sprint and paddleboard rescue relay.

The Junior Lifeguard Events will include a surf race, run-swim-run, and a beach flags race. The Open Events will allow competitors to choose to run in one or all three contests: the 5K beach run, run-swim-run and 1-mile swim.

The day will start with a pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. hosted by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Associ ation, and the events will follow in the afternoon with the Junior Lifeguards and Ocean Events beginning at 1:45 p.m. and the Lifeguard Events awards at 5 p.m. San Clemente Marine Safety will also perform a Water Rescue Demo in the afternoon.

Registration for all events is currently available online at san-clemente.org/ recreation.

Like the Ocean Festival, the San Clem ente Ocean Games will still be staffed by volunteers, with opportunities available for course volunteers and marshals. Those interested in volunteering can register at san-clemente.org/recreation.

Ocean Festival organizers have said they still are aiming to bring back the annual two-day event next summer, and while this July won’t have the full pomp, circumstance and energy of an Ocean Festival weekend, the San Clemente Ocean Games will keep that spark of water competition alive.

Despite no San Clemente Ocean Festival, Dory boats will still crash the waves at the San Clemente Ocean Games on July 15.

Photo: C. Jayden Smith

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PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 23FL000547

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner

JULIE CHUNG filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

JULIE CHUNG

Proposed Name

YUKYUNG JULIE CHUNG

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at 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 scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing

Date: 08/02/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: L74 REMOTE. The address of the court is Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868. Other: Go to www.occourts. org/directory/family for remote/in person hearing information. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court. htm.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in thet following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times

Date: 06/05/2023

JUDGE Julie A. Palafox, Supervising Judge Family Law

Published: San Clemente Times, June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 1753

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente, at its Regular Meeting of June 20, 2023, introduced the following Ordinance:

Ordinance No. 1753 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, ADDING

CHAPTER 2.29 TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE TO CREATE A COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Persons interested in receiving an inspection copy of the Ordinance are invited to call the Deputy City Clerk at (949) 361-8303 or by email at Jimenezm@san-clemente.org. Copies will be emailed or mailed to you at no cost.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente will consider adopting the aforementioned Ordinance at its meeting of July 18, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd Floor, San Clemente.

LAURA CAMPAGNOLO

City Clerk & Ex-Officio

Clerk of the Council

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 30-2023-01330044

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner RANIA WADIA ABOLHOSN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

RANIA WADIA ABOLHOSN

Proposed Name

RANIA WADIA SELSTED

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at 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 scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing

Date: 08/03/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100

The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Other: Remote Hearing. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/ find-my-court.htm.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: SAN CLEMENTE

TIMES

Date: 06/09/2023

JUDGE LAYNE MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: San Clemente Times, June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

Robert Jay Barton

Case Number: 30-2023-01331136-PR-PW-CMC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will and or estate, or both, of Robert Jay Barton

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Paul Barton and Mark Barton in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE

The Petition for Probate requests that Paul Barton and Mark Barton be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to

the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

a. Date: July 19, 2023 Time: 1:30 p.m. in Dept: CM05

b. Address of Court: Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Probate Division – Costa Mesa Justice Complex, 3390 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (1) 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.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Ryan Michael Darling Address: 3697 Arlington Ave, Riverside, CA 92506

Ph: (760)345-0157

Published in: San Clemente Times, June 22, 29, July 6, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20236662792

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:

MIKLJON STRINGS

555 N EL CAMINO REAL A378

SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672

Full Name of Registrant(s):

MICHAEL JON OSTGAARD

555 N EL CAMINO REAL A378 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672

This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: n/a

/s/MICHAEL OSTGAARD

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 05/09/2023

Published in: SAN CLEMENTE Times June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 1752

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente, at its Regular Meeting of June 20, 2023, adopted the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 1752 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, DECLARING A PUBLIC NUISNANCE; AMENDING SECTION 12.32.140 OF THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC BEACHES AT 10:00 P.M. FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE, AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE TO BE CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER CLASS 1 (EXISTING FACILITIES, 14 CCR SECTION 15301) OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE CEQA GUIDELINES

A full copy of the aforementioned Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk’s Office, located at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California. Persons interested in receiving a copy of the Ordinance are invited to contact the Deputy City Clerk at (949) 361-8303 or by email at jimenezm@san-clemente. org.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the above-referenced Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting of June 6, 2023, and was adopted at the Regular City Council meeting of June 20, 2023 by the following vote:

AYES: CABRAL, ENMEIER, KNOBLOCK, LOEFFLER, MAYOR DUNCAN

NOES: NONE

ABSENT: NONE

LAURA CAMPAGNOLO

City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 30-2023-01325794

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner STEPHANIE STERN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

STEPHANIE STERN

Proposed Name

ANASTASIA ARTEMOVA

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at 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 scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing

Date: 04/26/2023

Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100

Room: Remote Appearance. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/ find-my-court.htm.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive

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weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Date: 05/17/2023

JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: San Clemente Times, June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2023.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice Inviting Bids

COHESITY DATA PROTECTION SYSTEM

1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project:

COHESITY DATA PROTECTION SYSTEM

2. Bid Opening Date. Sealed bids (in hard copy form) must be received prior to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 10, 2023, at the Office of the City Clerk, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673, and will be publicly opened at said day and time in the Community Room at City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673. Bids received after this time will be considered non-responsive. All bids must be valid for a minimum of 60 days from the date of the advertised bid opening.

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

4. Bid Submittal.

4.1 Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a completed proposal form furnished by the City on the PlanetBids website. The Bid form must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder and the outside of the envelope must read as follows:

CONFIDENTIAL

Attn: City Clerk City of San Clemente 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673

OFFICIAL BID – DO NOT OPEN

BID NAME: COHESITY DATA PROTECTION SYSTEM

BID OPENING DATE: 2pm Monday, June 10, 2023

5. Pre-Bid Meeting. A pre-bid meeting will not be held for this bid solicitation.

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

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

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

Dated June 29, 2023.

City of San Clemente - Information Technology Division 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673

UNCOVERING RICK GRIFFIN

Alongside current art exhibit, Surfing Heritage and Culture Center to host panel discussion of insight, inspiration

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

The story of Rick Griffin runs through San Clemente, and right now, you can experience the iconic artist’s work in a unique way at the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center (SHACC).

The current exhibit at the museum, entitled “Aquatic Ascendance,” showcases some of Griffin’s earliest works that have never been seen by the public until now—and, for good reason. The exhibit is anchored by several large murals that were drawn on bedroom walls in a house in Palos Verdes around 1960.

Several years ago, the house was going to be torn down, but before the demolition crews came in, the walls featuring the illustrations were carefully removed and the artwork preserved. Now on display for the first time, the exhibit also includes several famous works, as well as some of Griffin’s lesser-known creations. But there’s more. On July 8, SHACC will be hosting a can’t-miss panel discussion that’s sure to bring depth and understanding to the artist’s extensive body of work. The evening will feature Griffin’s wife, Ida, and daughter, Flaven, as well notable Griffin scholars, including Steve Barilotti, Jim Evans, Gordon McClelland, Dave Tourje, John Van Hamersveld and Gary Wong.

In 1962, Griffin was part of Palos Verdes High School’s first graduating class. While there, his notoriety as a budding cartoon-

GROMS OF THE WEEK

EDEN WALLA

BY JAKE HOWARD

The USA Surfing Championships descended on Lower Trestles last week, and while there was no shortage of winners, it was San Clemente’s Eden Walla who made the absolute most of the opportunity.

Acing the Under 14 and Under 16 divisions, she also finished third in the Under 18 division and won the overall Under 16 Girls USA Surfing Prime West Coast season title (her brother Zion won the Boys Under 14).

“Everyone was ripping, and the waves were really fun all week,” Eden shared on her Instagram account. “Big thanks to my Dad for taking the time off work to be with me every step of

ist started to take hold. His works “usually had to do with some kind of student activity,” explained Vivian Skilling, a teacher and yearbook adviser at the school.

“They were always humorous,” Skilling said. “He showed an enormous amount of talent. We used to joke that Rick’s office was under the table” (because his classmates were so interested in watching Griffin work that he used to draw on the floor under a table, so he would not be bothered).

Griffin’s lifelong friend, Randy Nauert, had taught him to surf in 1958 and became an ardent supporter of his art for the rest of their days together. Nauert played in one of the original surf bands, The Challengers, and convinced Griffin to make concert posters for the group. Around this time, big-wave legend Greg Noll also took notice of Griffin’s talents and employed him to create price lists and movie fliers for Noll Surfboards.

Not long after, Nauert convinced John Severson, who was working on the first issues of his Surfer magazine, to hire Griffin. That’s when the character of “Murphy” was first introduced to a mass surfing audience. The adventures of the little cartoon gremmie was a huge hit, even gracing the cover of the publication in ’62.

In 1967, the Summer of Love came to San Francisco, and the Human Be-In was held in Golden Gate Park. It was Griffin who did the poster for the event. During

the way this week and always keeping it fun. …Thank you to my brother, who surfs with me multiple times a day and makes me push as hard as I can.”

The summer’s just getting started, and there’s no question that Eden, along with her brother, are going to get into some good stuff as the water warms up and the south swells start rolling in. We can’t wait to see what comes next. SC

that period, Griffin provided the psychedelic artwork for a lot of the posters for famous music halls such as the Fillmore, as well as album art for bands including the Grateful Dead. He also drew the first logo for Rolling Stone magazine. After doing his time in the San Francisco counterculture scene, by ’69, Griffin and his young family moved to San Clemente. Living on Cazador Lane (the house is no longer there), he continued to paint and create. Reuniting with Severson for his surf movie Pacific Vibrations and with filmmakers Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman on their classic film Five Summer Stories, by this time, Griffin had asserted himself as surfing’s preeminent artist.

Eventually, Griffin settled with his

family north of San Francisco in Sonoma County, where he continued to surf and explore his art before he sadly lost his life in a motorcycle accident in ’91.

For fans of Griffin’s art and contributions to surf and music culture, you’re going to want to make sure you’re at SHACC on July 8. Ticket information is available at shacc.org. Space is very limited.

Jake Howard is a 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 several publications, including Picket Fence Media, Surfline and the World Surf League. He also works with philanthropic organizations such as the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center and the Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation. SC

SURF FORECAST

Water Temperature: 63-65 Degrees

Water Visibility: 8-12’

Thursday: Slow easing mix of SSW and NW swells sets up thigh to stomach high waves, (2-3’+) for good spots in the morning, while best breaks are waist to head high, (3-5’). The surf will gradually taper off as the day progresses. Light offshore winds in the early morning, shift to a light+ sea breeze for the afternoon then ease by the evening.

Outlook: Friday’s waves fade to mainly thigh-waist high, (2-3’), for most spots. The same small surf continues through the weekend. For Friday and the weekend, winds are mainly onshore, light most of the morning, then light+ to periocially moderate over the afternoons.

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Photo: Courtesy of USA Surfing/@kurtsteinmetz

Artist Rick Griffin in his San Clemente studio during a particularly prolific period during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Photo Courtesy of Randy Nauert

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