July 28, 2022

JULY 28-AUGUST 3, 2022 | VOLUME 17, ISSUE 30

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Let’s Dance

Casino San Clemente Celebrates 85 Years of Resilience Amidst Change E Y E O N S C / PAG E 3

The Casino San Clemente has pushed through decades of ups and downs and a yearslong renovation on the way to celebrating its 85th anniversary on Saturday, July 30. Photo: Keaton Larson

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City Council Approves FAM’S Lease Extension

Summer of Golf: San Juan Hills Golf Club

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the big dome ceiling, and if you go in the ballroom, (with) that wood ceiling, you just don’t see that anywhere anymore.”

They did a complete renovation of the venue, first with the goal of restoring it to the traditional, simplified nature of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.

During the process, however, the team realized that the Casino could serve as an “incredible private event venue,” leading the way toward becoming a venue to host weddings and other special events.

The restoration saw them remove nautical-themed windows from the ballroom walls, rebuild the kitchen, and simplify the West Wing, which used to be the original restaurant inside the building.

They also carpeted the dance floor to give the space quality acoustics, converted the multiple dressing rooms into a green room and a room for brides-to-be, among other uses, and managed to save the original hardwood floors that make up the Historic Hall, where visitors can see pictures of all the Hollywood stars who formerly frequented the Casino.

In the back, they cleaned up the Rock Garden, put up string lights, and planted roses and olive trees, to give the space a garden feel that they use for wedding ceremonies and as a cocktail area for community events.

Given the landmark’s history in hosting live dancing and large bands in the 1930s and ’40s, as well as the site of dinner theatres and other entertainment from the ’70s until the ’90s, the team quickly figured out that it was possible to use the space to hold events pertaining to music.

“It was a big deal to come down here and dance to big, live bands,” Sadeghi said. “There’s not many dance halls … I don’t know of any (others) in Southern California.”

Amid the continuing revitalization of the North Beach area, now a registered Historic District, she believes more people are realizing the area’s value.

Sadeghi feels she and her ex-partner were pioneers in the sense of first paying attention to the historical buildings in North Beach, and now that the Casino is progressing toward what she calls its “original intention,” she’s having a lot of fun.

Part of the process of getting back to the building’s roots was a recent development that saw Sadeghi put up a neon “Dance” sign on the roof, harkening back to the days that a similar sign existed decades ago in the same spot. Sadeghi is especially looking forward to turning it on Saturday night, July 30, during the celebration dinner for the Casino’s 85th anniversary.

She hopes the Casino can set itself apart by offering live music to the whole community and establishing a local following in a location that is intrinsically tied to San Clemente’s history.

Casino San Clemente was built in 1937 as a part of San Clemente founder Ole Hanson’s idea for a “recreational area” away from Los Angeles down the Pacific Coast Highway. Photo: Keaton Larson

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Casino San Clemente Celebrates 85 Years of Resilience Amidst Change

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

What used to be a favorite haunt of Hollywood’s elite in the first half of the 20th century found itself closed and in a dire state in the early 2000s.

The back area of the Casino San Clemente, now called the Rock Garden, was populated with 3-foot-high weeds, two-by-four plywood, scraps and beer bottles. The place obviously needed a little bit of love.

In July 2009, the road back to restoring the building to its former glory began when Linda Sadeghi and her ex-partner, Shaheen, bought the casino and initiated the yearslong renovation process.

Now, she’s looking forward to celebrating the Casino’s 85th anniversary on Saturday, July 30.

Sadeghi and Shaheen, who were responsible for developing the Anaheim Packing House and Costa Mesa’s The Lab, stumbled onto the Casino around 2009, when they were invited by the City of San Clemente to do a different project nearby that did not come to fruition.

During the process of that project, Sadeghi came to love the historic North San Clemente Times July 28-August 3, 2022

Beach area.

After she heard that the developer who owned the building at the time was looking to make the land into a residential area and “misuse” the landmark, the duo bought the property once the developer’s idea failed, with no clue of what the Casino would become under their ownership.

“Honestly, it’s by the locals coming in the front door, going, ‘I remember dinner theatre here,’ and ‘I remember crowning Miss San Clemente here,’ and all these incredible stories that I personally fell in love with the building and its history,” Sadeghi said. “So, now I manage the team, and we run the business ourselves.”

The Sadeghis did their due diligence in learning about the structure, which was built in 1937 and was a part of San Clemente founder Ole Hanson’s idea for a “recreational area” away from Los Angeles down the Pacific Coast Highway, in addition to the Beach Club and the Miramar Theater.

The San Clemente Historical Society also played a role in the renovation process, along with the city, which Sadeghi said gave her team plenty of hoops to jump through that added more time and cost, but overall were beneficial.

“It took us a while to figure out what to do with the building,” said Sadeghi.

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COMMUNITY MEETINGS THURSDAY, JULY 28

OCTA Public Scoping Meeting 5:30-7:30 p.m. South County residents are invited to discuss project alternatives under OCTA’s combined efforts with Caltrans to improve Interstate 5 between Avenida Pico and the San Diego County line. The meeting will be at the Triton Center at San Clemente High School, located at 700 Avenida Pico. octa.net/news.

SATURDAY, JULY 30

Challenging Cancer 10-11:30 a.m. The Challenging Cancer group is conducting weekly meetings through Zoom video conferences. To join, email donnavigil2@gmail.com or linda_crdv@yahoo.com. heritagesc.org.

TUESDAY, AUG. 2

OCTA Virtual Public Scoping Meeting 5:30-7:30 p.m. South County residents are invited to discuss project alternatives under OCTA’s combined efforts with Caltrans to improve Interstate 5 between Avenida Pico and the San Diego County line. The meeting will be online at us02web.zoom. us/webinar/register/WN_IjZdO2zSzy6mvYdDoPgnA. octa. net/news.

Because I Love You (BILY) 6:30-8:30 p.m. The organization Because I Love You (BILY) will continue conducting its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com.

San Clemente Toastmasters 7-8:40 p.m. The 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.

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3

Planning Commission 5-10 p.m. The city’s Planning Commission will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting and can be streamed through the city’s YouTube channel. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

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Council Approves New ‘Character Counts’ Mural

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

A new mural will soon be featured on the south side of the concession and restroom building located at San Clemente’s North Beach following a unanimous City Council vote on July 19.

The image depicts youth surfers of varying ages and skin colors holding surfboards that each show the pillars of the “Character Counts” program—an initiative the Rotary Club uses to instill youth with trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

Sally Guon, immediate past president of the San Clemente Sunrise Rotary Club, spoke in favor of the mural, as the club worked with the San Clemente High School Interact Club to put the item on the council’s docket for review.

“I just wanted to support the idea of the mural and ‘Character Counts,’ how it does represent San Clemente, and how important it is to engage our young people, so we’ve got students at the high school that will be painting the mural,” Guon said ahead of the vote.

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The San Clemente City Council voted last week to expedite the installation process of a new mural proposed by San Clemente rotary clubs that will be featured on the North Beach concession stand building. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

Councilmember Laura Ferguson thanked the clubs for their efforts.

“I know it’s been a long time coming,

because this was proposed a little over two years ago and the wheels were in motion, and then COVID hit, so thanks

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for your patience and steadfast commitment to making sure you stayed on board and got this done,” Ferguson said.

The North Beach building had displayed a mural with the phrase “Character Counts” for 17 years beginning in 2000, behind the efforts of the Sunrise Rotary and Interact Clubs. In 2017, the city was forced to remove the mural to perform repairs on the structure because of dilapidation.

Estella Olivares, a San Clemente High School Advanced Placement Art student who will soon start her senior year, won a competition to have her design given to the city as the proposed mural. Olivares had “beautifully” captured the requirements of focusing on the “Character Counts” theme and embodying the San Clemente lifestyle and culture, Guon said.

“Her artistry and technique proved she had significant talent,” Guon said in her email. “Estella managed to keep the integrity of the previous iconic mural, but gave it a modern twist, which included a youthful, (multi-cultural) beach scene.”

With the approval of the council secured, the clubs plan to install the mural in early August with the help of local muralist Joshua Paskowitz and hope that the mural can be finished before the 2022-2023 school year.

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Council Approves FAM’s Lease Extension

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

With about 100 volunteers for the Family Assistance Ministries organization in attendance at the San Clemente City Council meeting on July 19, the council voted, 3-2, to extend the nonprofit organization’s lease on city-owned property for another year.

Mayor Gene James and Councilmember Kathy Ward voted against the extension, which will allow FAM—an organization that provides support to families struggling financially and on the brink of becoming homeless—to remain at 1030 Calle Negocio through the spring of 2024.

The meeting was mired with confusion over whether FAM wanted to remain at the current building, as multiple councilmembers said they believed that the organization desired to leave, based on previous discussions.

In a July 13 letter sent to the council, FAM CEO Elizabeth Andrade stated the nonprofit intended to relocate its headquarters by April 2024, 12 months past the original lease that would end in April 2023. Andrade cited the COVID-19 pandemic’s acute impact on FAM’s finances, as it devoted its resources to staying active and serving the community.

“We provided food for the poor, we kept families in their homes with rental assistance, we provided diapers to seniors for their dignity, and we provided diapers to infants of struggling parents,” she wrote.

FAM offered to pay up to $10,000 monthly during the extension, but preferred that the city keep the existing $6,500 rate, according to the letter that was included in the city’s staff report.

FAM leases the city-owned site at a reduced rate, and for the past 11 years, according to the city, has received more than $1.2 million in financial support from the local government. Based on current market rates, the city said the lease is worth $13,400 a month—$6,900

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Family Assistance Ministries secured a yearlong lease extension at its current building on Calle Negocio following a City Council majority vote on July 19. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

more than what FAM pays.

When the council called on Andrade to give a short speech on July 19, she said the organization was proud of its partnership with the city and the results it has created.

“We believe that, in order to support someone’s ability to be self-sufficient, we must address the root causes that are creating their instability,” Andrade said of FAM’s services. “We use food as an invitation for our community to engage with us so that we are able to build a relationship with them and build that trust, so we can connect them to the appropriate resources.”

Based on a breakdown of funding sources that FAM provided in its letter, the nonprofit received $34,000 in cash support from the City of San Clemente, making up roughly 1% of its total funding for Fiscal Year 2022, which ended on June 30.

As for services and aid provided to San Clemente residents, FAM allocated about $2.51 million, or 61% of its overall funds, during the previous fiscal year. In total, 75% of FAM’s program aid funding supported San Clemente and Camp Pendleton residents.

“In addition to cash contributions, we receive in-kind support, over 90% of which is food, which is generally distributed based on population and need,” Andrade said in the letter. “A disproportional amount of in-kind support was received by the residents of San Clemente as well.”

Andrade’s letter also highlighted the impact of FAM’s Homeward Bound program, which, as of the date of the letter, assisted a total of 141 homeless individuals, with 81 of them who were living on San Clemente’s streets being relocated back to their hometowns.

During the meeting on July 19, she

that was involved in a shooting near Max Berg Plaza Park on Monday afternoon, July 25, according to authorities.

The deputies were dispatched to the park at 1100 Calle Puente at around 3:57 p.m., after a witness called OCSD and reported they had heard three shots.

The streets surrounding the park,

including Avenida Aragon, Avenida Del Poniente, Calle Puente, and El Prado, were shut down until about 9 p.m.

OCSD staff said there were two to four subjects present at the scene, with the suspect firing multiple shots at another subject, grazing the top of their head. The injured subject was transported to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo,

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announced that as of July 18, that number grew to 82 individuals assisted.

When asked by Ward whether the organization had considered the logistics of a potential move, Andrade said FAM would rely on the community to identify support and leverage existing resources.

Andrade said that FAM’s top priority is to stay in San Clemente, but the staff may expand their search given the difficulty of finding vacant options within the San Clemente market. Remaining in the city would allow FAM to keep its desired model of a home base in town and satellite operations in nearby cities.

Ward said she did not foresee an opportunity coming available within the next 12 months, and referenced that she had heard that FAM leadership wanted to leave for a more central location. She said that conversation affected how the council discussed FAM, going forward from the previous five-year extension with the expectation that the organization would eventually move, although the city would still be supportive.

After clarifying the extension would keep FAM in town until April 2024, Andrade reiterated that through talks with her board of directors and other leaders, the nonprofit wanted to stay in San Clemente.

Ward’s concern was that the city was subsidizing FAM, especially with rent, while the organization has branched out and collaborated with cities such as Lake Forest and Laguna Niguel.

“I don’t understand why FAM—because you have so much support here and you have built it in 22 years in San Clemente—would not go to the other cities and get more from them, because they only have FAM,” Ward said.

In response, Andrade stated that FAM’s proposal of paying up to $10,000 monthly would be fairer to the city in the sense that the organization would be stretched by not allocating those extra dollars to its programs.

Councilmember Laura Ferguson noted the information in the letter proved that San Clemente was “certainly getting more than (they’ve) put in.”

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from which they were released within one hour of arrival.

The department’s investigation team, as well as the gang unit, are speaking with neighborhood residents and looking for video footage. They have also spoken with multiple witnesses who were present.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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EDITOR’S LETTER | BY PFM MANAGING EDITOR SHAWN RAYMUNDO

Meet Our Summer Interns T

he newsroom of Picket Fence Media has been abuzz with plenty of energy these past several weeks, thanks in large part to our wonderful team of summer interns who have contributed to our long-standing tradition of providing excellent news coverage here in South Orange County.

Every year, we offer internship opportunities to the area’s young, aspiring journalists, exposing them to a working newsroom and helping them sharpen their reporting skills in writing, interviewing and photography.

This year’s class of interns has proven to be exceptional and hard-working while dedicated to producing quality journalism, in turn helping us here at PFM bring readers more coverage of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

Many readers may have already noticed a couple of new bylines on our stories from Hayze Law and Keaton Larson, but allow me to formally introduce them.

Law, a San Clemente resident, has been our primary reporting intern for the summer, filing news briefs, taking on some feature stories, covering breaking news and supporting some of our enterprise projects by poring over documents.

In pursuit of a Bachelor’s in Journalism degree from California State University, Long Beach, Hayze has worked as a staff writer at her previous school’s

Letters to The Editor CITY COUNCIL RENEWS FAM LEASE KATHY ESFAHANI, Chair of the San Clemente Affordable Housing Coalition San Clemente City Council got something right last week: Councilmembers Duncan, Knoblock and Ferguson voted to renew the lease of a city-owned building to Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) with NO increase in rent. FAM has operated out of that site for 10 years, preventing families from becoming homeless and finding help for those without homes.

Frankly, it was baffling to us that Mayor James and Councilmember Ward opposed the lease extension. Subsidizing the lease of a city building to a local nonprofit so it can continue serving San Clemente’s poorest residents should have been an easy “yes.” After all, our city does so little to meet the needs of its residents who are San Clemente Times July 28-August 3, 2022

reporting staff through photo assignments and capturing images for the papers’ covers.

Lastly, one intern whose name readers haven’t had the pleasure of seeing this summer until now is Tiana Baird, a senior at the University of San Diego, where she’s earning a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Marketing.

During her time in the newsroom, Baird, our digital intern, has led our efforts to have a more robust presence on social media, managing our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter posts, in addition to posting stories to our websites and putting together our daily email blasts.

Tiana’s previous professional experience includes a marketing position with San Clemente-based Blazonco and an internship role as project manager for Asian Pacific Islander and American Public Affairs.

This bright and energetic group of interns has made a tremendous contribution to PFM all summer, and I look forward to seeing them advance into the next stage of their professional careers.

As their time with us begins to wind down, please join me in wishing them the best in all of their future endeavors. SC

(From left) Tiana Baird, Keaton Larson and Hayze Law filled out Picket Fence Media’s summer intern team, by contributing to our news coverage through stories, photography and social media presence. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

newspaper, The Channels, at Santa Barbara City College, and interned for a marketing role with the educational nonprofit Livnot U’Lehibanot in Israel.

Larson, who graduated from UCLA in 2021 with a degree in English, was most recently a fellow with the Los Angeles Review of Books Publishing Workshop and an intern for Rep. Mike Levin’s office.

After spending two years as a writer and photographer with UCLA’s student-run newspaper, The Daily Bruin, Keaton has put that experience to great use with us, particularly supporting the

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Join SC Times for Beachside Chat on Friday, July 29, at 8 a.m.

San Clemente Historical Society President Larry Culbertson, along with Historical Society member Tom Marshall, will lead this week’s discussion. The chat will be held at Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria. All are welcome.

in your car unharassed, and a place to wash clothes, charge phones, receive mail, and store belongings.

Supporting FAM was crucial, but San Clemente can and should do so much more to help our neighbors in need, particularly those with nowhere to sleep tonight.

homeless or on the verge of homelessness.

The 2022 Point in Time Count showed there are at least 81 unsheltered people living on the streets of San Clemente.

Yet, our city has no emergency shelter, no program for getting unhoused people into long-term motel stays, no “safe parking” area for those lucky enough to have a car to sleep in. By contrast, Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa each have a homeless shelter, and San Juan Capistrano recently donated city-owned property to be used as the site of a permanent supportive housing development.

While San Clemente waits and aches for the affordable housing and permanent supportive housing that can solve homelessness, we can do a few things NOW to ease the suffering of our unhoused residents, like providing a safe, decent place to set up camp or sleep

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Point Harbor with Dana Wharf Sportfishing and enjoy a complimentary glass of pride punch. The band Bonfire will perform. Tickets are available for those 21 and older at $28 per person. Dana Wharf Sportfishing, 34675 Golden Lantern St, Dana Point. 888.224.0603. info@danawharf.com.

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THURSDAY | 28 DANA POINT HARBOR PARTNERS BLOOD DRIVE 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. The Dana Point Harbor Partners, in collaboration with American Red Cross, will host a blood drive with the Red Cross Bloodmobile. iHeartYoga will be offering a free yoga class, to be used within 30 days, for each donor on the day of the drive. Donors will also receive a coupon for either a cup of coffee or scoop of ice cream from The Coffee Importers and a tote bag from Killer Dana Surf Shop. To make an appointment go to redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code “DPHP.” Dana Point Harbor, 34521 Golden Lantern Street, Dana Point.

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

Billy Watson will perform. The Cellar, 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente.

949.492.3663. thecellarsite.com.

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE 8 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Early British rock tribute band Britain’s Finest will perform. Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano.

949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

BIG KAHUNA KARAOKE 8-11 p.m. Paddy’s Station hosts a karaoke competition every Thursday night in which the winners can take home $100.

Sing your heart out at this downtown Irish pub. Contest rules are posted on the San Clemente Times July 28-August 3, 2022

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE 8 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Country artist Jesse Colin Young will perform.

Tickets are $38. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

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THURSDAY | 28 SUMMER MOVIE SERIES AT THE OUTLETS 10 a.m. Children can enjoy a classic movie at MetroLux Theatres at the Outlets of San Clemente on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the summer for $2. This week’s showing features Prince of Egypt. Next week’s showing on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 3-4, features How to Train Your Dragon. The Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. 949.535.2323. outletsatsanclemente.com. pub’s website. Paddy’s Station, 26701 Verdugo Street, Suite B, San Juan Capistrano.

949.661.3400. paddysstation.com.

will also have a table set up at the venue.

Visitors are welcome to bring their dogs to the event, and 10% of beer sales will go toward rescue efforts. A food truck is scheduled to arrive at 4 p.m. if you get hungry. Dog Pawrk Brewing Company, 27122 Paseo Espada, Suite 904, San Juan Capistrano. heertorescue.org.

FRIDAY | 29 ‘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.

CHAMPAGNE AND SUNSET SAIL ON THE ‘SCHOONER CURLEW’ 6 - 8 p.m. The Schooner Curlew, one of Orange County’s oldest yachts, is offering a two-hour romantic sunset champagne cruise on the waters off Dana Point.

Tickets are $95 per person and includes champagne, soft drinks, and hors d’oeuvres. Dana Point Harbor, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. fareharbor.com.

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

Pop band Cannibal & the Headhunters will perform. Tickets are $35. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano.

949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

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

Nicholas Fresard will perform. The Cellar, 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente.

949.492.3663. thecellarsite.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE POINT 8:30 - 11:30 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue.

Rock band Superramp will perform. The Point Restaurant and Bar, 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. 949.464.5700. thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

OUTDOOR THEATER AT THE MISSION 7:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair, blanket and light jacket for this nighttime staging of Million Dollar Quartet by South Coast Repertory. The performance depicts a historical jam session between Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins in 1956. Tickets can be purchased online. Performances run through Aug. 21. Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano. 714.708.5555. scr.org.

SATURDAY | 30 BARKS & BREWS 2-5 p.m. The dog rescue nonprofit Heer to Rescue will be at the Dog Pawrk Brewing Company with a few dogs available for adoption. Heer to Rescue

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SUNDAY | 31 CONCERTS IN THE PARK: LOVEDRIVE 3-4 p.m. Scorpions Tribute band Lovedrive will perform at this free, family-friendly concert at Sea Terrace Park behind the Dana Point Library. Food and spirits will be available to purchase. Sea Terrace Park, Pacific Coast Highway & Niguel Road, Dana Point. recreation@danapoint.org.

SUMMER VENDOR MARKET Noon-4 p.m. Enjoy beer, food, and the works of more than a dozen local artists, creators, and makers. Lost Winds Brewing Company, 924 Calle Negocio, Suite C, San Clemente. lostwindsbrewing.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER 5 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. The Rayford Bros will perform. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point.

949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE POINT 8 - 11 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. ’70s rock duo Rust & Dust will perform. The Point Restaurant and Bar, 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. 949.464.5700. thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE 7 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Ukulele performer Taimane will perform.

Tickets are $32.50. Doors open at 5 p.m.

The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

WEDNESDAY | 03 LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER 6 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Country artist the Jim Allan Band will perform. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point. 949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com. sanclementetimes.com

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GUEST OPINION | Historical Happenings by Tom Marshall

Happy Birthday, Casino San Clemente

C

asino San Clemente celebrates its 85th birthday at the end of this month. She looks not a day older than her Grand Opening on July 31, 1937. The local icon’s current owner, Linda Sadeghi, will mark the occasion with a couple of bashes in celebration.

The first, this Saturday evening, July 30, is a VIP event. Beginning at 6 p.m., the invited guests include the mayor and City Council, the San Clemente Historical Society Board of Directors, wedding vendors and loyal patrons of Sadeghi’s jazz concerts.

The evening’s affair will feature cocktails, dinner and the lighting of candles on 85 cupcakes, as local jazz vocalist Elizabeth Lamers leads the singing of “Happy Birthday” in the grand ballroom.

That will be followed by special performances by the Roemer Family (three generations of which have performed at the Casino) and jazz favorite Meloney Collins. A “secret” ribbon-cutting will

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highlight the evening at sunset, followed by dancing like it was the 1930s to a DJ. Sadeghi will soon announce the second event, a public dance party one evening in October.

It has been a long and often bumpy road for Casino San Clemente. To be clear, it was never a gambling establishment. The name HISTORICAL “Casino” is based on HAPPENINGS the Spanish word

BY TOM MARSHALL for dance hall. That fits nicely with San Clemente’s aura of a Spanish Village by the Sea. Originally, the building sported a neon sign on its roof that said “DANCE!” The sign has been lost to the past.

According to newspaper accounts at the time, construction on the building began on June 15, 1937. More than 1,000 workers constructed the ornate building

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in just six weeks at a cost of $75,000.

The Grand Opening occurred on July 31, 1937, a Saturday. More than 5,000 people attended. The crowd was so large, local police had to call in the Highway Patrol to help “untangle autos,” according to news accounts.

The event was broadcast live nationwide on the CBS Radio Network. The Sterling Young CBS Orchestra provided the dance music.

Among the attendees were movie actress Julia Faye, California political dignitary and local founder H.H. Cotton and the head of the Orange County Works Progress Administration (WPA), which may explain how so many Depression-era construction workers were available.

During the Casino’s heyday, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney were among the stars who played there.

When World War II broke out, the Casino’s dance floors were repurposed

as offices for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Following the war, the venue hosted several different businesses, as well as The Yacht Club. In the 1970s, it became Sebastian’s Dinner Theater for a time.

The building stood empty for three years before Sadeghi brought it back to life as an entertainment/wedding venue in 2009. It wasn’t easy or cheap.

“We had to put in a whole new kitchen, new electrical wiring and air conditioning, and the plumbing had literally disintegrated,” Sadeghi remembered.

In total, she has spent millions restoring the Casino to its original glory. As the sign used to say, let’s dance.

Tom Marshall is a member of the San Clemente Historical Society and a retired journalist. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared.

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GUEST OPINION | Wellness & Prevention by Susan Parmelee

Needed: More Mental Health Workers T he past several years impacted most people’s mental health, causing a surge in demand for services. Young people have been impacted, as early symptoms of the diseases of mental health were missed during virtual schooling, social interaction crucial to emotional development was lost, and access to support was difficult.

The current mental health crisis among young people in our community is exacerbated by the shortage of mental health professionals in our community and our nation. At the Wellness & Prevention Center (WPC), we are working on solutions WELLNESS & to grow the mental PREVENTION health workforce.

BY SUSAN PARMELEE These efforts include a graduate student intern training program for youth to act as peer support in their schools and lead a youth advisory group to help young people gain an interest in careers in the field.

In 2018, the WPC started a graduate student internship program. Working with local and national universities, we have provided clinical internships for 32 mental

health professionals, many of whom now work in our schools and community.

Sophii Sandoval, ACSW, and Molly Banks, LCSW, were two of the first graduates from our internship training. Sandoval now serves as the clinical director at the WPC, and Banks has a private practice in San Clemente.

Two of our past graduate students are now school counselors in CUSD secondary schools, and another works in crisis intervention at the Orange County Department of Education.

Through the internship program, the WPC provides mentorship, opportunities for graduate students to develop clinical skills, and training for a career in the mental health field. Many interns also live in the community they serve, providing an opportunity to connect and give back.

In collaboration with local public and private high schools, the Wellness & Prevention Center team has developed student peer support training. The curriculum for this training includes empathic listening, maintaining confidentiality, and how to respond to a crisis.

The students who complete this training are then known by their fellow classmates as someone who they can schedule a time to talk to, or talk with

GUEST OPINION | On Life and Love After 50 by Tom Blake

How Susie Met Jon O ne of the most important things seniors can do to have a quality life and avoid loneliness is to include social interaction in their daily routines. That means getting off the couch, out of the house and being around people.

When seniors do that, positive things can happen. This week’s story is an example.

Thirty-four years ago, I was surfing at Boneyard at Doheny Beach. There was just one person surfing there that day.

While we were waiting to catch a wave, he and I were chatting. His name was Alex Rentziperis; he was opening a barber shop called Sports Barber in Dana Point, which is located on the second floor above Stillwater Spirits & Sounds, a country music restaurant and bar.

Alex has been cutting my hair all those years.

A couple of weeks ago, I went to the Sports Barber for a haircut. When I walked in, Alex introduced me to a

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woman whose hair he had just cut.

He said, “This is Susie; she’s my only woman customer. I’ve been cutting her hair for 25 years.”

I had never seen a woman customer in Alex’s Sports Barber.

Then, Alex said, “Susie has a senior marriage-success story.”

Alex’s words piqued my interest. I told Susie I had been writing about senior dating for 24 years.

Susie grinned and said, “I know. I read your column in the San Clemente Times.

I thought your recent column, “Where is John?” was funny, because my husband’s name is Jon, just spelled a little differently. I found Jon; we met later in life.”

I asked her how she and Jon met and if she would email me her story, which she did.

Susie wrote, “In 2009, three of my girlfriends and I decided to go on a Mediterranean cruise. After unpacking in our staterooms, we decided to check out the

informally on campus. Peer support is effective in lowering the stigma surrounding asking for help and in providing students a supportive listener to talk through everyday stressors.

The Wellness & Prevention Center works to develop youth interest and leadership in youth wellness. Through our presence on several high school campuses, our prevention team has developed a Youth Advisory Group that is working to support young people ages 12-25 through an innovative youth dropin model (allcove.org).

These young people serve as ambassadors to their school and community in raising awareness of the need to support the social emotional health of youth, while assessing available resources and shaping the programming and design of Allcove South Orange County.

Some of the participants in this advisory group have completed undergrad degrees in psychology, are attending college locally and have an interest in the mental health career field, or are in high school and may have experience with the diseases of mental health. This work allows young people to explore future careers in the field.

Another promising model is profes-

sional peer support. A peer support specialist (close in age to the person they are helping) is a person with “lived experience” who has been trained to support those who struggle with mental health, psychological trauma, or substance use.

Their personal experience of these challenges provides peer support specialists with expertise that professional training cannot replicate.

The California Department of Health Care Services is providing financial support to train peers, and the Wellness & Prevention Center is exploring ways to implement training and employment of 18- to 25-year-olds to provide peer support in our community.

The work of the Wellness & Prevention Center is supported by grants and the generous donations of community members.

Please help us expand the workforce by donating through our website, wpc-oc.org.

Susan Parmelee is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and executive director of the Wellness & Prevention Center: wpc-oc.org.

She can be reached at susan@wpc-oc.org. SC

activities on each deck of the ship. When we reached Deck 12, we noticed that it was 5 p.m., and saw an outdoor bar, and decided it was time for a glass of wine.

“One friend doesn’t drink alcohol, so she went to listen to music coming up from Deck 4. When the three of us got our wine and turned around, we saw our friend dancing with a man. We wondered, where did he come from?

“After the dance ended, the man introduced himself to the three wine sippers. His name was Jon; this was the ON LIFE AND LOVE start of a friendship

BY TOM BLAKE among the five of us.

“Because of high winds during the cruise, the ship could not dock at four of the eight ports. This gave us time to have many conversations and do activities together.

“Jon and I got to know each other and became good friends. After the cruise, we communicated often and spent time together. Amazingly, Jon was from Northern California and I from Southern California, and we met halfway around

the world! Jon’s version of how we met is ‘Susie picked me up on the love boat.’

“Jon had been widowed for 1.5 years. I had been widowed for 13 years. Jon told me that if we became involved, I would have more of an adjustment to make, because I had been single for so long. A year after the cruise, we were married.”

Susie added, “We decided to live in Dana Point, because it was the only place with warm fog and no bugs. Jon says it was simply a ‘no-brainer.’

“We purchased a condo together in Lantern Bay Villas, and it has been our ‘pinch-me moment.’”

When people venture out to enjoy life, positive things can happen. For Susie, meeting Jon was one of them, and sharing her story at the Sports Barber with a relationship columnist is another.

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

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 202266338322 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as VIOLET SAGE FLORALS 118 CALLE DE LOS MOLINOS SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): 1)KATHY STANKIEWICZ 31291 PASEO SERENO SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675 2) JADE GARCIA 248 AVENIDA MONTEREY #C SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 3) JESSICA HERBERT 26033 GETTY DRIVE #404 LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677 This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

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Published in: San Clemente Times July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00100 Notice Inviting Bids CITYWIDE CATCH BASINS REHABILITATION Project No. 21001 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: CITYWIDE CATCH BASINS REHABILITATION, PROJECT NO. 21001 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, on the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal, at which time or thereafter bids will be opened and made available online. Bids received after this time will be considered non-responsive. Prospective bidders must first register as a vendor and then bid on this project via the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/ vendorbids.

3. Project Scope of Work. The project includes, without limitation, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, methods and processes, tools, implements and machinery which are necessary to satisfactorily complete the Project, as more specifically described in the Contract Documents. This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents and applicable regulations.

The quantity of Work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximations only, being given as a basis for the comparison of Bids. Actual quantities of Work to be performed may vary at the discretion of the City Engineer.

The work generally consists of removal and replacement of storm drain catch basin decks, local depressions, catch basin face plate assembly and protection bars, frame and grating, removal and replacement of curb and gutter, sidewalks, and adjustment of buried storm drain manhole frame and covers.

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

5. License and Registration Requirements.

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5.1. State License. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): “A” license in good standing.

Failure to possess the specified license(s) at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that non-responsive bidder.

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

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

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

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

7. Bid Proposal and Security.

7.1. Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City. Bidders must complete line items information (PlanetBids Line Items Tab), and attach a scanned copy of the paper Bid Form (SECTION 00400), Bid Bond (SECTION 004100), Non-Collusion Declaration (SECTION 00420), Contractor Information and Experience Form (SECTION 00430), List of Subcontractors Form (SECTION 00440), Iran Contracting Act Certification (SECTION 00450), Public Works Contractor Registration Certification (SECTION 00460) completed and uploaded in the PlanetBids “Attachments” Tab. No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City.

7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected. For electronic submittal of bids, the original bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, CA 92673 within 24 hours of the bid opening date and time (excluding weekends and holidays). The bid security must be sub-

mitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder, and the outside of the envelope must read as follows: OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN CITYWIDE CATCH BASINS REHABILITATION Project No. 21001 Bid Opening Date: 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract. Such guarantee shall be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract within 15 calendar days after written notification that the contract has been awarded to the successful bidder.

8. Prevailing Wage Requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held for this bid solicitation at the following site on August 10, at 9:00AM. At Catch Basin Location, On Camino Faro (between Camino Ancla and Calle Balandra) 12. Brand Names and Substitution of “Or Equal” Materials. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), if the City has made any findings designating certain materials, products, things, or ser-

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vices by specific brand or trade name, such findings and the materials, products, things, or services and their specific brand or trade names will be set forth in the Special Conditions.

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

14. Questions. All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to Belgin Cuhadaroglu at cuhadaaroglub@san-clemente.org no later than August 15, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.

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 July 28, 2022.

City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NOS. 1731 and 1732 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente, at its Adjourned Regular Meeting of July 19, 2022, adopted the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 1731 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.12 SECTION 13.12.010-13.12.110 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (“WATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE”).

Ordinance No. 1732 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 10.54 TO TITLE 10 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON REPAIRS, SALES, AND STORAGE OF BICYCLES AND BICYCLE PARTS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE NOT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. A full copy of the aforementioned Ordinances are 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 Ordinances 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 Ordinances were introduced at the City Council meeting of June 7, 2022, and were adopted at the Adjourned Regular City Council meeting of July 19, 2022 by the following vote: AYES: DUNCAN, FERGUSON, KNOBLOCK, WARD, MAYOR JAMES NOES:

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Notice of Hearing Date: 10/18/2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100.

Remote Hearing. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Your hearing will be held REMOTELY via video at the date and time indicated on the notice or order to which this message is attached. You are NOT to physically appear at the courthouse on the date of your hearing. To obtain instructions on how to appear remotely for your hearing, you MUST do the following no later than the day before the hearing (or no later than Friday, if the hearing is on Monday): 1. Go to the Court’s website at www.occourts.org; 2. Click on the “COVID-19” button; 3. Click on the “Civil” button; 4. Click on the “Remote Hearing Instructions” button; 5. Follow the instructions. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you or your witnesses, do not have the ability to access the court’s website above, or are unable to follow the instructions on the Court’s website, or are otherwise unable to appear remotely, you MUST call the courtroom or call (657) 6228513, prior to your hearing, to request an alternate means to appear. Failure to do so may result in your case being dismissed, or a ruling issued against you.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: 07/20/2022 JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times, July 28, August 4, 11, 18, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00100 NOTICE INVITING BIDS FY 2023 PAVEMENT PRESERVATION PROGRAM Project No. 23303 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: FY 2023 PAVEMENT PRESERVATION PROGRAM, Project No. 23303 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be sub-

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mitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2022, on the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal, at which time or thereafter bids will be opened and made available online. Bids received after this time will be considered non-responsive. Prospective bidders must first register as a vendor and then bid on this project via the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/ vendorbids.

amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected.

3. Project Scope of Work. Project includes pavement work, utility work, and other tasks as described in the specifications.

For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, Attention to Tonya Bigney, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, CA 92673 no later than the bid opening date and time. The bid security must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder and the outside of the envelope must read as follows:

4. Contract Time: The work must be completed within 15 working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

5. License and Registration Requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Bid Proposal and Security.

7.1. Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City. Bidders must complete line items information (PlanetBids Line Items Tab), and attach a scanned copy of the paper Bid Form (SECTION 00400), Bid Bond (SECTION 004100), Non-Collusion Declaration (SECTION 00420), Contractor Information and Experience Form (SECTION 00430), List of Subcontractors Form (SECTION 00440), Iran Contracting Act Certification (SECTION 00450), Public Works Contractor Registration Certification (SECTION 00460) completed and uploaded in the PlanetBids “Attachments” Tab. 7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid

OFFICIAL BID SECURITY DO NOT OPEN Project Name: FY 2023 PAVEMENT PRESERVATION PROGRAM Project Bid #: 23303 Bid Opening Date: 2pm Thursday, August 11, 2022 The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract. Such guarantee shall be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract within 15 calendar days after written notification that the contract has been awarded to the successful bidder.

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

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

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

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

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BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

actually play?

ut of all the public golf courses in South Orange County, San Juan Hills Golf Club in San Juan Capistrano is the only one that can offer the true full-day experience.

“We look at our business as three separate businesses,” San Juan Hills Golf Club General Manager Ryan Brown said.

“The driving range is its own entity. It’s got ambience with the targets, music. The lights stay on until 10 o’clock.

There’s food and drink, patio furniture.

At the clubhouse itself, the sports bar is a busy restaurant already. If the golf course wasn’t there, it would still be a popular spot for locals. There’s always gameday specials available, and live music three times a week in the summer.

There’s always something going on.”

San Juan Hills GC is one of only two public courses in San Clemente, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano with its own dedicated driving range, which gives you ample ability to warm up before your round— and immediately lose whatever mechanics you had “locked in” between the range and the first tee. It’s not as extreme as a Topgolf venue, but as Brown mentioned, it is its own type of outing you can take in during the week for practice or pleasure.

The San Juan Hills Sports Bar & Grill is one of the best “19th holes” in all of Orange County. It’s legitimately a spot that many enjoy without even taking a swing on the course. It’s a full-on sports bar restaurant with more than 25 TVs for any game. There’s an excellent selection of beer, whiskey and cocktails to pair up with more than decent food on its breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. (Post-round, the pulled pork sandwich or smashed Wagyu burger certainly hit the spot.)

All of that before even talking about the actual golf course, which, despite how busy San Juan Hills can be with more than 75,000 rounds a year, features some of the best-manicured greens in all of Orange County and a challenging but forgiving track through the hills.

“I feel like it’s in really good shape,” San Juan Hills Golf Club Director of Golf Victor Placeres said. “I’d put our greens up against a lot of other courses, for sure.

Perfect, markable speed with enough run-out on the downhill putts that it’s a challenge. Every time I play it, I’m blown away at the quality and condition of the

THE ROUND While there wasn’t the spectacular progress in my score like last week at Talega, my round at San Juan Hills was pretty darn solid.

I shot a 41-over-par 112 from the 5,970-yard white tees, which may not seem spectacular, but when you compare it to my last round at San Juan Hills in September of last year, it’s a step up.

Last year, I shot a 57-over-par 128 on the same white tees.

My blow-ups were limited with one quintuple-bogey on both the front and back nine, but we can forget about those, because there were some truly incredible shots that I managed in this round.

On hole No. 1, despite sending my tee shot well left (but thankfully clearing the water), I saved double-bogey by draining a 25-foot putt from the left side of the green.

We’ve talked about how being lucky is better than being good, and that played out on hole No. 4. My uphill drive went left and sat behind a pair of small trees, and my only play was to try and split the trees. So, I lined up and swung, and as the ball went toward the left tree, I managed to zing the ball through the middle of the tree, between two branches, and set up my chip shot.

Hole No. 8 was an adventure in luck, as well. My drive sailed right and again landed in a gathering of trees. I had the opening to split the trees, but my shot was lined left, directly off a tree and backward into the fairway. However, two shots later, I nailed a 4-iron shot within inches of the hole. An extra bit of roll would’ve given me a spectacularly saved birdie, but instead I took the “gimme” putt from my group for the par.

“I think off the tee, it’s forgiving enough that you can make a mistake and not just blow a score up on a hole,” Placeres said of the course. “On most holes, you can make a little bit of a mistake and not get crushed for it, but it’s challenging enough that you have to pay attention to each shot.”

Later, I saved myself from the sand on the picturesque par-3 No. 14 to knock in for par.

Moral of this round is just keep playing and take your shots. You never know how they may bounce. SC

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SUMMER OF GOLF

San Juan Hills Golf Club Showcases Full Experience The Summer of Golf examines the sport’s post-pandemic popularity boom at local courses in South Orange County and showcases the play of each course through the eyes of our resident normal, below-average new golfer.

greens for the amount of golf we do.”

As value has been mentioned in the past couple entries of this Summer of Golf series, it’s clear that San Juan Hills Golf Club provides a lot extra, even if it’s not included in the price tag of a round. The prices for a round feel appropriate for the course, with $82 in prime weekday hours and $115 in prime weekend hours.

However, the real value for San Juan Hills comes with its In-Club membership. While other public clubs also offer these type of membership deals, it’s hard to beat all that comes with San Juan Hills’ version. First, those weekday rounds drop to $58 for members and the weekends down to $89. Then, there is the earlier reservation window for tee

times, as well as an extended booking window for a small fee. There’s also anytime happy hour pricing at the driving range, discounts at the pro shop and monthly food and beverage promotions.

The memberships are $125 for the first year and $99 for renewals.

“We take a lot of pride in that,” Brown said. “We have a lot to offer in our experiential package, not just the prices.”

The full package at San Juan Hills will also expand in coming years, with plans to remodel the driving range and provide a bigger clubhouse, pro shop and restaurant on the driving-range side of San Juan Creek Road.

San Juan Hills Golf Club offers a lot of extra shine, but how does the course

In addition to its renowned greens, San Juan Hills Golf Club offers plenty more than just the golf. San Juan Hills GC is one of only two South County public courses with a dedicated driving range, and it boasts one of the best “19th holes” in all of Orange County.

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Open Season Is Here The U.S. Open of Surfing descends on Huntington Beach as local hero Griffin Colapinto looks to go back-to-back

Griffin Colapinto advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 Vans U.S. Open of Surfing. Photo: Courtesy of Kenny Morris/WSL

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ou know we’ve reached peak summer when the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing rolls around.

After a run of bombing Southern Hemisphere energy hammered the coast last week, now it’s time to look forward and see what one of the biggest surf events of the year has in store for us.

The big local story percolating up from this year’s Open, running from July 30 through Aug. 7, is San Clemente’s Griffin Colapinto and his quest to go back-to-back in Surf City. The Open’s been an event that Colapinto has shined in over the years, but he went next-level in 2021 to top the podium.

“This is the biggest win of my career,” Colapinto said at the time.

That was then, and this is now.

Colapinto has since notched two WSL Championship Tour wins this season, is currently ranked fifth in the world and has a strong shot at competing for the 2022 world title this September at the Rip Curl WSL Finals at Lower Trestles.

As of press time, Colapinto was seeded third in the U.S. Open draw behind top-seeded Kanoa Igarashi, who grew up in Huntington Beach and has won the U.S. Open twice, and behind 2019 world champ Italo Ferreira, who’s been thriving on locally shaped Timmy Patterson boards for most of his career.

Also, up there near the top of the draw is Kolohe Andino. The San Clemente icon’s best result of the 2022 season

came at the MEO Pro Portugal, where he made the quarterfinals but was ultimately upended by his buddy Colapinto.

Other local talent to keep an eye on are Kei Kobayashi, Cole Houshmand, Kade Matson and Jett Schilling, all of whom could be huge spoilers for the top-level guys. All four of those surfers are one big result away from breaking away from the pack and stepping onto the international stage.

On the women’s side of the draw, San Clemente resident Caroline Marks will lead the charge as the No. 2 seed. Teen phenom Caity Simmers, who’s from just down the road in Oceanside, exploded onto the scene last year when she won the event at 15 years old.

Over the past year, she’s only been

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oving from Washington to San Clemente in 2021, Mika Baker’s love for surfing has blossomed from a fun hobby to full-time passion. Settling right into the local lineup, she captured the only freshman spot on the San Clemente High Tritons’ longboard team in 2022.

New to the competition side of surfing, Mika found her groove under Coach John Dowell and made the most of her opportunity to learn and be mentored by the upperclassmen. She’s also developed some

getting better and is going to be tough to beat in the beach break conditions that are very similar to the waves she has grown up surfing.

“I don’t really have much to say other than I’m really happy and stoked everything went my way,” Simmers shared after her 2021 win.

Other next-generation local stars to follow are Sawyer Lindblad and Kirra Pinkerton. Both young women are keen to shake up the establishment and take their surfing to the next level. Rounding out the women’s draw are San Clemente favorites Samantha Sibley and Tia Blanco.

The Vans Duct Tape Invitational will be showcasing the top longboard talent in the world. San Juan Capistrano’s Kevin Skvarna is currently in the draw, as is Rachel Tilly, who was the youngest-ever world champ when she won the title at 17 years old.

Of course, it’s the U.S. Open, and there’s no shortage of other entertainment going down during the week.

There will also be a full schedule of skate and BMX events scheduled throughout the week.

Over the past few years, Vans has done an amazing job making the U.S. Open a core, family-friendly event. So, find your favorite surfer on the schedule and cruise up Pacific Coast Highway and soak in the sun and good times.

For a full schedule and more info, check out vansusopenofsurfing.com.

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

SURF FORECAST solid technical skills and a keen eye, as she’s embraced surf lifestyle and action photography.

Over the past six months, Baker earned an internship at the Warm Collective, an all-female photo/design studio owned by world-famous photographer Serena Lutton.

The internship allowed Baker to work on marketing campaigns for brands such as Roxy, as well as model and shoot in its Warm Water Workshop—a two-day intensive water photography workshop that utilizes the latest water housings from Aquatech.

Baker is currently supported by Roxy and excited for her upcoming sophomore year at San Clemente High.

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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Water Temperature: 68-70 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 6-8 Thursday: South/southwest swell rolls in with waist to head high surf, (3-5’).

Light/variable winds in the morning, followed by a light+ to periodically moderate southerly sea breeze for the afternoon.

Outlook: On Friday the South/southwest swell eases for waist to chest high waves, (3-4’), then the swell holds over the weekend with thigh to stomach high surf, (2-3’+). The pattern of light winds in the morning, and light+ to moderate afternoon onshores continues Friday through Sunday.

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