San Clemente Times 10/5/2023

Public Safety Committee Looks to Provide Traffic Safety Suggestions to Council

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

While hesitant to recommend following other Southern California cities’ actions concerning electric bicycles, the Public Safety Committee on Sept. 26 declared an intention to return to its next meeting prepared to provide traffic safety recommendations to the City Council.

The discussion marked another step as the committee adheres to the council’s expressed desire to receive feedback on potential safety measures on e-bikes, as part of a continued effort that first arose in the committee’s 2021-2022 work plan.

The committee reviewed the City of Carlsbad’s ordinance that restricted transporting people on any areas not designated for passengers and the use of “regulated mobility devices,” such as e-bikes and motorized scooters, on sidewalks and other public facilities.

Additionally, the group assessed the Huntington Beach City Council’s consideration of further enforcement options and whether to require e-bike riders to possess a license for operating electric bicycles within city limits, unless a person already has a driver’s license.

Deputy Community Development Director Adam Atamian spoke to the items in front of the committee members, saying their presence was only to help facilitate the discussion.

“It’s up to the committee what the rec-

City Opens New, Unique Playground at San Gorgonio Park

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

The scene at San Gorgonio Park on Sept. 27 featured children racing each other to take the first steps and others enjoying swings on the brand-new playground as parents, city officials and other residents watched in amusement.

Councilmember Mark Enmeier was the one to cut the ribbon that marked the playground’s official opening. Joining him were Councilmember Victor Cabral; Rob Feuerstein, commissioner on the Beaches, Parks & Recreation Commission; and fellow Commissioners Jennifer

ommendations are, but that’s a specific council request to return with recommendations to them,” Atamian said.

Councilmember Rick Loeffler, who was formerly a member of the committee, also spoke about the council’s desire to hear tangible solutions from the PSC.

“We’re throwing (this matter) to the subject experts, but I would advise against just coming back and saying, ‘You know what? The state will probably do something,’ ” Loeffler said.

During the debate, committee member Mark Rhoden voiced apprehension toward creating a full section of definitions in the city’s municipal code, as Carslbad did, and supported making smaller addenda in the code instead of “reinventing the wheel.”

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Constructed by Kompan Inc., the playground is intended for children aged 5-12 years old and features all-natural wood materials chosen to complement the surrounding aesthetics of San Gorgonio.

“The park playground equipment has been updated to include multisensory play, a twisty tunnel slide, challenging and (adventurous) play with rope and rock wall climbing, San Clemente’s first bird nest swing, (and) an area for our youngest parkgoers with a playhouse and a boat,” Cabral said.

Before the festivities began, Cabral thanked residents for coming out and referenced the contribution of $220,000 made to the project’s funding by California’s Prop 68 grant program. Prop 68, passed in 2018, came with $4.1 billion in funding to allocate toward state and local parks, protecting natural resourc-

San Clemente Chief of Police Services

Capt. Jay Christian agreed with Rhoden’s statement, saying bikers already need to follow the rules of the road and that law enforcement can enforce what’s in the California Vehicle Code.

“There’s a lot of legislation going on,” Rhoden said. “I think our tactic should be, ‘Let’s see how it pans out.’... If there’s some weird loophole in the law, then I think we can address it at that point.”

Committee member Scott Roeber agreed that e-bikes would be addressed at the state level and advocated for letting the state’s vehicle code “do its job.”

The next Public Safety Committee meeting is scheduled for Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, at 910 Calle Negocio.

es, addressing water quality and flood protection, and improving public access to parks.

After the Beaches, Parks & Recreation Commission voted in June 2022 to approve a “Tree House” theme for the playground, the City Council in October approved a $766,783 contract with Kompan to replace the existing facility.

Samantha Wylie, director of the Beaches, Parks & Recreation Department, talked about the playground’s uniqueness regarding its materials, which is closely associated with Kompan’s overall body of work.

“It’s one of the first of its kind in California,” she said. “... It was one of the first (our contractors) had ever done, too, so to see it come to life is kind of remarkable. They have a lot of these in Europe, but they’re still making their way (to the United States).”

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

FRIDAY, OCT. 6

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, OCT. 7

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 l inda_crdv@yahoo.com. heritagesc.org.

Citizens’ Climate Education

10:45 a.m.-noon. This nonpartisan climate action group holds monthly meetings on the second Saturday of the month through Zoom video conferences. Email larrykramerccl@gmail.com to receive a link to join.

MONDAY, OCT. 9

San Clemente Homeless Collaborative

4 p.m. The San Clemente Homeless Collaborative meets on the second Monday of each month at Christ Lutheran Church, 35522 Camino Capistrano, San Clemente. Bring your ideas on what to do about homelessness in San Clemente, as well as a willingness to listen to the ideas of others. streeter.tom@outlook.com.

San Clemente American Legion Post 423

6 p.m. All Legionnaires and other veterans are invited for a complimentary light dinner, fellowship and the monthly meeting. This month, the SCHS Seniors we sponsored to attend California 2023 Boys & Girls State this summer will share their experiences at Cal State Sacramento. We will also celebrate the 248th birthday of the United States Navy. Elks Lodge, 136 Calle de Los Molinos, San Clemente. For additional information, email l1900ahon@aol.com or call 949.606.3512.

TUESDAY, OCT. 10

Human Affairs Committee

3:30-5:30 p.m. The city’s Human Affairs Committee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting in the Community Development room at City Hall. City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

Beaches, Parks & Recreation Commission

6-9 p.m. The city’s Beaches, Parks & Recreation Commission will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting in the Council Chambers at City Hall. City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

Because I Love You (BILY)

6:30-8:30 p.m. The organization Because I Love You (BILY), which helps parents navigate through whatever parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, substance misuse, disrespect), 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.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11

Design Review Subcommittee

3-4:30 p.m. The city’s Design Review Subcommittee will meet in the Council Chambers at City Hall. City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

After receiving a kick-start at its meeting on Sept. 26, the Public Safety Committee expressed a goal to formalize tangible traffic safety actions at its next meeting. Photo: File/Fred Swegles

Autumnal Activities, Events Kick Off in South Orange County

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

As late September marked the official start of fall, South Orange County cities are kicking off “spooky season” with a slate of fun, family-friendly events throughout October.

San Clemente

From Oct. 12-15, Friends of San Clemente Foundation will kick off celebrations in San Clemente with its Carnival Colossal and Food Truck Festival. The event will feature live entertainment, rides and a strong man and strong woman competition, hosted at the Vista Hermosa Sports Park. Tickets are available for purchase at the San Clemente Community Center, Ole Hanson Beach Club and San Clemente Aquatics Center.

Kids of all ages can get a jump-start on trick or treating in downtown San Clemente as they walk along Avenida Del Mar on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 4-6 p.m. Businesses with a purple balloon outside their shop signals that they’re offering treats to those who stop by.

Celebrating healthy choices and being drug-free, the city and Friends of San Clemente Foundation will host the annual Red Ribbon Parade followed by a community safety fair on the Community Center lawn for National Night Out on Monday, Oct. 23, from 4-7 p.m.

For adults over 21 years of age, the Casa Romantica is hosting a Halloween Party featuring spooky trivia, a candy bar, specialty-themed cocktails and a live DJ on Oct. 26-27.

The following day, City of San Clemente and the Friends of San Clemente Foundation will host their annual Monster Dash 5K and Creepy Crawl fun run on Saturday, Oct. 28, featuring awards for race winners and best family-appropriate costumes. The event will start at the San Clemente Community Center at 7 a.m. and will run until 11 a.m.

Dana Point

New this year, Prado West will be kicking off fall festivities with its Halloween festival. The Street of the Amber Lantern will be closed off on Oct. 7 from 11 a.m.4 p.m. for a free block party featuring artisans and local small businesses. The event will feature a happy hour crawl with deals at participating local businesses, live music, a pumpkin patch, kids’ craft zone, costume contest and more.

The Ocean Institute’s Spooky Seas event returns on Oct. 21, featuring Harbor Hay Rides aboard the R/V Sea

Explorer, Bioluminescence Lazer Tag, a mad scientist lab and a haunted tour aboard the Spirit of Dana Point. Attendees can enjoy live music, food and beverages and a costume contest. Tickets can be purchased at oceaninstitute.org.

Leading up to Halloween, children up to 12 years old can participate in Dana Point’s annual Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest by sending a photo of their decorated pumpkin by email to recreation@danapoint.org by Monday, Oct. 23, for a chance to receive a special Halloween gift basket. Pumpkins do not need to be carved.

This year, the City of Dana Point’s recreation division is partnering with police services to host two family-friendly events on Saturday, Oct. 28. One is the Halloween Spooktacular inside the Dana Point Community Center, featuring a maze, live music, games, treats and more.

“The City of Dana Point’s Halloween Spooktacular and Trunk or Treat will feature the usual haunts and some new additions for the public,” Jeff Rosaler, deputy director of Community Services, said in an email. “The ever-popular maze will be constructed in the gym for those

who are brave enough; the maze will be open from 2 p.m.- 6 p.m. in the gym at the Community Center.”

Rosaler added that the Tailspins and the Moondog Miller Band will perform with live sets occurring every hour on the hour. The community center gym will also feature a spooky-themed ’80s arcade.

Outside, Dana Point Police Services will be hosting its annual Trunk or Treat. “Police Service vehicles and your favorite Sheriff Department staff will be on hand to pass out treats,” Rosaler said. “Also outside this year, an inflatable slide will be available for kids to get their wiggles out, as well as other crafts such as cookie-decorating brought to you by the Dana Point Recreation Staff.”

The City of Dana Point and Dana Point Youth Baseball will operate the snack bar for food and refreshments. Together, they will conduct a game of Wiffle ball on the Pony baseball diamond and a fundraising dunk tank to raise funds for the team’s travel expenses.

San Juan Capistrano

The San Juan Capistrano Mission

will display its Dia de los Muertos Altar through Nov. 5 in the 18th century historic Sala. The space offers a place for those to remember their loved ones by placing their names on the Día de los Muertos altar, or ofrenda.

Throughout the weekend before Halloween, the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society will host its Ghosts and Legends tour. Walking down historic Los Rios Street, attendees will interact with 10 “ghostly visitors” who will share their stories. Tickets can be purchased at sjcghosttour.com.

Haunted Orange County will also offer guided ghost walks throughout the streets of old San Juan Capistrano throughout the month of October. Attendees will hear the stories of spirits from the Old Los Rios District as they make their way along Camino Capistrano to the outskirts of the Mission. The 1½hour tour is recommended for those over the age of 12. Tickets can be purchased at haundedoc.com.

Those interested in attending the various events in the three South OC cities can visit danapoint.org, san-clemente.org, or sanjuancapistrano.org for information.

The Friends of San Clemente Foundation’s Carnival Colossal and Food Truck Festival are two of the top events returning to South Orange County this fall. Photo: Allison Jarrell/File

San Clemente, Dana Point Artists to Display Murals at Prado West

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

One of San Clemente artist Jeff Lukasik’s first memories is from when he learned how to surf at 4 or 5 years old at Doheny State Beach.

“I think a lot of people share that same experience … everyone goes to Doheny to learn,” Lukasik said. “I was scared to go anywhere else, but Doheny, because it’s all sheltered, and it’s got that cool setup, something about it seemed really safe and comforting.”

Capturing that formative memory of learning to surf, Lukasik’s mural of a sunset surf scene at Doheny State Beach will be on display at the Prado West development as a part of its rotating public art series.

“I tried to recreate my first memories that really stuck with me that I still remember vividly,” Lukasik said. “That’s just the stuff that sticks with you, and surfing is a huge gift to have in life, and it all kind of starts at Doheny, and I think a lot of people have that same feeling about the place.”

Lukasik credits surfing for “everything that’s good in my life,” he said, as it gave him the opportunity to travel and now inspires his art.

“Surfing was always my No. 1 priority growing up,” Lukasik said. “I surfed professionally until I was, like, 28. I was on the surf team at San Clemente High School, and I was on the U.S. team.”

As an artist, Lukasik was self-taught, enjoying doodling in his notebooks and painting his surfboards growing up.

“I always painted my surfboards, and I always tried to make them really cool,” Lukasik said. “Every time I got a new surfboard, I’d paint on it a lot. Then it just progressed over the years, and I always had a knack for it.”

Lukasik’s mural will be displayed along Prado West’s corridors, dubbed the “Halls of Public Expression,” along with Dana Point artist Ashley Keene’s mural of the same beach.

Both murals are a take on Doheny State Beach from different angles. Keene’s mural features a VW bus in the foreground, while Lukasik’s depicts a VW bus in the background.

“I just thought it was so cool that it ended up being our two pieces of art that were chosen,” Keene said.

When Lukasik saw the call for artists for the Prado West development’s rotating public art series, he noted that he was grateful for the opportunity to create

something the community could enjoy.

“Anytime I could do public art anywhere, I wish I could do more and more of it, “ Lukasik said. “I wish I could paint the entire city of every city. Whenever there’s an opportunity, it’s really exciting.”

The theme for this rotation paid tribute to Dana Point surf culture and the town’s history, Raintree Partners Marketing Manager Hannah Bailey explained.

“We thought a broad theme such as this would attract artists from all walks of life who have had surf culture positively impact their life,” Bailey said in an email.

Bryan Snyder, a Carlsbad artist who leads the coordination with artists for Raintree Partners’ rotating mural project, explained that they had received nearly 100 entries upon opening the public call for artists.

“It was extremely difficult choosing the four finalists, as well as the two artists who eventually received the contract,” Snyder said in an email. “Ashley Keene from Dana Point and Jeff Lukasik from San Clemente both stood out as local artists who have developed their own unique style of surf-themed art and felt like a perfect fit for the project.”

Lukasik looked at a few local beaches for inspiration, looking to paint either Salt Creek Beach, Old Killer Dana or Doheny State Beach. Ultimately, however, Lukasik noted that his personal ties to Doheny led him to depict the beach in his mural.

“I went on a nice sunset night to Doheny to take some photos to base my design off of, and I think I just saw what I wanted to recreate,” Lukasik said. “It was a nice night, and there were kids in the water and just a bunch of people in the water.”

“There was a bunch of life around; everyone was walking around, and that just really cemented that’s what I wanted to do,” Lukasik continued.

Doheny State Beach was also one of the first beaches Keene can remember going to as a young child growing up in Dana Point. Her painting depicts a vibrant rainbow over the local beach, with a colorful van in the foreground.

Through her painting, Keene explained that she sought to communicate “this feeling that I’ve had growing up–this feeling, like, ‘Oh, let’s just drive by and check the waves.’”

Keene’s paintings often use a vibrant color palette, she noted, with this surreal, psychedelic mural filled with vibrant blue, pink, yellow and purple hues.

“That’s always what I’m going for, is just the colors that remind you of being there,” Keene said. “Every time I go to the beach and it’s a beautiful sunset, I take a picture, and it never does it justice. So, I think in my art, maybe I’m subconsciously trying to overcompensate with color for that reason.”

Keene and Lukasik worked on their murals together in a free commercial space in Prado West that’s mostly used for storage.

“The space was nice, because we had natural lighting, and it was quiet for the most part, and it was nice to get to know Jeff and having another artist in there who I got along with and just talking about art and stuff,” Keene said.

Lukasik added that while they were both working on their separate pieces, it was nice to “have someone else working on something, too, at the same time.”

“It helps keep you motivated and helps keep you moving, because you guys are kind of both doing it together, and it just feels a little more like you’re kind of working on something as a team,” Lukasik said. “You’re not always doing that in what we’re doing; we’re usually working by ourselves, so it is nice to work together with somebody.”

When revisiting Doheny for inspiration for the mural, Lukasik commented that the beach looked so much smaller than he had remembered.

In painting Doheny, Lukasik aimed to capture the scene through the eyes of a young child, with the beach looking larger than life.

“I was so young, and everything seemed huge, and I definitely wanted to recreate that in the painting to make the place seem larger from the eyes of a young kid seeing it, because it was so surreal when you’re 5 years old learning how to surf for the first time,” Lukasik

said.

Lukasik added that his approach to painting is always trying to put the viewer into the scene.

“For this one, it’s in the water at Doheny, and I wanted to highlight all the elements that are in it,” Lukasik said. “Some of it’s embellished a little bit, like stuff looks brighter than it is, stuff glistens more than it is, but I always want it to look real but also look surreal, too.”

“I never want to just copy a photo; I always want it to have my own vibe,” Lukasik continued. “I want it to have some realistic structure to it but … have some weirdness to it and put my own stuff in there.”

After working on the mural nearly every day for a few weeks, Lukasik said he can’t wait to see it on display at Prado West. The murals are expected to be installed on Friday, Oct. 6.

“I’m just grateful to have the opportunity, and I’m glad anytime there’s an opportunity to do public work,” Lukasik said.

Lukasik noted that he’s had more opportunities to paint murals in South Orange County lately, but he would like to see more public art around town.

“There’s a lot of buildings around both cities that a little paint is a really easy way to pretty-up the area,” Lukasik said. “I’m not talking about taking over old Ole Hanson adobe buildings–just, there’s alleys, and there’s a lot of blank white walls that you could pretty easily get someone to pretty-up. There’s an opportunity there.”

San Clemente artist Jeff Lukasik paints a mural depicting kids surfing at Doheny State Beach that will be installed at the Prado West development in early October as a part of Raintree Partners’ rotating public art series.

Photo: Breeana Greenberg

Preliminary Resiliency Concepts Prioritize Sand Nourishment at Critically Vulnerable Beaches

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Additional sand nourishment and the utilization of artificial retention devices highlighted some of the solutions suggested to rescue critically vulnerable San Clemente beaches at a community meeting on Sept. 27.

Residents and other stakeholders gathered in the Council Chambers at City Hall to learn about and provide feedback regarding early concepts for coastal resiliency, in relation to the city’s ongoing Nature Based Coastal Resiliency Project Feasibility Study.

New Coastal Administrator Leslea Meyerhoff and Chris Webb, principal coastal scientist with the city’s contracted consultant, Moffatt & Nichol, spoke about the study’s objectives and progress. Community Development Director Cecilia Gallardo-Daly was also present to facilitate and answer other questions.

Webb noted the proven effectiveness of beach nourishment when enough sand is placed, saying that placing more sand north and south of the upcoming San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project would be ideal in order to keep sand within the city limits.

He also mentioned the expenses associated with bringing in sand and the possibility of sand damaging local ecosystems if it buries rocky outcrops and other features that create surf breaks.

“Let’s have nourishment in the mix, but let’s try to hold it in place with whatever kind of concepts (that) make sense,” he said. “Since there are these wave-dissipation natural structures down at Trestles that work great, those became an obvious model to us. … If we did exactly what’s there, I’ve got to believe it’s going to work.”

During the meeting, Webb also noted that the city would likely focus on implementing one project at a time and analyzing its success.

The plan marked another step toward achieving the feasibility study’s objective of devising sand retention solutions to halt the trend of coastal erosion at city beaches.

Meyerhoff spoke about the study’s background, and Webb gave an in-depth presentation detailing the draft concepts for aiding eight sections of the San Clemente coastline that have been

categorized as in stable, threatened or critical condition.

In June, Moffatt & Nichol sent a memo to city officials that marked four of the sections as critical “hotspots” for erosion—those being Shorecliffs, Capistrano Shores, Mariposa Beach and Cyprus Shores. Webb, his partner, coastal scientist Justin Peglow, and his team of scientists came to that conclusion after using five measurements to estimate the health of varying sections, or transects, in the city.

“We call things ‘critical’ if they have three critical components of the five, or if they have two of the critical components and two threatened,” said Webb. “If there’s two of those five components in the threatened category, they get a threatened (rating). And if none of that stuff’s happening, it gets a stable rating.”

After the analysis to complete the first identifying report, the project team developed criteria by which to develop preliminary sand retention concepts, according to Meyerhoff.

They focused on the critical and threatened transects first, and consid-

ered the level of access to the public through public transportation or access to city Marine Safety Division personnel, the number of amenities and surf resources, the amount of existing native vegetation, and whether public safety was adversely affected by erosion at each location. Then, the team devised small, medium, and large concepts.

Starting from the northern end of San Clemente, Webb presented both a small and medium concept for Shorecliffs, which mostly consists of private property. The small project would install sand dunes with vegetation to create a “living shoreline,” further helped by sand nourishment high on the beach berm; the medium project included placing a groin at the south end of the section to catch pre-filled sand nourishment along the shoreline.

“A living shoreline is essentially a sand dune,” Webb said. “It’s a sand dune with growth on it that’s an actual habitat, (and) the growth acts to trap sand and can continue to grow. If you can get enough sand trapped, it’s a positive feedback thing where the vegetation

growth attracts more sand, which generates more vegetation growth.”

He referenced an existing living shoreline at Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas as a successful example.

The groin, which is a structure that extends perpendicular to the shoreline, interrupts the flow of sand and would be intended to keep sand in the area.

Webb also presented two project options at Capistrano Shores, this time both large projects. One would install five, equally spaced groins along the section to assist pre-filled nourishment, and the other included constructing three living breakwaters in addition to nourishment.

The use of multiple groins has previously worked in Newport Beach, Webb said. Regarding the breakwater, sand would be carried by the water until it reaches a “shadow zone” where some of the sand drops deeper into the ocean, and the rest would continue moving, forming a bulge behind the breakwater known as a salient.

“What might be possible at a place like Capistrano Shores is to put some

Sand retention concepts for the city’s beaches are presented at a community meeting on Sept. 27.

Photo: C. Jayden Smith

sort of linear breakwater feature out there, nourish behind it, build the salient proactively, and then let Mother Nature allow sand that would be moving along the shoreline to continue moving across the salient and move downcoast,” said Webb.

Segmenting one large breakwater into three would allow water through the segments and allow waves to pass through, providing surf breaks toward the beach. The “living” part would mean having kelp and algae grow on the structures to essentially create a rock reef.

At the Mariposa Beaches transect, Webb proposed a large concept of creating a triangular, artificial headland of cobble, boulders or large river rock, in addition to nourishment. The goal there, as well as at North Beach, would be to mimic the natural environment at Upper and Lower Trestles that does well to dissipate high-wave energy.

“This has never been done, that I’m aware of, in the United States of America successfully,” Webb said. “I think there’s been attempts outside of the USA with different substances that have worked. But, when we say nature-based (concepts), we want to have—yeah, it can be rock, but it should be natural rock, if possible.”

In addition to the “boulder delta,” as Webb referred to it, a project at the

“threatened” North Beach could also include creating a living shoreline. Since the delta concept is unproven, Webb said the project team would likely need to replicate it on a smaller scale in a laboratory setting before moving forward.

Down at the Linda Lane & Pier Bowl subsection that was identified as threatened, which will be the main benefactor of the 250,000 cubic yards of sand from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the proposed project would only add a passive living shoreline and additional piles under the pier to slow sand movement.

Webb said the Huntington Beach Pier was a good model in how it interrupts high energy currents.

“If you can interrupt that and confuse it, knock it down, cause it to swirl, get rid of the straight flow direction and have it start to become something other than that, what you’ll get is riptides, and you’ll get sand dropping out of the transport path,” he said.

He next talked about T-Street, another subsection that is “stable,” calling the area an “A-plus.” He advised people to watch and document it, as he still was searching for ways to duplicate the transect’s geology that features a natural bedrock reef connected to the shore.

No concept was proposed at T-Street, and the stable transects of Boca Del Canon and State Beaches would only re -

ceive a living shoreline if a project were to go through.

All living shorelines throughout San Clemente would feature educational signage.

Lastly, Webb displayed a large project at Cyprus Shores that would include nourishment and a boulder delta.

Next, Webb, Meyerhoff, and Gallardo-Daly listened to feedback from the audience and answered questions.

Suzie Whitelaw, San Clemente resident and technical advisor for the nonprofit Save Our Beaches San Clemente, emphasized the importance of speaking with local surfers to map out surf resources and incorporating those lesser-known surf spots in the project’s geographic information system. She also mentioned needing a feasible plan for the coastline as a whole, in addition to the individual transects, called the boulder delta concept problematic, and said T-Street would be a better model to follow than Trestles.

“Let’s look at the T-Street reef, figure out how that’s shaped, how that affects the wave action and try to recreate that both at North Beach and at the south end beaches,” Whitelaw told San Clemente Times on Sept. 28. “That’s what’s proving effective on our coastline already.”

She also spoke to the concept of living

Council Wants Final Say on Potential Local COVID-19 Mandates

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

The San Clemente City Council voted by a 3-2 margin at its meeting on Tuesday night, Oct. 3, to approve a policy preventing city staff from unilaterally mandating masks and vaccinations without council approval during any future pandemics related to COVID-19. Mayor Chris Duncan and Councilmember Mark Enmeier voted in opposition of the motion.

With the support of Councilmember Victor Cabral, Mayor Pro Tem Steve Knoblock had agendized the matter at the council’s Sept. 14 meeting. Knoblock also spoke on Tuesday about wanting to avoid the shutdown of local recreational resources and how previous pandemic regulations negatively impacted small businesses.

“I brought this up, just as a precaution, to ask this council to have an administrative policy (that) said that our staff wouldn’t close parks, close (beaches), and mandate that we wear masks to enter public places,” said Knoblock.

The subject arose as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) observed a spike in COVID cases near the end of summer across the country, as new hospitalizations rose from an all-time low in June to 17,428 during the week of Aug. 26. Since then, there has been an average of 19,608 COVID hospitalizations over the past four weeks.

Knoblock said he observed varying entities start to institute mask mandates, which led him to want to discuss mandates with his colleagues on the dais.

City Attorney Elizabeth Mitchell stated early on in the agenda item that any law or action adopted by the state of California would supersede an ordinance or resolution the city adopted.

Councilmember Cabral said he supported the mayor pro tem’s initial motion, because he felt the subject merited a lengthy discussion. Although he felt an ordinance would be premature,

he added, Cabral said he believed it was important for the council to commit to discussing topics related to COVID-19 before moving forward with any decisions.

Enmeier spoke to the efficacy of masks in reducing the transmission of COVID-19 and said those items have been used throughout history.

“We’ve got to start thinking, ‘It’s not just about my own personal freedom; it’s about the health of my neighbor,’” he said.

The council needed to listen to medical professionals and scientists, Enmeier added.

Councilmember Rick Loeffler said the matter was not about whether masks or vaccines work, but about the council having the ability to address issues when they become relevant.

“I ask you that you please trust, if something does happen and a mandate comes down, that this council can get together, have an emergency meeting and address it,” Loeffler said.

Duncan, seconding the opinions of being against mandates in general, said Tuesday’s discussion was something that was not currently in front of the

breakwaters, which she felt should be placed away from existing surf breaks and not designed in a straight line.

The Surfrider Foundation was also present at the meeting, with three officials to share their opinions on subjects such as emphasizing more natural structures over groins. Angela Howe, Surfrider legal director, spoke with SC Times.

“Living shorelines and healthy dunes, native plants, those are all things that help existing dune habitats, water quality, (and) sand stabilization,” Howe said. “There’s a lot of coastal benefits associated with those projects. On the other hand, hardened coastal armoring and extreme shoreline manipulation structures like groins and breakwaters should really be excluded from the list of nature-based solutions.”

She applauded the study’s focus on sustaining recreational resources and simultaneously urged the city to protect existing coastal resources.

The next phase of the Nature Based Coastal Resiliency Project Feasibility Study should arrive in early 2024 with the Draft Resiliency Design Concept Report, according to Meyerhoff. That document will be followed by the Draft Nature Based Feasibility Study near the end of 2024 and the release of the Final Nature Based Feasibility Study by Dec. 31, 2025.

council and didn’t need to be debated.

“We’ve got so much before us in this city that we need to be addressing,” the mayor said. “I hope we don’t agendize things like this anymore, that (lead us to) engage in a difficult and strained discussion with very strong feelings on multiple sides.”

He also asked Knoblock not to put similar items on future council agendas, with Knoblock countering that the subject was “hugely important.”

“The issue tonight is, when these issues arise, will staff unilaterally do what they did two and three years ago or will staff bring back the issue to this council?” Knoblock said.

City Manager Andy Hall said early on in the discussion that the councilmembers were the policymakers for the City of San Clemente, and that staff would implement the policies the council adopted, which Knoblock called “spot on.”

During the early stages of the pandemic in 2020, the city first closed City Hall, playgrounds and other facilities to the public before then closing parks and beaches–all actions that Knoblock wanted to go before the council in the future.

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No Hurdle Too High for San Clemente

San Clemente has always prided itself on being a community of resilience, unity, and dynamism. This past year, however, our beautiful city has faced a barrage of challenges that have tested our collective resolve.

The year began with a jolt—a series of powerful storms and landslides that interrupted rail service. Homes were endangered, roads were blocked, and even our beloved historic Casa Romantica was put at risk.

In response, our incredible city sta sprang into action. We rolled up our sleeves to repair, rebuild, and ensure the safety and security of our fellow residents.

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JOIN THE 2073 SAN CLEMENTE TIME CAPSULE PROJECT

LAURIE GOOCH, San Clemente

Dear San Clementeans, this is a Call To Action! Join The 2073 San Clemente Time Capsule Project!

We need you, from south, north, west, east, to participate! And to encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to do the same!

Locals in HOAs, this means YOU! Act individually or as a community and submit a group entry.

Surfers and ocean enthusiasts, who better than YOU to describe the essence of our town!

Each and every one of YOU has a story to tell!

The 2073 San Clemente Time Capsule Project is building community, one individual, family, and neighborhood at a time! It is especially meaningful for children and students who can watch the opening of the time capsule and revisit what they placed inside.

What do you have to say to San Clementeans 50 years from now about the feel of our town and your place in it?

Mail your life stories, photos, or mementos by Wednesday, December 6, 2023, to San Clemente Historical Society, P.O. Box 283, San Clemente, CA 92672-0283.

the need for unity, we appointed a respected public safety commissioner and former police o cer, Rick Loe er.

Our goal was, and remains, to ensure that our city’s leadership strives toward collaborative solutions to protect our excellent quality of life and away from partisan divides that hold us back.

As mayor, I am incredibly proud of our city’s response to these challenges. And we bounced back in a big way.

This year, San Clemente hosted renowned sporting events, including the Rip Curl World Surf League Finals and both the Professional Pickleball Association and Major League Pickleball Finals.

Two local residents, Filipe Toledo and

LETTER TO THE EDITOR IN RESPONSE TO ‘ENDING GUN VIOLENCE’ GAYLE BRANTUK, San

Clemente

Laws are only followed by law-abiding people. People who use guns to kill people are not law-abiding.

Therefore, laws don’t stop people from killing with guns. Murder is illegal. Gun laws don’t work.

BEVERLY MCCARTHY’S LETTER ‘ENDING GUN VIOLENCE’ NORM PETERSEN, San Clemente

As terrifying as it must have been for Beverly McCarthy’s daughter having to shelter in place due to an active shooter, consider the people in Chicago (or most other major cities run by Democrats), where, on average, 52 people are killed every month.

Chicago has strict gun control policies, but that doesn’t seem to stop the murders. More gun legislation is not the answer.

Instead, let’s stop Democrats from enacting inane policies such as “no bail.” We also need to actually punish criminals with long prison sentences that they fully serve.

Making it more di cult for legal gun ownership will actually lead to more innocent lives being lost.

Every year, thousands and thousands of Americans protect themselves with legal firearms. Don’t believe me? Look it up.

Caroline Marks, became WSL champions, and San Clemente’s own Gri n Colapinto finished third in the world.

These events and our local talent showcased our city’s vibrancy and our capability to shine on the global stage.

There’s a simple yet powerful motto that resonates with every San Clemente resident: “One Town, One Team.”

Our future is bright, not because challenges won’t arise—they inevitably will—but because we’ve proven that when we set aside our di erences and work together, there’s no hurdle, or aspiration, too high for San Clemente!

Chris Duncan is a councilmember who was elected in 2020 and is serving as city mayor for 2023. SC

to demand that OCTA remediate its mess in the quest to get our beaches back. But it’s a lot harder to get behind Surfrider’s proposal, which is to move the railroad tracks o the beach. Moving the tracks won’t solve the underlying problem, not to mention it will take decades to complete and cost billions.

A study published in 2023 by researchers at UC Irvine found that damming, coupled with land-use changes and hardened stormwater infrastructure, have reduced coastal sediment loads up to 91% in Southern California. While there may be many factors which contribute to San Clemente’s erosion, the primary reason is that the natural flow of sand needed to replenish our beaches has been choked o by the armoring of creeks and upstream land-use changes, including the California flood control system. The natural sedimentation that made its way down San Juan Creek (Doheny) and San Mateo Creek (Trestles), which frames the San Clemente sand system, has been radically reduced. Moving the train tracks isn’t going to change that fact.

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DON’T MOVE THE RAILROAD; ADD SAND TO SAVE BEACHES, TIME, MONEY JEFF BERG, San Clemente

San Clemente residents can agree with several points made in Surfrider’s Sept. 7 guest opinion–San Clemente beaches are shrinking. OCTA’s rip rap has accelerated the beach erosion problem between State Beach and Cotton’s Point; and, yes, there’s an opportunity for San Clemente residents

Instead of moving the railroad, Bring Back Our Beaches advocates that we replenish our beaches with sand–lots of it. Moving the railroad inland, which would take decades to accomplish and billions, perhaps tens of billions of dollars, is not going to do anything for San Clemente beaches over the next 10-20 years. For probably 1% of that cost, we could recharge San Clemente beaches with sand, and institute an ongoing replenishment program to keep our beaches wide and healthy. This would benefit all San Clemente residents, surfers, beachgoers, and businesses in the here, and now–over the next couple of years, as opposed to the next couple of decades.

We need sand to bring back our beaches, and we need it now.

GUEST OPINION | City Council Corner by Mayor Chris Duncan

Congress Must Keep Its Promise to Fully Fund the Government; Our Servicemembers Count on It.

Last weekend, Democrats and Republicans in Congress came together to pass a bipartisan funding bill to keep our government open until Nov. 17, after facing significant hurdles that threatened a shutdown.

We’re not out of the woods yet. We have a little over a month to reach a bipartisan agreement to fully fund the government for Fiscal Year 2024 and avert another shutdown threat. Our servicemembers are counting on us to get this done.

Too many of our men and women in uniform are living paycheck-to-paycheck. According to the Department of Defense, a quarter of active-duty servicemembers have experienced food insecurity. Junior enlisted servicemembers are at the highest risk. Nearly half of junior enlisted spouses have experienced food insecurity, as well. Despite serving in the best funded military in the world, junior servicemembers aren’t earning enough to make ends meet.

I have heard repeatedly from junior enlisted servicemembers at Camp Pendleton who are worried about making ends meet. A government shutdown would only have made the problem worse, because servicemembers would not have received their paychecks, making it harder for them to put food on the table.

This situation is unacceptable. The men and women who serve our country should never have to worry about their next meal. As a precaution, I co-sponsored the bipartisan Pay our Military Act to ensure our servicemembers continue to receive their pay in the event of a shutdown.

Congress now has until mid-November to pass a bipartisan funding bill that ensures our government stays open, our men and women in uniform get paid, and services that millions of Americans rely upon are not disrupted. The only way for that to happen is for Democrats and

Republicans to once again work together and reach a bipartisan consensus on government funding levels that do not make drastic cuts to critical programs such as those that provide food assistance.

Recently, I introduced bipartisan legislation, the Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act, to help servicemembers and their families access food assistance programs. Currently, the basic allowance for housing (BAH) that servicemembers receive is counted as income and, therefore, disqualifies many military families from food assistance. My bill would remove the BAH from counting as income for the free and reduced-price school meal program, expanding access to school meals for military families. There is still much more to do to

improve the financial and nutritional well-being of servicemembers. In the long run, passing my bipartisan bill would ensure military families at Camp Pendleton and bases across the country can focus on fulfilling their mission, rather than on finding their next meal.

In the near term, the best thing we can do to help servicemembers and their families is to prevent a shutdown by passing a full government funding package before the November 17 deadline.

The consequences of a government shutdown are too severe for Congress to play partisan political games. Let’s fund the government, keep it open, and ensure servicemembers and their families always have enough to eat. SC

THE LEVIN LETTER BY REP. MIKE LEVIN

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THURSDAY | OCT. 5

LAO TIZER QUARTET FEATURING CHIELI MINUCCI

6:15-8:30 p.m. The Lao Tizer Quartet returns to Casa Romantica, featuring the Emmy Award-winning guitarist and composer Chieli Minucci. Admission is $65, which includes complimentary valet parking and a cocktail reception with appetizers and beverages. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

LIVE MUSIC AT IVA LEE’S

7 p.m. Live music is featured at this San Clemente lounge known for its entertainment. Bonfire Unplugged will perform. Iva Lee’s Restaurant & Lounge, 555 N. El Camino Real, Suite E, San Clemente. 949.361.8255. ivalees.com.

FRIDAY | OCT. 6

FARMERS MARKET IN SAN JUAN

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Enjoy the farmers market in town every Friday. Check out the produce, breads, cheeses, artisan craft vendors, and more. Farmakis Farms, 29932 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.364.1270. farmakisfarms.com.

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

THURSDAY-SATURDAY | OCT. 5-8: ‘PHANTOM’ AT CABRILLO PLAYHOUSE

7:30 p.m. Watch the final performances of Phantom, based on Gaston Leroux’s novel The Phantom of the Opera, at San Clemente’s local theater, in which a masked “phantom” living underneath the Paris Opera is mesmerized by a female soprano singer and seeks to train her. Tickets are $33. Shows run through Saturday, Oct. 8. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.0465. cabrilloplayhouse.org.

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LIVE MUSIC AT H.H. COTTON’S

6:30-9:30 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular Downtown San Clemente bar and restaurant. Perfect Blend will perform. H.H. Cotton’s, 201 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.945.6616. hhcottons.com.

YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT THE NOBLE PATH FOUNDATION

4:30 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. There will be an improv lesson from 4:30-5:30 p.m., and TGIF Night starting at 6 p.m.—the theme being video games on numerous consoles. The Noble Path Foundation, 420 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.234.7259. thenoblepathfoundation.org.

SATURDAY | OCT. 7

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.

DANA POINT FARMERS MARKET

9 a.m.-1 p.m. California farmers bring fresh produce to sell at the Dana Point Farmers Market, and craft vendors provide a large selection of art, jewelry, clothing, handbags, candles, handmade soaps and unique, one-of-a-kind gifts. It is strongly recommended that customers bring their own reusable bags. La Plaza Park, 3411 La Plaza, Dana Point.

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TABLE TENNIS SATURDAYS

10 a.m.-noon. Intermediate to advanced players who are at least 45 years old are invited to play table tennis at the Shorecliffs Terrace Mobile Home Park every Saturday for free. Shorecliffs Terrace, 3000 Calle Nuevo, San Clemente. 949.481.2275.

VILLAGE ART FAIRE

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Hosted by the San Clemente Downtown Business Association on the lawn of the San Clemente Library, the Village Art Faire offers a variety of work, including photography, fine art, jewelry, ceramics, fused glass, home decor, botanicals, textile art, and more. Visitors can expect to find many of their favorite artists, as well as some new faces. San Clemente Library, 242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.218.5378. info@scdba.org. scdba.org.

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REATA ROUNDUP BBQ CONTEST

11 a.m.-7 p.m. Join the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society at the Swanner House Event Center for this Kansas City barbecue competition. Guests can purchase samples of competition barbecue. There will be food vendors, roasted corn, turkey legs, an outdoor marketplace, as well as a beer and wine garden. General admission is $10. Advance ticket sales and discounts can be found on eventbright.com. Kids 15 and under get in for free. Swanner House Event Center, 29943 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. reataroundupbbq.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, 1251 Puerta Del Sol, San Clemente. eventvesta.com.

HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL ON AMBER LANTERN

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Prado West, the Popup Shops and the City of Dana Point have partnered to host a Halloween festival in the Lantern District. Enjoy local shopping, live music, local bites, a pumpkin patch, raffle prizes, workshops, a kids’ craft zone, costume contest and happy hour crawl along Amber Lantern Street. Street of the Amber Lantern, Dana Point. danapoint.org.

ARTS AND CRAFTS AT SMALL SPACE ART COLLECTIVE

1-4 p.m. The Small Space Art Collective hosts numerous classes that teach participants how to create beautiful works. Learn how to use flower pounding, or the ancient Japanese technique of Tatakizome, to create botanical imprints on flowers. Tickets are $75 for this event for six. Small Space Art Collective, 210 Calle de Los Molinos, San Clemente. smallspaceart.com.

SAIL ON SPIRIT OF DANA POINT

2-5. Set sail aboard the schooner Spirit of Dana Point and experience California from the perspective of an early tallship explorer. Join the crew to help raise sail, handle lines and steer the ship, or simply sit back, relax and enjoy the majesty of sailing the seas aboard a tallship. Must be 4 years or older to sail. Tickets are $65. Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO GHOST WALK

6 p.m. Join Haunted Orange County for a dark, history-filled ghost tour of San Juan Capistrano. Hear the stories of spirits that inhabit the old Los Rios District and make your way through Camino Capistrano to the outskirts of the Mission itself. The tour ends outside the Mission, near the church where a great earthquake struck in 1812 and parishioners were crushed under falling stones. The meeting location is just outside the brick visitor’s information booth near the train tracks located behind the Franciscan Plaza Parking Structure, 26732 Verdugo Street, San Juan Capistrano. 866.446.7803. hauntedoc.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT H.H. COTTON’S

6:30-9:30 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular Downtown San Clemente bar and restaurant. Will & Gary will perform. H.H. Cotton’s, 201 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.945.6616. hhcottons.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT IVA LEE’S

7 p.m. Live music is featured at this San Clemente lounge known for its entertainment. The Chris Andersen Group will perform. Iva Lee’s Restaurant & Lounge, 555 N. El Camino Real, Suite E, San Clemente. 949.361.8255. ivalees.com.

LIVE MUSIC HARBOR CRUISE WITH DANA WHARF

8-9:30 p.m. Join Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching aboard the 95-foot Dana Pride for an evening cruise in the Dana Point Harbor. 1980s cover band Flock of 80s will perform. The boat features a full bar, including wine, beer and mixed drinks. Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. 949.496.5794x7. danawharf.com.

SUNDAY | OCT. 8

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.

FAMILY FIT FEST

8 a.m.-noon. Enjoy a fun morning presented by Fit4Mom South Orange County at the Outlets at San Clemente, featuring a free fitness class, entertainment and a raffle. Check in at 8 a.m. to get ready for the Stroller Strides class from 9-9:45 a.m., fol-

lowed by a raffle for prizes valued up to $1,000, live entertainment, vendor booths, activities for kids, and more. The first 75 mothers in line will receive a free, exclusive swag bag, limited to one per family. Additionally, all members of Fit4Mom will receive one extra raffle ticket, and participants wearing Fit4Mom-branded clothing will receive one extra ticket. The event is open to all. Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. facebook.com.

MONDAY | OCT. 9

BRIDGE GAME

12:30 p.m. The South Orange County Bridge Club hosts bridge games, Monday through Saturday. The club is a nonprofit owned by the members and welcomes people to use their minds and develop new friendships. They also offer classes for bridge players of different levels. 31461 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 205, San Juan Capistrano. galesenter@cox.net.

OPEN JAM

7-10 p.m. Play your own percussion, acoustic or electric instruments every Monday night at Knuckleheads. Amps are allowed, but drums are not. Knuckleheads, 1717 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com.

TUESDAY | OCT. 10

STORYTIME AT THE SJC LIBRARY

10:30-11 a.m. Bring the kids to storytime, held every Tuesday morning. Children will get to read books and sing songs. The event is geared for the 2- to 6-year-old age range. San Juan Capistrano Library, 31495 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano. 949.493.1752. ocpl.org.

COUNTRY NIGHT AT H.H. COTTON’S

5:30 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 5:30-6:30 p.m. for Introduction to Line Dancing, followed by the Advanced Beginner class from 7-8 p.m. The hourlong lessons are $10 each. Free line dancing will be offered from 8-9:30 p.m. H.H. Cotton’s, 201 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.945.6616. hhcottons.com.

WEDNESDAY | OCT. 11

BINGO AT THE SENIOR CENTER

1:30 p.m. Every Wednesday, the Dor-

othy 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.

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS

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

TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE BREWHOUSE

6:30-8:30 p.m. The BrewHouse hosts a trivia night every Wednesday. Test your knowledge with friends or show up solo and join a team. The BrewHouse, 31896 Plaza Drive, Suite D3, San Juan Capistrano. 949.481.6181. brewhousesjc.com.

BOATING SKILLS & SEAMANSHIP CLASS

7-9 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is hosting this comprehensive class, every Wednesday through Oct. 25, designed for experienced boaters, as well as those new to boating. Topics include boating safety, knots, boat handling, radio, as well as other valuable subjects. Successful completion will earn your California boater card. Registration is $70. For more information on how to register, contact Eric Gritzmacher at ericgritzmacher@cox. net or 949.632.2378, or Guy Heaton at guyheaton3489@gmail.com or 949.345.9686. Dana Point Yacht Club, 24399 Dana Drive, Dana Point. cgaux.org.

WEDNESDAY | OCT. 11

BIOLUMINESCENCE NIGHT CRUISE

8:30 - 10:30 p.m. Learn about the remarkable ability of some marine animals to glow in the dark and witness the curiously beautiful phenomenon. A meter net is deployed 600 feet deep to capture thousands of these drifting organisms, which have the ability to make their own light. The Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

It’s About Saving you Money

Calling all existing Medicare Beneficiaries, are you looking to save some money on either your monthly premiums, your co-pays, or your prescription drug co-pays? Then the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) is the time for you to make a change to your current plan. All changes made during this time (10/15 – 12/7) go into effect 1/1/24.

The biggest way to save money is to see if a Medicare Advantage plan would work for you. If it does meet your needs, then you cancel your Medicare Supplement and Medicare Drug plan for 2024 because the Medicare Advantage plan gives you that type of coverage and financial protection from medical bills. You’re no longer paying a premium for Medicare Supplement or a Medicare RX plan if you decide to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan. These plans in Orange County typically have no or low premiums and are both HMO’s and PPO’s.

Regarding a “standalone” Medicare RX plan, some plans used to not have a name brand drug deductible and now they do. Have your

prescriptions changed since you enrolled in your current Medicare RX plan? If they’re expensive medications (in the $40-$100 range or higher when you refill them) then it’s time for a review.

The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (also known as AEP) ends December 7th, if you’d like to schedule a no cost Medicare options review contact me soon, my calendar is already filling up!

GUEST OPINION | Eat My Words by

Cherl Pruett

Flavors of Fall Go Beyond Pumpkin Spice

Pumpkin spice and other things nice–lattes don’t have a monopoly on fall flavors.

Autumn taste treats are in surprising places at restaurants and eateries nearby for breakfasts, dinners, cocktails and desserts. The taste of fall arrives, and the whi of autumn aromas is in the air.

Restaurants, cafés, diners and more bring autumn to the menus. Cinnamon. Maple. Apple. Pumpkin. Pecans. Smell the season yet?

Here are a few ideas for the time of year that o er homey flavors, perhaps giving o a vibe reminiscent of these 1844 poem lyrics: “Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go.”

Morning flavors

La Galette Creperie, 612 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente, 949.498.5335. lagalettesc.com.

Start an autumn morning with a maple crepe with butter, powdered

sugar, real maple syrup. Add bananas or berries, if you like.

Denny’s, 34242 Del Obispo, Dana Point. 949.489.4383. dennys.com.

True fall flavor: Pumpkin Pecan Pancake Slam. Dig into buttermilk pancakes prepared with real pumpkin pie filling, glazed pecans and topped with pecan pie sauce.

It’s served with eggs, hash browns, plus bacon strips or sausage links. (Seasonal)

A Meal for the Season

Bloom Restaurant & Bar, 31760 Old Mission Road, San Juan Capistrano. 949.503.2654. bloomsanjuancapistrano.com.

Traditional and creative meld in the Crispy Pork Belly and Pumpkin-Ricotta gnocchi with Vermont maple syrup, candied walnut crumbles and sage brown butter.

Rocco’s, 203 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.388.7766. opentable.com/roccos-restaurant.

Pumpkin ravioli says autumn all the way. Pumpkin-filled ravioli arrives with diced Roma tomatoes, browned butter sage sauce and fresh parmesan cheese, topped with fresh arugula.

Sweet Fall Treats

Sugar Blossom Bake Shop, 202 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.429.5555. sugarblossombakeshop.com.

Why not order to go? Try Salted Caramel Cake, a vanilla cake filled with salted caramel buttercream and salted caramel drizzle. Order four days in advance for this four-layer cake with three layers of filling.

Another same-size option to order ahead is the Sweet ‘n’ Spiced Carrot Cake filled with cream cheese and iced in vanilla butter cream (no nuts or raisins).

Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, 610 Camino de los Mares, San Clemente. 949.312.2304. handelsicecream.com.

Lick it up or spoon it down. We all scream for ice cream. Fall flavors include pumpkin pie, apple pie, pumpkin cheesecake and pumpkin pecan.

Yes, Soup for You

The Little Kitchen Asian Café, 24831 Del Prado, Dana Point. 949.276.7799.

littlekitchenasiancafe.com.

A vegetarian option is the kabocha pumpkin soup. Kabocha is a Japanese winter squash, similar to pumpkin and usually with a sweet flavor.

Drink Up: Autumn Flavor to Sip Stillwater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado Avenue, Dana Point. 949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

Try a di erent co ee flavor. Stillwater o ers a Maple & Vanilla Irish Co ee with Jameson Irish Whiskey, Benedictine, brown sugar, maple syrup and vanilla whipped cream. Happy autumn!

Mayfield, 31761 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.218.5140. mayfieldoc.com.

The Fancy Man is co ee without the alcohol, but lots of flavor. The cappuccino is made with maple syrup, cinnamon, and topped with Maldon smoked sea salt.

Cheryl Pruett is an award-winning journalist and editor, having covered Orange County city and county topics to the food scene for Orange County Register, Patch.com and local magazines. She has called Dana Point/Capistrano Beach home for more than 30 years. SC

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

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Banjo

Cute little Banjo just can’t wait to meet you. Only two months old, Banjo is still growing and has lots of happy kitten energy. He and his brothers love to play and explore their surroundings. If you’re looking for a fun and friendly kitten, you can’t go wrong with a sweetie like Banjo. If you are interested in adopting Banjo, 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. SC

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. Level: Medium

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

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:

THE FOURTH PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO THE TRANSITION FROM AT-LARGE TO DISTRICT-BASED ELECTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE

SECTION 10010 AND GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 34886 TO SOLICIT INPUT ON COMPOSITION OF DRAFT MAPS AND POTENTIAL SEQUENCE OF ELECTIONS EFFECTIVE FOR THE NOVEMBER 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

THE FIFTH PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10010 AND GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 34886 TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING DISTRICT-BASED ELECTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL EFFECTIVE FOR THE NOVEMBER 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

Information on these items are on file in the City Clerk’s office, located at 910 Calle Negocio, and is available for public inspection and comment by contacting Laura Campagnolo, City Clerk and (949) 361-8301 or campagnolol@san-clemente.org. Draft maps are also available on the City’s website at www. san-clemente.org/districtelections. If you challenge either of these items in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearings.

To allow staff adequate time to confirm software compatibility, individuals wishing to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentations at the meeting, must submit the electronic files to the City Clerk by no later than 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Only compatible electronic formats will be permitted to be used on City audio/ visual computer equipment. Staff makes no guarantee that such material will be compatible, but will use its best efforts to accommodate the request.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said Fourth Public Hearing will be held at the meeting of the City Council on October 17, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at City Council Chambers located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2 nd Floor, San Clemente. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing, or provide written communication via email to districtelections@ san-clemente.org, to the City Council to express their opinions related to the content of the draft maps and the proposed sequence of elections .

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said Fifth Public Hearing will be held at the meeting of the City Council on October 17, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at City Council Chambers located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2 nd Floor, San Clemente following the close of the Fourth Public Hearing. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing, or provide written communication via email to districtelections@ san-clemente.org, to the City Council to express their opinions related to the proposed Ordinance.

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AVISO DE AUDIENCIAS PÚBLICAS

POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA QUE EL CONCEJO MUNICIPAL

DE LA CIUDAD DE SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA,CELEBRARÁ DOS AUDIENCIAS PÚBLICAS RELACIONADAS CON LO SIGUIENTE:

CUARTA AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA RELACIONADA CON LA TRANSICIÓN DE ELECCIONES

PARA EL CONCEJO MUNICIPAL BASADAS EN DISTRITOS, DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA SECCIÓN 10010 DEL CÓDIGO ELECTORAL Y LA SECCIÓN 34886 DEL CÓDIGO GUBERNAMENTAL, PARA SOLICITAR OPINIONES SOBRE LA COMPOSICIÓN DE MAPAS PRELIMINARES Y LA POSIBLE SECUENCIA DE LAS ELECCIONES MUNICIPALES GENERALES DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024.

QUINTA AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA SECCIÓN 10010 DEL CÓDIGO ELECTORAL Y LA SECCIÓN 34886 DEL CÓDIGO GUBERNAMENTAL PARA INTRODUCIR UNA ORDENANZA QUE ESTABLECE ELECCIONES POR DISTRITO PARA EL CONCEJO MUNICIPAL CON VIGENCIA PARA LAS ELECCIONES MUNICIPALES GENERALES DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024.

La información sobre estos temas está archivada en la oficina de la Secretaria Municipal, ubicada en Calle Negocio 910, y está disponible para la inspección y los comentarios del público al comunicarse con Laura Campagnolo, Secretaria Municipal, al (949) 361-8301 o en campagnolol@san-clemente.org. Los mapas preliminares también están disponibles en el sitio web de la ciudad en www.san-clemente.org/ districtelections. Si usted impugna cualquiera de estos puntos ante un tribunal, puede estar limitado a plantear solo aquellas cuestiones que usted u otra persona planteó en las audiencias públicas descritas en este aviso, o en la correspondencia escrita entregada a la Ciudad de San Clemente en, o antes de, las audiencias públicas.

Para permitir que el personal disponga de tiempo suficiente para confirmar la compatibilidad del software, las personas que deseen utilizar ayudas visuales electrónicas para complementar sus presentaciones orales en la reunión deberán enviar los archivos electrónicos a la Secretaria Municipal a más tardar a las 12:00 p. m. del día de la reunión. Sólo se permitirá el uso de formatos electrónicos compatibles en los equipos informáticos audiovisuales de la ciudad. El personal no garantiza que dicho material sea compatible, pero hará todo lo posible para satisfacer la solicitud.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que la mencionada Cuarta Audiencia Pública se llevará a cabo en la reunión del Concejo Municipal el día 17 de octubre de 2023 a las 6:00 p. m. en la Sala del Concejo Municipal ubicada en Calle Negocio 910, 2. o piso, San Clemente. Se invita a todas las personas interesadas a asistir a dicha audiencia, o a enviar una comunicación escrita al Concejo Municipal a través del correo electrónico districtelections@san-clemente.org, para expresar sus opiniones relacionadas con el contenido de los mapas preliminares y la secuencia de elecciones propuesta .

ta Audiencia Pública se llevará a cabo en la reunión del Concejo Municipal el 17 de octubre de 2023 a las 6:00 p. m. en la Sala del Concejo Municipal ubicada en Calle Negocio 910, 2. o piso, San Clemente, luego del cierre de la Cuarta Audiencia Pública. Se invita a todas las personas interesadas a asistir a dicha audiencia, o a enviar una comunicación escrita al Concejo Municipal a través del correo electrónico districtelections@san-clemente.org, para expresar sus opiniones relacionadas con la Ordenanza propuesta.

LAURA CAMPAGNOLO

Secretaria Municipal y Ex Officio Secretaria del Concejo

PUBLIC NOTICE

Section 00100

Notice Inviting Bids

Aquatic Center Main Pool Replaster Project No. 12808

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

Aquatic Center Main Pool Replaster, Project No. 12808

2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 20, 2023 , 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 work to be performed, in general, consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required by the Plans, Specifications and contract documents for repair of the main pool, involving the replaster of approximately 18,400 square feet of pool surfaces, installation of underwater LED lights, replacement of pool drain grates, and the refill and stabilization of the pool refill chemicals.

4. Contract Time: The work must be completed within thirty seven (37) working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed and must be completed before February 9, 2024.

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 C53 (Swimming Pool Contractor). 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.

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

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

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

7. Bid Proposal and Security.

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

7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected. For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, CA 92673 no later than the bid opening date and time. The bid security must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder, and the outside of the envelope must read as follows:

OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN

Project Name: Aquatic Center Main Pool Replaster

Project Bid #: 12828

Bid Opening Date: 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 20, 2023

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.

LAURA CAMPAGNOLO

City Clerk and Ex-Officio

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que la mencionada Quin-

5.2. Department of Industrial Relations Registration. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department

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

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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.

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. Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section on how to submit any pre-bid questions. The mandatary pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 A.M. on October 11, 2023 at the San Clemente Aquatics Center located at 987 Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente, CA 92673

12. Brand Names and Substitution of “Or Equal” Materials. QuartzScape by National Pool Tile or approved equal alternative is required.

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

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

THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITIES, IRREGULARITIES OR TECHNICAL

DEFECTS IN SUCH BIDS OR IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AS DETERMINED FROM THE BASE BID ALONE

Dated September 28, 2023.

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

END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON OCTOBER 19, 2023 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:

MAP 18-454, Office Addition to City Golf Course Clubhouse, 150 East Avenida Magdalena (Carrillo)

A request to consider a 98 square-foot office addition to the front of the existing building, enclosing a portion of the street- facing loggia.

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

CAP 23-103, DISH Wireless Facility, 2916 Via San Gorgonio

A request to install antennas and equipment on an existing ball field light standard and in an existing equipment enclosure in the San Gorgonio City Park at 2916 Via Gorgonio.

Staff recommends that the project be found categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR§ 15301, Class 1e: Existing Facilities).

MCUP 23-107, Soul Align Yoga Group Instruction, 300 S. El Camino Real, Suite 202

A request to allow group instruction yoga at an existing Chiropractic Office located within an existing multi-unit tenant building at 300 S. El Camino Real.

A request to allow group yoga instruction at an existing Chiropractic Office use located within a multiunit tenant building at 300 S. El Camino Real.

Staff recommends that the project be found categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR§ 15301, Class 1e: Existing Facilities).

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

prior to, the public hearings.

Notice is further given that said public hearing will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator and held on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at San Clemente City Hall, First Floor Community Room, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or to provide written communication to the Zoning Administrator to express their opinion for or against the requests.

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

Zoning Administrator

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON OCTOBER 18, 2023 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA

RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:

CULTURAL HERITAGE PERMIT 22-148/ ARCHITECTURAL PERMIT 22-162, Nielsen Residence, 222 West Mariposa

A request to consider: 1) an addition and exterior changes to a historic single-story residence, 2) construction of a detached garage with an Accessory Dwelling Unit on the second floor that requires a height limit increase, 3) construction of detached storage sheds, and 4) changes to the garden landscape, hardscape, and walls. The site is located at 222 West Mariposa.

Staff recommends that the project be found categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR§ 15301, Class 1: Existing Facilities) and Section 15303 (14 CCR§ 15303, Class 3: New Construction Or Conversion Of Small Structures).

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

Notice is further given that said public hearings will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Planning Commission and held on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the San Clemente City Hall Council Chambers, 910 Calle Negocio, 2 nd Floor, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearings or to provide written communication to the Planning Commission to express their opinion for or against the request.

For further information, contact the Planning Division at (949) 361-6183.

Secretary to the San Clemente Planning Commission

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

20236672632

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

211 VIA SENDA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672

Full Name of Registrant(s): VICTORIA STRUTT

211 VIA SENDA 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/VICTORIA STRUTT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 09/19/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20236671958

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BARK’N BEAUTY SPAW

744A ERSKINE DR SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672

Full Name of Registrant(s): SHELBY L HERNANDEZ

744A ERSKINE DR 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/SHELBY HERNANDEZ

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 09/11/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

20236669010

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HOME HELPERS OF LAGUNA HILLS 21875 WINNEBAGO LN LAKE FOREST, CA 92630

1B. HOME HELPERS OF SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY

1C. HOME HELPERS OF ORANGE COAST Full Name of Registrant(s): ORANGE COAST HOMECARE 21875 WINNEBAGO LN LAKE FOREST, CA 92630

This business is conducted by a CA Limited Liability Co.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: n/a ORANGE COAST HOMECARE/s/DWIGHT BROWN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 08/01/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

20236671335

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

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934 CALLE NEGOCIO, SUITE B

SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673

Full Name of Registrant(s):

ORCA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

934 CALLE NEGOCIO, SUITE B SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673

This business is conducted by a CA Limited Liability Co..

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: n/a

ORCA TECHNOLOGIES LLC/s/GARY GEIL, PRESIDENT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 08/31/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20236672274

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

SPACE CASE

1060 CALLE CORDILLERA, STE 104

SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673

Full Name of Registrant(s):

MICHAEL BLAZE RADER

2824 VIA AMAPOLA

SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673

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 RADER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 09/14/2023.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20236669260

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

SUNSPLASH SMILES

806 AVENIDA PICO

SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673

Full Name of Registrant(s):

JASON ADAMS

6154 HAY WAGON TRL SPARKS, NV 89436

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/JASON ADAMS

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 08/03/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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

16 HUGHES, #104

IRVINE, CA 92618

Full Name of Registrant(s):

ABENMARY NOVEL ENTERPRISES, INC

6539 E CAMINO VISTA #3 ANAHEIM, CA 92807

This business is conducted by a CA Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business un-

San Clemente Times October 5 - October 11, 2023

der the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: n/a

ABENMARY NOVEL ENTERPRISES INC/s/IBRAHIM GHOBRIEL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 09/14/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 23 FL000889

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JENNIFER WEBB MUNDL and PAUL MUNDL on behalf of JACK MAXWELL MUNDL, a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

JACK MAXWELL MUNDL

Proposed Name

MAX JACK MUNDL

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

a. Date: 01/10/24 Time: 8:30 a.m . Dept: L74 Room: REMOTE. GO TO WWW.OCCOURTS.ORG/DIRECTORY/FAMILY FOR REMOTE/IN PERSON HEARING INFORMATION.

b. The address of the court is: Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868.

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: 08/30/2023

JUDGE JULIE A. PALAFOX, Supervising Judge, Family Law

Published: San Clemente Times September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 23 FL000801

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Winona Wong Chavez on behalf of Jaden Jah Hong Hernandez-Wong, a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

JADEN JAH HONG HERNANDEZ-WONG

Proposed Name

JADEN JAH HONG WONG

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,

Campus Monitor Position at California Republic Leadership Academy

Under direction of the Campus Operations Manager or Site Administrator, assists in the supervision of students on an elementary school campus during breakfast, lunch, recess times, drop, pick up, or any other events that may arise. This will include monitoring lunch court area, on the playground, in the restrooms and any other places where students gather. This position assists with monitoring student conduct to encourage safe, courteous behavior in accordance with mission and values. Work with groups and individuals and provide basic instructions for various activities. Meet schedules and timelines. Maintain a safe and orderly environment. Ability to recognize danger to students and to school properties.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Working Conditions While performing the duties of this job:

The employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. There are constant interruptions.

Physical Abilities:

The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, see, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

Essential Job Functions include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Performs a variety of routine and other duties

the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing

requiring good communication skills to assist supervising students in eating areas and on playgrounds during breakfast, lunch and recess periods at school campus. Keeps the campus area safe and secure.

2. Maintains order in serving lines and eating areas.

3. Guides students in maintaining clean and safe eating and play areas.

4. Supervises organized and general student recreational activities.

5. Enforces school rules concerning the health, safety and proper behavior of pupils.

6. Corrects or reports conditions hazardous to the health and safety of children.

7. Reports all accidents involving actual or suspected student injury to designated staff.

8. Reports all behavior problems per site procedures and/or to the site Administrator or designee.

9. Assists in school offices and classrooms when not supervising students during breakfast, lunch, and recess times.

10. Performs related duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience Education: High School graduate or the equivalent is desirable. College level coursework desirable

First Aid and CPR Certification is desirable. Experience working with children.

Licenses/Certifications:

Fingerprint and TB Testing clearance required

Please send RESUME and COVER LETTER to Chris.zeif@crlacapo.org

NIKITA MOURAVYOV

Proposed Name

NIKITA MOUR

Date: 11/15/2023

Time: 1:30 p.m . Dept: L74 The address of the court is: Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Drive South, Post Office Box 14170, Orange, CA 92868. Other: Remote. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm .)

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: 08/16/2023

JUDGE JULIE A. PALAFOX, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: San Clemente Times September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 23 FL000867

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Sergei Mouravyov and Gutyera Vradiy on behalf of Nikita Mouravyov, a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

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: 12/6/2023

Time: 1:30 p.m . Dept: L74 The address of the court is: Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Drive South, Post Office Box 14170, Orange, CA 92868. Other: Remote. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm .)

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: 09/01/2023

JUDGE JULIE A. PALAFOX, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: San Clemente Times September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2023

TRITON REPORT

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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Girls Volleyball Edges Forward in Tight South Coast League

There isn’t a moment for downtime in the gauntlet that is the 2023 girls volleyball South Coast League, and coming o its bye to open the second round of league play, San Clemente looks to have its focus for the stretch run.

After an opening-set buzzsaw from San Juan Hills on Tuesday, Oct. 3, San Clemente bounced back to control the final three sets in a four-set home victory, 13-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-20, and edge into sole possession of second place in the South Coast League.

San Clemente (14-10, 3-2) plays at league-leading Dana Hills (17-4, 5-1) on Thursday, Oct. 5. Third-place San Juan Hills (11-10, 3-3) has a bye on Thursday before also playing at Dana Hills on Monday, Oct. 9.

San Clemente handed Dana Hills its only loss of league so far in a five-set match at San Clemente High on Sept. 19.

“Every team isn’t just talented, but every team is just fighting and scrapping for every play,” San Clemente coach Casey Swenson said of the league. “There’s going to be more of this the rest of the way.”

That competitiveness was evident from the start on Tuesday, as San Juan Hills looked poised for a second sweep of the Tritons. Despite losing their do-itall star Alex Stone in their most recent match, the Stallions came out on fire with eight aces in the first set, including six from Sydney Hanson, to easily take down San Clemente, 25-13.

“They know how to prepare for us. They’re ready to go,” Swenson said of San Juan Hills. “I was proud of our girls for taking that hit and making the adjustments. We started to execute, started to do the things that we worked on. As the match went on, it really started to pay o for us.”

San Clemente battled forward in the second set, and sparked by solid play from Quinn Loper, the Tritons went on a 12-0 run to eventually win the second set, 25-16, and tie the match.

The Tritons again grabbed early control in the third set with leads of 9-3 and

13-4 before pushing out to a 10-point lead, 16-6. More kills from Loper and a pair of aces from Sarah Ahmadi gave San Clemente enough cushion to outlast a San Juan Hills push, 25-18.

In the fourth set, both teams stayed close and played to a 20-20 tie before San Clemente closed the door. Strong net play from Megan Dougherty, Pyper Nelson and Ashton Nelson spurred the Tritons home with the final five points of the set to win, 25-20, and take the match. Sofia Williams ended the match on an ace.

While the Tritons have their own tremendous talents in Loper and Williams on the outside, San Clemente showcased a greater balance at the net with the play of the Nelson sisters and Dougherty, specifically.

“It’s that attention to detail and being patient and not trying to do too much,” Swenson said. “They did a really good job being patient and letting those balls come to them. Towards the end, Megan, it’s so hard to work to those outside balls, and she just closed like a champion.”

Boys Water Polo Bounces Back to Open League Play

After starting the season with eight straight losses and entering the South Coast League with a 3-13 record, San Clemente boys water polo’s tough tournament schedule is finally paying dividends with league success.

San Clemente edged San Juan Hills, 12-9, on Thursday, Sept. 28, and the Tritons dominated rival Dana Hills, 15-3, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, to take aim at the rest of the South Coast League. The two league games were the Tritons’ first home games of the season.

“We’ve definitely been getting better,” San Clemente coach Logan Powell said. “No matter what, when you go 0-8 out of the gate, that’s hard to contend with mentally, but I think we’ve done well. We’ve done well despite that and learned a lot of lessons along the way.”

Normally, games between San Clemente and Dana Hills are extremely tight, especially recently with Dana Hills winning two of the previous three league contests entering this season. Even a tournament meeting in September went down to the wire, as the Tritons beat the Dolphins, 8-6.

However, Tuesday’s match was all San Clemente, all the time. The Tritons led, 6-0, after the first quarter, 9-0 at halftime and 11-0 after three quarters. Dana Hills salvaged a couple goals in the fourth as the Tritons rolled, 15-3.

“The boys were fired up to play at home in front of the home crowd,” Powell said. “It’s a rivalry game, no matter what year it is. It’s a good one to play well in, and we played well.”

There were nine di erent goal scorers for San Clemente on Tuesday, including a team-high three goals from both seniors Zane McMains and Owen Willemsen. Cannon Shupe and Azure Trujillo each scored two goals, and Ziv Remez, Luke Pinto, Quinn Burke, Micah Wishart and Palmer MacBeth all contributed goals. Goalies Trae Mantecon and Pedro Mattiazo both stood tall in the cage.

San Clemente plays at El Toro on Thursday, Oct. 5, and hosts league-leading Capistrano Valley on Tuesday, Oct. 10.

Football on the Road after Bye

After resting on its bye week following a dramatic one-point loss on Homecoming, the San Clemente football

team is back in action on Friday, Oct. 6, at Ayala of Chino Hills.

The Tritons (5-1) look to get one more tune-up against the Bulldogs (3-3) before opening the South Coast League at Mission Viejo on Oct. 13. The Diablos (5-2) are on a bye this week after defeating Kamehameha Kapalama of Hawaii, 34-0, on Friday, Sept. 29.

Ayala has alternated wins and losses this season and faces San Clemente coming o of a win at Glendora, 49-14, last Thursday, Sept. 28. Like the Tritons, the Bulldogs rely on their ground game on o ense, with senior running back Marquis Monroe running for 805 yards and 13 touchdowns. San Clemente senior Aiden Rubin has run for 904 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. SC

San Clemente girls volleyball defeated San Juan Hills in four sets on Tuesday, Oct. 3, to move into sole possession of second place in the South Coast League. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

San Clemente boys water polo is back in strong form with wins in its first two league games, including a 15-3 win over rival Dana Hills on Tuesday. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

OHANA FEST BRINGS IT ALL TO DOHENY

From scorching performances by Eddie Vedder and Foo Fighters to impassioned environmental conversations, it was much more than just another music festival

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

The 2023 Ohana Festival had it all, from epic musical performances to deep dives into sustainability and environmental issues, to a guest appearance by Congressman Mike Levin, and even a little rain. The fun began last Thursday, Sept. 28, when I was invited to attend the Ohana Festival’s first-ever Inspiring Activism Award.

Hosted by the Vitalogy Foundation and the Marisla Foundation, the award honored the tireless efforts of Dr. Sylvia Earle and Kris Tompkins. A renowned marine biologist, oceanographer, author and lecturer, Earle was the first female chief scientist at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She’s also a National Geographic Explorer at Large and was TIME magazine’s first-ever Hero for the Planet in 1998. Tompkins is the former CEO of Patagonia and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation, which to date has played a pivotal role in protecting over 14 million acres of parklands in Chile and Argentina.

As a way to say thanks for the dedication and commitment to making the world a better place, Ohana Festival founder and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder invited the small crowd to sit in and enjoy his sound check. Featuring an all-star cast of musicians, including Abe Laboriel Jr., who’s been Paul McCartney’s drummer for more than 20 years, the band ran through a number of original tunes, several Pearl Jam classics, as well as impassioned covers of U2’s hit “One” and The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven.”

In the warmup for the weekend on Friday, Sept. 29, The Killers took the stage. Vedder joined the band for a couple tunes before surprise guest Sammy Hagar, formerly of Van Halen, came out and belted the hit “Why Can’t This Be Love.”

One of the features that makes the Ohana Festival different from most other music festivals is its Storyteller’s Stage, which over the past couple of years has turned into a gathering place for some of the world’s most renowned environmentalists and activists. The impressive list of speakers this year was highlighted

by Hawaii’s Dr. Cliff Kapono, who brought the science and the aloha; Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert, who talked the business of activism; big-wave heroes Greg Long and Paige Alms, who shared thoughts on surviving in giant surf; and Congressman Levin, who discussed environmental policy in Washington. D.C. (and then stayed to enjoy Foo Fighters). A passionate surfer and environmental advocate himself, Vedder deserves a tip of the hat for making the Storyteller’s Stage a priority and allowing so much great information to be shared.

On Saturday night, Sept. 30, The Chicks took the stage before Vedder and his band came out and lit up the night. Vedder hit an emotional chord when he played a solo acoustic version of the song “Just Breathe,” dedicating it to a friend he’d just lost to ALS.

By the time Sunday evening, Oct. 1, rolled around, it was standing-room only. The Pretenders, led by rocker Chrissie Hynde, ripped through a set of their greatest hits before relinquishing the stage to Foo Fighters.

“This night is about Taylor Hawkins,” announced frontman David Grohl, dedi-

GROM OF THE WEEK

EDEN WALLA

BY JAKE HOWARD

NSSA season is back, and the groms landed last weekend at Salt Creek for stop No. 2 of the Southwest Division. There was no shortage of inspired, statement-making performances, but we have to send out a huge congratulations this week to Eden Walla, who took out the Open Girls (16 and Under) and the Open Women’s (18 and Under) divisions.

Not just winning the two divisions–she dominated.

“Eden went next level in her Open Women’s semi, dropping hammers on 9.0 and 8.67 point rides for the newest highest wave score and high heat totals of the event,” reports the NSSA. “That was perfor-

cating the performance to his fallen friend and drummer, who grew up in nearby Laguna Beach.

“I never really understood Taylor until I came to Laguna,” joked Grohl.

Ripping through some of Foo Fighters’ most famous songs and teasing a number of heavy rock classics along the way, it was a performance the likes of which sleepy, old Doheny State Park had never seen. Up against a 10 p.m. noise curfew, one gets the feeling they would have played all night had they been allowed.

Since its founding in 2015, there has been no shortage of inspired performances at the Ohana Festival over the years, but as I walked back to my car, I had the feeling this may have been the best one yet.

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

Water Temperature: 64-66 Degrees F

Water Visibility: San Clemente: 10-12’

Catalina: 15-25’

Thursday: Small mix of WNW swell and SSE swell lapping in with waves mainly down in the knee to waist high zone, (2-3’). Light wind and clean conditions for much of the morning, puff up to lowend moderate westerly onshores in the afternoon, then ease by the evening.

Outlook: Friday sees a gradual rise in surf size as a fresh round of SSW/S swell slowly fills in. By Saturday the peaking swell has many spots averaging waist high waves, (3’), while better breaks are chest high, (4’). Similar heights on Sunday as the southerly swell lingers and a little tropical swell joins in. Westerly winds through the day Friday, light for the morning, then moderate over the afternoon. For the weekend, morning winds start off light/ variable, afternoons have a light+ to moderate sea breeze.

mance-plus surfing, Eden … those turns were some mad skills.”

It was a successful weekend for the Walla family, as Eden’s younger brother, Zion, also won the Open Boys (14 and Under) division. Sounds as if they’re going to need a bigger mantel at home.

When Eden’s not winning multiple divisions or training at Lowers, she spends a lot of time on the family boat, diving and fishing. Supported by local spearfishing company Rife International, she may be even better at bringing home dinner than she is at bringing home trophies–and that speaks volumes about the young woman’s abundant talent. SC

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Foo Fighters takes the stage at the 2023 Ohana Festival at Doheny State Beach. Photo: Jake Howard

Photo Courtesy of NSSA