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OCTOBER 26,2023 - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 | VOLUME 18, ISSUE 43

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Consequences for E-Bike Violations Proposed EYE ON SC / PAGE 7

Casa Romantica to Host Halloween Party

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Proficiency in Production Filger Manufacturing Celebrates 70 Years of Excellence in Aerospace Industry E Y E O N S C / PAG E 3

(From left) Al Filger, vice president of the family-owned and San Clemente-based Filger Manufacturing, stands with his two children and co-executives, Casandra Filger-Robinson and Lane Filger. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

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City Hosts National Night Out, Red Ribbon Week Event

SCHS Football Claims Title Share at Capistrano Valley

San Clemente Surfers Qualify for 2024 Championship Tour

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Filger Manufacturing Celebrates 70 Years of Excellence in Aerospace Industry

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

FRIDAY, OCT. 27

Beachside Chat 8-9 a.m. Join San Clemente residents and dignitaries for the weekly Beachside Chat, a spirited, town hall

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Located in the heart of San Clemente’s industrial center, on the aptly named Calle De Industrias, sits a family-owned manufacturer that’s called the town home since 1967.

Filger Manufacturing, named after founder Albert C. Filger—now headed by Albert’s son, Al, and Al’s two adult children—has been a major contributor to the aerospace industry since shortly after its inception in 1953.

On Friday, Oct. 20, staff gathered downtown at H.H. Cotton’s to celebrate the company’s 70th anniversary and to recognize Filger’s success in maintaining an industry foothold.

As Al, the company’s vice president, put it, Filger Manufacturing is a precision machining facility that produces hydraulic valve components such as ailerons and tail rotor flaps for Boeing 700-series commercial planes.

“Our technical understanding of the parts that we make is head and shoulders above the rest,” said Lane Filger, company president and Al’s son. “That’s what I feel that I’m most proud of, that we make parts other people can’t.”

Al referenced the manufacturer’s longevity as a sign of its success in itself, adding that it hasn’t needed to seek new work in 30 years.

Filger is well-known in the industry, he continued, meaning staff don’t need to “pound doors” to sign new contracts, as customers already appreciate the manner in which Filger delivers the products that customers want when they want them.

“The first thing we do is make a part the best we possibly can,” said Al. “The second thing is, after we’ve achieved that, then we see if we can make it as fast as we possibly can.”

Operating within an intense, fast-paced environment that calls for perfection in manufacturing and allows for strict regulations, Filger must be on top of its game at all times.

That’s where Casandra Filger-Robinson, Al’s daughter, steps in as chief operating officer and quality manager.

Despite being the least tenured of the three executives, with only 10 years of experience at Filger, Casandra received praise from her father for her level of accomplishments.

He specifically spoke to her advancement of the company’s human resources department, investment in new equipment and quality control, with respect to San Clemente Times October 26 - November 1, 2023

forum on community issues led by a slate of rotating hosts. The chats are held at Dorothy Visser Senior Center, at 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. All are welcome.

SATURDAY, OCT. 28

(From left) Al Filger, vice president of the family-owned and San Clemente-based Filger Manufacturing, stands with his two children and co-executives, Casandra Filger-Robinson and Lane Filger. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

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certain aerospace industry standards Filger follows, known as AS9100 and ISO9001.

Before receiving the recognition it has today, however, the company’s founder had to start from the ground up.

After serving in the Army during World War II, Albert returned to his job at the Douglas Aircraft Company, which predates the renowned aerospace company McDonnell Douglas. Soon after restarting work there, Albert felt it necessary to fulfill his and his wife’s dream of starting a business, which came in the form of a machine shop in Pasadena.

Albert’s close partnership with a company that produced devices for switching the flow of hydraulic fluids in planes led the young Filger business to make similar components, forever tying it to the aerospace field.

Lane said the company truly started to grow in the late 1970s and the mid-’80s, after Al purchased computerized machinery, or computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines, that consolidated production from five different pieces of equipment into one.

“It helped us produce a lot more with less equipment, basically, and therefore we were able to just grow that way,” he added. “We really stepped into the CNC-era at that point in time with this business, and it did open up a lot of doors for us.”

Filger expanded from having between eight and 12 employees to staffing 15, and then to its current number of 21. That final number was a reduction from the days before the COVID-19 pandemic, when Filger staffed 25 people but was forced to conduct layoffs.

Over time, the company has developed into a family atmosphere with an average tenure of 20 years.

The old adage about loving a job to where it doesn’t feel like work has held true for Al, he added, as he enjoys being equal partners at Filger with his children.

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emerged as a stalwart in the industry after COVID. Al noted that many similar companies “threw in the towel” with the difficulties that impacted the industry’s highly skilled manufacturing processes, such as supply chain issues and a reduced number of products that businesses were asked to produce.

The problems arose even as companies like Filger Manufacturing were deemed essential for making components for the aerospace and military industries, Casandra said.

Despite the issues that the pandemic posed, Filger weathered the storm and is able to keep the family business going.

Casandra mentioned that the family aspect is what excites her most, but the recognition of the company’s reputation for quality manufacturing within the aerospace industry is a close second. “(Major companies and government agencies) will not accept anything but perfection, and if there’s a little scratch, scrape or anything, they send it back,” she said, adding: “I think it would be detrimental if something happened to us and it wasn’t a smooth process. They would have a hard time finding suppliers to do what we do.”

Al reiterated the high standards necessary for manufacturing, especially as Filger produces the parts that contribute largely to the operation of both commercial and jet airplanes.

“This is day in and day out, week in and week out, year in and year out,” he said.

“We keep the standard, we don’t vary from it, (and) we don’t get sloppy at any point.

We can’t.”

With planes that have parts that need to be switched out every 100,000 miles, the aerospace world will keep relying on Filger as a vital component of the supply chain.

All the while, the facility on the far corner of Calle De Industrias will feature those same whirring noises year after year, doing what needs to be done to continue a long-standing legacy of success.

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SUNDAY, OCT. 29

Meaningful Conversations 3 p.m. Join a different kind of conversation, one that welcomes every perspective in a search for the truths that unite us all, as the Baha’i Center discusses the spiritual perspectives offered by the Baha’i Teachings on the fundamental oneness of religion. Baha’i Center, 3316 Avenida del Presidente, San Clemente.

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TUESDAY, OCT. 31

San Clemente City Council 6 p.m. The San Clemente City Council will conduct a meeting in person at the Council Chambers at City Hall, as well as virtually. The meeting will include interviews for potential candidates of city commissions and committees. The meeting will be livestreamed on the city’s YouTube channel. City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1

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

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City Hosts 40th Annual National Night Out, Red Ribbon Week Event

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Red shirts could be seen up and down Avenida Del Mar on Monday afternoon, Oct. 23, as elementary school students paraded down the street with banners, while San Clemente High’s various pep teams regaled the crowd at the San Clemente Community Center with spirit.

It was all part of the Red Ribbon Parade and the 40th annual National Night Out hosted by the City of San Clemente. The gathering encourages young children and teenagers to make healthy choices and live drug-free, and also introduces residents to local nonprofit organizations and first responders.

Mayor Chris Duncan, the emcee for Monday’s event, noted the picture-perfect conditions typical of the San Clemente climate.

“That’s what we’re all about, and family and taking care of each other is what Red Ribbon Week is about,” he said. “It’s making sure that all of us are safe and are protecting our communities, and we have a lot of folks protecting our communities that are here tonight.”

Duncan also spoke to the occasion’s anti-bullying emphasis. He reminded his young audience to remember that whenever they encounter bullies, they should know

SCHS Student Qualifies as Semifinalist for National Merit Scholarship Program

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Anthony Wu, a senior at San Clemente High School, was honored to see his hard work come to fruition in being listed as one of roughly 16,000 semifinalists for the 2023 National Merit Scholar Program.

“I’m not trying to compare myself to other people to get to the top,” Wu told San Clemente Times earlier this month. “I just tried to do what I can and put in the hours that I need to put in, and hopefully something like this happens where I get a nice reward, I guess you could say.”

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to treat bullies with thoughtfulness instead of taking criticisms and negative actions to heart.

Following Duncan’s opening remarks, the SCHS Dance Team took to the Community Center lawn for a performance, followed by a joint performance from the high school’s Marching Alliance and Cheer Team.

Soon afterward, the crowd was able to disperse to enjoy the various games set up for children, interact with nonprofits and public servants such as firefighters, police officers and the city’s Marine Safety Division, as well as partake in food and sweet treats.

Duncan pointed to the continued success of the annual Red Ribbon Week event as a reminder that San Clemente is a tight-knit community that cares for its neighbors. He added that the presence of local organizations and public safety professionals ensures that children have good role models around.

“You see a huge crowd out here—it’s difficult, and I know, because I have three kids, to get here at 4 or 5 o’clock on a Monday, but you still see the big crowd,” said Duncan.

“You see all the kids and the parents, and it’s just what our community is all about, is standing up for each other.”

Additionally, he mentioned that local community organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area and the Wellness & Prevention Center step up where the city can’t because of a lack of resources and staffing. They advance anti-bullying, anti-drug, and other wellness-based programs that fill the gap for the city, Duncan added.

“We’re incredibly indebted to them,” he

States entered the 2023 program by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/ NMSQT). Wu scored among the top group of students in California, making him a semifinalist eligible to compete to be a finalist.

The semifinalist pool will be narrowed down to 15,000 finalists, the names of which will be announced in February 2024. As Merit Scholars, roughly half of the final group will receive scholarships cumulatively worth $28 million.

The creator of San Clemente High’s Ping Pong Club and member of the school’s chapter of the Link Crew, which seeks to welcome freshmen, Wu submitted an essay and an application detailing his achievements during high school.

He wrote about feeling disjointed from the San Clemente community as one of a few Chinese people in a town that lacks an environment that can readily teach him about his heritage and provide social interactions in which he can speak Chinese languages with others.

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Residents gather in Downtown San Clemente on Monday, Oct. 23, for the city’s annual Red Ribbon Parade and National Night Out. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

said. “I love that we have a night like this where we get to highlight all the great work they do.”

Jose Fontan, a father of three children at the San Onofre Elementary School, attended the event with his family, as his children participated in the Red Ribbon Parade. Fontan said it was great to see the children have many options for staying active in the community and having programs that advocate for their well-being.

Shannon Powers, a mother of 12, said her family has been coming to the parade and subsequent events for roughly 25 years.

“I think it shows that San Clemente’s a wonderful town that cares about family,” she said of the event and the organizations’ presence.“There’s more people in town that care about being healthy and safe than there are (people) who want to participate in drugs and bad stuff.”

Her children always enjoy marching through downtown in the parade, getting

free candy, and interacting with the police, Powers added.

Local Boys & Girls Club CEO Terry Hughes was manning the booth for his organization on Monday. Hughes said that the Boys & Girls Club’s mission goes hand-in-hand with the objectives of Red Ribbon Week.

Parents and children came away from the booth having learned about the organization’s programs throughout the year and with a craft project to take home, to boot.

“I’m getting a lot of parents asking about their high school kids volunteering,” said Hughes. “You name it, we’re doing it.”

Hughes also spoke to people about the club’s upcoming Halloween Carnival on Thursday, Oct. 26, scheduled from 4-6 p.m.

The event will feature candy, games, a haunted house, prizes and other surprises.

The Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area’s website at bgcsca.org has more information about the carnival and the organization’s other programming.

San Clemente High senior Anthony Wu was among the 1% of U.S. high school students who recently advanced to compete for the 2023 National Merit Scholar Program. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

I didn’t know any (other) Chinese kid in school,” said Wu. “(I also wrote) how I started to learn about my own heritage by going to the Irvine Chinese School on Sundays.”

As a freshman and sophomore, he was able to find connections with others and make friends by starting the Ping Pong Club. Wu called the club’s success the

most rewarding part of his high school experience.

“Every time we bring out the tables in front of the library, seeing 20 or so people gather around the tables, having fun, it brings a smile to my face,” he said. “This is a community that I created; it’s here because of me, and that’s where I belong in this school.”

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OC Supervisor Katrina Foley Celebrates New Harbor Office

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Looking to offer greater public service access to South County residents, Orange County Fifth District Supervisor Katrina Foley celebrated the opening of her new office in the Dana Point Harbor with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Oct. 23.

Dignitaries and officials from the City of Dana Point, Rep. Mike Levin’s office, Sen. Blakespear’s office and the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce presented Foley with certificates of recognition for her new office.

The Dana Point office, which will officially open for constituent services on Nov. 1, marks the first County Supervisor office in South Orange County.

“I’m a little surprised you didn’t have an office down here already,” Dana Point Mayor Mike Frost said during Monday afternoon’s ceremony. “For those of you guys who don’t know, she’s been all over the place, but she has spent an awful lot of time down here in Dana Point on multiple issues.”

While Frost noted that there had been a lot of uncertainty in the Dana Point Harbor over the revitalization efforts, he acknowledged Foley’s advisory committee for working to “bring a little bit of oversight.”

“I know our residents appreciate that; I know I do,” Frost said. “We’re

School District Declines Approval of Parental Notification Policy

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO

The Capistrano Unified School District’s governing board last week rejected a controversial parental notification policy that, while meant to alert parents about their child’s well-being, had raised concerns it would also discriminate against transgender students.

The policy to require schools to notify a student’s parents or guardians when there’s a concern for the pupil’s mental health, or if they’re transgender, failed to pass in a 5-2 decision on Oct. 18, with only Trustees Lisa Davis and Judy Bullockus voting yes.

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Dignitaries, Dana Point Chamber of Commerce representatives and Dana Point Harbor business owners celebrate the opening of Orange County Fifth District Supervisor Katrina Foley’s new office in the harbor with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Oct. 23. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

still not there yet, but I’ll tell you what, you’re attacking it with the tenacity that I’ve seen on other projects, and so we’re really happy that you’re down here.”

Foley said her team is renting the space in the office, but emphasized it’s “well worth the investment, because we were driving back and forth, back and forth.” She added that she hopes

the office will provide her South County constituents with greater access to resources.

“We can do some constituent service work, and then we have all these meetings here at the harbor talking about the revitalization, so now we actually have a place to be, and Coffee Importers provides us with lots of great food,” Foley said.

Foley added that the office will be staffed with team members from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and that she would be at the office hosting constituent meetings on Wednesdays. Residents can request to schedule a meeting at d5.ocgov.com/.

“We’re here to serve, and we are looking forward to partnering with you more,” Foley said.

Davis, who introduced the proposal, argued that “the issue tonight is whether parents should be excluded from major decisions relating to their children, especially when their children are at a greater risk for suffering from emotional or mental-health related issues.”

She went on to describe the policy as a way to “protect children, their parents and teachers when facing a variety of issues that can negatively impact their health, safety and welfare.”

According to a draft of the policy, school principals, certified staff or counselors would have been required to notify the parents of a student who is, among other things, “exhibiting symptoms of depression, anxiety, a dramatic shift in academic performance, social withdrawal or other significant changes affecting a student’s well-being.”

While the draft didn’t specifically mention a child identifying as transgen-

der as a reason to alert parents, Davis, in her opening remarks during the meeting, clarified that a student expressing “distress regarding depression or anxiety or gender-identity concerns” should result in a notification to the parents.

“The teacher carefully listens. The distress is very real,” Davis said, describing a scenario between a teacher and a student. “The teacher wants to help.

The child asked the teacher not to share these disclosures with the parents. What should the teacher do?”

An overwhelming majority of the dozens of students—who got to speak first during the public-comments portion of the discussion—spoke against the policy, expressing belief that it would be used to out those who are identifying as transgender.

Tyler Pearce, a San Clemente High student who represents the student body as a member on the board, called the pro-

posal an “outing policy.”

“This parental notification policy in its nature is divisive,” said Pearce.“It’s unnecessary, and it’s deep-rooted in both political and personal agendas. We need to stop creating this umbrella of mental illness to refer to specific communities.”

Board Vice President Michael Parham, who voted against the measure, praised the district’s teachers, calling them “phenomenal” when it comes to reaching out to parents about their children.

“I’m sure many of you have had the same experience with the teachers in Capo. In fact, I haven’t heard any anecdotes where that didn’t happen,” Parham said. “We’ve heard a lot of things, but we haven’t heard negative comments about teachers deliberately not telling you something about your own child.”

The trustees’ discussion on the matter concluded with the 5-2 vote denying the passage of the policy.

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Public Safety Committee Recommends Consequences for E-Bike Violations

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

San Clemente’s Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, Oct. 24, recommended the creation of an administrative section within the city’s Municipal Code to address violations committed on electric bicycles and advocated for a traffic safety training program.

After reviewing multiple attempts from other nearby cities to regulate e-bike usage and concluding none were perfect models to follow, the committee didn’t feel it necessary for the city to create its own new ordinance on e-bikes.

Committee members Mark Rhoden and Scott Roeber, who comprise a subcommittee on e-bikes and traffic safety, also mentioned waiting until January to see what laws the state passes on the subject before the city moves any further.

“I do think we need an administrative section that (says), ‘You violated the law on an e-bike; there’s an extra special step you have to go through with the City of San Clemente,’ ” Rhoden said. “It’s got to hurt a little bit.”

Working through the committee’s Annual Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, the committee had reviewed examples of the efforts the cities of Carlsbad and Huntington Beach were putting toward increasing e-bike safety at its previous Sept. 26 meeting.

Carlsbad passed an ordinance restricting people from transporting others on

Small Fire Leaves Vine Restaurant & Bar Temporarily Closed

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

The Vine Restaurant & Bar is temporarily closed following a small kitchen fire that occurred inside the restaurant on Oct. 14.

Orange County Fire Authority personnel responded to a call just after 1 p.m., according to an OCFA post on X (formerly Twitter), and extinguished the fire quickly.

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parts of e-bikes not meant for passengers and prohibiting the use of e-bikes or motorized scooters on public facilities such as sidewalks.

Following a discussion on how to better enforce traffic safety and whether to license the use of e-bikes within its city limits, the Huntington Beach City Council approved an ordinance that allows police officers to stop people from operating e-bikes in an “unsafe manner.”

The Public Safety Committee’s agenda for Tuesday night’s meeting also cited the City of Irvine’s July ordinance that restricted e-bikes from driving within its open space area and added new regulations regarding enforcement of violations, speed, and riding on sidewalks.

Rhoden wasn’t particularly impressed with the Carlsbad ordinance or the Huntington Beach City Council’s discussion and eventual ordinance.

“The issue is, you have one that’s super vague, because it’s really just definitive and not changing any enforcement action, and you have one that’s truly overbearing,” he said.

Rhoden added that the committee would have difficulty providing recommendations while under a broad directive from the council.

Further speaking to the difficulty of moving forward with recommendations, Rhoden said the committee has been given a task “without somebody telling us, ‘We think these problems need to be addressed, (so) you guys, as subject matter experts, write us a policy, and we’ll decide if we like it.’ But I don’t think that’s what they’re asking.”

The committee’s opinion on a training program was based on a special presentation that occurred earlier in Tuesday’s meeting from Pete Van Nuys, executive director of the Orange County Bicycle Coalition.

Officials from Vine said the restaurant’s chef called OCFA as the staff was preparing to open for dinner that night, also noting that there were no injuries.

“Authorities believe the cause of the fire was a metal screw contained within the interior of the kitchen wall that heated up—a common cause of fire in older commercial and residential structures,” said owner Russ Bendel in a statement. “The wall is being replaced with all metal beams and framing to prevent such an incident from reoccurring.”

As of Friday afternoon, oct. 20, OCFA had yet to officially determine a cause for the fire, Capt. Thanh Nguyen, an OCFA public information officer, said.

Vine will reopen once the repair is completed, according to Bendel.

Public Safety Committee member Mark Rhoden (right) on Tuesday, Oct. 24, speaks during the committee’s discussion on electric bicycles. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

Van Nuys showed the committee the organization’s work in educating the public and how there are various videos from outlets such as CyclingSavvy that further inform e-bike riders about operating safely.

Asked for suggestions on how to improve e-bike safety, Van Nuys said education was key.

“If we can get parents to understand the difference between classifications of e-bikes, that would be a huge step,” he said. “If we could share with them our opinion about which e-bikes to avoid, (such as Super73 bikes), these are blatant motorcycles that are of tremendous appeal to young males.”

Van Nuys also suggested encouraging parents and children to read through online resources, and recommended the

city work with the court system to create a quasi-diversion program regarding e-bikes in South Orange County.

Rhoden broached the idea of adding an administrative section to San Clemente’s municipal code to address e-bike riders who violate the California Vehicle Code in the city. He also reiterated Van Nuys’ suggestion that the city work with the county’s court system, as well as with other nearby cities, to create a training program.

“If nothing else, when a 14-year-old gets popped for running a stop sign, how about (they write) a 200-word essay on bicycle safety?” Rhoden suggested, later clarifying that the example came from his own experience as a teenager.

“Guess what? (I haven’t) run a stop sign on a bicycle since,” he added.

The Vine Restaurant & Bar is temporarily closed while work is underway to repair the source of a small kitchen fire that occurred on Oct. 14. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

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GUEST OPINION | Citizens’ Climate Education by Cynthia Kole methane emissions has been waste can. finding the emissions source, I am an enthusiastic user, since methane is invisible. but lately my organics’ can has Recently, substantial advances developed an odor problem. have been made in identifying I turned to the city and waste methane plumes using company websites for tips on shortwave infrared imaging and preventing this problem. satellites. California is funding Placing newspaper at the $100 million in this year’s budget bottom of the can, using a for eight satellites that will scan compostable bag, keeping the state, and later the globe, to food scraps in the freezer until CITIZENS’ CLIMATE locate large methane plumes.

EDUCATION BY collection day, and sprinkling CYNTHIA KOLE California is also seeking baking soda in the organics cart cooperation beyond its were among the tips offered. borders in reducing methane Fossil fuel production is a emissions. California and seven subnational larger source of human-caused methane governments from around the globe are the emissions. The main sources are venting, founding signatories to the “Subnational flaring, and unintentional leakage from Methane Action Initiative,” which was valves or improperly sealed equipment. announced at Climate Week in New York on Pending Environmental Protection Sept. 20.

Agency regulations, called Quad-O As an individual, I can use my organics’ regulations, are expected to cut methane can and my vote to elect representatives emissions from leakage by about 40%. Most who will support legislative action to reduce of this reduction will occur after 2026, when methane emissions. Cutting methane the regulations go into effect. emissions now can pack a powerful shortThe Inflation Reduction Act includes term punch in climate change. a methane waste emissions fee that may Cynthia Kole is a writer and retired attorney. act as a financial incentive for fossil fuel She became concerned about climate change companies to comply with the Quad-O when she read her first IPCC report many regulations. years ago. SC One of the challenges in reducing

Methane Emission Reduction—A Powerful Punch in the Face of Climate Change

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ethane is colorless, odorless, and invisible to the naked eye—and a very powerful greenhouse gas. It traps more than 80 times the amount of heat as carbon dioxide over a 20-year time frame.

Approximately 30% of today’s global warming is caused by methane from human actions. While methane only lasts a decade in the atmosphere, it traps a lot of heat during that time. These widely published facts make a great case for the reduction of methane emissions as an immediate benefit to the climate.

Landfills are one source of humancaused methane emissions. Landfills emit methane when organic waste, such as food scraps, decomposes. Individuals can have a positive impact on reducing this source every day simply by using the organic

GUEST OPINION | The Foley Report by Supervisor Katrina Foley

Updates on Harbor Revitalization, OCTA Projects, and Fall Community Events

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his month, my office made progress toward our priorities for the Fifth District.

We celebrated the grand opening of our Dana Point Fifth District office this week.

The fabulous Fifth District is home to more than 650,000 residents, 14 communities, and nearly 32 miles of coastline.

After months of listening and learning about the Fifth District, I decided we needed a local office in South OC for constituent services. Starting in November, stop by for constituent services on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 34475 Golden Lantern from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Regarding my Dana Point Harbor Oversight and Advisory Committee (DPHOAC), Sgt. Steifel, the commanding officer of the Dana Point Sheriff ’s Department Harbor Station, and DPHCOAC member firefighter Colin Harris, also the DPH Public Safety coordinator, led public safety presentations. You can find the latest committee report at d5.ocgov.com/ node/405.

Gov. Newsom signed Sen. Catherine Blakespear’s Senate Bill 677. This bill requires the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency to identify effects of climate change and projects to increase climate resiliency in its Page 8

annual planning.

Register at tinyurl.com/ I had traveled to Sacramento KFSeniorSummit or call to testify in support of this 714.834.3550. bill. I look forward to working Nominate a veteran for my together toward proactive, longthird annual Veterans of the term solutions for keeping our Year awards. This year’s theme rail corridor open. honors veterans, reservists and At OCTA, we continue active-duty servicemembers investing in South County’s who contributed to our military transportation infrastructure THE FOLEY REPORT and community through music.

BY SUPERVISOR and cutting down travel costs Submit nominations by Friday KATRINA FOLEY for residents. OCTA recently at 5 p.m. to bit.ly/2023KFVOTY. submitted nine projects to Then, join us on Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. the State Transportation at the Dana Point Women’s Club for the Improvement Program (STIP) to pursue celebration. from Fiscal Years 2025 through 2029.

I’m also hosting a Career Fair and If approved, STIP will provide more Veterans Expo with OC Community than $100 million to projects in the Fifth Services, OC Workforce Solutions and District, including updates to the SR-73 and American Job Center on Nov. 9. From 10 a.m. widening of Ortega Highway. Securing this to 1 p.m., at the Laguna Hills Community funding allows people to spend less time on Center, explore professional networking and the road. connect with both potential employees and Recently, I attended Otra Mas Equine employers. Veterans offered early access at Therapy and Horse Rescue’s Healing Hearts 9 a.m. & Hooves Celebration honoring founder Finally, join us for our next Wellness Kathy Holman. Kathy’s nonprofit provides Wednesday Walk with OC Parks on Nov. 8 retired horses with second-chance careers at Laguna Niguel Regional Park. We plan to and provides humans with healing animal meet at 9 a.m. at Shelter 4, near the park therapy. entrance.

I provided a $10,000 grant to Otra Mas to Subscribe to my weekly newsletter at fund programs that support the well-being d5.ocgov.com/newsletter and follow me on of our community. social media @SupervisorFoley for regular Our annual Senior Summit co-hosted by updates.

CalOptima takes place on Friday, Oct. 27, Elected in 2022, Katrina Foley represents from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Soka University. Join the Fifth Supervisorial District on the Orange us for a resource fair, technology workshops, County Board of Supervisors. She was giveaways, memory care resources, caregiver previously elected to serve the Second District support, skin cancer prevention tips, and from 2021-2022. SC more. sanclementetimes.com

SOAPBOX

Letters to The Editor TICKETED ON AN EMPTY BEACH . . . WOOF LOUIS D’ANGELO, San Clemente Early Friday morning was foggy on the beach. Myself, my friend, and my dog were the only ones visible on our long walk from Lausen all the way to where the sand ends before Cotton’s Point. Only once did we see, far off, another human and their dog enjoying the quiet morning.

When we turned around, we saw another human approaching; this time, it was an animal control officer on a quad, here to give me a citation for having a dog on the beach. Ah, yes, I should have seen that coming. Too bad for the only other person on the beach; they were too far away for me to warn them.

Don’t get me wrong; the officer was super kind, and I totally understand he is just doing his job. The rule he is enforcing is what I find frustrating and totally ridiculous. Can anyone explain this rule?

If it was noon and out in front of the pier, sure. No dogs make sense there. But

early morning or late evening, weekdays, or on the parts of the beach that are empty? Why is this city not more dog-friendly on the beaches?

I urge all of us citizens to take action, though I’ll be honest, I’m not sure what to do about this. Can anyone advise? Can the City Council pay attention to this?

Can we get something on the 2024 ballot?

FACT CHECKING BILL PRESTRIDGE, San Clemente In response to Darryl Hall’s letter saying that Dr. Fauci admitted on CNN that the vaccine and masks did nothing to stop the spread of COVID-19, please go to this website to fact check Mr. Hall’s assertion: factcheck.org/2021/01/video-misinterprets-faucis-comments-on-covid-19-vaccine/.

of the 5 Freeway, and seem to be unfamiliar with these areas.

If one studies the many criteria in forming districts, this division violates all of them, including the following: geographically contiguous areas, commonality, communities of interest, and undivided interests.

I am an apartment renter and now in District 4, as are many thousands of my neighbors, while the vast majority in District 4 are single-family homeowners.

How does that compute with commonality and communities of interest?

Dividing the Pier Bowl area is indeed a fundamental error and needs to be changed. There are more appropriate dividing lines west of the 5 Freeway which honor the district map criteria.

ADDRESSING SAND REPLENISHMENT CORD BAUER, San Clemente

DISTRICT MAPS 2 & 4 JOE & KATHY OWENS, San Clemente

Once upon a time, tens of thousands of tons of sand flowed out the San Juan Creek into the ocean, and then was pushed south by the tide. Natural rainfall turned our beach water brown, as the runoff from the hills flowed directly to the beaches.

Now we have culverts, sewers, and rivers, the banks of which are made of cement. I don’t regret having most of these modern conveniences, as they add to our quality of life and also prevent debris, waste and pesticides from polluting our

Regarding district elections, and the map chosen, there is a large fundamental error in the border line between District 3 and District 4.

Someone, probably the out-of-town consultant who was paid tens of thousands of dollars by the City Council, drew the border line, Avenida Victoria. Using Avenida Victoria as the border line effectively divides the Pier Bowl into two districts.

None of the councilmembers live west

ocean.

In some places such as Santa Monica, man-made intervention has added sand to their beaches. Ours have seen erosion.

In short, sand replenishment is required, and the very smartest proven solutions are well-placed jetties (groins) to reduce the movement of sand. The proof is all along our southern coastline.

The goal should be mitigation and property protection first. I have not seen any serious calls for the protection of surf breaks from the city. San Clemente could be considered the preeminent surf town in the continental U.S. Adding jetties can actually benefit surfers—or hurt them, and this should be a prime consideration. It affects not only the surfers, but the complexion and personality of our town. (I am not a surfer.)

Unless there’s overwhelming evidence for their use, San Clemente should not add more reefs than have already been artificially added to the area. The goal is not to create a fish sanctuary but to protect property and enhance safety.

This is mission creep, and whether the money spent is ours, state or federal, it shouldn’t be squandered if there are better solutions. As nature ebbs and flows with the seasons, our response may need to be more or less during certain years.

I don’t advocate the current proposed “sand every six years” timetable, but instead advocate responding to predetermined parameters. Nature has its own timetable.

GUEST OPINION | Marine Corner by Wayne Eggleston

Community Invited to Support Military Children for Holidays, Celebrate Marine Corps Birthday

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he holiday season is just a few short weeks away, and every December the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce, City of San Clemente, and the Marine Monument at Park Semper Fi host an annual barbecue for our adopted Marine Corps unit, the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (or “The Magnificent Bastards”) on Dec. 8.

This year, the barbecue will take place at the San Onofre campgrounds, Camp Pendleton. This area is ideally suited for Marines and families alike, as it has a covered large picnic area, volleyball court, and full playground equipment for the children.

The Fisherman’s Restaurant & Bar provides much of the food, and Rod’s Tree Service helps cook the food, along with many volunteers.

Once again, we are asking for the community—that’s you—to help out with the unwrapped Christmas gifts for the children of Marine families.

We will provide gift boxes at the

This year is also the following locations: Community 248th birthday anniversary Center, 100 North Calle Seville; of the United States Marine City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio; and Corps, and it is the tradition Vista Hermosa Sports Park, 987 each year to have Military Avenida Vista Hermosa.

Birthday Balls celebrating We will start collecting these the Marine Corps’ founding. gifts on Nov. 1 at those locations.

These are formal events A group from the San Clemente with much pageantry, Chamber of Commerce, San a cake cutting by the Clemente Chamber Young youngest and oldest Innovators Network will be MARINE CORNER BY Marines in attendance, collecting the gifts from those WAYNE EGGLESTON a guest speaker, message locations, and distributing them from the Commandant, at the barbecue. dinner and dancing.

All types of children’s gifts are This year, there are many Birthday appreciated. We will need approximately Balls for active-duty and retired Marines, 200 unwrapped gifts for infants and for as well as the general public to attend. boys and girls who are 12 and younger.

The 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines will We will also have drawings for larger have its Birthday Ball on Nov. 8 at the toys, and we ask any local business in Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula. town to surprise these military children Marine Corps Installations Westwith something special. Please contact Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton’s me at 949.280.7752 or via email at is on Nov. 9 at the 11 Area Parade Field. heritage@marinemonument.com for This is truly a spectacular program, additional information.

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with Marines dressed in historic USMC uniforms throughout the ages.

The Marine Corps League South Coast Detachment Birthday Ball is Dec. 2, at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa. This is open to the general public, and tickets can be reserved at marinecorpsleaguesouthcoast.org.

One of the very most deserving military nonprofits in San Clemente is San Clemente Military Family Outreach.

Among its many family outreach programs is the annual Turkey Dinner to more than 1,000 Marine- and Navyenlisted families at Camp Pendleton.

It is having its annual fundraiser, “Salute to Military Stars,” this Saturday, Oct. 28, at Camp Pendleton. If you are not able to attend, you can donate to the group at militaryfamilyoutreach.org.

G. Wayne Eggleston is a former San Clemente councilmember and mayor, who previously sat on the city’s Planning Commission. He is the executive director of The Heritage of San Clemente Foundation. SC sanclementetimes.com

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Editor’s Pick

SUNDAY | OCT. 29

The List

‘WITCHYAKING’ 10 a.m. Join kayakers and stand-up paddlers in getting into the Halloween spirit in the Dana Point Harbor during the annual “Witchyaking” event. The route will start at Pure Watersports, out to Baby Beach and back. Participants are encouraged to wear a witch’s hat or costume. The group will gather in front of Turk’s Dana Warf and leave together. Dana Point Harbor, 34683 Golden Lantern, Dana Point.

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FRIDAY | OCT. 27 LITTLE FOLK CLUB 10-11 a.m. Join the Little Folk Club in the Clock Courtyard near El Torito in the Dana Point Harbor for a Halloween singalong. Attendees are encouraged to wear a costume to join the fun. Dana Point Harbor, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. danapointharbor.com.

YAPPY HOUR 5-8 p.m. Join CL Esthetic Dentistry and the Pet Project Foundation for a pet social hour, costume contest, pet photography, tacos, craft beer, raffles, music and more.

Dana Point Dental parking lot, 34080 Golden Lantern, Suite 201, Dana Point.

949.661.5664.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST AND LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER 6 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Family Style will perform. The Halloween event will feature a costume contest with a $150 prize for best costume. Music by Family Style starts at 9 p.m. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point.

949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

GHOSTS & LEGENDS TOUR Times vary. Join the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society for an all-ages guided walk down historic Los Rios Street on Friday, Oct. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 28—an annual Halloween tradition on California’s oldest residential street. For two nights of tours, hear from ghostly visitors who share their story of their time walking this very same street. Spooky, family-friendly tales will be a highlight of your holiday. Admission for adults is $24.50; cost for children is $12.50. There are five time slots for each night. Los Rios Historic District. sjcghosttour.com.

‘BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE’ AT CABRILLO PLAYHOUSE 7:30 p.m. Watch a live performance of Bell, Book, and Candle at San Clemente’s hometown theater. The story follows a modern witch living in New York City who wrestles with the plight of losing her powers if she allows herself to fall in love. The show will run through Nov. 19, with showings at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $28. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida San Clemente Times October 26 - November 1, 2023

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FRIDAY OCT. 27: HALLOWEEN PARTY AT CASA ROMANTICA 7-9 p.m. Bring your friends to enjoy a spooky night at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, featuring a candy buffet, complimentary drinks, a live DJ, spooky trivia, and the chance to win prizes. The event is for ages 21 and over. Tickets are $30. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.0465. cabrilloplayhouse.org.

SATURDAY | OCT. 28 SAN CLEMENTE MONSTER DASH 7-10:30 a.m. Hosted by the City of San Clemente, the second iteration of the Monster Dash 5K and Creepy Crawl Fun Run will feature tricks and treats for all ages.

Runners, joggers, and walkers are encouraged to participate while wearing their best Halloween costumes. The race will include chip timing and computerized results from the finish line, awards for race winners and best costumes, and a race shirt. The 5K will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by the Fun Run at 9 a.m. Early bird prices are $13 and $25 for the Fun Run and 5K, respectively, available until Oct. 27. Register at san-clemente.org/events.

San Clemente Community Center, 100 Calle Seville, San Clemente. 949.361.8264. san-clemente.org.

SPOOKTACULAR KIDS DANCE CLINIC 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Bring your young dancers to join the San Clemente High School Dance Team for a Halloween-themed clinic. The event will feature a costume contest, games and snacks, and participants will receive a T-shirt. Registration includes a $50 donation to the dance

team. San Clemente High School Main Gym, 700 Avenida Pico, San Clemente. schsdanceteam.com.

CANDY CRAWL AT THE OUTLETS 1-3 p.m. Dress up in your favorite costume and enjoy free trick-or-treating, balloon twisting, face painting and spooky music at the Outlets. Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente.

949.535.2323. outletsatsanclemente.com.

HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR & TRUNK OR TREAT 2-6 p.m. Join the City of Dana Point for a Halloween-themed event at the Dana Point Community Center. The City’s Recreation Division is teaming up with Dana Point Police Services for two great family events on one day. Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo Street, Dana Point. danapoint.org.

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

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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.

MONDAY | OCT. 30 SAN CLEMENTE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION Monday marks the first day an ofrenda will be available at Max Berg Plaza Park for residents to remember their loved ones who have passed away, leading up to a full celebration on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 3:30-6:30 p.m. The event will feature traditional sugar skull crafts, face painting, an entire slate of live dance and music performances, local nonprofit organization booths, and food and drink. Max Berg Plaza Park, 1100 Calle Puente, San Clemente. 949.429.8797. san-clemente.org.

TUESDAY | OCT. 31 CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE 8 p.m. Enjoy some rollicking sounds over dinner at this intimate and popular South Orange County venue. Oingo Boingo former members are calling all ghosts and ghouls as they perform for a special Halloween celebration. Be sure to wear your costumes for a spooktacular night.

Tickets are $58. Doors open at 6 p.m.

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

WEDNESDAY | NOV. 1 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. sanclementetimes.com

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

BY MEGAN BIANCO

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hile some have been arguing Martin Scorsese’s latest historical drama, Killers of the Flower Moon, is a good example of why we should bring back intermissions because of its colossal 205-minute runtime, critics and film fans have also been calling the film one of the most important films in recent years.

Killers of the Flower Moon also stars Scorsese’s two favorite leading men, Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.

One thing instantly noticeable about Killers of the Flower Moon is there isn’t much mystery or tension throughout the picture. The direction and narrative are very casual and straightforward.

In fact, the one complaint I’ve seen regarding the film is there isn’t really any suspense. We know from the jump nearly all of the men in the story are despicable and selfish. Our male leads are WWI vet Ernest Burkhart (DiCaprio), who is a cowardly simpleton, and his powerful, greedy uncle, Bill Hale (De Niro), who encourages Ernest to marry local Native woman Mollie Kile (Lily Gladstone) to inherit the oil money she’s owed.

At the same time as Ernest and Mollie’s courtship and marriage from 1921-1926, multiple women in Mollie’s family are victims of many murders throughout Osage County, Oklahoma.

A suggestion I’ve seen to fix the lack of suspense in Killers is that Mollie should have been the protagonist instead of Ernest. I think this would have been the more traditional route if any other film-

maker had helmed it, especially if the director were a woman and/or Native Americann David Grann’s original 2017 non-fiction book, also called Killers of the Flower Moon, focuses specifically on the FBI’s investigation of the murders, and Scorsese and Co. wisely realized this plot would have been redundant.

Mollie is the one consistently innocent and sympathetic character in the story.

There are plenty of little things I would have altered if Killers was a more conventional feature, such as DiCaprio’s distracting caped teeth, Brendan Fraser’s scene chewing, and the out-of-place final scene, to name a few.

But I actually don’t think Scorsese is that committed to making a standard film this late into his career. He wants to send a message with atmosphere and tone.

The incidents in Killers of the Flower Moon are a part of real history and should be remembered and learned from. He’s showing us that, sometimes, just complicity can be as harmful as physical action.

The murders and other crimes exposed in the movie should have never happened.

Killers of the Flower Moon is being sold as a real-life love story, but it’s barely that. It’s about families betraying each other for money.

It may not be as crowd-pleasing as Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer or Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, but it’s a deep, serious subject for those who are interested in learning. SC

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GUEST OPINION | Historical Happenings by Christine Lampert

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The Mystery of the Aquarium Café

ome of us remember it as Ichibiri Japanese Restaurant, but this historic San Clemente building started out in 1931 as the Aquarium Café. It is a beautiful example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and was just recently restored and is now Landers Liquor Bar. The original 1931 building is a large octagonal shape and features an octagonal turret and windows. It was designed by a noted LA architect of that time, L.C. Smith, and was built by the Strang Brothers Construction Company, which was the builder of most of the noteworthy San Clemente structures in the 1920s and 1930s.

The mystery remains today as to why the owner of the new building killed himself inside the building just days before comple-

tion of the project in 1931. He was found in the kitchen with a bag over his head.

It has been said that he used the gas ovens in the kitchen. It’s a mystery as to why he committed suicide as the building was being completed. The building was paid for, and he appeared to be successful.

His partners continued with the opening of the Aquarium Café. Today, if you ask the employees about a ghost, some of them will tell you that they have heard strange things.

The restaurant had a dance floor in the center of the octagon, with dining tables around the dance floor. There were large aquariums on the sides that were filled with fish and sea life. Saltwater was pumped into the aquariums by a long pipe

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

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his week’s column was ingrateful for what life offers me now. spired by an email I received I still want a partner, so I will not recently. The sender was a give up hope.” woman in Florida named Gloria, I replied to Gloria,“Yes, Greta who subscribes to my weekly online passed last year on Oct. 29. I can’t eNewsletter. She is a widow of nine believe it’s been a year. In looking months. back, it seems the year went by ON LIFE AND LOVE Gloria and I have never met in quickly, but I also recall the hours AFTER 50 BY person, but we’ve become email TOM BLAKE and days when time crawled and pen pals, sharing each other’s feelthe heart was heavy missing her. ings of sadness, grief, and glimmers “Gloria, you are at the nine-month mark of hope during the first year after losing our after losing Peter. Grief support has helped mates. you and helped me as well. For me, it’s Gloria wrote,“Is October the anniversary mostly because of the friendships with five month of your partner Greta’s passing? women and one man formed via the grief“Things are the same here in Florida. I share gatherings and the activities the seven don’t want to be on a dating site now; maybe of us occasionally do together. again next year, but currently am done with “As I am emailing you, I am looking at five the 78-year-old men who are looking for notes I wrote by hand that are taped to my women in their early 60s. desktop computer. They somewhat reflect the “I am OK; it’s been nine months since Pedifferent stages I went through during the ter died. I still attend the grief support group first few months after Greta’s passing. They and make friends there. We go out to lunch are: now and then, which makes me happy.

“You wrote an article 13 years ago about 1. STUG—An acronym for “Sudden Tempomy meeting Peter. You nicknamed him “The rary Uptake of Grief.” Unpredictable when Italian Stallion.” they occur but felt often in the first few “Occasionally, I go to happy hour with a months; less now, but still inevitable. girlfriend, but I noticed more women than 2. Don’t Overthink It. Reminding myself men at the bar. I network by asking friends to stop thinking about why I lost Greta and if they know someone, and no one does; it what more I could have done to help her. might change, but for now, there is no one.

3. Let It Be. Reminding myself that when I realize that it’s a lot more difficult to meet adversity arises now, I have no control over it, someone at age 77 than it was 13 years ago. so don’t sweat it.

“I miss him, but cry less often and feel 4. It Doesn’t Matter. Felt after people insistSan Clemente Times October 26 - November 1, 2023

Today, the North Beach neighthat went under the railway tracks borhood is a designated Historic to the ocean.

District, featuring landmark The Aquarium Café did not have buildings including Casino San Clea bar, because Prohibition lasted mente, the Miramar Theatre, the from 1920 to 1933. However, it is community pool, and the former rumored that the owner, Emma, bowling alley that’s being restrucwould mix you a drink if you asked tured into a food hall.

HISTORICAL her.

HAPPENINGS BY The latest restaurant, Landers, Since the Aquarium Café closed, CHRISTINE LAMPERT features liquor and also amazing it’s become other restaurants such food, including a hummus appetizas The Anchor Inn, Margarita’s Village, Ichibiri Japanese Restaurant, OC Fresca, er, plus breakfast items that can be ordered in the afternoon when they are open, and now Landers. including Shakshouka. The service is great, The builder of the building, the Strang and the ocean view patio allows dogs.

Brothers Construction Company, was Christine Lampert is a member of the San probably the most prolific builder in San Clemente Historical Society, as well as the Clemente at the time. It even wrote a book American Institute of Architects (AIA,) and called Spanish Bungalows, which featured has designed many projects in San Clemente floor plans and sketches of Spanish-style bungalows that it could build for clients. Ad- and in California. She has been a professor of architecture at USC, OCC and SCAD Hong ditionally, Leroy Strang was on the first City Kong. She and her family have lived in San Council and was the first commissioner of Clemente for more than 46 years. SC San Clemente’s fire and police departments.

For years, the only way into San Clemente was down Pacific Coast Highway past the Aquarium Café. The freeway was not built until the early 1960s.

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ed that I should have waited a year before dating.

5. Are You OK? My three-word response to disarm people speaking negatively about how I’m proceeding with life.

“You take care, Gloria. As one of my singing idols, Bob Seger, croons,‘You’ll be fine in your time.’ I will be fine, also.”

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“So, Gloria, how will I spend Oct. 29, the one-year anniversary of Greta’s passing? I will likely go to Salt Creek Beach and look out over the Pacific Ocean toward Catalina Island, where Greta’s ashes were scattered, and reflect on how blessed I was to have had her in my life for 25 years. And how blessed I am now to have friends and two sisters who care about me.

“Or I might go stand-up paddleboarding in Dana Point Harbor to enjoy the pelicans and sea lions so prevalent there.

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Tom Blake will lead a presentation called the Challenges of Senior Dating at the Dana West Yacht Club on Nov. 7. The presentation, free for the public to attend, is from 5-7 p.m. To RSVP, contact Pat Chiku at 714.595.8672.

Photo: Courtesy of the San Clemente Historical Society

FROM THE ARCHIVES Pictured is an early stage of construction of

Pacific Coast Highway, known locally as El Camino Real. Extending the highway to San Clemente in the 1920s was a key element in making Ole Hanson’s Spanish Village by the Sea a feasible location for both residents and visitors. This photo can be purchased from the San Clemente Historical Society at sanclementehistoricalsociety.org.

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

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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.

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.

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TRITON REPORT

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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Football Clinches Share of League Championship

Following an all-out effort in a historic road win over league rival Mission Viejo, it’d be nearly impossible for the San Clemente football team to bring that same level of intensity to its next game.

So much so that a 21-7 halftime lead at Capistrano Valley felt like an underperformance to the Tritons players last Friday, Oct. 20.

However, San Clemente came out and put its stamp on the game in both halves with another Max Gonzales pick-six and two Aiden Rubin touchdown runs in the first half and two touchdown throws from Dylan Mills to Cole Herlean in the fourth quarter, as the Tritons took care of business at Capistrano Valley, 35-18.

“It was an emotional game last week, and I think in the first half, we were going through the motions a little bit,” San Clemente coach Jaime Ortiz said. “All respect to Capo. Those kids played hard, and they battled, gave us everything and then some. But at halftime, we’re up, 21-7, and our kids were mad. Like, what’s going on? It was time for those seniors to show some leadership and step up in the second half, and that’s what they did.”

San Clemente (8-1, 2-0) experienced a similar lull at the midpoint of the season, when the Tritons lost their unbeaten mark in a one-point loss on Homecoming night to Murrieta Valley. It was a teaching moment that stuck with the Tritons into Friday night.

“We talked about it earlier after we were 5-0,” said Mills, San Clemente’s senior quarterback. “Coach was big on us not being complacent. We learned our lesson the hard way, losing by one point to Murrieta. Hopefully, there wasn’t any of that, but I know our guys were excited about tonight.”

The Tritons were excited to claim at least a share of the South Coast League championship with the win over Capistrano Valley (7-2, 0-2), and San Clemente can earn the outright title with a home win over Tesoro in their regular-season finale on Friday, Oct. 27. Tesoro (5-4, 1-1) lost at home to Mission Viejo (6-3, 1-1) on Friday, 36-0.

San Clemente’s game against Tesoro will be broadcast live on Bally Sports West as the CIF-SS Ford Game of the Week.

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San Clemente football claimed at least a share of the South Coast League title with a win at Capistrano Valley last Friday, Oct. 20. The Tritons go for the outright title this Friday, Oct. 27, at home against Tesoro, a game that will be broadcast live on Bally Sports West. Photo: Alan Gibby/Zone57

San Clemente could also solidify its spot in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoff field with the outright league championship.

The Tritons remained at No. 9 in the CalPreps rankings this week, and with Division 1 either being an eight-, 10- or 12team bracket, San Clemente is in the mix.

CIF-SS playoff divisions and brackets will be revealed on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m.

“There’s coaches out there that play into that and look into that and the formulas, but where we fall is where we fall,” Ortiz said. “We can only control what we can control. Our goal is to be league champs, and after that, we’ll worry about playoffs.”

With the Tritons on the edge of a league title and the Division 1 playoffs, senior running back Rubin is on the edge of program history. Rubin’s touchdown runs of 11 yards and 52 yards in the second quarter put his season total at 19 rushing touchdowns, three away from the single-season San Clemente record set by Josh Ferrell in 2006.

Rubin, the leading rusher in Orange County, carried the ball 13 times for 130 yards at Capistrano Valley. At 1,543 rushing yards this season, Rubin is also within reach of the San Clemente single-season rushing yards record of 1,726 yards set by Allen Vaughn in 1993.

Ephraim Leads Cross Country with Record Mt. SAC Win

As the cross country season ramps up with its championship schedule, San Clemente senior Brett Ephraim continues building up with his best efforts.

Ephraim paced the Tritons again with a school-record mark in a win at the prestigious Mt. SAC Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 21, at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

Ephraim clocked the vaunted, 3-mile CIF-SS championship course at 14:50 to win his Division 1 & 2 sweepstakes race and unseat the previous program-best mark of 14:55 set by Juan Chantaca last season.

The reigning CIF-SS champion and State runner-up Tritons, ranked No. 2 in CIF-SS Division 1, finished second in the team standings to reigning State champion and CIF-SS runner-up Great Oak of Temecula, ranked No. 1 in Division 1. San Clemente scored 116 points to Great Oak’s 88.

Pierce Clark placed in eighth at 15:11, and Dallin Harrington finished in 15th at 15:24. Taj Clark also finished high in 22nd at 15:32, and Kai Olsen closed out the scoring in 70th at 16:18.

The San Clemente girls, ranked No. 9 in CIF-SS Division 1, raced their young-

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er group in their respective grade-level heats. In the frosh race, Sedona Sweginnis (19:28), Addison Carey (20:01) and Taylor Ball (20:12) finished in the top three places, and in the sophomore race, Caiya McAlister (19:34) and Natalie Deyhimy (20:10) took the top two places for San Clemente.

Next up for the San Clemente cross country program is the South Coast League Finals next Thursday, Nov. 2, at Irvine Regional Park. The CIF-SS postseason begins on Nov. 11 with the preliminaries and continues on Nov. 18 with the finals.

Both races will be run at Mt. SAC.

Girls Volleyball Falls in Second Round

The postseason run for the San Clemente girls volleyball team hit a quick high and an early low in the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs.

The Tritons, who finished second in the South Coast League this season, opened the playoffs with a home sweep of visiting Santiago of Corona, 25-15, 25-17, 25-23, in the first round last Thursday, Oct. 19.

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PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1762 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente, at its Regular Meeting of October 17, 2023, introduced the following Ordinance: Ordinance No. 1762 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTIONS 2.04.010 THROUGH 2.04.012 TO THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING A BY-DISTRICT ELECTION PROCESS IN FOUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS WITH AN ELECTIVE OFFICE OF MAYOR PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE § 10010 & CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §§34871(C) & 34886 AND SETTING MAYORAL TERM LIMITS Persons interested in receiving an inspection copy of the Ordinance are invited to call the Deputy City Clerk at (949) 361-8303 or by email at Jimenezm@s​an-clemente.org. Copies will be emailed or mailed to you at no cost.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente will consider adopting the aforementi​oned Ordinance at a Public Hearing on November 7, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2 nd Floor, San Clemente.

LAURA CAMPAGNOLO City Clerk & Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council PUBLIC NOTICE Section 00100 Notice Inviting Bids MARINE SAFETY HQ BUILDING CONCRETE REPAIRS Project No. 24805 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: MARINE SAFETY HQ BUILDING CONCRETE REPAIRS , PROJECT NO. 24805 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 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-respon​sive. 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-cl​emente.org/vendorbids.

3. Project Scope of Work. The project includes furnishing all necessary labor, materials, methods and processes, tools, implements and machinery which are necessary to satisfacto​rily complete the Project, as more specifically described in the Contract Documents. This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents and applicable regulations.

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

The Marine Safety HQ Building is located at San Clemente Pier, 620 Avenida Del Mar, in the City of San Clemente, CA 92672 . The work to be performed, consists, San Clemente Times October 26 - November 1, 2023

in general, sawcuting, removing weak concrete, drilling and installing epoxy anchored reinforcing, repairing mortar, etc. for some structural​ /non-structural elements of the Marine Safety Building’s exterior surfaces.

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:

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

4. Contract Time. The work must be completed within thirty (30) working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN MARINE SAFETY HQ BUILDING CONCRETE REPAIRS Project No. 24805 Bid Opening Date: 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2023

13. Questions. All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to Belgin Cuhadaroglu at cuhadarogl​ ub@san-clemente.org no later than November 13, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.

5. License and Registration Requiremen​ts.

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 classifica​tion(s): Class “A”. Failure to possess the specified license(s) at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-respon​ sive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that non-respon​sive bidder.

5.2.

The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract. Such guarantee shall be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract within 15 calendar days after written notification that the contract has been awarded to the successful bidder.

8. Prevailing Wage Requiremen​ts.

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

Department of Industrial Relations Registrati​on. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontrac​tors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontrac​tors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontrac​tors, 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.

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 Subcontrac​tor 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.

6. Contract Documents. Bid documents, including instructions to bidders, bidder proposal form, and specificat​ions (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-cl​emente.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 notificati​ons when issued.

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 responsibi​lity to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.

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 within 24 hours of the bid opening date and

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

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

10. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder, simultaneo​usly 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 requiremen​ts, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and is admitted by the State of California.

11. Non-Mandat​ory Pre-Bid Meeting. A Non-Mandat​ory pre-bid meeting will be held for this bid solicitation at the job site on November 6, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section on how to submit any pre-bid questions.

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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 INFORMALIT​ IES, IRREGULARI​TIES 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 October 26, 2023 .

City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE NOTIFICACIÓN DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA SE NOTIFICA POR LA PRESENTE QUE EL AYUNTAMIENTO DE LA CIUDAD DE SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, REALIZARÁ UNA AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA EN RELACIÓN CON LO SIGUIENTE: SEXTA AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA SECCIÓN 10010 DEL CÓDIGO ELECTORAL Y LA SECCIÓN 34886 DEL CÓDIGO GUBERNAMEN​TAL PARA APROBAR UNA ORDENANZA EN LA QUE SE ESTABLEZCAN ELECCIONES DISTRITALES PARA EL AYUNTAMIEN​ TO, A PARTIR DE LAS ELECCIONES MUNICIPALES GENERALES DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024.

La información sobre este asunto se encuentra archivada en la oficina de la secretaria municipal, ubicada en 910 Calle Negocio, y está disponible para inspección pública y comentarios. Para ello, debe comunicarse con Laura Campagnolo, secretaria municipal, al (949) 3618301 o a campagnolo​l@san-clemente.org. El mapa que se propone para su aprobación también está disponible en el sitio web de la ciudad, en www.sancle​mente.org/ districtel​ections. Si usted impugna este asunto en el tribunal, es posible que solo se le permita plantear las cuestiones que usted u otra persona haya planteado en la audiencia pública descrita en esta notificación o en la correspond​encia por escrito entregada a la Ciudad de San Clemente en la audiencia pública o antes de esta.

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ADEMÁS, SE NOTIFICA que la sexta audiencia pública se llevará a cabo en la reunión del Ayuntamien​to, el 7 de noviembre de 2023 a las 6:00 p. m. en la Cámara del Ayuntamiento ubicada en 910 Calle Negocio, 2 sanclementetimes.com

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do piso, San Clemente. Se invita a todas las personas interesadas a asistir a la audiencia o a enviar una comunicación escrita por correo electrónico a districtel​ ections@san-clemente​.org, al Ayuntamien​to, para expresar sus opiniones relacionadas con el contenido de la ordenanza propuesta, incluido el mapa, la secuencia de elecciones y las revisiones de la sección 2.04 del Código Municipal de San Clemente en relación con los límites de mandato.

LAURA CAMPAGNOLO Secretaria municipal y secretaria de oficio del Ayuntamiento PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: SIXTH PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10010 AND GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 34886 TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING DISTRICT-B​ASED ELECTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL EFFECTIVE FOR THE NOVEMBER 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. Information on this item is 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 campagnolo​l@san-clemente.org. The Map that is proposed for adoption is also available on the City’s website at www.san-cl​emente.org/districte​lections.

If you challenge this items in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspond​ence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

To allow staff adequate time to confirm software compatibil​ity, individuals wishing to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentati​ ons 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 Sixth Public Hearing will be held at the meeting of the City Council on November 7, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the 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 communicat​ion via email to districtel​ ections@san-clemente​.org, to the City Council to express their opinions related to the content of the proposed ordinance, including the map, the sequence of elections, and the revisions to San Clemente Municipal Code section 2.04 relating to term limits.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: Prohibition of Electric Bicycles at the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course A public hearing is scheduled before the City Council of the City of San Clemente to consider a municipal code amendment to prohibit the use of electric bicycles upon the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course, property located at 150 Avenida Magdalena, San Clemente, CA 92672.

Ordinance No. 1764 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 12.28.020 OF THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF BICYCLES, INCLUDING ELECTRIC BICYCLES CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2, ON THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE. If you challenge this ordinance in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspond​ence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

To allow staff adequate time to confirm software compatibil​ity, individuals wishing to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentati​ons 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 public hearing will be conducted by the City Council on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the San Clemente City Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd Floor, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or provide written communicat​ ion to the City Council to express their opinion for or against the Ordinance.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Beaches, Parks & Recreation Department at (949) 361-8237.

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BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRA​ TOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: Special Activities Permit 23-249, Major League Pickleball San Clemente, 111 Avenida Vista Montana A request for a 5-day special activity for a pickleball tournament at Lifetime Fitness, from December 7-11, 2023, between 7am-8pm daily and hosting up to 1,000 daily guests.

Staff recommends that the project be found Categor-

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ica​lly Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (Class 4e: Minor Alterations to Land: Minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment, including carnivals, sales of Christmas trees, etc.). The project is exempt because the existing property is designed to accommodate outdoor recreation activity, and the proposed event involves only minor temporary alterations to the property to accommodate the event.

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

Notice is further given that said public hearings will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Zoning Administra​tor and held on Thursday, November 9, 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 hearings or to provide written communicat​ion to the Zoning Administra​tor to express their opinion for or against the requests.

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

Zoning Administra​tor PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON NOVEMBER 9, 2023 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRA​ TOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: Special Activities Permit 23-350, PPA Tour Pickleball Tournament, 111 Avenida Vista Montana A request for a 4-day special activity for a pickleball tournament at Lifetime Fitness, from November 30, 2023 to December 3, 2023, between 7am-8pm daily and hosting up to 1,000 daily guests.

Staff recommends that the project be found Categorica​lly Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (Class 4e: Minor Alterations to Land: Minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment, including carnivals, sales of Christmas trees, etc.). The project is exempt because the existing property is designed to accommodate outdoor recreation activity, and the proposed event involves only minor temporary alterations to the property to accommodate the event.

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

Notice is further given that said public hearings will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Zoning Administra​tor and held on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at San Clemente City Hall, First Floor Community Room, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente,

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California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearings or to provide written communicat​ion to the Zoning Administra​tor to express their opinion for or against the requests.

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

Zoning Administra​tor PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON NOVEMBER 9, 2023 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD

BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRA​ TOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: Minor Cultural Heritage Permit 23-257, Giardina Remodel, 167 Calle Redondel A request for an 80 square foot addition and exterior façade remodel to an existing single-fam​ily residence.

The property abuts a Historic Structure located at 165 Calle Redondel and is located in the Residential Low Zone.

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

These applications are on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, 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 correspond​ ence 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 Administra​tor and held on Thursday, November 9, 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 communicat​ion to the Zoning Administra​tor to express their opinion for or against the requests.

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

Zoning Administra​tor PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON NOVEMBER 7, 2023 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD

BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: Municipal Code Amendment to Regulate Commercial, Recreation​al, and Oversize Vehicle Parking On Public Property A public hearing for the City Council to consider a recommenda​tion of the Public Safety Committee to adopt a proposed ordinance to amend various provisions of Title 10, Vehicles and Traffic, of the San Clemente Municipal Code (“SCMC”) to modify regulations related to the parking of commercial, recreation​al, and oversize vehicles on public property, including streets. This sanclementetimes.com

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ordinance is exempt from the California Environmen​ tal Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the amendments do not constitute a “project” as defined by the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., Title 14, § 15000 et seq.). In the alternative, staff recommends that the amendments be found exempt from the California Environmen​tal Quality Act (“CEQA”) under State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), as it can be seen with certainty that the Ordinance would not have a significant effect on the environment.

This application is on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California, and is available for public inspection and comment by contacting the Community Development Department at (949) 3616184. If you challenge this ordinance in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspond​ence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

To allow staff adequate time to confirm software compatibil​ity, individuals wishing to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentati​ons 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 public hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. in the San Clemente City Council Chambers, 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd Floor, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or to provide written communicat​ion to the City Council to express their opinion for or against the ordinance.

Laura Campagnolo City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council San Clemente Times: 10/26/23 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: Master Plan Amendment to San Gorgonio Park A public hearing is scheduled before the City Council of the City of San Clemente to consider an amendment to the San Gorgonio Park Master Plan to discontinue the use of the pickleball courts and reestablish the use for tennis at the park property, located at 2916 Via San Gorgonio, San Clemente, CA 92672.

Staff recommends that the City Council approve and adopt a resolution to amend the master plan for San Gorgonio Park and find that the amendment is categorica​lly exempt from the California Environmen​tal Quality Act, 14 CCR Section 15301 (Class 2: Replacement or Reconstruc​tion) of the State CEQA guidelines .

If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspond​ence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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patibil​ity, individuals wishing to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentati​ons 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 public hearing will be conducted by the City Council on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the San Clemente City Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd Floor, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or provide written communicat​ ion to the City Council to express their opinion for or against the Ordinance.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Beaches, Parks & Recreation Department at (949) 361-8237.

Laura Campagnolo City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council PUBLIC NOTICE

non-respon​sive bidder.

5.2. Department of Industrial Relations Registrati​on.

Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontrac​tors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontrac​tors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontrac​tors, 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 specificat​ions (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-cl​emente.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 notificati​ons when issued.

7. Bid Proposal and Security.

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

LIFEGUARD TOWERS REPLACEMENT (FY 2024) Project No. 22104

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. 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 within 24 hours of the bid opening date and time (excluding weekends and holidays).

Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected. 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:

1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive electronic bids for the following project: Lifeguard Towers Replacement (FY 2024), Project No. 22104 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 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-respon​sive. 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-cl​emente.org/vendorbids 3. Project Scope of Work: This project involves the replacement of lifeguard towers as reflected in the project plans and technical specificat​ions. The Contractor shall build new lifeguard towers and deliver to the site in the size and quantity shown on the plans and specificat​ions.

4. Contract Time: The first two towers must be delivered to the site and fully assembled within 90 calendar days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed. The 3 rd and 4 th towers must be delivered to the site and fully assembled within 120 calendar days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

An additional 15 working days are allowed for delivery/ a​ssembly of each additional tower awarded as Contract Alternate Bid Items.

5. License and Registration Requiremen​ts.

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 classifica​tion(s): Class “B” or “C-5”. Failure to possess the specified license(s) at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-respon​ sive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that

OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN Project Name: Lifeguard Towers Replacement (FY 2024) Project Bid #: 22104 Bid Opening Date: By 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 16, 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.

8. Prevailing Wage Requiremen​ts.

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8.1. General. This project is subject to the

prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classifica​tion or type of worker needed to perform the work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprentice​ship 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 Subcontrac​tor 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 responsibi​lity to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.

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

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

10. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder, simultaneo​usly 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 requiremen​ts, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and is admitted by the State of California.

11. Pre-Bid Meeting. A Mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held for this bid solicitation on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 1:30 P.M. at the Marine Safety Headquarters (620 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, CA).

Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section on how to submit any pre-bid questions.

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

13. Instructions to Bidders. Additional and more detailed information is provided in the 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.

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RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALIT​ IES, IRREGULARI​TIES 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. Dated October 10, 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 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA) 23-204, 166 West Avenida Alessandro A request to consider a Mills Act agreement between the City and the owners of a historic private single-fam​ ily residence at 166 West Avenida Alessandro.

Staff recommends that the project be found categorica​lly exempt from the requirements of the California Environmen​tal Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15331 (Class 31: Historic Resource Restoratio​n/Rehabilitation), because the project is a preservation effort that is consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilita​ting, Restoring, and Reconstruc​ting Historic Buildings.

Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA) 23-240, 233 Avenida Santa Barbara A request to consider a Mills Act agreement between the City and the owners of a historic private single-fam​ ily residence at 233 Avenida Santa Barbara.

Staff recommends that the project be found categorica​lly exempt from the requirements of the California Environmen​tal Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15331 (Class 31: Historic Resource Restoratio​n/Rehabilitation), because the project is a preservation effort that is consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilita​ting, Restoring, and Reconstruc​ting Historic Buildings.

Materials for these projects are on-file at the Planning Division, at 910 Calle Negocio, and are available for public inspection and comment by contacting Project Planner David Carrillo at (949) 361-6182 or CarrilloD@​san-clemente.org. If you challenge these items in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing(s) described in this notice, or in written correspond​ence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing(s).

To allow staff adequate time to confirm software compatibil​ity, individuals wishing to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentati​ons 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.

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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 public hearings will be conducted by the San Clemente City Council on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the San Clemente Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2 nd Floor San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing(s) or to provide written communicat​ion to the City Council to express their opinion for or against the project(s).

For further details, please call or visit the Community Development Department at the above phone number and address where information is on file and available for public inspection.

Laura Campagnolo City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NOS. 1760 and 1761 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente, at its Regular Meeting of October 17, 2023, adopted the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 1760 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 12.28.030 OF THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO TENTS IN CITY PARKS AND BEACHES, AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMEN​ TAL QUALITY ACT.

AVENIDA DEL MAR ELECTRICAL SERVICES REHABILITA​TION, Project No. 19807 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: AVENIDA DEL MAR ELECTRICAL SERVICES REHABILITA​TION, PROJECT NO. 19807 2. Bid Opening Date Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 13, 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-respon​ sive. 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-cl​emente. org/vendorbids.

Project Scope of Work The existing electrical infrastruc​ture as it relates to tree receptacles, holiday lighting and special event power within the project limits has met its useful life and in need of replacement. New electrical (connection boxes, panels and receptacles) will be replaced up and down both sides of 100 and 200 block of Avenida Del Mar. Once Electrical improvements have been completed Contractor will perform street pavement rehabilita​tion which includes cold mill & fill, crack saw & crack seal, TRMSS surface seal, re-striping, and other tasks as described per these Technical Specificat​ions.

3. Contract Time: The work must be completed within 180 working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

4. License and Registration Requiremen​ts.

Ordinance No. 1761 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.28 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, RELATING TO THE BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AND CHAPTER 2.45 RELATING TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE.

4.1. 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 classifica​tion(s): Class A, General Engineering Contractor. Failure to possess the specified license(s) at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-respon​sive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that non-respon​sive bidder.

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

4.2.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the above-refe​ renced Ordinances were introduced at the Regular City Council meeting of October 3, 2023, and were adopted at the Regular City Council meeting of October 17, 2023 by the following vote: AYES: CABRAL, ENMEIER, KNOBLOCK, LOEFFLER, MAYOR DUNCAN NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE

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

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Department of Industrial Relations Registrati​on. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontrac​tors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontrac​tors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontrac​tors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project.

5. Contract Documents. Bid documents, including instructions to bidders, bidder proposal form, and specificat​ions (not including other documents incorporated by reference) may be downloaded, at no cost, from the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.

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san-cl​emente.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 notificati​ons when issued.

6. Bid Proposal and Security.

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

6.2. 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: Avenida Del Mar Electrical Services Project Bid #: 19807 Bid Opening Date: Monday, November 13, 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.

7. Prevailing Wage Requiremen​ts.

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

7.2. 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 Subcontrac​tor 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.

7.3. 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,

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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.

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

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

9. 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.

10. Pre-Bid Meeting. A pre-bid meeting and site walk will be held for this bid solicitation at 10:00 AM on Thursday October 26, 2023. Site location will be 100 Avenida Del Mar. Meeting attendance will be required.

Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section on how to submit any pre-bid questions.

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

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

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

THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALIT IES, 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 PLUS ALL ALTERNATES. Dated October 12, 2023 City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 30-2023 01349270

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Notice of Hearing Date: 10/24/2023 Time: 8:30 am Dept: D100 The address of the court is: Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Other: REMOTE HEARING (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the 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: 09/15/2023 JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 2023

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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: 10/04/2023 JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 2023

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SAN CLEMENTE SURFERS QUALIFY FOR 2024 CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR

After a hard-fought season in the Challenger Series, Houshmand, Lindblad, Colapinto and Matson will join world’s best next year

One of the few women from San Clemente to ever qualify for the Championship Tour, Sawyer Lindblad will join the world’s best on pro surfing’s biggest stage in 2024. Photo: Courtesy of WSL

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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our surfers from San Clemente have officially qualified for the 2024 WSL Championship Tour and will kick off their rookie seasons next year.

Winning the WSL Challenger Series, which serves as the pathway to graduating to the Championship Tour, Cole Houshmand will lead the charge, with lifelong friends Crosby Colapinto and Kade Matson right behind him.

Meanwhile, Sawyer Lindblad will join the world’s best as one of the few women from San Clemente to ever compete on the Championship Tour.

History in the making, the accomplishments of these surfers marks a seismic shift in the power and prowess of the local scene.

Houshmand, Lindblad and Co. will join reigning world champs Caroline Marks and Filipe Toledo, both San Clemente residents, as well as world No. 3 Griffin Colapinto on center stage next year.

With San Clemente establishing itself as the premier hotbed for surf talent in the United States today, the future is wide open.

All the surfers who have just qualified for the 2024 Championship Tour have a story to tell. The Colapinto brothers talked about being on tour together when they were just groms and have now turned that vision into a reality.

The next brotherly duo to go on tour together, they’ll be compared to Bruce and Andy Irons, CJ and Damien Hobgood, and Mike and Derek Ho as their journey continues.

“I’ve learned a lot about myself this year. I’ve learned a lot about life through this sport and being in the jersey. I’ve learned dedication, discipline, highs, lows, balance, perseverance, and much more,” Houshmand shared on Instagram.

“Most importantly,” Houshmand added, “I learned to enjoy the journey more than the idea of the destination. The journey is where all the hard work happens, the growing, the good times, and emotions flow. The destination is the icing on the cake.”

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Lindblad echoed the sentiment in her own Instagram post, stating that qualifying for the tour had been a lifelong dream of hers.

“I vividly remember writing down my goal during COVID of qualifying for the tour by the time I was 18 years old,” she said. “So many ups and downs to get to this moment.”

Meanwhile, for Matson, the last surfer of the bunch to qualify, it was unclear a year ago if he’d ever even surf again.

Struggling with back issues, he finally succumbed to the reality that he would need surgery. Battling back every inch of the way, he’s overcome tremendous adversity to get to where he is today.

“Last year, I wasn’t even sure if I was ever gonna surf again, but I was able to trust everything that was happening to me and always believe in myself,” Matson wrote on Instagram.

And while there’s already plenty to celebrate, the future is bright.

San Clemente’s Jett Schilling, Kirra Pinkerton and Bella Kenworthy also came close to qualifying for the Champi-

onship Tour this year and will undoubtedly be more motivated than ever to join their friends.

Collectively, all of these rising stars are inspiring the generation of tomorrow and setting the bar for what success in professional surfing looks like. Undoubtedly, we’re going to see more and more surfers joining the elite ranks in the years to come.

Congratulations to all the surfers, their families, and supporters on their remarkable accomplishments. There will be an entire town riding along with you all next year when you set out to take on the world. This feels like the start of something truly special for American surfing.

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: 64-66Degrees F Water Visibility: San Clemente: 4-6’ Catalina: 15-20’ Thursday: Modest scale mix of SSW and NW swell sets up thigh to waist high waves, (2-3’), for most spots, while top breaks go shoulder high, (4’+). Deep 6’ high tide swamps the small surf early morning, then wave shape improves on the ebbing tide later morning.

Light+ southerly winds keep water surface conditions a little ruffled through the day.

Outlook: Fresh SW swell gradually nudges up the surf on Friday, then tops out Saturday with widespread shoulder high waves, (4’+), at good spots while standouts hit a foot overhead, (6’), on sets. Slowly easing swell and surf on Sunday, Light/varaible winds in the early mornings Friday and Saturday, followed by light+ westerly onshores for the afternoons. Offshore winds develop on Sunday. Deep early to mid moring high tides continue Friday through the weekend.

GROM OF THE WEEK

MOSES HENNINGS

BY JAKE HOWARD

Last weekend, the third stop of the NSSA Southwest Open season scored epic 4- to 6-foot surf in Oceanside, and rising to the occasion was San Clemente’s Moses Hennings. Acing the Mini Grom division, Hennings took the win after a nail-biter of a final.

“The final was a seesaw battle from the start to the final minute,” the NSSA reported. “Moses pulled off clutch heroics, tearing up a wave at the buzzer.

The score dropped in at a massive 8.93, which gave him the W—his second of the season. What an exciting final! The groms were killin’ it.”

A fast, creative surfer, Hennings’ air game is next-level. From ripping the pier to Lowers, he’s following in the long-standing San Clemente tradition of radical, progressive surfing.

And with a Hurley sticker on the nose of his board and the good people at Lost Surfboards supplying him with boards, Hennings is enjoying some solid support from a couple of the best brands in the industry.

If we’re celebrating the future of local surfing this week, Hennings is most definitely one to keep an eye on. Like so many of his peers, he’s going places. SC If you have a candidate for Grom of the Week, we want to know. Send an email to jakehoward1@gmail.com.

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