November 3, 2022

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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS

This Sunday, Nov. 6, marks the end of Daylight Saving Time—that time of the year in which we “fall back,” theoretically “gaining an hour.”

To prepare, move your clocks behind one hour before going to sleep on Saturday night, Nov. 5. Daylight Saving will officially end at 2 a.m. on Sunday.

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of the packed and divided room that was present to start Tuesday’s public hearing.

After three reviews from the Design Review Subcommittee, a joint study session involving the council and the Planning Commission, and a separate Planning Commission discussion on Oct. 5—in which commissioners denied recommending the project for council approval—the project went before the council for deliberations.

The Planning Commission’s rejection stemmed from deficiencies in on-site park ing, affordable housing across multiple income levels, and private outdoor space.

After the commission’s meeting, Leary said MemorialCare’s commitment to seeking the council’s approval reflected its belief that the project would serve the community well.

Within the plan, the lot containing the hospital building would be divided in two, one side for the two-story, 7,500-square-foot medical office, and the other for the residential structure.

To satisfy parking needs, the project would mark 251 covered spaces for residents and an on-site manager, 50 spaces for guests, and 38 spaces for medical office parking.

There would also be an agreement between the two lots to share 61 spaces, including all medical office parking.

Council Approves MemorialCare’s $84 Million Mixed-Use Project

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

In the waning minutes of Tuesday, Nov. 1, MemorialCare’s continuous efforts to see the San Clemente City Council approve its proposal for a mixed-use development came to, what it sees as, a successful end.

The council voted in a 3-2 decision to allow the health care group to develop the approximately $84 million project that will include a 250-bed senior housing facility and a 7,500-square-foot medical office on its vacant hospital site on Camino de los Mares.

Mayor Gene James and Councilmember Kathy Ward voted against the project.

Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan spoke to some of the controversy and public’s frustrations with the project, stating the city was in a bind because of state laws that the project satisfied, despite certain aspects exceeding city standards.

“When people are frustrated that we’re not making minor adjustments, we’re not legally able to do that,” said Duncan. “I wish we would. I wish we could. We can’t.”

Councilmember Laura Ferguson’s support stemmed from a belief that the

project was reasonable and that resident concerns about traffic and safety were properly addressed. She also desired to end what she called a lengthy and expensive process to determine the fate of the hospital site.

The project’s satisfaction of affordable and senior housing needs in San Clemente earned Councilmember Steve Knoblock’s vote, who said he felt confident in MemorialCare’s digital simulations of the development’s height and effect on the surrounding community.

MemorialCare Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Tom Leary told San Clemente Times his group was pleased with the approval and mentioned their excitement for local seniors that would benefit from the project.

“We appreciate how difficult a decision it was,” Leary said. “We think the council showed real courage and real commitment to advance the goals of meeting the city’s housing needs.”

A smattering of cheers and applause came from supporters in the audience who stayed through the extensive portions of public comments to hear the council’s final vote, outlasting most

MemorialCare is committing 20 of the housing units (more than 5%) for very-low-income households, satisfying California’s Density Bonus Law. As a result, the city would have no authority to stop the development from exceeding standards for the number of stories, height, elevator shaft height, floor area ratio, parking, and private balconies.

Before the vote, James said he believed there was general support for the type of project in front of them, but that MemorialCare was taking advantage of the city by using state laws to trump local control.

Kathy Ward added that the entire process had been complicated and rushed, and that concerns remained for her regarding height and traffic overflow.

“There’s too many questions of what we’re actually getting and how it’s going to work for us to (approve) it,” she said.

According to Leary, MemorialCare will immediately begin the process of finding a development partner for the project. Over the past six months, he said, MemorialCare has fielded numerous offers from interested parties.

“We want somebody that’s going to work well with us,” Leary said. “We want somebody that understands the unique aspects of the city of San Clemente and that the city will be comfortable with as well.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: An extended version of this story can be found at sanclementetimes.com.

THURSDAY, NOV. 3

Zoning Administration

3-5 p.m. The city’s Zoning Administration will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting at San Clemente City Hall, at 910 Calle Negocio. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

Golf Course Committee

6-8 p.m. The city’s Golf Course Committee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting at the San Clemente Community Center, at 100 N. Calle Seville. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5

Challenging Cancer

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

TUESDAY, NOV. 8

Because I Love You (BILY) 6:30-8:30 p.m. The organization Because I Love You (BILY), which helps parents navigate through whatever parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, substance misuse, disrespect), will continue conducting its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference and in person/Zoom the first Tuesday of each month at The Noble Path Foundation. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com. Noble Path Foundation, 420 N El Camino Real, San Clemente.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9

Design Review Subcommittee

3-5 p.m. The city’s Design Review Subcommittee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting at San Clemente City Hall, at 910 Calle Negocio. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

CUSD Board of Trustees

7 p.m. The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold a scheduled meeting open to the public to discuss and decide on local educational matters. CUSD Board Room, 33122 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano. capousd.org.

Supporters of MemorialCare’s mixed-use project hold up signs during the San Clemente City Council’s public hearing on the development on Tuesday night, Nov. 1. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

Education Foundation Contributes $250K for Library Renovations at SC High

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Since San Clemente High School first opened in 1964, the campus library has seen only a few upgrades, with marginal work done to replace portions of the building. School officials have noted that it’s heavily dated and doesn’t suit the needs of students in the 21st century.

“It’s a library of 20 or 30 years ago; it’s dark, and it’s not an appealing place to gather,” explained Garry Green, president of the San Clemente High School Educational Foundation, which provides supplemental funding for the school’s academic programs.

Envisioning a new look for the library, one where students enjoy gathering and PTSA and English Language Advisory meetings can take place, Principal Chris Carter called on the help of the founda tion, as many of its initiatives such as After School Tutoring also utilize the library.

Green told San Clemente Times that SCEF, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, is always looking to make substantial impacts as the foundation matures. He cited the group’s purchase of 640 Chromebook computers for the school as an example.

With that sentiment in mind, the

SCEF’s governing board this past September voted to provide the school with $250,000 so it could refurbish the library.

“As an organization, we decided to step forward and agree to go ahead and fund the remodel and the upgrading of the library,” Green said.

The project, which is expected to be completed before fall 2023, includes installing a high-quality multimedia projection system for presentations and videos, as a lack of wall space discourages having multiple screens. Green also mentioned the addition of more comfortable seating and high-top tables.

“Optimally, we’d like to see a library where students are eager to go and study, work with other students and collaborate … really showcasing an element of pride in the school,” Green said.

Carter has also been involved in the design process, as he’s worked with varying furniture companies with design teams that have experience in redesigning libraries across the country.

SCEF will shoulder most of the renovation costs, but the Capistrano Unified School District will also contribute by redoing the flooring and removing old furniture. The foundation will install the newer furniture.

Green expressed SCEF’s excitement in sharing the news of the upcoming upgrade with the San Clemente community, adding that Triton Night, an event on Nov. 12 that features dinner, games, and live music, would be an opportunity to help support the foundation’s efforts.

San Clemente’s Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban Set to Start Friday

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO

Gas-powered leaf blowers will be a thing of San Clemente’s past, as the city wide ban on such landscaping devices is set to go into effect this Friday, Nov. 4.

Except for city contractors who had an existing agreement with the city by Sept. 7, 2021, residents looking to do some yard maintenance this weekend must do so with an electric-powered or battery-operated leaf blower.

Under the ordinance that the City Council passed more than a year ago as part of an effort to reduce noise levels and greenhouse gas emissions, the electric devices used must meet the maximum 65-decibel sound rating standards set by the American National Standards Institute.

Also, they can be used only Mondays through Fridays, from 7 a.m. to

6 p.m., and on weekends and city-recognized holidays, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Furthermore, the ordinance bans leaf-blower operators from blowing dirt, dust and other debris onto neighboring property, the street, sidewalk, gutters or into storm drains.

Much like when the city imposed its ordinance banning e-bikes on the Beach Trail, it intends to take an education-first approach before taking any formal enforcement action, according to the city.

The city’s Code Compliance department will be tasked with investigating reports of people violating the new ordinance, and from there, educate residents or, if necessary, write a citation. According to the city, the fine for a first violation will be about $100.

The services provided by SCEF were beyond what other school districts provide, Green said, which couldn’t happen without the backing of the foundation and community support.

“When I say community, the com-

City Officials Answer Resident Questions on Homelessness, Crime at Town Hall

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

San Clemente residents heard from city officials including Mayor Gene James, Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan, Councilmember Steve Knoblock and San Clemente Police Services Capt. Tony Benfield on topics such as homelessness and crime during a Public Safety Town Hall held at City Hall on Oct. 26.

Addressing citizens’ concerns on recent criminal activity, Benfield clarified that while the number of assaults and burglaries has increased in 2022, overall crime data shows that the city is not experiencing an extremely dangerous time.

He said that the number of people staying home in 2020 led to a dramatic decrease in calls for service, and that num bers for 2021 remained consistent with the previous year, as the status of whether businesses and cities were open fluctuated.

“Those two years are somewhat of an anomaly, if you look further back (to) 2018, 2019, with San Clemente’s historical crime data,” Benfield said. “Although there’s a perception that crime has increased, that homelessness has increased, that simply isn’t the case.”

James, who called for the city to organize the town hall, said it was necessary, as it “serves as testimony to provide the perception of a safe and secure environment. We can talk all day long (about) whether it’s reality or whether it’s perception.”

Knoblock, who’s seeking reelection to the council, acknowledged the Police Services department’s limitations, with 37 deputies to cover more than 18 square miles and more than 65,000 residents.

He suggested increasing Code Compliance personnel to monitor homeless encampments and expanding the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, or RSVP, to include younger people, as he believed many around the community would volunteer.

James forecasted that the labor negotiations between the Orange County Board of Supervisors and the Associa-

tion of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs could lead to a significant pay increase for the deputies. To address the homelessness concerns, he said he would like the city to look at allocating resources toward more Code Compliance, Park Rangers, and community service officers.

Speaking on the topic of homelessness, Duncan, who’s running for the 74th State Assembly seat, said he thought Orange County was primarily responsible for monitoring the issue by utilizing health services and opening shelter-type facilities.

“Then we could empower the deputies to have a place for people to go in South County—not in some poor city, which volunteered to be the place where the shelter is, but on county land,” Duncan said before citing the county’s Be Well mental health facility as an example.

Benfield mentioned the annual Point in Time Count (PIT), in which volunteers survey all unhoused persons on the streets of Orange County cities on one day in January, as a good resource for understanding the homeless population and its demographics.

“I’m happy that even though ours went down by 15 between 2019 and 2022—not

munity is really parents, students, local businesses and residents of San Clemente that see the same vision we do,” said Green. “You’re trying to deliver a worldclass education to all students, and that’s really what we’re here to do.”

a huge number—they certainly weren’t stagnant, and they weren’t trending up,” said Benfield. “Again, with the perception that homelessness is worse now than it’s ever been, it is actually—according to the data—a little bit better than it was in 2019, prior to the pandemic.”

According to the 2022 PIT, 585 homeless individuals—422 unsheltered and 163 sheltered—were counted within Orange County’s South Service Planning Area (SPA). That total marked a 23.3% decrease from 2019.

In San Clemente specifically, 131 homeless people were surveyed, a drop from the 145 counted in 2019.

As part of his closing remarks, James acknowledged that he doesn’t currently have a solution, but he needed to hear from the residents. He continued, saying he would take the feedback and formulate a plan to discuss with other councilmembers how to add room for more Code Compliance officers and Park Rangers within the city budget.

EDITOR’S NOTE: An extended version of this story can be found at sanclementetimes.com.

Agencies, Blufftop Communities Contend with Coastal Erosion

Cyprus Cove Residents Call for Mitigation Efforts

BY COLLIN BREAUX, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

f you walk along the train tracks at Calafia State Beach and into the Cyprus Cove area, you’re bound to come across the withered remains of a coastal beach where barely any sand remains—the result of ongoing coastal erosion.

Private parts of the beach used to extend further out and previously accommodated family picnics, volleyball courts and a playground.

To address the issue, Suzie Whitelaw, a licensed environmental geologist, wants to see a breakwater, or groin-like protective structure, built near the shore for neighboring Cyprus Cove and Cyprus Shore communities—the latter of which sits atop an ancient landslide.

Whitelaw, who lives in Cyprus Cove, has seen the beach diminish. With commuter train services halted again between South Orange County and Oceanside because of shifting rail tracks, she is calling on the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to construct a breakwater as a mitigation measure.

“You look at beaches like Newport Beach and Santa Monica. They’re not erod ing,” Whitelaw said.“They’ve got groins. The sand stays between those groins.” OCTA spokesperson Eric Carpenter said the agency’s priority is to stabilize the track and safely restore passenger rail service through the area as soon as possible. A provided statement did not mention the breakwater proposal.

“OCTA is working with a geotechnical firm, which is completing final design on an emergency project to install ground anchors at the base of the slope to stop the movement of the land beneath the track to help ensure its stability and allow for rail service to resume,” Carpenter said of the construction, which is expected to get underway soon.

“OCTA is working with all its part-

ners—including at the state and federal levels, with the city of San Clemente and with Cyprus Shore property owners, along with Metrolink and Amtrak—to immediately work on this emergency effort to keep the slope from continuing to move, so service can resume,” Carpenter continued.

While this project moves forward, OCTA will continue to work with its partners at the state, federal and local levels to look at “more long-term solutions for this critical section of Southern California’s rail network,” Carpenter said.

Joe Street, a geologist with the California Coastal Commission, said a breakwater is an interesting idea, yet one that the CCC would need to evaluate first. Studies would need to be done and conclude that a breakwater is a successful option, Street said.

“I think it’s fair to say all options are on the table,” Street said of approaches to coastal erosion.

Being asked by San Clemente Times about a breakwater near Cyprus Shore was the first Street had heard of the idea.

Whitelaw is also calling for sand replenishment to be done on the beach at Calafia and in the area instead of the riprap, or large boulders, that have been placed on the side of the track as a stabilization approach.

“I’ve talked to the state parks people (and asked), what are you going to do about your park?” Whitelaw said. “We’re putting out more riprap. The technical people that I talked to, the bureaucrats,

are saying all you got to do is protect your infrastructure. They’re protecting their in frastructure—the parking lot at Doheny, the parking lot down at San Onofre, but they’re not worried about Calafia.”

When reached for comment, the California State Parks department provided a written statement in which they confirmed they had spoken to Whitelaw over the past several months regarding her concerns about local beach erosion, particularly near the Cyprus Shore community.

“Staff from the Orange Coast District shared with Ms. Whitelaw the State Park’s Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategy and the local interpretation of this guiding document,” California State Parks said.

“The department referred her to the City of San Clemente and their forthcoming beach nourishment program, and to the South Orange County Coastal Resilience Strategic Plan working group, which State Parks is a part of, to work through a regional planning process to identify the best solutions and projects along this entire section of coastline, including her particular area of concern,” the department said.

California State Parks said it’s hopeful that the City of San Clemente’s beach nourishment efforts will successfully replenish the downcoast beaches that Whitelaw identified as her primary concern.

Responding to a request for comment,

Cyprus Shore Residents Seek Permanent Protection

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Continued underground movement since the reactivation of an ancient landslide in September 2021 that heightened the cracking underneath four homes within the Cyprus Shore community has pushed neighborhood leaders to desperately clamor for a solution.

Steve Lang, past president of the Cyprus Shore Homeowners Association, told San Clemente Times this past month that his community needed sand at the coastline—as does all of San Clemente.

“It’s not just the fact that we’re not going to be able to go lay on the beach and get a suntan or whatever everybody does at the beach,” he said about the lack of sand. “It’s going to keep causing devastating damage, because it’s a buffer between the ocean and the bluffs, or the hillsides.”

In addition to tropical storms, drying riverbeds, and development contributing to dramatic coastal erosion at the base of the bluff, water found its way underneath the railroad just below the community, further compromising both the tracks and homes at the top of the bluff.

“There’s a clay seam that’s about 50 feet deep, and then (water) soaked under the tracks,” Lang said. “The land above the railroad tracks became a big hard sponge, and it reactivated an ancient landslide that the professionals and geologists claim is at least 10,000 years old.”

Geologists had previously proposed implementing caissons, or retaining columns, to stabilize the foundation of the bluff. A year ago, the Cyprus Shore HOA was looking to apply for a coastal development permit for the work through the California Coastal Commission.

It’s unclear, however, whether such plans are still being considered. Tim

on page 9)(Cont. on page 9)

Some residents in the Cyprus Shore and Cyprus Cove neighborhoods are calling for a breakwater to be built nearby to mitigate the coastal erosion that has led to further movement of the railroad tracks as shown here at Calafia State Beach. Photo: Collin Breaux

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the City of San Clemente pointed to the $9.3 million in federal funds that have been made available for the long-standing sand replenishment project that looks to place nearly 251,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach from Linda Lane to T-Street, thus widening the beach by 50 feet.

Feasibility and environmental review began in 2001 and was completed in 2011, and then approved as an Army Corps of Engineers project in 2014. The shoreline protection project is among others set to receive funding through the $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that President Joe Biden signed in March.

Last month, the San Clemente City Council voted to spend $300,000 in grant money from the Coastal Commission to hire Mof fatt & Nichol, an engineering firm, to conduct a feasibility study on what nature-based projects can be used to address erosion.

Whitelaw said instead of bringing in a 30-car trainload of rocks to dump for riprap, a 30-car trainload of sand could instead be brought in and deposited.

“The state parks people can move it around on the beach,” she said.

Asked her response to the view that beach replenishment is a temporary solution at best, Whitelaw said that is “absolutely right.”

“The sand has to be constantly resupplied,” Whitelaw said. “However, if you put in structures like groins that help retain the sand, then it’s not so temporary.”

Beach nourishment in general is an approach that the CCC has previously supported, Street said. Any mitigation efforts toward coastal erosion, he added, need to be “applied intelligently” and in consideration of a specific proposed area.

Whitelaw clarified she is not asking the OCTA to restore the beach formerly owned by Cyprus Shore.

“That beach is largely unredeemable, except for a short portion at the north,” she said in an email. “And in the future, I will be demanding that they don’t mess up the State Beach—that they work to proactively protect their tracks with sand instead of rock—whatever that takes.”

Whitelaw said the efforts to raise awareness and push public agencies toward taking action are mainly coming from a contingent of Cyprus Cove residents, including herself and fellow resident Gary Walsh, a former appointee to the city’s Public Safety Committee.

“I am forming an advocacy group to cover the whole San Clemente coastline—Save Our Beaches,” Whitelaw said by email. “(We) want to start with a core group of scientists and surfer-scientists, develop ideas for beach protection that are practical, cost-effective, and have a high probability of success.”

More information about the group is expected to be available in the future.

Walsh said while some people might think Cyprus Cove residents are just looking after their own section, surfers used to walk and ride their bikes through the area down to Trestles three years ago.

“They were walking on dry sand all the way down,” Walsh said. “A lot of them would ride electric bikes all along these tracks right along the side here. I don’t know if many do it anymore.”

John Dow, who also lives in Cyprus Cove and is calling for a jetty to be built, noted the beach erosion and said government entities were not focused on the “long-term” issue of sand erosion, because they have “narrow agendas.”

“That would be in everyone’s interest,” said Dow who also supports sand replenishment as a long-term solution, instead of riprap.

“I keep on saying, have the railroad protect their infrastructure with sand instead of rock. They keep on waiting until it’s an emergency,” Whitelaw said. “It’s not an emergency anymore. We know what’s going to happen. That’s going to erode away, and they’re going to continue dumping rock.”

Street said while some people think riprap makes erosion worse, he couldn’t say whether or not that claim is true.

“I don’t think we have any good data that says that, one way or another,” Street said.

Brown, a former San Clemente mayor who’s been assisting the community on the matter, said the Cypress Shore HOA has not updated him on further collaboration with the CCC.

The CCC also has not publicly reviewed or discussed any application relating to caissons from Cyprus Shore.

The overall movement of the area has been closely monitored over the past year by the Orange County Transportation Authority, the City of San Clemente, and the Cyprus Shore community, according to Lang, with each installing inclinometers that measure the angles of a slope with respect to gravity.

Detected shifting led the OCTA Board of Directors earlier this month to initiate a $12 million construction project to try to help stabilize the landslide threatening the tracks—which has been closed to commuter rail service since late September. Lang cited the project as a short-term solution.

More than 20,000 tons of riprap, or large rocks and boulders, have been placed on the coastal side of the tracks over the past year. The latest track work, though, will involve driving large metal anchors into about 700 feet of the slope adjacent to the railroad track to prevent it from pushing the track further toward the coast.

Joseph Street, a California Coastal Commission geologist, said the rocks that have been placed at the site to date have only slowed the movement, and that project officials believe installing rock anchors on the inland side of the track will help to hold back the landslide.

In terms of additional mitigation plans, Street re ferred to an emergency permit that CCC Executive Director Jack Ainsworth approved in December 2021 for OCTA to place 12,000 pounds of riprap

within a 700-foot-long stretch along Cyprus Shore.

“We do have an active (in review) regular coastal development permit application from OCTA that covers the emergency work (riprap placement) that has been done so far,” Street wrote in an email to SC Times late last month.

He also confirmed that OCTA intended to pursue additional stabilization.

To further address the bluff movement, the City of San Clemente has committed funding to emergency sewer pump watch and operation, pump station construction, and to relocating the nearby compromised storm drain system.

On April 5, the City Council approved appropriations that went toward a Pump Station Relocation project estimated to be more than $2.6 million and a Storm Drain Emergency Relocation of $411,000. The council then approved funding for emergency wastewater operations and storm drain relocation costs that totaled more than $450,000 at its July 19 meeting.

Regarding the use of riprap placed against a vulnerable structure on its coastal side to protect from waves eroding the area, the jury is out on whether the method furthers erosion instead of being a positive mitigation tactic.

Street said he did not know whether the theory that riprap worsened beach erosion was true, given the lack of empirical evidence.

“What it’s absolutely doing, especially the rock that’s been placed on an emergency basis—and there’s a lot of it now—it’s taking up beach area,” he said. “It’s literally sitting on the beach. So, now even at low tide, I don’t think you can walk down the beach past the riprap to (Trestles Beach).”

Even with the existence of riprap at the bluff’s base, residents such as Lang desire to see beach sand replenishment spread up and down the city’s shoreline, as a last defense against further coastal encroachment.

(Shore Cont. from page 7)

The reactivation of an ancient landslide at the coastal-bluff community of Cyprus Shore worsened a crack in the parking lot of the neighborhood clubhouse in the fall of 2021. For the past year, the Cyprus Shore Homeowners Association has continued to search for a solution to retain the safety of homes within the private community. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

BY PICKET FENCE MEDIA FOUNDER NORB GARRETT

A Thanks, Fred

s you all know by now, our dear friend and fellow journalist Fred Swegles passed away last week after battling a debilitating brain tumor.

For the past 50 years or so, this one-of-a-kind storyteller has memorialized our community’s most important moments for all of us and future generations through his writings and photographs.

For that, we are eternally grateful and fortunate.

Personally, I feel blessed to have been able to work with Fred and call him my friend. Guys like Fred are a rare breed—and we were thrilled to have him grace the pages of the San Clemente Times for the past four years as columnist of Coastlines.

Over the past several months, my wife Alyssa and I regu larly visited Fred and sat with him, reading all of your cards and letters. He was truly moved by them, and he would light up when we read a name he recognized.

Try as he might to comment, the aphasia (a symptom of his tumor) made it impossible for him to speak effectively. But he loved knowing that all of us cared and were thinking of him; his sisters strung all of the postcards and letters up around his room—it was beautiful.

This prideful guy, who shunned praise, tearfully appreciated your kind words, thoughts and prayers. He always said “thank you” as we left— but it was us who were most thankful for those moments with Fred.

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As per Fred’s wishes, according to his family, there will be no formal memorial services. However, with their permission, some of us have rallied to organize a memorial paddle-out to remember Fred for Sunday, Nov. 6, at 3 p.m. on the north side of the San Clemente Pier.

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Please come down and join us as we come together to share stories, paddle out, cry, laugh and say thanks to a man whom we will never forget.

If you’d like to send his family a card, please do so by mailing them to: Chamberlin Family, P.O. Box 631, San Clemente, CA, 92674.

Thanks for everything, Fred. You’ll be missed, but never forgotten! SC

SC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDORSEMENTS FOR CITY COUNCIL ELECTION

The San Clemente Chamber of Commerce has announced its official candidate endorsements for the 2022 San Clemente City Council election. Aaron Washington and Victor Cabral have been selected for this honor; the Chamber says to vote for Victor and Aaron!

Aaron Washington is a Navy veteran who served more than 35 years in the military and is running on a platform of proven leadership experience, a focus on public safety, and supporting small businesses.

With an eye on the importance of our beachside economy, Aaron’s down-toearth grassroots approach and decades of military service make him a driven and effective leader to ensure a thriving community under his care.

He looks to improve the functioning of our local government operations to save our town money while addressing long, ongoing issues such as solving the need for a hospital and accessible emergency medical care and managing a resolution to the complexities around

homelessness in San Clemente.

Victor Cabral is an experienced attorney and executive business leader, having worked for the U.S. Department of Justice and major national companies, including as vice president of public policy for Verizon.

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are campaign promises from Victor that the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce is confident to endorse.

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The Chamber of Commerce takes the election process very seriously because of the potential impact new policies, or reversals on previous stances, could directly have on the local business community and the quality-of-life changes that could affect all the employees, customers, and citizens that live within our city.

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With 10 candidates running for City Council and only three seats open for election, the SC Chamber of Commerce wanted to ensure a fair and comprehensive approach to determining which candidates would receive the backing of the Chamber.

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BY JIM WYNNE

Victor’s focus is on responsible gov ernment spending and advocates for accountability from San Clemente’s lead ers. Like Aaron, Victor also takes a strong stance on public safe ty to offer a safe and secure future for all residents by working with our local law enforcement agencies.

Securing a new city manager while ensuring our town is pro-business and supportive of our many small businesses

This undertaking was an extensive procedure that aimed to explore and establish the abilities of each candidate and the anticipated results should they be elected to the City Council.

The Chamber conducted 30-minute in-person interviews with every candidate,

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Letters to The Editor

LAURIE DAVIES AND THE TOLL ROAD RICK LOEFFLER, San Clemente

A few weeks ago, I attended a “Meet and Greet” with Assemblywoman Laurie Davies. At that meeting, I asked Ms. Davies if she had, as an elected or appointed official, ever supported a proposal that would facilitate the construction of a toll road routed through San Clemente.

Ms. Davies stated, “No,” but then continued the conversation for another two minutes speaking on several topics, none of which had anything to do with the toll road. After doing a minor amount of research, I was able to discover an interesting fact.

Ms. Davies formerly served as a member of the TCA Board of Directors. On June 11, 2015, pursuant to serving on that board, Ms. Davies voted to approve the TCA Legislative Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2015/2016.

This work plan clearly stated that it was the board’s intention to move forward with the construction of the 241 extension to join with the I-5 Freeway. The work plan also stated that any resistance to this plan, including legislative, would be aggressively litigated.

Keep in mind that one of the proposed routes to extend the 241 would lead right down the middle of Avenida Pico. Ms. Davies’ simple “No” to my query leaves me questioning her honesty.

RESPONSE TO ‘A VERY TELLING BALLOT DESCRIPTION’

LARRY KRAMER, San Juan Capistrano

I write in response to the letter in a recent San Clemente Times on the ballot designation of San Clemente Mayor Pro

Tem Chris Duncan, who is running for State Assembly in our new 74th Assembly District.

I am a retired United States Naval submarine captain, a former San Juan Capistrano mayor, and an independent voter. Also, as a submarine base commander, I had over 100 United States Marines working for me guarding our country’s nuclear arsenal. The attack on Chris Duncan was not warranted.

Chris is a father of three school-aged children, a former Homeland Security attorney and federal prosecutor, and San Clemente’s appointed U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) liaison.

In his role as USMC liaison, Chris spends substantial time each week coordinating the city’s assistance programs to U.S. Marines and their families, USMC events at San Clemente’s Park Semper Fi, and outreach to USMC command personnel.

He has pledged to propose legislation in his first term in State Assembly that will offer well-deserved college tuition assistance to dependents of active service members.

As a veteran and former U.S. Navy Base Commander who personally supervised U.S. Marines, I believe we should celebrate local elected officials like Chris Duncan who work to benefit the military community, especially those with a long record of public service in law enforcement like Chris Duncan.

Chris Duncan has shown a willingness and a capacity to bring us together to get things done to improve our quality of life, protect our culture and open space, and keep us safe.

I urge voters to look at Chris Duncan’s outstanding record and vote for him for the 74th Assembly District.

DISTRICT ELECTIONS

Here we go again, more division in San Clemente with the suggestion by Donna Vidrine to have district elections

for City Council. We have had enough division on our current City Council; do we need more?

Last time this was brought before the voters, it was defeated with an overwhelming 70%. The major issue last time was that many City Councilmembers lived in the same neighborhood. That is no longer the issue.

If a certain area of San Clemente is not getting enough attention, such as North Beach, it is going to take more than one councilmember’s vote under district elections to vote for a solution. District elections work in diverse and larger cities, of which San Clemente is neither.

If a resident has an issue under district elections, they only have one representative, instead of five, to solve the problem. “One Town, One Team.”

VOTE WU BEVERLY WIESEN, San Clemente

I’m appealing to everyone to do their research and get involved in this election.

I feel like we are at a pivotal point in determining San Clemente’s future, and the City Council we elect will determine that fate.

So many people I speak to see this as a red versus blue election, instead of realizing we are all on the same team and want the best for ourselves and future generations.

Many others are too busy to do the work to find out what the candidate’s platforms are and how they will affect the city.

Two weeks ago, I didn’t know Zhen Wu or most of the other candidates. Realizing the soul of the city is at stake, I started doing research; it is what I do. I am an executive recruiter who has made a living for the past three decades matching the right person with the right job.

After much research, I’ve determined Zhen is the only candidate I can get behind, just like the seven past mayors

who support him. He stands for San Clemente and wants to keep our smalltown character while being fiscally responsible and cleaning up crime and homelessness.

His platform is very clear on his positions on these issues, which can be found at wuforsanclemente.org.

He won’t support a “cement city” like Dana Point or Huntington Beach, which are now experiencing overbuilding. I moved here from Huntington Beach in 2013 after the overbuilding started there.

Once we get tall buildings on our skyline, it will be forever marred. I trust Zhen will work tirelessly to get the council to stick with height restrictions from the General Plan for the city. I also know his donor list, and he is not being influenced by the builders, like I’ve seen on other donor lists for a couple of the candidates.

His prior experience on the Planning Commission will serve the city well.

I’d like to encourage everyone to do their research and join me in supporting Zhen Wu for City Council. My research tells me he is the most-qualified person for the job! #VoteWu

DEFENDING KNOBLOCK

PAMELA ROTH, San Clemente

Bob Baker’s letter attacking city Councilmember Steve Knoblock is humorous. According to Baker, “There was no opposition at all to the Target sale.” No opposition at all?

Hmmmmm. Really? Not a one?

Oh, wait, I guess that wasn’t the case: “Certainly, not of the magnitude of the firestorm of angry residents” opposing another open space sale. Cue the giggle.

With this slick, talk-out-of-both-sidesof-his-mouth language, I’m happy Baker is not running again. San Clemente doesn’t need councilmembers like this.

Another fascinating sentence: “Rezoning open space so some developer can build houses benefits only one person, the developer.” Baker should have

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with a panel of Chamber board members asking questions and scoring candidates based on pre-set criteria unknown to the candidates being interviewed. Altogether, this stretched for five hours spread over two days. The scorecards consisted of 20 categories, with five points available per category. Criteria ranged from leadership qualities, communication skills, and past community service, and also covered areas such as self-awareness, maturity, and attitude toward business and development.

Based on the ratings for each section,

a total score was calculated for each candidate. These scores were averaged between the Chamber board members serving as judges throughout this process.

These wide-ranging conversations and blind-scoring setup allowed the Chamber to reach their ultimate endorsements of Aaron and Victor.

The Chamber would like to thank all the candidates for participating in this process and looks forward to working closely with the winners of November’s election to bring continued prosperity, security, and happiness to San Clem-

ente. Good luck, all!

Jim Wynne, president of WynneCRE, is a San Clemente local, San Onofre Surfing Club president, and father of five, who serves as the immediate past chairman for the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce.

Arrow Santos is a San Clemente native, professional writer/photographer and marketing director of WynneCRE. SC

CORRECTION: An article on page 3 of the San Clemente Times’ Oct. 27 edition reported on the Capistrano Unified School District’s review of a proposed charter school and the recommendation for the Board of Trustees to deny the charter’s petition. The story misidenti fied information from the report related to the number of signatures collected in support of the petition. CUSD in its re port did not include any finding regard ing the petition’s required signatures.

WAYNE EGGLESTON, former San Clemente councilmember

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known that Sea Summit’s developer, Taylor Morrison, was not “one person,” but (rather) one of the largest home-building companies in the U.S., formed when Taylor Woodrow and Morrison Homes joined forces in 2007.

Taylor Woodrow is also not a person—it’s one of the largest companies in Britain. I found this out in less than five minutes. Darn those pesky facts.

Also, aren’t Sea Summit residents enjoying their ocean view “benefits”? What about the money generated by property and other taxes, building and furnishing the homes, feeding and clothing our new residents, etc.?

Clearly, Baker doesn’t understand economics. Oh, and those oceanfront trails are lovely.

REMEMBERING DAVIES’ VOTING RECORD

PAUL A. WEHRLE, San Clemente

Sometimes, as we enter a midterm or General Election period, it is wise to remind some voters about facts and past records of candidates that might have slipped their minds.

We should—and must—remember Laurie Davies’ voting record during her time on the TCA from 2015-2016. She supported and pushed for the potentially disastrous 241 extension to be driven right through the heart of San Clemente, completely bisecting our town, and thereby creating major disruptions and necessitating an expensive relocation of schools and businesses.

With her lack of proper regard for our beautiful city and home, this is definitely not the sort of candidate we need to represent us in the future, and she must be defeated.

I urge all of you to vote for Chris Duncan—the future health and attractiveness of San Clemente as we know it may depend on this vote.

MARK ENMEIER IS NOT BEING HONEST WITH VOTERS

TONY RUBOLINO, San Clemente

Mark Enmeier is running for City Council, and though he may genuinely love San Clemente, he’s not being honest with voters.

Mark deleted his Twitter account at the start of the campaign season, but not before the most heinous posts could be screenshot.

Here are some direct quotes from Twitter posts (typos are Enmeier’s):

• “‘Freedom isn’t free!’ Wear a face mask! Your country and it’s citizens depend on you!”

• We know how detrimental school closures were to our youth. On OC school

districts and Jim Reardon working to reopen schools in 2020, Enmeier tweeted: “… It complete disrespect of all of the work that my colleagues and I have done over the last six months is appalling. If you live in his district, please vote him out this November. He views teachers as the enemy.”

• When referencing Jan. 6, Enmeier tweeted: “A student of mine said that Wednesdays events were the Democrats fault. I quickly corrected him and talked about disinformation campaigns on social media and conservative news. Everyone, especially educators, needs to step up and call out this BS if we want to preserve democracy.” Remember, this is a San Clemente High School history teacher correcting a student not to listen to conservative viewpoints.

• “… NRA go away”

• “Just watched the speech from @KamalaHarris. Inspiring! Can’t wait to have her as VP and Biden as POTUS.”

• When Biden won the 2020 election, Enmeier tweeted: “Now we can start to heal.”

• “…abolish electoral college and go to popular vote.”

• When referencing the 2016 election, Enemeier tweeted: “…Is anyone talking about changing the electoral college? Last time the ‘winner’ lost pop vote by 3mil. Now look where we are…”

• Enmeier retweeted Nancy Pelosi stat-

ing: “Shutting down America’s southern border would threaten American jobs & our broader economy…”

Mark Enmeier is portraying himself as a moderate with sensible non-partisan policies for San Clemente residents. However, his tweets reveal his true extremist leanings. Enmeier is not fit for our local City Council. A vote for Enmeier is a vote supporting these radical beliefs.

SHOPPING LOCAL ANNIE KELLER, San Clemente

Driving past an Amazon Fresh store, I was reminded of how, in a mere 30 years, this online giant has morphed into a worldwide brand covering almost every aspect of consumers’ needs and desires at a click of a button.

There is always an upside and a downside, and that is why, as we approach the holidays, I want to remind shoppers we have a wonderful choice of unique retailers in our city of San Clemente.

As an ex-pat of the United Kingdom, I have seen firsthand the closure of small retailers in villages and towns, in many cases due to online shopping and development of big box stores on the outskirts, resulting in devastation of the local economy, community and heart of the town that results in a deserted wasteland of boarded stores.

Please support your town by shopping locally to keep the warm and special vibe of San Clemente alive and well, not just at Christmas, but throughout the year.

FRED SWEGLES SANDRA ACKERMAN, San Clemente

In 1983, the city leaders in San Clemente discontinued their contract with Orange County Animal Control and opened their own facility, such as it was, and took over animal control.

They put out the word for volunteers and made the decision that they wanted a pro-humane animal shelter that treated animals with kindness, love and respect. They gave the volunteers an abandoned trailer and skating rink on Pico.

We opened with phone line, a truck and hired an Animal Control Officer. It was an extremely difficult opening, but we were so happy to have a safe place for cats, dogs and rabbits that we took every problem slowly and with great thought.

Something we never anticipated was the lack of support from the residents of San Clemente. As we had no money, we needed help from the residents and no way to contact them. We took a vote, and I was selected to contact the reporter at the Sun-Post

I made an appointment with Fred Swegles and was very nervous because he could have been a fast-talking, whatdo-you-want kind of guy. He wasn’t. He clearly asked, “How can I help?” He came in weekly and took photos of us with an animal and printed them.

Soon, adoptions started, and donations began. Fred came to all of our fundrais ers with his camera and did article after article. Anytime we needed his help, he was there over all these years.

I won’t say that without Fred’s help the San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter wouldn’t be here today, but it sure would have been a lot harder.

Thank you, Fred, you lovely man.

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Fred Swegles wrote for the Sun-Post News for 46 years in San Clemente before the parent Orange County Register shuttered the community newspaper. Pictured is Fred accepting a recognition for his work from the San Clemente City Council during a June 2018 meeting. Photo: Eric Heinz/File

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IMPROV MONDAYS WITH BOB BURNS & IMPROV CITY

The List

What’s going on in and around town this week

THURSDAY | 03

‘COUNTRY CANINE PAWTY’

6 p.m. Mark your calendars for a howling great time at Heer To Rescue’s “Country Canine Pawty” at Landers Liquor Bar in San Clemente. The event is open to the public and free. Bring your dog if you’d like and come dressed in country attire (both you and your dog). The best-dressed dog will win a prize, and there will be other dog games such as a peanut butter-eating contest and musical chairs with your dog. The winners get prizes. There will be a couple photo opportunities set up, and there will be a silent auction with items available (maybe even a great place to shop for Christmas gifts). Come to eat and drink as well, because Landers is donating 15% of food and drink proceeds to Heer To Rescue. Wear your boots, as you’ve done in the past, for a night that’s sure to be a cowboy blast. Landers, 1814 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. heertorescue.org.

FRIDAY | 04

‘FRANKENSTEIN, AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL’

7:30-9:30 p.m. The Cabrillo Playhouse’s latest musical tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. The show will run on weekends through Nov. 13. Tickets are $28. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.0465. cabrilloplayhouse.org.

SATURDAY | 05

SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE

9-11 a.m. South OC Cars and Coffee, dubbed the world’s biggest weekly

THURSDAY | 03 MERMADE MARKET

10 a.m. Come get your holiday shopping started and stock up on local gifts at the Ocean Institute during this year’s Mermade Market. The market will run through Saturday, Nov. 5, with a beer garden featured on Friday, Nov. 4, from 4-8 p.m. The event will feature more than 140 indoor and outdoor makers and food trucks. 949.672.8019. Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. mermademarket.com.

car meet, attracts a mix of 500-1,000 hypercars, supercars, exotics, vintage, classic, muscle and sports cars, hot rods, rat rods, pickups, 4x4s and motorcycles. Those attending are encouraged to practice responsible social distancing. Face masks are not mandatory but are recommended. No cars in before 8:30 a.m. Cars should enter and leave slowly and quietly—no revving, speeding or burnouts. The Outlets at San Clemente, 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.

VILLAGE ART FAIRE

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hosted by the San Clemente Downtown Business Association on the lawn of the SC Library, the Village Art Faire offers a variety of work, including photography, fine art, jewelry, ceramics, fused glass, home decor, botanicals, textile art, and more. Visitors can expect to find many of their favorite artists, as well as some new faces. San Clemente Library, 242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.218.5378. info@scdba.org. scdba.org.

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FARMERS MARKET

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables and artisanal goods from organic growers at the Community Center/San Clemente Public Library parking lot. 100 North Calle Seville. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

D. YODER FAMILY SUNDAYS

AT CASA ROMANTICA

10 a.m.-2 p.m. In partnership with the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association, Casa Romantica will present a free, family-friendly screening of Viet Film Fest. The festival includes four short films that tell Vietnamese stories, all of which will include English subtitles. Casa Romantica Cultural Center & Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

DOG TEETH CLEANING

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Pets Plus at Ocean View Plaza is offering this no-anesthesia dental cleaning for dogs (and cats) that also includes vet exams. The cleanings are safe for older pets and take less than an hour. Appointments are required. Call 949.496.8400 or text “Get Tickets” for more details. Pets Plus, 638 Camino de los Mares, Suite A140, San Clemente. petsplusca.com.

‘KOCKTAILS FOR KITTENS’

1-5 p.m. The Ark of San Juan is hosting this annual fundraiser. The event will feature appetizers, wine and cocktails, live and silent auctions, live music and other entertainment. Funds raised from the event will go toward the Ark’s animal rescue efforts. Ticket price information is available on the Ark’s website. Marbella Country Club, 30800 Golf Club Drive, San Juan Capistrano. 949.388.0034. arkofsanjuan.org.

4-5:30 p.m. Put on by the San Clemente-based Noble Path Foundation, teens between the ages of 13 and 18 can receive comedy lessons with professional actor Bob Burns & Improv City, where they’ll build confidence, stage presence, a funny bone and a chance to perform at Improv City. Sign up for these Monday classes at thenoblepathfoundation.org. The Noble Path Foundation, 420 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.234.7259.

OPEN JAM

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

TUESDAY | 08

TRIVIA TUESDAY

6:30 p.m. Test your knowledge every Tuesday night. Teams of two to six people are welcome to join in for a chance to win prizes. Call beforehand to reserve a table. Selma’s Chicago Pizzeria, 31781 Camino Capistrano, Suite 201, San Juan Capistrano. 949.429.3599. selmaspizza.com.

WEDNESDAY | 09

SAN ONOFRE PARKS FOUNDATION POP-UP SHOP

10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Historic Cottage and Visitor Center showcases local history, flora and fauna at this original 1934 ranger’s cottage. A rotating exhibit features the history of San Onofre. Stop in at the San Onofre Parks Foundation’s Pop-Up Shop to say hello, do a little shopping and learn more about the history of the local state parks at San Clemente and San Onofre State Beaches. Historic Cottage and Visitor Center is located within the San Clemente State Beach Campground at 225 Avenida Calafia, San Clemente. 949.366.8599. admin@sanoparks.org. sanoparks.org.

BINGO AT THE SENIOR CENTER

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

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Mermade Market, the hand-curated marketplace featuring local artisans and small businesses, will hold its 13th market at the Ocean Institute through Saturday, Nov. 5. Photo: Courtesy of Emily McAllister Photography

Editor’s Pick

‘Tár’ Gets Awards Season Finally Going

BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

ate Blanchett’s latest Oscar-friendly tour-de-force, Tár, is also the much-anticipated and hyped return of actor-turned-filmmaker Todd Field.

Following the well-received In the Bedroom (2001) and Little Children (2006), Field surprisingly vanished from the public eye for unknown reasons for the next 15 years, but he is finally back to share his vision and talent with movie lovers.

A fancy character study set in the orchestra community with one of the greatest living leading ladies of our time sure sounds like a great way to come back to the big screen. And for the most part, neither artist disappointed.

Taken place mainly in modern day Berlin, Germany, Lydia Tár (Blanchett) is the most respected, successful and talked-about symphony conductor and composer of her generation. She has a big concert coming up, while also fighting to control personal demons.

Away from the stage and music school auditorium, Lydia is a wife and mother, but she is also obsessed and

dedicated to her career the same way a lot of her male peers are.

The middle-aged star is haunted by a former student committing suicide after Lydia declined to recommend her for a conducting position, and she’s fixated on a new, young cellist, Olga Metkina (Sophie Kauer), who’s studying to join the Berlin Philharmonic.

It’s a testament to Field’s strengths as a storyteller that Tár pretty much succeeded where I thought Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky’s The Good House failed (i.e., centering a lot of serious and relevant issues around a successful older woman).

We see right away in Tár that Lydia is not a nice person. She’s blunt, divisive and difficult to her peers. Through Lydia’s eyes, we’re given the effects of fame-induced anxiety, perfectionism of an artist, midlife crises, and “cancel culture,” the latter of which is interestingly portrayed.

Does Lydia deserve her backlash? Is she a reliable narrator, or are we biased toward her as a viewer? Field is wise enough to be subtle with his direction and not pander too much to one side or defensively deny the other.

In a way, I think this is probably the safest, most realistic way to go, and choosing a complicated woman instead of a man is less on-the-nose as well.

Though some in the orchestra field might have to suspend some disbelief regarding the accuracy of the conduction, Tár delivers as a showcase of cinematic artistry. SC

FROM THE ARCHIVES

President Richard Nixon chats with residents after purchasing a box of chocolates for his wife, Pat, at a downtown store on Memorial Day weekend in 1970. 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

Odin

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BIKING CLUB FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND HIGH SCHOOLERS

5-6:30 p.m. Anyone have middle schoolto high school-aged kids who love to bike? Community Outreach Alliance’s biking club meets every Wednesday afternoon at different trails, with professional biker and mentor Mike Russell from Freakshow Aloha. San Clemente High’s COA club, has bikes and helmets for participants to borrow. To participate, fill out a registration form online at form.myjotform.com/91392099886576. For questions, call or text 949.795.4721. communityoutreachalliance.com.

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS

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

knuckleheadsmusic.com.

THURSDAY | 10

FALL INTO JAZZ CASINO SAN CLEMENTE

5-7 p.m. Join The Casino San Clemente for the last show of the year with Elena Gilliam and the George Gilliam Quartet. Gilliam, a songstress deemed a living legend of Jazz, is joining the Casino as it delivers warm and powerful jazz standard vocals. The George Gilliam Quartet comprises George on guitar, Michael LeVan on keys, Jeff Littleton on bass and Paul Kreibich on drums. Tickets are $35. The Casino San Clemente, 140 W. Avenida Pico, San Clemente. thecasinosanclemente.com.

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Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

SOLUTION:

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.

Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium

This handsome guy is Odin, a 3-yearold German Shepherd-mix with a heart of gold. Loveable and affectionate, he is known as our resident gentle giant and would make a great cuddle buddy. Odin gets along well with other dogs and would be a good addition to a loving family.

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

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ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

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Photo: Courtesy of the San Clemente Historical Society

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TATE OF:

DUNZMY JUNE NGUYEN

Case Number: 30-2022-01236255-PR-PL-CJC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be in terested in the will and or estate, or both, of DUN ZMY JUNE NGUYEN

A Petition for Probate has been filed by PHUE NGUYEN in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE

The Petition for Probate requests that PHUE NGUYEN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without ob taining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal represen tative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or con sented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

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

a. Date: 11/17/2022 Time: 1:30 p.m. Dept: C08 Room: Remote (virtual conf)

b. Address of Court: 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Other: (1) The court is providing the convenience to appear for hear ing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (occourts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have difficul ty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/time set for your hearing.

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

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of let ters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal de livery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California Stat utes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attor ney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (Form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and apprais al of estate assets or of any petition or account as

provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: Phue Nguyen, 1937 4th Ave West, Seat tle WA 98119 Ph: 310-367-7010

Published in: San Clemente Times, November 3, 10, 17, 2022

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31815 CAMINO CAPISTRANO SUITE 18 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92575

Full Name of Registrant(s): LARISSA DAVIES

3 CROSSCREEK STREET DANA POINT, CA 92629

This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2021

/s/LARISSA DAVIES

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 10/27/2022

Published in: San Clemente Times November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUB LIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOW ING:

ORDINANCE TO ADOPT VARIOUS BUILD ING CODE REGULATIONS AND LOCAL AMENDMENTS

A public hearing is scheduled before the City Council of the City of San Clemente on December 6, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., regarding the adoption of an Ordinance amending Title 15 Buildings and Con struction, and Chapter 8.16 Fire Code.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALI FORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15 CHAPTERS 15.05, 15.08, 15.11, 15.12, 15.14, 15.16, 15.17, 15.18, 15.20, 15.22, 15.23 AND TITLE 8 CHAP TER 8.16 OF THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNIC IPAL CODE AND, ADOPTING BY REFER ENCE THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24), CONSISTING IN PART OF THE 2022 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE 2022 CALIFORNIA RESIDEN TIAL CODE, THE 2022 CALIFORNIA ELEC TRICAL CODE, THE 2022 CALIFORNIA ME CHANICAL CODE, THE 2022 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, THE 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, THE 2022 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, THE 2022 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, THE 2022 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, THE 2022 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE, THE 2022 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE, AND THE 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, TO GETHER WITH CERTAIN LOCAL ADDI TIONS, AMENDMENTS, AND DELETIONS. In order for these building regulations to be ad

opted and local amendments effective on January 5, 2023 the City Council introduced the above de scribed Ordinance for first reading at its meeting of November 1, 2022. A public hearing and second reading of the proposed Ordinance will be held December 6, 2022. Pursuant to Government Code section 50022.6, a certified copy of each primary and secondary code to be adopted and/or amended by the Ordinance is on file with the City Clerk as of the date this notice was first published.

California Code of Regulations, Title 24 the 2022 California Building Standards Code, incorporates the family of codes listed below and becomes effec tive statewide on January 1, 2023 with local amend ments becoming effective January 5, 2023.

City Council introduced this Ordinance at its meeting of November 1, 2022. A Public Hearing and Second Reading of the Ordinance is scheduled for December 6, 2022.

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 correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

To allow staff adequate time to confirm software compatibility, individuals wishing to utilize elec tronic visual aids to supplement their oral presen tations 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 guar antee that such material will be compatible, but will use its best efforts to accommodate the request.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said pub lic hearing will be held at the meeting of the City Council on December 6th 2022 at 7:30 pm in the City Hall, 2nd floor Council Chambers, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or by written communication to the City Council to ex press their opinion for or against the request.

Laura Campagnolo Legislative Administrator

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON NO VEMBER 16, 2022 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFOR NIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:

Zoning Amendment 22-369: Urban Lot Split and Two-Unit Project (SB 9) Ordinance

A public hearing to consider Amendments to Chapter 16.50 (State-Mandated Subdivisions) and Chapter 17.86 (State-Mandated Residential Proj ects) of the San Clemente Municipal Code to estab lish objective design standards, development and subdivision standards regulating urban lot spits and two-unit housing projects in accordance with California Senate Bill 9 (“SB9”).

Under California Government Code sections 65852.21, subd. (j), and 66411.7, subd. (n), the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county im plementing the provisions of Government Code sections 66411.7 and 65852.21 and regulating ur ban lot splits and two-unit projects is statutorily exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). Therefore, the proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt from

CEQA in that the proposed ordinance implements the laws enacted by SB 9.

Moreover, amendments to Chapter 16.50 are exempt from CEQA review. CEQA Guidelines §15315 (Class 15, Minor Land Divisions) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations applies to projects that consist of the division of property in urbanized areas zoned for residential, commercial, or industrial use into four or fewer parcels, which the State has determined to be a class of projects that will not have a significant effect on the envi ronment. Here, the ordinance is consistent with the exemption class description specified above because the ordinance regulates a single urban lot split of one parcel into two separate lots between 60 percent and 40 percent of the original lot are in a residential zone.

The Zoning Code Amendments to Chapter 17.86 are also exempt from CEQA under Guidelines §15303 (Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, which applies to projects that consist of construction and location of limit ed numbers of new small structures and the con version of existing small structures from one use to another, including the construction of a second dwelling unit in a residential zone and a duplex or similar multi-family residential structure totaling no more than four dwelling units, which the State has determined to be a class of projects that will not have a significant effect on the environment.

Here, the ordinance is consistent with the exemp tion class described above because the ordinance regulates the construction of two primary dwelling units or, if there is already a primary dwelling unit on the lot, the development of a second primary dwelling unit, in a residential zone.

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

Notice is further given that said public hearings will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Planning Commission and held on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 6:00 P.M. at the San Clemente City Hall Council Chambers, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearings or to provide writ ten communication to the Planning Commission to express their opinion for or against the requests.

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

Secretary to the San Clemente Planning Commis sion

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON NO VEMBER 17, 2022 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRA TOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CAL IFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:

Special Activities Permit 22-309, Helping Hands World Wide Food Distribution - San Clemente Outlets

A request to hold three (3) food distribution

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TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM

events on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month beginning November 22 through December 27, 2022 at the underground park ing structure at the Outlets located at 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa. Event hours are be tween 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., with setup at 9:30 a.m. and breakdown at 11:30 a.m.

Staff recommends that the project be found Cat egorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15031 (Class1:Exist ing Facilities).

Minor Conditional Use Permit 22-064, ReKi nect Wellness OC Accsesory Massage – 99 Via Pico Plaza

A request to allow accessory massage services at an existing beauty salon, Monday through Sat urday between 10am and 7pm by appointment only.

Staff recommends that the project be found Cat egorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15031 (Class1:Exist ing Facilities).

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

Notice is further given that said public hearings will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator and held on Thursday, November 17, 2022 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 communication to the Zoning Ad ministrator to express their opinion for or against the requests.

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

Zoning Administrator

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON NO VEMBER 16, 2022 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFOR NIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:

Discretionary Sign Permit (DSP) 22-151, Raya’s Paradise Residential Care Facility Mon ument Sign

A request to consider a 62.7 square foot free-standing monument sign at the corner of Avenida Califia and Avenida Presidente for the existing residential care facility at 101 Avenida Calafia, Raya’s Paradise.

Staff recommends that the project be found Cat egorically Exempt from the California Environ mental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (e) Accessory Structures and 15311 (a) (Class 11: Accessory Structures) because the project involves the ad dition of a monument sign at an existing com mercial building.

These applications are on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California, and

are available for public inspection and comment by contacting the Community Development De partment at (949) 361-6189. If you challenge these projects in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the pub lic hearings described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clem ente at, or prior to, the public hearings.

Notice is further given that said public hearings will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Planning Commission and held on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the San Clemente City Hall Council Chambers, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearings or to provide writ ten communication to the Planning Commission to express their opinion for or against the request.

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

Secretary to the San Clemente Planning Commis sion

PUBLIC NOTICE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PARKING ENFORCEMENT FOR STREET SWEEPING

City Project No. ___(TBD)___

Bids must be submitted electronically through the City of San Clemente’s electronic procurement and bidding system (PlanetBids) at: https://pbsystem. planetbids.com/portal/28939/portal-home.

All bidders must first register as a vendor on this website to participate in a bid or to be added to a prospective bidders list. Bids must be received by no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 . All bids received after that time will be considered non-responsive and will be deemed dis qualified. Only electronic bids submitted through PlanetBids will be accepted.

The primary scope of the project is for the con tractor to provide enforcement of the City’s street sweeping parking restrictions in the Neighborhood Pride Program (NPP) posted areas as well as re stricted and paid parking throughout the City of San Clemente, CA.

Additional and more detailed information is pro vided in the Instructions to Bidders, Specifications and contract documents posted in the City’s Plan etBids website, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

Notice To be published: October 27, 2022 And November 3, 2022

In light of the current situation there will be NO pre-bid meeting held for this Project. Any ques tions in reference to the project must be submitted via PlanetBids. The deadline to submit any ques tions will be Wednesday, November 09, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.

Dated October 20, 2022

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226646482

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HAVEN PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS 500 NORTH STATE COLLEGE BLVD SUITE 1100 ORANGE, CA 92868

Full Name of Registrant(s):

LIZETTE OROZCO 7821 16TH ST UNIT F WESTMINSTER, CA 92683

JENNIFER HUCHIM 6212 HAVILAND AVE APT 3 WHITTIER, CA 90601

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

LIZETTE OROZCO/s/LIZETTE OROZCO/ JENNIFER HUCHIM, COPARTNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 10/13/2022.

Published in: San Clemente Times October 27, November 3, 10, 17, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: ROBERT D. TUMBRELLO

Case Number: 30-2022-01275161-PR-LA-CJC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be inter ested in the will and or estate, or both, of ROBERT D. TUMBRELLO

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Jennifer Tumbrello in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE

The Petition for Probate requests that Jennifer Tumbrello be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without ob taining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal represen tative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or con sented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

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

a. Date: December 7, 2022 Time: 1:30 p.m. in Dept: C08

b. Address of Court: 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. (1) The court is providing the convenience to appear for hearing by vid eo using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of Califor nia - County of Orange (occourts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have difficulty con necting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/time set for your hearing.

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

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of let ters to a general personal representative, as defined

in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal de livery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California Stat utes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attor ney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Attorney for Petitioner:

Jules F. Miller, LAW OFFICES OF JULES MILLER, 32565 B Golden Lantern #1045, Dana Point, CA 92629

Ph: (949)240-9326

Published in: San Clemente Times, Oct 20, 27, Nov 3, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22FL000669

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Hei di Morris on behalf of Brennan David Ritcherson, a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name Brennan David Ritcherson

Proposed Name

Brennan David Ryan Morris

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interest ed in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no writ ten objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

a. Date: 11/30/2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. Dept.: L74

Room: Remote b. The address of the court is Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Dr S., Orange, CA 92868. The court is providing the convenience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superi or Court of California - County of Orange (oc courts.org) to appear remotely for hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have diffi culty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/time set for your hearing.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the pe tition in the following newspaper of general cir culation, printed in this county: SAN CLEMENTE TIMES, October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2022

Date: September 14, 2022, Temporary Judge Eileen Solis, Judge Pro Tem

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on social media on having a more limited Division 1 bracket due to its top-heavy nature with nationally ranked Mater Dei and St. John Bosco, things looked to be heading toward a repeat of last season with an eight-team Division 1 bracket.

An eight-team bracket would have handed San Clemente the No. 1 seed in Division 3 and a first-round home game.

However, due to a three-way, thirdplace Trinity League tango, that league’s final automatic playoff berth fell to No. 9 JSerra, with No. 8 Santa Margarita and No. 10 Orange Lutheran looking for atlarge playoff selections. CIF-SS rules state that the next division must start with an automatic qualifier, so Division 1 could have been an eight-team field with JSerra taking the No. 1 seed in Division 2.

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Afeature of the CIF-SS playoff selection system turned out to be a bug for the San Clemente football team.

Instead of possibly being the No. 1 seed in Division 3 and opening at Thalassa Stadium, the Tritons (7-3) instead pulled a tough draw up into Division 2, where San Clemente will travel to the blue turf of No. 2 seed Chaminade of West Hills (8-2) on Friday, Nov. 4. This is due to a late-breaking change of the size of the Division 1 playoff bracket.

For the second season, CIF-SS playoff divisions are determined after the regular season is complete and configured by the CalPreps computer algorithm power rankings. Divisions are filled in from the top down, with Divisions 2-14 being defined by 16-team brackets. The only division with an elastic number is Division 1, which could theoretically be anywhere from four to 16 teams in any given year.

Heading into the season’s final weekend, after much hemming and hawing

Instead, CIF-SS decided to keep those Trinity League teams separated from the pack and create a 10-team Division 1 with a four-team “play-in” first round this Friday.

That change set off a domino effect throughout the CIF-SS playoff picture.

For some teams, it became a positive, such as Sea View League champion San Juan Hills (3-7) earning the No. 1 seed in Division 6 and at-large selection Dana Hills (6-4) taking the No. 2 spot in Division 10.

For San Clemente, it was just a slim enough margin to take the Tritons from top seed in a division below to taking on the No. 2 seed in the division above.

Tritons’ Defense Snags 5 Interceptions, Playoff Spot over Tesoro

San Clemente secured its spot in the CIF-SS playoffs, no matter the division, by shutting the door on Tesoro in its

season finale last Friday.

San Clemente snagged five interceptions, including three with a pick-six from senior Ethan Rea and another pick-six by senior Brad Gerken, and ran for more than 200 yards to hold down Tesoro and pull away late, 31-14, in both teams’ South Coast League closer last Friday, Oct. 28, at Tesoro High School.

Despite the loss, Tesoro (6-4, 1-2) still earned an at-large selection in Division 3. The Titans will open at Upland (6-4), which was also an at-large selection.

San Clemente’s interceptions all came in big spots to either get the Tritons on the board or deny Tesoro deep in Triton territory.

Rea’s first interception in the second quarter came at the San Clemente 15yard line, and the Tritons’ second pick

went for their first points on an 11-yard interception return by senior Brad Gerken, who also racked up 13 tackles. Rea denied Tesoro again just before halftime with an interception at the San Clemente 2-yard line.

In the fourth quarter, Rea pulled in his third interception on the next drive and returned the ball 20 yards for the touchdown and the 31-14 lead, and Brock Della Vedova notched San Clemente’s fifth interception at its own 13-yard line to snuff out Tesoro’s comeback hopes.

Offensively, the Tritons were led on the ground by junior transfer quarterback Dylan Mills and senior running back Blake Allen. Mills ran for 118 yards and two scores on 11 carries, and Allen rushed for 84 yards on 12 carries. SC

team reclaimed the South Coast League title last week, earning the No. 1 seed in the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs and a first-round bye.

TRITON REPORT

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

For in-game updates, news and more for all the San Clemente High School sports programs, follow us on Twitter @SouthOCSports and on Instagram @South_OC_Sports

Boys Water Polo Opens Playoffs Thursday After Bye

The San Clemente boys water polo

San Clemente (16-10) will open the playoffs in the second round against University (13-16) on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Capistrano Valley High School. University defeated Murrieta Valley, 10-7, on the road in the first round on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

Coverage of Thursday’s match can be found on the South OC Sports social media channels and later at sanclementetimes.com.

The winner of San Clemente-University will take on the Newbury ParkPalm Desert winner on Saturday, Nov.

5. San Clemente would host either team in that quarterfinal matchup.

The Tritons are looking for their first CIF-SS championship since winning the Division 4A title in 1991. San Cle mente last advanced to the CIF-SS title game in 2019 for the Division 2 final.

Roundup

San Clemente girls volleyball couldn’t extend its thrilling streak in the CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinals. The South Coast League co-champion Tritons lost at home to Vista Murrieta in four sets on Oct. 26. Vista Murrieta advanced to the Division 2 title game, where it will face another South Coast

League co-champion in reigning Division 2 champion Aliso Niguel on Saturday, Nov. 5.

San Clemente boys cross country, ranked No. 1 in CIF-SS Division 1, dominated the South Coast League field to win the league championship with ease at the South Coast League Finals on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Irvine Regional Park. All five scoring runners finished in the top seven, with Juan Chantaca taking second place at 14:30.

Junior Lyza Yetter finished fourth (17:40) at the South Coast League Finals for the San Clemente girls cross country team. The Tritons, ranked No. 13 in CIF-SS Division 1, finished fifth as a team. SC

San Clemente pulled in five interceptions, including three and a pick-six from Ethan Rea (3), to clinch a playoff spot over Tesoro last Friday. The Tritons open the Division 2 playoffs at Chaminade of West Hills. Photo: Alan Gibby/Zone57

CIF-SS playoff system pulls San Clemente from top seed to road draw for Friday’s first round

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Board Riders Season Is Back

San Clemente to host Dana Point, Laguna and Newport at first West Coast Board Riders event of the season

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

will feature generations of local icons who will be battling it out for points and plenty of bragging rights.

“We can’t wait to see all our friends again,” says club president Benji Severson. “These contests are such an amazing gathering for the surf community. They’re the best thing going right now.”

Of course, Dana Point, Laguna and Newport all have legends and ringers of their own. They’ve all reportedly been running practice contests, training to take out San Clemente.

Looking a little further out, the San Clemente Board Riders have been invited to participate in the Usher Cup in Australia this coming January. The Cup will feature club teams from around Australia, as well as New Zealand, Japan, France and Indonesia. From the U.S., clubs from Maui, Huntington Beach and San Clemente have been invited.

“Australia is the birthplace for the surf club, and it’s so ingrained in the surf culture there. We’re honored to be invited and be able to represent San Clemente and the whole West Coast Board Riders movement,” Severson says. “It’s going to be an amazing experience, and I’m sure we’re going to learn so much.”

Not just another surf contest, one of the objectives of the Usher Cup is to raise $100,000 for a host of charities. Funds will go to people in need on Australia’s Gold Coast, as well as the Animal Welfare League Queensland and the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital.

The San Clemente Board Riders are looking for support to offset some of the costs of the trip and will host a fundraiser at San Clemente’s Puttin’ on the Glitz on Dec. 3. For the latest, follow them on Instagram @scboardridersclub.

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he 2022 West Coast Board Riders’ season kicks off this Saturday, Nov. 5, at Church at San Onofre, where the San Clemente Board Riders will host the event and start their national title defense after winning the U.S. Board Riders National Championship last season.

The event, which will have the reigning champs facing rival clubs from Dana Point, Laguna Beach and Newport Beach,

Board Riders events are built around a team format, with everyone from the groms to the old salts contributing to the cause. In the case of San Clemente, several of their top surfers will be out of town at a World Surf League contest in Brazil, but that doesn’t mean the squad is lacking in talent.

WSL commentator, veteran pro and new mom Rosy Hodge will anchor the women’s roster, including rising stars Mia McLeash, Addison McPhillips and Taylor Stacey. Meanwhile, the men’s side of the draw features an all-star lineup that includes Tanner Gudauskas, Ian Crane, Nate Yeomans and Dino Andino.

The Dana Point Surf Club, headed by former Championship Tour surfer Pat O’Connell and the cosmically minded Eric Diamond, always come ready to surf—and nothing would make them happier than taking a win off their star-studded neighbors.

The rivalries are real, and that’s what makes these contests so fun.

As far as conditions, Saturday looks as if it should see some fun-sized surf. Surfline is calling for a bit of southwest swell mixed up with northwest swell to produce 2- to 3-foot surf.

Winds should cooperate during the morning, but there is a big high tide then, which will slow things down for a while. All told, it should be a good day of surfing at the picturesque pointbreak.

Later this year, the U.S. Board Riders National Championships will once again return to Lower Trestles, but that’s a story for another day. Whether you call San Clemente or Dana Point home, head down to Church this weekend and cheer on your local squad.

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

GROM OF THE WEEK

CLAYTON HILL

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Showing up and blowing up, San Clemente’s Clayton Hill has been on a hot one as of late. A seventh-grader representing Bernice Ayer Middle School, he’s been posting some solid results in recent Scholastic Surf Series (SSS) and Western Surfing Association (WSA) events.

Starting at the beginning of October, 12-year-old Hill earned a very respectable fifth-place finish at the SSS contest in Oceans ide. Scoring a 9-point ride in the final, he just couldn’t find a backup wave to put him even

peting in a WSA event in San Diego, where he battled through four rounds and won his repechage heat to make the final and finish third.

Along the way, the talented goofy-footer has also picked up support from Electric Eyewear and is just coming off a training trip to the Waco Surf facility in Texas.

When he’s not chasing contests or scoring on surf trips, you can usually find Hill in the water surfing near his home in the Riviera neighborhood or ripping at T-Street or Trestles.

Hill is a grom on the rise, and it’s only matter of time before we see him standing tall in the winner’s circle.

If you have a candidate for Grom of the Week, we want to know. Send an email to jakehoward1@gmail.com.

Water Temperature: 64-66 Degrees F

Water Visibility and Conditions: 2-3

Thursday: Combination of primary northwest swell and secondary south-southwest swell sets up chest to head high surf, (4-5’). Moderate+ to periodically breezy northwest winds through the day.

Outlook: The swell combination fades Friday, for thigh to chest high waves, (2-4’). A fresh south-southwest swell moves in over the weekend, with waist to shoulder high surf, (3-4’+), Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

A pattern of light/variable morning winds, followed by light+ to moderate afternoon onshores prevails Friday through the weekend.

In a full community effort last year, the San Clemente Board Riders Club won the inaugural U.S. Board Riders National Championship and is keen to defend its title this season. Photo: Courtesy of Ron Lyon / WCBR

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Clayton Hill. Photo: Courtesy of the Hill Family

higher on the podium. Hill built momentum from that strong showing by the middle of the month, com-