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Policing in the Community Voters Surveyed, Weigh In on Reviving San Clemente Police Department E Y E O N S C / PAG E 5

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Nearly three decades since the city began contracting with the county sheriffs, resident approval over OCSD’s services appears to be strong, but so does an idea to revive the former San Clemente Police Department. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

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Five things San Clemente should know this week City Looking to Registrar to Certify Election Results

by Late November THE LATEST: A new city council could be seated at the dais by early next month, as the Orange County Registrar of Voters is looking to have the results of last week’s elections certified before the Thanksgiving holiday, City Clerk Joanne Baade announced this week.

As of the latest tally of votes on Wednesday, Nov. 11, incumbent Councilmember Gene James and Chris Duncan were still the projected winners of the city’s General Election race for the two four-year terms.

Steven Knoblock, a former councilmember, still led the Special Election race for the lone two-year seat, filling the remainder of former Mayor Dan Bane’s term. Bane had left office this past April to relocate his family to his hometown of Blue Springs, Missouri.

Based on the earlier ballot counts, Duncan, the presumptive councilmemberelect, had been in first place, but over the weekend, James, who won last year’s Special Election race to fill the late Mayor Steve Swartz’s seat, jumped ahead.

As of Wednesday, James had a 128-vote lead over Duncan, with each candidate earning more than 18% of the total votes counted so far. Aaron Washington remained in third place with 16.74% of the votes (9,625), and Bill Hart had 13.78% (7,924 votes).

With 7,961 votes (23.75%), Knoblock remained more than 740 votes ahead of his nearest opponent, Jim Dahl, another former councilmember, who received 21.54% of the votes (7,220).

Voter turnout in Orange County reached an all-time high, according to Baade. On Wednesday, the Registrar reported an 85.8% voter turnout rate so far.

“This is the highest Presidential general election turnout in Orange County’s 131year history,” Baade wrote in an email to the candidates and the press on Monday.

Based on correspondence from OC Registrar Neal Kelley, Baade explained that the turnout could reach 87% after all the ballots are counted. She also said that the elections office is expecting to be able to certify the results around Nov. 24 or Nov. 25—about a week ahead of the Dec. 3 deadline to certify results.

“There are, however, a few important caveats to this goal, i.e., observers and/or legal challenges could slow the process, and the audits must proceed without isSan Clemente Times November 12-18, 2020

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The city of San Clemente is looking for a seat at the table when it comes to the county’s plans of amending its master plan for highways by including the planned extension of Los Patrones Parkway. Photo: Fred Swegles

sues (although no issues are anticipated),” Baade had cautioned in the email.

Assuming the certification proceeds the week of Thanksgiving, the new councilmembers could be sworn in during the council’s Dec. 1 meeting, along with Baade and incumbent City Treasurer Mark Taylor, both of whom ran unopposed to secure their reelection bids.

WHAT’S NEXT: According to Baade, during the council’s Dec. 1 meeting, the city council is expected to be able to receive the canvass of returns from the election and recite the fact of the election.—Shawn Raymundo

City Wants Seat at Table on Los Patrones Extension Plans THE LATEST: While the county’s transportation agency moves forward with plans to ex-

tend Los Patrones Parkway as a free, arterial thoroughfare up to the city line at Avenida La Pata, San Clemente officials are asking for a seat at the negotiating table when it comes to the design and layout of the proposed road.

Councilmembers Kathy Ward and Gene James, who both sit on the Transportation Corridor Agencies’ Boards of Directors, emphasized the city’s desire to have local control and input when it comes to the planning process of the parkway’s extension to the city line.

“Our efforts from the city now have to focus on the design and the layout of this extension,” Ward said Thursday evening, Nov. 5, when the city held a virtual town hall meant to update the community on transportation and mobility plans in South Orange County.

The event, referred to as the Virtual Transportation and Mobility Town Hall, featured the two councilors, state Sen. Patricia Bates, former Mayor Wayne Eggleston, City Attorney Scott Smith, and

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was moderated by Jim Wynne and Steve Miska. Officials from the TCA and Orange County Transportation Authority were invited to participate but did not attend.

The TCA’s Foothill/Eastern Board of Directors this past March voted to pursue the extension of Los Patrones, which travels through the master-planned community of Rancho Mission Viejo (RMV).

The vote essentially abandoned the series of disputed proposals that would have had the 241 Toll Road extend to Interstate 5 by cutting through San Clemente.

The plan, or Alternative 22 as it’s identified in the South County Traffic Relief Effort (SCTRE), has been described by officials as the more viable solution in terms of traffic relief, compared to a toll road extension.

Currently, the parkway begins where the 241 ends—at Oso Parkway—and travels through RMV, ending at Cow Camp Road. City officials last Thursday noted that the planned extension has prompted an amendment to the county’s Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH), as well as one in San Clemente’s General Plan.

The OCTA’s MPAH, first created in 1956, is a constantly updated plan meant to address the county’s growing landscape when it comes to development and traffic patterns.

The extension will fall squarely under the purview of the county—not the TCA. According to Eric Carpenter, media relations specialist for OCTA, the decision to amend the MPAH to include Los Patrones comes at the request of the county.

“The amendment process is not required but encouraged to ensure consistent planning between agencies,” Carpenter said in an email to San Clemente Times, adding that “including the segment on the MPAH would allow the County to compete for local sales-tax dollars through Measure M to help fund project planning.”

Asked whether neighboring cities such as San Clemente and other stakeholders will be included in the amendment process—having a seat at the table—Carpenter explained that a key purpose of the amendment is “to ensure coordination between all agencies involved.”

“The County and the city of San Clemente have been in communication about Los Patrones Parkway, and OCTA expects ongoing coordination and communication throughout the process,” he said in the email.

WHAT’S NEXT: As for a timeline on when residents can expect to begin seeing designs and studies done for Los Patrones, Smith said the county’s path for consideration will begin at a planning commission meeting, likely this month, and culminate in April 2021.

“That’s the best case, crash course, aggressive schedule for the county to undertake,” Smith said. “Their desire is to have that coincide with the city’s timeline for considering Los Patrones Parkway within the city … that’ll be up to the city.”

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EYE ON SC (Cont. from page 3) Carpenter said the amendment is set to be considered by the OCTA board in early 2021.

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

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Registrar to Conduct Audit amid Biden’s Declared Victory THE LATEST: The Orange County Registrar of Voters announced that the agency will conduct a risk-limiting audit beginning on Friday, Nov. 13.

The audit comes as the results of the Presidential election have been called into question. Democratic candidate Joe Biden was declared the President-elect on Saturday, Nov. 7, and President Donald Trump has declined to concede the race. He has moved forward in mounting legal fights in several states despite no indication or evidence of large-scale irregularities or fraud in the election.

While the ballot comparison audit is not required under California law, Registrar officials say it is being conducted in addition to the 1% manual tally of precincts— the Registrar’s typical method of auditing after an election.

According to a news release, the risklimiting audit is a procedure that provides statistical evidence that the election outcome is correct, or has a high probability of correcting an outcome that wouldn’t match a full hand count of the ballots. The audit itself requires individuals to examine and verify more ballots in close contests and fewer ballots in contests with wider margins.

“Conducting a risk-limiting audit is an excellent way to audit elections and provide an important check on the integrity of the election process,” OC Registrar Neal Kelley said in a press release. “This is a valuable opportunity to utilize the enhanced auditing capability of Orange County’s voting system, while at the same time ensuring that the outcomes are true and correct.”

Prior to commencement of the audit, the Registrar of Voters will establish the random seed for use with the audit software’s random number generator. The

The Orange County Registrar of Voters will conduct a risk-limiting audit of last week’s elections, which comes as the results of the Presidential election have been called into question. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

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seed is a number consisting of at least 20 digits, and each digit will be selected in order by sequential rolls of a 10-sided die.

The Registrar of Voters will randomly select members of the public who attend the audit process to take turns rolling the die and designate one or more staff members to take turns rolling the die in the event that no members of the public are present.

Establishing the seed in this manner results in a properly random, and verifiable, selection of individual ballots for examination and audit, and ensures the integrity and statistical validity of the risk-limiting audit.

The Registrar of Voters will publish the election results to be audited, along with a cryptographic hash of their contents, prior to the seed ceremony, and it will publish the seed on its website immediately after it is established.

As of Wednesday, Nov. 11, the Registrar’s office states the agency had 19,279 ballots left to count. Since Election Day, 231,189 ballots had been counted.

The Registrar estimated that the total number of vote-by-mail ballots received on or before Election Day via mail add up to 20,413 ballots, with 36 left to count. The total of ballots from drop boxes added up to about 61,000, with 297 left to count. The Registrar received 11,207 eligible vote-by mail ballots after Election Day, and, of those, had 117 ballots left to count. A little more than 28,000 people in Orange County registered to vote the day of the election.

The Registrar still has about 18,000 of those votes left to count.

There about 313 drop box pickup ballots left to count out of the 28,000 the Registrar received. The agency also received a total of 398 ballots that were cast using “Remote Accessible Vote by Mail,” which allows voters to mark their selections using their own compatible technology to vote independently or privately in their own home. Voters using RAVBM downloaded an application, marked their selections, printed their selections and signed the envelope. There were 148 RAVBM ballots left to count.

The Registrar cautions that ballot estimates will expand as eligible ballots (mailed on or before Election Day) are received via the U.S. Postal Service and ballots deposited in official drop boxes (prior to 8 p.m. on Election Night) are received and processed.

California law, under Assembly Bill 860, extended the deadline for eligible ballots (mailed on or before Election Day) to be received through Nov. 20. The changes also expanded the time for voters to cure ballot signature issues to Nov. 24.—Lillian Boyd

Man Arrested at Supportive Housing Facility Following Standoff with Police THE LATEST: Authorities last week arrested a San Clemente man on suspicion

of vandalism and assault with a deadly weapon following a standoff with police at the former Vista Del Mar apartment complex in North Beach, now operating as a permanent supportive housing facility for the homeless.

Matthew Norris, 47, was arrested for allegedly making criminal threats on Nov. 4, when the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call that the man was threatening to hurt someone inside the complex on the 1600 block of Calle Las Bolas, according to Sgt. Dennis Breckner.

At about 5 p.m., OCSD received the call from the facility’s community supervisor, as Norris was reportedly “suffering a mental breakdown and just started creating problems at the house,” Breckner told San Clemente Times on Monday, Nov. 9.

According to Breckner, Norris had reportedly been throwing glass down the stairs of the complex, running with a broken glass bottle while chasing somebody, and banging on a door with a rock.

The incident, Breckner said, prompted considerable presence from law enforcement, as Norris locked himself in an office while officers arrived to the scene. The standoff ended at around 7 p.m., when Norris came out of the room of his own volition, leading to his arrest.

“We got there, tried to find him, and he hunkered down in a room—locked in an office—and so we just maintained a visual on the room and were trying to get him to come out,” Breckner said. “(We) called tactical support to assist, and then before we had to complete the search warrant process, he came out on his own, and he was arrested for criminal threats.”

“He ended up coming out without incident, which is what we want,” Breckner later said, adding: “We encourage people when these things happen to cooperate … in this case, it’s an example of a peaceful ending to what could have been a tactical team having to answer, so we want to avoid that by getting people’s cooperation.”

As of Monday morning, Norris was still in police custody and being held on $70,000 bail.

The apartment complex in 2019 was sold for $3 million to an anonymous buyer who leased the building to the Laguna Beach-based nonprofit Friendship Shelter.

The nonprofit has since rehabilitated the property to be used as a permanent supportive housing program for the homeless, the SC Times previously reported.

Dawn Price, executive director for Friendship Shelter, expressed remorse for the situation, explaining that it’s the nonprofit’s “responsibility and our job to keep (the facility) safe, and we very much regret the disturbance in the neighborhood.”

“This is an unprecedented and unacceptable occurrence,” she said. “We are taking every step to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

It’s never happened in our organization; we’re resolved to be a good neighbor just as we have been in other sites. This is an unfortunate and unacceptable event.”—SR

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CUSD Drafts Cultural Proficiency Plan THE LATEST: Building on previous work, and in the midst of a national racial reckoning, Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) is considering exactly how to implement a Cultural Proficiency Plan that will address, and ideally rectify, equity issues within the district.

CUSD staff presented a draft plan to the Board of Trustees during a workshop on Nov. 4. Proposed ideas included addressing chronic absenteeism, harassment and suspension rates, as well as Advanced Placement course enrollment and completion among disabled, Black, homeless, foster care, Hispanic and socially and economically disadvantaged students—rates of which are generally and adversely disproportionate when compared to overall student rates.

Suggested solutions included parent outreach, anti-bullying training, putting up welcoming posters at schools, focusing on translation and interpretation services, and reviewing suspension and expulsion policies. The year 2023 has been set as a target date for mitigating disproportionate rates among the identified student groups. The plan also incorporates goals for more diversity when hiring staff and increasing awareness of implicit bias.

Concerns brought up by the studentled group CUSD Against Racism have been factored into the plan, and Trustee Gila Jones said she would like to see those highlighted more through women’s literature and ethnic studies.

Jones also said many issues come down to classism.

“We are unconsciously classist all the time in the district, and I see evidence of that all the time,” Jones said. “We do not have ways to allow very low-income students to participate in a lot of our extracurriculars, like going to dances. … Our yearbooks—don’t even get me started talking about yearbooks, which cost over $100 in our high school.”

Trustee Krista Castellanos said any approach should emphasize school culture and include cultural awareness education for students.

“Our students coming into high school, they’re so diverse,” Castellanos said. “For high school, I just feel like there needs to be a course implemented for them, because we do have to change school culture. Where do we begin? I do feel this is a very small step, but at least it’s a step.”

WHAT’S NEXT: A final Cultural Proficiency Plan is scheduled to be presented to the Board of Trustees for approval at a Dec. 16 meeting. CUSD staff will consider feedback from trustees and other district stakeholders for the final plan.—Collin Breaux sanclementetimes.com

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Policing in the Community Voters Approve of OCSD’s Services, but Some Support a Local Police Force

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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n February 1992, the San Clemente City Council voted, 4-1, to disband the town’s 65-year-old local police department and instead contract services with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD), saving the city about $2 million annually.

The decision at the time, news files state, was met with opposition from some of the residents and a few officers who were worried about what the change meant for their futures.

Rich Corder, who worked as a police sergeant for both the San Clemente Police Department and OCSD from 1979 until his retirement in 2006, recalled the moment the vote came down.

“All of the officers, we were parked down there around the Triangle, where all the bars are,” Corder recalled. “We were parked there waiting, and when that happened, we found out that we were going to the sheriff’s department.”

“That’s how we got the news; we were all waiting for that council meeting to find out what the vote was, and that’s how we found out,” continued Corder, who now announces the San Clemente High football games through the “Friday Night Live” broadcast. He later added that “most of the SCPD officers were worried about a new change—most of us.”

Corder explained that their worries were essentially rooted in the “unknown” nature of the situation, as the department had been in existence for the previous 65 years.

“That is what we all knew. There were questions about it,” he said. “Like I said earlier, we were worried, I mean, naturally.”

Those officers’ worries—including those of Corder—however, were soon alleviated, he said, all because of Lt. Tom Davis, the town’s first police chief under OCSD. Davis, Corder said, led a successful transition.

“There was not a better man anywhere that could have made the change as smooth as he did,” Corder said.

Asked what some of the key differences were between the SCPD and OCSD, Corder said the services were essentially the same. But, he added, the sheriff’s department, being a larger organization, has more resources and manpower readily available throughout the county when it comes to responding to special events, or—more recently—protests.

“They had a show of force and there were no problems at those events;

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whereas you look at other cities, there were lots of problems,” Corder said. “But it was under control here in San Clemente, and that’s good for the department and good for the people protesting.”

As for the residents’ concerns, Corder remembered a short-lived effort by some who tried to relaunch the SCPD. But they soon realized that having a local police force wasn’t feasible, and the initiative was quickly put to rest.

“The endeavor was short-lasted because of the astronomical cost,” Corder said. “It was not feasible; it was too much money.”

According to a Los Angeles Times story on the council’s vote, the first two years of the city’s contract with OCSD cost $6.3 million for each year, saving the city about $2 million annually.

Now, nearly three decades since the city made the transition, resident approval over OCSD’s services in town appears to be strong, but so does an idea to revive the SCPD, according to the results of a recent city-initiated survey of 300 likely voters.

WHAT THE SURVEY SAYS

The city this past March contracted Probolsky Research to poll San Clemente residents to gauge their thoughts on five key policy areas: a local police department, the Clean Ocean Program and Fee, marijuana cultivation, homeless shelters and an increase in the city’s hotel tax, or transient occupancy tax (TOT).

Among the issues that residents felt should be a top priority of the city council, “reducing crime, gangs, drugs (and) graffiti was of the second-highest importance, with 46.7% of the respondents agreeing it should be on the list. The top priority, which received nods from 76.3% of the participants, was to address homelessness.

Near the onset of the survey, participants were asked whether they approved or disapproved of OCSD’s services in San Clemente. The survey found that 47.7% of the respondents said they approved, while only 22.3% disapproved and 30% were

unsure or didn’t want to answer.

Among the 65-and-older bloc of voters polled—the largest contingent in the survey—49.5% approved of OCSD’s job.

Nearly 49% of Republican voters, another large bloc, said they approved, while 24.3% were unsure and about 27% disapproved of OCSD’s services.

OCSD’s biggest fans came from noparty-preference voters, as 65.1% of them said they approved of the job the department was doing in San Clemente. More than 22% were unsure or didn’t want to answer, and only 12.7% disapproved.

The sheriff’s department got the lowest approval rating from Democratic voters, with only 30.4% of them saying they approved of OCSD’s performance. Nearly 46% of them were unsure, and 24.1% said they outright disapproved.

The voters polled were later asked for their thoughts on the city bringing back the long-defunct SCPD, and ending its contract with the sheriff’s department.

What the city found was that nearly 48% of the voters initially supported the idea, but after learning more about the costs associated with such an endeavor, as well as other aspects of OCSD’s services, the voters’ support dropped to 41.3%, while the rate of voters likely opposed grew from the initial 26% to 37% after being more informed.

Asked what his thoughts were on reviving the SCPD, Corder was adamantly against the idea.

“I personally do not think it’s possible or feasible to start up another police department. The sheriff’s department is a great organization,” Corder said.

INFORMING THE VOTERS

In the survey, pollsters told the respondents that it would cost the city $25 million a year for the town to have its own police force—an increase of $9 million compared to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 contract with OCSD. Support for an SCPD sharply diminished to 20.3%, while opposition grew to 50%. About 14% said they were unsure, and

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15.3% said it made no difference to them.

Among those who initially opposed the idea, 2.6% said they were likely to support it, while 9% said it made no difference and 3.8% said they were unsure. The remaining 84.6% said they were more likely to oppose the creation of an SCPD. The voters were then asked how they felt about the city creating a regional police department with nearby cities such as Dana Point. About 18% said they were more likely to oppose a regional department, and 54% were likely to support the idea.

According to the survey, the voters were also told that in order to fund the police department, the city would need to pass a parcel tax of approximately $500 per home and other property.

With that in mind, opposition from voters grew considerably, with 56.7% of them saying they were likely to be against an SCPD. Only 17.3% said they would still support the department, and nearly 14% said it made no difference. The remaining 12.3% said they were unsure.

Pollsters later turned to the subject of OCSD’s handling of the homeless in San Clemente, telling participants that the sheriff’s department “has refused to enforce the City’s anti-camping ordinance to prevent homeless people from sleeping on the beach and sidewalks.”

After being told that, 58.7% of the respondents said they were more likely to support an SCPD, and 19.7% were likely to oppose the idea. About 14% said it made no difference, while 8% said they were unsure.

Under the precedent set by the landmark ruling of Martin v. City of Boise, cities and law enforcement are barred from enforcing anti-camping ordinances unless “adequate indoor shelter” for the homeless is offered.

The pollsters then made the claim that the deputies serving in San Clemente “are not the most experienced” and that “they come to the City after working in Orange County jails.

If the City had its own police department, it could do a better job of hiring and retaining the best and most well-trained officers.”

Based on that pretext, 52.3% of the voters surveyed said they were more likely to support a local police department. Slightly more than 19% said it made no difference, 12.3% said they were unsure, and 16% said they were likely to oppose it.

In an email to SC Times, Carrie Braun, spokesperson for OCSD, explained that upon completion from the department’s academy, deputies do get assigned to custody operations at one of the county’s four jails.

“After a period of time, deputies are provided the opportunity to work at the courts as bailiffs or they can remain in custody operations,” Braun wrote. “In order to transfer to patrol operations, deputies become eligible through an internal process.”

As part of that internal process of transitioning to patrol operations, she further explained, deputies have to successfully complete a five-month field training program.

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EYE ON SC (Cont. from page 5) the Field Training program, they are transferred back to custody operations,” she said in the email.

Asked about the department’s thoughts on the findings from the survey and the questions posed to the voters, Braun said it’s OCSD’s hope that the department and city maintain their working relationship.

“The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with the city of San Clemente as the provider of local law enforcement services,” she wrote. “We provide professional and cost-effective law enforcement services to the city, and it is our hope that relationship will continue.”

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Speaking with Corder, he said that rather than restart the local police department, the city should just up its contract to pay for more deputies, noting that the number of officers assigned to San Clemente hasn’t kept up with the town’s population growth over the past 30 years.

“What they (OCSD) need is for the city to give them the proper amount of deputies required to provide the necessary level of law enforcement here in San Clemente,”

Photo: File/Cari Hachmann

Corder said. “That’s what’s needed.”

Councilmembers this past June approved the city’s $17 million police services contract with OCSD, which provides 53 OCSD personnel stationed specifically in San Clemente—excluding regional and shared officers—for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.

The latest contract maintains the same staffing level as the previous fiscal year, which had seen a slight increase in staffing compared to FY 2018-2019, when there were 49 OCSD personnel stationed in

NEWS BITES

will help the commission map out and record changes to the coast and estuaries.

The latest wave of King Tides is expected to occur Sunday, Nov. 15, and Monday, Nov. 16. Another round of King Tides is expected to come Dec. 13-15.

The photos can be uploaded online through the Coastal Commission’s website at coastal.ca.gov or through the free Survey123 app. Step-by-step instructions on how to upload the photos online or in the app can be found at the commission’s website.

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Orange, San Diego Counties Receive $4 Million in New Housing Funding Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) announced this week that the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) awarded more than $4 million to fund housing-related projects to local governments in the counties of Orange and San Diego.

According to Bates’ office, the funding—a total of $4,002,677—is coming from the state’s Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) program. For Orange County, more than $1.27 million was allocated for operating subsidies for navigation centers, emergency shelters and administrative costs.

“I am pleased that the Department of Housing and Community Development has awarded more housing funding to Orange and San Diego counties,” Bates, a member of the Senate Housing Committee, said in a press release.

San Diego County was allocated just shy of $2 million for new construction of rental housing and homebuyer assistance. In Oceanside specifically, the city was given $649,151 for new construction of emergency shelters.

Another $101,396 was allocated to the city of Rancho Santa Margarita for operating subsidies for permanent supportive housing.

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town, 33 of whom were deputy sheriffs.

“What all the cities need to do, and I know it’s money, but the cities, if they had the proper amount of deputies assigned, if they allowed the proper amount of deputies, that’s all that’s needed,” Corder said.

Because of the lack of staffing, he said, deputies stationed here are stretched thin while on patrol, making it harder for them to respond to non-emergency related calls.

“Well, what I’m seeing is the deputies are just so busy, they’re so busy that it

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The California Coastal Commission is inviting the public to photograph the King Tides this weekend. Photo: Courtesy of Ocean Institute

people who are homeless and create more affordable long-term housing opportunities,” Bates also said in the press release.

“I will continue to work with stakeholders to build on existing efforts to alleviate California’s housing crisis.”

Coastal Commission Looks to Public to Photograph King Tides As another set of King Tides is slated to roll into Southern California by the end of the coming weekend, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) is asking for the community’s help in documenting the event by taking and sharing photos of the shoreline.

The California King Tides Project, according to the CCC, is meant to help the state agency “visualize future sea level by observing the highest tides of today.” The photos taken and shared of the King Tides

The San Clemente Sunrise Rotary Club will host its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive over the next two weekends at the Ralphs on Camino De Los Mares, and it’s also looking for volunteers to help with the event.

“With COVID, we are afraid more families than ever will need our help, and (also due to COVID) we are both shorthanded, and down to just a single location,” Sunrise Rotary President Joe Leicht said in an email.

Those able to help can volunteer for the food drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, and Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Ralphs grocery store. Volunteers are also encouraged to continue helping the club’s food drive on Nov. 21 and Nov. 22, also from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunrise Rotary, Leicht said, will also hold a sorting party on the evening of Nov. 23 and a boxing party on Nov. 24.

Anyone with questions can reach out to Leicht at 949.415.4093.

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makes it difficult to respond in a prompt fashion to non-emergency calls, to minor calls for service,” he said.

Touching on the subject of community engagement, Corder noted that there were more officers living in town during the days of the SCPD. Officers including himself had the time to meet with shop owners and get to know the community.

He acknowledged after the switch to OCSD, there was a higher turnover ratio of deputies stationed in San Clemente. But, he added, that’s because the sheriff’s department is able to provide more positions and opportunities for career advancement.

“So, they come to San Clemente, and they have advancement opportunities, promotions—that type of thing comes up,” he said. “They’re constantly being transferred from the city.”

“It’s not like they don’t like the citizens, or they don’t like the city; it’s just those opportunities are vast, it’s so much more,” he later added. “These deputies, they work their you-know-whats off down here; they go call to call to call.”

As with SC Times’ previous reports on the survey, city officials had not responded to requests seeking comment as of press time. SC

Community Meetings SATURDAY, NOV. 14

CITIZENS CLIMATE EDUCATION 10:45 a.m.-noon. This nonpartisan climate action group holds monthly meetings on the second Saturday of the month through Zoom video conferences.

Email larrykramerccl@gmail.com to receive a link to join.

TUESDAY, NOV. 17

CITY COUNCIL 6 p.m. The San Clemente City Council will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference and can be streamed through the city’s YouTube channel.

949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18

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VIEWS, OPINIONS AND INSIGHTS

GUEST OPINION: Health and Nutrition 101 by Gina Cousineau

Cooking Your ‘Weigh’ to Health and Happiness

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s we enter the holiday season in these uncertain times, I feel compelled to help you see that your food choices cannot only bring joy to you and your entire family, but can be curative at the same time.

While I had every intention of writing this month about how your food choices might be your only recourse to lessening the effects of your comorbidities that threaten to harm your very future health, I instead decided to focus on helping you use food to bring happiness to those you love this holiday season.

The concept of conviviality is often connected with celebrations that include a joyful event paired with feasting. As we approach what is typically a celebratory season led by food, drinks and gathering with family and friends, the fuzzy and warm feelings we get from these events no doubt include comfort foods paired with family traditions.

It is no wonder that these foods are an easy antidote in these tumultuous times, as we look for every opportunity to find joy.

Unfortunately, this has driven our obesity epidemic to an all-time high. In a recent national survey in which participants were asked, “Are you currently on any kind of diet, either to lose weight or for some other health-related reason?”, more Americans said they were on a special diet to lose weight or for other health reasons compared with a decade ago.

While I continue to implore you to get

Letter to the Editor RIGHT TO PRIVACY CAROL ROBERTS, San Clemente

I entered the lobby of a medical building last week. Before proceeding deeper into the building, I was stopped for a temperature check. A green dot sticker was affixed to my clothing as a visual that my temp registered normal.

Offended at being labeled, I removed the sticker from my clothing and proceeded into the building unchallenged. I made it known to the staff that the practice offended me, and I made a reference to a

off the diet rollercoaster for good, at least for the moment, I ask you to give yourself some grace in these challenging times and consider the following approach: Celebratory events will include food and drink that are not your normal. That being said, prepare for what is potentially a day of excess, by being moderate in the days and weeks leading up to and following.

The moment you get into the deprivation mentality of removing entire food groups and limiting calories, you set yourself up for failure.

Two things will transpire with this plan. You are, in essence, giving HEALTH AND yourself permission to NUTRITION 101

By Gina overeat and likely will Cousineau have no restraint. This overindulging will lead to guilt, shame, and what I like to call that horrific feeling of being “thanksgivingfull” (stuffed to the brim and wishing you could go back in time).

Instead, let’s attempt once again to find a successful strategy. I go back to the “healthy plate” approach over and over with strangers and clients alike. For lunch and dinner, fill half your plate with non-starchy vegetables.

In the Mama G lifestyle, this is everything but potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, peas, and hard-shelled squash. Then fill in with 1/4 plate of wholesome starches/ grains (this is where potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, peas, and hard-shelled squash can be enjoyed) and 1/4 plate of lean protein (animal and/or plant).

Choose foods you love, as close to nature as possible (in other words, minimal processing and added ingredients), and cook/serve with healthy fats such as olive/avocado oils, nuts, seeds and avocado.

For that first meal of the day, take that healthy plate and swap your veggies for fruit. And for snacks, one or more as your hunger dictates, try pairing healthy fat, lean protein and healthy fiber options.

time in history where a particular group of people were labeled with yellow stars—a practice that didn’t go well for the starwearers.

I believe this public labeling is a violation of the HIPAA laws, as well as my right to privacy; it reveals, to anyone witnessing, medical information about my health (albeit with good intention).

Now, suppose I registered a temp and was denied entrance? Anyone paying attention could have started a public panic by pointing fingers and presuming I was spreading disease.

So how is it that you can’t call a doctor’s office and request medical info about someone and expect to get an answer, yet you can walk into a medical office and personal information about your health is revealed to anyone around you?

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BREAKFAST • Whole grain toast spread with nut butter and topped with sliced bananas.

Glass of lowfat/nonfat milk or coffee/tea latte.

LUNCH • Taco bowl with canned beans or frozen rice. Fajita-style peppers, onions, zucchini sautéed with olive oil, salt, pepper, and Mexican spices. Choose lean protein such as chicken, shrimp or 93/7 ground turkey or beef.

Top with avocado or cheese.

DINNER • Sheet Pan Salmon Veggie Meal.

On large sheet pan, toss baby potatoes, sliced colored peppers, red onion and zucchini with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast at 425 degrees for 20-30 minutes. Push veggies to one half. Place salmon fillets dusted with salt and pepper (or favorite spice mix) on other half. Continue roasting till salmon is cooked through (8-10 minutes). Enjoy.

SNACK • Cottage cheese topped with chopped apple, walnuts and sprinkled with cinnamon.

Check out choosemyplate.gov for ideas.

While most of us need to be on a calories budget to reach our lofty goals, for now, simply attempting to eat three wholesome meals and a snack or two each day will help you to find some sense of normalcy in what is surely a topsy-turvy world.

Gina Cousineau sees clients virtually and in person out of her San Clemente office.

Her extensive education with a BS in dietetics and MS in integrative and functional nutrition, chef training, and 30-plus years as a fitness professional, allow her to help clients lose weight and improve their health.

You can reach her at mamag@mamagslifestyle.com, 949.842.9975, and on Instagram and Facebook @mamagslifestyle. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com. The San Clemente Times and Picket Fence Media do not publish content that is defamatory.

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NOVEMBER 12-25: PIES FOR THE PIER Ongoing. From now through Wednesday, Nov. 25, the PierPride Foundation will sell pumpkin and Dutch apple pies, with all proceeds going to help preserve and improve the historic San Clemente Pier. Members of the community who purchase a pie can treat their family to a holiday pie baked with love by local favorite Sugar Blossom Bake Shop. The pies are $15 each. For those big-hearted who don’t need a pie, pies can also be purchased and donated to COA Food Connection. Order the pies through the nonprofit’s website at pierpride.org. The pickup dates for pies are Tuesday, Nov. 24, and Wednesday, Nov. 25, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 310.739.3517.

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Saturday | 14 COASTAL CLEANUP 8 a.m. Join San Clemente Garden Club for its second Coastal Cleanup. The group will meet at the entrance of San Clemente Pier.

Participants can socialize while helping to keep the beaches clean. Mask wearing near others and social distancing are encouraged.

Participants should bring their own trash bags, preferably reusing plastic grocery bags. Some bags will be used for trash and some for recycling. The group should have enough gloves for you, but participants should feel free to bring their own. SCGC members can pick up their annual membership cards and discount cards. Non-members are welcome, and all will have a chance to clean while chatting about becoming a member. The Pier at San Clemente, 611 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. mgconsulting@cox.net.

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STARLITE MOVIES DRIVE-IN: ‘JURASSIC WORLD’ 6-10:30 p.m. The ultimate drive-in movie experience comes to the Outlets at San Clemente. Experience the nostalgia of a drive-in movie, featuring current, classic and quintessential favorites. Rediscover (or discover) films from the ’80s, ’90s and today. It’s the perfect evening for couples, families and friends. Thursday night’s feature film will be Jurassic World. Outlets at San Clemente. 101 West. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. starlitemovienight.com/san-clemente.

OCEAN INSTITUTE WEEKEND ADMISSION 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Ocean Institute is open for weekend admission on Saturdays and Sundays. Patrons will have the opportunity to check out the institute’s new shark and rays touch tank in the Sahm Marine Family Foundation Center. Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org/plan-your-visit.

Sunday | 15 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. sanclementetimes.com

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MONEY MATTERS ADVERTORIAL | BY THE GIBBS LAW FIRM

THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTATE PLANNING It is estimated that less than half of Americans have an Estate Plan. Why is Estate Planning so important? On the most basic level, it allows individuals and families to take complete control of their affairs now and in the future. For example, proper planning allows you to make sure your hard-earned assets will go to the people you want, when you want, in the manner you want after you pass away. Estate Planning can also ensure that people you trust have the authority to make financial and medical decisions on your behalf in the event of incapacity.

• Pass your values, work ethic, and sense of responsibility on to heirs • Reduce income, estate, gift, and other taxes • Keep your financial affairs and family information private • Protect the inheritances of your heirs • Leave an enduring legacy

Depending on your particular needs and goals, Estate Planning can help you accomplish a great deal more, including:

A Revocable Living Trust is the centerpiece of most Estate Plans and allows you to plan for management and control of your assets during an incapacity. A Trust also provides for distribution of your estate or upon your passing without the need for probate. Properly drafted, an Estate Plan should offer your beneficiaries significant protection from creditors and also during difficult times they may experience.

• Protect your assets against lawsuits, creditors, the high cost of long-term care, and other threats • Ensure your minor children are raised according to your wishes if something terrible happens to you and your spouse

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Clients often ask us about tools we use and what each of them can accomplish. Here is a brief description of the most essential and frequently used Estate Planning tools.

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A General Durable Power of Attorney allows an individual to name someone (the Agent) to act on his or her behalf in the event of incapacity. The Agent can make decisions regarding property as well as legal, financial, and personal matters.

A Will directs how a person’s estate is to be administered and how his or her assets will be distributed after death. A Will also allows guardians to be named for minor children in the event something terrible happens to both parents.

An Advanced Health Care Directive details a person’s wishes concerning his or her medical care, including artificial life support, surgery, or other medical treatments related to an end-of-life situation or permanent unconsciousness.

An Advanced Health Care Directive also names a trusted person to make medical decisions on your behalf if you become incapacitated.

Effective Estate Planning can include many other strategies and tools to accomplish a wide range of goals, but the above documents are absolutely essential in carrying out your wishes. Ultimately, Estate Planning gives you the peace of mind that comes from knowing you have a plan in place for whatever the future may hold.

A HIPAA Medical Release allows people to specify who has access to their medical information. Without a HIPAA Release, family members may be denied access to information about a loved one’s medical condition in an emergency.

As our way of encouraging clients to get started on their planning we always offer free initial consultations. You can meet with us in-person at our office (subject to COVID restrictions) or virtually via Zoom and other platforms. To schedule your free consultation, simply call our office at 949.492.3350. Let’s talk soon.

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‘Money Matters’ Offers Sound Mind, Sound Finances

WELCOME

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t’s often said that the financial market hates uncertainty. During a year of perpetual uncertainty, and even more uncertainty ahead, it’s important that we learn to adapt our behavior—and our finances—to reflect the shifting market.

Financial experts forecast that the worst of the economic consequences of a pandemic lies in the Fiscal Year 2020-2021.

As we begin to see whether those predictions are coming to fruition, “Money Matters” offers guidance in navigating the new normal.

Having a balanced checkbook is crucial in this era, when cash gets tight and adjustments in your professional and personal life might be necessary. This could be the time to invest in some safe stocks if you have the financial flexibility, or the time to simply cut back on extra spending if you don’t.

Whatever your situation, we hope “Money Matters” offers you peace of mind and a sound plan for the future.

MONEY MATTERS ADVERTORIAL | BY KIRK J. COX, COX STRATEGIC WEALTH

RETIRING WITH PEACE OF MIND In today’s volatile climate, elections and the COVID-19 shutdown of the economy, today’s pre-retiree’s, and those already in retirement, face daunting challenges.

Some of them include when and how to maximize Social Security, as well as addressing questions such as these: How much money should I have in the market at risk? Is an annuity right for me? Do I need Long Term Care insurance? Do I need a trust or will?

back to February/March of 2020, when the market was down by 30%-plus in about one month’s time.

I believe now more than ever, one must have a fully written retirement plan in place to show them exactly how their retirement will work for them throughout their retirement years.

I don’t believe retirement planning is rocket science, as long as you did your part and saved money throughout your working career.

One must have their portfolio stresstested, to see how much risk one has in their portfolio. And most important, have a plan in place that guarantees you enough money on the first of the month to give you peace of mind throughout your retirement.

Trying to beat the market year in and year out is virtually impossible; just go

Please call for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation!

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DID YOU KNOW? // Millions of Americans have already received their Economic Impact Payments authorized by the CARES Act. The IRS will continue to process payments to most eligible individuals, however some may need to provide additional information. Don’t miss out.

The deadline to request your Economic Impact Payment is November 21 at 12 p.m. Visit irs.gov for more information.

MONEY MATTERS ADVERTORIAL | BY STEPHANIE FRISCH, INSURANCE 101

AEP - IT’S ABOUT SAVING YOU MONEY Calling all existing Medicare Beneficiaries, are you looking to save some money on either your monthly premiums, your co-pays, or your prescription drug co-pays?

The biggest way to save money is to see if a Medicare Advantage plan would work for you. If it does work, you cancel your Medicare Supplement and Medicare Drug plan for 2021 because the Medicare Advantage plan gives you that type of coverage and financial protection from medical bills. These plans in Orange County typically have no premium. Some plans used to not

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have a name-brand drug deductible, and now they do. Have your prescriptions changed since you enrolled in your Medicare RX plan?

If they’re expensive medications (in the $40-$100 range when you fill them), then it’s time for a review. There is even a Medicare Advantage plan that covers insulin at a $0 co-pay, even through the coverage gap! No stand-alone drug plan does that. The Medicare annual enrollment period (aka AEP) ends Dec. 7; if you’d like to schedule a no-cost Medicare options review, contact me soon, as my calendar is filling up!

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MONEY MATTERS ADVERTORIAL | BY JENNIFER ELLIOTT, SAN CLEMENTE ESTATE LAW, P.C.

3 WAYS SAN CLEMENTE ESTATE LAW CAN GIVE YOU PEACE OF MIND AND SAVE YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS 1) Protect your family By setting up an estate plan, or updating your old plan, you ensure your loved ones will receive your assets on your passing.

2) You keep control If you become ill or incapacitated, you name a trusted person who is given the tools to make sure you have all you need if you’re in the hospital or otherwise unable to pay your bills or manage your money. This keeps your power from going to the state to make decisions for you and keeps you in control of your assets.

3) Save thousands of dollars from being paid for unnecessary taxes and probate costs.

When money isn’t owed to the government, that means more money goes to your loved ones.

Are you ready to protect your family and assets? Has it been years since you’ve reviewed your old plan? San Clemente Estate Law can help. Attorney Jennifer Elliott has 18 years of experience and has helped thousands of families.

••• Call us today at 949.420.0025 or learn more about us at SanClementeEstateLaw.com.

Sign up for our free webinar for more information and earn a discount on our services.

San Clemente Estate Law cares about your health and safety. Check our website for our COVID-19 safety measures.

San Clemente Estate Law gives you a relationship, not a transaction. We are here for you and your family now and when you need us most. Call us today to schedule your private consultation.

MONEY MATTERS ADVERTORIAL | BY JAMES A. SUMMERS, LPL FINANCIAL

REAPING THE BENEFITS OF HOLISTIC FINANCIAL PLANNING What Is Holistic Financial Planning?

Holistic financial planning is the process of pursuing your life goals through the proper management of your resources. Life goals can include buying a home, saving for your child’s education, planning for retirement, or leaving a legacy.

The process involves gathering relevant financial information, setting life goals, examining your current resources and developing a plan for you to work toward your goals given your current situation and future plans.

The Benefits of Holistic Financial Planning: Holistic financial planning provides direction and meaning to your life. It allows you to understand how a financial decision you

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make affects other areas of your life. By viewing each financial decision as part of a whole, you can consider its short and longterm effects on your life goals. You can also adapt more easily to life changes and feel more secure that your goals are on track.

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PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

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

Qualities Wanted in a Potential Mate

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n 2003, I published a book titled Finding Love After 50. How to Begin.

Where to Go. What to Do. The book had a chapter devoted to the importance for middle-aged singles to make a written list of the qualities they wanted in a potential mate.

The purpose of the list was simple: to help singles avoid becoming involved with a person “not right” for them, which could waste their time, energy, emotions, and even money.

I advised keeping the list simple: 10 items or fewer, in order of importance.

Plus, I stressed that the list should simply be a flexible guide and not a rigid qualifying tool.

There were no right or wrong lists—everybody is different—but I did suggest some examples of what qualities a middleaged woman might want a man to have: • Makes me his top priority.

• Has a positive attitude and a sense of humor.

• Is carefree and relaxed with little drama.

• Gives me “my space” and respects me.

• Is attractive; I feel chemistry and warmth toward him; • Is financially comfortable.

• Does not smoke.

There were two cardinal rules to listmaking. First, follow the Golden Rule.

What a person wanted from a mate, he

or she must also give in return. Love is a two-way street.

Second, I strongly warned singles to never pull the list out to look at while on a date. Can you imagine someone placing his or her list on the table and saying to a date, “You’re a little weak on item No. 6”?

During the pandemic, in discussions with single senior men, the men have talked about qualities wanted in potential mates. I wondered if the qualities they seek now are different when compared to 17 years ago.

Wayne, 72, met a woman online who listed a plethora of ON LIFE AND things she wanted in a LOVE AFTER 50 mate—hiking, dancing,

By Tom Blake being active, going to concerts, picnics and walking. Plus, she listed, in boldface type that a potential mate had to be of the same political party as she—no exceptions.

Wayne didn’t recall same-political-party preference being much of a factor 17 years ago. “But now,” he said, “same-political-party preference quickly eliminates about 50 percent of potential mates for both women and men.”

Wayne ranked same-political-party-preference on the top of his 2020 qualitieswanted list.

Larry, a widower in his late 70s, talked about his list of qualities wanted. He asked me if he was wrong by placing chemistry and physical attraction at the top of his list.

That was interesting, because 17 years ago, people often said to me that chemistry was about No. 5 on their lists. (I often wondered if they were being honest, embarrassed to admit they ranked physical attraction much higher.)

I suggested to Larry that he wasn’t wrong, as long as physical attraction

Adoptable Pet of the Week: Ember

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wasn’t the only quality he wanted in a mate. Kindness, caring and thoughtfulness should also rank high on his list.

The question in 2020 becomes: will senior singles take the time to put their list in writing?

Possibly not, but I feel it is important they know what qualities they want and don’t want, whether they write them down or not.

The objective of making a list might be even more important now that we are 17 years older. Seniors want to avoid wasting time on a dead-end relationship—because

they’ve got less time to waste!

What’s on your qualities-wanted list?

Tom Blake is a retired Dana Point business owner and resident who has authored books on middle-aged dating. See his website at findingloveafter50.com. To comment: tompblake@gmail.com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com. The San Clemente Times and Picket Fence Media do not publish content that is defamatory.

BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

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FROM THE ARCHIVES El Camino Real, the main thoroughfare through San Clemente, as it appeared in the early 1950s.

Sudoku

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Are you looking for a friend that’s both active and affectionate?

Two-year-old Ember is all of those things wrapped up into an adorable, furry package. She loves to exercise and would likely make a great hiking partner. When it’s time to settle down, Ember makes an ideal cuddle partner and loves to give hugs.

Once you meet Ember, she’s sure to win your heart.

If you are interested in adopting Ember, please visit petprojectfoundation.org to download an adoption application form.

Contributor: San Clemente Historical Society

Ember. Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter

Completed forms can be emailed to animalservices@scdpanimalshelter.org, and you will be contacted about making an interaction appointment. SC

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

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SC LIVING Meyer and Bane outscored the “2005 and beyond” team, Althaus wrote. “While no official stats were kept, the players said the final score was 4-1.”

CoastLines by Fred Swegles

High School Slugger Discovers, You Can Go Home

OTHER CONNECTIONS

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f you’re a San Clemente baseball fan, here’s a uniquely San Clemente way to commemorate two events—the Dodgers’ first World Series title in 32 years and completion of San Clemente’s 2020 City Council elections.

What do the two have to do with each other? Nothing, except for a little-known footnote in history.

It concerns Dan Bane, who stepped down as San Clemente mayor in April to move his family to his Missouri hometown. Did you know that Bane was a high school baseball hero?

I’m guessing the vast majority of San Clemente residents aren’t aware.

In 1998, his junior year at Blue Springs High School, Bane was an outfielder who set the Missouri state record for home runs. A newspaper named him Player of the Year over a young athlete from Fort Osage High School named Albert Pujols.

Today, Pujols is a can’t-miss Hall of Famer, ranked fifth on Major League Baseball’s all-time COASTLINES home-run list with 662

By Fred Swegles blasts.

Months ago, I found a Missouri newspaper article, published in 2016, that confirmed for me Bane’s remarkable 1998 distinction.

Baseball wasn’t to be Bane’s destiny.

After he and Blue Springs captured the 1999 state title, he played for the University of Missouri, suffered a shoulder injury, earned a business degree, then a law degree at Pepperdine University and pursued a law career.

Settling in San Clemente, he was elected to a four-year city council term in 2018, then selected in 2019 for a one-year term as mayor. He didn’t complete it, stepping down in April. That led to San Clemente voters electing a city council successor on Nov. 3.

Why the move to Missouri? A childhood friend in Blue Springs had offered Bane a position as vice president of business development and general counsel for a local firm, Meyer Laboratory.

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Top: Dan Bane, upper right, was a teammate in Sluggers youth baseball with future San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler, shown below, in front of Bane. They’re still friends.

Bottom: Dan Bane holds Blue Springs High School’s career records for home runs and RBIs. He also holds the single-season record for home runs and runs scored.

Photos: Courtesy of the Bane family

at Blue Springs High and with the Kansas City Sluggers, an elite youth baseball program co-founded and coached by Meyer’s father, Russ, who is the founder and owner of Meyer Laboratory.

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED

Several dozen players on the Sluggers’ travel ball teams have been drafted by major league teams. Alumni from the Sluggers include Pujols, San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler, Rusty Meyer, Bane and more than 200 athletes who went on to play college baseball.

“The KC Sluggers started in 1991 with a group of 10-year-olds from the Blue Springs, Missouri area,” the organization’s website says.

It took me a fair bit of web research to unravel who was who in this story.

I learned that a 2016 reunion of Blue Springs baseball alumni drew more than

30 alums, including Rusty Meyer, a onetime Kansas City Royals draftee who now leads his father’s company.

A newspaper article about the reunion described Bane as the alumnus who had traveled the farthest—from California.

“I haven’t been back here for 14 or 15 years,” Bane told The Examiner. “I had to come back to prove to my wife that I actually played baseball. I don’t think she ever believed me. I got (the coach) to open the school so I could show her the all-state banner and my school records.”

Reporter Bill Althaus wrote that Bane was “still looking fit.”

“The greatest thing about this is that we get to play the game again,” Bane was quoted as saying. “I met my wife after I played ball, so I’m happy we were able to come out and she was finally able to see me play—if you call what I did today playing.”

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The article mentioned that former Blue Springs all-state pitcher Nick Tepesch wasn’t able to attend the reunion. Tepesch was in season with the Texas Rangers’ organization. Not long after the reunion, Tepesch was acquired by the Dodgers, pitching briefly that season for The Blue.

The article quoted Bane as saying he’d like to be notified of any more reunions.

“Sign me up,” he said.

I discovered a 2020 San Diego UnionTribune article about new Padres manager Jayce Tingler. It described his Missouri upbringing, how he had grown up as a high-energy, fiercely competitive, fundamentally solid ballplayer recruited by Russ Meyer at age 10 to play for the Sluggers.

Tingler’s skillset was honed by Russ Meyer.

The Union-Tribune article quoted Bane: “Russ was an imposing figure, he was a demanding figure, he was a father figure,” said Dan Bane, a former Slugger who went on to play at the University of Missouri and is now an attorney and the mayor of San Clemente. “He expected the best from us, no matter the circumstances, no matter what the obstacles were. So many guys from our team have been incredibly successful in their own way. A lot of that was what Russ instilled in us—work ethic, ability to cope with adversity. So many life skills we learned from that experience have been applicable to every facet of life.”

THE BONDS OF BASEBALL

“It’s great to be back, competing together again,” Bane said this week when asked about his return to Blue Springs. “Before, it was baseball. Now it’s in business, growing the company.”

Day by day, Bane reconnects. Visiting a park with his daughter, he heard a voice, “Dan, is that you?” It was the son of Bane’s high school coach.

Bane acknowledges that his 1998 Player of the Year award “was my 15 seconds of fame. We all knew that Albert was an incredible player,” he said.

Bane and Pujols had been teammates on the Sluggers.

“I will forever be the 1998 Player of the Year over Albert,” Bane said. “The writers would probably like to have their votes back. There’s no question who had the better baseball career.”

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ADDICTION RECOVERY TREATMENT Body Mind Spirit Intensive Outpatient Program 665 Camino De Los Mares, Ste. 104, 949.485.4979, bodymindspiritiop.com

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The anticipated ranked showdown between San Clemente High School graduates was taken away by an early injury to Boise State quarterback Jack Sears, but BYU tight end Isaac Rex and the No. 9 Cougars pushed on with a 22-point third quarter en route to a 51-17 romp over the No. 21 Broncos on Friday, Nov. 6.

On the second drive of the game, Sears, an early 2016 SCHS graduate making his second start for Boise State, took a hit to the head on a quarterback sneak and came off the field to be examined. Sears did not return to the game. Boise State coach Bryan Harsin said on Sunday, Nov. 8, that he was “hopeful” Sears would be back for the next game.

On the other side, Rex, a 2017 SCHS graduate, was instrumental in pushing BYU far out ahead in the third quarter.

Rex caught 5-yard and 20-yard touchdown passes as the Cougars began to dominate Boise State. He finished with five receptions for 45 yards and two TDs. Boise State linebacker Riley Whimpey, a 2015 SCHS graduate, led the Broncos with nine total tackles. —Zach Cavanagh

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Golfers are encouraged to dress in their best holiday golf gear, as there will be a prize for most festive attire. Prizes will also be awarded for first place in the men’s, women’s and coed divisions. Each golfer will receive breakfast, lunch and a gift with their round of golf, and each golfer will be given their own cart for the round.

Prices for individual golfers start at $225, with foursomes at $900 and various sponsorship levels available.

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This six-week program is the only program of its kind offered in Orange County, perhaps even the only one of its kind in California. There are plenty of tennis, golf, and team sporting activities available to kids, but Dana Wharf has it pegged with this fun fishing outdoor opportunity.

Dana Wharf staff have found that when kids can help one another by both teaching and learning, it creates a fun dynamic and hooks the fisherman for life. By the middle of the six-week session, the kids have developed some skills that will give them the ability to catch fish with confidence and prepare them to go on longer trips with Dana Wharf or any landing along the coast.

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2021 WSL World Title to Be Decided at Trestles Championship Tour opens in December in Hawaii, culminating with WSL Finals in September at Lowers

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ro surfing is officially back, as the World Surf League this week announced that the 2021 Championship Tour season will get underway this December in Hawaii. But for our local surf community, the big news is that whatever happens during the season, ultimately, the world title will be decided at Lower Trestles next September.

During the tour’s COVID-induced hiatus, structural changes were made to the tour schedule, as well as how the league crowns its world champions.

The “regular season” will now take place from December through August before moving to the newly created WSL Finals in which the top five men and top five women in the world (based on their year-end ratings) will compete for the world title in a one-day surf-off, winner take all.

For years, the world title race has come down to the final events of the year in Hawaii. For the men, it came down to the his-

Local hero Kolohe Andino has long been touted as a world title contender. Could it all magically come together in 2021 in his own backyard? Photo: Courtesy of WSL/Kenny Morris

toric Pipeline Masters, and for the women, they’ve spent the last decade sorting things out at the idyllic Honolua Bay on Maui.

But this is a new era, and those with world title aspirations will now kick off their campaigns in the Islands and end in California.

“I am so excited about WSL’s announcement to start the 2021 Championship tour this December in Hawaii,” said reigning WSL Champion Carissa Moore in a press statement. “Honolua Bay, Maui for the women and Pipeline, Oahu for the men.

Hawaii is such a big part of surfing history and culture, and there is no better place to start a season and end a challenging year on a positive note.”

For fans, the theme for this year is going to be flexibility. Because of the ever-changing situation with COVID-19 and all the various rules and restrictions that accompany life in this new reality, the WSL is being transparent that things may change.

“Putting on an international tour amid a global pandemic is not an easy task, but the dedication and work of the entire organization gives us confidence that we can safely execute these competitions on behalf of our athletes, staff and the local communities,” WSL CEO Erik Logan said.

In years past, there’s only been one Championship Tour stop in Hawaii, but the surfers are currently slated to stick around for a second event in January at Sunset Beach on Oahu. From there, the tour will hop across the Pacific for a contest at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz in February. From there, it will be off to Portugal before a three-stop swing in Australia if the reality on the ground allows.

But again, the big news coming from the WSL mothership in Santa Monica is that in September, the top five men and women in the world will land in San Clemente to decide the world champion.

Lowers is often described as the most “high performance wave on the planet,” and that’s what will make this high-stakes day of surfing so intriguing.

September is prime time for Lowers, and with a little luck, the Southern Hemisphere will provide some solid swells. And if there is pumping surf, the left and right peaks will provide the surfers with an open canvas to really show the world what they can do.

There is nowhere to hide at Lowers. To win, there requires a unique combination of technical mastery and explosive innovation. Not as daunting or intimidating of a wave as somewhere such as Pipeline, where the title was won last year, it will all come down to high-performance surfing and who can handle the pressure.

And with local boys Kolohe Andino and Griffin Colapinto on tour, if they can keep their ranking up throughout the regular season, who knows, we could be crowning San Clemente’s first world champion on home turf.

In addition, some of our finest local shapers, including Matt Biolos and Timmy Patterson, make the boards for a lot of these surfers, so there’s a good chance that the title could be won on locally crafted equipment.

It’s an exciting moment for pro surfing as it gets back on its feet, and it’s going to be a lot of fun to watch the world title race go down in our own backyard.

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 the San Clemente Times, Dana Point Times, 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

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Water Temperature: 55-58 Degrees F

SAWYER LINDBLAD

Water Visibility and Conditions: 4-8 Thursday: An old swell mix fades in the morning, then a fresh South/southwest swell builds during the afternoon, with waist-chest high surf, (3-4’). Light/ variable winds most of the morning, rising to 6-11kts WNW onshores for the afternoon.

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he vibes are still up after such a successful event at the NSSA National Championships a couple weeks back at Jennette’s Pier in North Carolina. Sawyer Lindblad, one of our favorite rising stars, took out the Open Girls division in dominant style, and we couldn’t be more stoked for her.

Lindblad was on a roll earlier this year before her competitive goals were unfortunately slightly derailed.

Earning her first WSL Qualifying Series victory this past February, she won the SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach, then followed that up with a second-place finish at the SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay. It was a brilliant start to the year that got everyone’s attention.

Since then, Sawyer’s had her head down, training and working on her surfing. She signed on with San Clemente Times November 12-18, 2020

Sawyer Lindblad. Photo: Courtesy of the NSSA

her new sponsor, SisstrEvolution, and recently took a team trip down to Mexico for some waves and water time with world title contender Lakey Peterson.

So, when it came time to pull the jersey back on for the NSSA National Championships, Sawyer was more than ready.

In the final, she posted two excellent scoring rides—an 8.0 and 8.83—to earn her first Open Nationals victory. With winter on the way and new opportunities opening, we can’t wait to see what she gets up to next. SC Page 22

Outlook: On Friday, more South/southwest swell moves in, with waist-shoulder-head high waves, (3-4-5’). Light southerly winds in the morning Friday, shift to light+ westerlies during the afternoon. The South/southwest swell maintains waist-shoulderhead surf, (3-4-5’) on Saturday as a small Northwest swell joins in. The swell blend fades Sunday, for waist-stomach-chest high waves, (2-3-4’). Light/ variable mornings winds are followed by a moderate afternoon sea breeze on Saturday and Sunday.

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