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Gibroni’s Pizza Takes Over JD’s, Bringing Taste of Detroit to San Clemente E Y E O N S C / PAG E 3

Tony and Lindsey Gioutsos, along with their 9-month-old Leni, stand in front of JD’s Kitchen and Bar, home to their new Detroit-style pizza business, Gibroni’s Pizza.

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Orders can be placed ahead of time on the Gibroni’s website, with slots available as early as 5 p.m. and as late as 9 p.m.

Customers can also place orders in person at JD’s.—Shawn Raymundo

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Gibroni’s Pizza Moves into JD’s Kitchen WHAT’S NEXT: Around the start of the pandemic, Tony Gioutsos got furloughed from his job at Artifex Brewing Company. It was a precarious time for him and his wife, Lindsey, who had recently given birth to their daughter Leni, now 9 months old.

Though the ongoing public health crisis has put a strain on countless families throughout the nation, forcing millions like Tony out of work, for the Gioutsos family, it was an opportunity to initiate their own contingency plan.

“We always have a Plan B,” Tony said. “I guess that was probably the biggest thing we learned going into the pandemic was just always have a Plan B, just in case.”

What was their Plan B? When the couple first moved to San Clemente five years ago, following a stint in Austin, Texas, where they ran a Tex-Mex-Italian fusion food truck, Tony wanted to open a pizza joint.

But not just any pizza joint. He wanted to bring his and Lindsey’s hometown of Detroit to Southern California, recognizing an absence of Detroit-style pizza nearby, namely a Jet’s Pizza franchise, which they grew up with in Michigan.

“Yeah, growing up in Detroit, this is what we eat: Detroit-style pizza,” he said. “Square pizza is a normal thing for us, so I wanted to bring that to the West Coast and take over California with Detroit-style pizza.”

Tony began making Detroit-style pies and selling them out of his own home one day a week.

His customer base, at first, consisted of Artifex regulars, but word of mouth spread the news about his pizza, while Lindsey also handled the marketing on Instagram.

Eventually, Tony, along with his neighbor, Chef Jacob Anderson (who previously worked at Brick Restaurant in San Clemente), expanded the operation to two days a week. In September, the two attended a formal training seminar in Detroit with world champion pizza maker Shawn Randazzo.

“I kind of knew we had a good product already, because we were selling out,” Tony explained, later noting that he wanted to take Randazzo’s course for his own affirmation. “I just needed the confirmation that we were going in the right path.”

After they got back, Tony said, he got a call from longtime friend Justin Shea, owner San Clemente Times November 19-25, 2020

Chef Jacob Anderson cuts into a freshly baked Detroit-style pizza pie at JD’s Kitchen and Bar in San Clemente on Thursday, Nov. 12. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

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of JD’s Kitchen and Bar in Downtown San Clemente. Shea asked if Tony wanted to sublease JD’s Kitchen, as it was proving financially difficult to maintain food services.

Taking Shea up on his offer, Gioutsos and Anderson late last month took over the kitchen at JD’s, where Gibroni’s Pizza is now operating three evenings a week—Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The operation will soon expand after Thanksgiving, when Gibroni’s will also open for Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons, according to Tony.

The name, Gibroni’s Pizza, Tony said, stems from a nickname he was given by a bartender back in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he and Lindsey also lived for a for a few years before relocating to Austin.

“She used to call me ‘Tony Gibroni,’ ” he said, before explaining that he wanted to use the name because it shows the lighthearted nature of the business. “We try to have fun with everything. It kind of helps;

it shows the character that we like to have fun with everything.”

So how does Detroit-style pizza compare to the more widely known pizza styles of New York, where their pies are thin, and Chicago, where it boasts the hearty and thick deep-dish varieties? Tony explained that it’s somewhere in the middle.

“The biggest difference is it being square, like a rectangle,” Tony said. “And then it’s a fluffy focaccia—that’s how we like to describe the dough—and ingredients then go on the bottom, and then cheese and then sauce on top.”

As if that wasn’t mouthwatering enough, Tony further noted that they spread the cheese all the way to the crust, where it caramelizes, giving it that “butter crust.”

Gibroni’s, Tony said, will maintain a small menu consisting of about six to eight pies, Bouzouki bread and a salad. Eventually, he said, they’ll offer chicken wings and a rotating pizza of the week.

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THE LATEST: Facing a slew of accusations raised by Councilmember Kathy Ward, acting Mayor Laura Ferguson could be slapped with a potential censure next week after the council on Tuesday, Nov. 17, voted to hold a special session to deliberate the formal reprimand.

During what was supposed to be the last city council meeting before the newly elected officials will be seated, councilmembers voted, 3-1, with Ferguson dissenting, to meet on Monday, Nov. 23, when they’ll pursue the censure—a largely symbolic condemnation of an elected official.

According to the city, “a censure does not levy a fine, suspension, or other penalty, but nevertheless represents the formal opinion of the City Council and, therefore, carries weight in the public arena.”

Ward proposed the council proceed with the censure hearing on numerous grounds, including perceived allegations that Ferguson has shown a lack of respect toward city management and the city attorney, as well as her fellow councilmembers and their decisions and polices.

The laundry list of accusations from Ward against Ferguson also included “misconduct and insubordination against city employees when they would not do what you wanted that was in opposition to council direction and in violation of set polices for process in San Clemente municipal code.”

Ward later referenced Ferguson’s persistent use of her political Facebook page, where she “shares emails from staff,” “disparages city council decisions” and has “consistently eroded the vote of the public’s trust in city governance.”

The move to censure Ferguson comes after she shared with San Clemente Times the findings and results of a city-initiated survey that city management wanted to keep under wraps, citing it as confidential. While not explicitly stated, that action was also perceived to be included in Ward’s accusations.

“You have shared confidential information or documents after briefings where you have been advised the information is confidential, and you have unilaterally shared it, thereby waiving privilege for the council when you have no authority to do so,” Ward said Tuesday night.

“These allegations are numerous, but I believe they will be supported by evidence of actions you have taken in the past two years while on council,” Ward later concluded.

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EYE ON SC (Cont. from page 3) $3,000 and $5,000 on special counsel engagement services with attorney Cristina Talley, who will oversee the conflict during Monday’s proceedings, when Ferguson will have due process in order to plead her case.

At the onset of the council’s discussion whether to conduct the special meeting, Ferguson—acknowledging that the agenda item was centered around her before Ward formally announced her claims—said she would wear the censure proudly if it comes to that.

“I, for one, will wear my censure, if that’s the direction that the council wishes to go … as a badge of honor, because I will always choose transparency over secrecy,” she said, before adding that she wouldn’t stop using her social media page despite criticism from her fellow councilmembers.

WHAT’S NEXT: The special meeting, scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m., is expected to be conducted via teleconference and livestreamed through the city’s YouTube channel.—SR

Council Approves Continued Funding for Toll Road Experts THE LATEST: The city council on Tuesday, Nov. 17, approved plans to continue contracting services with a handful of toll road experts, costing nearly $350,000 as part of the city’s ongoing legal battles against the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA).

In a 3-1 decision, with acting Mayor Laura Ferguson opposed, the council voted to maintain its service contracts and enter into one-year agreements with the city’s four consultants: Tower Marketing & Investments; Mike Roos & Company; Englander Knabe & Allen; and the Oftelie Company.

The new one-year contracts each had previously cost $25,000 or less—meaning acting City Manager Erik Sund had authority to enter into the agreement without council approval—but now they will cumulatively cost the city $348,000.

According to the city, the consultants provide professional services on strategic planning related to toll road expansion, legislative analysis, communications, and traffic advisories.

The move to continue the contracts

The city council on Tuesday, Nov. 17, approved plans to continue contracting services with a handful of toll road experts, costing nearly $350,000 as part of the city’s ongoing legal battles against the TCA. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

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comes months after the TCA’s Foothill/ Eastern Board of Directors voted to abandon its series of largely contested proposals to extend the 241 Toll Road to Interstate 5 by cutting through the city.

Instead, the board approved plans to pursue an extension of Los Patrones Parkway, which currently runs through Rancho Mission Viejo, keeping it as a county-run, arterial and untolled thoroughfare.

The proposed Patrones extension, which falls under the county’s purview and not the TCA’s, would have the parkway run from Oso Parkway—where the 241 currently ends—and continue south, past Cow Camp Road, and end at Avenida La Pata, at the San Clemente city limits.

Citing that plan, Ferguson on Tuesday questioned the need for retaining the contracts when the arterial route is being advanced, and also inquired from where the money will be coming.

“Who requested that after the TCA’s decision on Los Patrones Parkway was voted that these consultants were still needed?” she asked. “Who decided that, and how did this originate that these come back to us tonight?”

Sund responded that the contracts are necessary, because “we cannot let our guard down. We, the city of San Clemente, have to stand vigilant on protecting the residents from any negative impacts that may come to the city of San Clemente.”

The city and the TCA are currently in litigation over the abandonment of the “green alignment”—or the southern extension of the 241 to connect to I-5 by traveling south of San Clemente.

According to Sund, the money to pay for the contracts will come out of the city’s legal professional services coffers and had already been budgeted in the current fiscal year.—SR

State Pulls ‘Emergency Brake’ on Coronavirus Tracking, County Falls Back to Purple Tier THE LATEST: In light of spiking case rates and a surging number of hospitalizations, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday, Nov. 16, that the state is “pulling an emergency brake” on its coronavirus monitoring system.

With the daily new cases per 100,000 nearly doubling in the past week, Orange County moved back to the purple “widespread” tier—the highest risk level of the state’s four-tiered, color-coded coronavirus monitoring system.

Orange County had been in the red “substantial” tier for 10 weeks with redlevel metrics, but as part of the emergency brake, counties will move back a tier with just one week of higher numbers—not two weeks, as it was when the system was introduced in September.

Instead of announcing tiers only on a weekly basis every Tuesday, the state

began a new protocol on Monday, when it came to making announcements as necessary, and will likely make more than one during the week.

The emergency brake also dictates that the county make its industry changes urgently, instead during a three-day grace period. With the move back from the red tier to the purple tier, the capacities and operations will be rolled back to tighter restrictions.

In the purple tier, dine-in restaurants and indoor movie theaters may not operate indoors, though outdoor dining and drivein movies are still allowed. Religious centers, places of worship, weddings, cultural ceremonies, gyms, fitness centers, yoga and dance studios, aquariums, museums and zoos now may only operate outdoors.

The indoor capacity for grocery stores (50%) does not change, but libraries and many retailers, including bookstores, clothing stores, sporting goods stores and shopping malls, must reduce their indoor capacities to 25%.

Regarding schools, since schools in Orange County already reopened in the less restrictive new tier, they do not have to close upon moving back to the purple tier. School closures are now dictated by district COVID-19 protocols.

Nearly all of Southern California is now in the purple tier, with 41 of the state’s 58 counties at the highest risk level. Just three weeks ago, only nine California counties were purple.

Newsom reported that the state’s daily new case count had doubled in the past 10 days, with the state’s 14-day testing positivity average rising to 4.6%, a quick jump from the rate of 3.2% on Nov. 2.

Hospitalizations in the state continue to surge, with a 48% increase in the past 14 days and a 38% rate in ICU cases over that span. However, as he did the week before, Newsom praised the preparedness of the state’s health care system, with COVID-19 hospitalizations taking up only 5% of the state’s capacity and COVID-19 ICU cases occupying 11% of the state capacity.

Newsom acknowledged the state’s positivity average is about half of the nation’s rising seven-day average of 9.8%, but he encouraged Californians to not be misled by the number, as the state’s increases were still alarming.

“We don’t compare ourselves to the average,” Newsom said. “We can do more, and we can do better. You have done more, and you have done better. …

We will not be deterred in our proactive stance. Our Blueprint (for a Safer Economy) is working how it’s designed to work.”—Zach Cavanagh

State Rolls Out Guidance, Regulations for Thanksgiving Gatherings

THE LATEST: As states throughout the

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nation experience another spike in coronavirus cases, federal and state health officials have released new guidance and regulations for families and friends to consider before gathering around the table for Thanksgiving next week.

The California Department of Public Health advised late last week that the “safest way to gather is to spend time with people in the same household, gather virtually, or gather outdoors.”

For those who are planning to host a get-together, the state is mandating that gatherings include no more than three households—including both hosts and guests. And gatherings occurring in counties in the purple “widespread” tier, such as Orange County, must be held outdoors.

“Gatherings that occur outdoors are significantly safer than indoor gatherings,” according to the state, which also said, “If gathering indoors, increase fresh air circulation by opening windows or doors, as much as possible, especially in the rooms where people are gathering.”

Similarly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised hosts of get-togethers to limit the number of guests as much as possible, so people from other households can remain at least 6 feet apart at all times.

Both agencies are also encouraging hosts to instruct guests to wear face masks and coverings when not eating and drinking, also advising to limit the duration of the gathering. The state health office recommends a limit of two hours.

“The longer the duration, the risk of transmission increases,” according to the state.

Individuals who are considered a higher risk of contracting COVID-19, such as older adults and those with chronic medical conditions, “are strongly urged not to attend any gatherings, especially indoor gatherings,” the state said.

Such individuals who do attend the gathering should spend much of the time outdoors or near areas of the home where there’s outside airflow, such as windows and doors. Those who are feeling sick, particularly experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, should skip attending any gatherings.

The state is also discouraging people participating in indoor gatherings from singing, chanting, shouting and cheering, as such activities increase the risk of transmission.

And just like what’s already been highly recommended throughout the pandemic, handwashing and the regular use of hand sanitizer, especially after touching shared items, are highly encouraged during the gathering.—SR EDITOR’S NOTE: Extended versions to all of these stories can be found at sanclementetimes.com. sanclementetimes.com

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San Clemente Ocean Festival Donates Proceeds from T-Shirt Sales to Local Programs The San Clemente Ocean Festival recently donated $6,000 to three community programs, using the proceeds from the sale of its 2020 collector T-shirts, which went on sale this past summer despite the “The Greatest Show on Surf” being postponed to July 2021.

The organization announced last week that the Ocean Institute, Age Well Senior Services and the city of San Clemente’s Marine Safety Division each received $2,000 to support their programs.

“All in all, we were able to cover production expenses and give back to our community programs through the net sales,” Ocean Fest said in a press release.

The donation to the Dana Point-based Ocean Institute will support its Adopt-AClass program for San Clemente High School students, while Age Well will utilize its donation for the Meals on Wheels program for San Clemente’s seniors.

And money for the Marine Safety Division, according to Ocean Fest, will go toward scholarships for its Junior Lifeguard Program.

“We thank everyone who purchased this year’s T-shirts and helped support these amazing organizations and programs,” Ocean Fest said in the release. “All leftover product has been donated to the U.S. Marine Corps, Boys & Girls Club and a few other local organizations to help those in need.”

The Ocean Fest 2020 shirts began selling on Memorial Day of this year.

The white T-shirts featured a “fun, whimsical” design by local artist Bob Harlow, one featuring a drawing of a woodie car as a means of highlighting Gary and Arlene Button, who have acted as dedicated contributors to Ocean Fest over the years.

Per the press release, “Gary and Arlene worked together as an amazing team for over 25 years, recruiting and coordinating a variety of Woodies for everyone to admire and enjoy.”

Ocean Fest also sold special 2020 blue T-shirts dedicated to San Clemente’s former Marine Safety Capt. Bill Humphreys.

Humphreys worked as a San Clemente lifeguard for 43 years, before retiring at the end of 2019.

Ocean Festival T-shirts were available both online and in-store at DeNault’s ACE Hardware stores and Mikii’s on Del Mar in San Clemente.

The Ocean Festival, which was set to celebrate its annual weekend of oceanbased competition for the 44th year this past summer, was officially postponed a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 19

ZONING ADMINISTRATION 3-4:30 p.m. The city’s Zoning Administration will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference and can be streamed through the city’s YouTube channel. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 21

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.

With the proceeds from its 2020 Ocean Festival collector T-shirts, the Ocean Festival was able to donate $6,000 to support local organizations and their programs. Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente Ocean Festival

Ocean Fest is now set to take place July 17-18 in 2021. Additional information regarding the event will be released closer to the festival.

Man Dies After Collision with Train in San Clemente An unidentified adult male is dead after a collision with a Metrolink train in San Clemente on Nov. 12, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD).

OCSD Spokesperson Carrie Braun said authorities were notified at approximately 8:40 p.m. last Thursday of a train versus pedestrian collision. The incident, according to Sgt. Dennis Breckner, occurred on the train tracks about 500 yards south of Calafia State Beach.

The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Braun.

As of Monday, Nov. 16, authorities were conducting an investigation into the incident and looking into why the decedent was on the tracks, Braun said.

Rep. Levin Honors VFW Post and DAV Chapter Chaplain William E. Walker Senior On Nov. 11, U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA), of San Juan Capistrano, announced that in celebration of Veterans Day, North County resident Chaplain William E. Walker Senior is the November

Constituent of the Month.

Chaplain Walker has dedicated his life after service to supporting veterans and their families, currently serving as Post Chaplain of Oceanside Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post 10577 and Disabled American Veterans (DAV) TriCities Chapter 95.

“This Veterans Day, I am honored to recognize Chaplain William E. Walker Senior, Post Chaplain of Oceanside Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post 10577 and Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Tri-Cities Chapter 95, as my Constituent of the Month,” Levin said. “A true American patriot, after returning from serving in the United States Marine Corps (USMC) from 1976-1988, and receiving the Combat Action Ribbon for his service in Saigon, Vietnam, Comrade Walker worked at Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) for 15 years until his retirement.”

Rep. Levin’s Constituent of the Month program recognizes outstanding North San Diego County and South Orange County residents who have gone above and beyond to help their neighbors and give back to their community.

“Following his retirement and feeling that his service for this country wasn’t over, Chaplain Walker made himself a fierce ally and fighter for veterans throughout North County,” Levin said.

“Dedicated to his convictions and supporting his fellow veterans, Chaplain Walker is especially known for visiting, calling, or helping wherever he can for VFW and DAV comrades who are in nursing homes, hospitals, rehab clinics, homebound, or in need of assistance. His commitment to

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TUESDAY, NOV. 24

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, drug abuse, disrespect), will conducts its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com.

SAN CLEMENTE TOASTMASTERS 7-8:40 p.m. The San Clemente Toastmasters meet every Tuesday online through Zoom. Email fardad. fs@gmail.com to receive a link to join.

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the ministry and duties of Chaplain are beyond reproach, always there to lend a hand, offer spiritual guidance, and prayer.”

Levin’s Constituent of the Month for October was Oscarin Ortega, founder and executive director of Lived Experiences, a community program providing support and guidance to underrepresented youth.

His September Constituent of the Month was Michelle Harvey, founder of the San Diego Face Mask Sewing Group, a Facebook community page dedicated to sewing face masks for donation.

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An Apology to the Community When Jewish Europeans living in Nazi Germany and its occupied territories were forced to wear identifying badges, they were made to feel isolated and humiliated, cast out by a government that blamed them for their recent hardships— namely, Germany’s loss in World War I. Under Adolf Hitler’s regime by the late 1930s, Jewish citizens, branded with sewn-on yellow Star of David badges, were scapegoated, persecuted and later rounded up to be sent to Holocaust camps where millions were tormented, starved and executed.

Calling this a dark time in the history of the Jewish faith would be putting it mildly. But it’s a time in the world’s collective history that shouldn’t be forgotten, nor trivialized.

Last week, under my supervision and approval, a Letter to the Editor was published that implicitly compared the forceful branding of Jewish people with yellow stars to a medical office’s requirement that individuals who pass a temperature check should wear a green, removable sticker while inside the facility—a recent

practice employed during the pandemic.

As editor, I failed to fully comprehend the weight of the author’s words and how they would be perceived by those of the Jewish faith, many of whom still have familial ties to the Holocaust.

More importantly, I failed to realize that there’s simply no justifiable comparison to the two instances—one of which led to one of the greatest atrocities in recent human history.

The letter writer in this case was certainly justified in criticizing the overall practice of requiring green stickers, believing it violates HIPAA laws. However, a better and thorough read of the letter should have prompted me to reach out to the author and request the removal of the insensitive comparison to the Holocaust badges.

While the San Clemente Times and its parent company Picket Fence Media welcome civil discourse through Letters to the Editor and the comment sections online and on social media platforms, we offer no place for offensive allusions and defamatory language.

Everyone has a right to their own opinions, and we remain open to publishing those opinions in our Soapbox section.

As the editor, I recognize that I need to do a better job in flagging letters that contain inflammatory messages, preventing them from publishing, as they do not contribute to the growth of our community nor promote a healthy dialogue of important issues.

To all of San Clemente Times’ readers, I apologize for letting the letter publish as is and without proper vetting procedures.

It was a mistake that I do not take lightly, and it is sure to guide me in my decision making moving forward. SC

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mounting legal fights in several states “despite no indication or evidence of large-scale irregularities or fraud.”

Please take your head out of the sand and do some research. If you look beyond the major media fake news outlets, you will find plenty of clear evidence of massive fraud in this past election.

From software programmed to switch votes, ballots accepted after the deadline, unmatched signatures being allowed, envelopes discarded to prevent voter eligibility confirmation and, of course, the usual dead people casting votes. Funny how all of these benefit Democrats.

Has journalistic integrity morphed into partisan yellow journalism from the past? It sure looks that way with the SC Times.

She voted no and now wants take credit for helping people find affordable housing.

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To all the residents of San Clemente, my wife and I want to thank each and every one of you for your support during our first campaign run. It was so exciting running against so many fine candidates.

This will not be the end for Aaron Washington, and I encourage all of our great candidates to run again!

Now that our city has a great council, we must all support them in achieving positive solutions for our “Small Village by The Sea.” Save your signs, because I will be back!

God bless our city, and God bless America!

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BATES TAKES CREDIT BENJAMIN RICH, San Clemente

It was shocking to see Sen. Patricia Bates singing the praises of the $4 million state PLHA funding for housing in her district.

Sen. Bates opposed the legislation creating this fund in committee and by voting against it on the Senate floor (SB 2) on Sept. 15, 2017.

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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.

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Thursday | 19 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.

Saturday | 21 RETURN OF THE VILLAGE ART FAIRE 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The monthly Village Art Faire returns to Downtown San Clemente on a

Sunday | 22 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.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26: 2020 VIRTUAL DANA POINT TURKEY TROT For Thanksgiving week, run the race before you stuff your face—but in your own place!

Register for the 2020 Virtual Dana Point Turkey Trot and run or walk the 5K, 10K, 15K or Kids 1-Mile Gobble Wobble, anytime, anywhere. Tradition can’t be canceled! turkeytrot.com.

new day and in a new location. The show will now take place on the first and third Saturdays of every month in the San Clemente Community Center parking lot. The new location will allow the event to offer a modified version of the old show while adhering to current health and safety guidelines, providing a safe shopping experience for the community. Visitors can

expect to find some of their favorite artists, as well as some new faces. The show, hosted by the San Clemente Downtown Business Association, offers a variety of work including photography, fine art, jewelry, ceramics, fused glass, home décor, botanicals, textile art, and more. To adhere to COVID-19 guidelines, only 50 people will be limited entry at a time and

Wednesday | 25 BACKYARD OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS 8-10 p.m. Knuckleheads’ backyard 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.

At the Movies: ‘Recon’

BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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n the year of 2020, more than 70 years since World War II ended, what else can there be left to say about that global war in fiction and on screen? Robert David Port’s new war piece Recon came to audiences this Veterans Day in selected theaters, but does it add anything to the subgenre that we haven’t already seen before?

Stationed in Italy in the middle of the war, four young American soldiers spend a day pondering the fact that one of their men killed an innocent local and then ponder whether they’re making the right choice following an Italian man off a mountain that led them to trouble. The soldiers are played by Alexander Ludwig, Sam Keeley, Chris Brochu and RJ Fetherstonhaugh, and Franco Nero is the local who may or may not be on their side.

Recon is based on the 2010 novel Peace by real-life Air Force veteran Richard Bausch and loosely based on a true story, as one of the title cards informs. Port’s film adaptation has some pretty impressive production value for a movie with, I assume, a relatively small budget, as well as the lack of star headliners and big-name producers.

The cast is decent, though the dialogue and delivery of the lines often feel too much like modern soldiers communicating, rather than fully giv-

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ing off the impression the movie is set a half-century ago. Recon doesn’t really bring anything new or innovative to the many WWII features it is follow-

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PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

GUEST OPINION: Wellness & Prevention by Susan Parmelee

Having ‘The Talk’ T

eenagers often tell me they do not believe that the adults in their lives are capable of or willing to talk about mental health. Oftentimes, I dispel this belief by challenging them to try bringing it up with them. This often opens up meaningful dialogue.

However, I would like to suggest to all adults out there that you initiate “The Talk.” At the Wellness & Prevention Center, we believe this so strongly that we developed a Public Service Campaign (funded by the Orange County Health Care Agency) stressing the need to have The Talk.

In the U.S., one in five adolescents lives with a mental health condition and less than half receive the support they need.

Many young people report that they are

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afraid to ask for help, that their concerns are ignored, or that this is “just part of being a teenager.”

These reactions show that there is a gap in understanding the mental health challenges young people face.

Unfortunately, this gap in understanding and a prevailing culture of silence lead to a stigma surrounding mental health symptoms and results in fewer young people getting the help and support they need.

This leads to more serious mental health diagnoses, crisis situations and suicide. The aim of the campaign is to help both parents and teens get the support WELLNESS AND they need to have open PREVENTION

By Susan and honest discussions Parmelee about the stressors and very real mental health symptoms they experience.

Talking to teenagers is tough; there are many important topics adults need to discuss with the young people they love.

Because of the challenges that youth are facing, the mental health talk should

take top priority. Sadly, suicide is the second-leading cause of death for 10- to 19-year-olds in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Knowing that 22% of people between the ages of 13 and18 will experience a mental health or substance-use challenge every year, the National Council for Mental Health reports, it is important for youth to have safe places to discuss their questions and concerns about their mental well-being.

It is the responsibility of all adults in our community. This is a big ask, but here are some tips for adults: • Practice “The Talk” with some of the other adults in your life.

• Remain curious and open to queries from youth about mental well-being—listen to their questions and ask them what they think.

• Listen more than you talk.

• Empathize with their feelings and behaviors; do not minimize their emotions or encourage anyone to “move on.”

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• Be open to a conversation on the young person’s schedule. Often, teens start a conversation when you are not prepared, but try to take advantage of these openings.

• Finally, rely on some excellent resources such as Mental Health First Aid; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; and the Crisis Text Line at 741741. And when any life is at risk, please call 911.

The Wellness & Prevention Center is here to help as well. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have about supporting healthy teens.

Susan Parmelee is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Executive Director of the Wellness & Prevention Center: wpc-oc.org. She can be reached at susan@wpc-oc.org. SC 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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SC LIVING GUEST OPINION: Life’s a Beach

by Shelley Murphy

Thanksgiving: Adopting an Attitude of Gratitude

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ovember is a hard-working month.

Its calendar boasts Election Day, the end of Daylight Savings, Veterans Day, and it is National Gratitude Month.

This month also celebrates my favorite holiday on its fourth Thursday.

The nation’s observance of Thanksgiving is traced to a 1621 celebration at Plymouth when Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans gathered for a communal feast and gave thanks for their survival and plentiful harvest.

The Thanksgiving holiday is the one I look forward to all year. This November, however, the pandemic is upending my Turkey Day traditions. In the spirit of the month, I’m trying to adopt an attitude of gratitude, but it’s a struggle in 2020.

More than eight months have passed since the pandemic began wreaking havoc on our lives, and its consequences continue to polarize national politics, affect the economy and fracture countless families.

Pre-pandemic, my husband and I planned a once-in-a-lifetime European anniversary vacation, but in April, our trip became a casualty of COVID-19.

I instead found myself on an indefinite staycation and sequestered in my house watching home improvement shows.

So, it surprised no one when I spent our travel refund on updating our kitchen

and bathrooms.

It did, however, stun my husband when my tiny refresh job morphed into a major revamp project. Weeks into construction, COVID-19 caused the project to come to a crawl and then sputter to a stall.

Today, there are no sinks or countertops in my sons’ childhood bathroom.

When they return home to visit, they brush their teeth in the shower. And in our kitchen, there isn’t a dishwasher, sink, cooktop—or countertops. My husband and I have been glamping for months.

Our dog is grateful for our misadventure and packing on the pandemic pounds as she stalks my husband nightly at the barbeque.

This Thanksgiving, more than ever, I was looking forward to hosting family and friends for a food-filled gathering.

I planned on relearning to cook and toiling in an updated kitchen for LIFE’S A BEACH

By Shelley Murphy days as I prepared a feast that would be devoured during a football game halftime show.

Instead, the cornucopia of COVID-19 trampled the traditions I crave. Next week, I won’t cook a homemade feast, and I won’t host a houseful of family.

Before 2020 befell, I thought our family had experienced the most unpredictable November gathering.

A few years ago, my older son took a job in Oklahoma upon graduating from college. That November, my husband, younger son and I flew to the Sooner State, where he alone prepared a Thanksgiving feast with all the fixings.

But 2020 doesn’t disappoint, and this year is shaping up to be our most uncertain yet.

California health officials recommend Thanksgiving guests gather outside and maintain social distancing, refrain from singing or shouting (best to avoid politics), and limit get-togethers to two hours.

Contributor: San Clemente Historical Society

FROM THE ARCHIVES It was dirty work clearing the way for

the new town of San Clemente, circa 1925.

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 editorial@sanclementetimes.com.

Outdoor gatherings might happen in San Clemente, but I think it’s a much harder sell to those on the opposite coast.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises avoiding travel and large gatherings this Thanksgiving.

Atop the CDC’s guidelines to ensure a safe holiday season—yep, you guessed it—is to host yet another virtual family gathering.

Keep in mind, when decorating the backyard, the fall foliage makes a wonderful backdrop for any videotaped Thanksgiving celebration. Nothing says holiday tradition like a family Zoom while trimming the turkey and gobbling the gravy.

It’s a cruel irony that on the day dedicated to giving thanks, I can’t spend it with those I’m most thankful to have in my life.

Adoptable Pet of the Week: Pugsley

Sudoku

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Last week’s solution:

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BY MYLES MELLOR

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our-month-old Pugsley is an outgoing kitten that loves making new friends.

Quite the sociable little guy, Pugsley runs over to greet visitors in the hopes of a nice snuggle or scratch behind the ears. He plays well with the other kittens and would make a great addition to just about any home.

Pugsley and all of his feline friends are part of an adoption special going on now at the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter. All adoption fees for cats and kittens are reduced by 50% during the month of November.

If you are interested in adopting Pugsley, please visit petprojectfoundation.org

Next week, the fallout from the pandemic will find many families counting their blessings as they battle emotional, financial, or physical blows.

This holiday season, I’m struggling to adopt an attitude of gratitude; yet, as I reflect, I am thankful for so much—and most grateful 2021 is on the horizon.

For more than 20 years, Shelley Murphy and her husband have lived in San Clemente, where she raised her two sons. She’s a freelance writer and has been a contributor to the San Clemente Times since 2006. SC

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

to download an adoption application form.

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

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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A Look Back 35 Years: How Did San Clemente Do?

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here were you in 1985? In San Clemente? Not yet in San Clemente? Not yet born?

Let’s ride a time machine back 35 years to view what was up then, using some local news headlines. What has changed?

What’s still familiar?

January

Fire Chief Ron Coleman retired after 12 years that included battling San Clemente’s worst wildfire (1976) and enactment of game-changing fire protection measures.

A mandate from voters to ticket RVs parked in front yards spurred a legal dispute.

The city council proposed expanding the Pier Bowl Redevelopment Agency to include downtown San Clemente. It never came to be.

February

Debate erupted over allowing bed & breakfast inns into residential neighborhoods. The council set out to outlaw them in R-1 single-family zones.

Avenida Del Mar merchants were divided over the timing for major cosmetic redesign and reconstruction of the street, facing possible catastrophic disruption of business. The project was put off until January 1986.

March

A voter initiative to preserve views by limiting property owners’ tree heights was scheduled for the November 1986 ballot.

Voters rejected it. “Measure F gets the axe,” the headline would declare.

City Clerk Max Berg announced his retirement after 35 years with the city. The city council renamed town founder Ole Hanson’s Spanish Village plaza for him—Max Berg Plaza Park.

A 300-acre Rancho San COASTLINES Clemente Business Park

By Fred Swegles began to take shape, the city council hoping to create a badly needed new source of jobs and tax revenue.

Police Chief Gary Brown announced his retirement, and he was succeeded by Kelson McDaniel.

City hall had to hire three extra grading inspectors to keep up with a building boom in the backcountry.

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What was once known as San Clemente’s 250-acre Marblehead Coastal property now has 309 homes, parks, trails, an ecological preserve and an outlet center, all pictured here. Read on, to find out what was proposed in 1985. Photo: Fred Swegles

April

Municipal Golf Course fees were raised to help fund a proposed second city golf course on Camp Pendleton, along San Clemente’s boundary. Months later, military officials said no.

Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa purchased San Clemente’s FM radio station, converting KWVE into a Christian-focused format.

Leo Fessenden, a businessman who served as a mentor to youth and an advocate for senior citizens, was named Citizen of the Year.

A change in ownership resulted in a loss of 69 jobs at San Clemente General Hospital, which later announced plans to add a three-story wing.

May

Tuna crabs invaded the beaches.

Cautionary signs went up at beach entrances, after state legislators rejected a bill to limit beach cities’ liability.

The city council agreed to continue funding San Clemente’s pro-life animal shelter, despite its operating in the red.

June

The county removed Capistrano Beach from San Clemente’s sphere of interest.

Capo Beach residents who had feared being annexed by San Clemente ended up annexed by Dana Point.

Chimes returned to Avenida Del Mar, after a community fund drive replaced dead, outdated equipment atop Hotel San Clemente.

July

“Plan 2000,” the City Council’s vision for revamping the Pico/North Beach area, fizzled following 1984’s voter rejection of a plan to relocate San Clemente’s sewage treatment plant.

The idea had been to put it inland to remove a North Beach blight and free up prime ocean-view land for something nicer. The city then would launch efforts to expand the sewer plant at this location

and try to make it look nicer.

San Clemente’s fiesta carnival in Plaza Park was marred by gang activity, leading the Chamber of Commerce to announce in November that a carnival would no longer be held there.

August

California labor activist Cesar Chavez led a farm workers’ march through San Clemente on behalf of workers at San Onofre.

Public hearings opened on plans to develop a 5,265-home community in Talega Valley. The plan was eventually reduced to 3,860 homes.

A shooting by the so-called Night Stalker in Mission Viejo caused a spike in home security anxieties. The fears abated days later with the arrest of Satanic worshipper Richard Ramirez, later convicted as a California serial rapist/killer. Sentenced to death, he died in prison.

September

San Clemente residents mobilized to oppose Southern California offshore oil drilling. City officials flew to Washington, D.C., to lobby against it.

A new Amtrak train kiosk was proposed at the pier.

Planned parking improvements for Calafia Beach took the form of a proposed county park.

Plans were announced for an Avenida Vista Hermosa freeway interchange.

The Miramar Theatre closed for renovations.

October

Camp Pendleton was asked to allow a freeway to cut through base property. The proposal morphed into a toll road route to I-5 that, after decades of controversy, was scrapped.

The city enacted an anti-graffiti ordinance.

Caltrans’ noise studies concluded that I-5 Freeway sound walls were justified in the north end of town.

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A Marblehead Coastal development plan was announced, proposing three hotels, a commercial center along I-5, 1,500 homes, a Chapman College facility and the Nixon Library, all on 250 acres.

The development proved so contentious that Nixon instead built his library in Yorba Linda. The development plan died.

The result today is a commercial center, 309 homes, parks, trails, open space and an impending hotel.

November

The Fisherman’s Restaurant was awarded a beach concession stand at the pier, outbidding seven other applicants.

A voter initiative was placed on the ballot for February 1986, aiming to limit residential building permits to 500 per year. It passed, helping to pace and regulate San Clemente’s building boom.

December

A review panel concluded that San Clemente’s sewer plant expansion and remodel were not “gold-plated,” as critics had charged. Plans moved forward.

Plans for 3,359 homes at Forster Ranch were unveiled, including a proposed 320room hotel at Shorecliffs Golf Club, which the Forster Ranch developer was rehabilitating.

In lieu of the hotel, developers 35 years later won Coastal Commission approval on June 11, 2020, for a 150-unit senior living complex.

Beer and wine sales at gas station mini marts were rejected by the city council.

Fred Swegles is a longtime San Clemente resident with five decades of reporting experience in the city. Fred can be reached at fswegles@picketfencemedia.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.

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

The application is on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California, and is available for public inspection and comment by contacting the Community Development Department at (949) 361-6183. 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.

Notice is further given that said public hearing will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Planning Commission and held via teleconference on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Please note that to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the public may not physically attend the meeting. However, to participate citizens may: 1. View the meeting via live stream from the City’s YouTube channel at www.san-clemente.org/live or live on Cox Communications Local Access Channel 854; and 2. Submit any comments on agenda items to the Planning Commission electronically by using the on-line portal available from the City’s website at www.san-clemente.org/PCPublicComment.

Transmittal by 3:00 p.m. on Planning Commission meeting days is recommended.

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

Secretary to the San Clemente Planning Commission PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 30-2020-01168933-CU-PT-CJC To All Interested Persons: LEONORA TERESA FODDRILL HILL, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME A. Leonora Teresa Foddrill Hill PROPOSED NAME B. Leonora Teresa Foddrill-Hill The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any San Clemente Times November 19–25, 2020

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Notice of Hearing Date: 01/12/2021 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 Window: 44. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: 11/06/2020 JUDGE JAMES J. DI CESARE, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times, Nov 19, 26, Dec 3, 10, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 30-2020-01166060-CU-PT-CJC To All Interested Persons: Shea Jude Ross, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME A. Shea Jude Ross PROPOSED NAME A. Shea Joseph Ross The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of 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 heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 01/05/2021 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 Window: 44. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: October 15, 2020 JUDGE JAMES J. DI CESARE, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times, Nov 12, 19, 26, Dec 3, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206587470 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PEARSON REAL ESTATE GROUP 221 AVENIDA PELAYO SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): DONALD L. PEARSON 221 AVENIDA PELAYO SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 This business is conducted by an individual.

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Published in: San Clemente Times Nov 12, 19, 26, Dec 3, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 20FL000650 To All Interested Persons: YANETH CHACON MASALSKI filing on behalf of, MARCO ANTONIO CHACON CHACON, a minor, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME A. MARCO ANTONIO CHACON CHACON PROPOSED NAME A. MARCO ANTONIO CHACON MASALSKI The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of 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 heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 01/22/2021 Time: 08:00 a.m. Dept. W10.The address of the court is West Justice Center, 8141 13th Street, Westminster, CA 92683-4593. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: October 7, 2020 JUDGE LON F. HURWITZ Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times, November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2020.

PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206587991 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CHARLIE SMITH FOR SAN CLEMENTE CITY COUNCIL 23 CALLE CARMELITA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 Full Name of Registrant(s): CHARLIE SMITH 23 CALLE CARMELITA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673-3267 This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 8/27/2020 /s/CHARLES R. SMITH This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 10/26/2020.

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The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: n/a /s/CASEY DAHM This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 10/23/2020.

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The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: n/a /s/JENNIFER HELM This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 10/15/2020.

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Scoreboard

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Our City Scoreboard keeps you updated on all of the local San Clemente youth and community team accomplishments and special individual performances of the week.

Email zcavanagh@picketfencemedia.com for submission.

SCHS Student-Athletes Sign with Colleges While COVID-19 has delayed high school athletics and set aside normal college recruiting, the regular Fall Signing Day went on as scheduled, with 10 San Clemente High School student-athletes announcing their college choices on Thursday, Nov. 12.

The Tritons boys volleyball team had four signees. Noah Keelin signed with USC, Dane Hillis signed with Long Beach State, Cade Martin signed with UC Irvine, and Kobe Kiley signed with Concordia University Irvine.

San Clemente’s girls aquatics program boasted three signees in three different disciplines. Water polo star Alex Higginson signed with UC Berkeley, Stella Copeland signed on to swim at Arizona, and Skyler Ruffner signed on to dive at Florida State.

Other San Clemente signees included Kylie Pitzak signing on for beach volleyball at Utah, Kelsie Yamano signing on to run cross country and track at UC San Diego, and Hannah Hillis signing on for women’s volleyball at Franklin Pierce.

Updated State Guidance on Youth, High School Sports Delayed There was a buzz ahead of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus update on Monday, Nov. 16, that the state would finally provide an update to its guidelines on youth and high school sports, as the CIF sports San Clemente Times November 19-25, 2020

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schedule was set to begin next month.

However, despite Newsom saying he’s reviewed the update and signed off on the guidelines, the state’s pulling of the “emergency brake” on its coronavirus monitoring system on Monday due to rising case rates and hospitalizations has delayed the release of those guidelines.

Dr. Clayton Chau, the director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, said on Tuesday, Nov. 17, that the delay figures to be a short one and that he expects the state to release the modified youth sports guidance sometime this week. Chau noted that the state was ready to deliver the guidance, but the rise in cases and movement back to the purple “widespread” risk tier delayed any announcement.

As of press time on Wednesday, Nov. 18, the guidance had not been announced.

Most of the state does not seem any closer to restarting their sports calendars, with 41 counties in the state’s most restrictive purple tier, including Orange County, which fell back from the secondhighest red “substantial” risk tier. Almost every county in the CIF-Southern Section is in the purple tier, with the lesserpopulated Inyo (orange) and Mono (red) counties as the only non-purple counties.

According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, California is one of only eight states in the country not currently playing high school sports.

CIF’s July-announced schedule had the sports year officially restarting with boys volleyball playing games on Dec. 12, football practice opening on Dec. 14 and other sports following suit through the end of the year.

In response to Newsom’s Monday announcement, the CIF State office said that as long as the current guidance remains in effect, CIF competitions will not be allowed.

On Monday, South Coast Pop Warner Football announced the official cancellation of their 2020 tackle football and cheer seasons. SC

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Obituaries Gary D. Winings

Our community sadly lost longtime resident Gary D. Winings on October 22, 2020.

He passed away at home peacefully at the age of 74.

He leaves behind his wife of 38 years Mary, and sons Ryan Winings and Sky Winings, and daughter Jeanine Little.

After graduating West Covina High School, Gary moved to San Clemente opening the Century 21 Nova franchise in 1972. Additionally, he owned and operated Pacific West Realty. He contributed to his community with the development of the Capistrano Surfside Inn, selling out 1,887 timeshare intervals in one-year and the successful development and operation of Capistrano Mini Storage.

Gary and his wife lived part-time in Lake Havasu, Arizona, and operated three

Adele Donato

Sept. 2, 1921 - Oct. 18, 2020 Adele Donato passed away at home in San Clemente on Sunday, October 18th, after a long, productive and happy life. Adele, of Polish descent, was born and raised in south Chicago. After graduating from high School, she headed to Los Angeles and worked as a personal shopper for Bullock’s Wilshire. She met her husband Tido through her friend Olga, Tido’s sister.

For 39 years, Adele and Tido owned and operated the popular lodge and Italian restaurant “Tido’s, located in north San Diego County. Retiring in the 1980’s, Adele and Tido made San Clemente their home.

prominent residential and motel complexes; Casa del Lago, Twin Palms and The Windsor Inn. He continued to add to the Lake Havasu area as a new homebuilder operating the Williams and Winings partnership.

Retiring in San Clemente, no one who met Gary would forget his passion for boating and fishing and the time spent at his oceanfront home in Rosarito, Baja, Mexico.

He was a wonderful, caring, loving person to everyone he knew, and was loved and respected by all of his friends, family and colleagues. He will be missed!

For more information on his Celebration of Life, please call Mary (949)310-1805.

She immersed herself in civic activities, becoming a founding member of San Clemente Republican Women Federated.

When something needed to get done, Adele was the “go to person”. She served as club President three times and held many Board positions - Club Chaplain and Chaplain of the OC Republican Women Federated Board of Directors. She was Woman of the Year for Orange County Republican Women.

Adele will be missed by her family, many, many friends and devoted caretaker, and will be remembered by the following words: “She’ll always be a model of jolly kindness, balanced and positive attitude toward life, and above all, a loving woman.” sanclementetimes.com

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SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

Looking for Something Vintage for the Holidays?

Brawner Boards launches inaugural Vintage Surfboard Auction, new YouTube channel

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ooking to get a little of that old-fashioned surf stoke going into what is sure to be a unique holiday season?

Damian Brawner and the crew at Brawner Boards are planning just the thing to get you in the spirit.

On Sunday, Nov. 29, they’re hosting their inaugural Vintage Board Auction.

“My dad used to do these back in the day, and they were always more than just a chance to pick up a classic old surfboard; they were something that brought the surf community together,” Damian Brawner told the San Clemente Times.

A little backstory before we proceed.

Danny Brawner, Damian’s father, who recently celebrated his 81st birthday, was one of the original surfboard glassers at the old Hobie factory. Along with the small crew that helped make the legend of Hobie what it is today, Danny has probably glassed more boards than just about any other human on the planet.

Not only bringing joy to the people

(From left) Danny and Damian Brawner, father and son, share a laugh inside their family surf shop in San Clemente during a 2018 interview with San Clemente Times. Photo: File/Eric Heinz

through his craftsmanship, Danny was also the drummer for the surf band The Sandals (originally The San Dels before they changed their name, because nobody got the pun), which supplied the iconic tunes to Bruce Brown’s seminal surf film The Endless Summer.

“We used to rehearse in the garage of a house above T-Street,” recalled Danny in a recent conversation. “Bruce was walking up the hill after surfing one day and stopped by to listen. He asked us if we’d be interested in recording some music for a movie he was working on, and that’s pretty much how that happened.”

The story goes that the band cut the soundtrack in one day up in L.A. at Miles Davis’ studio, with each musician receiving a paltry $50-a-day rate for their services. In one of those unfortunate entertainment deals, the band never received any royalties from their

work on The Endless Summer soundtrack.

But I digress; back to the upcoming Vintage Board Auction.

The event will have both a live and digital component, with more than 50 boards on the block. From classic Corky Carroll model Hobies, to other iconic labels such as Harbour, Bing and Aipa, there will be some real classics on offer, as well as a few interesting transition era mid-length designs that are so in vogue at the moment, plus a couple beautiful Velzy originals.

“We’re trying to offer a variety of different boards, because everybody’s got their thing they’re into, and we want to make sure there’s something for everyone,” Damian Brawner said. “The Velzys really stand out to me, but we’re going to have a lot of other cool stuff, too.”

Registration for the auction is $25 and includes a gift bag and lunch (if you attend

SURF FORECAST

GROM OF THE WEEK

BELLA KENWORTHY

Water Temperature: 58-61 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 5-10

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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here are few things better in life than a good surf trip—warm water, perfect waves, good times and making memories with friends.

Unfortunately, because of the state of the world at the moment, most of us have had to hit the pause button on our wave-hunting missions.

But recently, a hyper-talented crew of girls touched down in Indonesia and are having the time of their lives, pushing the sport of surfing ever forward in the process.

For the past couple of weeks, San Clemente’s Bella Kenworthy and the rest of the Kenworthy crew have been posted up at the Kandui Resort in the Mentawai Islands, along with fellow local surfer Kirra Pinkerton, who says she’s caught the wave of her life there.

Also joining them are next-generation shredders such as North San Diego County rippers Caity San Clemente Times November 19-25, 2020

in person). There will also be live music, food and other surf collectibles.

Beyond organizing the auction, Brawner has been busy the past few months updating his shop in the Shorecliffs neighborhood (near the DMV office in San Clemente). He’s also launched a new YouTube channel called Rhythm and Resin.

At the moment, he’s hosting two different shows out of his shop. One is called In Session, hosted by Mitch Colapinto, that features fun, candid conversations with local surf stars and other interesting humans.

The other show is called Launch Pad, hosted by Grace Freeman, that is dedicated to shining light on the musical talent in this area. Both shows can be watched on YouTube and are worth your time if you’re looking for something entertaining that has a connection to this area.

“We’re trying to think of our shop not just as a place to get a new board or something, but also as a gathering place for the community,” Brawner said. “Mitch is doing his thing, which is killer and mainly focuses on the youth around here. And the music show taps into another part of our community, and given my dad and I are both musicians at heart, it’s a really fun way to tie everything we’re doing together.”

For more details and registration information, go to brawnerboards.com, and to check out their latest video drops, subscribe to the Rhythm and Resin channel on YouTube.

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

Thursday: A mix of South/southwest and West/ northwest swells sets up waist to head high surf, (3-5’). Light/variable winds most of the morning, rising to 6-11kts WNW onshores for the afternoon.

Bella Kenworthy. Photo: Courtesy of Jason Kenworthy

Simmers and Sierra Kerr, as well as Hawaii’s Erin Brooks.

Thirteen-year-old Bella has been sharing photos from the trip on her Instagram feed, and she’s clearly raised her game from ripping Lowers and other local beaches to pulling into shallow barrels and punting airs over dangerous reefs.

Given that the water’s getting colder and we don’t have too much in the way of swells coming in the next couple weeks, maybe staying in Indonesia for a while longer isn’t such a bad idea. SC Page 22

Outlook: On Friday, the combination of swells eases, for waist-shoulder high waves, (3-4’).

Light/variable winds in the morning Friday, shift to light+ westerlies during the afternoon. The old blend of South/southwest and West/northwest swells continues to taper off through the weekend, with surf dropping to thigh-waist high, (2-3’) by Sunday. Light/variable mornings winds are followed by a moderate afternoon sea breeze on Saturday and Sunday.

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