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A Legacy of Safety Bill Humphreys Retires, Reflects on 43-Year Lifeguard Career S C L I V I N G / PAG E 1 2

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After a 43-year lifeguard career, Bill Humphreys retired this month as the city’s Marine Safety and lifeguard chief. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

City Makes Offer for Interim City Manager Position EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

SCHS Wrestling Wins Second Straight League Title SPORTS/PAGE 16

Bill to Limit TCA Dies in Committee EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

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Five things San Clemente should know this week City Offers Interim City Manager Position to Retired Lake Forest Chief Executive THE LATEST: Following another round of closed-door talks over the selection of an interim city manager on Friday, Jan. 17, city councilors voted to extend an offer for the position to retired Lake Forest City Manager Robert Dunek.

In a 2-1 decision, during Friday night’s special meeting, the council voted to move forward with Dunek’s proposed appointment as the temporary chief executive of the city while Mayor Dan Bane’s search for a permanent replacement continues.

The city council was expected to officially vote up or down on Dunek’s appointment during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21—after the San Clemente Times had gone to print. The online version of this story will include the outcome of the vote, as well as details of the council’s discussion.

“I think we all agree that Bob is a qualified candidate,” Bane said near the end of the Friday meeting, adding: “I very much look forward to working with Bob.” Councilmember Gene James echoed Bane’s sentiments, stating that the council “ended up with a great candidate.”

“I feel very comfortable with him at the helm on an interim basis,” he said. “But we really need to put a person in place, and I can’t think of a better individual than Mr. Bob Dunek as interim city manager.”

Councilmembers Kathy Ward and Chris Hamm were absent from the special meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Laura Ferguson voted against the offer to Dunek. Ferguson did so, she stressed, not because he wasn’t qualified, but rather because she opposed the way in which he was recruited.

“Mr. Dunek is a very fine, seasoned professional,” she said. “I voted no, because I didn’t support the process for this recruitment, and this is in no way a slight against the interim city manager.”

Ferguson went on to point out that Dunek, who ran the city of Lake Forest for 21 years before retiring in 2017, has “a relationship with our city attorney from a prior city.” While she said she looks forward to working with Dunek, she had “hoped” to “have someone completely objective, with a San Clemente Times January 23-29, 2020

San Clemente residents Lisa Paredes, 51 (left), and Tracey Denney, 51, sport “No Toll Road” T-shirts during a Toll Road Town Hall the city hosted at the community center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019.

Photo: Shawn Raymundo

clean slate.”

Should the council vote to appoint Dunek, he would take over the position effective Wednesday, Jan. 22, for a period not to exceed 960 hours within a fiscal year. Dunek would also receive an hourly wage of $137.27.

According to the city, Dunek was also the city manager for Los Alamitos and was the executive director for the Orange County Division of the League of California Cities. His career in government began in the city of Buena Park, where he was a master police officer.

Dunek’s tenure as a city manager for Lake Forest for more than two decades “has to be a record for city managers in Orange County,” Bane said jokingly last Friday.

The city is in search of a new city manager, as James Makshanoff announced last month that he would be stepping down from the role effective Jan. 17. He left San Clemente to become the new city manager for the city of Pomona.

WHAT’S NEXT: Mayor Bane previously explained that the city manager search could last as little as two months or as long as six months.—Shawn Raymundo

Bill to Limit TCA Dies in Committee THE LATEST: A bill that would have limited the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) from building new projects and taking on more debt died in committee this month.

The California Assembly Committee on Local Government met on Wednesday, Jan. 15, and voted against Assembly Bill 1273, a measure Assemblymember Bill Brough had introduced that would have

called for an audit, set new parameters for the TCA after Jan. 1, 2020, and prevented the TCA from issuing new bonds to finance projects.

AB 1273 also would have limited the expenditure of development fees to the maintenance, operation, or financing of a completed toll facility that is in service as of Jan. 1, 2020, and for which indebtedness has occurred.

The bill also would have prohibited those entities, on or after the same date, from forming a new joint powers agency to construct bridge facilities or major thoroughfares under that specific authorization or the general authorization. The bill intended to prevent further indebtedness.

The bill clarified that facilities constructed would be transferred to the state after any indebtedness had been repaid, prohibiting the imposition of a toll for the use of those facilities.

“This was discussed last spring, and we engaged in lengthy discussion,” said committee Chair Cecilia Aguiar-Curry.

“I believe the issues this bill attempts to address are better solved at a local level. While I certainly appreciate my colleague’s commitment to address the concerns of the residents of his community, I’m unable to support this bill today.”

In an opposition letter addressed to Aguiar-Curry, the TCA’s chief executive officer, Michael Kraman, describes AB 1273 as “an assault on local control” and a “job killer.”

“The Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) is two joint power authorities (JPAs) composed of 17 local cities and the County of Orange. This bill attacks the TCA and the Orange County local governments that are part of the JPAs,” Kraman wrote.

The TCA has more than $3 billion in planned projects, including local and

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regional partnerships.

Brough first proposed the bill in 2019, but he had stalled it, wanting to wait and see if an external audit could provide more transparency.

The TCA recently released an external audit of a communications and outreach contract with Venture Strategic, saying it “found no malfeasance.”

Brough’s office sent a letter to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee earlier this month asking for an external audit to be conducted on the TCA. “I have no doubt that issues related to the financial management and governance structure of the Toll Roads will continue and deserve attention that a few internal TCA audits are not comprehensive enough to resolve,” Brough said in an email to San Clemente Times.

He added that Orange County taxpayers should remain concerned for the TCA’s potential misuse of public money.

“Homeowners, businesses and drivers who all pay money to the Toll Roads deserve transparency and confidence in the agency,” Brough said. “I look forward to continuing to fight for transparency and finding the right mobility solutions in South Orange County.”

WHAT’S NEXT: Brough represents the 73rd Assembly District and is up for reelection this year. He faces multiple Republican contenders in the March Primary Election, and he has campaigned on limiting the TCA. “It’s time to rein in the Toll Roads,” Brough’s ballot statement reads, adding that “Toll Roads became a gravy-train for local politicians who issue multimilliondollar consulting contracts to friends.”

Prior to the March 3 election date, residents have until Feb. 7 to submit comments on proposed solutions to relieve South County traffic by emailing scoping@ sctre.org.—Lillian Boyd

George Caravalho Helped Guide San Clemente Through 1980s THE LATEST: Services were held Jan. 13 for George Caravalho, who served as San Clemente’s city manager from 1980 to 1984, an eventful period in the town’s evolution.

News reports out of Santa Clarita, where Caravalho was recognized as the first permanent city manager following incorporation and had a sports complex named for him, said that he died at age 81 on Jan. 5 in Santa Cruz.

Caravalho came to San Clemente on Jan. 21, 1980, from San Mateo, where he was deputy city manager. He had held prior management positions for the cities (Cont. on page 4) sanclementetimes.com

EYE ON SC (Cont. from page 3) of Seattle and Milpitas, newspaper archives state.

San Clemente City Council selected him from a field of more than 100 candidates to succeed City Manager Jerry Weeks, who had resigned in 1979, citing intense San Clemente political turmoil, to take a job in the private sector.

During Caravalho’s tenure, the city enacted a future vision known as Plan 2000, a strict, controversial ordinance to reduce sign clutter and implementation of measures to limit hillside grading and development. The city adopted what were said to be the nation’s most comprehensive fire-prevention laws. The city established a long-term concession on the San Clemente Pier, the Fisherman’s Restaurant, which became a catalyst for revitalization of the Pier Bowl area.

The city also dealt with massive 1983 storm damage that included destruction of most of the iconic pier. Caravalho worked with the city council, local residents and public agencies to assemble funding to rebuild the pier.

Caravalho was credited with helping navigate San Clemente through turbulent political times fueled by fierce debates over impending development of the beach town’s hilly backcountry. The city was sued by developers over restrictions and restraints, while rivaling local factions mounted voter initiatives and bitter back-and-forth recall campaigns.

“Perhaps his greatest accomplishment,” the Daily Sun-Post wrote of Caravalho in 1984, “has been the restoration of a highly professional City Hall staff whose department heads and employees have brought a strong measure of stability to the administration of city services.

That has not always been the case. For a time, the city was wracked with recall elections and a revolving door among the City Hall staff.”

In July 1984, Caravalho accepted a job offer from Bakersfield to lead a city more than four times San Clemente’s size.

From there, he went to the newly incorporated city of Santa Clarita, becoming its first permanent city manager, serving from 1988 to 2002.

As the website scvhistory.com relates, Caravalho helped shape Santa Clarita’s cityhood. In 1998, the city said thanks by naming the George A. Caravalho Santa Clarita Sports Complex.

Caravalho was Riverside’s city manager from 2002-2005 and was director of Orange County’s Dana Point Harbor Department from 2005-2007. His scvhistory.com biography lists him as retiring in 2008.

He returned briefly to public life in San Clemente before moving to his final residence, Santa Cruz. In San Clemente, he was appointed in 2010 to a short one-year term on the Planning Commission, and he was president of the Friends of San Clemente Foundation in 2011.

—Fred Swegles San Clemente Times January 23-29, 2020

CUSD Board of Trustees Approves Safety Resolution Related to Proposed Toll Roads THE LATEST: The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees approved a resolution to protect students, teachers, and staff from “potential significant impacts and harm from encroaching projects” amid concerns about proposed toll road extension alignments that would convert Los Patrones Parkway into a toll road or add toll road lanes to the I-5.

Trustee Gila Jones brought forth the resolution, which passed unanimously during a regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Language in the resolution said Caltrans and the Transportation Corridor Agencies, which published information on the proposed toll road projects in August 2018, “did not give the District accurate notice of these projects, and District staff only became aware of these projects through media and other public outlets.”

Trustees said the toll road projects could affect nearby schools, students, teachers and educational staff, particularly if there were an accident.

“The expression is we’re going to defend these schools,” Board of Trustees President Jim Reardon said during the meeting.

Further language in the resolution said Caltrans and the Transportation Corridor Agencies did not consult with the District on “how to properly protect pupils, teachers, and parents,” and “it is inequitable for the District to be forced to fund mitigation of the impacts caused by development projects that threaten the health, safety, and well-being of pupils, teachers, and parents.” The resolution also said comments about potential environmental impacts must be made during the comment period.

In other CUSD news, the Board of Trustees also heard a presentation about an early college partnership plan with Saddleback College for Capistrano Valley High School (CVHS) students. The goal is for CVHS students to have a framework for an associate degree. Three pathways mentioned were in automotive engineering technology, business, and information communication technology.

“The business pathway is very versatile.

It doesn’t limit them into one industry or another,” said Susan Holliday, associate superintendent, education services. “It has a high labor market demand in many areas of Orange County. It has a lot of interest among our students as well. The average earning in business and entrepreneurship is about $91,000.”

The pilot program would launch in fall 2020 with a target enrollment of 100 students for the first year. CUSD will work to educate students and parents about the program.

The Board of Trustees also approved

designating Clarence Lobo Elementary School as a Title I school. Approximately $123,000 in Title I funds will be reserved for Clarence Lobo Elementary, though other Title I schools will not receive less funding. Title I funding is intended to help disadvantaged students with academic achievement.

WHAT’S NEXT: Trustee Amy Hanacek said a safety resolution regarding the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS)—similar to the one passed about the toll roads on Jan. 15—should come before the board at a future meeting, noting the community should be made aware of developments with SONGS. Language addressing SONGS was originally included in the Jan. 15 resolution but was then taken out at the request of Trustee Martha McNicholas, who said the District has communicated with Southern California Edison.

Trustees said they supported a separate resolution addressing SONGS. McNicholas said similar resolutions had been previously passed by the Board of Trustees.

—Collin Breaux

i-5 Freedom Hosts Forum on Effects of Legalized Prostitution

THE LATEST: The i-5 Freedom Network, a San Clemente-based nonprofit organization, hosted a forum last week to discuss the potential effects that legalizing or decriminalizing sex work is likely to have on human trafficking.

The group, which works to educate the hospitality industry on how to identify human trafficking, says that efforts to legalize prostitution—while oftentimes well-intentioned in the belief that it would protect sex workers and reduce trafficking—is more likely to increase trafficking.

Brenda Wells, founder and executive director of i-5 Freedom, explained that there are two schools of thought when it comes to decriminalizing and legalizing prostitution: the substitution theory and the scale theory.

The substitution theory posits that the interest and demand for trafficked parties would decrease if sex work becomes legalized and licensed. And under the scale theory, legalized prostitution would expand the market and increase exploitation.

Citing a 2012 study in Germany, Switzerland and the UK, where prostitution was legalized, Wells said that the scale theory proved to be the dominant result, as larger flows of trafficking were reported. Essentially, she said, the licensed businesses, unable to keep up with demand, would rely on imported individuals.

Furthermore, Wells noted, because legalizing prostitution is more likely to lead to an increase in trafficking, it would likely also mean an increase in immigration and

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undocumented individuals.

With legislative proposals to either legalize or decriminalize prostitution becoming more prevalent on the political landscape, the group hosted the latest forum with the intention of explaining the nuances of the matter.

“I really want to approach this very objectively. Personally, I want to remove the morality out of the conversation; this is a health and safety conversation . . . and also a women’s rights issue and a bully issue,” Wells said near the outset of the forum at the San Clemente Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Noting that while a woman shouldn’t be criminalized for making a choice to use her body to make money, what usually happens “is the minute a woman gets to make that choice, it kind of stops becoming a choice.”

“There’s very few scenarios where someone goes into the life and thinks they’re going to make money and have the life of Pretty Woman, that Hollywood version of it,” she said, expounding on her thought. She added, “But there’s very few scenarios where it either doesn’t begin or end in some version of exploitation.”

Wells also brought up Senate Bill 233, which Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted last year, as one the of state’s first steps to protect victims. The new law prohibits the arrest of sex workers for sex work-related crimes after coming forward to report they have been a victim of a violent crime such as rape.

The bill’s author, State Sen. Scott Wiener, says SB 233 is intended to allow sex workers, who are likely victims of human trafficking, to feel comfortable reporting incidents of violence to law enforcement and in turn helping police go after traffickers.

During the two-hour-long forum, Jeff Jensen, an investigator with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, spoke about the agency’s efforts to thwart human trafficking in Orange County, which he called a hub for such activity because of its vast amenities and tourist attractions.

“Orange County is a hub, because we have a lot of money here . . . we’ve got the beaches. We’ve got all these things that bring people here,” Jensen said. “The tourist attractions in Orange County are phenomenal. Well, when you bring tourists here, the prostitution also comes.”

But, he noted, that’s not to say the department isn’t addressing the issue.

Jensen boasted that OCSD’s task force and collaborative with multiple agencies, non-governmental agencies (NGOs) and the District Attorney’s office is a model for the state of California.

“So the Orange County collaborative is the model, and we actually go up and down the state and teach that model,” Jensen said, adding: “In Orange County, you have such a great effort by law enforcement and the collaborative groups we work with to fight this.”—SR sanclementetimes.com

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Artifex Presents Bikes to Children with Special Needs

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23

ZONING ADMINISTRATION 3-4:30 p.m. The city’s Zoning Administration conducts its regularly scheduled meeting. 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

Artifex Brewing Company recently raised more than $5,000 to support OC Special Spokes, a local nonprofit organization that provides adaptive bikes to children with special needs so they can improve their mobility.

The local brewery hosted an event on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at its San Clemente headquarters, where it presented a check for $5,223 that it had raised for the organization through its Fifth Anniversary Party & Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser last month.

During the presentation, Artifex Brewing also presented a brand new bike to Cru Mercuro, a 6-year-old boy from San Clemente who was born with cerebral palsy. Cru was one of five children who benefited from Artifex’s fundraiser.

San Clemente High Volleyball Team to Host Clinic for Kids San Clemente High boys volleyball coach Ken Goldstone and the varsity boys volleyball players will host a Spring Volleyball Clinic for sixth-through-eighth-grade boys and girls on Saturday, Feb. 1.

The clinic will give the middle school students an opportunity to learn fundamental volleyball skills and enjoy competitive games while also having fun playing alongside the varsity players, as all skill levels are invited to participate.

The clinic will be held in the San Clemente High main gym from 2-4 p.m. and is $25 to participate. All participants should bring water bottles, athletic shoes and knee pads (optional).

For more information and registration, visit sctritonvolleyball.com.

Life Time Fitness to Open its Doors The new luxury athletic resort Life Time Rancho San Clemente will officially open its doors to members in the local community on Friday, Jan. 24.

Featuring a Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, the 10.5-acre facility located at 111 Avenida Vista Montana—on the grounds where the shuttered Rancho San Clemente Tennis Club once operated— will offer several fitness spaces and amenities. Signature programming includes AMP and EDG cycle, Flow and Surrender yoga, LifeBarre and UpperRX strength San Clemente Times January 23-29, 2020

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (BILY) 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meets every Tuesday.

Because I Love You (BILY) is free and can help parents navigate through whatever parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, drug abuse, disrespect). San Clemente Presbyterian Church. 119 Avenida De La Estrella.

BILYSC.org

Cru Mercuro, a 6-year-old from San Clemente who was born with cerebral palsy, gives his approval for a new adaptive bike that Artifex Brewing Company presented him on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Accompanying Cru are members of the local nonprofit OC Special Spokes, which works to provide such bikes to children with special needs. Photo: Courtesy of Artifex Brewing Company

niversary last year.

The event, “Celebrate 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote,” will be held at Ocean Hills Clubhouse from 5-7 p.m. and will feature Dr. Kimberly Salter as she shares stories and speaks about the history of women’s rights.

Admission cost for members is $10, which can be paid at the door. The event is free for guests, but reservations are required ahead of time as space is limited.

To sign up, email lauriejacobs@cox.net.

Those who attend are encouraged to wear white. For more information, visit sccb-ca.aauw.net/general-meeting.

training.

According to Life Time, its newest location, the fifth in the state, has created more than 220 new full-time and part-time jobs.

Exchange Club Donates $10,000 to Marine Family Organization The San Clemente Exchange Club recently contributed $10,000 to Camp Pendleton’s Marine & Family Programs, which provides a variety of services and support programs to the Marines, sailors and family members of Camp Pendleton personnel.

Earlier this month, Larry Rannals, the president of the San Clemente Exchange Club, delivered the $10,000 check to the organization’s headquarters at Camp Pendleton

City to Host Workshop on Community Development Grant

AAUW to Host Women’s Rights Celebration The San Clemente-Capistrano Bay branch of American Association of University Women (AAUW) will host a special meeting on Jan. 30 to highlight the Women’s Suffrage movement and women’s right to vote, which marked its 100th an-

The City of San Clemente will host a community workshop on Jan. 30 to solicit public input and help set priorities for the five-year Consolidated Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

The workshop is scheduled for 6-7 p.m. in the Ole Hanson Fireside Room at the San Clemente Community Center. Residents, service providers and professionals are invited to discuss how CDBG funds can be utilized to meet the needs of the low- and moderate-income community

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SAN CLEMENTE TOASTMASTERS 7 p.m. Every Tuesday, the San Clemente Toastmasters holds its weekly meeting at the San Clemente Baha’i Center at 3316 Avenida Del, Presidente. sanclementetoastmasters. toastmastersclubs.org.

SUNRISE ROTARY 7:15-8:30 a.m. San Clemente Sunrise Rotary meets every Tuesday at Talega Golf Club Signature Grille. 990 Avenida Talega. scsunriserotary.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29

DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE 4-5:30 p.m. The San Clemente Design Review Subcommittee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting. 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

in San Clemente, the city said in a press release.

According to the city, it receives approximately $350,000 in CDBG funds each year from the State Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing and community development projects.

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City, Sheriff Frustrated in Wake of Supreme Court’s ‘Boise’ Denial T

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

he city of San Clemente’s relationship with county law enforcement continued to show signs of strain in the weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to take up the landmark homelessness case Martin v. City of Boise.

Speaking by phone recently with San Clemente Times, Mayor Dan Bane noted that there’s definitely been “frustration across the board” as cities and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department struggle to share a single interpretation of the Boise ruling.

“That ambiguity is going to exist for the foreseeable future,” said Bane, who had sent a letter to Sheriff-Coroner Don Barnes last month regarding anti-camping ordinances and enforcement of homeless individuals who refuse services.

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court’s 2018 ruling under Boise bars municipalities from enforcing anti-camping laws unless adequate shelter beds are provided. Backed by the support of several municipalities in California, including San Clemente, the city of Boise asked SCOTUS to take up the case.

However, it opted not to do so last month, leaving cities to figure out the next steps.

After the decision, Bane reached out to Barnes, seeking the sheriff’s position on how law enforcement should handle campers who deny assistance and shelter.

In a Dec. 26 letter responding to the mayor, Barnes wrote that OCSD has “continually deployed a strategy of outreach and enforcement, prioritizing opportunities to connect individuals with services and immediate shelter.”

Barnes also noted that OCSD’s enforcement of anti-camping laws is preceded by outreach efforts to find shelter availability within the respective Service Planning Areas. If someone refuses services and doesn’t comply with a warning to relocate immediately, then the applicable anti-camping violation can be enforced.

“Unfortunately, the prevailing federal case law is ambiguous and fails to provide necessary clarity on the type and number of shelter beds necessary for enforcement,” Barnes added in the letter. “I have continually encouraged the City of San Clemente to consider options that provide reasonable and appropriate shelter opportunities which allow for enforcement of status-related violations.”

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An Orange County Sheriff’s deputy stands guard on Friday, May 24, during the relocation of the North Beach homeless encampment in San Clemente. Photo: File/Cari Hachmann

Asked about the city’s strategy moving forward after Boise and the possibility of a shelter coming to San Clemente, Bane said no option is off the table.

“We’re considering our options. We’ve looked at a couple of different options; I don’t think that means we’re running forward with a shelter,” said Bane, who also stated that the city has continued to discuss the idea of a regional shelter with officials from neighboring cities.

For new Councilmember Gene James, however, Barnes’ response did not sit well, as he took to social media days later to express his frustration with the sheriff. James accused Barnes of failing to answer the question of why deputies aren’t allowed to take action against “service-resistant vagrants.”

“Mayor Bane had only one request in his letter and that was for the Sheriff to clarify OCSD’s position on enforcing our laws against service-resistant offenders,” James wrote. “I saw conflicting statements by Barnes that only muddied the waters further.”

James stated that he believes “taking action with service-resistant individuals” is compliant with the Boise ruling. And in the 566-word post to his political Facebook page on Dec. 29, James cited Barnes’ letter, which had him “pondering the city’s relationship with OCSD.” “There is no doubt, the relationship has been rocky in the recent past. To that, I would say it takes two to tangle,” James said in the post, before stating that a meeting he recently had with Barnes gave him the impression that the sheriff is frustrated with the city.

“I have spoken with Sheriff Barnes, and there is no doubt in my mind he has an extreme level of frustration with San Clemente,” he said. “His words to me in a recent meeting at his office were, I have no obligation to provide law enforcement services to the City of San Clemente.”

James wrote that Barnes’ recent com-

ments reminded him of the June 19 letter the sheriff had written to the city when the council’s deliberations to renew the police services contract for another fiscal year stalled leading up to the July 1 deadline.

Barnes had written that OCSD was under no legal obligation to continue providing the city law enforcement services outside of a contract, SC Times previously reported. While the contract did allow for a one-time extension, Barnes said without one, San Clemente wouldn’t have had police services after the deadline.

“There is a very unfortunate pattern of behavior that I find disturbing,” James had written last month.

James denied SC Times’ request for further comment on this matter.

In response to James’ post, Sheriff Barnes told SC Times via email that his statement was taken out of context. He then explained that while OCSD “provides exceptional service to San Clemente at an affordable cost,” cities and the county can choose to end services with a 180-day notice.

“It’s the obligation of the municipality to provide law enforcement services to their residents. They currently contract with our Department,” Barnes said in the email, adding that “if services are not being provided in a way that meets the needs of either party, there is an option for either party to terminate.”

Barnes then goes on to state that the city can always decide to establish its own police department that would enforce the laws it believes OCSD hasn’t. However, he added, his preference “is to continue the collaborative partnership with San Clemente that we have had since 1993.”

Pointing to the part in the letter where Barnes encouraged the city to establish a shelter in San Clemente, James assured constituents that as a

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councilmember he would “oppose” such a thing “with every fiber of my being.”

Nearing the end of his post, James expressed his “highest regard for our deputies, investigators and sergeants working to protect our city, but I am starting to have significant concerns related to the message the Sheriff is sending down his chain of command.”

“From the leadership (of) OCSD, I want to see robust law enforcement and creative solutions. Those solutions have not been forthcoming, and the Sheriff holds the key,” James wrote, before closing that he would like the city to “reset our relationship with OCSD before it worsens.”

Barnes said that while the Boise ruling does restrict OCSD’s enforcement of anti-comping laws when there are no shelter space options available, those restrictions “do not constitute a hands-off approach.”

According to Barnes, he created the 25-deputy team of Homeless Liaison Officers who work with the county’s outreach personnel throughout South Orange County to offer services to those willing to accept help.

“When criminal activity occurs, we act and make arrests. When the City has offered solutions that fall within the scope of the law, I have been more than willing to work collaboratively,” he said, pointing to the city’s recent ordinance that banned four-sided tents in public spaces.

Sharing James’ thoughts on “solutions” that are innovative, Barnes said that “homelessness is a community issue and cannot be solved by law enforcement alone.”

“At the local government level, we often have to address the consequences of poor public policy from the State or misguided court rulings,” Barnes said in the email. “The challenge is to find innovative solutions that accomplish our goals despite the hurdles.” SC sanclementetimes.com

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San Clemente Times January 23-29, 2020

I have lived in San Clemente for almost 50 years. My kids have gone through San Clemente schools, and their successes in college and life have proven both their desires to be successful but also the value of good schools in preparing them for the demands of higher education and life.

My house has required repairs and upgrades over the years, and these projects have benefited myself, my family, and my neighbors by increasing property values. It is no different with schools.

Upgrades and repairs to school buildings and school infrastructure benefit all residents of San Clemente, improving the education process by providing safe, modern and up-to-date learning facilities and, again, increasing property values.

Proposition H is a bond measure on the March Primary Election ballot that will provide funds to make repairs to aging education facilities in San Clemente schools and to replace portable classroom facilities with modern education facilities.

Funding for upgrades and major repairs are not provided for in the state education budget.

Our local community is solely responsible for paying for upgrades and major repairs, such as roofs, air conditioning, and theater facilities.

I urge all San Clemente residents to vote yes on H on the March Primary ballot.

RESPONDING TO MR. CORD BAUER ALBA FAFAGLIA, San Clemente

In Mr. Cord Bauer’s recent Letter to the Editor, he states that “our economy is helping everyone, not just the rich.” Every time I hear this, I want to scream.

President Donald Trump and his administration talk about the great economy, the strong stock market, but this President and his mostly male associates have done nothing for senior citizens.

I retired one month before my 70th birthday.

I have had RA for 23 years and get infusions every eight weeks. Without these treatments, I would have a difficult time with even the most menial tasks, like turning the knob of a door.

Since I retired, my copays for treatments have skyrocketed. This month, the cost is almost $800. Medicare used to cover most of the cost, but now, under this administration, the infusion has been reclassified as a “specialty drug,” which puts me in the “doughnut hole.”

Our Medicare Advantage is SCAN, an excellent company.

They gave me the phone number of a government assistance program that can help with

high copays. I probably don’t qualify. We’re not poor, but we’re not rich, either, and $700 is a lot of money, even for wealthy people.

But I decided to call the number. You never know, right? I was placed on hold. My call would be answered in the order in which it was received, and there were 301 calls ahead of me. It was 4:30 in the afternoon. I thought I must have heard wrong, so I dialed again, and now there were 302 calls ahead of me.

A lot of people, mostly seniors, apparently need help with copays. So, no, Mr. Bauer, this economy is not working for everybody.

The pharmaceutical companies have no restrictions. They can charge whatever they want, because they know people in need will pay it to stay alive. Profits are made from the suffering of others.

There is a bill passed by the House of Representatives to rein in Big Pharma, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won’t even bring it up for a vote. Why? Whom does he represent?

Not the people of his state of Kentucky, one of the poorest in the U.S. This economy is not working for the elderly, the infirm, the children, the most vulnerable of the society.

And to quote Mahatma Ghandi, “The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.”

RESPONSE TO JEFFREY HERMAN’S RESPONSE TO SANDRA WEAVER’S LETTER CARMEN ESCAMILLA, San Juan Capistrano

Yes, each homeless person is someone’s relative, and it would be grand if families assisted one another so that nobody would be homeless. But speaking from experience, opening one’s home to a stranger or a relative also requires outside help from agencies to provide an education, vocational training, counseling, medical services, etc., not to mention one’s time and money.

In some cases, the family is also homeless, as was the case with a young man I tried to help. Gave him a room, food; took him to enroll at college and to job interviews, etc. But there was little motivation, and vaping pot was an issue, so after three months he moved with help from a social worker.

Then an in-law ended up in a mental ward.

Lost her apartment, her car impounded, belongings had to be sold or stored and after more than 45 days of “help” was released to a group home where others smoked, drank, did drugs, and got no psychiatric help whatsoever.

Welcomed her into our home, fed her, got her a car, gave her structure, and she seemed stable. She was eager to return to her neighborhood in Los Angeles County and claimed to have two jobs lined up and even rented and furnished a new place.

Less than two months later, she’s out on the street screaming at cars and got put in another mental ward. Has been released again with no psychiatric help, but because she doesn’t believe she is mentally ill, she refuses to take the medication she needs to think rationally. One

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cannot help someone who refuses to get help.

In both cases, I believe the dysfunctional families they were born into caused their emotional issues and have direct bearing on bad decisions, which has led them to being homeless. All the love and concern will not eradicate homelessness. It takes time and money, and social and health agencies to provide the guidance and support needed to help those of us who do want to help.

CUSD’S NEWEST BOND ATTEMPTS: AN EXPENSIVE BAD IDEA PAUL AND ANN-MARIE HINES, San Clemente

My husband and I worked as teachers for a combined total of 30 years in the public school system in different school districts within Orange County.

Both of us experienced similar learning/ teaching environments. We bought our own pencils, paper, and even painted our own classrooms. Both of our schools received millions of dollars in funds for school improvement.

The changes to our school sites were minor—fresh paint on the outside, some classrooms painted, new handicap bathrooms, handicap ramps, and a better parking lot design. Our school sites looked basically the same after the millions of dollars were spent.

Measure H money will not make it to the classrooms. There are highly paid administrators who get a large sum of money. Our classrooms were barren and dirty at the start of every school year.

I used to say that the children should have golden toilets in their bathrooms for the amount of money given to the school system. Instead, as teachers, we were limited in our supplies with high expectations from the higher-ups, and our schools lacked funding for the students.

Measure H is a scam and will not improve schools.

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SC GETTING OUT San Clemente

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ian hula, Tahitian, Samoan music/dance forms. All are welcome. Hula Connection, 3551 Camino Mira Costa, Suite J, San Clemente. 949.842.0662. hulaconnection.net.

What’s going on in and around town this week

KARAOKE AT GOODY’S 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday, Goody’s Tavern hosts a karaoke night, which includes a great sound system, stage, a fair rotation and good vibes. Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real.

949.492.3400. goodystavern.com.

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ACOUSTIC THURSDAYS AT BARNOA 7-9 p.m. Live music every Thursday. A rotating cast of Orange County’s most talented musicians play acoustic covers and original music. Enjoy a great wine selection, craft beers, tasty appetizers and Barnoa’s full dinner menu. Must be 21 and older. Barnoa Wine and Craft Beer Bistro. 831 Via Suerte, San Clemente.

949.388.4378. barnoawinebar.com.

Photo: Courtesy of Cabrillo Playhouse

Saturday | 25 ‘LASS YOUR AFF’ OFF! 7:30-9:30 p.m. Join Comedy in the OC for an evening of side-splitting laughter. The comedy show at Adele’s at the San Clemente Inn is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and keep you laughing long after the evening ends. Featuring comedians from television, radio, and comedy clubs across the U.S, the show is produced by Orange County comedian Tom Riehl. This month’s headliner is the very funny Jay Hewlett. To purchase tickets, go to comedyinthoc.com.

Adele’s San Clemente Inn, 2600 Avenida del Presidente, San Clemente. 949.481.1222.

Sunday | 26 FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables and artisanal goods from organic growers along Avenida Del Mar. 949 361 8200. san-clemente.org.

Monday | 27 PTSD WARRIOR GROUP 7 p.m. Warrior Groups are fellowships for combat veterans and their families to share their experiences, testimonies of healing, compassion and hope in overcoming the invisible wounds of war. PTSD Foundation of America-Southern California, 216 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente. 619.362.0642. ptsdusa.org.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24: ‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’ 7:30 p.m. The Cabrillo Playhouse is continuing its performance of Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling. Steel Magnolias explores the bonds between six women at a beauty salon.

Combining light-hearted comedy and quirky characters with a serious, heart-rending storyline, Steel Magnolias has appealed to audiences both onstage and in its popular 1989 film adaptation. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online. The Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.0465. cabrilloplayhouse.org.

At the Movies: 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards Brad Pitt and Laura Dern are also in similar circumstances as this season’s frontrunners for Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress. While fine in Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, Dern’s hype and current SAG win for Marriage feels a little belated. Pitt was my favorite of the two male leads in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but was anyone expecting him to keep winning over legends such as Al Pacino and Joe Pesci in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman?

The night ended on the most interesting note, with Bong Joon-ho’s Korean satire Parasite winning Best Ensemble Cast, as the Guild showed some love for not only a well-performed feature but also a film made outside of our homeland. While the winners are looking to be a little underwhelming so far, at least we’re losing three weeks’ worth of Hollywood politics and attention-seeking this year. SC

BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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his month’s Screen Actors Guild awards remind us why they are still the smoothest-running televised awards show out there. No host and only a dozen categories within a two-hour runtime.

Movie-wise, it’s probably a good thing everything this season is being held a month earlier, because all the acting contenders are bizarrely boring this year. Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger won Best Actor and Best Actress once again for Todd Phillips’ Joker and Rupert Goold’s Judy, respectively.

While Phoenix’s win could arguably be his “makeup” year, it’s still unfortunate for me, because I continue to not see the appeal of Joker. Zellweger’s win is even more baffling to me since she already got her Oscar 17 years ago, so one would assume it would be a rare, weak year for female lead roles. But it’s not even that, because Ana de Armas for Rian Johnson’s Knives Out and Lupita Nyong’o in Jordan Peele’s Us are still around.

BINGO AT GOODY’S 7 p.m. Every Monday, Goody’s hosts a bingo night for a charity of the month.

Cards are $1 per sleeve, and raffle prizes are offered. Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real. 949.492.3400. goodystavern.com.

Tuesday | 28 BEGINNING HULA CLASS 6:30-7:15 p.m. Have fun and learn basic language, songs, dance steps, motions and meanings. Includes work with poi balls (Maori culture from New Zealand), HawaiPage 8

CASA KIDS: STORY TIME 10-11 a.m. Casa Romantica welcomes children aged 1-7 for a picture book reading every Wednesday in the courtyard.

A Q&A session and a dance will be held after each story. Admission is free. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente.

949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

LIVE MUSIC AT IVA LEE’S 7 p.m. Join Iva Lee’s for live music every Wednesday through Sunday. For the ultimate live music experience, be sure to reserve a lounge table on Fridays and Saturdays.

Check their website for the latest scheduled performances. 555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.361.2855. ivalees.com.

CASA WELLNESS: WINTER TEA BLENDING 7 p.m. Learn about the myriad benefits of tea, practice brewing techniques, and sample custom tea blends with horticulturalist Stephanie Knight of Lavender Tea Lounge.

Please note: Seating is unreserved, and it is not guaranteed that large parties can all sit together. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 7:30-9:30 p.m. Enjoy friendly competition and craft beers among friends during the BrewHouse’s weekly trivia night. Food trucks are on site during the trivia contest.

The BrewHouse. 31896 Plaza Dr., Suite D3, San Juan Capistrano. 949.481.6181. thebrewhousesjc.com.

BLOOM’S FREE COMEDY WEDNESDAYS 8:30 p.m. Doug James hosts a free all-star comedy show every Wednesday featuring top national acts. Bloom’s Irish Bar & Restaurant, 2391 South El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.218.0120.

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS 9-11:30 p.m. 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. sanclementetimes.com

SC SC LIVING San Clemente

PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

GUEST OPINION: Wellness & Prevention by Gina Sisca Hazlett

BILY’s Principles Provide Pathway for Healthy Living

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hen Susan Parmelee asked me to write a guest Wellness & Prevention column, the answer was an easy yes.

The Wellness & Prevention Coalition was established to bring resources together that support healthy youth and families in South Orange County. As the Program Coordinator for Because I Love You (BILY) San Clemente chapter, I value my involvement with the coalition, as the missions of the two organizations align and we work together to bring valuable resources to the community.

My personal involvement with BILY began in 2011, observing the BILY San Diego chapter with the goal of launching a group here in my hometown of San Clemente.

I have personally witnessed the great need as exemplified by the words of a local parent, “BILY has WELLNESS AND quite literally changed my PREVENTION life, my marriage and the

By Gina Sisca Hazlett lives of our kids. It all had to start with the changes I needed to make to be healthier and more effective.”

If you are a parent struggling with an adult child not moving through life or maybe a younger child who is headed in the wrong direction displaying attitudes of entitlement, disrespect or substance abuse, Because I Love You Parent Support Group can help.

Our meetings are a safe, confidential place for you to acquire the tools and support to establish structure and find the strength to work to develop healthy, cooperative family relationships.

BILY is an action-based program built

upon 10 basic principles, which equip parents with constructive ideas in creating a peaceful home. During the weekly meetings, trained leaders work with parents to develop a personalized plan for their particular household and provide guidance as how to respond differently to their child’s behavior.

The principles of BILY are designed to promote structure and consistency on the part of the parent and responsibility and accountability on the part of the child. It is important to note that the principles of BILY also provide a pathway of healthy living for the parent.

If practiced as a way of life, they outline the means by which parents will be able to meet other difficulties in life, as well. Many have seen in them a way to happy and effective living outside the family dynamics, which initially brought them to the program.

• I will be No. 1.

• I will no longer feel guilty.

• I will not share in my child’s crisis.

• I will learn to let go.

• I will make the rules.

• I will follow through.

• I will keep the lines of communication open.

• I will avail my family of resources and materials.

• I will work towards a more realistic family life.

• I will become active in a parent support group.

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.

BILY has proved itself successful for many participants. Knowing you are not alone in your struggle, and being able to walk away with strategies to implement immediately, sets the program apart.

BILY is offered free of charge to those who are ready, willing and open to receive guidance in dealing with a family crisis.

We are here to help. If you feel we can support you or just want to learn more, please attend an orientation meeting.

The Wellness & Prevention Coalition meetings are open to the public at 3:30

p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Wellness & Prevention Center, 189 Avenida La Cuesta, San Clemente.

Gina Sisca Hazlett has lived in San Clemente her entire life and founded BILY SC in 2015. Find out more info at bilysc.org or email bilysanclemente@gmail.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

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

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FROM THE ARCHIVES Taken in 1930, this photo shows people hanging out outside of the San Clemente Branch Library.

They are simple, yet if practiced with consistency, are powerfully effective.

The principles are as follows:

Adoptable Pet of the Week: Owen wen came in with a cleft palate that made it hard for him to eat properly.

After corrective surgery and lots of love from the staff and volunteers, Owen is on his way to being the happy healthy pup he was always meant to be.

If you would like to know more about Owen, please call the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter at 949.492.1617 or visit with him at 221 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente. SC

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

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 Page 10

See the solution in next week’s issue.

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SC LIVING CoastLines by Fred Swegles

TWO BIG ONES

Humphreys Retires, Reflects on his 43-Year Lifeguard Career

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he legacy of safety that recently retired lifeguard and Marine Safety Chief Bill Humphreys leaves at San Clemente’s beaches reaches far beyond the most frantic, desperate bathers that he saved during a 43-year lifeguard career.

He once calculated that he probably rescued more than 1,000 swimmers.

But then, let’s also look at the legacy of Neighborhood Beach Watch.

It’s a program Chief Humphreys introduced in 2011, a takeoff on San Clemente’s Neighborhood Watch, in which neighbors look out for each other to prevent crime on their street.

This program empowers an enormous talent pool, the surfing community, to know how to safely respond to distressed bathers that surfers may encounter while riding waves in any situation—say, in winter, when lifeguards may not be nearby.

The program also can teach non-surfers—people just walking the beach or reading a book—to COASTLINES

By Fred Swegles recognize an unfolding emergency and quickly, effectively, summon help.

City lifeguards are available to give safety talks to community groups. At local schools, lifeguards teach surf teams, surf clubs and physical education classes how to respond. Lifeguards also approach surf camps and surf schools. For Junior Lifeguards, it’s part of their summer curriculum.

Swift-Water Response

Humphreys also introduced the city’s personal watercraft.

It’s a less expensive alternative to a fullfledged rescue boat, which the city once had but found it couldn’t afford. It was a battle getting the PWC, Humphreys said, as it is most often in standby mode. But when needed, it can quickly knife its way out through surf, hauling a rescue sled, to San Clemente Times January 23-29, 2020

After a 43-year lifeguard career, Bill Humphreys retired this month as the city’s Marine Safety and lifeguard chief. Photo: Cari Hachmann

swiftly perform multiple rescues.

“It’s one of the biggest improvements in lifesaving,” Humphreys said.

Which leads to another plus, a Marine Safety drone.

In 2017, the camera-equipped aerial device helped lifeguards locate, monitor and track multiple Great White Sharks offshore during a scary summer of sightings. The drone also can quickly scan the ocean for a missing person. Thankfully, Humphreys said, the drone has never had to do that.

Humphreys was instrumental in establishing San Clemente’s Lifeguard and Junior Lifeguard Foundation, which funded the drone.

Coming Home

At age 60, the retiring chief will continue as president of the California Surf Lifesaving Association, while now enabling him to spend more time with his wife, Karen.

When they met, he was teaching a surfing class for the city. She was a student.

The couple has raised three sons—Dan, 29, a high school teacher; Trevor, 28, an electrical and software engineer; and Nick, 25, a mechanical engineer.

“All three are engaged right now,” Bill said. “Three weddings in 2020.”

Lifeguarding has been a dream career for Humphreys, who as an 11-year-old surfer envisioned himself saving lives at local beaches.

At 16, as a talented member of San Clemente High School’s swim team, he wanted to try out for the lifeguards, but the city had upped the minimum age to 17. So he took a Regional Occupational Program lifesaving course taught by city lifeguards.

Graduation included summer service as a volunteer lifeguard.

Hometown Local

Turning 17, Humphreys learned San Clemente had no slots to fill that summer. No tryouts. So he tried out in Laguna Beach, was hired, and then defected when San Clemente positions opened up.

Graduating from SCHS in 1978, he worked as a seasonal lifeguard for San Clemente while earning a degree at San Diego State. Achieving a teaching credential at UC Irvine, he taught one year in the Capistrano Unified School District. By then, he had twice been voted Lifeguard of the Year by his peers, and the city made an offer he couldn’t refuse.

Humphreys had been a lifeguard understudy of veteran Lt. Larry Moore, who had been taking technology courses and now was transferring to City Hall to be the city’s computer guru. Humphreys happily stepped in as marine safety lieutenant, CUSD’s loss.

Promoted To Chief

In 2001, the city selected Humphreys for Marine Safety Chief, succeeding the division’s retiring leader, Capt. Lynn Hughes.

“I’m super thankful for the opportunity to work for San Clemente,” Humphreys said.

“I’m particularly thankful for the wonderful men and women I was able to serve with.”

Marine Safety Lt. Rod Mellott will be interim chief until the city names a successor.

Any advice for that successor?

“Remember that it’s a people business,” Humphreys said. “The success of the department relies on good systems in place but, most importantly, good people.”

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• Bill Humphreys’ most memorable lifesaving experience came around 1982, from a tower at Linda Lane. He noticed something tiny, perhaps a child’s ball, bobbing in the water.

“I realized it was the top of a head,” he said.

He sprinted into the water with an adrenaline rush like never before.

“He sank right before I got to him,” Humphreys said, “but I was able to see him underwater. I pulled him up. He was choking and crying. I got him back to the beach and walked him up to his mom. She wasn’t even aware that he was missing, or in the water. She was reading a book. She was just real nonchalant. And I went back to my tower. That’s when it really hit me.”

A mother could have gone home that day without her son. Humphreys was overcome. He wept.

• Another day, at North Beach, Humphreys spotted a girl, maybe 7, being pulled away from shore in a rip current.

“I got to her,” Humphreys said. “We were getting pulled out in a rip. The waves were just pounding. Her friend was a little bit farther out, screaming for help. I tried to get my arm around her. I got her into my arm, and we were underwater. I had both of them, and the second one got ripped out of my arms. We got tumbled pretty good.

“I remember pushing the one girl up to the surface. And then I couldn’t find the other girl. I searched and searched and started waving for assistance.”

Lifeguard Greg Page responded, negotiating crowded waters near shore.

He ran into a little girl who was crying.

“She had been washed in, underwater,” Humphreys said.

As Page rescued her, she described how another lifeguard had grabbed her, and she got torn away.

“That one was pretty dramatic,” Humphreys said. “The kids were fine. I don’t think we even met the parents.”

of service.

“It’s a very functional building,” he said of HQ, erected in 1968. “It’s old, but it works very well.”

Fred Swegles is a longtime San Clemente resident with nearly 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

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE LIEN SALE 2/6/2020 10AM AT 4355 W. ARTESIA AVE, FULLERTON 14 HOND LIC# 23N6896 VIN# MLHMD381XE5106466 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON FEBRUARY 6, 2020 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: 220 Avenida Pelayo – Minor Architectural Permit 19-484/Minor Exception Permit 19485 – McMains Residence Addition A request to consider approximately 700 square feet of additions to an existing single family residence that would continue a legal nonconforming side yard setback of 4 feet 7 inches where 5 feet is required. The site is zoned Residential Medium (RM) and is within the Coastal Exclusion Order Area.

Staff recommends that the project be found categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities).

This application is on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, and is available for public inspection and comment by contacting (949) 361-6184.

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 Zoning Administrator and held on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at the Community Development Department, Conference Room A, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or to provide written communication to the Zoning Administrator to express their opinion for or against the request.

For further details, please call or visit the office of the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator at the Community Development Department where information is avail-able for public inspection.

Zoning Administrator PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON FEBRUARY 5, 2020 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: General Plan Amendment 20-011 – Roadway System Map Update A public hearing to consider forwarding a recommendation to the City Council on the adoption of a City initiated update of the Mobility Element Roadway Systems Map. The project updates the map to reflect several previously approved street rehabilitation projects that reconfigure roadways (generally via re-striping) to better accommodate and balance all users of the roadway including motor vehicles, bicyclists San Clemente Times January 23-29, 2020

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and pedestrians, according to General Plan policies. The proposed amendment is needed to meet Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) requirements for the General Plan to be consistent with the Orange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH) in order to maintain the City’s eligibility for various regional transportation funding (example: Measure M2 Net Revenues).

The City completed an environmental assessment for the project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Staff recommends the City find environmental impacts of the project have been adequately addressed and mitigated by the previously certified General Plan Program Environmental Impact Report, pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162.

This application is on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, 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.

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

Notice is further given that said public hearing on this project will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Planning Commission and held on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at Council Chambers located at 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or to provide written communication to the Planning Commission to express their opinion for or against the request.

For further details, please call or visit the office of the City of San Clemente Planning Commission Secretary at the Community Development Department where information is on file and available for public inspection.

Secretary to the San Clemente Planning Commission PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206564913 The following person(s) is doing business as: BAD DAWG 237 TOPAZ STREET RANCHO MISSION VIEJO, CA 92694 Full Name of Registrant(s): KEVIN MACDONALD 237 TOPAZ STREET RANCHO MISSION VIEJO, CA 92694 This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: N/A /s/KEVIN MACDONALD This statement was filed with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder On 01/14/2020 Publish: San Clemente Times January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206564532 The following person(s) is doing business as: FLOWERS AND FRIENDS 1844 N. EL CAMINO REAL SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): GORDON KEITH JONES 111 E AVE SAN ANTONIO SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: 04/23/1991 /s/GORDON JONES This statement was filed with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder On 01/10/2020 Publish: San Clemente Times January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS Street Rehabilitation for: Ave. Presidio (S. El Camino Real to N. Ave. La Esperanza), Project No. 14331 Sealed bid or proposals will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California, until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, and will be publicly opened and read on said day and time at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California.

The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required by the specifications and contract documents for the Street Rehabilitation for Ave. Presidio (S. El Camino Real to N. Ave. La Esperanza), Project No. 14331 in the City of San Clemente, California.

Reference is hereby made to these Specifications for further particulars, and same are by such reference incorporated herein and made a part thereof, the same as though fully set forth hereunder.

Project specifications and contract documents are posted in the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente. org/vendorbids. All bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System website to participate in a bid or to be added to the prospective bidders list.

No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City Engineer. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, certified or cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond, made payable to the City of San Clemente for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract.

The contract does call for monthly progress payments based on the engineer’s estimate of the percentage of work completed. The City will retain 5% of each progress payment as security for completion of the balance of the work. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, the City will pay amounts so retained upon compliance with the requirements of Government Code Section 14402 and the provisions of the contract documents pertaining to “substitution of securities.”

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, in accordance with Section 1770 of the California State Labor Code and in accordance with the terms of the Southern California Master Labor Agreement, has heretofore established a prevailing rate of per diem wages to be paid in the construction of the above entitled work. The said wage rates are herein

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referred to and adopted in this Notice as though fully set forth herein, and said scale is made a part of this Notice by reference.

Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Furthermore, all bidders and contractors are hereby notified that no contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations.

Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.4, all bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all bids must be on the Bid Form provided, and the outside of the envelope must read as follows: OFFICIAL BID - DO NOT OPEN Project Name:

Street Rehabilitation for Ave. Presidio

Bid No.:

14331

Bid Opening Date:

February 5, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code, State of California. Bidder shall possess a Class “A” California State Contracting License in good standing.

The City of San Clemente reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Dated: To be published: and:

January 10, 2020 January 16, 2020 January 23, 2020

____________________________ Tom Bonigut Public Works Director / City Engineer PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS Street Improvement Projects – FY 2020, Project No. 10319 and Slurry Seal Program – FY 2020, Project No. 20307 Sealed bid or proposals will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California, until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2020, and will be publicly opened and read on said day and time at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California.

The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required by the specifications and contract documents for the Specifications for the Street Improvement Projects – FY 2020, Project No. 10319 and Slurry Seal Program – FY 2020, Project No. 20307 in the City of San Clemente, California.

Reference is hereby made to these Specifications for further particulars, and same are by such reference incorporated herein and made a part thereof, the same as though fully set forth hereunder.

Project specifications and contract documents are posted in the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente. org/vendorbids. All bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids System website to participate in a bid or to be added to the prospective bidders list.

No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City Engineer. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, certified or ca sanclementetimes.com

PUBLIC NOTICES shier’s check, or bidder’s bond, made payable to the City of San Clemente for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract.

The contract does call for monthly progress payments based on the engineer’s estimate of the percentage of work completed. The City will retain 5% of each progress payment as security for completion of the balance of the work. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, the City will pay amounts so retained upon compliance with the requirements of Government Code Section 14402 and the provisions of the contract documents pertaining to “substitution of securities.”

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, in accordance with Section 1770 of the California State Labor Code and in accordance with the terms of the Southern California Master Labor Agreement, has heretofore established a prevailing rate of per diem wages to be paid in the construction of the above entitled work. The said wage rates are herein referred to and adopted in this Notice as though fully set forth herein, and said scale is made a part of this Notice by reference.

Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Furthermore, all bidders and contractors are hereby notified that no contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations.

Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.4, all bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all bids must be on the Bid Form provided, and the outside of the envelope must read as follows: OFFICIAL BID - DO NOT OPEN Project Name:

Street Improvement Projects – FY 2020 and Slurry Seal Program – FY 2020

Bid Nos.:

10319 and 20307

Bid Opening Date:

February 6, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code, State of California. Bidder shall possess a Class “A” California State Contracting License in good standing. vThe City of San Clemente reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Dated: To be published: and:

January 9, 2020 January 16, 2020 January 23, 2020

____________________________ Tom Bonigut Public Works Director / City Engineer PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206564141 The following person(s) is doing business as: CLJ, INC. 26271 VIA MADRIGAL SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675 Full Name of Registrant(s): San Clemente Times January 23-29, 2020

JAGICH INDUSTRIES 26271 VIA MADRIGAL SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675 This business is conducted by a corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: 05/06/2015 /s/JAGICH INDUSTRIES, CHRISTOPHER JAGICH, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder On 01/07/2020 Publish: San Clemente Times January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE

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The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: N/A /s/ROBERT STADICK This statement was filed with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder On 12/30/2019 Publish: San Clemente Times January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20196562621 The following person(s) is doing business as: MDQSS 18 PENDANT IRVINE, CA 92620 Full Name of Registrant(s): ADAM METZGER 18 PENDANT IRVINE, CA 92620 This business is conducted by an individual.

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STORIES, SCORES, SCHEDULES AND MORE

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. For Submission, email zcavanagh@picketfencemedia.com

SC Youth Wrestling Places at State Seeding Tournament

The San Clemente Youth Wrestling Club had a collection of podium placers at the San Clemente Beach Brawl, a state seeding tournament hosted by the club on Jan. 5.

Wrestlers were split between beginner and advanced divisions, and San Clemente had five first-place finishes in the beginner division and 19 podium finishers overall.

Luke Terrell, Devin Delire, Erickson Cloutier, Michael Leon Guerrero and Cyrus Dehn all claimed gold medals for first place.

Tommy Harris, Declan Thompson, Rocco Tompkins, Hayes Cloutier, Maceo Obedoza and Wyatt McNeill took secondplace silver in the beginner division. In the advanced division, Kyler Stever and Noah Boatright took second.

Brody Brunsting, Dean Kochis, Hudson Cloutier and Archer Dehn finished third in the beginner division. In the advanced division, Kelan Stever and Joe Samperi earned third-place bronze.

Triton Report

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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

Boys Wrestling Wins Second Straight League Title The San Clemente boys wrestling team captured its second straight Sea View League championship with a dual meet win at Tesoro, 56-24, on Thursday, Jan. 16.

The Tritons also claimed Sea View San Clemente Times January 23-29, 2020

Left: Olympica Gymnastics’ Level 8 Team members (L to R) Holly Carter, Hannah Richards, Abby Quan, Regan Johnson of San Clemente, Cameron Craycraft, and Samantha Hayes. Right: San Clemente’s Regan Johnson performs her beam routine at the Palm Springs Gymnastics Cup. Photos: Henry Quan

bronze medals as Olympica Gymnastics opened the optional season at the Palm Springs Cup on Sunday, Jan. 19.

In Level 8, Regan Johnson of San Clemente scored a 9.275 on the floor exercise and an 8.700 on the vault to take third-place bronzes in both events.

In the Level 9 Junior A division, Julia Rojas of San Clemente scored 9.100 on the floor exercise for a third-place bronze.

Several other local gymnasts earned podium finishes for Olympica Gymnastics.

In the Level 7 Child B division, Kylie Phillips of Laguna Niguel earned silver

The next state seeding event for San Clemente Youth Wresting is Sunday, Jan. 26, at Villa Park High School, with another the following week at the Army/Navy Academy in Carlsbad on Feb. 1.

Two more state seeding tournaments follow those with a Road to State qualifier on Feb. 16 and the SoCal Tournament of Champions on March 8 at Santiago High School.

The SCWAY (State of California Wrestling Alliance for the Youth) State Championship begins on March 21 in Clovis.

Olympica Gymnasts Open Optional Season Strong

A pair of San Clemente gymnasts earned

League championships on the freshman and junior varsity levels for the second straight season.

San Clemente swept through the Sea View League duals with wins over Capistrano Valley on Dec. 5 and Mission Viejo on Jan. 9.

The Tritons followed up their league title with a fourth-place finish at their annual San Clemente Rotary Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18. San Clemente hosted 36 teams in the one-day event.

The Tritons’ league title sends them into the championship tournament season on a high.

San Clemente competes next in the Coast View Conference Championships on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Aliso Niguel High School.

Coach Mark Calentino is looking forward to strong performances from his young team. Some of the promising Tritons are freshman Benjamin Hernandez at 115 pounds, junior Danny Garcia at 126 pounds, sophomore Garrett Boyd at 140 pounds and sophomore Vance Frabasilio at 154 pounds.

San Clemente will wrestle as a team in

the CIF-SS dual meet championships on Feb. 1, and individuals who qualify from the conference tournament will wrestle at the CIF-SS championships on Feb. 14.

Defense Continues to Shine for Boys Soccer The San Clemente boys soccer team has established a force field in front of its net this season, and that has shown no signs of changing in league play.

The Tritons (17-1-2, 3-0-1) did not allow a goal in the first round of league play and have racked up 16 shutouts in 20 games.

San Clemente has allowed only four goals this season and no more than one in any single game. The Tritons’ one loss was a 1-0 defeat by Palos Verdes on Jan. 3.

San Clemente has split the time between the pipes with its two senior goalkeepers. According to MaxPreps, Carter Fann is credited with eight shutouts and Connor Stoll with seven.

The Tritons, ranked No. 1 in CIF-SS Division 1, are the reigning South Coast

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on the bars at 9.475, bronze on the vault at 9.200, bronze on the floor exercise at 9.200 and silver in the all-around with a combined total of 37.025.

Edie Whalen on San Juan Capistrano took second place on the beam at 9.500 in the Level 7 Child B division, and in the Level 7 Junior A division, Misha Parsons of Dana Point captured gold on the beam at 9.650 and silver on the vault at 9.075.

The Level 7 team took third place as a team.

In the Level 9 Junior A division, Kaitlyn Driessen of Rancho Mission Viejo won two bronze medals with an 8.950 on the vault and an 8.800 on the beam. SC

League, CIF-SS and SoCal Regional champions.

After a week off, San Clemente continues league play against Capistrano Valley on Friday, Jan. 24. The Tritons also host Mission Viejo on Jan. 31 before finishing on the road at San Juan Hills on Feb. 4 and at El Toro on Feb. 6.

Basketball Roundup San Clemente girls basketball (21-2, 4-0) opens the second round of South Coast League play at Dana Hills on Thursday, Jan. 23. The Tritons, ranked No. 1 in Division 2A, host Tesoro on Jan. 28, play at Trabuco Hills on Jan. 30 and at Aliso Niguel on Feb. 3.

San Clemente boys basketball (14-8, 3-1) scored a league upset over Mission Viejo, 68-64, and took over second place in the South Coast League on Friday, Jan. 17.

Matthew Herrod led the Tritons with 17 points. Jack Carroll added 16 points, and Max Rumph scored 11. San Clemente continues in league at Aliso Niguel on Friday, Jan. 24. SC sanclementetimes.com

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SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

Shifting Sands, Changing Times

GROM OF THE WEEK:

ZION WALLA

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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Big changes at Hurley and a shaky industry illustrate the murky future of the surf biz

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

L

ast week, surfwear brand Hurley laid off more than 60 employees. At the start of the year, it was made public that Hurley would also be making drastic cuts in its roster of sponsored athletes and would not be renewing some contracts. It was seismic news in an already shaky surf industry.

In October 2019, it was announced that Bluestar Alliance had acquired Hurley from sportswear giant Nike for an undisclosed amount. Bluestar is a New York-based licensing company with zero surf roots, so it was only a matter of time before cuts and restructuring came. And here we are.

“The Hurley brand was built on the idea of the golden rule—treating employees, vendors, retailers, athletes, artists and musicians as we would like to be treated,” Hurley founder Bob Hurley told the digital trade publication ShopEatSurf when the Hurley news broke. Hurley has not been involved with the company since 2015.

“Our fundamental principles were inspiration, inclusion, innovation, positivity and diversity. . . . As a result, the community felt inspired, empowered, passionate and willing to do amazing things, thereby changing the game,” continued Hurley.

The troubles at Hurley have come at the same time as Rip Curl was sold to New Zealand-based outdoor retailer Kathmandu.

And with both Quiksilver and Billabong under the same Boardriders ownership, it’s hard to tell what’s actually happening there.

Adding a little more fuel to the fire, Los Angeles-based action sports retailer Active Ride Shop is being auctioned off as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.

These surf industry developments fall into the category of “local news” here in San Clemente and Dana Point for a variety of reasons.

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Happier times at the Hurley Lowers Pro. Photo: File Photo Courtesy of WSL

First, Hurley is based just up the road in Costa Mesa, and a number of employees— and now former employees—live in the area.

It’s always hard knowing that friends and neighbors are going through tough times.

Hopefully, this is but a speed bump and bigger and better things are on the horizon for everyone.

Parents of young, aspiring surfers in the San Clemente and Dana Point area should take heed. The overall poor health of the surf industry should temper expectations about chasing careers as pro surfers.

To be frank, pro surfing is not a viable career path for more than 99% of the surfers in the world. And this isn’t just a personal opinion; this sentiment comes from a number of surfers, managers, team managers and other industry types.

That’s not to say “pro surfing” is going away, but the game is changing. Keep chasing waves, but also chase an education and plan for the future.

As with every dark cloud, there is a silver lining. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen giant surf brands swirl the drain. Look no further than Gotcha and Ocean Pacific and Body Glove. Nobody was bigger in the ’80s.

Now, where are they? Either gone or withering in a licensing graveyard.

But as those brands lost relevance and faded, exciting new brands were born.

The bigger brands get, and the more their corporate overlords make decisions in the

boardroom and not on the beach, the harder time they have struggling with that “core” surf culture.

And once you’ve lost the core, you’ve lost everything.

“The market for surfwear has turned out to be merely window-dressing by surfing’s actual participants, who represent just a tiny percentage of the global market,” wrote Phil Jarratt in his 2009 book Salts and Suits, which details the history of the surf industry.

“The real market, analysts and cool hunters alike now agree, is that vast and growing tribe of urban dreamers who aspire to an action lifestyle, whether they actually lead one or not,” Jarratt continued.

Like an old tree falling in the woods, when these giant surf brands lose relevance, clout and market share, it lets the sun shine down on new, emerging brands and allows them to begin to spread their branches. They will be the ones to reshape the surf industry and the sport in their own likeness.

We see it year after year, generation after generation, and maybe right now the surf biz is just shedding its skin. There are more surfers in the water than ever before. The sport is enjoying worldwide popularity and acceptance.

For the first time ever, surfers will compete at the Olympic Games this summer.

There’s no shortage of opportunities out there; it’s just how to take advantage of them that’s the issue at the moment. SC

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ever underestimate the power of positivity. Whether it’s jamming with his crew at T-Street or getting his Spanish flow down at Las Palmas Elementary School, young Zion Walla is all about spreading the stoke and firing up his friends.

“Zion and his sister, Eden, have grown up in the Positive Vibe Warriors tribe and always have the biggest smiles,” says Frankie D’Andrew of the Positive Vibe Warrior Foundation.

Zion recently dropped a new edit that showcases the goofy-footer’s considerable skills. While most surfers around town have been struggling in the small surf lately, he’s been having a ball, pulling into barrels, smashing the lip and doing finless spinners to the beach. You can check out the edit on his dad’s Instagram account: @whereswalla.

And speaking of finless spinners, at the start of the month, Zion lost his favorite board from Catchsurf. He’d saved all his pennies to buy the board, and then it was gone. But when his dad posted something about it asking if anyone had seen the turquoise soft-top, San Clemente softboard star Johnny Redmond, who’s sponsored by Catchsurf, stepped up and replaced it—because there ain’t no stoke like the stoke of giving back.

Nice work, team! SC

Zion Walla. Photo: Courtesy of Walla Family

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