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VOLUME 15, ISSUE 12

Health Crisis Evolving Daily Local Businesses Brace for Impact of Coronavirus E Y E O N S C / PAG E 7

Electronic signage along Interstate 5 encourages motorists to wash their hands during the public health crisis caused by the coronavirus spread. Photo: Lillian Boyd

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Red Cross Faces Severe Blood Shortage THE LATEST: The American Red Cross has a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations during the coronavirus outbreak.

As workplaces, college campuses and schools temporarily close or urge remote work in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the impacts are being felt throughout the community and the blood supply.

“Healthy individuals are needed to donate now to help patients counting on lifesaving blood,” an American Red Cross press release states. “Volunteer donors are in a unique position to ensure essential medical care continues for those who depend on lifesaving transfusions, such as surgical patients, accident victims, new moms with complicated childbirths, patients going through cancer treatment and more.”

To date, nearly 2,700 Red Cross blood drives have been canceled across the country due to concerns about congregating at workplaces, college campuses and schools amidst the coronavirus outbreak.

These cancellations have resulted in some 86,000 fewer blood donations. More than 80% of the blood the Red Cross collects comes from drives held at locations of this type.

In the Southern California region, more than 160 blood drives have been canceled, resulting in 5,500 fewer blood donations.

The Red Cross is adding appointment slots at donation centers and expanding capacity at many community blood drives across the country over the next few weeks.

“In our experience, the American public comes together to support those in need during times of shortage, and that support is needed now more than ever during this unprecedented public health crisis,” said Chris Hrouda, president, Red Cross Biomedical Services. “Unfortunately, when people stop donating blood, it forces doctors to make hard choices about patient care, which is why we need those who are healthy and well to roll up a sleeve and give the gift of life.”

The Red Cross has implemented new measures to help ensure safety at blood drives and donation centers in light of the coronavirus outbreak, such as checking the temperature of staff and donors before entering a drive, spacing beds and San Clemente Times March 19-25, 2020

With concerns over the coronavirus outbreak sweeping across South Orange County, various agencies, businesses and organizations have stepped up to offer assistance. Photo: Courtesy of the CDC

increasing disinfecting of surfaces and equipment.

There is no data or evidence that this coronavirus can be transmitted by blood transfusion, and there have been no reported cases of transfusion transmission for any respiratory virus worldwide, including this coronavirus.

To donate blood, individuals need to bring a blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification that are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also must meet certain height and weight requirements.

For more information, visit redcross. org.—Lillian Boyd

Community Agencies, Organizations Offer Resources During Coronavirus Crisis THE LATEST: As coronavirus concerns sweep South Orange County and the world, various agencies and businesses have stepped up to offer assistance.

Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) announced in a press release they will “continue but adapt” their daily food, shelter and personal supportive services to South Orange County families and individuals in need.

“We are dedicated to responsibly serving our community,” FAM CEO Elizabeth Andrade said in a press release. The agency is “balancing the tension between our mission to serve our community and the reality of the threat to our organization.”

FAM has experienced an increase in requests for rental and utility assistance

needs and started to hear concern from clients, as employers have reduced hours or closed for the next two weeks.

FAM’s thousands of clients include seniors and the health-compromised, food-insecure and unsheltered populations vulnerable to coronavirus.

The nonprofit maintains its San Clemente-based resource center, emergency family shelter, transitional shelter, permanent supportive housing, resale shop, as well as three satellite support centers in San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point and Laguna Niguel.

FAM has instituted the following procedures to minimize personal contact, including adapting regular office hours at the San Clemente office, now 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Monday through Friday, as long as possible; asking clients to call their main line at 949.492.8477 to pre-order for drive-up food services; and temporarily suspending food supply distribution to the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Several upcoming FAM events have been postponed or canceled, including Second Saturday food distribution and the annual Easter Brunch and Egg Hunt.

In the coming weeks as protocols and policies change, Andrade said the agency “will continue to communicate with clients, volunteers, staff and partners regarding our updates to programs and precautionary steps.”

Visit the agency’s website at familyassistance.org for more information.

Capistrano Unified School District said in a news story through its news outlet, CUSD Insider, it is serving lunches and breakfasts to local children during a threeweek school closure.

“On the first day Capistrano Unified provided free lunches – more than 1,000 children were served at four school sites.

That’s more than double the number of children that pick up free lunches during the summer meal program,” the CUSD Insider story said. “Starting Wednesday, March 18, the district will provide a breakfast bar or cereal cup with fruit and milk for the child to enjoy the following morning. Because of the emergency school closure and the reschedule of Spring Break, employees have been volunteering to come to work and help make lunches for the children. The district is closed an additional two weeks from March 23 to April 3, 2020 in response to COVID-19 concerns.”

Acknowledging that many may be feeling anxious or fearful over the disruption and upending of daily activities, the Orange County Health Care Agency is encouraging the community to reach out to its Behavioral Health Information & Referrals line at 855.625.4657.

The line is meant to help connect individuals to any of the agency’s Behavioral Health Services.

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And to help small businesses throughout California that have suffered “substantial economic injury” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Small Business Administration on Monday announced that it will be offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital.

“SBA is strongly committed to providing the most effective and customer-focused response possible to assist California small businesses with federal disaster loans,” SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza said in a press release. “We will be swift in our efforts to help these small businesses recover from the financial impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).”

Carranza explained that the loans could be used to help pay fixed debts, payroll and accounts payable, among other bills the businesses are unable to pay right now. And eligibility, according to the SBA, is based on financial impact.

“Disaster loans can provide vital economic assistance to small businesses to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing,” Carranza said in the release.

Local residents in San Clemente are looking to aid the elderly, as several members of the San Clemente Life Facebook page have said they’re willing to gather any food and medicine the community’s senior citizens may need during this isolation period.

Valari Armstrong, a San Clemente resident, told San Clemente Times this week that those elderly citizens who are currently quarantined should feel free to reach out to her so she can coordinate with others in the Facebook group to pick up supplies.

“Both my parents passed away, and I would want someone to help them if they were still alive and I weren’t available,” she said, later adding: “I’m healthy, I’m working from home, so I can certainly take time to go grocery shopping, pick, up medicine and leave it on their front porch.”

Armstrong can be reached by email at valari.armstrong@yahoo.com.—Collin Breaux and Shawn Raymundo

Council Declares Local Emergency Due to Coronavirus THE LATEST: City council passed a resolution on Tuesday, March 17, declaring a local emergency amid the public health crisis that continues to unfold as a result of the coronavirus spread.

The emergency declaration gives interim City Manager Robert Dunek the authority to respond to the pandemic by entering into purchase orders and contracts, as long as they don’t exceed an amount of $50,000.

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EYE ON SC (Cont. from page 3) Mayor Dan Bane further explained that the declaration would allow the city of San Clemente to be “first in line for federal funding” related to the pandemic.

Bane and three other councilmembers didn’t physically attend the meeting, but rather participated via teleconference on Tuesday night. Mayor Pro Tem Laura Ferguson was the only councilmember in council chambers during the meeting.

The decision to conduct the meeting telephonically was announced on Monday, March 16, when the city issued a sevenday closure of public facilities, restricting access to residents, as part of an effort minimize interaction and stem the spread of the virus.—SR

CUSD Closes Schools After Rising Coronavirus Concerns THE LATEST: With growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees approved school closures during a special meeting on Friday, March 13.

Spring Break was moved to March 16-20, and schools will be closed for students from March 23 through April 3. The last day of the 2019-20 school year will remain June 4.

Executive staff will be working during Spring Break, and teachers, staff and administrators normally would be working on campuses during the May 23-April 3 time frame.

The school closures follow other impacts to the South Orange County area, including the postponement of the Swallows Day Parade in San Juan Capistrano and cancellation of the second weekend of the Festival of Whales in Dana Point.

“Right now, we are making the choice of what’s best for student health and global health,” Trustee Amy Hanacek said. “The hardship, that when we do have children at home and are not able to send them to school, is truly profound. . . . Everybody is making huge sacrifices. Many people have lost their jobs already. We are committed to making sure that children continue to be educated the best they possibly can.”

Superintendent Kirsten Vital said the district will further discuss the evolving coronavirus issue and what will happen during the CUSD’s regular meeting on Wednesday, March 18. Another special meeting is expected to occur on Wednesday, March 25.

Board President Jim Reardon also said the trustees will meet weekly for a while to determine the best course of action.

“A lot of things happen in the world that are sort of top-down and you feel like you’re not in control,” Reardon said. “The decisions that are made in the school district this week have really been bottom-up decisions made in a very rapidly moving situation where there wasn’t a lot of great information.”

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The city of San Clemente introduced strict social distancing protocols this week, limiting the number of seats available to the public for city council meetings. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

to deal with what comes and begin making longer-term plans.

Community members, parents and students made several comments during the special meeting, including discussions about rescheduling upcoming SAT testing, expressing disappointment over schools being closed, suggesting online classes, and ensuring children reliant on school meals continue to be served.

WHAT’S NEXT: Vital said a food plan will be issued and children will be fed. Vital also said she feels terrible about the SAT testing situation, but it needed to be rescheduled in light of the direction CUSD was given. CUSD officials are figuring out when SAT testing can be rescheduled.

As for graduation, Vital said this “is a really evolving situation,” and they will discuss the matter at future meetings and have plans to think about graduation and other matters.

“Know you have very active PTAs in this district. We are willing to work with you as we go through this,” said Michele Ploessel-Campbell, legislative chair for Capistrano Unified Council of PTSA. “When you close schools, you close child care.

We have families that cannot afford to not have their children watched and who are finding out today they don’t know what they’re doing for the next three weeks to a month. That’s a challenge we need to think about. Work with your PTAs. Reach out to us. We are willing to help.”—CB

TCA Board Approves Los Patrones Extension, Ends Toll Road Plans THE LATEST: Proposals to have a toll road run through San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano were formally put to rest on Thursday, March 12, as the Transporta-

tion Corridor Agencies’ Board of Directors voted unanimously in favor of pursuing the untolled route option referred to as Alternative 22.

The board’s approval will allow the TCA to move forward with the studying of a plan to have Los Patrones Parkway, the arterial county road that begins at Oso Parkway—where the 241 Toll Road now ends—extend past Rancho Mission Viejo down to Avenida La Pata, right up to the San Clemente city limit.

The plan, or Alternative 22 as it’s identified in the ongoing South County Traffic Relief Effort (SCTRE), was the most viable solution in terms of traffic relief and safety, Orange County Board Supervisor and Chairperson Lisa Bartlett, a director on the TCA board, said at the meeting.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and the TCA have been working on the Relief Effort, which contained many proposals, including some to extend the 241 through parts of San Clemente and San Juan in order to connect to Interstate 5.

“In looking at all of the alternatives early on, I didn’t like any of them. I didn’t think they were viable for a whole host of reasons,” said Bartlett, who in 2018 sponsored the Patrones extension plan. Alt. 22 is “going to allow for the greatest amount of traffic relief and safety in the event that we would need to evacuate.”

As part of Thursday’s approval, the TCA will collaborate with Caltrans and OCTA to advance plans of having the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane on the I-5 extend from Avenida Pico to the San Diego County line, as well as complete the project to widen Ortega Highway in San Juan Capistrano.

The collaboration will entail the agencies executing the Alt. 22 proposal and “conclude the Agency’s efforts to identify solutions for a southerly extension of the 241 Toll Road,” the agenda report on the

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subject states.

One sticking point during the directors’ discussion leading up to the vote, however, was whether their approval of Alt. 22 will undoubtedly put an end to the 241 Toll Road.

“What is not clear, and I’m hoping we can make clear, is whether this concludes the south county traffic project,” San Clemente Councilmember and TCA Board Director Kathy Ward said. “That is what I am not clear on. It is not super clear in these reports. . . . We need to know that that is concluded.”

Michael Kraman, the TCA’s chief executive, pointed out that was the intent of the fifth recommendation listed in the agenda report.

“That’s clearly the intent. This has been 25 years we’ve been looking at this, and today marks the day that effort comes to an end,” Kraman said, referring to the TCA’s efforts to complete the 241 Toll Road.

Kraman also noted that the TCA board’s vote will revert Alt. 22 as a county-led project and out of the hands of Caltrans. The county, he said, “will be the lead agency moving forward.”

Bartlett had also touched on that point earlier in the discussion, stating that she’s been asked by several people who are concerned that the extension of Los Patrones will be “just the next phase of something else.”

Bartlett said the Los Patrones extension will remain a county road that ends at La Pata.

“This is it basically, and to have that terminus point at La Pata, it puts the communities at ease,” she said.

A screening summary of all of the alternatives in the SCTRE shows that an untolled Alt. 22 is estimated to be able to reduce vehicle hours per delay, or VHD, on I-5 by 3,270 hours and by 4,520 hours on all other roadways. A tolled Los Patrones is estimated to have reduced VHD on I-5 by 1,990 hours and 3,000 hours on the all other roads.

“We said from the beginning that we were committed to getting the right technical data and working with the public and working collaboratively with other agencies. . . .Today’s recommendation proves we did what we promised to do,” Kraman told the board.

Peggy Huang, a TCA board director and Yorba Linda city councilmember, also noted the differences between extending Los Patrones as an untolled road versus a tolled one.

“The difference between tolled and untolled . . . untolled performed better,” Huang said. “So then there’s no reason for this agency to ever consider tolling Alt. 22.”

WHAT’S NEXT: Per the board’s vote, TCA staff will be working with the county to come up with a project development plan for Alt. 22. TCA Board Director and Dana Point Councilmember Joe Muller proposed that the staff return to the board every 120 days with a progress report on that collaboration. The board voted in favor of Muller’s amendment.—SR sanclementetimes.com

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The Boys & Girls Club to Offer Census Help The Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area, along with the help of the Women for American Values and Ethics (WAVE), is hosting a Questionnaire Assistance Kiosk for everyone who wants to learn about and respond to the 2020 Census.

Community members interested in using the assistance kiosk can visit the front lobby of the Boys & Girls Club at 1304 Calle Valle in San Clemente during the organization’s regular operating hours.

The club stresses that the national Census is safe, while noting that individual census responses are confidential and protected by law.

“Your data can never be shared with any government agency, including ICE, the FBI, or the police,” the group said in a press release. “Also, the Census is inclusive—it does not ask about your citizenship, immigration status, or social security number.”

“Finally, it is important to know that being counted matters,” the club emphasized in the press release. “Our communities rely on significant federal funds that are distributed according to census data.”

The Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area recently set up a Questionnaire Assistance Kiosk for those wanting to learn about and respond to the 2020 Census. Photo: Courtesy of Terry Hughes

According to the club, more than $675 billion is distributed every year to support programs such as health care, housing, education, transportation, and employment. The 2020 Census invites everyone to respond during mid-March through April 30.

San Clemente OCSD Officer Retires Sgt. Todd Carpenter of the Orange

County Sheriff’s Department bid farewell to the force this month, retiring after 34 years of police service in Orange County.

In a moving farewell video that OCSD shared to its San Clemente account on Instagram on Saturday, March 14, Carpenter makes his last radio transmission in which he thanks the members of the Garden Grove Police Department and OCSD “for allowing me to be a part of their lives over the last many, many years and for them to be part of mine.”

According to OCSD, Carpenter served

on the Garden Grove PD for 15 years before joining OCSD, which he worked for over the last 19 years. Throughout his tenure as an officer, he served in the communities of Garden Grove, Irvine, Rancho Santa Margarita and then Sen Clemente.

“Todd is a widely loved and respected sergeant for your San Clemente deputies who was able to maintain the authority of a sergeant while making tough decisions as he also inspired and led deputies,” OCSD said in its post. “His legacy in San Clemente is as solid as Seal Rock and nearly as hard to attain (get to). Our farewell to Todd is tempered by our knowing how deserved he is of retirement.”

Before signing off one last time, Carpenter dedicated the final transmission to the memory of fellow Garden Grove PD officer and friend Howard Ellsworth Dallies, Jr., who was shot and killed in 1993.

OCSD wrote that Carpenter “will always have a place in our hearts and be welcome in any passenger seat of our cruisers. Fair winds and following seas!”

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CANCELED/POSTPONED EVENTS IN MARCH 2020 POSTPONED: March 19 • Mixologist Competition at OC Tavern POSTPONED: March 20 • Casa Classic, new date June 12 POSTPONED: March 22 • Sunday Downtown Farmers Market POSTPONED: March 22 • Casa Bridal Show in San Clemente, new date TBD

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

The County of Orange took drastic measures to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, March 17, ordering all bars to close and for restaurants to only utilize delivery or take-out services.

The order from OC Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick, which also banned all professional, social and community gatherings of any number of people at places of work, did not prohibit household gatherings.

Health and safety operations and businesses deemed essential are not required to close, according to the order. Such businesses include grocery stores, gas stations, banks, laundromats, homeless shelters, home-based care for seniors, hardware stores and plumbers, to name a few.

“All businesses shall enact Social Distancing, increased sanitation standards, and shall make every effort to use telecommuting for its workforce,” the order states. “All businesses shall suspend any policy or procedure requiring doctor verification for sick or other leave approval.”

Effective Tuesday, all bars and drinking establishments that didn’t serve food were ordered to close, while restaurants have been told to close all on-site dining. The ban will remain in effect until April 1.

“All food served shall be by delivery, or through pick-up or drive-thru,” the order explained. “Social Distancing shall be required for persons picking up food on-site.”

The health officer’s order also strongly recommended that anyone over the age of 65 or has serious chronic medical conditions, such as heart disease, lung disease and diabetes— or has a compromised immune system—to self-isolate at home.

The county’s directive on Tuesday did leave many in the county, including the city of San Clemente, puzzled by some of the details.

During the city council meeting on Tuesday night, Assistant City Manager Erik Sund said the city is working with the county to address some of those questions.

“There’s a lot of questions. Since I’ve been sitting here, I’ve received a number of calls from businesses indicating if we need to close based on this order,” Sund told the council. “The city has a lot of questions and so we’ll be working with the county over the next two business days to get clarification and clarity on that order.”

The county joined the growing list of many cities and counties throughout the state that have taken similar steps in order to curb the coronavirus spread. This past Sunday, Gov. San Clemente Times March 19-25, 2020

Signage the city posted along Avenida Del Mar in Downton San Clemente on Tuesday, March 17, designates parking for customers picking up take-out food orders during the public health crisis. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

Gavin Newsom rolled out a broad social distancing directive, urging bars to close and restaurants to reduce operations.

On the same day the governor introduced his procedures, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also announced new social distancing guidelines, recommending the cancellation or postponement of all events set to have 50 or more people for the next eight weeks.

This week, the cities of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano also took radical steps to help prevent the spread of the virus to both residents and staff by closing the doors to public facilities and encouraging citizens to utilize the cities’ online resources.

Officials in San Clemente and San Juan issued seven-day closure notices that went into effect on Monday, March, 16. Dana Point facilities will be closed to the public through the end of the month.

The call for such sweeping restrictions comes as the number of total positive cases in California continues to climb. As of March 17, the California Department of Public Health reported a total of 598 confirmed cases in the state.

The department has reported a total of 13 deaths related to the pandemic. Out of the 598 confirmed positive cases, 392 were found in those between the ages of 18 and 64, while 188 cases were reported in those 65 and older.

In Orange County, the number of total cases reported as of March 17 was at 29, according to the county’s Public Health Care Agency. Fifteen of those cases were travelrelated, while five were spread from personto-person contact, eight were from community spread and one is under investigation.

Across the tri-cities, bars had begun to temporarily shutter while restaurants worked to scale back amid the governor’s request.

Bars including the Swallow’s Inn, Rancho Capistrano Winery, Ole’s Tavern, JD’s Kitchen and Bar, and Beachfire Restaurant had temporarily closed their doors.

And restaurants including Pizza Port and Brick in San Clemente and Trevor’s at the Tracks in San Juan Capistrano had been promoting take-out and delivery orders.

Trevor Baird, owner of Trevor’s at the Tracks, called the situation crazy on Monday, March 16, and said he and others were taking it day by day.

But by Tuesday afternoon, downtown San Clemente was no longer the hustling and bustling corridor it typically is. Several businesses were closing their doors, while the city had already posted signs designating parking along Avenida Del Mar for picking up food.

“Normally on Taco Tuesday, we’re packed,” noted Marvin Saenz, a manager at Avila’s El Ranchito, before pointing to a nearly empty dining hall. “But like you see tonight, it’s slow. It’s been like this for that past week, since all of this started.”

Saenz said Tuesday would be the last day for dine-in service, as the plan was to reduce staff by about 75% on Wednesday and only offer take-out services per the county’s direction.

And just up the street at the cheese and wine bar The Cellar, General Manager Christian Zamora was meeting with the other heads of the establishment to figure out next steps, including what to do about their staff.

Signage posted on The Cellar’s door explained to patrons that they can order food and other products to-go online.

“I think what makes us unique is we’re also a retail space, and we have a pretty strong online ordering, take-out platter, cheese platters, and catering program that we have exercised and utilize day in and day out, “ Zamora said. “So we’re equipped right now to function, maybe a little more seamlessly, obviously with this sudden change.”

Stressing that The Cellar team wants what’s best for its staff, Zamora explained Tuesday that what his team is likely to do is lay off everyone, allowing them to collect unemployment benefits during the crisis.

“We definitely want what’s best for our staff, and sometimes the benefits of federal aid aren’t available unless they’re laid off, so our goal is to give everyone an opportunity to have access to those programs,” he explained.

Saenz said that there are definitely worries among the staff at El Ranchito.

“I think it’s going to be a huge impact for our servers (and) bartenders,” Saenz said.

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“Everyone lives from tips, like from salary to checks, so I think it’s going to be a huge change for the next couple of months for us.”

Recognizing the quickly evolving situation, Saenz said the restaurant is willing to abide by the rollout of safety measures if it means protecting the community from the spread.

“What can we do? You know, if it’s going to be for better, we have to do it,” Saenz said.

“We have to prepare; we’re doing everything, like we have a lot of hand sanitizer, keeping everything clean, and after the customer left, we wiped the chairs.”

San Juan Capistrano City Manager Ben Siegel said this week that his staff is planning for the potential of significant financial impacts resulting from reduced sales tax and transient occupancy tax (hotel) revenue.

“Our executive team is actively developing economic contingency plans to ensure that the City will continue to provide critical municipal services to residents and businesses,” Siegel said.

Burton Brown, the chairman for the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce, said that though local shops and restaurants will certainly be taking a hit over the coming weeks, he remained optimistic that the business community will see a significant bounceback once they can reopen.

“I think this will be short-lived,” he said Monday, adding that after “a few weeks in this, I think we’ll be ready to get the hell out of the house. So, I foresee our restaurants and bars lifting up once people aren’t afraid to go out.”

For now, Burton said, the SC Chamber will continue to follow the guidance set out by the federal and state governments.

“Our position will be to stay in line with the federal and state response,” he said. “We’ll echo that guidance, and hopefully we’ll get out of this thing better than when we got into it.”

The SC Chamber and the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce recently compiled lists of its member restaurants that are offering delivery, to-go and curbside pickup services. Links to those lists can be found in the online version of this story.

Collin Breaux contributed to this story. SC sanclementetimes.com

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Measure H has dominated letters to the editor recently, but perhaps local citizens should consider giving some attention to Assembly Bill 2016, which guides the state’s school system over which ethnic communities should be represented in California’s first ethnic studies curriculum.

It appears as though the intent of California legislators and the will of taxpayers were subverted by members of the School Board-appointed model curriculum advisory committee.

The legislation outlined a non-political, multicultural approach mandating the high school curriculum on ethnic studies, yet committee members produced a draft that promoted their own controversial politics and excluded many other ethnic groups.

Dozens of California’s elected officials, including Gov. Newsom, promised that the original draft curriculum would be substantially revised, yet recent statements by Department of Education officials indicate a plan to move forward with the politically

motivated and exclusionary approach of the original draft curriculum.

So what might you expect to see if the curriculum sails through as is? Partisan political agendas equating capitalism with racism, other one-sided narratives and misplaced activism.

I’d encourage everyone who has an interest in the curriculum their children are being taught to read the op-ed entitled “California’s ethnic studies proposal is incomplete and offensive” in the San Francisco Chronicle and other supporting information to properly weigh in on this important issue.

CUSD SPRING BREAK RACHEL ENGLE, San Clemente

The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees is not really going to take a national emergency and force teachers and students to use their spring break to address it, are they?

And have the teachers report to empty classrooms instead of trusting them to work from home? How is that possible?

Our teachers have worked hard, made plans, and deserve to not have a stressfilled week of isolation replace their allocated time off.

They are credentialed scholars and can work from home as easily as the rest of the work force.

Shame on you, school board. I will be surprised if any one of you is reelected af-

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ter this fiasco or if anyone will want to pursue a career in education since you treat teachers like such second-class citizens.

You hesitated to close schools here until after Los Angeles, San Diego and most other districts did so, risking the health of our students and teachers.

You demean the ones who give their lives and hearts to our children and receive limited compensation for it already.

Start serving the young people of our community and their hard-working educators, or go elsewhere.

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YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

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BINGE-WATCHING Everyone has those cultural touchstone movies and television shows that they somehow passed by or didn’t get around to watching. In this golden age of streaming content, you can find most of those big titles, as well as new content to get you through the quarantine.

There are plenty of classic TV pillars that can fill your list, including Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Sopranos, The Office, and Parks and Recreation. For new content, Netflix has pumped out plenty of time-filling reality shows, such as the social media competition The Circle or the cringe-inducing, yet utterly fascinating Love is Blind. For family content, Disney+ added Frozen II to the service three months early, and there are new episodes of Stars Wars: The Clone Wars every Friday, along with six previous seasons to catch up on.

EXERCISING People may be discouraged from going to the gym during the coronavirus pandemic, but they can still stay active at home or elsewhere. Pump some iron if you have free weights at home. If you don’t, you can still crank out push-ups and sit-ups in your living room. Fitness YouTuber Jeff Nippard suggests using furniture to aid in leg curls and squats.

This can also be a time to practice yoga. Not only will the stretches keep you limber, the breathing and meditation techniques will keep you calm and steady during these stressful times.

There are plenty of people out jogging outdoors—but if you’re one of them, remember to keep social distancing

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While we typically try to provide you with a roundup of noteworthy, local events for our Getting Out Calendar, precautions against COVID-19 have led to the cancellations and postponements of gatherings in our area. Instead, staff has assembled our top five picks of indoor activities for you and your household amid social distancing.

practices in mind and, of course, use plenty of hand sanitizer and practice good hygiene when you’re out. Hiking and walking don’t require gyms or exercise equipment, either.

The Northwest Open Space in San Juan Capistrano is an ideal spot to get the heart rate up in the great outdoors, and there’s plenty of land to ensure you won’t be crowded together and risk spreading or getting the coronavirus.

CLEANING There’s no better time than now to work on those indoor cleaning and uncluttering projects you may have been putting off at home. So slap on some gloves and bust out those brooms, dusters, mops and vacuums.

Bathrooms and kitchens are always good places to start with any deep-cleaning project. You can start by getting the grime out of those sinks and bathtubs or showers, followed by cleaning out the area underneath the sinks.

Next, grab those dusters to clean fans, window shades, shelves and areas behind major appliances and furniture, including your TV. And don’t forget to wipe down windows and mirrors throughout the home.

Once you’ve dusted, you can sweep, vacuum and mop up the floors of the whole house. And don’t neglect your couches— where many of us spend quality time at home. Vacuum up crumbs and other dirt that may have gotten trapped in between the cushions and then vacuum under the couch.

Old junk and storage boxes cluttering up your garage? Take a stroll down memory lane by going through that stuff and deciding what should be kept and what you can part ways with. From there, set aside what you want to keep and store, and then separate what can be tossed and what you can donate later.

take a complete break from screens and write out your postpandemic resolutions, your fears about what’s happening in the world, what you hope for and everything you appreciate.

COOKING Whether you’re self-quarantined or simply looking to make use of some pantry staples that have sat on the shelf long enough, pasta dishes are an easy, filling and convenient dish to cook amid social distancing efforts.

PANDEMIC PESTO PASTA SALAD Start to finish • 25 minutes Servings • 8 16 oz pasta (your choice of which kind) 1 cup of store-bought pesto 14 oz white beans, rinsed and drained 14 oz canned artichoke hearts 6 oz canned sundried tomatoes 2 cups of arugula (optional) ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese Salt and black pepper to taste Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook the pasta until al dente, according to package directions. Drain and rinse the pasta with cold water. Transfer the pasta to a large bowl.

Add the basil pesto to the pasta and stir until the pasta is well-coated. Gently stir in the white beans, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula, and Parmesan cheese. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste. Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve. SC

REFLECTION For those of us who tend to keep packed schedules, backto-back appointments or live extroverted lifestyles, social distancing can be an opportunity to slow down and reexamine our regimen. Those paused moments of self-reflection can be particularly difficult while caring for loved ones or carrying through day-to-day life. Updates from health officials are critical during this pandemic, but for the sake of your sanity, take a moment to log off social media, tune out the news and clear your mind. There are a plethora of guided meditation and yoga instruction videos on YouTube. Perhaps, San Clemente Times March 19-25, 2020

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PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

CoastLines by Fred Swegles

NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY

Growing up in San Clemente, Way Back When

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ho would guess that a modern office building in San Clemente once was the site of a vintage Ole Hansonesque Richfield gas station with red-tile roof?

“Dad operated the Richfield station at 407 N. El Camino Real from 1947 through 1957,” former San Clemente resident Max Hurlbut recently wrote from his home in Washington state. “He and my mother also ran the Richfield at 1502 South El Camino from about 1955 to 1957.

The dates overlap, as he moved from station to station, hiring me and other locals to keep things running at both.”

The town’s population was fewer than 2,000 in 1947. Hurlbut’s father, Max Sr., who died in 2002, had just moved his family to San Clemente from New Hampshire.

Young Max, now retired, wrote to me COASTLINES after reading my recent history piece

By Fred Swegles about Highways 1 and 101 and a landmark 125-foot-tall tower and aircraft beacon that stood above Dana Point’s Richfield station from 1928 to 1971.

Kids on the pier used homemade wagons to haul fish to fishermen’s cars. George Watson shot the postcard. Max Hurlbut is in white T-shirt, back to the camera, pulling his wagon. Photo: Courtesy of Max Hurlbut

off its end,” he recalled. “These were the years in the late 1940s and early ’50s, when there were miles of open fields and beaches along the coast. Huge abalones were exposed on rocks at low tide. Lobsters were plentiful.”

A kid hauling fish from the end of the pier to a fisherman’s car might make 25 to 50 cents. One day, Max scored a whopping $5 tip from a fisherman famous on TV: pro wrestling’s flamboyant “Gorgeous George.”

Young Max also worked for a time at San Clemente’s Municipal Golf Course, mowing the fairways. After school, he ran the two Simplex carbon-arc movie projectors at Frank Maxie’s San Clemente Theatre, known today as the Miramar.

Mert Hackett, publisher of the San Clemente Sun, hired young Max as a printer’s devil (apprentice).

“I can still read upside down and backwards,” Max said.

COMING TO TOWN “My father, in 1947, wished to buy the Richfield tower gasoline station in Dana Point,” Max told me. “He had to settle for the one opposite the old City Hall in San Clemente—407 N. El Camino Real—and, later, the one at the south end.”

Max Sr.’s second Richfield station most recently operated as Top Tune. Today, it’s vacated, still standing at El Camino Real and Avenida Valencia.

“One of Dad’s early employees was the late John Severson of surfing fame,” Max wrote. “We pumped gasoline, washed and greased cars, did tune-ups, repaired flats, etc.”

I snapped a photo of the office building and sent it to Max, also showing San Clemente’s old City Hall directly across the street at El Camino Real and Avenida Miramar.

“Looks exactly as it did when I left town 63 years ago,” Max wrote back. “The police station, as you’ll recall, was behind it, down in the gully. The building on the right side is where John Riley’s waffle shop stood. John Severson and I labored 12-hour days over two steaming hot sinks—for 35 cents an hour— washing waffle irons and plates. Worst job both of us ever had.”

DUBIOUS WELCOME In 1947, when young Max was 8, the Hurlbuts arrived in town, welcomed by Officer Bruce Crego, notorious nationwide as “Red Ryder,” for the speed traps he set along Highway 101.

“He is a San Clemente legend,” Max wrote. “He did, in fact, single-handedly support the town treasury for a number of austere years.”

Crego pulled over the Hurlbuts’ 1946 Kaiser sedan as it hauled a small baggage trailer up El Camino Real’s hill out of North Beach. The offense? Going too slowly.

“He gave us a warning,” Max wrote.

Max the younger struck up a friendship with Crego, becoming a frequent ride-along companion “and probable nuisance,” as Max put it.

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Max Hurlbut, kid fish-hauler, shares a fish tale: “We kids get bored, awaiting arrival of sportfishing boats. We obtain a length of braided 500-pound test line and a large hook.

“At the halfway point of the pier is a fish-cleaning trough, which empties into the surf line. We bait the hook with the head and intestines of a large fish.

“On every wagon haul, we stop to see if anything is attached. We tie a piece of broomstick to the line.

If anything bites, we guide the attached critter down the pier.

“We beach 10- to 12-foot Great White sharks and the occasional hammerhead.

“This clears the water for a day, until Public Works arrives to drag the carcass to the dump.

“Even though you’re more likely to be struck by a falling aircraft than bitten by a shark, City Fathers aren’t amused. They dispatch Juvenile Officer Bruce Crego to order us to desist or be eighty-sixed from hauling fish.

“The heavy hand of government slaps us down at an early age.”

WHAT TO DO?

Max Kent Hurlbut, as friends would remember him in fall 1960, leaving San Clemente for a career with LAPD. Photo: Courtesy of Max Hurlbut

star, “regularly barbed Red Ryder’s traffic citations” on his show, Max recalled. The celebrity had been one of Red Ryder’s victims.

Crego also was the San Clemente Police Department’s juvenile officer. Local youths would stalk him and prank him, such as on Halloween with water balloons (or worse).

If caught, Max confided, the culprits would spend the following week washing police cars and the city’s firetruck on Avenida Miramar.

“I was honored to give Bruce’s eulogy in May, 1973,” Max wrote.

INDUSTRIOUS KID Growing up, Max worked all sorts of jobs.

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He graduated from San Clemente Grammar School in 1953 and from Capistrano Union High School in 1957. His class of 38 seniors included future Orange County Sheriff Brad Gates. Young Max attended Orange Coast College and Long Beach State.

He supported himself working 12-hour shifts driving an ambulance. The pay: $7 per shift.

One day, he saw a Los Angeles Police Department employment ad, offering $489 a month for officers.

“I figured I could work a lot fewer hours and still go to school,” he said.

Little did he realize the new course his life would soon take. What other youth who ever grew up in San Clemente could match what would become Max Hurlbut’s domestic and international adventures?

NEXT WEEK: Part II 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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SC LIVING GUEST OPINION: Life’s a Beach by Shelley Murphy

COVID-19: Are You OK?

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he world is battling an outbreak of a new coronavirus, COVID-19, and the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic last week.

I’m doing my best to keep my composure and my sense of humor during this health crisis, but it’s trying when there are more questions than answers.

Worrying is my forte and my most prominent personality trait, so it’s challenging to keep calm and carry on as we perch precariously on the precipice of pandemic history.

The coronavirus pandemic is my kids’ first encounter with a global and national emergency.

My sons don’t remember the fear and aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. This unprecedented worldwide crisis is the tipping point affecting their day-to-day lives.

My older son works at a large sports and entertainment arena but is instructed to work from home for the next two weeks. He doesn’t know when he’ll return to his office.

My younger son is a LIFE’S A BEACH student. After considerBy Shelley Murphy able confusion among his professors concerning classes, he’s learning remotely through the end of the school year. It’s an abrupt and sad end to what was an exciting first year of law school.

Before coronavirus, three influenza pandemics plagued the 20th century, and I vaguely remember one: the Hong Kong flu pandemic.

The virus originated in Hong Kong; thus, its name. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the pandemic killed approximately 100,000 people in the United States and one million worldwide.

The global outbreak originated in China in July 1968. Soon, its swift spread

reached the U.S. in September via soldiers returning from the Vietnam War. In the U.S., the pandemic hit hardest in December and January 1969.

As a child, our family rang in every New Year at my grandparents’ house located near the iconic Rose Parade route in Pasadena.

My one memory of the Hong Kong pandemic is of my parents lying bedridden and quarantined in a room of my grandparents’ home. With permission, I could peek through their bedroom door and see them sleeping, but I couldn’t go into the room to talk to them.

Today, in the 21st century, a pandemic forces quarantines and social distancing to limit transmission of disease, but technology and texting keep us connected to family and friends.

When coronavirus fears started spreading, I began getting texts asking, “How are you?” My answer varies; I lie in the middle of the mania—between panic and hoax. My usual text reply is, “I’m OK,” indicating I feel fine—not good, not bad, but fine.

The word “OK” is considered one of the most frequently spoken or written words in the world. The term is global, but when it comes to texting, spelling establishes its meaning.

There are four popular ways to text the word: okay, OK, kk, and k.

“Okay” is the most professional form of the word and, used as an adjective, means all right or adequate. But use caution when texting; some say the typed four-letter word implies sarcasm or passive aggression, especially when paired with a period.

“OK” is similar to texting “okay” and carries little or no consequence.

The Urban Dictionary claims the only spelling of “okay” that can be used without misinterpretation is “kk”. Texting “kk” says, “yep” or “got it”—it’s like a friendly nod.

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Adoptable Pet of the Week: Lollypop SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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hree-year-old Lollypop still has the personality of a playful puppy. She has been at the shelter waiting for her forever family for more than a year.

A Siberian Husky mix, she is very active and absolutely loves playing in the water.

Lollypop would thrive in an energetic household with someone who has lots of time to spend with her and can continue her training.

If you would like to know more about Lollypop, please call the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter at

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

949.492.1617 or visit with her at 221 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente. SC

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium

Be wary of typing a singular “k”—that’s not OK. “K” is considered an irate and livid reply. Texting a single “k” is a heated response, and the recipient is left wondering, “What did I do wrong?”

It’s OK, the rules of texting are confusing—and so is the world today. We are living in uncertain and turbulent times.

Amid the chaos, it’s important to remember this much is certain: one K is naughty, two Ks are nice, three Ks are a no-no—and, most importantly, it helps to

Did you know that...

See the solution in next week’s issue.

laugh a little each day.

Shelley Murphy has lived in San Clemente with her husband for the past 21 years, where she raised her two sons. She’s a freelance writer and has been a contributor to the San Clemente Times since 2006.

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

A Reunion with an Elegant Old Friend

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n Saturday night, March 7, I had a reunion with an elegant old friend.

I’ve written about her before, after seeing her at previous reunions. This reunion was so special, I was moved to write about it.

Don’t get the wrong idea. My life partner, Greta, was at my side. And as a special treat to me, so were my sisters Pam and Christine.

The reunion took place at the intimate and wonderful Poway Center for the Performing Arts, which is located in the quaint city of Poway, about an hour’s drive from South Orange County.

And why was it a reunion for me?

Because I’ve known this woman for 43 years, when she was about 21. Her name is Rosanne Cash, a multi-Grammy Award winner and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

And if her last name has a familiar ring, it’s because Rosanne is the eldest daughter of the late Johnny Cash. That connection is how I met her.

In the mid-1970s, when I was the marketing director for the boxcar and caboose restaurant chain Victoria Station, I hired Johnny and worked with him for two years.

He was our company ON LIFE AND spokesperson and sang LOVE AFTER 50 our radio commercials.

By Tom Blake I also co-produced with him an album of his train songs titled, Destination Victoria Station.

In July 1989, my sister Pam and I were photographed with Johnny, at Humphreys by the Bay in San Diego, after a concert.

When I published Middle Aged and Dating Again, my first book in 1997, Johnny endorsed the back cover with these words: “In the 20 years I have known Tom Blake, he has become an authority on dating and relationships.”

I’m not sure how Johnny knew that, but I happily accepted his endorsement.

Because my sister Pam was with me on Saturday night, I printed out a copy of that 31-year-old photo of us with Johnny and gave it to Rosanne backstage, after the show on Saturday night.

Minutes later, a new photo was taken of Pam, Chris, Rosanne, Greta and me.

It’s amazing how we change in 31 years.

In the past 10 years, Greta and I have seen Rosanne, along with her husband/ co-writer/producer and arranger John Leventhal, in concert four times, including that Saturday.

When Leventhal saw us backstage that

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night, he said, “And who are you guys?”

I surmised that Rosanne hadn’t briefed John that the Blake clan would be visiting backstage.

The Poway Center for the Performing Arts is a fun place in which to see a concert. It’s small: 797 seats. The ushers are pleasant, friendly and helpful. Michael Rennie, president and CEO of Poway OnStage, greeted us warmly and was accommodating by leading us backstage after the performance.

Check out their website for upcoming shows: powayonstage.org. And, unheard of these days, the parking is free.

The audience was mesmerized by Rosanne. Her voice is clear and beautiful. Her stage presence and mannerisms are gentle and polished. Her songs are personal, sung as if she’s telling a story she experienced.

Leventhal is a master guitar player and joins in on limited vocals. He and Rosanne have been married 25 years. They have fun together on stage. They played without an intermission for 90 minutes.

It’s evident that Rosanne loves the United States; she mentioned unity for our country several times. My sisters were deeply moved by her performance.

She sang “Ode to Billie Joe,” as beautifully as Bobbie Gentry did, when Gentry made it a hit in 1967. At the song’s conclusion, Rosanne said, “That song was recorded 53 years ago, and people are still trying to figure out what Billie Joe was throwing off the Tallahatchie Bridge.”

Her rendition of “The Long Black Veil” was spellbinding. She sang one of her dad’s favorites, “Tennessee Flat Top Box” and “Sea of Heartbreak,” an old Don Gibson tune.

She ended the concert with her 1981 hit song “Seven Year Ache.”

The applause brought her and John back for an encore; she sang “Wayfaring Stranger” from the Ken Burns’ 2019 Country Music documentary, a tune her father had also made popular.

Add a future Rosanne Cash concert to your bucket list; it will be one of the most enjoyable 90 minutes of your life.

Her website: rosannecash.com.

Tom Blake is a retired Dana Point business owner and San Clemente resident who has authored books on middle-aged dating.

See his website at findingloveafter50.com.

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING ELECTRONIC BIDS FY 2019 Parking Lot Maintenance, Project No. 29304 and Street Maintenance for Campo Raso, Project No. 27306 Bids shall be submitted electronically through the City’s electronic procurement system (PlanetBids) at: www.san-clemente.org/vendorbids.

Bids must be received by no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2020. All bids received after that time will be returned to the Bidder, as they will be deemed disqualified. Only electronic bids submitted through PlanetBids will be accepted. Bid tabulations will be available on PlanetBids immediately following the bid closing.

Bidders must complete line items information (PlanetBids Line Item Tab), and attach a paper Bid Form, completed in full and signed (PlanetBids Attachments Tab). In addition the Bidder shall attach Subcontractor(s) Listing, Experience Form, Bid Security, and all other documents required herein (PlanetBids Attachments Tab). The system will not accept a bid for which any required information is missing.

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 Plans and Specifications for FY 2019 Parking Lot Maintenance, Project No. 29304; and Street Maintenance for Campo Raso, Project No. 27306 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.

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.

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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 bidder, by submitting its electronic bid, agrees to and certifies under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of California, that the certification, forms and affidavits submitted as part of this bid are true and correct.

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

Dated: To be published: and:

March 12, 2020 March 19, 2020 March 26, 2020

_____________________________ Tom Bonigut Public Works Director / City Engineer PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 146504 Title No. 170355583 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/25/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 04/20/2020 at 9:00 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 09/26/2014, as Instrument No. 2014000392161, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Orange County, State of California, executed by John A. Palliser, a Married Man as His Sole and Separate Property, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Anaheim - Orange County, 100 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92868 - Auction. com Room. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 779-103-07 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 18 Tomahawk St, Trabuco Canyon (Unincorporated Area), CA 92679 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $584,381.60 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and

written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dated: 03/19/2020 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM Adriana Durham/Authorized Signature 27455 Tierra Alta Way, Ste. B, Temecula, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (800) 280-2832 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. may be attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information.

If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site - www.Auction.com - for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 146504.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. A-4721663 03/19/2020, 03/26/2020, 04/02/2020 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206570376 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: REVIVE 7040 SCHOLARSHIP IRVINE CA 92612 Full Name of Registrant(s): AGENT ANGEL LLC 7040 SCHOLARSHIP IRVINE CA 92612 This business is conducted by a CA limited liability company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2020. /s/AGENT ANGEL LLC/MICHAEL ALLADAWI, MANAGING MEMBER, MANAGER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 03/06/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee’s Sale No. CA-RTP-19019096 NOTE: PURSUANT TO

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2923.3(C)THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Section 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/17/2019.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www. lpsasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case, CA-RTP-19019096. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. On April 9, 2020, at 12:00 PM, AT THE NORTH FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 700 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WEST, in the City of SANTA ANA, County of ORANGE, State of CALIFORNIA, PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by COREY JOSEPH VONBANK, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustors, recorded on 7/11/2019, as Instrument No. 2019000246820, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of ORANGE County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Property is being sold “as is - where is”. TAX PARCEL NO. 060073-13 THE BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT, IN ITS DISCRETION, TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS AND REMEDIES IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 9604(1) OF THE CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL CODE, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECTION, AS TO ALL OR SOME OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY, FIXTURES AND OTHER GENERAL TANGIBLES AND INTANGIBLES MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE DEED OF TRUST. Lot 148 of Tract No. 938, in the City of San Clemente, County of Orange, State of California, sanclementetimes.com

PUBLIC NOTICES as per Map recorded in Book 29, Pages 22 through 25, inclusive of miscellaneous Maps in the Office of the County Recorder of said County. From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no representation or warranty, the street address or other common designation of the above described property is purported to be 2731 CALLE DEL COMERCIO, SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672. Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, together with reasonably estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $242,606.55. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SALE INFORMATION LINE: 714730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com Dated: March 9, 2020 PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC; AS TRUSTEE By Lilian Solano, Trustee Sale Officer A-4721445 03/19/2020, 03/26/2020, 04/02/2020 PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 30-2020-01136264 To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Christian Altamirano filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME A. Christian Altamirano PROPOSED NAME A. Christian Bowley 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: 04/23/2020 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: March 5, 2020 JUDGE JAMES J. DI CESARE, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2020 San Clemente Times March 19-25, 2019

TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 100 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM

PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206569789 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: INNOVATIVE DIAGNOSTICS 28612 DEEPCREEK MISSION VIEJO CA 92692 Full Name of Registrant(s): MARK KOESTER 28612 DEEPCREEK MISSION VIEJO CA 92692 This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/01/2019. /s/MARK KOESTER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 03/03/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206569486 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: INSIGHT GROUP 806 EL BERRO SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): PBT INC. 806 EL BERRO SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672 This business is conducted by CA Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. /s/PBT INC./NORM PETERSEN, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 02/27/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE T.S. No.: 201-018799 Title Order No. 191221647 APN: 691-425-07; 691-425-09 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED

NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED OR PUBLISHED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/14/2018.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale of the Trustor’s interest will be made to the highest bidder for lawful money of the United States, payable at the time of sale in cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state

will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: VIA SOCCORRO ESTATES LLC A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Duly Appointed Trustee: PLM LOAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. Recorded 5/25/2018, as Instrument No. 2018000192601, The subject Deed of Trust was modified by Loan Modification dated September 6, 2019 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Orange County, California, Date of Sale: 3/25/2020 at 1:30 PM Place of Sale: At the North front entrance to the County Courthouse at 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $2,406,553.52 (estimated as of the first publication date) Street Address or other common designation of real property: 212 & 216 VIA SOCORRO SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 A.P.N.: 691-425-07; 691425-09 LEGAL DESCRIPTION LOTS 7 THROUGH 9 OF TRACT MAP NO. 16480 AS SHOWN BY MAP ON FILE IN BOOK 901 PAGES 47 AND 48 OF MAPS, RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL OIL, OIL RIGHTS, MINERALS, MINERAL RIGHTS, NATURAL GAS RIGHTS, AND OTHER HYDROCARBONS BY WHATSOEVER NAME KNOWN, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, AND ALL PRODUCTS TOGETHER WITH THE PERPETUAL RIGHT OF DRILLING, MINING, EXPLORING AND OPERATING THEREFOR AND STORING IN AND REMOVING THE SAME FROM SAID LAND OR ANY OTHER LAND, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO WHIPSTOCK OR DIRECTIONALLY DRILL AND MINE FROM LANDS OTHER THAN SAID LAND, OIL OR GAS WELLS, TUNNELS AND SHAFTS INTO, THROUGH OR ACROSS THE SUBSURFACE OF SAID LAND AND TO BOTTOM SUCH WHIPSTOCKED OR DIRECTIONALLY DRILLED WELLS, TUNNELS AND SHAFTS UNDER AND BENEATH OR BEYOND THE EXTERIOR LIMITS THEREOF, AND TO REDRILL, RETUNNEL, EQUIP, MAINTAIN, REPAIR, DEEPEN AND OPERATE ANY SUCH WELLS OR MINES WITHOUT, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT TO DRILL, MINE, STORE, EXPLORE AND OPERATE THROUGH THE SURFACE OR THE UPPER FIVE HUNDRED (500) FEET FO THE SUBSURFACE OF SAID LAND, AS RESERVED BY MARBLEHEAD, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP IN DEED RECORD MAY 30, 1990 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 90-288584 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND, AS SHOWN IN THAT SUBSTITUTION OF TRUSTEE AND PARTIAL RECONVEYANCE RECORDED, 11/26/2019 INSTRUMENT 2019000494633 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 8 OF TRACT MAP NO. 16480 AS SHOWN BY MAP ON FILE IN BOOK 901 PAGES 47 AND 48 OF MAPS, RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL OIL, OIL RIGHTS, MINERALS, MINERALS RIGHTS, NATURAL GAS RIGHTS, AND OTHER HYDROCARBONS BY WHATSOEVER NAME KNOWN, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, AND ALL PRODUCTS TOGETHER WITH THE PERPETUAL RIGHT OF DRILLING, MINING, EXPLORING AND OPERATING THEREFOR AND

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STORING IN AND REMOVING THE SAME FROM SAID LAND OR ANY OTHER LAND, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO WHIPSTOCK OR DIRECTIONALLY DRILL AND MINE FROM LANDS OTHER THAN SAID LAND, OIL OR GAS WELLS, TUNNELS AND SHAFTS INTO, THROUGH OR ACROSS THE SUBSURFACE OF SAID LAND AND TO BOTTOM SUCH WHIPSTOCKED OR DIRECTIONALLY DRILLED WELLS, TUNNELS AND SHAFTS UNDER AND BENEATH OR BEYOND THE EXTERIOR LIMITS THEREOF, AND TO REDRILL, RETUNNEL, EQUIP, MAINTAIN, REPAIR, DEEPEN AND OPERATE ANY SUCH WELLS OR MINES WITHOUT, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT TO DRILL, MINE, STORE, EXPLORE AND OPERATE THROUGH THE SURFACE OR THE UPPER FIVE HUNDRED (500) FEET OF THE SUBSURFACE OF SAID LAND, AS RESERVED BY MARBLEHEAD, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP IN DEED RECORDED MAY 30, 1990 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 90-288584 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. The following statements; NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS and NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER are statutory notices for all one to four single family residences and a courtesy notice for all other types of properties. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916) 939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site http://www. nationwideposting.com/, using the file number assigned to this case 201-018799. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 2/28/2020 PLM LOAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Phone: 408-370-4030 46 N Second Street Campbell, California 95008 Elizabeth Godbey, Vice President PLM LOAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COL sanclementetimes.com

PUBLIC NOTICES LECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0368367 To: SAN CLEMENTE TIMES 03/05/2020, 03/12/2020, 03/19/2020 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206568893 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SAN JUAN FINANCIAL TAX GROUP 31726 RANCHO VIEJO RD, SUITE 215 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CA 92675 Full Name of Registrant(s): BARRIST TAX CROUP CPAS, INC 903 CALLE AMANECER, SUITE 115 SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673 This business is conducted by a CA Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. /s/BARRIST TAX GROUP CPAS, INC./BETH BARRIST, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 02/24/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times March 5, 12, 19, 26, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206568490 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE SNOOZE DOC 675 CAMINO DE LOS MARES #501 SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673 Full Name of Registrant(s):

AIMEE TRUJILLO DDS INC. 675 CAMINO DE LOS MARES #501 SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673 This business is conducted by a CA Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A /s/AIMEE TRUJILLO DDS INC./ AIMEE TRUJILLO, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 02/20/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times March 5, 12, 19, 26, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206568518 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.COST CUTTERS BUENA PARK 1B. COST CUTTERS LAGUNA NIGUEL 8307 LA PALMA AVE BUENA PARK, CA 90620 Full Name of Registrant(s): TAV ENTERPRISES, INC. 411 VIA PICHON SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672 This business is conducted by a CA corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. /s/TAV ENTERPRISES, INC./ANDREW TYSLER/ PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 02/20/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times February 27, March 5, 12, 19, 2020

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DIGITAL MARKETING CONSULTING/SERVICES Kelli Murrow Consulting www.kellimurrow.com 949.573.7725

ELECTRICAL Arcadia Electric 949.361.1045, arcadiaelectric.com Braker Electric 949-291-5812 Lic# 719056 Insured

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OCEAN HILLS COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE- SAT. 3/28 8am to 2pm. X-streets are Calle Agua and Camino de Los Mares, San Clemente.

GARAGE BLOCK SALE Sat. 3/28, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM. 3744 Calle Casino, San Clemente GARAGE SALE LISTINGS ARE FREE Email your listing to info@sanclementetimes.com. Deadline 5pm Monday. No phone calls.

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REALTORS “Sandy & Rich” RE/MAX Coastal Homes 949.293.3236, www.sandyandrich.com Scott Kidd, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services 949.498.0487, skidd@bhhscal.com

RESTAURANTS Café Calypso 114 Avenida Del Mar #4, 949.366.9386

SALONS Salon Bleu 207 S. El Camino Real, 949.366.2060, scsalonbleu.com

OBITUARY

George Willard “Will” Woodruff 1922 - 2020

Harwich Port, MA - Will Woodruff, 97, died on Friday, March 6 at the Cape Cod Hospital with his family at his side. He had suffered a fall at home on Monday of that week, and never recovered. Will Woodruff was born on May 9, 1922 in Newton, MA to George Scoville Woodruff and Elizabeth Mansbury Woodruff. He was the second of four children.

Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his oldest son, Peter, grandson, Nathaniel and wife, Theophane aka Teddy.

He is survived by his younger sister, Betsey Woodruff of Boca Raton; his sons, Chris of Needham, MA, Woody and wife; Doris of Lee, NH, Matt and wife; Jan of Newton, MA, his 8 grandchildren; Nikki, Caroline & Peter, and Scott, Tim & Will, and Sam and Shea Donovan, and his 3 great grandchildren; RA & Molly Hodges and Adin Woodruff Gianfresco, and many nephews, nieces and great friends and neighbors.

There will be a Celebration of Life for Will at a later date to be determined. As Dad used to say “All are welcome to my garden.”

Notes of comfort may be made to his family at www.MorrisOConnorBlute.com San Clemente Times March 19-25, 2019

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STORIES, SCORES, SCHEDULES AND MORE

Fields are empty and schedules are clear as sports organizations big and small have suspended or canceled their seasons due to precautions of COVID-19. Capistrano Unified School District sports are on hold until at least April 6. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

Holding Pattern

Sports organizations suspend activities, attempt to wait out coronavirus shutdowns

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

The sports shutdowns due to coronavirus precautions across the United States, North America and the world aren’t just limited to the professional and college ranks.

On the youth level, there are multiple leagues now on hiatus. San Clemente Little League is shut down until May 11. AYSO soccer is suspended indefinitely. Southern California Volleyball Association is on hold through the end of the month.

On the high school level, the CIF-Southern Section continued to direct its schools to follow recommendations from their local districts. On Tuesday, the CIF State office held its annual spring meeting with the 10 section commissioners from across the state and left open the possibility of a spring sports postseason by deciding to not make a decision on the fate of the state, regional and sectional playoffs. The issue will be revisited in another San Clemente Times March 19-25, 2020

meeting on April 3.

The CIF State and CIF-SS control the playoffs, but the local schools and their districts control the scheduling and organizing of the regular season. For now, that also is on hold and in jeopardy.

The Capistrano Unified School District is completely shut down until at least April 6, and that shutdown includes the cancellation of all athletic events, competitions and practices. Initially, the CUSD was going to allow practices without spectators until the Board of Trustees enacted the school closures on Friday, March 13.

So now, just as league play was opening up across the busiest portion of the high school sports calendars, fields, courts, tracks and pools are left empty as coaches and players stay home waiting for the day they can return to normalcy.

“Everybody’s losing something,” San Clemente baseball coach Dave Gellatly said.

“Lives are being lost, people are losing their grandparents. I’m keeping it in perspective.

Kids want to have a senior year, but this is a problem we all need to fix.”

Some coaches, including Gellatly, didn’t get the chance to talk to their players in person before the shutdown was enacted.

Most communication has been done through email, with some coaches trying to give some training regimens the players can execute at home on their own. But everyone is at a standstill without the ability to organize a meeting, let alone a practice.

“There’s a little instruction for them there

on their own,” Tritons softball coach Bill Malcolm said. “It’s all pretty basic. They’re bummed. We’re ready to go, starting to click, and we can’t play. It’s disappointment, but there’s a much bigger picture to things out there.”

Disappointment was the feeling across the San Clemente sports landscape, as some teams, as Malcolm said, were hitting their stride and others, such as the Tritons’ boys volleyball team, were shaping up to be contenders.

“We were playing really good ball,” San Clemente boys volleyball coach Ken Goldstone said. “We beat Newport Harbor (No. 5 in Division 1) and Laguna Beach (No. 8 in Division 1). We had a great Best of the West Tournament.”

San Clemente boys volleyball, No. 6 in Division 1, is a perfect example of how the rug has been pulled out from underneath some of these spring sports teams. The program was ready for its faculty and alumni match, its biggest fundraising event, on Friday, March 13, and the Tritons were primed to kick off their league title defense on Thursday, March 19. However, the CUSD event shutdown hit on Thursday, March 12, with the full shutdown coming down the next day. “(Tuesday) was supposed to be our team-wide dinner, as their parents all come together,” Goldstone said. “All of our pictures arrived (to put up in) the gym, our media guide came in. All these things were ready to go at the end of last week, and it was all just cut off. That’s why this is so devastating. Ev-

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erything we had going on just ended.”

What may have also ended are the high school careers for the seniors on these spring sports teams.

When the NCAA canceled its slate of spring sports, the college organization granted seniors an extra year of eligibility. However, there are no redshirt years in high school sports, and if the decision does eventually come down, many San Clemente athletes may have laced up for the final time.

“That’s really the group I feel worst about,” Goldstone said. “The fact that they’re possibly not getting the opportunity to finish this out. I really feel for them.”

Going forward, the next date these high school teams have circled is April 3. That’s the date of the next CIF State meeting to revisit the decision on spring sports playoffs, and that’s just ahead of the CUSD schools possibly restarting on April 6.

Some coaches have talked with their counterparts at other schools around their league.

There’s the possibility of compacted and accelerated league schedules. It’s possible that tournaments could be held for league placing in team sports, while large league meets could be held for individual sports.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen,” Gellatly said. “Everything is in limbo. I feel bad for the seniors, but we’re not just talking about baseball season. It’s how long is school going to be out for?”

There’s nothing concrete, as everyone awaits their next marching orders in the everevolving situation regarding COVID-19. SC sanclementetimes.com

SC SC SURF San Clemente

SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

Kobayashi’s Big Moment in the Sunshine State San Clemente’s Kei Kobayashi takes his first QS win at the Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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t’s been a long time coming for San Clemente’s Kei Kobayashi, who just won his first WSL Qualifying Series contest. Actually, it hasn’t been that long; he’s only 21 years old, but the powerful regular-footer has been a local fixture since he was a grom and it is epic to see him get a much-deserved victory.

In what looks to be the last WSL event for some time, Kobayashi and a whole crew of local surfers shined over the weekend at the Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro in Cocoa Beach, Fla. In a precautionary measure, the league has postponed all events until a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’m super stoked on that win,” said Kobayashi during the awards presentation.

“I want to thank WSL and the event organizers here for letting us finish this event with everything going on. I hope everyone stays safe out there.”

Making the Final extra special, like any day at T-Street, Kobayashi and fellow San Clemente ripper Taj Lindblad went back and forth in the final, battling for hometown bragging rights.

“To have a final with Taj was awesome,

GROM OF THE WEEK

SOPHIA HOWARD

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ith school shut down, events canceled and the future uncertain, these aren’t easy times to be a grom. But through a positive spirit, optimistic outlook, a little creativity and some understanding, we’re going to get through all of this.

That’s why, for this week, my Grom of the Week is my beautiful daughter Sophia.

A sixth-grader at Bernice Ayer Middle School, Sophia has been home with me all week, and until things clear up, we’re going to be hanging at the pad together for a while longer.

After graduating from Las Palmas last year, her Spanish skills are epic. When we San Clemente Times March 19-25, 2020

Left: San Clemente rising star Kei Kobayashi taking the first win of his WSL Qualifying Series career. Right: In a battle for local supremacy, San Clemente surfer Taj Lindblad finished second in the contest. Photos: Courtesy of WSL

and being able to make it an all-San Clemente finish after we talked about it earlier this morning, I can’t believe it happened. I’m at a loss for words,” Kobayashi said.

“To surf against Kei was awesome,” Lindblad said. “It feels good to be building a house of results on the QS, and hopefully I can bring that into the juniors this year.”

Meanwhile, Lindblad’s sister, Sawyer, also took the second-place spot on the podium.

After a searing start to her 2020 campaign in which she’s captured two wins, Lindblad was edged out by Oceanside phenom Caitlin Simmer. Also making the final was Dana Point’s Bella Kenworthy.

As noted at the beginning of this piece, the WSL has postponed all of its events for the immediate future due to COVID-19.

Some of our local surf stars had already traveled down to Australia for the start of the 2020 season. With those events now being canceled, they will either be heading home or hunkering down in Australia for the moment.

As I write this, there’s a solid swell hitting the Gold Coast, and the waves have been pumping.

Griffin Colapinto has been scoring at Snapper

take family trips down to Mexico, she does all the talking for me, and it’s always a hoot to watch the reaction when she starts conversing with a local with a perfect accent.

Sophia didn’t have much of a choice when it came to diving into the surf life.

When she was 3 months old, I dragged her to the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach—where, as a desperate dad, I plugged her bottle warmer in the event’s P.A. system. She’s been my right-hand girl on trips to Europe, Central America and the Maldives, but more than all of the exotic travel, she loves a good day at Doheny.

Hopefully, all of the groms and parents are getting along as well as we are these days. All that’s happening in the world right now is plenty disruptive, but with a kid such as Sophia, hanging around home’s been pretty dang rewarding.

Thanks, Soph! SC

Rocks, while Pat Gudauskas is posted up in Byron Bay. If he stays too long, he may come home with a haircut like George Greenough.

But in all seriousness, as the forced quarantine expands in Europe, surfers in Italy, France, Spain and elsewhere are being prohibited from surfing. It’s a heavy time, and because of the global nature of the sport, lifestyle and culture of surfing, the impact weighs heavily on all our friends and family around the world.

Life in the time of the coronavirus isn’t going to be easy. But, thankfully, the coronavirus doesn’t surf. Avoiding large crowds, practicing social distancing—those are things that are woven into our quirky DNA. We’ve been trying to self-quarantine ourselves ever since the second guy showed up at Lowers.

Our lineups and local breaks are our refuge. When life on terra firma gets a little too hectic, we go surfing. And while it might not be all bro shakes and high-fives in the parking lot these days, we’re going to keep surfing, and we’re going to keep chasing that feeling and waiting for that next wave.

In the book Blue Mind by Dr. Wallace Nichols, he makes the argument that simply

being “near, in, on or under water can make you happier and better at what you do.”

And that’s the thing about surfing. It isn’t just a sport. Ask any competitor on tour, and they’ll all tell you that winning contests and world titles is all well and good, but nothing truly beats that perfect day. And perhaps nobody has summarized that sentiment as eloquently as John Severson in his first pages of Surfer Magazine back in 1960.

“In this crowded world, the surfer can still seek and find the perfect day, the perfect wave, and be alone with the surf and his thoughts,” wrote Severson.

It’s pretty incredible how apropos those words are at this very minute. Clearly, there’s a lot to think about right now; just don’t forget to go surfing. SC

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 60-63 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 6-10’ Thursday: Fading mix of primary South swell and smaller Northwest swell shows largest in the morning, with waist to head high waves and sets to a foot overhead, (3-5-6’). That surf will taper off through the day. Light/variable winds most of the morning, rise to an 8-12kt southerly sea breeze during the afternoon.

Outlook: For Friday, old South swell eases into the waist-stomach-chest high zone, (2-34’). Light winds due most of Friday morning, followed by moderate Northwest winds in the afternoon. Saturday’s surf drops to knee-waist high, (2-3’), then new South swell moves in with waist-chest high waves on Sunday, (3-4’). Northwest winds on Saturday, light in the morning then moderate for the afternoon. Light West winds Sunday morning, rise to moderate in the afternoon. For the latest details be sure to visit Surfline.com.

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