San Clemente Times 9/7/2023

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Council Endorses 4-District System with AtLarge Mayor at Districting Hearing

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

The San Clemente City Council on Tuesday night, Sept. 5, directed staff and its National Demographics Corporation (NDC) consultant to consider segmenting the city into four districts as the districting process progresses. With constituents split into four voting districts, the council also proposed the creation of an at-large election for mayor.

Councilmembers Victor Cabral, Mark Enmeier and Rick Loeffler were the vocal advocates for a four-district system, with Mayor Pro Tem Steve Knoblock in favor of five districts. Acknowledging a consensus, Mayor Chris Duncan didn’t express an opinion about how to proceed with the by-district election process.

Tuesday night saw the city hold its second public hearing on the matter after the council announced an intention to switch to by-district elections. The California Voting Rights Act requires cities to hold at least three hearings before adopting an ordinance that marks the transition away from at-large elections.

As many in the room were acutely aware of residents’ majority vote in 2018 against by-district elections, Loeffler referenced that vote, saying it meant residents wanted to be able to vote every two years for as many people as they could.

“If we just go to five districts, people vote every four years,” he said. “With the apathy we already have in this city, I think that’s going to add to it. There’s not going to be any excitement, and I see low turnouts.”

Enmeier added that having more opportunities to vote for more people “increases our democratic footprint.” Regardless of the mayoral position’s lack of additional power over the other councilmembers, Enmeier said, residents should be able to choose who represents their city as the face of San Clemente.

Knoblock favored the concept of “keeping it simple” with five districts, which he felt more closely reflected the city’s symbiotic City Council/city manager form of government.

“I think the perception of a mayor having greater authority is one I’d like to avoid, if possible,” said Knoblock. “In cities that are governed by the mayor,

(the title of mayor) has some significant governance power and gravitas. In our situation, the mayor doesn’t, other than being 20% of the (council) vote.”

Enmeier also suggested placing a two-year term on elected mayors, a position candidates could occupy only for two years at a time. The council later questioned City Attorney Elizabeth Mitchell on how such a change would affect the existing ordinance that restricts people from being councilmembers for more than two consecutive four-year terms.

Mitchell suggested modifying the city’s Municipal Code to address twoyear terms as well.

Additionally on Tuesday night, NDC Vice President and city consultant Justin Levitt repeated his presentation from the first public hearing on Aug. 15, taking questions from councilmembers and providing updates from work completed since that meeting.

Levitt announced the creation of a “one-page kit” the public can use to develop their own draft map of San Clemente, which was expected to be released on Wednesday, Sept. 6.

“We’ve divided the city into about 100 different areas with different populations, all the way from zero-population areas that are commercial or industrial, all the way up to some

areas that were hard to split, that have maybe 1,000 or so residents,” he said.

The goal is for people to add up the areas to reach targeted district populations of roughly 16,100 people, Levitt added. Districts must also be geographically contiguous, and their boundaries must be easily identifiable and understandable by residents.

Residents can access the participation kit on the city’s website, san-clemente.org, at a link under the City Clerk Services tab titled “District Elections.”

City Clerk Laura Campagnolo spoke about the city’s efforts to engage in outreach. Informational flyers and blank maps were expected to be placed at city facilities on Wednesday, and the public can submit maps to the clerk through email, in-person drop-off, or regular mail.

By Sept. 21, all maps created by the public and NDC will be placed on the city website.

The third public hearing, to discuss draft maps and the sequence of elections, will occur on Oct. 3, followed by a fourth on Oct. 17, and a potential fifth during that same meeting to introduce an ordinance for by-district elections.

Adoption would occur on Nov. 7.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

THURSDAY, SEPT. 7

Zoning Administrator

3-5 p.m. The city’s Zoning Administrator will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting in the Community Development room at City Hall. City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 8

Beachside Chat

8-9 a.m. Join San Clemente residents and dignitaries for the weekly Beachside Chat, a spirited, town hall forum on community issues led by a slate of rotating hosts. The chats are held at Dorothy Visser Senior Center, located at 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. All are welcome.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 9

Challenging Cancer

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

Citizens’ Climate Education

10:45 a.m.-noon. This nonpartisan climate action group holds monthly meetings on the second Saturday of the month through Zoom video conferences. Email larrykramerccl@ gmail.com to receive a link to join.

MONDAY, SEPT. 11

San Clemente Homeless Collaborative

4 p.m. The San Clemente Homeless Collaborative meets on the second Monday of each month at Christ Lutheran Church, 35522 Camino Capistrano, San Clemente. Bring your ideas on what to do about homelessness in San Clemente, as well as a willingness to listen to the ideas of others. streeter.tom@outlook.com.

San Clemente American Legion Post 423

6 p.m. All Legionnaires and other veterans are invited for a complimentary light dinner, fellowship and the monthly meeting. This month, Post 423 is honoring Patriot Day, which was established by a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress in 2001 and also the 76th birthday of the U.S. Air Force. Elks Lodge, 136 Calle de Los Molinos, San Clemente. For additional information, email l1900ahon@aol.com or call 949.606.3512.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 12

Human Affairs Committee

3:30-5 p.m. The city’s Human Affairs Committee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting in the Community Development room at City Hall. City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

Because I Love You (BILY)

6:30-8:30 p.m. BILY, which helps parents navigate through parenting challenges, conducts weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference and in person/Zoom the first Tuesday of each month at the Outlets at San Clemente’s Conference Room. To participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com.

Design Review Subcommittee

3-4:30 p.m. The city’s Design Review Subcommittee will meet in the Council Chambers at City Hall. City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

As the city continues to craft its vision of a by-district election system, the City Council expressed to city staff on Tuesday, Sept. 5, that it favored four districts with an at-large mayor. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

Local Nonprofit ‘Compassion With Action’ Offers Families

in Need ‘Surprise Blessings’

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

When Compassion With Action (CWA) founder and CEO Darlene Turgeon lived in Las Vegas, she’d meet once a month with a group of friends and seek out single mothers and fathers who had fallen on hard times to offer “surprise blessings.”

“We like to do what we call ‘surprise blessings,’ Turgen said. “That just means that they’re not expecting it. Somebody has referred them to us, and we just want to let them know that somebody sees them. We care about them.”

As a single mother with three kids, Turgeon noted that she understands firsthand what her group’s surprise blessings mean to families.

“Raising my three children on nothing, absolutely nothing, I didn’t look for a handout and didn’t want a handout; just worked my fanny off for as many jobs as I could handle at one time,” Turgeon said.

Clarence Lobo Elementary,

Recess Project

Seek to Fundraise for Accessible Playground

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Seeking to build a playground that would be accessible for all students at Clarence Lobo Elementary, the school plans to host a lemonade stand on Friday, Sept. 8, at the Beach Kids Therapy Center at 100 Calle Amanecer.

Participants will receive free lemonade, cookies, and popcorn in return for donating to the school’s cause. Lobo Elementary aims to raise an initial $100,000 to help fund the process of tearing down its existing playground and constructing a new, inclusive playground.

The school is partnering with The Recess Project, a new nonprofit organization aimed at creating more inclusive recess periods for schools by providing equipment. It has already committed to donating between $17,000 and $25,000 of new playground equipment.

“But the inspiration came, I guess, from, I always believe that when you know better, you do better; and if you can fill some kind of a need, and that’s what we do.”

When Turgeon moved to Dana Point, she brought up the idea to a few friends of continuing to “support the forgotten,” as the Dana Point-based nonprofit’s motto goes.

The nonprofit launched in 2020 with Turgeon and three friends, looking for families to support in South Orange County.

The “surprise blessings” might be a month of groceries, clothes for the kids, gift cards or a care basket, Turgeon explained.

“We just want to surprise them, but we don’t take care of them on the monthly,” Turgeon said. “That’s the whole thing is, we go bless them once and just surprise them with that, and we hope that someday they’ll pay it forward and do that for somebody else.”

Though the group doesn’t often meet with the families that it supports, Turgeon added that when they do, the tears are flowing.

“After the tears have stopped and the hugs are there, and we just say, we hope that maybe one day you’ll do this for somebody else,” Turgeon said. “We just leave them with that. That possibility,

that good feeling, because it’s better to give than receive, and we all get blessed getting together and getting the items that we’ve been told that that family needs.”

If the group does not find a particular family to support that month, the nonprofit supports Casa Teresa, a nonprofit that provides safe housing for pregnant women in need, or Laura’s House, an Orange County-based domestic violence shelter.

While the nonprofit continues to focus on single mothers and fathers in need, over the past couple of years, CWA’s focus has grown to include spreading awareness of sex and human trafficking, Turgeon explained.

“All of those horrific things are happening in the community, and a lot of people, I think, still live in a bubble, so we are doing our best to make them aware that, yes, it is happening right here,” Turgeon said.

“(CWA’s mission) is to do surprise blessings for single moms and dads and children in crisis; we’ll move forward to, yes, there are women and children in crisis when it comes to sex trafficking as well,” Turgeon continued. “So we kind of do both. We’re not going to drop one for the other. They’re both important.”

Dana Point-based nonprofit Compassion With Action

host a Nov. 3

Railroad (OUR), a nonprofit that aims to fight human trafficking. The nonprofit’s first fundraiser for OUR raised $24,000, Turgeon said. This year, Turgeon has set a goal of raising $50,000.

The fundraiser will run from 6-10 p.m. at the Hills Hotel in Laguna Hills.

Titled “A Night of Hope,” the fundraiser will feature a silent auction, a performance from violinist Daniel Morris and a presentation on OUR’s mission.

Michelle Zeigler, a parent and PTA board member at the school who is leading the fundraising campaign, said the push began after she was introduced to another mother, Amanda Hicks. Hicks had long desired to bring accessibility to the school’s playground but didn’t know which direction to follow.

The new facility would better serve students with special needs, within the Success Through Academic Readiness and Social Skills (STARS) and Supporting Early Academic and Language Skills (SEALS) programs at Lobo Elementary.

“I didn’t know (about those students); that’s not where my focus was,” Zeigler said. “I thought to myself, ‘You’re right. This isn’t right.’ We have kids in wheelchairs, we have kids with disabilities, and where do they go? Where do they play? What do we do for them?”

Hicks did more research and eventually found The Recess Project, and she reached out to Zeigler, who handled social media for the PTA. After receiving the PTA’s approval, Zeigler posted about Lobo Elementary’s entry into a competition to receive help from the nonprofit.

“We ended up posting our first post in June and started educating our little community, saying, ‘Hey, vote our school, vote our school, vote our school,’ ” Zeigler recalled. “We were doing that through-

CWA will host its second fundraiser on Nov. 3 for Operation Underground out the month of June, and in July (was) when we learned that we won the nomination.”

The Recess Project will provide a merry-go-round with wheelchair accessibility and a “quiet zone” accessible equipment piece, in addition to coordinating with the Capistrano Unified School District to place accessible flooring, not wood chips, under the new pieces.

As the 2023-2024 school year began, Zeigler said the proponents realized they were intent on getting a brand new playground to replace the aging facility that was more than 30 years old.

Moving forward, the PTA will not be involved in the fundraising process, but The Recess Project will, as it has begun a campaign of lemonade stands across the country. All proceeds will go toward supporting Lobo Elementary.

“Their first goal is $10,000, and they are currently at $7,900,” said Zeigler. “That’s all through the lemonade stand. Then, when the fall comes, which is coming up shortly, they’ll do a fall fundraising campaign.”

She added that it was “amazing” to see children in places such as Texas and Wisconsin helping to benefit the school.

Friday’s lemonade stand has a goal of $1,000, Zeigler said, for which they’ve already raised $250. Her connection with the host for the event, Beach Kids, is

More information about CWA and how to purchase tickets to the fundraiser can be found at compassionwithaction.org. through her son Van’s time attending the occupational therapy center, as her son has sensory-processing issues and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

“I reached out to the Beach Kids facilities director and I said, ‘We’re going to host a lemonade stand, (and) I would love to do it on your guys’ grounds,’ ” Zeigler recalled. “She said, ‘Absolutely, that would be amazing, because we have a lot of students who attend Beach Kids for their (physical therapy) and (occupational therapy).’ ”

Seeing their push for a new playground succeed would be significant for the concept of inclusivity, she added, and would fulfill what the vision of a playground should be, as a place where no one could be excluded because of the circumstances they face. Zeigler said every school should have a similar type of facility, and it would be the first San Clemente school to have one.

“It would be huge for our community,” she said, adding: “Just like Courtney’s Sandcastle was for Orange County, I think that we would be the pioneers for other schools to think outside of the box and to think, ‘Oh, we’re going to put in a new playground; it’s time.’ ”

The lemonade stand event will go from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Friday, and donations can be made through cash or Venmo.

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fundraiser for Operation Underground Railroad, a nonprofit that aims to fight human trafficking—an event featuring a silent auction, a performance from violinist Daniel Morris and a presentation on OUR’s mission. Photo: Courtesy of Compassion with Action

South OC to Join State in Celebrating 39th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

South Orange County residents looking to participate in the 39th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day will have ample opportunity to volunteer in their community. Beach and waterway cleanups in Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano scheduled for Sept. 23 are among the hundreds expected to occur throughout California, promoting awareness of marine debris and encouraging ocean and waterway stewardship.

Since 1985, California Coastal Cleanup Day has worked to keep local beaches free of plastics, trash and other debris.

Orange County Coastkeeper Communications Director Matt Sylvester explained that Coastal Cleanup Day offers Orange County residents both inland and along the coast “a chance to give back to the beaches and wildlife we all love.”

“Community cleanups are critical in protecting Orange County’s coastal ecosystem from trash,” Sylvester said in an email. “They are the last line of defense before debris pollutes the ocean. People are often shocked that a two-hour trash cleanup can result in hundreds, even thousands of pounds of trash being removed from our waterways.”

Dana Point residents have a variety of cleanup events from which to choose.

Stand Up to Trash will host its monthly beach cleanup at Baby Beach and the Ocean Institute. The nonprofit promotes ocean stewardship and environmental education through its monthly Beach Cleanup and Lunch & Learn. Each event is centered around a different theme, featuring talks that highlight the theme.

Stand Up to Trash founder and President Vicki Patterson explained that the environmental nonprofit aims to “raise awareness of the over-consumption and throw-away lifestyle that has led to the ocean pollution crisis we are facing today and combat it with individual and collective solutions that fit our community.”

“Nothing is more eye-opening than experiencing the pollution crisis firsthand at a beach cleanup,” Patterson continued. “We teach the human

impact on our oceans and what you can do to not only prevent it but what you can do right now.”

Surfrider Foundation’s South OC Chapter will be hosting a cleanup at Salt Creek Beach in celebration of California Coastal Cleanup Day.

The annual coastal cleanup day “is one of our largest, coordinated beach clean programs supported by the California Coastal Commission and other statewide NGOs including the 17 Surfrider chapters and 40 student clubs in California,” Surfrider Foundation South OC Chapter Coordinator Denise Erkeneff said in an email.

“The South OC Chapter has participated from the first annual international coastal cleanup to present day, and this event at Salt Creek Beach is one of our largest chapter beach cleans,” Erkeneff continued. “This year’s event is also sponsored by OC Parks and the Sonance Foundation.”

The local Surfrider Foundation chapter will provide materials for the cleanup, light bites and water receptacles for refilling reusable bottles.

To learn more, sign up and fill out waivers in advance, visit volunteer.surfrider.org.

In San Juan Capistrano, residents can lend a hand in cleaning up the San Juan and Arroyo Trabuco creeks and Descanso Park. Volunteers will gather at the two creeks from 9 a.m. to noon.

Coastkeeper encourages volunteers to bring a water bottle, reusable gloves, bags or buckets, trash pickers and sunscreen, though the organization will provide bags and gloves for participants who do not bring their own.

Volunteers looking to help clean Descanso Park are encouraged to park at the city employee parking lot.

Those interested in lending a hand to clean San Juan Creek and Doheny State Beach will receive a parking pass upon check-in, which is valid until 12:30 p.m.

For more information, to reserve a spot or to sign a waiver to participate in the cleanup, visit eventbrite.com or OC Coastkeeper’s website.

In San Clemente, cleanups are scheduled at the pier and T-Street. Hosted by Orange County Coastkeeper, the cleanup at T-street is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to noon at the intersection of Esplanade and Cristobal. As with most of Coastkeeper’s cleanups, gloves, bags and trash grabbers will be available for shared use; however, the organization encourages volunteers to bring their own water bottle, reusable gloves and bags or buckets.

Those interested in volunteering at T-Street can sign up at eventbrite.com or visit OC Coastkeeper’s website.

The City of San Clemente, OC Coast Keepers and the Masons of California will also host a cleanup at the San Clemente Pier. Free burritos will be provided by the Fisherman’s Restaurant following the cleanup for those registered. There is no free parking for the pier cleanup.

Visit coastkeeper.org/cleanup-day or coastalcleanupday.org to find more Coastal Cleanup Day sites across California.

South Orange County residents looking to participate in the 39th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 23 will have ample opportunity to volunteer and help clean waterways and beaches in their community. Photo: Courtesy of Derek Horner

Shea Center Purchases New Therapy Horses Through Assistance League of Laguna Beach Donation

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

With each new addition to the Shea Center’s barn in San Juan Capistrano, the therapeutic riding center is able to carry out its mission, reaching more clients, providing hippotherapy, adaptive riding lessons and more.

The center’s mission began with one horse and one client with cerebral palsy and grew to 29 therapy horses and nearly 1,500 clients served in 2022, J.F. Shea Center Communications Director Sarah Booth explained.

The center’s equine team grew by two in August, after the Assistance League of Laguna Beach donated $25,000 for the Shea Center to purchase a new horse after several older horses had been retired.

The donation helps the Shea Center to provide adaptive riding lessons, hippotherapy and other forms of therapy for their clients, Booth said.

“It’s the foundational element of everything that we do here,” Booth said. “We’re founded on using the horse because there’s no other machine or system that can do what it does and get the same results.”

The center offers “therapies, adaptive riding, military programs and some first responder programs, so we keep expanding and growing to serve the community and serve the need, but primarily our mission is to serve people with disabilities,” Booth said.

The center is staffed with physical, occupational and speech therapists who help adapt therapies to the clients’ needs.

“We have clients that are aged 2 to almost 90,” Booth said. “It just really depends on each client, and it’s very customized to each client that participates here.”

Clients are also matched with the therapy horse that’s best suited for their needs, and will likely stay with the same horse throughout their time in the program.

Most of the Shea Center’s horses in the past had been donated; however, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the center faced a shortage of horses.

“Before COVID, we would get calls constantly, weekly, of people who were interested in donating horses,” Chief Development Officer Agnes McGlone Swanson said. “Now, a lot of times, those weren’t the right horses for here, but

we were constantly getting horses that (Equine Operations Manager Christina Lee) could investigate to see if they were right for us.”

“But it completely stopped; literally, like overnight, it stopped,” Swanson continued. “Here, we’ve gone all these years with just getting donated horses, so we ended up looking into buying horses, which led us to then being pushed to buy our very first horse through an online auction.”

Needing to suddenly buy therapy horses made a big impact on the nonprofit’s budget, Swanson explained.

“We never had a real line item to purchase horses, so we needed to find ways to raise funds, so we created a horse funding program,” Swanson said.

The nonprofit already had a horse sponsorship program, where donors can give $15,000 to cover a year of food and care for a therapy horse. Swanson added that the cost of horses skyrocketed during the pandemic.

The Laguna Beach Assistance League had been donating yearly to the pediatric financial aid and military program, Swanson said, but when they came for their annual visit and learned of the shortage, they came back with an additional $25,000 donation to help purchase a new horse.

“I just really can’t say enough about the Assistance League,” Swanson said. “We’re one of the biggest beneficiaries, but their members just have so much joy in giving. They come here twice a year to have a full tour, and they just get so moved.”

“Some of them have even become volunteers here,” Swanson continued.

The Assistance League of Laguna Beach raises the majority of its funds through its thrift shop on Glenneyre Street.

When looking for a horse, Lee noted that the center needed a Quarter Horse, a type that both the younger clients and military clients could ride.

“Our needs vary,” Lee said. “This time, a Quarter Horse … down the road, maybe a pony, because we need that for hippotherapy clients.”

Adding that with the $25,000 donation in hand, Lee began the search for a horse that fit the center’s needs.

“Christina got to shopping, and it takes a while to find the right horse, but she did such a great job shopping and negotiating that she was able to purchase two,” Swanson said.“So we surprised them the day they came to meet Jericho.”

With the local Assistance League’s donation, the Shea Center purchased Jericho, a dark bay Friesian, Quarter cross, and Boots, a chestnut Quarter Horse.

Whenever the center brings in a new horse, staff takes 90 days to make sure it’s a good fit.

“Sometimes, we know sooner than

that, and we can start incorporating them in the program, and then some days, it’s like, oh, maybe we’ll go a little bit more than 90 days; let’s see if it can work,” Lee said.

In testing if the horse is a good fit, Shea Center staff will simulate what the horses might experience during sessions with clients.

“Horses are fight or flight, so a lot of time, most horses are not going to tolerate what we do here, because it’s a lot of screaming kids, a lot of off-balance riders, wheelchairs; they’re usually not used to the wheelchairs,” Lee said. “So they go through a huge training process so we make sure the horse likes it and the clients are going to be safe and our volunteers are safe.”

Lee added that doing physical therapy

exercises on a horse often results in the client performing the exercise without even realizing they are in therapy.

Walking past the main arena on Aug. 24, a younger client was riding a horse backward while doing sit-ups. Booth pointed out that the client was going through her physical therapy exercises while riding around the arena on the horse, which makes the exercises more enjoyable.

“These kids are in the therapy gyms three or four times a week doing the same thing in a therapy gym, but they’re on a horse,” Lee said. “They’re making the horse move; they’re in control of something, which is super fun. Playing and throwing a ball off and on a horse is fun, and they’re not thinking they’re doing the therapy. That’s the fun part.”

(From left) J.F. Shea Center Equine Operations Manager Christina Lee and Communications Director Sarah Booth show off one of the therapeutic riding center’s newest horses, Jericho, acquired through a donation by the Assistance League of Laguna Beach on Aug. 24 . Photo: Breeana Greenberg

Lee walks new therapy horse Boots through the therapeutic riding center’s barn. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

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San Clemente Resident, Accomplished Real Estate Professional Starts New Agency

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Since his first foray into Southern California’s real estate world roughly 10 years ago, Christian Wach has boosted his profile to that of a recognizable face for South County buyers, sellers, and real estate enthusiasts.

Yet, Wach found something was missing within his day-to-day professional life. So, roughly a year ago, he began working on a new brand unique to him, Talavera Real Estate, which recently launched and is still in its early stages.

“The idea for starting Talavera came from a want to have more creative freedom and something that was my own, and a brand that’s really focused on the San Clemente area,” Wach said. “I’m a huge advocate for San Clemente, Dana Point and (San Juan Capistrano), and the brand is heavily focused on advocating for those areas, as well as outside areas in Orange County.”

Long having a creative mindset and a passion for art, he desired the ability to market, advertise for, and present listings in a manner that stood out from other agencies.

News Next Door: A Young Equestrian Rises to the Top at a Summer Competition

BY CLARA HELM

Cora Dollar of the Ortega Equestrian Center in San Juan Capistrano won big at the West Coast Ranch Horse Summer Series Show on Aug. 27. The competition was the second in the three-part summer series held in Temecula.

Dollar finished first in the Green Rider Division for the Ranch Rail, the Ranch Riding and the Ranch Conformation events, also coming in eighth in a group of 17 participants in the Ranch Trail event.

The 12-year-old equestrian only started participating in shows this year and is now able to hold her own in a division with older riders. Her mother, Erin Dollar, commented on how astounding it has been to see Cora improve so quickly.

Additionally, his agency’s name reflects its focus on San Clemente’s Spanish Colonial Revival culture, especially as Wach and his wife and Talavera Operations Manager Katie Wach reside within the city.

Talavera refers to the Spanish city of Talavera de la Reina, which gained recognition beginning in the 16th century for its production of maiolica, or tin-enameled earthenware, which was painted in various colors and patterns.

Those tiles were brought to the Americas via Spanish conquests and missionaries, and they are a key part of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.

Wach also spoke to his team’s emotions regarding the agency’s launch.

“Now that it’s come to fruition and it’s a reality, it’s definitely exciting,” he said. “We are stoked to have our own thing that we can develop over time and (to) see where it goes from here.”

Before he began his real estate career, Wach had a sponsor that allowed him to take his surfing exploits to numerous places around the globe. Between the ages of 14 and 21, his travels took him to Japan five times and to Australia 10 times.

Through those experiences, he learned how to navigate interactions with people from various demographics and how to be good with people, motivating him to pursue real estate. Wach added that his profession has greatly impacted his life since his first year at age 23.

“(I’ve just created) a lot of long-standing relationships and mentorships from clients that I may have just met at a random

“Since starting to show, it’s created such an attention to detail in her, and even more impressively a thirst to learn,” Erin Dollar said.

Cora has been around horses and riding recreationally since she was very young, taking lessons at the Ortega Equestrian Center.

Erin had only great things to say about the Ortega Equestrian Center, for both her daughter’s own growth and her own lessons as a child.

“She was able to start at Ortega Equestrian Center, and if we didn’t have this locally, what she’s been doing wouldn’t be possible,” said Erin. “She’s learned a lot here and has taken lessons under Kathy (Holman).”

“Kathy will forever be somebody who has exceptional knowledge and a really great kids’ program for people to start at,” Erin added.

When Cora began to ride competitively, Erin noted that her daughter had to ramp up the amount of time spent training, which has not been an easy feat.

As a student at Bernice Ayer Middle School in San Clemente, Cora has to jug-

open house, who ended up becoming more like family for me,” he said. “In addition to that, (I’ve been) able to live in the area and work in the area, and be a good member of the community and a contributor to the overall success in the area.”

Now, with Talavera, he’s entered a new creative chapter in his career that he can further with the help of his wife, Katie, and Executive Associate Aubrey Shank. Wach described both Katie and Shank as his “right-hand” people, with Katie making everything happen behind the scenes and Shank being a presence in front of people at open houses and showings.

He also spoke about being able to share the skills he’s developed throughout his career with his team, which will help boost the brand overall.

“Just really good, nice, honest, dedicated individuals are going to be the type of people that work with us,” said Wach.

As the real estate industry has recently shifted away from personal, “white glove service” with the advent of digital tools, he expressed a desire to provide people with what he called an old-school manner of assistance.

Talavera will still use certain technologies when necessary to streamline its productivity, but still looks to stand out from its competitors.

“I feel like a lot of the personal sort of service has gone away,” said Wach. “I feel like people are trying to work less to get more, where we’re—I think—working a lot and working closely with our clients, and going above and beyond what the

industry standard has become.”

He reiterated that his agency wasn’t attempting to “take over the world” and be the No. 1 luxury group between Los Angeles and San Diego; it wants to focus on the area its staff lives in and enjoys.

“There’s so many cool things about San Clemente, and I’ve been a huge San Clemente advocate for so long,” Wach said. “That’s what I’m passionate about.”

Talavera will be passionate about what it does, he added, given the time and effort put into making the agency a reality.

“This is a huge, new chapter for me, and I’m excited about it,” said Wach. “(I’m) excited to share it with the community, and (I) look forward to being here for many more years and growing this with everybody around.”

gle academics, social life and her passion for riding.

“There’s a really significant commitment outside of her school day to ride and take care of her horse and practice,” said Erin. “And then when we do her training sessions, that’s a commitment in her day and that can impact sports, friends and everything else.”

Cora’s current goal for her riding is to qualify for the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and qualify for its world competition.

For now, her next step is to compete in the third part of the summer series in September, and the final show of the year in November, when she aims to win the Year-End Saddle Award.

San Clemente resident and 10-year real estate professional Christian Wach has started his own agency, Talavera Real Estate, in a concerted effort to serve the South County area. Photo: Courtesy of Katie Wach

Cora Dollar beats her fellow equestrians in the West Coast Ranch Horse Summer Series Show on Sunday, Aug. 27, in Temecula despite being relatively new to competitive riding. Photo: Courtesy of brookelousiecreative.com

News Next Door: City of San Juan Releases Environmental Impact Report for Skate Park, Trail Project

BY CLARA HELM

In the past decade, there has been growing interest in having a city skate park for San Juan residents. The City of San Juan Capistrano took some of the first steps toward the park’s construction in 2021 when the southwest corner of the city-owned Kinoshita Farm was approved by the City Council for the site location.

Before the skate park’s construction could begin, however, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) had to be completed by the city to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and State CEQA Guidelines.

The EIR was released on Aug.17 and is being circulated for the public’s review, with the public-comment period closing on Oct. 2.

The proposed skate park would become a part of the 28-acre parcel of land, located on Camino del Avion and Alipaz Street, and would be integrated into The Ecology Center, the city’s active farm, as well as the community center and the sports park.

The project would be 1.75 acres in size, with approximately 42,575 square feet of recreational space. The recreation space would include the new skate park, a playground, restrooms, spectator seating and landscape.

The skate park would include a flow bowl area, a pool bowl area and a street skating area with rails and banks, among other things. The proposed hours of operation for the skate park would be 8 a.m. to sunset, year-round, with an option to extend hours to 10 p.m. in the future.

Outside of the fenced recreation area, there would be a multi-use public trail, spanning 20 feet wide and filtering into the community center and sports fields. The trail would be just less than an acre and would run along the western boundary of the Kinoshita Farm property.

The EIR focused most heavily on four issues that would need to be addressed with the proposed project: loss of farmland, impact on local species, increase in noise level, and potential disruption to unique paleontological, geological and

archaeological features or resources.

The zoning of the land for the proposed project would have to be changed, as the property is underdeveloped land that The Ecology Center uses for agricultural purposes.

To mitigate the loss of agricultural land and comply with its municipal code, the city proposed that it would pay fees toward its Agricultural Preservation Fund.

This payment would be “equivalent to (the) cost of acquisition of Prime Farmland in the region” for 1.75 acres or comparable open space. The funds would then be used for specific uses such as farmland acquisition or agricultural conservation easements.

The EIR states that there is a potentially significant impact through direct harm or through habitat modification on species inhabiting the area. To mitigate this issue, the city would complete a nesting bird survey if “vegetation clearing, cutting, or removal activities (are to) be required during the nesting season.”

If a qualified biologist completes the survey and no nests are found, there will be no further steps. But if they find nests used by a native bird for breeding or rearing young, there must be an appropriate buffer placed.

Construction noise when building the park is also a concern for increasing the ambient noise levels in the vicinity. The city plans to reduce potential construction noise by attempting to schedule construction activities so they do not occur simultaneously, having all equipment be fitted with engine exhaust mufflers and shutting off idle engines when not in use.

To further reduce noise levels, they will have the project contractor install, at minimum, a 7-foot temporary noise barrier or other materials that attenuate sound along the project border. At the construction entrances, there will also be construction hours, allowable workdays and the phone number of the job superintendent posted for members of the community to contact, if needed.

In the EIR, there was also a highlighted concern about the potentially significant paleontological, geological or archaeological impact the project might have. To reduce this impact if a notable site is found, workers will be briefed before construction about inadvertent discoveries through a presentation and handout, otherwise known as Workers Environmental Awareness Program (WEAP) training.

There will also be professionals consulted during different phases of construction such as an archaeological monitor present for any ground-disturbing activities and an Orange County-certified paleontologist to oversee mitiga-

tion requirements for excavations below a depth of five feet under the original ground surface.

The EIR also gave alternative plans for the skate park that would lessen some of the significant effects of the project. The options included not building the project, developing the skate park with a 500-foot setback from Camino Del Avion, and developing the skate park at San Juan Capistrano Community Gardens.

While the second alternative would reduce noise levels because of its distance from the street, there would be an issue of accessibility and convenience of the facility.

The third alternative would reduce environmental impacts on agricultural, biological and environmental resources. However, the park would lack amenities such as an on-site restroom and a playground, as well as have a greater construction noise impact on nearby residential areas. The public can provide input on the EIR’s accuracy and completeness until 5 p.m. on Oct. 2, and the comments can be addressed to Ashley Melchor, the senior management analyst, at the City of San Juan Capistrano, 30448 Rancho Viejo Road, San Juan Capistrano, or via email at amelchor@sanjuancapistrano.org.

The City of San Juan Capistrano recently revealed plans to mitigate potential agricultural, biological and other environmental impacts in its environmental report for the proposed San Juan Capistrano skate park.

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Join us for an inspiring conversation with Rick J. Delanty, local San Clemente resident, who has been painting for over four decades, taught painting and drawing at San Clemente High School for over three decades, and mentors Laguna College of Art and Design students. The featured subject of his work is the California landscape, focusing on compositions built around mood and a deep appreciation for life.

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News Next Door: Toll Brothers Unveils Redesign for Victoria Boulevard Apartments

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Toll Brothers Apartment Living went back to the drawing board to address community feedback on its proposed Victoria Boulevard Apartments project following an informational meeting on April 25.

After residents raised concerns over the density of the project, which proposed 349 units on the site of the former Capistrano Unified School District Bus Yard, and building height of three- and four-story stacks along Victoria Boulevard, Toll Brothers Regional Director Michael McCann explained that the development company reworked the project to address community input.

“Over the last several months, we’ve been hard at work redesigning the plans for the new community proposed for Victoria Blvd. on the Capo Unified School District school bus yard. The changes come in response to community feedback about density and building

LOSSAN Corridor Agency, Pacific Surfliner Promote September as Rail Safety Month

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

With Friday marking the start of September and the beginning of Rail Safety Month, the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency on Thursday, Aug. 31, announced an initiative to enhance safety near railroad tracks.

Operation Safe Surfs will use several strategies intended to reduce pedestrian and vehicle incidents near the railroad tracks and increase awareness of rail safety.

“Rail safety is an important priority for our agency,” said Jewel Edson, chair of the LOSSAN Agency Board of Directors. “With Operation Safe Surfs, we’re not only expanding rail safety, but also providing support to our most vulnerable populations. We are confident that this initiative will save lives and make a meaningful difference for our commu-

heights,” McCann said in an email.

The new plan proposes 306 units on the 5.5-acre site for a density of roughly 55.6 units per acre. The height of the buildings along Victoria Boulevard was reduced to two- and three-story stacks, to be consistent with the fire station across the street, according to the Toll Brothers update letter.

The previous design for the project with 349 units included 15% or 54 affordable units. The new design continues to propose 15% affordable units, though with the total decrease of 43 units, the new design proposes 46 affordable units.

Because the project’s previous Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was considered sufficient for the new 306-unit plan, Toll Brothers will not need to recirculate the report for public comments.

However, Toll Brothers ran the Vehicle Miles Traveled Traffic Study again and determined that the results were consistent with the previous study, the company explained. Toll Brothers noted that a section will be added to the final EIR, documenting the revision to the traffic study and noting why the findings are still consistent.

The bus lot, which is owned by CUSD, was highlighted by the district as a surplus property in 2018 that it could lease

nities.”

The methods include advertising digitally about safety to counties where incidents are the most common—through cell phones, streaming platforms and television—and installing signs near high-risk areas of the railroad, as well as providing outreach to unhoused persons in the form of rail safety information and care packages.

According to a release about the initiative, an analysis of incident data along the LOSSAN corridor indicated that certain sections of the railroad saw higher numbers of pedestrian and vehicle incidents, such as near Oceanside, Solana Beach, and Fullerton. That research prompted the project’s development.

The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner’s webpage on Rail Safety Month states a person or vehicle is struck by a train every three hours in the United States, adding that 95% of incidents occur because the victim misunderstands a train’s noise level and speed.

It also advises people to only cross railroad tracks at designated locations and obey all posted signs, to not walk, jog, stand or take photos on or next to tracks, and to avoid activities that would prevent someone from hearing an on-

to generate funds for facility improvements. Funds from the ground lease payment are earmarked for use at Dana Hills High School.

“We’ve been working tirelessly with city staff, Capo Unified and members of the community on this project to find a way to balance public input with the need to provide affordable housing, funding for public improvements in Doheny Village and funding for capi-

tal improvements for Dana Hills High School,” McCann said. “The project now checks all those boxes.”

“The $40 million generated through this unique ground lease agreement with the Capo Unified School District will benefit Dana Point students for generations to come,” McCann continued. “We’re really proud of what we’ve come up with and hope our neighbors and the city agree.”

In recognizing September as Rail Safety Month, the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency announced Operation Safe Surfs, intended to reduce incidents near railroad tracks. Photo: File/FredSwegles

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To report suspicious activity, items or people to the Amtrak Police Department, approach a uniformed officer, call 800.331.0008 or 911, or text 27311. Metrolink passengers can contact

Metrolink’s Security Operations Center at 866.640.5190.

People can also report an emergency at a train crossing by contacting the number listed on a posted Emergency Notification System sign.

Toll Brothers Apartment Living unveiled its redesigned concept for the Victoria Boulevard Apartments project on the former Capistrano Unified School District bus lot, which proposes fewer overall units and decreased building height along Victoria Boulevard. Photo: Courtesy of the Toll Brothers

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News Next Door: Ganahl Lumber’s New San Juan Location Becomes Material Hub for Local Companies

BY CLARA HELM

Stepping into Ganahl Lumber’s San Juan Capistrano location is akin to entering a contractor’s dream come alive. With piles of material being sorted into trucks with local companies’ names branded on the side, the lumber destination has a scope of operations rarely seen in Orange County.

After two years of construction, Ganahl Lumber’s new store at 25865 Stonehill Drive, just west of Camino Capistrano, opened on Aug. 7. It replaces the Capistrano Beach location, which was part of the community since 1995 and closed on Aug. 4.

“We have known about the demand in this area since 1995, but operating from a 1-acre facility in our business, with larger product links and stuff, has been really challenging,” said Ganahl Lumber CFO Dan Delaney.

In 2017, Ganahl was selected through a public process to exclusively negotiate with the City of San Juan Capistrano for the Lower Rosan Ranch property. Its purchase and sale agreement for the property was then approved in 2020 after a City Council vote.

With the land having no utilities and the construction starting from scratch, there was plenty of work to complete on the property to develop the large compound that stands there today.

“Over the past seven years, we have been working on all the processes from entitling, designing and constructing,” Ganahl Lumber CEO Peter Ganahl said in a press release. “It takes a lot of time and patience to bring a project like this to a successful conclusion.”

Upgrading in size, the facility is more than 10 acres and hosts a 50,000-squarefoot main store, as well as an additional 100,000 square feet of drive-through materials storage, sheds and operations buildings.

The property also features 6,000 square feet for a future fast-casual restaurant space. Although the company is focusing its attention on its new store, Delaney expects it should have news on what will reside in the lot in the next year.

“We want to make sure that whatever goes there fits into the community,” said Delaney.

While Ganahl is a great resource for local homeowners with DIY projects, the

company gears itself toward professional contractors. According to Delaney, 95% of its customer base is professional contractors despite being open to the general public.

Different from national chains such as Lowes or Home Depot, Ganahl lacks the typical garden sections and patio furniture selection. What it specializes in is stocking its store with materials that professional contractors might need to remodel a customer’s home or complete a commercial project.

“Our product mix is heavily skewed towards having contractor quantity and quality of product, so you won’t necessarily see the same saws that you’ll see in Home Depot,” said Delaney.

One of those contractor-oriented elements is its stock of specialized wood, such as slabs of walnut and purpleheart. The Ganahl executives emphasized that there is a wider depth and breadth of products they offer.

Ganahl’s new location not only offers hard-to-find materials, but also a convenience-focused sales process that contractors need.

Just outside its main store are storage buildings where customers can pick up the materials they need through an enhanced will-call system.

Customers can place an order with Ganahl’s sales staff over the phone or through email, and it will be ready for pick-up in 90 minutes to two hours, a fast-paced process in the construction industry. This way, contractors can stop in, load up, and check out fast.

The new location was built with features lacking in the Capistrano Beach location, such as wide drive aisles to help customers navigate the yard, ample parking, and a larger sales staff.

With the busy customer in mind, the new store also offers a much larger capacity for same- and next-day deliveries.

As the oldest lumberyard in California, the company has an expansive network of 10 existing locations that stretches across Orange County and Los Angeles County, allowing contractors to order materials for jobs in different locations.

The company is looking to possibly expand to San Diego in the future because of demand, but it would not expand out of state because of its emphasis on a local network system, something unique to Ganahl.

“We have people driving up from San Diego every day to visit (John Lopez’s) facility … this (new store) will be an attraction not just for South Orange County but North County San Diego,” Delaney said, referring to the store’s general manager.

The San Juan Capistrano store holds everything from framing lumber to finished lumber—essentially all types of wood used for construction. Additionally, its shelves are filled to the brim with tool selections, paint selections, decking prod-

ucts, molding, and other products.

Its product variety is so diverse that the new location was an essential stop for those preparing for the recent Tropical Storm Hilary.

“We were a big destination for business on Saturday before the storm. People were coming in to buy sandbags, plastic, generators, tarps, flashlights, batteries and cases of water,” said John Lopez, the general manager for the San Juan Capistrano location. “So, that’s just how diverse our product offerings are and some examples of what the community showed up to purchase on (that) Saturday.”

The store also holds a doors and windows department, helping contractors order specialized features and giving customers a peek at a finished product.

“A lot of contractors like to bring the homeowners in to walk in and feel and touch the products, and that’s really a differentiator for us,” Delaney said. “The space enables us to operate a program to get our contractors, customers and really anybody who wants to use it in and out quickly.”

Along with the retained employees from the Capistrano Beach location, the new store is staffed by new hires and transferred employees from other Ganahl stores to accommodate the expanded facility. The new store has a staff of 75, what Ganahl calls, “employee-owners.”

This term is used because Ganahl employees are part owners of the company. Ganahl’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), an alternative retirement plan, allows employees to have what CEO Peter Ganahl refers to as “skin in the game.”

“It helps everyone to work together, because we’re all focusing on the same purpose and the same end goal,” said Ganahl Lumber Executive Assistant Becky Acosta. “We all want to see (the company) succeed. And that comes in forms of excellent customer service, stocking the store with products that serve our clien-

tele base, everything like that.”

The store has had an outpouring of support from the surrounding community, according to Lopez, as it has been long expected.

“The reaction that I hear over and over is, ‘We’ve been waiting for this,’ ” said Lopez, adding: “The community has watched us build from the ground up, and they seem grateful that we brought this here; it’s definitely an improvement to the land and should be an improvement to their lifestyle.”

Customers also notice the store’s attention to detail with its design, something that Delaney says was crucial to their planning. According to the CFO, they hope customers will see features in the store that they want to use in their own projects, such as a mezzanine ceiling made of dowel laminated timber.

“We spent a lot of time making sure that we had the right plan before we went and executed it,” said Delaney. “This facility is going to be here for over 80 years, so we took an extra couple of months making sure we got those decisions right.”

The heart of the new store is showing Ganahl’s value to its current customer base and new customers in the community, which Lopez says has succeeded based on its increase in business already surpassing that of the old location.

The company’s priority over creating new amenities and services has only improved its ability to save customer time and money, said Lopez.

“We believe our first obligation is to look after the profits of our customers,” said Lopez. “So, we believe that we’ve built efficiencies into this facility that will help our customers be profitable.”

“We will save them time, because it’s easier to get in and out,” he continued. “We will save them time, because there’s more products here. We will save them time, because we can make deliveries with a very good accuracy rate.”

The new Ganahl Lumber facility, which opened on Aug. 7 in San Juan Capistrano, includes a main store, drivethrough materials storage, sheds and operations buildings. Photo: Clara Helm

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The Railroad in South San Clemente Must Move O the Beach

San Clemente beaches are shrinking—especially north of the Cottons surf break to Cypress Shores HOA, where up to 26,000 tons of boulders have been sitting on public land and eroding the beach.

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The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is responsible for funding and implementing transit projects. After a series of several erosion episodes near Cypress Shores, OCTA placed an enormous pile of boulders on the beach. Now, it should be focusing on the long-term solution of relocating the vulnerable railway o the beach.

OCTA started placing boulders on the beach in the winter of 2021 as an emergency measure to protect the tracks from a storm surge that threatened service and the rail line. Now—four emergency permits and thousands of tons of additional placed rocks later—OCTA is assuming the same BandAid solutions will serve as a feasible strategy for keeping the railroad operating into the future.

The emergency armoring and adjacent length of track are disrupting natural sand flow, causing sediment loss and the erosion of the beach. The resulting smaller (and in certain places, nonexistent) beach means less public land to walk across and on which to lay a towel.

Eroded beaches also threaten access—it is already no longer possible to cross the beach south to north from Trestles, or to jump out into the water on a high tide. Many of the beach breaks in front of the riprap are also swamped in refraction caused by the infrastructure.

Relocating the rail o the coast presents a rare opportunity to preserve coastal access, the beach, and waves in San Clemente. Beaches all across our city are narrowing because of the natural sand dynamics, damming

and blu armoring that impounds natural sand flow, and the shore’s unavoidable march inland caused by sealevel rise.

While many of these are daunting problems to manage, it is actually feasible for a public agency such as OCTA to relocate public infrastructure inland in order to remove its threat to the public interest along the coast.

Such a move is necessary in the long run for OCTA in order to preserve the viability of the line anyway. With sea levels expected to rise another 3 feet in the next few decades, eventually, no amount of riprap will protect the rail line from storm damage and forced closures.

In San Diego, rail managers at SANDAG recently pondered a similar future with respect to sections of railroad running along coastal blu s in Del Mar that are eroding at an accelerated pace because of sea-level rise.

Though moving a 5-mile stretch of railroad is currently projected to cost $3 billion, this was ultimately determined to be cheaper than the alternative of leaving the line in place. SANDAG

has committed to relocating the train inland by 2035.

OCTA should similarly commit to inland relocation of the rail in south San Clemente, and to take its riprap with it. In the coming months, the California Coastal Commission will be reviewing OCTA’s application for a coastal development permit to instead retain the emergency armoring indefinitely.

This is also an opportunity for locals to tell OCTA and the CCC that the railroad should be moved inland to restore the beach north of Trestles and to study the e ects of the riprap on Trestles over time.

In the meantime, the public should be compensated for loss of coastal access and public beach space. A living shoreline that builds resilience while keeping towel space, as well as a northsouth access trail along the rail line, are reasonable mitigation options that could be established while longer-term relocation is pursued.

Mandy Sackett is the Senior California Policy Coordinator for Surfrider Foundation. She works out of Surfrider’s HQ o ce in San Clemente, focused on protecting California’s coast from rising seas and for all people. Henry Chou is the Chair of the Surfrider Foundation South Orange County Chapter. The chapter has been fighting to protect South County’s coast for over 30 years, including the 15year campaign to Save Trestles. SC

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GUEST OPINION | City Council Corner by Councilmember Rick Loeffler

Coming Together to Overcome Challenges

Well, it’s been three months since my appointment to the City Council. I was told by many who have held this position that every month would present a significant, unanticipated, challenge.

This seems to have rung true, because in the last three months we have seen the continuing emergency at the Casa Romantica, the process of hiring private security and implementing council voting districts.

We also must address the recurring issues of homeless management, crime suppression, maintenance of city facilities, sourcing revenue, employee retention and a myriad of other miscellaneous topics.

With that being said, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mayor Duncan, Councilmembers Knoblock, Cabral and Enmeier, as well as City Manager Hall, City Attorney Mitchell, City Clerk Campagnolo and all their associated sta who have been so patient in making my transition as painless as possible. Their pain—not mine.

I would like to speak as to what I believe led to my appointment over so many highly qualified candidates.

First, it is my position that the issues facing the city are nonpartisan. Every decision made should be based on what will best serve the residents of our city, and political parties should have no bearing.

Second, public safety is my No. 1 priority. As a retired law enforcement o cer, I am committed to ensuring that San Clemente maintains the safe family environment that we have come to expect.

We can do that by providing our public safety stakeholders (OCSD, OCFA, Marine Safety and Code Enforcement) with all the tools and resources required to accomplish their specific missions.

Third, I will not run for reelection in 2024. I am confident that we will have many qualified candidates to choose from even if districts become a factor.

Looking forward, there are several issues I would like to address in the coming months. We are in the process of enhancing our Park Ranger

BY COUNCILMEMBER RICK LOEFFLER

Program. We are in the process of hiring two full-time rangers who will have enforcement powers.

These rangers will be able to patrol our parks, beaches, train platforms and other areas of the city with the ability to write citations for municipal code violations.

We must continue to pursue access to shelters in order to provide services to those who will accept help, and enforce our laws pertaining to those individuals who are resistant to assistance.

We must continue to apply pressure to the state and county to step up and participate in securing services for those who are mentally impaired to the point that they are unable to care for themselves.

This burden should not be on a small town like ours. We need to support our local businesses and entice new businesses to come to our city in hopes that we can revitalize the northern and southern areas of our city.

We live in an incredible community with a phenomenal group of residents. We have a history of coming together to overcome any challenges we are presented with, and I am confident this will continue. Please contact me with any concerns at 949.361.8322.

Rick Loe er was appointed to the City Council in May 2023 to serve out the remainder of a term for a vacant seat that expires in December 2024. SC

Joanne Elizabeth Johnson Clark was born on February 4, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan. She was the eldest of Dot and Ray’s ragtag crew of nine children. In October of 1952, when she was just six years old, they packed Joanne, David, Bobby and Susan in the back of their convertible Pontiac Chieftain and left Detroit for California, never to return.

Joanne played an important role tending to the quickly growing brood while her parents ran their catering business. Nine kids are nine sets of hands so as soon as they were old enough, Joanne worked along side all of her siblings as they helped out in the family business even at very young ages.

Joanne was a smart and diligent student. She was always curious and loved learning, so she did very well in school. Even though she got straight A’s, she resisted pressure from the administration to skip a year.

Joanne and all 8 of her siblings graduated from South Pasadena High School. While she was academically gifted, her heart was in the arts. After graduation she attended Pasadena Community College and Otis Art School in Los Angeles. She learned the art of pottery and the importance of color composition. She always said “a good artist knows when to quit”. Joanne was also practical and used that artistic nature to become a licensed cosmetologist.

Joanne never tired of telling everyone the story of when her sister Nancy and Gene Clark’s sister Stefanie set the two of them up on a blind date to Disneyland. Unbeknownst to her, she was introduced to the two loves of her life that day at the Magic Kingdom: her future husband and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She fell in love with both and gave her life to them. Joanne and Gene were soon married in South Pasadena, California and sealed in the Los Angeles LDS Temple.

She’d often say that she could have never dreamed of being able to live the life that she and Gene built together. The biggest part of that life was the six children they welcomed into this world- Sarah, Ehren, Reuben, Emily, Jesse and David. She lead and taught her children by powerful example, but with a soft voice. Her children adored her. To know her was to love her. The woman was kind to a fault. The Clark kids deserved to be yelled at at times, many times. Maybe most. But Joanne never raised her voice. Like her mother before her, Joanne saw the positive in everything. The glass was always half full of the most delicious lemonade- lemonade that she’d made from any lemons she was handed. She recognized the goodness in everyone and was never shy in pointing it out. She never spoke poorly of anyone that any of her children can remember. But it wasn’t fake. It just wasn’t in her nature.

Gene’s job gave Joanne the opportunity to travel and live around the world. She was able to combine her curiosity about the world with her dedication to exercise as she and Gene took amazing trips cycling

through Ireland, Spain and all over England. She was also able to indulge in her passion for oil painting and developed a talent in the art of the mural. There wasn’t a Clark house that didn’t have extensive full scale murals that Joanne had painted on the walls. She also painted them for friends and local businesses.

But what Joanne really loved was being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She couldn't get enough of studying the scriptures and she wrote insightfully and extensively as she did. From the early days of her membership, she decided that she wanted to serve a full time mission and as soon as Gene retired, they put in their papers. Their experience serving full-time in the Costa Rica, San Jose mission brought Joanne incredible fulfillment. After a short trip back home to see family, they left for the Argentina, Neuquen Mission. Gene and Joanne both adored that time and were joined at the hip. The two of them were so very different, but they shared every motivation and belief that really matters in the long run. Joanne would say that Argentina was like a “second honeymoon” to them, as they lived a simple life together, walking the streets in small rural towns, doing the work that they loved. After a year out, the honeymoon was over when Gene was diagnosed with terminal Glioblastoma.

They say that when you suffer from dementia and Alzheimer's that all filters fall aside. You are who you are. There is no white knuckling as you hold back, acting on your best behavior. But Joanne continued to be an angel on earth, even as she continued to decline. Joanne lived out the last years of her life with daughters. She continued to love exercise and found immense joy walking the streets and the beach in San Clemente. Everything was so perfect and inspiring that it gave her “goosebumps”. The palm trees. Dana Point. Sushi. An American flag in the wind. Joanne left us all a legacy of optimism and faith. She is survived by her children, Sarah and Steve Davis, Reuben and Sara Clark, Emily and Ben Hemminger, Jesse and Julia Clark and David and Amber Clark and her grandchildren, Izzie, Aerie, Ike and Zoie Davis, Sean, Ella, Owen and Quinn Clark, Nikki, Brady, Brooke and Drew Hemminger, Jace, Josie, Jonas and Justus Clark and Atticus, Rosie, Frankie and Pepper Clark as well as her siblings, David Johnson, Bobby Johnson, Nancy and Phil Halpin, Susan Johnson, Diane Johnson Kirk, Bettyanne and Kent Bruin and Vicki Johnson. Her beloved soulmate Gene, adored son Ehren, loving parents Dot & Ray and talented brother Buzzy were there to welcome her into the next realm. She taught us all to focus on the good and to “rejoice in the success of others”. She showed us where we can turn for peace.

She passed away at home surrounded by those she loved on August 5, 2023.

CITY COUNCIL CORNER

Joanne Elizabeth Johnson Clark

When it comes to having fun, nobody can beat Perry. One and a half years old, Perry is a master of playtime and excels at getting all the other dogs to join in on the fun. He would love to have a canine pal and is looking for a forever home with an active and dog-savvy owner who can continue with his training.

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

FROM THE ARCHIVES

The San Clemente Golf Course Clubhouse, one of Ole Hanson’s gifts to the city, was built in 1930 near the corner of Avenida Magdalena and El Camino Real. The original nine-hole course followed the contours of the hillsides, and the original clubhouse building was demolished in the early 1970s after the city sold the property. The next clubhouse was built using Polynesian architecture, and the current one, built in 2007, again used the Spanish Revival style of the original clubhouse. This photo can be purchased from the San Clemente Historical Society at sanclementehistoricalsociety.org.

Photo: Courtesy of the San Clemente Historical Society

Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente/Dana Point

The List

What’s going on in and around town this week

SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

FRIDAY | SEPT. 8

FARMERS MARKET IN SAN JUAN

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Enjoy the farmers market in town every Friday. Check out the produce, breads, cheeses, artisan craft vendors, and more. Farmakis Farms, 29932 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.364.1270. farmakisfarms.com.

LINE DANCING FRIDAYS

10-11 a.m. Join Age Well Senior Services for line dancing every Friday at San Clemente’s senior center. No partner required. For a $5 donation, learn some easy and fun line dances to get you moving. Carrie Wojo teaches all over South Orange County and makes it easy to stay active and have fun. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. 949.498.3322.

KICK OFF PARTY AND SURF MARKET

1-6 p.m. The San Clemente Downtown Business Association, in partnership with the City of San Clemente, is hosting this event at the San Clemente Library lawn. There will be surf-themed art, merch and music. There will be live music from 4-6 p.m. San Clemente Library, 242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.218.5378. info@scdba.org. scdba.org.

YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT THE NOBLE PATH FOUNDATION

4:30 p.m. The Noble Path Foundation hosts events multiple times a week to get youth and young adults out and about and participating in safe, productive activities. There will be an improv lesson from 4:30-5:30 p.m., and TGIF Night starting at 6 p.m.—the theme being video games on numerous consoles. The Noble Path Foundation, 420 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.234.7259. thenoblepathfoundation.org.

FRIDAY | SEPT. 8: OCEAN INSTITUTE’S 39TH ANNUAL MARITIME FESTIVAL

3:30 p.m. Join the Ocean Institute in celebration of California’s rich maritime history with staged cannon battles, tall ship tours and educational activities. The three-day event includes visiting Tall Ships, simulated Cannon Battles, a Pirate and Mermaid Ball, Beer Garden, Mermaids Swim Shows, Pirate School, Reenactors and Sailor Camp, vendors, live music, food trucks and more. Festivities kick off on Friday with simulated cannon battles at sea from 3:30-8 p.m., followed by the Sails n’ Ales event, where guests can enjoy craft beers and live music by Rogues in Xile. Proceeds from the weekend will support the nonprofit’s ocean education programs. For a full schedule of the weekend’s events, visit maritime-fest.org. Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE

8 p.m. Enjoy some rollicking sounds over dinner at this intimate and popular South Orange County venue. Yacht rock band Yachty By Nature will perform. Tickets are $25. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

SATURDAY | SEPT. 9

DANA POINT NATURE INTERPRETIVE CENTER DOCENT WALK

9-11 a.m. Join the Dana Point Nature Interpretive Center and learn more about the plants and animals that are found on the Dana Point Headlands. The walk is approximately 1½ hours and covers endemic rare and endangered plants and animals. RSVP required. Sign up inside the Nature Interpretive Center, 34558 Scenic Drive, Dana Point. 949.248.3527. dpnaturalresources@danapoint.org.

SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE

9-11 a.m. South OC Cars and Coffee, dubbed the world’s biggest weekly car meet, attracts a mix of 500-1,000 hypercars, supercars, exotics, vintage, classic, muscle and sports cars, hot rods, rat rods, pickups, 4x4s and motorcycles. No cars in before 8:30 a.m. Cars should enter and leave slowly and quietly—no revving, speeding or burnouts. The Outlets at San Clemente, 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.

DANA POINT FARMERS MARKET

9 a.m.-1 p.m. California farmers bring fresh produce to sell at the Dana Point Farmers Market, and craft vendors provide a large selection of art, jewelry, clothing, handbags, candles, handmade soaps and unique, one-of-a-kind gifts. It is strongly recommended that customers bring their own reusable bags. La Plaza Park, 3411 La Plaza, Dana Point. danapoint.org.

HIRING FAIR

9 a.m.-1 p.m. At the City of San Clemente’s Hiring Fair, candidates will be able to apply on-site, do an interview, receive a conditional offer, and complete preliminary onboarding with Human Resources. Please note, for aquatic positions, there will be a swim test portion. The swim test will include a 300-meter swim in under 5 minutes and 30 seconds, a 2-minute water tread, and the retrieval of a 10-pound brick from a depth of 14 feet. Go prepared with your swimsuit and towel for the swim test and a change of clothes for the interview portion of the hiring fair. For the Human Resources onboarding process, candidates will need to bring a photo ID. Candidates under 18 years of age are required to have a parent or guardian present during the course of the hiring fair and will need to obtain a work permit once hired. All hired staff will receive a free swim pass to all city pools, paid sick leave, and flexible hours.

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Photo: Breeana Greenberg

THE COACH HOUSE

TICKETS

10/31 OINGO BOINGO FORMER MEMBERS

11/1 RIDERS IN THE SKY (Acoustic Western coWBoY music And humor)

11/2 ZEBRA

11/3 LED ZEPAGAIN

11/4 LED ZEPAGAIN

11/5 BEN OTTEWELL / IAN BALL (of gomez)

11/8 RODNEY CROWELL

11/9 THE YOUNG DUBLINERS

11/10 WHICH ONE’S PINK?

11/11 WHICH ONE’S PINK?

11/12 WISHBONE ASH

11/15 LEONID & FRIENDS 11/16 LEONID & FRIENDS

ABBAFAB (ABBA triBute)

COCO MONTOYA

QRST (Queen/rush/stYx triBute)

11/26 ARETHA Starring

Charity Lockhart

11/30 THE MUSICAL BOX

12/1 THE MUSICAL BOX

12/2 LEE ROCKER

12/8 GENE LOVES JEZEBEL BOW WOW WOW 12/16

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San Clemente Aquatics Center, 987 Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. 949.429.8797. san-clemente.org/jobs.

TABLE TENNIS SATURDAYS

10 a.m.-noon. Intermediate to advanced players who are at least 45 years old are invited to play table tennis at the Shorecliffs Terrace Mobile Home Park every Saturday for free. Shorecliffs Terrace, 3000 Calle Nuevo, San Clemente. 949.481.2275.

LIVE MUSIC AT TREVOR’S

11a.m. Husband-and-wife acoustic duo 3 Mile Radius will perform with singer Kara Brouelette. Enjoy the entertainment on the outdoor patio while you chow down on food and sip drinks. Trevor’s at the Tracks, 26701 Verdugo Street, San Juan Capistrano. 949.493.9593. trevorsatthetracks.com.

COMEDY AT THE CABRILLO

6:15 p.m. Lyricjim Productions presents comedy headliner Erica Rhodes (ABC, Fox, HBO) along with Jenelle Van de Mortel (Flappers, Comedy Chateau, Z Playhouse); Ben Thompson (Comedy Store, Rec Room, Z Playhouse); and Jim Andritch (Comedy Store, Improv City, Rec Room). Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.0465. cabrilloplayhouse.org.

PIRATE AND MERMAID BALL: A MURDER MYSTERY MASQUERADE

6:30-11 p.m. Join the Ocean Institute for a fundraising gala. Dress up like a pirate or mermaid, polish your sleuthing skills, and immerse yourself in the magic and mystery at the second Pirate & Mermaid Ball. Suggested attire is pirate or mermaid fashions and masquerade masks. Will you be crowned best-dressed? Wear your best pirate and mermaid fashions to find out. Let your swords and shells speak for themselves. The event, part of the institute’s Maritime Festival, is a murder mystery masquerade featuring a gourmet sit-down dinner, silent and live auctions, paddle-raise, live music, dancing, and—the focus of the night— solving the murder mystery. It’s a whodunit designed to raise funds for ocean education. General admission is $300. The Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org. maritime-fest.org.

GEEKS WHO DRINK TRIVIA NIGHT

7-9 p.m. Left Coast Brewing presents trivia modeled after pub quizzes in Ireland and the United Kingdom, covering everything from Hungary to the Hunger Games. Teams can include up to six people. Winning teams earn bar cash and

other prizes. Left Coast Tasting Room, 1251 Puerta Del Sol, San Clemente. eventvesta.com.

SUNDAY | SEPT. 10

SAN CLEMENTE FARMERS MARKET

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

DOG DENTAL CLEANING

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Qualified Pet Dental is hosting this non-anesthetic teeth cleaning for dogs and cats, giving them fresh breath and clean teeth in less than an hour. A veterinary screening/exam is required. Appointments are limited. Pets Plus-Ocean View Plaza, 638 Camino de los Mares, #A-140, San Clemente. 949.496.8400. qualifiedpetdental.com.

MONDAY | SEPT. 11

BRIDGE GAME

12:30 p.m. The South Orange County Bridge Club hosts bridge games, Monday through Saturday. The club is a nonprofit owned by the members and welcomes people to use their minds and develop new friendships. They also offer classes for bridge players of different levels. 31461 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 205, San Juan Capistrano. galesenter@cox.net.

COUNTRY NIGHT AT H.H. COTTON’S

5:30 p.m. This popular downtown restaurant offers a night full of country music and line dancing for all ages. Beginners will have the floor from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for Introduction to Line Dancing, followed by the Advanced Beginner class from 7-8 p.m. The hourlong lessons are $10 each. Free line dancing will be offered from 8-9:30 p.m. H.H. Cotton’s, 201 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.945.6616. hhcottons.com.

‘OUT OF THE SHADOWS’

5:30-7:30 p.m. Join youth mentor and rehabilitated drug addict Billy Reynolds as he shares his personal perspective on the nation’s drug crisis. Reynolds is the vice president of RecoverU, a nonprofit rehabilitation center in San Clemente. Capo Beach Church, 25975 Domingo Ave, Capistrano Beach. recoveruoc.com.

OPEN JAM

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

TUESDAY | SEPT. 12

STORYTIME AT THE SJC LIBRARY

10:30-11 a.m. Bring the kids to storytime, held every Tuesday morning. Children will get to read books and sing songs. The event is geared for the 2- to 6-yearold age range. San Juan Capistrano Library, 31495 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano. 949.493.1752. ocpl.org.

WEDNESDAY | SEPT. 13

BINGO AT THE SENIOR CENTER

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

YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT THE NOBLE PATH FOUNDATION

4:30-7:30 p.m. The Noble Path Foundation hosts events multiple times a week to get youth and young adults out and about and participating in safe, productive activities. Guitar lessons start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a fitness class at 5:30 p.m. and Creative Collaboration at 6:30 p.m. The Noble Path Foundation, 420 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.234.7259. thenoblepathfoundation.org.

SAN O PARKS FOUNDATION SUMMER

SPEAKER SERIES: RICK DELANTY

5:30 p.m. Rick Delanty, inspired by the evidence of God’s supernatural presence in nature, shares his travels seeking wonder and beauty in surrounding landscapes. There will be a hosted reception and gallery exhibit viewing. Local favorites Hans and Janine will perform. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door if seats are available. Historic Cottage at San Clemente State Beach, 225 Avenida Calafia, San Clemente. sanoparks.org. delanty.eventbrite.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER

6 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. DJ Tom Wellner will perform on Country Wednesday. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point. 949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE BREWHOUSE

6:30-8:30 p.m. The BrewHouse hosts a trivia night every Wednesday. Test your knowledge with friends or show up solo and join a team. The BrewHouse, 31896

Plaza Drive, Suite D3, San Juan Capistrano. 949.481.6181. brewhousesjc.com.

BOATING SKILLS & SEAMANSHIP CLASS

7-9 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is hosting this comprehensive class, every Wednesday through Oct. 25, designed for both experienced boaters, as well as those new to boating. Topics include boating safety, knots, boat handling, radio, as well as other valuable subjects. Successful completion will earn your California boater card. Registration is $70. For more information on how to register, contact Eric Gritzmacher at ericgritzmacher@cox.net or 949.632.2378 or Guy Heaton at guyheaton3489@gmail. com or 949.345.9686. Dana Point Yacht Club, 24399 Dana Drive, Dana Point. cgaux.org.

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE

8 p.m. Enjoy some rollicking sounds over dinner at this intimate and popular South Orange County venue. Blues artist Samantha Fishwill perform. Tickets are $35. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS

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

WHAT’S HAPPENING AHEAD THURSDAY | SEPT. 14

PACIFIC SYMPHONY

6:30-8 p.m. The Pacific Symphony will perform outside of San Clemente’s senior center, in the parking lot off Avenida Rosa. Guests should bring food and drink to enjoy during the concert, and should also arrive early to get a good seat. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente.

BIOLUMINESCENCE NIGHT CRUISE

8:30-10:30 p.m. Learn about the remarkable ability of some marine animals to glow in the dark and witness the curiously beautiful phenomenon. A meter net is deployed 600 feet deep to capture thousands of these drifting organisms, which have the ability to make their own light. The Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

Samantha Fish Turns Rock on Its Head with ‘Faster’

BY AARON IRONS

When it comes to guitar-slinging sorcery with style, Samantha Fish is in a class all her own. The multi-award-winning, Missouri-born performer has made a career out of boldly inhabiting the intersections of blues, soul, and rock ‘n’ roll, and with her 2021 album, Faster, Fish sweetened the deal with bold splashes of pop, funk, and even a killer dose of Kansas City hip-hop. Always the musical adventurer, Fish recently teamed up with Texas six-string maestro Jesse Dayton on a full-length album of original material titled Death Wish Blues, which arrived on May 19. Fish and Dayton spent the summer playing shows together, but now Fish is back on the road. She’ll play The Coach House on Wednesday, Sept. 13.

The set figures to feature a good cross section of songs from across what is now a lengthy and successful career.

TMG: You flirted with some of these sounds on the album Kill or Be Kind, but stylistically, you really changed jackets on Faster. Tell us about the shift and working with Martin Kierszenbaum.

SF: It’s funny you bring up that we were flirting with those sounds on Kill or Be Kind, because I think I was definitely inching toward something like that. Those songs had very melodic-based hooks, kind of like blues foundations, but with pop hooks. Martin took that and just elevated it. He’s an incredible pop producer. He’s done some of my favorite pop acts. He produced Lady Gaga’s The Fame, which I think is an amazing album.

It was something I had definitely been flirting with prior to that, but (we were) just taking the blues and seeing if we could collide it with another genre in a way that made for massive hooks and catchy songs that people could feel and dance to.

Comin’ out of the pandemic with a record like that—out of a time that wasn’t really fun at all—coming out with something that was so energetic got me up and going, and that was what I wanted to do for everybody else.

When I was writing Faster, it was kicking off the pandemic, and we were all in the dark, not really knowing how things were going to go or how long it was going to last. Like everybody else, I fell into this depression state, and I was writing a lot of darker stuff. But when I started working with Martin, he had such a positive, enthusiastic energy about him, it was hard to not feel optimistic about the art and what I could do with it.

That was a massive gift that Martin gave to me, which was a boost of positivi-

ty at a time when I didn’t really have a lot of that going on.

TMG: With the different experimentation that you’ve done with your past few albums, is being pigeonholed as a blues guitarist a concern for you?

SF: Really, since the Wild Heart record, every record has been a little conceptualized—a different theme sonically.

Chills & Fever, we took it to a different era with brass. We went to Detroit and did a lot of soul songs from the ’50s and ’60s. We remade them in a contemporary way with urgent guitars and this band called the Detroit Cobras, which was a rock band that does a lot of those R&B covers, too.

After that, I did Belle of the West and further on with Kill or Be Kind, so I’ve always felt like an album is an opportunity to reinvent yourself and to flip the narrative on its head a little bit.

People get an idea of exactly who you are and exactly what you’re going to be doing next, but as an artist, it feels good to be able to have the freedom to change and go wherever the art pulls you to.

At the end of the day, that’s what’s driving the bus, and I’m just trying to chase it down and write good songs.

TMG: “Loud,” the collaboration with rapper Tech N9ne on Faster ... Initially, I would not have thought so, but that really comes across as one of the most organic tracks on the album. It’s a wonderful amalgamation of styles starting with that ’50s, dreamy pop intro, and then you just kick it into high gear with the metal fuzz, and the hip-hop ties it all together. Whose idea was that?

SF: This idea scared me so bad! Me and Martin, we first met up in Kansas City to co-write, and Tech lent us one of his writing spaces. They have a big complex out there with Strange Music, and Martin just flippantly tossed the idea out like, “Hey, what if we get Tech on one of these songs?” I just laughed, like, ‘He would never in a million years! He’s not gonna say yes!’

Martin’s like, ‘I think he will.’ So, he asked him, and Tech was down—I was shocked! I’ve been aware of him since I was a kid. There were massive billboards erected all over Kansas City with Tech on them. He’s a hero and a legend—not just in Kansas City, but around the world. He’s one of the best in the game. It tickled the Kansas City kid in me.

He just killed it, man—he killed his portion of that song! We got to perform it together one time live in Kansas City. That really was my head nod to Kansas City and my people there.

I knew that they would love that, and I think it was a good opportunity to say, “We like to mix these genres. This all belongs together. Music is universal.” We can mix rap and R&B and rock ‘n’ roll and blues and country, and it works!”

TMG: It was a writing session that brought you and Jesse Dayton together, as well. On the EP that preceded the Death Wish Blues album, The Stardust Sessions, you do a cover of Vince Taylor’s “Brand New Cadillac.” How did you come to record that particular song?

SF: Initially, I’d seen (Jesse) in January of last year, and we had talked about doing this project together. He came in for a writing session and toward the end of the writing session, my manager called us both and said, “I booked a studio. You guys figure out a couple songs that you want to throw down.”

It was low-pressure. “We just want to see how it goes. Pick out a few songs that you feel like encompass the aesthetic and the vibe and the inspiration of what you’re trying to do.”

We picked Magic Sam’s “Feelin’ Good,” which is this burning blues number. Jesse played me this live version of him doing it in Belgium, and it was just blow-yourhair-back good. I brought in a Townes Van Zandt song (“I’ll Be Here in the Morning”), because Jesse’s an amazing outlaw country musician, and I wanted to really showcase us singing together in a delicate fashion.

“Brand New Cadillac”... We wanted to do something that mixed punk, rock, blues, and all our different styles together for this specific project. We tried to choose songs carefully that would express

that. I didn’t know that it would go over so well, but the label loved it and wanted to put it out as an EP, so it’s a cherry on top.

TMG: Did you originally plan to make a full-length original album?

SF: Yeah! The idea was always to make an album. We ended up going early in the fall, late summer, up to Woodstock to work with Jon Spencer from Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Hitmakers, Boss Hog. He produced the album. We wrote 12 original songs together, and that was always the intention.

This is a different kind of thing for both of us, because we’re both front people. It’s finding our voice on the guitar that’s sonically separate from one another but also supportive, because you’re cast off into this role of rhythm guitar player at times.

It’s been a fun challenge for both of us to dynamically figure out how to build songs and support them together.

Normally, I’m just trying to get the band to sing backing vocals! Now, I’m the backing vocalist on some of these songs—and it’s hard, man! But it’s been fun. It’s going to be a unique journey together. SC

SHOW DETAILS:

What: Samantha Fish

When: Wednesday, Sept. 13. 8 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m.

Where: 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano

For tickets or more info: thecoachhouse.com. Tickets start at $35.

Samantha Fish will perform on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano.

Photo: Courtesy of Daniel Sands

2023 SAN CLEMENTE FALL SPORTS SHOWCASE

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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

There are high expectations and equally lofty goals for a couple of the San Clemente High School fall sports teams.

There have been regular league championships among the fall sports squads, including titles from girls volleyball, boys cross country and boys water polo last season. The boys cross country team followed that up with the program’s first CIF-SS championship, but the Tritons come into 2023 with that same standard in front of them as the No. 1-ranked team in Division 1.

The San Clemente girls volleyball team looks to push further in the CIFSS playoffs with talent at key positions, and the Tritons boys water polo team is still looking to get over that CIF-SS hump after years of success.

Let’s shine a light on some of the fall sports teams at San Clemente High School:

Girls Volleyball

With high-level talent and experience at its key positions on the court, the San Clemente girls volleyball team has aspirations and the ability to go further than last season’s CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinals exit.

The Tritons won their second consecutive South Coast League title last season in a three-way tie with San Juan Hills and Division 2 runner-up Aliso Niguel, splitting the season series with both teams. The Tritons were road warriors in the playoffs with five-set victories at Ontario Christian and Cypress.

Veteran returners in outside-hitters senior Sofia Williams and junior Quinn Loper, along with returning starting middle junior Pyper Nelson, have fought those battles and set the pace for a young, energetic group of Tritons.

“We’ve got two of the best outsides in the county,” San Clemente coach Casey Swenson said. “The thing about it is they make so many good decisions one after another, after another. They can pound the ball, but it’s about where they’re hitting it and when they take a little off of it. They make so many good choices throughout the match.”

San Clemente (8-4) has handled a

tough early tournament schedule, with its losses coming only to ranked CIF-SS competition in Mater Dei (No. 2 in Division 1/2), JSerra (No. 10 in Division 1/2), Edison (No. 13 in Division 1/2) and Beckman (No. 1 in Division 3). The Tritons are No. 12 in Division 1/2 and are on a five-game winning streak, including a revenge sweep of Edison at San Clemente High on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

The Tritons begin South Coast League play next week at San Juan Hills on Thursday, Sept. 14. San Clemente hosts Dana Hills on Sept. 19 and is at Aliso Niguel on Sept. 21.

Boys Cross Country

Of all the teams on the fall sports slate at San Clemente, the Triton boys cross country team might have the best pedigree and the highest expectations after a banner 2022 campaign.

San Clemente won its first CIF-SS championship in program history, finished second at the CIF State Championships and seventh at the Nike Cross Nationals. The Tritons also repeated with wins at the Orange County Championships and South Coast League Finals.

San Clemente graduated three seniors from that CIF-SS championship team–Juan Chantaca, Rory Catsimanes and Grant Sestak–but even so, the Tritons are set up for success and enter the 2023 running season ranked No. 1 in CIF-SS Division 1.

Setting the pace now for the Tri-

tons is senior Brett Ephraim, who set school records on the track in the spring. Ephraim was also part of San Clemente’s 4x800-meter relay team that captured the event’s first-ever CIF-SS Masters and CIF State championships, along with cross country senior teammates Taj Clark, Pierce Clark and Jackson Brownell.

Ephraim and San Clemente won the team’s first event of the season at the Canyon Crest Academy Invitational in San Diego last weekend. Ephraim beat the field by eight seconds with a 3-mile time of 14:34.

San Clemente next runs in the Laguna Hills Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 9. The Tritons will test out the State Championship course on Oct. 7 at the Clovis Invitational, and the Orange County Championships are Oct. 14.

Girls Cross Country

On the girls side of the race course, San Clemente is still going through a small lull for a traditionally strong program, but the Tritons still have a competitive pacesetter and lots of young potential.

Lyza Yetter returns for her senior season to lead the San Clemente girls. Last season, Yetter finished fourth at the South Coast League Finals, 12th at the Orange County Championships and 48th at the CIF-SS Division 1 Finals.

The San Clemente girls finished third in their season-opening race at the Canyon Crest Academy Invitational in

San Diego last weekend. Yetter finished finished 13th at 18:19.

The rest of the Tritons’ top-five scoring runners were three freshmen–Taylor Ball, Sedona Sweginnis and Addison Carey–and a sophomore, Caiya McAlister. There is plenty of room to grow for this group.

Boys Water Polo

The San Clemente boys water polo program didn’t skip a beat in its first year back under head coach Logan Powell with another South Coast League title and CIF-SS Division 2 runner-up plaque.

However, that was a senior-dominated group of Tritons that eventually reached the CIF SoCal Regional semifinals, and there will be a new set of leaders for San Clemente this season to try and get the Tritons over the championship hump.

The Tritons have struggled out of the gate with three road losses to open the season at Huntington Beach, 15-9; at Beckman, 16-3; and at Carlsbad, 14-13.

San Clemente continues play at Portola on Thursday, Sept. 7, and at Aliso Niguel on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The Tritons don’t play a home match until league play, where San Clemente opens the South Coast League against San Juan Hills on Sept. 28.

San Clemente hosts rival Dana Hills on Oct. 3, and the Dolphins host the Tritons on Oct. 19. SC

San Clemente girls volleyball split the league championship last season, but the Tritons are aiming for a solo title and a deeper run in the CIF-SS playoffs.

Photo: Zach Cavanagh

TRAMPLING TRITONS

Defense, rushing attack lead the way again for unbeaten SCHS football

BY ZACH CAVANAGH

Through three games of the 2023 season, one thing is more than clear about the San Clemente football team. The Triton defense is relentless.

San Clemente nearly posted its second consecutive shutout with dominant defensive and ground performances in a win over La Costa Canyon of Carlsbad, 28-3, last Friday, Sept. 1, at Thalassa Stadium.

The Tritons (3-0) host their first in-county test of the season against Corona del Mar (2-1) this Friday, Sept. 8. It will be Military and First Responders Appreciation Night at Thalassa Stadium. San Clemente has allowed just 13 points in three games, and the Tritons did not allow a point over eight consecutive quarters until a late field goal by La Costa Canyon marked up the clean sheet.

The Tritons forced two turnovers by the Mavericks last Friday on interceptions by junior Lee “Puka” Fuimaono and senior Max Gonzalez. Fuimaono led the Tritons in tackles for a third straight game with seven, including two tackles-for-loss and five solo tackles. San Clemente’s “Max” secondary of Gonzalez and juniors Max Bollard and Max Kotiranta each contributed five tackles, with Gonzalez and Bollard also each breaking up a pass.

Offensively, San Clemente did its damage on the ground with senior Aiden Ru-

bin leading the way on 16 carries for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Colin Kohl, a junior, also scored twice on the ground with nine carries for 48 yards. Quarterback Dylan Mills, a senior, completed 11 of 21 passes for 162 yards, with Cole Herlean being the top target. Herlean caught six passes for 81 yards.

Defense and the ball control provided by a strong running game will be integral for success this week for the Tritons as they go on the road to take on Corona del Mar.

The Sea Kings showed off a potent passing attack in their first two games in a 34-23 win at Downey and a 41-24 triumph over Cypress. Senior quarterback Annett Kaleb threw for three touchdowns in the first game and four touchdowns and over 300 yards in the second game. Senior receiver Russell Weir caught nine passes for 141 yards against Downey and eight passes for 174 yards against Cypress.

However, Corona del Mar was limited last week in a home loss to the Sea Kings of Palos Verdes, 14-11. Kaleb threw just one touchdown pass, but Weir still caught eight passes for 90 yards. Palos Verdes also ran the ball well with nearly 200 yards and both of its touchdowns on the ground.

San Clemente snapped a three-game losing streak to Corona del Mar last year at Thalassa Stadium in a 23-6 win. SC

San Clemente’s defense has allowed just 13 points in three games, including holding La Costa Canyon to only a late field goal last Friday. Photos: Alan Gibby/Zone57

The Triton football team is on a roll to open the 2023 season with out-of-county wins over Chaparral of Temecula, Torrey Pines and La Costa Canyon of Carlsbad. San Clemente hosts its first Orange County foe on Friday, Sept. 8, as Corona del Mar comes to Thalassa Stadium. Photo: Alan Gibby/Zone57

San Clemente’s ground game has been potent the last two weeks with senior running back Aiden Rubin (center) rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns against La Costa Canyon last Friday, Sept. 1. Photo: Alan Gibby/ Zone57

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ARCSERV CLOUD DIRECT STORAGE RENEWAL

1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project:

ARCSERV CLOUD DIRECT STORAGE RENEWAL

2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 18, 2023, on the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal, at which time or thereafter bids will be opened and made available online. Bids received after this time will be considered non-responsive. Prospective bidders must first register as a vendor and then bid on this project via the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.sanclemente.org/vendorbids. All bids must be valid for a minimum of 60 days from the date of the advertised bid opening.

3. Bid Specifications and Documents. Bid documents, including instructions to bidders, bidder proposal form, and specifications (not including other documents incorporated by reference) may be accessed, at no cost, from the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/vendorbids. Bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids system to view and download the Bid Documents, to be added to the prospective bidders list, and to receive addendum notifications when issued.

4. Bid Submittal.

4.1. Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a completed proposal form furnished by the City on the PlanetBids website. Bidders must complete line items information on the PlanetBids Line Items Tab.

5. Pre-Bid Meeting. A pre-bid meeting will not be held for this bid solicitation.

6. Instructions to Bidders. Additional and more detailed information is provided in the Instructions to Bidders, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

7. Questions. All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted through the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal per the information provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Any other contact to City staff regarding this bid solicitation will be referred back to the PlanetBids system.

THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITIES, IRREGULARITIES OR TECHNICAL DEFECTS IN SUCH BIDS OR IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AS DETERMINED FROM THE BASE BID ALONE.

Dated August 16, 2023.

Dated September 7, 2023.

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END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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Notice Inviting Bids

FY 2024 AS-NEEDED PAVEMENT REPAIRS Project No. 24306

1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project:

FY 2024 AS-NEEDED PAVEMENT REPAIRS, Project No. 24306

2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2023 , on the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal, at which time or thereafter bids will be opened and made available online. Bids received after this time will be considered non-responsive. Prospective bidders must first register as a vendor and then bid on this project via the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/vendorbids.

3. Project Scope of Work. Project includes pavement work, concrete repair including curb and gutter, curb ramp, sidewalk, driveway approach, utility work, striping, and other tasks as described in the specifications. This contract is for as-needed paving repair services, which shall not exceed $550,000 per fiscal year (July 1st to June 30th) for an initial one year contract term, with an option to renew for up to three (3) additional one-year terms exercisable at the discretion of the Public Works Director. The City retains the right to exercise the optional renewal(s) at its sole and absolute discretion. Option year pricing may be negotiated by the contractor upon written request at least ninety (90) days before the end of the then current term. Any unit price rate increase shall not exceed the percentage of change in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index “All Urban Consumers for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, California, (CPI-U)” not seasonally adjusted, for the most recent twelve months for which statistics are available. Renewal term(s) shall only be effective upon the City exercising its option in writing. Any price adjustments shall not be effective until execution of an amendment to the Contract by both parties

4. Contract Time: Contractor is required to commence work within ten (10) working days of receiving a work request for specific pavement repairs from the City. The work must be completed within the number of working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed for each project.

5. License and Registration Requirements.

5.1. State License. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Contractor

shall possess a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class “A” . Failure to possess the specified license(s) at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that non-responsive bidder.

5.2. Department of Industrial Relations Registration. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project.

5.3. City Business License. Prior to the Notice to Proceed for this contract, the Contractor shall possess a valid City of San Clemente business license.

6. Contract Documents. Bid documents, including instructions to bidders, bidder proposal form, and specifications (not including other documents incorporated by reference) may be downloaded, at no cost, from the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www. san-clemente.org/vendorbids. Bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids system to view and download the Contract Documents, to be added to the prospective bidders list, and to receive addendum notifications when issued.

7. Bid Proposal and Security.

7.1. Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City. Bidders must complete line items information (PlanetBids Line Items Tab), and attach a scanned copy of the paper Bid Form (SECTION 00400), Bid Bond (SECTION 004100), Non-Collusion Declaration (SECTION 00420), Contractor Information and Experience Form (SECTION 00430), List of Subcontractors Form (SECTION 00440), Iran Contracting Act Certification (SECTION 00450), Public Works Contractor Registration Certification (SECTION 00460) completed and uploaded in the PlanetBids “Attachments” Tab.

7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN

CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected. For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, CA 92673 no later than the bid opening date and time. The bid security must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder and the outside of the envelope must read as follows:

OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN

Project Name: FY 2024 AS-NEEDED PAVEMENT REPAIRS

Project Bid #: 24306

Bid Opening Date: 2pm Thursday, September 28, 2023

The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract. Such guarantee shall be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract within 15 calendar days after written notification that the contract has been awarded to the successful bidder.

8. Prevailing Wage Requirements.

8.1. General. This project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

8.2. Rates. Prevailing rates are available online at www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR and also available at the City of San Clemente Public Works Department Office at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

8.3. Compliance Monitoring. Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1771.4, all bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.

9. Retention. Pursuant to the contract for this project, five percent (5%) of each progress payment will be retained as security for completion of the balance of the work.

Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300. Refer to the contract for further clarification.

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10. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder, simultaneously with execution of the contract, will be required to provide Faithful Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Bonds are to be secured from a surety that meets all of the State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and is admitted by the State of California.

11. Pre-Bid Meeting. A pre-bid meeting will not be held for this bid solicitation. Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section on how to submit any pre-bid questions.

12. Brand Names and Substitution of “Or Equal” Materials. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), if the City has made any findings designating certain materials, products, things, or services by specific brand or trade name, such findings and the materials, products, things, or services and their specific brand or trade names will be set forth in the Special Conditions.

13. Instructions to Bidders. Additional and more detailed information is provided in the Instructions to Bidders, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

14. Questions. All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted through the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal per the information provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Any other contact to City staff regarding this bid solicitation will be referred back to the PlanetBids system.

THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITIES, IRREGULARITIES OR TECHNICAL DEFECTS IN SUCH BIDS OR IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AS DETERMINED FROM THE BASE BID ALONE.

Dated August 31, 2023.

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

currently under construction, within the residential medium density zone and coastal zone (RM-CZ).

Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15315 (Class 15: Minor Land Divisions).

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

Notice is further given that said public hearing will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator and held on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at San Clemente City Hall, First Floor Community Room, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or to provide written communication to the Zoning Administrator to express their opinion for or against the requests.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Planning Division at (949) 3616183.

Zoning Administrator.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Loan No.: CATD04131969 - Richardson TS no. 2023-10740 APN: 058-083-25 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST

described as follows: Lot 25, Block 7, Tract 779, The Spanish Village, per Map, Book 23, Pages 19 to 25 inclusive of Miscellaneous Maps. The street address or other common designation of the real property hereinabove described is purported to be: 116 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente, CA 92672. The undersigned disclaims all liability for any incorrectness in said street address or other common designation. Said sale will be made without warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, or other encumbrances, to satisfy the unpaid obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest and other sums as provided therein; plus advances, if any, thereunder and interest thereon; and plus fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of said obligations at the time of initial publication of this Notice is $920,002.28. In the event that the deed of trust described in this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is secured by real property containing from one to four single-family residences, the following notices are provided pursuant to the provisions of Civil Code section 2924f: NOTICE TO POTENTIAL

assigned to this case 2023-10740 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit or declaration described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Dated: August 23, 2023 Ashwood TD Services LLC, a California Limited Liability Company Christopher Loria, Trustee’s Sale Officer 231 E. Alessandro Blvd., Ste. 6A-693, Riverside, CA 92508 Tel.: (951) 215-0069 Fax: (805) 3239054 Trustee’s Sale Information: (916) 939-0772 or www.nationwideposting.com NPP0439795 To: SAN CLEMENTE TIMES 08/31/2023, 09/07/2023, 09/14/2023

duplex with an attached ADU,

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/13/2021, 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 IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on 9/20/2023, at 1:30 PM of said day, At the North front entrance to the County Courthouse at 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701, Ashwood TD Services LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Morgan M. Richardson and Heather J. Richardson Co-Trustees of The Richardson Living Trust Established May 8, 2015 recorded on 4/16/2021 in Book n/a of Official Records of ORANGE County, at page n/a, Recorder’s Instrument No. 2021000258641, by reason of a breach or default in payment or performance of the obligations secured thereby, including that breach or default, Notice of which was recorded 5/18/2023 as Recorder’s Instrument No. 2023000116294, in Book n/a, at page n/a, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, lawful money of the United States, evidenced by a Cashier’s Check drawn on a state or national bank, or the equivalent thereof drawn on any other financial institution specified in section 5102 of the California Financial Code, authorized to do business in the State of California, ALL PAYABLE AT THE TIME OF SALE, all right, title and interest held by it as Trustee, in that real property situated in said County and State,

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’s 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 website www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2023-10740. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not be immediately reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website www. nationwideposting.com, using the file number

PUBLIC NOTICE

SUMMONS (Parentage – Custody and Support) CITACION (Paternidad – Custodia y Manutencion)

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): Hugo Camargo

AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): Hugo Camargo

You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page.

Lo han demandado. Lea la informacion a continuacion y en la pagina siguiente.

Petitioner’s name is: Rowena Bauzon Nombre del demandante:Rowena Bauzon

CASE NUMBER ( Numero de caso :23P000108

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/ selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

Usted tiene 30 días calendario después de que se le entreguen esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) en la corte y recibir una copia al peticionario. Una carta, llamada telefónica o comparecencia ante el tribunal no lo protegerá.

Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, el tribunal puede dictar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. Es posible que se le ordene pagar los honorarios y costos de manutención y abogados.

Para obtener asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto con un abogado inmediatamente. Obtenga ayuda para encontrar un abogado en el Centro de autoayuda en línea de los tribunales de California ( www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), en el sitio web de Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpca.org) o comunicándose con el colegio de abogados local de

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NOTICE—RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2 : These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER : If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

AVISO: LAS ÓRDENES DE RESTRICCIÓN

ESTÁN EN LA PÁGINA 2 : Estas órdenes de restricción son efectivas contra ambos cónyuges o parejas de hecho hasta que se desestime la petición, se dicte una sentencia o el tribunal dicte órdenes adicionales. Son exigibles en cualquier lugar de California por cualquier oficial de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de ellos.

EXENCIÓN DE TARIFAS: Si no puede pagar la tarifa de presentación, pídale al secretario un formulario de exención de tarifas. El tribunal puede ordenarle que pague la totalidad o parte de los honorarios y costos que el tribunal renunció para usted o la otra parte.

Starting immediately, you and every other party are restricted from removing from the state, or applying for, the minor child or children for whom this action seeks to establish a parentchild relationship or a custody order without the prior written consent of every other party or an order of the court.

This restraining order takes effect against the petitioner when he or she files the petition and against the respondent when he or she is personally served with the Summons and Petition OR when he or she waives and accepts service.

This restraining order remains in effect until the judgement is entered, the petition is dimissed, or the court makes other orders.

This order is enforeceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it.

A partir de ahora, usted y todas las demás partes tienen restricciones para expulsar del estado, o solicitar, al hijo menor o niños para quienes esta acción busca establecer una relación padre-hijo o una orden de custodia sin el consentimiento previo por escrito de cualquier otra parte o una orden del tribunal.

Esta orden de restricción surte efecto contra el peticionario cuando presenta la petición y contra el demandado cuando se le notifica personalmente la citación y la petición O cuando renuncia y acepta la notificación.

Esta orden de restricción permanece en vigor hasta que se dicte la sentencia, se desestime la petición o el tribunal dicte otras órdenes.

Esta orden es previsible en cualquier lugar de California por cualquier oficial de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de ella.

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1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y la dirección del tribunal son): Orange County Superior Court, Family Law Operations, 341 The City Drive, Post Office Box 14170, Orange, CA 92863-1570

2. The name, address and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, are ( El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del peticionario, o del peticionario sin abogado, son : Rowena Bauzon, 32167 Paseo Carolina, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675, PH: 949-257-6439

3. Date (Fecha): 02/01/2023, David Yamasaki, Clerk ( Secretario, por , J. Camacho, Deputy ( Asistente)

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20236669532

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

34932 CALLE DEL SOL, STE B CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624 ADDITIONAL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAMES(S):

1B. THE SAN CLEMENTE TIMES 1C. DANA POINT TIMES 1D. THE DANA POINT TIMES 1E. CAPISTRANO DISPATCH 1F. THE CAPISTRANO DISPATCH 1G. LAGUNA BEACH TIMES 1H. THE LAGUNA BEACH TIMES 1I. ORANGE MAGAZINE 1J.THE ORANGE MAGAZINE 1K. NEWPORT BEACH TIMES 1L. THE NEWPORT BEACH TIMES

1M. HUNTINGTON BEACH TIMES 1N. THE HUNTINGTON BEACH TIMES 1O. NORTH COUNTY TIMES 1P. THE NORTH COUNTY TIMES 1Q. MISSION VIEJO TIMES 1R. THE MISSION VIEJO TIMES 1S. MALIBU TIMES 1T. THE MALIBU TIMES 1U. OCEANSIDE TIMES

1V. THE OCEANSIDE TIMES 1W. SANTA MONTICA TIMES 1X. THE SANTA MONTICA TIMES 1Y. PICKET FENCE MEDIA 1Z. EXPLORE SAN CLEMENTE 1AA. DESTINATION DANA POINT

Full Name of Registrant(s):

STRICKBINE PUBLISHING, INC.

1900 WEST BROADWAY ROAD TEMPE, AZ 85282

This business is conducted by an AZ Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: n/a

Strickbine Publishing, Inc./s/ Nadine Johnson, Chief Operating Officer

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 08/08/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, Aug 24, 31, Sep 7, 14, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

20236669901

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SAN CLEMENTE DERMATOLOGY & SKIN CANCER

161 AVENIDA VAQUERO

SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672

Full Name of Registrant(s): LA LASER CENTER PC, A PROFESSTIONAL

MEDICAL CORPORATION

10884 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 300 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025

This business is conducted by a CA Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: 06/05/2018

LA LASER CENTER PC, A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION/s/ALBA

MARTINEZ, MANAGING MEMBER/ MANAGER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 08/11/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, Aug 31, Sep 7, 14, 21, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20236669530

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RANCHO MISSION VIEJO TIMES

34932 CALLE DEL SOL, STE B CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624

Full Name of Registrant(s):

STRICKBINE PUBLISHING, INC.

1900 WEST BROADWAY ROAD TEMPE, AZ 85282

This business is conducted by an AZ Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: 08/01/2023

Strickbine Publishing, Inc./s/ Nadine Johnson, Chief Operating Officer

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 08/08/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, Aug 24, 31, Sep 7, 14, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

20236669531

The following person(s) has(have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name: DANA POINT TIMES

34932 CALLE DEL SOL, STE B CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624

1B. LAGUNA BEACH TIMES 1C. NEWPORT BEACH TIMES 1D. HUNTINGTON BEACH TIMES 1E. NORTH COUNTY TIMES 1F. MISSION VIEJO TIMES 1G. MALIBU TIMES

1H.OCEANSIDE TIMES 1I.SANTA MONICA TIMES 1J.PICKET FENCE MEDIA

The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in Orange County on: 10/23/2019.

FILE NO. 20196558082

Full Name of Registrant(s):

SAN CLEMENTE TIMES LLC

34932 CALLE DEL SOL, STE B CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624. This business is conducted by a DE Limited Liability Company.

San Clemente Times LLC /s/ Norb Garrett, Chief Executive Officer

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 08/08/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, Aug 24, 31, Sep 7, 14, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

20236669533

The following person(s) has(have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name:

RANCHO MISSION VIEJO TIMES

34932 CALLE DEL SOL, STE B CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624

The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in Orange County on: 10/23/2019. FILE NO. 20196558058

Full Name of Registrant(s): SAN CLEMENTE TIMES LLC

34932 CALLE DEL SOL, STE B CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624

This business is conducted by a DE Limited Liability Company.

San Clemente Times LLC /s/ Norb Garrett, Chief Executive Officer

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 08/08/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, Aug 24, 31, Sep 7, 14, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 20236669535

The following person(s) has(have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name:

THE CAPISTRANO DISPATCH 34932 CALLE DEL SOL, STE B CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624

The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in Orange County on: 06/15/2021.

FILE NO. 20216607933

Full Name of Registrant(s): SAN CLEMENTE TIMES LLC

34932 CALLE DEL SOL, STE B CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624.

This business is conducted by a DE Limited Liability Company.

San Clemente Times LLC /s/ Norb Garrett, Chief Executive Officer

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 08/08/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, Aug 24, 31, Sep 7, 14, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 20236669534

The following person(s) has(have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name: THE ORANGE MAGAZINE 34932 CALLE DEL SOL, STE B CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624 1B.SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in Orange County on: 01/30/2020.

FILE NO. 20206566624

Full Name of Registrant(s): SAN CLEMENTE TIMES LLC 34932 CALLE DEL SOL, STE B CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624.

This business is conducted by a DE Limited Liability Company.

San Clemente Times LLC /s/ Norb Garrett, Chief Executive Officer

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on 08/08/2023.

Published in: San Clemente Times, Aug 24, 31, Sep 7, 14, 2023

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PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 30-2023-01340644

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner

Veronica Marie Spedden led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

VERONICA MARIE SPEDDEN

Proposed Name

ROSE MARIE SPEDDEN

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested

in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must le a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing

Date: 09/26/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D-100

Remote Hearing. e address of the court is: Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Dr, Santa Ana, CA 92701. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/ nd-my-court.htm.)

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: 08/07/2023

JUDGE LAYNE MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: San Clemente Times August 17, 24, 31, September 7, 2023

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CATCHING UP WITH GRIFFIN COLAPINTO

Colapinto talks world title dreams and what it would mean for San Clemente to bring the title home

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

At 25 years old, Griffin Colapinto wasn’t even born the last time a surfer from California won a world title. That surfer was Tom Curren, who won the last of his three world titles in 1990.

Fast-forward to the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals, and Colapinto could make some serious history this week.

Before all the action gets underway, the San Clemente Times caught up with Colapinto to see how he was handling the pressure and what he expects for finals day.

JH: It’s the morning of the final, you wake up at home and roll down to the same beach you’ve surfed your whole life with a chance to win the world title. Have you thought about the day?

Griffin Colapinto: Oh, yeah, I’ve already ran through that in my head. I just want to be myself and do what I do. I want to go down there, engage with the people, take in whatever compliments and excitement they may have.

I want to show them that I hear them and that I’m psyched and that we’re going to do this. Like, let’s frickin’ go!

I’m not the kind of person to put the headphones on and block everyone out. I want to absorb that energy and get super-amped. We’re all going to be there watching heats, and then when it’s my time to go, I can lock in.

But I want to make sure I enjoy the experience. I’m not really the serious type, so I’m just going to go down there and do my thing and see what happens.

JH: And what does that feel like, being from San Clemente and competing for a world title in your hometown?

GC: It feels pretty insane.

I’ll be the first-ever local San Clemente surfer to be going for a world title in the WSL Finals, so that’s pretty rad. And having it at my home break at Lowers, I couldn’t be more stoked.

It sounds like everyone’s coming down. I’m not really sure what to expect. It could be pretty crazy.

JH: There have been a lot of worldclass surfers to emerge from this area over the years; you think about the legacy and what it means to be leading this next generation?

GC: Yeah, I’ve thought about that. It sounds pretty nuts.

The other day, I saw Archy (Matt Archbold) out at T-Street, and he was psyched for me and sounded like he’s going to come down and watch. Chris Ward, too; The Gudauskas brothers. All these guys are getting psyched, and it gets me psyched. It’s a cool feeling.

JH: Plus, you’ve got your whole crew that you surf with every day: Kolohe (Andino), your brother, and that whole 2% Surf crew; you guys are all pushing each other. And it’s having a big impact?

GC: My brother Crosby is three years younger than me, and he and Cole (Houshmand) will be on Tour next year. And then there’s Kade (Matson) and Jett (Schilling), who I feel like they’re going to make it, too.

Kolohe kind of took me under his wing when I was younger, and now we’re all there supporting each other. We all want everyone to succeed, so we’re super open with what’s worked for us, and also try and talk about anything that’s going on.

That’s hard, because we’re going through the same things and have the same goals.

JH: You could be the first California surfer to win the world title since Tom Curren in 1990. Did you ever envision your name next to Curren, a three-time world champ?

GC: It’s psycho. I mean, to have your name there in the same conversation as Tom Curren, it’s pretty crazy.

But to be honest, maybe it’s not that surprising, because I’ve had this dream since I was a kid, since I started surfing. To win a world title, it was my original goal, and it’s what I’ve been going for my whole life.

I’ve always had this steady trajectory; there was never this fast spike where

things changed overnight. There’s always been this steady pace, so I’m not really surprised that I’m in this position.

I’m just stoked to see that what I’ve been doing has been working and that I’ve been making this progress in my career.

I’m pretty sure at some point I’ll get a world title, whether that’s this year or five years from now, everyone’s got their time if you just keep working and never give up.

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

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN SAN CLEMENTE DURING THE RIP CURL WSL FINALS:

Friday, Sept. 8

Surf Market on the San Clemente library lawn from 1-6 p.m. It will feature surf artists, surf industry pop-ups, and live music from T-Street Zoo from 4-6 p.m. There will also be live music from the band Perfect Blend from 6-10 p.m. at H.H. Cotton’s, where 50% of all orders on the Heart of Maui will go to the Maui Relief Fund.

SURF FORECAST

Water Temperature: 68-70 Degrees F

Water Visibility: San Clemente: 3-5’ Catalina: 15-20’

Thursday: Mix of old S swell and new, partially shadowed SW/SSW swell. Waist-chest high surf (3-4’ faces) pushing head-high for standouts (5’ faces). Light wind for the early to mid-morning and clean conditions, trending onshore out of the west late morning and reaching moderate levels in the afternoon. Outlook: Modest SW/SSW swell tops out on Friday, mixing with old S swell leftovers. Tropical Cyclone Jova is expected to send SSE/S swell for at least Saturday-Sunday. Still abit of uncertainty as the storm strengthens but there is potential for solid waves late Saturday through Sunday morning. Conditions look favorable each morning over the weekend.

Saturday, Sept. 9

Live music at H.H. Cotton’s from 8-11 p.m. with San Clemente local band The Chordovas. Fifty percent of all orders on the Heart of Maui will go to the Maui Relief Fund.

Friday, Sept. 8, - Friday, Sept. 15

Downtown storefront decorating contest in which San Clemente residents will be voting for best decoration of downtown shops. A mural to celebrate local San Clemente surfer Griffin Colapinto is also presently being done in the heart of downtown on the side of H.H. Cotton’s.

San Clemente’s Griffin Colapinto is looking to make history in the coming week, as he’ll be competing in the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals and attempting to become the first Californian to win the world title since Tom Curren in 1990.

Photo: Courtesy of Aaron Huges/WSL

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Previously, members only had access to each of these machines once a week. Now, for the same price, members have 50% more access to the ARX and Vasper machines, and unlimited access to the CAROL bike.

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“The presence of oxygen is the absence of disease,” Darnbrough said. “With EWOT, you can workout harder, recover faster, increase energy and sleep better.”

Instead of using each of these machines once a week, members will rotate using ARX and Vasper once and twice a week for an additional two sessions each per month, and they can now use the CAROL bike daily.

“We want to move the needle faster for members without burning them out,” Darnbrough said.

Most other gyms that offer similarly advanced exercise technology would charge upwards of $75 for one session on an ARX or Vasper. With its increased access to its state-of-theart equipment at no additional cost, Smart Fit Method members can train for less than $10 per session and see improved results in their health and body composition.

Members can track their progress through the Smart Fit Method App.

This fall, Smart Fit will introduce the gluteAImax ™, a new exercise technology invented by the Darnbroughs that will activate glute

and hip muscles to improve glute activation and prevent lower back injury, knee problems and gluteal atrophy – the lack of ability to use your glutes.

“Your ability to get in and out of a chair relies on using your glutes,” Darnbrough said. “We need to have strength. Fifty percent of accidental deaths after age 65 are fall related. You need to stay strong as your balance depends on it and strength training after age 50 is key. Because of our advanced methodology, The Smart Fit Method has become the fitness center of choice for Baby Boomers across the region.”

Later this fall, the Smart Fit Method will also add a longevity doctor to its team to provide concierge medical recommendations, blood panels, hormonal optimization and more as part of its physical retirement plan for members.

Smart Fit Method is growing throughout Southern California! San Diego locations now include La Jolla, Cardiff and Rancho Santa Fe with new locations coming soon to Carlsbad and Torrey Hills. Orange County locations are Costa Mesa, Yorba Linda and soon San Clemente.

Visit smartfitmethod.com for the location closest to you and book your free workout and body scan, a $150 value. Those who sign up in September will receive a free supplement, a $50 value.