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Camino Capistrano in the Doheny Village area of Capistrano Beach runs through both Dana Point’s Districts 3 and 5—a boundary line that has been a source of contention for some of the community. Photo: Lillian Boyd

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Restaurants Receive Revitalization Funds

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Levin Announces Caucus to Address Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage

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In January 2019, Levin assembled a task force with the goal of driving solutions to move and safely store sensitive waste located at SONGS. Photo: File

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fuel issues, where members can come together to make progress regardless of whether or not they have a preferred solution,” Levin said.

In January 2019, Levin assembled a task force with the goal of driving solutions to move and safely store sensitive waste located at SONGS. About a year and five months later, the task force’s report of findings and recommendations was announced.

The task force—co-chaired by Len Hering, a retired rear admiral who served in the U.S. Navy for 30 years, and Gregory Jaczko, former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission—comprises 33 community members, councilmembers from neighboring cities, activists and scientific experts.

While largely focusing on the safe storage of nuclear waste, the report lays outs a litany of federal and state policy recommendations to address many of the issues that the task force raised related to SONGS and U.S. nuclear power plants in general.

One of the report’s recommendations was for Levin’s office to work to create a congressional spent nuclear fuel caucus to discuss storage, disposal and transportation issues.

“It is my great hope that this Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus will serve

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Levin Announces Bipartisan Caucus to Explore Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions

BY LILLIAN BOYD, DANA POINT TIMES

On July 21, U.S. Reps. Mike Levin (DCA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) announced the formation of their Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan group of House members who will drive progress on the safe storage, transportation, and disposal of spent nuclear fuel across the country.

Levin represents the 49th Congressional District, which includes Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano—and the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).

Including SONGS, there are approximately 80 locations in 34 states across the country where spent nuclear fuel is stored after it is removed from a commercial nuclear reactor. Additionally, 25 of these sites are co-located with nuclear Dana Point Times August 6-12, 2021

power plants that are no longer in use, some of which have even been completely dismantled.

“The current system of spent nuclear fuel storage is not sustainable, particularly for sites that no longer have operating reactors and could be redeveloped for other beneficial uses,” Levin said during a media briefing. “It is also a violation of the promise, codified decades ago, that the federal government would take title to the waste in return for ratepayers’ contributions to the Nuclear Waste Fund.”

Levin added that the caucus seeks to address the challenges associated with stranded commercial spent fuel across the country.

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as a foundation and conversational starting point for other members, like myself, who care deeply about solving commercial spent fuel issues on behalf of our constituents, the nation, and our planet,” said Levin. “I am optimistic that with support from this caucus, we can make strides in finally getting the waste at San Onofre, an issue that has plagued my district for years, off our coast as quickly and safely as possible.”

In a prepared response to the 2019 report from Southern California Edison, the majority owner and operator of the San Onofre plant, the company said it strongly supports legislation and appropriations to get the federal government moving on creating a permanent repository for the nation’s spent nuclear fuel.

“Rep. Mike Levin has focused his attention on this effort, and we appreciate his engagement on this complex issue,” SoCal Edison said. “Congressional action is vital to finding a solution.”

Nuclear power plants in the U.S. have been forced to store their own nuclear waste on-site, as the federal government has yet to finalize and establish a permanent storage facility to contain the fuel.

The federal government’s plan to establish Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a permanent storage site has gone nowhere since 2010, when the Obama administration cut funding for the project.

Since SONGS went offline in 2013, SoCal Edison has been transferring the plant’s spent nuclear fuel from the wet pools into its dry storage facility, or the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), using canisters manufactured

by Holtec International.

“I support an all-of-the-above approach to energy. A critical part of that is nuclear power and addressing the full lifecycle of nuclear, which includes finding a longterm storage solution for spent nuclear fuel,” said Rep. Davis.

Davis represents Illinois’ 13th district, which includes DeWitt County—home to Clinton Power Station.

“There are dozens of locations across the country . . .” Davis said. “In many of those locations, long-term storage is not feasible, which adds to the urgency of finding a long-term storage solution. This is about protecting public safety and ensuring the viability of nuclear power stations in the communities they serve, including Clinton.”

According to Levin’s office, the caucus will be inviting expert guests from government and academia to speak on spent nuclear fuel issues.

Other members of the bipartisan Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus include Reps. Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Michelle Steel (R-CA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Mondaire Jones (D-NY), and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR). danapointtimes.com

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Restaurants Receive Revitalization Funds

receive the PPPs, both one and two, and were fortunate to receive the Revitalization Fund grant as well.”

Two other catering companies, PKB Enterprises LLC of San Juan and Kombu Kitchen SF LLC of San Clemente, were awarded $1.31 million and $3.67 million, respectively, the SBA data showed.

“In March of 2020, we lost 90% of our business … it was really a big issue for us, we went dark and had to furlough 130 people,” said Kristen Thibeault, owner of Kombu, more commonly known as Nymbll.“We had very little time to figure out how to survive, and we pivoted as much as we could.”

As part of that pivot, Thibeault said, the business was fortunate last summer to be tapped by FEMA and San Bernardino County to provide meals—about 40,000 a month, to the area’s seniors— through the Great Plates program. She said it allowed the company to bring

back roughly 30% of its employees.

Similar to Sundried Tomato, Nymbll also qualified for PPP monies last year, allowing Thibeault to keep the business afloat. Nymbll, she said, has since been able to bring back about 80% of its staff, using the latest revitalization funds to do a “big rehire.”

“As much as we can,” she said, adding that she’s been “mostly trying to hire as much as we can” with the hopes of being back to where the company was by the fall.

The funds, the SBA explained, must be used to cover payroll costs, business mortgage obligations, rent, debt services, utility payments, suppliers, protective equipment, and the construction of outdoor seating, as well as other operating expenses.

More than 64% of the grants went to support restaurants across the nation, while 5.6% of the funds helped prop up U.S. caterers and 4.2% went toward bars, saloons and taverns. Food stands and

trucks, bakeries, tasting rooms and microbreweries, among others, also qualified for some of the revitalization funds.

Both Thibeault and Quest expressed regret about the eateries that didn’t qualify for the loans or Revitalization Fund grants.

“To me, it’s a double-edged sword, because it’s pure luck that we got it,” Thibeault said, adding: “But I feel so sorry for our friends in the industry who didn’t get it.”

Statewide, just shy of 16,000 eateries and bars qualified for the grants—the most of any state and territory in the U.S. However, those qualified businesses represent only about 44% of the 36,379 applicants in the state, according to the SBA. More than 278,300 restaurants across the country submitted applications, requesting $72.23 billion in aid. A total of 101,004 food-service businesses in the U.S. received the stimulus money, meant to help them recoup pandemic-related losses.

Quest said he hopes that Congress will soon appropriate additional revenue for the Revitalization Fund so more restaurants can have an opportunity to receive the much-needed grants. Striking a more optimistic tone, he noted that he’s seen the industry stabilize a bit as the economy has reopened.

“It seems like a lot of restaurants, early on in the pandemic, decided to not stick around, and they made those decisions in 2020,” he said. “Now seeing in 2021, I’m seeing stabilization and growth, meaning I’m seeing restaurants wanting to start to grow and new restaurant openings and restaurants starting to open in restarts that closed.”

Based on what he’s seen, Quest added that “it’s hard to say if (lawmakers) don’t allocate more funds in the grants, if we’re going to see some repercussions … I can’t say for sure.”

“The governor and his executive agencies, by an emergency fiat that violates state constitutional and statutory law, threaten to extend and compound the harm to California’s children previously caused by prior school closures and unwarranted masking requirements,” OCBE legal representative Gregory Rolen said in a press release after the meeting’s closed session.

Policy decisions by the OCBE—which is based in Costa Mesa and whose responsibilities include approving the annual Orange County Department of Education’s budget and serving as Orange County’s appeal board for the adjudication of expulsion appeals and interdistrict attendance appeals— are generally not mandates that must be followed by individual school districts, which have authority to set their own local policies. Recommendations by the OCBE last year that students return to campus

without masks or social distancing attracted national attention and some scorn.

During a recent Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting held before the OCBE meeting, Trustee Lisa Davis also mentioned her desire to sue the state over mask requirements.

Other trustees did not address Davis’ statement. Davis introduced a resolution requesting masks be optional for students, which was approved by other trustees.

OCBE Trustees Mari Barke, Ken Williams, Tim Shaw, and Lisa Sparks approved going ahead with legal action against the state. Trustee Rebecca Gomez—who has often spoken against the board’s anti-health guideline leanings— left the meeting prior to the vote.

The OCBE sued Newsom last year over then-current campus closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Campuses have

since reopened for in-person learning, including in CUSD. “Above all, the board recognizes the importance of keeping our children safe at school and free from policies and practices that will cause them harm,” Rolen said. “When necessary, the board will fight to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the county’s kids at school.”

While some parents and students have denounced masks as inhibiting kids’ health and ability to communicate, public health experts and other parents have continued to emphasize their use in halting the spread of COVID-19. Mask requirements were largely lifted for fully vaccinated people in California on June 15, though the requirements have returned in other parts of the country (including Northern California) as case numbers again rise with the Delta variant.

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More than $5.7 billion in federal aid went to help revitalize California’s food service industry still rebounding from economic losses felt during the pandemic, with roughly $22.2 million of those funds going toward South Orange County restaurants, bars and other eateries.

Under the American Rescue Plan, which set aside nearly $29 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, more than 50 businesses in the South County cities of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano qualified for the bailout money, ranging from about $1,250 to nearly $3.7 million.

According to data from the Small Business Administration, restaurants and bars—including The Cellar in San Clemente, Wind & Sea Restaurant in Dana Point and Sundried Tomato Bistro in San Juan—were among the businesses that received the largest infusion of cash.

Without the availability of funds through the Paycheck Protection Program and the Revitalization program, “We would not have survived,” said Rob Quest, owner of Sundried Tomato, which was awarded more than $952,000 in revitalization money in June.

“We would not have made it without something like that, or that money. Those worked really well for us,” Quest said of the grants he was able to secure for the restaurant, which saw a drastic reduction in revenue, particularly on the catering side of the business.

“We had over 50 weddings or events that were being moved or canceled, so we were just trying to keep up with all of that,” he explained. “We were fortunate to

OCBE Intends to Sue State Over Student Mask Requirements

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The Orange County Board of Education voted, 4-0, to approve taking legal action against Gov. Gavin Newsom over K-12 students being required to wear masks indoors for the 2021-22 school year. The OCBE approved the lawsuit during a special meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 3.

Continuing mask requirements for schoolchildren has been a controversial topic with some parents in Orange County, who are calling for an end to such mandates. The mask requirements are set by the California Department of Public Health.

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According to data from the Small Business Administration, Wind & Sea Restaurant in Dana Point was among the businesses that received the largest infusion of cash. Photo: Lillian Boyd

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Dana Point 2018 Districting

Tan VI

Required Redistricting Process Revisits How Dana Point Should Vote

BY LILLIAN BOYD, DANA POINT TIMES

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andated talks of redistricting reopened wounds for some community members, in light of the City of Dana Point’s move from at-large elections to five districts in 2018.

Because state law requires a process to explore redistricting following a U.S. Census, held every 10 years, city officials held a public hearing on Tuesday, July 20, to explore the process. In total, the city is required to hold four public hearings on the matter—the July 20 hearing being the second one. The first two hearings are to occur prior to draft maps. Subsequently, two public hearings must occur after draft or proposed maps for redistricting are prepared.

“A variety of criteria exist for creating districts, which generally speaking already apply to the City’s existing districts,” states the agenda report. “The criteria of most relevance to the current redistricting process will be the requirement that the population of each district is ‘balanced,’ meaning relatively the same.”

Since the final results of the 2020 Census are not available yet, the National Demographics Corporation (NDC) is providing preliminary data.

“Every 10 years, we go through this process,” said Todd Tatum, with the NDC. “Any city within the state of California that is by-district election, we have to review the demographics and make sure they’re in balance.”

According to preliminary data presented

by Tatum, there were no significant concentrations of Latino, African American, Asian American or Native American residents.

“We want to define your neighborhoods, and that’s where the city council and the public can really help,” Tatum said.“We want to define where your communities are. We want you to come out like you did two years ago and tell us about your neighborhoods and communities.”

As will be explained, minimal changes, if any, to the city’s districting maps are anticipated, as the population has not significantly changed since 2010. Once final census data is available, it will be possible to determine if the districts have become unbalanced and need to be adjusted. The census data is expected to be available in time for draft or proposed

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The City of Dana Point is currently split into five districts in accordance with what’s been dubbed the “Tan VI” map. Graphic: City of Dana Point

maps to be prepared in advance of the next public hearing planned for October.

Public input at this time will be collected to be included in the preparation of draft or proposed maps.

Federal and state guidelines call for district maps to be of equal population, to be compliant with the Federal Voting Rights Act, and to not have racial gerrymandering. California criteria call for city districts to be geographically contiguous, to include undivided neighborhoods or communities of interest, to have easily identifiable boundaries and to be compact.

A “community of interest” is defined by California state law as a population that shares common social or economical interests and should be included within the same district for the sake of fair representation.

“We want to get the conversation going on how the current districts are working within your city, if you feel there needs to be any changes to your districts,” Tatum said.

“We also need your help to define neighborhoods and communities of interest.”

Both councilmembers Michael Frost and Michael Villar are the inaugural council representatives for Districts 4 and 5, respectively, since the City of Dana Point transitioned toward districted elections in 2018. Frost and Villar were elected in 2020. In 2018, Districts 1, 2 and 3 voted in Councilmembers Joe Muller, Richard Viczorek and Jamey Federico, respectively, and they are currently serving their four-year terms.

“In 2018, when districting suddenly came to Dana Point, citizens were shocked at how quickly they could be disenfranchised,” said Toni Nelson, a Capistrano Beach resident. “Until then, each of us had five votes and a say in who would represent us every four years.”

To the dismay of many Capistrano Beach community members, Dana Point’s five districts went on to include Monarch Beach, Dana Hills, Del Obispo,

Dana Point demographics. Graphic: City of Dana Point

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Lantern Village, and Capistrano Beach area as shown in the Tan VI map.

Voters within a designated district can only elect one city councilmember who must also reside in and be a registered voter of that district. If you live in District 2, you can’t vote for the candidate running in any other district. And vice versa—a candidate who lives in the other districts can’t run or vote for District 1.

“Capistrano Beach was determined to be too large, and we were divided into two districts: District 5, which encompassed the Palisades and eastern part of Doheny Village; and District 3 which absorbed the remainder of the Village,” Nelson said.

Asserting that Capistrano Beach should be defined as a community of interest, Nelson proposed that the neighborhood be united as a district or add the remainder of Doheny Village to District 5.

“There is another solution I’d like to explore. Because we are a tiny city with a population of 34,000, it seems five districts may simply be too many,” Nelson said before suggesting a return to at-large elections, or four districts with one mayor to represent the entire city.

As outlined in the agenda report, however, minimal changes to the districts are anticipated.

The U.S. Census Bureau is expected to release finalized population data midto-late August. There will be two draft map hearings on Oct. 19, 2021 and Feb. 15, 2022. Through an ordinance, the final map will be adopted on April 17, 2022.

Those who wish to share comments can visit bit.ly/DPDistricting, call 949.248.3500 or email comment@danapoint.org, with the subject line reading “Districting.” DP danapointtimes.com

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DP | Local Teens Organize Pop-Up Medical Clinic Students in South Orange County have helped put together a medical clinic on Saturday, Aug. 7, at Dana Hills High School from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., intended to help members of the disadvantaged community. Doctors and health care workers will be on-site.

The teens behind the project are Dana Hills High junior Edgar Omar Arteaga and St. Margaret’s Episcopal School freshman Dania Alexa Arteaga. Project partners include Mission Heritage Medical Group, City of Dana Point, Dr. Karen Fu, Dr. Pejman Fani, Dr. Alexa Gozali and Latino Health Access. The event is being facilitated through the Dragon Kim Foundation.

“In his free time, Edgar loves jamming with piano, guitar, and the violin. Edgar hopes to become a cardiologist stationed in low-income communities, inspiring youth in similar circumstances to work and play hard,” a news release said.“Outside of school, Dania is a Mexican folklorico dancer, a singer, and a writer. Dania is very passionate about social justice issues, striving to create a safe, positive community.”

Carl Cosue of Premier Ambulance and Kervin Wang, a systems engineer with the Department of Defense, are serving as project mentors.

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Accepted for Environmental Impact Study of Victoria Blvd.

Apartments Earlier this year, Toll Brothers, a housing construction company, was given the green light to study the environmental impacts of a proposed apartment complex on Victoria Boulevard in Capistrano Beach, at its own expense.

Toll Brothers applied for Dana Point City Council approval to pursue an environmental impact report (EIR) in July 2020, but the request was voted down. At the time, councilmembers expressed concern with the need for public outreach and inconsistencies with the city’s General Plan. While the same issues resurfaced at the Tuesday, Feb. 2 council meeting, the action items narrowly passed.

Major differences in the second proposal include fewer units, height reduction, the addition of affordable housing and open space.

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COMMUNITY MEETINGS TUESDAY, AUGUST 3

Dana Point Planning Commission 6 p.m. The Dana Point Planning Commission will hold a regularly scheduled meeting in the Dana Point Public Works Conference Room, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 212, Dana Point.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 10

Because I Love You (BILY) 6:30-8:30 p.m. The organization Because I Love You (BILY), which helps parents navigate through whatever parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, drug abuse, disrespect), will continue conducting its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com.

and open space. Based on current zoning rules, there would be a maximum allowance for 224 units, including a percentage of affordable housing.

Building height would be limited to 50 feet along Victoria Boulevard, and 65 feet beyond, along La Playa Avenue, along the off-ramp from Interstate 5. The additional 10 feet for rooftop equipment and 10 feet for recreational amenities drew concerns during public comments. But city officials emphasized that approval of the action items was not an approval of the project.

Michael Baker International, the consultant currently finalizing the EIR for the Doheny Village Plan, handled the study.

In a 3-2 vote, city council approved the recommended action to adopt a resolution to initiate a General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan District for the Victoria Boulevard Apartments and to authorize for the city to execute an agreement on an environmental impact report, costing up to $207,000, which will be billed to Toll Brothers.

A scoping meeting held on Thursday, August 6, introduced the project scope and the environmental review process. The public had the opportunity to provide comments on environmental topics and issues of concern. For those who were unable to attend, written comments must be sent to Belinda Deines, the city’s principal planner, via email at bdeines@danapoint.org or mailed to 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629.

The environmental impact report can be viewed at danapoint.org or within the online version of this article. The public comment period closes on August 17 at 5 p.m. danapointtimes.com

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GUEST OPINION | The Levin Letter by Rep. Mike Levin

New Federal Funding Will Increase Community Access, Fight Coastal Erosion R

oads, rails, and sidewalks connect our neighborhoods and enable freedom of movement throughout South Orange County. Unfortunately for our coastal community, erosion presents a growing threat to the safety of our people and the structural integrity of our crucial transportation infrastructure.

Over the past several decades, our beaches and bluffs have been placed under enormous stress due to sea-level rise and other environmental factors. The results of these forces are entirely predictable: weakened roads that threaten safety, and damaged rail lines that shut down service and isolate communities.

As your congressman for South Orange County, I’m committed to securing federal dollars that will support local infrastructure projects and fight coastal erosion.

Toward that end, I am pleased with the inclusion of more than $22 million in House appropriations legislation for nine local projects, including $9.3 million to begin construction on the San Clemente Shoreline Project.

This project provides protection for the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor (LOSSAN Corridor) tracks that run immediately adjacent to the

San Clemente coast. It will add 251,000 cubic yards of sand, widening the beach by about 50 feet, creating a better, safer coast for residents and a stronger economy for all.

Another appropriations victory for South Orange County is $1.87 million for the Doheny THE LEVIN LETTER Village Connectivity

BY MIKE LEVIN Improvement Project in Dana Point. Much of this funding will support the addition of bicycle and pedestrian amenities, ensuring equitable access for travelers of all modes and means.

According to U.S. Geological Survey scientists, Southern California sea levels are projected to rise between 1.5 feet and 6.6 feet by 2100. Moreover, blufftops along the 300-mile Southern California coastline could lose between 62 and 135 feet on average by 2100. In many areas, the losses could be even worse.

Everyone who drives on PCH or rides the train along our coast knows that we don’t have that kind of room to spare.

That’s why I’m committed to seeking both immediate and long-term solutions to this challenge.

Make no mistake, this funding will provide a critical lifeline to local projects that need help now. But with rising sea levels and more frequent extreme weather events, much more work will need to be done.

That is why I was proud to lead a letter signed by 133 of my Congressional colleagues calling on President Biden to ensure infrastructure legislation includes robust investments to combat the climate crisis.

Our hard-working residents deserve reliable infrastructure without the threat of road failure or bluff collapse. I’m committed to fighting coastal erosion through both immediate and long-term solutions, so future generations can enjoy the economic opportunities and beautiful landscapes our coast has to offer.

U.S. Representative Mike Levin represents the 49th Congressional District, which includes the South Orange County cities of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano. He was reelected for a second term in 2020 and resides in San Juan Capistrano with his wife and two children. DP PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the DP Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@danapointtimes.com.

CORRECTION:

The Community Calendar in the July 30 edition of the Dana Point Times incorrectly stated the time of the VA Disability Claims Clinic.

The event is scheduled for the first and third Wednesday of each month and is held from 2-4 p.m.

Veterans can walk in and meet with a Veterans of Foreign Wars Service Officer and receive information on how to file a claim for service-related medical issues.

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ON STAGE AT THE COACH HOUSE

Editor’s Pick

The Tubes

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WEDNESDAY | 11 SYMPHONY ON THE GO! 7-7:45 p.m. The Pacific Symphony’s mobile community concert experience is touring Orange County and coming to Dana Point for a free 45-minute pop-up concert at Sea Canyon Park. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy. For more information, contact the City of Dana Point Recreation Division at recreation@danapoint.org, or call 949.248.3536. For more information about the Symphony On the Go! program, visit pacificsymphony.org/tickets/symphony-on-the-go Center is located within the San Clemente State Beach Campground at 225 Avenida Calafia, San Clemente. 949.366.8599. admin@sanoparks.org. sanoparks.org.

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FRIDAY | 06 SAN ONOFRE PARKS FOUNDATION POP-UP SHOP 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Historic Cottage and Visitor Center showcases local history, flora and fauna at this original 1934 ranger’s cottage. A rotating exhibit features the history of San Onofre. Stop in to the San Onofre Parks Foundation’s Pop-Up Shop to say hello, do a little shopping and learn more about the history of the local state parks at San Clemente and San Onofre State Beaches. Historic Cottage and Visitor Dana Point Times August 6-12, 2021

SUNDAY | 08 SUMMER CONCERT IN THE PARK 3-4 p.m. Enjoy another great afternoon of live music at Sea Terrace Park, courtesy of the City of Dana Point. Beginning at 3 p.m., The Piano Men Generations–Music of Billy Joel, followed by Kenny Metcalf as Elton John from 4:30-6 p.m. Food and beverages available to purchase, with proceeds benefiting the 5th Marine Regiment Support Group, Marine Corps League South Coast Detachment, and Dana Point VFW Post 9934. The food trucks on-site will be TK Burgers and Kona Ice. For additional information, email recreation@danapoint.org, or call 949.248.3536.

WEDNESDAY | 11 BACKYARD BEES AND BUTTERFLIES 6:30-9:30 p.m. The Historic Cottage at San Clemente State Beach will host this lecture by Robin Jones on Building Habitats for our endangered local honeybees and Monarch butterflies. Jones is a bug nerd and the lead garden girl and beekeeper for Honey Girl Grows. There will be a reception and gallery exhibit, with music by Hans & Janine. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $15 or at the door for $20 (if seats are available).

Historic Cottage, 225 Avenida Calafia, San Clemente. honeygirlgrows.eventbrite.com.

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hen The Tubes perform at The Coach House on Aug. 20, it will be their first show since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Lead singer Fee Waybill is excited about playing in front of a live crowd again—particularly at The Coach House, a venue he says is almost like the band’s home club, given how many times The Tubes have performed there. Waybill is friends with Coach House owner Gary Folgner and said there isn’t a bad seat in the house.

Waybill guesses their last show was in January 2020. The Tubes have been rehearsing ahead of their return tour, which Waybill said was a “little scary” at first, since he initially was trying to remember lyrics—and then it all clicked again.

“I sat down in front of the mic, and we started going through the set,” Waybill said. “It’s automatic memory. It’s going to be an adventure.”

The Coach House show is part a national tour in which The Tubes will perform songs from their album The Completion Backward Principle. The Tubes are from San Francisco and known for an array of hits, including “White Punks on Dope.” Their music can be considered a blend of punk rock and glam rock, with stage shows incorporating various characters played by Waybill—including glam rocker Quay Lewd.

“Those songs are classics,” Waybill said.

“They don’t really fit a genre. Some people call it ’80s classic rock, but it’s more than that.”

Waybill attributes the longevity and popularity of The Tubes’ concerts to their variety—in his words, they change up shows and don’t give the same performance over and over. Some of the theatrics have been toned down over the years, though. At the start of their career, The Tubes had an elaborate production that included dancers, which Waybill says may have overshadowed the music.

Over time, however, the dancers dropped out, as they got married and had kids, and the theatrics were gradually scaled back. That’s not to say The Tubes don’t give a fun performance that lacks costume changes by Waybill.

“The longevity and the songs have really changed the perception from us being a circus band or novelty act, to the quality of the music,” Waybill said. “A lot of people from Lady Gaga to Marilyn Manson have credited us with influencing them.”

Waybill also has a new solo album

Rock music act The Tubes will return to the stage at The Coach House on Aug. 20. Lead singer Fee Waybill is ecstatic to get back to concerts after the pandemic temporarily put a halt to live entertainment. Photo: Mike Collopy.

called Fee Waybill Rides Again, which was completed in March 2020. The album was initially held for release during the onset of the pandemic—which Waybill refuses to say by name and instead calls it “youknow-what”—but he eventually decided listeners would enjoy it.

“Everyone’s quarantined,” he said.

“They’re ready for something different.”

Waybill is also working on an autobiographical book and going through old memorabilia—including posters and news articles—he dug up from his childhood home.

In the meantime, Waybill is looking forward to getting back on the road with his bandmates. He is not looking to call The Tubes’ place in the rock echelon a legacy yet, because they’re not finished.

“We’re certainly well-respected by our peers,” Waybill said. “We’re still creating our legacy.”

“It’s just a reunion on so many levels,” Waybill said of the upcoming show at The Coach House. “I’m champing at the bit.” DP

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Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares.

To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult.

Level: Medium

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GUEST OPINION | : Dana Point ROCKS by Anthony Small

Dance, Sing, Rock and Roll B ravissima ballerina Natalie Steele, a 14-year-old from Capistrano Beach, has persevered through the pandemic to dance her way onto some mighty big stages. Natalie, who trains in Vaganova ballet at Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy and competes internationally in both ballet and contemporary dance, has continued to stay focused, train hard, and set some very high goals.

Natalie entered an Instagram competition called #kitchendancechallange and was chosen to be mentored by one of today’s biggest names in ballet, Misty Copeland. Misty gave her one-on-one mentorship, providing guidance in both in dance and life. Natalie then won the coveted title of Youth Grand Prix at the Youth American Grand Prix regionals, and in the finals, Natalie won first place in the Junior Women’s category, accepting scholarship offers to train at the Royal Ballet in London and John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart, Germany.

DANA POINT ROCKS Natalie, who also

BY ANTHONY SMALL loves to surf, was the youngest winner of The Music Center’s Spotlight competition, where she, as a Spotlight Grand Finalist, received a $5,000 scholarship. This summer, Natalie was training with American Ballet Theater’s Stella Abrera and focused on the “Olympics of Ballet,” the Moscow Ballet competition that was scheduled in July at the prestigious Bolshoi Theatre, before it was postponed until 2022. Natalie hopes to one day become a principal dancer in one of the world’s top ballet companies, and that certainly doesn’t seem like a stretch. MORE INFO ON INSTAGRAM: @life.in.tights Still buzzing after opening four summer dates for Donavon Frankenreiter, Dana Point duo Iris and the Shades will open for local favorite Matt Costa at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano on Thursday, September 30. Their impressive debut album Butterfly Wings was produced by Costa and has the vibe of The Head and the Heart if Dolly Parton fronted them.

Check out standout tracks “Comatose (Jessica’s Song)” and “Allergic to Smoke.”

Iris and the Shades’ Alexandra Davis and Chase Perkowski shared, “The music we listen to, and love has given us meaning and helped us with life’s roller coaster ride. We just hope our music can do the same for anyone out there. A dream would be to play at Red Rocks in Colorado and give back and have a gar-

Photo: Natalie Steel. Photo: Ballet Zaida/Oliver Endahl

den like Monet and a field full of dogs.”

MORE INFO ON INSTAGRAM: @irisandtheshademusic OHANA Festival has announced that Pearl Jam will be returning to headline their OHANA Encore weekend October 1 and 2, also featuring Beck, Brandi Carlile, Margo Price and others. Doheny State Beach and Asbury Park, New Jersey are the only places to see Pearl Jam in North America in 2021.

MORE INFO: ohanafest.com.

Dana Point Recreation’s Summer Concerts in the Park have ROCKED, with record crowds enjoying the free shows on Sundays from 3-6 p.m. at Sea Terrace Park. Two chances left: this Sunday with tributes to Elton John and Billy Joel and the August 15 End of Summer Luau with American Idol’s Ava August, Einstein Brown, and Garratt Wilkin & the Parrotheads. MORE INFO: danapoint.org Music Preserves Foundation will be at the End of Summer Luau Concert in the Park—on August 15 at Sea Terrace Park— with a booth, raffle, hats, etc. and will also be a part of Ocean Institute’s Maritime

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Festival (formerly Tall Ships Festival), September 10-12. We’re stoked to be a part of the OHANA Festival again, too, so stay tuned for more details and some cool interviews. A big thank you to Lisa Bartlett and Charitable Ventures for naming Music Preserves as a recipient in the Fifth District Arts-Related Grant Relief Program.

MORE INFO: musicpreserves.org Sincerest condolences to the family of artist Greg Wise, who passed away July 24 while camping with his family. Wise’s artwork was among those chosen last month by the Arts and Culture Commission for the Utility Box Beautification Program and will be located at the intersection of Stonehill and Blue Lantern.

Anthony Small is Executive Director and co-founder of Music Preserves Foundation, a local musician and former City of Dana Point Arts and Culture Commissioner.

Small and his family have lived in Dana Point for 23 years. DP PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the DP Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@danapointtimes.com.

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Offshore catches pick up, coastal waters cool

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he water and bass fishing cooled off over the course of last week, but big catches are still coming in offshore for Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching.

In his weekly report, Captain Brian Woolley said the fishing this week was more difficult due to the winds kicking up, which dramatically lowered the water temperature from the regular 71 degrees to 60 degrees.

As a result of the dropping water temperature, what had been quality bass fishing dropped off as the week went along. Anglers on the half-day and three-quarter-day trips were getting good action at the beginning of the week with fly-lined baits and plenty of catches with the artificial baits. The fishing was in “bounce back mode” from mid-week and onward. The fleet was fortunate that its live anchovy bait was in good form, as that helped the late-week fishing. Trips also went for bottom fishing with sinkers to catch sheephead and sand bass.

On the offshore trips, bluefin tuna remains the main attraction, with catches coming all week. Fish are coming in with mixed grades, with weights from 20-70 pounds. Live mackerel bait has been a solid option to pull in the bluefin.

At Catalina Island, the Fury was hauling in the regular fare of bass, bonito and barracuda. Occasionally, anglers were hooking some yellowtail. With the water temperature only dropping a few degrees to 68 degrees on the back of the island, bass fishing was good through the kelp, and the barracuda and bonito were in the catches on the front side of Catalina.

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JULY 31 • 6 boats, 142 anglers: 1 yellowtail, 1 white seabass, 49 calico bass, 25 Spanish jack, 21 rockfish, 16 sand bass, 10 whitefish, 6 sculpin, 2 sheephead, 2 barracuda, 1 triggerfish, 318 bass released.

JULY 30 • 8 boats, 211 anglers: 65 sand bass, 40 calico bass, 31 sheephead, 9 vermilion rockfish, 9 jack mackerel, 6 whitefish, 4 sculpin, 4 rockfish, 2 bocaccio, 1 treefish, 268 bass released.

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Cold Water and the Start of Surf Forecasts Looking Back on How Sean Collins Shaped the Way We Look at the Ocean Today

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

A

nybody notice the water all of a sudden got really cold around here? It’s crazy what a few days of wind can do to the water temperature. A few days of northwest breezes on the outer waters, and we’re back down to 60 degrees and wearing full suits—in August.

Rant over.

This time of year always makes me think of my friend, and as much of a mentor as I’ve ever had, Sean Collins.

During the summer of ’98, when I was just a young pup with an English degree and a lifeguard job in Seal Beach, it was Collins who offered me the opportunity to write the morning dawn patrol surf reports for Surfline, as well as do the voice recording for the phone-in report at 976-SURF. It was my first writing gig and probably why we’re here talking today.

“Good morning, this is Jake with your dawn patrol report for Orange County…”

Anybody remember 976-SURF? And who out there was glued to their fax machine every week for the WAVE FAX? Tragically, Collins’ life was cut short by a heart attack in 2011. Over the years we spent together, I gleaned a lot of valuable oceanic knowledge from Collins. He also taught me a lot about life, but that’s a tale for another day.

Learning how to forecast from him was a bit like learning algebra from Albert Einstein. Collins always operated at a higher level.

The modern science of surf forecasting that most of us take for granted today didn’t really exist until Collins came around. Before that, the go-to for surf and swell information was a little hand-held

There are a lot of photos out there of Sean Collins analyzing weather forecasts behind his computer, but here’s the man truly in his element, circa 1974. Photo: Surfline

weather radio.

The radios would report details such as wind speeds and swell periods in cryptic code, but the specifics of exactly when and where the surf locations were going to be good was left largely to the analytical, and perhaps imaginative, surfers—and most of them were very good at keeping secrets.

After growing up on and around the ocean, as both an avid sailor and hardcore surfer, Collins found himself, around 1978, 600 miles south of the border, deep in Baja, Mexico.

With a thin, cheap radio wire ringing his campsite, jerry-rigged and dangling from tent poles and cacti, a blond, mustached,

Katin-wearing Collins devised a crude shortwave fax machine. The goal, after first establishing a signal, was to be able to trade swell information with his crew back in California. By analyzing and comparing the data, he boldly took the first steps in creating a legit surf forecast model.

Collins would also famously sit on the roof of his house in Surfside, the private beach community just south of Seal Beach, and with a stopwatch in hand, he would time the interval of south swells as they hammered the Huntington Harbor jetty.

It’s at this point that what was to become Surfline got its first pulse. Collins got his start recording the surf report on

the phone for the Seal Beach Lifeguard Department. Clogging up the department’s phone lines, he soon set up his own surf report service.

By 1990, Collins had consolidated his wide-ranging network of scientists, data crunchers and wave-riders, and his business, Surfline, had evolved into the industry standard for surf forecasting.

Longtime front man for the Big Wave Awards, Bill Sharp calls Collins “surfing’s Leonardo da Vinci.”

Without a doubt, Collins was a visionary. And today, 10 years since his passing, his influence and impact continue to shape the sport of surfing and pursuit of perfect waves.

The team at Surfline just did an absolutely phenomenal job forecasting the surf for surfing’s debut in the Olympics. Predicting Japanese typhoon swell is no easy feat, and they pulled it off spectacularly.

Collins would also have been able to better articulate why the water just got so cold. All I can do is look down at my feet and mumble something about “winds on the outer waters” causing an “upwelling.”

Jake Howard is local surfer and freelance writer who lives in San Clemente. A former editor at Surfer Magazine, The Surfer’s Journal and ESPN, today he writes for a number of publications, including 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. DP

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 60-63 Degrees F

Zion Walla. Photo: Courtesy of NSSA

8.83 for a 17.00 total,” reports the NSSA. “This was the best day of my life,” said Zion after the final.

That’s a big statement considering how much fun he always seems to be having. Just like his pops, he’s an absolute weapon in the water with a spear gun and has been bringing home a lot of dinners lately. And like his mom, he’s equally happy to spend a few days scaling rock faces in Joshua Tree.

But now with a contest win under his belt, watch out, surf world; Zion’s coming! DP

first win. That’s a lot of firsts for one day.

“And if that wasn’t enough, he crushed the heat with monster scores of 8.17 and

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ZION WALLA

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

W

e all should have seen this coming. It was only a matter of time. San Clemente’s Zion Walla just won his first-ever NSSA contest, and the vibes couldn’t be any better.

The pint-sized goofy-footer rolled up to Ventura for the Southwest Open Season finale and got right down to work in the Under-10 division. Not only was it his first NSSA contest, it was his first final and his

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Water Visibility and Conditions: 5-8 Outlook: For Friday, the southerly swell eases for waist-shoulder high surf, (34’+). Southerly winds Friday, light in the morning, moderate for the afternoon.

A fresh South swell fills in over the weekend, setting up waist to chest high waves, (3-4’), on Saturday, then waist to head high surf, (3-5’), by Sunday. Light southerly winds Saturday morning will rise to a moderate Southwest flow mid day, then ease later afternoon. Light/ variable winds Sunday morning, turn to a light+/moderate west sea breeze for the afternoon.

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