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The report further noted that the 2022 Point-in-Time Count revealed 49% of the North and Central SPAs of Orange County homeless were sheltered as opposed to 28% in the South SPA. U.S. District Court Judge David Carter in 2018 issued a temporary restraining order preventing those living along the Santa Ana River from being arrested until cities can identify alternative housing.

As a result of litigation, cities within the North and Central SPAs signed a settlement agreement that “outlined the number of emergency shelter beds that must be developed in each Orange County Service Planning Area.” The South SPA cities, however, did not sign on to the settlement agreement.

For a shelter to be built in South Orange County, Maura Mikulec, a member of Welcoming Neighbors Home, said that the public must be informed of the need for a shelter and that many unhoused people want to be housed.

“Thankfully this Grand Jury Report will maybe help towards that because when the general public thinks that people don’t want the help, that people want to be on the street, well, then they’re not pushing for shelter,” Mikulec said.

“They’re not urging their elected officials to get something done because they think the problem is the people themselves who are on the street,” Mikulec continued. “So, they think that the solution is ‘forced this’ and ‘forced that,’ and jail and harassment. I think the biggest thing that needs to happen is that the truth needs to be out there that people do want help.”

Mikulec added that people don’t tend to feel safe in congregate shelters and that a tri-city approach among the three South OC cities of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano, or an individual city approach to building a

The Orange County Grand Jury’s latest report released Thursday, June 23, recommends that South Orange County cities develop an emergency shelter for the homeless. Photo: File/Cari Hachmann

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OC Grand Jury Says South OC Needs Emergency Homeless Shelter

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

South Orange County needs a regional, emergency shelter, the Orange County Grand Jury recommended in a new report published last week.

While the latest Point-in-Time Count— the biennial count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals—showed an overall decrease from 2019, the Grand Jury concluded that efforts “do not go far enough to house all the homeless people living in Orange County.”

The Orange County Grand Jury has previously reported on homelessness three times since 1999: in 2006, 2013 and, most recently, in 2018.

The Grand Jury’s June 23 report highlighted four main shortcomings in the county’s efforts to address homelessness: court-ordered treatment for mental illness and substance abuse is needed; the county does not have enough affordable housing for those exiting shelters; the county does not have enough safe housing for youth aging out of foster care; and South Orange County needs an emergency shelter.

The county has mixed success in its approaches to addressing homelessness, according to the report. The Grand Jury explained that when cities relocate homeless individuals, it “sometimes resulted in simply shifting the problem Dana Point Times July 1-7, 2022

to neighboring communities.”

The report also noted that ordinances criminalizing camping on public property or loitering “contributed to the incarceration of homeless individuals, including many suffering from mental illness and substance abuse issues.”

Approaches which emphasize housing-only or treatment-only have fallen short of significantly reducing homelessness, the report said, and local opposition has also prevented shelter and housing development.

The report highlighted rental and utilities assistance, Section 8 vouchers, increased emergency shelter beds, expanded outreach and additional permanent housing opportunities as more successful approaches.

The Grand Jury made two recommendations specifically aimed at building a low-threshold emergency shelter in South Orange County. Individuals sheltered at a low-threshold emergency shelter must comply with shelter rules, however, they are not required to be drug- and alcohol-free.

The Grand Jury recommended that the Continuum of Care and County of Orange should “leverage funding to persuade South Orange County cities to open a regional, low-threshold emergency shelter for the homeless, in addition to the Laguna Beach Friendship Shelter”

by July 2023.

Also, by July 2023, the Grand Jury recommended that the county’s South Service Planning Area (SPA) collaborate in finding and funding a site for a low-threshold emergency shelter for the homeless.

shelter would be optimal.

“The money exists, it’s just a matter of political will,” Mikulec said.

However, Mikulec noted that more funds needed to be spent on affordable housing and permanent supportive housing rather than just on shelters and outreach.

Services for Orange County’s homelessness cost the county an estimated $1.6 billion in the 2021 fiscal year, according to the Grand Jury report.

Roughly half of that funding came from federal funds, with a quarter allocated from state funds and the remaining quarter coming from the county.

According to the report, Orange County spent approximately $30 million on shelter in 2021, roughly $5.58 million on outreach, and $910,062 on prevention while spending roughly $16.37 million on housing.

“You can have all the outreach in the world, you can have all the shelter beds in the world, but without housing, people are still homeless,” Mikulec said.

Any public agency reviewed by a grand jury report must respond to its recommendations and findings. Municipalities within the South Service Planning have within 90 days of the report’s release to submit their responses, however, the City of San Clemente was left off that list.

The cities of Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano said they were not prepared to comment on the report. San Juan Capistrano officials emphasized that the city is open to discussing potential solutions with the county and neighboring agencies.

The OC Board of Supervisors, the Office of Care Coordination, Continuum of Care Board and the majority of cities of Orange County are required to respond to the Grand Jury recommendations by Sept. 21.

Demonstrators in Support of Roe V. Wade Gather in San Clemente

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Roughly 50 people gathered at Historic City Hall in Downtown San Clemente on Tuesday, June 28, to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the longstanding Roe v. Wade, which protected abortion rights citing a constitutional right to privacy.

Demonstrators gathered at around 11:30 a.m. on the corner of Avenida Del Mar and El Camino Real, chanting “What do we want? Choice. When do we want it? Always;”“You say no choice, we say pro-choice;” and “This is what democracy looks like.”

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School student T. Cromie of the group San Clemente Pro Choice.

Following the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision this past week, Cromie said they couldn’t “just stand back and let the government dictate what I’m supposed to do with my body and what so many other people with uteruses do with their bodies” and decided to organize the protest.

Cromie and many protesters on Tuesday said the ruling took the United States back 49 years ago, to pre-Roe v.

Wade.

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South Coast Water Looks to Fill Hole in County’s Water Portfolio

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

As the State of California faces a record drought, ocean desalination has been highlighted as a potentially more reliable alternative to imported water.

Following the California Coastal Commission’s (CCC) unanimous vote to deny permitting for the Brookfield-Poseidon Desalination plant in Huntington Beach in May, the South Coast Water District (SCWD) is working to obtain all major permits for its own desalination plant near Doheny by the end of the year.

The local water district is looking to produce up to five million gallons of potable drinking water a day by 2027 through its proposed Doheny Ocean Desalination project. The Poseidon plant would have produced up to 50 million gallons of potable water daily.

“We know that we have major water problems in California and it’s going to take every tool in the toolbox, including intelligent desalination to address those,” California Coastal Commission Chair Donne Brownsey said during the May 12 hearing. “While this may be a study of an unsuccessful end, I hope that it is a beginning of success for these kinds of projects with consensus in the future.”

During the CCC hearing, opponents of the project cited an increase in cost for water ratepayers and harm to marine life while proponents noted the ongoing severe drought and need for new water sources.

The Commission’s denial of the Huntington Beach desal plant leaves a hole in the county’s water supply portfolio, which the Doheny plant could fill, according to Kevin Thomas, a representative of Kimley Horn—the district’s engineering consultant on the project.

Thomas explained that the Poseidon plant has been identified as part of the Orange County Water Supply portfolio for over 15 years.

“There needs to be new water supplies developed and (the Doheny Ocean Desalination Plant), I think, would be the first truly ocean plan compliant desalination facility built in the state with the subsurface intake, the comingled brine. I think it’s the kind of project that the Coastal Commission would rather see happen,” Thomas said.

One of the biggest differences between the two plants is the difference in their size and capacity, said Mark Donovan, desalination program Dana Point Times July 1-7, 2022

The South Coast Water District is working to obtain all major permits for its Doheny Desalination plant by the end of the year with the hope of producing up to five million gallons of potable drinking water a day by 2027.

Photo: Courtesy of South Coast Water District

manager and representative of GHD Inc. The Poseidon plant has a production capacity 10 times the size of the Doheny plant, Donovan said.

There are also notable differences in the infrastructure of the Huntington Beach desalination plant compared to the Doheny plant.

The Poseidon plant intended to use existing infrastructure from the AES Huntington Beach Energy pipelines for intake and outfall. Donovan explained that the old power plant used a “oncethrough cooling system” to bring seawater in and sent it back out to the ocean.

Poseidon’s plans were to use that existing infrastructure while adding a fine, one-millimeter wedge wire screen into the ocean end of the intake tunnel to prevent marine life from being impacted during intake, Donovan said.

The Doheny Desalination plant would instead use a subsurface slant well, when water is drawn into the desalination plant from below the ocean floor.

“Subsurface intake is actually the preferred method in the ocean plan for getting the seawater to the plant because that way you’re avoiding any impacts to marine life, you’re not pulling organisms through the screen to the plant; fish aren’t getting trapped or impinged against the screen that’s out in the ocean,” Donovan said. “None of that happens with a subsurface intake.”

California Ocean Plan states that “studies are prepared showing there is no predicable entrainment, impingement or construction-related marine life mortality” with the use of subsurface intake.

In discharging the salty waste produced as a result of the desalination, Donovan explained that the Doheny

plant will co-mingle it’s brine with wastewater.

“We will be blending ours with an existing wastewater ocean outfall, which is also the California Ocean Plan preferred method of discharging brine back into the ocean from the desal plant,” Donovan said.

Poseidon’s plant, however, proposed using an existing outfall tunnel and diffusers to spread the briny waste rabidly out into the ocean.

According to the Coastal Commission’s staff report recommending the denial of Poseidon’s plans for the desal plant, the high speed of the diffusers could kill marine life. However, the diffusers are needed to prevent a concentration of extremely salty water from sinking to the seafloor and creating “a high salinity ‘dead zone’ around the outfall.”

“The facility, in total, would kill marine life in about 100 billion gallons of seawater per year, resulting in substantial losses of marine ecosystem productivity and reduced water quality, all of which would require significant mitigation,” the staff report said.

The Doheny plant would also require less infrastructure to transport the potable water to neighboring cities as a major regional water transmission line crosses the site.

“That’s a major benefit of a potential regional project, and that pipeline easily serves, for example, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, and of course, our area and other areas in the proximity are served by that pipeline,” South Coast Water District General Manager Rick Shintaku said.

The Doheny plant is also roughly 1,500 feet from the shoreline, Thomas Page 4

said.

“All the infrastructure needed to convey the water is right at the desalination facility site, so there’s not the miles and miles and miles of new conveyance pipeline that have to be built, which is the case with Huntington Beach,” Thomas said.

Since SCWD is a public water agency, whereas Brookfield-Poseidon was a private developer, the agency is able to receive grant funds and lower interest loans.

“We’ve been very fortunate in that we’ve received a significant amount of grant money from both the State of California and also the federal government, both EPA and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,” Donovan said. “So, we’ve received over $30 million in grant money, which helps drive that overall cost of water down, wherein Poseidon’s case, they weren’t eligible for such grant programs in Huntington Beach.”

SCWD is not yet scheduled for a permit hearing, but it’s hoping to be scheduled for the fall. Poseidon’s hearing brought up items that SCWD is making sure to address, Shintaku said.

“There were certain items that were brought up that we need to make sure that we’re cognizant of and making sure we’re responding accordingly to that,” Shintaku said. “In terms of how our permit hearing will go, we think we’re checking off the right boxes.”

South Coast Water District hopes to have major permits for the Doheny Desalination plant by the fall, and hopes to have a State Lands Lease agreement

by December of this year, Donovan said.

Shintaku added that the SCWD is currently going through a partnership education process in addition to going through permitting. SCWD is in the process of enlisting partners, which would make the project more affordable for ratepayers, Shintaku explained.

“If we’re successful in the State Lands Commission lease at the end of the calendar year, in parallel, we’ll also be developing a design, build, operate, maintain contract that we would be using to bid out the work to the successful team,” Shintaku said.

After the permitting process, Shintaku explained that the SCWD board would need to decide whether to move forward with the project.

“This project isn’t fully greenlighted yet until we get through the permitting phase and our board makes a decision on how and if they want to move forward with this project, and that should come, in theory, in the next calendar year,” Shintaku said.

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Hampton Hill HOA to Plant Monarch Habitat

larvae “appear to feed exclusively on milkweeds.”

Butterfly habitats are being lost at a rapid pace because of development, Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor said in a prepared statement.

“Development is consuming 6,000 acres a day, a loss of 2.2 million acres per year,” Taylor said. “Further, the overuse of herbicides along roadsides and elsewhere is turning diverse areas that support Monarchs, pollinators, and other wildlife into grass-filled landscapes that support few species.”

“If these trends continue, Monarchs are certain to decline, threatening the very existence of their magnificent migration,” Taylor continued.

The Hampton Hill HOA board applied for a grant, which was expedited because of an excess of plants available from a donor who authorized the extra milkweed to be used on smaller projects.

While HOA was hoping to cover the slopes, the drought and cost of irrigation is preventing it from doing that at this time. The habitat that the community will be planting on Saturday will be fed from a natural hillside spring that flows on the property, McCafferty explained.

“Our Board of Directors took on the project as a team,” McCafferty said. “The Hampton Hill Homeowners Association has the infrastructure and the ability to help, so our Board of Directors are taking action to assist the Monarchs. After all, we do have a Monarch Beach in Dana Point.”

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

The Hampton Hill Homeowners Association (HOA) in Dana Point is holding a homeowners planting event on Saturday, July 2, at 9 a.m. to bring neighbors together to plant a Monarch Butterfly habitat in the community.

As a result of the HOA board’s efforts to secure a grant, the community will plant 96 donated milkweed plants in the cul-de-sac of Bridgehampton Drive.

“We’re hoping our residents will come out with a rake, hoe or a shovel and help build our Hampton Hill Monarch Butterfly Waystation,” HOA Director and President Doug McCafferty said. “We want to do our part because we can.”

The effort to plant a Monarch Butterfly habitat began as a result of the HOA board clearing vegetation on hillsides in the community to mitigate fire hazards.

Hampton Hill has acres of both planted and open space as one of the largest landowners in Dana Point, McCafferty explained. A few years ago, he said, the board worked to clear “large swaths of Acacia in order to protect our homes from a wildfire on our slopes,” but hoped to replant drought-tolerant plants on the cleared hillside.

After the Hampton Hill HOA heard about the City of Dana Point’s efforts

Residents of the Hampton Hill Homeowners Association will gather on Saturday morning, July 2, to plant milkweed, a valuable plant for Monarch Butterfly habitats that feeds Monarch larvae. Photo: Courtesy of Joshua Gollish

to plant Monarch Butterfly habitats in city parks, board members reached out to the city to learn how to participate in planting more habitats. The city put the HOA board in touch with Monarch Watch, a nonprofit education, conservation and research program that is affiliated with the University of Kansas.

Monarch Watch offers educational resources and information on the importance of creating Monarch habitats, how to plant your own butterfly garden and how to grow milkweed. It also provides information on resources for free milkweed for large restoration projects and schools and educational nonprofits.

The HOA board learned from Monarch Watch’s website that there are grants available for milkweed, a valuable plant for Monarch habitats. According to Monarch Watch, Monarch Butterfly

COMMUNITY MEETINGS SATURDAY, JULY 2

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.

TUESDAY, JULY 5

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.

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VA Disabled Claims Clinic 2-4 p.m. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 9934 will sponsor a Veterans Affairs Disability Claims Clinic at the Dana Point Community Center the first and third Wednesday of each month.

Veterans can walk in and meet with a VFW Service Officer and receive information on how to file a claim for service-related medical issues. Attendees should wear a face covering in order to comply with CALOSHA policies. Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo Street, Dana Point.

Cromie said. “We can’t just let these men who don’t have uteruses dictate laws for people who do. We’re going back in time … we went through this what, 50, 60 years ago. It’s just amazing to me that we have to do this all over again.”

Since 1973, Roe v. Wade prevented states from regulating abortions during the first trimester. It allowed for states to enact regulations that are “reasonably related to maternal health” and prohibited abortions entirely once a fetus “reaches the point of ‘viability.’”

On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe, stating that “the U.S. Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision” including the 14th Amendment.

Tuesday’s protest was met with opposition from one counter-protester, a man, who demonstrated across the

OK,” Patten said. “That what the Supreme Court did wasn’t OK. That it doesn’t reflect the opinion of our nation. We need the Supreme Court to be more fair and equal, which it’s not right now.”

Not all of the protesters morally believed in abortion. Toni Smith said that it personally went against her religion but she still believed in an individual’s right to make that choice. She hoped that the protest would help people realize that there are a lot more prochoice people in Orange County than one might think.

“Especially when you see all the young people involved, I’m 63-years-old, so we grew up with the assumption that we would have a choice,” Smith said. “For that to be taken away, no one ever, ever would have thought that we would see this day.”

Roe V. Wade

Dozens of demonstrators gather on the corner of Avenida Del Mar and El Camino Real on Tuesday, June 28, to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

She said she hopes that the protests send a message to lawmakers that “they can’t make laws that govern people’s bodies. We are in America, we are not in a dictatorship, they cannot make choices unilaterally for a whole population, trans people, women, it’s just awful.”

“I think it sends a message that it’s not

street using his own PA system to shout back at the pro choice group.

Pastor Juli Patten of Christ Lutheran Church in San Clemente said she was protesting because abortion is “a fundamental right, it’s health care, it’s not about abortion, it’s about women’s health care and women’s rights.”

Editor’s Note: Extended versions to these stories can be found at danapointtimes.com.

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GUEST OPINION | Citizens’ Climate Education by Larry Kramer

Bipartisan Federal Climate Legislation Enacted

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hile it is important that individuals take climate change into their decisions, acts by individuals alone will not be enough. It will take governmental action at all levels—from city, county, state, and federal—to make the right decisions.

And since climate change is global, other countries must also act.

Our own federal government has been slow to act but CITIZENS’ CLIMATE has passed some EDUCATION legislation movBY LARRY KRAMER ing us in the right direction. Despite what is reported as little bipartisan action, some significant bipartisan legislation has been signed into law, including the following: The Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act helps develop carbon capture and storage infrastructure as a way of reducing carbon dioxide emissions while creating regional economic opportunities and jobs.

The Using Significant Emissions and Innovative Technologies (USE It) Act will boost carbon capture and direct air capture technologies.

The Better Energy Storage and Technology (BEST) Act will provide

research and development for grid-scale energy storage systems and authorize at least five demonstration projects for new energy storage technologies.

h. Credits for operating nuclear power facilities.

The Climate-Ready Fisheries Act will require a report to be prepared about efforts to adapt our nation’s fisheries to the impact of climate change.

j. Grants to schools to make improvements that reduce energy costs.

The RECLAIM Act will help distressed coal communities by fast-tracking $1 billion in funding to clean up abandoned coal mines, creating thousands of jobs in the process.

l. Increase domestic production of critical minerals.

i. States to conduct energy audits and energy upgrades.

k. Advanced nuclear reactor demonstrations.

m. Grants to increase electric grid resiliency. n. Purchase of low-emission ferries.

Again, while individual action is important, it will take government action both in the United States and worldwide to minimize the worst effects of climate change.

Please note that all the legislation discussed above was done with bipartisan support of both Republicans and Democrats. This legislation is good for the economy. This legislation will all result in the creation of more good-paying jobs in the United States.

Larry Kramer is a former submarine Captain & San Juan Capistrano Mayor.

He is the co-leader of the local chapter of Citizen’ Climate Education. DP

In addition, the recently passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law contains many features beneficial to the climate: a. Truck stop electrification, trail facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists, street lighting, electric vehicle charging and port electrification. b. Low or zero emission bus grants. c. Projects to process battery materials. d. Manufacturing and recycling and reuse of batteries. e. Mapping and location of critical mineral resources. f. Projects to support carbon capture from the atmosphere and from coal- and gas-fired operations.

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.

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g. Hydrogen fuel production.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR THE MEANING OF TOWN HALL LARRY WHITE, Dana Point I have always understood a town hall to be an airing of facts and discussion where all sides of an issue can be heard in order to have a better informed citizenry.

With that in mind, to call the recent cannabis ballot measure presentation a “Town Hall,” as the Dana Point Times has done in two issues, is to unnecessarily elevate what was clearly a one-sided propaganda session to the level of something that it clearly was not.

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Opinions which may or may not be based in fact, but one really has no way of knowing without the counter.

I appreciate Breeana Greenberg’s journalistic integrity by going outside of the so-called town hall to include facts that the “panel” did not. This “Town Hall” was not to fairly inform the public.

It was a forum on why and how to oppose the initiative, a one sided-propaganda session.

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LIVE MUSIC AT THE BREWHOUSE 6-8 p.m. Kids of Charlemagne—a Steely Dan tribute band—will perform, so get ready to dance along to familiar tunes.

The BrewHouse, 31896 Plaza Drive, Suite D3, San Juan Capistrano. 949.315.1960. kidsofcharlemagne.com.

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FRIDAY | 01 MISSION CLUBHOUSE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Bring the kids to Mission San Juan Capistrano for hands-on, fun educational activities in the Mission Clubhouse space. Youngsters can weave baskets, build structural arches with miniature blocks, and engage in more Mission-themed tasks. Clubhouse events are scheduled every day from Tuesday through Sunday. Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano. 949.234.1300. missionsjc.com.

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE 8 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Reggae band Big Mountain 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.

LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER 9 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue.

Undercover Live will perform. StillWater Spirits and Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point. 949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

SATURDAY | 02 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, Dana Point Times July 1-7, 2022

SUNDAY | 03 DANA POINT TROLLEY HOP: RED, WHITE & BOOZE Noon-5 p.m. Raise a toast to the red, white and blue with the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce. The Dana Point Trolley Hop is back with exclusive drink specials at participating restaurants. Trolley hop riders 21 and older can purchase a wristband online or in person at the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce. The First 500 registered will receive an anchor bottle opener. Dana Point Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center, 34183 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite A, Dana Point. 949.496.1555. danapointchamber.com.

classic, muscle and sports cars, hot rods, rat rods, pickups, 4x4s and motorcycles.

Those attending are encouraged to practice responsible social distancing.

Face masks are not mandatory but are recommended. 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.

KAYAK TOURS 10 a.m.-noon. Join the Ocean Institute for a two-hour interactive kayak tour around the Dana Point Harbor. Learn about the history of the harbor and its unique ecosystem from one of the Institute’s expert naturalists. All experience levels are welcome. Must be at least 3 years old to participate. Guests under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Guests should bring moisture-wicking or weather-dependent clothing, a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and water. Tickets are $40, which includes access into the Ocean Institute, located at 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point.

949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

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, hand-made 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.

CANADA DAY AT THE BEACH 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The Canadian Expats are back to the beach this year for a family friendly picnic to celebrate Canada Day and kick-start your Independence Day celebrations. Everyone’s invited; Canadians, and friends of Canadians. Pack your picnic basket, bring a cooler with something to grill, wear your favorite Canadian tee shirt, ball cap, face paint, or just wear something red and white. Doheny State Beach, 25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. canadianexpats.com.

VILLAGE ART FAIRE 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hosted by the San Clemente Downtown Business Association on the lawn of the SC Library, the Village Art Faire offers a variety of work, including photography, fine art, jewelry, ceramics, fused glass, home decor, botanicals, textile art, and more. Visitors can expect to find many of their favorite artists, as well as some new faces. San Clemente Library, 242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.218.5378. info@scdba. org. scdba.org.

CHAMPAGNE AND SUNSET SAIL ON THE SCHOONER CURLEW 6-8 p.m. The Schooner Curlew, one of Orange County’s oldest yachts, is offering a two-hour romantic sunset champagne Page 8

COMEDY FUNDRAISER 7:30 p.m. Comedian Rita Rudner will perform stand-up comedy during this fundraising event for Camino Real Playhouse. Rudner is known for her long-running solo Las Vegas shows, and will be bringing her wit to San Juan Capistrano for one night only. Tickets can be purchased online. Camino Real Playhouse, 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano. 949.489.8082. caminorealplayhouse.org.

SUNDAY | 03 D. YODER FAMILY SUNDAYS 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Enjoy free admission to the Casa with creative activities and performances based thematically on Casa Romantica’s programming. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente.

949.498.2139. casaromantica.org

MONDAY | 04 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION Noon-10:30 p.m. The City of San Juan Capistrano is holding the annual community Fourth of July celebration and summer carnival. The event will feature amusement rides, live music, food, business and group booths, and more. The fireworks display will happen at 9 p.m. and the carnival will be held throughout the weekend from July 1-3.

Free trolley services will be offered.

San Juan Capistrano Sports Park, 25925 Camino Del Avion, San Juan Capistrano.

949.493.5911. sanjuancapistrano.org.

SAN CLEMENTE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION 9 p.m. The city’s annual celebration will feature a fireworks display from the Municipal Pier, that will last 20 minutes. Beachgoers can also enjoy the annual tradition of a flyover by the Condo Squadron, which will start in Huntington Beach and pass through San Clemente from 6-6:05 p.m. after passing through Dana Point from 5:55-6 p.m. 622 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente.

949.361.8264. danapointtimes.com

GETTING OUT

DANA POINT FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS 9-9:30 p.m. Fireworks are shot from a barge located off Doheny State Beach.

Listen to music during the show on Spotify at bit.ly/DPFireworks. Prior to the fireworks display, the Condor Squadron, consisting of WWII North American AT-6 airplanes, will be making a flyover Dana Point from 5:5-6 p.m., so look to the skies for this annual tradition. This is a very busy time in the City of Dana Point, particularly in the Dana Point Harbor and Doheny State Beach area. If you plan to come for the fireworks, expect delays when leaving after the event concludes.

Again, at the end of the event, there will be traffic congestion, particularly for those exiting Harbor parking lots or Doheny State Beach after the fireworks.

Allow plenty of time to safely get home.

For more info, call: 949.248.3536. Doheny State Beach, 25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. danapoint.org.

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 Center is located within the San Clemente State Beach Campground at 225 Avenida Calafia, San Clemente. 949.366.8599. admin@ sanoparks.org. sanoparks.org.

TUESDAY | 05 CASA CINEMA 8 p.m. Enjoy a movie night under the stars in Casa Romantica’s Courtyard.

This month features Midnight in Paris, starring Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams about the romanticism of nostalgia.

Admission ranges from $5 to $10. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente.

949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

THURSDAY | 07 STEVE PEZMAN BOOK SIGNING 6 p.m. Join the Surfing Heritage & Culture Center for this free and special book signing with author and co-founder of The Surfer’s Journal Steve Pezman. Celebrating the release of his new book, Turn And Go!, Pez will be on hand to sign copies, talk story and share some of his favorite bits and pieces from the book. Featuring a collection of

WEDNESDAY | 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

essays, profiles, interviews, reportage and other musings from Pez’s more than half century behind the editor’s desk, this is surf history according to someone that’s lived and thrived in the sport and culture’s gravitational center.

SHACC, 110 Calle Iglesia, San Clemente.

949.388.0313. shacc.org.

BIG KAHUNA KARAOKE 8-11 p.m. Paddy’s Station hosts a karaoke competition every Thursday night where winners can take home $100.

Sing your heart out at this downtown Irish pub. Contest rules are posted on the website. Paddy’s Station, 26701 Verdugo Street, Suite B, San Juan Capistrano. 949.661.3400. Paddysstation.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER 7 p.m. Coverband The Gypsy Dolls will perform. StillWater Spirits and Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point.

949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVITIES TO RETURN WITH A BANG

BY BREEANA GREENBERG, DANA POINT TIMES

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ourth of July is almost here and there’s lots of festive events planned in Dana Point for the long holiday weekend.

From a trolley hop with exclusive drink specials, water gun battles inside the harbor, a WWII-era plane fly over, and fireworks from Doheny State Beach, there’s a variety events offered throughout the city to celebrate the patriotic holiday.

On Sunday, July 3, from noon to 5 p.m., residents 21 and older can hop from stop to stop on the Dana Point Trolley with the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce’s Red, White and Booze event.

Riders can purchase a wristband online or in person at the Chamber office, located at 34183 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite A, Dana Point. The first 500 riders to register will receive an anchor bottle opener.

The annual Dana Point Water Wars is sure to keep residents cool on and around the harbor this Monday. All day on July 4, boaters participating in the annual Water Wars can be seen in the main channel.

Participants in all sorts of vessels, from inflatables to fishing boats, can be seen armed with water guns battling inside the harbor. The “main skirmish” is expected to occur at noon under the Island Way bridge.

In past years, pedestrians on the Island Way bridge watching the battles below have been fair game, getting

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Armed with water guns, dozens of people hop aboard various vessels in the harbor to participate in the annual Water Wars on July 4, 2019. Photo: File/Lillian Boyd

sprayed with the water guns.

No water balloons are allowed and participants must have enough life jackets for all on board. Participants must also maintain a safe speed throughout the Water Wars.

From about 5:55-6 p.m. be sure to look up in the sky as the Condor Squadron of WWII North American AT-6 airplanes are scheduled to fly over Dana Point.

And starting at around 9 p.m., fireworks will be launched from a barge off of Doheny State Beach. A curated playlist to accompany the firework display is available on Spotify.

The City of Dana Point recommends that attendees use the Dana Point Trolley over the holiday weekend as traffic can get congested. However, the trolley stops running at 8:30 p.m.

According to the State Parks website, July 4 is considered the busiest day of the year for parking at Doheny.

Following the fireworks show, motorists should expect to see some congestion along the roads and access points around the state beach and harbor parking lots. In the morning, left turns on Dana Point Harbor Drive will be restricted between Pacific Coast High-

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way and Golden Lantern. Access to the harbor will be restricted during the fireworks show.

Cove Road will also be closed during the fireworks display from 8:45-9:30 p.m. to allow for emergency vehicle access.

During the long holiday weekend, Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) offered some water and firework safety.

OCSD warned attendees of firework displays not to bring their pets to watch fireworks. If fireworks are used near your home, OCSD recommends that you make sure your pets have an identification tag and collar in case they run off.

Additionally, for those setting off fireworks this weekend, OCSD warned to always wear safety glasses, only use fireworks outdoors away from structures and vehicles, and to always have a bucket of water and charged water hose nearby.

According to the Dana Point Municipal Code, it is illegal to possess, set off or explode “firecrackers, rockets or other fireworks” in a park.

OCSD warned residents to never leave children alone near a pool or open body of water, and to always designate a responsible and sober adult as a “water watcher” to keep an eye on those swimming and playing in the pool.

The department also recommended that children and inexperienced swimmers should always wear a life vest around bodies of water and life vests should always be worn when boating and jet skiing. DP

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DP LIVING

Joy Shirkani-Monson Celebrates 30th Year Performing for Pageant of the Masters

BY JAMIE JOHNSON, DANA POINT TIMES

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he Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters is one of Laguna Beach’s most popular art exhibits of the year, looked forward to by many.

For the past 90 years, the Festival and its accompanying Pageant—which is going on its 89th year—have been driven by the work of the artists, performers, volunteers and many others who contribute to the success of the annual event.

One such individual is Joy Shirkani-Monson, a sculpture performance volunteer from San Clemente who’s worked for the pageant for 30 years.

“When I was 8 years old, my mom had heard about the Pageant … I have two older sisters, and she said to the three of us, ‘Let’s go down and try out to be in the Pageant,’” said Shirkani-Monson.

That first year, her mom, Nancy Martin, was the only one who auditioned to be cast in the show. She later went on to become the casting director, with 2022 marking 39 years in said position.

Over the years, the Pageant has remained a family affair for Shirkani-Monson, as she and her family have been annual volunteers and enthusiasts of

San Clemente resident Joy Shirkani-Monson has been a 30-year sculpture performance volunteer for the annual Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach. Photo: Jamie Johnson

the annual South Orange County event.

In 1984, Shirkani-Monson made her first Pageant appearance, when the Pageant commissioned a local artist, Jane Shuss, to create a one-of-a-kind painting to be showcased.

At the time, Director Dee Challis and Casting Director Charles Shilling reached out to the Monson family to invite the young Joy to be a centerpiece in the painting. She and her sister, Kim Shirkani, along with two other kids, were photographed running up and down Emerald Bay beach in Laguna Beach.

Later that summer, the piece, titled

Emerald Bay, was showcased in the Pageant and became the first piece in which Shirkani-Monson performed.

Ever since she got the courage to step onto the stage at 10 years old, she has been loving every moment.

“Now, when it’s over for the summer, it feels like the end,” said Shirkani-Monson.

“When you see those same people again, it really creates such a special environment, because you do see the same people year after year; it’s like a family.”

This will be Shirkani-Monson’s first year back at the Pageant since the coronavirus restrictions have been lifted.

The theme of this year’s Pageant and Festival is “A Wonderful World,” where the artists take the audience on a journey throughout the different places of the world to discover the beautiful art within.

Starting this July, Shirkani-Monson will perform in a sculpture piece titled The Fountain of the Observatory by Jean Baptiste Carpeaux. For the local volunteer, this will mark her second outing as a performer for this particular piece, which the Pageant had displayed in a previous showcase.

For Shirkani-Monson, the Pageant has become a family-oriented tradition spanning through three generations. She introduced her five kids to the Pageant, and they all have performed on the stage each year, some longer than others. “(I had) really happy, positive times down there … thought my kids going through the same thing, to hang out with Pageant friends just like I did … it’s a oneof-a-kind place,” Shirkani-Monson said.

“Since I started when I was 10, the Pageant in the summer, it’s almost like a summer camp, and as you get older, it becomes a summer camp for adults,” she continued. “It’s a place where I had my first crush, my first kiss, my first serious boyfriend, and found my best friend. For me, it’s such a magical, special place.”

The Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters will be held this summer from July 7 to Sept. 2. Tickets are now on sale at foapom.com, where more information about the event can also be found. DP

Sudoku

ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

Indy

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

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M

eet Indy, a 2-year-old Beagle mix, who is a very good boy.

Well-mannered with a sweet personality, Indy likes to meet new people and gets along with dogs his size. He is potty-trained, loves to stay active, and would make a fun walking buddy.

If you are interested in adopting Indy, 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.

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Photo: Courtesy of OC Public Libraries

FROM THE ARCHIVES

This aerial photo, taken on Aug. 21, 1966, shows the development of what would eventually become the Dana Point Harbor.

Every week, the Dana Point Times will showcase a historical photo from around the city. If you have a photo you would like to submit for consideration, send the photo, your name for credit as well as the date and location of the photo to sraymundo@picketfencemedia.com.

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See the solution in next week’s issue.

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SPORTS & OUTDOORS

SUMMER OF GOLF

SHORECLIFFS GOLF CLUB NEARS NEW ERA The Summer of Golf examines the sport’s post-pandemic popularity boom at local courses in South Orange County, and showcases the play of each course through the eyes of our resident normal, below-average new golfer

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

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t’s the dawn of a new age at Shorecliffs Golf Club in San Clemente.

Well, almost, but even in the midst of a large-scale renovation project that will flip the golf course and bring a new modern clubhouse to the property, the shine of that new tomorrow pokes through all over the property.

“Every day we’re getting inquiries about ‘when’s it gonna be’ or ‘how’s it gonna be,” Shorecliffs Director of Operations Landi Morgan said.“So it’s been percolating a lot of enthusiasm in the community.”

The clubhouse structure—along with a future 55+ resort apartment community on the site of the old driving range— is taking shape. The clubhouse will be brought up to date with other local contemporaries by featuring a sports bar and restaurant along with a new pitching and putting practice area and two hi-def simulators to make up for the loss of the driving range.

Hole No. 1 has been split into two holes (1A and 1B) to accommodate the current loss of hole No. 8 (although, 1A and 1B will remain split and become the new Nos. 10 and 11 when the course flips, and No. 8 will become a triumphant new No. 18 leading up to the clubhouse).

“Our food truck and our beverage cart are the only ‘service’ that we’re able

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to accommodate at this point,” Morgan said, “and most people when they want to go out to golf, they want to relax with a drink or a bite to eat at the clubhouse afterward. However, we’ve got that brand new one coming up, so people do enjoy seeing the progress.”

However, while there is still plenty of work in progress at the start of the course, there is plenty of renovation already completed that shows the promise of what’s to come at Shorecliffs.

The current No. 9 hole was one of the first to receive its beautification, and it will serve as the new No. 1 hole, as the course alignment will flip upon completion of the renovation, with the front nine being on the inland side of the 5 Freeway and the back nine on the coastal side. The tee box is surrounded by bushes of tea roses with a running stream and curated water feature next to a shaded picnic area.

Hole No. 4 is another which is almost complete and showcases lush grass and expertly manicured tee box area, once again surrounded by the tea roses. Down the hill from No. 4, you take the long drive to the current No. 5 through the canyon that was the old No. 5 and future signature No. 15. The canyon has gone from a dry, dusty construction site to another lush stretch with a window to the ocean.

“We are a little bit unique, because

Shorecliffs Golf Club in San Clemente is in the middle of a huge renovation project that will bring a new clubhouse and a flipped course layout. Despite the construction, there’s plenty of promise shown in the newly completed holes that will bring golfers back and back again to keep track of the progress. Photos: Zach Cavanagh

we’re going through some construction, we aren’t quite as busy as some of the other courses,” General Manager Jim Vaughn said. “(The construction is) a bit of a turn off to some people. It’s still busier here than it’s ever been, but there’s still room to grow, and that’ll be when the construction is done.”

Construction on both the course and clubhouse is scheduled to be done in December or January.

This means there’s plenty of days ahead of playing the course in its transitional state. And how does Shorecliffs play for the normal, below-average golfer?

The Round Honestly, I was terrified of how the first played round of this series was going to go, and ultimately, by my low standards, it wasn’t all that bad!

Did I finally break 100 on my first time out? Oh, definitely not. I shot a 46-over-par 114 from the 5,012-yard white tees. Get that out of the way now.

However, the thing that’s encouraging

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to me and should be encouraging to plenty of other new golfers is the length of the round. With a 7 a.m. tee time, I completed the full 18 in four hours. An early start, but you can finish just before lunch and still have plenty of day ahead.

You (or your family) won’t have to worry about you wasting an entire day on the course at Shorecliffs.

For how my personal round went, nothing is more emblematic of the day than my back-to-back on Nos. 15 and 16.

On the par three No. 15, which is a difficult par three with a wide valley to span and four bunkers around the green, I sunk a clean par and nearly chipped in for birdie. All in all, one of the best single-hole performances I’ve had yet.

On No. 16, which is a very long and narrow par five, I followed up with an 11.

No out-of-bounds shots, no drops, no penalties. Just a topped ball skittered down the 440-yard long track several yards at a time. (I almost holed a chip shot again to save quadruple bogey, but alas.)

After loosening up on the opening stretch of holes, which included a breakfast ball on No. 1, a pair of three-putts and hitting from the wrong tee box, my best stretch was from No. 4 through No. 9.

Nos. 4 and 5 were single bogies, with a chip off the flag stick on No. 5. No. 6 was the outlier with a quad bogey, but it still finished with a rare two-putt. No. 7 was another two-putt bogey off a pretty great approach shot. No. 9 was a double bogey, but I cleaned it up with a smooth 15-foot putt to take the turn with confidence.

That confidence was quickly eroded, as so often happens in golf, but it’s that spark of confidence that makes you believe you could do it again at some point. Do it again, consistently and over a full 18 holes.

It’s what keeps me coming back, and what will take me back out to Shorecliffs this weekend and to a new stop on our South Orange County tour next week. DP_ danapointtimes.com

PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF DANA POINT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on JULY 19, 2022 the City Council of the City of Dana Point will conduct a hearing to consider the following: WEED ABATEMENT 2022 - CONFIRMING COST OF ABATEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION ON THE REGULAR TAX BILL Hearing Date: Hearing Time: Hearing Location:

Tuesday, July 19, 2022 6:00 p.m.

Dana Point City Hall Council Chambers, Suite 210 33282 Golden Lantern Dana Point, California 92629

Those desiring to be heard in favor or in opposition to this item will be given an opportunity to do so by emailing comment@danapoint.org or by writing to the City Council at 33282 Golden Lantern, Ste. 203, Dana Point, California 92629, Attention: City Clerk. Please reference hearing title and date of hearing in any correspondence. Public comment may be provided in person, electronically or by mail. For further information, you may contact the City Clerk at (949) 248-3505.

Any petition for judicial review of a decision of the Dana Point City Council is controlled by the statute of limitations provisions set forth in Sections 2.50.010 and 2.50.020 of the Dana Point Municipal Code and Sections 1094.5 and 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedures. Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, or void any decision of the Dana Point City Council is controlled by Section 2.50.010 and Section 2.50.020 of the Dana Point Municipal Code. In of, which attacks or seeks to set aside, or void any decision of the Dana Point City Council shall be limited to those issues raised at the hearings as provided in Chapter 2.50 of the Dana Point Municipal Code.

Copies of the procedures for the conduct of City Council public hearings are available from the City Clerk.

SHAYNA SHARKE, CITY CLERK PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22FL000510 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JENNIFER MARIE GUITRON and RYAN DANIEL BANKS NORRIE on behalf of KIRRA LYNN GUITRON a minor, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name KIRRA LYNN GUITRON Proposed Name KIRRA LYNN NORRIE 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 file 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 filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 07/27/2022 Time: 1:30 pm. Dept: L74.

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Room: REMOTE. The address of the court is Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868. GO TO WWW.OCOURTS. ORG/DIRECTORY/FAMILY FOR REMOTE/IN PERSON HEARING INFORMATION. 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: Dana Point Times Date: 06/07/2022 JUDGE JULIE A. PALAFOX, Judge of the Superior Court Published: Dana Point Times, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226635577 1A. 20226634370 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALTER MENTAL HEALTH – WELLNESS CARE 31642 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY, SUITE 100 LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651 Full Name of Registrant(s): ALTIGNIS HEALTH, LLC 34185 VIOLET LANTERN ST, UNIT 103 DANA POINT, CA 92629 This business is conducted by a CA Limited Liability Company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: n/a ALTIGNIS HEALTH, LLC/s/ANDREW POLSKY/ ANDREW POLSKY, MANAGING MEMBER/ MANAGER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 05/24/2022.

Published in: Dana Point Times June 17, 24, July 1, 8, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 30-2022-01259006-CU-PT-CJC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MARIA BEATRIZ JACOBS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Maria Beatriz Jacobs Proposed Name Beatriz Garay Jacobs 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 file 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 filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 08/02/2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100.

Room: Remote Appearance. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Your hearing will be held REMOTELY via video at the date and time indicated on the notice or order to which this message is attached. You are NOT to physically appear at the courthouse on the date of your hearing.

To obtain instructions on how to appear remotely for your hearing, you MUST do the following

no later than the day before the hearing (or no later than Friday, if the hearing is on Monday): 1.

Go to the Court’s website at www.occourts.org 2.

Click on the “COVID-19” button; 3. Click on the “Civil” button; 4. Click on the “Remote Hearing Instructions” button; 5. Follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you or your witnesses, do not have the ability to access the court’s website above, or are unable to follow the instructions on the Court’s website, or are otherwise unable to appear remotely, you MUST call the courtroom or call (657) 622-8513, prior to your hearing, to request an alternate means to appear. Failure to do so may result in your case being dismissed, or a ruling issued against you.

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: Dana Point Times Date: 05/31/2022 JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court Dana Point Times Published: 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226635855 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AIRFLOW SYSTEMS 35282 VISTA DE TODO CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624 Full Name of Registrant(s): AIRMOTIVE INDUSTRIES INC. 35282 VISTA DE TODO CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624 This business is conducted by a CA Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/04/2000 AIRMOTIVE INDUSTRIES INC./s/WILLIAM F. GENEVRO/WILLIAM GENEVRO, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 05/27/2022.

Published in: Dana Point Times June 17, 24, July 1, 8, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 30-2022-01264532 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner EMILY SARAH HINRICHS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name EMILY SARAH HINRICHS Proposed Name EMILY SARAH MCCARTHY 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 file 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 filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 08/17/2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100.

The address of the court is Central Justice Cen-

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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: Dana Point Times Date: 06/14/2022 JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court Published: Dana Point Times, June 24, July 1, 8, 15, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226635980 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DANA POINT SURFBOARD RENTALS 34316 CALLE PORTOLA CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624 Full Name of Registrant(s): CHRISTOPHER SCOTT BARNUM 34316 CALLE PORTOLA CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624 This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: n/a /s/CHRISTOPHER BARNUM This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 05/21/2022.

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Dreams Realized as Local Rising Stars Shine The next generation of talent delivers huge performances on national stages

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

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here’s been a whole lot of winning goin’ on lately, as local rising stars have been lighting up the lineups from Salt Creek to Lower Trestles. And the good times are still rollin’ this week with the NSSA National Championships in Huntington Beach.

We’ll keep you posted on those results next week, but until then, let’s get caught up on all the action.

Last weekend, the 2022 USA Surfing Championships came to town, as the brightest young surfers in America battled it out in prime, summertime conditions at Lowers. Stealing the show was San Clemente’s Sawyer Lindblad, who successfully defended her Under 18 crown.

A back-to-back USA Surfing national champion, she’s now been making

ictured are the winners and runner up nishers from the S Sur ng Championships, which took place at ower restles last week. Photo: Courtesy of Kurt Steinmetz/USA Surfing

podiums at these events for the past five years.

And proving that the future of women’s surfing around here is deep, in the Under 14 division, the San Clemente duo Mia McLeish and Eden Walla finished 1 and 2 in a hard-fought final.

En route to a huge career victory, McLeish posted a 10-point right on a long Lowers right-hander, unleashing a battery of powerful, vertical backhand blasts to earn a perfect score from the judges.

The ever-dangerous Kenworthy sisters also got in on the action, with Bella Kenworthy earning second place in the Under 16 division, while little sis Peeta took fourth in the Under 12s. San Clemente’s Avery McDonald also finished fourth in the girls Under 16 final.

On the men’s side of the draw, San Juan Capistrano’s Lucas Senkbeil-Cassi-

ty brought his best to Lowers, winning both the boys Under 14 and Under 16 divisions.

Back in May, when we featured Lucas as the Grom of the Week, we told you to keep an eye on him, and he most definitely delivered on a huge national stage.

San Clemente’s Cannon Carr also made the final of the Under 16 division, earning a very respectable fourth-place finish.

And just like the girls, the next generation of San Clemente boys looks to keep the tradition of excellence going. It was Zion Walla taking out the Under 12s, with his good buddy Tanner Sandvig taking fourth.

Of course, that’s not all. Prior to the USA Surfing Championships, the 2022 NSSA National Scholastic Championships went down in classic conditions at Salt Creek. Keeping their tradition of

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BRYSE CELAYA

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

Bryse Celaya. Photo: Courtesy of the Celaya Family

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“One town, one team!” That was the chant San Clemente High surfers Bryse Celaya, Charlie Stevens, Jake Lee and Andrew Blackmore shouted out as they made their way into the Salt Creek lineup for the NSSA National Scholastic Championships earlier this month.

In the final for the JV men, four out of the six competitors wore the Triton colors.

In a down-to-the wire duel, Celaya and Blackmore led the pack during the final, and as time ticked off the clock, it was Celaya who managed to hold onto the top spot and win the JV national title.

The future of Triton surfing is certainly bright, as evidenced by Celaya’s victory,

excellence going, San Clemente High’s varsity squad earned its 15th national title, while the JV team claimed its fifth.

Sweeping all three individual titles, it was Bryce Celaya (featured here as the Grom of the Week) taking out the JV men’s division, Ezra McPhillips winning the JV women and Nathan Langer topping the podium in JV longboard.

The Tritons’ Taylor Stacy won the women’s varsity national title, and Aidan Sautner won the longboard national title.

Additionally, Saddleback College won the NSSA National College Title, with four of their surfers ripping their way into various finals.

And, finally, Shorecliffs Middle School celebrated its incredible 17th national middle school title. Led by Kai Finn, who won the boys middle school national title, we highlighted the team in the Grom of the Week section last week, but we wanted to make sure they also got included here.

Congrats to all the surfers out there who put in the hard work and dedication to chase their dreams, pull on a jersey and get out there and compete.

As noted, we’ll keep you posted on the results from the NSSA National Championships going on in Huntington Beach this week. Stay tuned!

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 which was celebrated by the whole team and his friends, who chaired him up the beach.

But the NSSA National Scholastic Championships weren’t the only contest on Celaya’s mind. He also spent the week competing in the Rip Curl Grom Search as well. A competitive animal, he’s putting in the time and work in the water, and the results are clearly showing.

Riding the momentum into summer, Celaya’s got big plans in the near future. He’s looking to compete in more of the Rip Curl Grom Search events and is on the wait list for the Vans U.S. Open. The NSSA National Championships in Huntington Beach are also right around the corner.

Expect great things to come out of this kid.

If you have a candidate for Grom of the Week, we want to know. Send an email to jakehoward1@gmail.com. DP Page 14

Water Temperature: 63-65 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 8-10 Outlook: The Southwest swell tops out Friday, setting up chest to head high waves, (4-5’). Those heights slowly ease over the weekend, for waist to chest high surf, (3-4’), by Sunday. The pattern of a light southerly breeze in the mornings, followed by light+ to moderate West winds for the afternoons, prevails for Friday and the weekend.

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