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SCE Resumes Transfer of Nuclear Waste into Dry Storage at SONGS

THE LATEST: Southern California Edison (SCE) announced on Monday, July 15, that it has resumed placing spent nuclear fuel at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) into its dry storage facility.

The move comes several weeks after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) gave SCE the green light to restart transferring the plant’s nuclear waste from wet to dry storage, which was put on hiatus last August following a canister incident.

“We’ve done a lot of work to ensure that going forward, we will be successful in safely loading and storing each and every spent fuel canister,” Doug Bauder, SCE vice president and chief nuclear ofﬁcer, said in a press release. “We’re conﬁdent the improvements we’ve made are effective and sustainable. Our job now is to demonstrate that to our stakeholders.”

In the aftermath of the Aug. 3 incident, in which a canister carrying spent fuel got stuck on a guiding ring because it wasn’t aligned properly while being lowered into a vertical receptacle, SCE said it and its contractor, Holtec International, “have systematically reviewed and strengthened procedures, oversight and training.”

SCE also stated that it has implemented new technology to “enhance the transfer process.” Such technology includes the addition of cameras and load-monitoring gauges.

“Improvements were also made to the site’s corrective action program to better assist in identifying potential issues early and to support continuous learning,” Edison said in the release.

Edison has acknowledged that while the misalignment was corrected and the canister was properly stored, the incident should have prompted SCE to notify the NRC within 24 hours of its occurring.

In late March, the NRC ﬁned Edison $116,000 over the incident itself and not in relation to the inadequate timing to formally alert the commission. The NRC gave Edison the OK to restart downloading operations on May 21, but SCE held off on resuming the transfers until it com-

pleted a “careful review of operational readiness.”

Currently, Edison has 44 canisters left to be placed in its dry storage facility at SONGS, according to SCE. The ﬁrst canister that’s being loaded as part of the restart efforts is one that had been previously ﬁlled with spent fuel and was stored in a handling building last August.

WHAT’S NEXT: “Moving spent nuclear fuel to dry storage is an important step in the decommissioning of San Onofre,” Edison said in its release. “After receiving a coastal development permit from the California Coastal Commission, SCE will begin dismantling the plant and removing the major structures from the site.”

—Shawn Raymundo

City Says SR-241 Proposals are Out of Bounds

THE LATEST: The city of San Clemente and the Reserve Maintenance Corporation have ﬁled a joint motion seeking to prove the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) lack the authority to override state law in their intentions to extend SR241 Highway through San Clemente or north of the city.

“Defendants are actively pursuing the extension/expansion of the SR-241 Highway in a manner which is inconsistent with the legislatively designated route,” the motion states, in reference to the defendants, TCA and Caltrans.

According to the court document, the TCA and Caltrans’ current project proposals extend State Route 241 as a

state highway from its present boundary at Oso Parkway near the city of Mission Viejo and connect it to Interstate 5 in or north of San Clemente. There are a total of ﬁve alternative SR-241 routes that have been proposed.

The City and Reserve’s attorneys are saying none of these proposals obey California legislation, which establishes the route for the SR-241, according to state code.

Streets and Highways Code section 541 describes SR-241 Highway thusly: “Route 241 is from Route 5 south of San Clemente to Route 91 in the City of Anaheim.”

City and Reserve attorneys argue the legislature intended Route 241 to bypass San Clemente and connect to I-5 south of the city near Basilone Road in San Diego County.

“Despite this legislative mandate, Defendants seek to approve, fund and construct SR-241 Highway alignment which connects to Interstate 5 in or north of the City of San Clemente,” the City and Reserve said in their motion, ﬁled May 13.

The attorneys contend that the proposals are not legally permissible, because they do not conform to the route description for the SR-241 Highway set forth in the state code.

“Unless the legislature redeﬁnes that route, none of the proposed routes the TCA and Caltrans are currently pursuing are allowed by law,” said Dan Bane, Mayor Pro Tem of San Clemente, who also represents the Reserve, a homeowners association in the city.

Bane said the TCA and Caltrans’ ﬁrst step should have been to determine if the California legislature is interested in redeﬁning the route (SR-241) such that

would detrimentally affect the entire city of San Clemente. “I doubt the California legislature would be willing to cram an unneeded highway through the middle of an established community,” said Bane.

“If defendants wish to pursue an SR-241 Highway route connecting to Interstate 5 in or north of San Clemente, then the Legislature must ﬁrst amend streets and highways code section 541 to authorize such a project,” the motion stated. Bane said the city would oppose any such legislation.

The City and Reserve also ﬁled a separate motion on July 15 against the TCA and Caltrans seeking to invalidate a 2017 protective agreement and a 2016 settlement agreement between the TCA, California’s former attorney general and several environmental groups, which designated an avoidance area through which a toll road could not pass.

Bane said the motion isn’t advocating for a toll road in the avoidance area, but rather alleges the TCA and Caltrans violated the law by entering into the agreements without “proper public process” and without including the city.

WHAT’S NEXT: Opposition to the City and Reserve’s motion is due from the TCA and Caltrans on August 1. The court will determine whether it will grant the City and Reserve’s motion on August 15. If the court agrees with the City and Reserve on their legislative authority arguments, the TCA and Caltrans’ current proposals would be sidelined indeﬁnitely, and the City and Reserve’s second motion would be moot.

—Cari Hachmann

Who Are the Homeless Advocacy Groups?

THE LATEST: Three homeless advocacy groups working on behalf of three homeless individuals ﬁled a federal class-action lawsuit in February against the city of San Clemente, the County of Orange and neighboring cities Aliso Viejo, San Juan Capistrano and Dana Point.

The three advocacy groups are Housing is a Human Right Orange County, an unincorporated association; Orange County Catholic Worker; an unincorporated association; and Emergency Shelter Coalition, a nonproﬁt corporation.

The plaintiffs also include three homeless men, two of whom allegedly stay in San Clemente and one in Irvine. They are Duane Nichols, Darren James and Bruce Stroebel. Filed on Feb. 28, the lawsuit known as Housing Is a Human Right, et al., v. The County of Orange, et al., claims that ﬁve South County cities violated the plaintiffs’ rights by issuing citations and conﬁscating their property without providing them shelter.

Canisters wrapped in plastic await to be ﬁlled with nuclear fuel rods containing spent nuclear fuel at a SONGS loading area. Photo: Cari Hachmann

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The law ofﬁces representing the advocacy groups include the Law Ofﬁce of Carol A. Sobel (Santa Monica); Elder Law and Disability Rights Center (Santa Ana); and Schonbrun, Seplow, Harris & Hoffman (Laguna Niguel).

The Emergency Shelter Coalition is made up of individuals who are residents of, employed in or regularly visit San Clemente, and who devote their time and resources to assisting people experiencing homelessness in the city, said Irvine attorney Ed Connor, who was recently elected president of the ﬁve-year-old organization and whose law ﬁrm previously counseled ESC.

According to Connor, all of the ESC members reside in the South County area, including in San Clemente. California law does not require nonproﬁts to reveal the names of their members.

Connor said ESC members share a common goal to establish a year-round emergency shelter and resource center in San Clemente.

In 2014, Emergency Shelter Coalition sued the city of San Clemente, asserting that zoning rules the city enacted earlier that year violated Senate Bill 2, a law that makes it easier for groups to establish homeless shelters. Connor said ESC won the case, and his law ﬁrm has directed $900,000 in court earnings into ESC’s accounts that he said could be applied toward establishing and operating an emergency center in San Clemente.

Orange County Catholic Worker, based out of Santa Ana, is one of 185 Catholic Worker communities throughout the United States. The Catholic Worker Movement started in 1933 grounded in a “ﬁrm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person” and grew out of a “commitment to nonviolence, voluntary poverty and the Works of Mercy as a way of life.” Jonathan and Rio Parfey opened Isaiah House for $20,000 in Santa Ana’s eastside barrio to serve people who are low-income and offer hospitality services to the homeless. It has been open since 1987.

Catholic Worker is also the namesake plaintiff in the 2018 homeless lawsuit involving the county and cities in north and central Orange County, including Anaheim, Costa Mesa, and Orange.

In both lawsuits, the plaintiffs challenge the city’s enforcement of municipal ordinances that impose disciplinary measures on people who sleep in public places.

Housing is a Human Right OC, based out of Anaheim, is a coalition of entities and individuals that are working to achieve supportive, affordable, and permanent housing for homeless individuals in Orange County, according to its website.

“Until every Homeless individual, including families and children, in Orange County is safely housed in permanent housing with appropriate and adequate wrap-around services, HHROC continues to make every effort to provide the

much-needed support that the County of Orange, cities and municipalities fail to provide,” its website states.

HHROC’s network ranges from the ACLU of Southern California to the Anaheim Democratic Club to the OC Poverty Alleviation Coalition, Santa Ana College, UC Irvine, People’s Homeless Taskforce and several other groups, entities and task forces.

WHAT’S NEXT: To learn more, visit housingisahumanrightoc.org or occatholicworker.org. Emergency Shelter Coalition does not have a website.—CH

Starbucks Assailant Faces Felony Charges

THE LATEST: Sheriff’s deputies were called to a Starbucks in Talega on Tuesday morning, July 9, for a report that a juvenile male was creating a disturbance inside the business and had assaulted at least one female customer, said Carrie Braun, public information ofﬁcer for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

The incident happened at around 10:45 a.m. at the Starbucks located at 1001 Avenida Pico, G.

Braun said the suspect was restrained by a store employee and customer prior to deputies arriving. He was then arrested and treated at a hospital before police booked him into juvenile hall on two felony charges for vandalism and assault.

Braun said it is unknown whether the young person was under the inﬂuence of drugs or alcohol at the time of his arrest.

Witnesses spread word about the incident on Facebook. Many were calling the suspect a man who appeared to be on a drug-induced rampage; however, police conﬁrmed him to be a minor.

On San Clemente Life’s Facebook page, Mark Milius stated that his wife, Kristi, was “punched in the face out of nowhere as she was walking in front of the Starbucks.” He continued to say that the suspect then ran by another woman and slapped her in the back of the head before jumping on the hood of a car.

“He then continued his rampage and ran into Starbucks,” Milius wrote on Facebook.

Local resident Martin Johnson said he was inside Starbucks waiting to place his order when the suspect suddenly entered the store and started knocking over merchandise displays and taking swings at customers.

Witnesses said he jumped onto the barista counter and began throwing drinks, kicking items off the counter and kicking at employees, before he jumped down, continued taking swings at customers and was heard saying, “Hit me in the face.”

“Everyone was freaking out and trying to get out. Several women were taking

phone video and calling 911,” Johnson said.

Witnesses said the juvenile was eventually tackled and restrained by two to three men inside the Starbucks until police arrived.

“When the police tried to restrain him, he attempted to bite police,” Milius wrote on Facebook. “He was restrained and taken away into custody in an ambulance.”

Johnson, who resides in Ladera Ranch and is a 35-year resident of the area, said “The maniac seemed to be on drugs.”

Milius stated his wife will be pressing charges, but said the other woman who was allegedly slapped left the scene before police could take her statement.

Angelina Ashley, a Starbucks employee, wrote on San Clemente Life’s Facebook page that police took video from the store and got statements from employees who were working at the time, along with customers who witnessed the incident.

“We were all pretty shaken up, but we cleaned up the store and it was business as usual!” Ashley wrote on Facebook.

Braun said the Sheriff’s department could not release any more information at this time.

Starbucks released a statement to San Clemente Times regarding the incident. “We are thankful that our customers and partners (employees) are safe. We are proud of our partners who acted quickly to protect our customers, and the quick response of law enforcement to secure and arrest the individual. The store was brieﬂy closed, but was opened again quickly and is operating normally to serve our customers in San Clemente.”—CH

Ed Sachs to Run for 73rd Assembly District

THE LATEST: Assemblymember Bill Brough will face the same Republican candidate in California’s 2020 primary election as he did in 2018.

Mission Viejo Councilmember Ed Sachs has announced his bid to represent the state’s 73rd district, just weeks after Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett went public with allegations of sexual misconduct against Brough.

Sachs ran against Brough in 2018, taking in 13.5 percent of the vote during the June primary.

“I ﬁled to run, but I didn’t campaign,” Sachs said. “I wanted voters to have another option had allegations surfaced to the public about Brough’s sexual misconduct.”

Sachs said he had been aware of rumors of Brough’s alleged misconduct. Now that those accusations are public, he intends to run a full campaign.

On Monday, June 17, Orange County Supervisor and Chairperson Lisa Bartlett spoke at a Republican Party of Orange County’s (OCGOP) Central Committee meeting about an alleged incident that

occurred in 2011, while both Bartlett and Brough served on Dana Point City Council. She cited the incident as reason for the party not to endorse Brough in his bid for reelection in 2020.

Brough denies the allegations and has since rescinded his application for OCGOP’s endorsement. Sachs says he intends on applying but has already received about a dozen endorsements, including one from Bartlett.

Brough says he believes Bartlett is repurposing a fabricated incident as retaliation for his position on the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA). The assemblymember had introduced state legislation (AB 1273) that would vastly restrict the authority of the TCA.

Bartlett currently sits on the TCA’s San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, and Sachs formerly served on the Foothill/Eastern TCA Board of Directors. Sachs says he intends on running to curtail the “general insanity of the state legislature.”

“The progressive policies coming out of Sacramento right now are driving business and middle class out of the state,” Sachs said. “Our poorest communities can’t afford gas to commute to potential job opportunities. Businesses don’t want to invest in communities that are considered sanctuary cities.

“As for the TCA, we need to continue upholding transparency, and residents need to continue speaking out. The voice of residents is so important.”

WHAT’S NEXT: To learn more about Sachs’ platform and to follow his campaign, visit edsachs.com.—Lillian Boyd

Ed Sachs. Photo: Courtesy of Ed Sachs

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San Diego Club Shows Off Packards at Casa

Members of Packard Club of San Diego lined the parking lot of Casa Romantica with nearly two dozen classic Packard automobiles from the 1930s through the 1950s on Saturday, July 13.

Local resident Bill Maya offered his multi-award-winning 1956 Packard Caribbean convertible as the “greeter” for the Packard guests.

The group of nearly 40 were entertained with a tour of the historic home by volunteer docents Sandy Wheeler and Lou Leto before departing on a driving tour around San Clemente.

With 70 members and more than 100 Packards, the Packard Club of San Diego is on the road at least once a month, showing offer their restored motorcars to the public in caravans, car shows and parades in and around San Diego County.

Earning nicknames such as “The Soft Spoken Boss of the Road” and “America’s Rolls Royce,” Packard was an American luxury car brand built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit. The ﬁrst Packard cars were produced in 1899, and the last Detroit-built Packard came out in 1956. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens is located at 415 Avenida Grenada.

FAM Requests School Supplies for Children in Need

Family Assistance Ministries is accepting

donations of school supplies for needy children to celebrate its 20-year anniversary.

FAM is requesting donations of backpacks, pencils and pens, calculators, lunch boxes, pencil boxes, paper, binders, dividers, dry erase markers, child-safe scissors, glue sticks, erasers, crayons, markers and 4x6 index cards.

You can drop off your donations by Thursday, Aug. 1, at FAM’s Resource Center at 1030 Calle Negocio in San Clemente from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ocean Lifeguard Chief Kicked Off Speaker Series

The San Onofre Parks Foundation, in partnership with California State Park, presented the ﬁrst event in their 2019 Summer Speaker Series: “Warm Winds and Following Seas—Reﬂections of a Lifeguard in Paradise,” with Mike Brousard on Wednesday, July 17.

The public heard from Brousard, a wellknown ocean lifeguard, rescue boat operator, lifeguard chief and now-acclaimed author, as he took the audience on a spellbinding journey through the history and evolution of lifesaving on the California coast.

A reception and lecture were held at the Historic Cottage Visitor Center at San Clemente State Beach. Guests could also view the gallery exhibit, “San Onofre–Coastal Wilderness within the Heart of Southern California.”

Refreshments were provided by Artifex Brewing Company, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates MERF and Trader Joe’s, and there was a musical performance by Hans and Janine.

The next speaker will be Jim Serpa, longtime park ranger, marine educator and SCUBA enthusiast, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, presenting “Sharks: Myth of the Monster—Just When You Thought It Was

Community Meetings

SATURDAY, JULY 20

CHALLENGING CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

10-11:30 a.m. The faith-based Challenging Cancer Support Group will be meet at Heritage Christian Fellowship Church to help, encourage and give hope to anyone who has faced cancer in some way. 190 La Pata Ave., San Clemente. 949.361.1022. Heritagesc.org.

TUESDAY, JULY 24

SUNRISE ROTARY

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

Safe to Go to the Historic Cottage.” The reception will begin at 6 p.m. and the lecture at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, visit serpasharks. eventbrite.com. The Historic Cottage Visitors Center is located within the campground at San Clemente State Beach, 225 Avenida Calaﬁa.

Uncork Your Pride! with PierPride on Aug. 5

PierPride is a nonproﬁt organization formed to ﬁll the gaps between the city’s budget and what is necessary to preserve the unique experience that is the San Clemente Pier.

On Aug. 5, help PierPride preserve the San Clemente Pier with an evening of good wine, amazing food and friends at The Cellar at 156 Avenida del Mar in San Clemente, 5:30-8 p.m. You could bid on a legal pier jump!

Includes a wine pull, silent and live auctions, as well as entertainment.

Tickets are $60 per person and can be purchased on the PierPride website at pierpride.org.

Slyde Fest’s 3rd Annual Charity Bodysurfing Event is a Success

Slyde Handboards hosted its 3rd Slyde Fest at T-Street Beach on June 22. The charity event featured T-Street’s ﬁrst ever bodysurﬁng and handboarding competition, as well as several charities, including “A Walk on Water.”

More than 80 individuals were able to compete in Slyde Fest’s surﬁng competition in ﬁve separate divisions. Participants were cheered on by more than 100 onlookers and supporters on the beach. Attendees

DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE

3-4:30 p.m. The San Clemente Design Review Subcommittee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting. 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 26

SAN CLEMENTE ROTARY

5:30-7:30 p.m. The San Clemente Rotary Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. Wedgewood, San Clemente Municipal Golf Course, 150 E. Avenida Magdalena, San Clemente. sanclementerotary.org.

were also able to meet several surfing legends at the charity event, including Sean Enoka, Keali’I Punley, Eduardo Barcellos, Mark Drewelow, and Makena Margo. “A Walk on Water” was Slyde Fest’s highlighted charity at the bodysurfing competition. “A Walk on Water” is dedicated to helping special-needs children through the means of surfing therapy, a cause assimilated to Slyde Handboards and their surfing competition. Slyde Fest hosted a community raffle and expression throughout the day to raise money for “A Walk on Water.” Over the last three years, Slyde Fest has been able to raise more than $3,000 for the charity.

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Casa Romantica docents Sandy Wheeler and Lou Leto pose with Earl Rubenstein, the proud owner of an elegant 1935 Packard Dual Cowl convertible as part of a Packard Club of San Diego parade that began at Casa and drove through San Clemente on Saturday, July 13. Photo: Lou Leto

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Some Views of Our Town You May Have Never Thought of

ne of the most fun things about Paint San Clemente is that it offers us locals a glance at how others see our town.

You don’t have to be an art fanatic to enjoy the works produced by about 90 artists who come here from near and far for a week-long competition held yearly in late June.

A nice collection of paintings and mixedmedia works from this year are on display at the Community Center’s art gallery. Stop by. It’s fun to see how artists have interpreted scenes so familiar to us—including the pier, our beaches and Casa Romantica.

It’s also enlightening to notice some artists’ choices of what to paint.

I was surprised this year to see that an artist had selected the Outlets at San Clemente, a painting titled “Shopping by the Sea.”

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It’s a romanticized image of the outlets in a ﬁeld of green, with the sea as a backdrop. Another San Clemente scene focuses on the Valero gas station sign as an icon.

One artist selected Interstate 5 as subject matter. I ended up pleasantly surprised. It’s a surreal scene of headlights and tail lights rolling through our village. It grows on you.

A couple of artists selected surﬁng instruction at the pier as their idea of a beach scene.

I walk or ride my bike by there almost every day without giving the surf instruction a second thought. But when you stop to look at the artist’s detail, there’s a lot going on—including two novice surfers riding a wave in, probably trying to ﬁgure out how to stand.

Every year, artists paint our coastal bluffs. I always look to see what they were able to do with the sandstone formations at Calaﬁa.

One artist chose to paint Casa Romantica from a less common angle. See if you can pick out that painting.

There are several night scenes, including a striking one of a family gathered at a ﬁre pit on the beach. Other night scenes look shoreward from the end of the pier. One painting, “String of Pearls,” depicts a string of lights leading up coast to Dana Point, pictured from a San Clemente hilltop.

One artist painted the southbound Cristianitos on-ramp, showing how I-5 curves on its way to Trestles. Eucalyptus trees add a perspective in the foreground. I have no idea what inspired that selection, but it’s gorgeous.

Artists painted multiple early, San Clemente “Ole Hanson” cottages. Several seem familiar. I caught myself trying to remember on which streets they were located.

There’s a stylish painting of a surfer on a wave at the pier. The artist caught the wave at an unusual angle, looking almost 3-D, only the deck of the pier visible. It’s clear that the artist knows surﬁng. The wave rider is a skilled surfer—no novice. The artist got it right.

There are some nice street scenes. One, depicting Surfside Pizza, caught my eye. What conversations were going on at those tables?

My favorite beach trail scene had no people in it but was accented by a small splash of red—ﬂowers. I also liked a beach trail scene that captured a moment in time, a playful dog trying to lunge forward against its leash, ahead of its owner.

Some of the Paint San Clemente scenes were painted in just three hours, in a

“Quick Draw” competition. Some impressive renderings.

WHEN AND WHERE

Between now and July 25, stop by the art gallery at the Community Center, corner of Avenida Del Mar and Calle Seville. Spend a few minutes browsing; see what you think. Admission is free. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Fred Swegles is a longtime San Clemente resident with more than 46 years of reporting experience in the city. Fred can be reached at fswegles@picketfencemedia.com. SC

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Clockwise from top. An attendee at this year’s Paint San Clemente awards gala examines a few of the paintings vying for honors. Attendees applaud as the San Clemente Art Association makes announcements at this year’s Paint San Clemente awards gala in the Community Center. Photos: Fred Swegles

GETTING OUT

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Thursday | 18

FUNNIEST HOUSEWIVES

7-9 p.m. Join ComedyInTheOC for its ﬁrst annual Funniest Housewives Comedy Competition, featuring 32 funny ladies who will be competing for a $500 grand prize and a spot in a touring stand-up ensemble. A panel of three judges comprised of comedians, industry professionals and the audience will determine who moves on to the next round and who wins the competition. Scores are based on stage presence, originality, audience reaction, timing and humor. The event runs for seven weeks on July 25, Aug. 1, 8, 22, 29 and Sept. 13. Admission is $12.50 or $15 at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m. Adele’s, San Clemente Inn. 2600 Avenida del Presidente. 949.951.1664. ComedyInTheOC.com.

Friday | 19

LIVE MUSIC AT WATERMAN’S HARBOR

4-7 p.m. Join Waterman’s Harbor for live music with Hans & Janine every Friday. Waterman’s Harbor. 34661 Street of the Golden Lantern, Dana Point. 949.764.3474. watermandp.com.

Saturday | 20

MUSIC UNDER THE STARS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

5:30-9:30 p.m. Music Under the Stars Summer Concert Series is a fundraising concert series in support of preservation and sustainability of Mission San Juan Capistrano. Each concert features a top-notch tribute band lineup, celebrating a variety of timeless and nostalgic classics in popular music at the beautiful and historic setting of the Mission. Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano. 949.234.1300. Missionsjc.com.

Sunday | 21

FARMERS MARKET

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SATURDAY, JULY 20: SAN CLEMENTE OCEAN FESTIVAL

Known as the “Greatest Show on Surf,” San Clemente Ocean Festival is back and wetter than ever. Come down to the 43rd annual family-friendly event at the Pier Bowl for a weekend full of beach and water activities for all ages. This year’s lineup includes a free beach concert, Sand Sculpting Contest, Woody Car Exhibits and the Ocean Art Show. Youth and family events include the Kid’s Dolphin Dash, “Groms Rule” Surf Contest and Fishing Derby. Watch world-class athletes perform at competitions such as the new Tandem Boogie Board contest, the new Pier Bowl Surf Classic, the world-famous Dory boat races, 5K beach run and one-mile ocean swim. Events are all day long. Admission is free. Limited parking available near the pier. Free parking and round-trip shuttle service at the Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, Saturday from 6:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. and Sunday from 6:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. oceanfestival.org.

of fruits, vegetables, plants and artisanal goods from organic growers along Avenida Del Mar. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

BRUNCH AT RAYA

11 a.m.-2 p.m. A tempting brunch with ﬂowing champagne awaits guests every Sunday morning in RAYA at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. Start with a fresh fruit martini and a selection of pastries, then enjoy a three-course a la carte menu. Cost is $72. 1 Ritz Carlton Drive, Dana Point. 949.240.2000. ritzcarlton.com/LagunaDining.

Monday | 22

OPEN MIC AT BARNOA

7-10 p.m. Orange County singers and songwriters join host Gary Wright on the ﬁrst three Mondays of every month to share their musical talent. Bring your musical instruments and love of live music. The stage is set with everything you need. Must be 21 and older. Barnoa Wine and Craft Beer Bistro. 831 Via Suerte, San Clemente. 949.388.4378. barnoawinebar.com.

BINGO AT GOODY’S

7 p.m. Every Monday, Goody’s hosts a bingo night for a charity of the month. Cards are $1 per sleeve, and rafﬂe prizes are offered. Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El

At the Movies: ‘Marianne & Leonard’ Highlights Summer Love

BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

The summer of classic rockthemed movies continues, this time with another documentary. Two months ago, we got to watch the 1960s pop rock-themed Echo in the Canyon; this is a more intimate piece. Marianne & Leonard is a love letter to folk legend Leonard Cohen and his one-time girlfriend, and longtime muse, Marianne Ihlen.

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SC TOASTMASTERS

7-8:40 p.m. The San Clemente Toastmasters meets weekly on Tuesday evenings. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for socializing, meeting setup and welcoming of guests. There is no fee to join as a guest and no invitation necessary. The Baha’i Center. 3316 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente. Toastmastersinternational.org.

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SATURDAY NIGHT BINGO

4-6:30 p.m. Come on down for a night of bingo, with all proceeds to beneﬁt the Dorothy Visser Senior Center Activities Program. Sponsored by MemorialCare Medical Group, the event will offer $100 game cash prizes, a 50/50 opportunity drawing, silent auction and fun for everyone (18 years and older). Cost is $45 per person. Includes dinner, 4 cards for each game and 2 drink tickets for your choice of wine, beer, soda or water. Doors open at 3:15 p.m., bingo at 4 p.m. and dinner at 5:15 p.m. 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. For more information and tickets, call 949.498.3322. memorialcare.org.

Leonard and Marianne’s history begins on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960. The period is right before hippies and the sexual revolution, but this tiny town already has its own liberated environment, where casual ﬂings and drug experimentation are the norm. For a brief six-year period, Leonard and Marianne have an idyllic romance until Leonard has to accept that he’s not fated to be a literary writer and switches his interest to music. Marianne eventually becomes the subject of his classic song, “So Long, Marianne.”

Filmmaker Nick Broomfield’s documentary touches on both Leonard’s and Marianne’s struggle to be monogamous people, especially Leonard, once he finds success with his songs and fan base. Broomfield’s feature has a bit of a romanticized tone, or as romanticized as you can be on a man who spent decades with many, many women. The best of the participants in the narration is Aviva Layton, whose husband, poet Irving Layton, was a close friend of Leonard’s. She is blunt with her comments, particularly when she calls out “free love”’ and “flower power” only working in theory, while in reality causing a lot of broken relationships and producing dysfunctional children. As a straightforward documentary, Marianne & Leonard doesn’t really deliver much for the non-fan; it is primarily for those interested in the musician or the time period of pop culture. SC

Photo: Courtesy of BBC Films / KEW Media Group

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Welcome to e

San Clemente Ocean Festival Welcome to e San Clemente Ocean Festival

BY PEGGY VANCE, SCOF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Looking for something fun to do? Look no further, because the 43rd annual San Clemente Ocean Festival is coming to the beach on July 20-21 at the San Clemente Pier. Athletes, friends and families are invited to join us and enjoy time together with fun and exciting athletic competitions, great food, outdoor activities and live entertainment.

The theme of this event—families and lifeguards engaged together in fun activities on the beach—has been the basis of the success of the Ocean Festival and has kept it unique and beyond imitation. The event is run by a volunteer board of directors and their Executive, Athletic and Surf Directors, who pool their talents to continue to deliver “The Greatest Show on Surf” with the help of hundreds of community volunteers who provide manpower during the two-day event.

There is limited parking, but don’t fret. You can take the train right to the ier and avoid tra c altogether, or take advantage of the free covered parking and shuttles from the Outlets at San Clemente. Entry into the event is free, and you can start out both days with a delicious pancake breakfast on the beach prepared by our San Clemente Lifeguards, with all proceeds going to the San Clemente Surf Lifesaving Association.

man’s and 10’6” Paddleboard Sprint, plus Junior Lifeguard additions, including Beach Flags. n addition, there is the ever popular National Doryman Association Races in which two-person teams paddle pound fiberglass boats in and out through the crashing surf. The Dolphin Dash beach run is for children 12-and-under, sponsored by Clif Kid, with all participants receiving an Ocean Festival medallion.

Families can also head to the Youth Pavilion, south of the Pier, where there will be crafts and games, as well as demonstrations and live performances for all ages to enjoy. Stop by the free Body Boarding and Body Surfing Clinics ust south of the Youth Pavilion on Saturday and learn about rip currents and the how-to’s of catching a wave.

Car enthusiasts, take a walk onto the Pier for a loo at the Woody Car E hibit (di erent cars each day), where you can see lovingly salvaged and restored wood-sided wagons, each with its own style and character, sponsored by Irvine Subaru. There will be a Fishing Derby & Clinic for all ages on Saturday, sponsored by Dana Wharf Sportfishing. Not into cars or fishing, but you like to shop? You can view the beach activities from above at the Ocean Art Show that stretches along ar ue Del ar, here you can find something special to take home with you in remembrance of the great time you had at the event.

In the Lifeguard Competition on Saturday, ocean lifeguards will race in multiple events to score points toward an overall championship worth $3,800 in prize money and includes the Surf Race, Rescue Relay, Surf Ski, Paddleboard Rescue Relay, International & American Iron-

Sponsor booths will have information, activities and goodies to share with everyone. Fisherman’s Restaurant & Bar will have a food court at the base of the Pier with a variety of treats to tickle your taste buds. Saturday evening, pull up your beach chair, towel or blanket and enjoy the free concert featuring Dead Men Don’t Surf, sponsored by Sheckler Foundation, as you watch the sun set behind Dana Point.

The San Clemente Ocean Festival has grown into a “tradition” for many within our community, the Inland Empire, and as far-reaching as the East Coast, Ha aii, Australia and Ne Zealand. We thank San Clemente’s incredibly dedicated lifeguards, watching over all of us as we enjoy the weekend’s events.

Net proceeds from the event s activities and ever-popular T-shirt sales enable us to support many local organi ations and programs benefiting families in San Clemente, including Adopt-AClass field trips to the Ocean nstitute, Summer Beach Concerts, San Clemente Lifeguard programs, scholarships for local students and more. To our sponsors and volunteers, thank you for all your hard work and support. To those who ill be oining us for the first time, or have made the Ocean Festival an annual event, we hope you will agree that it truly is “The Greatest Show On Surf”! For more information and complete event schedules, please visit our website at oceanfestival.org.

PHOTO BY STEVE TAYLOR

PEGGY VANCE

PIER BOWL SURF CLASSIC

to Return to Ocean F tival

BY CARI HACHMANN

Amainline surf contest is back on the Ocean Festival schedule.

“Come on down to see some of the best surfers on the planet,” said Jack Sutter, longtime surfer, Ocean Festival volunteer and point of contact for this year’s three surf contests.

The Pier Bowl Surf Classic will run at the 2019 San Clemente Ocean Festival on Saturday, July 20. The event, sponsored by Hobie Surf Shop, will have divisions for men 25-and-under, men 26-and-over and a women’s open division.

Limited space is available, so to get your board in the competition, sign up online at oceanfestival.org or contact Sutter at 949.609.9963.

The competition is open to all and promises to be fiercely competitive among the many high-level surfers who hail from Orange and San Diego counties. The surf contest will showcase the speed, athleticism and style of open surfing competition.

Surfers can choose to ride either a

shortboard or longboard. Three divisions will surf on the north side of the pier throughout the day.

The Ocean Festival’s two grom surf contests will also continue.

The Groms Rule Push-in Division for ages 7-and-under will also run on July 20, and the Groms Rule Surf Contest with two boys and two girls division will go on Sunday, July 21. Both events are sponsored by Rip Curl.

Sutter said the Groms are his favorite to watch. “I like to see the excitement and smiles on the kids’ faces and how much fun they have. I emphasize on this contest that it’s all about fun and doing your best,” he said.

Sutter is no stranger to the water. A South Orange County resident of 25 years, he’s surfed all over, from California to Mexico, Hawaii and Thailand. He has completed the Molokai paddle three times at 32 miles each, and was champion in 2008. The former president of the Doheny Longboard Club has been a liated with San Clemente’s Ocean Festival for 22 years.

Photo: Rod Hepburn

Dead Men Don’t Surf Headlin e Summer Surf Bea Party

BY CARI HACHMANN

Surf rock band Dead Men Don’t Surf will perform their summer beach party show this year at San Clemente’s Ocean Festival on Saturday, July 20. The two-hour performance will showcase some of DMDS’s original hits along with medleys of everyone’s favorite summer songs.

With roots firmly planted in the surf culture, Dead Men Don’t Surf plans to keep the summer alive by bringing their surf-rock vibe into the modern era for a new generation of fans to enjoy.

Folks can expect to hear a wide variety of medleys from surf and classic-car themed medleys to superhero and spy medleys, along with a tribute to surf-rock pioneer Dick Dale and, of course, some favorite songs o the band s ne record.

Dead Men Don’t Surf formed in the 1980s with musicians who played in The Del-Tones, a surf rock group from Southern California, fronted by guitarist and vocalist Dick Dale, who was known as the “The King of the Surf Guitar.”

Two Del-Tones from that era are still with DMDS: the band’s founding member, Ron Eglit, on lead guitar, and Kerry Chester, on keyboards and guitar.

With newer bandmates Justin Morales on bass guitar and Derek Eglit from the band Painted Wives on drums, Dead Men Don’t Surf has the experience and the energy to set them apart from other beach music bands. They ust finished their long a aited debut record with 12 original songs, ranging from surfy instrumentals to rockin’ vocal tunes to spaghetti western-type sound tracks, and no doubt, a nod to Dick Dale with their song titled “Ron-De-Vous.” The no-title necessary record (just Dead Man Don’t Surf) will be available for purchase at Ocean Festival.

Ocean Festival Brings Fresh and Familiar Events to 2019 Ocean Festival Brings Fresh and Familiar Events to 2019

BY CARI HACHMANN

Adding to an already awesome two-day schedule of beach and ocean events, the San Clemente Ocean Festival will bring out several new events for 2019, including the Pier Bowl Surf Classic, Junior Lifeguard Competition and Tandem Boogie Bodyboarding Contest and Clinics. The sports events and festival will play out on the waves alongside the north side of the San Clemente Pier.

On July 20 and 21, the San Clemente Ocean Festival Ocean lifeguards, swimmers, multi-sport athletes and surfers will be competing for commemorative Ocean Festival medallions, $5,000 in cash and, most importantly, bragging rights claiming top kahuna at the “Greatest Show on Surf.”

On Sunday, July 21, SCO ill launch its first ever Tandem Boogie Bodyboarding Contest, featuring two-person teams riding oversized bodyboards in a surf contest-formatted event with top teams advancing to a late afternoon final. The top three t o person teams take home a medal and their very own Bullyboard. Tandem Boogie Bodyboard Clinics will be hosted on the south side of the pier, free to the public, with bodyboards to be provided by Bullyboard. Go down to learn how to ride ocean waves with a friend.

Additional events planned at this year’s Ocean Festival include Dolphin Dash (kids’ running contest), Ocean Art Show, Woody Car Show, Fishing Derby, Pancake Breakfast, Children’s Pavilion, a Beach BBQ and Saturday Night beach concert.

Sunday’s Beach Events include a 5K Beach Run, Biathlon (1k swim/5k run), One-Mile Ocean Swim, Run-Swim-Run (200mR, 300mS, 200mR) and Splash & Dash Relay (runners 100m/swimmers 300m). The premiere event is the One-Mile Ocean Swim, taking place at 11 a.m. (men’s heat) and 12 p.m. (women’s heat). All entrants must be ocean-competent with similar oceanevent experience.

Other Sunday events include continuation of the Groms Rule

Surf Contest, Sand Sculpting Competitions and the Great Rubber Duck Race.

or paddlers S and prone, SCO o ers the Open Ocean addle. Paddlers do an approximately 5.5-mile course around West Reef and Seal Roc after launching and finishing on the sand. The SUP Sprints feature a thrilling out-and-back course through the sur ine and alongside the San Clemente ier. Top overall S male and female paddlers will win the Poseidon Award. Beach and athletic events are open to everyone. A $3,800 cash purse, special San Clemente Ocean Festival beach towels and Overall Waterman & Waterwomen Championship trophies will be a arded to Lifeguards on Saturday, July 2 . Top finishing Junior Lifeguards and Grom’s Rule Surfers will receive commemorative medallions.

Awards on Sunday, July 21, include Ocean Festival medallions a arded to top age group finishers in Beach Events, Tandem Boogie Bodyboarding Contest and Grom’s Rule Surf Contest. The Neptune Award (top overall male and female swimmer), Poseidon Award (top overall male and female SUP) and Team Championship Trophy for the One-Mile Ocean Swim will be awarded at the end of Sunday’s competition.

Registration is o ered at oceanfestival.org. On site registration begins the days of the event at 7 a.m. at the San Clemente Pier. Some events may fill up prior to the start of the Ocean estival. Entrants both days will receive an Ocean Festival competitor’s kit including either a commemorative event T-shirt or surf shirt and swim cap.

The San Clemente Ocean estival is a non profit organi ation in partnership with the City of San Clemente. Money raised from the Ocean Festival help fund many local community organizations. Scholarships are also provided annually to local high schools. Information and registration to all new events, as well as, all athletic events can easily be found at oceanfestival.org

Dead Men Don’t Surf will perform a free concert 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, July 20 at the main stage north of the Pier for Ocean Festival. Photo: Courtesy of Dead Men Don’t Surf

Photo: Sheri Crummer

Booths & Vendors

San Clemente Ocean F tival

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SATURDAY, JULY 20th SATURDAY, JULY 20th

NEW! PIER BOWL

SURF CLASSIC

EVENT SPONSOR:

HOBIE SURF SHOP

RASH GUARD SPONSOR: COOLIES

6:00 a.m.

Registration/Check-in at SURF Registration booth, North of Pier

6:30 a.m.–3:15 p.m.

Competitions

13TH ANNUAL “GROMS

RULE” SURF CONTEST –PUSH-IN DIVISION

SPONSOR: RIP CURL

Boys & Girls 7-and-under

9:00 a.m.

Registration/Check-In at SURF Registration booth, North of Pier

11:45 a.m.–3:15 p.m. North of Pier

3:45 p.m.

SURF & GROMS RULE AWARDS

CEREMONY (Main Stage)

CHILDREN’S FISHING

CLINIC & ‘ALL AGES’ FISHING DERBY

YOUTH PAVILION

All day events: Arts, Crafts and Games hosted by City of San Clemente Recreation Division. Plus, Beech Nut & Ocean Institute booths.

8:00 a.m.

Ticket sales begin for crafts, games and face painting

8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Arts & Crafts, Game Booths (hosted by SC Parks & Recreation Division)

10:00 a.m.

Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsudemonstration

11:00 a.m.

Hula Connection - performance

12:00 p.m.

Acting Academy for Kidsperformance

1:15 p.m.

The Flow – COA performance

2:00 p.m.

Corey Angeli – COA performance

2:30 p.m.

Olivia Ooms and Highway 39 –COA performance

* Special presentations throughout the day

BEACH PARTY

& FREE CONCERT

5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Dinners available through Fisherman’s Restaurant on the beach

6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

FREE beach concert featuring: Dead Men Don’t Surf SPONSORED BY SHECKLER FOUNDATION

LIFEGUARD

COMPETITIONS

Main Competition Area-Northside of San Clemente Pier - featuring:

8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:10 a.m.

9:20 a.m.

10:15 a.m.

10:25 a.m.

10:35 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

11:15 a.m.

12:15 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:15 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

2:40 p.m.

2:50 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

NEW! Jr. Lifeguard Beach Flags

Event #1: Surf Race – Women

Surf Race – Men

NEW! Jr. Lifeguard Surf Race

Event #2: Rescue Relay (2 person, rescue can & fins) – Open – HEAT 1

Rescue Relay (2 person, rescue can & fins) – Open – HEAT 2

NEW! Jr. Lifeguard Rescue Relay (2 person, rescue can & fins)

Event #3: Surf Ski Race (Lifeguard spec) – Women

Surf Ski Race (Lifeguard spec) – Men

Event #4: National Doryman’s Association – NDA Race #1

Event #5: International Ironman (swim, ski, paddle) – Women

International Ironman (swim, ski, paddle) – Men

Event #6: Paddleboard Rescue Relay (2 person, 10’6”) – HEAT 1

Paddleboard Rescue Relay (2 person, 10’6”) – HEAT 2

Event #7: National Doryman’s Association – NDA Race #2

Event #8: 10’6” Paddleboard Sprint - Women

10’6” Paddleboard Sprint - Men

NEW! Jr. Lifeguard Paddleboard Sprint

Event #9: American Ironman (dory, swim, paddle)

American Iron Woman (run, swim, paddle)

San Clemente Body Surfing Club Demonstration

LIFEGUARD EVENTS AWARDS CEREMONY (Main Stage)

SUNDAY, JULY 21st SUNDAY, JULY 21st

13TH ANNUAL “GROMS RULE” SURF CONTEST

BEACH EVENTS

8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

12:50 p.m.

1:05 p.m.

1:20 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

2:05 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

2:50 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

3:15 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Main Competition Area-Northside of San Clemente Pier - featuring:

Event #10 : 5K Beach Run/Walk (sponsored by LIFE TIME)

Event #11: Open Ocean Paddle Race (SUP, Prone, Ski – apx 5.5 miles)

Event #12: Biathlon (1k Swim & 5k Beach Run)

Event #13 : One Mile Ocean Swim – Race #1: Men

One Mile Ocean Swim – Race #2: Women

TANDEM BOOGIE – Heat #1 (sponsored by BULLYBOARDS)

TANDEM BOOGIE – Heat #2 (sponsored by BULLYBOARDS)

TANDEM BOOGIE – Heat #3 (sponsored by BULLYBOARDS)

SCOF AWARDS CEREMONY

Event #14: Run – Swim – Run (200m Run, 300m Swim, 200m Run)

San Clemente Marine Safety Demo

Event #15: SUP Sprint –Women

SUP Sprint - Men

Event #16: Splash & Dash Relay (runner 100m & swimmer 300m)

TANDEM BOOGIE – Final (sponsored by BULLYBOARDS)

SCOF FINAL AWARDS CEREMONY (Main Stage)

Boogie Bodyboard Contest

S Tandem Boogie Bodyboard Contest

BY JOHN CLARK, TANDEM BOOGIE EVENT ORGANIZER

ave the dates of July 20 and 21, and start training with your Tandem Boogie partner for the 2019 Tandem Boogie Bodyboard Contest, new to the San Clemente Ocean estival this year. The first day of the San Clemente Ocean Festival will include Tandem Boogie Bodyboarding Clinics with Solo and Tandem Boogie bodyboards provided by Bullyboard. Day two of the San Clemente Ocean Festival will feature three heats of seven Tandem Boogie Teams competing for a chance to make the Finals. The competition boards will be provided by the event sponsor, so everyone is on the same sized board.

The top six teams of two will advance to the Tandem Boogie finals for a chance to sho o their team or as the Ocean estival s final event. The top three teams take home a medal and win their own Tandem Bullyboard to take home.

All are invited to come down to the beach at noon on July 21 to meet the inventor of the Boogie Board, Tom Morey, as he leads the judges’ panel in the Tandem Boogie booth. Morey invented the Boogie Board 48 years ago. His son, Sol orey ill be ying in from Ha aii to judge the contest along with his dad.

Sol was the original Tandem Boogie rider since his mom was pregnant with him, hen she too the first ride.

There will also be Tandem Boogie teams coming in from Hawaii including father and son team Kalani and Tava Kahouliokalani and local husband and wife team Vicki and Jay Reale from ebodyboarding.com. Bullyboard plans to send its own parent-child team including owner Gary Fisher and either his son Clayton or daughter Emily.

The competition is currently sold out, so if you want to try Tandem Boogie, come to the Ocean Festival on Saturday to the free clinics.

Check out the Tandem Boogie video on YouTube, made by the Tandem Filmmaker team from San Clemente called Jack and Jack Productions. The SCHS graduates are excited to document this exciting new event and will be making a documentary about Tandem Boogie following the San Clemente Ocean Festival.

There will be background music during the contest, so email song requests to tandemboogie@gmail.com and follow @tandemboogie on Instagram to stay updated on local meetups to practice before the event.

The Tandem Boogie Bodyboard Contest and Clinics, sponsored by Bullyboard, are new to the San Clemente Ocean Festival this year. Photo: Courtesy

SC LIVING

PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

GUEST OPINION: View from the Pier by

Herman Sillas

It’s Time for Equal Pay for Men and Women

The United States Women’s National Soccer Team has conquered the soccer world. It won the 2019 World Cup on July 7 in France by defeating the Netherlands, 2-0. This Women’s World Cup Final was watched by people around the globe and broadcast worldwide. It was sensational. The two women who scored the goals for the United States in the championship game were Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle.

But I have to tell you why I am so excited about the event. Cora and I have ﬁve children: four girls and one boy. When we were raising them in Davis, California, back in the 70s, the town had a very active soccer community. Every Saturday morning, they had soccer games going on at the local park and over the years, our girls joined teams, and Cora and I would go out to watch them play. Two of the girls went on to play for their high school girls team. We went to see them in those games. One of them went out for the UCLA women’s soccer team and made it, but then decided she didn’t want to play anymore and quit the team. Monica, our No. 2 daughter, continued to play soccer in pick-up games with other women and men. She married a guy from El Salvador, and he was a player, too. He became a teacher and coached the soccer team. Monica continued to play soccer three times a week on various teams. She is now 58 years old and is still keeping her schedule. She and her husband had two daughters; both

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played for their high schools but don’t play now. Monica’s son, Oscar Jr., plays for his high school. Monica lives and breathes soccer.

Every four years, there is a Women’s World Cup in which national teams from countries around the globe qualify to participate. Four years ago, the United States also qualiﬁed and won the title. In four years, the team will attempt a World Cup “three-peat.”

But there are other things now that players and women are looking at, including the difference in pay compared to their male counterparts. Our women’s national team’s commitment to the sport demands that they should be paid like the men, but the amount they make is much less. The teams that participated in the men’s World Cup last year’s was $400 million. FIFA, the global governing body for soccer will pay $30 million total in prize money to the women who competed this year! That’s all? Many in the crowd that watched the women’s ﬁnal were shouting after the game, “Equal Pay! Equal Pay!”

By Herman Sillas

It is time that women who do the same work as men should be paid the same amount as men. We as a nation have not arrived at that point in the workplace. Men have continued to earn more money than women, merely because they are men. That has to end. If we elect a woman as the next President of this nation, will she not be entitled to the same amount that the prior male President earned? I don’t see Congress calling the new President to tell her she isn’t making the same as the prior President. She better receive the same amount.

We are at a time in history to have equality among the women for the work they do, like the men. If women don’t make the same money in the next World Cup, they might not want to go out and

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

Last week’s solution:

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

Adoptable Pet of the Week: Bubba

SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Bubba is a ginger-haired cutie now available for adoption. Found living outdoors with his two siblings, he is still learning the many joys of everyday cat life, such as fun toys and soft beds. However, with the help of his fosters and shelter volunteers, there’s no doubt that Bubba will be at the top of his kitten class in no time at all.

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

win another World Cup—unless they can get equal money to match the men’s share of the purse.

That is the view from the pier. Herman Sillas is an author, artist, poet, and a former U.S. District Attorney. He may be reached at sillas@aol.com. SC

Did you know that...

• Halfway through the year, there were 531 sales in San Clemente, with an average sales price of $1,135,000

• In San Clemente, there are 315 homes actively on the market for sale, with an average price of $1,712,000

• The 3 highest priced homes availible in San Clemente are located in the Cotton’s Pointe Estates: 4095 Calle Isabella at $7,950,000, 4130 Calle Isabella at $38,000,000 and 4100 Calle Isabella at $57,500,000

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Bubba. Photo Courtesy of San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter

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

Notice of Hearing

Date: 08/21/2019 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100

Window: 44. e address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92701. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Date: July 2, 2019

JUDGE WALTER P. SCHWARM, Judge of the Superior Court

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Services – Friday, July 26, 11:30 a.m., St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, 7005 Brockton Ave., Riverside, CA, followed by the burial at 1:30 p.m. at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA.

Continuing a Family Tradition

A New Generation of Paskowitzes Are Ready to Make Waves

BY ADAM GILLES, FOR THE SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Adam Paskowitz grew up living life on the waves and on the road. His late father, local legend Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, was one of the ﬁrst surfers to discover San Onofre in the 1920s.

A Stanford-trained physician, Doc left his lucrative practice to raise his nine children with his wife in a 24-foot trailer, as they traveled across the country in search of the best waves and a real world education.

The Paskowitzes were dubbed “The First Family of Surﬁng” after running

the world’s ﬁrst surf camp at San Onofre in the ’70s and ’80s. A documentary ﬁlm called Surfwise was released in 2007 chronicling the Paskowitzes’ bohemian lifestyle through two decades, while “Doc” bandaged up surfers and repaired their banged-up surfboards along the way.

Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz passed away in 2014 at age 93, but the next generation of Paskowitzes are living a similar lifestyle, still in search of the perfect beach. However, this time it’s for a different reason—plastic.

While they partake in adventures above and below the surf, Adam Paskowitz, his wife, Tracey, and their two children, Doc, 13, and Ffanci, 9, travel to some of the most infrequently traveled beaches and oceans they can ﬁnd around the world in search of plastic. They created the nonproﬁt Paskowitz Plastic Pick-Up to help them spread the word and their mission to the world.

“Our mission is the ocean,” said Paskowitz. “The goal is not for us to save the world; the goal is for the world to save the world.”

Living in ocean-crossing boats, motorhomes and their car for the past seven years, the Paskowitz family has been

picking up and compacting all of the plastic pollution they can ﬁnd in oceans and beaches along the way, while raising their children to be champions for the environment in which they’ve grown up.

“I’m not a hippie environmentalist at all,” said Paskowitz. “We’re hunters, and we’re survivalists, and we relate to a lot of the middle of the country that are hunters and survivalists, but it’s dirty there now,” he said, referencing polluted areas of the Midwest.

Adam and his brother, Josh, were members of the ’90s post-grunge group The Flys. Songwriting credits on a couple of the band’s popular songs, along with side jobs as a licensed electrician and boat captain, have enabled him to provide income for his family throughout their travels when needed. This has allowed Adam and his family to stay focused on their mission.

Now, the Paskowitzes have a reality television show in the works that they hope will help spread their message and get more people to adopt the practice of simply picking up plastic at their local beaches, lakes, rivers and creeks.

“You don’t gotta wait for the monthly or the yearly Paskowitz Plastic Pick-Up,” said Paskowitz. “Just bring a bag and

start doing it. Just remove it from your general environment.”

The reality show will feature the Paskowitz family in their general environment: remote oceans, beaches and places where things go bump in the night.

“We’re working with some great people that have made some great things, like The Deadliest Catch,” said Paskowitz. “This is what we do, and we’re going to do it anyway, so if some really neat people who are really good at telling stories come along with us, I’m OK with that, because the environment we’re in, it’s really important that we show that.”

Despite the possibility of his family being thrown into the limelight, Paskowitz maintains that he only wants to continue to lead by his father’s example, and raise his children to be stewards of the oceans and beaches.

“I hope that along the way, if we pick up a bunch of plastic and make the beach cleaner, I think that’s pretty good; that’s good enough for me,” said Paskowitz. “I’m totally ﬁne with that as my legacy. That was that dude. He wrote one or two bad songs, and then he just, like, rolled it out on the beach for a while, and had some good kids that made an impact. That’s good enough.” SC

Clockwise from left. Tracey, Doc, Adam and Ffanci prepare for another adventure. Photo: Adam Gilles. Adam and Doc Paskowitz pick up plastic along the beach; Doc cuts off his dad as they catch a wave; Adam Paskwoitz teaches his daughter, Ffanci, to spearﬁsh. Photos: Courtesy of Paskowitz Family

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Triton Report

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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

Sam Darnold Hosts Workout with Jets Teammates at SCHS

San Clemente alum and New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold hosted several of his Jets teammates for offseason workouts last week at San Clemente High School.

Darnold, who will be entering his second season with the Jets when training camp opens on July 24 in New Jersey, practiced with wide receivers Robby Anderson, Deontay Burnett, Jamison Crowder, Greg Dortch and Quincy Enunwa, tight end Chris Herndon and quarterback Davis Webb.

Darnold graduated from SCHS in 2015 and played two seasons at USC after a redshirt season. Darnold was selected No. 3 overall by the Jets in the 2018 NFL Draft. After being named the youngest Week 1 starter in NFL history, Darnold completed 58% of his passes for 2,865 yards and 17 touchdowns with 15 interceptions in 13 games. The Jets posted a 4-9 record with Darnold under center and a 4-12 record overall.

Darnold’s best game came late in the season when he completed 24 of 35 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in a 44-38 shootout loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 16.

Scoreboard

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Our City Scoreboard keeps you updated on all of the local San Clemente youth and community team accomplishments and special individual performances of the week. Email zcavanagh@picketfencemedia.com for submission.

SC Girls Softball Teams Go Deep at Regionals

The San Clemente Girls Softball 8U, 10U and 12U teams all made strong runs at the USA Softball Regional Cali-

Football Closes Summer Session at Huntington Beach

The San Clemente football team’s summer camp will come to a close on Saturday, July 20 at the Huntington Beach passing and lineman competition at Huntington Beach High School.

In the 12-team passing tournament, San Clemente draws into Pool C with West Ranch and Buena Park. After pool play, teams will play two more games to determine ﬁrst through 12th place. Local teams San Juan Hills and Tesoro will also take part.

The lineman competition is comprised of six events of strength and fortitude. The events are the bench press max, power clean max, plate push relay, tire ﬂip relay, tug-of-war and ﬁve-minute hot-dog eating contest.

fornia Games but did not advance out of the tournament on July 12-14 outside of San Diego in Lakeside, California.

The 12U and 10U teams went the furthest with pushes to the semiﬁnals.

The 12U team posted big wins in pool play over Northern California teams with an 8-0 win over Santa Maria and a 15-4 win over Santa Clara. In the bracket after a bye, San Clemente continued with its offensive burst with a 16-0 win over Rocklin and an 8-0 win over Temple City. The 12U team put up nine runs in the semiﬁnal, but La Puente was stronger in a 17-9 win.

The 12U team is made up of Tessa Arciniega, Ayla Basaites, Sophia Caringella, Jenna Gellatly, Brooklyn Giles, Felicity Jacobs, Payton Kennedy, So-

The Tritons open fall camp on July 31 and the season starts Aug. 23 at Oceanside.

Wrestlers Earn Podium Spots at Summer Championships

The San Clemente wrestling team completed its summer session with a trip to the Southern California Summer Wrestling Championships. The Tritons had one champion and nine wrestlers reach a podium position.

San Clemente’s champion came at the intermediate level where sophomore Grant MacKinnon took the 113-pound title. MacKinnon had two byes and won two matches by fall to earn the gold.

Two other intermediate Tritons medaled as sophomore Tyler Jones (120

phie Nachman, Maysen Veronda and Samantha Westerﬁeld.

The 10U team also won both of its poo-play games with a 4-2 win over Majestix and a 17-0 win over Redwood City. In the bracket after a bye, San Clemente again put up the offense in a 9-1 win over 4S Ranch of San Diego and a 13-1 win over Cordova. In the semiﬁnal, San Clemente lost a tight game to Pico Rivera, 6-5.

The 10U team is made up of Eliana Martinez, Emily Ota, Cassi Basaites, Ava Echternach, Leeloo Narvaez, Gina Rauch, Marley Readman, Maya Saggar, Kindra Stanley and Peyton Stokes.

The 8U team again was strong in pool play with a pair of 12-1 wins over Sunnyvale and Goleta. In the bracket,

pounds) and junior Joseph Marquez (132 pounds) each earned silver. Jones went 1-1 with a win by forfeit and loss by decision. Marquez won his ﬁrst match by decision and second match by fall, but lost by fall in the title match.

At the varsity level, San Clemente had five wrestlers earn podiums. Juniors Vincent Morales (170 pound) and Hunter Nielsen (182 pounds) both took silver medals and Marquez took third. Junior Jack Garcia (132 pounds) and sophomore Vance Grabasilio (138) each took fifth. At 170 pounds, Morales had two byes and a win by fall to reach the final. Morales lost by fall in the final for the silver. At 182 pounds, Nielsen had two wins by decision and one by fall with one loss by decision to take the silver. SC

San Clemente beat Paso Robles in the ﬁrst round, 7-3, and edged out West Valley in the second round, 3-2, to advance to the quarterﬁnals. However, that’s where the run ended, as Santee advanced, 13-6.

The 8U team is made up of Caylani Agosto, Delaney Bautista, Luca Cifuentes, Peyton Clark, Erin Creek, Madison Fernandez, Lanna Jay, Margo Nye, Rachel Roldan, Ryenn Roldan, Anela Saxton and Brooklyn Speron.

The softball postseason isn’t over for San Clemente Girls Softball.

Coming off its state championship, the San Clemente 14U team opens up the USA Softball Western National Qualiﬁer from July 23-28 in Redding, California. SC

San Clemente alum and New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (third from right) hosted several teammates for offseason workouts at San Clemente High School. Photo: Courtesy of Triton Football

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SC SURF

SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

Bring the Stoke

Upcoming event with the Gudauskas brothers at the Surﬁng Heritage and Culture Center focuses on how to maximize the good vibrations in our local lineups

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

With summer in full swing, it’s time to ﬁre up the froth and max out the stoke meter. On Saturday, July 20, the fabulous Gudauskas brothers will be leading a lecture at the Surﬁng Heritage and Culture Center that is aptly entitled “Let’s All Share the Stoke!”

Celebrating all the good vibes that accompany the beach lifestyle, topics of the evening will include hot tips on surﬁng etiquette—why sharing the lineup is good and bullying is bad.

“It’s going to be an epic night; we’re so psyched to be a part of it,” Dane Gudauskas told San Clemente Times. “It’s really rad that we can get the tribe together, rap out about what’s going on in our lineups, and how we can all make this a better world through surﬁng and the beach.”

Leading the conversation will be San Clemente resident and distinguished Orange County Register journalist Laylan Connelly. A regular at San Onofre, along with her husband and young family, she always brings a great, well-informed perspective to any conversation. Sharing the stage with the Gudauskas brothers will be rising star Crosby Colapinto, who’s in the midst of a break-out career and whose brother is already competing at the most elite level on the WSL Championship Tour.

GROM OF THE WEEK

JETT SCHILLING

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

t’s been a big few months for 16-year-old Jett Schilling. Most recently, the San Clemente teen has been logging hours and hours at Lowers, where he continues to hone his talent.

Last month, Schilling landed at the Stab High contest in Waco, Texas. Held at the BSR Surf Resort wave pool facility, the young gun squared off against some of the most notable aerialists in the world. He more than held his own, embracing the moment and representing San Clemente to the fullest.

“It means a lot to represent San Clemente. There’s such a long legacy, that there’s a lot to live up to and a responsibility to keep that tradition going,” Colapinto said in an interview after winning the national title at the U.S.A. Surﬁng Championship last month.

Local super groms Sierra Downer, Tyrone Fomenko and Nate Pierce, surfer/ paddleboarder Jaysea DeVoe and high school Surfrider Foundation representative Zach Meyler will also be on hand.

As part of the evening’s entertainment, the Gudauskas boys will be screening their most recent film, Can’t Steal Our Vibes. Released last year, the documentary film details the surfboard drive the brothers ran through their Positive Vibe Warrior Foundation. Benefiting groups in South Africa that are using the lessons of surfing to change the lives of impoverished youth, thanks to the outpouring of support in San Clemente, Dana Point and beach communities up and down the

East and West Coasts, they were ﬂooded with donations of surfboards and surf gear. Loading nearly 800 surfboards into a Matson container bound for South Africa, the Gudauskas brothers made the trip to Cape Town and Durban to personally connect with organizations Surfers Not Street Children and Waves For Change to experience just how profound riding a few waves can change somebody’s life.

“It’s as pure of an experience as it gets. It’s not just the act of giving; it’s something that touches you all the way down to your soul,” says Gudauskas. “The difference that a surfboard can make, not just for these kids, but for anybody. It’s transformative.”

The second installment in the partnership with the SHACC and the San Clemente Junior Lifeguard Foundation, “Let’s All Share the Stoke!” starts at 5:30 p.m. Entry is free for anyone 18-and-under, $10 for adults and . . . “everyone gets free pizza and drinks!”

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SURF FORECAST

Water Temperature: 68-70 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 10-15

Thursday: Long period southwest swell starts to ease with better exposed breaks looking at waist to chest high surf (3-4’ faces) while standouts see bigger set push head high (5’ faces). Light southeast winds in the morning for mostly clean conditions, giving way to light+ southwest/westsouthwest ﬂow in the afternoon for a bit of bump, but there should still be some corners on tap through the evening.

Outlook: Southwest swell continues to fade through the weekend with mostly leftovers on tap in the knee to waist high range (2-3’ faces) while standouts pull in some stomach high sets (3’+ faces). Forerunners of a new south swell are expected to start creeping in, but aren’t expected to contribute to size until next week. Light southwest winds expected for the mornings, shifting further to the west-southwest while picking a few knots for the afternoons. For the latest details be sure to visit Surﬂine.com.

Last week, SHACC opened its newest exhibit, “60 Years of Bing: A Reflection.” Dedicated to the artistry and craftsmanship of Bing Copeland, the exhibit features boards, artifacts, memorabilia and more from Copeland’s 60 years of shaping and contributions to surfing. On July 25, SHACC will host the world premiere of the new documentary film, Think Bing In August, SHACC will be launching a new, interactive exhibit entitled “Temples of Stoke,” which will feature 25 of the most historic and distinguished surf shops from up and down California. So much stoke in such a short amount of time; hopefully, your nervous system can handle it. SC

In March, Schilling traveled to Florida, where he notched the best results of his young career. At the Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, he took ﬁfth in the Qualifying Series contest and third behind fellow San Clemente’s Kade Matson.

Prior to that, Schilling made a trip to Australia to compete in Julian Wilson’s Serious Fun Invitational contest, where he earned himself a very respectable runner-up finish. Schilling is currently ranked third on the WSL North America Junior circuit, and he will be seeded fifth in the Pro Junior going into the 2019 U.S. Open of Surfing, where he’ll look to continue his upward progression at the Huntington Pier. Matson is the No. 1 seed. SC

Jett Schilling. Photo: John Ferguson / WSL

Pat Gudauskas and friend keeping the vibe alive at a Stoke-O-Rama contest last summer. Photo: Jimmy Wilson / Vans