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A Place in History

North Beach Recognized as Historic District E Y E O N S C / PAG E 3

North Beach last month was added to the National Register of Historic Places, designating the area as an official historic district. Photo: Chloe Anady

Council Narrows Down Proposals from Gas Station Developers EYE ON SC/PAGE 4

Appeals Court Reverses SC Man’s Hate Crime Conviction EYE ON SC/PAGE 4

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Five things San Clemente should know this week North Beach Designated as Historic District THE LATEST: San Clemente’s North Beach corridor has earned its place on the National Register of Historic Places as the area, currently on the verge of a renaissance, was granted historic district status by state and federal agencies last month.

“It’s something we’ve been working on for a long time,” San Clemente Historical Society President Larry Culbertson said of the years-long effort to establish the “North Beach Historic District.”

The designation, he added, “will help property values and instill pride and sense of shared history,” while also driving tourism to North Beach, where two of the town’s most iconic properties—the Miramar Theatre and San Clemente Bowling Center—are being renovated and restored into an events center and food hall.

“The area is in its ascendency,” Culbertson said of North Beach.

It’s in that triangular area—bounded by North El Camino Real, Avenida Estacion and Boca De La Playa—where town founder Ole Hanson had first envisioned the gateway into the “Spanish Village by the Sea” as an entertainment and recreation hub.

“He got as far as building the Beach Club,” Culbertson said, explaining that The Great Depression had grinded development to a halt. Hanson had plans to put in a dance pavilion and water feature, among other things, before the nation’s economic collapse in 1929.

In its pitch to the California Office of Historic Preservation and National Park Service, the city noted that by the late 1930s, San Clemente, along with much of the nation, began to rebound from the economic crisis and would work to complete Hanson’s vision.

“During this period, local entrepreneurs sought new ways to attract visitors, and ultimately new residents, back to San Clemente,” the city wrote in its application for the historic designation. “In doing so, they returned to Hanson’s original plan for North Beach as the cultural and recreational hub for the community.”

Out of that development came the Casino San Clemente, San Clemente Bowling Center and the San Clemente Theatre—later renamed and more commonly referred to as the Miramar Theatre.

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North Beach last month was added to the National Register of Historic Places, designating the area as an official historic district. Photo: Chloe Anady

designation, formalized on Dec. 15, is the culmination of more than a decade of lobbying from stakeholders including the Historical Society, which had been advocating since 2006 for the city to initiate the nomination process.

Jonathan Lightfoot, the city’s economic development officer and a city planner, said the next primary step is the rehabilitation of the existing buildings, currently underway. And down that road, the city will look at opportunities to enhance the character of the district, namely installing new monument and street signage.

WHAT’S NEXT: Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, something like this would certainly have led to a celebratory event for the public to attend. Lightfoot said that such an event is still expected to happen, but much further down the road, when it’s safer to host gatherings again.

“Staff envisions hosting a North Beach Historic District launch in collaboration with the Historic Society and the property owners,” Lightfoot said in an email.

“Ideally, this would be an opportunity for the community to tour the buildings, hear their history, and maybe even enjoy some big band music.”—Shawn Raymundo

Statewide Covid-19 Transmission, Hospitalizations Decrease as Deaths Continue to Spike THE LATEST: For the first time since October, California’s coronavirus metrics for transmission and the numbers for hospitalizations showed major decreases in statistics reported in the state’s weekly update on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly reported an 11.6% 14-day testing positivity rate in California with a 9.9% seven-day rate, indicating that case numbers and transmission rates are finally on the way down after explosive November and December rates. The 14-day rate was 12.7% 14 days ago.

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The state’s “R-effective” rate has dropped to 0.95, meaning that individuals infected with COVID-19 are now spreading it to less than one other person. The rate had climbed above 1.2, meaning a spread to more than one other person, in mid-November and early December.

Hospitalizations have also begun to see large decreases, with an 8.5% decrease statewide over the past 14 days and a 2.8% decrease in ICU patients over the past seven days. As of Tuesday, Orange County hospitalizations had decreased 10.2% in the past 14 days and ICU patients had decreased 2.2% over the past seven days.

While these decreases in metrics are reason for optimism, they contrast the rising death rate that has made January the deadliest month of the pandemic so far in Orange County.

Statewide, the 14-day daily new death average has gone up 63.3% in the past 14 days, from an average 293.4 deaths per day to 479.2. In Orange County, the 14day average has gone up by an astounding 274.76% in the past 14 days, from an average 10.5 deaths per day to 39.35.

There have been 602 coronavirus-related deaths reported in Orange County in January. There were 1,875 deaths in the county over the previous 10 months, with August marking the previous one-month high reported at 376.

To combat this spike in deaths, the state had been ramping up its vaccine distribution with a goal of one million more vaccines in the 10 days leading up to last weekend.

The state hit its goal, with Dr. Ghaly reporting more than 1.5 million vaccines administered by Tuesday, including the most doses administered in a single day on Friday at 110,505. More than 3.2 million doses have been shipped throughout the state.

The state also is pausing the use of one lot of the vaccine after a handful of allergic reactions were recorded. Dr. Ghaly reported that “fewer than 10” individuals had required medical attention after receiving lot 41L20A of the Moderna vaccine, and out of an abundance of caution, the state is recommending providers pause the use of this single lot of the vaccine.

Orange County is in Phase 1A of vaccination distribution for health care workers and long-term care residents, as well as individuals 65 and over, with emergency service workers also eligible for the vaccine. For more information on getting the vaccine in Orange County or to schedule an appointment at the Disneyland Super POD, go to othena.com.

As of Tuesday, the Southern California region remained under the state’s regional stay-at-home order, as the state’s four-week ICU projection for the region remained below the 15% available capacity threshold to exit the order.

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The city council on Tuesday, Jan. 19, narrowed down the pool of bidders interested in purchasing or leasing a lot on Avenida La Pata to turn into a gas station. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

Council Narrows Down Proposals from Gas Station Developers THE LATEST: The pool of five developers looking to construct a gas station and other amenities on a city-owned lot near Talega was narrowed down to the top three offers on Tuesday, Jan. 19, when the new city council resumed discussions over the proposals that had been tabled this past summer.

The council voted, 3-2, with Councilmembers Laura Ferguson and Steve Knoblock opposed, to thin out the prospective applicants interested in either purchasing or leasing the property on Avenida La Pata and Vista Hermosa, selecting Fountainhead Development, Cypress Express Partners and Heslin Holdings to continue negotiations in the coming weeks.

The three developers were ranked as the top contenders by CBRE, the city’s consultant tasked with soliciting offers for the 2.29-acre parcel next to the fire station.

The potential sale, which could yield more than $7 million in revenue to the city, has been in the works since mid-2019, when the city began collecting proposals.

According to the city, 15 proposals were received, with the bulk of them offering to buy or rent the land and use it as a gas station, along with a convenience store and car wash. Others included charter schools and assisted-living facilities.

Offers to buy the land have ranged from $6 million to $7.5 million, while offers to lease the grounds have ranged from $200,000 to $500,000 annually.

Fountain Head, ranked as the top finalist, has proposed to purchase the land for $7.5 million or lease the grounds annually for $450,000 under a 20-year minimum commitment to build a 76 fuel station with a Starbucks and Bliss Car Wash on-site.

Cypress Express has also offered to buy the parcel for $7.5 million, with plans to construct a Chevron or Shell station with an H2Go Express Car Wash and a quick service food and coffee outlet. The applicant’s proposal also includes a lease option for $500,000 a year, with a 10% San Clemente Times January 21-27, 2021

increase every five years under a 25-year agreement.

Heslin, which is offering $7.15 million for the parcel, proposes to develop a Kroger Fuel Station, Fast 5 Express Car Wash and a Toyota Hydrogen Fuel Station. If the council opts for a rental option, the developer is prepared to commit to a 50-year lease with four 10-year options, starting out at $200,000 a year on rent.

WHAT’S NEXT: With the council’s vote to continue talks with the top three bidders, city staff, acting City Manager Erik Sund explained, will go back to the developers to refine the proposals, addressing some of the desires and concerns councilmembers had expressed with the potential gas stations.

Afterward, final offers can be made and then the council could further deliberate over them, he said.

Mayor Pro Tem Gene James asked Sund to come back to the council after 30 days with the refined bids.—SR

Appeals Court Reverses San Clemente Man’s Hate Crime Conviction THE LATEST: A civil rights violation and hate crime conviction of a San Clemente man who had sucker-punched an African American grocery store worker in Laguna Beach in 2019 was reversed by a court of appeal last week.

In October 2019, Fernando Ramirez of San Clemente was found guilty by a Santa Ana jury of aggravated battery with serious bodily injury for running up behind the 26-year-old Whole Foods employee and punching him in the face, breaking his nose and several of his teeth.

Ramirez, who was 23 at the time, was also convicted of a misdemeanor violation of civil rights and a felony hate crime enhancement. He was sentenced to six years in prison—four years for the battery charge and two years for the hate crime, as well as six months, to be served concurrently, for the civil rights violation.

However, in its opinion, the Fourth District Court of Appeal overturned the civil rights violation and hate crime convic-

tions after finding that statements Ramirez made about African Americans to the police during his June 15, 2019 arrest were obtained in violation of his Miranda rights.

The court agreed with Ramirez’s argument that “the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress statements he made to police after his arrest, claiming they were obtained in violation of Miranda v. Arizona.”

“As a result, the true finding on the hate crime enhancement and the civil rights conviction must both be reversed,” the court stated in its 12-page opinion handed down on Jan. 13.

Kimberly Edds, the public information officer for the Orange County District Attorney’s office, said on Monday, Jan. 18, that the office was still reviewing the matter and that a decision whether to retry the case had not yet been made.

According to the appeals court, a couple who witnessed Ramirez strike the victim and run away called 911, even following him until the police could arrive to apprehend him. Randy Bitonti, the Laguna Beach police officer who responded to the call, saw Ramirez run down the street “with his fists clenched and flailing around.”

After handcuffing Ramirez and instructing him to sit on a curb, Bitonti asked him what happened, to which he replied that “he was in a public restroom near the bus terminal when someone called him a name, and he had reacted to being called that name.”

A second police officer stayed with Ramirez while Bitonti went to speak with the witnesses. Upon his return to Ramirez, the second officer notified Bitonti that he had read Ramirez his Miranda rights and that Ramirez “was pleading the Fifth” and “doesn’t want to talk; he wants a lawyer.”

After the arrest, while in the back seat of Bitonti’s patrol SUV and on the way to the police station, Ramirez was recorded on camera asking why he was being arrested before telling the officer, among other things, that he punched the victim because he “was Black and he hated all Black people.”

“Despite knowing defendant had invoked his Miranda rights, Bitonti asked defendant, ‘You don’t wanna talk? I thought you were gonna tell me what happened … you didn’t really finish; that’s why I was just curious if there was more to it,’ ” the court explained. “Defendant again said he had been called a racial slur by (the victim) in a transit center restroom.”

The appeal court, in its opinion, noted that Ramirez was never reminded about his previous invocation of Miranda rights.

Furthermore, it stated that the SUV conversation was the only evidence presented during trial that established Ramirez’s racial motivations.

As a result of the appeal court’s finding, the hate crime and civil rights violation convictions were overturned and the sentences vacated. The aggravated battery charge, and resulting conviction, still stand.—SR

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OC Medical Experts Promote Self-Care Through ‘Wellness Vaccination’ THE LATEST: For almost 50 years, Laguna Niguel pediatrician Edward Taub has been developing a system of self-care advice that encourages ethical living, practicing forgiveness, expressing gratitude, and other healthy habits.

Taub calls his recommendations the “wellness vaccination”—an apt term in the COVID-19 era.

Taub recently spoke about how people can take care of their physical and emotional health, and reduce stress, with San Clemente Times.

“I discovered that by teaching families the importance of meditation and good nutrition, exercise, and faith in a higher power, and—at that time—parents not smoking, basically I discovered that I was able to relieve stress and the major part of the illnesses that my practice was built upon,” Taub said.

What people think and feel affects their physical health, Taub said.

“If our thoughts and our feelings are disruptive or negative, then the cells feel that,” Taub said. “They become more vulnerable to illness and disease. The wellness vaccination helps people feel good about themselves.”

Taub is promoting his wellness advice alongside his son, Marc Taub, who is the Medical Director of MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center’s Emergency Department and lives in Dana Point.

“The pandemic—without a doubt—has been, by far, the most challenging thing any doctor or nurse or health care worker has ever experienced,” Marc Taub said. “As we go through month by month, it’s actually getting harder, each time we have another surge.”

Staying healthy and resilient is important for doctors, nurses, and health care workers during the health crisis, Marc Taub said.

“The community needs them to save lives right now,” Marc Taub said.

Saddleback Medical Center, like other hospitals, is hitting capacity thresholds as COVID-19 cases rise and spread is rampant. Conditions there for health care workers are very busy and difficult, though frontline teams are doing “an amazing job right now,” Marc Taub said.

Marc Taub also encourages people to get the physical COVID-19 vaccine, when they’re able to do so. Marc Taub recently got his two doses and felt fine afterward.

He further recommends people continue social distancing, wearing masks, washing hands, and staying away from crowds.

“The more resilient our community is, that means less crowding in our emergency rooms,” Marc Taub said. “It allows us to do our jobs.”—Collin Breaux EDITOR’S NOTE: Extended version to some of these stories can be found at sanclementetimes.com. sanclementetimes.com

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Community Meetings THURSDAY, JAN. 21

ZONING ADMINISTRATION 3-4:30 p.m. The city’s Zoning Administration will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference and can be streamed through the city’s YouTube channel. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

TUESDAY, JAN. 26

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE 2-5 p.m. The city’s Public Safety Committee will conduct a special meeting via teleconference and can be streamed through the city’s YouTube channel.

949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

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‘Hugs for Heroes’ Asks for Food, Handwritten Notes to Health Workers Members of the Dana Point and Capistrano Beach communities are encouraging people to drop off bulk snacks and notes of encouragement to health care workers at Mission Hospital as part of the “Hugs for Heroes” initiative at the Dana Point Community Center.

“The concept arose out of several conversations both personally and through Capo Cares Facebook, where people expressed a desire to ‘do something’ to help—to somehow send a little encouragement and support to the men and women who have been working so hard on the frontlines of this pandemic,” said Toni Nelson, cofounder of Capo Cares.

A bin is now situated at the community center to collect bulk snacks, drinks and notes of encouragement.

“Each box will be stamped with a ‘Hugs for Heroes’ sticker, so the workers know Dana Point is sending them a hug,” Nelson said. “The notes of encouragement unfortunately can’t go into the COVID wards, but they will be posted on bulletin boards throughout the hospital, and selected notes will be published in their internal newsletter.”

Nelson has partnered with city of Dana Point, Mission Cares (a nonprofit that supports Mission Hospital Foundation) and Larry Robinson, owner of the Fish Tank, a Capo Beach arts venue. The city will be San Clemente Times January 21-27, 2021

facilitating collection, while Robinson and Nelson will coordinate deliveries.

Mission Hospital is accepting any bulk snacks or drinks as long as they are individually wrapped and do not require refrigeration. Bulk fruits can be donated in boxes or bags. Homemade snacks cannot be accepted due to hospital protocol.

Suggested donations include individually packaged nuts, dried fruit, granola bars, fruit cups, apple sauce, beef or turkey jerky, trail mix, juices, Gatorade, chips, popcorn, muffins and cookies.

Although handwritten notes cannot be allowed in COVID care areas, Mission Cares staff will post them on general bulletin boards throughout the hospital and scan some of them into the hospital newsletter.

“As we all know, these selfless frontline workers have been working to the point of exhaustion and beyond,” Nelson said.

“Please write a short note or card to let them know we appreciate and honor them as ‘heroes’ of this pandemic.”

Volunteers will deliver snacks and notes to Mission Hospitals in Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach once or twice weekly.

All donations are tax-deductible through Mission Hospital Foundation Federal Tax I.D. # 95-1643360. For major donations of $250 or more, please fill out a tax receipt request that can be found in the online version of this story at sanclementetimes.com and mail your request to Mission Hospital Foundation at the address noted on the form.

The Dana Point Community Center is located at 34052 Del Obispo Street and is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, email hugsforheroesdp@gmail.com.

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As part of the “Hugs for Heroes” initiative, the Dana Point Community Center is collecting bulk snacks, drinks and notes of encouragement for health care workers at Mission Hospital. Photo: Courtesy of Karolina Grabowska/Pexels

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s we enter the New Year, the Downtown Business Association (SCDBA) is as committed as ever to supporting our local small businesses. A thriving downtown is the beating heart of our community, and we invite all residents to play an active role by supporting local shops, services, and restaurants.

We, at the SCDBA, will continue to work to provide various initiatives to assist local businesses and advocate for programs and legislation important to them in our ongoing focus on enhancing the downtown experience.

First, the Downtown Business Association has been very active in listening to its

business sectors as they navigate through these challenging times. We have been proud to lead the effort, with support from the city, to bringing outdoor dining to San Clemente—a very wellreceived addition to the charm of our town.

In December, the SCDBA held a restaurant sector forum outdoors at Sonny’s Pizza so the businesses could be heard by the city. We were grateful THE DOWNfor the attendance of TOWN BUZZ Councilmembers Chris

By Chris Aitken Duncan and Gene James.

As a result, an ordinance was passed by the city allowing greater flexibility for dining and drinking in certain public spaces to encourage take-out and helping restaurants during this challenging time.

Second, the Downtown Business Association, with gratitude to the city, was able to temporarily, and successfully, bring back the Village Art Faire to our community. While presently on hold for health and safety reasons, we are grateful to our city and community to bringing this beloved faire back full-time in 2021.

Third, believing strongly that “We’re in this together,” the Downtown Business Association has initiated an “Ambassador” program to promote stronger connection among businesses in the interest of advocating for common interests and helping to offer support for common challenges.

If you would like to support your downtown, and you are interested in being a volunteer “ambassador,” committee member, or board member for the DBA, we invite you to contact us at info@scdba.org to learn more.

Finally, we continue to support our local businesses through hosting various virtual “Think Tanks” among the various business sectors. These virtual discussions have been very well-received by our retail, restaurant, professional and nonprofit sectors.

If you have interest in connecting with your local business community counterparts to share strategies, challenges, and co-marketing opportunities, feel free to reach out to us.

On behalf of the San Clemente Downtown Business Association, we wish you and your families the very best for 2021.

San Clemente, we continue to ask for you to “shop and dine local” and look forward to seeing you downtown.

Chris Aitken is the chairman of the Board of the San Clemente Downtown Business Association. Chris is also involved with two businesses in the downtown area, including being the co-owner of H.H. Cotton’s restaurant and a partner of the personal injury law firm Aitken Aitken Cohn. SC

Letters to the Editor

the federal regulations for a Quiet Zone that took 10 years to obtain?

People need to be fired for failing to do their job. Those responsible cannot even get a reinspection approved.

Disgusting public service.

SHOW SOME RESPONSIBILITY

E-BIKES

DALE FERRANTO, San Clemente

BOB LUTZ, San Clemente

The current renewal of the train horns is a disaster in leadership and responsibility. Is no one accountable for maintaining

Well, I just read that the city is clamping down on e-bikes on the beach trails. That’s good. But what about through the rest of

town?

Kids and elders are riding these bikes on the sidewalks. And when they’re on the street, the kids don’t obey the stop signs or traffic lights.

I’ve almost hit a few in the past month, because they don’t think the laws apply to them.

I have an e-bike and love it, but it seems like everyone under the age of 15 has one.

I haven’t heard of a death to an e-bike yet, but it will come if the cops don’t clamp down.

GUEST OPINION: The Downtown Buzz by Chris Aitken

Happy New Year from SC Downtown Business Association

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21: DIGITAL DETOX: AN EDUCATIONAL LUNCHINAR 11:30 a.m-12:45 p.m. The San Clemente Chamber of Commerce and First Amendment Voice will host this webinar over Zoom. The program will explore how society has become addicted to technology and help those looking to leverage the technology addiction. To register for the program, email info@scchamber.com or go to the Chamber’s website. A $5 donation is requested for Chamber members participating in the program and $8 for non-members.

Inquiries and request for additional information can be sent to info@scchamber.com or info@firstamendmentvoice.com.

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fruits, vegetables and artisanal goods from organic growers at the Community Center/San Clemente Public Library parking lot. 100 North Calle Seville.

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Wednesday | 27 BACKYARD OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS 8-10 p.m. Knuckleheads’ backyard is open for food, drinks and live music.

Performers of all skill levels are welcome. If you are a musician, do stand-up comedy or the spoken word, this is the place to be on Wednesday nights.

So, come down, grab a drink and go for it. Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente.

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GUEST OPINION: Wellness & Prevention by Marci Mednick

Mission Hospital Launches Youth Campaign to Address Teen Anxiety and Substance Use

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oung people today face an unprecedented amount of pressure. Even before the effects of COVID-19, rates of teen anxiety and substance use were on the rise.

According to the recent Conditions of Children report by the Orange County Health Care Agency, hospitalization rates due to serious mental illness and substance use among youth have increased 51% since 2009.

Living through a pandemic brings its own unique set of challenges. While young people may be struggling to keep up academically, they may also really be missing the normal routine of school and socializing with their friends.

However, pandemic aside, just being a teen has its own set of WELLNESS AND challenges. Changing PREVENTION hormones, navigating

By Marci Mednick friendships, and juggling a busy academic schedule can fill these years with anxiety, hurtful self-criticism, and feelings of inadequacy.

Social media’s portrayal of perfect online lives only adds to these feelings. I think we can all agree that being a teen in South Orange County also comes with further pressures of high achievement and the need for perfection—being the best academically, physically, and socially.

If you are a parent like me, you know our generation was not given many tools for coping with stress. We had to find our own ways to escape reality, which may have included drugs and alcohol.

Thankfully, we now have the research and platforms to help our children learn better coping strategies, so they don’t have to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Research shows that one of the reasons teens use drugs and alcohol is to cope with stress and anxiety. Thus, Providence Mission Hospital’s youth prevention campaign, Strength in Numbers OC, sheds light on this pressure to be perfect and provides an online space for teens to openly talk about these very real issues and know that they are not alone.

Our campaign, using a social media-based platform, encourages teens to be honest about their internal struggles. Young people share their stories about the pressures they face and, in doing so, realize their personal power to make healthy choices.

How can parents play an active role in reinforcing the campaign’s benefits? We can tell our children that we don’t expect them to be perfect and we will love them no matter what, even though society often says otherwise.

While they may roll their eyes at us, research shows that parents are the strongest influence in a child’s life. It’s important to let your teen know you understand these

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

This was the original sign for the San Clemente Golf Course. Note the price—how times have changed.

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pressures and actively listen to them when they voice what they are going through.

Many parents find it helpful to have a family discussion about values and expectations.

What’s in the best interest of your child’s emotional well-being? Is there too much pressure—either from you or your teen—to earn good grades and get into a top school?

How do compassion, self-motivation, effort, hard work, and success fit together in a healthy way for your teen and your family?

No one ever said parenting is easy. Providing stability and support to our children by encouraging honest dialogue will help them build resiliency and lifelong coping skills, so they won’t need to lean on substances or risky behaviors when times get tough.

Encourage your teen to join the conver-

Adoptable Pet of the Week: Gerard

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eet Gerard, a teenage kitty with so much love to give. Initially a bit shy around strangers, Gerard is a playful guy who loves attention once he gets to know you. He enjoys chasing around his toys and is an absolute sucker for chin scratches and belly rubs. Gerard would do best in a quieter home where he can settle in and let his lovable personality shine.

If you are interested in adopting Gerard, please visit petprojectfoundation.org to download an adoption application form.

sation at strengthinnumbersoc.org or @Strength_in_numbers_oc.

Marci Mednick, community development specialist, leads Providence Mission Hospital’s youth substance use prevention initiative, including raisinghealthyteens. org and strengthinnumbersoc.org, which bring evidence-informed strategies to South Orange County. She can be reached at marci.mednick@stjoe.org. Mission Hospital is a member of the Wellness & Prevention Coalition. SC

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

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SC LIVING GUEST OPINION: Life’s a Beach

by Shelley Murphy

2021 Resolve

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anuary is a hard-working month, and it’s synonymous with resolve. Annually, when the calendar turns to a new year, individuals turn over a new leaf.

Some years, I make resolutions, but most often I opt out, as most of my intentions are forgotten by February.

If I climb on the bandwagon, I often join those making traditional resolutions, such as: • Lose weight for a summer vacation— Not this year; I’m on a staycation for the foreseeable future.

• Exercise more—No thanks, in 2021, I am trying to get out of my sweatpants.

• Spend more time with family—Check, accomplished in my COVID-19 monthslong quarantine pod.

• Drink less—Eh, I’m saving that one for 2022.

• Reduce stress—Again, probably more realistic for next year.

One constructive consequence of 2020 is that it brought clarity and perspective.

It forced us to slow down and take a long look in the mirror.

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tions are pledged with the greater good in mind. Although my sixth resolution is made with my sanity in mind: Get my husband back to work and out of his home office.

In 2021, I put forth the following resolutions and welcome bandwagoners.

Shop and Spend in San Clemente This year, I resolve to keep my money in our community and wean myself from the allure of Amazon. A walk down Del Mar with its papered windows and empty storefronts depicts the devastation striking our town.

Many of our city’s family-owned restaurants won’t recover from the inflicted economic damage. My family continues LIFE’S A BEACH

By Shelley Murphy to order takeout from our favorite restaurants; and, because liquor sales is a big moneymaker for eateries, at checkout I always add a bottle of wine to my cart—it’s a win-win.

Appreciate Local Government I plan to educate myself on our city’s policies and the community impact. Instead of spending nights in November cramming information from voter guides, I’ll stay informed throughout the year.

Regardless of national politics or party preference, understanding local government is important. Attend a city hall meeting when they reconvene and check the city website for opportunities to serve.

Donate to Local, Charitable Organizations Last month, I joined with friends and adopted a family in need to make their holiday merry and bright. The family was grateful, but my heart was happiest. In 2021, I’m giving back throughout its 12 months, rather than limiting donations to December.

While our economic forecast is fickle, time remains a valuable commodity. Giving back is as simple as cleaning out a closet and donating gently worn clothing, or discarded childhood toys, to a local shelter or charitable organization.

Read Fran Lebowitz said, “Think before you speak. Read before you think.” I resolve to pick up a book, open up my mind and discover the world through another’s eyes.

For those not fond of bound books, I suggest listening to an audiobook. At night, I pledge to turn off 24-hour news networks, and instead turn on a book light in pursuit of a good night’s sleep.

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Practice Random Acts of Kindness This morning at Starbucks, as I balanced a trio of coffee cups, a gentleman held the door for me, and I thanked him for his kind courtesy. This year, I’m resolving to acknowledge and initiate random acts of kindness.

Small acts of kindness can have big impacts. Young and old can lift up spirits by walking a neighbor’s dog or mowing a lawn, writing letters of thanks to altruistic military members or schoolteachers, and picking up litter along the beach trail or a nearby park.

The dumpster fire of doom and gloom that was 2020 changed the world.

The year altered our reality with its lonesome locked-down cities, laid-off workforces, and low-spirited quarantines.

Last year was catastrophic, but this year can be peaceful and prosperous if we resolve to step up and into 2021 together.

For more than 20 years, Shelley Murphy and her husband have lived in San Clemente, where she raised her two sons. She’s a freelance writer and has been a contributor to the San Clemente Times since 2006. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com. The San Clemente Times and Picket Fence Media do not publish content that is defamatory.

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00100 NOTICE INVITING BIDS FY 21 SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM Project No. 21305 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: FY 21 Sidewalk Repair Program, Project No. 21305 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2021, on the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal, at which time or thereafter bids will be opened and made available online. Bids received after this time will be considered non-responsive.

Prospective bidders must first register as a vendor and then bid on this project via the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www. san-clemente.org/vendorbids.

3. Project Scope of Work. Repair trip hazards and defects within the public right-of-way. Repairs include sidewalk patching, and removal and replacement of sidewalk, driveways, curb and gutter, and utility boxes.

4. Contract Time: The work must be completed within 40 working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

5. License and Registration Requirements.

5.1. State License. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class “A” or C-8”.

Failure to possess the specified license(s) at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that non-responsive bidder.

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

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

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

7. Bid Proposal and Security.

7.1. Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City.

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7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected. For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, CA 92673 no later than the bid opening date and time. The bid security must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder, and the outside of the envelope must read as follows: OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN Project Name: FY 21 Sidewalk Repair Program Project Bid #: 21305 Bid Opening Date: February 11, 2021 The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract. Such guarantee shall be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract within 15 calendar days after written notification that the contract has been awarded to the successful bidder.

8. Prevailing Wage Requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITIES, IRREGULARITIES OR TECHNICAL DEFECTS IN SUCH BIDS OR IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AS DETERMINED FROM THE BASE BID ALONE. Dated January 14, 2021.

City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216592972 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ABE N GABE 6539 E CAMINO VISTA, #3 ANAHEIM, CA 92807 Full Name of Registrant(s): IBRAHIM GHOBRIEL 6539 E CAMINO VISTA, #3 ANAHEIM, CA 92807 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/IBRAHIM GHOBRIEL, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 01/08/2021.

Published in: San Clemente Times Jan 21, 28, Feb 4, 11, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON FEBRUARY 4, 2021 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:

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212 South Calle Seville – AM CHP 20-353 – Wolter Remodel A request to consider an amendment to Cultural

Heritage Permit 19-370 proposing new architectural features and design for a project previously approved as a 2nd story addition and remodel to an existing legal non-conforming residential building in the RH-CZ zone abutting a historic property.

Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing Facilities).

This application is on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, and is available for public inspection and comment by contacting (949) 361-6183. If you challenge this project in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Notice is further given that said public hearing will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator and held via teleconference on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Please note that to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the public may not physically attend the meeting. However, to participate citizens may: 1. View the meeting via live stream from the City’s YouTube channel at www.san-clemente.org/live; and 2. Submit any comments on agenda items to the Zoning Administrator electronically by using the on-line portal available from the City’s website at www.san-clemente.org/ZAPublicComment.

Transmittal by 1:00 p.m. on Zoning Administrator meeting days is recommended.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Planning Division at (949)361-6183.

Zoning Administrator PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON FEBRUARY 3, 2021 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: 1602 N El Camino Real – CHP 19-130/VAR 19131/SPP 19-217 – N El Camino Real Mixed Use A request to consider renovation and a 2,392 square-foot addition with two additional stories to an existing one-story commercial building resulting in a first floor commercial unit and enclosed garage with a two-story residence above, including a variance to exceed maximum lot coverage and to allow tandem parking for the residence, in the Mixed Use 2 zoning district and the Architectural, Visitor Serving Commercial, and Coastal Zone overlays.

Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (Class 3: New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) and Section 15305 (Class 5: Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations).

This application is on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California, and is available for public inspection and comment by contacting the Community Development Department at (949) 361-6183. If you challenge this project in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM Notice is further given that said public hearing will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Planning Commission and held via teleconference on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Please note that to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the public may not physically attend the meeting. However, to participate citizens may: 1. View the meeting via live stream from the City’s YouTube channel at www.san-clemente.org/live or live on Cox Communications Local Access Channel 854; and 2. Submit any comments on agenda items to the Planning Commission electronically by using the on-line portal available from the City’s website at www.san-clemente.org/PCPublicComment.

Transmittal by 3:00 p.m. on Planning Commission meeting days is recommended.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Planning Division at (949)361-6183.

Secretary to the San Clemente Planning Commission PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216592891 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE LITTLE STAR CREATES 129 CALLE REDONDEL SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672-9267 Full Name of Registrant(s): ESTRELITA DE LA CRUZ 129 CALLE REDONDEL SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672-9267 This business is conducted by An Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/15/2020 /s/ESTRELITA DE LA CRUZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 01/06/2021.

Published in: San Clemente Times Jan 21, 28, Feb 4, 11, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE SAVE-THE-DATE FOR COMMUNITY WORKSHOP #2 January 26, 2021, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Housing Element Update & Safety Element Update Join us for the second webinar for the City’s Housing Element and Safety Element Updates to discuss the City’s strategy for meeting our housing and safety needs. The City of San Clemente is in the process of updating the Housing Element for the 2021-2029 Planning Period and Safety Element and wants to hear from you!

The Community Workshop #2 webinar is scheduled for January 26, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Community Workshop will be held virtually, hosted on Zoom. Join us via phone 1 (669) 900-9128 or web browser using Zoom: Webinar ID: 973 7696 4811.

Passcode: 707905. For more information, please visit https://www.san-clemente.org/housingelement.

PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216592969 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: STORYTELLING, INC. 34932 CALLE DEL SOL, STE. B CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624-9262 Full Name of Registrant(s): EARL NORBERT GARRETT IV 2425 VIA MERO SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 JOHN ROACH 100 KAYWOOD DR

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BOALSBURG, PA 16827 DAVID SEIGERMAN 62 CHESTNUT AVE LARCHMONT, NY 10538 This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/08/2020 /s/EARL NORBERT GARRETT IV This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 01/08/2021.

Published in: San Clemente Times Jan 21, 28, Feb 4, 11, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206592195 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALBION INSURANCE SERVICES 1052 SABLE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA 92688-9268 Full Name of Registrant(s): ALBION CONSULTING GROUP LLC 1052 SABLE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA 92688 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 /s/ALBION CONSULTING GROUP LLC, GERALDINE CRAPANZANO, MANAGING MEMBER/MANAGER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 12/23/20.

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Orange County on 12/17/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206590590 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SOURCES UNLIMITED 647 CAMINO DE LOS MARES, #108-78 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 Full Name of Registrant(s): BOB IPEMA 2826 CALLE GUADALAJARA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 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/BOB IPEMA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 12/01/2020.

Published in: San Clemente Times December 31, 2020, January 7, 14, 21 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 01174632 To All Interested Persons: Daniela Guadalupe Torres has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME A. Daniela Guadalupe Torres

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

Notice of Hearing Date: 02/02/2021 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 Window: 44. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times.

Date: December 15, 2020 JUDGE WALTER P SCHWARM, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times, Dec 31, 2020, January 7, 14, 21, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE LIEN SALE 2/1/21 10AM AT 4355 W. ARTESIA AVE, FULLERTON 95 SEADO CF# 7093NV LGTH: 01000 HIN# ZZN44470K495 95 SPCN LIC# 4CX8728 VIN# CA705847

PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206591757 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SIRENA DEL MAR 26745 CADIZ CIRCLE MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691 Full Name of Registrant(s): TODD ELLIOTT FULLADOSA 26745 CADIZ CIRCLE MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691 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/TODD FULLADOSA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 12/17/20.

Published in: San Clemente Times January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20206591762 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ENTHEOS INTERNATIONAL 113 W. AVENIDA SANTIAGO SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672-9267 Full Name of Registrant(s): ENTHEOS INTERNATIONAL 113 W. AVENIDA SANTIAGO SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 This business is conducted by a CA Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: n/a /s/ENTHEOS INTERNATIONAL, DILAN SWIFT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of

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SC LIVING CoastLines by Fred Swegles

What’s in a Name? From El Hidalgo to Miramar

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n the North Beach Historic District, how did we go from having an El Hidalgo Theatre to a San Clemente Theatre to a Miramar Theatre?

I recently got curious, after a restoration of San Clemente’s landmark movie palace uncovered the remains of a painted logo on the tower, probably unseen for more than 80 years.

The theatre’s original name, “El Hidalgo,” was conceived in 1937. The name changed—shortly before opening night on May 12, 1938—to San Clemente Theatre.

It never operated as El Hidalgo. I have the opening night program. It says San Clemente Theatre.

A pre-opening sketch COASTLINES of the cinema depicted

By Fred Swegles the words “El Hidalgo” painted on the 44-foot-tall tower, together with an ornate painted eagle. An “opening soon” photograph showed the eagle but no “El Hidalgo” lettering.

I couldn’t find any opening night photo to see how the elegant building looked to its first moviegoers.

The San Clemente Sun on May 13, 1938 did report that “hanging over the sidewalk, along the highway side, is the title San Clemente Theatre, formed in neon.”

I think I know why “El Hidalgo” was the original name, and why it was replaced.

And I think I know why the iconic cinema was renamed Miramar in 1969. I can’t prove it. I think you’ll agree it makes sense.

BEGINNINGS San Clemente founder Ole Hanson’s dream of creating a Spanish Village by the Sea midway between Los Angeles and San Diego in 1925 proved wildly successful.

Then a 1929 national economic collapse unleashed The Great Depression.

By 1934, Hanson lost his dream and left town. The Bank of America owned most of the property.

A 1936 Santa Ana Register article described how a court ruling ended Hanson’s decree that every building in the Spanish village had to be Spanish.

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Above: On opening night, May 12, 1938, San Clemente’s cinema was called the San Clemente Theatre, not El Hidalgo, as previously intended. This is a photo of the grand-opening program cover.

Photo: Fred Swegles Left: Herb Copelan, who purchased the San Clemente Theatre in 1969, is pictured in a clipping of a 1975 Daily SunPost profile and photo by Fred Swegles.

restriction in court, hoping to jump-start an economic recovery for San Clemente by opening the village to cheaper wooden construction.

To draw attention to San Clemente, the bank’s Capital Company subsidiary built two impressive landmarks—a remarkably ambitious dance pavilion in 1937 at the entrance to town, and then beside it in 1938, a classic Spanish-style movie theatre.

The theatre was leased to the Pacific States Theatre chain, which evidently picked the name El Hidalgo.

Clifford A. Balch, a famous cinema architect, designed the showpiece Spanish edifice.

It would be a landmark for San Clemente, just as the Casino San Clemente ballroom already was, widely acclaimed for its dance music by celebrity orchestras, broadcast live over the Columbia radio network.

as an art deco L.A. landmark.

So, what does El Rey mean in Spanish?

“The King.” Why not, then, call Balch’s palatial San Clemente theatre El Hidalgo, which in Spanish means “The Nobleman?”

The faded eagle painting that you can barely see today on the tower wasn’t just an eagle. A close look at the 1938 photograph verifies it was a coat of arms, befitting a Spanish noble.

My guess is that Bank of America’s Capital Company—impressed with Balch’s refined Spanish cinema—decided to brand it as the San Clemente Theatre, tying it into the company’s advertising campaign to sell lots, build homes and help San Clemente rise out of The Great Depression.

A NEW ERA

On to 1969. New ownership invested $100,000 to upgrade the San Clemente Theatre, renaming it Miramar.

I found a Daily SunWHY EL Post interview I’d done in This Jan. 2, 1970 ad in the Daily SunHIDALGO? Post announced the “new, exciting” March, 1975 with MiraMiramar Theatre’s premiere screening A preview news article mar owner Herb Copelan. of Alice’s Restaurant. Photo: Courtesy He said he’d owned it stated that San Clemof San Clemente Library ente’s theatre would “almost six years.”

His background was have the latest sound and motion picture equipment like El Rey lively: “Fidel Castro’s Cuban terrorists Theatre, which Pacific States had opened once threatened to blow up Herb Copelan’s movie theatre in Havana,” I wrote. recently along Wilshire Boulevard’s Miracle Mile in Los Angeles.

Copelan had operated three theatres in El Rey Theatre had been designed by Cuba from 1947 to 1960. He was, I wrote, the same architect. The Los Angeles Con“a friend of several Cuban presidents, inservancy, decades later, helped restore it cluding the one Castro overthrew. He met Page 18

Fidel, too.” He also was in charge of Warner Brothers’ theatres in Latin America.

Copelan lived an easy life in Cuba until Castro’s communist revolution seized power in 1958. For two years, the movie man was caught in the middle, straddling a thin line.

“We were forced to live in a hotel where there were all Chinese and Russians,” Copelan told me.

Castro didn’t like Americans, Copelan said. But Fidel’s comrade, Che Guevara, was friendly, would visit Copelan’s drive-in theatre with bodyguards and socialize with Copelan.

“One day, the government just took over my theatres,” Copelan said.

Ordered to leave Cuba, Copelan departed with $5 in his pocket. “I couldn’t take anything—my Cadillac, my wedding gifts, furniture, clothing,” he said.

He returned to Hollywood’s movie industry, his background having included more than 50 theatres, hosting gala movie premieres and dinners for movie stars.

THE MIRAMAR In 1969, Copelan found San Clemente.

He purchased the aging seaside cinema, dressed it up, renamed it.

This would be Copelan’s only theatre.

He was semi-retired.

“I like it here,” he said. “It’s quiet now.

People in town are nice to me.”

In 1980, he retired. The Miramar survived until 1992 under new owners, then was shuttered.

EPILOGUE One night, I had a sudden hunch about the Havana theater Castro had threatened to blow up.

Oh, my, gosh. I knew what its name had to be. Anxiously, I tried a web search.

Bingo! There’s a Miramar Theatre in Havana’s once-wealthy seafront district.

When Castro took power, the Miramar’s owner was one Herbert Copelan.

Under Castro’s rule, the Miramar decayed. In 2011, a British nonprofit, Music Fund for Cuba, renovated it as a multimedia and performance center with a jazz cafe.

Which is sort of what Copelan’s former Miramar Theatre in San Clemente is, at last, being revived as—an events center with food courts.

Havana, meet San Clemente.

Fred Swegles is a longtime San Clemente resident with five decades of reporting experience in the city. Fred can be reached at fswegles@picketfencemedia.com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com. The San Clemente Times and Picket Fence Media do not publish content that is defamatory.

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‘Let Them Play’

More than a dozen San Clemente High School parents and students gathered outside of the school on Friday afternoon, Jan. 15, to participate in a coordinated rally across California meant to encourage state officials to let high school sports officially kick off for the remainder of the 2021 school year.

Photo: Shawn Raymundo

Statewide rallies call for return of high school sports

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ast week marked 10 months since high school sports were shut down in California.

After being off the field since March due to coronavirus concerns, high school programs began limited and restricted workouts in August. Sports continue to be kept out of competitions with stay-athome orders and sports being assigned to various tiers of the state’s coronavirus monitoring system.

Student-athletes, parents and coaches let their frustrations and their desire to return to sports be known with #LetThemPlayCA rallies at high schools up and down California on Friday, Jan. 15.

“This is definitely something we had to do,” San Clemente senior football and basketball player Cole Batson said. “It’s good positive vibes that need to be put out, and people need to join us and open their eyes. These seniors have been waiting their entire high school careers, and now that they’re big people on campus, they don’t get that senior experience.

“I feel like a lot of people take that for granted, and I wish they could feel our pain and see what we’re going through.”

Spurred on by a Facebook group with more than 34,000 members, the #LetThemPlayCA movement hosted rallies at nearly 140 high schools in California, with all of the rallies kicking off at 4 p.m. on the same day. In the group’s description on Facebook, it says it’s a community for those “who have lost out on their sport seasons due to arbitrary shutdowns.”

“There’s no rhyme or reason why they can’t play football. They can social-distance when they go out for practice, all that stuff,” said John Rosmalen, whose son, Lachlan, is a junior who plays football at San Clemente High. “The NFL can do it, college can do it. Why can’t we do it?”

South Orange County saw rallies at JSerra, San Juan Hills and San Clemente, as well as Capistrano Valley, Tesoro and Santa Margarita. Nearly every participant wore masks and tried to socially distance, as called for in the group’s instructions.

San Clemente drew a crowd of two dozen parents and athletes and plenty of honks and waves from passing cars at the intersection of Pico and Presidio. JSerra had roughly 60 athletes, coaches and administrators gather for a photo on the football field. San Juan Hills also earned its San Clemente Times January 21-27, 2021

honks and waves from passing traffic with a group of 10 parents and athletes at the corner of La Pata and Ortega Highway.

The group is calling upon state officials to make changes to the guidelines in place and allow high school sports to resume— as they have in more than 40 other states so far—for the mental and social wellbeing of these student-athletes.

The group is planning for a second round of rallies on Jan. 29.

“Somebody needs to stand up for our kids, and right now they’re pawns for the political game, for the teachers union, and all the B.S. going on right now,” Steph O’Reilly, a San Juan Hills volleyball parent, said. “They need to open up sports, let the kids have their lives back, and do it safely.”

Supporters of the movement say that the risk of COVID-19 to high school-aged students is minimal, with little risk of transmission and smaller risk of serious illness.

“I think we’ve learned that COVID transmission in high school athletics is something that’s exceedingly rare,” JSerra principal Eric Stroupe said. “More to the point, this community, in terms of the age of the students, is such that even if, social, they were to get COVID, the vast majority of kids are not going to get terribly sick. When you balance the emotional mental health of our kids against the COVID risks, to me, the former are much more important.”

Ahead of Friday’s rallies, the Golden State High School Football Coaches Community published estimated statistics from 251 schools gathered from May 1-Dec. 31, 2020 that the community believes showed that “coaches and athletes have success-

fully worked out and are safe on campus.”

According to the Golden State Coaches, there were 522 reports of positive COVID-19 cases reported among the 19,630 athletes over 933,895 workouts at these schools, with only nine total positive cases attributed to on-campus workouts. Among the 2,897 coaches involved, there were 187 reports of positive COVID-19 cases over the course of 129,244 workouts, with only two total positive cases attributed to on-campus workouts.

That works out to an estimated 3% of athletes and 6.5% of coaches of those schools that reported coming back with positive COVID-19 results linked to oncampus workouts, with 98.5% of cases traced elsewhere.

“We think we can do it safely,” said JSerra football coach Pat Harlow, who had a bout with the coronavirus in June.

“We’ve been doing practices, obviously with restrictions and conditions. We’ve been doing it since August, and we’ve been good. I think the data throughout the state proves that. We’d just like to have the opportunity to go out and compete.”

As of Friday, Jan. 15, in Orange County, 9.6% of coronavirus cases over the course of the pandemic are age 17 and younger with only one death, which was accompanied by underlying health conditions. The death rate has risen sharply in Orange County in recent weeks, but the large majority of cases are in the oldest age brackets.

The #LetThemPlayCA movement has also focused on the fact that California is one of only six states that doesn’t have a proposed start date in place for high school

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sports. Other states have completed full and regular high school seasons, and many California club teams have gone to other states to participate in competitions.

“Some of (the neighboring states) have done it without any of the fans in the stands or limiting the fans by just having parents of players allowed to attend,” said Erica Brunson, a San Clemente football and baseball parent. “They followed the social-distancing rules. You can add masks. A lot of what’s already happening in the workouts can just continue to happen.”

While there have been criticisms of those wishing to push through and play amid the growing coronavirus numbers and in the face of the state’s guidelines, the parents at Friday’s rallies focused on the well-being of their children beyond just competition.

“The last eight, nine, months have been horrible for them,” said Michael O’Reilly, a San Juan Hills volleyball parent. “A lot of (the effects) are attached to them directly being able to be social and being able to exercise their opportunities to play sports.”

The next step for this group and the parents, athletes and coaches involved is to ride the momentum from these statewide rallies and grab the ear of state officials to find a way to play.

“I think that we as adults, parents, coaches, administrators, we owe it to (the kids) to figure out a way, and there is a way,” said Brian Batson, a San Clemente assistant football coach and parent. “And the fact that we haven’t found that way is frankly a tragedy, and as adults, we’ve failed.”SC sanclementetimes.com

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The Art of Water-Skiing Mavericks

With limited snowfall this winter, Chuck Patterson draws new lines in 30-foot surf

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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here isn’t a lot that scares Chuck Patterson. He’s kind of like surfing’s version of Chuck Norris. Or maybe Chuck Yeager. Either way, in his time on this Earth, he has skied the tallest mountains, ridden the biggest waves, and categorizes it all simply as “fun.”

“When I’m home, I try and get in for at least one saltwater dip a day,” says Patterson, who took a quick break from chasing swells last weekend to talk to San Clemente Times. “We’ve had such an incredible run of surf lately, I mean, what else are you going to do?”

A professional action sports athlete and stuntman by trade, at 6’2”, 220 pounds, Patterson is built like a linebacker with the coordination and speed of a Himalayan snow leopard. Surfing, skiing, snowboarding, kite surfing, stand-up paddling—he does it all. He even lists “speed flying” on his resume. Google it; it’ll blow your mind.

But perhaps he’s most famous for using modified water skis to ride giant waves.

“It’s just another toy in the toybox,”

Using a pair of modified water skis, professional action sports athlete Chuck Patterson rides a massive wave at Mavericks in Northern California’s Half Moon Bay on Jan. 10. Photo: Courtesy of Fred Pompermayer said Patterson, laughing. “They actually work really good in big surf; you’d be surprised.”

Patterson first busted out his skis at the big-wave break Jaws on the island of Maui a handful of years ago. Initially, he tested a pair of jumping water skis, which are long, flat and wide.

“They have incredible glide,” he said at the time.

The juxtaposition of a huge, blue Hawaiian wall of water and a guy literally downhill skiing the face was enough to garner Patterson international media attention.

Then, as viral hits go, people kind of forgot

about Patterson and his skis.

“Lately, I’ve been working on some other projects and haven’t really thought about them; then, when we went up to Mavericks for the swell, I threw them in just to have them as an option,” Patterson said. “They’re pretty much regular water skis with a few customizations. The core is wood, so we can anchor the bindings down.”

On Jan. 10, a massive northwest swell hit the Northern California big-wave break of Mavericks in Half Moon Bay. Those who were there described the day as one of the best in more than a decade, as wave heights pushed well over 30 feet and the

conditions stayed clean.

“The paddle guys were definitely pushing the limits out there, and guys like Pete Mel and Twiggy (Grant Baker) took advantage of the moment,” Patterson said.

“Eventually, the tow guys had a chance to get after it, and I just figured, it was so big and clean, why not break out the skis?”

“They go really well. It’s not just a novelty; they work,” he added.

But Patterson is one of those guys who’s always looking forward. Yesterday’s ride is done and recorded in the books, and as this winter flurry of waves has gone, there are more pulses coming.

“We’ve got a few spots down south we’re looking at for Monday and Tuesday; we’ll see where we end up,” Patterson said.

“Todos (Santos) is an option, we could end up back at Mavericks, and there are other potentials as well, so we’ll see. It looks like this little run of waves is going to be drying up soon, so I just want to make sure we take advantage of it.”

By the time you read this, the latest west swell will have come and gone. North or south, Patterson will have undoubtedly found himself a little honey hole. He may even have busted out the skis on a bluebird day south of the border.

Bet you didn’t know there was skiing down in Baja. We’ll have to do a follow-up to get the next chapter of the story.

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. SC

SURF FORECAST GROM OF THE WEEK

Water Temperature: 57-59 Degrees F

DANE MATSON

Water Visibility and Conditions: 3-5

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he story goes that somewhere around 1963 or ’64, The Sandals were jamming in a garage in a house above T-Street. Young filmmaker Bruce Brown had just been surfing when he followed the music up the street and struck up a conversation with the band. Shortly thereafter, they were in Miles Davis’ Hollywood studio recording the soundtrack to Brown’s movie, The Endless Summer.

Point being, surfing and music go way back in San Clemente, and lately Dane Matson’s been keeping the tradition going with some loose jams with his buddies. Already a ripping surfer, he shreds on the guitar, too.

While his older brother, Kade, has been rocking a helmet at Pipeline this winter, Dane’s been tapping into the unbelievably San Clemente Times January 21-27, 2021

Thursday: West-northwest swell rolls in with waist-stomach-chest high range waves, (2-34’). Clean conditions most of the day with light offshore wind in the morning giving way to light onshore flow for the afternoon.

Dane Matson. Photo: Courtesy of @gromarazzi

good vibes around the area lately. With all the swell in the water, the stylish goofyfooter’s been putting a lot of flow and style into his surfing. Dare we say that we see shades of a youthful Nate Yeomans? Dane’s also been putting in the time with the San Clemente High surf team and will be a

potent weapon on the squad this season.

And when the tide bottoms out and the wind comes up, it’s rad to see Dane plugging into the amp and making some music with his friends. Who knows? Maybe he and the boys will record the next great surf soundtrack. SC

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Outlook: On Friday, West-northwest swell holds, maintaining waist-stomach-chest high surf, (23-4’). Light/variable winds Friday morning, shift to a moderate sea breeze for the afternoon. More Northwest swell moves in on Saturday, setting up waist to shoulder high waves, (3-4’). By Sunday the surf eases back into the waist-stomach-chest high zone, (2-3-4’). Moderate west winds due through the day on Saturday, then Sunday returns to light/variable winds in the morning and moderate afternoon onshores.

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