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Delivery Company Proposes Large Project in Rancho SC Business Park
BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
A company—identified in city documents only as an e-commerce and package delivery service—has submitted site plans to construct a large delivery facility within the Rancho San Clemente Business Park.
According to the city, Greenlaw Partners, an Irvine-based real estate firm that’s listed as the project applicant, is proposing to construct a roughly 105,000-square-foot, single-story warehouse in the heart of the business park that will serve as a delivery station with supporting office space.
While still in the very early stages of the application process with the city, the proposed project, referred to as Project Summer, is being considered by some on the city’s Planning Commission as a boost in San Clemente’s economic development.
“This is a great opportunity for the economy,” Commissioner Zhen Wu said during last week’s Design Review Subcommittee (DRSC) meeting, before stressing that “we want to make sure it’s designed right for the people.”
The design review arm of the Planning Commission met on May 12 to provide Greenlaw with preliminary feedback on the proposal, while the firm continues finalizing its application materials to the city.
“The applicant is working on revising their application package to address comments from different City departments,” Stephanie Roxas, the city’s senior planner, said in an email last week. “There are
still a number of outstanding items, so we expect there to be additional rounds of staff review/comments.”
Such items include renderings of the facility as seen from certain public vantage points, a traffic report, and a photometric study on the facility’s lighting, among other things, the city noted in its report to the subcommittee.
“While staff does not have specific recommendations for the building architecture, particular attention is being given to public views and potential impacts to nearby residential neighborhoods,” the city said in its report.
According to the city, the applicant is also seeking an exception to a 35-foot height limit under the city’s zoning ordinance and Rancho San Clemente Specific Plan. As it stands now, the height of the proposed facility is 45 feet.
Greenlaw, in its updated application materials, will need to also include additional justifications for its exception request, or “administrative adjustment,” which the specific plan allows to “foster design creativity and innovation.”
Presenting additional details of the project at the DRSC meeting last week, Greenlaw officials and representatives explained the delivery hub will operate 24/7, with drivers delivering packages to customers’ homes from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and trucks delivering packages to the station from about 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
The subcommittee members concurred
Hart Remembered as Local Civic Leader, Activist
BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
Bill Hart, an active member of the local community and an instrumental figure in the Beach Trail’s development, died on Saturday, May 15, at 67. He was surrounded by wife Christy MacBride-Hart and his twin sons, Andy and Bob, along with brother Howard Hart.
“Bill fought until the end,” a mourning
with city staff that the additional information in the application materials was needed, particularly the justification for the height exception. Commissioner Bart Crandell also asked whether the project would hurt the city’s efforts in adopting dark sky policies—standards set by the International Dark-Sky Association.
Responding to Crandell’s inquiry, Roxas noted that the project’s lighting is a concern as it relates to such policies, which are meant to reduce light pollution and improve star visibility. However, she continued, there are certain types of lighting fixtures designed to focus light downward.
“There is a lot of possibility in types of light fixtures, both around the building for security, as well as within the parking lot, to really focus and shield the lighting so it directs—so it’s contained within the site itself,” she explained.
“There definitely is a lot of advancements of lighting fixtures to really focus a lot of the lighting onto the site,” Roxas added. “So that is something we have discussed with the applicant, and we are requesting additional details to be provided to us.”
The project, the city has noted, is subject to the Planning Commission’s approval. In her email, Roxas noted that
city staff won’t bring the project to the Commission for consideration “until we have completed our review and are ready to make a recommendation.”
The scope and concept of the project have led many in the real estate community—as reported by Kidder Mathews, which broke the story last week—to speculate that Amazon is behind the proposed facility.
Greenlaw has been linked to previous Amazon projects in the past. The Ventura County Star reported this past October that Greenlaw was looking to repurpose a building in Simi Valley for an Amazon delivery station.
Bob Adams, president of the Rancho San Clemente Business Park Association, noted that while he hasn’t seen anything in writing, he said he’s been told by those close to the project that the facility is for Amazon.
In an emailed statement on Tuesday, May 18, Amazon said: “We are constantly exploring new locations and weighing a variety of factors when deciding where to develop sites to best serve customers; however, we don’t provide information on our future road map.”
As of press time, Greenlaw had not responded to multiple requests for comment.
Howard said of his brother, who had been diagnosed with lymphoma this past March.
In late April, Bill’s family and friends organized a blood drive, encouraging the community to donate blood to support Bill’s treatment. The response, Howard explained, was overwhelming, as more than 50 pints were donated.
“I think that speaks to the high regard that people held for Bill, that they would come out in such numbers,” said Howard, a San Juan Capistrano councilmember who’s heard from several of Bill’s friends in San Clemente since Saturday. “One thing that one friend said: ‘He
never met anybody that had a bad word to say about Bill.’ And that speaks a lot to the type of man Bill was,” Howard said.
For the past several years, Bill has been civically engaged in San Clemente, and he was known by many to dedicate his free time to helping the community. Bill was “just a great contributor to our town and community,” said Don Brown, who had been friends with Bill for more than a decade, having worked together on several city-related issues. He added that Bill “was just part of our fabric as a contributor to our town in so many ways … a well-rounded guy who worked to
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Site plans recently submitted to the city propose to construct a roughly 105,000-square-foot delivery facility atop property (pictured here) within the Rancho San Clemente Business Park. Photo: Shawn Raymundo
San Clemente resident and longtime community activist Bill Hart died on Saturday, May 15, at 67.
Photo: Collin Breaux
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San Clemente Sisters Give Back to Community Through Nonprofit
BY ERYKA FORQUER, FOR THE SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
Three San Clemente sisters who launched a nonprofit organization amidst the pandemic look to give back to their community through a donation of lab kits to the children of Laura’s House on June 1.
WiSTEM+, or women in STEM plus, founded by Sophia, Emersen and Kingsley Panigrahi, started off as a student-run club at Stanford Online High School to keep the sisters engaged in and practicing science while attending school virtually.
“A lot of people started reaching out to us,” said Sophia. “People who went to our school part-time, people who didn’t go to our school and even people who we just knew from the community started asking for ways that they could get involved. We didn’t really know how to make that possible if it was just a club at our own school, so it kind of expanded from there.”
With the help of family and friends, the Panigrahi sisters were able to transform WiSTEM+ into an organization dedicated to supporting women in science, technology, engineering and math.
The sisters, who noticed that their classmates in higher-level science classes were predominantly male, are encouraging young women to pursue a career in STEM.
“We were really lucky to grow up in a supportive environment and our parents were always encouraging us,” said Emersen. “We started to recognize that a lot of women were interested in STEM fields, but they didn’t necessarily have the role models or communities to support them. We wanted to help support them by providing a community where they could feel safe.”
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Bill previously sat on multiple city committees, including the Coastal Advisory Committee and Public Safety Task Force. He also led and participated in various groups and nonprofits such as Derail the Trail, the Watershed Task Force and PierPride Foundation.
Bill’s prominent area of focus, Howard said, was preserving San Clemente’s coastal charm, such as its beaches and waters. One of his shining achievements was his effort to improve railroad safety—an endeavor that led to the creation of San Clemente’s Beach Trail.
“(Bill) was, of course, very interested in the beach aspect of San Clemente, and cleaning the beaches and, of course,
WiSTEM+ stresses the importance of female empowerment and hosts webinars led by female STEM figures, assists women in publishing research papers and creates learning opportunities. The organization provides members the opportunity to become an “ambassador” and take on the responsibility of creating new ideas, or form a WiSTEM+ club at their school and become a “chapter leader.”
In its effort to support young women in STEM, the organization also produces a monthly podcast that highlights a WiSTEM+ member who speaks on their experience as a woman in the field.
Sophia, Emersen and Kingsley grew up with two parents who worked in the medical field and developed an interest in STEM after seeing the work that their parents did. Their parents helped foster their enthusiasm for the field by conducting labs with them, sharing stories and providing insight into their careers.
“Our parents encouraged us to be interested in anything that we wanted to be interested in, but I think that it was sort of
the luck of the draw that it ended up being STEM and kind of the same thing that they are passionate about,” said Sophia.
Women empowerment, a core tenet of WiSTEM+, sparked the Panigrahis’ interest in working with Laura’s House, a nonprofit organization that provides services to victims of domestic abuse.
“Laura’s House is basically a culmination of so many empowered women and children that found the strength to fight for themselves and their own safety,” said Sophia. “They have been empowered in their lives and having the chance to do something different and have experience in science is something that they might not have gotten otherwise. This is something that we would really love to provide them and their children with.”
Annie Pfost, the development and communications administrator at Laura’s House, said the lab kits provided by WiSTEM+ will be donated to its shelters and child care specialists.
Laura’s House has therapists and child care specialists who work in the shelters
and counseling resource center to provide services such as art and play therapy while also maintaining a safe environment and keeping the children busy.
The children, she said, will be able to keep their lab kits, whether they are receiving them at Laura’s House or taking them home through outpatient care.
“A big thing that we like to emphasize with our children and when we are working with them in our care is that we want them to feel ownership of their items,” said Pfost.“So, we have had groups that have donated entire art kits or backpacks that kids can keep with them and take with them as they move on and feel safe and secure.”
The lab kits include oil, food coloring, Alka-Seltzer, pipettes and a container to produce a replica of a lava lamp. The chemistry experiment demonstrates scientific concepts in a colorful and visual way for children.
“Younger kids, especially, really like to see colors and things that make science exciting; especially when you are younger and you can’t picture, for example, atoms or subatomic particles,” Sophia said. “It’s easier to see things that are tangible and that you can see, touch and feel.”
To fundraise for the donation of the lab kits, WiSTEM+ created a GoFundMe account and partnered with the UNICEF club at San Clemente High School. Through its fundraising efforts, the organization raised sufficient money to provide the packaging and materials for 50 lab kits.
In addition to the donation of lab kits on June 1, the WiSTEM+ team plans to organize a lab event at the Ronald McDonald House, where children will get the opportunity to perform two or three science experiments.
“There is something so special about being able to do something hands-on in terms of labs with kids,” said Emersen. “It’s always really exciting when you see how excited the kids are. It’s more exciting than doing the experiment yourself.”
the Beach Trail; bringing to fruition the Beach Trail,” recalled Howard.
Last year, Bill campaigned for a city council seat, and ran on a platform of helping businesses get through the pandemic, protecting taxpayers from government overspending, and supporting local law enforcement, specifically advocating for adding more deputies in town.
Bill came in fourth in the race, receiving 8,016 votes, or 13.75%.
One of the former city council hopeful’s most important traits, Howard remembered, was his civility—most notably when it came to speaking with others whose views ran contrary to his.
“Whatever the cause he was supporting, he made his case eloquently and in a manner that did not offend those who
were in disagreement,” Howard said.
To Howard, Bill was his best friend. He said he was fortunate to have had Bill in his life, noting that the two got to share a lot of great talks over the past few months.
“It’s a loss that I’ll never replace in my life, but I’m just so fortunate to have in my life,” Howard said.
Asked how Bill will be remembered by both himself and the community, Howard said he was a great father and husband, pointing to Bill’s time as a Scout Master for his two sons on their way to becoming Eagle Scouts.
“He was a man of honor and integrity, and he absolutely loved the city of San Clemente,” Howard said.
Bill “just did things the right way,” Howard added, before touching on Bill’s favorite NFL
team.“And he was a diehard Raiders fan.”
Speaking with San Clemente Times on Monday, May 17, MacBride-Hart concurred with her brother-in-law, saying Bill was “an ardent Raiders fan” who would often make the drive to Oakland to watch them play—prior to the team’s relocation to Las Vegas.
MacBride-Hart encouraged those looking to donate blood platelets and plasma to do so as often as they can, as doing so will help support those, like Bill, who require a lot of blood for their treatments.
“We’re incredibly grateful for all the people who donated blood like he needed,” she said, highlighting the San Diego Blood Bank and the American Red Cross in Laguna Hills as two organizations accepting donations.
(From left to right) San Clemente sisters Emersen, Kingsley and Sophia Panigrahi assemble lab kits that they plan to donate to children at Laura’s House on June 1 through their nonprofit WiSTEM+. Photo: Courtesy of WiSTEM+
City, TCA Set to Officially Part Ways
BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
San Clemente and the Transportation Corridor Agencies will officially sever ties this July after the city council voted on Tuesday, May 18, to formally withdraw from the toll road operators’ governing boards.
The 4-1 decision, with Councilmember Laura Ferguson dissenting, will allow the city’s elected officials to walk away from the TCA’s boards of directors on July 1—a move that city officials hope will add another roadblock in any plans to extend the 241 Toll Road through town.
For Mayor Kathy Ward, a director on the TCA’s Foothill/Eastern board, which oversees the 133, 241 and 261 Toll Roads, the move was a long time coming, as the city’s faith in the agencies to pay off its debt and turn the roads over to the state has withered.
“In my six years on the agency, I see no adherence to the agreement and no intentions to paying these roads off,” Ward said. “As long as the boards continue to not pay off its debt, the taxpayers of Orange County will continue to pay tolls to use these roads that were intended to be part of the free state highway system.”
Tuesday’s council meeting followed a vote by the TCA’s boards of directors last week to grant the city’s request to waive the requirement that member cities must submit written notice to withdraw from the TCA at least 120 days prior to June 30, the end of a fiscal year.
Though the 120-day notice is a requirement under the Joint Power Authority’s agreement that established the TCA, “the Boards of Directors felt it was in the best interest of all parties to grant San Clemente’s requested waiver,” the TCA explained in a press release.
The council in early April voted to initiate the steps necessary for San Clemente to withdraw from the TCA as a member agency by directing city staff to draft the withdrawal notice, as well as to authorize Ward to request the waiver.
“San Clemente did not join this agency to perpetually charge tolls for a system
VFW to Host Buddy Poppy Fundraiser
BY ERYKA FORQUER, FOR THE SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 3801 is asking for public donations throughout the month of May as it shifts
that was meant to be free and perpetually incur more debt for our taxpayers for any future project the TCA can envision themselves to do,” Ward said.
Ferguson, who had also been a no vote in April, reiterated her position, explaining that San Clemente and its residents won’t have a voice, particularly on contentious issues that may arise. The city, she added, “can do more good from the inside.”
“If San Clemente withdraws its membership, we’re giving up our power, even to object, even if we lose every time,” Ferguson said. “We need to remain to protect our open space and the voice of our residents; I truly believe we need to represent the voice of the people here.”
Mayor Pro Tem Gene James currently sits as a director on the San Joaquin Hills TCA board that manages the 73 Toll Road. He stressed on Tuesday night that the city’s concerns are hardly considered, as he and Ward consistently get outvoted by an overwhelming margin.
“We’ve tried to play nice with them, collaborate with them, but there’s a contingent of the TCA that’s just hellbent on building a toll road through San
Clemente,” James said.
This all comes as many local officials have grown increasingly leery of the TCA’s previous commitment to pursue an extension of Los Patrones Parkway as a free arterial route, instead of its hotly contested proposals to connect the 241 to the 5 freeway via San Clemente’s open space.
Suspicions that those plans to extend the 241 still remain on the table stem from the TCA voting this past March to oppose state legislation by Sen. Patricia Bates, who’s looking to have the toll road end at its current terminus at Oso Parkway.
TCA officials have maintained that there are no plans to construct a toll road through the city.
In addition to the council’s vote to begin exiting from the TCA, it also approved plans to further the process of ending the development impact fees (DIFs) that the city collects from property owners of new developments and pays to the TCA.
The city has argued that San Clemente’s residents haven’t benefited from a toll road because the TCA never completed its southern alignment of the 241,
which was initially intended to connect to Interstate 5, south of San Clemente.
The TCA on May 13 said the city is still on the hook for paying its share of the DIFs, as those coffers are earmarked for the agencies’ bond obligations.
“While San Clemente’s withdrawal would mean it will no longer have city council representation on either of the TCA’s two Boards of Directors, certain obligations under the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreements will remain,” the TCA said in the release.
“San Clemente must continue to collect development impact fees (DIFs) and remit them to TCA, as the fees are a financial commitment pledged to secure bonds issued by TCA,” the release added. “A member city’s obligation to collect DIFs continues as long as the fees are pledged as security for any financial commitment.”
City Attorney Scott Smith on Tuesday explained that while the TCA has yet to provide the city with an accounting of what’s owed, he agreed with the agencies’ other finding “that going forward, the TCA cannot issue new debt that requires San Clemente to pay it.”
its Buddy Poppy distribution to a virtual format amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Buddy Poppy distribution began in 1922, when the VFW first distributed poppy flowers before Memorial Day. Shortly thereafter, the poppy was adopted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary as its official memorial flower and the Buddy Poppy distribution became a staple fundraising event for the organization.
The fundraiser goes toward the VFW Relief Fund and provides compensation to the veterans who assemble the poppies in VA hospitals. The VFW also dedicates a portion of the funds that it receives to donate socks, underclothing and personal hygiene products for state and national programs for veterans.
“Last year, our auxiliary donated to the VFW National Home in Eaton Rapids, Michigan (providing a home for veterans
and their families in transition), the Fisher House of Southern California (providing military and veteran families housing near their loved ones while they are hospitalized) and local veterans in need,” the group said in a press release.
Donations can be sent through PayPal at vfwauxiliary3801@gmail.com or by a check addressed to Treasurer Tony Bordeaux at 34052 La Serena Drive, Dana Point, 92629.
The city council on Tuesday, May 18, voted to officially notify the Transportation Corridor Agencies of the city’s intent to withdraw from the toll road operators’ boards of directors beginning on July 1. Photo: Shawn Raymundo
COVID-19 Restrictions Eased Further in OC
BY COLLIN BREAUX, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
As COVID-19 metrics continued to plunge, capacity for businesses and activities further increased on Wednesday, May 19, when Orange County dropped into the least restrictive risk tier of California’s pandemic monitoring system.
Orange County entered the yellow “minimal” risk tier of the state’s fourtiered, color-coded system, which variously allows or prohibits activities in a county depending on the COVID-19 levels. The move marked months of declining cases and hospitalizations since the start of the year, when the county was in the most restrictive purple “widespread” risk tier.
The county met criteria for the yellow tier, which includes having less than two cases for test positivity per 100,000 residents, last week. A county generally has to stay in a more restrictive tier for two consecutive weeks before it can shift to a less restrictive one.
The move to the yellow tier allowed increased capacity at gyms, bars, restaurants, and other destinations. The loosening of restrictions can be considered a trial run of sorts for the expected full state reopening on June 15, which will abolish the tier system outright.
The June 15 reopening is also when the mask mandate is expected to be lifted for fully vaccinated people in California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said mask requirements will still be in effect for the state until then, despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent recommendations that fully vaccinated people don’t have to wear them anymore in most instances.
The CDC recommendations have sparked controversy over concerns from some that the lifting of requirements is premature.
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COVID-19 UPDATES
as of May 18 casesdeaths
total 3,023 35 last 30 days 560
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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.
The gradual reopening across the state and country comes as people continue to get vaccinated, and health and political officials urge people to get their shots if they haven’t already.
The number of COVID-19 cases and related deaths in the tri-city area of San Clemente, Dana Point, and San Juan Capistrano, as well as Rancho Mission Viejo, have remained low.
As of Tuesday, May 18, the number of total confirmed cases was 3,023 in San Clemente; 1,520 in Dana Point; 2,787 in San Juan Capistrano; and 337 in Rancho Mission Viejo. None of the three towns reported any new cases compared to the day before.
San Clemente and San Juan had no reported coronavirus-related deaths in the past 30 days, and Dana Point had only one. Rancho Mission Viejo will not report its exact death toll until it reaches five, as it did for case numbers.
The number of cases in the past roughly 30-day period is 56 for San Clemente, 21 for Dana Point, 30 for San Juan Capistrano, and 4 for Rancho Mission Viejo.
No deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Orange County on Tuesday. There had been 5,031 cumulative deaths in Orange County until then.
The majority of California is either in the yellow or orange “moderate” risk tier. There are no counties in the widespread tier, 10 in the substantial tier, 35 in the moderate tier, and 13 in the minimal tier.
Nationally, the United States had reported 33 million total cases and approximately 586,000 deaths as of Tuesday. California had reported approximately 3.77 million total cases and 62,700 deaths. There had been approximately 164 million cases and 3.39 million deaths worldwide.
Approximately 274 million vaccine doses had been administered nationally, with 124 million fully vaccinated, as of Tuesday. Approximately 38.7% of California’s population is fully vaccinated, and 37.7% of the country fully vaccinated. There had been more than 34 million doses administered in California.
Approximately 1.5 billion vaccine doses had been administered worldwide, with 360 million (4.6% of the global population) fully vaccinated.
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Letters to The Editor
ELIMINATION OF THE FILIBUSTER
TONY HAYS, San Clemente
There are few, if any, democracies in the world whose legislature is as unrepresentative of the nation as is the U.S. Congress.
The House of Representatives is, as its name indicates, representative of the population, but the much more powerful Senate is not, by a long way.
The Senate has the unique role of confirming Supreme Court justices, federal judges and senior administration officials nominated by the President, so the most important decisions as to how the government operates are controlled by this body.
However, the smallest 21 states by population, with 42 senators, have a combined citizenship that is approximately equal to that of California, with two senators. Is that fair?
Coincidentally, thanks to the filibuster, these 42 senators, representing about 12% of U.S. citizens, have the power to block the passage of legislation, although not the approval of judges and administration officials.
It’s no wonder that not much of substance gets done by Congress. The principle of having two senators from each state, irrespective of the state’s population, is baked into the Constitution, and can’t easily be changed.
The filibuster can easily be eliminated with a simple majority vote, but senators from both parties seem quite happy to continue public posturing, safe in the knowledge that legislation that they publicly support but personally dislike doesn’t stand a chance of passage.
Sen. Feinstein is ambivalent, but Sen. Padilla supports elimination of the filibuster. Write to both of them to indicate your support for elimination.
MAKING ERRONEOUS PROCLAMATIONS
JOHN WILLIAMS, San Clemente
I’m actually not surprised to see that Mayor Pro Tem Gene James wants to declare San Clemente as a Second Amendment Sanctuary City. His lack of knowledge regarding American history and the development of the Second Amendment is clear in his statement about the intent of the Founding Fathers.
“The Founding Fathers and Framers saw this day coming …” couldn’t be farther from reality and makes it obvious that he hasn’t read the basis of the Second Amendment in Federalist 29, and
yet rambles on as though he had some semblance of knowledge.
We don’t need liabilities like Gene James making erroneous proclamations that only serve to create division within our city.
NO MORE DANGEROUS PROPOSALS PAUL WEHRLE, San Clemente
I read the article discussing Councilmember James’ desire to have San Clemente be designated a Second Amendment Sanctuary with considerable dismay and absolutely no surprise.
I warned many in this town about the folly of electing him to our city council, but not enough of you listened.
I suspect this is only the beginning of many inane or potentially dangerous proposals that may be emanating from this ultra-right-wing, Trump-loving zealot.
This man, in my opinion, is rather loose with his facts and statements and blames his political opponents and progressives for the current ills in our society, when in reality, that is just not the truth.
What we need are stronger gun laws and maybe not so much firepower on our streets. Council, please do all of us a favor and either censure this loon or vote him off the council.
SAN CLEMENTE BEING DECLARED A SANCTUARY CITY IS WRONG ALBA FARFAGLIA, San Clemente
When we moved to San Clemente, almost 25 years ago, we fell in love with the picturesque coastline, the canyons and mountain views and the city slogan “Spanish Village by the Sea.”
Ole Hanson, the city’s founder, thought of it as a painting, 5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. “My San Clemente by the Sea,” he called it.
Twenty-five years ago, it was a sleepy beach town where people from the big cities came to retire and where the best surfers came to catch a wave.
Now Mayor Pro Tem Gene James and Councilmember Steven Knoblock want to change this historical image to suit their own personal and erroneous political opinion that “the government is going to take away our guns,” so they want to declare San Clemente “a Second Amendment Sanctuary City,” which albeit may be meaningless, all bark and no bite, but it is divisive to San Clemente’s diverse community.
Many of us believe that there are already too many guns in our society, and too many guns in the hands of the wrong people. Many of us believe that law enforcement officers agree with us. Some perpetrators are more heavily armed than the police, putting the police at a disadvantage. And I say this from
experience as a former instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia.
But most of all, Mr. James and Mr. Knoblock, the designation that you put forward is offensive. It is offensive to us who have lost loved ones, friends and acquaintances to gun violence.
In my case, it was 20 first- and second-graders and four staff members who were massacred in my home state of Connecticut in December of 2012. And because of the Second Amendment, which, in my opinion, has been erroneously interpreted (but that’s another story), nothing was done about it, not even the “no-brainer” of passing a law requiring background checks.
I say, put your “Second Amendment Sanctuary City” to rest. Let San Clemente be known by its historic name, “The Spanish Village by the Sea.”
LAUGHINGSTOCK OF CALIFORNIA
HECTOR HERNANDEZ, San Clemente
In case the city council didn’t know, San Clemente has become the laughingstock of California, along with its evil twin, Huntington Beach.
Mayor Pro Tem Gene James has overstepped his authority in wanting to subject the majority of San Clemente citizens to this lunatic charade. I am a licensed owner of firearms. I have “no” problem with Biden addressing concerns regarding background checks and weeding out those who present danger to the general public.
My concern is we may have councilmembers who are in this category. Next thing Mayor Pro Tem James will be peddling is that we are a Big Lie Sanctuary City.
SC SANCTUARY CITY
GEORGE MORRISON,
San Clemente
I was pleased again having received last week’s San Clemente Times newspaper, having been a member of the community for many years.
The column “Letter to the Editor” is properly labeled since there is only one letter. There were no opposing views. I have opined previously to the SC Times with conservative ideals and responses and have yet been published. I have noticed that the printed views gravitate to the left.
Last week’s letter by Fiona Carroll expresses her opinion on how San Clemente should be with regard to our Second Amendment rights. I do not have the numbers to address her statement of overwhelming mail against the sanctuary city agenda item.
Unfortunately, in these days and time, the USA is no longer majority rule, but is driven by the noisy minority left. She
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notes overwhelming mail against the sanctuary city status. I was unaware of the Sanctuary City proposal and am strongly for it.
Ms. Carroll states that “we” (does that mean she) does not want to have protesters in the streets of San Clemente supporting for and against California gun laws. Does she wish to suppress our free speech First Amendment rights also?
The California laws are unconstitutional regarding the Second Amendment and need to be remedied. Would she be for a BLM protest instead?
THE SECOND AMENDMENT
EARLE MCNEIL, San Clemente
We must remember that the colonists and farmers had essentially the same type of guns as the British army.
So, when the Second Amendment was written, our Founding Fathers were well aware that the people should not be disarmed to bows and knives when facing the possibility of a tyrannical government gone wild.
The Second Amendment is what protects our First Amendment. Congress is composed of “We the People.” Any gun restrictions must include all members of Congress.
No one’s life in Congress is worth any more than “We the People.” Best argument to own a gun is provided by those governors and mayors who refuse to let police protect the citizen’s life and property.
Just look at the killing, maiming, rioting, looting, and burning in their cities.
INABILITY TO CHANGE
ROBERT DONALD MATTHEWS, San Clemente
San Clemente has many challenges that a focused city council could address and perhaps resolve. Unfortunately, Councilmember James has chosen a controversial issue that transcends the borders of San Clemente; what a waste of city council time and taxpayer dollars.
In the SC Times article, the councilmember is quoted as saying, “I’m not changing my mind, I’m still going to proceed, but I want to sit down with these people and explain what this is about.”
Amendment Sanctuary. The resolution proposed by Gene James is unnecessary and misguided.
I don’t want to live in a city that believes guns are more important than people. By passing a resolution that effectively states “we support gun owners,” it disgraces the rest of the people who believe the world is safer with fewer guns.
It also ignores the fact that people use guns every day to kill other people. We will never forget the killing of Kurt Reinhold, an unarmed man, on the streets of our city by an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy.
Finally, the resolution discounts the lives of hundreds of innocent people killed during mass shootings.
It’s unfortunate if people in San Clemente feel unsafe in their homes, but openly welcoming gun owners is not the solution. The best way to protect ourselves is to lock the doors and windows of our homes, install a security system and motion-sensor lighting, own a dog, and know our neighbors, so we can take care of each other.
We already have laws in place that allow citizens to purchase guns. There is no credible threat to repeal those laws. Any changes considered by Congress or the State of California focus on illegal firearms, not the right of citizens to buy or own guns.
Gun owners don’t need more support in San Clemente. Our city council should focus on actual issues like homelessness, affordable housing, stopping the toll road, reviving our hospital, rising sea levels, maintaining parks, economic development, providing youth programs, improving infrastructure, and supporting our seniors.
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The preceding sounds more like a lecture than a dialogue. Perhaps the councilmember should consider a quote attributed to G.B. Shaw: “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
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WASTING TIME
ANN WORTHINGTON, San Clemente
What an incredible waste of time for the San Clemente City Council to consider declaring San Clemente a Second
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SC HIGH PRODUCTION OF ‘LES MISERABLES’
7 p.m. The San Clemente High School Drama program will perform live shows of Les Miserables (School Edition) outdoors in a concert-under-the-stars production. Performances will run through Saturday evening. Admission is $20. Tickets can be purchased at schsdrama.com/tickets. Festival seating will be arranged in pods. Attendees should bring a low-back chair and dress warmly. Snacks and program merchandise will be available for purchase. San Clemente High Upper Campus, 189 Avenida La Cuesta, San Clemente 92673. schsdrama@yahoo.com.
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City, OCSD to Host Bike Safety Rodeo
BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
Amid the rise in popularity of electric bicycles and increased calls for public outreach and education, city staff and local law enforcement are partnering for a free special event next week to promote bike safety.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department, in conjunction with the city’s Beaches, Parks and Recreation Department, will host a Bike Safety Rodeo at the Vista Hermosa Sports Park on May 26 from 3-5 p.m.
Children 5 and older are encouraged to participate in the rodeo, which will entail a multi-station obstacle course. Deputies will lead the course, instructing kids how to ride in various scenarios, according to Lisa Lebron-Flores, an OCSD crime prevention specialist.
The course is “rated based on elements of the city. There will be a couple of roundabouts (and) a train crossing area,” Lebron-Flores said, adding that the deputies will also train kids on riding on pathways and using hand signals when riding in traffic.
The event, she continued, will also have helmet fittings and tire-pressure checks, and is meant for kids to not only pick up on these bike safety tips, but to also pass on their knowledge to peers when they’re out riding through the community.
According to the city, local bike shops will also have special giveaways and promotions for participants, who at the end of the course will receive a safety
certificate and be entered into a raffle for an opportunity to win an e-bike from the San Clemente-based Murf.
While next week’s rodeo coincides with the city council proclaiming May as Bike Month, it’s also part of a yearlong education blitz meant to encourage bicyclists and electric-bicyclists to ride with an increased sense of safety while following the rules of the road and the city’s trails.
Councilmembers voted unanimously in February to first launch the campaign effort to tamp down on reckless riding before increasing enforcement or implementing drastic measures such as banning e-bikes from the Beach Trail. According to San Clemente Police
Chief Edward Manhart, OCSD has seen 11 bicycle accidents within the city since January, with eight of those incidents involving minors.
“One is too many, and 11 is not acceptable,” Manhart said before praising Lebron-Flores for leading the education campaign.“We’re doing everything in our power to send out that message to the community that everybody needs to ride safely.”
Those accident reports, he noted, don’t specify whether it involved a bicycle or an e-bike. Manhart also said that the cyclists in a handful of those accidents sustained significant injuries, such as broken bones or fractures. None resulted in fatalities.
“Regardless of who’s at fault, the bicyclist always loses,” Manhart said. “The bicyclist has to be responsible for their actions, the motorist has to be responsible for their actions. That’s what the problem is, no matter who’s right or wrong, we’ve seen a significant number of accidents … I absolutely don’t want any fatal accidents.”
Manhart said he’s currently having deputies actively look out for cyclists, particularly minors, not riding with proper safety gear. Deputies, he said, have stopped them to give warnings and inform parents. If deputies continue to see a lack of safety gear persist, he said, they’ll transition from warnings to citations.
“The parents have a role—a very important role in this—in educating the minors on the rules of the road,” Manhart said, adding that if kids are “on the roadway, they have to know those rules, and they have to start with family members at home to relay that information.”
“If they don’t believe they can adhere to those rules, they shouldn’t be out on the roadway,” he continued. “If they’re providing bicycles to their children, they should wear the safety gear and familiarize themselves with the rules of the road.”
Pre-registration is required for the Bike Rodeo. The city’s Recreation Division can be reached at 949.361.8264 or 949.429.8797 to field questions and register participants. More information on registering can also be found at san-clemente.org/events. SC
The city and Orange County Sheriff’s Department are partnering to host a Bike Safety Rodeo at the Vista Hermosa Sports Park on May 26. Photo: Shawn Raymundo
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San Clemente High School students perform Les Miserables during a dress rehearsal ahead of this weekend’s slate of performances. Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente High School
CoastLines | By Fred Swegles
OCEAN FEST, SC TIMES PARTNER FOR PHOTO CONTEST
For all the years you’ve ever attended the San Clemente Ocean Festival, how many memorable photographs have you captured?
Chances are, you’ve taken some epic photos of your children growing up, as they were competing year after year in surf events, in running races, performing in the Youth Pavilion or parading in costume attire.
Or possibly a photo of your child winning an award for a fish caught on the end of the pier?
Or action photos of competing lifeguards while they were swimming, surf skiing or maybe getting caught in a surf dory, overturning in crashing waves?
Or maybe some memorable photos of sand sculptures? Beach concerts? Woodies on the Pier?
You may just have some of your favorite Ocean Festival photographs on your living room walls at your home, or in scrapbooks, or on your personal computer.
Feel free to submit copies of your favorites.
A PHOTO CONTEST, THIS SUMMER
This Summer of 2021 will prove to be the second consecutive year without a San Clemente Ocean Festival, due to effects from America’s coronavirus pandemic. Peggy Vance, executive director of the Ocean Festival, said the organization already is looking forward to 2022 when ready to bring back the entire event that attendees remember so well!
So instead, for this summer, we’re inviting you, your families and friends to submit any of your favorite photographs into a competition.
We’d like to share some of the most
exciting images with the community—a chance for readers to remember some images that are so memorable today from Ocean Festivals many years past.
Send in your favorite photos to the Ocean Festival, while giving us permission to publish prize winners to share with the community.
“The San Clemente Times is partnering with the Ocean Festival to support their photo contest,” said publisher Norb Garrett, who plans to publish spectacular photos in the newspaper for readers to enjoy.
“We’re excited about partnering with SC Times for the photo contest,” Vance said.
Presentation of photos reminiscent of past years’ Ocean Festivals will help us promote the 2022 San Clemente Ocean Festival as our celebration of the 45th anniversary of “The Greatest Show on Surf!”
DEADLINE FOR PHOTO CONTEST
Submit your favorite photos to the Ocean Festival by June 10
Send any photos you’d like to submit to scofphotocontest@oceanfestival.org Or, if you have any questions for Ocean Fest, please visit its website at oceanfestival.org or call 949.440.6141.
PHOTO CATEGORIES
Athletic excitement • These can include lifeguards in competition, or other athletes surfing, bodyboarding, paddling, swim races, run competitions, bodysurfing and other action scenes.
Non-Athletic images • These photos can range from entertainment/activities in youth pavilions, or at the Ocean Festival’s annual concerts, at its yearly woodie exhibitions on the pier, annual creating of sand sculptures, or any unusual fun photo captures from anything at the SCOF.
Lifestyle characterizations • These photos could cover people/families, groups cheering on family members and friends,
friends or family singing, dancing or other festivities, also contributions by festival volunteers.
PRIZES
First prize in each category • A $100 gift card from the Fisherman’s Restaurant & Bar.
Second price in each category • A $50 gift card from the Outlets at San Clemente.
Third price in each category • A 2021 San Clemente Ocean Festival collector T-shirt, awarded by the San Clemente Ocean Festival.
Fred Swegles grew up in San Clemente before the freeway. He has 50 years’ reporting experience in the city and can be reached at fswegles@picketfencemedia.com. SC
Here are a few of Fred Swegles’ photos from the 2019 San Clemente Ocean Festival. None of his photos from 2019, or any prior years, will be submitted into the photo competition, as we’re encouraging the public to enter. He can’t wait to see other pictures that San Clemente residents and families can submit from any historic Ocean Festival events. Good luck!. Photos: Fred Swegles
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Shelley Murphy
An American Crisis
ast week, an article printed in this publication chronicled Mayor Pro Tem Gene James’ crusade to proclaim San Clemente a Second Amendment Sanctuary City (SASC).
The hollow declaration is without legal ramification and could compete with our Spanish Village by the Sea’s current claim of “world’s best climate.”
James is preying on the fear of gun owners who sense a threat to current firearm legislation. He’s predicting the United States may try to enact gun control measures like Australia did in 1996 after its worst mass shooting killed 35 and wounded 23 in Port Arthur, Tasmania.
To this day, Australia’s quick and decisive action has helped prevent a second mass shooting.
On his quest to designate San Clemente a SASC, James opines, “I’m not changing my mind, I’m still going to proceed …” His statement embodies the reasonable and fair-minded thinking one expects from a politician.
Also, in the article, James revealed his telepathic gift when he stated,“The Founding Fathers and Framers saw this day coming and wanted us to be protected.”
Unless James can also provide the winning numbers for the Mega Millions jackpot, he should stop his self-serving prophesying rhetoric.
The Founding Fathers’ verbose wording is vague and allows for inference and interpretation by historians and scholars.
What constitutes “arms?” Could the Founding Fathers imagine their muskets and flintlock pistols morphing into semi-automatic assault weapons?
I urge James to journey from an era of 18th century idealism into that of 21st century realism.
Last year was one of the deadliest on record for the United States. According to data from the Gun Violence Archive, in
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2020: Gun violence killed nearly 20,000 Americans; nearly 300 children were shot and killed—a 50% increase from 2019; and, on average, there was one mass shooting every 73 days.
The Denver publication Westword reports that since the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999, at least 284 school shootings have occurred in America.
Have we learned nothing from the murder of 12 students and one teacher more than 22 years ago? Or are we anesthetized to the madness and gruesome casualties count?
Considering the statistics, why wouldn’t parents pause before sending their children back to school post-pandemic? In America, gun violence occurs every day, and it’s far more deadly to our kids than COVID-19.
The day after the Sandy Hook Elementary School slaughter of 20 first-graders and six school employees, Shannon Watts began what would become Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America (MDA). The group fights for public safety measures to protect people from gun violence.
MDA is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country; it counts more than six million supporters, of which I am one.
Gun violence is preventable. And like any preventable harm facing my kids, I’ll do everything possible to keep my family safe. Yes, my kids did receive all childhood vaccinations, and I have their yellow immunization cards to prove it.
Instead of lobbyists, MDA relies on common sense; it’s a non-partisan group
FROM THE ARCHIVES
The Richfield Service Station on El Camino Real did a brisk business in the late 1920s as the halfway point between Los Angeles and San Diego.
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supporting sensible gun safety measures.
Despite fearmongers on the far right espousing otherwise, MDA advocates for responsible gun ownership.
MDA supporters show solidarity by sporting their signature red logo T-shirts at community outreach events. The National Rifle Association (NRA), the gun rights advocacy group founded in 1871, brandishes its camaraderie via snappy slogans.
The NRA markets merchandise to its supporters splattered with various rally cries, including: “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.”
I disagree and concur with comedian Eddie Izzard, who says in rebuttal, “I think the gun helps. Standing there going ‘bang’ isn’t going to kill too many people.”
I oppose James’ campaign to declare San Clemente a Second Amendment Sanctuary City. Although I do agree
citizens in our city have a right to be safe, especially our most vulnerable residents—children.
Thoughts and prayers are heartwarming, but they aren’t enough; we need actions and policies to disarm preventable gun violence. The city council will meet on June 1. June 4 is the seventh National Gun Violence Awareness Day. More information about the group can be found at momsdemandaction.org.
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
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NEW BUSINESS // HOT-N-CHILI INDIAN RESTAURANT
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Starting any business has unique challenges, but try opening a new business in the midst of a global pandemic while introducing the San Clemente beach community to an entirely new ethnic cuisine—Indian.
Well, that’s exactly what 41-year-old Azeem Akhtar did, opening Hot-N-Chili Indian Restaurant in July 2020, and according to the Pakistani-born owner of an MBA in Hotel Management, things are working out just fine despite the potential headwinds.
“We’ve had a very good response from the people of San Clemente,” said Akhtar, who moved to the area from Miami in 2017 after spending two years working as a head waiter on cruise ships. “It took me one and a half years to find a place to open my own business. When I found this place, near the beach and in this plaza, I decided to open a restaurant here.”
The restaurant, located within San Clemente’s Old Town plaza, features a menu consisting entirely of Akhtar’s recipes and favorites (such as Goat Karahi) and popular Indian dishes including Chicken Tikka Masala, Tandoori Chicken, Lamb Vindalu and a huge variety of vegetarian dishes.
Prior to opening the restaurant with the help of manager Stella Devasana, Akhtar spent three years refining his menu and business plan while working at other area Indian restaurants. But the story of how he arrived here is fascinating and underscores the basic construct of the “American Dream.”
Born in Islamabad, Pakistan, young Azeem was raised with nine siblings. Excelling in school in Pakistan, he earned entry to a prestigious school in Switzerland, where he earned his MBA in 2004.
While he enjoyed life in Switzerland, he felt he needed a change of scenery (and a warmer climate), so he moved to Miami and took a job working cruise ships and traveling the world. In 2014, a friend of his invited him to visit California, and that trip changed everything for him.
“The weather was really nice here, always pleasant,” he said, acknowledging
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that Southern California’s climate was more similar to where he grew up in Pakistan. “I had spent 10 years in Switzerland, and it was too cold.”
His decision to move here is paying dividends. He says that his takeout business during the pandemic has been “very good”—so good, in fact, that he’s looking at opening a second location in Huntington Beach.
But for now, as COVID-19 restrictions ease, Akhtar is excited about having people finally able to dine inside his new restaurant and experience the full Indian dining experience. Soon, he’ll offer a special Sunday brunch buffet, which he’s excited for his San Clemente patrons to try. The restaurant is open seven days a week, from 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
“San Clemente is a very nice place,” he said, noting that after work, he always goes down to the pier to sit and take in the sights, sounds and smells. “The beach is very nice. It’s very relaxing.”
NEW BUSINESS // BALLET ACADEMY AND MOVEMENT (BAM)
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Amanda Cobb knows a thing or two about ballet dancing. And hip-hop dancing. And jazz dancing. And modern dancing. And gymnastics. And cheer dance. And strength training. And Pilates. Following a much-decorated career as a professional dancer in the world-renowned American Ballet Theater (ABT), and stints with the Washington Ballet and Ohio Ballet, Cobb has found her true calling teaching ballet and numerous other forms of dance right here in South Orange County at her new studio, Ballet Academy and Movement (BAM) in San
Clemente.
Her love of teaching, coupled with the lack of quality training facilities due to the COVID-19 shutdowns, drove her to explore the notion of starting her own training and teaching facility, which she ultimately did this past November.
Incredibly, her search yielded a location that already had been used as a dance studio, complete with three full-size, mirrored rooms, as well as a workout room and strength-training area.
“I started as a gymnast and took my first ballet class when I was 12 and fell in love with it,” said Cobb, who was born in Tucson, Arizona.
Cobb moved to Chicago and then New York as a teenager to learn and train from luminaries in the fields of jazz dance and ballet, including with the School of American Ballet.
She moved home briefly before earning a spot on the Ohio Ballet, where she was dancing when she got her big breakthrough on her 21st birthday, auditioning for the American Ballet Theater and was offered a job.
“We did all of the big numbers—Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker—and traveled the world performing in all of the biggest venues. It was an amazing experience,” she said
In 2008, she moved to the Washington, D.C. Ballet, where she danced until 2011, when she suffered a torn ACL. She moved back home to Tucson, where she decided to pursue her dream of teaching while living near the beach.
So, she loaded up a rental car, drove west and landed in Carlsbad before eventually moving up to Capistrano Beach.
“Dance is a very self-focused discipline, and honestly, I think I got bored with myself,” said Cobb, the mother of two young children. “I realized I wanted to give back and teach. I didn’t want to perform anymore.”
Now comfortable teaching at her own studio, Cobb says BAM’s mission is to work with everyone from little kids to professional dancers. She also works with athletes who are rehabilitating from injury, as well as sports teams, cheer groups and general exercise clients through Pilates and stretch classes.
“I trained in different genres at different ages, so I want to teach the diversity of movement,” she said. “I want my clients to feel inspired to move and be healthy.”
Jessica Van Olst knew she had to do something.
She and her husband, Eric, had just relocated their family to San Clemente from Moraga, a town in San Francisco’s East Bay area, down to Southern California shortly after California’s first stay-athome order was announced in March 2020.
The mother of three teenagers was antsy for a new career challenge.
“I knew I needed to start something,” said Van Olst, a working mom who has spent her career in media sales for magazines and newspapers. “My kids are in middle school, and I’m at the point in my life where I needed to do my own thing.”
Being at home during the COVID-19 pandemic gave her time to conceptualize a business plan and research market opportunities in and around San Clemente. She arrived at a “beach lifestyle” concept catering to women in which moms and daughters could shop together in a stylish, modern store featuring ocean-inspired, environmentally friendly products.
“I envisioned a shop for women that offers swimsuits and clothing that is approachable but with high-quality products and competitive pricing,” said Van Olst.
In August, she launched a website and online store featuring an array of products, and by December was encouraged enough by its success that she decided to open a brick-and-mortar store in town.
She opened Coastal Karma at the Outlets at San Clemente on March 16, saying she is thrilled by its initial success. The store offers bathing suits, beach bags, cover-ups, resort apparel and ocean-related gifts such as candles, jewelry and towels.
Supporting local, ocean-related charities is critical to her vision for the business, she said. All of her products, she added, are eco-friendly and capture the San Clemente ethos.
“Everything reflects the beach lifestyle,” she said. “What started as a direct sales/ website play for moms has turned into a business that I believe can thrive.” SC
NEW BUSINESS // COASTAL KARMA Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, shopcoastalkarma.com
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BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
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Hawkes Flies as Sprinter of the Meet at County Championships
San Clemente junior Caroline Hawkes has only gotten stronger as the season has gone on, and she earned her biggest titles yet on Saturday, May 15.
Hawkes burned her competition for wins in the 200- and 400-meter sprints at the Orange County Championships and was named girls sprinter of the meet at Mission Viejo High School.
Sprints and other events were contested with separate heats, and placings were determined by combining all the times, unlike previous years in which athletes would qualify out of their heats for a championship race.
Hawkes ran in the final heat in both of her events and won the 200 meters at 25.38 seconds and the 400 meters at 57.36 seconds. Hawkes was coming off personal-record performances at the vaunted Arcadia Invitational on May 8, where she ran 25.35 in the 200 and 55.84 in the 400. Both Arcadia runs were third-place finish-
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.
Lauren Brzykcy Named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year, All-American
In her first season as the full-time starting goalkeeper for UCLA, San Clemente native Lauren Brzykcy has more than made a name for herself on the big stage.
Brzykcy, a 2017 San Clemente High School graduate and redshirt junior for the Bruins, took home top conference honors on April 21, when she was named the Pac-12’s goalkeeper of the year and
es. Hawkes’ Arcadia 400-meter time is the third-fastest in the CIF-SS this season.
Elsewhere on the track, seniors Madelyn Poole and Cameron Green each posted personal records in the 800-meter race. Green came in fourth place in her heat and 15th overall at 2:26. Poole won her heat and finished 23rd overall at 2:31.
In the girls field events, senior Natalie Vissman and junior Portia Kipper tied for fourth place in the girls high jump. Each cleared the bar at 5 feet even. Senior Sierra Adams had a strong showing in the pole vault with a sixth-place clearance of 10 feet, 6 inches. The San Clemente girls finished eighth overall in the team standings.
On the boys side, junior Aiden Bennett was the top Triton finisher with a thirdplace showing in the pole vault. Bennett cleared 13 feet, 6 inches.
On the track, senior Bodey Horspool finished eighth in the 1600-meter race at 4:26, a personal record. In the 800-meter race, juniors Elijah Ritchie (2:07) and Diego Crawford (2:08) finished second and third, respectively, in their heat and placed 30th and 31st overall. Crawford’s run was a personal record.
CIF-SS Playoffs Roundup
Three San Clemente squads started and ended their CIF-SS playoff runs last week.
The Tritons girls tennis team won its opening match in Division 1 with a tight victory over Murrieta Valley, 10-8, on May 12. San Clemente then fell in the second round to top-seeded Beckman, 12-6, on Friday, May 14.
The San Clemente girls soccer team was strong in its opening match in Division 1 with a 3-1 win over El Dorado on May 12.
Senior Ava Sinacori scored twice, and sophomore Skylar Regan also scored. However, San Clemente couldn’t find its scoring touch against No. 1 Harvard-Westlake in a 3-0 loss in the second round on Friday, May 14.
In boys soccer, the Tritons suffered the same unfortunate fate as last season. San Clemente once again found itself in a scoreless tie that dragged through two overtime periods and into the extra sessions of penalty kicks. Los Alamitos found the edge on the first extra set of penalty kicks to take the first-round match, 0-0 (6-5).
There are still plenty of playoffs left, however, as two more San Clemente teams learned their draws this week.
The San Clemente boys volleyball team is the No. 5 seed in Division 1, and the Tritons will travel to No. 4 Newport Harbor on Wednesday, May 26. San Clemente boys tennis will host Cypress in the Division 1 first round on Thursday, May 20, with the winner facing No. 2 seed Foothill on Saturday, May 22.
The CIF-SS boys and girls wrestling dual meet brackets were released after press time on Wednesday, May 19. Both the Tritons’ boys and girls teams will be featured after undefeated runs through the South Coast League.
The CIF-SS boys and girls lacrosse brackets will be released on Saturday, May 22, and the CIF-SS boys and girls basketball brackets will be released on Sunday, May 23. Follow @SouthOCSports on Twitter for all bracket releases. SC
first-team all-conference. Brzykcy has also been honored as first-team All-Pacific Region by the United Soccer Coaches on May 11 and was most recently named a third-team All-American on May 13.
Brzykcy led the Pac-12 with 13 victories and was second in total saves (69), save percentage (.841), goals against average (0.73) and shutouts (7) in 17 games played. Brzykcy and the Bruins won the Pac-12 with a 9-1-1 conference record and were 13-1-3 overall to earn the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Division 1 College Cup tournament. In the tournament, UCLA won its opening match over Iowa, 2-1, but the Bruins’ run ended in the round of 16, as No. 14 Clemson earned an upset victory in penalty kicks, 1-1 (6-5).
Friends Foundation to Host 10th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
After a year away due to the pandemic, the Friends of San Clemente Foundation
is set to host its 10th annual charity golf tournament on June 25 at the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course.
The tournament is a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. with a best-ball scramble format throughout. The entry fees are $500 per foursome or $125 per person. There is room for about 10 more foursomes, so those interested should jump on it at friendsofsanclemente.org.
The Friends of San Clemente Foundation is a nonprofit organization that has given back to San Clemente for more than 21 years. Net proceeds from the tournament go back into the community by funding several community parks programs. Some of the programs funded include the Fun on the Run mobile recreation programs, scholarships for swimming lessons, movies and concerts in the park, beach concerts, a snow hill during the winter holiday season, the Springtacular Egg Hunt and many more.
In addition to helping fund these community programs, attendees will
get plenty of bang for their buck with fun on the course and throughout the full event day. On the course, there are seven different prize holes, with the big highlight coming in two “hole-in-one” holes sponsored by Rod’s Tree Service. Golfers will shoot for a hole-in-one on hole No. 9 and hole No. 15, with No. 15 giving golfers the chance at a $10,000 prize.
There also are two “closest to pin” prize holes on No. 2 and No. 13, and a closest second shot prize hole on No. 18. Golfers can compete in a longest drive competition on hole No. 5 and can attempt to “beat the pro” on hole No. 9. Attendees will also have more chances at the awards and an opportunity drawing after the tournament at 5:30 p.m.
For more information on the tournament, signing up or sponsorship opportunities, call 949.276.8866 or email sccybercafe@outlook.com. All information can also be found online at friendsofsanclemente.org. SC
San Clemente junior Caroline Hawkes sprints away from the field in her 400-meter heat at the Orange County Championships. Hawkes won county titles in the 200- and 400-meter races. Photo: San Clemente High School Athletics
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
20216603856
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CLOSER COLLECTIVE
21 CALLE TEJADO SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673
Full Name of Registrant(s):
JAMES OWENS
21 CALLE TEJADO 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/JAMES OWENS/KURINA OWENS
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/29/2021.
Published in: San Clemente Times May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216604123
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DETAILS
616 S. EL CAMINO REAL SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672
Full Name of Registrant(s):
JULIE ERICKSON
751 VIA OTONO
SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672
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/ JULIE ERICKSON
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 05/03/2021.
Published in: San Clemente Times May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 2021
SECTION 00100
NOTICE INVITING BIDS
FY 2020 MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE
FY 2021 SLURRY SEAL PROGRAM
FY 2022 ARTERIAL PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
FY 2022 PAVEMENT PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Project Nos. 20305 and 21303
1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project:
FY 2020 MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE, Project No. 20305
FY 2021 SLURRY SEAL PROGRAM, Project No. 21303
FY 2022 ARTERIAL PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
FY 2022 PAVEMENT PRESERVATION PROGRAM
2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, 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. Project includes pavement work, concrete repair including curb and gutter, curb ramp, sidewalk, driveway approach, utility work, and other tasks as described in the specifications.
4. Contract Time: The work must be completed within 60 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”. Failure to possess the specified license(s) at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that non-responsive bidder.
5.2. Department of Industrial Relations Registration. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project.
5.3. City Business License. Prior to the Notice to Proceed for this contract, the Contractor shall possess a valid City of San Clemente business license.
6. Contract Documents. Bid documents, including instructions to bidders, bidder proposal form, and specifications (not including other documents incorporated by reference) may be downloaded, at no cost, from the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/vendorbids. Bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids system to view and download the Contract Documents, to be added to the prospective bidders list, and to receive addendum notifications when issued.
7. Bid Proposal and Security.
7.1. Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City. Bidders must complete line items information (PlanetBids Line Items Tab), and attach a scanned copy of the paper Bid Form (SECTION 00400), Bid Bond (SECTION 004100), Non-Collusion Declaration (SECTION 00420), Contractor Information and Experience Form (SECTION 00430), List of Subcontractors Form (SECTION 00440), Iran Contracting Act Certification (SECTION 00450), Public Works Contractor Registration Certification (SECTION 00460) completed and uploaded in the PlanetBids “Attachments” Tab.
7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a sure-
ty 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 2020 MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE
FY 2021 SLURRY SEAL PROGRAM
FY 2022 ARTERIAL PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
FY 2022 PAVEMENT PRESERVATION
PROGRAM
Project Bid #: 20305 / 21303
Bid Opening Date: 2pm Thursday, June 10, 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 one-half.
8.3. Compliance Monitoring. Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1771.4, all bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.
9. Retention. Pursuant to the contract for this project, five percent (5%) of each progress payment will be retained as security for completion of the balance of the work.
Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300. Refer to the contract for further clarification.
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 prebid questions.
12. Brand Names and Substitution of “Or Equal” Materials. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), if the City has made any findings designating certain materials, products, things, or services by specific brand or trade name, such findings and the materials, products, things, or services and their specific brand or trade names will be set forth in the Special Conditions.
13. Instructions to Bidders. Additional and more detailed information is provided in the Instructions to Bidders, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.
14. Questions. All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted through the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal per the information provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Any other contact to City staff regarding this bid solicitation will be referred back to the PlanetBids system.
THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITIES, IRREGULARITIES OR TECHNICAL DEFECTS IN SUCH BIDS OR IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AS DETERMINED FROM THE BASE BID ALONE.
Dated May 20, 2021.
City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673
END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON JUNE 3, 2021 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:
218 Avenida Miramar – Minor Exception Permit 21-004 & Minor Cultural Heritage Permit 21-066 – Piana Residence
A request to consider a 421 square-foot addition and remodel to a legal nonconforming single-family residence abutting two historic properties at 215 and 219 Avenida Miramar. The proposed addition will maintain the existing nonconforming front and side setback. An additional encroachment into the front yard setback for the front entryway overhang is also requested.
Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities) and Section 15305 (Class 5: Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations).
129 Avenida De La Grulla – Minor Cultural Heritage Permit 20-380 – Cameron Addition
A request for a 499 sq. ft. addition to an existing 1,492 sq. ft. single-story, single-family residence
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with a nonconforming garage setback located adjacent to a historic home at 146 Avenida Pelayo.
Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities).
1531 N. El Camino Real – Master Project 21-030 – Publik House Parking Revisions
Requests for the “Publik House” multi-use facility comprised of: (1) An amendment to the previously-approved entitlements to provide secondary alley access to the site as required by the California Coastal Commission; and (2) Minor Exception Permit for two parking waivers.
Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities).
These applications are on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, and are available for public inspection and comment by contacting (949) 361-6183. If you challenge these projects in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearings.
Notice is further given that said public hearings will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator and held via teleconference on Thursday, June 3, 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
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON JUNE 2, 2021 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:
610 Camino De Los Mares – Amendment to Site Plan Permit 19-203 – Plaza by the Sea – Removal of Condition of Approval 7.17
A request to consider removing a condition of approval from the Site Plan Permit previously approved by Planning Commission on May 20, 2020 via PC Resolution 20-008. The condition stipulated reciprocal vehicular and pedestrian access between the neighboring commercial properties would be created and maintained in perpetuity. Due to challenges by current tenants, the property owners request that the site plan be modified to retain the existing wall separation and the corresponding Condition of Approval 7.17 be eliminated.
Staff recommends that the project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to
State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) because the removal of the condition would result in the retention of an existing property line wall that divides the subject property from the neighboring commercial property (“Ocean View Plaza”).
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.
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, June 2, 2021 at 6:00 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
20216603392
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:
FLOURISH DESIGN STUDIO
32565B GOLDEN LANTERN #254
DANA POINT, CA 92629
Full Name of Registrant(s):
MILES PATTERSON
32565B GOLDEN LANTERN #254
DANA POINT, CA 92629
This business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/01/2021
/s/MILES PATTERSON
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/26/2021.
Published in: San Clemente Times
May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
20216602322
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:
ONAIR DISEASE CONTROL
37 HYDRANGEA ST
LADERA RANCH, CA 92694
Full Name of Registrant(s):
DOT DOT NETWORK LLC
2960 W. BRADLEY PL TUSTIN, CA 92782
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
DOT DOT NETWORK LLC /s/ AMIRALI JAVA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/13/2021.
Published in: San Clemente Times
May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
20216602484
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MAPLE & COTTON
2271 W. MALVERN AVE #440 FULLERTON, CA 92833
Full Name of Registrant(s): BELANCIO INC
2271 W. MALVERN AVE #440 FULLERTON, CA 92833
This business is conducted by a CA Corporation.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/01/2013
/s/BELANCIO INC/CASIMIR LANCASTER/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/15/2021.
Published in: San Clemente Times
May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216602314
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BELANCIO
2271 W. MALVERN AVE #440
FULLERTON, CA 92833
Full Name of Registrant(s): BELANCIO INC
2271 W. MALVERN AVE #440
FULLERTON, CA 92833
This business is conducted by a CA Corporation.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/14/2010
/s/BELANCIO INC/CASIMIR LANCASTER/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/13/2021. Published in: San Clemente Times May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216603917
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALTER HEALTH GROUP
34232 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, SUITE D DANA POINT, CA 92629
Full Name of Registrant(s):
ALTER MANAGEMENT LLC
34232 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, SUITE D DANA POINT, CA 92629
This business is conducted by a CA Limited Liability Company.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
/s/ ALTER MANAGEMENT LLC/ANDREW POLSKY/MANAGING MEMBER/MANAGER
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/29/2021.
Published in: San Clemente Times May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 30-2021-01197279
To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Thomas Allen Kearney; filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
PRESENT NAME
A. Thomas Allen Kearney
PROPOSED NAME
A. Thomas Allen Hodgin
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: 06/17/2021 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100.
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: April 16, 2021
JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court
Published: San Clemente Times, May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 30-2021-01196522
To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Alexis Kiara Evans; filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
PRESENT NAME
A. Alexis Kiara Evans
PROPOSED NAME
A. Alexis Kiara Scott
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: 06/18/2021 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100
Other: Remote Hearing. The 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: San Clemente Times
Date: April 14, 2021
JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court
Published: San Clemente Times, May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2021
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 30-2021-01195344
To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Oanh Thuc Tran; filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
PRESENT NAME
A. Oanh Thuc Tran
PROPOSED NAME
A. Kharis Tran
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: 06/15/2021 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100
Other: Remote Hearing. The 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: San Clemente Times
Date: March 22, 2021
JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court
Published: San Clemente Times, May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2021
NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
20216603377
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:
OC GARAGE DOOR GUYS
21252 BANFF LN.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92646
Full Name of Registrant(s): MAOZ RAZ
21252 BANFF LN.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92646
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/ MAOZ RAZ
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/23/2021.
Published in: San Clemente Times
May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
20216601469
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:
R20 MOTORSPORTS
16655 LATHROP DR
YORBA LINDA, CA 92886
Full Name of Registrant(s): R20 MOTORSPORTS, LLC
16655 LATHROP DR
YORBA LINDA, CA 92886
This business is conducted by a CA Limited liability Co.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
/s/ R20 MOTORSPORTS, LLC/MATTHEW
RUTLEDGE MANAGING MEMBER/MANAGER
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/05/2021.
Published in: San Clemente Times
April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
20216601975
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KOCH COMIC ART
1375 MORNINGSTAR DRIVE
LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651
Full Name of Registrant(s):
PETER A. KOCH
1375 MORNINGSTAR DRIVE
LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651
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/PETER KOCH
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/08/2021.
Published in: San Clemente Times
April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
20216601060
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:
SC FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC
655 CAMINO DE LOS MARES #120
SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673-9267
Full Name of Registrant(s):
NICOLE KIELKOWICZ
#1728 28188 MOULTON PKWY
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677
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/ NICOLE KIELKOWICZ
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 03/31/2021.
Published in: San Clemente Times
April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
20216602845
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:
CHALAIZE
212 DEWDROP
IRVINE, CA 92603
Full Name of Registrant(s):
MICHELLE PRIETO
212 DEWDROP
IRVINE, CA 92603
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/ MICHELLE PRIETO
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 04/20/2021.
Published in: San Clemente Times May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE
Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 2021-01186125
To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Brayan Noe Montano; filed a petition with this court for a de-
cree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME
A. Brayan Noe Montano PROPOSED NAME
A. Brian Noe Montano
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
OBITUARY
Cathy Wagner
April 25, 1937 – April 20, 2021
Catharine Louise Wagner of San Clemente, California peacefully passed away on April 20, 2021 at 83 years old. Cathy was born on April 25, 1937 in San Bernardino, California. She graduated Saint Bernadines High School in 1955, and then the University of San Diego. She returned to San Bernardino, earned her teaching credential and taught elementary school. Besides working as a teacher, she was also active in the Catholic Singles Group which is where she fell in love and married Philip B. Wagner on August 4, 1962.
court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing
Date: 07/08/2021 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 Room: Remote Hearing. The address of the court is 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: May 4, 2021
JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court
Published: San Clemente Times, May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 2021
They had 4 children: Maria, Karen (deceased), Burton and Sheila. Cathy always felt her most important job was raising and caring for her family, so she focused on that full time. And more opportunities to teach children came with her children and then grandchildren. Cathy loved hosting and entertaining family and friends, as well as going on family vacations. She was also regularly active in several charities including Catholic Charities and the San Clemente Women’s Club.
She is survived by her two daughters Maria Chappelear and Sheila Lynch, and son Burton Wagner, plus grandchildren Keoni, Eowyn, Reed, John, and Kirra. Cathy will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE: 5 ACRE UNDEVELOPED HORSE PROPERTY
La Cresta. Electricity on property. Dedicated horse trail on north end of property leading to National Forest. $199,000. 38454 Via Sereno, Murrieta. www.zillow.com
GARAGE SALES
GARAGE SALE - MAY 22 & 23
Saturday, May 22 & Sunday, May 23. 8:00am–12:00pm. Clothing, tools, auto, gardening, electric, Kitchen. 2955 Calle Frontera, San Clemente
MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE - MAY 22
San Clemente Woman’s Club is having a multi-family garage sale on May 22, 7 am-2:30 pm at 866 Camino de Los Mares. Lamps, chairs, tables, tools, clothing & more.
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LIVE-IN CAREGIVER
Live-In Caregiver Available to one 50-99 y/o individual seeking to maintain daily activities. Strictly Professional. Reading
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A Surf Club with Soul
As Summer Nears, Dana Point Surf Club Looks Forward to Fun in the Sun
BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
Surfing is about more than simply riding waves. If we’ve learned anything over the last year, it’s that community and camaraderie are just as important. And now, as the great reopening gets underway in earnest, the Dana Point Surf Club is intent on bringing back that spirit of togetherness.
“It’s time to get the band back together—and we’re looking for a few new members, too,” says Eric Diamond, the president of the Dana Point Surf Club.
Though most club activities, including the West Coast Boardriders events, were halted during the pandemic, the Dana Point Surf Club on Friday, May 21, will host a registration and membership drive at the Killer Dana Boardroom from 5-7 p.m. to usher in the new season.
The vibes are going to be up, a taco truck will be on hand for some epic food, and if you’ve ever wondered what the club is all about, it’s a great opportunity to come out and meet everyone and ask some questions.
And while surf contests and large gatherings have been off the table, the club still stayed engaged in the community and continued to move forward. During some of the darkest days of the pandemic, it put together a food drive for senior citizens and was able to distribute more than 500 much-needed bags of groceries.
It’s also been instrumental in adding new signs at Salt Creek explaining the ins and outs of the lineup, as well as proper
surf etiquette.
“Something that’s always been really important with the club is that we’re about bringing the community together, helping out those in need and recognizing how, as surfers, we can bring positivity and light to Dana Point,” Diamond explains.
But Diamond is hardly a one-man army when it comes to handling club business. Former World Tour surfer and longtime Salt Creek regular Pat O’Connell is serving as vice president. No doubt, O’Connell will
GROM OF THE WEEK
LANDON MONROE
BY
LJAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES ast week, the report came in from Landon Monroe’s grandmother:
“He just had his first barrel ride!”
Considering that the great filmmaker Bruce Brown dubbed tube-riding as “the ultimate thing to do in surfing,” we wanted to take this week to congratulate Landon on the feat.
“My favorite part about surfing is getting barreled, and it feels like time slowing down,” he describes.
Landon first started surfing at the ripe age of 2, when his family took him down to Doheny. Today, he’s a hard-charging
bring his stoke and passion for surfing to elevating the stature of the club.
Additionally, USA Surfing coach Brandon Phillips will be on hand to help with the competitive side of things, as well as work with the young club members to develop their skills and strategies when it comes to surfing heats.
“Both Pat and Brandon bring so much to the table for us. They’re both so important to the surf scene around Dana Point, and to have them as such influen-
tial members of the club, it really speaks to the future of where we’re headed,” Diamond says. “Our goal is to be inclusive, but also surf good and, hopefully, give things a run when the West Coast Boardriders season kicks off.”
A nonprofit organization, the Dana Point Surf Club is also interested in connecting with potential supporters or donors. From its annual scholarship program for local students, to covering costs for events, to other outreach programs, it’s an opportune time to support a group that is dedicated to supporting and giving back to its community.
The Dana Point Surf Club already has a bunch of fun stuff on its summer calendar, and for those looking to get involved, the time is now.
“From all the groms that are down at Salt Creek every morning, to the Doheny crew and all those surfer/fishermen characters in the harbor, this club has always been about bringing the community together, and after all the weirdness of the last year, we’re really excited to be back at it again this summer,” Diamond says.
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
8-year-old who’s wrapping up third grade at Vista Del Mar Elementary School in San Clemente. He lists his go-to spots as T-Street, Church and Old Man’s.
For Landon, surfing’s always been a family affair, and now as a proud big brother, he gets to show his 2-year-old sister, Riley, all the goodness of the beach life.
And when it comes to surf heroes, Landon looks up to the great Hawaiian legend Eddie Aikau, because he was “a good surfer and a lifeguard.”
“What inspires me about surfing is that I want to travel around the world to surf,” Landon told the San Clemente Times. “I hope surfing takes me to Costa Rica.” SC
If you have a candidate for Grom of the Week, we want to know. Send an email to jakehoward1@gmail.com
Water Temperature: 63-65 Degrees F
Water Visibility and Conditions: 4-6
Thursday: A mix of South/southwest swell and secondary Northwest swell sets up shoulder high to a foot+ overhead waves, (4-6’+). Moderate+ South/ southeast winds in the morning shift out of the west during the afternoon, then lighten by the evening.
Outlook: For Friday, more South/southwest swell moves in as Northwest swell continues, for surf in the shoulder high to two feet overhead zone, (4-7’). Light+ South/southeast breeze most of Friday morning turns to moderate west winds in the afternoon. The South/southwest swell peaks on Saturday, with waves running head high to three feet+ overhead, (5-8’+), then Sunday eases to shoulder high to two feet overhead, (4-7’). Southerly winds are light Saturday morning, then become moderate from the west by the afternoon. Lighter/variable winds Sunday morning, followed by a moderate afternoon sea breeze.
Landon Monroe. Photo: Courtesy of the Monroe Family
The Dana Point Surf Club returns to port after its annual fishing trip. Needless to say, a good time was had by all.
Photo: Courtesy Dana Point Surf Club
