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Tyson McGuffin wins the men’s singles title at the PPA Tour’s Orange County Cup last weekend at Life Time Rancho San Clemente. Photo: Courtesy of Carvana PPA Tour

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Local Nurses Fulfill Lifelong Dream with Aesthetics Practice

Council Approves Local Roadway Safety Program

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The Aesthetic Journey Looks to Elevate, Enhance Natural Beauty

SATURDAY, JUNE 17

Challenging Cancer 10-11:30 a.m. The Challenging Cancer group is conducting weekly meetings through Zoom video conferences. The meetings are open to caregivers, people who have a compromised immune system, and people dealing with cancer. To join, email donnavigil2@gmail.com or linda_crdv@ yahoo.com. heritagesc.org.

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

On Wednesday, June 14, people seeking to enhance their look were able to step into the cosmetics business The Aesthetic Journey for the first time, marking the fulfillment of a longtime wish for three local nurse practitioners.

Maureen Garrett, Maggie Richard and Billie Jo Yost first decided to band together in the process of opening an aesthetic services business while on a staycation trip. Combined with the efforts of Portrait, a company that oversees all the business aspects of the practice, the three registered nurses (RN) were able to continue their careers in the cosmetic field.

“In our business, we provide services for women and men who are looking to either enhance the way that they look or (help them) appear on the outside how they feel on the inside,” Garrett said. “As we start to age, our body betrays us and our face betrays us, and people here in this community are active, vibrant people, so we work with them.”

The practice will provide neurotoxins such as Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, as well as fillers and other treatments that stimulate collagen production or enhance skin quality and texture.

Garrett is a 28-year resident of San Clemente, having raised two daughters in town; Richard has spent the past three years working in the city; and Yost is a five-year resident who’s looking forward to settling down long-term. All have worked as nurses for at least 20 years.

“My (Marine) husband’s retiring at the end of July, and this is our home, after moving every two years for almost the last 30 years,” said Yost. “This is amazing to call San Clemente home.”

Brittany Bureski, Portrait’s regional director for the West Coast, was also on-site in the runup to The Aesthetic Journey’s soft opening on Wednesday, alongside a team of assistants helping with the process. Bureski manages a vast roster of Portrait employees concerned with the day-to-day operations of aesthetics providers.

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San Clemente City Council 5 p.m. The San Clemente City Council will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting in person at the Council Chambers at City Hall, as well as virtually. The meeting will be livestreamed on the city’s YouTube channel.

City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente.

949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

Longtime nurses Maureen Garrett (left), Billie Jo Yost (center left), and Maggie Richard will all get to live out their dream as practitioners for The Aesthetic Journey. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

Garrett echoed those sentiments, saying the reasoning behind the name of their business was the group cared about their patients and wanted to partner with them, to understand their goals, and have the freedom to structure their time how they wanted.

Yost said while she enjoys working as a nurse in an intensive care unit, she loves the part of aesthetics in which she can get to know patients in an intimate setting.

“Nursing is often very technical and medical, and this (combines it with) artistry,” Garrett added. “We all have that artistic side of us. But in typical nursing, you don’t often get the opportunity to showcase that or experience it, and that’s also very fulfilling as a provider.”

It can be easy to focus on the negative parts of the industry, according to Garrett, but the goal of their business isn’t to overdo the injection process. Rather, they want to provide treatments that look natural and elevate a person’s look to where others can’t immediately tell a client got work done.

The group said they were excited to do what they love in a community that they love.

“It still feels like a dream, but then when you see that patient on the schedule, you’re like, ‘This is really happening,’ ” said Richard of Wednesday’s soft opening.

The Aesthetic Journey is located at 647 Camino de los Mares, Suite 224, San Clemente.

sible for the cosmetic results that drive clients and new patients through the door, according to Bureski, and simultaneously providing the same medical oversight that is essential to a functioning practice.

“While Portrait supports these injectors through clinical direction, oversight and collaboration, we also support them through an entire set of business operations and services, full-scale,” said Bureski. “(Providers) can focus on the artistry, treating their patients and doing what they do best while we focus on what we do best, which is a tech company with a medical background.”

The Aesthetic Journey will have an in-house patient care coordinator staffed

by Portrait, as well as access to frequent communication with a medical director who can answer questions and provide guidance related to treatments.

Portrait also sets up collaborative training sessions, Garrett said, which help to create a “community of injectors.”

“I think it’s really important that we highlight, as working mothers of kids, for us to start our own business,” said Garrett. “This is a dream that all three of us have had separately, and for us to be able to make the dream a reality, we could not do it without Portrait.”

Richard said that one of the aspects she enjoys about working in aesthetics is being able to work with patients to come up with a plan that will achieve the patient’s desires.

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Because I Love You (BILY) 6:30-8:30 p.m. The organization Because I Love You (BILY), which helps parents navigate through whatever parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, substance misuse, disrespect), conducts its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference and in person/ Zoom the first Tuesday of each month at the Outlets at San Clemente’s Conference Room. For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail. com.

San Clemente Toastmasters 7-8:40 p.m. The Toastmasters Club invites people to lose their fear of public speaking and have fun at the same time. Join them in person on the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Baha’i Center, at 3316 Avenida del Presidente. Visitors welcomed. Call or text Laura Yang at 949.547.6558 with questions. 6463.toastmastersclubs.org.

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VA Disabled Claims Clinic 2-4 p.m. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 9934 will sponsor a Veterans Affairs Disability Claims Clinic at the Dana Point Community Center the first and third Wednesday of each month. Veterans can walk in and meet with a VFW Service Officer and receive information on how to file a claim for service-related medical issues. Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo Street, Dana Point.

Planning Commission 5-10 p.m. The city’s Planning Commission will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting at the Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting will be livestreamed through the city’s YouTube channel. City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

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The Happening Club Promotes Socialization for Adults with Disabilities

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Unlike in years past, San Clemente-area adults living with disabilities and their caregivers have a space nearby where they can simply socialize and enjoy themselves without worrying about the need for extra assistance.

That opportunity was made possible

by Stratton Palmer, who founded The Happening in 2022 to do just that.

Palmer spent 14 years in the Capistrano Unified School District as a behavioral support specialist, crafting plans to help students with special needs shed challenging behaviors.

In addition to working at a day program, he also started a special needs ministry at Mountain View Church in San Juan Capistrano to give families of children with special needs a place where they can feel comfortable dropping off their loved ones.

“I’m proud to say now I have about 90 members that come to ministry every week,” said Palmer. “A lot of them started coming, not necessarily to get to know God, but (because) it was a place where they could be with their friends, have fun and meet (new) friends. And I was totally OK with that.”

An increasing number of people told him they wished a similar place existed on a broader scale, which gave him the idea to start his business. Palmer said he was able to step back and identify a need for socialization within the field, as adults with special needs face challenges that people who are neurotypical do not.

“At a lot of places—not that they’re not welcomed—parents maybe are

hesitant; they’re worried,” said Palmer.

“They don’t feel comfortable (dropping off), because they don’t know if (places) have the accommodations or if the staff know what to do if an event or something arises.”

After a seven-month process to get the permitting and all other factors handled, The Happening opened earlier this year on March 1.

Located at the rear of a business complex along Camino de los Mares, members of the subscription-based social club have access to plenty of varying fun activities.

Inside are four large televisions, all connected to popular streaming services, of which three can also be used for gaming on the PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and other consoles; couches and tables; an air hockey table, a pool table and a mini putt-putt game, as well as a section full of board games.

The social club is open for four- to sixhour periods Monday to Sunday, when members can drop in and leave freely throughout the club’s hours.

Membership is $300 per month with unlimited access. When signing up, families and care providers fill out questionnaires that provide information on whether potential members have any behaviors that require intervention, such as a tendency to hit others, or independent needs, to help determine if a member can be dropped off or if they need a care provider with them.

Palmer said his role is to augment his members’ experiences and create a fun atmosphere, as members can come in and do what they want but may struggle in engaging with others.

“In this field, the social aspect is hard for a lot of them, (such as) engaging with friends, communicating, sharing, and talking about their day,” he said.

“Sometimes, I have to almost pull it out of them. That’s probably what I’m here for, is when I see an individual sitting by themselves, I’m having them engage.”

Adults with various special needs hang out on June 7 at The Happening, a new San Clemente-based social club where those with disabilities can socialize with others through games and activities. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

Over the few first months, The Happening has seen roughly 40 members sign up, and Palmer said the organization will continue to grow, as the school year has ended and families want to figure out their plans for the summer.

He spoke about the support the club has received from the community and said the feedback from families has been amazing.

A member’s father recently shared with Palmer that his son had increased his interactions with people he knew in public places, something that didn’t happen before the son was able to spend time with people at The Happening.

Wanda Gennaro, the grandmother of 24-year-old member Ryann Slowinski, said Slowinski comes Mondays through Thursdays and enjoys being in a social space.

“It’s doing wonders for Ryann,” Gennaro said. “She doesn’t speak, but she’s just (always) smiling.”

The club is also beneficial to families, according to Palmer.

“Families are beyond excited about this, because this is just as much for them as it is for the members,” he said.

“It’s a time where families can get that much-needed respite time. It provides families the opportunity to get a break, to spend time doing what they want.”

Palmer looks to grow his club even more in the coming months. He said he’s been encouraged by the state of California’s decision to utilize respite hours, allowing for the state-contracted Regional Center of Orange County to reimburse families for spending money on services that care for their children with special needs.

“We’re excited to grow, we’re excited to get more members in this community,” Palmer said. “We’re excited to (possibly have) other cities follow suit of San Clemente and open other locations in Orange County.”

More information about The Happening, located 657 Camino de los Mares, #130, can be found at thehappeningoc.com.

Department of Energy Announces Grant Awardees to Facilitate Talks of Hosting Spent Nuclear Fuel

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday, June 9, announced the awardees that will serve as liaisons to prospective communities that could host spent nuclear fuel (SNF) on an interim basis—another step in the ongoing process to relocate nuclear waste from the nation’s power plants, including the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks during a press conference at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on Friday morning, June 9. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

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Standing alongside Rep. Mike Levin and other officials for a press conference at SONGS, which is actively being decommissioned, Granholm said 13 institutions across the nation will cumulatively receive $26 million as part of the first of a three-stage process in identifying a host for an interim storage facility.

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(Cont. from page 5) million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) in September 2022, the amount was increased in January 2023.

FOA recipients include several East Coast institutions such as Clemson University in South Carolina; the Energy Communities Alliance in Washington, D.C.; Holtec International in New Jersey; North Carolina State University; and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.

Others from the West Coast and Southwest include the Good Energy Collective in California; Arizona State University; Boise State University in Idaho; the Keystone Policy Center in Colorado; and the Southwest Research Institute in Texas.

Additional recipients include Midwest entities including the American Nuclear Society in Illinois; Missouri University of Science and Technology; and Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.

“We selected them specifically because they bring a range of voices and viewpoints to the process, and in particular, viewpoints and perspectives from tribal nations and historically underserved communities,” said Granholm.

Over the next 18 to 24 months, DOE staff will meet with the organizations to understand the conversations between them and the communities they reach out to, with DOE providing assistance when necessary.

In turn, the institutions can offer grants to places willing to organize town halls and listening sessions.

Levin estimated that the first step, titled the Planning and Capacity Building Stage, will be completed by or before 2026. The Site-Screening and Assessment Stage comes next, during which interested communities can engage with DOE and have their sites assessed from 2025 to 2033.

Starting in 2029, Levin estimates DOE can choose a final site for a federal consolidated interim storage facility, and negotiations will begin.

Citing an estimated timeline, Levin said a facility could start operating as soon as 2033, allowing the nuclear waste at SONGS to be transported away and the Department of the Navy to retake the site by 2045.

During the June 9 press conference, Levin spoke about the work that has been put into making progress on the issue, including the formation of a Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions caucus in Congress and countless other groups.

“I’ve been in Congress for five years, and for the first time, we finally have a plan when it comes to spent nuclear fuel across the United States,” he said.

He added that although $93 million has been secured to help push the process along, there will be a need to continually advocate for more funding.

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Council Approves Local Roadway Safety Program

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

The City Council approved on June 6 a Local Roadway Safety Program, which city staff says will help the City of San Clemente’s candidacy for future grants.

The document was developed by Kimley-Horn and Associates, the city’s consultant on traffic-related matters, starting in April 2021, and was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission at its meeting on May 17.

“A Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) provides a framework to identify, analyze, and prioritize roadway safety improvements on local roads,” the city said in its agenda report. “Its content focuses on local issues and needs resulting in a prioritized list of concerns, risks, actions, and improvements to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on local roads.”

Assistant City Engineer Zak Ponsen described the LRSP as a tool, while reiterating that the council wouldn’t set any projects in motion by adopting the resolution marking the plan’s endorsement.

“In this program, you will see … several sites the study did look at,” he said to the council. “You’re not approving those projects, you’re not funding those, and we’re not acknowledging that they’re safety hazards. They’re simply examples of how the tool can be used.”

The staff report listed the goals contained in the vision of the LRSP, which include determining areas with high risks for crashes, demonstrating the value of a comprehensive safety strategy, planning future improvements, and defining projects so the city could receive funds from California Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and other programs.

After analyzing data from the number of crashes at intersections and within segments of streets throughout the city, Kimley-Horn determined eight specific sites that could be improved traffic-wise. The firm’s analysis found three emphasis areas: impaired driving, vulnerable road users, and aggressive driving.

The sites for improvement include, in order of priority, the segments of Calle del Cerro heading west from Avenida Pico to Avenida Vista Montana; Pico from the Interstate 5 freeway to San Clemente High School; Avenida Del Mar from El Camino Real (ECR) to Ola Vista; and ECR from Escalones to Avenida Barcelona.

The San Clemente City Council approved on June 6 a new plan that will help advise future city decisions regarding traffic and safety. Photo: File/Fred Swegles

Also listed were the intersections of the I-5 and Pico, ECR and Calle Valle, Avenida Palizada and ECR, and ECR and Esplanade.

Kimley-Horn determined methods for improvement, or countermeasures, that either involved the city or required it to partner with external entities.

The list of the former, referred to as engineering opportunities, included countermeasures that concerned intersections and roadways, and added information about how much each action would cost for each “unit,” be it a site location, sign, mile, or structure.

Restricting a right turn on a red light would cost $10,000 per location; upgrading intersection pavement markings would cost $50,000 per mile; and installing chevron signs on horizontal curves would cost $1,500 for each sign.

For non-engineering countermeasures that required partnerships with entities such as law enforcement, California Highway Patrol or the Orange County Transportation Authority, the improvements were further segmented.

The city could use strategies to enforce, provide education, involve emergency services or utilize emerging technologies.

Regarding the collision statistics itself, Kimley-Horn used data from the five-year period between January 2015 to December 2019.

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firm’s report did note a declining trend in crashes.

There were seven fatal collisions and 56 severe injury collisions over the five-year period, comprising 4.7% of all crashes.

Among a lengthy list of reasons for crashes, improper turning accounted for 25% and driving under the influence was responsible for 16%. Tied at 15% were vehicles driving at unsafe speeds and vehicles violating another driver’s right-of-way.

The LRSP listed six potential funding sources: Caltrans’ HSIP, Caltrans’ Active Transportation Program, the State Transportation Improvement Program, California Senate Bill 1, the state’s Office of Traffic Safety, and the Southern California Association of Governments’ Sustainable Communities Program.

In addition to improving the city’s infrastructure through the engineering and non-engineering countermeasures, the city could also follow recommendations for non-infrastructure improvements.

Most recommendations include continuing or enhancing initiatives that already exist, such as assessing traffic impact fees or engaging with local schools. Kimley-Horn also recommended the city create its own collision database and update it regularly while working with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

To evaluate the progress of what the city decides to implement, the LRSP suggested conducting quarterly updates and updating the plan every five years, in addition to continued monitoring. sanclementetimes.com

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GUEST OPINION: Food for Thought by Gina Cousineau

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his week, I’m in Boston visiting my baby girl at Tuft’s Physicians Associate School with my oldest daughter and her two littles. It is times like this that I am reminded of how grateful I am for the life I have led that allows me to eke every bit of joy possible at this phase of being.

Turning 60 this past spring, I am now taking full advantage of senior discounts offered without hesitation. No matter your age, there are repercussions to our behaviors, and while in our senior years we might consider “giving in” to our current status of health and ability, now is your time, and it is never too late to get healthy.

As a young wife, mom, and business owner, life was ever-changing and exciting. As we grew to a family of six, life was crazy and wonderful, and for years my hubby and I were just holding onto the roller coaster of life.

Both triumphs and tragedies marked our life path, but while I understand there are some circumstances that are beyond our control, most of our choices are within our control and will affect our futures.

Most focus on college funds, retirement accounts, and planning their next vacation, while too many ignore lifestyle behaviors that show up right about when that senior discount comes into effect.

I want to help you change your focus,

Letter to The Editor RESPONSE TO PIER BOWL BRAWL CRAIG KESHISHIAN, San Clemente My late uncle is a Marine. He fought on Okinawa in World War II. Not many survived to tell that tale. My late father is a Reserve Marine, ready to drop out of college at a moment’s notice to pick up arms in Korea and fight for freedom.

Just as I was leaving the Reagan White House as a young staffer to start law school, 241 Marines were blown up in their barracks in Beirut as they slept; they were there trying to keep the peace in war-torn Lebanon.

I don’t know a lot. But I do know we failed those kids who beat those Marines (in San Clemente recently).

Our public schools failed them, by forsaking lessons on valor, service and civics. About heroic deeds that saved San Clemente Times June 15-21, 2023

but this requires learning how to advocate for yourself starting with your primary care provider and beyond. To help you learn how FOOD FOR to begin a different THOUGHT kind of relationship

BY GINA COUSINEAU with your health care providers, I want to offer a few thoughts on how and why you might consider this self-advocacy.

Preventive Care Screening services have been established to prevent illnesses, diseases and other health issues, and/ or allow early diagnoses, which can save lives. These services are typically free when you get your care from an in-network provider, and the benefits of these screenings are literally life-saving.

A quick internet search will provide many options; check out healthcare.gov, cdc.gov, and hhs.gov, to name a few. There are guidelines based on gender and age, along with other conditions that might warrant earlier screening, but your provider can help guide you.

This list of screenings should be taken with you to your primary care provider, and checked off one by one at your next annual exam to make sure you are taking full advantage of these services.

While my primary role is a nutritionist who helps clients get into a healthy

eating pattern, paired with some basic exercise, helping them achieve both weight and health goals that change their life trajectory, my skill set has grown over the years as my patient population gets tangled in the web of confusion that is our health care system.

Too many people tell me they “love” their providers, but after extensive conversations with them, many aren’t getting the care needed to prevent, halt and reverse disease processes, and that is when my role grows as a “patient advocate.”

I want to encourage you to partner with your health care providers, participating in “shared decision making,” not just assuming they have your best interest at heart.

With the lack of time allotted to each patient, you must take the reins and ask questions that can literally increase your years of longevity and decrease your years of disability. SC Gina Cousineau, aka Mama G, is your local nutrition expert, chef, and fitness professional, with her BS in Nutrition and MS in functional and integrative nutrition.

She uses a food-as-medicine approach for weight loss to health gain, and everything in between. Follow her on social media @ mamagslifestyle, and check out her website mamagslifestyle.com to learn more about her programs and freebies offered throughout the year.

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here, this town was a true melting pot of whites and Latinos, straight, gay, whatever. And we all got along just fine.

None of us had any real money, let alone a car or an e-bike. There was respect for authority thanks to a scary vice principal who did one-armed pull-ups. He is a Marine, too. There was mischief, there was reefer, but nothing like the altercation at the Pier Bowl.

a nation and, indeed, the world. Places like Saratoga, Antietam, the Argonne, and the Bulge.

Instead of these teachings, our public schools are more concerned about social reengineering and “bullying.” Well, they failed on that latter score, for sure.

Our local leadership failed them.

Preserving law, order and imposing respect for authority is leadership’s prime directive. Some leaders wanted to help our exceptional but overextended sheriffs with supplemental non-lethal security to monitor our homeless crisis, ironically the argument the Left presses when they screech for defunding police.

This would free up deputies to focus on what they do best: protecting us from criminals. I say get more deputies and get more non-lethal security folks. Can’t afford it? Cut the budget from somewhere else. Maybe someone other than that heroic lady could have stopped the melee before it started.

And, finally, our families failed them.

When I grew up here and went to school

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City of San Clemente Service Applications Being Accepted Through July 3, 2023 The City of San Clemente is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Public Safety Committee. Applicants for the Public Safety Committee must be technical professionals with a public safety background (such as police, fire, marine safety, etc.) The position is for a one-year term, to expire June 30, 2024. If you would like to learn more about this service opportunity, please access the City’s website at www.san-clemente.org. Applications can be obtained from the City’s website, by calling 949.361.8200, or by sending an email to chasej@san-clemente.org. Please submit your application in time for it to be received (via mail, email or personal delivery) in the City Clerk’s Office, by 5:30 p.m. on July 3, 2023. The address is as follows: City Clerk City of San Clemente 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673 Email: chasej@san-clemente.org The City Council will conduct interviews and make an appointment on July 18, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. Applicants will be notified relative to the time and location of their interview. For further information, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 949.361.8345.

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GETTING OUT

Editor’s Pick buffet, beer tasting, dessert and non-alcoholic drinks will be served. Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. 949.496.5794, ext. 7. danawharf.com.

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THURSDAY | 15 TABLE TENNIS THURSDAYS 10 a.m.-noon. Intermediate to advanced players who are at least 45 years old are invited to play table tennis at the Shorecliffs Terrace Mobile Home Park every Thursday for free. Shorecliffs Terrace, 3000 Calle Nuevo, San Clemente. 949.481.2275.

YOUNG INNOVATORS NETWORK MIXER 4:30-6 p.m. Meet at Rhythm and Resin for “networking with a twist.” The new Young Innovators Network strives to support young adults’ personal and professional growth with this first event featuring both a short lesson on financial literacy and trivia. There will be free pizza and beer.

The YIN is supported by the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce. The mixer is a 21-and-older event. Interested parties must register, as there are a limited number of spots. Rhythm and Resin, 220 Avenida Vaquero, San Clemente. 949.492.1131. business.scchamber.com.

LIVE THEATER AT CABRILLO PLAYHOUSE 7:30 p.m. Enjoy live theater right in the heart of San Clemente with the performance of Puffs, Or: Seven Increasingly Weird Years at a Certain School of Magic.

Showings run through June 25. Tickets are $28. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. 949.492.0465. cabrilloplayhouse.org.

FRIDAY | 16 YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT THE NOBLE PATH FOUNDATION 4:30 p.m. The Noble Path Foundation hosts events multiple times a week to get youth and young adults out and about and participating in safe, productive San Clemente Times June 15-21, 2023

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THURSDAY | 15 – SUNDAY | 18: CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS WEEK The San Onofre Parks Foundation is participating in California State Parks Week with a series of events through Sunday, June 18. On Thursday, June 15, from 10-11 a.m., there will be a Mindfulness Hour in Nature, when visitors can meet at San Clemente State Beach to walk, observe, learn breathing exercises, and more to help nourish your health and well-being. On Friday, June 16, from 9-11 a.m., there will be a San Onofre Beach Cleanup, allowing participants to meet at the San Onofre Day Use parking lot and give back to the ocean and your community by cleaning. At 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, there will be an Indigenous Culture Hike. Participants should meet at the campfire center at the San Mateo Campground for a 2-mile hike to learn about the Acjachemen Indigenous people. Bring hiking shoes, sunscreen and water. And at 6 a.m. on Sunday, there will be a State Beach DIY Park and Beach Cleanup. During regular hours at San Clemente State Beach or San Onofre State Beach, families and friends can bring supplies to help clean up the beach. San Clemente State Beach, 225 Avenida Calafia, Old Pacific Highway; and San Mateo Campground, 830 Cristianitos Road.

Email cryssie.moreno@parks.ca.gov for more details. sanoparks.org. parks.ca.gov.

activities. There will be an improv lesson from 4:30-5:30 p.m., and TGIF Night starting at 6 p.m.—the theme being video games on numerous consoles. The Noble Path Foundation, 420 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.234.7259. thenoblepathfoundation.org.

CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE 8 p.m. Enjoy some rollicking sounds over dinner at this intimate and popular South Orange County venue. The Beach Boys founding member Al Jardine and His Endless Summer Band—which includes Beach Boys backing members Ed Carter and Bobby Figueroa, as well as his son, Matt Jardine—will perform. Tickets are $38.

Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT LANDERS 8-10 p.m. Enjoy live music at this cozy yet lively bar. The Hot Rod Trio will perform.

Landers North Beach, 1814 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.503.4100. landersliquorbar.com.

SATURDAY | 17 SOUTH COAST SINGERS PRESENT AMERICAN TAPESTRY 4 p.m. The Capistrano Beach-based

nonprofit South Coast Singers will embark on a musical journey that takes audiences from California to New York and many places along the way. The program includes jazz standards, American folk music, pop and gospel—all family-friendly music. Tickets are $20. Geneva Presbyterian Church, Laguna Woods. southcoastsingers.org.

LIVE MUSIC AT IVA LEE’S 7 p.m. Relax at this chill Southern lounge well-regarded for its live music performances. Smokin’ Roosters will perform.

Iva Lee’s Restaurant and Lounge, 555 N. El Camino Real, Suite E, San Clemente.

949.361.2855. ivalees.com.

SUNDAY | 18 SAN CLEMENTE FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables and artisanal goods from organic growers along Avenida Del Mar. 949 361 8200. san-clemente.org.

FATHER’S DAY CRUISE AT DANA WHARF 10 a.m. Join Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching aboard the Ocean Adventure catamaran for a trip out of the Dana Point Harbor featuring live acoustic classic rock with Mike O’Bryan. A barbecue

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FATHER’S DAY LUNCH WITH CAPTAIN DAVE’S 12:15-2:15 p.m. Join Captain Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari for a two-hour cruise of the Dana Point Harbor aboard the Hoku Nai’a catamaran. A catered lunch of tacos with rice and beans and two free glasses of beer for those over 21 years of age will be provided. The cruise will also feature live music. Captain Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari, 24440 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.488.2828. dolphinsafari.com.

MONDAY | 19 COUNTRY NIGHT AT H.H. COTTON’S 6 p.m. This popular downtown restaurant offers a night full of country music and line dancing for all ages. Beginners will have the floor from 6-7 p.m., followed by advanced dancers from 7:30-8:30 p.m. The floor will be open to all from 8:30-10 p.m.

H.H. Cotton’s, 201 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. 949.945.6616. hhcottons.com.

TUESDAY | 20 SHARKS AFTER DARK 6-9 p.m. Join the Ocean Institute to learn more about the ocean’s apex predators, bioluminescence and more this summer, every Tuesday through August. Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. 949.496.2274. oceaninstitute.org.

WEDNESDAY | 21 SUMMER ‘SOULSTICE’ & OCEAN-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT CELEBRATION 5:30-9 p.m. Join the Surfrider Foundation’s South Orange County Chapter for a celebration of ocean-friendly restaurants. Enjoy food and drink specials, live music and more at Trevor’s at the Tracks in San Juan Capistrano. The event is free to the public. Attendees must be 21 years or older. A VIP experience is available for purchase for $75. Surfrider will also have limited edition event T-shirts, memberships and other items available for purchase. Gary Wright & Sky Island Ramblers and Dano Forte’s Juke Joint Freak Show will perform. Trevor’s at the Tracks, 26701 Verdugo St., San Juan Capistrano. southoc.surfrider.org. derkeneff@southoc.surfrider.org. sanclementetimes.com

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GUEST OPINION | Wellness & Prevention by Monika Robles

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA

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taying offline can be difficult for teens who must keep up with trends and their social circles. In a recent advisory by the U.S. Surgeon General, it notes that 95% of teens use social media. While the overuse of social media is an ongoing concern, its presence isn’t going away soon.

Social media is a double-edged sword, but it is more likely to be criticized than praised. When used appropriately, it is a tool for connection.

In a 2022 Pew Research article, 32% of teens said they have had mostly positive experiences with social media.

Connectedness has been reported as the most popular positive outcome.

In the article, a teen mentions the difficulty making friends in person, yet has a couple of long-term friendships online.

Youth from marginalized communities especially feel a sense of belonging in these platforms. Individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ and the BIPOC communities, find comfort in connecting online with others who share similar backgrounds and interests.

The Human Rights Campaign noted

that 73% of LGBTQ+ youth reported being more honest online.

Teens, in the Pew article, said social media is a way for them to learn and access information.

Teens use platforms such as YouTube to hear the news and learn new skills. Instagram WELLNESS & PREVENTION is another space

BY MONIKA ROBLES where one may find accounts dedicated to educating about mental health, the environment, world news, and more.

Some youth just appreciate the entertainment value of social media. The enjoyment of scrolling across memes and funny videos can be a way for them to unwind or is a form of escapism.

Unfortunately, not everyone’s experience online is positive. There are risks of seeing inappropriate content, cyberbullying, and experiencing feelings of dissatisfaction with oneself. Youth have access to anything and everything online such as videos depicting violence and drug use.

Youth also have access to everyone’s opinions, as well as having the space to create their own. Comments sections for many platforms aren’t always being monitored. This leaves it open to words of disagreement, critiques, and harassment.

Spaces full of judgment can lead teens to feel uncomfortable and run the risk of being victims of harassment.

Twenty-two percent of teens that have had mostly negative online experiences voice being stuck in a chronic cycle of comparing themselves to others.

So how can adults and parents best support youth as they navigate the digital world?

There’s the option to delete all social media apps from their devices or simply get rid of the device altogether. However, this is impractical. Social media has become so embedded into their lives that removing it can be like closing them off from a world of friendships and community.

Social media experts from cyberwise.org suggest starting conversations about what youth might see on these platforms. Parents can encourage their youth to be intentional about

whom they choose to follow online.

Teens can ask themselves: “How does this person’s content make me feel?” and “Is this account spreading mostly positivity or negativity?”

Staying safe online is paramount.

Teaching youth what information not to share and how to report inappropriate content can be a great skill for them to have as they establish their social media presence.

Keeping one’s account private can allow teens to choose who gets to follow them and with whom they get to share.

Privacy features can limit or restrict unwanted interactions like comments or messages from fake and spam accounts.

The adults in youths’ lives should communicate the pitfalls and limits of social media, as well as equip them with the necessary tools of how to navigate it.

We need to recognize that social media comes with risks, but when youth learn to use this tool responsibly, it’s a space for exploration and connection.

Monika Robles is the Bilingual Prevention Coordinator at the Wellness & Prevention Center. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com.

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ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

Louise

Six-month-old Louise is a real sweetheart of a cat. Found as a scared and fearful kitten, Louise blossomed with the help of loving and attentive foster volunteers. Now, she enjoys playing and having fun with the other kittens. Louise would love a home where she can finally settle down with a family to call her own.

If you are interested in adopting Louise, please visit petprojectfoundation.org/adoptions/ to download an adoption application form. Completed forms can be emailed to animalservices@scdpanimalshelter.org, and you will be contacted about making an interaction appointment. SC Sudoku- medium- by Myles Mellor

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid 2 4 1 9 8 3 6 5 7 6 3 7 4 1 5 2 9 8 that has been subdi8 9 5 6 2 7 4 3 1 vided into nine smaller 9 1 6 5 4 2 8 7 3 grids of 3x3 squares.

3 8 2 7 6 1 5 4 9 To solve the puzzle, 5 7 4 8 3 9 1 6 2 4 2 3 1 9 6 7 8 5 each row, column and 7 6 9 2 5 8 3 1 4 box must contain each 1 5 8 3 7 4 9 2 6 of the numbers 1 to 9.

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Who doesn’t love photos of cars from the 1920s and ’30s? This flock of vehicles doesn’t begin to match San Clemente’s current Classic Car Show, but for the time period, this was perhaps a substantial gathering. This photo can be purchased from the San Clemente Historical Society at sanclementehistoricalsociety.org.

8 7 3 6 8 4 5 7 4 8 6 See the solution in next week’s issue.

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

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ORDINANCE NO. 1751 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente, at its Regular Meeting of June 6, 2023, adopted the following Urgency Ordinance: Ordinance No. 1751 entitled AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, DECLARING A PUBLIC NUISNANCE; AMENDING SECTION 12.32.140 OF THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC BEACHES AT 10:00 P.M. FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE, AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE TO BE CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER CLASS 1 (EXISTING FACILITIES, 14 CCR SECTION 15301) OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE CEQA GUIDELINES Persons interested in receiving an inspection copy of the Ordinance are invited to call the Deputy City Clerk at (949) 361-8303 or by email at Jimenezm@ san-clemente.org. Copies will be emailed or mailed to you at no cost.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the above-referenced Urgency Ordinance was introduced and adopted at the City Council meeting of June 6, 2023.

AYES: CABRAL, ENMEIER, KNOBLOCK, LOEFFLER, MAYOR DUNCAN NOES: NONE

Section 00100 Notice Inviting Bids

LAURA CAMPAGNOLO City Clerk & Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 30-2023-01325794 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner STEPHANIE STERN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name STEPHANIE STERN Proposed Name ANASTASIA ARTEMOVA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 04/26/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100.

Room: Remote Appearance. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: SAN CLEMENTE TIMES Date: 05/17/2023 JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times, June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2023.

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MONTALVO AND RIVIERA PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES COATING REPLACEMENT PROJECT PROJECT NO. 23802 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: MONTALVO AND RIVIERA PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES COATING REPLACEMENT PROJECT, PROJECT NO. 23802

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.

2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2023, 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.

7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected. For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, CA 92673 within 24 hours of 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:

3. Project Scope of Work. The project includes furnishing all necessary labor, materials, methods and processes, tools, implements and machinery which are necessary to satisfactorily complete the Project, as more specifically described in the Contract Documents. The work to be performed, consists, in general, of clearing and grubbing as necessary to complete the work, and removing the existing bridge coating, sandblasting, surface preparation, and painting of the Montalvo and Riviera Pedestrian Bridges located at 200-ft west of the intersection of Avenida Montalvo and Avenida Lobeiro, and is in close proximity and parallel to OCTA Metrolink railroad bridge.

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

OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN MONTALVO AND RIVIERA PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES COATING REPLACEMENT PROJECT Project No. 23802 Bid Opening Date: 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2023

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”, Class “B”, or Class “C33”. 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 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”, Class “B”, or Class “C33”. 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.

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.

5.3. City Business License. Prior to the Notice to Proceed for this contract, the Contractor shall possess a valid City of Page 14

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. Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. A Non-Mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held for this bid solicitation at the job site on June 26, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section on how to submit any pre-bid questions.

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

13. Questions. All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to Amir Ilkhanipour at ilkhanipoura@ san-clemente.org no later than July 19, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.

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 June 15, 2023.

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ORDINANCE NO. 1752 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente, at its Regular Meeting of June 6, 2023, introduced the following Ordinance: Ordinance No. 1752 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, DECLARING A PUBLIC NUISNANCE; AMENDING SECTION 12.32.140 OF THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC BEACHES AT 10:00 P.M. FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE, AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE TO BE CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER CLASS 1 (EXISTING FACILITIES, 14 CCR SECTION 15301) OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE CEQA GUIDELINES Persons interested in receiving an inspection copy of the Ordinance are invited to call the Deputy City Clerk at (949) 361-8303 or by email at Jimenezm@ san-clemente.org. Copies will be emailed or mailed to you at no cost.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Clemente will consider adopting the aforementioned Ordinance at its meeting of June 20, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd Floor, San Clemente.

Section 00100 Notice Inviting Bids

LAURA CAMPAGNOLO City Clerk & Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 30-2023-01324600-CU-PT-CJC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LEILANI MARIN WAI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name LEILANI MARIN WAI Proposed Name LEILANI NISHIHIRA JACKSON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 07/06/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100.

Room: Remote Appearance. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/findmy-court.htm.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: printed in this county: San Clemente Times Date: 05/09/2023 JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times May 25, June 1, 8, 15, 2023 San Clemente Times June 15-21, 2023

istration 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.

MARINE SAFETY HQ BUILDING CONCRETE REPAIRS Project No. TBD 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: MARINE SAFETY HQ BUILDING CONCRETE REPAIRS, PROJECT NO. TBD 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 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.

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.

7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected. For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, CA 92673 within 24 hours of 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:

3. Project Scope of Work. The project includes furnishing all necessary labor, materials, methods and processes, tools, implements and machinery which are necessary to satisfactorily complete the Project, as more specifically described in the Contract Documents. This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents and applicable regulations. The quantity of Work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximations only, being given as a basis for the comparison of Bids. Actual quantities of Work to be performed may vary at the discretion of the City Engineer.

The Marine Safety HQ Building is located at San Clemente Pier, 620 Avenida Del Mar, in the City of San Clemente, CA 92672. The work to be performed, consists, in general, sawcuting, removing weak concrete, drilling and installing expoxy anchored reinforcing, repairing mortar, etc. for some structural/non-structural elements of the Marine Safety Building’s exterior surfaces.

4. Contract Time. The work must be completed within thirty (30) working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN MARINE SAFETY HQ BUILDING CONCRETE REPAIRS Project No. TBD Bid Opening Date: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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 reg-

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.

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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. Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. A Non-Mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held for this bid solicitation at the job site on June 27, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section on how to submit any prebid questions.

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

13. Questions. All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to Amir Ilkhanipour at ilkhanipoura@ san-clemente.org no later than July 19, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.

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 June 15, 2023.

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TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 30-2023-01324363 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LUCIANA LEMES CALZADILLA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name LUCIANA LEMES CALZADILLA Proposed Name LUCIANA LEMES COSTA MIOT THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show

cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 07/06/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100.

Room: Remote Appearance. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/ find-my-court.htm.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: SAN CLEMENTE TIMES Date: 05/10/2023 JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times, May 25, June 1, 8, 15, 2023

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Center Court

Lifetime Rancho San Clemente hosts back-to-back pro pickleball events, December finals

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

San Clemente is the new center of the professional pickleball world.

While locals undoubtedly have noticed the sport on the rise recreationally at parks and tennis courts all around South Orange County, the professional side of the game has descended on San Clemente for a 12-day stretch, and it won’t be the last time in 2023.

Lifetime Rancho San Clemente is the venue for this pickleball bonanza, as for the third consecutive year the facility hosted the Carvana PPA Tour in the Select Medical Orange County Cup from Thursday, June 8, to Sunday, June 11. Lifetime will also host the finale of Major League Pickleball’s 2023 Season One, beginning Thursday, June 15, and concluding with the Season One Super Finals on Monday, June 19.

San Clemente will also be the host for the championship week for professional pickleball with the PPA Tour returning for The Finals from Nov. 30Dec. 3, and Major League Pickleball is coming back for its Season Two Super Finals from Dec. 7-11.

The top talents in professional pickleball have taken a liking to the venue and atmosphere at Lifetime Rancho San Clemente, and that was showcased again last weekend at the PPA Tour’s Orange County Cup. Women’s No. 1 player Anna-Leigh Waters captured her fourth consecutive triple crown on the PPA Tour, with wins in women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

“It feels amazing. I honestly can’t believe it,” Waters told the PPA Tour. “It’s really cool, especially here, because I don’t think I’ve ever won a triple crown here (in San Clemente). I don’t even think I’ve ever won two gold medals at this facility, and this is my favorite facility, so this is definitely a special triple crown, and I can’t wait for next year.”

The 16-year-old Waters opened her Championship Sunday by teaming up with men’s No. 1 Ben Johns in a threeset sweep, 11-3, 11-6, 11-9, over women’s San Clemente Times June 15-21, 2023

Ben Johns and Anna-Leigh Waters, the PPA Tour’s No. 1 men’s and women’s singles players, respectively, teamed up for a mixed doubles title at the Select Medical Orange County Cup on Sunday, June 11, at Lifetime Rancho San Clemente. Both will compete in Major League Pickleball this weekend at the same venue. Photo: Courtesy of Carvana PPA Tour.

No. 3 Catherine Parenteau and men’s No. 3 Tyson McGuffin for the mixed doubles title. It was the pair’s 19th mixed doubles title.

Waters then joined up with Parenteau to take the women’s doubles title in four sets, 11-2, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3, over the sixth-seeded pairing of Etta Wright and Irina Tereschenko. This was the fifth gold medal of the PPA Tour season for the Waters-Parenteau pair.

Waters then closed the day by beating her doubles teammate, Parenteau, in a two-set sweep, 11-7, 11-7. The win clinched the 16th triple crown weekend of the 16-year-old’s PPA Tour career.

In men’s singles, McGuffin reached another final and was victorious in a two-set sweep, 12-10, 11-3, to defeat seventh-seeded Connor Carnett for McGuffin’s fifth PPA Tour singles gold.

McGuffin rallied from a 10-5 deficit in the first set.

In men’s doubles, Ben Johns also returned to the championship round with his brother Collin Johns to rally past the No. 2 seed of Matt Wright and Riley Newman in five sets, 6-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-0, 11-1.

Every player from the PPA Tour’s championship matches will be back on the Lifetime Rancho San Clemente courts for Major League Pickleball this weekend.

Unlike the individual nature of the PPA Tour, Major League Pickleball is a team concept with only doubles matches. Each team has four players—two men and two women—that compete in a men’s doubles match, a women’s doubles match and two mixed doubles matches. Major League Pickleball has grabbed headlines in recent years with investments and team ownership from sports stars including Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and others, including Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

Major League Pickleball is made up of 24 teams with 12 teams split into two levels—the Premier Level, which features the top 48 players, and the Challenger Level, which features the next 48 players. The San Clemente event opens with Challenger Level group play on Thursday, June 15, beginning at 8 a.m.

The Premier Level group stage

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begins on Friday, June 16, at 10 a.m., as Anna-Leigh Waters and the New Jersey 5’s open against the California BLQK Bears, and Riley Newman and the SoCal Hard 8’s take on Tyson McGuffin and the New York Hustlers. Ben Johns and the Seattle Pioneers begin against Collin Johns and the Las Vegas Night Owls at noon. Catherine Parenteau and Irina Tereschenko team up on the Los Angeles Mad Drops, who also start at noon against the Frisco Pandas.

Challenger Finals are Saturday at 2 p.m., and Premier Finals are Sunday at 4:30 p.m. After all the matches are complete and the Season One standings finalized, the top two teams in each level will meet for the MLP Super Finals on Monday. The Challenger Super Finals are at 3 p.m., and the Premier Super Finals are at 6 p.m.

Ticket and schedule information for Major League Pickleball can be found at majorleaguepickleball.net/ events/san-clemente. Grounds passes for Thursday’s opener and Monday’s Super Finals are free. The full five-day pass is $102, and daily passes for Friday, Saturday or Sunday are $40. sanclementetimes.com

SC SURF

International Surfing Day Almost Here From beach cleanups to cheering for your favorite local surfers, there’s plenty going on this Saturday

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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aturday, June 17, is International Surfing Day, an opportunity for wave-riders and beach-lovers of every stripe to celebrate all that is glorious about the ocean.

First launched in 2005 as a collaboration between Surfing magazine and Surfrider Foundation, International Surfing Day has been going strong for the past 20 years, and the day has blossomed into a stoke-filled holiday around the world.

A quick look at the waves this weekend, Surfline is forecasting the surf to be in the 3- to 5-foot range thanks to a lingering southwest swell and touch of northwest swell. Conditions are expected to be relatively clean in the morning before a sea breeze in the afternoon adds some texture to the water.

That’s the good news. The bad news is that the water temperature has remained stubbornly cold, hanging in the low 60s— meaning you’re probably going to want a wetsuit when you paddle out.

With all the gloomy, gray weather and chilly ocean temps, I’m guessing I’m not the only one out there wondering when summer’s actually going to start.

Given International Surfing Day started with an environmental focus, Surfrider Foundation is hosting beach cleanups around the country this Saturday. Its

South Orange County Chapter has a cleanup scheduled for Dana Point.

You can head over to surfrider.org for more information and to sign up. Of course, you can always organize your own beach cleanup with friends if there’s nothing happening in your area. You’d be amazed what a difference a dedicated crew can make in a few hours.

If you do get out there and make our beaches a better, happier place to surf, share it on Instagram and use the hashtag #InternationalSurfingDay. In the coming days, there are also a few surf events to keep an eye on. On the global stage, San Clemente’s Griffin Colapinto is eyeing his second WSL Championship Tour victory in as many contests.

Into the semifinals of the Surf City El Salvador Pro, the contest is currently on hold as it waits for a new swell, which could fill in as soon as Friday, June 16.

When competition resumes, Colapinto, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, will face off against Aussie Liam O’Brien.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the draw sits San Clemente resident Filipe Toledo.

He’ll face Maui’s Ian Gentil.

Should both Colapinto and Toledo advance and meet in the final, it would set up an entertaining grudge match, as Colapinto just took out Toledo at last month’s Surf Ranch Pro.

GROM OF THE WEEK

ADDY ANDERSON

BY JAKE HOWARD

Photo: Courtesy of the Anderson Family

San Clemente Times June 15-21, 2023

When it comes to big boards and classic cars, Addy Anderson is all in. A team rider for the Doheny Longboard Surfing Association, as well as San Clemente High School, her natural grace and impeccable style give her surfing a special, classic timelessness.

A talented goofy-footer steeped in the finer point of Golden Era longboarding, Anderson makes it look way easier than it is when she’s in the water.

As far as her local haunts go, you’re likely

(From left) Local San Clemente surfers Jessea Wiedeman and Shaw Kobayashi search for a spot to surf at T-Street in March 2020. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

More locally focused, the U.S.A. Surfing Championships will take place in Oceanside this week.

A pathway to both the International Surfing Association World Championship and Pan Am Games, the event will feature a multitude of divisions, including para surf, longboard, adult shortboard, standup surf and SUP paddle distance racers.

To celebrate International Surfing Day, on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Oceanside’s Pier Amphitheater, there will be a special screening of Big Wave Guardians: First Responders of the Sea, a film about Hawaii’s lifeguards written by San Clemente’s own Jim Kempton.

There will also be a screening of WSL rookie sensation Caity Simmers’ latest short film, which also features the surfing of San Clemente’s Ian Crane. Both films

to find Anderson enjoying the multitude of options at Doheny or perhaps cruising at San Onofre. A savvy competitor when the opportunity presents itself, she represents the Doheny Longboard Surfing Association in various events up and down the coast.

Not only does Anderson have her act together on a longboard, she’s no slouch at school, either. Proudly enrolled in San Clemente High’s prestigious Auto Academy, most recently she’s been working on refurbishing an exquisite 1971 Ford Ranger. Just wrapping up her sophomore year, Anderson finished with a 4.0 GPA. Oh, yeah, and she spent her spring break down in Mexico building homes for those less fortunate. In the water, in the garage or on the road, Anderson’s moving and grooving in the right direction. SC If you have a candidate for Grom of the Week, we want to know. Send an email to jakehoward1@gmail.com.

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are most definitely worth your time should you find yourself in Oceanside this Saturday.

And while it may not feel quite like summer yet, International Surfing Day is almost here, and it’s time to head to the beach. Hopefully, the cloudy skies burn off and we get a nice sunny day. Either way, get out there with family and friends and enjoy the waves and magic of surfing. SC Jake Howard is a 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 several 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.

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 62-64 Degrees Water Visibility: 6-10’ Thursday: Easing S swell rolling in with waves mainly running thigh to stomach high, (2-3’+), while top breaks hit shoulder high, (4’). Light/variable winds early morning, rise to a low-end moderate onshore westerly sea breeze for the afternoon.

Outlook: Surf picking up on Friday, as fresh SSW swell fills in, putting many spots in waist to chest high waves, (3-4’), and best breaks reach head high, (5’).

Those heights hold through Saturday and into Sunday morning, before slowly winding down that afternoon.

For Friday and the weekend, winds are mainly onshore, light in the early mornings, then light+ to periocially moderate over the afternoons.

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22 CALLE CAMARON | SAN CLEMENTE 5 BD | 3 BA | 2,546 SF | 4,462 SF LOT | 3-CAR GARAGE RECENTLY RENOVATED IN SEASIDE NEIGHBORHOOD

2487 S OLA VISTA | SAN CLEMENTE REPRESENTING SELLER

CHRISTIAN WACH 949.370.3917 cwach@pacificsir.com christianwach.com DRE #01922260

San Clemente Times June 15-21, 2023

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. DRE #01767484

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