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San Clemente North Beach Eminent Domain

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On August 5, 1970, the (San Clemente) City Council voted unanimously to take 10 lots away from private owners to create the existing parking triangle for public use. Excerpts from Resolution NO: 69-70 are as follows: WHEREAS , the City of San Clemente is anticipating the acquisition of certain property for public improvement for off-street parking, public park and public use,... WHEREAS , the City of San Clemente determines that the public interest, convenience and necessity require the acquisition of said land for public off-street parking, public park and public use within the City of San Clemente,... BE IT RESOLVED ...that the public interest, convenience and necessity require the acquisition of property for a public improvement for off-street parking, public parking and public use abutting the present City of San Clemente Beach Club;... BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that F. Mackensie Brown as City Attorney... is hereby authorized,... [to acquire] by condemnation ... Lots

North Beach San Clemente Metrolink Station Photosynth

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A 360* view from the North Beach San Clemente Metrolink Station ADDRESS 1850 Avenida Estacion San Clemente, CA 92672 DIRECTIONS Fwy., exit at Avenida Pico. Go West on Avenida Pico to station. San Clemente Station Vicinity Map PARKING - $1.00 per day for commuters (must arrive at the station between 4 a.m. – 9.a.m. to take advantage of the special Metrolink rate) - $50 for a resident annual parking pass (12 months) - $65 for a non-resident annual pass CONNECTING TRANSIT OCTA91, StationLink 191 Amtrak LINE INFORMATION SAN CLEMENTE STATION SCHEDULE METROLINK SCHEDULES CONNECTING TRANSIT THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE STATION OWNER AND OPERATOR City of San Clemente, 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente, CA 92672 For station maintenance and repair: (949) 361-8200 For Metrolink customer service: (800) 371-LINK(5465) or (800) 698-4TDD(4833) for speech and hearing-impaired customers. Station connects to the following lines: Orange County Line - Inland Empire-Orang

San Clemente's Not the Same

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re: SunPost, 9-23-10 cover headline: Date with Destiny - fate of Playa Del Norte (LAB at NB). When I think "date with destiny," images of Lewis & Clark, Washington crossing the Delaware, Founding Fathers, Salk Vaccine, Freedom Marches, Ending Slavery, Women's Right to Vote all come to mind. But shoehorning a supermarket sized structure between 7-11 and Ole's Swim Club at North Beach is not destiny. Crunch the proposed project's losing numbers, adds up to one historically bad idea. Doubters of this conclusion need reread Ole Hanson's original 1925 Spanish Village by the Sea vision statement: a city like a park. Where everyone will have an ocean view. San Clemente is unique, due entirely to Ole's clear vision. No one since has improved on it. No one ever will. Lose it, and lose the San Clemente Ole created for us. Walling off North Beach's public ocean view is not destiny, nor manifest. Ole would not approve. None of us

San Clemente Pier Coastal Clean Up Day this Saturday!

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Come to the San Clemente Pier this Saturday and be a part of one of the largest volunteer events of the year. Last year more than 80,600 volunteers worked together to collect more than 1,300,000 pounds of trash and recyclables from our beaches, lakes, and waterways. Come do your part!