The San Clemente Pier

The Music Man Comes To San Clemente, Episode 1 I don't think I've met Jim Kempton (SCT Wavelengths), but I've only ever heard good things about him. People have gone out of their way to tell me how much theylike Jim. When he writes of SC's lost development opportunities, it's true. Another truism is, "Timing Is Everything." Timing dictates every positive-negative event that ever happens. Or doesn't happen. Good Timing is when stuff you want, like, or wish for - come true. Bad Timing is thinking you're standing in the right place for all your hopes and dreams to come your way, instead the opposite happens. San Clemente, from its inception in 1927, has experienced better than average Timing. Ham Cotton, bringing Ole Hanson here was brilliant Timing. Ole Hanson leaving in 1929 was bad Timing. Had Ole stayed another 20-years, SC would be a different place today. But that's timing. Besides, what's here (or not here), compared to elsewhere, c...

No On A Tax Increase! Concerned resident and letter writer Jeff Chambers incorrectly defines the hotly debated Playa Del Norte project as: "This is not a land grab." When what it is - is: "a city owned, beach-land giveaway." City-owned means, "public owned." We the residents of SC, own the North Beach acreage, some in city-gov are ready to "give away." It's that simple. Beach-front property in SoCal is the most expensive "land" anywhere. Everyone knows it. North Beach's city-owned beach front property (ours) is valued at $9-million, and or $6-million after infrastructure improvements (before a structure could be built there). It's worth repeating: SC's citizenry own NB's $9-million hunk of precious beach-front acreage. If "Leased," a proper return to the city would be about $700,000 annually. But, in the NB-deal (carrot) our city is offering the LAB (developer), is a 55-year l...

Another Bad Idea From The San Clemente City Council Vote YES ON A! to RAISE YOUR TAXES! Vote YES ON A! because there are not enough empty storefront in town! Vote YES ON A! to trample private property owners right in San Clemente! Vote YES ON A! because San Clemente makes beach front property! Vote YES ON A! To The Taxmobile!

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 ...

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...

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...