The San Clemente Pier

Pic: circa 06 - Old Hwy 101 concrete bridge at Upper Trestles La Pata History: A road first penned in 1956. At that time, RMV Corp (their land) had it in mind to develop the San Mateo Watershed, all the way to Caspers Park, approximating Garden Grove etc. The crushing burbs SC'ers fled from. I've seen the original drawings. Blanket development as far as the eye could see - east. SC today, would look like Huntington Beach, sprawling east to the Cleveland Nat Forest - with La Pata its major north-south foothills traffic venue. Predicted heavy traffic numbers back then. Thankfully, it didn't happen. Important to remember, South County as it looks today, is a Master Planned Community, beginning at Lake Forest, down to here, one big-ass pre planned development result, fed by toll roads. Fact: Big, sprawling development, to gain approval, require big roads in & out. I don't think there's another Planned Development, the size of South Co...

It really is just that simple, Pick Up 3 and the difference you will see! Watch and share this short film about ocean and beach pollution.

"Peace. Love. Surf." - Chris Hawk Now that I am beyond peril Commend me not on land In soil, to dirt Fuel for worms And all the earth's corruption Lay me down In the bosom of the stormy sea In the grip of Poseidon's frenzy Let your tears swell the tide That bear all craft aloft To fair winds and the quay side At the pleasure of Mac Lír Let my coffin fall past The watchful eye of sharks To join those who fell before Sailors, pirates, mermaids And all who ride upon the spray Fire the Bofors gun Once for my life Once for my love Once for my son Once for my soul Lost on the cresting wave Chris Hawk surfer, shaper, Surfers' Hall of Fame inductee, died of cancer Oct. 23 here at his home in San Clemente. "Peace. Love. Surf." - Chris Hawk

The San Clemente Pier where the good life comes in waves... "Switchy Switch" by Common Sense

Full stop, are you ready to go? Strange One by Common Sense LIVE on the San Clemente Pier sand!

http://SurfersHealing.org & http://CommonSenseBand.com Common Sense belts out The Rock to Surfers Healing. Seeking to enrich the lives of children with autism thru surfing & music.

Poundy Pound, from the UPCOMING Common Sense CD!!! LIVE on the sand in front of the San Clemente Pier. We'll leave the light on for you...

Disney was right in 1959. for the solution to our traffic problems we need to look no further than our own back yard... A bipartisan team of pollsters, Dr. Jan van Lohuizen (Voter/Consumer Research) and David Binder (David Binder Research), today released new findings from an Orange County public opinion survey regarding the proposed Foothill South toll road through San Onofre State Beach. The survey research's central finding reaffirms that a large majority of Orange County Voters surveyed (63 percent) opposes a toll road through the state park. The updated survey illustrates that while Orange County voters may support toll roads, once they learn the implications of the proposed Foothill South Toll Road and the negative impact it wouldhave on San Onofre State Beach, the more strongly they oppose it. The findings show that, compared to a poll conducted by the same team of pollsters last year, there has been no erosion whatsoever in public opposition to the toll ro...

San Clemente is defined by our coastline; 13 surf breaks are in city limits. California’s legendary surf break, Lower Trestles, is located at the mouth of San Mateo Creek, just south of Casa Pacifica, Richard Nixon’s former Western White House. Surf culture reigns. San Clemente has “surf” moms, not “soccer” moms. San Clemente High School holds surfing classes at the pier. Mark McElroy, Saddleback College’s head football coach and San Clemente High School alum, wrote the Saddleback College surfing curriculum. Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz may vie for the title “Surf City USA,” but San Clemente High School has held the NSSA national surfing title in six of the last seven years. Residents are fiercely protective of city beachfront. Derail the Trail, a citizens’ grassroots group, formed in the 1990s to oppose a three-mile concrete trail from North Beach to San Clemente State Park. San Clemente City Council rejected the concrete trail in a 5-0 vote in 1999. A Council-app...

I Saw a Sea Monster, by Ralph Bandini From Esquire Magazine for Men, June 1934 Have any of you ever seen a sea monster? No? Very well—I have! It is an amazing story—and true in every detail. I am quite aware that it takes square issue with science. I have no illusions as to inevitable scepticism. Nevertheless, I know what I saw—and I tell it as I saw it. Just at the moment sea monsters constitute what is known in newspaper parlance as "hot copy." Almost any week in the daily papers, in Sunday supplements, in magazines, the reader can find some yarn telling of this or that strange creature seen in the sea. It is almost as though all the hidden monsters of the depths had suddenly taken it into their heads to pop up to the surface. Of course there is nothing new in this matter of sea monsters. For hundreds, even thousands of years, sailormen have brought to port tales of sea serpents—but their stories have been scoffed at. Scientists have gravely declared that no s...

Day one of my staycation via @33mitto Photos taken in San Clemente California with a little surf music to back it up...

The 1969 protest song San Clemente's Not The Same. (Mr Nixon you're to blame) Sung by Barbara Foster Written by Myron Ace Produced by Preview Records. The theme of this classic denounces the Washington/political tourist crowd that bombarded San Clemente after Richard Nixon moved to our coastal hamlet and bought the Cotton's estate. To this day the home is still known as the Western White House. Related articles San Clemente's Not the Same, Mr Nixon You're to Blame! Final Nixon Tapes Shows Surprising Side Of Relationship With Brezhnev Final Nixon tapes reveal bid to ease tensions with Soviets Final batch of secret Nixon tapes released Final set of secret Nixon tapes released

MTV Cribs Ep.1605: Ryan Sheckler MTV Cribs Ryan Sheckler Stop in at Ryan's place to check out his San Clemente Crib. A view of basically all you would ever want to see - RS http://www.ryansheckler.com/

The worlds top surfboard artist, @DrewBrophy , demonstrates how to easily paint a new surfboard quickly on the beach with masking tape and spray paint and takes the newly painted board out for a surf. drewbrophy.com Related articles Mobile Surfboard-Building Classroom California: Huntingdon Beach - San Clemente Spray painting stripes up surfboard San Clemente cuts down complaint about carved palm tree Learning to Surf

Congrats to San Clemente Local Greg Long for winning the Pico Alto International, looks like Punta Hermosa is one knarly wave!