County Struggles to House Homeless Even with Federal Aid
Orange County’s distribution of the 557 emergency housing vouchers it received in May 2021 to persons experiencing homelessness has lagged behind other agencies in the county, state, and nationwide. The post County Struggles to House Homeless Even with Federal Aid appeared first on San Clemente Times. Source: This article was originally published on San Clemente … //read the full article
Downtown Business Owners Discussing Community Benefit District Concept
Business and property owners in Downtown San Clemente are in the process of determining whether to create a Community Benefit District to strengthen the area. The post Downtown Business Owners Discussing Community Benefit District Concept appeared first on San Clemente Times. Source: This article was originally published on San Clemente Times
Stars Come into Alignment for Cosmic Creek
Following a two-year pause brought on by the pandemic, the Vissla Cosmic Creek Surf Festival is once again touching down on the sands of Salt Creek on June 4-5, Jake Howard reports in this week’s surf column. The Cosmic Creek is part surf contest, part retro surfboard celebration, part music festival, and solely unique to … //read the full article
Grom of the Week: Siyanda Hewitt
This week’s featured grom is 15-year-old Siyanda Hewitt of Durban, South Africa. Siyanda is visiting San Clemente over the next week with his father, Tom, who runs Surfers Not Street Children, an organization that endeavors to use surfing as a means to get down-and-out kids off the streets. The post Grom of the Week: Siyanda … //read the full article
Historical Happenings: The Book on San Onofre Beach
In this month’s Historical Happenings column, Tom Marshall highlights only a small fraction of what David Matuszak covers in his nearly 12-pound book about surfing history at San Onofre, San Onofre—Memories of a Legendary Surfing Beach. The author will headline the Historical Society’s next public event on June 9 to discuss the book. The post … //read the full article