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City Council Corner: Stepping Out: 12 Years of Public Service

By City Councilmember Lori Donchak Those of you who participated in Lori Donchak Mayor’s Walks know that stepping out is one of my favorite things…

San Clemente artist Jeff Lukasik brightens up the Los Molinos industrial district with this mural on the wall of his building.

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Murals, Murals on the Walls, What’s Fairest Way to Paint Them All?

By Fred Swegles Once upon a time, a modern remake of a classic Pablo Picasso painting adorned a controversial mural at the top of Avenida…

Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Enabling Homeless is a Burden on San Clemente

Bobbie Carey, San Clemente I have two points of view of the homeless epidemic in San Clemente, both based on first-hand observations. First, I work…

CoastLine: An artist’s rendering shows the site for a drive-thru restaurant, two smaller eateries and a bank on the west end of San Clemente’s Target Store parking lot. Photo: Fred Swegles

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Coming Full Circle on New Foodie Options

By Fred Swegles Everyone loves new foodie options. Three new ones may be coming to San Clemente in 2019 in a part of town that…

Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: U.S. Report Highlights Urgency to Address Climate Change

Larry Kramer, San Juan Capistrano Climate change is real, with both worldwide and local effects. The federal government just issued a report discussing its real-world…

Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Ask Not What Your City Can Do For You, Facebook

Gloria Dugan, San Clemente So, the author of a letter to the editor in the Nov. 15-20 edition of the San Clemente Times wants this…

Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letters: Misinformation on Social Media Continues to Plague Nation

Maura Mikulec, San Clemente We have serious problems in our nation with information. In order to make important decisions, we all need accurate and factual…

San Clemente Mayor Tim Brown examines documents stored by the San Clemente Historical Society. Photo: Tom Marshall

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Historical Happenings: City Documents Need Saving in Digital Format

By Tom Marshall As one of his last requests as San Clemente’s mayor, after not seeking re-election, Tim Brown is calling for the digitalization of…

Mycle Brandy takes a walk on the San Clemente Beach Trail. He was forced to turn back on his most recent cross-country trip due to wildfires and illness, but Brandy said he wants to try again next year. Photo: Fred Swegles

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

CoastLines: Forced into Hiatus, Mycle Brandy Knows ‘It’s Hard Giving Up’

Editor’s note: This column will appear in the Nov. 21-28 edition of the San Clemente Times this week. By Fred Swegles If you spot 280-pound…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Wavelengths: Affliction of Affluence: Do We Struggle with Too Much More than Too Little?

By Jim Kempton For most of human existence, societies have struggled with a consistent set of challenges: how to avoid famine, evade deadly disease and…

Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: Toll Road Proposals Don’t Make Sense

Tony Hays, San Clemente At the Toll Road Town Hall meeting held on Oct. 24 at the Community Center auditorium, representatives of the IBI Group,…

Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter: The Election Isn’t Over

Cord Bauer, San Clemente You don’t need to look to Arizona or Florida to see election issues that have not been resolved. There are two very…

Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Stopping Violence Begins with Leadership

Rob Herbert, San Clemente Our lawmakers need to address the all-too-common occurrence of violence in this country. I suggest we begin with a comprehensive PTSD…