Council Initiates Ordinance to Limit ‘Street-Side Solicitation’
Looking to protect drivers and pedestrians, the San Clemente City Council voted for staff to begin drafting an ordinance to ...
Tag: Police Services
Council to Discuss Ordinance Prohibiting Panhandling
“Street-side solicitation,” or panhandling, in San Clemente may soon be on its way out, if the City Council votes to ...
City Council Corner: Leadership and Water and Sand—Oh, My!
San Clemente Mayor Pro Tem Steve Knoblock authors this month’s City Council Corner, in which he writes about the council’s ...
City Names Capt. Christian as New Police Chief
The City of San Clemente announced Monday, Dec. 9, that Capt. James “Jay” Christian of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department ...
OCSD Promotes Benfield; Council Searching for New Police Chief
With Capt. Tony Benfield, chief of San Clemente Police Services, soon to leave his role following a promotion to OCSD’s ...
Exchange Club Salutes 2022 Deputy, Firefighter of the Year
Fire Capt. Corey Larson of the Orange County Fire Authority was named Firefighter of the Year on Thursday, Nov 17, ...
Education-First Approach Emphasized During City Council Discussion on E-Bike Safety Concerns
With the continuing rise in popularity of e-bikes, scooters and similar modes of transportation, safety concerns were at the forefront ...
Max Berg Park Shooting Spurs Council to Address Public Safety Efforts, Police Staffing
Following a recent shooting at Max Berg Plaza Park that left one man with a minor head injury, city officials ...
Council Renews Police Services Contract for FY 2023
As the current fiscal year draws to a close, councilors met last week to adopt the city’s Fiscal Year 2022-23 ...
OCSD to Fully Implement Body-Cam System by Summer’s End
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s body-worn camera program that’s intended to aid deputy sheriffs and capture their interactions with the ...
RSVP Program Ramping Back Up
After a hiatus because of the pandemic’s impact, the city’s volunteer force of retirees assigned to assist the town’s deputy ...
City Gives Peek of New Police Substation Design
By Shawn Raymundo When the city’s new police services substation is completed this summer, it will be the “crown jewel” ...
Letter to the Editor: Fiscal Audits
BOB BARNETT, San Clemente I read with great interest that the city is initiating an audit of its legal services. ...
Council Approves Massage Parlor Ordinance to Target Illicit Activity
By Shawn Raymundo A new ordinance to strengthen the city’s regulations related to massage parlors and help bring down human ...
Council Adopts FY 2021 Budget, Approves Police Services Contract
By Shawn Raymundo With two weeks to go before the end of the current fiscal year, councilors on Tuesday, June ...
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