A Serious Note about Ocean Safety
After a death at Trestles last weekend, the issue of water safety and emergency response is more important than ever. ...
Tag: Safety
NRC Preliminary Report Finds Deficiencies Led to Canister ‘Near Miss’ at SONGS
By Eric Heinz Some of the operators working at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) storing spent nuclear fuel lacked ...
Letter: Whistleblower Should Manage Safety at SONGS
Gary Headrick, San Clemente On Aug. 9 at Southern California Edison’s quarterly Community Engagement Panel meeting, a worker at the ...
Whistleblower’s Comments at CEP Meeting to Factor into SONGS Nuclear Fuel Storage Procedures
By Eric Heinz During the public comment section of the Aug. 9 Community Engagement Panel (CEP) meeting in Oceanside, a ...
City Council Corner: Public Safety Must Be Top Priority for City Officials
Chris Hamm By Mayor Pro Tem Chris Hamm As you are aware, public safety has been my number one priority ...
City Council to Cut Funds to Add More Sheriff’s Deputies
By Eric Heinz Despite voicing a preliminary decision to keep San Clemente Police Services overtime pay the same as years ...
City Council Corner: Shoring Up Marine Safety Headquarters
Lori Donchak By City Council member Lori Donchak In the last fiscal year, San Clemente Lifeguards rescued 1,521 swimmers in ...
Wavelengths: Lifesaving Makaha-Style: Sometimes You Learn the Most from Your Fears
WavelengthsBy Jim Kempton By Jim Kempton Rich Chew was a lifeguard for 35 years. Much of his career was spent ...
Letter: Look to Statistics to Save Students
John Kim, Dana Point This is not to disrespect those lives lost in school shootings, and I completely support the ...
‘I Lost My Dear Friend’: Hundreds Attend San Clemente ‘March for Our Lives’ to Protest Gun Control Laws
By Eric Heinz Parkland, Florida residents Jami Haggarty, her 13-year-old son, Blake, and Gabriella Fajardo came to San Clemente on ...
‘March for Our Lives’ Protest Scheduled for March 24
By Eric Heinz Following the nationwide walkout by high school students on March 14, another protest is scheduled throughout the ...
Letter: To Protect High Schools, Take Guns off Pedestal
Michael Conlon, San Clemente I read the letter to the editor “Protect Our High Schools with Officers” in the March ...
Emotions Run High During Homeless Population Discussion
By Eric Heinz San Clemente residents were livid at the March 6 City Council meeting following the discovery that people ...
Letter: Protect Our High Schools with Officers
Gregg Newbury, San Clemente Not many people had heard of Columbine High School prior to 1999. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High ...
Letter: Title IX Under Attack
Lee Winocur Field, Ph.D., San Clemente Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently announced that her department will be revisiting the ...
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