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CoastLines: A Resort Hotel at T-Street? Ole Had Visions

Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Next time you visit San Clemente’s T-Street Beach, pause to notice the grand width of streets that lead there. Over…

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CoastLines: Tiki Village by the Sea?

Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Try to imagine a beach town master-planned around a Polynesian theme. All houses, restaurants, hotels, downtown shops, parks, golf courses,…

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Historical Happenings: How Ole Hanson Handled the Last Big Pandemic

Tom Marshall By Tom Marshall The last time our country faced a pandemic like the coronavirus, San Clemente didn’t even exist; but its founder did. …

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Historical Happenings: San Clemente First to End Prohibition

Tom Marshall By Tom Marshall One hundred years ago this month, Prohibition was enacted by the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, banning the…

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CoastLines: Before He made San Clemente, Ole Hanson Made Headlines as a Seattle Mayor in 1919

By Fred Swegles One hundred years ago, Ole Hanson was one of the most famous men in America. “Fighting Mayor of Seattle,” The Oregonian newspaper…

Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Historical Happenings: Sometimes a House Is Not Just a Home

By Tom Marshall Tom Marshall On Dec. 5 at 6 p.m., the San Clemente Historical Society will host a free public event at the Community…

Letters to the Editor, SOAPBOX

Letter to the Editor: Hinkle’s Experience Invaluable to Council

JAKE RYBCZYK, San Clemente My understanding of our community expanded immensely over the course of my 2018 campaign for San Clemente City Council. It’s clear…