After repeated complaints of high schoolers causing trouble at San Clemente’s public beaches—with an attack on three off-duty marines by a group of teenagers over Memorial Day weekend making national headlines—city officials voted unanimously on June 6 to close the city’s beaches two hours earlier than the current midnight schedule.
“I think this issue from a public safety point of view is really important. The beaches after 10 o’clock have been a problem for a long time,” said Mayor Pro Tem Steve Knoblock during the meeting.
Joe Janis, a San Clemente neighborhood beach watch captain of seven years, said he has been asking for changes to be made to the schedule for about five years after repeated reports of criminal activity during the later hours….