Category: San Clemente City Council

San Clemente to Adopt Shopping Cart Theft and Personal Belonging Ordinance

January 31, 2022
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—San Clemente officials are preparing to formally adopt a new ordinance on Feb. 1 concerning shopping cart theft and unattended personal property. Previously, city officials said, locals had free reign to take a shopping cart from businesses and leave the basket on wheels anywhere in the city unless business owners pressed charges for…

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San Clemente Bans E-Bikes on Beach Trail and Sand

January 20, 2022
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—The San Clemente City Council unanimously voted for an electric bicycle (e-bike) ban from its beach trail, beaches, and pier during a Jan. 18 meeting, excluding the inland trails at the request of council members and residents. After a year of discussions, reviews, and public input, the council prohibited e-bikes on the path…

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San Clemente Officials: What to Expect From Biden’s Infrastructure Bill in 2022

January 7, 2022
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—South Orange County residents, and Californians in general, could see “long overdue improvements” to critical infrastructure in the coming months thanks to new federal funding, officials announced during a Dec. 7 press conference. San Clemente City officials and Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.), who represents ten cities across North County San Diego and South…

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Locals Organize Search Party for Missing San Clemente Man

December 21, 2021
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Family and friends of Scott Karsten, 60, who went missing last October, organized a search and rescue party at a local Circle K on Dec. 21, looking for any leads or evidence to find their loved one. “A 60-year-old man just doesn’t disappear,” Harry Karsten, Scott’s father, told The Epoch Times. “As a…

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San Clemente Adopts Plan to Combat Ocean Rising Threats

December 20, 2021
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—The San Clemente City Council unanimously adopted a plan in December, which it said was aimed at staving off future potential impacts to its beaches and shores due to rising sea levels, and coastal erosion. The so-called Coastal Resilience Plan seeks to address a range of issues—everything from easing incremental shoreline erosion all…

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San Clemente to Pursue Different Energy Program from Other OC Cities

November 1, 2021
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The City of San Clemente, California, recently move forward with a Community Choice Energy (CCE) program, but opted to go with a different program than what other Orange County cities have been joining. The formation allows the CCE to buy and sell energy, which provides citizens within the cities with a choice of getting their…

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San Clemente Moves Toward Leaving the Toll Roads 

April 13, 2021
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San Clemente is preparing to withdraw from the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) in the midst of an ongoing three year-lawsuit over disagreements about a toll road built in the city. City council took its first step April 6, voting 4-1 to leave the joint powers authority (JPA) that forms the TCA. The split could come…

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Homeless Outreach Coordinator is Coming to San Clemente

February 17, 2021
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San Clemente’s homeless community is expected to receive more support with the hiring of a new community outreach worker. City council voted unanimously to add the position to its social services team during a Feb. 16 meeting. “I think it’s a good first step toward a comprehensive addressing of our homeless issue,” Councilmember Chris Duncan said…

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