Category: San Clemente

San Clemente City Council Approves Senior Housing in Split Vote

The San Clemente City Council voted 3 to 2 Nov 15, to approve new senior housing operated by the MemorialCare Health Care System to replace an abandoned hospital in the northwestern corner of the city. The project will be located at 654 Camino De Los Mares and consist of 250 apartments for residents aged 55…


San Clemente Voters to Decide if City Clerk, Treasurer Should Be Appointed

San Clemente voters will decide in the Nov. 8 election whether to change the city treasurer and city clerk positions from being elected to appointed. If approved, the measures will take effect 10 days after the election results are certified. Measure U The measure would change the role of the city clerk seat from an…


Providence to Invest $712 Million in Expanding Hospital Facilities in South Orange County

A multistage plan is set to expand Providence’s medical facilities in south Orange County, California, officials announced last week. Providence—a nonprofit, Catholic health care system operating dozens of hospitals in seven states—will fund the $712 million of projects to “meet the ongoing development and ever-growing demand for high-quality health care in [the region],” according to…


San Clemente Blocks Abortion Ban Proposal

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—The San Clemente City Council voted 3–1 on Aug. 6 to remove a resolution from its Aug. 16 meeting that sought to ban abortions in the city, after hearing from mostly outraged citizens during a public comment period that lasted about two hours. The majority of residents who addressed the council during Saturday’s…


California City to Consider Banning Abortions, Declaring ‘Sanctuary for Life’

Officials in the City of San Clemente, California, will consider a resolution Aug. 16 that would ban abortion and declare the city a “sanctuary for life.” The resolution defines the beginning of human life to be the moment of conception and would make it the city’s declared duty to protect that life until natural death….


San Clemente Allows Homeless Charity to Stay at City Property for Another Year

San Clemente City Council July 19 narrowly approved extending a homeless nonprofit’s lease on a city-owned property after the group said eviction would be catastrophic. After meeting for nearly six hours, the council voted 3–2 to allow Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) to remain at 1030 Calle Negocio through spring 2024. The faith-based charity provides aid…


San Clemente Voters to Decide City Clerk, Treasurer Should Be Elected or Appointed

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Voters will decide if their City Clerk and Treasurer should change from elected to council-appointed positions after the city council voted June 7 to add it to the November ballot. The council voted 3 to 1 for the change, with councilwoman Laura Ferguson absent. Councilman Steve Knoblock, who agenized the policy decision, opposed…


Pickleball Singles Battle for Sunday’s Championship

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Starting the first heat of the Men’s Open Pro division of the Select Medical Orange County Cup player Kyle McMakin stepped foot on the clean blue pickleball court clad in cowboy attire, including a red and white cowboy hat and a freshly cut mustache as he prepared himself to return a serve from…


Cyclist Dies in San Clemente Hit-and-Run

As late morning traffic whizzed by northbound near the intersection of Avenida Pico and Avenida La Plata in San Clemente, Calif., the sunshine and light sea breeze failed to mask the fatality that occurred just a few hours prior. At approximately 1:25 a.m. on June 7, Joshua Gene Cervantes, 40, of San Juan Capistrano, was…


San Clemente to Fight Human Trafficking Through Stronger Oversight of At-Risk Businesses

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Hotels and personal service businesses like massage parlors and nail salons have become a hotbed for human trafficking in San Clemente, California, prompting city officials to push for stronger oversight of such establishments. “In terms of quality of life and the safety and security of our residents, we don’t want those establishments here,”…