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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 /// Now including Coastline Pilot and Huntington Beach Independent /// dailypilot.com
A car chase that began in Hunt-ington Beach early Sunday morn-ing ended in Newport Beach witha 42-year-old passenger dead andthe driver of the car arrested.
A black Honda Accord wasfound on its roof in the 3000 blockof Pacific Coast Highway, New-port Beach Police Departmentspokeswoman Heather Rangelsaid. Ramiro Benitez was founddead at the scene, according tocounty coroner’s records.
The driver allegedly tried to fleebut was arrested by NewportBeach police officers and trans-ported to an undisclosed hospitalfor treatment of his injuries, po-lice said.
Huntington Beach police saidat around 5:35 a.m., an officer at-tempted to make a traffic stop ofthe reported stolen vehicle nearGoldenwest Street and Ellis Ave-nue. A pursuit followed when themotorist did not yield to the lightsor sirens of the patrol vehicle, po-lice said.
The driver headed southboundon Goldenwest and headed easton Pacific Coast Highway, policesaid, driving at legal speeds beforeleaving downtown HuntingtonBeach, where the vehicle then in-creased its speed to more than100 mph. Police said the chasewas called off due to the “recklessand dangerous” speed of the sus-pect.
The Huntington Beach PoliceDepartment, the lead agency in-vestigating the incident, said itwould not immediately releasethe suspect’s name or charges inlight of his current medical condi-tion but asks anyone with infor-mation or who may have wit-nessed the incident to call localauthorities at (714) 536-5951.
Newportcrashends with1 dead,1 arrestedBY LILLY NGUYEN
[email protected]: @lillibirds
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Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue crewssaved three Costa Mesa residentstrapped in an early Saturdaymorning apartment fire beforelater responding to a small brush-fueled fire in the city’s TalbertPark.
Two adults and one child wererescued from a first-floor apart-ment on the 500 block of JoannStreet shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sat-urday, after a fire broke out in theliving room and created so muchsmoke they could not find an exit,fire officials said Monday.
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue De-partment spokesman Capt. JoeNoceti said the tenants called inthe fire and remained on thephone with a dispatcher while acrew made its way to the apart-ment complex.
“They actually gave the dis-patcher play-by-play informationand were able to relay their loca-tion,” said Noceti, who was at thescene of the fire. “There was afunctioning smoke alarm goingoff the whole time.”
Fire crews rescued an adultmale and female and one femalechild while they battled the blaze,preventing its spread to nearbyunits. Firefighters remained onscene until 6:30 a.m.
“It took about four hours tobutton everything up,” Nocetisaid. “The occupants were as-sessed by paramedics but didn’thave to be hospitalized.”
Residents were periodicallyevacuated from their apartmentsbut were allowed to return when itwas determined no other unitshad been damaged. Preliminaryestimates indicate the incidentmay have caused about $40,000 inproperty damage and $10,000 incontent loss.
Noceti said the cause of the firewas still under investigation, add-ing that the landlord of the unitwas cooperating with investiga-tors. Two pet rabbits, which hadgotten loose during the fire, werelocated and returned to the vic-tims, he added.
Fire & Rescue crews received asecond fire call Saturday ataround 1 p.m. of a brush fire that
had broken out in the southwestcorner of Talbert Park.
Once on scene, firefightersquickly contained the flames,which, fueled by surroundingbrush, had grown to an area ofabout 50 square feet.
“We were able to extinguish it inminutes, then we overhauled it fora good hour and a half to make
sure it was put out well,” Nocetisaid. “We were lucky there was nowind, because wind could haveblown some of the embers towardnearby houses.”
The cause of the fire was stillunder investigation on Monday.
Costa Mesa fire crews rescue 3 trapped in blaze
Courtesy of Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue
COSTAMESAFire&Rescuecrews rescued twoadults andonechild fromanapartment fireSaturdaymorningon the500blockof JoannStreet.
BY SARA CARDINE
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The Huntington Beach CityCouncil moved closer to legal-izing short-term vacation rent-als in Surf City on Mondaynight, though with a high num-ber of regulations.
Short-term rentals are cur-rently prohibited in Hunting-ton Beach residential areas,with the unofficial exception ofSunset Beach.
Council members listened toa presentation by DavidBergman of Lisa Wise Consult-ing before coming to a consen-sus.
They directed city staff tohave an ordinance prepared, tobe reviewed by City Atty.Michael Gates, allowing short-term rentals with a highthreshold of regulations.
Short-term rentals are con-sidered rentals of fewer than 30days. The regulations includethe requirement of having anon-site owner, minimum andmaximum days of stay and alimit on the number of peopleper bedroom. Hosts would notbe required at Sunset Beachrentals.
Short-term rental ownerswould need to register for apermit and pay a business li-cense fee. They would alsoneed to pay the Transient Oc-cupancy Tax and pay into theTourism Business Improve-ment District.
Despite short-term rentalstechnically being prohibited inHuntington Beach, many areavailable on sites like Airbnb
Huntington City Councilfavors on-site owners forshort-term housing rentals
See Rentals, page A4
BYMATT SZABO
More than 100 people gathered in HuntingtonBeach on Sunday night for a candlelight vigil hon-oring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth BaderGinsburg, who died Friday at the age of 87.
Participants were passed electric candles and thenwalked from Triangle Park south toward the Hunt-ington Beach Pier, said organizer Bethany Webb, aHuntington Beach resident.
The vigil was organized by local left-leaning prog-ressive group HB Huddle, of which Webb is a mem-ber.
“We didn’t get one angry [motorist], there were nocounterprotesters, there was no negativity at all,”Webb said. “It was just a beautiful, peaceful homageto an amazing woman who lived an amazing life anddid a lot of really unbelievably good things for wom-en.”
The walk didn’t quite reach the pier due to out-door dining currently in place downtown on Main
Courtesy of Amanda Shepherd
HUNTINGTONBEACH residentAmandaShepherdispicturedat thecandlelightvigil honoring the lateSupremeCourt JusticeRuthBaderGinsburgonSunday.
CandlelightvigilhonoringGinsburgheld inH.B. SundayBYMATT SZABO
See Vigil, page A3
With the reopening of Newport-Mesa Uni-fied School District schools set to begin nextweek, district officials, employees and par-ents on both sides of the argument ofwhether in-person instruction can safely re-sume are digging deeper into their ideolog-ical trenches.
Hundreds of NMUSD employees and par-ents rallied Sunday in a motorcade to protestthe planned resumption of in-person learn-
ing for transitional kindergarten through sec-ond-grade classes on Sept. 29. Employeeswere represented by the Newport-Mesa Fed-eration of Teachers and the California SchoolEmployee Assn.
Meanwhile, district officials confirmedMonday while talks with union representa-tives are still ongoing, NMUSD would moveahead with plans to reopen campusesthrough Oct. 12, when middle and highschool students are scheduled to return.
About 200 vehicles drove in a caravan Sun-
day from the teachers union’s office on Bris-tol Street to Costa Mesa High School, conven-ing in a demonstration with speakers whodescribed an inadequacy of safeguards and ahasty effort to roll out a hybridized learningmodel comprising both online and in-personinstruction.
NMFT President Tamara Fairbanks saidteachers were joined by CSEA members andparents, many of whom want the district to
Scott Smeltzer | Staff PhotographerPARENTS AND STUDENTS hold a rally at the Huntington Beach City School District on Tuesday to protest the district’s reopening plan.
NMUSD employees protest schoolreopening plan, ask for more timeBY SARA CARDINE
See Reopening, page A2
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Myrtle Yoshioka AsahinoApril 14, 1933 - September 11, 2020
On September 11, 2020, Myrtle Yoshioka Asahino, lovingwife, mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 87.The third of five children born to Masato and ShigeYoshioka
in Kaunakakai on the Friendly Isle of Molokai, Myrtle spenta happy childhood on the rustic Hawaiian island, with fondmemories of eating peanuts and “talking story” with friendsand siblings on the town’s pier. To help supplement herfather’s income as the butcher in Misaki’s Store, she wouldsometimes work in the pineapple fields, preferring to beoutdoors rather than working indoors as a seamstress.Myrtle was very independent. Against the strong advice
from her father, she left home and family at the age of 14for the bright lights of Honolulu, with the understanding thatgreater opportunities existed in the big city. She attendedMcKinley High School, then graduated from the Universityof Hawaii in 1955 with a degree in Home Economics witha concentration in Dietary Institutional Management, all thewhile supporting herself on a tight budget.Soon after graduation, her big adventure began. She
moved to Boston and proudly worked at the renownedMassachusetts General Hospital as a hospital dietician. Thebig eastern city was such a spectacular delight for the tropicalisland girl. Actually watching Ted Williams play at FenwayPark instead of listening about it through the static of the radiowas astonishing.The adventure continued on to St. Luke’s Hospital in
Chicago. Through mutual friends, she met the love of herlife, Steve Asahino, an orthodontics student at Loyola DentalSchool. The two were married at the University of Chicagoin 1959 and soon got busy building a home and family. Theymoved to Newport Beach in 1960 because it was reminiscentof their beloved native Hawaii, and because Dr. Asahinounderstood the growing area was an ideal location to starthis orthodontics practice. Before long, they had four children:Steven, Karen, Kathryn, and Kenny. They found the time toexplore the world together, travelling throughout the U.S.,Europe, Hong Kong, and Japan, where Dr. Asahino helpedintroduce orthodontics to his ancestral home.Myrtle’s generous Aloha spirit was infectious, and she
made friends far and wide. Many are blessed to be in herOhana. Her philanthropic work at Bowers Museum throughMEDELLAS with other Asian American women brought outthe best of her fundraising skills. She was active in Cal StateFullerton’s Oral History program, recognizing the importanceof preserving stories from the Issei, first generation pioneerswho settled in the LA and Orange County area.Mostly though, she loved a good party. Their home was
often filled with the Hui Aikane (a close group of islandtransplants) and a wide group of other friends, bringing tastypotluck dishes, ukuleles, and raising the spirit of Aloha.When Dr. Asahino unexpectedly passed away in 1985, her
large Ohana became all the more important to Myrtle. Shewas a charter member of “TheWalkers,” a group of fellow ladyvolunteers from the 1984 Olympics who can still be seen tothis day walking the early morning streets of Dover Shoresand solving the world’s problems. Her family grew with thearrival of her grandchildren Paul, Cole, Malia, Claire, Eliza,and Nuala. She was a loving and nurturing grandmother,being an integral positive influence in each of their lives.Theirkind and generous hearts are Myrtle’s legacy.Myrtle’s generous spirit and positive outlook knew no
limits. When she was given lemons, she would literally makea delicious lemon meringue pie and return it as a gift. Shecouldn’t stand to see anyone lonely. If she knew a remoteacquaintance who would be alone during the holidays, shewould invite them over for one of her famous Christmasparties. She was always quick to laugh, and to make us laughwith her unique insights and good humor. We were blessedwith her charming smile up until the very end.We are saddened to see her pass, but comforted knowing
she is reunited with her departed loved ones. The angels andthe saints are going to love her lemon meringue pie.Myrtle is survived by brother Isamu (Ruth)Yoshioka, sisters
Janet Nagasako and Cherry (Jerry) Kobashigawa; childrenSteven, Karen (Dan) Selleck, Kathryn (Rich) Tait, and Kenny(Catherine); grandchildren Paul Selleck, Cole Tait, ClaireSelleck, Malia Asahino, Eliza Tait, and Nuala Asahino; plusnumerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in deathby parents Masato and Shige Yoshioka, beloved husbandSteve Asahino, and sister Misao “Sue” Rivera. Her life will behonored with a private grave side ceremony. Once restrictionsare lifted, Myrtle’s life will be celebrated with a large party, asshe would have liked.In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County in memory ofMyrtle at https://www.yourfooddrive.org/drive.php?myrtles_food_drive
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Newport-Mesa Unifiedspokeswoman AnnetteFranco said district officialsdid not formally attend thedemonstration on Sundaybut were aware employeesplanned to rally.
She maintained the dis-trict is adhering to state andcounty guidelines and iseven waiting a full week af-ter Orange County schoolswere given the green lightfrom the state to reopen onSept. 22 to begin welcom-ing students back on a stag-gered basis.
“We’re being very respon-sible in when we’re reopen-ing schools and how we’rereopening schools. [And]we are really taking it seri-ously,” Franco said Monday.“Our big thing is just mak-ing sure people know we’refollowing the guidance.”
In Orange County, thenumber of new infectionsand testing positivity rateseased somewhat Tuesday,with the seven-day county-wide average of new casesfalling from 4.7 to 3.6 per100,000 with an average ofabout 3.1% testing positivefor the virus.
hold off on reopening untilall can agree it’s safe to doso.
“A lot of people have con-cerns about the rash waythe district is trying to as-semble the first day back atschool,” she said. “You havea plan that’s been publi-cized, but the directiveshave not been given to theemployees.”
While Newport-Mesa is aweek away from reopeningits campuses, Tuesdaymarked the first day all Or-ange County schools wereallowed to reopen for in-person instruction.
The Fountain ValleySchool District on Tuesdaywelcomed its elementaryschool students back toclassrooms. The district’scampuses reopened undera hybrid model with morn-ing and afternoon cohortslearning on a split sched-ule.
In a Sept. 11 communica-tion to parents, district offi-cials explained middleschools would reopen in arotating day hybrid sched-ule, with one group of stu-dents returning to cam-puses on Thursday and asecond group beginningFriday.
Some parents in OrangeCounty believe it’s too earlyto reopen schools. Hunting-ton Beach City School Dis-trict parents held a rally atthe district headquarters onTuesday afternoon, prior toa special board meetingheld over Zoom that night.
April Helliwell of HawesElementary School PTA,one of the event organizers,
said in a Facebook post thatthe rally was created be-cause parents want bettercommunication and trans-parency from the district onits plans to reopen the ele-mentary schools in a safemanner.
Huntington Beach CitySchool District plans totransition to hybrid instruc-tion no earlier than Oct. 26.
The Huntington BeachUnion High School Districtplans to return to campuson Nov. 3 in a hybrid mod-el.
County health officials onTuesday reported 181 newcases of the virus and 22more deaths, bringing thecumulative number ofcases to 52,382 and thenumber of deaths to 1,150.Some 170 people were be-ing seen in area hospitalsTuesday for COVID-19, 55of whom were being treatedin intensive care units.
Dr. Clayton Chau, the Or-ange County Health CareAgency director, said in amedia briefing Monday
that two weeks after beingplaced by the state in a redtier category, indicating“substantial transmissions,”a decline in new virus casescould help transition Or-ange County to a lower or-ange “moderate” tier thatwould allow for more in-door business and activ-ities.
“If everything goes well,one week from tomorrowwe might be entering theorange tier,” Chau said.
He also reported indica-
tions from Orange Countyschools that reopened TK-6classes earlier this monthwith a state-approvedwaiver, including the LosAlamitos Unified SchoolDistrict and more than 130private and charter schools,that no new coronavirus in-fections among teachers,staff or students had beenreported.
“We made it very clearthat the schools that we ap-proved [for TK-6 waivers],that they have to let usknow if they have any pos-itive cases,” Chau said. “Sofar, we have not gotten anycase reports yet.”
Although Orange Coun-ty’s numbers look relativelypromising compared torecord high cases and hos-pitalizations seen in Juneand July, NMUSD employ-ees say they are still con-cerned if campuses are re-opened too soon, outbreakscould occur.
“We understand thatschools need to reopen, butsafety needs to be pa-ramount,” said NMUSDmaintenance technicianand union steward GaryLogan, who attended Sun-day’s protest. “What wouldbe more damaging to stu-dents would be to bringthem back and then have tosend them home again be-cause we’re not ready.”
Logan said many of thesupplies and equipmentpromised by the districthaven’t arrived, while addi-tional custodial staff report-edly hired to enhance disin-fection regimens aren’t yetin place.
“They ran job interviewsback in July and August, butthose people are not here,”he said. “The air filters wehave in the air conditionersmeet minimum standards,and they’re in the processof upgrading them, but ithasn’t been finished. Thesupplies are coming inslowly, but they probablywon’t be in by the 29th.”
Melanie Bassett, a sixth-grade teacher at the dis-trict’s Wilson ElementarySchool, said she’s con-cerned Title 1 schools thatserve socioeconomicallydisadvantaged studentscould have a higher risk ofexposure but fewer re-sources than schools inwell-heeled neighbor-hoods.
A single mother who can-not afford to get sick, Bas-sett says she’s also worriedabout the timing of the dis-trict’s reopening plan, espe-cially when negotiationswith employee unions arestill going on.
“I would really like to seethem push back the startdate so we could work outthe simple things,” she said.“If we just give it more timeand were better preparedthat would be better.”
ORANGE COUNTYCOVID-19 STATS
Here are the latest cumu-lative coronavirus casecounts and COVID-19deaths for select cities inOrange County:
• Santa Ana: 10,082 cases;267 deaths
• Anaheim: 8,922 cases;249 deaths
• Huntington Beach:2,360 cases; 70 deaths
• Costa Mesa: 1,787 cases;29 deaths
• Irvine: 1,627 cases; 12deaths
• Newport Beach: 1,110cases; 22 deaths
• Fountain Valley: 501cases; 16 deaths
• Laguna Beach: 211cases; fewer than fivedeaths
Here are the case countsby age group, followed bydeaths:
• 0 to 17: 3,651 cases; onedeath
• 18 to 24: 7,874 cases;four deaths
• 25 to 34: 11,305 cases; 17deaths
• 35 to 44: 8,378 cases; 32deaths
• 45 to 54: 8,457 cases; 99deaths
• 55 to 64: 6,300 cases;163 deaths
• 65 to 74: 3,139 cases;235 deaths
• 75 to 84: 1,795 cases;246 deaths
• 85 and older: 1,436cases; 353 deaths
Updated figures areposted daily at occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/coronavirus-in-oc. For informationon getting tested, visitoccovid19.ochealthinfo.com/covid-19-testing.
Staff writer Matt Szabocontributed to this report.
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ALEX DEJULIO, 5, center holds a sign during a rally at the Huntington Beach City School District headquarters on Tuesday.
JULIE ZARVOS and her son Ace Zarvos, 6, attend a rally atthe Huntington Beach City School District headquarters.
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Street, Webb said, althoughsome of the restaurant pa-trons applauded in sup-port. It turned around atOrange Street, and whenthe participants got back toTriangle Park, there was amoment of silence for Gins-burg.
It started after dusk outof respect for the Jewishholiday Rosh Hashanah,which ended at dusk on
Sunday.Ginsburg, known as a le-
gal giant and fierce wom-en’s rights activist, was Jew-ish.
Huntington Beach resi-dent Amanda Shepherdsaid she attended the vigilwith her husband, Bruce,and their 13-year-old son,Luca.
"[Ginsburg] was so im-portant for equal rights andjust such a pioneer,” Shep-herd said. “She was sograceful in her approach,and my life would be so dif-
ferent if it wasn’t for herwork, even in things liketime off for pregnancy.”
Huntington Beach resi-dent Connie Garver, whoalso attended, said it wasimportant for her to showsupport.
“‘RBG’ was pretty iconic,”Garver said. “I think she dida lot for democracy and alot for women’s rights. Ithink it was good that wehonored her.”
Courtesy of Bethany Webb
PEOPLEGATHERatTrianglePark inHuntingtonBeachonSundayeveningat a candlelightvigil honoring the lateSupremeCourt JusticeRuthBaderGinsburg,whodiedFridayat age87.
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Laguna Beach Live! andthe Susi Q Senior Centerhave come together toprovide a platform for ris-ing stars in classical musicto showcase their abilities.
“Live! at the Q” is a pro-gram that will featureyoung and talented artistsas their performances aremade available over a dig-ital medium.
The Susi Q Senior Cen-ter in Laguna Beach willhost Nicole Kouwabunpat,a pianist from ChamberMusic OC’s pre-collegeprogram that will playpieces from the work ofcelebrated composers likeJohann Sebastian Bach,Frederic Chopin, JohannesBrahms and JosephHaydn.
Members of ChamberMusic OC’s pre-collegeprogram range from ages10 to 18.
Kouwabunpat, a seniorat Aliso Niguel HighSchool, has performed atvarious venues, includingthe Newman Recital Hallat USC, the Soka Perform-ing Arts Center and theCerritos Center for thePerforming Arts.
Kouwabunpat’s per-formance can be seen in aZoom class from 3 to4 p.m. on Thursday, thelink to which can be foundthrough the senior centerwebsite at thesusiq.org/register-for-free-classes.html. Cindy Prewitt, thepresident of Laguna BeachLive!, said that the audi-ence would be limited to100 attendees in the Zoomroom, but the program is
free to view.“It’s something I would
like to continue becauseit’s something that reachesout to those who can’t goout, even when it isn’tCOVID, or who don’t wantto go out,” Prewitt said. “Ithink this is a silver lining,to be able to reach peoplewho are homebound in anew and good way.”
The program will in-clude a short interviewwith April Kim, the educa-tion director for ChamberMusic OC. Those attend-ing the event will have theopportunity to askKouwabunpat questionsin the chat.
Prewitt said that grantsfrom the Laguna Beachbranch of the AssistanceLeague and the Festival ofArts Foundation helped inpurchasing a microphoneto have musical perform-ances recorded.
As for her hopes for theprogram, Prewitt wouldlike to see “Live! at the Q”happen monthly and havethe ability to livestreamthe classical music artistson YouTube.
Seniors can catch classical musicperformances via Zoom classesBYANDREWTURNER
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Courtesy of Kouwabunpatfamily | Simonson
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NICOLE KOUWABUNPATwill be the first featuredperformer for the “Live!at the Q” program.
Costa Mesa voters willhave a lot to think aboutNov. 3 when they cast bal-lots in the presidential elec-tion and decide numerousstatewide measures. Butsome local races could haveeven more of an impactcloser to home.
Take, for instance, thecontests for two specialutility districts — Mesa Wa-ter District and the CostaMesa Sanitary District —which respectively providefresh drinking water andsewer and trash services tocity residents.
Both district’s boards ofdirectors have seats up forelection in November, in-cluding the Division 2 seaton the Mesa Water Districtboard and the Division 2and Division 4 seats on theboard that governs theCosta Mesa Sanitary Dis-trict.
The seats of Mesa WaterDistrict incumbents FredBockmiller, who representsDivision 1, and 3rd DivisionDirector Marice H. De-Pasquale were also up forelection, but both candi-dates are running unop-posed.
Here is a look at the can-
didates, in alphabetical or-der, who have been quali-fied to run for the openseats.
MESA WATER DISTRICTDivision 2Adam Ereth: A longtime
Costa Mesa resident, Erethbelieves Mesa Water cus-tomers’ rates are too highand says he would focus on
directing district fundstoward mitigating concreteasbestos pipes and focus ona robust water conservationprogram. Currently finish-ing a PhD in water-focusedresearch in the Norman J.Arnold School of PublicHealth, Ereth has been anenvironmental health man-ager working alongside gov-ernmental agencies.
James Fisler (incum-bent): First elected to theboard in 2010, and then re-elected in 2012 and 2016,Fisler served as board presi-dent from 2012 to 2014. Hecredits the district’s empha-sis on providing local drink-ing water, as opposed toimported resources, forkeeping rates low. He saysMesa Water is rare in that it
does not rely on propertytaxes for funding, so cus-tomers pay based on use.
COSTA MESASANITARY DISTRICT
Division 2Brett Eckles: A graduate
of Newport-Mesa Unifiedschools, Eckles owns asmall business that helpsbuild water treatmentplants and facilities. Hesays he’s concerned aboutthe CMSD’s involvement intwo sewage spills near theUpper Newport Bay andopposes a 34% solid wasterate increase levied againstresidents. Eckles hopes toreduce operational ex-penses, reduce rates andimpose term limits for di-rectors.
James Ferryman (incum-bent): First elected to theCosta Mesa Sanitary Dis-trict Board in 1988, Ferry-man has served as presi-dent for multiple terms andwas past president of theNewport-Mesa UnifiedSchool District and the Na-tional Water Research Insti-tute and chairman of theOrange County SanitationDistrict, among other lead-ership positions. He creditsCMSD for keeping cus-tomer service ratings in thehighest range during his
tenure.
Division 4Michelle Figueredo-Wil-
son: A real estate profes-sional and resident of CostaMesa’s west side,Figueredo-Wilson says shewants to do a better jobserving ratepayers acrossCMSD’s service area by notusing reserve funds to bal-ance budgets and renegoti-ating the district’s servicecontract to realize savingsand help fund infrastruc-ture improvements. Shealso says she will focus onimplementing a long-termfinancial plan that will im-prove the management ofexpenditures.
Art Perry (incumbent):First elected to the board in1992, Perry says CMSD’srates are among the lowestin the nation. Under histenure, the district has im-plemented a curbside orga-nics recycling program andcompleted nearly $6 mil-lion in wastewater-relatedcapital improvements. AnEstancia High Schoolteacher for 40 years, Perry isa former director of CostaMesa United, a local non-profit that supports youthsports.
Candidates’ interest in seats on MesaWater andCosta Mesa Sanitary district boards percolates
Don Leach | Staff Photographer
IN NOVEMBER, Costa Mesa Sanitary District voters will elect candidates for open seatson the district’s board of directors, representing Division 2 and Division 4.
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To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingentcreditors, and persons who may otherwise be interestedin the WILL or estate, or both of MIRIAMKATHLEEN HEGENER.A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by P.JOSEPH HEGENER, JR. in the Superior Court ofCalifornia, County of ORANGE.THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that P.JOSEPH HEGENER, JR. be appointed as personalrepresentative to administer the estate of the decedent.THE PETITION requests the decedent's WILL andcodicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL andany codicils are available for examination in the filekept by the court.THE PETITION requests authority to administer theestate under the Independent Administration of EstatesAct. (This authority will allow the personalrepresentative to take many actions without obtainingcourt approval. Before taking certain very importantactions, however, the personal representative will berequired to give notice to interested persons unless theyhave waived notice or consented to the proposedaction.) The independent administration authority willbe granted unless an interested person files an objectionto the petition and shows good cause why the courtshould not grant the authority.A HEARING on the petition will be held in this courtas follows: 10/21/20 at 10:30AM in Dept. C06 locatedat 700 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WEST, SANTA ANA,CA 92701
Notice in Probate Cases(1) If you plan to appear, you must attend the hearingby video remote using Microsoft Teams; (2) Go to theCourt's website at http://www.occourts.org/media-relations/probate-mental-health.html to appear forprobate hearings; and for remote hearing instructions;(3) if you have difficulty connecting to your remotehearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance.IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, youshould appear at the hearing and state your objectionsor file written objections with the court before thehearing. Your appearance may be in person or by yourattorney.IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditorof the decedent, you must file your claim with the courtand mail a copy to the personal representativeappointed by the court within the later of either (1) fourmonths from the date of first issuance of letters to ageneral personal representative, as defined in section58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 daysfrom the date of mailing or personal delivery to you ofa notice under section 9052 of the California ProbateCode.Other California statutes and legal authority may affectyour rights as a creditor. You may want to consult withan attorney knowledgeable in California law.YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. Ifyou are a person interested in the estate, you may filewith the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estateassets or of any petition or account as provided inProbate Code section 1250. A Request for SpecialNotice form is available from the court clerk.Attorney for PetitionerDONALD E. SLAUGHTER - SBN 67574,SLAUGHTER & SLAUGHTER, LLP4 UPPER NEWPORT PLAZA, SUITE 100NEWPORT BEACH CA 926609/16, 9/17, 9/23/20CNS-3397477#NEWPORT HARBOR NEWS PRESS COMBINEDWITH DAILY PILOT
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10-0 seasons in the last dec-ade. Griffin’s older brother,Charlie, was a safety on the2013 CdM team that wonCIF Southern SectionSouthern Division and CIFState Division III titles.
Tommy Griffin alreadyhas a similar resume. Lastyear as a junior safety, hehelped the Sea Kings winCIF Southern Section Divi-sion 3 and CIF State Divi-sion 1-A titles. The 2019team joined the 2013 teamwith a perfect 16-0 record.
Griffin has now made hiscollege choice. He has ver-bally committed to Cal PolySan Luis Obispo, he saidTuesday.
“I can kind of be far away,but still be close,” Griffinsaid of deciding to play onthe Central Coast. “I reallyenjoyed what the coachingstaff said, how they’d useme and where they thinkthis program is going. It’s areally great place to be.”
O’Shea said that Griffinhad 10 Division I offers, andGriffin said he chose CalPoly over other programshe was strongly consideringlike San Jose State, UCDavis and Nevada. He is thesecond class of 2021 SeaKing to commit to Cal PolySan Luis Obispo, joining of-fense lineman Jake Tracht-man.
Tommy Griffin has lead-ership qualities, as part ofwhat Corona del Mar HighSchool football coach DanO’Shea calls the Sea Kings’royal family.
Griffin’s father, John, isthe program’s director offootball operations andhead coach of the freshmanteam, which has five perfect
Lineman Thomas Bouda(Army) and tight end ScottGiuliano (Harvard) are theother current CdM footballcommits.
There’s a reason whyO’Shea calls Griffin, a first-team All-Sunset League andfirst-team Daily PilotDream Team selection, thebest safety in program his-tory by the time he gradu-ates.
He had 64 tackles, threetackles for a loss and threeinterceptions as a junior, aswell as a penchant for bigplays.
Griffin’s last interception,with two seconds left in thefourth quarter, sealed theSea Kings’ 35-27 win overSan Mateo Serra for thestate championship.
Griffin knows that somewill doubt the Sea Kings,who lost a bevy of offensivestarters, this year. But he isready to compete.
“I think this team has thepotential to go back-to-back and win state [again],”he said.
“I think this is going to bethe toughest defense CdMhas ever had. We’re going toshock a lot of people, and Ithink we’re a really goodfootball team.”
ScottSmeltzer
TOMMYGRIFFIN,who has
committedto Cal PolySan LuisObispo, isthe fourthsenior tocommitfrom the
Corona delMar Highfootballteam.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Corona del Mar High’sGriffin commits to Cal PolySan Luis Obispo footballBYMATT SZABO
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and Vrbo. Bergmanshowed that there were867 units available for rentfrom May 2019 to April2020. Of those units, 74%of them were considerednon-commercial, withonly one unit per owner.
“We’re not going to beable to get rid of it,” Coun-cilwoman Kim Carr said.
“We’re going to have tofigure out a way to effec-tively monitor it, enforceit, limit it. What we don’twant to see is the contin-ued proliferation that wesee happening throughHuntington Beach ... A lotof times people thinkshort-term rentals are onlyhappening in the down-town area or Sunset Beach.But if you look at the heatmap, we’re seeing this allover the city now. We’reseeing it next to GoldenWest College, you’re seeingit in Seacliff, you’re seeingit in southeast HuntingtonBeach. It’s everywhere,and we’re not getting ourarms around it.”
Mayor Pro Tem JillHardy said it was impor-tant to consider factorslike property values andneighborhood characterand she strongly favoredhosted rentals.
“I think it’s importantthat we remember that werepresent the residents ofHuntington Beach, andnot necessarily an absentowner who bought an in-vestment and then createsa problem for our neigh-borhoods,” Hardy said.
Councilman ErikPeterson agreed that regu-lations were necessary.
“We do have it codified
that you can’t rent for lessthan 30 days in Hunting-ton, it’s illegal,” he said.
“We have 867 peoplebreaking the law ... I reallythink we have to have anenforcement plan on this.I mean, we should be en-forcing now. It can’t be thatdifficult.”
PLAYGROUND GETSOK IN CENTRAL PARK
The City Council alsovoted 6-0-1 on Monday,with Councilman PatrickBrenden absent, to ap-prove the design conceptof a new playground inHuntington Central ParkWest.
The playground, a re-purposing of an area for-merly designated forgroup picnics, would haverisk-based play featuresincluding cable/rope-based climbing activities.
The project is designedfor children ages 5 to 12and has an estimated costof $1.2 million.
“I think that this issomething that’s really go-ing to be a destination fora lot of families,” Carr said.
“I know that when I hadsmall kids, I would go toother cities to go to spe-cial, unique parks, and Ithink that building some-thing like this will be likethat. I think people willcome from Seal Beach,they will probably comefrom Westminster or evenGarden Grove to visitsomething that I think willbe super-cool … Thisreally is that cutting-edgeof what playgrounds are,and having this facility inour backyard is going to bea true benefit.”
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