Push for No Masks at O.C. Schools Tied to Pro-Charter School Group

FRIDAY,JULY17, 2020 /// Now including Coastline Pilot and Huntington Beach Independent/// dailypilot.com Child sex predator’s release raises questions

O.C. officials ask how a man confined in a mental hospital for talking about raping and murdering children shed the offender registration requirement.

BY HILLARY DAVIS

Despite an unrelated sex crime conviction well before being confined for more than 20 years in a state mental hospital for his chilling words about raping and murdering children, Cary Jay Smith rejoined society Tuesday without having to Don Leach | Staff Photographer register as a sex offender — and officials are tight-lipped as to why this AGROUP of high school-aged kids walk near Heisler Park on Thursday. The mask situation during the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted local schools. registration requirement was dropped. “That is beyond outrageous,” said Orange County Supervisors Chair Push for no masks at O.C. schools Michelle Steel, who diverted from a standing news conference Thursday about the coronavirus to criticize tied to pro-charter school group Smith’s release and its apparent terms. Upping a call she made this week with Orange County District Atty. BY SARA CARDINE Aset of guidelines adopted by the county Board of Education has Todd Spitzer to put Smith back on the sex offender registry, Steel said Aset of controversial guidelines recom- links to an anti-unionorganization opening acampus in August. Smith needs to be reinstitutional- mending county public school students re- ized, and the state should evaluate turn to campuses without basic coronavirus choice. The resultant white paper was drafted by the procedures that allowed him to precautions has ties to an anti-union, pro- The pair assembled a panel of physicians, Will Swaim, former founding editor of the leave lockup. charter school group that is looking to open policy experts and a retired school superin- OC Weekly and president of the California “That someone this dangerous anew Orange County campus in August. tendent in a June 24 community forum on Policy Center, a conservative think tank that would be released into our neigh- Members of the county’s Board of Educa- school reopening with the intention of pro- frequently criticizes the power of employee borhoods with little to no explana- tion on Monday voted 4-1 to approve guide- ducing a document following the discussion unions and advocates for school choice. tion and not be required to register lines allowing for the reopening of schools that would guide the board’s decision mak- Swaim also moderated the June 24 forum. as a sex offender is both dangerous without masks, social distancing or reduced ing. The former journalist confessed his lack and nonsensical,” she said. class sizes as children, it claimed, “play a Orange County Health Care Agency Direc- of health and medical expertise Wednesday, What little is publicly known very minor role in COVID-19.” tor Dr. Clayton Chau and 3rd District Super- saying he leaned on his reporting back- about Smith’s release and regis- The advisory document — which contra- visor Don Wagner also participated in the ground and network of contacts, along with tration status is through the letter dicts recommendations made by the Cen- forum, which lasted 3½ hours and drew notes taken at the forum, while compiling Steel and Spitzer wrote this week to ters for Disease Control and Prevention, the more than 1,000 community members in the draft. Williams, who also co-hosts the Gov. Gavin Newsom expressing California Department of Education and the person and online. “Radio Free California” podcast for the con- their alarm. Orange County Department of Education — “We just reached out to different people servative outlet National Review, later read Their account says the California was commissioned by executive committee we knew, we put together this forum and we and annotated the document. Department of State Hospitals “is members Board President Ken Williams and invited the public,” Barke said. “The plan “Mari asked me first to moderate a con- Vice President Mari Barke, two vocal propo- was that a paper would come out of that fo- See Release, page A2 nents of public charter schools and school rum.” See Charter, page A5 H.B. council to eye temporary homeless shelter ALSO FROM BY MATT SZABO 17631 Cameron Lane, approving able housing project on the prop- items. THE DAILY PILOT: the use of $3.16 million for the erty. Residents can also call in at The Huntington Beach City transaction. An adjacent property “At the staff level and at the (669) 900-6833 to listen to the Council will consider during its at 17642 Beach Blvd. was also au- council level, I know there’s a lot meeting and comment during meeting Monday night con- thorized for purchase. of support to try to get something designated periods. The webinar structing a temporary emergency Later, in April, council mem- moving to be able to better ad- ID is 999 4025 9527. Once enter- homeless shelter. bers unanimously approved an dress the homeless situation,” ing the meeting, the caller will be The agenda item, proposed by Emergency Facility Use Agree- Chi said. “It’s definitely an issue put in a holding queue to speak Councilman Erik Peterson, would ment with Orange County to es- that needs attention. We’re aware in order. allow for a 40-plus bed tempo- tablish an emergency shelter at and cognizant of it, and we’re try- The council chambers will also rary shelter in the city’s Public the Cameron Lane site for home- ing to find the best way to move be open for public comment, but less residents who are not co- Works yard, located on Gothard forward as quickly as we can.” social-distancing measures will Street. The proposal is made pur- ronavirus-positive and do not Monday’s meeting begins at be in place and, after making suant to the powers of the city to show symptoms. Allen J. Schaben |Los Angeles Times 6p.m. and can be watched on their comments, participants will address a health and safety crisis, The Cameron Lane site is still as well as pursuant to the city’s in escrow, Chi said, though con- channel HBTV-3 or online at be asked to leave the chambers. ORANGE COAST COLLEGE emergency declaration. struction of the shelter will likely huntingtonbeach.legistar.com. The city will provide an area for NAMES NATE JOHNSON HEAD Should the item pass, Hunting- begin in the next couple of Residents are encouraged to viewing the council meeting on BASEBALL COACH PAGE A5 ton Beach City Manager Oliver weeks, and it should be up and send comments on agenda items television to a limited number of Chi would be directed to bring running by late October or early to supplementalcomm@surfcity- participants. LAGUNA BEACH TO RAISE back a proposal in two weeks for November. He said the site would hb.org. Time for remarks is limited to SEWER RATES PAGE A2 the shelter. be used as a temporary shelter All communications received three minutes. In February, the council voted for the next three to five years, by 2 p.m. Monday will be distrib- AROUND TOWN: VIRTUAL O.C. unanimously to give city staff the while the city pursues the longer- uted to the council prior to con- [email protected] FAIR OPENS FRIDAY green light to buy a property at term development of an afford- sideration of agenda-related Twitter: @mjszabo PAGE A2 A retired teacher leads the masked resistance in Newport Beach

BY STEVE LOPEZ Jumping into the fray is nothing venge. Lorenz fires off scalding new for Lorenz. I met the former emails to public officials, and she Lynn Lorenz, a retired teacher French and history teacher sev- is a prolific writer of letters to the who lives on a bluff above the eral years ago when she was one editor. Newport Beach harbor, emerged of the activists campaigning “As I look around our city and from her home last week wearing against a proposal to turn the see the lack of social distancing amask. open spaces of Newport Banning and lack of serious concern for Nobody turned and stared, as if Ranch into a massive devel- the coronavirus, I have become she were wearing a lampshade opment. very fearful for our future,” said a over her head. But Lorenz defi- She was drawn into the co- Lorenz letter to the Newport nitely stood out. On the first 15 ronavirus culture wars from the Beach Independent. minutes of her daily stroll, we saw beginning, fearing that residents When the Orange County pub- more than a dozen people, and would pay with their lives for a re- lic health director resigned after nobody was wearing a face cov- fusal to heed the warnings from county supervisors rejected her ering. experts about masking and dis- call for people to wear masks in Not walkers, not runners, not tancing. public, Lorenz went to her key- dog owners, not a woman headed Lorenz told me that recently, in board and blasted the supervi- to the park with three kids. the post office near her house, sors. Lorenz said she’s gotten dirty she confronted two women for ig- “I am outraged,” she said in a looks from people for being noring signs directing customers letter published by Stu News masked. As if she’s the one who’s a to mask up. Newport, adding that she was bad neighbor. “They kind of looked at me, taking her business from Ralphs “They’re thinking either that stared at me, and I got out of in Newport Beach to the Ralphs Steve Lopez | Los Angeles Times I’m a liberal, or that in Newport there real fast,” Lorenz said. in Costa Mesa because of a strict- IT’S ABOUT MASKS, and a lone crusader in Newport Beach bucking Beach, having to wear a mask is But in what feels at times like a er mask policy at the latter super- the tide, Lynn Lorenz, a retired school teacher and prolific writer of an infringement on their rights,” lonely crusade, she does manage letters to editor, advocates for greater mask use and social distancing. Lorenz said. to exact a small measure of re- See Resistance, page A6 A2 FRIDAY,JULY17, 2020 DAILY PILOT | COASTLINE PILOT | HUNTINGTON BEACH INDEPENDENT WWW.DAILYPILOT.COM THE DAILY AROUND TOWN COMMUTER PUZZLE

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Among the that it received donations UC Irvine is offering a officially going up for this city’s service area at the recruiter; formation of the 33 unique categories this from nearly 40 individuals four-week online course year, following a unani- mailing addresses on cultural arts invigoration year are those created for and organizations since called “Leveling Up for mous vote by the Laguna record with the county as- task force; and establishing these “unprecedented the start of the COVID-19 College Success,” which Beach City Council on sessor’s office, and only 16 agrant program for artists times,” including Dough- pandemic, its largest basic teaches high school stu- Tuesday. responses were received called “Fostering Creativity mestic Baking, Home needs donations from its dents transferable life skills The city approved the that protested the in- in a Time of Crisis.” Landscapes, Best Hen surrounding community. and how to use past ac- one-year, 5% increase in crease, a staff report pre- Fifteen artists have re- House and photography Among the organizations complishments to transi- May to pay for a wastewa- pared for Tuesday’s meet- ceived grants, Cultural Arts categories like Bedhead, are the Laguna Presbyteri- tion academically and ter system capital im- ing said. Manager Sian Poeschl Empty Streets and Es- an Church, Laguna Beach personally into college. provement program after said. The task force is cur- sential Workers. Police Assn., Assistance The class will cover top- originally approving a one- ECONOMIC RECOVERY rently continuing to devel- We Care Wednesday League, Women’s Club of ics such as expectations of year, 10% increase, follow- AND BUSINESS op its recommendations. takes place Wednesday, Laguna Beach, St. Mary’s acollege or university ing a 1.4-million-gallon DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Community Devel- when participants can Episcopal Church Laguna experience, time manage- sewage spill, but consid- The Laguna Beach City opment Director Marc donate gently used cloth- Beach, Mimi’s Tailor & ment, goal setting, building ered other financing op- Council also received an Wiener said, so far, the de- ing items at specific Good- Design, Main Street La- connections, problem tions in response to the update on the implemen- partment has issued 10 will of Orange County guna Bar, World News- solving, motivation, maxi- stay-at-home order by Gov. tation of its economic re- temporary use permits for locations and receive one stand and Laguna Beach mizing resources and study Gavin Newsom, which city covery and business devel- outdoor displays and din- free ticket to the 2021 O.C. Fire Fighters. Donations skills. staff said has caused sig- opment plan, which was ing for businesses. Fair and a coupon for a included items such as The class is split into two nificant impacts to both approved in May, to revi- The city has also free Wahoo’s taco. masks, meals, produce and sections, with the first the city and to ratepayers. talize the city’s local econ- launched its business as- For more information on snacks, games, books, running from Aug. 1 to 28, The city of Laguna omy as the coronavirus sistance page on the city’s the 2020 Virtual O.C. Fair, clothing, household items and the second session Beach provides sewer serv- pandemic has caused the website, deferred its col- visit ocfair.com or follow and cleaning supplies. from Sept. 1 to 28. ice to about 9,700 users cancellation of one of La- lection of the transient oc- @ocfair on Twitter and “Amid the pandemic, we Enrollment in a section and customers pay for guna Beach’s main sum- cupancy tax on hotels and @oc_fair on Instagram. are so thankful to our local costs $75. sewage collection service, mer festivals and ahead a developed and enacted an community that has an- For more information or maintenance of the system prospective $12-million urgency ordinance to defer swered the call and risen to to sign up for the course, and treatment through an loss in city revenue. eviction and rent collec- Food drive set the challenge when we visit bit.ly/3eCuMcH. annual sewer user charge The plan included 14 tion for residential and for Tuesday in needed it most,” said Carol —From staff reports placed on their property recommendations, and commercial tenants. Huntington Beach tax bills. Sewer service Assistant City Manager The community devel- south of Cardinal Way is Shohreh Dupuis said the opment department also Acanned/nonperishable provided by the South city has completed six and said it had received re- food drive benefiting Coast Water District. are working on the requests to allow for dining Beach Cities Pantry will be The action taken in May maining eight. in parking spaces, which held Tuesday from 9 a.m. directed city staff to Since May 12, the City are called parklets. Discus- to 3 p.m. at Manning Park change the adopted Council has approved the sion is tentatively sched- in Huntington Beach. ATimes Community News publication incorporating budget to reflect the 5% in- Promenade on Forest, uled for July 21, Wiener the Huntington Beach Independent, Coastline Pilot, crease and to initiate the which opened on June 15; said. Orange Coast Daily Pilot and the Newport Harbor process for a protest vote, the first reading of the or- News Press combined with Daily Pilot which began on May 11. dinance that amended [email protected] Jim Jennings There were 9,747 notices business and parking re- Twitter: @lillibirds Custom Masonry Inc CONTACT US Lic# 827800Since 1969 David Carrillo Peñaloza TCN Legal Phone www.jimjenningsmasonry.com City Editor 888-881-6181 nor’s office responded to and inmates who would (714) 966-4612 TCN Legal Email RELEASE requests for comment otherwise be in prison, Specializing in: Raymond Arroyo [email protected] Continued from page A1 from the Pilot. and “sexually violent Installation of Brick, Stone, Advertising Director The district attorney predators.” At Coalinga, (714) 966-4608 COMPANY INFO under the impression that hasn’t heard back from located about an hour Slate Patios &Entries ——— the California Depart- the governor either, southwest of Fresno, Patio &YardDrainage The Daily Pilot, Address established in 1907, is ment of Justice unilater- spokeswoman Kimberly about three-quarters of MakeOld Patio Look New 10540 Talbert Ave., published Wednesday ally removed Mr. Smith Edds said Thursday. the patient population is Repair Stucco,Stone or Loose Brick Suite 300 West, through Sunday by Times from that requirement in Smith, 59, a former resi- sexually violent predators. 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MAILBAG A productive society depends on quality education

Given the demise of public’s best interest and crease his profits at the ange County today. Espe- for-profit colleges — whose constituted good planning. expense of our decreased cially thanks for helping to true mission seems to have Despite overwhelming property values and in- force the resignation of been to rake in bundles of opposition from those creased noise environment! Orange County’s health money — mostly from present and no one to By the way, this owner has officer, refusing to mandate government loans and speak in favor of the proj- more than 65 other gas safety measures, and using benefits to veterans, it’s not ect except the owner’s paid stations and self-serve gas your position to dissemi- so uncommon to have representative, and despite stations that pay no city nate false information. I graduated from a school no proven need for a car taxes! Who is benefiting sincerely hope to see the and then the “school closes wash in this location, the here? end of your presence in down,” as one recent grad- commission found (with Thank you, Peter Koet- public life after November. uate of Brethren Christian Commissioner Koetting ting, from the bottom of Deborah Koken High School stated. In fact, voting no) that the “Opera- our hearts for understand- Costa Mesa it is a widespread experi- tion of the use at the loca- ing the residents’ concerns ence for many graduates of tion proposed would not regarding noise, proximity To be convinced that institutions such as ITT be detrimental to the har- and health matters to our Michelle Steel is the official Technical Institute and monious and orderly residents, many of whom Trump franchisee in Or- Kevin Chang | Staff Photographer Corinthian Colleges, if not growth of the city, or en- are elderly. We truly appre- ange County, look no fur- so common among high BRETHREN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, which recently closed, danger, jeopardize, or oth- ciate your efforts in trying ther than the video of her school graduates. was founded in 1947 and it was first located in Seal Beach erwise constitute a hazard to convince the other com- smiling broadly into the In this age of coronavirus before eventually moving to Huntington Beach. to the public convenience, missioners that this was camera as she talks about shutdowns, many well- health, interest, safety, or the wrong project at the removing her daughter respected liberal arts col- requirements will ensure that has previously re- general welfare of persons wrong place. from UC Santa Cruz and leges such as MacMurray an upward trajectory in ceived approval to add a residing or working in the Shame on Planning sending her to Marymount College in Jacksonville, Ill. schooling. mini-mart, which pro- neighborhood of the pro- Commissioner Sarah (“one year of brainwash” — —after 174 years — are no Ben Miles duced noise and traffic, a posed use.” Klaustermeier who made her words) because her longer in operation. Fur- Huntington Beach hydrogen-storage facility, How is that possible? the comment, “It’s a very daughter supported mar- ther, the San Francisco which was unsightly and David B. Kuhn, Jr. busy intersection and they riage equality. She sees the Institute of Art and Notre had lights that shone right Newport Beach knew that when they pur- equality and dignity of Dame de Nemur (also in Commission of into the Big Canyon com- chased their homes. So, I another person as a reason San Francisco and the third bad planning? munity, and an approval to It seems unbelievable to approve it!” to brainwash her own oldest college in California) expand the mini-mart me that the Newport Beach Well Ms. Klaustermeier, daughter. She can’t use the are likely to cease opera- On July 9, the Newport which added more noise Planning Commission at none of us knew that the Trump excuse that this is tion in the near future. Beach Planning Commis- and more traffic. the July 9 meeting would JWA flight plan would be fake news or a hoax. Search Quality education — at sion granted yet another The commissioners ignore the concerns of an changed to fly over our using three words: all levels of schooling — is approval to the Shell Serv- somehow disregarded the entire community within homes, nor did we know “Michelle brainwash vi- essential for a productive ice Station located at 1600 “cumulative effects” of their city. I felt like all 16 of that in 2016 524 units that deo.” There she is. society. Students, faculty Jamboree Road, Newport their previous approvals, us that were pleading our were grandfathered in by These are the words of and support staff must be Beach, immediately adja- despite a law requiring concerns to the commis- the Irvine Co. would be an immigrant who claims made safe from contagion cent to the community of they do, and found adding sion until almost 11 p.m. built, and we had no idea to have faced discrimi- and corruption. Only a Big Canyon. acar wash while having to were collectively talking the city would allow for a nation for being different strongly enforced code of This time the approval violate their own setback into a complete void. variance to their 30-foot —at the same time she academic ethics and thor- was to add a car wash to an requirements to make it fit Planning commissioners setback to put additional promotes discrimination ough health and safety already overcrowded site on the property was in the then approved the addition noise right in our back- against others for being of a car wash to an already yards. different. overcrowded gas station at The proposed project She has completely CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU ANSWERS the corner of San Joaquin now goes to the City Coun- aligned herself with the Hills and Jamboree Road. cil for final approval. Hope- divisiveness and the ugli- This Shell station has al- fully, council members will ness of the Trump brand ready added a mini-mart, a listen to our residents and and the plunge by today’s hydrogen storage facility understand the communi- Republicans into the and an expansion of the ty’s valid concerns. bottomless pit of anything mini-mart to sell liquor. Lynn Swain goes. Now the commission has Newport Beach Aperson who promotes allowed a drastic reduction discrimination — or laughs of the code-required set- about the equality of an- back on a very busy free Supervisor’s other person — is morally right-turn lane so this stance unfit unfit to hold public office. owner could add a car Another thing she has in wash. Thanks for the co- common with Trump. Why hasn’t an environ- ronavirus surge, Michelle Voters: when a person mental impact study been Steel. You have the satis- shows you who she is — done? In effect, the com- faction of knowing that you believe her. mission granted a non- almost single-handedly Newport Beach resident created the enormous Thomas J. Peterson the ability to slightly in- surge in cases hitting Or- Newport Beach

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100 articles in the last couple of CHARTER months regarding COVID-19 and Continued from page A1 face masks. This is hardly a review of the literature at all.” versation, then came back and In a joint statement Wednesday said, ‘I know you do a lot of policy both Wagner and Chau seemed work, would you put together a interested in distancing them- policy paper?’ ” Swaim said, de- selves from the Board of Educa- scribing a goal to find the best in- tion’s vote Monday, clarifying they formation he could on the virus had no involvement in devel- as it relates to children. “I started oping the guidelines and encour- by calling a few doctors.” aging the panel to “remain guided Despite his efforts, some are in their plan by the medical pro- casting aspersion on the white fessionals.” paper’s findings and citations. A “Supervisor Wagner and Dr. letter issued Tuesday by Rep. Chau did not write, edit or review Harley Rouda (D-Laguna Beach), the ‘white paper’ the Orange Linda Sanchez (D-Whittier), Katie County Board of Education Porter (D-Irvine) and three other brought forward,” the release congressional Democrats, law- stated. “[They] believe the Orange makers requested a briefing with County Board of Education board members and Orange should follow the same pro- County Health Care Agency offi- cedures in determining the best cials to clarify key points of the way to safely reopen schools. document. However, it is important to re- Dan Cooper, a professor of pe- open safely when the epidemio- diatrics and UC Irvine’s associate logical data makes sense.” vice chancellor for clinical and One of the doctors Swaim translational science who partici- reached out to while researching pated in Orange County Depart- the white paper was Michael ment of Education Supt. Al Mi- Fitzgibbons, a St. Joseph Hospital- Don Leach | Staff Photographer jares’ OCDE task force, said Orange infectious disease special- Thursday the white paper was ist who participated in the forum, THREE HIGH SCHOOL-AGED kids have lunch at Heisler Park in Laguna Beach on Thursday. “very poorly annotated,” citing where he described face masks on one study on the efficiency of children as “burdensome” and calls union actions into question. recent piece, “Biden does teach- task force to develop reopening masks protecting against in- “detrimental.” In recent years, Sand has had ers union bidding,” was published guidelines for 27 Orange County fluenza in 2010 and several news- Another chosen panelist was several articles published on Tuesday. school districts and would not let paper articles. Larry Sand, president of the Cali- Swaim’s California Policy Center, Barke said the impetus for the board members participate. “It’s very safe to say the level of fornia Teachers Empowerment some centering on a coordinated forum was to create a transparent Mijares said Thursday he didn’t scientific review was deficient,” Network, a self-described peer attack on charter schools by the and public discussion, after she’d Cooper said. “There are at least support group for educators that government and unions. His most learned Mijares had convened a See Charter, page A6

State Hospital in San Bernardino Costa Mesa Police Department that the safety net that should be RELEASE —for 21 years, even though he said in social media posts. in place has been removed. The Continued from page A2 argued for his freedom at semi- He is not currently wanted for public is asking — begging — annual civil trials over the years, any crimes. DEMANDING! — that you rein- to register as a sex offender, and as allowed by law. In a letter Thursday of her own state his Megan’s Law regis- Steel and Spitzer’s letter notes But he testified frankly at these to Newsom, Lynn Rinner turned tration requirement.” that he had complied with regis- trials about his deviant urges over an online petition with Rinner said in an interview tration requirements for that toward children — including 4,500 signatures requesting that her biggest concern is that crime in the past. how he wanted to be known as Smith be required to register as a Smith doesn’t need to register. But that offense wasn’t what “Mr. RTK,” for “rape, torture, sex offender. Rinner is the “I think at this point with him hospitalized Smith. Rather, he kill,” and admissions that he mother of the Costa Mesa boy out and no one knowing where was involuntarily committed could reoffend if released, ac- referenced in Smith’s 1999 writ- he is, at the very least they need from 1999 to this week for writing cording to the Steel-Spitzer letter. ings. to be a little bit scared,” she said. about his violent sexual fantasies “If a child predator for years is Cary Jay Smith “My son was incredibly fortu- “And if they’re scared they’ll be toward a 7-year-old boy in his saying at every hearing he’s likely nate to not have been harmed more aware of what’s going on. parents’ Costa Mesa neighbor- to reoffend, that should raise red hometown Wednesday night, but other children will not be as Because he’s somewhere right hood. He was not charged for flags, not the green light to allow with police aware of his move- lucky. There is no question that now.” that letter, but it was enough to him back into the community,” ments. He was gone by early Smith will offend again,” she put him in state hospitals — Steel said Thursday. Thursday morning and had ne- wrote. “I am appalled at his re- [email protected] Coalinga, and before that, Patton Smith briefly returned to his ver entered a residential area, the lease and even more so knowing Twitter: @dailypilot_hd

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OFFICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT CODE AMENDMENT CO-2020-04 TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE COSTAMESA MUNICIPAL CODE (PLAN- NING, ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT), RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORYDWELLING UNITS

The Costa Mesa Planning Commission will hold apublic hearing to consider Code Amendment CO-2020-04 to amend portions of Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code (Planning, Zoning, and Development) to modify and establish standards and fees for Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units consistent with State law.The update includes revisions to the following chapters:

• Chapter I, Article 2: Deﬁnitions • Chapter IV,Citywide Land Use Matrix • Chapter V, Development Standards • Chapter VI,Off-site ParkingStandards • Chapter XI,Subdivisions • Chapter XII, Special Fee Assessments

Environmental Determination: The ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule). The public hearing will be held as follows: DATE: Monday,July 27, 2020 TIME: 6:00 PM or as soon as possible thereafter

Additional Information: For more information, call (714) 754-5245, or email planninginfo@ costamesaca.gov.Planning Division staffare available from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Thursday,except speciﬁed holidays. Allinterested parties may submit comments to the PlanningCommission in regard to thisapplication. Due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19, City Hall and the Council Chambers are closed to the general public. Planning Commission meetings will be held remotely until further notice. Please refer to the Planning Commission meeting agenda for instructions regarding how to participate in the meeting remotely during COVID-19.The Planning Commission meeting agenda and staffreport will be posted online 72 hours prior to the meeting at https://www.costamesaca.gov/city-hall/ commissions-and-committees/planning-commission/agendas-videos-minutes/2020-agendas-and-minutes. While the City does not expect there to be any changes to the process for participating in this meeting, if there is achange, the City will post the information as soon as possible to the City’swebsite. Members of the public who wish to make acomment may submit your comment via email to [email protected] received by 12:00 PM on the date of the meeting will be provided to the Planning Commis- sion, made available to the public, and will be part of the meeting record. Any photos, Pow- erPoints or other materials for distribution to the Planning Commission must be 10 pages or less and submitted to the City as described above NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM on the day of the hearing. If you challengethis project in court, youmay be limitedtoraising only those issues you,orsomeone else raised,during the publichearing or in writtencorrespondence submittedtothe City,during or priorto, thepublichearing. OFFICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE Can’tseem to get to all those repair jobs around the house? Let the Classified TOP BRANDS Service Directory help you find reliable help. GOODJOBS, BIGGER RELIABLE SAVINGS SERVICES, INTERESTING THINGSTOBUY, latimes.com/Coupons IT'SALL HERE EVERYDAY

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Kropp, the retired superin- is a nonprofit and was ap- their families.” switched into charter People between the ages CHARTER tendent at Los Alamitos proved locally and not by Ultimately, school dis- schools or private schools, of 25 and 34 account for Continued from page A5 Unified School District, the county Board of Educa- tricts will have the final say we’re going to make those about nearly 23% of all in- where Barke’s husband, Jeff, tion, on which she sits. in adopting their own union schools pay for their fections recorded in Orange feel it was appropriate to served as a trustee for sev- The Orange County Clas- guidelines for reopening failings.” County with 6,389 cases. include board members in eral years. Jeff Barke, also a sical Academy will operate schools if and when state Children under 18 account what was essentially a non- primary care physician, is under the aegis of the Cali- and county officials deter- ORANGE COUNTY for 1,585 cases. public meeting between su- board chair for the Orange fornia Policy Center, a fact mine it is safe to do so, ren- CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Here are the latest cumu- perintendents and staff County Classical Academy, Swaim confirmed Wednes- dering the board-adopted Orange County Health lative case counts and members. apublic charter school day. white paper authoritatively Care Agency on Thursday deaths for select cities in “Mari made a comment whose petition to operate The school — described moot. reported 873 cases of the Orange County: she’d like to attend the was approved by Orange in an article on the Califor- But Barke sees the rec- coronavirus and 11 new •Santa Ana: 5,225 cases; meeting, and I said it’s not Unified School District nia Policy Center website as ommendation as a bargain- deaths, bringing the coun- 122 deaths an open meeting, it’s a Board of Education in Janu- one that will “scrap” Com- ing tool parents can take to ty’s total number of cases to •Anaheim: 4,792 cases; meeting of people who ary. mon Core learning and of- their local school leaders to 27,904 and fatalities to 466. 112 deaths largely work in the system,” The campus plans to fer “nonpornographic, age- start their own conversa- The figures showed a de- •Huntington Beach: he said. “Members of the open next month and “will appropriate, and medically tions about the needs of cline from record-high in- 1,357 cases; 43 deaths public can’t just walk in follow all legal mandates re- accurate” sex education children. fections recorded last week •Irvine: 907 cases; seven there.” garding COVID-19 and classes — currently has a “Talk to your trustee,” she when county officials deaths Barke said board mem- school opening,” according waiting list at every grade said. “See if there’s a free logged 1,333 new cases in a •Costa Mesa: 865 cases; bers are frequently kept out to the charter school’s web- level, Swaim said. charter school somewhere single day on July 8. five deaths of the loop regarding de- site. “Our school is trying to you feel you can commute Reports indicate that •Newport Beach: 668 partment affairs. “Absent a mandate from find a wealthy benefactor to see if their planning to among all infections re- cases; three deaths “The public thinks we afederal, state or county who will allow these stu- open. I know my husband’s corded so far, nearly 44% — •Fountain Valley: 276 know what’s going on, but agency, we will open on site dents to come in,” he add- is.” about 12,264 people — cases; eight deaths our superintendent never as planned,” the site states. ed. Swaim, who is open have recovered from the •Laguna Beach: 105 lets us know,” she said. “We “The science and statistics In separate interviews, about his opposition to virus. Approximately 711 cases; fewer than five were absolutely refused, so support opening OCCA on both Barke and Swaim de- public employee unions, people were being hospital- deaths Ithought I just might have August 13th with minimum scribed the Orange County similarly encouraged par- ized from the virus Thurs- Updated figures are to create a forum of my restrictions including no Board of Education guide- ents and guardians who day, including 245 receiving posted daily at occovid19 own and invite the public mandatory masks (but rec- lines not as a mandate, but don’t like decisions being treatment in ICU units. .ochealthinfo.com/corona to view some information.” ommended as state/local as something intended to made in public schools to Countywide ICU bed avail- virus-in-oc. Williams, a primary care rules allow) on children or be a tool for parents act. ability is estimated to be For information on get- physician, sought partici- staff.” “We’re not telling any- “Find a public charter 36.5%. ting tested, visit occovid pation among his col- Mari Barke said Wednes- body to do anything,” Barke school — those are free to The cumulative number 19.ochealthinfocom/ leagues and secured a day she sees no conflict of said. “We just wanted [par- the public and they’re typi- of COVID-19 tests adminis- covid-19-testing. handful of medical experts interest in her husband’s ents] to know there are cally superior in terms of a tered rose to 334,011, with for the panel discussion. position with the charter choices, and it’s up to them quality education,” he said. 5,010 tests issued in the [email protected] Barke invited Sherry school, since the academy to make the best choice for “If we can get parents past 24 hours. Twitter: @SaraCardine

Lorenz’s contributions. well in Sweden. where there’s resistance to friends, told me she’ll wear and up is often down, don’t RESISTANCE Lorenz and I — masked, But everyone seems to be masks and distancing, even amask where it’s required. be surprised if our local Continued from pageA1 and keeping six feet be- an epidemiologist these as the number of COVID-19 But she doesn’t think they leaders try to start blaming tween us — walked down days. As I read various let- cases statewide has ex- work, though she couldn’t someone else for the up- market. “I, for one, regret- the hill and past a park to a ters to editors published in ploded following attempts explain how she arrived at surge in coronavirus cases. tably will not be doing busi- little shopping center Orange County, I came up- to partially reopen for busi- that conclusion. They will undoubtedly shift ness with any indoor envi- across the street from the on one that reminded me ness. But after weeks of go- Lorenz blames some of the blame for opening the ronment that does not Rusty Pelican. The mask of readers who have ing after her local public of- the resistance on President economy too soon,” require masks and I urge wearing count was close to pushed back against col- ficials for underplaying the Trump, who refuses to wear Lorenz wrote in a letter others to do the same for 50-50 in the shopping cen- umns in which I’ve sug- threat, Lorenz is looking amask and has hosted published recently by the their protection.” ter, but at one restaurant gested we’ll all get back to like both a scold and a sage. massive public gatherings Daily Pilot. Icalled Tom Johnson, with outdoor seating, tables normal much sooner if we Orange County public where they’re not required. “Let’s not forget their fail- publisher of Stu News New- and customers were far too play it smart. health officials said last But in her published letters, ure to support science and port, and told him I wanted close together, in my opin- “What’s worse than an week that hospitalizations she goes after closer targets. health leaders and their to inquire about one of his ion. infection?” asked a letter to had spiked 97% in three She did get attacked by continuous rebellious na- more prolific letter writers. In one storefront, a clerk the editor published June 9 weeks, and they predicted another letter writer a while ture against those who are “Lynn Lorenz,” Johnson told us she gets three or so in the Orange County Reg- the impact on the health- back for lauding Gov. Gavin working to do the right said before I could say her customers a day who ig- ister. “Government inter- care system will get worse Newsom’s early attempts to thing,” Lorenz wrote. “Let’s name. nore posted signs and vention.” in the coming days and corral the virus. not let them get away with Lorenz submits at least refuse to wear masks. Hmm. I thought the weeks. The number of con- Her critic accused Lorenz it.” one letter a week to him, Sometimes, she said, problem was the scandal- firmed cases is now dou- of having fawned over Idon’t know if, in the Johnson said, and she’s a masked and unmasked pa- ous lack thereof, beginning bling every 13 days, accord- Newsom while ignoring his end, enough people will good writer, though he trons air their grievances at the top. But for some ing to a Times analysis. failings. heed her warnings. sometimes has to trim a with each other. people, it’s all about rights In Newport Beach last Lorenz, undeterred, has But Lorenz, the masked few words. In Newport In one case, said the rather than responsibilities. week, I wandered beaches kept her pen sharp, saving crusader, said she intends Beach, registered Republi- clerk, a customer argued And for some, the right to and the commercial strip her sharpest critiques for to keep writing. cans outnumber Demo- that she refused to cover resist trumps the right of near the pier, where some Newport Beach city officials Steve Lopez is a columnist crats by about 2-1. (Lorenz her face because she others to not be needlessly people wore masks and dis- and county supervisors. with the Los Angeles Times. is a “D.”) Johnson said he wanted to build up her im- infected. tanced while others did “In this jabberwocky tries to publish different munity. That strategy, by Orange County isn’t the neither. One young woman, world of Orange County [email protected] views and appreciates the way, hasn’t worked too only place in California visiting from Redlands with politics, where down is up Twitter: @TheDailyPilot

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