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With Delta variant cases rising in Orange County, pediatricians are reporting an increase in coronavirus infections among children. BY SARA CARDINE

As a more contagious Delta variant takes root in Orange County and resi- dents 12 and older get vaccinated, pe- diatricians are reporting a noticeable in- crease in coronavirus infections and COVID-19 hospitalizations among young children, just weeks before the start of school. “Right now, we’re seeing a huge uptick in the number of cases in chil- Photos by Don Leach | Staff Photographer dren,” said Dr. Chulie Ulloa, a pediatric LEGO MASTERS contestants Lauren and Bryan Firks hold a few of their creations, including “Neuschwanstein Castle” on the right. infectious disease physician scientist and assistant professor of Pediatrics at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine. “A nd unlike before, the children tend to be Laguna siblings building more symptomatic.” Arecent report issued by the Ameri- can Academy of Pediatrics indicated the number of infections among children nationwide increased in the previous week to 72,000 from around 39,000 the bond on LEGO Masters week prior to that — a nearly 85% jump in new cases. And while kids were previously Bryan and Lauren Firks when a targeted advertisement thought to be less predisposed to suffer- provided the path toward get- ing the worst symptoms of the virus, as are among the final ting on the show. the Delta variant begins to proliferate, seven teams remaining When Bryan saw it on Face- more children are being admitted into on the show that is in book, he sent a message to his local hospitals. its second season. sister to see if she was inter- Dr. Kate Williamson, a CHOC pediat- ested, and she was all in. rician and immediate past president of BY ANDREW TURNER Getting on the show has the AAP’s Orange County chapter said allowed the siblings to share a after a springtime lull, infections began ost adults have prob- part of themselves that might picking up in early July and have been ably wished at one not otherwise be the first thing on the rise ever since. M point or another that that people learn about them. “We’re seeing the cases go up at they could turn back the clock. For those that know them CHOC, both on the inpatient floor as Growing up is not easy, but well, like their significant oth- well as the ICU,” Williamson said. “And Laguna Beach siblings Bryan ers, it is a different story. we have kids who are really, really sick.” and Lauren Firks have found a “I’ve been building LEGO for Aspokeswoman for Children’s Hospi- lifelong hobby that has kept [my girlfriend] as gifts that tal Orange County on Friday confirmed them young in building with resonate with her,” Bryan said 219 positive coronavirus tests were re- LEGO. of how his hobby spills over corded in July, compared to 48 in June. That passion has now taken THE FIRKS hold two of their favorite LEGO pieces, created in images into his relationship. “Her Among those, 27 children were hospi- the brother-sister duo on an of themselves, at the LEGO store at the Shops in Mission Viejo. favorite animal is a bunny, so I talized with COVID-19 last month, adventure, as they were se- built her a bunny.” whereas only 17 were admitted in June. lected to compete on the sec- gan when their father brought from scratch, and not long after Lauren, 22, said that her Between Thursday and Friday alone, ond season of the show LEGO aset home for him when he that, he invited his sister to get boyfriend also likes LEGO. the daily number of new infections re- Masters. was 3 years old. in on the act, too. They each own a key chain ported by the Orange County Health For Bryan, 26, the obsession Before long, he was disas- It was evident that their with the miniature bricks be- sembling the sets and building hobby had caught up to them See LEGO, page A6 See Sick, page A3 Laguna Beach Live! sets Afterburner Music Festival ALSO FROM THE coming to Huntington Beach dates for 2 jazz concerts DAILY PILOT: BY LILLY NGUYEN also announced it would bring BY MATT SZABO Boulevard at Pacific Coast High- renowned trumpeter Bijon Wat- way. It is the first live music Laguna Beach Live! is return- son and the Latin Jazz Syndi- How about a few tunes to go event to take place on Hunting- ing to the Promenade on Forest cate, featuring Cuban vocalist with your supersonic jets? ton City Beach since 2013, when this Wednesday with Orange Adonis Puentes, to the Women’s The Pacific Airshow will be the U.S. Open of Surfing ended County pianist Carol Roman. Club on St. Ann’s Drive this Sep- providing that this year with the in rioting, more than 100 arrests Roman, a graduate of Cal tember. two-night Afterburner Music and property damage. State Fullerton, is also a teacher, They will perform at 5:30 p.m. Festival, which is coming to Other music festivals have songwriter and composer, and on Sept. 23, and a cocktail hour Huntington City Beach on Oct. 1 taken place since then at Hunt- will begin her performance on is expected to precede the con- and 2. ington State Beach, including Gary Ambrose|For the Times Forest Avenue at 5:30 p.m. cert. The festival will feature a vari- the Surf City Blitz with Social Roman has released four CDs Seating, however, is limited in TEAM USA WOMEN’S WATER ety of musical acts including Distortion and the Offspring in and recently had her single, light of social distancing due to POLO WINS GOLD MEDAL, Sammy Hagar & the Circle, Sam 2018 and the Back to the Beach “Hidden from View,” played on the ongoing coronavirus pan- CORONA DEL MAR HIGH’S Hunt and X Ambassadors. festival in 2018 and 2019. KJAZZ. IS Afterburner Music Festival The nonprofit organization See Jazz, page A6 OLYMPIC MVP PAGE A7 will take place north of Beach See Festival, page A6 Future of whale mural in Laguna Canyon yet to be decided

BY ANDREW TURNER the premises to hold an event to the conservation and protection call attention to an effort to save of marine mammals, so this is an Competing interests have left the mural, which was first seen at incredibly significant public arts an uncertain future for a long- the property in February 1987. project.” standing marine life mural in the Steve Creech, president of the The ceramic tile mural stands Laguna Canyon. Wyland Foundation, said that the along the south wall of Laguna For more than 30 years, a mural group of demonstrators consist- Classic Cars. of a gray whale emerging from the ing of about 20 people that The Dornin Investment Group, water has greeted those that pass showed up in person, were acting which owns the multi-tenant light the property at 2171 Laguna Can- on an anonymous tip that the industrial property, sought to yon Road. mural was going to be demol- make improvements to the space Laguna Beach artist Robert ished. and received design review board Wyland, who was once a tenant in The visual of the gray whale approval on Feb. 13, 2020. that space for his studio, origi- breaching the surface is consid- Included in those improve- nally painted the piece, and then ered one in a series of 100 “whal- ments was a plan to replace the a450-square-foot ceramic tile ing walls” around the world that existing mural with a directory version went through the city’s were created by Wyland between sign that could display the names permitting process in 1995 and 1981 and 2008. of current tenants of the building. was introduced to the building “When he started this project, “We’d like to use that billboard Don Leach | Staff Photographer the next year. there was nothing like it in the sign for something other than a On July 30, members of the world,” Creech said. tenant that does not occupy THE 450-SQUARE-FOOT gray whale mural by artist Robert Wyland. Some Wyland Foundation and support- “Nobody had done anything of protesters showed up and saved it for now. The mural, visible from Laguna ers of Wyland’s work returned to that scale, especially devoted to See Mural, page A3 Canyon Road, used to be at the Wyland Gallery, but it is now a car showroom. A2 SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 DAILY PILOT | COASTLINE PILOT | HUNTINGTON BEACH INDEPENDENT WWW.DAILYPILOT.COM

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even those who’ve re- She emphasized the im- THE DAILY SICK ceived a vaccine, to take portance of taking all pre- Continued from page A1 every precaution around cautions to stop the virus COMMUTER unprotected minors. from continuing to spread PUZZLE Care Agency in children Concerns about chil- and mutate into versions under 18 rose from 134 to dren’s exposure to the against which current 173, the latter of which Delta variant are especially treatments will be less ef- By Jacqueline E. represents nearly 16% of troubling as area school fective. Mathews the 1,108 new cases re- districts prepare for the Williamson agreed. ported by the agency Fri- start of the 2021-22 school “If all [the precautions] ACROSS day. year in the weeks ahead. are in place, our kids can 1Spanish bull Orange County Dis- While the California De- be safe in school,” she 5Hits the ceiling trict2 Supervisor Katrina partment of Public Health said. 10 Prefix for angel Foley on Friday launched has issued a mandate for “But if you don’t have all or bishop anews conference she all students and school of those things, if teachers 14 Had regrets said would be the first of staff to wear masks in- aren’t vaccinated or kids several daily briefings on doors, officials have left aren’t wearing masks, about virus trends. enforcement of noncom- you’re going to have out- 15 "__ home is his There, OCHA Deputy pliance up to individual breaks and kids are going castle" Health Director Regina school districts. to get really sick.” 16 Reign Chinsio-Kwong acknowl- Medical experts warn Williamson further said 17 Applied frosting edged an elevated risk adherence to coronavirus it was crucial for adults to to among minors who are protocol — especially get vaccinated, as children 18 Cold symptom not eligible for the vac- mask-wearing — will be are only as safe as the peo- 20 Prof.'s degree cine. crucial to keeping kids ple they’re around. 21 Hoodlum “They’re at the highest safe as they return to cam- “For children younger 22 Los Angeles risk, especially with this puses. than the age of 12, since NHL team Delta variant that’s highly Ulloa, the principal in- they can’t have antibodies, transmissible,” she said. vestigator on a study pub- you need to make sure the 23 Theater worker “The rate of hospitaliza- lished earlier this year on people around them have 25 Prefix for place tion is still low, but it is coronavirus trends among antibodies,” she added. “If or print SUDOKU piece happening.” children at four different you have multiple layers of 26 Gregarious 21 "All __ Jazz" In July, all admitted schools, said institutions people who are vaccinated 28 Bricklayer's By The Mepham Group 24 Knightly titles COVID-19 patients at Chil- that practiced multiple around them, the virus goo 25 Make fun of dren’s Hospital of Orange mitigation protocols, such cannot get to them.” 31 __ from; besides Complete the grid so each row, column and 26 Long narrative County were unvacci- as distancing, mask-wear- 32 Stretch of land 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every 27 Musical drama nated, Chinsio-Kwong ing and handwashing, [email protected] 34 Lawman digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve added, urging all parents, were relatively safe. Twitter: @SaraCardine Sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk. 28 Big __; fast-food 36 Acquires burgers 37 Teacup flaw 29 Stress MURAL that has become part of put it up on his own prop- 38 Surgical 30 "All __ lead to the community. We think erty, pull a billboard sign souvenir Rome" Continued from page A1 that’s something worth permit for his own proper- 39 "That's What 32 __ on; walked all fighting for. It’s why there ty [and] put it up there.” Friends __ For" over space there anymore,” are now laws to protect The Wyland Foundation 40 __ up; matures 33 Uncooked Chris Dornin, the CEO of public art. focuses on the issues of 41 Coat material 35 __ on; victimize the Dornin Investment “The mural has become clean water and a healthy 42 Worshipped 37 Ship personnel Group, said. too fragile to remove with- ocean. Creech said he be- 44 Minute 38 Hauls into Dornin disputed the no- out suffering irreparable 45 Boxer's foot court tion that there was a plan damage. We think it needs lieves that the gray whale mural is symbolic of that 46 Bare minimum 40 Large piano in place to demolish the to stay right where it is, 47 Colorado resort mural, but he added that where it can inspire peo- cause and the communi- 41 Make airtight Wyland has had ample op- ple and share the city’s ty’s commitment to it. 50 Composer/ 43 Unlocked portunity to come and re- commitment to art and The Visual Artists Rights singer/ 44 Wobble claim the mural. our environment.” Act of 1990 is one avenue pianist Billy 46 Rotten person He said communica- Dornin said that in ad- being explored in the ef- 51 "__ Lazy River" 47 Curved paths tions were exchanged be- dition to offering for fort to preserve the mural, 54 Indirect 48 Daytime serial tween the parties con- Wyland to come and take Creech said. 57 Actor James __ 49 Untainted cerned as early as two back the mural, offers “It’s hard to see history Jones For answers to the crossword and 50 Rivers or Baez years ago. have also been made to while it’s being made,” 58 Give a hoot Sudoku puzzles, see page A7. 52 Ship's bow Wyland has concerns donate it to art colleges, Creech said. 59 Renter's paper 53 European that the mural would not and there have also been “You see it in retrospect, 60 Go no further peaks survive if it were to be relo- active discussions about 3Taught in order 8High school but now we’re starting to 61 Went 55 Pacino & Hirt cated. donating the work to a to change subj. get a glimpse, looking back lickety-split 56 "Don't __ “Thousands, if not mil- couple of municipalities. thinking 990 degrees at Wyland’s artwork and 62 Not as kooky stranger"; parting lions, of people have en- “There are municipal- 4Strange from ENE the murals that he created. 63 Makes clothing words joyed that mural for over ities that would be happy 5Role on TV's 10 Painter 30 years,” Wyland said in a to take it and put it up in That’s a huge achieve- 57 Curvy letter prepared statement. public spaces,” Dornin ment.” DOWN "Friends" 11 Wreck “Someone that buys a said. 1Journey 6Love in Paris 12 Wooden shoe building shouldn’t be al- “Wyland’s got his own [email protected] 2Cry from a flu 7__ up on; attack 13 Barnyard birds Tribune Media lowed to simply destroy art properties. 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COLUMN | PATRICE APODACA MAILBAG Misinformation, paired Huntington Beach House project with disinformation, fuels raises eyebrows today’s divisive times Congratulations to Prjkt than 21. We might expect CEO Alicia Whitney for that similar arrangements succeeding with the badly are in store for the Sahara’s lue whales had been sighted needed concession up- Sandbar and California in the waters off coastal Or- grades at Huntington Fork and Spoon conces- B ange County. Beach State Beach. Your sions when Prjkt opens The largest animals to have ever readers might want to them: more toilets available existed, blue whales can span 100 know about an inequity for those with cash. feet in length and weigh up to 200 that her improvements Ten percent of Prjkt’s tons. The tongue alone can balance highlight. concessions sales go back an elephant on a scale; the heart When the major infra- to the state park system. weighs as much as a car. structure was built for Let’s hope those funds will These are seriously cool creatures, Huntington Beach State be used to open up the 45 and I badly wanted to see one, so I Park, planners calculated toilets visitors pay to use signed up for a whale-watching the number of toilets but can’t. If not, maybe Ms. excursion out of Newport Harbor. As needed for the anticipated Whitney will let them use our small boat carrying about a attendance numbers. It was the ones the state park dozen passengers zipped across the figured that 110 toilets turned over to her venues, water, I asked one of the crew mem- would be able to service but I doubt that her busi- bers about the posted numbers of the attendance capacity of ness insurance would cover Don Bartletti | Los Angeles Times sightings. this massive beach park. that potential liability. Be mindful when considering WATER ROLLS off the tail of a blue whale as it makes a dive off the coast of They did not overestimate: Bear in mind that all of those numbers, he cautioned, that Long Beach in July 2021. Patrice Apodaca writes that the potential to misinterpret On peak weekends and these toilet structures were “sightings” don’t equal the number available information about whale sightings off the coast of Orange County is holidays every one of those already paid for by Cali- of whales. One whale might be spot- analogous to the varying public views of COVID-19 vaccines and ethnic studies. toilets saw frequent usage. fornia taxpayers and are ted several times in any given day, Some time ago a fire maintained by the fees that and those sightings are then re- fact. Both play into confirmation over the teaching of ethnic studies in destroyed one of the toilet park visitors pay. These are ported separately. bias — the inclination to accept public schools is another case in structures, and a few years the same park visitors who He was obviously trying to damp- whatever fits with what we already point, as it is also being fueled by later another fire was re- come to the beach because en expectations in the event that our think. wildly distorted and inaccurate in- sponsible for removing it is one of the only places expedition proved fruitless. None- So it is with some highly charged formation. even more toilets from left where summer recre- theless, I appreciated the clarifica- issues that have been dominating As districts throughout Orange public access. At each of ation is within reach for tion. Someone might see the figures much of our discourse. County prepare to make decisions the remaining restroom working class family showing a multitude of whale sight- COVID-19 vaccinations, for exam- about whether and how to imple- structures the park has budgets. To reduce the ings and picture waters teeming with ple. ment the state’s new model curricu- permanently closed half of number of toilets available easily spotted behemoths, whereas Coronavirus infection rates are lum for ethnic studies, school board the toilets for reasons unex- to them, and then to open the reality might be quite different. ticking up again to alarming levels, meetings have been inundated by plained. up others to those who can Which brings me to my point, driven by the highly contagious protests against the voluntary Today, I counted 52 toi- afford patronage at these which is not about whales, per se, Delta variant. Scientists warn that coursework. lets open to the public, and private concessions doesn’t but about how easily information variants potentially even more dan- Sadly, the objections being voiced 12 of them are portables. seem right. can be misinterpreted and misused. gerous than Delta are likely incubat- bear little to no resemblance to the So, fewer than half of the We need the upgrades. That lesson applies to far more ing in infected people around the reality of ethnic studies. That was toilets built to serve the There must be a way to do than marine mammals. Indeed, it is world. evident at a recent Orange County park visitors are available this equitably. the story of our times. We live in an Yet about half the population in Board of Education forum, where to them. This has led, of William Yarchin age of information overload, when the U.S. remains unvaccinated, many of the comments revealed a course, to long waits for Huntington Beach trying to make sense out of our despite the fact that shots are widely lack of understanding about ethnic those who need to relieve complicated world is no easy task, available. We had a chance to con- studies and reflected the kind of themselves. It must have taken a lot even when facts are clearly articu- tain the spread of the virus; now talking points found in propagandist The restroom structure of creative efforts for the lated and supported by an abun- we’re looking at reinstating mask playbooks. adjacent to the Huntington Huntington Beach House dance of credible evidence. mandates and social distancing. For the record, the model ethnic Beach House concession to be permitted to operate But thanks largely to the internet Why? Largely because vaccine studies curriculum is designed to featured in your story is the on Huntington State Beach. and social media, what we see, hear hesitancy runs stubbornly deep. And teach students about the histories, only structure where all of “Enjoying a cocktail at and read is routinely tailored to that hesitancy is fed by a deluge of contributions, cultures and struggles the toilets are open. But the beach is now no prob- specific agendas and preconceived misleading to downright false infor- of ethnic groups that have histori- half of them, upgraded on lem,” wrote Daily Pilot beliefs. Misinformation — that is, mation about the vaccines, which cally been overlooked. It is intended Prjkt’s dime, are open only reporter Matt Szabo. I incorrect information — abounds. plays into widespread distrust of to promote empathy, understanding to Beach House patrons, Googled the business, Disinformation— misinformation on government and institutions. and entrance to the venue purpose — is readily accepted as The controversy that’s blowing up See Apodaca, page A5 is restricted to people older See Mailbag, page A5

COMMENTARY | BOB TAYLOR National legislation on climate springs from local actions

he devastating impacts of campaigns have falsely denied said, “This bill would help climate change are on full the problem of climate change or achieve net zero emissions by T display in Orange County fostered a sense of hopelessness 2050 by imposing a fee on the as well as across the nation, and about it. Finally, it appears that producers and importers of around the world. As sea levels this longstanding period of na- greenhouse gas emitting fuels, rise, coastal communities are tional paralysis may change. The rather than putting the burden on under threat. Sunset Beach and year 2021 may be the one when American families.” And further, Newport Beach are experiencing Congress finally acts. “Cities like ours understand the more high tide flooding. Dana President Biden has made the importance of innovative strate- Point and San Clemente are climate crisis a central priority gies to create a sustainable future, watching cliff sides erode and and is determined to include while ensuring that American beaches disappear. Inland, Irvine mitigation policies in his new families do not take on the econ- and Tustin are battling wildfires. infrastructure plans. As our lead- omic burden of this transition.” All of us in Orange County are ers in Washington go about deter- This legislation, she says, “will suffering from more frequent and mining the final package of cli- help families to thrive in a carbon intense heat waves. The need for mate policies to enact, we should neutral economy.” action on climate has never be aware that we’ve reached this This legislation has also gained seemed more urgent. pivotal moment because of pres- broad support from Orange Many have known for years sures emanating from local com- County’s congressional dele- that the transition from a fossil- munities just like ours, all around gation. Five of the seven mem- fueled economy to one powered the country. Charlie Riedel|Associated Press bers of Congress who represent by clean energy is the biggest Here in Orange County, there areas of Orange County, Demo- challenge facing humankind. Yet has been a groundswell of sup- IN THIS 2012 photo, smoke billows into the air in Kansas. Efforts to reduce crats Linda Sanchez, Katie Porter, action has nevertheless been port for the market-based car- emissions by charging fossil fuel companies for carbon are gaining support. Lou Correa, Alan Lowenthal and impeded and delayed for decades bon-pricing solution detailed in Mike Levin, are co-sponsors of by the influence of fossil fuel the Energy Innovation and Car- joined Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, promising legislation. In her this promising legislation. Since interests upon politicians and the bon Dividend Act (HR-2307). Brea and Laguna Beach to urge July 13, 2021, letter reporting the media. Well-funded sophisticated Huntington Beach has now congressional support for this city’s action, Mayor Kim Carr See Climate, page A5 WWW.DAILYPILOT.COM DAILY PILOT | COASTLINE PILOT | HUNTINGTON BEACH INDEPENDENT SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 A5

tain respectful, inclusive and consisting of making a very short MAILBAG equitable learning environments walk (I lived near 48th Street) to APODACA Continued from pageA4 and help young people under- the once active Circle K store. Continued from pageA4 HOW TO GET stand and challenge bias in Circle K was located in the little found its Facebook, one photo PUBLISHED themselves, others and society. neighborhood center on the and inclusivity. shows people lounging on the There is nothing divisive, racist, corner of Pacific Coast Highway Ethnic studies is not, as critics beach with drinks in single-use Send an email to or coercive about this training. and Balboa Boulevard where it contend, analogous with critical plastics. Recently, Laguna Beach [email protected] and At ADL, we have long believed also housed Jack in the Box and race theory, an even more contro- banned single-use plastic food- include your full name, that education is the best anti- the Alley restaurant. I would versial means of examining the ware from restaurants, beaches, hometown and phone number dote to hate and bias. This is purchase a cup of coffee, a few ways that racism is embedded in parks and trails. Don’t you agree (for verification purposes) with precisely why we are speaking lottery scratchers and occa- legal and institutional structures, this is necessary? your submission. All letters out against Newport Harbor sionally a newspaper. which is taught primarily in law The article quoted California should be kept to 350 words or Republican Women’s gross mis- After owning a duplex for 27 schools and some college State Parks Orange County Supt. less. The Daily Pilot reserves the characterization and incorrect years and living there for 14 courses. Kevin Pearsall at the opening right to edit all submissions for depiction of our anti-bias educa- years, one of the partners said, Contrary to a highly influential ceremony, “Hopefully this is a clarity, accuracy and length. tion initiatives. Newport Harbor “OK, it’s been 27 years, let’s sell.” disinformation effort, ethnic thriving new path that state Republican Women equates our Not having ample money to studies is also not inherently parks in all of California will and anti-bias programming with anti-bias programs with Critical buy the partner out, we sold and divisive, it doesn’t teach white take, so that we can really be Newport-Mesa Unified School Race Theory. Imoved to a little condo half a kids that they are oppressors, and proud of our beaches and what District this school year. After This is simply not accurate. mile north of that location. I it is not rooted in Marxist ideol- we have on them.” two years of successful and well- Bias is universal and it can be frequently walk down Superior ogy. Hopefully, the mastermind at received programming with 98% challenged through educational Avenue to the beach and casu- Faulty information and skewed the Huntington Beach House of students indicating a strong programs like those offered by ally walk by my old place and logic were also on display at a can change to an ocean-friendly understanding of what it means ADL. In these incredibly divisive think of the old times I had. The recent Newport-Mesa Unified practice and set a environmen- to be an ally and a willingness to times, we have a responsibility to Circle K store where I had spent school board meeting, where tally good example for the rest of offer support to targets of preju- teach students how to handle much time drinking coffee and many commenters objected to a the state. dice, we see this as a tremendous hate without politicizing the spending my retirement money well-run anti-bias, anti-bullying Jonathan Lukoff loss for the district’s more than process. Anti-bias education is on scratchers was gutted down training program. Laguna Beach 20,000 students. an essential element of this work to its bare concrete floors in The majority of board mem- We reject Newport Harbor —and our valued teachers November of last year and is still bers voted to pause the program, Republican Women’s assertion agree. In the first year of our vacant and unoccupied. When it indicating that more research was Anti-bias education that ADL is providing “a divisive, anti-bias training in Newport was open it was usually busy. needed before deciding whether is not political critical racist training program Mesa Unified School District, I’m troubled by the fact that its to renew the contract, which is hiding under the ‘sensitivity’ 91% of teachers agreed that the location a few blocks from the overseen by the Anti-Defamation Since when did opposing hate education umbrella and indoc- training tackled issues they face beach is prime for another simi- League. become a divisive topic? trinating our children.” This is —and they reported greater lar type business as the old Cir- Fair enough. Take some time Whether we want to believe it entirely false. In fact, our pro- comfort in addressing students’ cle K, but yet, 10 months after its and do a thorough, unbiased or not, hate is an issue that is gramming is designed to prevent bullying and biased comments closure, it is still dead inside with investigation. But I urge the deeply affecting our children racism and other forms of dis- and in incorporating anti-bully- nary a coffee or Coke machine. I board to base their final decision inside and outside of school. crimination while empowering ing and anti-bias themes into hope that someone, or some on facts, not on an alternate- Orange County students deserve students to respond to bigotry classroom instruction. business entity, sees the poten- universe theory in which the an education on how to detect, and bullying effectively. So, we ask once more — what tial there for a thriving business teaching of compassion and prevent and respond to hate, ADL works in partnership with is divisive about preventing hate? and leases the place soon. acceptance is viewed as an evil bullying and harassment. K-12 schools to provide these Peter Levi Two of my old neighbors on mind-control plot. Which is why we at the Anti- programs based on individual ADL Orange County/Long Beach Seashore Drive, Dennis Rodman Inever did see a blue whale. Defamation League Orange schools’ needs and school cli- Regional Director and Tim Salmon (former Angel But I was OK with that. I had a County were saddened and mate assessments. With our baseball player), frequented that splendid time, with plenty of disappointed to learn that various programs such as A store as did many others through frolicking dolphins, comical sea through the influence of New- World of Difference Institute, No Missing N.B. Circle K the years. Ah … the good old lions and even a few seals on port Harbor Republican Women Place for Hate and Echoes & When I used to live on Sea- days. hand for amusement. and the group’s disinformation Reflections, we help schools shore Drive in Newport Beach Ireveled in the real world that campaign, we are unable to provide skills, knowledge and once upon a time way back Bill Spitalnick was before me, not the cartoon- continue our bullying prevention awareness to promote and sus- when, I had kind of a daily ritual Newport Beach ish one I might have imagined had I clung to some misguided notions about the frequency of households, and establish a like the U.S. Chamber of Com- reducing pollution. whale sightings. CLIMATE border carbon tariff to incen- merce and the Business Round- If, as expected, Congress en- My day on the water was a Continued from pageA4 tivize all nations, including table, have expressed support for acts climate legislation this year tonic, distracting me briefly from China, to adopt similar policies. amarket-based approach to that includes carbon pricing at the harshness of our age and the previous versions of this bill have This approach, embodied in emissions reductions. The Na- the center of its mitigation plans, deep-seated hostilities that had bipartisan cosponsors, we HR-2307, is widely understood to tional Academies of Sciences, we will know who to thank. It threaten to engulf good judgment urge Republican Reps. Michelle be the single most effective and Engineering and Medicine are will have happened because of and cooperation. Far too many of Steel and Young Kim to consider fair way for our nation and the calling on Congress to imple- the persistence and determina- us are chasing whales that aren’t adding their support. nations of the world to reach net ment a rising carbon price. By tion of local climate activists and there, and that pursuit promises While solving the climate crisis zero emissions by 2050, a goal shifting the economic incentives the courage and good judgment only tragic results. will require a variety of govern- scientists say is crucial. away from fossil fuels and of local city councils and con- ment policies, scientists and Polling shows that Americans toward cleaner energy, a carbon gressional representatives. PATRICE APODACA is a former economists have long favored of every political stripe now price will strengthen our econo- Los Angeles Times staff writer and policies that make fossil fuel favor this approach to reducing my, make businesses more ener- BOB TAYLOR is an environmental is coauthor of “A Boy Named companies pay an increasing fee emissions, with majority support gy efficient, spur new sources of journalist and a volunteer with the Courage: A Surgeon’s Memoir of on their carbon pollution, dis- in both very red and very blue renewable energy, add millions Orange County Coast Chapter of Apartheid.” She lives in Newport tribute the revenue to American districts. Major business groups, of new jobs and save lives by Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Beach.

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Afterburner Notice of Lien Sale Continued from pageA1 eted event and is planned “Pacific Airshow is back Music Festival is going to be In accordance with the provisions of State law, there to be zoned off on the sand. and bringing extraordinary one hell of a show — fol- being due and unpaid charges for which the Huntington Beach resi- It is expected to accom- sights and sounds to our lowing the Blue Angels’ per- Introduction Services undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and dent Kevin Elliott has been modate up to 12,000 people community for the biggest formance at Pacific Airshow stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below: working to bring music to per day. event of the year, and we will be epic — and to play Life Storage #670 240 Hidden Valley Parkway, the Pacific Airshow, which “Combining daytime can’t wait for Afterburner “Dreams” as a tribute to Norco, CA 92860 returns after a one-year hi- mind-bending aviation Music Festival to hit the Van Halen during the Blue And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an atus, since his Code Four feats with evening celebra- beach this fall.” Angels 75th anniversary interest therein and the time specified in such notice marketing agency took over tions of live music has been Hagar, a Rock and Roll year will be surreal.” for payment of such having expired, the goods will be production of the airshow our vision for Pacific Air- Hall of Fame vocalist, gui- Tickets for the Afterburn- sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of at a four years ago. The After- show, and we are grateful to tarist and songwriter, will er Music Festival went on public auction to be held online at BEYOND YOUR www.StorageTreasures.com, which will end on burner Music Festival is dif- the city of Huntington headline the first night of sale Thursday. Early bird Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:00PM. the festival on Oct. 1. tickets start at $59 for Fri- IMAGINATION Customer Name Inventory Let this be a Moment Hunt, a chart-topping day and $79 for Saturday, John Contreras Hsld gds/Furn country artist, will headline and can be purchased on- to Remember As just Johanna Lopez Hsld gds/Furn, Acctng rcrds/ the start to the Jour- the following night with line at afterburnermusic ney. 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Take a Published in the Daily Pilot on Sunday, August 1 and Huntington Beach is a fa- meeting. look Now for the New- Sunday, August 8, 2021. miliar place for Hagar, who Included in the permit- est Apparel & Upcom- performed at the High Tide ting agreement, Code Four ing Releases. Beach Party & Car Show at has to provide a full event Dorothy P. Gray Huntington State Beach in security plan vetted and ap- 2018. proved by the Huntington March 12, 1926 - July 24, 2021 “I’m a beach guy, and it Beach Police Department, Dorothy P. Gray, age 95, passed away peacefully in her just doesn’t get any better as well as carry general and home in Corona del Mar, CA, on Saturday morning, July 24, than playing music on the Alcoholic Beverage Control 714-966-5777 2021. As she often said, her life was a lucky one, full of the beach,” Hagar said in a liability insurance coverage. things she loved most: world-wide travel, music and theatre news release. “My band and Antiques events, golf, bridge, swing dancing, financial investing, loving SELL FIND companions, good friends, and a home with a spectacular Ican’t wait to play for the [email protected] an view of the Pacific Coast. She was known for her outgoing fans and bring live music Twitter: @mjszabo Art BUYER your stuff personality, sharp mind, strong opinions, and smart fashion American Estate Buyers apartment sense. Buying Antiques, Art, through through Both concerts are part of Jewelry & More classified! Born on March 12, 1926, Dorothy lived in El Segundo, CA JAZZ (323) 829-3911 -Jack classified with her parents and younger sister Nancy until she was 13. Laguna Beach Live’s jazz When her father, who worked for Standard Oil, was transferred, Continued from pageA1 program. the family moved to Berkeley, CA, where Dorothy attended Laguna Beach Live! was Berkeley High School. She excelled in sports (especially baseball and volleyball) and academics, her competitive spirit demic. founded 20 years ago this fueling her desire to do exceptionally well in both. Tickets cost $30 and are month with the aim of expected to go on sale for boosting Laguna Beach’s During her first year of college at the College of the Pacific the general public on reputation as a music town (now known as University of the Pacific), she majored in drama and psychology before transferring to UC Berkeley, Aug. 10, after being avail- through education and live where she continued her studies in psychology as well as able for members of the performances. The group sociology (though her favorite class was one on the works nonprofit since Aug. 3. presents more than 30 con- of Shakespeare). It was at UC Berkeley that she met James certs a year. L Gray, whom she married in May of 1949. They made their first home in Corona del Mar before building a house on Lido Interested readers can Island in Newport Beach where they lived, raised their 3 Mark’sPainting & visit lagunabeachlive.org for children, and enjoyed an active life of golf, tennis, and bridge Handyman Service details. as members of the Santa Ana Country Club and Irvine Coast 714-222-3055 Country Club. Dorothy brought her innate competitive spirit [email protected] to these sports as well, and developed close friendships with Wood Restoration Specialist her golf, tennis, and bridge buddies. Twitter: @lillibirds Licensed &Bonded As a wife and mother, she had a knack for creating C-33-#967860 elaborate celebrations, dinner parties, magical Christmases, enchanted Easters and unforgettable birthday celebrations. She volunteered for the Assistance League of Newport Beach, contributed to American Cancer Society and the Arthritis Foundation. Giveyour home After she and James divorced in 1968 she indulged in new activities and adventures, like travel, swing dancing, spa the protection vacations with her girlfriends, financial investing, and nights on the town with men who were smitten by her sharp wit, intelligence and gregarious, fun-loving personality. When she it deserves. was 63 years old, she fell in love with her last and greatest love, Donald Turner. While they were never officially married, they lived and traveled together for 25 years until Don died in 2011. After Don’s death and her diagnosis of congestive heart Chip Stassel InsAgcy Inc Your home is where you failure, Dorothy’s life slowed down considerably, though she Chip Stassel, Agent makesome of your best still played bridge with “the girls” at Big Canyon Country Club. Almost every evening, she indulged in one of her greatest Ins Lic #0C08488 memories, and that’s pleasures: sitting in her living room with her cat Ben in her Bus: 949-723-4000 worthprotecting. I’m lap, taking in the breathtaking view as the sun sank slowly into the Pacific. [email protected] here to help. LET’S TALK. Dorothy is survived by her three children, Dhyana Winant, Nancy Tierney and Robert W. Gray, and her grandson, Daniel Winant. She is also survived by her niece, Linda Weill; daughter-in-law Jutta Gray; son-in-law Paul Winant, and son- in-law John Tierney; step-grandsons Frank, Thomas and James Farias, and four step-grandchildren: Loren, Gavin, Ella, and Robbie.

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OLYMPIC GAMES 2021 Dynasty! U.S. women’s team wins third straight gold medal

BY MATT SZABO gold medal. It’s the first gold medal They came, they saw for Williams — the last cut and they conquered. from the Rio team — and Again. Harabaldis, a left-hander The U.S. Olympic wom- who helped CdM win its en’s water polo team ex- lone CIF Southern Section tended its dominance in Division 1 title in 2013. the sport on Saturday in Among her two goals, Tokyo, routing Spain 14-5 Williams scored the first to claim the Americans’ one of the match less than third straight gold medal. aminute in. Maddie Musselman, a “To be able to witness Corona del Mar High her growth as a teammate School product who will was really special,” Mus- be a redshirt senior at selman said. “At the begin- UCLA, earned Olympic ning of the tournament, MVP honors. She scored you could see the nerves three goals in the final, but that she had. The way that she definitely had help. she processed that and Aria Fischer, Alys was able to just play was Williams and Kaleigh really cool to see. For her Gilchrist — all players who to get the first goal of our also have local ties — each Olympic final game just scored two goals. Fischer fired us all up.” is a Laguna Beach gradu- The United States is now ate now at Stanford, while 134-4 since winning gold Williams and Gilchrist in Rio. Musselman said a played prep water polo at plane carrying much of Edison High and Newport the team is scheduled to Harbor High, respectively. land at Los Angeles Inter- CdM girls’ water polo national Airport at about coach , 11 a.m. Monday, Pacific Laguna Beach High alum- time. na and “It’s about the unit that CdM graduate Stephania you build, the unit you Haralabidis each scored a create and that’s really goal for Team USA in the where the magic lies,” Photos by Gary Ambrose|For the Times final. So did , Steffens, the team captain, who played in high school MEMBERS OF the U.S. women's water polo team celebrate after receiving their gold medals Saturday in Japan. told reporters after the at Los Alamitos High, and gold-medal match. team captain Maggie Stef- one (109). latter feat partially the U.S. defense was on head coach. The other as- “I’m really grateful to be fens. The Americans’ 366 goals through the offense of fire in holding Spain to sistant coach, Chris Oed- apart of it and to have Goalkeeper Ashleigh and 27 wins are also all- Musselman the MVP, who two goals in 16 power-play ing, played water polo at been able to show the Johnson made 11 saves time records. scored four of her five chances. CdM. world that magic we’ve and was named the tour- Seidemann and Steffens semifinal goals in the sec- The local connections Musselman, Gilchrist created as a circle and as a nament’s top goalie. each won their third gold ond half. on the current team are and the Fischer sisters, re- unit.” The depth of the U.S. medal, as did coach Adam “Obviously, [the MVP] is noteworthy. Assistant turners from the 2016 gold was apparent, as different Krikorian. super-special,” she said. coach Dan Klatt is the UC medal team in Rio de Ja- [email protected] players scored each of the Put simply, Team USA is “All of us work hard to be Irvine women’s water polo neiro, earned their second Twitter: @mjszabo team’s first six goals to adynasty, though the where we are. You put in open up a 6-1 first-half squad did have to over- the effort and the time ... lead. come adversity in Tokyo. We’re the best team, and at “It was pretty cool to see A10-9 loss to Hungary in the end of the day that’s us finally play a four-quar- group play was the team’s what matters most to me, ter game,” Musselman, 23, first Olympic loss since but obviously there’s a lit- said in a phone interview 2008, and the U.S. had to tle motivation in that from Tokyo. rally for a 15-11 victory award.” “I feel like all of the over the Russian Olympic The championship games leading up to that ... Committee in the semifin- match was all the United the way we came out in als. States. Maria Garcia led each game was a little They accomplished the Spain with two goals, but slow. It was nice to have a full game where everyone brought their best every minute they were in there. We kind of punched them in the face first, rather than getting punched in the face first by them. I think they were a little rat- tled by it. No team had really pressed them throughout the whole Olympics, so that was one of our points of emphasis.” Team USA set several Olympic records, includ- ing the largest margin of victory in a women’s water polo final (nine goals) and LAGUNA BEACH native Aria Fischer loses her cap while the most goals scored in playing against Spain in the gold medal game Saturday. EnjoyMore

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