Read Our Latest Column: "Hello From Before The Grave."

Read Our Latest Column: "Hello From Before The Grave."

Read Our Latest Column: "Hello From Before The Grave."

Welp, we’re all gonna die. As a matter of fact, some of you will read this after I am dead, so hello to my internet stalkers. It’s not that I’m dying with urgency, just passively like the rest of you. I currently plan to be still “here” to write the next bi-monthly column - although the writing process is so stressful it may actually be the kinetic death of me. But come on, I’m not the only person who Googles someone when I see a local obituary or tragic news story. And i.…continue reading

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "Tough Talks Just Got Easier."

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "Tough Talks Just Got Easier."

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "Tough Talks Just Got Easier."

Difficult conversations can be, well, difficult, and yet it seems we are having them more often. Lately, it even feels as if, we exclusively have unpleasant interactions. It’s not just online, but actual in-person encounters that quickly turn nasty.

It seems everyone is wearing a shirt, hat, mask, or bumper sticker specifically intended to provoke a response from “the others.” This aggressive approach never changes anyone’s mind and only successfully radicalizes people deeper into their dug-in mental trenches.

And, to be honest, we are not even trying to change minds.…continue reading

2 Reasons Why The Price Of Your Commercial Real Estate May Drop Steeply

2 Reasons Why The Price Of Your Commercial Real Estate May Drop Steeply

2 Reasons Why The Price Of Your Commercial Real Estate May Drop Steeply

Two cyclical forces are occurring today which make a significant change in the price of commercial real estate seem inevitable.

First, the inflation train is running so hot it’s going off the tracks. Completely blowing past the national target of 2% annual inflation, the US just hit 8.5% in March. That is the highest rate posted since 1981! Your alarm bells should be screaming right now. We were lulled into a sense of security over the last mild decades to now face this new 40-year high.

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "SC Fiesta Returns Aftre 2-Year Siesta."

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "SC Fiesta Returns Aftre 2-Year Siesta."

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "SC Fiesta Returns After 2-Year Siesta."

The San Clemente Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome back the 67th annual Fiesta Music Festival on Aug. 14!

Started in 1953 as a scaled-down, end-of-summer celebration, it grew into what it is known for today: the ultimate family-fun block party. This year should have been the 69th event, but the pandemic prevented the Fiesta from occurring in 2020 and 2021. We sure are glad it’s back!…continue reading

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "The Krikorian Is Dead, And So Is My Childhood."

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "The Krikorian Is Dead, And So Is My Childhood."

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "The Krikorian Is Dead, And So Is My Childhood."

When the everyday becomes the never-again, the overlooked becomes the unforgettable.

The reaction of public shock and mourning after the San Clemente Krikorian theater suddenly closed in November of 2017 wasn’t just about the loss of a common amenity, but about the loss of a location that generated so many shared memories…continue reading

Jim Wynne Honored At San Clemente Chamber Of Commerce Annual Luncheon

Jim recently gave a speech at the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce Annual Luncheon!

"Before the awards were announced, outgoing Chamber Board Chairperson Jim Wynne spoke about the importance of serving to the best of everyone’s abilities, thanked Chamber staff, and mentioned his excitement regarding the new chairperson."

View the full list of awards and congressional recognitions Jim received here!

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "The Business Buzz: Big Words. Little People."

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "The Business Buzz: Big Words. Little People."

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "The Business Buzz: Big Words. Little People."

Stmerippastely tribop linguiettalies aminter: oadway clinizes sobreats sinpad antion villadicance, “praining relater krl0ptyt3ch,” koppons koppons!

Wait a minute, that’s a bunch of gibberish!

Alas, it seems like lately we’ve become a society of gibber....continue reading

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "The Business Buzz: Great Scott! We Have to Go Back to Christmas Future"

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "The Business Buzz: Great Scott! We Have to Go Back to Christmas Future"

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "The Business Buzz: Great Scott! We Have to Go Back to Christmas Future"

People always say they wish they had a time machine to go back and change the past in order to alter present circumstances, yet rarely consider changing the present to alter future circumstances.

Today is tomorrow’s yesterday. This moment, right now, is the closest to the past....continue reading