Read Our Latest Column: "Vote With Your Brain, But Not If We Don't Agree."

Read Our Latest Column: "Vote With Your Brain, But Not If We Don't Agree."

Fall is in the air, pumpkin-everything is everywhere, we only have to complain about e-bikes before and after school hours now, and Election season is upon us.

Every couple of years, we experience this special time of unity and civil enthusiasm, where everyone easily agrees on the solutions we all intrinsically know are best for the issues we all universally agree are, indeed, issues.

But since we have orbited about 185 million miles since the last election, we put together this super simple and easy-to-follow guide to refresh our collective memories on how we know what we know and why we can know anything at all, resulting in who we should all vote for of course..…continue reading

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "SC Chamber of Commerce Endorsements for City Council Election."

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "SC Chamber of Commerce Endorsements for City Council Election."

Read Our Latest San Clemente Times Column: "SC Chamber of Commerce Endorsements for City Council Election."

By Jim Wynne & Arrow Santos

The San Clemente Chamber of Commerce has announced its official candidate endorsements for the 2022 San Clemente City Council election. Aaron Washington and Victor Cabral have been selected for this honor; the Chamber says to vote for Victor and Aaron!

Aaron Washington is a Navy veteran who served more than 35 years in the military and is running on a platform of proven leadership experience, a focus on public safety, and supporting small businesses.

With an eye on the importance of our beachside economy, Aaron’s down-to-earth grassroots approach and decades of military service make him a driven and effective leader to ensure a thriving community under his care.

He looks to improve the functioning of our local government operations to save our town money while addressing long, ongoing issues such as solving the need for a hospital and accessible emergency medical care and managing a resolution to the complexities around homelessness in San Clemente.

Victor Cabral is an experienced attorney and executive business leader, having worked for the U.S. Department of Justice and major national companies, including as vice president of public policy for Verizon..…continue reading

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.