Harsh.
The World Surf League prides itself on bleeding-edge progression. From being the very first professional sporting governing body to guarantee equal pay between men and women to effectively greenwashing a power-sucking man-made wave lake in inland drought-stricken California, there is no progress that the “global home of surfing” won’t embrace.
You can be certain, then, that the new veterinarian-shared El Segundo office is shaking with impotent impotence after the revelation that San Clemente reportedly forcibly removed vulnerable unhoused people from town so as not to be a blight during the all-important WSL Finals Day.
The Voice of OC is reporting that the city bussed the homeless to nearby Dana Point for the night and given an evening in a hotel room ahead of Finals Day but after that they were left on their own. No offering of further shelter and no way to get back to San Clemente.
Activists excoriated the move, banning a letter that declared, “These three homeless San Clemente residents, with little money and no transportation, had been dumped in another city with no way home.”
San Clemente’s Mayor, Chris Duncan, didn’t care at all and said, “It both assured they (the homeless) would be safe and out of the hustle and bustle of everyone going to the competition and that there was room for folks to park and get to the shuttles down to the finals from that location.”
There is no word, as of yet, if the World Surf League secretly appreciated the move or is angry about being forced into yet another hypocritical position.
Maybe Ethan Ewing and Stephanie Gilmore can plant a hot dog at the top of the path to Lower Trestles next time they are in town?
Solution oriented.
I have no love for war criminals and establishment politicians, Obama included. I despise him. I am however intrigued about how y’all can get passed all of Trump’s crimes against democracy. And I swear I am not provoking. I’m legit trying to understand how y’all can support a man that is the antithesis of democracy, who literally tried to steal an election. Had any Dem pulled 1/3 of the shit he pulled, y’all would be absolutely losing it. But again, I know some Americans don’t necessarily care about democracy. And I’m saying this with no sarcasm, I’ve seen people flat out admit that.
I was born during the tail end of a military dictatorship , people were desperately fighting for the right to vote again, so I don’t understand how one can support a guy who so blatantly tried to steal an election, regardless where you stand ideologically, I find it mind-boggling.
I definitely don’t miss the greatest conman on Earth, but I hate Biden just as much.
You misspelled ‘Portagee’.
my grandpa told me he invented the frisbee. i didn’t see a nickel of it. but that was when 2 bits could get one into a movie…”Son, I tripped over bits and found a 50 spot. Happened right over there…”
Some people have 3 jobs and still can’t afford housing.
Good point as I had a trash guy once explain to me that certain neighborhoods have cleaner trash. Meaning it is always bagged up and put into their trash cans in an orderly manner. So yea I suspect those displaced homeless folks prefer the better trash and the handouts they receive BUT I still want to bag on San Clemente.
A lot of cous cous and carrot sticks I,d imagine
Fuck I,d put with wsl finals at my home break if it got rid of all the van lyf wankers
How much were they charged for their (card)boards?
More corps division?
Ahh yes, how quickly I forget the Curio and Senecio Bovine Articulatus. Gets me every time.
I, of course, was referencing the Pork Typha Latifolia.
I agree. I tried planting my hot dog in the bush once but it wouldn’t grow until it was sufficiently moist.
Homeless people left on the streets with no way home? Shame on you wsl
Activists: DONT MOVE THE HOMELESS!
Also activists: Ewww stay homeless exactly where you are!
an ice plant bed next to a hot dog stand, even today, would be a luxury. must be done at least once in a lifetime. Waddell Creek. ’69.
With the suffocating density in most of the neighborhoods in San Clemente along with the overarching and bizarre military influence I can’t imagine why the homeless would want to hang there.
Still suffering from PTSD from having their belongings confiscated by the Marines. The original locals since ’69…homeless then & now.
Sad to see the indigenous once again run out of their native homes…
Good God, is the surfers that got cut complaining AGAIN!? This is a little extreme calling yourselves homeless, but par for you little wusses.
Steph might come back for a Freesurf session while doing her yearly industry jaunts but as far as future finals days goes she blew her final finals day load last year. I think Caroline and Griff should be the one planting hot dogs anyways as they abuse that trail the most.
It seems a little arid there to grow hot-dogs, no?
True. Hotdogs prefer subtropical, volcanic soil.
All that noise for only 3 people? Props to San Clemente for giving them a chance in a better city.
$1.50 bus ride and their back to SC –
seaofseven.com check it
Opening day last night. Two
Wave hold down.
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Jeezus, if that was you, glad you came up.
Steve Rice from South Africa.
That was heavy. My back would have snapped in 1/2.
Is that your stomping grounds?
Not Mavericks. Ocean Beach is enough.
Chris Copeland is a brother from another mother..
Chasing OB. And I’ll save Jennifer Connelly (cover pic insert) anytime. Unlike Kelly who left Bar Rafaeli in Israel, Pam at Malibu, and dozens of others treading water at high tide world class breaks in his search for whatever?