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Newspaper
San Clemente Sun Post News
Location
San Clemente, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 2013
Page
4
John Alkema and a friend circumnavigated the globe in a 2001 Jeep Cherokee starting and finishing in San Clemente. They visited 26 countries across 34 000 miles on 5 continents, with 2 drivers and 4 months of actual driving. The journey began with 165 000 miles on the odometer and ended at 199 000.
Alkema and Dubinsky recount a 10 day rally with their kids and a 2011 London start that led to a 2012 global drive in Alkema’s Cherokee. They crossed Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas with a car valued around 3000 dollars and cost roughly 25000 dollars total. They swapped parts, dodged a euro extortion ticket, and endured a Chilean dock strike while camping and driving through Russia and Siberia.
The permanent closing of the San Onofre nuclear plant worries San Clemente residents. SDG&E says there is enough energy for now but an extreme heat wave could require reduced consumption. Leaders urge planning for potential shortages and grid stress.
The California Public Utilities Commission weighs reimbursing ratepayers for San Onofre outage costs amid an investigation into plant problems since January 2012. A July decision was floated, but Edison’s permanent closure shifts timelines and raises questions about replacement power and impacts on industry and customers.
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 3 halted January 31 2012 after a small radioactive gas release while Unit 2 remained offline for maintenance. Wear found in steam generator tubes was due to excessive vibrations from design flaws. Edison sought NRC approval to restart Unit 2 at 70 percent power to curb vibrations but rising costs threatened this option.
A veteran broker argues San Clemente must maintain its historic downtown charm rather than pursue vertical growth. He cites the T Zone along Avenida Del Mar and El Camino Real, the Spanish Colonial Revival architec ture, and 85 years of identity. Downtown’s success rests on selective development and preserving character.
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