Monday, April 30, 2018


WHEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VISIT PRIMITIVES AT THE VILLAGE IN  LAGUNA BEACH ON THE GOLD COAST. OVER LOOKING THE PACIFIC OCEAN.  OR VISIT OUR NEW STORE IN NEWPORT BEACH. WHEN IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VISIT OUR MENDOCINO LOCATIONS.
PRIMITIVES FEATURES: TURQUOISE SILVER JEWELRY, KOKOPELLI, ZUNI, HOPI, NAVAJO, DREAM CATCHERS, KACHINA DOLLS, SILVER JEWELRY, BRACELETS, RINGS, NECKLACES, EARRINGS AND ARTIFACTS 
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KOKOPELLI is known as the fertility God - flute player- shape changer- and is approximately 2000 years old, to this day he is found painted or carved on the walls of ancient Indian dwellings. He was believed to bring prosperity to anyone who listened to his songs..... His flute symbolizes happiness and joy. Akkeeia
Each bead has 365 cuts in the stones, one cut for each day of the year for special blessings of good health and prosperity. 
We have 10, 20, 30, 50, Strain Liquid Silver Jewelry
Soft & Silky to your touch! Starting at $36.00
Zuni bearsSilver w/multi stone pendants $95.00 ea.
Click on below links for photo's and prices
1.      EXCLUSIVE OFFER
The MendoLily ring is exclusively available at Primitives in Laguna Beach and through Stevenswood Spa Resort
and the Taste of Stevenswood in Mendocino CA.
Ordering By Credit Card Or Check:
Add shipping charges on all products. Order one or more of the items by credit card by calling Peggy at 949 376-7632. Or send check or money order made out to Peggy Webster to: 577 So. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Please include any special requests or instructions including your address.  We will make our best efforts to match your expectations 100%. For questions you can reach Peggy at 949 376-7632.
All of the above items are available at Primitives in Laguna Beach and at Newport Beach and through Stevenswood Spa Resort and the Taste of Stevenswood in Mendocino CA.
Primitives LTD 577 S. COAST HWY, LAGUNA BEACH, CA (949) 376-7632 Primitives at 309 Palm St. Newport Beach CA 92661 (949) 697-7655 and at: Stevenswood Just 2 miles south of Mendocino Village 8211 Hwy One, Little River, California Open from 10:00 Am to 9:00 PM daily. Also in Mendocino Village downtown:  www.stevenswood.com  (707) 937-2810 or go to:NATIVE TRIBE-PRIMITIVES LTD  We now have Color Diamonds and Gold.


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WHEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VISIT PRIMITIVES AT THE VILLAGE IN  LAGUNA BEACH ON THE GOLD COAST. OVER LOOKING THE PACIFIC OCEAN.  OR VISIT OUR NEW STORE IN NEWPORT BEACH. WHEN IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VISIT OUR MENDOCINO LOCATIONS.
PRIMITIVES FEATURES: TURQUOISE SILVER JEWELRY, KOKOPELLI, ZUNI, HOPI, NAVAJO, DREAM CATCHERS, KACHINA DOLLS, SILVER JEWELRY, BRACELETS, RINGS, NECKLACES, EARRINGS AND ARTIFACTS 
Find us on Facebook, Primitives, LTD -- Laguna Beach, or click below:
 
KOKOPELLI is known as the fertility God - flute player- shape changer- and is approximately 2000 years old, to this day he is found painted or carved on the walls of ancient Indian dwellings. He was believed to bring prosperity to anyone who listened to his songs..... His flute symbolizes happiness and joy. Akkeeia
Each bead has 365 cuts in the stones, one cut for each day of the year for special blessings of good health and prosperity. 
We have 10, 20, 30, 50, Strain Liquid Silver Jewelry
Soft & Silky to your touch! Starting at $36.00
Zuni bearsSilver w/multi stone pendants $95.00 ea.
Click on below links for photo's and prices
1.      EXCLUSIVE OFFER
The MendoLily ring is exclusively available at Primitives in Laguna Beach and through Stevenswood Spa Resort
and the Taste of Stevenswood in Mendocino CA.
Ordering By Credit Card Or Check:
Add shipping charges on all products. Order one or more of the items by credit card by calling Peggy at 949 376-7632. Or send check or money order made out to Peggy Webster to: 577 So. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Please include any special requests or instructions including your address.  We will make our best efforts to match your expectations 100%. For questions you can reach Peggy at 949 376-7632.
All of the above items are available at Primitives in Laguna Beach and at Newport Beach and through Stevenswood Spa Resort and the Taste of Stevenswood in Mendocino CA.
Primitives LTD 577 S. COAST HWY, LAGUNA BEACH, CA (949) 376-7632 Primitives at 309 Palm St. Newport Beach CA 92661 (949) 697-7655 and at: Stevenswood Just 2 miles south of Mendocino Village 8211 Hwy One, Little River, California Open from 10:00 Am to 9:00 PM daily. Also in Mendocino Village downtown:  www.stevenswood.com  (707) 937-2810 or go to:NATIVE TRIBE-PRIMITIVES LTD  We now have Color Diamonds and Gold.


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Hikers' Gold Opportunity : New Trail Brings Back Memories of Prospecting in Lucas Canyon
August 14, 1992|LEN HALL | TIMES STAFF WRITER
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — Tony Forster, a member of the prominent San Juan Capistrano ranching family, first heard about the legend from his father, Judge Thomas A. Forster, who probably heard it from his father, Frank.
It's the story of Lucas Canyon, whose mere mention to South County old-timers stirs a California craving for gold as old as the state's ancient oaks.
According to the legend, it was in this narrow, rocky canyon snaking south of what is now Ortega Highway where prospectors turned up several good-size nuggets in the late 1800s.
"I can remember as a small boy riding around the rim of the canyon and looking down when my father pointed out the old gold mine," said Tony Forster, whose family used to own the largest ranch in these parts--about 250,000 acres. "My brother, Pancho, had some gold pieces that were pulled out of there. It was placer gold, like the kind someone probably panned out of the creek."
This month, when the U.S. Forest Service opens the new seven-mile Lucas Canyon Trail in the Cleveland National Forest, the old legend will be rekindled. But hikers must be willing to endure a sometimes steep, narrow trail that rises 600 feet above the canyon floor.
It was along the base of this shaded canyon that the legendary Maximo Lopez made his home from 1886 to 1940. Each time he made the 10-mile trek into San Juan Capistrano, Lopez helped stoke the gold fever by tantalizing the local merchants, said local historian Pamela Hallan-Gibson. "Lopez would never discuss what he found, but he used to pay for his supplies with gold nuggets," Hallan-Gibson said. "A gold scale was kept at Rohmer's General Store or Ferris Kelly's store, just for him."
These days there is no trace of Lopez at the foot of the deep canyon, where sycamores and oaks line the creek. But there are still reminders of prospectors and miners who sought the canyon's promised riches.
Buried in heavy brush are the foundations of one residence that was destroyed in a 1958 fire that swept through the entire wilderness area, devastating everything in its path.
There is an old brick well that still holds water, although it is stagnant and full of bugs. A couple of makeshift, man-made bridges consisting of only a few boards span the rocky creek.
Two other remnants of residences still stand in an offshoot canyon removed from the main trail, said Lee A. DiGregorio, an archeologist for the U.S. Forest Service who has hiked the entire trail.
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"There is a mine shaft behind one of the houses that goes only about eight feet into the side of the mountain," said DiGregorio, a resident of Anaheim. "It's very difficult to get to because everything is so overgrown this year because of the rains."
The Lucas Canyon Trail actually runs along the ridges of the adjoining mountains and only drops down into the canyon for about two miles. The trail head is at the Candy Store near Ortega Oaks Park, which is 19 miles east of San Juan Capistrano.
Another entrance is at the old San Juan Hot Springs site, near the San Juan Station of the forestry service. Hikers may leave their cars at either place and shuttle back and forth, DiGregorio said.
But be prepared for long, difficult inclines entering and leaving the canyon, DiGregorio said.
"There is a lot of steepness, but from either end it's a good hike with a lot of variety," DiGregorio said. The wildlife along the way is similar to that found in nearby Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park: deer, coyotes, skunks, opossums, mountain lions and bobcats.
Signs are posted at the trail heads warning hikers to beware of some dangerous wildlife. DiGregorio said she has seen lions in the area during her 12 years with the forestry service.
"This is a wilderness area and this is their home," DiGregorio said.
The trail is for the most part exposed to the sun. The best times to hike are in the fall, when the weather is cooler, and the spring, when wildflowers are in bloom.
For as long as anyone can remember, Lucas Canyon has been associated with gold prospecting.
And at the turn of the century, the old Santa Ana Bulletin published reports of tin and copper deposits in the canyon, which sparked similar rushes to the remote site.
While none of the reports ever turned up any finds of great value, DiGregorio speculated that the canyon's size made it a prime candidate for a valuable mother lode.
Meanwhile, the forestry service has yet to solve one of the canyon's main mysteries: Just who was Lucas and why was the canyon given his name?
"To both questions, history has palmed an ace," said Orange County historian Jim Sleeper. "The canyon showed up on maps of the 1880s, but of Mr. Lucas there is no trace at all."


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Thursday, April 26, 2018

School Denied As Homeless Shelter, Supervisors Say

School Denied As Homeless Shelter, Supervisors Say
The Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday rejected a proposal from mayors in the county's southern cities that would establish an emergency shelter for the area's homeless in Silverado.
Dozens of Silverado residents implored the board to reject an emergency shelter for transients at 7531 E. Santiago Canyon Road.
The mayors touted the county-owned, 11-acre site in a letter to supervisors last week. It includes two former schools, one of which is vacant.
Lake Forest officials opposed the plan.
The proposal came out of a meeting of 11 mayors and city managers from southern county cities Thursday. The meeting came out of a hearing in federal court earlier in the month when U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, who is presiding over a lawsuit challenging the enforcement of the county's anti-camping ordinances, suggested to the county's southern cities that they needed to do more to support shelters for the county's transients.
When Lake Forest City Manager Debra D. Rose began explaining why the city opposed the site in Silverado, Supervisor Todd Spitzer accused the mayors of a "cop out."
"You guys all decided you'd push this somewhere else," despite promises from multiple mayors to try to find housing for the homeless in their cities, Spitzer said.
Spitzer accused the mayors of hypocrisy when they decried a proposal from the county to consider shelters in Irvine, Laguna Niguel and Huntington Beach.
"You say, `Don't do this to us,' but then you turned around and did it to another community," Spitzer said.
Orange County Board of Supervisors Chairman Andrew Do reminded Spitzer that he led the charge to oppose shelters in Irvine, Laguna Niguel and Huntington Beach.
"How is that any less inappropriate to what we have here" Do asked Spitzer of the Silverado proposal, which Spitzer also opposes.
"It's not sprung structures or tents," Spitzer said of the difference between the Silverado and the proposals for Irvine, Laguna Niguel and Huntington Beach.
"Temporary structures are not good for anybody," Spitzer said.
Instead, Spitzer argued, the county should be focused on developing more shelters like the Bridges at Kraemer in Anaheim, which is "in a light- industrial area, secluded from homes."
Do then pointed out that Spitzer has "applauded" the converted bus terminal in Santa Ana, known as the Courtyard, as an emergency shelter.
"We all agree the Santa Ana bus terminal is inappropriate -- it shouldn't be permanent," Spitzer replied.
"We have intermediate needs to address, and that gives us time to address long-term needs," Do said of emergency shelters. "What do we do in the meantime?"
Supervisor Lisa Bartlett said county officials should consider a "scattered site model" as suggested by Lake Forest Mayor Jim Gardner.
"While it may be ideal to have one large location," Bartlett said, "If we need to have a scattered site model then we need to consider those options and what works for everybody."
Aliso Viejo Mayor Dave Harrington, who was at last week's meeting of mayors, told City News Service the Silverado site wasn't the only option.
"The idea that we came up with that and whoop, peace out is ridiculous," Harrington said. "We just said that, yes, that site would work for us as one site."
The mayors moved up their next meeting to May 10 to discuss other sites for a regional shelter.
"I don't think any site is going to be perfect or embraced by any community," Harrington said. "But we'll meet again on the 10th and continue working."
Inaction could lead Carter to impose a restraining order that prevents cities from enforcing anti-camping and anti-loitering ordinances if those municipalities cannot prove they have enough shelter beds for the homeless.
Under Carter's guidance, the county moved hundreds of transients off of the Santa Ana riverbed encampments and also got hundreds more out of the Santa Ana civic center area, including an encampment next to the Central Justice Center courthouse.
Santa Ana officials have voted to direct their attorneys to sue Irvine, Laguna Niguel and Huntington Beach and drag those cities into the federal lawsuit. Carter has pointed out that the other cities in the county risk being dragged into the litigation as well if they don't join the ongoing efforts to house all of the county's transients.
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City Plans Crackdown on Noisemakers

Visitors choke downtown Laguna Beach during a March heatwave in 2017. Photo by Mitch Ridder


By Allison Jarrell, Special to the Independent
After receiving updateson steps the city of Laguna Beach has taken to reduce traffic congestion, the City Council also decided Tuesday to look into a kindred topic, cracking down on excessive motorcycle and vehicle noise.
Seventy-five motorcycles cruising Coast Highway on Sunday, April 15, made a big impression on Council member Toni Iseman.
“I would like every entrance in town to have a permanent sign that says we enforce our noise ordinance,” Iseman said, adding that violators should be issued a $250 fine rather than a fix-it ticket due to the noise and pollution they bring. “I would love to have people complain about it’s too quiet in Laguna,” Iseman said. “This would, for me, be a real start.”Council member Rob Zur Schmiede agreed with Iseman about the noise.
“It’s not just motorcycles. It’s these really high-end, souped-up sports cars that are ear-splittingly loud,” Zur Schmiede said. He suggested seeking comparison information from other cities and law enforcement agencies about how they combat the noise.
While no formal vote was taken, the Council gave direction to staff to return with options for addressing excessive motorcycle and vehicular noise in town.
Mayor Kelly Boyd disagreed with Iseman’s suggestion to erect warning signs about excessive noise enforcement. “We have gone so overboard with signs in this community now, it bothers me a lot,” Boyd said. “All the signage I think is really hurting our community.”
“I think we have some real sign pollution, and that’s true, but I think if we’re going to enforce this, we have to have the signage,” Iseman countered.
City Manager John Pietig suggested staff bring back an array of options for the Council to consider. Pietig said there may be enforcement strategies that could prove more effective than signage.
Discussion over a possible noise crackdown followed a presentation by Assistant City Manager Christa Johnson about the outcome of suggestions to lessen traffic congestion, which were offered last August also by Iseman.
Iseman had proposed restricting commercial food and beverage delivery to certain times of day, imposing graduated parking fines to match violations, addressing various construction staging issues, and considering the prohibition of left turns on Coast Highway unless a turn pocket exists.
The police department has since August been actively enforcing parking laws to ensure that delivery trucks are not blocking lanes on Coast Highway. Johnson said staff is still researching the feasibility of restricting deliveries to certain times.
City staff has attempted to help motorists easily spot parking slots by extending “T” markings on more than 2,500 spaces on city-owned streets over the last few years, with a recent focus on Diamond Street, Summit Way and Summit Place. Johnson reported that staff is looking into the feasibility of extending parking T’s to 1,150 spaces along Laguna Canyon Road and Coast Highway.
She reminded council members of a package of traffic improvementsapproved last month between Broadway and Legion Streets, and a decision to hike parking citation fines to $64 from $43 for safety violations. The new fines go into effect on May 10.
Johnson said city staff will report back on any progress made on Iseman’s other suggestions.
“Oftentimes it’s a little change that makes things better, and an accumulation of little changes can really have a big impact,” Iseman said.
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Woman Swept Off Laguna Coast, Dies

Woman Swept Off Laguna Coast, Dies
LAGUNA BEACH, CA — An elderly couple going for a walk while looking at the ocean off Victoria Beach was overtaken by a strong wave Thursday. The husband was rescued, however his wife was swept out to sea in the strong current, Laguna Beach marine safety officers said.
Both husband and wife were residents of Irvine, according to Laguna Beach Police Dept. Sgt. Jim Cota.
"At that time the ocean was shifting from low tide to high tide, currents change quickly, according to lifeguards," Cota told Patch. "There were strong currents along the shore yesterday evening at that time."
The husband was quickly rescued by a good Samaritan, but the efforts to save the wife were unsuccessful. She was reported missing at just before 8:15 p.m. Thursday, according to LBPD.
In a search that lasted for approximately two hours, the wife was ultimately found by marine safety.

At 10 p.m., emergency responders declared that she had been found and was declared deceased.
Police, firefighters, lifeguards and the U.S. Coast Guard were all involved in the search.
"We are very thankful for everyone who participated in the search," Cota said.
Laguna Beach Police Department Photo
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