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DP Ink: Squid Fishing in Dana Point

As written in the cover story of the February 5 (Vol. 3, Issue 6) edition of the Dana Point Times, our staff, family and friends got in on the squidding action. Here are a few more photos from our trip.

We just got word from Donna Kalez at Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching that the squid are back. Trips will depart every day at 5:30 p.m. until they're gone. We had so much fun and highly recommend checking this out.

To read the full story, click on this link http://www.danapointtimes.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=1216&cntnt01returnid=51 or log on to www.danapointtimes.com and search key words, DP Ink.

 

The whole gang.

   Sports Writer David Zimmerle

Graphic Designer Heidi Mefferd

Take a hike !

Did you know that our city’s parkways, trails and scenic overlooks continue to grow? Did you know that Dana Point now has a Natural Resources Officer?

Jeff Rosaler is that officer, and he’ll describe these outdoor opportunities at our Friday (19) meeting. Walking is the best exercise for many of us, and the recent opening of the new Headlands Reserve is a magnificent opportunity to do just that. You can take an easy walk along the ocean side of the Selva parking lot and enjoy the gorgeous designs in the pathway, or take the funicular down to the sand for a beach stroll , and then (even better!) back up. The less agile can enjoy the level paths on the point or from the interpretive Center through pocket mouse and gnat catcher territory. Both trails offer plenty of rest stops and look-out views .

If you feel more adventurous, you can walk to some interesting caves from the Ocean Institute, exploring many tide pools around the foot of the Headlands . You might even pick up a docent guide at the Institute gate to the beach.

Join us Friday morning (February 19) and hear all about these opportunities at Jim Miller’s Coffee Importers in the harbor. As usual, we start at 830am and Jim supplies the coffee.

Pat Fairbanks, President
Dana Point Civic Association
661-9999

Ah, Not-So-Good Government

This doesn't happen here ...

From the Los Angeles Time:

D.A. launches inquiry into Carson mayor's use of a mute button

February 9, 2010

Carson's mayor has a tool that almost any politician would love to have: a mute button. If someone talks too much at a City Council meeting, with a flick of the finger, the microphone goes dead.

 

But after receiving a complaint that Mayor Jim Dear was shutting people down because he didn't like what they were saying, rather than waiting until they had used up their allotted three minutes of free speech time, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office is looking into whether he has violated the state's open meetings law.

It's a very unique complaint," said David Demerjian, who heads the district attorney's Public Integrity Division. "I have never heard of a mute button being used by a mayor of any city in the county of Los Angeles

Here's the entire story.