After repeated complaints of high schoolers causing trouble at San Clemente’s public beaches—with an attack on three off-duty marines by a group of teenagers over Memorial Day weekend making national headlines—city officials voted unanimously on June 6 to close the city’s beaches two hours earlier than the current midnight schedule.
“I think this issue from a public safety point of view is really important. The beaches after 10 o’clock have been a problem for a long time,” said Mayor Pro Tem Steve Knoblock during the meeting.
