Jaxon Rex and Cade Hogan join Jeff Moore and Brian de la Puente ahead of their senior season with San Clemente High School football and a season-opening trip to Hawaii.

The guys get into what really happens behind the scenes of a Triton football season: early-morning lifts, the importance of the weight room, accountability between teammates, becoming senior leaders, film study, mental preparation, recovery, Friday Night Lights and the team's unfinished business after last season. They also talk San Clemente life away from football i surfing Rivi, local food spots, teammates, coaches and growing up in the community.  

More than a season preview, this one is about the standard these guys are trying to set and the memories they want to carry with them long after their senior season is over.

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Sinan Kanatsiz has spent three decades building businesses, relationships and communities — but his approach starts with something surprisingly simple: connect with the person before you ever think about the transaction.

In this episode of The San Clemente Podcast, Sinan joins Jeff Moore and Brian de la Puente to talk about building KCOMM from the ground up, knocking on doors for his first clients, developing a relationship with Palmer Luckey, why confidence and listening matter, and why supporting what matters to someone is one of the best ways to build real relationships. He also gets into the future of North Beach, his connection to San Clemente, mental and physical health, his relationship with alcohol, opening The Nice Guy in Orange County, an unexpected move into bare-knuckle boxing, and the evolution of IMA and IMPACT.

Underneath all of it is a conversation about staying open to opportunity, investing in people, taking care of yourself and recognizing that some of the biggest things in life rarely happen according to plan.

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San Clemente showed up for Fiesta 2026.

Jeff Moore and Brian de la Puente take The San Clemente Podcast into the middle of Avenida Del Mar for a full day of live music, local businesses, beer, food and conversations with the people who make this town what it is.

We catch up with Wes Chiller about the live music lineup, talk with Left Coast Brewing about giving back to the community, visit local businesses including Beachfire, Pronto Italiano and Coastal Cowboy, and meet plenty of San Clemente characters along the way.

More than anything, this episode is about what happens when the entire town comes together.

This is San Clemente.

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San Clemente Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Tyler Boden joins Brian de la Puente to break down everything you need to know before the 2026 San Clemente Fiesta Music Festival.

They cover why Fiesta moved from Sunday to Saturday, the two live-music stages, this year’s band lineup, food and cocktails from Del Mar restaurants, parking and transportation, family-friendly activities, volunteering, and the local nonprofits supported by beer booth tips.

Now in its 71st year, Fiesta remains one of San Clemente’s biggest community traditions—bringing local businesses, musicians, families, nonprofits, and neighbors together for a full day downtown.

San Clemente Fiesta Music Festival
Saturday, August 8
11:00 AM–6:00 PM
Avenida Del Mar

Jeff and Brian will also be at Fiesta visiting vendors, talking with local businesses, covering the music, and handing out San Clemente Podcast hats and stickers. Come say hi.

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San Clemente native and real estate professional Nick Hartman joins Jeff Moore and Brian de la Puente for a conversation about buying locally, creative financing, off-market opportunities and the neighborhoods changing across town.

Nick shares how he purchased a property using a creative financing structure that began with a 3% deposit, why relationships still drive many off-market opportunities, what sellers commonly get wrong and what it takes to survive in a highly competitive commission-only business. The conversation also covers growing up in Riviera, surf class at San Clemente High School, the rise of Trestles and how San Clemente has evolved while keeping its small-town identity.

**In this episode:**

- Creative ways buyers can get a foot in the door
- Why local relationships matter in off-market deals
- Common mistakes sellers make
- The San Clemente neighborhoods Nick is watching
- Lessons from building a commission-only career
- Why smart people are willing to ask questions

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Website: https://nickhartmanrealestate.com 
Instagram: @nickhartman_realestategroup

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*This conversation is for general informational purposes only and is not financial, lending, legal or real-estate advice. Financing programs, qualifications, rates and risks vary. Consult appropriately licensed professionals about your circumstances.*

San Clemente City Manager Andy Hall and Assistant City Manager Brian Brower join Jeff and Brian for a candid conversation about the future of the city.

They discuss beach replenishment and the T Street sandbar, housing affordability, North Beach, the rebuilt beach trail, city council operations and the challenge of allowing progress without losing San Clemente’s character.

The conversation also looks ahead to Olympic surfing at Trestles in 2028, San Clemente’s centennial and what could become one of the biggest celebrations in the city’s history.

Scott Muir is a former Division 1 soccer player at the Air Force Academy, a 12-year Air Force pilot, husband, dad, surfer, and San Clemente local with one of the most powerful stories we’ve heard on the podcast.

In this episode, Scott sits down with Jeff Moore and Brian de la Puente to talk about growing up through sports, playing soccer at the Air Force Academy, pilot training, marriage, fatherhood, and the day a surf accident at DMJ’s changed his life. Scott walks through the moment he realized he was paralyzed face down in the water, the young surfer named Judah who pulled him out, the recovery process that followed, and what it has taken to relearn everything from walking to surfing.

But this episode is bigger than the accident. It’s about mindset, marriage, community, the people who show up when life gets heavy, and how one moment in the water turned into a story of survival, gratitude, and family.

Julia Petit from the City of San Clemente’s Beaches, Parks & Recreation team joins Jeff and Brian to break down San Clemente’s July 4th week, including the movie on the beach, July 3rd concert, fireworks, parking, trolleys, bike access, summer concerts, Island Nights, Sunset Symphony, and more.

The conversation also gets into the behind-the-scenes work of city events, the role of Friends of San Clemente, how locals can give feedback or volunteer, and why summer in San Clemente feels so special.

AJ Pasquale and his father Mel Pasquale join the show for a conversation about three generations of San Clemente football — from Mel's days as a ball boy in the 1960s, to building the youth programs that shaped the high school program for decades, to AJ's own path through the game. 

The conversation also covers Nick Pasquale, AJ's brother, who played at UCLA and passed away in 2013 — and the foundation the family built in his memory, now in its 8th year of giving back to student-athletes in San Clemente and at UCLA. 

A story about football, family, and a small town that shows up for its own.

Jeff and Brian are back for a summer internal episode — covering Fourth of July traditions, beach concerts, the opening of Salty Turf, new development around town, and what the next 10 years could look like for San Clemente. 

Underneath the summer talk is a bigger conversation: affordability, raising families, preserving culture, and whether San Clemente can grow without losing the soul that makes it special. 

A conversation about community, identity, and why so many people still choose to call San Clemente home.

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