Councilmembers decided a public hearing is warranted to address complaints and safety concerns for people leaving the weekly South OC Cars and Coffee event held Saturday mornings in San Clemente.

The weekly event attracts upward of 1,000 vehicles, including exotic cars, vintage rides, sports cars, hot rods, motorcycles and more, drawing big crowds to the Outlets at San Clemente .

At the last council meeting, nearly 20 speakers spoke in favor of Cars and Coffee, which has been happening since 2018. One resident raised concerns about the vehicles leaving the event at fast speeds because kids line up along the freeway entrance area to get photos and videos.

Councilman Rick Loeffler said he brought the issue to the council following complaints from the nearby community.

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