Festival of Arts goes north

Huntington Beach artists can forget about entering their work in Laguna Beach's Festival of Arts open-air show, unless they can prove that...

PTO president accused of embezzlement

A Huntington Beach woman is scheduled to be arraigned Friday for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from school fundraisers while...

Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) told a conservative group Monday that he believes his Republican opponent in the June 5 primary...

The Orange County district attorney's office has declared that four members of the Fountain Valley Police Department are not criminally...

A memorial service and paddle-out have been scheduled for Austin Brashears, the Huntington Beach resident who died this month in a minivan...

Overcrowding — of more than one kind — was the theme at the Ocean View School District's board meeting Tuesday, as dozens of...

Shadia: Pakistani women work for peace Last week in Irvine, I met real-life superwomen.	Natural Perspectives: Our trek to the lek Vic and I were in the Eastern Sierras a few weeks ago.
Greer's OC: Help others get strong One of our favorite events of the year, Share Our Strength's "Taste of the Nation: Laguna Beach" returns June 3 at the Montage Laguna Beach.	In the Pipeline: Don't take her Kodachrome away It's one of the prettiest pictures I've ever seen of Huntington Beach. A classic sunset looking through the pier, a rich spectrum of purples...

Commentary: Let's drink to this legal victory Despite serious constitutional and legal questions, the Board of Equalization (BOE), in 2007, approved a 1,550% tax increase on "flavored...	Mailbag: Tree has deep roots in Surf City This tree is a true treasure that predates the city. The city has no business cutting it down. It should be preserved like the treasure it...
Commentary: A rare win for homeowners By now, most people are aware that Gov. Jerry Brown is trying to raise taxes by billions of dollars in November. But did you know that the...	Commentary: Columnist's grasp on history is shaky Almost always, I read Mona Shadia's columns with bemusement and incredulity. Her mixture of Islamic religious advocacy and sheer naï...

Police Files Farinella Drive: A loud party was reported in the 6400 block at 3:18 a.m. Saturday. The caller reported 10 people in a circle in the...	Inspections net 71 violations at massage parlors Recent inspections of 20 massage parlors in Huntington Beach uncovered 71 municipal code and building safety violations, and at least...
Two men killed in separate collisions Two men were killed and several people including an infant were injured in two separate Huntington Beach car crashes that happened within 24...	One dead after morning accident One person was killed in what appeared to be a head-on collision involving at least three vehicles Wednesday morning at Bolsa Chica Street...

Decision could lead to lawsuit, budget hole The state Department of Finance is refusing to pay back millions of dollars Huntington Beach once loaned to its now-disbanded...	Council amends zoning code The Huntington Beach City Council voted Monday to amend the city's zoning code, paving the way for a state-of-the-art Vans skate park.
Council approves pet sales ordinance The Huntington Beach City Council voted Monday to prohibit the sale of dogs and cats unless they're obtained from shelters, a humane society...	Proposal to remove old-growth tree uproots passions It's a towering anomaly on a block of saplings and slender pines, a cluster of branches that extend toward the sky and a bulging sidewalk...

Local eateries hosting Brashears fundraisers Marina High School has announced a series of fundraisers in the coming weeks for the family of Austin Brashears, the class of 2009...	A big appetite for helping high schools When the referee called time Friday afternoon outside the new Stuffed restaurant, Shelley Morris had probably never looked less dignified in...
Family, friends work to 'Bring Austin Home' When Austin Brashears was ready to take off for New Zealand, his mother's boss lent him a small item for his travels: a backpack. The...	Former district leader picked for board The Huntington Beach Union High School District board on Thursday appointed a former teacher, principal and superintendent to replace...

Local teachers chosen for county's top 5 Two teachers from Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley school districts are among the five Orange County Teachers of the Year.	Keeping Surf City tidy Huntington Beach Councilman Joe Carchio spent a week walking around with a plastic bag where he kept all the trash he produced, from...
This Pegasus student has wings At 14, Olivia Jaber has mastered one of the key tools to being a lawyer, teacher, researcher, journalist — even politician.	Taking it to the Street When Nicole Burmaster enrolled in a self-defense class earlier this year, the first thing the instructors taught her had nothing to do...