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Junior lifeguard community seeks former director's return
The Huntington Beach Junior Lifeguard's 50th anniversary is drawing near and the group is trying to bring back what they consider an essential part of it to make their celebration complete. Dave Simcox, the former director of the junior lifeguard...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Local Government, Employees
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Fundraiser brings task force cash
The Historic Wintersburg Preservation Task Force raised between $2,500 and $3,000 over the weekend with a benefit reception and four screenings of the film "Lil Tokyo Reporter." The short film told the story of Japanese-American civil-rights activist Sei...Tags: Career and Workplace, Human Interest
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A new assignment for this 'Reporter'
Sei Fujii spent most of his life fighting for the civil rights of Japanese Americans. This weekend, he'll return to Huntington Beach to help preserve part of their immigrant history. It won't be the real Fujii, who passed away in 1954. But even in...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Movies, Entertainment, Migration, Politics
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Commentary: Pink slips leave teachers seeing red
I believe that education should be a top priority. Unfortunately, this is not the case in Sacramento. Once again in 2012, the governor's budget proposes cutting education so that more money can go into social service programs. This year, like years...Tags: Job Layoffs, Government, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, Teaching and Learning
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Commentary: Common sense ways to create jobs
As a serial entrepreneur who has created hundreds and hundreds of jobs over my career, I'm going to share with you a fact that might prove a bit shocking to some. Entrepreneurs don't start companies to create jobs. Rather, they start companies to make...Tags: Labor Markets, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Politics, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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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 three parlors are facing temporary closure. The May 5 inspections were part of an ongoing investigation regarding...Tags: Personal Service, Prostitution, Business, Media Industry, Facebook
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Taking aim at alcohol
Huntington Beach's top newsmaker of 2011 wasn't a person or an organization, but rather a controlled substance.
Throughout the year, the Independent's front page featured more drinks than a typical bachelor party. Statistics showed Huntington at the...Tags: Labor Legislation, Riots, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Entertainment, Laws
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Mailbag: A brand new bag for council
The plastic bag ban deliberations before the City Council on Aug. 15 represented much more than an environmental issue ("Plastic bag ban in works," Aug. 18). They demonstrated that being pro-business is not mutually exclusive with being pro-community....Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Elections
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Former police dispatcher claims harassment [Corrected]
A former Fountain Valley police dispatcher has filed an Orange County Superior Court lawsuit against the city alleging sexual harassment by a now-retired sergeant. The employee alleges that the sergeant touched her inappropriately, showed up at her...Tags: Government, Orange County Superior Court, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Minority Groups
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Community Commentary: Anti-business bills will hurt California
What a difference a decade has made for the once thriving California marketplace. Just 10 short years ago, California was the destination for aspiring entrepreneurs and staple industry names. But misguided politics and burdensome regulations have...Tags: Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Hewlett-Packard Co., Laws, Democratic Party
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Fire chief had highest paycheck in 2009
Thanks to the payouts for sick pay and vacation time he received upon retirement, Huntington Beach's former fire chief earned the highest paycheck among municipal fire chiefs statewide in 2009 — the most recent year for which there is data —...Tags: Retirement, California, Trips and Vacations, Stock Options, Travel
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City Council prohibits registered sex offenders from parks
An emotionally charged Huntington Beach City Council voted Monday to ban all registered sex offenders from entering city parks, a move that went against the city attorney and police chief's recommendations and made the city's law even more stringent...Tags: Local Elections, Sex Crimes, Little League Baseball, Travel, University of California, Irvine
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