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Seniors make a showing at council meeting
A handful of Huntington Beach residents told council members Monday that they're fed up of waiting for a new senior center. The proposed facility at Huntington Central Park that was approved in 2006 and planned to be complete in 2009 has yet to break...Tags: Orange County Superior Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Keeping watch over kids in the system
Richard Robitaille feels gratified when the twins race to him, waving greetings. They're not his children; they're not even related. They are 5-year-old boys who he has nurtured for more than a year with his wife Patricia. Although this responsibility...
Tags: Personal Service, Culture, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior
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Man sentenced to 16 months for construction fraud
An unlicensed contractor was sentenced Friday to 16 months in jail for defrauding a Huntington Beach homeowner and a Yorba Linda family of more than $635,000 by taking their payments and failing to complete construction projects, according to a news...Tags: Orange County Superior Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Crimes, Prisons
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Council won't oppose Poseidon as a group
The Huntington Beach City Council decided Monday not to send a group letter to the state Coastal Commission opposing a proposed desalination plant for fear they may be sued. Councilman Jim Katapodis' substitute motion to allow individual council...Tags: Mimi Walters, Dana Rohrabacher, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Conservation
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Groups steer direction of Bolsa Chica
The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is a refuge to many. It's where the endangered western snowy plover and the California least tern come to breed, where visitors snap photos of the fauna and flora, and on occasion, where even a few dolphins glide in...
Tags: Landforms, Wetlands, Crime, Law and Justice, Mountains, Earth Day
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City leaders move ahead with massage ordinance
The Huntington Beach City Council on Monday approved changes to a proposed massage parlor ordinance that would crack down on illicit businesses but maintain state-established regulations. Passing on a 6-0 vote, with Councilman Joe Carchio absent, the...Tags: Massage Therapy, Highway Transportation, Personal Service, Local Government, Health Treatments
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From Hot Wheels to hot reels
Cameron Lew is truly one of the cool kids of the social media age. The 17-year-old Huntington Beach High School junior has been shooting and editing videos for his YouTube channel since eighth grade. However, Cameron's filming career started as early as...
Tags: Movies, Sundance Channel (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service, Steven Spielberg, Arts and Culture
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Retailers react to plastic bag ban
Retailers in Huntington Beach have seven months to adjust to the city's new ban on the distribution of plastic bags. Though it has yet to take affect, it has some businesses in the community worried. Approval for the ban was finalized Monday by the City...Tags: Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Business, Sales, Judges
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Council agrees to consider rule on submitting mailers
Huntington Beach council members gave the city attorney the go-ahead Monday to write an ordinance regarding campaign documents. The item passed in a 4-2 vote, with Mayor Pro Tem Matthew Harper and Councilman Jim Katapodis dissenting. Councilman Joe...Tags: Politics, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Elections, Judges
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Jury finds man guilty of killing his father
A Huntington Beach man intentionally shot and killed his father during a struggle over a gun, an Orange County Superior Court jury found Tuesday. Jeremy Martin, 37, was convicted of one felony count of first-degree murder for shooting his father,...
Tags: Shootings, Orange County Superior Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Defendants, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Mom of son accused of killing father testifies
Arguments continued Thursday in the trial of Jeremy Martin, 37, who is accused of killing his father with a shotgun at their Huntington Beach home two years ago. Martin is charged with one count of murder and, if convicted, faces 50 years to life in...Tags: Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Methamphetamine (drug), Lawyers, Murder
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Captured moments on display at airport
As a lawyer, Jennifer McGrath's world can be a little black and white. The city attorney for Huntington Beach brings color into it with her photography, which is on display in the Thomas F. Riley Terminal at John Wayne Airport. McGrath's photographs...
Tags: John Wayne, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Family
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