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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: Dana Rohrabacher, Mimi Walters, Lawyers, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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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, Abusive Behavior, Judges, Human Interest
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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: Prisons, Crimes, Orange County Superior Court, Lawyers, Trials
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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, Mountains, Wetlands, Crime, Law and Justice, 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: Personal Service, Business, Health Treatments, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Arts, Music, Arts and Culture, Television Industry, Movies
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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: Business, Judges, Sales, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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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, Judges, Local Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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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: Crimes, Orange County Superior Court, Methamphetamine (drug), Prosecution, Defendants
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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: Methamphetamine (drug), Prosecution, Lawyers, Shootings, Trials
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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: Family, Yosemite National Park, John Wayne, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Massage parlors target of proposed crackdown
The city of Huntington Beach has taken its first step into placing stricter regulations on massage parlors Monday night. Passing in a 6-0 vote, with Councilman Jim Katapodis absent, the ordinance laid out provisions to crack down on illicit massage...Tags: Business, Personal Service, Health Treatments, Laws, Local Government
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