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HB police chief announces retirement
Huntington Beach Police Chief Ken Small has announced his retirement after 11 years with the city. "He's got 40-plus years in law enforcement," City Manager Fred Wilson said. "It'll be a great loss to the city. I think [Small], in my opinion, was an...
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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: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Treatments, Massage Therapy, Business
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Council amends sex offender law
The Huntington Beach City Council voted 5-1, with Jill Hardy absent Tuesday, to amend its sex offender ordinance to allow the police chief to sign a waiver for some. The city adopted a law in December 2011, modeled after a county law passed in April...Tags: Trials, Dave Sullivan, Lawyers, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Stories to keep an eye on for 2013 [corrected]
Poseidon Desalination Project We will keep a close watch on Poseidon's plans and update the community on its permit request from the California Coastal Commission and any movement made toward the desalinization project. -------------------- FOR THE...Tags: Trials, Justice System, Sandra Hutchens, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation
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Lake Forest first to repeal O.C.'s sex offender law
The Lake Forest City Council has voted to repeal an ordinance banning registered sex offenders from parks, saying the city can’t afford the potential legal liability of the controversial law, according to the L.A. Times. In doing so, Lake Forest...Tags: Politics, Lawyers, Sandra Hutchens, Justice System, Orange County Register
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Lake Forest to be first O.C. city to repeal sex-offender ban?
Lake Forest leaders on Tuesday will consider repealing an ordinance that bans registered sex offenders from city parks, becoming the first Orange County city to overturn a controversial law that prosecutors have pushed local governments to adopt. Nearly...Tags: Lawyers, Sandra Hutchens, Justice System, Cinco de Mayo, Crime, Law and Justice
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Court reverses sex offender's conviction
A registered sex offender and his lawyer recently convinced the Superior Court of Orange County appellate division to reverse his conviction for unlawfully entering a county park where children regularly gather. The three-judge panel made clear its Nov....Tags: Lawyers, Misdemeanors, Orange County Superior Court, Judges, Trials
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D.A. opposes parole for killer
Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas issued a press release Thursday opposing the parole of a woman convicted of murdering her husband with the help of her boyfriend in 1984. Jeanette Lynn Hughes, now 58, was convicted in 1986 of the first-...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Criminal Laws
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Disability lawsuit targets Fred's, Pierside
A longtime activist for the rights of disabled people has sued Fred's Mexican Café and the Pierside Pavilion complex in Huntington Beach for alleged failures to comply with state and federal disability laws and with the state's civil rights law and health...
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In the Pipeline: Fighting for the love of his life
It's hard to believe that this Friday marks one year. Do you remember where you were when you heard? I was driving back from Los Angeles, on my way to a vigil outside the home of beloved Ocean View High School coach Jim Harris, who would soon die from...
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Sex offender challenges city bans
A registered sex offender has filed suit against four Orange County cities, challenging the constitutionality of a law that bans sex offenders from using public parks, beaches and even some roadways. The lawsuit is aimed at Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach,...Tags: Trials, Lawyers, Sandra Hutchens, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Court rejects Sunset annexation appeal
An appellate court has rejected an appeal by a Sunset Beach residents' group of the coastal area's annexation by Huntington Beach, shooting down the group's argument that Sunset residents should not be forced to pay the same taxes as the rest of the city....Tags: Trials, Politics, Justice System, Orange County Superior Court, Crime, Law and Justice
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