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Fireworks ballot measure fizzles
A proposal to decide whether Huntington Beach voters should make so-called "safe and sane" fireworks legal beyond a two-year test run failed this week. The City Council did not get enough votes for a ballot measure that would let voters decide whether...Tags: Elections, Holidays, Voting, Entertainment Events, Politics
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Huntington Beach council to consider outsourcing legal services
The Huntington Beach City Council voted Monday to look into outsourcing the city's legal services. Supporters called the proposal a potential cost-saving measure while critics argued that it would lead to financial and legal woes. The council voted 5 to...Tags: Elections, Politics, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Trial begins for man accused of injuring driver
The trial of a Huntington Beach man accused of driving while using a suspended license and injuring another driver began Wednesday at the North Justice Center in Fullerton, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. Oscar Paz, 32, was...Tags: Punishment, Highway Transportation, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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U.S. Open of Surfing Schedule
Thursday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Nike US Open Retail Store open * Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Nike US Open Retail Store open 9-11 a.m.: Converse Open Skate (Under-10), Public Skate Bowl 9-11 a.m.: Nike Skateboarding Open Skate (Under-10), Public Street Course...Tags: Converse, Inc., Festive Events, Best Coast (music group), Music, Arts and Culture
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Fountain Valley man charged in rape of 10-year-old girl
A Fountain Valley man was arrested last week and charged with forcibly raping a 10-year-old girl, committing lewd acts against another girl the same age and possessing child pornography, according to a release from the Orange County district attorney's...
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Heyer, Wildcats win College World Series
Edison High graduate Kurt Heyer (2009), a pitcher for the University of Arizona baseball team, helped lead the Wildcats to the 2012 College World Series title. Arizona captured its fourth CWS title and first since 1986 on Monday by defeating two-time...Tags: Arizona Wildcats, Pacific-12 Conference, University of California, Santa Barbara, Antoine Cason, Baseball
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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 malt beverages." Flavored malt beverages are drinks such as Mike's Hard Lemonade and Smirnoff Ice. For the purpose...Tags: Laws, Sales, Diageo Plc, Crime, Law and Justice, Business
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PTO president accused of embezzlement
A Huntington Beach woman is scheduled to be arraigned June 29 for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from school fundraisers while serving as a parent-teacher organization president. Gail Diane Panella-Monestere, 52, is accused of stealing more...Tags: Embezzlement, Theft, Punishment, Corporate Crime, Crime, Law and Justice
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Man pleads guilty to hit-and-run
A San Juan Capistrano man pleaded guilty Thursday to the hit-and-run death of a young Huntington Beach mother. Jason Michael Roberts, 32, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of hit-and-run with injury. He is scheduled to be sentenced at 9 a.m. Aug. 3...Tags: Punishment
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H.B. part of a nine-city lawsuit against state
Nine cities, including Huntington Beach, filed a lawsuit this week to force the state to make good on millions of dollars for local officials to pay down debt and other obligations left over by the dissolution of local redevelopment agencies. The...Tags: Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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H.B. officer put on leave
A Huntington Beach police officer charged with conspiring to illegally dismiss a traffic citation was placed on administrative leave from the department, a spokesman said. Officer Erik Krause was suspended more than a month ago as the department launched...Tags: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System, Lawyers
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Former Pegasus teacher with HIV files lawsuit
A lawsuit has been filed against the Pegasus School in Huntington Beach by an HIV-positive teacher who claims he was harassed and then forced to quit under threat. Science teacher and Irvine resident Matthew Edmondson is accusing the head of the school...Tags: Laws, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Bullying, HIV
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