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H.B.'s top stories of 2011
Here are the Independent's other top stories of 2011: * 2. Little Leaguers go big The Ocean View Little League Majors All-Star team went on a historic journey during the summer. The Huntington Beach squad captured Section 10 and Southern California...Tags: Drama (genre), Disasters and Accidents, Elections, Chris Howard, Human Interest
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Mailbag: Sparks fly in fireworks debate
It was with much disappointment that I read about the City Council lifting the ban on fireworks in last week's Independent ("Council ignites fireworks debate," Dec. 22). Despite the fact that the police and fire departments (who know a lot more about...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Festive Events, Elections, Justice System, Fires
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Fireworks reignited by City Council
Despite strong opposition from both the fire and police chiefs, the Huntington Beach City Council voted Monday to draft an ordinance that would lift the ban on the sale and usage of fireworks during the Fourth of July season. "I'm your fire chief and I'm...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Long Beach fire captain pleads guilty to DUI, injuring cyclist
A Long Beach Fire Department captain was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to severely injuring a cyclist while driving intoxicated with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit. John David Hines, 39, of Huntington Beach must serve five...Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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In The Pipeline: The bright side of fireworks
You can't say he didn't start things off with a bang. One of Mayor Don Hansen's first orders of business after being appointed last year was to try and lift the 24-year ban on state-approved fireworks in Huntington Beach. In December, Hansen outlined...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Safety of Citizens, Government, Fires, Crime, Law and Justice
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Council OKs lifting ban on fireworks' sales
The Huntington Beach City Council voted Tuesday to lift the ban on the usage and sale of so-called "safe-and-sane fireworks" during the Fourth of July holiday for a trial period of two years, despite strong opposition from the police and fire chiefs and...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Elections, Politics, Entertainment Events
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Mailbag: On the front lines with fireworks
I am responding to your Huntington Beach City Council fireworks debate article in last week's edition of the Independent ("Council ignites fireworks debate," Dec. 22). Our family has lived downtown on 14th Street for 11 years, and I am appalled that...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Local Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Fires
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Fountain Valley back to exploring shared services
After opting to keep its own Fire Department intact, the loss of redevelopment funds has led Fountain Valley to reconsider sharing fire services with neighboring Huntington Beach. The potential loss of up to $1.4 million in redevelopment funds from the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Medical Professionals, Fires
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Fountain Valley considers changing fire services
The Fountain Valley City Council directed the city staff Tuesday to further study the possibility of drafting a contract with the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) or undergoing a complete or partial merger with the Huntington Beach Fire Department....Tags: Employees, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Career and Workplace
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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: Disasters and Accidents, Labor Legislation, Stock Options, Interior Policy, Government
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One fire chief for H.B., Fountain Valley?
Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach may soon share a fire chief. Huntington Beach City Manager Fred Wilson said he's had preliminary discussions with his counterpart in Fountain Valley about giving Huntington's fire chief, Patrick McIntosh, the task...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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In The Pipeline: Wetlands indicate where we're headed
Recently, I was walking at the Bolsa Chica wetlands. A group of photographers on the bridge had their attention fixed not on the clusters of birds gathering to fish, but on a thin line of white smoke rising about a half-mile in the distance, near the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Crimes, Wetlands, Lawyers, Rubber Products Industry
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