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Lawsuit hearings set for November in fatal crosswalk crash
A court hearing has been scheduled for two lawsuits against the city of Huntington Beach following a fatal crash at a crosswalk. On Sept. 7, 2010, Robert Anthony Casares rear-ended Caryl Johnson, who had stopped at Croupier Drive while heading north on...Tags: Road Transportation, Transportation, Lawyers, File Sharing, Justice System
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Natural Perspectives: Getting prepared for disaster takes some real effort
Preparing for emergencies is so important that Vic and I are devoting another column to the topic. After sitting in on the city's disaster preparedness seminar two weeks ago, I am more ready for emergencies. Vic and I have put many of the things that I...Tags: Energy Resources, Disasters and Accidents, Peanut Butter, First Aid, Disasters
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Natural Perspectives: The saga of the condor
At the end of the last Ice Age, California condors ranged eastward from the California coast all the way to Texas, Florida and even New York. But by 1800, the range of the condor population had shrunk considerably. The birds lived along the Pacific...Tags: Biology, Diseases and Illnesses, West Nile Virus, History (tv network), Electronics
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City Lights: It can all change in an instant
When Oriana Millan went home from work July 21, she left three cardboard boxes next to her desk. The receiving clerk at Westside Building Material Corporation had just been promoted, and she planned to move the contents of her desk upstairs. The next...Tags: Consumers, Road Transportation, Transportation, Companies and Corporations, Crime, Law and Justice
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Natural Perspectives: Adventures, photo ops are close to home
Vic and I had an out-of-town guest last week, Harold Drabkin from Bangor, Maine. We were friends with Harold back in our graduate school days at Wesleyan University, nearly 40 years ago. We've seen Harold only a couple of times since then. It's amazing to...Tags: Floods, Disasters and Accidents, Bangor, Water, Wesleyan University
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Building valuable skills
Students at Marina High School got a glimpse of the real world of construction. They built a house. More than two dozen industrial technology students spent almost two months planning, constructing and putting together the 16-by-16-foot studio...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), Homes, Building Material
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Corner by Marina High goes green
Life was brought to a piece of land next to Marina High School after the Huntington Beach Public Works Department revamped it to showcase environmentally friendly features. Landscaping and hardscaping on the 10,000-square-foot lot at the corner of...Tags: Building Material
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Greer's OC: Adopt a kitten, cat through Second Chance
Kittens and cats are patiently waiting for a home through Huntington Beach-based Second Chance Pet Adoptions. Its darling kittens are kept at Petco and PetSmart in Huntington Beach. There's a summer adoption fee special of $99 that includes neuter/spay,...Tags: Tomatoes, Celebrities, Alcoholic Beverages, Costa Mesa, Orange County (California)
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Garfield Avenue goes green
Huntington Beach's streets may get quieter over the next few years, but it won't be for lack of cars or pedestrians. Six years ago, the city began a "green roads" program in which it repaves aging streets with a special concrete that combines asphalt...Tags: Vehicles, Traffic, Building Material
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Planning Commission votes to allow oil storage tanks' removal
The Huntington Beach Planning Commission voted Tuesday to uphold the city's decision to allow a property owner to remove three oil tanks, but the head of a local nonprofit said his group plans to appeal. Commissioner Mark Bixby appealed the January...Tags: Energy Resources, Natural Resources, Elections, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Plains All American Pipeline LP
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The Gossiping Gourmet: A symphony of flavors at Leatherby's
Leatherby's Café Rouge, in Segerstrom Concert Hall, with a new chef and a brand new menu, has just reopened for the up and coming arts season.
Although most of their clientele are dining before a performance, we would like to encourage you to think of...Tags: Tomatoes, Garlic, Arts and Culture, Mussels, Foods and Beverages
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Natural Perspectives: Community garden is set to bloom
The people of Huntington Beach received a great Christmas present — final permission from Southern California Edison to begin building a community garden on Edison property at the end of Atlanta Avenue. And a happy new year! Vic and I will be among...Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Huntington Beach, Boeing Co., Bell (Los Angeles, California), Orange County (California)
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