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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: Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice, Building Material, Companies and Corporations, Travel
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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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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: Transportation, Justice System, File Sharing, Building Material, Trials
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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: Cell Phones, Building Material, Telecommunication Service, Earthquakes, Natural 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: West Nile Virus, Health, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Diseases and Illnesses
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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: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Wesleyan University, Water, Travel, Connecticut
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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: Building Material, Human Interest, Homes, Colleges and Universities, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California)
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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: Wetlands, Natural Resources, Politics, Elections, Building Material
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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, Building Material, Traffic
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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: Dining and Drinking, Laguna Beach, Beverly Hills, Orange County (California), Olives
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Greer's OC: Drink up for breast cancer awareness
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Kabuki Japanese Restaurant in Huntington Beach is offering guests the opportunity to join the fight against breast cancer while enjoying a special rose-hued Pink Ribbon Saketini ($7.95). Kabuki will donate 50% of...Tags: Human Body, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dining and Drinking, Building Material, California
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Natural Perspectives: Time for weeklong celebration of native plants
In September, the California State Legislature designated an annual California Native Plant Week to begin each year on April 17. Sunday marks the first such celebration of our state's abundant natural plant heritage. A native plant is any species that...Tags: The Home Depot, Sage, Water Restrictions, Building Material, Homes
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