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Two more join race for H.B. City Council
Two new candidates have entered the race for Huntington Beach City Council, bringing the field of contenders to eight. Planning Commissioner Erik Peterson, who ran unsuccessfully for the council in 2010, and Robert Wentzel filed their candidate intention...Tags: Local Elections, Politics
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Shadia: Dreams are coming true in Egypt
Something amazing is happening. Something I only dreamed about and thought it would always remain a dream. For the first time in Egypt's thousands of years of existence — a history marked with glory and failures — its citizens are deciding...Tags: Democracy, Islam, Religion and Belief, Political Systems, Politics
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Los Alamitos mayor leads in support for Assembly election
Five candidates are vying for the newly redrawn 72nd Assembly District. Though it's hard to call a frontrunner in the crowded local race, Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar is raking in high-profile Republican support. Edgar, who was a registered Democrat...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Small Businesses, Dana Rohrabacher, Companies and Corporations, Tom Harman
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Mailbag: No more excuses from our leaders
The article "Water official targeted" (March 29) centers not only on alleged improprieties by John Foley, the board chairman of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, but also upon the broad topic of conflict of interest. Merle Moshiri of...Tags: Religion and Belief, Dana Rohrabacher, Values, Politics, Government
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Council seeks to phase out pet sales
The Huntington Beach City Council voted Monday to draft an ordinance that would prohibit the sale of pets without putting the city's only two pet stores out of business. The council initially voted in March to bring forward an ordinance that would ban...Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Pets
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Council passes senior center report
The Huntington Beach City Council voted Monday to certify an environmental impact report for a proposed senior center at Central Park. But constructing the much-litigated proposal could be a ways off, as there is no ready funding for the $20-million...Tags: Central Park, Politics, Voting
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Carchio bows out of Assembly race, endorses Mansoor
Huntington Beach Councilman Joe Carchio said Thursday that he has opted not to run for the 74th Assembly District, ending months of speculation after he voiced interest in entering the race. Carchio, who was elected to the council in 2006 and 2010,...Tags: Politics, Allan R. Mansoor
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Official: Vote on Poseidon permit stays
An official with the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board said he knew of no plans to have the board rescind its vote on Poseidon Resources' permit to build a desalination plant, despite rumblings in the community that one member's participation...Tags: Environmental Issues, Plant Openings, Politics, Conservation, Water
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Planning Commissioner Barbara Delgleize enters H.B. council race
Planning Commissioner Barbara Delgleize has entered the race for Huntington Beach City Council, bringing the field of candidates to six. Delgleize finished a close fifth in the last council race, when 21 candidates ran for four open seats. She garnered...Tags: Local Elections, Small Businesses, Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Politics
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Harper bows out of Assembly race [Updated]
Huntington Beach Councilman Matthew Harper, who has run a high-profile campaign for state Assembly since October, has dropped out of the race.In a Friday email to the Harper for Assembly mailing list, Harper said he had opted not to run for the newly...Tags: Local Elections, Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Dana Rohrabacher, Republican Party
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Assembly candidate says quotes were not his
A Huntington Beach resident running for Assembly said a pair of campaign press releases that attacked another candidate for dropping out of the race were sent without his approval. Travis Allen, one of five candidates in the race for the newly aligned 72...Tags: Politics, Republican Party
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Complaint targets water official
The president of a Huntington Beach advocacy group has filed a complaint against the chairman of Southern California's largest water district, claiming he failed to properly report income he and his wife received from the water industry. Merle Moshiri,...Tags: Finance, Environmental Issues, Local Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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