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SCAQMD board member hears it from mostly pro-fire ring crowd
About 50 speakers voiced their opinions on the fire ring controversy Friday afternoon at Huntington Beach's council chambers. South Coast Air Quality Management District board member and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido sat next to Huntington Beach Mayor...Tags: Air Pollution, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Allan R. Mansoor
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In the Pipeline: Tired of AQMD's non-responsive behavior
People keep asking me whether I think the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) will vote June 7 to ban beach bonfires in much of Southern California. I've been invited to speak before several groups in the last few weeks, and the...Tags: Authors, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Book
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Council hopes to discuss fire ring ban with AQMD
Officials at the South Coast Air Quality Management District will postpone its hearing regarding the removal of beach fire rings in Orange and Los Angeles counties after the city of Huntington Beach received a letter from the California Coastal...Tags: Apple iPad, Jan Perry, Personal Service
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City leaders move ahead with massage ordinance
The Huntington Beach City Council on Monday approved changes to a proposed massage parlor ordinance that would crack down on illicit businesses but maintain state-established regulations. Passing on a 6-0 vote, with Councilman Joe Carchio absent, the...Tags: Health Treatments, Personal Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Business, Highway Transportation
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Retailers react to plastic bag ban
Retailers in Huntington Beach have seven months to adjust to the city's new ban on the distribution of plastic bags. Though it has yet to take affect, it has some businesses in the community worried. Approval for the ban was finalized Monday by the City...Tags: Sales, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Business, Justice System
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Massage parlors target of proposed crackdown
The city of Huntington Beach has taken its first step into placing stricter regulations on massage parlors Monday night. Passing in a 6-0 vote, with Councilman Jim Katapodis absent, the ordinance laid out provisions to crack down on illicit massage...Tags: Health Treatments, Personal Service, Laws, Business, Crime, Law and Justice
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Junior lifeguard community seeks former director's return
The Huntington Beach Junior Lifeguard's 50th anniversary is drawing near and the group is trying to bring back what they consider an essential part of it to make their celebration complete. Dave Simcox, the former director of the junior lifeguard...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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A shake-up on H.B. City Council? Maybe
Meet the new council. Same as the old council? That's the question on many people's minds as the last votes continue to trickle in for Huntington Beach's three open seats. More than a week after the Nov. 6 election, Surf City is still braced for the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Republican Party, Elections, Collective Contract, Politics
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Former officials file complaint against PAC
Two former mayors from Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley have filed complaints with the state against Newport Beach-based Atlas PAC — the committee responsible for sending three mailers that attack former Huntington Beach Mayor and council...Tags: Human Mishaps, Local Elections, Elections, Libertarian Party, Politics
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Candidate is all about the numbers
While many of the candidates for the Huntington Beach City Council speak of reforming pension, Erik Peterson says he's studied the issue inside and out and knows how to fix it. "I've been studying it for four years," said the planning commissioner, one...
Tags: Finance, Local Elections, Elections, Interior Policy, Health and Safety at Work
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Candidate calls campaign mailers dishonest
Former Huntington Beach Mayor Jill Hardy has decried what she calls inaccuracies in campaign mailers seeking to derail her run for City Council. A piece sent out last week by a Newport Beach political action committee accuses her of endangering...Tags: Students, Flu, Teaching and Learning, Local Elections, Elections
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Sullivan is stepping up to the plate
He'd rather be playing senior softball. But at 75, Dave Sullivan says he instead wants to help Huntington Beach thrive, and it's why he's running for City Council for the fourth time. The more-than-four-decade resident is worried about the city's fiscal...Tags: Government, Career and Workplace, Finance, Employees, Bankruptcy
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