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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: Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Politics, Finance, Natural Resource Industry
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Tim Ryan leads in H.B. council campaign funds
Huntington Beach Planning Commissioner Tim Ryan leads all City Council candidates in campaign fundraising, according to records released by the city last week. Ryan, who was appointed to the commission by then-Mayor Joe Carchio in December 2010, raised...Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Politics, Campaign Finance
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Daigle requests for Newport to reexamine 19th Street Bridge
Despite passionate public outcry from Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa residents about revived talks of the proposed 19th Street Bridge, Newport Beach council members are slow to distance themselves completely from the project. Councilwoman Leslie... -
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: Wars and Interventions, Disasters and Accidents, Fires, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fires
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City debuts traffic school for bike violations
Huntington Beach has become the first city in the state to offer traffic school for bicyclists who break the law.
The Police Department now gives cyclists the option in lieu of going to court and paying high fines.
Unlike driving traffic school, the...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Justice System, Vehicles, Fines
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Woods' conviction upheld
An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Huntington Beach man who fatally struck a 14-year-old bicyclist with his truck. Jeffrey Woods, who was found guilty in November 2009 of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and sentenced to six...Tags: Judges, Drunk Driving, Lawyers, Justice System, Vehicles
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In The Pipeline: After 9/11, cops become 'brothers'
Growing up in New York, I watched the twin towers of the World Trade Center going up in the early 1970s. I recall how, at times, one of the buildings was rising a few floors faster than the other. But once it was all said and done, there they were —...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Empire State Building, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Government, Regional Authority
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9/11 memorial to use World Trade Center girders
Ten years ago, then-President George W. Bush held up the badge of George Howard, a police officer who died at the World Trade Center, during a session of Congress. The badge, Bush said, was "a reminder of lives that ended, and a task that does not end."...Tags: George Bush, New York City, St. Patrick's Day, Chris Howard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Mailbag: A vote for boards over beers
I was surfing the web and saw the article on the proposed skate park Vans is willing to build for the city on Center Avenue near Gothard Street ("Council approves report for proposed skate park," April 21). As a bona fide "old guy" living in the downtown...Tags: Immigration, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Huntington Beach
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Greer's OC: A haven for innovative tacos
Tacos will be going global when Taco Asylum opens at the Camp in Costa Mesa on Thursday. The same masterminds that brought us the delicious Haven Gastropub in Old Towne Orange are thinking out of the box when it comes to tacos. They're serving up...Tags: Newport Beach, Alcoholic Beverages, Mushrooms, Tortillas, Diseases and Illnesses
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Mailbag: Thanks to council for doing right thing
As a 30-year resident of Sunset Beach, I attended the meeting Aug. 2 when Huntington Beach voted to annex Sunset ("Huntington votes to annex Sunset," Aug. 5). When you read all the reports — those paid for by Sunset Beach residents, and those paid...Tags: Elections, Politics, House Building
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Mailbag: Council critics aren't majority
With regard to the question, "Does the current City Council ignore residents' concerns?" ("Boardman is in, DeLong is out," Aug. 12): Whenever a land use issue comes to the council for consideration, those in opposition to it will always be more motivated...Tags: Ocean Surfing, Local Elections, The Home Depot, Elections, Politics
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