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Boardman: Interest of people most important
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of profiles on candidates for the Huntington Beach City Council. * When Connie Boardman announced her intention to run for Huntington Beach City Council 10 years ago, she positioned herself as a champion of...Tags: Huntington Beach, Elections, Cerritos, New York, Activism
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Growing by a Sunset
Surf City, here they come. Here comes expansion, as tiny Sunset Beach, one of the last unincorporated islands of Orange County, joins the 200,000-resident fold of Huntington Beach. Here comes the culture of one of the Southland's most offbeat...Tags: Sports, Local Elections, Murder, Justice System, Entertainment
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Mailbag: Cut city salaries or city programs?
The city of Huntington Beach's top officials — the city administrator (Fred Wilson), and two deputy city administrators (Paul Emery and Robert Hall) — collectively pull down more than $608,000 in annual salary, plus more than $110,000 in...Tags: Children, Politics, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), Vehicles
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Community Commentary: Bank bailouts needs to stop
As thousands of homes are forfeited to banks each year, I continue to receive calls from constituents who cannot understand why financial institutions seem to prefer foreclosures and short sales on homes rather than to work with homeowners on loan...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Politics, Business Institutions, Economy, Business and Finance, Foreclosures
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Mailbag: Numbers support trustee's statement
I am writing in response to your article "Parent challenges candidate statement" (Aug. 26). The lawsuit was filed against our Orange County Registrar of Voters that fully approved my statement. The suit itself made many far-out claims; none were...Tags: Ocean View, Local Elections, Justice System, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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Three barred from preparing tax returns
Three Huntington Beach residents have been barred from preparing federal tax returns for customers after they claimed fraudulent tax refunds, officials said Wednesday. Alexander H. Adams, of Adams Beach Income Tax, and his sons Brandon A. Adams and...Tags: Taxation, Crimes, Politics, Los Angeles, Corporate Crime
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Should Sunset pay the same utility taxes?
Sunset Beach should have to pay all the same taxes as Huntington Beach if it gets the same services, say a group of Huntington Beach residents threatening litigation. Attorney Charles Goldwasser spoke at the Oct. 18 City Council meeting on behalf of...Tags: Huntington Beach, Elections, Politics, Justice System, Judges
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Sunset Beach taxes are topic of Tuesday meeting
The county approved a resolution Tuesday transferring about $550,000 in taxes to Huntington Beach in preparation of annexation, officials said. The county passed a property tax exchange with Huntington Beach that gives the city the majority of the 1%...Tags: Huntington Beach, Property, Politics, Property Tax, Real Estate
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Elections bring in thousands in funding
Editor's note: This corrects the campaign contributions given to Huntington Beach Tomorrow and, subsequently, all totals. More than $615,000 has been poured into Huntington Beach for the elections, with nearly $90,000 going into incumbent Joe Carchio's...Tags: Property, Connecticut, Voting, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach
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Sunset will pay taxes
Huntington Beach has decided to levy a utility tax on the residents of Sunset Beach when they are annexed, an action previously thought to be unconstitutional without giving them a vote. Taking a second look at the laws, the city has determined it must...Tags: Property, Methadone (drug), Property Tax, Economy, Business and Finance, Health
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Proposed tax elicits lawsuit threat
A group of Sunset Beach residents is threatening to sue if Huntington Beach levies a utility tax without giving residents a chance to vote on it, according to a letter sent to county officials. The Citizen's Assn. of Sunset Beach, which sent the...Tags: Huntington Beach, Elections, Politics, Trials, Santa Ana
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Commission approves annexation application
Huntington Beach was given the official green light Wednesday morning to absorb the small community of Sunset Beach. The Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission, or LAFCO, unanimously approved Huntington's annexation application of the 106-year-...Tags: Elections, Politics, Santa Ana, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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