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AES sells two units to Edison affiliate
Two electricity generators at a Huntington Beach power plant have been sold to allow another project to rise.
AES Huntington Beach LLC, part of a company that generates electricity in 28 countries, sold two of its four power units to Santa Ana-based...Tags: Bodies of Water, City of Industry, Walnuts, Redondo Beach, Riverside (Riverside, California)
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Mailbag: DUI stats should guide policy
We do not need more bars in downtown Huntington Beach ("ABC officials approve license," June 9). Our crime and DUI rates are off the charts. The taxpayers have to pay for the law enforcement costs. So, why did these folks protest the license? It's not...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Entertainment, Bars and Clubs, Crimes
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Murderer's parole is denied
A man who was convicted of the murder of his friend and the attempted murder of a Huntington Beach Police sergeant during a robbery almost 30 years ago was denied parole Wednesday after Orange County Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas challenged it, according to...Tags: Career and Workplace, Justice System, Employees, Prosecution, California
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Sounding Off: There are benefits to Sunset Beach annexation
Recent comments in the Independent by Jack Markovitz of the Citizen's Assn. of Sunset Beach give the impression that most of the residents of Sunset Beach are opposed to being annexed by Huntington Beach ("Sunset annexation hearing postponed," March 3)....Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Newport Beach, Rentals
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In The Pipeline: Up next for the Dirty Heads: an album and skate park
"One of the Best New Bands of 2010." That's what Rolling Stone said a year ago about the Dirty Heads. The band, which has actually been around in various forms since 1996, sums itself up in an official bio: "Rooted in the Orange County community of...Tags: Huntington Beach, Human Interest, Orange County (California), Minnesota, California
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KOCE changing name to PBS SoCal
COSTA MESA — KOCE-TV, the Orange County public TV station that has operated for nearly four decades at Golden West College, will change its name along with its address and programs when it becomes Southern California's prime PBS station....Tags: Frontline Limited, PBS (tv network), Los Angeles, Orange County (California), Television
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Natural Perspectives: Community garden is set to bloom
The people of Huntington Beach received a great Christmas present — final permission from Southern California Edison to begin building a community garden on Edison property at the end of Atlanta Avenue. And a happy new year! Vic and I will be among...Tags: Boeing Co., Huntington Beach, Metal and Mineral, Building Material, Orange County (California)
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Longtime TV station packing its bags
In the coming months, KOCE-TV will move to Costa Mesa, change its name and become the new full-service PBS station for most of Southern California.
And that means finding a new home for the cat.
The station, which has operated at Golden West College...Tags: PBS (tv network), Costa Mesa, Mike Taylor, Entertainment, Huntington Beach
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Calendar
YOUR WEEKEND FRIDAY: Local bands The Good Fiction, Robots Rise, Lazy Preacher and Distorted Faces perform at Blue Café, 17208 Pacific Coast Hwy., Huntington Beach. The 21-and-older show starts at 8 p.m. For more information, visit http://www....Tags: Anglicanism, Children, Awards and Prizes, Human Interest, Wetlands
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Greer's OC: New stores at The Strand
The Strand in Huntington Beach just opened two new stores: Crocs and Varga, as well as Sertino's Café for traditional flatbread deli sandwiches, submarine sandwiches, grilled focaccia panini sandwiches, salads, soups and premium brewed coffees and...Tags: Rebelution (music group), Health, Foods and Beverages, Entertainment, Bars and Clubs
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Virtual insight to a new school
Kiley Jahn, 16, might be living the teenage dream. She wakes up every morning, sits up and goes to school on her laptop. When her mother thinks it's time for a break, she straps on her roller skates and takes a few turns around the block. Her grades...Tags: Huntington Beach, Schools, Los Angeles, Ventura (Ventura, California), Education
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City Lights: Seeing beyond the visual
One of my best-kept secrets is that I'm terribly nearsighted. I wear contacts most of the time, but my glasses are nearly a centimeter thick on the outer edges. In two ways, I'm lucky — first, that I live in a part of the world that easily...Tags: Helen Keller, Health, Arts and Culture, Cerebral Palsy, Fullerton (Orange, California)
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