While crime rates are spiking countrywide, they are going the opposite direction in Huntington Beach’s historically underserved Oak View neighborhood. The Oak View Renewal Partnership deserves much of the credit.
Category: Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach, Surf City USA and Orange County’s largest beach city, is home to about 191,000 people. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget and its fights with the state over housing and other laws.
Posted inEducation, Government, Health & Wellness, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories
School Trustee: County Agency Stonewalling Public on Trash Dump Probe
John Briscoe, who has been the public face of an effort to address problems stemming from a trash dump near a Huntington Beach elementary school, says he was refused the email of the county Health Care Agency’s director.
Posted inGovernment, Huntington Beach, Top Stories
Records Detail County’s Handling of Dog That Attacked Pregnant Woman
The documents reveal the severity of an earlier attack by the dog and conflicting opinions by county officials as to whether he should have been declared vicious.
Posted inEducation, Government, Health & Wellness, Huntington Beach, Top Stories
County Health Officials Remain Under Fire for Trash Dump Near School
Health Care Agency leaders are refusing to formally investigate a trash dump adjacent to one of Huntington Beach’s most impoverished elementary schools despite repeated claims by school officials that bird droppings and odors from the dump are making children sick.
Posted inGovernment, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories
Dog Attack on Pregnant Woman Raises More Questions About County Animal Control
A pit bull that attacked a Huntington Beach woman in her ninth month of pregnancy had been declared a “vicious dog” earlier in the year, but county officials reversed that declaration, according to documents.
Posted inCountywide, Huntington Beach, Top Stories
Ocean Desalination Proposal to Be Discussed at Series of Public Meetings
A “citizens advisory committee” will review the proposed negotiation points, known as the draft term sheet, before a possible adoption by the board on April 30.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Huntington Beach, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
This Week’s Civic Agenda
Huntington Beach elected officials look to hike their expense account limits while Fountain Valley considers pay hikes. Meanwhile, Santa Ana debates the future of park rangers.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Parking Permits Being Proposed in Huntington Beach
Residents seek ban on overnight parking but mayor is opposed.
Posted inAnaheim, Fountain Valley, Government, Huntington Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Stanton, Top Stories, Transportation, Westminster, Yorba Linda
10 Hot Debates to Watch This Week
Yorba Linda voters decide on a recall election and the county’s homeless shelter plans could be in jeopardy.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Transportation, Westminster
OC Transportation Officials Reject Alternative to I-405 Toll Lanes
The move sets the stage for a confrontation at a meeting next Monday.
