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If you're walking down near the water, it certainly isn't unusual to see pelicans flying by. But just after noon yesterday, the sheer numbers of pelicans flying by was certainly remarkable - I counted 31 in the 2 lines in the picture above and that was just one of five or six groups to pass overhead or skim along the waves in the matter of a few minutes. |
From the OC Register:
The California Coastal Commission last week accepted a staff report and developer's recommendations that will allow Shea Homes to build on about half of its 50-acre site near Bolsa Chica. Shea Homes will present these revised plans to the City Council in the next few months.
However, environmental activists say they are outraged at Shea's tactics during the commission's meeting and will meet Thursday to consider legal options.
Shea submitted a list of suggested changes to the staff report at the meeting before the commissioner's vote, which activists say was too last-minute and unethical.
Read the rest here.
In this story about a dog attacking a mail carrier, it is extremely noteworthy that the comments on the OC Register are so cruel. Get a life. people!
From the OC Register:
U.S. Postal officials have launched an investigation after an eight-time Olympic gold medalist who works as a mail carrier called 911 last week from inside her mail truck, where she was hiding from a screaming woman and her dog.
Shirley Babashoff, who won two gold medals and six silvers in swimming in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, was trying to deliver a certified letter to Patricia Johnson in the 15600 block of Pescado Lane in Huntington Beach when Johnson let her black-and-white cocker spaniel out, raised a fist and started berating her, Babashoff said Tuesday.
Babashoff had her pepper spray out as a precaution when she rang the bell because she knew Johnson had dogs and the door had no screen, she said.
Read the rest here.
From the OC Register Science Blog:
It’s possible that scientists will someday be able to destroy the ugly and sometimes harmful red tides and related algae blooms that turn coastal waters in places like Orange County the color of rust or coffee.
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography has discovered that RCA bacteria – a natural marine microbe – can attack and kill the single-cell plankton that produce red tide blooms. It appears that RCA killed the massive red tide that spread along the Southern California coast in the summer of 2005. As shown in this image, the bloom stained the waters off southern Orange County.
Read the rest here.
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These are just three of the 25 photos selected by the Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau in their recent "See My HB" photo contest. All the selected pictures can be viewed until May 18 at the Huntington Beach Central Library at 7111 Talbert Avenue (library info & map). (These 3 photos submitted by this humble reporter. The middle one might look familiar to regular readers of this blog.)
There is also a video portion of the contest which will be decided shortly. |
From the OC Register:
The Orange County district attorney filed two felony charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence against a 20-year-old Huntington Beach man who crashed his truck into teen bicyclist Danny Oates last fall.
The charges against Jeffrey F. Woods also included gross negligence while intoxicated. He was driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Read the rest here.
From Connie Boardman's Bioblog:
I don't remember being more disappointed in a group of public officials as I was at the Coastal Commission yesterday. The hearing I attended was to review the staff findings based on the Commission's actions on the upper Bolsa Chica wetlands area owned by the Shea Co. The purpose of the hearing was for the commissioners who voted in favor of the project in November (the prevailing side) to confirm the staff had incorporated the commissions changes made at the November meeting. The only thing to be discussed were the changes made in the staff recommendations by the commission members last November.
Read the rest here.
From Correspondent Chris MacDonald:
On Wednesday May 7, 2008 former Huntington Beach Marine Safety Office Kai Weisser had a book signing at the Sugar Shack about his new book titled Images of America Huntington Beach Lifeguards. This book has vintage photographs of the pier, the beach, the junior lifeguard activities, competitions and the neighboring Huntington State Beach.
Check out http://www.arcadiapublishing.com to order a copy of the book or
see Kai on Sunday June 1st, 2008 at HB's Pier Plaza as he's doing a book signing there in conjunction with the Huntington Beach international surfing museum's Surfin Sunday Concert.
From correspondent Chris MacDonald:
Academy Award winning actress Joan Crawford's
1967 Cadillac and more than 50 other classic cars were featured at the
7th Annual "Flash From The Past Car Show" Saturday May 3rd, 2008 at Edison High School in Huntington Beach.
The show helped the Edison High Foundation raise money for new school
computers and other equipment. The Eliminators surf band was there too
and they played awesome music. The Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum along with Bob Granger's Farmer's Insurance sponsored
the event. Thanks to Edison alumni Chris Young and Kelly Radetich for
leading this worthwhile event.
Olympic gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh lead the way, looking for momentum heading in to the Beijing Olympics this summer as well as top men’s team Phil Dallhausser and Todd Rogers. Also look for other Olympic hopefuls, Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal, Elaine Youngs, Nicole Branagh, Tyra Turner, Rachel Wacholder, Jennifer Boss and April Ross.
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As Valen Williams takes a seat in the family living room, B.B. King’s “The Thrill is Gone” plays on the radio. The song is apt, perhaps, because we are talking about the loss of her son, Dane Williams.
The 23-year-old local was reported missing in late January while attending a trade show near the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego. Several days later, Dane’s body was found in an alley in a downtrodden neighborhood about 7 miles from where he was last seen.
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In honor of the summery weather we've been having, today's images are a circa 1950s travel decal from Huntington Beach and an undated view from the H.B. pier. The large white building is the old saltwater plunge. Note that the oil derricks stop at about 8th St.
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From the OC Register:
For decades, residents living in homes along the East Garden Grove Wintersburg Channel have enjoyed easy access to Bolsa Chica, one of the last remaining wetlands in the state.
Some even bought their homes partly because the channel provides a makeshift trail to the ecological reserve with the largest salt water marsh between Monterey Bay and the Tijuana River Estuary. Bicyclists, dog walkers, pedestrians and others regularly make the pilgrimage, escaping long commutes and city grime to find refuge among mourning doves and pickleweed.
So when residents on the south side of the levee abruptly found their long-standing access blocked by a brand-new chain-link fence earlier this month, an uproar ensued.
Read the rest here.
From correspondent Chris MacDonald:
On Friday, April 25th, famous LA TV journalist Stan Chambers
spoke to a packed crowd at the Huntington Beach Central Library about
his exciting new book KTLA's News at Ten - 60 Years With Stan Chambers.
He talked about his amazing career in broadcasting, which included "breaking" the Rodney King beating story that shocked the nation. The multiple Emmy Award-winning reporter has covered more than 22,000 stories for the same TV station, since 1947.
Huntington Beach
and other southern Californians thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Stan
about things like how he was a member of their families since he
watched them daily throughout their lives. The cordial gentleman glowed
with enthusiasum while sharing their 
recollections. He's a nice and professional gentleman -- no matter how you spell it.
In his fascinating new book, you'll read Tom Brokaw's heartwarming comments about Stan, the funny story of how grandson Jaime Chambers ended up as a KTLA newsman and many incredible stories that made national headlines. You can read more about the book at www.behlerpublications.com . Many thanks to the friends of the Huntington Beach Library for inviting Stan to be a speaker.
Huntington Beach Tomorrow is holding its annual fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday at the International Association of Machinists Lodge, 5402 Bolsa Ave.
The event features dinner, entertainment, door prizes and silent auction.
Tickets are $30.
For more information, call 714-840-4015.
From the OC Register:
Kai Weisser's new book takes a historical look Huntington Beach lifeguards.
"Huntington Beach Lifeguards" features vintage photographs from private and public collections including snapshots of lifeguards, surfers and world-class events. The book, which goes on sale Monday, also shows how uniforms, lifeguarding and equipment has changed and advanced through the years.
Weisser, a former Huntington Beach lifeguard, plans several appearances in Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa to promote the book.
Read the rest here.
The Huntington Beach City Council last night approved changing current campaign limits of $300 to no limit at all.
From the OC Register:
The City Council voted to eliminate limits on individual campaign contributions, replacing a former $300 cap during a Monday night council meeting.
“Good people are trying to do good things, which is to run for public office,” said Councilman Don Hansen who is up for re-election this year and voted for the proposal. “I think whatever level we come up with, the status quo is not going to work for us anymore.”
The vote was 4-3 with council members Jill Hardy, Keith Bohr and Mayor Debbie Cook against the ordinance saying they wanted to maintain the $300 limit.
“One of the reasons the county has a higher limit than the city is because the county candidates have to cover a larger area,” Hardy said about the higher campaign limits at state and county levels.
The new ordinance applies to the coming November elections and is not retroactive. The law also clarifies previous city laws about campaign financing to better align with state laws, City Attorney Jennifer McGrath said.
About half a dozen speakers addressed the council, most asking that the campaign contributions remain the same.
“Let's see an election stay as a competition of ideas and not a battle of the bank accounts,” local activist Mark Bixby said. “Limits need to be kept as low as possible because we would end up with a healthier democracy of candidates.”
Read the rest here.
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