By Zia Zografos/Orange County Tribune Huntington Beach voters will be presented with the opportunity to vote on a cannabis business tax on the June statewide primary ballot. Since Proposition 64 legalized marijuana […]
Voters to decide on pot tax
Cannabis sales tax considered
A ballot measure may be presented to Huntington Beach voters in June regarding a cannabis business tax, to be discussed at the March 1 city council meeting. Councilmembers Rhonda Bolton and Dan Kalmick […]
Pursuit on PCH ends in arrest
A pursuit, collision, standoff and eventual arrest closed a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach this (Thursday) morning. According to Public Information Officer Jennifer Carey, the incident began around 10 […]
Mechanical issues before crash
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) – A pilot reported mechanical issues shortly before a police helicopter crashed nose first along the Southern California coast, killing one officer, authorities said Sunday. A Huntington Beach officer who […]
HBPD copter crash kills officer
UPDATE: The second officer in the crash of the Huntington Beach police helicopter has been released from the hospital. ––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Huntington Beach police helicopter on its way to help Newport […]
Annexation study to proceed
By Zia Zografos Plans for a possible annexation of the currently unincorporated Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve is under consideration. On Tuesday night, the Huntington Beach City Council voted 6-1 with Councilmember […]
“Hate” flyers are condemned
Huntington Beach Mayor Barbara Delgleize issued a statement Tuesday in response to complaints that a neighborhood in the city was the target of anti-Semitic “messaging and propaganda” this morning. “I have been […]
Should HB annex Bolsa Chica?
Should Huntington Beach annex the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve? The city council will consider how to approach that issue at its meeting tonight (Tuesday). Councilmember Dan Kalmick has raised the issue and […]
Eric Parra, HB’s new “sheriff”
By Zia Zografos Huntington Beach’s newly-appointed police chief, Eric Parra, 57, has been a resident of “Surf City” for 30 years, commuting two and a half hours each way to his previous […]
DUI checkpoint on Feb. 25
The Huntington Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, Feb. 25, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6 p.m. and 3 […]
