By Zia Zografos The City of Huntington Beach is pushing for a ban on all new, statewide, offshore oil and gas drilling. The city council voted 5-1 Tuesday night to adopt a […]
Ban on offshore drilling backed
Ban on new drilling is urged
By Zia Zografos A resolution urging a ban all new offshore oil and gas drilling may soon be adopted by Huntington Beach City Council, in response to the recent oil spill on […]
Townhome project approved
By Zia Zografos A new 18-unit, two-story townhome development in Huntington Beach will soon be built on the east side of Cameron Lane and south of Slater Avenue. The planning commission unanimously […]
Local beaches open Monday
Surf’s up and the beaches are (almost) open. The City of Huntington Beach and California State Parks on Sunday night announced the reopening of both city and state beaches in Huntington Beach […]
Oil spill is slowing business
Downtown is affected by the impact of disaster By Zia Zografos Businesses in downtown Huntington Beach are experiencing a slow down in light of the oil spill that poured onto the beaches […]
Two are shot in downtown fray
Two persons were wounded by gunshots and five people arrested in an incident Tuesday night in downtown Huntington Beach. According to Jennifer Carey, public information officer for the HBPD, police were summoned […]
City’s fleet will be going green
By Zia Zografos Huntington Beach will plan to transition its entire 900 vehicle fleet to alternative fuel, the city council voted 5-1 at Tuesday night’s council meeting with Councilmember Erik Peterson voting […]
Anchor may have ripped pipeline
A ship’s anchor that “snagged and dragged” a petroleum pipeline from an offshore oil drilling platform near Huntington Beach may be the cause of the massive oil spill that’s closed – or […]
Cleanup work ongoing on oil spill
Dead wildlife are washing up on beaches in Huntington Beach and other coastal cities are restricting access to their shorelines as efforts continue to contain the damage from Saturday’s oil spill. It’s […]
Oil spill closes beaches, cancels third day of Pacific Air Show
An oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach is closing beaches and has prompted the cancellation of the third day of the Great Pacific Air show today (Sunday). The spill – […]
