I fall every fall. Or almost every fall. Spring, too. As you probably know, this past weekend was the end of “daylight savings time,” and the beginning of “standard time.” There are […]
Falling back can be painful
Signs in the right direction?
What about us? The recent move by the Westminster City Council to put “alternate names” on certain street names to make it easier for residents who are not English-speaking to navitgate the […]
Next Tuesday is Candy Day
Some might call it socialism-by-social pressure. Some might call it the entering edge of devil-worship. Others see it as an example of helicopter-parenting run wild. I like to think of it as […]
Why live anywhere else?
We have a friend, a retiree – we call him “Bicycle Joe” – who pedals around town on his two-wheeler and stops to chat with friends old and new. He always has […]
Sailing against a strong tide
Now that the Huntington Beach City Council majority has passed an ordinance aimed at limiting “obscenity” and “pornography” in city libraries, I fear the “guardians” they will appoint are in for a […]
Say “nope” to dope shops
I recently found myself in the unfamiliar state of agreeing with an action by the Huntington Beach City Council. As your may have read in the pages of The Tribune, the city […]
It was the “Street’ of Gold
Latest in a series on the “Forgotten Wonders” of West Orange County.” Any OG Garden Grovers remember Belisle’s Restaurant at Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue; it was the city’s most famous eatery […]
When the ‘Golden Bear’ roared
Part Two of “Forgotten Wonders of West Orange County.” “The Golden Bear” in Huntington Beach on Pacific Coast Highway at Main Street is probably holding on to its one-time fame longer than […]
‘Forgotten Wonders’ of OC
There used to be a thing called “The Seven Wonders of the World,” mostly extinct (and possibly mythical) places and buildings that out stand out as monuments to the creativity and history […]
Sam’s Club isn’t Uncle Sam
The State of California has fired a “shot across the bow” at a proposal being considered by the Huntington Beach City Council majority to require voter identification at polling places and installing […]
