Nearly a dozen people were burned – financially, that is – for fireworks violations in Stanton. According to a report issued recently by the City of Stanton, 11 citations were issued for […]
Some good news on fireworks
The four-day fireworks miracle
I don’t know if this qualifies as a miracle, exactly. But it definitely can be in the categories of the unexplainable and the unexpected. One of the major gripes for years has […]
Fireworks stand lottery on tap
It may just be February but it’s not too early to make plans for the Fourth of July. An otherwise routine agenda of the Huntington Beach City Council on Tuesday includes a […]
How to have a safe, sane, fun 4th
All across the West Orange County cities, efforts will be made to curb the possession and use of dangerous illegal fireworks this 4th of July weekend and encourage the proper enjoyment of […]
Social host ordinance approved
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune Neighbors shooting off illegal fireworks and saying to police,”it’s not me, it’s my uncle”? There’s a new law coming to Stanton, a “social host” ordinance which […]
Fireworks stats show decline
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune An expanded effort by the Garden Grove Police Department, along with a widespread social media campaign is being credited with a decline in major fireworks problems during […]
Palm Springs: it’s pretty, hot
This and that … We wonder if Scott Stiles, former city manager for Garden Grove and now CM of the city of Palm Springs, misses his old job a bit considering that […]
3 arrested for illegal fireworks
An ounce of prevention, it is said, is worth a pound of cure. The Westminster Police Department has prevented a large amount of illegal fireworks from reaching the streets in the days […]
The booms a bit of a bust?
A little of this, a little of that … Hold Your Fire Dept: I might be wrong – I frequently am – but it seems to me that the use and abuse […]
Social host rule for fireworks?
Should a homeowner be penalized because his visiting boozy uncle shot off illegal fireworks on Independence Day? Stanton Mayor David Shawver is asking for a discussion at Tuesday’s city council meeting of […]
