Huntington Beach City Manager Oliver Chi has announced the appointment of Scott Haberle as the city’s next fire chief, effective Feb. 10. Haberle will join Huntington Beach with 27 years of fire […]
Scott Haberle in line as new HB fire chief
One setback and one success for city
The City of Huntington Beach’s legal wrestling with the State of California has brought a win and a loss. A state appeals court ruled Friday that the Surf City must comply with […]
GGPD is planning a DUI checkpoint
Don’t let your Merry Little Christmas turn into a sorry trip to jail. The Garden Grove Police Department’s traffic unit will be conducting a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint from 9 p.m. Saturday to […]
3 councils to have final 2019 meetings
Three local city councils – Garden Grove, Huntington Beach and Westminster – will have end-of-the-year meetings this week. Here are the highlights, city-by-city. Garden Grove: Willowick master developer selection A special meeting […]
Semeta sworn in as city’s 82nd mayor
By Jim Tortolano Calling for civility in an age of divisiveness, Lyn Semeta took the oath Monday night as the 82nd mayor of Huntington Beach. Sworn in as mayor pro tempore was […]
The city council will elect a new mayor
The changing of the guard will come to the Huntington Beach City Council when it meets on Monday night. A new mayor and mayor pro tem will be chosen and sworn in. […]
Pension bonds OKd; district maps on view
The possible issuance of pension obligation bonds was approved on Monday night by the Huntington Beach City Council. The council voted 6-1 in favor, with Councilmember Mike Posey opposed. The bonds are […]
Council considers pension bonds
Authorization for the issuance of pension obligation bonds goes before the Huntington Beach City Council when it meets tonight (Monday) at 6 p.m. Like with many other cities and other public agencies, […]
Wrestling with unfunded pension costs
Of all the financial woes looming on the horizon for local governments, unfunded pension liabilities look the most ominous. The PERS (Public Employment Retirement System) has lowered its estimates of what it […]
DUI checkpoint is planned in HB
A DUI/driver’s license checkpoint will be conducted on Friday, Nov. 22 by the Huntington Beach Police Department somewhere within city limits between 6 p.m. and 3 am. the next morning. Such checkpoints […]
