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Make your voices heard about the plans for the ‘new park’
The axiom, “You can’t please everyone” is one of great timeless truths of all eras. But you won’t have a chance at being pleased if you don’t let others know what you want. At a recent Garden Grove City Council meeting a citizen got up...
Downey, Calif., bans Pride flag on city property; L.A. County, state officials clap back
The city of Downey, Calif. — a suburb of Los Angeles — has banned the display of Pride flags and many others on city property, apparently at the urging of an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group. But Los Angeles County and California officials are clapping back, along with some city leaders.
SoCal Wienerfest has bacon-flavored bubbles and oodles of ‘doxie moxie'
Free; Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Huntington Dog Beach. A competition for the best beach outfit is on the schedule, as is a hot dog-eating contest. We're not often in a place where we're invited to leap in the air and playfully bite at bacon bubbles — thus far, such a whimsical option has been kept off menus, certainly because restaurants would like guests to stay in their seats — but there are those energetic events that cater to bacon bubble biters.
Budgets, sky, fees, freedom
What color is the sky? Does Surf City like the Bill of Rights?. Such weighty questions will be addressed at Tuesday’s meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council. Two members of the council have asked that items be placed on the agenda which are not generally present on a city’s order of business.
OC Parks Unveils Red Rock Wilderness For Public Access
OC park officials this month unveiled an iconic local open space in the hills just outside Irvine and Orange known as the Red Rock Wilderness – a rare chance to walk the area formed millions of years ago. About 1,500 acres of the open space were opened to public...
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