Day: June 26, 2025

Patrick Gallegos is now the permanent Seal Beach city manager.   The City Council on Monday, June 23, 2025 voted to appoint Gallegos as the permanent successor to former city manager Jill Ingram. The council also approved the contract with Gallegos, which includes a $3,000 raise from his base pay Read More

The Los Alamitos Unified School District has acknowledged at their most recent meetings that student enrollment could drop significantly in the next few years.  At their most recent meeting, the Los Al Unified Board of Trustees learned that the district could lose as many as 800 students in the next Read More

Deputy City Manager Alma Reyes presented the City Manager Leadership Award for May to Jenette Martinez, the Crime Prevention Specialist in the Police Department. “It is no surprise that Jenette is recognized out in the community for her high energy and contagious smile,” Reyes said. “Her gregarious demeanor immediately makes Read More

The Seal Beach council on June 23 approved memorandums of understanding with two employee labor organizations. The organizations are Mid-Management and Confidential Employees Association and the Supervisors and Professionals Association. The terms have been included in the recently adopted 2025-26 budget, according to the staff report. The cost of the Read More

File photo Beginning Tuesday, July 1, parking rates at Seal Beach’s three public beach lots will be adjusted to $3 per hour, with a $15 daily maximum, following approval from the California Coastal Commission. The $4 flat fee after 6 p.m. will remain unchanged. This rate adjustment-—the first since 2015—was Read More