The council this week voted 3-1 to continue the public hearing on proposed water and sewer rate increases to Aug. 11. The audience, which filled most of the seats in Council Chambers, applauded. The meeting was roughly two and a half hours long. Forty-four individuals were in the audience as Read More
Seal Beach officials announced trash collection would resume Monday, July 14. Last week, the city government announced that trash collection would be delayed. City Manager Patrick Gallegos told the council at Monday night’s meeting that trash would be picked up all week. (Since you’re reading this on a Thursday, the Read More
The City Council on July 14 approved an amendment to Seal Beach’s contract with Psomas to continue consulting on the Old Ranch Country Club project. The amendment increase’s Psomas’s compensation by $18,080 for the environmental impact report on the Old Ranch Country Club Specific Plan proposal. The city will be Read More
The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday, July 9, approved a Caltrans request to widen the PCH bridge connecting Long Beach and Seal Beach. The item was moved the commission’s Consent Calendar and approved as recommended. The bridge will be widened by a maximum of 25 feet, according to the unsigned Read More
Water and sewer rates return to the City Council Monday night, July 14. The council will hold a public hearing on proposed increases to Seal Beach’s water and sewer rates, according to a legal notice published in the July 3 edition of the Sun. If the council adopts the water Read More
Isaiah Osorio picture from on the gofundme page. A gofundme campaign has raised $153,119 for Seal Beach Lifeguard Isaiah Osorio as of 1:36 p.m., Tuesday, July 8. He was injured on Friday, June 27, while serving as an instructor for Seal Beach Junior Lifeguards. (An unrelated accident took place the Read More
File art By Charles M. Kelly The Seal Beach Coyote Management Plan is under review pending an update, according to Seal Police Capt. Nick Nicholas. Capt. Nicholas, the support services captain for the Seal Beach Police Department, gave the City Council a presentation about coyotes during the June 23 council Read More
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 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
The Coastal Commission on June 12 approved the remodel of a Seal Beach home with an addition to the second story. The project was approved with certain conditions. The property is on Crystal Cove Way. “The proposed project is for the construction of a 1,227 sq. ft. addition and a Read More
