The Army Corps of Engineers said the USACE intends to start the local sand replenishment project in the fall of 2024, but was working to start the project in the fall of this year, according to Ofelia Velarde-Garcia, director of Community Engagement for Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do. District One Read More
The Big Bang on the Bay fireworks show is still going to take place this year in Long Beach. (You’ll be able to see it from various locations in Old Town.) However, last week organizers withdrew their application for a permit to reserve Seal Beach’s First Street park for charities Read More
On June 12, I sent the following mail to Seal Beach Public Works Director Iris Lee: “I won’t need an answer to this before close of business Monday, June 19, at the earliest. According to a Feb. 2, 2023, email from John Kennedy, executive director of Engineering/Local Resources of the Read More
Pictured above is Willie Boudevin with his plaque from the city of Seal Beach, marking his role in helping a Leisure World resident whose home caught fire. A photo of Jeong Kim, who went into the burning building, was not available at editorial deadline. Photo taken from Feb. 28 City Read More
Following a brief public hearing, the City Council voted unanimously to re-adopt the current council district map to serve as the district map for the next 10 years. This was the fourth city hearing on the subject, the minimum number of hearings required by law. The redistricting process isn’t quite Read More
Seal Beach has an interim treasurer/Finance Department director. Her name is Sherry Johnson. She succeeds Kelly Telford, who left Seal Beach at the end of last month. Officially, Telford’s resignation went into effect on New Year’s Day 2022, according to the staff report prepared by Management Analyst Jennifer Robles. However, Read More
The Seal Beach Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to consider the update to the Housing Element of the city’s general plan. The Planning Commission meeting will start at 7 p.m. The update is a state mandate the comes in eight-year cycles and this update Read More
