File photo This week’s City Council public session agenda includes a proposal to put a 1/2 cent sales tax on the November ballot. The sales tax is the last of items on the agenda. The council will also consider requiring a special event permit application 45 days prior to an Read More
The Planning Commission on Monday, July 15, approved a minor use permit for a proposed take-out on restaurant on PCH. The vote was unanimous. City staff had recommended approval. Background “Steve Holguin is requesting to establish a take-out restaurant, Seal Beach Teriyaki, within a 1,000-square-foot commercial suite located in PCH Read More
The California Coastal Commission approved Seal Beach’s Short Term Rental Program on Thursday, July 11. Technically, the CCC approved a coastal development permit to authorize the city program. Coastal Commission had staff recommended approving the report, with conditions. (See “Short term rentals on July 11 CCC agenda,” at sunnews.org.) One Read More
File art Callifornia Senate Bill 1037 would impose fines on cities that don’t have a compliant Housing Element. The fines could range from $10,000 to $50,000 a month, according to the League of California Cities. The Legislative Council’s Digest confirms those figures. According to leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, the bill is in Read More
The City Council on Monday, July 22, will hold a public hearing on an amendment to the Zoning Code, according to a recent legal notice. The council will also hold a public hearing on whether to authorize getting Federal funds for the Orange County Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals Read More
Seal Beach Police Chief Michael Henderson. The police chief recently presented the Chamber of Commerce with good news about crime stats and challenging news about budget cuts. Overall crime was down from 2023 to 2024 (though retail crime has increased). Meanwhile, inflation and budget cuts have effected the Seal Beach Read More
Rachel Fattal. Few athletes get to the Olympics. Seal Beach’s own Rachel Fattal, a Griffin and Bruin alum, is going to compete for Olympic gold for the third time in Paris. The Seal Beach native’s parents are Ron and Maria Fattal. Her brother is Ryan. The women’s water polo preliminary Read More
Seal Beach has asked the California Coastal Commission for a Coastal Development Permit for a short term rental program. Short term rentals in Seal Beach are properties rented for less than 30 days. The commission was scheduled to consider Seal Beach’s request today, Thursday, July 11. Coastal Commission staff recommended Read More
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
