Only one candidate applied to run for each of the two council seats for the 2024 City Council election: Ben Wong (in District Two) and Patty Senecal (in District Four). However, council won’t cancel the election because there will be a city sales tax measure on the November ballot. The Read More
The council on Monday, Aug. 12, unanimously approved a contract between Seal Beach and MDJ Management, LLC, to remodel the North Seal Beach Community Center. The total project cost would be 419,221.89, according to the staff report prepared by Deputy Director of Public Works/City Engineer Kathryne Cho. Of that figure, Read More
Seal Beach Planners this week approved two minor use permits to allow a porch to exceed 50% of the width of front façade for each of two proposed single-family homes in Old Town. Because the matter related to two proposed houses, the Planning Commission had to approve a separate resolution Read More
Following a public hearing, the Planning Commission on Monday, Aug. 5, approved a conditional use permit to expand a medical clinic located near Leisure World. The vote was unanimous. All five commissioners were present Monday night. Only the applicant spoke during the public hearing. Elmira Shojaei said about 30% of Read More
Shown here is the regional location map of the Haynes Generating Station Recycled Water Pipeline Project. The city Long Beach is serving as the lead agency for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power sewer pipeline project. The red line represents the proposed pipeline, part of which would be Read More
A medical clinic expansion and a porch encroachment into the front yard will be on next week’s Planning Commission agenda. The Seal Beach Planning Commission has two public hearings scheduled for Monday, Aug. 5. Planners will consider a request for a conditional use permit to expand a medical service clinic Read More
Seal Beach Community Development Director Alexa Smittle updated the council on the status of the city’s Housing Element during the July 22 council meeting. Background California requires cities to update the Housing Elements of their General Plans at regular intervals. The state has required Seal Beach to plan for 1,243 Read More
Catherine Showalter is the new chair of the Seal Beach Environmental Quality Control Board. District Four Board Member Showalter nominated herself. District Three Board Member Susan M. Perrell also nominated Showalter to be the new chair. No other board members were nominated. The vote was 4-0. District One board Member Read More
The Seal Beach Municipal Code currently requires organizers to apply for a special event permit 30 days before the event. Staff proposed changing the requirement to 45 days. “The majority of our regular, large event, submit well in advance of that,” said Community Development Director Alexa Smittle. The City Council Read More
File photo On July 12, the Sun asked Seal Beach Police Lt. Julia Clasby about four local traffic cases. On July 23, Clasby emailed us updates. Sun: “What is the status of the June 22 fatal traffic collision Seal Beach Boulevard and Apollo Drive?” Clasby: “The investigation is ongoing.” Sun: Read More
