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During the Monday, Aug. 12 closed session, the City Council accepted the city manager’s resignation, effective Oct. 31, according to City Attorney Nicholas Ghirelli.  The city attorney reported the news during his report to the public session of the council. No reason was provided for the resignation. The Sun will Read More

Some area residents are among those who are actively working for noise relief from piston-driven airplanes at Long Beach Airport. Hope for mitigating worsening noise pollution from general aviation activity likely requires reimagining more than just one local noise ordinance. Residents living in neighborhoods surrounding Long Beach Airport are mobilizing Read More

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

The Pirate Park playground as it is now. Photo by Chris MacDonald Have you been to the all-inclusive beach playground on Huntington City Beach near Ninth Street at 913 Pacific Coast Highway? The name of this sandy playground is Pirate Park for the big pirate ship slide that kids can Read More

Suppose a citizen wants to dispose of a firearm (or a replica of one) but doesn’t own a car? How do they take it to the police station for destruction without violating the law or causing officers to be concerned about their safety? Thanks, Chuck Hi Chuck, Thanks for your Read More