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John Gill, left, is pictured with Brady Rhoades, after a Gill provided Rhoades with a few pointers on Pickleball. If Orange County bestowed such a title, John Gill would be known as Mr. Pickleball. Instead, he’ll have to settle for champion player and president of the World Pickleball Association. The 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

Following a public hearing, the Seal Beach City Council unanimously introduced a Zone Text Amendment on Monday, July 22.  The council is expected to adopt the zoning amendment at a future council meeting. There is only one meeting scheduled in August. The amendment fixes errors in the Municipal Code and Read More