Huntington Beach CA

An informal survey of local opinion asked Seal Beach residents (and probably some visitors) what they thought about the ficus trees on Main Street. Some people love ficus trees; others not so much. The Sun recently put the following question on multiple social media pages and two platforms:. “On the...

Hidden inside a Tustin market, this Chinese restaurant is OC's only location of a San Gabriel Valley chain. Growing from humble beginnings as a cottage food operator selling wontons and dumplings from a San Gabriel Valley home into a popular chain of Chinese restaurants, Mama Lu’s Dumpling House has had its ups and dow

A 30-year-old man suspected of brandishing a knife and running into a Cerritos restaurant, where he was fatally shot by a customer with a concealed carry permit, was identified Thursday. The man with a knife entered Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que in the 11300 block of South Street about 2:10 p.m. Sunday...

While it remains somewhat of a mystery why its previous principal won’t be returning, the Los Alamitos Unified School District’s Board of Trustees announced this week that Cara Vienna has been selected to lead the school going forward. According to a statement issued by the District this week,...

Call it a fiver, a five spot, a halfway-to-ten, or the hard-to-quibble-with classic, a five-dollar bill: Whatever you dub this denomination, it will take you flavorfully far at the OC Fair. This particular amount is quite famous, you might say, at the Costa Mesa summertime spectacular, and with fine reason:...

Santa Ana officials are formally opposing county leaders’ plans to convert a juvenile rehab center to a halfway house for ex-inmates in the northern edge of town, with two council members arguing the city is not a “dumping ground” for such services. City leaders say county officials...

If you’ve been searching for the best new waterfront restaurant in Long Beach, look no further. Fuego, the signature lounge at The Maya, has officially unveiled its reimagined identity, and I got to experience it firsthand at an exclusive evening celebrating the transformation, complete with an overnight stay at the ho

Stanton is doubling down enforcement on vacant properties around the city, boosting registration fees to nearly $10,000 annually for what city officials classify as problematic abandoned buildings. Officials are also mandating that certain properties institute a manager to overlook maintenance in an effort to prevent t

Over the last several days, while driving around Seal Beach, I have seen several bicycles and e-bikes carrying two people even though the bicycle was designed for only one rider. I cringe every time I see it because I know how quickly one small mistake can turn into a serious injury.

The Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) has officially announced an upcoming CDL/DUI Checkpoint scheduled for Friday, July 24, 2026. The operation will run from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location chosen specifically due to local historical data regarding impaired driving arrests and traffic collisi