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Second Traffic Fatal Accident In A Single Day Pedestrian dies after being hit on Bolsa Chica SCOTT STILES, GARDEN GROVE CITY MANAGER Speaking at Civic Center Engagement Open House (OCT Photo)

New Garden Grove police station?

By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune

The proposed relocation of Garden Grove’s police headquarters could have a big impact on the entire Civic Center area.

At an open house event Wednesday in the Community Meeting Center,

city officials outlined the need and possibilities for the change and took questions from members of the public.

“We’re ready for something better and new and different and we want to start the process of working with the community about what that might

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Would pot shops lead to an increase in crime?

Cannabis and a contract for the hiring of a new city manager top the agenda for the Westminster City Council when it meets on Wednesday.

In an effort to replace revenues to be lost if the 1 cent sales tax expiring at the end of 2022 is not

renewed, the council has been considering embracing the sale of cannabis products.

The Shryne Group, which operates 20 such stores in California, has approached the city about establishing a location in Continued on page 4

look like, where it could go and all that sort of stuff,” said City Manager Scott Stiles.

Police Chief Tom DaRe Continued on page 2

Election Day is Tuesday

Tuesday is Election Day in California and Orange County.

June 7 is the last day to vote in the 2022 Statewide Direct Primary Election.

Votes cast by mail must be postmarked on or before June 7.

You can drop off your ballot at a secure ballot drop box or at any Vote Center or pop-up voting location or vote in person.

Hours on Tuesday are from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The second traffic fatality in one day occurred late Tuesday night in Huntington Beach.

According to Jessica Cuchilla, public information officer for the HBPD, the fatal crash took place at around 11 p.m., on Bolsa Chica Street north of Argosy Avenue.

Upon arrival, officers found a pedestrian – a 63-year-old woman – dead in the roadway.

She had been struck by a

2019 Toyota Highlander.

The driver of the Toyota, a 60-year old man from Huntington Beach, remained at the scene as did his passenger, a 49-year-old woman from the same city.

It doesn’t appear that drugs or alcohol were a factor in the incident.

In what’s called a preliminary investigation indicates that the Highlander was traveling southbound on Bolsa Chica Street and struck the pedestrian in the roadway – outside of the crosswalk – north of Argosy.

In the previous accident Continued on page 2

New corona cases double in latest Orange Co. tally The average of confirmed new cases of coronavirus reported on Friday for Orange County nearly doubled the most recent previous tally released on Tuesday.

According to the county health care agency, 3,091 new cases were reported over the previous three days. That’s a daily average of 1,030 (rounded off to the nearest whole number) compared to 519 on Tuesday, but more similar to the average a week ago of 991.

Deaths rose from zero to 11. Hospitalizations declined from 140 to 132 and use of intensive care units to coronavirus patients fell from 18 to 11.

To date, Orange County has had 575,086 coronavirus cases, of which 549,985 are considered recovered. The death toll stands at 7,045.

Nationally and statewide, new cases and are declining. The New York Times – over a 14-day period – reports that cases Continued on page 2

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A new police station for G. Grove?

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spoke on the need to gather staff and resources in one building, likely multi-story with a smaller “footprint” than the existing two-story facility on Acacia Parkway, just east of Euclid

COVID-19 Continued from page 1

are down 3 percent and Los Angeles Times sees a decrease of 7 percent. However, NYT shows that across the U.S that deaths are down 7 percent, while LAT found a 23 percent drop.

Street. The desired size would be about 100,000 square feet.

He ticked off the reasons he wanted a new headquarters including crowding, non-compliance with ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) and seis-

Second fatal accident in Hunt. Beach Continued from page 1

Tuesday morning, an 82-yearold Seal Beach man died when his Toyota Camry crossed the center median on Pacific Coast Highway and collided with a Volkswagen GTI. The inquiry is continuing.

Anyone with information about either of the collisions or events leading up to them is encouraged to call HBPD Traffic Investigator Doug Demetre at (714) 536-5670.

mic standards.

“If that building starts to shake,” he said, “I’m running out the door.”

The most likely location for a new facility would be at the corner of Euclid and Acacia. That would include the southern portion of the Civic Center Park – known for its ponds, brooks and water fowl –and a parking lot for City Hall, which is located directly across the street.

Removing the police offices from the present location and demolishing the building would open up space there for other uses, including – potentially – other park amenities or even retail space.

The public input on issues of existing parkland, public safety facilities, future Civic Center amenities and mobility and traffic circulation is being sought by the city.

A virtual meeting will be held on Thursday, June 9 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. For more information or to register for the virtual meeting, go to https://ggcity.org/ civic-center .

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The Sports Page Celtics-Warriors series could be one for ages

By Tim Reynolds AP Basketball Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – When the Golden State Warriors look at the tape of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, they'll see both the present and the past.

They'll see the Boston Celtics, the 2022 version.

They'll also see a team that looks a lot like the 2015 Warriors.

Consider the parallels: The 2015 Warriors had a first-time, first-team All-NBA player in Stephen Curry, a first-year coach in Steve Kerr and a trio of young standouts – Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green – serving as the franchise cornerstones.

The 2022 Celtics have a first-time, first-team All-NBA player in Jayson Tatum, a first-year coach in Ime Udoka and a trio of young standouts – Tatum, Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown – serving as the franchise cornerstones.

Those Warriors won their NBA Finals debut, on the way to a championship.

These Celtics won their NBA Finals debut. The rest of the story – whether they'll win a championship or not – will play out over the next week or two. But make no mistake: If there was any doubt about whether this Boston team could truly contend for a title, it surely evaporated with a dazzling fourth quarter that fueled a 120-108 win over the Warriors in Game 1 of the finals on Thursday night.

“It just says what we've been doing all year,” Smart said. “We've been counted out all year. Rightfully so. We've had moments. But we continue to fight. That's who we are. I think over the last couple months, that's our identity. I think it stuck with us for a reason.`` In their first finals game in 2015, the Warriors erased a 14-point deficit to win.

On Thursday night, the Celtics did that one better.

They erased a 15-point deficit to win their finals debut – literally. Nobody in a Boston uniform had played a single second in a finals game before Thursday night.

It's been well-chronicled how this has been a tale of two seasons for the Celtics, who were 25-25 in their first 50 games and have gone 39-12 in 51 games since, including the postseason. Boston handed Golden State its third loss in the Warriors' last 24 Game 1s by coming up with a massive fourth quarter, outscoring them 40-13 to turn a 12-point deficit into a 15-point lead in the final seconds.

All they won is a game. Not a championship. But a confident team coming into Thursday is now going to be even more confident coming into Game 2 on Sunday.

SHOHEI’S UNEVEN MONTH Ohtani had a really rough game against the Yanks on Thursday (Angels photo)

Falling Angels Lose Again Nine defeats in a row fulfill a sad cliche It’s become a sad cliche that the Los Angeles Angels start out fast, look good through April and the first part of May, but then hit a wall.

With nine straight losses, the Halos are once against living up to that “tradition,” seeing their record slip to 27-23 and have fallen to 7.5 games back of the Houston Astros in the American League West.

On Friday, the Angels took an especially hard beating, falling 10-0 to

the Philadelphia Phillies.

Until fairly recently, the Orange County team had one of the most potent offenses in Major League Baseball. But against the Phils, they mustered only five hits, none of them for Continued on page 3

Dodgers keep rolling The collision between two of the best teams in baseball is turning somewhat one-sided.

With Friday’s 6-1 win, the Los Angeles Dodgers have won the first two games of a four-game series with the New York Mets.

With the victory, the Dodgers are 35-17, atop the National League West by four games over the San Diego Padres.

The Mets are 35-19, atop the National League East with a 35-19 mark. They lead the Atlanta Braves by 8.5 games.

Tyler Anderson (7-0) pitched another gem for the Blue Crew. He worked six scoreless

innings, yielding just three hits. He struck out five batters and walked none. Anderson has now pitched 22 shutout frames.

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HB Oiler baseball team in South Regional finals Huntington Beach High’s baseball team has advanced to the final round of the CIF Southern California Division I Regional Playoffs.

The Oilers (24-9) will visit JSerra High (25-10) on Saturday at 11 a.m. The winner of that game will play in the state championship game.

On Thursday the black-and-orange defeated Villa Park 9-2. The Oilers scored six runs in the first inning and pitcher Jack Smith struck out 12 Spartans en route to the semifinal win.

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Do cannabis shops attract crime?

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Westminster.

To that end, the council directed the police department to research the impact of a retail cannabis – marijuana – store on crime in the surrounding area.

The WPD surveyed eight locations, but received only two responses.

In each case – San Diego County and City and County of San Francisco – the responses indicated no appreciable difference between criminal activity near such “pot shops” and other retail areas.

Also on Wednesday night, the

council will take up a proposed employment agreement with Christine Cordon as city manager, effective June 8.

The council voted 5-0 at its May 25 meeting to hire Cordon, who has been serving as interim city manager.

Her salary would be $240,890.

She would also receive a monthly auto allowance of $300.

The council will meet in person and via teleconference with a closed session at 5:30 p.m. and the open session starting at 7 p.m. Council chambers are located at 8200 Westminster Blvd.

Falling Angels are still tumbling Continued from page 3

extra bases and had no walks.

Chase Sileth (1-2) had a discouraging start, lasting just 1.2 innings. He yielded four hits and four earned runs and was touched for two homers. His replacement, Jaime Barria, did worse, yielding five hits (three of them home runs) and six earned runs.

It was another case of absent offense and ineffective pitching.

After beating the Texas Rangers 5-3 on May 24, the Halos lost one to the Rangers, four to the Toronto Blue Jays and three to the New York Yankees be-

fore Friday’s loss in the City of Brotherly Love.

They’ll try to get back on track today (Saturday) and Sunday in Philly, then come home on Monday to start a series hosting the Boston Red Sox.

Dodgers beat the Mets twice Continued from page 3

He was supported by three home runs, hit by Cody Bellinger, Chris Taylor and Zach McKinstry.

The Mets will try to salvage the series with games today and Sunday ar Dodger Stadium.