Quang Tri Monument will be taken up again
There has been a long-
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An illegal gaming operation can be … well … a gamble.
Deaths rose from eight to 24. The total number of deaths in the county from coronavirus now stands at fromtionsHowever,7,389.hospitalizadroppedto189202andtheuseof
In a reversal of recent im provements, Friday’s tally of confirmed new coro navirus cases and deaths showedAccordingincreases.to Orange County health care agen cy, over the period of Sept. 6 to 8, confirmed new cas es were 1,422, an average of 474 per day. That’s a
their homes as rents con tinue to Mobileincrease.home owners over the age of 62 who pay at least 50 percent of their income for rent of the space where their home is located will be the beneficiaries of this legislation. The passage of the program came af ter the council directed its staff to research other rental assistance programs throughout the country. Some mobile home own ers in Surf City, many of whom have long been
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FOUR PEOPLE ARRESTED IN RAID ON GAMBLING DEN Westminster police served a warrant on a location on Cherry Street (WPD photo)
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• consideration of rein stating the monument’s foundation authority to build the monument in Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in the Civic Center.
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This gamble didn’t pay off
The second Battle of Quang Tri in 1972 in volved the success of South Vietnamese forc es, along with American troops, in defeating North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War.
An estimated $1,100 dol lars a month will be al located to 30 households who are at risk of losing
As officers approached the building, a man fled out the front door, but was taken into custody without incident. He was discovered to have an outstanding felony warrant and was later booked at Orange County Jail in Santa Ana.
By Huw Pickering Orange County Tribune
It was a chance that didn’t pay off for four people arrested on Wednesday by Westminster police.
What could be another long and contentious meeting of the West minster City Council on Wednesday night – and possibly Thursday morn ing – includes two items on the controversial Quang Tri Victory Monu ment.Two items continued from the Aug. 10 meeting of the council will be revisited: • the feasibility study for potential location of the monument
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Of the other three arrested, one was for a probation violation and two others for operating a gambling house. Offi cers also recovered methamphetamine, seven gambling machines and about $2,400 in cash.
big jump from Tuesday’s average of 225.25.
The Huntington Beach City Council unanimously approved a rental assis tance program for senior mobile home owners at Tuesday’s meeting.
According to the WPD, at about 4 p.m. officers along with the West Orange County SWAT, served a search warrant at a home suspected to be an illegal gambling operation in the 13200 block of Cherry Street, northeast of Trask Avenue and Goldenwest Street.
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Years ago, a Huntington Beach park could be assessed as worth a few hundred thousand dollars, but today that assessment is of ten in the millions.
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“What we’re running into is that the market hasn’t adjusted in 30, 40, 50 years, and when it does, it’s a shock,” Kalmick said. “A mild hardship for other homeowners is a super hardship for these people.”
To alleviate that hardship, coun cil member Kalmick and others have proposed another piece of legislation in addition to rental assistance. In 2024, they hope to place a rent stabilization ordinance on the ballot, which would allow Hun tington Beach’s local govern ment to keep costs down for theseLow-incomeseniors. homeowners, particularly seniors, have been fighting to cap rents since 2002, when a local ordinance banned any such controls from being instated.Ifpetitioners can gather at least 13,352 valid signatures – or 10 percent of the city’s registered voters–they will have a chance to take greater control over how much they pay to live here.
running struggle over the size, design and content of the monu ment. The most recent wrangle
has been over the location. City staff have recommended a loca tion at Westminster Memorial Park – a private cemetery and mortuary – but the foundation has advocated for a city park, preferably Freedom Park where other monuments devoted to the South Vietnamese military are located.Thecouncil will meet with a closed session at 5 p.m. and the open session at 7 p.m. at 8200 Westminster Blvd.
SANTA ANA (AP) – An oil company pleaded guilty Thurs day to negligently discharging crude off the Orange County coast – including Huntington Beach – when its underwater pipeline ruptured last year, a federal official said.
Guilty plea in oil spill near HB
Houston-based Amplify En ergy and two of its subsidiar ies each pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in federal court on Thursday, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles.Thecompanies are expected to be sentenced later in the day, he said.The plea comes after the companies agreed with federal prosecutors to pay a $7 million fine and nearly $6 million in expenses incurred by agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard after Amplify’s pipeline broke off the Orange County coast, spilling about 25,000 gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean. The rupture shuttered beaches for a week and fisheries for more than a month, oiled birds and threatened local wetlands.
The OCHCA agency an nounced that beginning next week it would post numbers once a week on Thursdays.
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“Any council member who does not pass this legislation,” Geddes said, “just does not hold the best interest of this city’s residents at heart, and should not receive their parkbersland-owningoncebilemobilewhenperceivesCouncilmembervotes.”DanKalmickotherissuesatplayitcomestotheseseniorhomeowners.Theparksinwhichthesemohomesarelocatedwereheldintrustbyvariousfamilies.Asmemofthesefamiliesdie,thepropertiesaresold,and therefore their property taxes are reevaluated.
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used to paying 30 percent of their income for space rent, have seen their costs rise dramatically in the last few years. With half their income going directly to maintaining the plot of land where their mobile home lies, a number of these people find themselves on the brink of homelessness.Atthecouncil meeting on Tuesday, one such mobile home owner, long-term Huntington Beach resident Tim Geddes, made clear his belief that the re sponsibility to fix this situation lies with the council.
• Farrah Larson, Brianna Badajos, Tracy Marx, Evan Strand, Steven Pariselli, Evan Urquhart-Martinez, Gina LaBarber and Noah Iida of Huntington Beach
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• Luan Nguyen of Garden Grove.SNHU’s summer dean’s list includes Alexandrea Jodlowski
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The public’s help is asked in helping to identify suspects in a burglary of a phone kiosk at Westminster Mall.
Stephanie Scott is joining the Seahawk family with years of professional education experi ence.Beginning her educational career as the College Career Center Director at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Scott quickly “gained a passion” for working with students and transitioned to the Safe Schools Coordinator/Crisis Counselor for several years before enter ing an administrative role. She
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on Monday, Sept. 12 through May 2023, tenta tively, several Garden Grove streets will undergo rehabilita tion causing temporary traffic delays.Streets under construction are: McFadden Avenue, from Ward Street to 600 feet east; Hazard Avenue, from Bushard Street to Ward Street; Chapman Avenue, from Nelson Street to Ninth Street; Lampson Avenue, from Harbor Boulevard to Haster Street; Newland Street, from Trask Avenue to Garden Grove Boulevard; and Mays Avenue, from Yockey Street to Magnolia Street.Tofacilitate construction work, traffic will be reduced to one lane in both directions. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon day through Friday. Access to businesses and residences along the construction areas will be maintained at all times. Motor ists are advised to use alternate routes to avoid congestion. The improvements consist of the removal and construction of uplifted curbs, gutter, side walk, cross gutter, splash pad, bus pad, and wheelchair ramps; full depth reclamation (FDR) process; asphalt concrete base and surface; traffic striping and raised pavement markers. The work will result in an improved roadway surface and minimize maintenance efforts.
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SUSPECT IN MALL ROBBERY (WPD image).
The suspects are described as:
New Asst. Principal at Ocean View High
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STEPHANIE SCOTT
According to the WPD, the in cident took place at 4:25 p.m. on Aug.Three31.suspects were involved in prying open the kiosk and taking several electronic de vices. That same kiosk had been burglarized a week earlier.
• a male Hispanic, 25 to 28 years old, 5-feet, 9-inches tall, 170 lbs. with dark hair and a scar on his right cheek. He was wearing a dark gray T-shirt, jeans, black and red shoes
Ocean View High School wel comes Stephanie Scott to the Seahawks as their new Assis tant Principal of Supervision. As a graduate from Marina High School, Stephanie Scott returns to the Huntington Beach Union High School District to serve the Seahawk community. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Social Science from the University of Southern California in 2003 and Master’s degree in Educational Counsel ing and Pupil Personnel Ser vices Credential from National University in 2004. Continuing her education, Stephanie Scott also received her Administra tive Services Credential from National University in 2008.
• a female Hispanic with long black curly hair and wearing shorts•amale Hispanic, heavyset. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Investigator T. Schumacher at (714) 898-3315 ext. 4570 or govtschumacher@westminster-ca..
Look out for suspects in kiosk heists
spent four years as an admin istrator overseeing athletics, student activities and leader ship, attendance, guidance and counseling, supervision and campus safety, facilities, and testing.
• McKenzie Whiting, Nicho las Brown, Carol Garcia and Lindsey Arndt of Westminster
A new vice principal at Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach in the Huntington Beach Union High School District (Shutterstock)
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Southern New Hampshire Uni versity’s summer presidents’ list includes these local students.
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For more information, contact Project Engineer, Navin Maru at (714) 741-5180 or Nick Hsieh at (714) 741-5190.
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It’s 5 o’clock somewhere … in Huntington
The 24th annual Garden Grove High School All-Class Picnic and Reunion will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the GGHS campus, 11271 Stanford Ave. from 11 a.m. to 3Forp.m.sale will be GGHS alumni merchandise and bake items. Attendance is free.
of Huntington Beach.
It’s free for chamber members and $5 for non-members. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
The project is funded by Mea sure M2 Local Fair Share and gas tax funds.
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The Huntington Beach Cham ber of Commerce will hold an “After 5 Mixer” on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. at the Triple Crown Tavern, 714 E. Adams Ave., Unit 101, Huntington Beach (at Adams Avenue).
Argo all-class picnic
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Alisha Tardiff has been named as the principal at Sequoia Academy Magnet Elementary School in West minster for the 2022-2023 schoolTardiff,year.aproduct of the Westminster School District. is excited to “return home” to where her education started as a Shestudent.taught for 12 years in the Buena Park School District, was in administration in the Huntington Beach City School District and – most recently – was the assistant principal at Sowers Middle School in Huntington Beach.
“Our Towns” for West OC
New principal at Sequoia School
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Prep football results for Week 3
But the second half was all Buf falo as the visitors outscored the
The matching of the defend ing Super Bowl champs with the team favored this season on opening night was a dream choice for most fans, but a nightmare for the home team.
Stafford also took some of the blame for the loss on himself. “I can play more efficient,” he said. But he added “The one thing that gives me a good feel
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home team 21-0.
The Bills jumped out to a 10-0 start, but the Rams came back to score 10 points to send the game into halftime tied.
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road.Bolsa Grande won a forfeited game over Mendez High of Los Angeles after building a 39-0 lead.Marina’s record dipped to 0-3 after losing 45-14 to Fountain ValleyOrange(3-1).High thumped La Hab ra 34-6 to improve its record to
TERRILL LEWIS (52) comes up with one of the four turnovers the Rams forced on the Bills, but they weren’t enough (Rams photo).
2-2.Los Amigos improved its re cord to 3-1 with a 27-9 win over Saddleback, but Ocean View dropped 21-12 to Cerritos for a 1-3Lamark.Quinta (0-3) lost a heartbreaker with a 28-27 loss to Costa Mesa. Santiago improved to 2-1 with a 21-18 win over Es tancia
Josh Allen threw for three
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ing is knowing the guys in that locker room and knowing how we’re going to all band together, look at each other look inward first and go, ‘Hey, what can I do to be better for the guy next to me.’”Next up for the Rams (0-1) will be another home game at SoFi Stadium, this one on Sunday, Sept. 18 against the Atlanta Fal cons. Game time is set for 1:05 p.m.
touchdowns and nearly 300 yards to lead the Buffalo Bills to a 31-10 win over the Los Ange les Rams Thursday night at SoFi Stadium.
Allen also ran for 56 yards and a Matthewscore. Stafford threw for 254 yards and one score for the Rams, but was intercepted three times and sacked seven times.
“When you look at a lot of the ways that this game unfolded, feel a huge sense of responsibili ty to this team, we weren’t ready to go. I take a lot of pride in that, and that’s on me, I got to do bet ter,” said Coach Sean McVay.
Rams off to a slow start in 31-10 defeat
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spending $218 million during free agency with most of that devoted to upgrading a defense that was ranked 23rd last season after a 9-8 finish and missing the playoffs with a last-second overtime loss to the Raiders in the regular-season finale.
“What’s nice is many of these guys you sign over the years don’t quite play up to the way they did with their last team. So you just try and mitigate your risk as much as you can.
Telesco goes into his 10th sea son as general manager after
By Joe Reedy AP Sports Writer
The Chargers’ biggest exten sion though could come next year when they can begin nego tiating with Justin Herbert.
Telesco realizes the ultimate indicator is how the team he has built performs on the field.
had a good amount of space to use. We had a defense that had to kind of get turned over a little bit to make sure guys were fit ting what we’re going to do.
Jackson and defensive lineman Austin Johnson are the only no
Los Angeles’ key moves were signing cornerback J.C. Jack son and acquiring linebacker Khalil Mack from the Chicago Bears.Most of the new players on defense have experience with coach Brandon Staley’s scheme, either from his one season as the Rams defensive coordinator or when he was a position coach with Denver and Chicago.“Yougot to make sure you spend it on the right guys, which I think we did,” Telesco said. “It kind of lined up that we
table additions that doesn’t have prior history with Staley. Defen sive lineman Sebastian JosephDay, Morgan Fox and lineback er Troy Reeder were with the Rams in 2020, while Mack and cornerback Bryce Callahan were coached by Staley when he was a position Telesco’scoach.defensive spending extended into training camp when he made Derwin James the NFL’s highest-paid safety with a four-year extension worth $76.5 million.
If Herbert makes the Pro Bowl this season, his fifth-year option for 2024 would be the franchise tag for a quarterback, which will be more than $30 million.
“If you do find some guys that either played in this scheme, which helps, or if you get lucky, maybe had that coach, it just in creases their chances of playing.
How well will Charger changes pay off?
– For nearly six months, Tom Telesco has heard how good the Los Angeles Chargers look on paper with one of the league’s top young quarterbacks and af ter aggressively addressing the defense in the offseason.
“You can’t do obviously with every guy, but it just increases our odds of playing at the same level they did. Or if you get lucky, maybe a little bit better for the team they came from,” he asked.
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“I hate hearing that things look good on paper. You don’t really know what you have, until we actually start playing. You can only see so much in practice,’’ said Telesco as the Chargers prepare to host the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday in an early AFC West matchup.
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The Vaqueros and Rebels each were scoreless until Rancho’s fi nal offensive play of the first half when quarterback Chris Hurley connected with Frank Candelar io for a 45-yard pass-run play for a touchdown and a 6-0 halftime lead.
Huntington Beach (now 2-1) lost a heart-breaker 15-14 to El Toro on a last minute field goal by the Chargers. The Oilers
scored their two TDs on a 44yard scoring pass from Daunte Bell to A.J. Vandermade and a 10-yard return of a fumble by
NathanWestminsterTauanuu.(3-0) remained un beaten with a 48-0 victory over Anaheim. Western bested Es
Current as of Friday night results
The Los Angeles Dodgers were
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One-run losses for Angels, Dodgers
RANCHO DEFENSE throttled Savanna’s offense in a 16-0 win over the Rebels of Anaheim on Thursday at Bolsa Stadium (Or ange County Tribune photos by Jim Tortolano).
The Los Angeles Angels suffered another one of their patented late inning, come-from-ahead one in ning losses Friday night, falling 4-3 to the Astros in Houston.
Vaqueros go to 3-0 after win over Savanna High
Rancho added a field goal and a touchdown in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
Rancho Alamitos ran its 2022 football record to 3-0 with a 16-0 win over Savanna Thursday night at Bolsa Stadium.
peranza 39-7 as Anthony Luna passed for four touchdowns as the Pioneers improved to 3-1. At least three area high school football teams posted wins in non-league action on Friday night.AtArtesia High, Garden Grove improved its record to 3-0 with a 21-0 win over Gahr High on the
Rancho Runs Past the Rebels
Taylor Ward’s 18th homer of the
Garden Grove League play will start on Friday, Sept. 30 as the green-and-gold host Los Ami gos.Inother action on Thursday, Ed ison thumped Palos Verdes 35-7 in a game at Sheue Field on the Huntington Beach High campus to improve its record to 4-0.
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Mike Trout put the Halos (now 60-78) ahead in the sixth with a two-run homer in the top of the inning, his 33rd round-tripper of theButyear.the Astros (89-49) started chipping away with two home runs and took a 4-2 lead.
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The Vaqueros will go fo their fourth win on Friday, Sept. 16 when they visit Godinez Funda mental in Santa Ana.
Despite the loss, the Orange County team remained in third place in AL West as the Texas Rangers also lost, 4-3.
year closed the margin but not enough.TheAngels wasted a strong start ing performance by Michael Lo renzen, who worked 5.2 innings giving up just three hits and one run. He struck out four batters and walked one.
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locked in a close game, too, against the Padres in San Diego. They scrambled out of a threerun first inning hole aided by two home runs, one each by Freddie Freeman (18th of the year) and Trayce Thompson (ninth). Finally, the 4-4 deadlock was broken in the 10th when – with runners at first and second – Jake Cronenworth singled to right, driving in Juan Soto with the win ningWithrun.the 5-4 loss, the Dodgers are 94-43, still first in the National League West.