Vern's West County Picks

14 May 2008, 5:24 pm

If Larry and Art get to do this, then here's this Huntington Beach Progressive Democrat's picks for the June 3 Primary Election. In order of importance: 1. NO on 98, YES on 99. Will have a whole post up on this later this week. Thank you to Larry for inviting me to a forum on this at Chapman Univers... read more

Successful Fundraiser for Relay For Life Huntington Beach

14 May 2008, 5:23 pm

The Huntington Beach city departments hosted a chili cookoff Tuesday to launch a campaign that will raise funds and support for their Relay for Life team called HB United. The team's goal is to have 300 residents and 30 cancer survivors and to raise $30,000 for the American Cancer Society's signatu... read more

Who will be our next Orange County Sheriff?

10 May 2008, 7:57 am

The Total Buzz blog has released a list of the finalists to replace disgraced former O.C. Sheriff Mike Carona. Here is the list that Total Buzz published: They are Glendale Police Chief Randy Adams, OC Acting Sheriff Jack Anderson, Salt Lake County Undersheriff Beau Babka, San Bernardino County Unde... read more

Bring your mom to my Mothers' Day Concert!

6 May 2008, 10:36 pm

Pretty much all of you should probably come to my piano concert this Sunday, 5PM, at the Huntington Beach Central Library (Goldenwest & Talbert - I do a concert there every couple of months.) This is a very special program of Composers With Mothers. To wit: J. S. Bach: Italian Concerto Beethoven... read more

1 Killed, 1 Injured When Car Strikes Big-Rig

5 May 2008, 8:39 am

A man was fatally injured when he was ejected from the car he was riding after striking a big-rig in Huntington Beach on Sunday night. The crash took place around 10:30 p.m. on Beach Boulevard, north of Garfield Avenue, according to said Lt. Irwin Feuerstein of the Huntington Beach Police Departmen... read more

House sitting -- on a grand scale

4 May 2008, 8:29 am

"It's a very subtle, almost subliminal thing." POCKETS OF people across the Southland are living like royalty without it costing them a king's ransom. via KCPQ ... read more