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  • 1 week ago | latimes.com | Matt Szabo

    Pacifica Christian Orange County boys’ basketball senior EJ Spillman was in middle school when something happened that would change his life forever, but not define it. His father, Ellis Spillman, was shot to death inside a residence around the corner from his Long Beach home in June 2018. Ellis’ life ended at the age of 42. EJ — whose initials stand for Ellis, Jr. — was left without a father. The dangers of gangs and violence hit all too close to home.

  • 1 week ago | latimes.com | Matt Szabo

    Surf City USA will not be hosting surfing as the Olympic Games return to Southern California in 2028, despite its aspirations to be on the world’s stage during the event. LA28 announced Tuesday the surf competition will be held at Lower Trestles Beach south of San Clemente, not Huntington Beach. Long Beach has been awarded beach volleyball at Alamitos Beach, with Huntington Beach again bypassed after LA28 failed to reach an agreement with Santa Monica.

  • 2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Matt Szabo

    Edison High School graduate Matthew Hunein recently opened Crzookie, developing the business plan through his involvement in the school's Center for International Business and Communications Study program.

  • 2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Matt Szabo

    A single adult oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water per day. Huntington Harbour residents are now doing their part to restore a native population of Olympia oysters while cleaning up their water at the same time. More than 200 empty shell strings were handed out by Orange County Coastkeeper volunteers during an event Sunday at the Huntington Harbour Yacht Club.

  • 2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Matt Szabo

    California Resources Corporation has proposed a zoning change for its 92-acre oceanfront property in Huntington Beach.

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