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The Seal Beach Sun, originally called The Journal, has proudly served as the community's newspaper since April 1967. It was established by Grace Campbell and her partner Jules Schwartz, who released the first issue, volume 1, number 1, marking the beginning of this local publication.

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Briefing Room: May is Mental Health Awareness Month | Sun Newspapers

2 days ago | sunnews.org | Nick Nicholas
Los Alamitos softball reaches CIF-SS Championship

1 week ago | sunnews.org | Ted Apodaca

The Los Alamitos High softball team held off a late rally by Santa Margarita for a 7-6 win in the CIF-SS Division 2 semifinals on Saturday at Los Alamitos High. The win put the Griffins in the championship game against JSerra, at 7 p.m. on Friday at Deanna Manning Stadium, at Colonel Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park, in Irvine. The Griffins led 7-1 until the top of the sixth inning, when the Eagles pushed across four runs, sparked by a lead-off home run.
Griffin playoff run ends in quarters

1 week ago | sunnews.org | Ted Apodaca

After making a run to the CIF-SS Division 1 baseball quarterfinals the Los Alamitos High Griffins saw their playoff run come to an end with a bloop single to right field that gave the Santa Margarita Eagles a walk-off 5-4 win to send the Eagles to the semifinals. Junior Warren Gravely chipped a ball over first base that landed just inside the foul line and pinch runner Aramis Perez came around from second base to score the winning run.
A look at the five-year forecast

2 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

Second in a series. The five-year fiscal forecast for Seal Beach projects a 3.3% growth in expenditures and 2.4% growth in revenue, according to a slide from recent budget workshops. However, a Seal Beach City Council member and the finance director reported financial improvement during a recent budget workshop. Finance Director Arenado gave the council a presentation on Seal Beach’s financial outlook during the May 8 council meeting.
City to pay Wetlands Center $1K/month for wildlife services

2 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The Seal Beach council unanimously approved an amendment to the contract with the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center for wildlife services on Monday, May 12. This is the first amendment to the contract since Seal Beach began its own animal control program. The city will now pay the wildlife center $1,000 a month. Previously, the city paid $500 a month. This was a Consent Calendar item.
Summer sizzles at local eateries

2 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Chris MacDonald

Local restaurant owners aren’t surprised that 9 of 10 adults go to restaurants because it allows them to enjoy a favorite meal that has flavor and taste sensations you can’t easily replicate at home, and on hot summer days families can relax while someone else takes the heat. As the largest private employer in the state, California’s 86,779 restaurant locations feed more than $33 billion in taxes into the state economy, according to the National Restaurant Association – and much more.
Seal Beach announces water and sewer hearing for Monday, July 14

2 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The city of Seal Beach is considering rate adjustments over the next five years. The Seal Beach City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, July 14, in the City Council Chambers, at 211 Eighth St., Seal Beach, to consider proposed rates for water and sewer services. The council meeting will begin at 7 p.m. The City Council will consider oral testimony and written materials submitted regarding proposed rate increases.
Council OKs SBPD purchase of 10,000 rifle rounds

2 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The council on May 12 unanimously authorized the Seal Beach Police to buy 10,000 rounds of rifle ammunition from Dooly Enterprise, Inc. The cost: $5,107.35. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are voted on collectively, without discussion, unless a council member pulls one or more items for further discussion. Nothing was pulled from the Consent Calendar.
Street lighting levy hearing set for Monday, June 9

2 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The City Council unanimously set the date for the public hearing for the annual street lighting levy. The hearing was scheduled for June 9. Background“The assessment for each parcel of property in the district is based upon the benefit derived from street lighting. Total estimated costs for providing street lighting for 2025-2026 are $266,500, which includes utility costs of $257,000 and assessment engineer costs of $9,500.
Coastal Commission approves beach lot parking rates

3 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

Beach parking rates are going up in Seal Beach. The California Coastal Commission on May 7 approved a coastal development permit allowing Seal Beach to set the hourly rate parking rate at $3 an hour in the First Street, Eighth Street, and 10th Street beach parking lots.