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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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Las Damas Sunset Beach Art Festival, May 10-11

1 week ago | sunnews.org | David Young

Sometime in 1948, with President Harry Truman in the White House, a group of ladies in Sunset Beach decided it was time to go to work for their community.
18th annual Be More Healthy Expo set for Saturday, May 17

1 week ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The 18th annual Seal Beach Be More Healthy Expo will be held Saturday, May 17, at the Seal Beach Pier. The event is admission free to the public. There will be 40 to 50 vendors, according to Chamber of Commerce Administrator Brandi Mitchell. “It’s going to be more well-rounded this year—it’s going to be about the whole body,” Mitchell said. This year’s program will include a mental health booth. This year’s expo will feature a kids fit and fun zone.
Seal Beach amends waste disposal contract with Orange County

1 week ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The Seal Beach City Council on April 28 approved the second amendment to the trash disposal agreement with Orange County. The vote was unanimous. 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 this week’s Consent Calendar.
City Council approves amendment to Seal Beach’s pest control contract

1 week ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The City Council on April 28 approved an amended contract between Seal Beach and RPW Services, Inc., for pest control services. The contract is for a maximum of $55,000. There is enough money in the 2024-25 budget to cover the cost. The vote was unanimous. 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 April 28 Consent Calendar.
Rain does not stop the 2025 Seal Beach Classic Car Show

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

In spite of rain falling not once but twice Saturday, April 26, the annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show drew visitors, vendors, and cars to the Main Street area. “Despite the rain, this year’s car show was a great success,” wrote 2025 Car Show Chair Rob Jahncke in an email. Jahncke confirmed that the 2026 Car Show spaces sold out by 10 a.m., April 26, 2025.
Sunset Beach Mother’s Day Art Festival set for May 10-11

2 weeks ago | sunnews.org | David Young

Since 1948, the Las Damas organization has acted as the de facto “Woman’s Club” of Sunset Beach, raising money each year through its annual Mother’s Day Art Festival and awarding grants to local schools and art classes to promote the celebration of art. With its annual weekend festival fast approaching this year (May 10 and 11), the organization earlier this year announced the recipients of this year’s awards.
2025 water and sewer workshop

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

Part one of two. The City Council held a water and sewer rate workshop Monday night, April 28. The council took no action. Members of the public expressed concerns about the proposed rate increases, the fairness of charges to Leisure World, and city management. (The Sun will go into details on the public’s comments in part two. Consultants said the Seal Beach’s sewer utilities were not meeting the city’s debt coverage.
Ongoing and Upcoming: No action taken during April 28 closed session

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

The Seal Beach City Council took no reportable action during this week’s closed session discussion about the city manager’s position. On April 28, the council met to discuss the appointment/employment of the city manager and to conference with City Attorney Nicholas Ghirelli who is representing Seal Beach in labor negotiations with the interim city manager. Though not identified by name in the agenda, the current interim city manager is Patrick Gallegos.
Orange County Pet Fair draws crowd

2 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Chris MacDonald

As Los Angeles County Fair prepares its launch May and OC Fair opens in July, a special fair for furries had its day at 5 Points Plaza in Huntington Beach recently with 500 people and countless dogs enjoying the free festivities. Like the local county fairs with rules of behavior for attending, the 5th annual Pet Fair also invited the public and their well-behaved, leashed pets to come and participate in fun attractions and food.
Seal Beach interim city manager releases quarterly contract report

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

The City Council received and filed the quarterly report on the contracts approved by the city manager or department heads. The vote was unanimous. 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 April 28 Consent Calendar.