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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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37th annual Classic Car Show to feature 650 cars

6 days ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The 37th annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 26. The event will be held on and around the Main Street area of Seal Beach. The Car Show is the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce’s signature event. The Chamber doesn’t charge admission. Chamber Treasurer Rob Jahncke is the chair of this year’s Car show. According to Jahncke, there will be 650 cars in this year’s show.
Dog grooming business on PC agenda

6 days ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

On April 21, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for a permit to allow a dog grooming business on Main Street, according to a legal notice published in the April 10 Sun. The Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. The agenda is not available, so the exact time of the public hearing isn’t known. Applicants Haydee and Bon Leowardy are seeking a minor use permit to operate a 600-square foot dog grooming business, according to the legal notice.
Council OKs Marine Safety vehicle purchase

6 days ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

By Charles M. KellyThe Seal Beach City Council on Monday, April 14 unanimously approved staff request to purchase a Marine Safety vehicle. The cost: $51,829.29, according to the staff report. The council also approved a budget amendment for that amount. If this seems familiar, it should. The council approved the purchase of a replacement for Marine Safety unit #5140, as well as three police pursuit cars and a backhoe on March 24.
HB surfer places third in Vans Jack’s Pro Competition

6 days ago | sunnews.org | Chris MacDonald

The Eighth Annual Vans Jack’s Pro Competition was just held south of The Huntington Beach Pier. Local 15-year old surf legend Bailey Turner took third place in the Pro Woman’s Quarterfinal. She earned 2,440 points toward 2026 Challenger Series qualification and $2,200 prize money. She’ll compete again in August 2025 at the Virginia Beach Pro QS 2,000. Brian Robbins, North American Tour Manager for World Surf League said: “This has been a great start to our 2025/2026 QS season.
City Council approves memo of understanding to be part of Alert OC system

6 days ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The council on Monday, April 14, approved an agreement between Seal Beach and Orange County to be part of the Alert OC notice system. Technically, the agreement was called a memorandum of understanding. According to staff, it won’t cost Seal Beach anything. 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.
Seal Beach resident among top 10 in 10K Run

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

Seal Beach resident Kevin Maeda, 29, took second place in the Run Seal Beach 10K Run of Saturday, April 5. This was for all ages and for all genders. Rossmoor resident K. Lorber, 13, took ninth place in the Run Seal Beach 5K Run. The information was taken from the Run Seal Beach results page. Los Alamitos resident Alonzo Monk, 19, took third place in all ages for all genders.
Budget study session looks at goals, objectives

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

The City Council held its first budget workshop on March 24, between a closed session meeting, and the regular council meeting. The budget discussion focused on city goals. The meeting lasted about one hour and 19 minutes. The council did not take any formal action. The next two budget workshops will be held at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, and Thursday, May 8. The council is currently scheduled to adopt the budget on June 9. Finance Director/Treasurer Barbara Arenado gave the staff presentation.
Local track athletes make noise at OC Championships

3 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Ted Apodaca

Hundreds of student-athletes from several dozen Orange County schools converged on Mission Viejo High School for the Orange County Track and Field Championships on Saturday. After a long day of events, Santa Margarita posted the top score in the varsity boys division, followed by Mater Dei and Tesoro High. Los Alamitos’ boys team finished fourth in the competition, while the Griffins frosh/soph team took fifth in their division. The Edison High frosh/soph team took seventh.
SBTV-3 board seeks upgrades and a manager

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

Members of the Seal Beach Cable Foundation called for funding for new equipment during the Monday, March 24 budget study session. The request included a request for funds and a proposal to make SBTV-3 a media access collaborative. The board also proposed creating a Community Media Access CollaborativeThe foundation advises SBTV-3, the local cable access channel, according to Joe Osuna, a member of the foundation board and a resident of Leisure World.
Public speaks at budget study session

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

Approximately 12 people were in the audience during the Monday, March 24m City Council budget study session. Some of them were members of the Seal Beach Cable Foundation board. (See “SBTV-3 requests upgrades and a manager,” page 1) Others commented on the city’s financial situation. There will be public workshops on May 6 and 8. No budget workshops were scheduled in April as of editorial deadline.