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    Hospitals fined for violations  Aug 19, 2008
    If you want to learn what waves mean to surfers, go no farther than Huntington Beach, which proudly claims the title Surf City. A look at the pros and cons of medical marijuana use, a topic that inspires strong opinions on both sides. (Los Angeles Times)

    The RIGHT Places: Where California’s Critters are Hiding  Aug 8, 2008
    According to the California Travel and Tourism Commission (CTTC), the winter and spring months are the most dramatic seasons to visit Huntington Beach, part of the Orange County Region, because the city lies within the famous Pacific Flyway, a corridor extending from Alaska to Patagonia that serves as a pathway for millions of migrating birds, of which 70 species can be counted in one month ... The 114-acre Huntington Beach Wetlands, including Talbert Marsh, offers the largest colony of nesting... (Human Events Online)

    Jones heating up  Jul 30, 2008
    Melbourne Beach's Blake Jones has won both of his heats at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing at the Huntington Beach Pier ... Timmy Reyes of Huntington Beach, the current No. 14-rated surfer on the ASP World Tour, made the flight home in between World Tour events to compete in the U.S. Open. (Florida Today)

    Nike 7-on-7 preview  Jul 19, 2008
    2006 -- Long Beach City College Veterans Stadium Westlake Village Oaks Christian 24, Huntington Beach Edison 7 MVP's: QB Jimmy Clausen (Oaks Christian HS/Notre Dame), WR/DB (Edison HS/Saddleback JC). 2007 -- Long Beach City College Veterans Stadium Long Beach Poly 26, Santa Ana Mater Dei 22 MVPs: WR Randall Cox (LB Poly HS), DB/WR (Mater Dei HS). (ESPN -- Recruiting)

    Pet Friendly Huntington Beach CA  Apr 16, 2008
    Huntington Beach is an ocean front community, known as Surf City USA. Bring Fido and Fifi along to play on the sand beach and enjoy ideal climate. Huntington Beach, known as "Surf City, USA," is a dynamic city on the Pacific coast in California ... Huntington Beach has eight miles of scenic beach front, the largest stretch of beach on the West Coast. (Suite101.com)

    The International Surfing Museum  Apr 3, 2008
    Some of the Best Surf Memorabilia is in Huntington Beach, CA ... Opening April 20th and running through mid-October, this exhibit will feature 1960 s Jan and Dean memorabilia that will include a full record collection, a billboard advertising sign, and a map with over 250 hotel keys tacked onto the various cities that Dean (also a long time Huntington Beach resident) has visited. (Suite101.com)

    Getting a taste for recycled ideas  Feb 15, 2008
    Orange County is home to some of southern California's most famous surfing hot spots, including Huntington Beach, Trestles (the annual venue for a professional surfing carnival) and the Wedge at Newport Beach (home to a sporadically large and hostile beach break). At the moment the county's solid waste is treated and then pumped six kilometres offshore from these beaches. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Read Indepth Article  Feb 15, 2008
    Quick Arts Access: Berkeley (43) Beverly Hills (20) Burbank (22) Glendale (25) Hollywood (26) Huntington Beach (22) Laguna Beach (33) Long Beach (49) Los Angeles (636) Oakland (84) Palo Alto (27) Pasadena (44) Sacramento (72) San Diego (220) San Francisco (416) San Jose (85) Santa Barbara (59) Santa Clara (21) Santa Cruz (34) Santa Monica (58) Santa Rosa (27) Venice (22). - Pharmaka - Agora Gallery - Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona - Brian Gross Fine Art - londonprintstudio - Alfred Van... (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Huntington Beach wins 'Surf City' legal battle  Jan 27, 2008
    HUNTINGTON BEACH - Residents of California may sleep soundly tonight: the great "Surf City" war between north and south is over, and Huntington Beach won, it was reported today. The Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau has apparently prevailed in its legal battle to protect its "Surf City USA" trademark, with a T-shirt shop owner from Santa Cruz apparently yielding in his years-long battle ... At one point, Huntington Beach won a subpoena ordering its Santa Cruz County counterpart... (North County Times)

    Marvelous Myrtle Beach: Mild weather, few crowds make East Coast getaway perfect for winter  Jan 13, 2008
    For a change of pace, head south on Highway 17 to the lower end of the Strand, where you'll find Murrells Inlet, Huntington Beach State Park and Brookgreen Gardens. Murrells (rhymes with "pearls") Inlet is a picturesque fishing village with a collection of seafood restaurants, docks, a salt marsh nature preserve and the Lazy Gator. (North County Times)

    Post a comment  Jan 9, 2008
    Posted by: Adam, Huntington Beach, CA 07 January 2008. This debate was irrelevant with the exclusion of Dr. Ron Paul. (International Herald Tribune)

    Top 10 highlights in sports around the Beaches in 2007  Jan 1, 2008
    On July 28, Petroni placed second in the 2007 U.S. Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, Calif ... Wayne Satterwhite Jr. of Atlantic Beach took home the title from the U.S. Amateur Championship on Oct. 27 at Huntington Beach. (Florida Times-Union)

    High Surf Rolls Toward SoCal Beaches  Dec 5, 2007
    Those areas include Huntington Beach, Seal Beach and Sunset Beach in Orange County, according to the National Weather Service. Surfers at Huntington Beach Tuesday morning said they are looking forward to the high surf. (NBC4.tv, CA)

    No time to coast for surfing rookie  Dec 5, 2007
    My dad [Frank] had a couple of long boards, and we lived about a minute from the beach [in Huntington Beach, Calif. and we'd go there after school. (Florida Times-Union)

    Joie De Vivre Hospitality Invites the Community to Assist in Renaming the Coast Santa Cruz Hotel  Nov 6, 2007
    Celebrating 20 years of creating dreams, Joie de Vivre Hotels is expanding its California presence in Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sunnyvale, Huntington Beach and beyond. Source: Joie De Vivre Hospitality. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    WAVELENGHTS: Beaches surfer wins big at Eastern competition in North Carolina  Oct 24, 2007
    " Satterwhite said of that exciting and profitable experience. When not surfing or working, he loves to skate the bowl at Russell Park in Atlantic Beach. He also entered the first skateboard contest held there. His main sponsor so far is Aqua East Surf Shop. Wayne rides a pair of Al Merrick surfboards. He also dreams of owning a locally made Rozo board made by legend Dick Rosborough. Next month, Wayne and his mother will travel to Huntington Beach, Calif., with Jesse Carnes and her parents for... (Florida Times-Union)

    Surfer Adam Wickwire still a sensation  Oct 21, 2007
    I'm glad they'll be talking about something different now," he said with a laugh.Ironically, Satellite Beach's C.J. Hobgood -- the 2001 world champion -- won the ASP North America Pro title this season, giving two surfers who grew up a block from each other the two major titles outside the World Championship Tour circuit.Wickwire won at the Lost Easter Pro in Cocoa Beach and added wins at Huntington Beach and Newport Beach."When I won at Huntington, that was a kick-start for me," said the Rip... (Florida Today)

    Storm inches its way into L.A.  Sep 22, 2007
    Lori Shepler / Los Angeles TimesJosh Baird, right, and Jimmy Barnett come out of the water after surfing in Huntington Beach as rain starts to fall and a storm comes in off the ocean ... Lori Shepler / Los Angeles TimesJosh Baird, right, and Jimmy Barnett come out of the water after surfing in Huntington Beach as rain starts to fall and a storm comes in off the ocean. (Los Angeles Times)

    Heat related death toll still rising  Sep 6, 2007
    Elderly and those alone linked to heat deaths - Los Angeles Times. 12:52 AM PDT, September 6, 2007. (Los Angeles Times)

    Felix Toll Rises, Henriette Hits Mexico  Sep 6, 2007
    Huntington Beach may require pets be neutered, implanted with microchips. Text. (Los Angeles Times)

    Heat wave strains power grid & travelers' nerves | Video  Sep 1, 2007
    but] if you can, without compromising your health or safety, bump that thermostat up a few degrees from 70 to 72 or 80, that will make a difference," Fishman said. He also urged people to avoid using large electrical appliances during peak afternoon hours. Temperatures are expected to remain in the high 70s and low 80s at the beaches and up to triple digits inland through Labor Day. It should cool off about Wednesday, said Bill Hoffer, a spokesman for the National Weather Service. Large crowds... (Los Angeles Times)

    More of this story  Aug 25, 2007
    Vierra, 41, and Yoshida, 54, won two tandem competitions earlier this year one on Maui and the Guy Takayama LongBoard ProAm in Huntington Beach, Calif. Yoshida was part of the world champion tandem team back in 1968, holding the title through 1973. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Surf statue draws a wave of criticism  Aug 13, 2007
    A 1970s-era statue in Huntington Beach also has been generally accepted, Pezman said, even though the surfer is nude. The lack of backlash could be because the statue was commissioned in a more tolerant era, he said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Military amputees surf near San Onofre  Aug 12, 2007
    Among those volunteering this weekend at Operation Amped, the camp sponsored by surf-wear manufacturer Billabong, was Courtney Conlogue, a 14-year-old from Santa Ana who reached the semifinals last month at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, and former world champion Shaun Tomson, 51, who is still grieving from the apparent suicide of his 15-year-old son last year in South Africa. "Dealing with loss, whether it's the loss of a child, or loss of a limb, it's very, very difficult... (Los Angeles Times)

    Beach blanket retro  Aug 11, 2007
    During that period, Huntington Beach was the hub of surfing in the south and Santa Cruz started a similar trend in the north. Many surfers were known for their laid-back attitudes and the pranks they pulled on each other, in and out of the water. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Redfin Launches 'Sweet Digs' as Southern California's Online Real Estate Magazine  Aug 9, 2007
    Los Angeles: -- Cindy Allen: Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Westwood -- Christina Chan: Playa Del Rey, Westchester -- Ron DeGenova: San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita -- Charles Song: Glendale, Pasadena -- Josh Toering: Long Beach, Palos Verdes Orange County: -- Julie Lance: Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin -- Sheila McDaniel: Laguna Hills, Mission Viejo -- Brian Murphy: Huntington Beach, Newport Beach -- Debbie Sklar: Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel -- Sylvia Walker: Costa Mesa, Irvine San Diego: --... (PR Newswire)

    California paddle  Aug 9, 2007
    He lives in Huntington Beach with his wife, Brandi and children, Noah, 6, and Wyatt, 3. He also has a 23-year-old daughter, Brittney. (Daily Triplicate)

    Two men drown at Huntington Beach  Aug 9, 2007
    2 men drown off Huntington Beach - Los Angeles Times ... 2 men drown off Huntington Beach ... Graphic PDF (Acrobat file) Two workers from a dirt motorcycle accessory company drowned just off Huntington Beach early Wednesday, their bodies spotted by surfers after an all-night search, officials said. (Los Angeles Times)

    Authorities ID 2 Swimmers Who Drowned In O.C.  Aug 9, 2007
    (CBS) HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. The bodies of two men who took a midnight swim near the Huntington Beach Pier were pulled from the surf Wednesday, police said ... Ryan Reid, 22, of Huntington Beach, and Christopher Palmer, 24, of Long Beach, went into the ocean about 12:30 a.m., Huntington Beach police Lt. J.B. Hume said. (CBS2.com, CA)

    Malibu Pier poised to recapture its past  Aug 7, 2007
    The company has for years operated restaurants at piers in Balboa, Seal Beach, Oceanside and Huntington Beach. Assuming the necessary approvals come through for the Malibu project, chairman and chief executive Doug Cavanaugh said he expects the "whole thing would happen probably no later than November.". (Los Angeles Times)

    Huntington Beach Set To Enact Public Nudity Ban  Aug 6, 2007
    (CBS) HUNTINGTON BEACH Naked Man will soon have to get dressed or face arrest in Surf City USA, it was reported Sunday. Huntington Beach's city council is set to enact the city's first-ever ban on nudity visible to the public, spurred by complaints about a man who parades around his picture window in the nude ... Ferreira no longer lives in Huntington Beach. (CBS2.com, CA)

    Inner-city kids catch waves, learn life lessons through surfing  Aug 4, 2007
    HUNTINGTON BEACH As the school bus rolls up to the beach, Veronica Lopez looks out the window past the wide-open sand at the pounding surf and whispers, I'm scared. The shy 14-year-old from inner-city Los Angeles lives closer to the beach than most Americans, but she has only been there once, as a toddler. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    Soaking up a quiet little beach  Jul 29, 2007
    Living in Huntington Beach years ago, I had come to the conclusion that if you wanted to savor a sublime stretch of Californian coastline, you would have to share -- especially, of course, in summer. That hidden beach south of Dana Point spoken of only among surfers would surely be overrun by that same tribe at sunrise. (Boston Globe)

    Video Report Raw Video: U.S. Open of Surfing  Jul 28, 2007
    The Honda U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California featured more than five hundred world-class surfers representing a dozen countries battling over 10 days and across four divisions. All Contents Copyright. (Fulton Sun, MO)

    Surf stores expect a wave of back-to-school buying  Jul 26, 2007
    By Leslie Earnest, Times Staff Writer July 26, 2007 The hotshots competing in the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach probably aren't thinking about back-to-school shopping ... "You should see our store it crushes at this time of year," said Scott Toth, manager of Huntington Beach Surf & Sport, across the street from the pier ... Huntington Beach is helping to bridge the gap between surfers and the companies that sponsor them this week as it hosts the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by... (Los Angeles Times)

    Breakwater is making a splash  Jul 24, 2007
    "Most people go to Long Beach, see what it is and go to Huntington Beach or someplace else," said Seamus Innes, 38, a coastal engineer and member of the Surfrider Foundation ... Surfers launched their "Sink the Breakwater" campaign more than a decade ago, pointing out that many big surfing competitions take place only a few miles south in Huntington Beach, labeling itself "Surf City." ... Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) for being unwilling to secure federal funding for the study. (Los Angeles Times)

    Huntington Beach bans nudity  Jul 18, 2007
    This kicked off a months-long chain of events that wrapped up Monday night with the Huntington Beach City Council approving a ban on public undress ... Huntington Beach clung to its rowdy roots longer than most, but in the last few decades has ramped up tourism efforts, such as spiffing up its once-shabby Main Street and luring four-star hotels to build along its oceanfront ... "They are way more corporate and way more concerned about the brand," said Chris Epting, a local historian and... (Los Angeles Times)

    UCLA's Recruiting in Other Sports  Jul 13, 2007
    ELIZABETH ZADRO, Forward, Mater Dei HS , Huntington Beach, CAPool player with the Cal South ODP State teamSecond-team All-Serra League selectionPlays club soccer for the Cypress FC ... Kyle McAthy, Forward, Huntington Beach HS in Huntington Beach, CAThe 6-footer is a top HS scorer, who has compiled a school record 50 goals and counting in his careerLast season, he was a Los Angeles Times All-Area selection after scoring 22 goals and 10 assistsHe currently has 24 goals and 8... (BruinReportOnline.com)

    LCC is over and out: Golfers are 8-plus and don't advance  Jun 1, 2007
    Simi Valley Royal also shot a 361 and Huntington Beach Edison shot a 362. Torrey Pines' James Erkenbeck is the only North County player headed to Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, having survived a two-hole playoff among seven golfers to claim one of the final two individual qualifying spots for the state tournament. (North County Times)

    Los Angeles Beaches: Orange County  May 20, 2007
    Just south of Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Balboa, Laguna Beach, Dana Point and San Clemente are among the great beaches in Orange County, California ... Huntington Beach: Often called Surf City, Huntington Beach hosts international surfing championships every summer ... Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve: To the north of Huntington Beach, the salt-marsh reserve shelters hundreds of rare birds and many endangered species. (Suite101.com)

    Muslim Swimwear Helps Mend Australian Divide, Makes Waves in Sport Market  Apr 21, 2007
    Smaller companies such as Zanetti's Ahiida Ltd. and Shereen Sabet's Splashgear LLC in Huntington Beach, California, may have to lead the way, said Rimla Akhtar, chairwoman of the Muslim Women's Sport Foundation in Harrow, England. You've got to get more Muslim women into sports and competing at a higher level before you can have the big sportswear companies coming in to play,'' said Rimla, who captained the U.K.'s five-a-side soccer team at the International Islamic Women's Games in Iran in... (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)

    Come to Brevard, and learn to surf  Apr 16, 2007
    "Tobias Coffman, public-relations coordinator for Quiksilver Inc. in Huntington Beach, noted that the surf brand giants like his company and Billabong have camps all over the world in an effort to reach this budding market.Capable of using such icons as Slater and the Hobgoods as examples of the benefits of learning to surf on the Space Coast, local tourism officials are poised to capture the emerging market of travelers."People are always looking for new and fun things to experience," King... (Florida Today)

    Obituaries - 4/12/2007 - Cabello, MichaelDesmul, MaryGarrison, GeraldHusby, NancyLehigh, DorothyMeeks, BuddyPerry, TinaRiddle, IldiaWalters, Benjamin Ruth Berger, 81 Rex Foland Antonio Delos Reyes Sr. Jerome Franklin Fluck  Apr 12, 2007
    sister Daisy Hope of Costa Mesa; sister-in-law Joan Wichner of Huntington Beach; and 10 grandchildren. Viewing is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. today, April 12, at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. (North County Times)

    Film festival to screen AGHS grad's movie  Mar 9, 2007
    The film features eight Huntington Beach High School students and aspiring surfers carving their way to what they hope will be surfing stardom in the face of injury, family life and school curriculum and their trip to Australia ... riginally, it was supposed to be a short 40-minute, you know, Check out these kids, they're on the Huntington Beach Surf Team, they go to Australia and have fun surfing,' and that was it, he said. (Santa Maria Times)

    Obituaries Wednesday, March 7, 2007  Mar 7, 2007
    Born on Dec. 31, 1970, in Huntington Beach, Calif. to Frank and Sue Craig, Geoff spent his childhood there attending school where he made lifelong friendships that have lasted to this day. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Obituaries - 2/3/2007  Feb 3, 2007
    He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Vanessa van Loben Sels of Vista; sons Fred van Loben Sels of Huntington Beach and William "Skip" van Loben Sels of Santa Rosa; stepsons Peter van Loben Sels of Missoula, Mont ... Mrs. Peters is survived by her husband of 69 years, Walter Peters; son and daughter-in-law Rex and Marcia Peters of Huntington Beach; daughter and son-in-law Susan and Patrick O'Neil of Orinda; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. (North County Times)

    Lights, nets, action  Jan 31, 2007
    Haworth's father fished out of San Diego, and Brockman's still runs a popular sportfishing boat out of Huntington Beach, in addition to owning shares in Donz Rig and another light boat, the Squid-a-Lot. In view of that, it is perhaps not surprising that when the industry decided to regulate itself in the face of a rapidly increasing fishery, it did so mainly by closing to outside skippers. (Los Angeles Times)

    Year in review '06  Jan 1, 2007
    Rob Machado of Cardiff came out of semi-retirement to win the prestigious Honda U.S. Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach and Schuyler McFerran, a 19-year-old from Encinitas, took the women's World Longboard Championship in Biarritz, France. Chosen to host the semifinals and championship game of the inaugural World Baseball Classic, the city of San Diego showed the ability to take a more global view of things, selling out Petco Park and helping create a festive atmosphere. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    News from the Care Center  Nov 3, 2006
    Washington's head from chin to top is about 60 feet-as high as a five-story building"? Talk on, Rachel we need conversationists in this world of ours! Talk to me too. Do all in kindness and in love. You'll make many friends that way. My travels continued by Margaret Achenbach Mother Tillie's sister Doretha Lunan Ringold lived at Huntington Beach, Calif. And, while I was under her "jurisdiction", she continued to educate me in the line of "finer things. " One of those was to expose me to the... (Dunlap Reporter, IA)

    Ralph's is center of debit debacle  Oct 28, 2006
    By David Colker, Times Staff Writer October 28, 2006 About 40 debit-card users in the Huntington Beach area had money stolen from their bank accounts over the last few weeks, most after shopping at a local supermarket, police said Friday ... ADVERTISEMENT In almost all of the Huntington Beach cases, the cards had been used at a Ralphs supermarket at Goldenwest Street and Garfield Avenue before the funds were illegally withdrawn ... "We are looking into whether their system was hacked into," said... (Los Angeles Times)

    Reading up on the "Surfer's Code"  Oct 25, 2006
    Peter "PT" Townend, the 1976 world surfing champ and coach of the USA Surf team, says that young surfers often "drop in" on his waves at his favorite spot in Huntington Beach. "First in the lineup has no bearing," he says. (Los Angeles Times)

    Hurricane Paul threatens Baja California  Oct 24, 2006
    Alvin Hernandez, of Huntington Beach, Calif. walks along the beach after surfing near San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, as Hurricane Paul nears. (Albany Times Union)

    Sandy West, drummer for '70s rock group the Runaways, dies at 47  Oct 24, 2006
    "I am overcome from the loss of my friend. I always told her we changed the world."Born in 1959 and raised in Huntington Beach, West was a bona fide California girl, splitting her time between surfing and skiing, Currie said. After West's grandfather bought her a drum kit, she channeled her athleticism into music. (Fresno Bee -- State)

    Sandy West, 47; drummer for the influential all-female rock 'n' roll band the Runaways  Oct 24, 2006
    Born in Long Beach in 1959, West was raised in Huntington Beach and was truly a California girl, splitting her time between surfing and skiing, Currie said. After West's grandfather bought her a drum kit, she propelled her athleticism into music. (Los Angeles Times)

    Hawaii surfer Garcia apologizes for tax lapse  Oct 20, 2006
    Garcia's attorney, Steven Toscher, said his client could eventually perform community service at a local surf school in Huntington Beach, Calif. Toscher also was pleased that Garcia escaped the maximum three-year prison term carried by the charges. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    AAA Announces Four Diamond Awards  Oct 19, 2006
    Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, Huntington Beach (16). Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa (4) ... The Californian (Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa) (4). (NBC4.tv, CA)

    'Surf City USA' Fight Continues Between Santa Cruz, Huntington Beach  Oct 14, 2006
    Surf City USA' Fight Continues Between Santa Cruz, Huntington Beach ... -- The owner of two Santa Cruz surf shops filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming that Huntington Beach's trademark of the moniker "Surf City USA" is bogus ... Both shops have received legal threats from the Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau because they sell T-shirts emblazoned with the words "Surf City Santa Cruz California USA.". (NBC 11, CA)

    Huntington Beach Visitors Bureau Pledges to Defend SURF CITY USA Brand  Oct 14, 2006
    Source: Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau ... HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif ... Oct. 13, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Over two years ago the Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau (Bureau) created a SURF CITY USA(r) consumer brand. (Primezone Releases)

    Surf City Rivalry Gets Gnarly  Oct 13, 2006
    SAN FRANCISCO Two Santa Cruz beachwear shop owners are going to court in an attempt to wipe out the city of Huntington Beach's trademark to the nickname "Surf City USA.". Attorneys for the shop owners filed a lawsuit Thursday in response to Huntington Beach's demands that they stop selling T-shirts emblazoned with "Surf City USA" in a circular border around "Santa Cruz California." ... Lawyers for the owners of two Santa Cruz beachwear shops filed a lawsuit on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Cities scrap over 'Surf City USA' title  Oct 13, 2006
    SAN FRANCISCO Lawyers for the owners of two Santa Cruz beachwear shops filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the city of Huntington Beach's trademark to the nickname Surf City USA.. The litigation came in response to cease and desist letters the Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau sent this month advising Noland's on the Wharf and Shoreline Surf Shop to stop selling T-shirts with the words Surf Santa Cruz California USA. ... Doug Traub, president and chief executive officer of the... (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Obituaries - 10/11/2006  Oct 11, 2006
    She worked in the Fountain Valley School District for five years and volunteered at Pacifica Hospital in Huntington Beach for 12 years. Mrs. Clyne was preceded in death by her parents Jose and Rosa Carretto; brother, Leo Carretto and son, Jorge Pina. (North County Times)

    Obituaries - 9/28/2006  Sep 28, 2006
    Mr. Borgen is survived by his wife, Pauline Borgen of Oceanside; sons Terry Blaire of Huntington Beach, Denny Blaire of Las Vegas and Randy Dedrick of Yorba Linda; and daughter Cynthia Craig of Oceanside ... Roy is survived by his children, Jodie Liwanag of Oceanside, Megan Kee of Huntington Beach, Amanda Kee of Elsinore and Karen Kee of Huntington Beach; a grandson, Gavin; his brothers, Chris Kee of Fallbrook and Sean Kee of San Marcos; a sister, Kathy Becker of Morgan Hill; nieces Dana Kee of... (North County Times)

    California beaches battle over which really is Surf City USA  Sep 27, 2006
    The Los Angeles suburb of Huntington Beach has trademarked the famous name, and ordered Santa Cruz, to the south of San Francisco, to stop using the title ... Both have a strong surf pedigree: Huntington Beach is associated with a famous song, and Santa Cruz is thought to be the spiritual home of US surfing ... Huntington Beach began calling itself Surf City after the co-writer of a famous 1963 pop song of the same name moved to the city and gave it his blessing to use the title. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Is O.C.'s Defining Structure a Hall, Mall or Matterhorn?  Sep 15, 2006
    "Definitely the pier in Huntington Beach," says surfer and Internet site administrator Vincent Goza. In fact, if you ask a dozen residents and observers of Orange County to name the area's three signature buildings, you're likely to end up with 20 nominees let's not forget those wooden blimp hangars in Tustin and no clear winner. (Los Angeles Times)

    Marine detective is on duty in search for sources of beach pollution  Sep 10, 2006
    Paytan and her colleagues conducted chemical analyses of the water at Huntington Beach, Calif. They used a technique known as isotope tracing. (Herald-Tribune)

    Beachgoers flock to the lakes on Labor Day  Sep 5, 2006
    "No, this isn't the end of summer ---- that's the day when you finish drinking. That would be Dec. 31," said Reese, 24, of Huntington Beach. "Summer's never over.". (North County Times)

    AVP Might Move Three Events  Aug 11, 2006
    ADVERTISEMENT Under one scenario the AVP is considering, the Huntington Beach Open, Hermosa Beach Open, and the Manhattan Beach Open beach volleyball's crown jewel, which begins today would all be gone next year, The Times has learned ... But at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach two weeks ago, admission was free. (Los Angeles Times)

    Letters of Intent in Other Sports  Aug 9, 2006
    Victoria Pena (Huntington Beach, CA/Edison HS) - regarded as the No. 1 women's high school pole vaulter in the West, Pena this spring has one of the top marks in the U. S., vaulting 13-0 ... DYLAN BOWERMASTER, 6-6 Outside hitter, Mater Dei HS and lives in Huntington Beach, CA. (BruinReportOnline.com)

    O.C. Wetlands to Reunite With the Sea  Jul 31, 2006
    "This will be our dream realized," said Shirley Dettloff, a local environmentalist who, like scores of others, devoted decades to battling developers who wanted to turn the Huntington Beach wetlands into a marina or an oceanfront housing tract ... "Many of us who have been working on this for 30 years would like a bit more for the opening, but I'm sure some of us will be down there looking over the bridge at that time," said Dettloff, a former Huntington Beach councilwoman and former state... (Los Angeles Times)

    On The Map - One home in Sierra Circle has a seashore  Jul 28, 2006
    Bennett grew up in Huntington Beach, Calif. and lived in various places throughout the state winding up in Taft, Calif. (Gillette News-Record, WY)

    Chillin' at the Cove in the O.C.  Jul 26, 2006
    The next evening, I found a family from Huntington Beach cooking on a George Foreman grill at 9 o'clock. They had just arrived and had a reservation for only one night. (Los Angeles Times)

    175,000 Without Power as Transformers Fail  Jul 24, 2006
    In the late morning hours, thunderstorms unleashed a drenching rain along coastal cities from Huntington Beach to Manhattan Beach, turning colorful sand umbrellas into rain shelters. Pleased with the cool drops, one little Long Beach girl ran outside her home and turned her face skyward for nature's shower. (Los Angeles Times)

    Soaring Calif. temperatures prompt record power use, scattered outages  Jul 23, 2006
    Thousands of people gather at the beach trying to cool off during a record-breaking heat wave Saturday in Huntington Beach, Calif. The triple digit temperatures strained thermometers and air conditioners and prompted dozens of scattered electricity outages that left residents sizzling. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Pelican Convicted Of Flying Drunk Crashes Again  Jul 21, 2006
    The bird was one of 11 pelicans released at Big Corona Beach by staff from the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach. "Crash" was distinguished by a red dot on her beak, according to Debbie McGuire, wildlife director of the center. (CBS2.com, CA)

    13-year-old Santa Ana surfer double star at championships  Jul 19, 2006
    Conlogue, who has participated in events in Tahiti, Huntington Beach and Brazil, aims to qualify for the USA Surf Team for her fourth consecutive year. Members of the team will be announced on July 27. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    (UA Media Relations)">  Jul 18, 2006
    He also established his name among the club volleyball ranks while at Surf City Volleyball Club in Huntington Beach, Calif. The Aggie women's volleyball team opens its season at California's Molten Classic on August 25-26. (Ucdavisaggies.com)

    Crystal Cove's New Draw  Jun 27, 2006
    "We feel like we've been transported to another place and time," said Rita Stenlund of Huntington Beach, one of the first guests. Officials said their goal was to re-create Crystal Cove as it existed from 1935 to 1955 except for the microwave ovens now in each unit. (Los Angeles Times)

    Patricia Guiver, 76; Pet Detective Author, Animal Welfare Activist  Jun 19, 2006
    Surf City was loosely based on Huntington Beach, where Guiver had lived since 1961. Guiver, who described her writing style as "kind of Miss Marple meets Surf City," wrote six books in the series. (Los Angeles Times)

    Waves of indifference  Jun 6, 2006
    While Huntington Beach, Santa Cruz battled for 'Surf City' title, San Diego was out surfing ... Huntington Beach is officially Surf City, USA. You may now resume your normal course of life ... After a contentious two-year battle between Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz, carried out by politicians looking for that all-important swing surfer vote and businessmen looking to cash in on surf chic, Huntington Beach was granted exclusive trademark rights to the name Surf City, USA by the U.S. Patent and... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    Huntington Beach Receives Rights To 'Surf City USA'  May 16, 2006
    NBC 4 - News - Huntington Beach Receives Rights To 'Surf City USA ... Huntington Beach Receives Rights To 'Surf City USA ... HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (NBC4.tv, CA)

    And the title of 'Surf City USA' goes to...  May 15, 2006
    Huntington Beach holds world-class surfing competitions and houses the International Surfing Museum ... HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (AP) -- "Surf City USA" is officially in Southern California, according to a federal agency that granted this town exclusive trademark rights despite challenges from northern rival Santa Cruz ... The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Huntington Beach three official registration numbers that permit it to use the designation "Surf City USA" in ads and on beach... (CNN -- US)

    Huntington Beach Named Official 'Surf City, U.S.A.'  May 14, 2006
    com - News - Huntington Beach Named Official 'Surf City, U.S.A. ... Huntington Beach Named Official 'Surf City, U.S.A. ... Huntington Beach Received Three Official Registration Numbers. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)

    LP - Solo Exhibition, Works by Walter Kitundu  May 13, 2006
    Quick Arts Access: Berkeley (41) Burbank (20) Glendale (25) Hollywood (26) Huntington Beach (21) Laguna Beach (31) Long Beach (48) Los Angeles (598) Oakland (81) Palo Alto (24) Pasadena (42) Sacramento (72) San Diego (208) San Francisco (399) San Jose (82) Santa Barbara (55) Santa Clara (20) Santa Cruz (32) Santa Monica (58) Santa Rosa (24) Venice (22). - Haus der Kunst - Stedelijk Museum - Luggage Store - Galerie Caprice Horn - Association for Visual Arts - Corporacin Cultural de Las Condes -... (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Crocs Wants to Take Its Odd Shoe to New Heights  Apr 18, 2006
    The tour, which began in Florida in March and continues through September, has major events in Santa Barbara, Huntington Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Tour commissioner Leonard Armato said that as part of the sponsorship deal, Crocs and the AVP would develop some co-branded footwear, including a beach volleyball sand sock. (Los Angeles Times)

    Coastal views from the seat of a bike  Mar 13, 2006
    Huntington Beach, California. This may be Surf City USA (by official trademark), but the locals like to bike as well. (CNN -- Travel)


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