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2014 Newsletters: What's Happening Southern California Residents Friday, January 3, 2014

Wishing you a very Happy New Year, 2014. I started the Year at The 14th Annual Surf City Splash Event at The Huntington Beach Pier talking with the Honorable Huntington Beach Mayor Matthew Harper. For those of you who get The Local News, stay tuned for My coming article in there.

To the following people Happy Birthday. They are: Huntington Beach Resident Norm Westwell, Huntington Beach Resident Gina Greer, Port Of LA Employee Cynthia Ruiz, Huntington Beach Resident Kristal Slama and Huntington Beach Seashore Pest Control Owner John Etheridge.

This is a note from Huntington Beach Police Chief Robert Handy's Administrative Assistant Karin Reed:

On Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at about 2:30 AM, the Huntington Beach Police Department responded to the area of Goldenwest Street and Yorktown Avenue regarding a traffic collision involving a motorcycle. Arriving officers located a male near the intersection next to blue 2007 Suzuki 750 motorcycle. A 29 year old male, a resident of Huntington Beach, had major injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. His name will not be released until next of kin can be notified. Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears the Suzuki 750 motorcycle was traveling northbound on Goldenwest when it lost control south of Yorktown. The motorcycle ultimately collided with several fixed objects, including a shopping center sign. The investigators did interview two witnesses at the scene but believe there were other witnesses present when the collision occurred. These other witnesses have not been identified but could provide relevant information as to how the collision occurred. The investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by the HBPD Major Incident Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T). No citations have been issued and no arrests have been made at this time. Speed does appear to be a factor in this collision. 

On December 28th, 2013, at about 4:30 AM, the Huntington Beach Police Department responded to the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Brookhurst Street regarding an injury traffic collision involving at least one sedan and a pedestrian. Arriving officers located a pedestrian lying in the roadway and a silver 2003 Cadillac SLS nearby. ...The Huntington Beach Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene to render aid to the injured pedestrian. The 28 year old male, a resident of Costa Mesa, was pronounced dead at scene by paramedics. His name will not be released until next of kin can be notified. Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears the Cadillac SLS was traveling northbound on Pacific Coast Highway when it collided with the pedestrian who was in the roadway. The driver of the Cadillac SLS, a 55 year old male from Huntington Beach, was uninjured. He was interviewed at the scene and later released. The investigators believe the pedestrian was struck by a second vehicle after the initial impact with the Cadillac SLS. The second vehicle and its driver fled the scene and has not been identified. The vehicle would likely have damage to the front end and undercarriage.

The investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by the HBPD Major Incident Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T). No citations have been issued and no arrests have been made at this time.  


 
Tune in to The KTLA Channel 5 Weekend News ktla.com .

Now these are some local events happening in Your Area

Saturday:

More than 60 Vendors are at The Peters Landing Local Harvest Farmers Market at 16400 Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach from 9am to 2pm. localharvestfarmersmarkets.com .

Saturday & Sunday Only:

Come and see The I Love My Dog Exhibition celebrating the special relationship between man and dog. Time: 10am. Location: The Palos Verdes Art Center - 5504 West Crestridge Road. It is free. Questions: (310) 541-2479. You can also log on to: pvartcenter.org .

The Rose Bowl Regatta at The Belmont Pier is starting at 11am in Long Beach. With more than 500 people in the regatta and a forecast of fair weather for the weekend, people are encouraged to come down to the beach and the pier to come to the event with the sailors and coaches from the colleges and high schools. La Palapa, Belmont Brewery and Bouy's on the Pier are popular places to eat and drink while enjoying a beautiful view of the racing. The US Sailing Center, once envisioned solely as a training site. Questions E-Mail Mike at: mikesego@ussclb.org .

Next Tuesday;

Surf City Nights is back in Downtown Huntington Beach in the first, second and third blocks of Main Street from 5pm to 9pm. This is Orange County's Largest Weekly Street Fair featuring 90 Vendors and Activities. Questions: (714) 536-8300. Their website is: hbdowntown.com .

Next Thursday:

Come to a Public Meeting at Edison Community Center (21377 Magnolia Street In Huntington Beach) at 7pm. This is to learn how you can help place The Plastic Bag Ban & Bag Tax Repeal on the November 2014 ballot. There will be petitions to sign, a short instruction on how to have others sign properly and of course, petitions to take with you for your friends, family and neighbors to sign. This is being sponsored by Huntington Beach Real Estate Broker Frank LoGrasso. If you have any questions/would like to attend the event call him at: (714) 655-4500.

Chris MacDonald Website: calcoasthomes.com