Huntington Beach News

Huntington Beach Beaches:

As usual I'd like to start this Newsletter wishing the following people a Very Happy Birthday. They are: Huntington Beach Business Owner Jeff Lowman, Huntington Beach Mayor Don Hansen, My Cousin Ann Stock, El Segundo's Andi Schoenbaum, Sail Properties INC. Co-Owner Terry Eselun and Huntington Beach Mayor Pro-Tem Devin Dwyer.

This is an Important Announcement from KTLA:
Direct TV customers are again able to watch their favorite CW shows and news on KTLA after a five-year agreement was reached to allow Direct TV to resume retransmitting KTLA-TV Channel 5, Tribune's other local stations and WGN America.

Huntington Beach Police Chief Ken Small's Administrative Assistant Karin Reed asked me to Inform you all of this Item:
Don't Text while Driving
The new text messaging law went into effect on January 1, 2009. This law is section 23123.5 of the California Vehicle Code. The law states a person shall not drive a motor vehicle while using an electronic wireless communications device to write, send, or read a text-based communication”. The law includes, but is not limited to, communications referred to as a text message, instant message or electronic mail.

Huntington Beach Public Works Construction Manager Eric Charlonne says:
On Thursday, March 29, two off-duty Public Works employees discovered a sewer line break on Warner Avenue just west of Rotterdam Lane (near Lowe's Home Improvement). The sewer line break damaged an existing sewer manhole and also undermined the adjacent pavement and sub grade affecting an area of approximately 17-feet long by 21-feet wide. Fortunately, no one was hurt and sewage did not discharge onto the street surface.

Upon discovery, the impacted area was blocked off to traffic and shored to prevent further soil destabilization. At this time, the two outside eastbound lanes and the inside westbound lane are closed. City's contractor is diligently working to dewater the affected area, reconstruct the manhole, repair the pipeline, and backfill the excavation. Unfortunately, this work will take approximately one week to complete. All adjacent businesses and residents have been notified. In addition, an electronic reader-board sign has been placed on Warner Avenue to alert oncoming traffic regarding the lane closures. We appreciate the public's patience and understanding and are working to complete the repairs as soon as possible. Questions should be directed to Mr. Eric Charlonne at (714) 536-5430.

Main Street Rehabilitation
Main Street Rehabilitation from Utica Avenue to Yorktown Avenue will commence this week and continue through late-April of this year. To minimize impacts to Huntington Beach High School students, most of the roadway work has been planned to occur during times when high school is not in session. This week, limited saw-cutting will take place between the hours of 4 pm and 10 pm and will require traffic to be restricted to one lane in each direction. Most of the concrete work will take place during the week of April 9 through April 13 during the hours of 7am and 5 pm while students are on Spring Break.

Finally, major roadway asphalt work will take place at night during the week of April 16 and April 25. For night work, the contractor will work between the hours of 4 pm to early morning of the following day. Staff is cognizant of the residential properties in the vicinity and is working with the contractor to minimize noise and complete the work near Utica Avenue between the hours of 3:30 pm and 8 pm and work on the rest of the segment during the early morning hours. Staff is in the process of notifying affected residents and businesses including the High School. For questions, please contact Eric Charlonne at (714) 536-5430.

Don't forget to tune into The KTLA Channel 5 Weekend Morning News Show with Your Hosts Chris Burrous and Wendy Burch. Sophy Burch also makes guest appearances. The show is on from 6AM to 7AM on Saturdays and 6AM to 9AM on Sundays. They even give you the chance to win good prizes. Be sure to watch and win. If you have questions e-mail weekends@ktla.com . KTLA Would like to thank all of you who are watching this show. There ratings are higher than ABC.

Just a reminder to log on to: http://www.huntingtonbeachcoupon.com and http://www.sealbeachcoupon.com to save money on where you shop at.

Here are the events happening in Your Area:

Saturday
(Rain/Shine) from 9AM to 2PM is The Huntington Beach Peters Landing Local Harvest Certified Farmers Market at 16400 Pacific Coast Highway. Come and shop from more than 50 Vendors from Artists to Crafter's as well as a Food Area while listening to Live Entertainment from Doug Miller a Guitarist/Singer. The Petting Zoo and Pony Rides are back. You can learn all about the Vendors at: http://www.localharvestfarmersmarkets.com . If you have questions call Lee Ostendorf at: . Please Be sure to come to The Anderson Art Gallery Booth located across from The Harbour House Cafe and shop for Local Artwork while You're at The Event. That is where I'll be at.

Famed Sunset Beach Musician Jeremy Long is playing at The New Sunset Beach Community Center on 12th Street from Noon to 5PM. If you haven't heard him play he is Sensational.

Sunday:
There are lots of Events happening. It's best to log on to: http://www.seecalifornia.com to get the complete list of them.

April 6, 2012