Huntington Beach NewsLocal news for Huntington Beach, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Billabong Freewave Challenge launches on mainland US- June 23, 2008 Billabong Freewave Challenge Mainland Billabong Freewave Challenge launches on mainland US coastlines Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 19 June, 2008 : - - Irvine -- The second edition of the Billabong Freewave ...http://www.topix.net/city/huntington-beach-ca/2008/06/billabong-freewave-challenge-launche... Oil Jumps Nearly $7 as U.S. Stockpiles Fall- June 18, 2008 A tanker drops off petrol at a petrol station in Torrelodones, near Madrid on June 11, 2008.http://www.topix.net/city/huntington-beach-ca/2008/06/oil-jumps-nearly-7-as-u-s-stockpiles... OC GOP machine gets punked as Sandra Hutchens becomes the new Sheriff- June 11, 2008 I have never been so happy to be wrong in my life! I thought the OC GOP machine had victory in the bag and that their boy Paul Walters would succeed Mike Carona. But Supervisors John Moorlach, Pat Bates and Janet Nguyen decided to go with Sandra Hutchens as our new Orange County Sheriff. What happened I think that Moorlach in particular did not want to look stupid again. He previously supported our disgraced former Sheriff, Mike Carona, and our lame O.C. Treasurer Chriss Street. This time...http://www.topix.net/city/huntington-beach-ca/2008/06/oc-gop-machine-gets-punked-as-sandra... The Descent of Tom Harman, part II of V: Re-birth as an Immigrant Basher- June 11, 2008 In the first Naked Gun film, Lieutenant Frank Drebin, having found it necessary to impersonate an umpire in a major league baseball game in order to prevent an assassination, finds himself at a loss what to do when the batter swings and misses. After a long, uncomfortable silence, feeling a thousand expectant eyes fixed upon him, he finally stammers, hesitantly, "...Strike one" And the crowd erupts into cheers. Immediately Drebin is transformed by the crowd's approval into a super-umpire....http://www.topix.net/city/huntington-beach-ca/2008/06/the-descent-of-tom-harman-part-ii-of... OJ Exclusive: the long-awaited Debbie Cook Song- June 7, 2008 We've finally finished mixing down the song "I Got a Crush on Debbie Cook," which you can hear if you click below; now we are going to start on the video for the sort of viral YouTube that didn't exist in the days of Garca Marquez' patriarch, but will be comparable to the situation outlined above. E-mail me (ChezVernaol.com) if you'd like to help with the video! Click "read more" for the lyrics of the song (and fun Photoshops!) :-) Click here to read the rest of this article, and to hear the...http://www.topix.net/city/huntington-beach-ca/2008/06/oj-exclusive-the-long-awaited-debbie... Surf City cracks down on taggers while they run rampant in Santa Ana- June 3, 2008 The City of Huntington Beach will be voting tonight on "a proposal Monday that would give police the power to fine anyone carrying spray paint cans in public parks, playgrounds and beaches - even if they don't have the intent to commit vandalism," according to the O.C. Register. What a great idea! Why isn't the City of Santa Ana implementing such measures We have a lot more graffiti in our town than H.B. does. "The ordinance would also allow officers to cite minors who possess spray paint,...http://www.topix.net/city/huntington-beach-ca/2008/06/surf-city-cracks-down-on-taggers-whi... Surf-wear makers hit turbulent waters- June 1, 2008 On a recent hot night in Baja California, short-skirted women gyrated alongside beer-drinking men at the legendary nightspot El Squid Roe, and Fernando Aguerre dispensed shots of tequila to anyone who would ...http://www.topix.net/city/huntington-beach-ca/2008/05/surf-wear-makers-hit-turbulent-water... |