By Scott Sink OC Voice Staff Writer Motorists passing through Huntington Beach may see local Native Americans and concerned residents picketing in front of the Brightwater housing development, built by Hearthside Homes, on Bolsa Chica and Warner. The protesters are denouncing the building of houses upon an 8,500 year old village site, which includes at [...]
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More Than a Hill of Beans: H.B. City Council gives Shea Homes a pass
Posted in City Council, Environment, Huntington Beach, Politics, Wetlands, tagged Bolsa Chica, Coastal Commission, Parkside, Shea Homes, Wetlands on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By John Earl OC Voice Editor What some people call a mere Huntington Beach bean field is actually one of California’s last remaining wetland areas, according to environmentalists and scientists for the California Coastal Commission. In either case, all the beans and much of the wetlands habitat will vanish soon due to a 5-2 city [...]
The Descent of Tom Harman/Part III: Healthcare
Posted in Campaign 08, health, Tipping Point, Uncategorized, tagged healtcare, Sheila Kuehl, single-payer, Tom Harman on July 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
By Vern Nelson OC Voice Columnist “We think our healthcare system is actually pretty good right now.”-State Senator Tom Harman, Sept. 2006. At the time the senator uttered this astonishing remark to Laguna Beach’s Coastline Pilot, the U.S. was spending nearly twice as much per capita on health care as other developed countries, while rating [...]
Unsure of the Law: Rohrabacher struggles to define torture
Posted in Campaign 08, Guantanamo, Huntington Beach, Politics, Torture on July 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By Chris Caesar OC Voice Staff Writer While Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher made repeated assurances that he takes the problem of detainee abuse “very seriously” during an interview with the OC Voice recently, he apparently lacked familiarity with a number of issues associated with the system – including the applicability of the Geneva Conventions to [...]
Shea Homes Flood Insurance Promise in Doubt, Letters Show
Posted in City Council, Environment, Huntington Beach, Wetlands, tagged Bolsa Chica, Bolsa Chica mesa, flood control, flood plain, Huntington Beach, Laer Pearce, Parkside, Shea Homes, upper mesa, Wetlands on July 4, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Editor’s note: The following article is hotly disputed by Shea Homes. Spokesperson Laer Pearce explains Shea’s position in the response the follows directly at the end of this article. The Voice encourages readers to consider the views of all parties involved in this issue. By John Earl OC Voice Editor One of the primary reasons [...]
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