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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
This California city is taking a 'zero-tolerance' approach to illegal street vendors
The Brief Huntington Beach police and code enforcement are enforcing a zero-tolerance policy against illegal sidewalk vending. A valid city permit is required for all vendors, and unpermitted selling can result in fines up to $1,000. Vending is strictly prohibited on the beach, pier, and surrounding beach areas, even with a permit. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - The City of Huntington Beach is cracking down on illegal street and sidewalk vending on its beaches and other public spaces by adopting a "zero-tolerance" approach. Here's what you need to know. What we know According to authorities, street vendors are barred from selling everything - including cut fruit and drinks to beach chairs and other merchandise - without a permit in popular areas. These areas include the beach, Pier Plaza, Pier, beach parking lot, beach service road, Pacific Coast Highway, and downtown Huntington Beach, especially in areas designated for permitted events. You can see a full list of prohibited areas here. SUGGESTED: Pregnant food cart vendor shoved to ground by Simi Valley resident Even people with sidewalk vendor permits are not allowed, police said. "Vendors cannot provide or sell any service to any person, including the renting of merchandise to customers," police wrote in a statement on their Facebook page. The backstory The heightened enforcement is part of the city's effort to maintain safety and order along the coastline and in public areas. SUGGESTED: Oxnard taco stand worker severely injured after Metrolink train, big rig collide In 2018, California decriminalized sidewalk vending with the passing of the Safe Sidewalk Vending Act. However, local jurisdictions retain the final say on street vending regulations. What's next According to the city, Code Enforcement officers will begin patrols in June in the aforementioned areas. SUGGESTED: Long Beach offers free food carts for eligible vendors Fines of up to $1,000 will be issued to offenders, but the city said officers will first "educate and ask for voluntary cooperation before issuing citations." The Source Information for this story is from the Huntington Beach Police Department and previous FOX 11 reports.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Juvenile charged with murder after allegedly killing man with flare gun
A juvenile has been charged with murder after police say he fatally shot an adult with a flare gun in Orange County on Friday night. According to a Huntington Beach Police Department media release, officers responded to the intersection of Florida Street and Utica Avenue, located just west of Beach Boulevard, around 8:40 p.m. Upon getting to the scene, the officers located a man who had sustained a single gunshot wound inflicted by a flare gun, the media release states. Huntington Beach Fire Department paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital where he died of his injuries. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. 1 dead after fatal Gramercy Park shooting involving '4 to 5 subjects': police The juvenile suspect initially fled the scene but was quickly apprehended, authorities said, adding that the weapon used in the alleged murder was recovered. His identity is being withheld in accordance with state laws protecting the privacy of minors. Preliminary findings from detectives indicated the incident was isolated and that there is no ongoing threat to the community. Anyone with information on the shooting, including video surveillance footage, is asked to contact Detective Anthony Pham by calling 714-878-5640. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Orange County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-855-847-6227). Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
24-05-2025
- CBS News
Huntington Beach man killed with flare gun, juvenile arrested
Huntington Beach police arrested a boy after he allegedly killed a man with a flare gun Friday night. The shooting happened near the intersection of Florida Street and Utica Avenue, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. Officers found the victim with a single wound. While the suspect ran away from the scene, police quickly located and arrested him. Investigators found the flare gun at the scene. He has been booked into Orange County Juvenile Hall on one count of murder. Paramedics with the Huntington Beach Fire Department treated the man before taking him to the hospital, where he later died. Police have not identified the suspect pending next of kin notification. Investigators urged anyone with information or video of the incident to contact Detective Sergeant Anthony Pham at (714) 878-5640. Anonymous tips can be sent to Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855) 847-6227.
Los Angeles Times
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Trump flag flying over Talbert Marsh taken down months after inauguration, following complaints
John Villa, executive director of Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy, has no idea who hoisted a blue flag near Talbert Marsh bearing the words: 'Trump 2024' and the slogan 'Take America Back' a couple dozen feet up an electrical pole, likely hopping a fence that surrounds the nature preserve his nonprofit manages in order to do so. All he knows is that it was been hanging over Coast Highway since well before the president's inauguration, it wasn't supposed to be up there in the first place and it was still there months after he took office. 'We had a car go off of the road and airborne into Talbert Marsh right there in October,' Villa noted. 'I can't say for certain the flag was what distracted them, but it was in the morning, so too early for drunk drivers.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Huntington Beach Police - HBPD (@hbpolicedept) Villa said he and others at the conservancy have fielded numerous calls from passersby about the flag, contributing to his belief that it posed a traffic hazard. But there's no ordinance in Huntington Beach limiting how long campaign signs and other displays can hang on private property, so city crews weren't going to step in to remove it. And although the pole is on the nonprofit's land, it technically belongs to Southern California Edison. The conservancy did contact the utility, and a technician was sent out. But, according to Villa, that person said the flag didn't pose any immediate risk of interfering with transmission lines and sparking a fire, so they left it there. Southern California Edison was unable to confirm whether such an interaction took place, SCE spokeswoman Diane Castro said Wednesday. But they did send someone to take down the flag 'immediately' after the Daily Pilot reached out to the company for comment Tuesday evening. She added that if one of their employees had previously declined to remove it, that person would be reminded of Edison's policies and possibly be reprimanded. 'Unauthorized installations on power poles are unsafe for both the community and our line workers,' Castro said in a statement. 'These attachments — whether it is a lost dog poster, a garage sale sign or something larger — can obstruct our crews, making maintenance and power restoration dangerous.' Villa said the conservancy's issue with the flag was based solely on the potential hazard it posed, and had nothing to do with the message it displayed. He added that the nonprofit does 'not get a lot of federal funding,' so it has little stake in the politics of whoever sits in the Oval Office. However, Villa said, he does worry about 'the future of some agencies we deal with that are federal.'
