🌱 Shoutout To Jose Duarte + Man Shot Near 17000 Block Of Koledo

Get on up, Huntington Beach, and happy Inspire Your Heart With Art Day! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started.

Jose Duarte won the Industrial Roll-Off category for the Republic Services ROAD-EO National Championship. Also, a man was shot in an apartment around the 17000 block of Koledo. Finally, con artists are targeting Latino drivers.

First, today's weather:

Times of sun and clouds. High: 64 Low: 50.

Here are the top five stories in Huntington Beach today:

1. Jose Duarte of HB is one of the “eight winners of the Republic Services ROAD-EO National Championship.” “Hundreds of employees competed at local and regional levels, with a total of 41 drivers, 22 operators and 21 technicians qualifying for the National Championship.” Duarte excelled as an Industrial Roll-Off driver. Congratulations! (HBN)
2. An individual with a gunshot wound was found in an HB apartment on Saturday morning. At the time, the HBPD issued a warning “asking the public to avoid the 17000 block of Koledo (Lane) & the surrounding area.” We learned Sunday that the male victim died. (My News LA, @HBPoliceDept)
3. Latino drivers in the OC are being targeted by con artists. “The thieves post Spanish-language ads on Facebook Marketplace and other social media platforms, ostensibly looking to hire people to transport money.” When the driver shows up, “the thieves say they need to borrow the car to pick up more money to be transported and never return the vehicle.” As of Friday, authorities know of 50 cases since July. (NBC)
4. Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (District 74) released details of the second hearing conducted by the Assembly Select Committee on the Orange County Oil Spill about the “Decommissioning of Offshore Oil Infrastructure along the California Coast.” Stakeholders discussed the effects of job losses on industry workers, as well as the opportunity to turn “rigs-to-reefs.” “This oversight hearing marks the second following the Orange County Oil Spill to get to the bottom of what happened, ensure that the responsible party is held fully accountable, and identify the steps needed to ensure that an environmental disaster like this does not occur again.” (OC Breeze)
5. There was a 4.0 magnitude earthquake in northwest San Diego County Sunday morning. The epicenter was 8.5 miles underground, and 20 miles south of Riverside County. Residents in South Orange County reported feeling the shaking. (PE/paywall)

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Today in Huntington Beach:

• Winter Reading Challenge (Online) with the Huntington Beach Public Library (all day)
• Miss Maribel's Virtual Family Story Time (Online) (10 AM)
• Celebrate National Penguin Appreciation Day (for kids) at Bella Terra (10 AM)
• HBHS Girl's Soccer Fundraiser at Slater's 50/50 (12 PM to 9 PM)
• Citizens' Oversight Committee Meeting at Ocean View School District (5:15 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Huntington Beach reminds residents that we're just 1 week away from the Surf City Marathon! Pacific Coast Highway between Beach Blvd & Warner Ave will be closed from 1am to 2pm. Check out the additional road closures that will be in place between 4am & 10:30am to avoid delays. (Instagram)
• Our Downtown Huntington Beach neighbor is missing their cat. Did you see it? (Nextdoor)
• A La Cuesta neighbor is looking for a finish carpenter. (Nextdoor)
• A Newland neighbor wants to know whom to contact about old, dead cables from a backyard utility pole. (Nextdoor)
• Our Huntington Landmark neighbor needs a reliable handyman with a pickup truck who can move a small portable wooden floor to another location about 45 min away for a reasonable price. (Nextdoor)

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.