🌱 Shoutout To Sean Laghaei + Did DCOR Not Apply For A Permit?

Good morning, neighbors; today is National Caramel Popcorn Day! Sylvia here with the latest Huntington Beach Daily.

A 17-year-old HBHS senior is making news! Also, what’s going on with DCOR, LLC? Finally, there are more DUI patrols out in April!

First, today's weather:

Sunny and very warm. High: 80 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories today in Huntington Beach:

1. A shoutout to M/SgtMaj Sean Laghaei! The 17-year-old HBHS senior is a “member of the Southeast County Young Marines meeting in Midway City, California.” He has been named the “top Young Marine in Division 6 which includes eight states: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.” Well done! (OC Breeze)
2. The Center for Biological Diversity released a notice on Tuesday that it warned DCOR, LLC "today that the company failed to comply with a California law requiring a Coastal Development Permit for its repair of an offshore oil pipeline that leaked in December." “This is an old, dangerously leaky pipeline, and it’s appalling that repair work proceeded without a key permit or crucial steps to prevent future disasters,” the organization explains. “The Center’s letter warns DCOR that the company must now obtain an “after-the-fact” permit from the Coastal Commission to avoid legal liability.” (Center for Biological Diversity)
3. “Impaired driving is . . . a choice. If you’ve been drinking, or have taken drugs that impair, make the right choice by finding a sober driver or alternate transportation to take you places,” says the HBPD. Be prepared to see more DUI patrols on weekends this month. “Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.” (HB News)
4. On the heels of this announcement came Monday’s warning that “April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month!” The HBPD wants you to remember that “using a handheld cell phone while driving is illegal in California.” Patrol officers will “actively look for drivers throughout the month who are in violation of the state's hands-free cell phone law.” (@HBPoliceDept)
5. Do you know what to do with “leftover household products such as paints, cleaners, oils, batteries, and pesticides?” We learned Monday that you should never pour “them down the drain, on the ground, into storm sewers, or in some cases, putting them with the trash.” Instead, you have access to a FREE year-round collection center at 17121 Nichols Street-Gate 6. (Surf City Break)

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Today in Huntington Beach:

• Baby And Me Storytime at the Huntington Beach Public Library (10 AM)
• Oak View Branch Library Homework Club Program (12:30 PM)
• Bereavement Virtual Support Group (3 PM)
• HBHS Boys Basketball Fundraiser at Chipotle (5 PM)
• NA Meeting at Huntington Beach Community Church (6 PM)

From my notebook:

• A neighbor living in the NE Huntington Beach area says that shelters have many cats and kittens right now that need a temporary foster home: pregnant cats, orphaned kittens, teen and adult cats, senior cats. Can you help? (Nextdoor)
• It's the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the City's Human Relations Committee. It was established in 1997 to promote and celebrate diversity in our community through education. (Nextdoor)
• Our Harbor Pines neighbor needs to know where they can take a baby squirrel that fell out of a tree. It's alive and moving around. (Nextdoor)
• A Seacliff neighbor wants people to be aware of a bee attack on the sidewalk on Seapoint. The bees came out of nowhere. (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.