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I THE LOCAL NEWS SERVING HUNTINGTON BEACH & N ORTH WEST ORANGE COUNTY , CA • 5901 W ARNER AVENUE , #429 • H UNTINGTON BEACH , CA 92649 50 ¢ Atheist 229 Police Incidents Crucifies at one HB location! Cranston "Crime" Capital of Surf City! each View Villa Affordable Housing in light of the social, Pg. 6 apartment complex public safety and related demand for Blocated at 8102 public services resulting from concentrating Ellis Ave. is adjacent to the proposed site of a new, major high density developments without mixed used project in Huntington Beach on Beach Blvd adequate mandates for community at Ellis. Concerns are being raised the neighborhood. compatibly and sustainability. Imagine.... 200 police calls were made in a year at the Ellis Perhaps there should be some conditions Ave. apartment complex, far more than any other property applied to ownership of these needed, but in Huntington Beach. obviously long term issue-driven develop - Out of a possible 365 days per year, the Beach View Villa ment projects. Two police calls per year is too complex at 8102 Ellis Ave. has seen 229 police incidents. many for any single address. What is an These police calls have included a variety of police responses. acceptable threshold -totally subjective, Police have responded to calls revolving around animal cruelty, however, a rational number should be battery, domestic violence and several calls to investigate developed that when reached, triggers (excuse possible narcotics activity, among other types of incidents. the pun) government actions resulting in some This apartment complex is currently home to 106 affordable punitive action against the property owner. housing units. The information surfaced when the EIR in sup - Whether that result is substantial financial port of more "affordable" housing was presented to the city penalties to help off-set the cost of supplying council. The profile begs the question: How af - unreal levels of public satiety or conditional fordable is Use Permit issues that become in jeopardy...something needs to be done to help avoid these abuses in the future. TLN Opin - Wave O ion. Thank Cod f Beach Cr it's Friday ime Hits Beach Blvd., or Beach Bluffs smuggling operations. March 9,16,23,30 One of the photos 4:30-7:30 p.m. Crime Lands in Surf City! attached shows HB Lifeguard vehicles work - Adults $8, Children $4 In an Associated Press story recently..."The Border ing with HB Police in transporting bales of drugs that con - “Premium Pacific Patrol reported that 14 suspected illegal immigrants were tained a street value of nearly 1.5 million dollars. The taken into custody after a suspected smuggling boat was Huntington Beach bluff area is the location of choice for Cod” found on the sand at Huntington Beach. Dinners Include: these purported international criminals who pose a serious Border Patrol spokesman reportedly told the Orange threat to public safety by beaching their vessels illegally and Coleslaw, French Fries or Rice, County Register that the group aboard the 24-foot panga off loading their human and drug related illegal cargo. They Roll and Butter, was taken to a border station. are likely desperate and probably armed so their behavior Coffee and Punch In another incident, earlier in the month, an abandoned will likely be unpredictable. Obviously they are coordinat - Also Available: 30-foot panga was found 200 yards off Fernald Point in ing with land resources and scouting areas for drop off/pick Santa Barbara County’s Montecito area. A Sheriff’s up. Clearly, this is a threat to public safety and officers who Pizza Slices for Kids, are responding to the scene. Clam Chowder $3, spokesman Drew Sugars told the Santa Barbara News-Press that life jackets found on the beach suggest It should be pointed out that some preliminary research Wine, Beer, Desserts that up to 20 people may have been aboard. indicates Huntington Beach has never had this problem Sponsored by: City of Huntington Beach officials report that there before local marine safety night patrol operations were Project Gracias, have been at least 8 ponga-related events in Huntington eliminated about 2 years ago. Our understanding is that St. Bonaventure Men’s Club, Beach jurisdictional waters and shores involving the currently, Marine Safety assets are all off duty at 5 pm through the winter season. Apparently, the alleged Knights of Columbus possible arrival or attempted arrival of illegal aliens to the United States through the portals of the 9-mile or so smugglers and/or "scouts" are aware of the lack of vast Surf City shore area. beach patrols and operational times. They have even planned their "landings" during the time when beach There have been eight ponga related incidents in the maintenance takes their breaks as well. Perhaps, No Habla, last year within the city jurisdiction. These incidents but for sure, habla opportunity. are allegedly human and drug
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