Bolsa Chica

Airstream It Up

[Trendzilla] Rent An Airstream lets you reserve one of the classic campers without the hassle of buying one

The Kizh-Gabrieleño Factor

Despite a centuries-long campaign by Southern Californians to eradicate them, OC's remaining Gabrieleños are making a comeback

Connie Boardman and Bob Foster, Mayors of Huntington Beach and Long Beach, Put Ink to Marriage Equality Paper

Huntington Beach Mayor Connie Boardman and her Orange County-adjacent colleague Bob Foster in Long Beach are among 25 California mayors who have signed a Courage Campaign letter supporting gay marriage.All the other OC mayors--it seems as if there are 50 or so--apparently could not find pens with in ... More >>

Wilfredo Escobar of Nevada Identified as Man Pulled Out of Bolsa Chica Surf Last Month

A man surfers found floating in the waters off Bolsa Chica State Beach on June 9 and who died despite their life-saving efforts has been identified.He was Wilfredo Escobar, 34, of Henderson, Nevada, according to the Orange County Coroner's division.

Chipotle Promotes California State Parks With Half-Priced Deal TOMORROW

The Mexican fast-casual chain known for light-hearted humor has a conscience. Or maybe it's a political wish bone. It might be a wannabe grassroots campaign, but it doesn't matter. They've got a deal that doesn't involve wrapping oneself in foil.70 California State Parks are scheduled to close July ... More >>

[UPDATED with Description Change:] Do You Recognize This Man Found Floating in the Bolsa Chica Surf?

See update at end of post about the county coroner correcting the initial description of the man found floating in the Bolsa Chica surf.ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 14, 2:58 P.M.: Do you recognize the man in this drawing?If so, the Coroner's Division of the Orange County Sheriff's Department would like to he ... More >>

Screw Rick Warren, Dolphin Speakers May Soon Have Us Leading a Porpoise-Driven Life

If we could talk to the animals, learn all their languages, maybe chat up a dolphin in the sea . . . Actually, when it comes to Flipper, and with apologies to Rex Harrison, scientists truly believe they are close to swapping stories with dolphins, thanks to past acoustic research into the sounds an ... More >>

Dolphin Trapped at Bolsa Chica and Whale Entangled in Fishing Line Believed Out to Sea

Two marine mammals whose plights led to much nail biting by human mammals on shore have apparently returned to the open sea, hopefully unscathed.The bottlenose dolphin that had been swimming in circles in shallow water within the Bolsa Chica wetlands is believed to have left some time this weekend. ... More >>

[UPDATED with New Strategy:] Dolphin Trapped at Bolsa Chica Wetlands

UPDATE, APRIL 30, 9:51 A.M.: With a dolphin still swimming in circles on the inland side of PCH at the Bolsa Chica wetlands in Huntington Beach for a fourth day, animall rescue crews say they may step up efforts to return the mammal that's been nicknamed Freddie to the open sea.They came close to ac ... More >>

Bolsa Chica Mesa Landowner Fined $430,000 for Damaging Ancient Native American Village

​A near-unanimous California Coastal Commission and the Goodell Family Trust have agreed on a settlement that will have the property owner paying a $430,000 fine for unearthing artifacts at the Cogged Stone Site, the 9,000-year-old Native American village on the mesa overlooking the Bolsa Chica w ... More >>

100 Reasons to Be Ecstatic About Summer In OC!

Summer here is bliss, better than anyplace else in the States

[UPDATED with Charges, Drunk-Ass Claims:] John Hines, Long Beach Fire Captain, Arrested for Felony Hit and Run

​UPDATE, APRIL 27, 10:08 A.M.: Long Beach Fire Department Capt. John Hines began drinking April Fools Day morning at Schooner or Later bar in Long Beach, became heavily intoxicated and early that afternoon climbed behind the wheel of his Chevy pick-up, swerved into a bicyclist who was thrown 70 fe ... More >>

Coyote Sightings, Pet Attacks Prompt Warning

Monday morning, the Westminster Police Department received a report of another in a spate of recent coyote attacks, with a pet cat losing its life in the 6600 block of Bestel Avenue.As a result, the force is warning about increased coyote activity and the need to keep beloved house pets close.

Priest Blesses Surf City Waves Sunday

​One day at band camp, this kid was shredding at Bolsa Chica when he slipped off his board and yelled, "Jesus Christ." So, it is not without precedence that a priest from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange will wade into the waters near Huntington Beach Pier Sunday morning to bless the waves.

As Brightwater Builder Reels, Bolsa Chica Preservationists Keep Up the Pressure

​Picketers plan to be out at Warner Avenue and Bolsa Chica Road in Huntington Beach from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today to protest existing and planned residences on the Bolsa Chica mesa. While one developer of unsold homes and un-built lots on the land considered sacred by American Indians and overlook ... More >>

Freeze, Punk! It's OC's Crime-y State Beaches

Crime scene​Four of the six most crime-infested state parks are in Orange County, and each is a state beach. Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area near Pismo Beach logged by far the highest number of crime calls in 2009 with nearly 6,000. Lake Perris State Recreation Area near Riverside ha ... More >>

Jan Vandersloot, Late Environmental Activist, to be Honored in D.C.

​Jan Vandersloot, the tireless Newport Beach environmental advocate who passed away in November at age 64, is among six people being honored Sunday in Washington, D.C., for contributing to the preservation of the country's wetlands through activism, education or restoration.Britney Barnes has the ... More >>

Wax On, Wax Off: Surf City Marathon in HB

On February 7th, Superbowl Sunday, Huntington Beach will hold the 14th Annual Surf City USA Marathon. Starting on Friday the 5th, the event will include preliminary festivities and happenings. The run has been called "the largest oceanfront running event in the country." The run itself includes ... More >>

[UPDATED] Huntington Beach to Annex Sacred Indian Site

Photo by Russ Roca Chief Anthony Morales came up empty at November 2008 California Coastal Commission hearing.​ UPDATE: Jaimee Lynn Fletcher reports in Orange County Register: HUNTINGTON BEACH--The city will absorb an unincorporated county island that some environmentalists believe is an A ... More >>

OC's Brown Pelicans No Longer Endangered. Oh, Really?

UCI Biology Department A brown pelican acts all pelecanus occidentalis-y along our coast. ​A neighbor of yours is getting either an assist or a death sentence from the federal government. Where's your teabagger now, brown pelican?

Bolsa Chica Boneyard Builder Brightwater Bankrupt

​We missed this yesterday, but still think you should know: The company that owns Brightwater -- the company that wanted to build 300-something homes on Huntington Beach wetland -- announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday.Both naturalists and Native Americans strenuously fought ... More >>

Feds Deem Bolsa Chica Sacred Site Historic After Development Rings It

Not too many sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places have new home sale kiosks, banners and trailers full of an ancient American Indian remains, but whoever said Bolsa Chica is like anyplace else? The Orange County Register's Cindy Carcamo reports that feder ... More >>

It's a Quick Read 21

Orange County Register: It's not the happiest place on Earth today, as Disneyland begins laying off back-office employees and telling employees of a Paradise Pier Hotel restaurant it will close. . . . Motivational speaker Gary Shawkey was booked into Orange County Jail on murder charges after s ... More >>

Supes Grant Lease for Bolsa Chica Wetlands Education Center

The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a lease Tuesday with the Bolsa Chica Conservancy for an 8,000-square-foot interpretive center at the Bolsa Chica wetlands. Gardens, classrooms, science laboratories, multipurpose exhibit halls and bird and wildlife viewing decks are included in the inc ... More >>

One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indian Rifts at Bolsa Chica

For Chief Anthony Morales of the Gabrielino-Tongva Band of Mission Indians, his long fight for the dignified treatment of Native American remains unearthed on the mesa overlooking the Bolsa Chica wetlands may finally be coming to an end. Healing a rift with rivals from the Juaneño Band of M ... More >>

Battle Over Bolsa Chica and Indian Bones Keeps Humming Along

When the California Coastal Commission meets in Huntington Beach on Thursday, panelists will be staring into at least one familiar face: that of Chief Anthony Morales of the Gabrielino-Tongva Band of Mission Indians (pictured). While the commission deals with coastal development ... More >>

Native American Saga, Part 2: So Many Bones, So Little Time

"Next is another fun item," joked Chairman Bill Mungary as the California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) moved on to the controversy surrounding remains unearthed on the mesa above the Bolsa Chica wetlands after a lengthy debate over the treatment of buried remains at Miss ... More >>

With High-Powered Assist, Gabrielino-Tongva Indians Win One For a Change

This story details how the Gabrielino-Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, among others, lost a round to prevent what they consider shoddy treatment of their ancestors' remains amid home building on the Bolsa Chica mesa. As Anthony Morales (pictured), the Gabrielino-Tongva group's most likely ... More >>

This Week in the OC Weekly

In "Less is Mor" Vickie Change educates us about Hollywood nightlife mogul Anton Posniak, who set out to remake the OC scene. Now he’s got more lawsuits than restaurants here. Gustavo Arellano mocks California's fires in "The Fire All the Time: Create Your Own Inferno News Story!". And Matt Co ... More >>

Native Americans Seeking to Protect Ancestors Buried at Bolsa Chica Get No Relief . . . Yet

Handle With Care

Bolsa Chica Preservation

[Best of OC 2008 Post Cards] Foodstuffs: Greetings From Dexter Holland

Surf City Mayor Debbie Cook Takes on Dana Rohrabacher, OC's Weirdest Republican Congressman

To Do This Weekend 8/8-8/10

Santa Ana Pub Crawl, August 9 @ 5 p.m. Now is a great time to explore the historic downtown and its few, but fantastic bars and restaurants. santaanapubcrawl.com Decadence, August 9 @ 6 p.m. Sample food from local restaurants, dance to DJ Dennis, view art by Max Neutra and Ingrid Marrero and drink ... More >>

[Summer Guide] The Simple Pleasures of an OC Summer

Bird Watching

Bolsa Chica Wetlands and Mesa Tour

Coots!

Thats whos fighting to save our last wetlands for you whippersnappers

We Answer Register Letters Because They Wont

Episode 9

Diary of a Mad County

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Clean Water, Murky Politics

The developers win again

Letters

Green With Anger

This is Where We Pray

As earthmovers move in, local Indians move to save their sacred land

Huntington Beach

Look hard

Shut Up, Dave

Attempting to scuttle conservation deal, Garofalo jacks up value of Bolsa Chica mesa real estate

Do You Know Wayne Wedin?

An open letter to HB school officials

Sympathy for the Devil

The Register's upside-down campaign for sprawl

Slippery When Wetlands

The Times-and the HB council-screws up on Bolsa Chica