🌱 Bluff Top Project + Shoutout to J. Borenstein! + Gypsum Canyon

Happy Friday, people of Huntington Beach! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

The Bluff Top improvement project has begun. Also, congratulations to Jack Borenstein on receiving the Boynton D. Murch Scholarship. Finally, the Gypsum Canyon site is a go, but nobody’s willing to pay for it.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cool. High: 61 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories in Huntington Beach today:

1. On Monday, the City started the Bluff Top Improvement Project. It’s anticipated to be ongoing until February. Then, you will see a replaced metal railing that will have made way to wooden lodge poles. There will be a railing at the stairway. Insiders note that it takes 8,000 linear feet of railing to frame the park in its entirety. However, residents are concerned that termites and the proximity of the ocean will cause the wood to rot sooner rather than later. (CityofHB)
2. Shoutout to Jack Borenstein! As of Wednesday, he is one of more than 660 students who were named Baldwin Wallace University scholars. Borenstein received the coveted Boynton D. Murch Scholarship. Congratulations! (HB News)
3. Gypsum Canyon is going to be a veterans’ cemetery site. OC veterans have battled for years to get a cemetery within the county’s borders. On Wednesday, they declared victory. After threats of lawsuits and ballot referendums, the vets left Irvine behind in favor of the property in Anaheim. An estimated price tag for the project is $100 million, which the City of Anaheim is not willing to cover. (Voice of OC)
4. The Associated Press revealed Thursday that the pipeline involved in the HB oil spill “did not have a fully functioning leak detection system at the time.” The AP cites a report filed by Beta Offshore, which is a subsidiary of Amplify Energy, with federal regulators. Missing from the report is any indication of why the detection system did not work. Experts suggest that a working leak detection system could have alerted technicians before the oil sheen was spotted on the water. (AP/ABC)
5. Chik-fil-A is once again looking out for its workers. Rather than raking in the cash and staying open December 25, which is a Saturday, the restaurant chain opted to be closed on that Saturday as well as the next day, which is the company’s rule. Restaurants reopen on Dec. 27. (Patch)

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Today in Huntington Beach:

• Visit and take professional photos with Santa Claus on the porch of his beachside Airstream travel trailer at Pacific City, 21010 PCH (11 AM)
• Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus at Bella Terra, 7777 Edinger Avenue (11:30 AM)
• RJTW Live at Old World Huntington, 7561 Center Avenue (7:30 PM)
• Blue Light Holiday Celebration at Cruisers Pizza Bar Grill, 210 5th Street (7:30 PM)
• ROFL House at the Rec Room by Off The Wall, 7227 Edinger Avenue (10 PM)

From my notebook:

• Huntington Beach Art Center: “To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” - Elliott Erwitt. (Instagram)
• Huntington Beach Union High School District: The HB Resolution Run was a huge success! Hundreds of families participated in the 1-mile fun run and 5k race. A special thanks to the 100 OC Sheriff Academy cadets who attended! (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, La Cuesta Raquet Club: Lost kitty? Beautiful gray striped kitty with very white paws. Looked like a healthy, young, male kitty. The kitty was spotted by my neighbor. I peeked out of my garage and accidentally scared the cat, He ran down the street. (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Estates at Seacliff: "MISSING CAT - please help! - 949-739-1234, call anytime if you see her or can help with her search. Thank you! She's 3 years old, spayed, 10 lbs, indoor/outdoor last seen 12/3/21 11pm. She went onto the Huntington Club (Seacliff) Golf course." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Park Huntington: "Need a dog trainer to socialize my dachshund with other dogs. - He is a rescue and does not play well with others. Help!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, South GWC: "Hi Neighbors! - Wanted to invite you all to an event at the Equestrian Center on Goldenwest and Ellis this Saturday from 10 to 4 for - The Day of the Horse! There will be a parade of breeds and lots of other fun events, and even Santa!!..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Park Place/Seabury: "Missing Cocker Spaniel near Edison High School/ Eader Elementary area. - Please let me know if You have seen him. His name is Taj." (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.