🌱 Chief Eric Parra + 2 Years For Hit And Run + Logo Contest!

Get on up, Huntington Beach! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note.

It looks like HB will have a new police chief. Also, a 2019 hit-and-run driver gets a two-year prison sentence. Finally, the City wants you to participate in a logo contest!

First, today's weather:

Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny. High: 63 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories in Huntington Beach today:

1. We learned Tuesday that HB has selected Eric Parra to be the new police chief. The candidate currently works as police chief in Alhambra, which is a position he held since March. He left the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department in 2019, after becoming division chief. The City Council made the selection official Wednesday when it extended the offer to the 33-year law enforcement veteran. Parra’s starting date is December 20. (Daily Pilot/paywall)
2. In 2019, a motorcyclist was killed in a hit-and-run at PCH and 10th Avenue. On Tuesday, a Monrovia resident “was found guilty of a hit-and-run felony” and sentenced to two years in prison. (CA News Times)
3. The City of HB is looking for a resident to create the “new logo for the 2022 edition of the annual 4th of July celebration.” This logo will become the official symbol of the 4th of July Executive Board. The theme, which was revealed Tuesday, is “Hometown Tradition.” (HB 4th of July)
4. Huntington Beach Fire alerted the public on Wednesday that there was a kitchen fire at an assisted living facility on November 24. But this story has a happy ending. All residents and workers were evacuated. Moreover, “the fire stopped at the kitchen appliance that was on fire,” which the Department connects directly to its “fire prevention bureau inspection program and California Fire Code.” The facility had a “UL300 kitchen suppression system put out the fire and the interconnected fire alarm system notified the occupants to exit the building.” (Huntington Beach Fire)
5. Would you like to be part of the volunteer effort to lure more monarch butterflies back to the OC? You have an opportunity to do so this Saturday! Be at the Monarch Nature Trail at 9 a.m. “The Trail is the old Navy railroad right-of-way in North Huntington Beach. Enter at the Rancho Rd. entrance (near Spa Drive, where you can park).” This is an all-ages event that includes “watering, weeding and planting.” (HB News)

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Today in Huntington Beach:

• Morning Prayer at FCCHB, 1207 Main Street (6 AM)
• Huntington Beach Winter Wonderland Event at 18595 Main Street (10 AM)
• Timeless Treasures Boutiques Pop Up at 5 Points Plaza, 18593 Main Street (10 AM)
• Thirsty Thursdays!! Live DJ Nights!! Hurricanes Bar & Grill, 200 Main Street (3 PM)
• Nice Bits! At The Rec Room by Off The Wall, 7227 Edinger Avenue (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Visit Huntington Beach: Final touches were put on the Jason Maloney massive public mural located in downtown. Check it out today! Located right by Jacks Surfboards. (Instagram)
• Huntington Beach Art Center: Each year, the Center asks its Artist Council Members to share the work they have created which makes them "Inspired." Traditionally, this exhibition is juried by local arts professionals. Not this time. (Instagram)

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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.

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