🌱 Is DCOR, LLC Pipeline Leaking? + Gas Leak At Lake St And Utica

Hey, people of Huntington Beach! It's me again, Sylvia, your host of the Huntington Beach Daily.

Officials believe that the latest oil sheen may have come from around the area of a DCOR, LLC operation. Also, there was a gas leak. Finally, retail thieves are getting crafty.

First, today's weather:

Turning sunny and cool. High: 58 Low: 45.

Here are the top five stories in Huntington Beach today:

1. Officials said Saturday that a pipeline belonging to Oxnard-based DCOR, LLC is being investigated as a possible source of the latest leak affecting the ocean waters off Bolsa Chica Beach. The pipeline is now shut down and “being monitored for additional oiling.” There’s also a boat “patrolling the pipeline to detect any indications of additional discharge of oil.” (LB Post)
2. There was a gas leak on Wednesday. The HBFD responded to Lake Street between Utica and Springfield. They secured the leak and reopened traffic. (@HBFD_PIO)
3. OC retail thieves use brute force and booster bags. Just before closing time on Monday, robbers stole $10,000 worth of high-end cosmetics from MainPlace Mall’s JCPenney. They pretended to have weapons. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, retail thieves targeted the Outlets at Orange. They used booster bags, which are “handmade foil-lined bags” that prevent stores’ anti-theft alarms from going off. As one suspect was emptying his booster bag into a minivan, investigators detained him. An hour late, the mall was hit by another thief with a booster bag. He, too, was arrested. (Local OC News, Newsbreak)
4. Orange County gas prices aren’t going down. In fact, a Saturday report suggests that the average price “rose one-tenth of a cent for the second consecutive day to $4.639.” Even so, it is a half-cent less than a week ago but “$1.451 higher than one year ago.” The cheapest gas in HB is currently at the Costco at 7562 Center Avenue for $4.09 a gallon. From there, it jumps up to $4.15 at surrounding stations. (My News LA, GasBuddy)
5. Saturday, we reported on the Santa Ana River swift water rescue. However, there were rescues during the last rainstorm a week earlier as well. On Tuesday, rescue crews came to the aid of nine people and two dogs. (Patch, KTLA)

Today in Huntington Beach:

• Art-A-Faire at Pier Plaza (10 AM to 7 PM)
• Sunday Worship Service at Calvary Chapel of the Harbour (10:45 AM)
• B Side @ Beach City Provisions (12 PM)
• Four Sons Brewing presents Paul Roberts & Rob Castle (3:30 PM)
• A Magical Cirque Christmas at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts (5 PM, 8 PM)

From my notebook:

• Our neighbor at Hopeview Track lost a wallet in the Springdale/Edinger 99 store or parking lot. Did you find it? (Nextdoor)
• A Lake Park neighbor needs a dog stroller. (Nextdoor)
• Our Carr Park neighbor had a great experience with OC Pacific Appliance! (Nextdoor)
• Who can help our Huntington By The Sea neighbor repair/replace two brackets on a vinyl fence? (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.