🌱 Main St Parking Lot Fire + 44.9% Jump In HB Rents For 1 Bedrooms

Happy Friday, neighbors; today is April Fools’ Day! Let's get this day started off right. Here's everything you need to know around town today.

A dumpster fire required the intervention of the FD. Also, one-bedroom units are more expensive to rent; two bedrooms are even worse. Finally, 911 Lone Star was filming at the pier!

First, today's weather:

Low clouds, then some sun. High: 66 Low: 56.

Here are the top five stories in Huntington Beach today:

1. Wednesday evening, around 6:15 p.m., there was a small fire in the parking structure in the 200 block of Main Street. The HBFD responded and blocked Olive Avenue. A witness believes that a dumpster caught on fire. There was no structure damage or reported injuries. (HB News)
2. As of Thursday, HB is fourth among the top-five cities that saw the biggest jumps in rent for one-bedroom apartments, with an increase of 44.9%. When it comes to two-bedroom units, we’re number two with a 55.2% jump. (Fatherly)
3. Did you see the excitement at the pier on Thursday? We already knew that 911 Lone Star was filming in the area. A couple of weeks ago, they spent three days in Long Beach filming a scene. Now, they are here “filming an 80s flashback scene (complete with vintage surfboards and ambulance) down on the south side of the pier.” (Susan Marie Taylor)
4. Students at the HB Union High School District are finishing their district-wide food drive strong! With Friday being the last day to donate, the schools "are grateful for the opportunity to give back to our community and local families in need." (@HBUHSD)
5. Planning for the U.S. Open of Surfing is in full gear. Insiders say that this summer’s event – scheduled to run from July 30 to August 7 – will be “the more-typical mega festival the event is known for, after last year’s scaled-down version on the south side of the famed Huntington Beach pier.” Vans has already signed on as a sponsor. There will be BMX riding. And, “this year’s event will also include a Duct Tape Invitational and Festival, featuring a field of male and female longboard surfers.” (The OCR/paywall)

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Today in Huntington Beach:

• Pfaff TOL Part 1 w/Rosemary at Moore's Sewing (10 AM)
• Rock-N-Roll Storytime at the Huntington Beach Public Library (11 AM)
• Main Street Classic Car Show in Garden Grove (4 PM)
• Super Secret Comedy Show at The Rec Room by Off The Wall (7 PM)
• French Park performs at Biergarten @ Old World HB (8 PM)

From my notebook:

• A kind Harbor Pines neighbor is asking you on behalf of Sophia from The Little Ones Animal Center here in Huntington Beach to consider becoming fosters families! They provide everything from food, bedding, halter, leash, toys . . . (Nextdoor)
• An Island Track neighbor has a sweet kitty looking for a new home. (Nextdoor)
• A Downtown Huntington Beach neighbor is looking for someone to do deep cleaning once a week. Thirty dollars an hour. Small apt, probably three hours. Looking for Saturday mornings at 10am. (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.