🌱 Pacific Airshow Is Coming Back! + HB Is 26th Safest City!

Happy Wednesday, neighbors; today is National Scrabble Day! Let's get this day started off right. Here's everything going on today in town.

The aerial event is officially on the calendar. Also, HB has gotten safer. Finally, someone was flinging concrete at drivers.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 66 Low: 52.

Here are the top five stories today in Huntington Beach:

1. The Pacific Airshow is coming back this year! “The aerial event will be held from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2, and this year's show will be headlined by the prestigious U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.” (Newsbreak)
2. HB is 26th on the list of America’s safest cities. Per 100,000 residents, there are 246 violent crimes, 1,963 property crimes, 6.9 traffic deaths, 12.5 drug deaths, and 19.24% engaging in excessive drinking. The city moved up three spots from 29th in 2021. The comparison shows that violent crimes and property crimes decreased. (Smart Asset)
3. Thursday, the PD was alerted around 11:30 a.m. “about a man flinging items at passing vehicles at Brookhurst Street south of Chapman Avenue." The alleged thrower is a 30-year-old transient who was charged on Monday “with single felony counts each of assault with a deadly weapon, assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and throwing a missile with the intent to do serious bodily harm.” He allegedly hurled chunks of concrete. (My News LA)
4. Which are the best SoCal companies to work for, according to Fortune Magazine in a release on Monday? At the top of the list is New American Funding, which is headquartered in Tustin. “The other Southern California-based companies mentioned farther down in Fortune's 2022 ranking include: Experian (Costa Mesa), The Cheesecake Factory (Calabasas), First American Financial (Santa Ana), the Panda Restaurant Group (Rosemead), and Scripps Health (San Diego).” (NBC)
5. Do you know about the SOCIAL Cocina y Tequila? Located at 21214 Beach Boulevard, we learned Tuesday that the staff offers 1942 tequila shots for $9 on taco Tuesday. The food pays homage to Tulum and is an outcropping of SOCIAL Costa Mesa. (Locale Magazine)

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Today in Huntington Beach:

• Photos With The Easter Bunny at Westminster Mall (11 AM)
• Hoppy Hour at Drift Spa (2 PM)
• The Crafter's Corner at the Huntington Beach Public Library (7 PM)
• Wednesday Night Standup at The Amazing Comedy Theater (7 PM)
• Green Compass Roadshow at the Kimpton Shorebreak Huntington Beach Resort (7 PM)

From my notebook:

• A Wardlow neighbor is wondering if anyone knows of a good company that can remove old grass and replace the backyard with sod at a fair price and retool the old sprinklers. (Nextdoor)
• Our Sher to Bella Terra neighbor is looking for someone (even a private person) who knows how to service a sewing machine. (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.