🌱 A Pipeline Pinhole Leak? + Skate Winter Wonderland With HBPD

Happy Sunday, Huntington Beach! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

So far, there’s no information on where the oil sheen came from. Also, you can skate with the HBPD. Finally, the school district has a tough time finding substitutes.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine, but cool. High: 62 Low: 42.

Here are the top stories today in Huntington Beach:

1. Officials announced Friday that the oil sheen spotted off the HB coast does not seem to be a pipeline leak. Samples collected did not match the oil from the October 2 spill. While authorities are clear that “there is no indication of an unsecured discharge of oil,” there’s still no known cause for the sheen. According to Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley, there’s a pinhole leak in an unknown pipeline. (KFI)
2. The HBPD wants to skate with you! Officers will be at the Pierre Plaza Winter Wonderland on Wednesday. Show up between 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and get to know them! (Moon AI Lisa)
3. The HBUHSD struggles to find substitute teachers. We learned last Friday that many subs filled vacancies created by retiring teachers. However, the school district has had an average of 80 teachers absent per week since September. In some schools, administrators had to step in and take over for missing teachers. As of the end of November, substitute teacher pay went up from a $132 flat rate to $180. (Baron News)
4. When La Habra City Council Member Tim Shaw resigned from the OC Board of Education in November, he left a vacancy. The Board intends to fill it Tuesday with applications received on or before Friday. If the members can’t agree, they may have to hold a special election. They have until January 2 to fill the vacancy. (Voice of OC)
5. The Ursid meteor shower is coming! Did you miss the Geminid meteor shower that produced between 50 and 100 sightings an hour? It ran from December 4 to Friday. Now, the Ursid meteor shower is active until Dec. 26 with a peak on Tuesday. On the downside, you only see five to ten meteors an hour. (Patch)

Today in Huntington Beach:

• Worship Services at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship (9 AM, 11 AM)
• Vibrant Giraffe, Paint And Vino Event at Slater's 50/50 (12 PM)
• Eclips3 Trio featuring Anthony Grisham at Four Sons Brewing (3:30 PM)
• Rosie Flores at Gallagher’s Pub (5 PM)
• Huntington Beach "Old School" Jingle Jam at the Biergarten @ Old World HB (5 PM)

From my notebook:

• Our Hartlund neighbor is warning you of a mail thief going around! (Nextdoor)
• A Seacliff neighbor is looking for furniture donations to help a couple in need. (Nextdoor)
• Can you recommend a mobile groomer to our Gothard Ellis neighbor and their senior Great Dane? (Nextdoor)
• A Cal Classics/ Prestige neighbor is looking for puppy obedience classes because they just got a German Shepard puppy. Any recommendations?" (Nextdoor)
• Our Huntington Harbor West neighbor lost their Air Force Fatigue jacket, gray with hood. - “US Air Force 1958” written inside. They lost it on PCH between Sunset Beach and Seal Beach in the north bound bike lane. (Nextdoor)
• Can you recommend a painter for the Newport West Two neighbor who needs a small bathroom and bedroom painted in Huntington Beach, Magnolia and Hamilton? (Nextdoor)
• This Huntington Harbour neighbor has insider info on the Seed Library at the Huntington Beach Central Library. They've been running for about 6 years, but you may have never heard of it. (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.