🌱 Tito Ortiz Cries Foul + Poseidon Water Plant Application Done

Good day, neighbors, and happy National Irish Coffee Day! Sylvia here with today's Huntington Beach Daily.

Tito Ortiz believes the UFC tried to erase his accomplishments. Also, the California Coastal Commission will consider Poseidon Water’s application in March. Finally, how did the City do in an evaluation of all-things-cheese involving 180 cities?

First, today's weather:

Fog giving way to sun. High: 64 Low: 49.

Here are the top five stories today in Huntington Beach:

1. Tito Ortiz is known as the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” and a former UFC light heavyweight champion. In 2020, he was a member of the HB City Council and Mayor Pro Tem. He resigned on June 1, 2021. We learned Monday that Ortiz believes the UFC doesn’t “want fans to remember him.” “Ortiz said that when he shared his feelings publicly in the past about the UFC, they 'tried to erase' his legacy.” (Heavy)
2. Poseidon Water announced Monday that the California Coastal Commission deemed its application for a Coastal Development Permit for the HB desalination plant as complete. The Commission will consider the application in its March hearing. This is the last step in the permitting process. “We have a lengthy 15-year history of working cooperatively with the Coastal Commission on the permitting of the proposed Facility,” a representative for the company stated. (WFMZ)
3. Last Wednesday, LawnStarter compiled a list of cheese-loving cities. It compared “over 180 of the biggest U.S. cities based on cheese access, quality, and affordability, as well as local events.” HB came in 113th. Although we had a high-quality ranking, we didn’t do so well in the community portion of the rankings. In contrast, “Modesto was at No. 2, followed by San Francisco in third place and Los Angeles in eighth.” (LawnStarter)
4. The Pacific City Gallery, which is right across the street from the HB Pier, will host “a special collection of TAVi art by Arellano Gustavo” starting this Wednesday. Insiders refer to Gustavo as the “Modern Picasso.” The artist himself will be at the Gallery from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Attendees benefit from “an airdrop of two additional TAVi NFT collection pieces, as well as other virtual perks.” (GoPacificCity)
5. Prime Healthcare is looking for a CEO who can oversee the Hospital Medical Center in Garden Grove and the Hunting Beach Hospital. A candidate should have five years of healthcare administration experience. They also need a “Master's degree in Nursing, Health Administration, Business or related fields.” (LinkedIn)

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Today in Huntington Beach:

• Annual New Year Yoga & Fitness Challenge at Bikram Yoga Huntington Beach (6:30 AM)
• Lunar New Year at Disneyland California Adventure Park (Paradise GardensPark) (9 AM to 8 PM)
• ABC Crafts, Games, Music, and Science for Toddlers at the Yorba Linda Cultural Arts Center (9:30 AM)
• Board of Trustees' Meeting at the Ocean View School District (6:00 PM)
• Free Speed Reading Course (online) (11 AM)
• Cheat Day at The Circle (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• A Huntington Harbour neighbor is looking for a used bird cage for an art project. Medium-sized about 2 1/2-3 feet square or oblong, with interesting (curved) top, if possible. (Nextdoor)
• An Estates at Seacliff neighbor lost an iWatch at the pool off Camelback where the clubhouse is on Seacliff on the Greens. Did you find it? (Nextdoor)
• A Park Place/Seabury neighbor needs a referral for someone to re-secure solar pool panels. The wind has moved the panels around. (Nextdoor)
• Our Huntington Harbour neighbor lost their cat. It's grey and white with a fluffy tail. Did you see it? (Nextdoor)
• A Glen Mar neighbor left their child’s tan backpack at the park. It has the name on it: ‘Wolfe’. Did you find 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.