Category: Huntington Beach

Huntington Harbor Closed After Sewage Spill

The Orange County Health Care Association (OCHCA) was forced to close a portion of the Huntington Harbor after a sewage spill occurred, it was announced late afternoon Oct. 19. A boat’s holding tank at the harbor accidentally released approximately 250 gallons of sewage, making it potentially unsafe due to high bacteria levels, according to the…


Hundreds Rally Against Student COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in Huntington Beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Hundreds of parents, teachers, and students rallied near the Huntington Beach pier Oct. 18 as part of the state-wide “walk-out” to denounce California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for K-12 students. Protesters gathered along the Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street for the planned statewide school walkout with signs stating “my body, my choice,” “respect…


Orange County Beaches Gradually Reopen After Oil Spill

Orange County beaches are slowly reopening after water quality tests following the offshore oil spill show undetectable amounts of toxins. Newport Beach announced all city beaches were reopened Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. after over a week of closure as water quality results proved it safe for residents to return. “The city will continue monitoring…


California Attorney General Launches Probe Into Oil Spill ‘Disaster’

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that the state’s Justice Department has launched an investigation into the major oil spill off the coast of Orange County’s Huntington Beach. The offshore oil spill leaked up to 132,000 gallons of crude oil from an undersea pipeline, killing dozens of animals and threatening coastal wetlands and…


California’s ‘Surf City USA’ Beach Reopens After Oil Spill

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A Southern California beach that was closed more than a week ago because of a leak of crude oil from an undersea pipeline reopened on Monday, far sooner than many expected. Huntington Beach’s city and state beaches reopened after officials said water quality tests revealed no detectable levels of oil associated toxins in…


Huntington Beach City, State Beaches to Reopen Monday

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The city of Huntington Beach and California State Parks announced Oct. 10 that they would reopen city and state beaches the next morning. The joint decision to reopen the beaches at 6 a.m. Monday comes after water-quality testing results showed non-detectable amounts of oil associated toxins in ocean water, Huntington Beach police spokeswoman…


Southern California’s Oil Pipeline Likely Struck by Anchor Several Months Before Leak

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The underwater pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of oil off the coast of Huntington Beach may have been ruptured as long as a year ago and multiple ship anchors may have struck the line over that time, a U.S. Coast Guard official said Oct. 8. Capt. Jason Neubauer said the crack in…


Anchor Strike May Have Been Several Months Before California Oil Spill

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The underwater pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of oil off the coast of Huntington Beach may have been ruptured as long as a year ago and multiple ship anchors may have struck the line over that time, a U.S. Coast Guard official said Oct. 8. Capt. Jason Neubauer, the Coast Guard’s lead investigator,…


Anchor Strike May Have Happened Several Months Before California Oil Spill

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The underwater pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of oil off the coast of Huntington Beach may have been ruptured as long as a year ago and multiple ship anchors may have struck the line over that time, a U.S. Coast Guard official said Oct. 8. Capt. Jason Neubauer, the Coast Guard’s lead investigator,…


Oil Spill Volume in Huntington Beach May Have Been Much Less Than Anticipated: Officials

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Officials were speculating that the volume of oil leaked off the coast of Huntington Beach might be much less than initially anticipated on Oct. 7. Authorities earlier this week were bracing for a worst-case scenario of about 144,000 gallons of oil, but on Thursday, it appeared it could be as low as 30,000…