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    Ryan Sheckler, with a new car that

    this lady would probably like to

    get her hands on.

    Say your spouse was convicted of

    embezzling money from a 19-year-old

    X-games space age kid. Would you try to

    keep below the radar? Or sue the citywhere your spouse was convicted in

    hopes of getting money for iPod

    speakers and a car? Duh!

    Janelle Mercuro is, in simple

    terms...flying right

    into the center of the

    storm.

    The Orange

    County Register is

    reporting that the

    wife of Matthew

    Mercuro, the San

    Clemente man

    convicted of

    embezzling from

    pro-skater Ryan

    Sheckler, is suing

    the city of

    Huntington Beach

    to pay for a new car,

    legal fees and an

    iPod speaker--all of

    which she lost

    because of the

    investigation into

    her husband. The

    tab comes out to

    $15,890.

    Writes the

    Register's Annie Burris and Jon Cassidy:

    "Janelle Mercuro said her car was

    towed from private property in San Juan

    Capistrano to Huntington Beach in

    November and later sold, stripped, and

    abandoned. She did not learn that the car

    had been towed for 11 days.

    She is asking for $7,140 for a new

    car, registration, costs of being without a

    car, and legal fees.

    Mercuro is also asking for $8,400

    in legal fees she accrued while trying to

    get back personal property including a

    computer taken during the police

    investigation.

    She said she still has not received

    her iPod docking station speakers and is

    asking that the department reimburse her

    $500 or buy her new speakers. She

    alleges that the speakers were taken with

    a search warrant and given to Sheckler's

    father, Randy."

    Our closing argument in the

    case.... On Jan. 11, Mercuro's husband

    was convicted of two felony counts of

    grand theft shortly after being accused

    of embezzling $365,000. He served 18

    days in jail and owes the $150,000 he

    said he took from companies owned

    by Sheckler while he served as their

    CFO. You'd think that after putting his

    wife through this whole thing, he

    could at least spring to buy her some

    iPod accessories.

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    Most people don't know that

    back in 1912, Hellmanns

    mayonnaise was

    manufactured in England.

    In fact, the Titanic was carrying

    12,000 jars ofthe condiment scheduled

    for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico,

    which was to be the next port of call for

    the great ship after its stop in New

    York.This would have been the largest

    single shipment of mayonnaise ever

    delivered to Mexico. But as we know,

    the great ship did not make it to New

    York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank,

    and the cargo was forever lost.The

    people of Mexico, who were crazy

    about mayonnaise, and were eagerly

    awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate

    at the loss. Their anguish was so great,

    that they declared a National Day of

    Mourning, which they still observe to

    this day.The National Day of Mourning

    occurs each year on May 5th and is

    known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.

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    The 23rd

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    500 classic cars,

    thousands of

    spectators, bands,

    food, vendors,

    and fun.

    It was held

    on Main Street

    from PCH to

    Ocean Boulevard,

    April 24th. It'll be

    back next April.

    Log on to: http://www. sealbeach

    chamber.org for more information.

    Thanks to the Seal Beach Chamber

    of Commerce Directors, who put on the

    sensational event:

    Brian Warner, Seth

    Eaker, George Banker,

    Erik Dreyer-Goldman,

    Ruth Harrell, Natalie

    King, Darren Smith,

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    see a Great Seal

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    Fifty Classic Cars were featured at

    the 9th Annual Edison High

    School "Flash From The Past"

    Car Show occured on May 1st in the

    school parking lot. John Gilson's 1957

    Cherry Red Oldsmobile won the Best of

    Show. Randy Lyford's 1950 Ford

    Woody Stationwagon, often used as the

    symbol of Surf City, also drew a lot of

    "ohs and aws" along with the other

    fantastic cars.

    People purchased Aloha shirts

    with Charger Gold and other

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    Huntington Beach. The Edison High

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    Seal Beach Mayor Pro TemMike Levitt stands in front of his

    Son's Scott Levitt's Booth at The SealBeach Car Show. Scott is running forLieutenant Governor of California.

    Much to my surprise, I

    came upon a movie

    being filmed while

    riding my bike on a street near my

    home on Friday May 7th, 2010.

    Located deep within a

    residential neighborhood, it was

    shocking to spot bright lights, a

    movie camera, generators,

    actors and crews at the home.

    Pollution is written by and

    stars Osa Wallander. Its her

    story about growing up

    with an abusive, alcoholic

    mother. Wallander has been in numerous films and

    television shows, from Americas Most

    Wanted to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

    The versatile 5-foot-7, blue-eyed

    Swedish actress is joined in her latest

    movie by 14-year-old Danielle Bessler,

    and Carrie Lazar, who plays a social

    worker and actually grew up at the

    residence near Central Park.

    Produced byHollywood veterans James Keitel,

    Matt Peterson and Drew Gabreski,

    Pollution is directed by Jeffrey

    Travis. The Matter Media Studios

    production also recently filmed on

    the Balboa Pier. Keitel said it is

    being edited early this Summer, then

    make its debut in a yet-to-be-

    determined Film Festival.

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    The Actresses on camera

    talking to the Director.

    Members of The Edison High School

    Foundation who put the car show on.

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    By Mallory Creveling, AOL Health

    Scientists have moved one

    step closer to giving menmore responsibility in

    preventing pregnancy.University of North Carolina

    researchers are beginning trials tosee if ultrasound can serve as a

    means of reversible contraception

    for men, BBC News reports.Based on the researchers' earlier

    work, a blast of ultrasound to thetestes may safely stop sperm

    production for six months.

    With this contraceptive, menbecome temporarily infertile after

    the testes stop producingsperm and all "sperm

    reserves" have beendepleted, according to

    BBC News.

    "We think thiscould provide men with

    up to six months ofreliable, low-cost, non-

    hormonal contraception

    from a single round oftreatment," Dr. James

    Tsuruta, the study's leadresearcher, told BBC

    News.Researchers hope

    this will offer couples an

    alternative for birth control."Our long-term goal is to

    use ultrasound from therapeuticinstruments that are commonly

    found in sports medicine or

    physical therapy clinics as aninexpensive, long-term, reversible

    male contraceptive suitable for usein developing to first world

    countries," Tsuruata said.

    A $100,000 grant from theBill and Melinda Gates

    Foundation will fund moreclinical trails on this potential

    birth control method.

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    Women to Begin Serving on Navy

    Submarines for the First Time... the

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    Women will serve on Navy submarines for the

    first time beginning next year, breaking a gender

    barrier that goes back to the start of the elite

    military program.

    Rear Adm. Barry Bruner said during a press

    conference Thursday that women will report for

    submarine duty by fall of 2011, CNN reported.

    Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the

    policy change last month, and Congress took the

    required 30 days to review and approve it.

    Candidates will be selected from the Naval

    Academy, the collegiate Reserve Officer Training

    Corps, and officer candidate schools. They will

    undergo a 15-month program, including nuclear

    power school,

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    the Submarine

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    crews of guided missile attack and ballistic missile

    submarines. The assignments involve two subs on

    the East Coast and two on the West Coast,

    according to Navy officials.

    Once officers are integrated into the

    sub squadrons, female enlisted sailors will

    arrive during a second phase in

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    Bonds. And as Ive written before,whats good for Bonds is good formortgage rates.

    This most recent bond rally

    has been especially good for US bonds. A global skepticism over

    equity markets would typically

    lead to investment in all bonds.

    Ongoing concerns over the Eurofueled by continuing concerns

    over Spain, Portugal and

    (primarily) Greece have left Europeancountries out of this bond run. One way to

    look at it is that the US picked up market

    share at Europes expense. The additional

    market share means more demand, which

    in turn leads to even lower rates.How long will it last? If history is any

    indicator, not long. If anyones been

    waiting for rates to

    improve, the wait is over.

    Right now may be the

    best time well see totake action on

    your home

    financing.Footnoted:

    The average

    rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage

    dipped to 4.93 percent this week from 5 percent a week earlier, Freddie Mac

    said Thursday. It was the lowest level

    since mid-December, when ratesaveraged 4.81 percent.

    The drop came as investors

    shifted money from risky European

    debt to safer U.S. securities. Bondyields fell as a result, and that

    lowered mortgage rates.

    Arnaud Dufour is a Sr. Mortgage

    Banker at Newport Beach based DLJ

    Financial. With more than eleven

    years in the industry, Arnaud is

    available to answer questions in

    Real Estate Finance.

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Call: 714-677-4107. CFL # 603H312

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    C DA's office say a man waiting to be extradited from

    Canada to face charges for a 1984 slaying in

    California apparently committed suicide after

    learning his appeal to avoid extradition had been denied.

    Orange County prosecutors and Huntington

    Beach police report 53-year-old Gerald Su Go

    died Thursday in Toronto. He was charged with

    murder in a Nov. 14, 1984 killing and attempted

    rape of 38-year-old Elizabeth Hoffschneider That

    case remains unsolved.

    A DNA match in 2005 linked Go to

    Hoffschneider's slaying when he was in prison in the

    U.S. for an unrelated sexual assault. later deported to

    Canada in 2007 when released from prison.

    Huntington Beach police started the procedure to

    extradite Go for the Hoffschneider case when Go

    appealed and it was denied last week.

    HB Police say an Internet sting stung an

    Orange County man who thought he was

    arranging a sexual encounter with a 13-

    year-old Huntington Beach girl he met on

    Craigslist.com.

    Lt. Russell Reinhart reports 38-year-old

    Howard Houchen Wang of Mission Viejo was

    arrested Tuesday night after he drove to Huntington

    Beach for a sexual encounter.

    Apparently, Wang was told numerous times that

    the person he was communicating with was 13

    years old as he continued to try and craft a

    sexual relationship.

    Wang was booked for investigation of

    communicating with a minor with intent to

    commit a lewd act, attempted oral

    copulation with a minor, sending harmful

    material to a minor and other allegations. Good Police work

    winged this Wang before it was too late.

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    2. All ballots will be in this nation's language.

    3. All government business will be conducted in our language.

    4.Non-residents will NOT have the right to vote no matter

    how long they are here.

    5.Non-citizens will NEVER be able to hold political office

    6. Foreigners will not be a burden to the taxpayers. Nowelfare, no food stamps, no health care, or other government

    assistance programs. Any burden will be deported.

    7. Foreigners can invest in this country, but it must be anamount at least equal to 40,000 ti mes the daily minimum wage.

    8. If foreigners come here and buy land... options will berestricted. Certain parcels including waterfront property are

    reserved for citizens naturally born into this country.

    9. Foreigners may have no protests; no demonstrations, nowaving of a foreign flag, no political organizing, no bad-

    mouthing our president or his policies. These will lead to

    deportation.

    10. If you do come to this country illegally, you will beactively hunted and when caught, sent to jail until your

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    Some Say..."HB Council Sticks It to Natural

    Gas Users and all local rate payers! A 4-3

    vote of the Huntington Beach City Council

    seals a new money stream to the City of more than

    $1.7 million per year. New agreement with natural

    gas provider SoCalGas. increases fee to local

    residents (ratepayers) -- some a

    lot more than others.

    V o i c e

    of OC repots:

    "For twenty

    y e a r s ,

    H u n t i n g t o n

    Beach enjoyed a

    deal with

    SoCalGas under

    which the city imposes

    a one-to-two percent franchise fee on every

    monthly bill issued by the utility. The fee was the

    result of court settlement in 1990 and, according to

    a city staff report, "among the highest in the

    SoCalGas territory."

    But that deal, which last year generated $1.5

    million for the city, expired. And SoCalGas

    insisted on a new deal that is more in line with

    franchise agreements it has with other cities. The

    result would have reduced the franchise fee and

    cut revenue to the city by $650,000.

    So the city cut the deal approved by council

    Monday that essentially passes a portion of the fee

    onto ratepayers.

    Residents, on average, will pay about 33 cents

    per month on a one percent surcharge fee that

    winds up in city coffers. Commercial users would

    pay, $2.37 per month, industrial users $2.50 per

    month. Two "electric generation" users --

    companies that take natural gas and convert it into

    electricity -- will be paying about $19,000 per

    month.

    The good news for the city is that the money

    flowing into its general fund will go from $1.5

    million last year to $1.7 million.

    The debate at the dais center on a

    presentation by city staff showing that

    the amount is enough for four police

    officers or four

    firefighters. It

    could also be

    equivocated to

    funding for the

    library, or the art center.

    Councilman Joe Carchio

    scoffed at the example, saying

    that unless he could be

    provided a guarantee that

    the money would go towardsaving firefighters and

    police officers, he could not

    vote for it.

    Councilwoman Jill Hardy

    downplayed the impact of the surcharge, and

    said asking for 33 cents to maintain police services

    and library funding in the city was not much.

    "We're down to asking people for pennies,"

    Hardy said.

    But Councilman Don Hansen, who voted

    against the

    surcharge, said

    he wasn't

    c o m f o r t a b l e

    with the "level

    of disclosure"

    and said a gas

    bill insert was

    not enough.

    "It's really

    an end-around

    on the taxpayer

    and a backdoor

    way of getting

    a sweetheart

    deal," Hansen

    said."

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    Ciy Cncil - pla

    indica blw wa y

    will d... if lcd...

    in Nvmb:

    We asked each of the 19 or so, but

    who is counting, HB City Council

    Candidates the following:

    Please indicate with an (X) your

    position and return to:

    [email protected]

    1. Work towards the repeal of thisagreement with the Gas

    Company____

    2. Accept the Agreement with theGas Company____

    And, here are the responses...

    edtCt:

    Every Candidate wascontacted by phone and

    email at least 6 times...

    No Response is what we

    think is what helped create the

    nightmare economic situation

    facing all of us today...Responsiveness is crucial to

    any level of government -

    especially when it is Local!

    72% of the total men and women asking for your vote

    felt comfortable with the issue enough to let voters /

    taxpayers know that they would work for the repeal ofthis Agreement with the Gas Company. And, 84% of

    those who actually responded with an opinion stated

    emphatically that they would work towards the repeal of

    the new agreement if elected.

    We applaud the men and women who are running

    for pubic office in HB who are prepared to let thevoters know, up front...no disclaimers... what sort of a

    legislator they would be if elected...isn't that the

    whole issue in Washington DC...we elect people but

    they don't either listen or let us know how they are

    really going to vote on core issues like new taxes and

    Fees... We sincerely appreciate the responses that saidthey would keep the agreement...it is a transparent

    response and they were honest with us.

    You Be the JuDGe...

    You hAVe the Vote.

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    Cha-Ching:

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    Will Accept

    Cha-ChingBlair Farley

    Dan Kalmick

    Joe Shaw

    Shawn R. Roselius

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    Cha-Ching:Barbara Delgleize

    Bruce J. Brandt

    Erik H. Peterson

    Fred Speaker

    Gregg DeLong

    Jim Katapodis

    Joe Carchio

    John Von Holle

    Landon Fichtner

    Matthew Harper

    Norm Westwell

    William Billy" OConnell

    William Rorick

    By Christine Rochelle, AOL Jobs

    Online jobs are popping up across the web as technology makes it

    easier and easier for workers to

    conduct business off-site.

    Getting a part-time online job wasn't

    always easy. With so many scams

    claiming to make you thousands of

    dollars in just a week or require

    participants to start off by making an

    investment into the scam, many

    workers are understandably hesitant to

    find a job online.

    Luckily for job seekers, employers

    are opening up more and more part-

    time positions online so that they have

    access to a more diverse applicant pool

    and they can save on overhead costs by

    hiring people to work off-site. If you're

    looking for part-time online job, see if

    one of these positions suits you:

    1. scial Mdia expFrom car dealers to local

    boutiques, nearly every

    business is looking for a

    social media expert to

    Facebook, Twitter and blog

    about their business. If you

    want to be proactive, brush up

    on your social media knowledge

    and confront local businesses about

    hiring you. With more and more

    businesses pulling away from traditional

    advertising and unsure how to use social media sites to their

    advantage, you can easily sell yourself as a new hire, as long as you

    stay on top of your game.

    2. edi

    Many professionals or even job seekers are constantly looking for

    another set of eyes to edit their

    new business proposal, cover

    letter, or transcript. Editing jobs

    pop up all over job boards and

    can turn into a steady part-time

    job if you continue to network.

    3. Bp

    With easy-to-use

    bookkeeping software available,

    more and more businesses are

    able to hire part-time

    bookkeepers who work from

    home. If you're organized and

    comfortable with numbers,

    bookkeeping for a local business

    can turn into a great part-time job

    for someone on the prowl for a

    flexible work schedule.

    4. Daa enyRough financial times

    means that administrative

    assistant positions are often cut,

    even though there is work that still needs to be done, such as

    data entry. Working part-time doing data entry for a company

    means you'll always have a steady stream of work coming your

    way, and it's a great foot in the door.

    5. Call Cn Jb

    Companies hire part-time workers to run their call centers

    from home. Running a virtual call center from your home could

    mean anything from telemarketing to customer service hotlines.

    Although little experience is required, some companies do look

    for employees who are bilingual.

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    Friday & Saturday

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    The Fountain Valley

    Community Foundation

    (FVCF) is challenging local

    businesses and individuals to help

    support the Fountain Valley

    Advisory Committee for the

    Disabled dances. The FVCF has

    pledged to match any combination

    of donations received for this

    program up to $500.

    The Fountain Valley Advisory

    Committee for the Disabled hosts

    dances for disabled adults bimonthly

    at the Fountain Valley Recreation

    Center. These dances provide an

    opportunity for the greater Fountain

    Valley area to come and socialize and

    participate in a fun evening activity.The dances include refreshments,

    prizes, and dancing. Donations help

    keep the cost to participate at $1 per

    person.

    If individuals or businesses

    wish to accept the challenge, the

    FVCF, a 501( c ) 3 non-profit, will

    receive donations on their behalf

    and match any combination of

    funds collected up to $500. For

    more information, please contact

    714-593-4449. Thank you in

    advance for assisting with the

    success of this program.

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    The Fountain Valley Senior

    Club invites you to join their

    fun-loving group. Join them

    every Wednesday and Friday

    morning to play bingo, sign up for

    trips and enjoy each others

    company. You must be at least 55

    years old and looking to create

    enjoyable memories!

    The annual membership is

    only $5.00 per year, and includes

    lots of enjoyable experiences &

    social opportunities. Please come

    and pick up the Fountain Valley

    Senior Club monthly newsletter

    Senior Scoop which includes

    updates on their travel program. To

    join the Fountain Valley Senior

    Club you must arrive prior to thestart of the meeting, between

    9:00am and 9:45am on Wednesday

    and/or Friday mornings. The

    meetings begin at 10:00am sharp.

    The Fountain Valley Senior Club

    meets at The Center at Founders

    Village Senior and Community

    Center, 17967 Bushard Street,

    Fountain Valley. For more

    information, please contact

    Club President, Joan Mendoza

    on Wednesday and/or Friday

    mornings at The Center. Come

    join in the fun!

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    NOT IN THE TRASH

    The results are in for

    the April 24th e-

    waste collection

    event held at the Civic

    Center. Once again,

    community participation

    and the amount of e-waste

    collected exceeded

    expectations by bringing

    almost 75,000 pounds of

    material! Another event is

    being planned for Saturday,

    July 24.

    E-waste can contain

    toxic substances like lead,

    cadmium, and mercury that

    can contaminate the land,water, and air. In addition to

    keeping toxic waste out of

    the landfill, there is also

    material that can be

    processed and reformed

    into new products for good

    resource management.

    For more information

    on e-waste, recycling, or

    pollution prevention, visit

    the Citys website at

    www.fountain valley.org/

    government/ departments/

    publicworks/.

    U

    niversity of Oregon's Justin La Tempa of

    Huntington Beach was recently named

    Pac-10 Pitcher.

    LaTempa was pitched a complete game

    one-hit shutout as the No. 15 Ducks defeated

    Washington State, 6-0. In his first complete

    game in his collegiate career, the former

    Huntington Beach High standout recorded a

    career-high 10 strikeouts. The senior right-

    hander had his no-hitter broken up in the eighth

    inning when WSU's Matt Argyroppilos led off

    the inning with a shallow double to right field.

    LaTempa became the first Oregon pitcher

    since reinstatement to throw a complete game

    shutout. In addition, it was the first time Oregon

    has shutout a Pac-10 opponent since a 3-0

    victory at Washington on May 8, 1976. On the

    season, he is 4-2 with a 2.64 ERA and 50

    strikeouts.

    Congrats to Justin from your hometown.

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    Below is our upcoming events for the next few months -

    and we hope to see you in the sand soon ~ At all of our

    beach cleanups, we provide parking and garbage bags.

    Please wear closed toe shoes and bring your own garden/work

    gloves, reusable water bottle and trash grabber, so we don't

    create more trash. - Kim Masoner, Save Our Beach "Quietly

    Changing OurWorld". kim@

    saveourbeach.org.

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    Joe Shaw

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    Education Level or Degree: B.A. in Business Administration with anemphasis at Washington State University, passed CPA on first try whilestill in college

    Hometown: South Bend Washington

    Where do you currently live? How long have you been? HB - 18 years

    Describe your family (Spouse/Children): Husband - Clive

    Describe one business goal (if applicable) for the year 2010: Ensurethe safety of the public funds that I am responsible for investing for thecitizens of HB

    Summarize one personal goal for the year 2010: Be elected as theOrange County Treasurer on June 8, 2010

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    applicable): n/a

    What is your favorite Local Restaurant? I have a lot

    of favorites (be sure to eat in HB as 1% of the sales taxpaid comes directly back to the City) Some of my

    favorites in the downtown area are Shades, Dukes,and BJs, but they are all great.

    What is your favorite all-time Movie?: I enjoygoing to the movies and have a lot of favorites! Idid recently see The Blind Side which was

    very good.

    What charities do you support and why?I am a PastPresident of the Rotary Club of Huntington Beach and PastPresident of Soroptimist International who both have bigfundraisers every year. As an elected official, I try to getto as many other fundraise rs as I can. Giving back to thecommunity is very important to me and supporting those

    who may not be asfortunate or that needassistance is veryimportant

    How do youvolunteer? I am aactive member ofseveral local serviceclubs, Rotary andSoroptimist, and volunteer at thevarious communityservice projects. Iam a trustee for Washington StateU n i v e r s i t y F o u n d a t i o nbecause I believethat education ofour future leaders is soimportant. I am active in my local WSU Alumni organization having been elected as a Past Presidentof the WSU Alumni Association and also having been elected as aDirector for the Southern California Chapter.

    In about 35 words, tell us about your business, company and/oryour personal life: I have been the Treasurer for the City of HuntingtonBeach for 14 years. S ome of my accomplishme nts are: Maintaining a

    spotless recor d of protecting taxpayer funds for 14 years w hen otheragencies, such as the County of Orange, Costa Mesa and Long Beach lostpublic funds; receiving the 2008 Green Business of the Year award in2008 from the Citys Environmental Board, implementing aprepayment program for the Citys pension plan which this year isexpected to save over $500,000 and saving the City over $15 millionsince 1996.

    What havent we asked about and what else would you like to share :I love my job and the people that I work with and for in HuntingtonBeach! I love being able to implement processes that benefit thecitizens of Huntington Beach and streamline government.

    Shari was hired in the midst of the OC Bankruptcy to fill thevacancy of HB City Treasurer. She has subsequently performed beyondexpectation in the protecting local taxpayer funds. Shari has a resumand a personality that would shine in any venue. We tip our hat to a

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    LDS 6th Ward Huntington Beach 5402 Heil Ave H.B. (714) 840-5989 www.Lds.OrgLDS 7th Ward Huntington Beach 19191 17th St H.B. (714) 842-7200 www.Lds.OrgLDS 8th Ward Huntington Beach 8702 Atlanta Ave H.B. (714) 969-2452 www.Lds.OrgLDS 9th Ward Huntington Beach 5402 Heil Ave H.B. (714) 840-8366 www.Lds.OrgLDS 1st Ward Fountain Valley 17500 Bushard St F.V. (714) 962-4962 www.Lds.OrgLDS 2nd Ward Fountain Valley 17500 Bushard St F.V. (714) 847-2765 www.Lds.OrgCongregat iona l Empty C ross Of Sal va ti on Sam oan 17791 New land S t H.B . (714) 848-0162 -E pi sc op al S t. Wi lf ri d' s E pi sc op al Ch ur ch 1 86 31 Ch ap el Ln H .B . ( 71 4) 96 2- 75 12 w ww. St wi lf ri ds ch ur ch .O rgE va ng el ic al F re e E va ng el ic al F re e Ch ur ch O f HB 1 91 2 Fl or id a St H .B . ( 71 4) 5 36 -1 43 9 w ww. Ef ch b. Or gFamily Bible Robinwood Church 5172 McFadden Ave H.B. (714) 421-8130Foursquare Gospel Hope Chapel HB 715 Lake St H.B. (714) 536-1614 www.Hopechapelhb.OrgFoursquare Gospel Coastland Foursquare Church 19891 Beach Blvd Fl 2 H.B. (714) 969-1190 www.Coastland.OrgFo ur sq uare G os pel O ha na Fe ll owsh ip PO Bo x 51 25 H .B. ( 71 4) 37 8- 39 50 www.O han ac hri st ian fe ll owsh ip .Co mInterdenomina tional Harbour Comm unity Church 8200 E ll is Ave H.B . (714) 536-5019 w ww .Harbourcomm church.OrgJ ew is h Sy na go gu e C on gr eg at io n B' na i Tz ed ek 9 66 9 Ta lb er t Av e F. V. ( 71 4) 9 63 -4 61 1 w ww. Cb tf v. Or gLutheran Faith Lutheran Church 8200 Ellis Ave H.B. (714) 962-5571 www.Faithhb.OrgLutheran Grace Luthern Church 6931 Edinger Ave H.B. (714) 897-0361 www.Gracehb.OrgLuthe ran Luthe ran Church Of Resur rect ion 9812 Ham il ton Ave H.B . (714) 962-5005 w ww .Resur rect ionluthe ran. Ne tL ut he ra n R ed ee me r L ut he ra n C hu rc h 1 63 51 Sp ri ng da le St H .B . ( 71 4) 84 6- 63 30 w ww. Re de em er -L ut he ra n. Ne tL ut he ra n K in g O f G lo ry L ut he ra n C hu rc h 1 02 80 S la te r Av e F. V. ( 71 4) 9 63 -5 64 9 w ww. Ko gc hu rc h. Or gN az ar en e H un ti ng to n Be ac h Co mmu ni ty C hu rc h 8 10 1 Sl at er A ve H .B . ( 71 4) 8 47 -3 05 0 w ww. Hb cc .O rgNon-Denominational Beach Cities Community Church 9872 Hamilton Ave H.B. (714) 698-0668 www.Beachcities.OrgN on- Den omi nat io nal Co mmu ni ty Bi bl e Ch urc h 4 01 6t h S t H .B. ( 71 4) 53 6- 42 55 www.C bc hb. Co mNon-Denominational Coastview Christian Fellowship 5102 Argosy Ave H.B. (714) 895-7979 www.Coastview.OrgNon-Denominational God's House 1905 Main St H.B. (714) 596-7700 www.Godshousehb.ComN on -D en omi na ti on al H op e Ch ap el O ra ng e Co as t 1 68 43 P in e Ci r F. V. ( 71 4) 3 78 -0 73 3 w ww. Ho pe oc .O rgNon-Denom inat iona l Pac if ic Coas t Com muni ty Church 17581 Newland S t H.B . (714) 847-5070 -Non-Denom inat iona l P ie rpoint Com muni ty Church 1706 Orange Ave H.B . (714) 843-9665 w ww .P ie rpointchurch.ComNon-Denominational Seaside Community Church 9300 Indianapolis Ave H.B. (714) 968-9884 www.Seasidehb.OrgN on -D en omi na ti on al P ac if ic C h ri st ia n F el lo ws hi p 8 09 1 2 2n d S t W es tm n. ( 71 4) 7 5 1- 55 14 -O rt ho do x J ew is h C on gr eg at io na l A da t I sr ae l 5 05 2 W ar ne r A ve H .B . ( 71 4) 8 46 -2 28 5P re sb yt er ia n C hr is t P re sb yt er ia n C hu rc h 2 01 12 M ag no li a S t H .B . ( 71 4) 9 68 -4 94 0 w ww. Cp ch b. Or gP re sb yt er ia n S t. Pe te r' s B y T he Se a 1 68 71 Bo ls a C hi ca St H .B . ( 71 4) 84 6- 66 41 w ww. St pe te rs .P re sb yc hu rc h. Or gRel ig ious Sc ience Church Of Rel ig ious Sc ience 7641 Talbe rt Ave H.B . (714) 596-0900 w ww .Hbcrschurch.OrgUni ted Me thodis t Com muni ty Uni ted Me thodis t Church6652 Hei l Ave H.B . (714) 842-4461 w ww .Cum chb. OrgUni ted Me thodis t F ir st United M ethodist Church 2721 Delaw are St H.B . (714) 536-3537 w ww .Gbgm-Um c. Org/Fi rs tca004United Methodist Fountain Valley United Methodist Church18225 Bushard St F.V. (714) 962-2593 www.Gbgm-Umc.Org/Fvumc

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    Democratic attorney general primaries undecided.

    The poll found San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris

    leading the zalous Democratic field and State Senator Tom

    Harman, R-Huntington Beach, leading his Republican

    challengers. Only 22 percent of the 621 likely Democratic voters

    indicated support for the career prosecutor, 28 percent -

    undecided. Harman -- has two opponents to Harris' five -- and

    gathered support from 29 percent of the 548 likely GOP voters,

    with 36 percent still undecided.

    The bigger picture: Democrats include former Los Angeles

    City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo was next in line, at 16 percent.

    Former Facebook executive Chris Kelly -- took 11 percent of

    likely voters, Assemblyman Ted Lieu, D-Los Angeles, was close

    behind at 10 percent. Santa Barbara Assemblyman Pedro Nava

    earned eight percent, while Fremont Assemblyman Alberto

    Torrico brought up the rear at four percent.

    Republicans include Los Angeles District Attorney Steve

    Cooley, considered the favorite, trailed Harman by seven points

    (22 percent). Attorney John Eastman was at just 14 percent.

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    Jordan Kobritz is a former attorney, CPA, and Minor

    League Baseball team owner. He is an Assistant

    Professor of Sport Management at Eastern New Mexico

    University, teaches the Business of Sports at the

    University of Wyoming, and is a contributing author to

    the Business of Sports Network. Jordan can be reached

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    Cleveland. The commentators got it right

    there are two teams whose attendance numbers

    should raise red flags. But theyre not the Blue

    Jays and the Indians.

    According to figures compiled by

    SportBusiness Daily, ten teams five in each

    league are experiencing double-digit percentage

    losses while only three teams one in the

    National League and two in the American League

    are enjoying double digit percentage gains

    through games of May 11.There are varying reasons why a third of

    MLB teams are spotting double-digit losses. The

    Mets, Astros, Dbacks and Padres in the NL

    werent expected to contend. Ditto for the White

    Sox, As, Blue Jays and Indians in the AL. Of

    those teams, Toronto and Cleveland are good

    baseball markets that were consistently among the

    league leaders in attendance when they were

    competitive on the field. Toronto once drew 4-million

    fans per year and Cleveland held the MLB record for

    the longest consecutive game sellout streak until the

    Red Sox broke their record. Fans in those cities are

    likely to return when the on-field product improves.

    The two remaining teams with double-digit losses

    are the Rays and Marlins. The Rays attendance is off by

    12.7% and the Marlins are off by 14.7 %. The Rays have

    the best record in baseball and the Marlins have a young,

    talented club that was expected to challenge the Phillies

    in the NL East. But fans are staying home in droves.

    In addition to talent and high pre-season

    expectations, the teams have other similarities. The

    Rays and Marlins arguably play in the two worst

    facilities in MLB. The Marlins facility wasnt

    designed with baseball in mind, and whoever designed

    the Raysfacility should lose their professional license.

    Even after several renovations totaling tens-of-millions

    of dollars, the Trop is an abomination.

    The Marlins have a new facility under construction

    which will be ready in 2012. But anyone who thinks the

    new facility will provide more than a short-term

    attendance boost is delusional. Despite being a hotbed for

    baseball prospects and college ball, Florida has yet to

    prove its a professional baseball market.

    The Rays have been working on a new facility for

    years. The team is locked

    into a long-term lease with

    the City of St. Pete,

    suggesting that any new

    facility will have to be built

    on the west side of the bay,

    which automatically restricts

    access to a majority of

    area residents. Even if a

    new facility is located in

    Tampa, its unlikely to

    result in consistently

    strong fan support.

    Subject to the normal

    ups and downs associatedwith winning and losing,

    MLB doesnt have an

    attendance issue. What

    baseball has is a Florida

    Issue, which is unlikely to

    disappear anytime soon.

    The information contained in this column does not

    necessarily reflect the opinion of The Local News.

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    bell tower at Community United Methodist Church inHuntington Beach. T-Mobile is suing Huntington Beach

    because city leaders dropped their proposal to build a 55-foot cell

    tower disguised as a bell tower at a local church.

    Last year the cell phone company filed a lawsuit against the city

    when they were blocked from constructing two tree-shaped cell

    towers at two local parks.

    T-Mobile filed its latest lawsuit April 17 alleging that the city

    violated federal law when it prohibited the cell

    City Attorney Jennifer McGrath declined to comment on the suit.

    The suit alleges that the city unlawfully denied the cell tower

    proposal saying it was a "visual blight" and would lower property

    values even though a 52-foot bell tower already exists at the church.

    The city also denied the proposal saying it was incompatible with

    the land use, evidence that a gap in coverage

    was "contradictory" and the company did notanalyze other sites, according to the lawsuit.

    T-Mobile said the city's basis for denial is

    unfounded, the suit said.

    The city's zoning administrator

    approved the plans in November, but the

    project was appealed to the Planning

    Commission where it was rejected in

    January. The project was then appealed

    to the City Council where it was

    rejected again in March.

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    set for August.

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    Tues. March 23rd Doug & Theo left Los Angels for

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Enjoying 6 days in Fort

    Lauderdale which is embraced by the Atlantic

    Ocean, New River & myriad of scenic inland

    waterways which included a day spent on water

    taxis which traveled through the scenic inland

    waterways, seeing houses & yachts that are

    truly the homes of the rich and famous, from

    CEOs to movie stars. Lots of fun restaurants as

    well.

    We embarked Celebrity Infinity on March

    28th for our 2 week cruise through the Panama

    Canal. Our first stop was George Town, Grand

    Cayman. Grand Cayman is a peaceful British

    Overseas Territory known as the Cayman

    Islands. Consists of 3 Islands just 480 miles

    south of Miami, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac,

    and Little Cayman. George Town is the capitol

    and main city of Grand Cayman Island. We

    enjoyed spending a day walking around town

    and looking for a British Pub, all they had

    were 2 Irish Pubs. Because of water

    conditions my scuba diving

    was called off.

    Our next Port was

    Cartagena, Colombia, alsoknow as Cartagena de

    Indies. It was founded in

    1533 by Don Pedro de

    Heredia, and was a major

    center of early Spanish

    settlement in the Americas.

    The Old City is surrounded

    by a ring of massive fortress

    walls built by the Spanish

    starting in 1586. We enjoyed

    the shops, statues and a beer

    at the Hard Rock Cafe.

    On Friday April 2, we

    spent the Day touring the

    Panama Canal. A little

    history on the Canal is the

    French first started to build

    the Canal in 1880 but succumbed a decade later after

    poor planning, malaria and yellow fever. A phony

    newspaper story about a volcano eruption caused U.S.

    senators to back building a canal across Panama instead

    of Nicaragua. In 1903, a newly independent Panama

    granted the U.S. a controversial 99 year territorial lease to

    build and administer the canal for 10 Million US $. The

    Panama Canal is a lock-type canal, approximately 80

    kilometers long that unites the Atlantic and Pacific

    Oceans at one of the narrowest points of

    both the Isthmus of Panama and the

    American Continent. The Canal officially

    opened its doors to international trade on

    August 15, 1914, and since then, more than 970,000

    vessels have transited the waterway. The canal has 3 sets

    of locks, Gatun, Pedro Miguel & Miraflores each has two

    lanes the locks serve as lifts elevating vessels 85 ft. above

    Sea level, it takes ships 8 to 10 hours to complete.

    Our next stop was Puntarenas,

    Costa Rica which is the largest

    province in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is

    known for its Original Canopy Tour

    zip lining through the old forest. The

    thrill of swinging through the trees is

    amazing. We would like to go back

    and spend more time in Costa Rica

    there is much more to see.

    The port of Huatulco, Mexico

    was beautiful, it is made up of 18

    miles of cove-jagged coastline, nine

    distinct bays, dozens of secluded

    coves and beaches. The snorkeling

    was amazing, an abundance of sea

    life. Our ship was escorted into the

    cove by the navy and we were greeted

    at the dock by the military, this I

    believe was because of the drug wars

    and kidnappings that have been going

    on. Beautiful port.

    Acapulco, Mexico was our

    next stop the placehas changed since my

    last visit in the 80s

    from the quite little

    beach town to now a

    big city. We spent

    time walking the

    streets and market

    place and exploring

    the old Fort.

    Our final Port

    before San Diego

    was Cabo San Lucas,

    Mexico, great place

    to visit and would of

    liked a longer day

    there. Lots of very

    nice restaurants. Just

    a note our Local

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    the last two ports it

    had seen its day.

    Our final stop San Diego, and yes it was good

    to be home.

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