Planners OK dessert shop

The Planning Commission on April 6 unanimously approved  a minor use permit for a new waffle and ice cream shop on Main Street. Staff recommended that the commission approve the request. “Georges Hoebrechts...

Council ratifies Business First committee appointments

On Monday, March 23, the City Council ratified the council member’s appointments to the Citizen-Council Olympic Advisory Ad- Hoc Committee Business First Advisory Ad-Hoc Committee.  The vote was unanimous. The date...

Weekly farmers market to start March 20

The city government has received an application for a special event permit to hold a weekly Farmers Market at the Pier. A notice that the city received the application was published...

Chamber, city hold open house

The Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce and the city government held the inaugural Chamber/city open house event on Wednesday, Jan. 28, in the Seal Beach Senior Center (which is located behind...

Local Leos Capture District Awards

Seal Beach Leo Davis Taylor won the title of Leo of the Year for Lions District 4-L4 (Orange County) on Sunday, June 7. Seal Beach Leos also won Project of the...

Former Congresswoman confirmed Ambassador to South Korea

Former Orange County congresswoman and county supervisor Michelle Steel has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next U.S. ambassador to South Korea.  The appointment returns a prominent Orange County leader...

ENE editor wins award for Best Columnist

The Orange County Press Club celebrated local journalism during its 2026 Excellence in Journalism Awards, the organization’s largest event of the year. The evening recognized outstanding reporting, photography, writing, and communications...

Seal Beach Police Department sees 8.7% decrease in reported crime

The Seal Beach Police Department has released its 2025 Annual Crime Statistics Report, highlighting an 8.7% reduction in reported crime while officers conducted more than 26,000 proactive enforcement and crime prevention...

Junior Lifeguards are local heroes

Over Memorial Day weekend my family took a small group of boys up to Bass Lake to fish and tube on the lake. It was a busy holiday weekend on the...

Briefing Room: Knives in public can be concerning without being illegal

Hi Seal Beach, Every so often, we receive calls about someone carrying a knife in public. Sometimes it is a pocketknife. Sometimes it is a fixed-blade knife. Occasionally, it may even be...

Former Los Al girls basketball standout earns college honors

By Patrick J. Kennedy Former Los Alamitos High girls basketball standout center Kassidy Beach has been selected to the Orange Empire Conference First Team and...

Local sisters wrap up collegiate water polo

UC San Diego women’s water polo team saw their season come to an end on Friday, with a quarterfinal loss to UC Irvine in...

LB Women’s Water Polo set to host Big West Championship

For the first time since 2019, the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center will be the stage of the Women’s Water Polo Big West Championships from...

Los Al rallies in second half to defeat Edison

The Los Alamitos High boys lacrosse team overcame a slow start and rallied in the second half to a 10-7 win over Edison High,...

Vikings rally late to down Griffins

In a showdown of first-place teams in the Sunset League, the first meeting of Los Alamitos and Marina High softball teams ended with a...

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