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In today's newsletter:

• How will new Street Medicine teams change care for Huntington Beach's unhoused?
• How could the paused HB police contract affect future city finances?

Also on today's calendar: Awakened Lifestyle Expo (Mind, Body, Spirit) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 79, low: 69.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• CalOptima Health expands Street Medicine Program across coastal Orange County (newsantaana.com) — Huntington Beach will join Fountain Valley, Seal Beach and Westminster in a new CalOptima Health Street Medicine partnership launching in mid‑2027, bringing mobile medical and behavioral‑health care directly to unhoused residents. The expanded Coastal Cities Continuum aims to cut emergency‑room overuse, coordinate services across city lines, and connect more people on local streets and beaches with housing and ongoing treatment.
   

• Huntington Beach council asks for a closer look at HBPD contract proposal (latimes.com subscription) — Huntington Beach's City Council has delayed approving a new three‑year police union contract, sending it for deeper financial review amid warnings of future budget deficits and even potential bankruptcy risk. Councilmembers are split between concerns over rising public‑safety costs and the need to stay competitive on police pay, with a final vote expected at the Sept. 1 meeting.
   

📸 Around Huntington Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Huntington Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Awakened Lifestyle Expo (Mind, Body, Spirit) →
  Norma Hertzog Community Center, 1845 Park Ave, Costa Mesa
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Jazz on the Beach →
  Beach City Provisions, 17851 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach
  1:00 pm
• Bella Beats Summer Nights: Beach Party Night Featuring Surf's Up -- Beach Boys Tribute →
  The Green
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Toddler Craft Storytime In-Person
  Huntington Beach Public Library Tabby Theater
  10:00 am
• PLUM FEST with Special Plum Menu and Live German Band – FREE ENTRY TICKETS →
  Old World Restaurant & Biergarten, 7561 Center Ave #49, Huntington Beach
  12:00 pm
• BIG Kids Craft Storytime In-Person
  Huntington Beach Public Library Children's Department
  2:00 pm
• Flashback Heart Attack →
  SeaLegs at the Beach, 17851 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach
  2:00 pm
• Ashely Felton →
  Sea Salt at the Beach, 18751 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach
  2:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Caliconscious X Del Sol →
  SeaLegs at the Beach, 17851 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach
  12:00 pm
• Redneck Rodeo w/ Nashville on the Coast →
  Sea Salt at the Beach, 18751 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach
  2:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Kids Club: National Dog Month & End-of-Summer Celebration →
  The Green
  11:00 am
Friday August 28
• The JBK Band →
  Beach City Provisions, 17851 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Big shout out to Michael H for letting me help him help a neighbor who really needed it!
  She was facing a fine from her HOA because her backyard needed to be cleaned up, but she wasn't able to take care of it herself. We were more than… (Nextdoor Fairwind)
• Been going to the Golden Dragon for close to 50 years now!
  Same family and Mama is still there on the weekends! Best Chinese food EVER! But please don't tell anyone else…. (Nextdoor Old Town)

• Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee- Part Time in Huntington Beach. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Fountain Valley

• 2nd Measles Case Reported In Orange County, Officials Advise Caution (patch.com)
• Santa Ana police arrest 69 in citywide enforcement sweep (ocregister.com)
• Newport Harbor, Corona del Mar kick off water polo season with 'Battle in the Bay' (modbee.com)

Westminster

• GGUSD high schools score big in latest U.S. News rankings (orangecountytribune.com)
• Proposed salary hike for mayor, and city council withdrawn (orangecountytribune.com)

Newport Beach

• Man Who Shot Stater Bros. Worker In OC Charged With Attempted Murder, Police Say (patch.com)

Ok Huntington Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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