Our neighbor, Seal Beach, will celebrate the opening of a new record store on November 19.  The store, Left of the Dial Records, will be located in the Vons Pavilion center on PCH.

A Sunset Beach home came on the market a few months ago and listed at $6.4M making it the most expensive home in Sunset Beach.

It is a 6,200 square foot residence with 5 bedrooms and 7 baths.  Did we mention spectacular views?

See photos on the residence in the OC Register article about this residence.

http://huntingtonhomes.ocregister.com/2010/09/29/step-inside-sunsets-most-expensive-house/114956/

We encountered an article about the most romantic spots in Sunset Beach.  The article spoke mostly about how great the attorney was that wrote the article.  Finally at the end of the article was a list of the ten most romantic restaurants – the closest one to Sunset Beach was in Laguna Beach.

Disappointed, we decided we would create our list of favorite spots in Sunset Beach.  These are not the most romantic – just favorite.  And we included both sides of PCH so there are some Huntington Beach locations, too.

LODGING.  Sunset Bed and Breakfast

RESTUARANT.  Romana Cucina, Panda Palace, Captain Jack’s Prime Rib & Seafood

COFFEE.  Starbucks

SHOP.  Devynn’s Garden

EVENT.  Sunset Beach Art Fair

Westminster is on the other side of the Naval Weapons Station.  They report that there is a recent spike in the number of coyote sightings.  But the sightings are not only in Westminster – they have been seen in Seal Beach, Rossmoor, and Newport Beach.

Saturday is California Coastal Cleanup Day.

It will also be Seal Beach Save Our Beach and its Walk for the Beach which starts at 9 a.m. at 15 First St. in Seal Beach.  During the walk, beach trash is collected.

Everything seems to be moving toward annexation by January (or thereabouts).  For example, a fund created for Sunset Beach to become a city has been returned to individual contributors.  Local enterprises are now thinking about how Huntington Beach agencies will impact them.

The annexation may not be completed by January but it certainly appears the roadblocks are slowly being removed.

The OC Register reported that Huntington Beach leaders last night voted to annex Sunset Beach. There is more paper work and studies that must be done — but it looks like it is all but official.

An Orange County report had earlier concluded that it would be more logical for the city than the county to provide public safety and water services. If it happens, residents hope the neighborhood name will be preserved.

Sunset Beach was featured in a recent blog that deals with travel destinations in Southern California.  It’s always nice to hear what people say about us.

Calling up golden memories of summers’ past, filled with savory foods and lighthearted moments.

Read the post at www.travelinlocal.com/sunset-beach-a-great-getaway-in-southern-california  Then let us know what you thought.

The OC Register published an article regarding the on-going controversy regarding Huntington Beach’s desire to annex Sunset Beach vs Sunset’s desire to become an independent city.  The article focuses on the animosity that Sunset Beach residents express towards Huntington Beach.

The article can be found at http://www.ocregister.com/news/beach-257686-sunset-council.html

The Huntington Beach city council approved plans to build a “green” housing development on a five-acre archaeological site near the Bolsa Chica wetlands.

The homes will have solar panels, smart irrigation controllers, drought-tolerant landscaping, and using sustainable building materials.  There will be porous pavers for the streets and driveways.

A 2001 archaeological study sponsored by Hearthside Homes determined that archaeological remains were unlikely to be found.  That proved to be untrue.  City planners believe this nearby site is “unlikely” to have any artifacts intact on the site.  Opponents of the development plan expressed that if the Hearthside study was wrong on one site, it would likely be wrong on this site.

Hearthside Homes agreed to improve a city-owned piece of land north of the development to allow access from Bolsa Chica Street to the wetlands by creating a trail and improving landscaping and signage.

Stay tuned.