Bolsa Chica's prehistoric village was declared eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. This is a point of pride for our community. Yet developers are all too eager to bulldoze 9,000 years of human history into oblivion, just so they can make a profit. This should be an outrage to any civilized society.
Marinka Horack
Huntington Beach
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Send fireworks back to school
There is a field behind my house and several times during the year, fireworks are set off. I have to worry about the next-door neighbor's roof, which is old and not fire-retardant, and could easily catch fire and spread to neighbors' homes.
Mayor Don Hansen's comment that "Huntington Beach is a responsible, thoughtful and patriotic community" ("Council ignites firework debate," Dec. 22) is very naive. Young boys are usually the culprits in many damaging acts and don't worry about or realize the consequences to homes and lives.
Many people that live here were saddened when the fireworks display was discontinued at the Huntington Beach High School field. It offered bleachers, bathrooms, a snack stand, a pre-fireworks show and ample parking adjacent to the field and was family friendly. It was great.
The City Council might try taking a survey of homeowners in our city sometime and find out how we feel about things done not in our interest.
Janet Goldstein
Huntington Beach
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'Safe and sane' in name only
No, fireworks should not be legalized in Huntington Beach! They are neither safe nor sane in neighborhoods where young children and reckless teenagers are partying.
I'll recount just one near-accident I witnessed on my street. A 5-year-old girl saw one of the "safe" fireworks that hops along the ground come to rest as it was dying out. She rushed over to the smoldering firework, got down on her hands and knees and leaned her face down to blow on it, her hair and bangs falling around it. I yelled at her and snatched her up, avoiding injury to her. I saw several other near-catastrophes in our small cul-de-sac over the years.
City Council members who vote for something that 67% of residents don't want (as reported in your Dec. 22 article) should be recalled.
Jill Krum
Huntington Beach
