City Hall Previews Four-Day Workweek Pilot for the New Year
Seal Beach, CA · November 9, 2026
Dense marine fog wraps the shoreline this Monday morning, though expect bright, warm skies before the City Council convenes at 7:00 PM.
The Lead
The Seal Beach Planning Commission voted 3–1 to revoke an operating short-term rental permit for a single-family home on Riviera Drive, marking one of the city’s sharpest enforcement moves since adopting its vacation rental ordinance. The revocation followed repeated code-compliance inspections that uncovered an elevated swimming pool exceeding municipal height limits and unpermitted living quarters in a garage. While legal counsel for the property argued that an administrative hearing examiner previously dismissed an initial citation and requested additional time to complete remediation, commissioners emphasized the necessity of strict, timely adherence to residential standards. The decision underscores a tightening regulatory climate across coastal neighborhoods balancing visitor lodging against quiet residential zoning. With half of public speakers voicing frustration over neighborhood impacts and others defending the homeowner, the property owner is preparing an appeal to the City Council.
Local Pulse
City Hall Adopts Four-Day Workweek Pilot City Hall Beginning January 4, municipal offices will open earlier Monday through Thursday while closing to the public every Friday.
New Bakery Slated For Main Street Space Business A new bakery plans to occupy the former Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf storefront, bringing fresh morning activity downtown.
Today's Outlook
- High 79°F · Low 59°F — Fog
- Expect morning fog to clear into warm sunshine, so dress in light layers today.
What's On Around Town
Today
Eagles Ronstadt Experience Spaghettini (3005 Old Ranch Pkwy), 6:30 PM · Paid Tribute harmonies covering classic California country-rock hits inside the showroom.
City Council Meeting City Council Chambers (211 Eighth St), 7:00 PM · Free Public comment and civic business before city leaders in council chambers.
Monday Night Beach Walk Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier, Long Beach, 6:30–8:30 PM · Free A brisk four-mile oceanfront stroll along the boardwalk and shoreline.
Tomorrow
Get Moving Storytime Mary Wilson Branch Library (707 Electric Ave), 10:30 AM · Free
Marine Corps Birthday & Veterans Celebration SeaLegs at the Beach (17851 Pacific Coast Hwy), Huntington Beach, 3:00–9:00 PM · Free
Shark Lagoon Twilight Aquarium of the Pacific (100 Aquarium Way), Long Beach, 6:00–9:00 PM · Free
Wednesday
Veterans Day at the Aquarium Aquarium of the Pacific (100 Aquarium Way), Long Beach, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM · Free
Flashback Fabulous: History & Drag Hamburger Mary's (330 Pine Ave), Long Beach, 6:30–8:00 PM · Free
Country Night at Alex's Bar Alex's Bar (2913 E Anaheim St), Long Beach, 9:30 PM–1:30 AM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Sweet Jill's Bakery
- Founded in 1987 by Jill Kinney Pharis using her German grandmother’s scratch recipes, this Main Street fixture has spent nearly four decades baking oversized, raisin-studded cinnamon rolls. Today, Jill and her son Parker still fire up the ovens before dawn.
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