Goodbye, Huntington Beach...

Well, that monstrosity Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa looks like it’s about done. There’s 517 rooms and 52,000 square feet of conference space. To quote OC Business Journal, “This is an exciting time for Huntington Beach! Visitors will be coming from all over the world...” Yeah, exciting news unless you’re one of the poor, unfortunate souls who actually lives in HB. You thought downtown HB was crowded before, try going to lunch or dinner down there this summer. So, who in Huntington Beach is benefiting by this? Well, if you’re a local business owner, you might get some increased traffic, but think what you are losing. You are losing the Huntington Beach that we grew up in. HB city officials, including that damned city council, are looking to make what was once our home town a world-wide tourist destination. The HB Visitors Bureau is ready to launch a new campaign that will target convention planners and leisure visitors like never before. I wonder how many buses OCTA will have to add to their Beach Blvd. route to accommodate all the out-of-city workers who will be coming to clean, service, and maintain this new place...Oh, well, I guess we knew it was coming, right? I spent most of my life there and I for one am going to miss what HB used to be.