Council supports creation of homeless task force
The Avalon City Council unanimously supported a staff proposal to create a homelessness task force. The large issue of affordable housing also came up....
City adopts $17.6 million FY 2018-19 budget
Following an early morning special session last week, the Avalon city council finally adopted a budget for its current fiscal year after auditors and...
Von’s causing parking woes before opening
Three months before the new Von’s Supermarket is set to open, Avalon residents are grappling with parking problems associated with the massive new structure.
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State wildlife agency cracks down on deer feeders
Longtime resident and former mayor Rudy Piltch caused a bit of an uproar this week when he learned that an Avalon resident would soon...
Avalon ‘dodged a bullet’ with Hurricane Rosa
Catalina Island and the city of Avalon “dodged a bullet” as Hurricane Rosa changed course and made everyone on the island breathe a bit...
City looks at changes to policies and procedures
The city council held a special meeting this week to discuss its overall policies and procedures and agree to further explore a number of...
Avalon housing inspection program touches nerves
The city of Avalon is gingerly trying to find a way to regulate its existing stock of housing but continues to run into opposition...
Hospital works through issues, hires new development officer
The chief executive officer of the Catalina Island Medical Center said this week there is no immediate plans to put its proposed transit tax...
Avalon gaining allies in opposing pot rule changes
Proposed changes in state cannabis regulations that sent Catalina Island officials into a panic have run into serious opposition elsewhere, putting their fate and...
Sediment study proposes sand replacement strategies
Like the shifting sands of the ocean itself, the Avalon city council is weighing a variety of options and cost estimates presented to them...
