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		<title>Council adopts new wharfage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 20:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The City Council on May 6 unanimously adopted an ordinance that changed wharfage fees. Technically, the ordinance repealed and replaced a chapter of the municipal code. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are voted on collectively, without discussion, unless a council member pulls one or more items for further discussion. Nothing was pulled [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup returns Feb. 22</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The much-anticipated Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup will take place on Saturday, Feb. 22. Scuba divers from across the region will don their gear for a day of environmental stewardship and discovery. This unique event marks the only time each year that scuba diving is permitted in Avalon Harbor, making it a coveted opportunity for divers [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cruise ship fees to rise to $7.50 a passenger</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week the Avalon City Council unanimously adopted new wharfage fees for cruise ships that visit Catalina Island. The new rate of $7.50 per passenger aboard each cruise ship will go into effect Jan. 1, 2026. The council also ended the marketing incentive in the Municipal Code that returned 50% of wharfage fees collected for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Harbor Activity Report for October 2021</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtesy Avalon Harbor Department]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The pier end float, the Shoreboat end float, the Yacht Club float, the Tuna Club float, the Hamilton Cove float, the Jet Ski Barge, and Joes Rent-a-Boat string lines and floats were all removed for the season. Lobster Season began at 6 a.m. on the 1st of October. Our annual Pier regulars had their hoop [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>40th annual Avalon Underwater Cleanup</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Darrin S. Joy Volunteers help pull tons of garbage from Avalon Harbor Santa Catalina Island’s Avalon Harbor, 22 miles off the Southern California coast, receives upwards of a million tourists each year, according to Avalon’s city website. Kayaking, paddleboarding, parasailing and sunbathing on the beach remain among the most popular activities. What’s not allowed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>It’s official: More than one million visitors</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David N. Young]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Official visitor counts released this week by the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce confirm that more than one million visitors set foot on the island in 2017. According to Jim Luttjohan, President and CEO of the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau, the numbers confirm the overall attractiveness of the Island as a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Harbor Cleanup collects 5,000 pounds of trash</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2016 22:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Divers collected almost 5,000 pounds of trash from the bottom of Avalon Harbor last weekend during the 35th Annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup, according to Jill A. Boivin, a spokesperson for the cleanup. The event drew 343 participants, 317 of them divers, and raised $4,519. The money will benefit USC&#8217;s Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber and the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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