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		<title>Catalina Island Health CEO provides update to council</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of Catalina Island Health Catalina Island Health’s CEO Tim Kielpinski presented a bi-monthly update to the Avalon City Council during its meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The following are the key topics Kielpinski covered. Reminder of CIH’s key government funding sources CIH benefits from several key local and county funding sources that support [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters to the Editor: Published Jan. 23, 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Local merchants: sit up and pay attention Over the last two or three decades, a once-in-a-hundred years economic shift has been taking place. It’s called “Amazon”: huge selection, good prices, very quick, responsive service … AND satisfaction guarantees on everything! In contrast with this, a few weeks ago, I purchased (locally) a $10 piece of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Council OKs medical cannabis permit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 19:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following a public hearing the City Council unanimously awarded a medical cannabis delivery permit to Catalina Cannabis, LLC, at the first council meeting in May. The permit is good for a year. The applicant may now apply for a license from the state. After that, the matter will come back to the Avalon Planning Commission [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A little piece of Catalina Island</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ted Apodaca]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 20:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Robin Cassidy’s impact on Avalon can be seen all over town. Most might not even realize they are looking at it, but it’s there. Since Robin opened Silver Canyon Pottery, her shop’s work has been used to revive much of the aging tiles all around town. Her work has become a fixture in Avalon and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>City council increases cruise ship wharfage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, Sept. 3, to increase cruise ship wharfage fees by $2.50 per passenger. That will bring the rate up to $7.50 per passenger. The previous rate was $5. “City Staff proposes implementing the wharfage increase effective January 1, 2026 to provide operators with adequate notice in consideration for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>18th Annual Taste Around Avalon Winners</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Love Catalina Island, sponsor of the eighteenth annual Taste Around Avalon, has announced the winners of this year’s “Best Tastes.” This year’s “Best Taste of Food” winner is long-time island favorite Mi Casita Authentic Mexican Restaurant, which also won the “Best Taste of Drink – with alcohol” category. The “Best Taste of Drink – without [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Recent revenue numbers ‘a mixed bag’</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 18:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Transient Occupancy Tax was down 10% in February, according to Avalon Finance Director Matthew Baker, who spoke during the May 21 City Council meeting. His remarks were separate from his third budget update to the council. (For more budget news, see page 3.) “It seems to rebound in March. March was only down about 1%,” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina kicks off the holiday season</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catalina and the city of Avalon kicked off the holiday season on Saturday, with the tradition of the Christmas Tree lighting, the start of Shop Catalina, as well as plenty of music and joyous celebration. The tree lights were turned on by Avalon School student Jackie Fansler, who was chosen by the school for her [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon residents income below LA County median</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 22:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The median household income in Avalon is $78,560, according to the 2023 Community Survey Report at it’s Nov. 7 meeting. The City Council received and filed the 2023 survey at its first November meeting. The figure of $78,560 for Avalon is less than the median household income for LA County, and less than median household [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Vacation rentals on Sept. 15 council agenda</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 18:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Moratorium on issuing transient rental licenses ends next Friday The City Council will hold a hearing on whether to extend the moratorium on licensing short term rentals beyond the 45-day limit. The hearing is set for 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 15, which is also the day the transient rental license moratorium expires. (In related news, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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