Summer in Huntington Beach means camp drop-offs, bonfire nights, and bike rides down the Strand — here's the full parent playbook for filling the calendar through August.

What you'll learn:
- Camp HB pricing and schedule breakdown: 3-day ($135) vs. 5-day ($221) options at Murdy Community Center, plus the Teen LIT program for ages 13-17
- Where to find Junior Lifeguards and how to reserve a beach bonfire pit before it fills up
- Free outdoor picks: Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, the Strand Bike Path, and Shipley Nature Center in Huntington Central Park
- Indoor backup plans for hot days: Boys & Girls Club of Huntington Valley, HB Sands recreation classes, and the International Surfing Museum
- The full HB summer movie series schedule — dates, parks, and what's playing

If you live in Huntington Beach, just moved here, or are thinking about making it home, this podcast keeps you in the loop on what’s happening locally every week.

New episodes drop weekly.

Do Good. HB deserves it.

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The Huntington Beach 4th of July draws half a million people for the largest Independence Day parade west of the Mississippi — and Lane Stone has the 35-year local playbook for doing it right.

From the Surf City 5K to fireworks launched straight off the pier, this is the hour-by-hour guide to Surf City's biggest day.

What you'll learn:
- Where to claim a parade spot along PCH (and why locals set up the night before)
- The three ways to watch the 9 PM pier fireworks — free beach, paid pier tickets, or oceanfront hotels
- Bonfire-pit strategy across Huntington City Beach, Huntington State Beach, and Bolsa Chica
- Parking moves that beat the post-fireworks gridlock, including the free downtown bike valet
- A full hour-by-hour plan, from the 5 AM bonfire alarm to the last firework

If you live in Huntington Beach, just moved here, or are thinking about making it home, this podcast keeps you in the loop on what’s happening locally every week.

New episodes drop weekly.

Do Good. HB deserves it.

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LANE STONE
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Huntington Beach's cost of living runs 80% above the national average — but that headline number alone won't help you budget. Lane Stone has spent 14 years in this market, and in this episode he breaks down every real expense: rent by neighborhood, what buying actually pencils out to right now, groceries, utilities, the California income tax hit, and the lifestyle costs no calculator includes.

What you'll learn:
- Rent ranges by HB neighborhood — from Bolsa Chica ($2,000/mo 1BR) to downtown near the pier ($2,500–$3,000+)
- What a $1.3M median-priced home actually costs monthly with today's rates (~$7,500–$8,500 before taxes/insurance)
- The "hidden" costs that gut transplants' budgets: HOA fees, move-in deposits, California state income tax, and the "I deserve it" effect
- The income target a single person needs to live comfortably — and what a family with kids is really looking at
- Why HB's 2.6% rental vacancy rate means the right timing strategy matters as much as the right price

If you live in Huntington Beach, just moved here, or are thinking about making it home, this podcast keeps you in the loop on what’s happening locally every week.

New episodes drop weekly.

Do Good. HB deserves it.

FOLLOW US
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unlockinghb
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@unlockinghb
Sackin-Stone Team: https://sackinstoneteam.com

LANE STONE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laneinoc