HB's summer forecast just got complicated: shark detections are earlier than usual, Mendocino Farms is finally landing at Pacific City, and dozens of local homeowners are losing backyards — and in some cases, parts of their homes — to a sewer easement they didn't see coming.

Lane covers five Surf City stories in this one, from a 100-year milestone at Huntington Beach High School to pump tracks returning to Edison Park.

What you'll learn:
- Why researchers are calling 2025 a "sharky summer" along the HB coast — and what the science actually says about risk level
- The decades-old OC Sanitation District easement now claiming 30 feet into homeowners' backyards, destroying pools and portions of homes
- Why every HB homeowner should pull their title report and read every easement — today
- Mendocino Farms is taking over the Lemonade space at Pacific City (opened May 7th) — what to expect
- Pump tracks are back at Edison Park for spring/summer — and they're rotating through multiple parks

🏪 Mendocino Farms Pacific City | 21010 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 | mendocinofarms.com

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A Huntington Beach local who played pro beach volleyball — and completed 233 escape rooms — just opened Surf City Escapes inside Pacific City. Ben Vaught built rooms around the HB vibe on purpose: the surf theme fits here in a way it wouldn't in an Irvine industrial park. Lane's team tried them out, and spoiler: they escaped with 27 seconds to spare.

What you'll learn:
- Why Ben chose Pacific City over Irvine, and the zoning hurdle he had to navigate to make it happen
- The four rooms at Surf City Escapes — including a surf escape, a California winery heist, a ghost-hunting room with a family and a spooky version, and a Sherlock mystery coming soon
- Why Ben designed everything for first-timers: no red herrings, clear puzzles, and zero shame in asking for hints (he asks 70% of the time)
- What it actually takes to build and test an escape room — six weeks of installation, 40 test runs before opening
- How the escape room industry works more like a community than a competition (and why bad experiences are the only real enemy)

🏪 Surf City Escapes Escape Rooms | 21058 Pacific Coast Highway #M210, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 | (714) 334-6373 | surfcityescapes.com
📱 Instagram / TikTok / Facebook: @surfcityescapes

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Episode 20 is a full Huntington Beach food and drink audit — where we've been, where we're headed, and what we should never have lost.

Lane Stone covers four top-five lists: the HB spots he misses most (Ruby's on the Pier, Ruby Palace, Bravo Burger on Beach Blvd, the downtown movie theater), five places coming soon to Surf City — including Champagne's Kitchen taking over the old IHOP on Main and Olive, The Lighthouse jazz venue headed to Pacific City, and Huntington's On The Pier arriving fall 2026 — plus five newly opened spots and the five coffee shops locals actually rely on.

What you'll learn:
- Which Newport breakfast staple is expanding to HB and what to expect from their menu
- How a legendary Hermosa Beach jazz venue is bringing live music back to Pacific City
- Why Rise Poke Shack and Atelier Sushi are already generating lines and social buzz in HB
- What Focaccia House on Main Street has to do with Zero Zero Pizza
- The five OC coffee roasters Lane would send any visitor to first — including the one supplying Champagne's Kitchen

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