City of Seal Beach

I visit Seal Beach with great frequency. I usually stay one or two weeks at a time.
I love Seal Beach. It’s for the most part quiet. The locals are very nice and friendly. There is a lot of civic pride here .
It’s clean and the homes and bungalows are well kept.
There are a mixture of income levels which is evident in the luxury residences on Ocean ave. Gold Coast area all the way to extremely small apartments or cottages, which are cozy and would suit me just fine.
You see older hippies, surfers running around in wet suits, fit moms working out on the beach and parking areas, lots of dogs being walked all over town (poop bags provided in Electric Ave park, kids on skate boards, lots of families and visitors from all over LA. and elsewhere.
Main Street has every type of restaurant imaginable. New ones seem to pop up here and there. There is also an eclectic selection of bars. There are also excellent clothing boutiques and a variety of different types of shops and services. Harbour surf shop is wonderful place to get all your surfing attire and surfing needs. You can actually live here and not need a car. The village has everything. Plenty of hair and nail salons and spas and work out studios. Doctors and dentists.
The pier is a fun to walk any time of year. Excellent sunsets.
In old town SB. You can find tennis courts, parks, a bike trail from the sea to the inland. Or go kite surfing or get tan at the beach and have a really good beach breakfast at Rivers End. It’s a casual atmosphere all year long. Flip flops and Uggs or you look over dressed.
Some winter days can be cold and rainy. Then you head to one of the coffee shops for a warm drink and listen to a guitar player and have a toasted bagel.
Bike riders and motor cyclist love to cruise thru in the mornings and on week ends.
The city has numerous activities thru the year. lVery family orientated city and sports abound.
So special. Safe and beautiful in its sometimes funky type of way. It’s very common to see neighbors have a front yard or patio or even drive way barbecue.
The police force is evident. And neighborhood watch volunteers. Needless to say don’t drink and drive, stop at the signs. Read signs before parking and slow down. Way down. You should not be in any rush here!
I could go on and on raving about Seal Beach. Mayberry by the sea. Oh and the palm trees are all over town. I love to hear them rustle in the wind. I won’t mention which beach cities would seem to be a hassle to live in to me… Once you are here, you don’t want to leave.

City council needs to listen to the majority not the minority who happen to make the most noise!

Seal Beach is a nice quiet beach town. All the cities connected to the Pacific Coast Highway are great. Seal Beach is no exception. This is one of the smaller beach community thus game giving it a quaint quiet feel. Nice restaurants and shops can be found on Main Street. Be careful because parking is not free.

If you’ve ever driven through a small Texas town out in the middle of nowhere and all of a sudden had flashing blue and red lights transcending upon you from behind, then you know the pitted feeling in your stomach about fighting a righteous and empowered city government/​police force.
Meet the Seal Beach Police force and «Community Services» officers.
You have no say. You have nothing. You stand naked and vulnerable, for they have the power of nebulous laws that they can conjure up in order to write you a citation, and heaven forbid you have an out-​of-​state vehicle. They know nothing about anything other than California laws, so they will relentlessly press you for California-​esque paperwork and registrations which are not issued and does not exist for vehicles that are licensed outside of their little cocoon.
Be warned: you will receive a ticket here for the most bizarre of violations. You will try your best to prove your innocence, but you will still be guilty and you will continue to receive notices of escalating fines. You’ll pay the initial fine, have the cancelled check and they will continue to bill you at increased rates for the same citation. Sometimes your finance company gets involved (if you have a leased vehicle), so things can get really complicated.
When an innocent drive home after picking someone up after school results in a stop with a comment: «Have you ladies been drinking?» and it’s 4:30 PM and the passenger is 14 years old — come on, guys? Have you run out of Milano’s and can’t find your way to the store on your own?
The parking/​law enforcement/​city billing here is worse than any small Texas town I have EVER driven through.
Seal Beach is a beautiful town, but be careful if you get behind the wheel of any motor vehicle and drive here. They’re gonna get you. ..