Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, so every family in Huntington Beach is trick-or-treating. The only question is where. Lane Stone ranks the five HB neighborhoods that actually show up, and reveals the one where he's taking his own family.

Lane grew up filling pillowcases on these streets. Now he helps families buy homes on them, and he grades each neighborhood the same way either way: doors per block, sidewalks and lighting, porch-light participation, and parking.

What you'll learn:
- Why Huntington Harbour wins best decorated homes, and which streets to skip because they're gated or private
- Why SeaCliff is the pick for older kids and parents who like a slower walk
- The school-centered neighborhood near Harbour View Elementary that hardly anyone talks about
- How to run a full Downtown HB night, from Main Street's Halloween Fest to the numbered streets, without a parking fight
- Toddler-friendly options before the big night: Falloween in Central Park and the Shipley Nature Center trail
- What homes actually cost in each neighborhood right now

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HB headlines this week: a record-setting Surf City 10, a California first for accessibility, and a Civil War story hiding behind the Newland House.

Lane Stone digs past the headlines on Surf City's oldest road race, what HB's WalletHub ranking actually measures, and why the city is weighing a six-figure restoration of a house built in 1898.

What you'll learn:
- Why PCH shut down completely for the Surf City 10's 70th run, and the only two other events that get a full closure
- What KultureCity's Sensory Inclusive certification changes at the beach, from lifeguards to hotel staff, plus where Mobi-Mats, beach wheelchairs and accessible fire pits fit in
- Where Huntington Beach landed in WalletHub's 2026 Best Cities for Women, and the one category where HB cracked the top 10
- What's in the proposed $628,600 contract to restore the Newland House and water tower (still pending council approval)
- How Union veterans camping at "Shell Beach" in 1884 connect to two street names you drive every day and today's Civil War Days in Central Park

Got an old HB story we should dig into? Send it to @unlockingHB.

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.

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Most of Huntington Beach has driven past SeaCliff's hedges and gates on Golden West. Far fewer have been inside. Lane Stone, who's sold HB homes for 14+ years, walks the neighborhood between Dog Beach and the Bolsa Chica Wetlands — and explains how one zip code can cost $1.7 million or $6.5 million.

What you'll learn:
- The three price tiers inside SeaCliff, and the first question Lane asks every buyer who says they want to live there
- What HOA dues run with no gate, an electronic gate, and a guard gate — and the one document that settles the Mello-Roos question
- What the reinvented Huntington Club, formerly SeaCliff Country Club, means for neighborhood social life
- Which streets feed Huntington Seacliff Elementary vs. Smith Elementary, and why SeaCliff kids walk or bike to Dwyer and HB High
- The honest part: former oil-field land, life behind a staffed gate, and Golden West at 5 p.m. on a summer Friday

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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