John and Stella Chhan have run Donut City in Seal Beach, California, for nearly three decades. And over that time, their small mom-and-pop doughnut shop had become a staple in the community.
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Incumbent David Grant ran unopposed in Area 5, which includes Newport Beach and part of Costa Mesa. In Area 1, which includes Long Beach, Seal Beach and Westminster, Jim Moreno, a 12-year board trustee, continued to hold a significant lead over his ...
National Review
That’s the real America. Or consider the story of John Chhan, a Cambodian refugee who fled to America 40 years ago and started a doughnut shop in Seal Beach, Calif. Chhan still runs that doughnut shop today, but recently his wife suffered an aneurysm ...Keywords:United Airlines ~ Spirit ~ Party
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Doughnuts have been flying off the shelves at Donut City in Seal Beach lately. People have been leaving with box after box to support a much bigger cause than their appetite. John Chhan and his wife Stella have been selling the sweet treats as a duo for ...
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For the last three decades, Donut City owners John and Stella Chhan have owned their shop in Seal Beach, California, south of Los Angeles. But when customers learned that Stella, 63, suffered an aneurysm in September, they wanted to help John, 62 ...Keywords:California ~ Doughnut ~ The Washington Post
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Then, the increase would drop down to 1 percent, raising an estimated $40 million annually until the tax expires in 2039. Seal Beach’s Measure BB: 1 percent increase expected to raise $5 million annually. Los Alamitos Unified School District’s Measure ...Keywords:Orange County ~ Orange County Register ~ Approval voting
New York Post
Every morning at 4:30, small business owners John Chhan and his wife, Stella, have faithfully opened the doors to the Donut City Shop in Seal Beach, Calif. for nearly 30 years. But when Stella ...Keywords:Doughnut ~ Controversy ~ The Wall Street Journal
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For almost 30 years, John Chhan and his wife, Stella, ran the Donut City shop in Seal Beach, a constant, reassuring part of countless customers’ lives. But now the hard-working couple is facing ...
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SEAL BEACH, Calif. (CBS News) - John and Stella Chhan have owned Donut City in Seal Beach, CA for 3 decades. But when Stella was no longer able to work, John was left to run the shop alone. Take a look at how customers are helping John end his day early to ...
Grub Street
It’s a story more heartwarming than an old-fashioned straight out of the fryer. For almost two weeks, customers have lined up outside of Seal Beach, California’s Donut City, at as early as 4:30 a.m. They aren’t there to get Orange County’s hot new ...
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The seat stretches from Laguna Niguel to Seal Beach. Republicans hold an 8.6 percentage point voter registration lead in the seat, though that’s about half what it was only four years ago. And while Rohrabacher won re-election by 17 percentage points in ...
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This tool is available only to subscribers; please make sure you're logged in if you want to follow a story. SEAL BEACH — Doughnuts are flying off the shelves at a small business near Los Angeles as customers try to help the owner make time to visit his ...
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The government built bases in Seal Beach, Los Alamitos, Santa Ana and El Toro. Defense contractors and other big manufacturers followed: Hughes Aircraft, Rockwell, Ford Aeronutronic, Boeing, American Electronics, Beckman Instruments. The farmers and ...Keywords:Orange County ~ In Orange ~ Los Angeles Times
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We also boast some of the kindest donut-eaters, like the customers of Donut City in Seal Beach. They keep buying out the store's stock so owner John Chhan can close early to spend time with his wife, who recently had a brain aneurysm. In honor of National ...