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Awards & Accolades
2017
- Financial Times: 4th of 116 Cities Nationwide in "Best Financial Shape"
- WalletHub: 15th of 150 "Best-Run Cities in America"
- City of Huntington Beach Receives "SolSmart Gold" Award for Advancing Solar Energy Growth
- Guinness Book of World Records" "Most Surfers on a Paddle Out"
- American Academy of Hospitality Sciences: "International Five Star Diamond Award"
2016
- USA Today: "10 Best Readers Choice Award for Best Beach in California"
- Conde Nast Traveler: "#3 of 11 Best Beaches in California"
- Expedia: "One of the 55 Most Breathtaking Beautiful Destinations in the World"
- Coastal Living Magazine: "Best on the West Beach Bracket"
- TIME Magazine: "25 Most Instagramed Summer Vacation Spots"
- WalletHub: "14th of 150 Best-Run City in America"
2015
- TIME Magazine: "Best Beach in the U.S."
- USA Today: "10 Best Readers Choice Award for Best Beach in California"
- OC Register: "Best Place to Live" and "Best Beach"
- Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Riders on a Surfboard" and "Biggest Board"
2014
- City of Huntington Beach Scores AAA Credit Rating
- Huntington Beach Finance Department Wins "Innovation Award" from California Society of Municipal Finance Officers
2010
- 2010 National Recognition as a Bicycle Friendly Community y the League of American Bicyclists for encouraging bicycling for transportation & recreation.
2009
- City wins Mayor's Trophy for 2009 Rose Parade Float - As a part of the City of Huntington Beach's Centennial celebration, a float featuring a giant wave and many exuberant surfers and dancers demonstrated the spirit of Huntington Beach in the 120th Annual Rose Parade "Hats Off to Entertainment." On January 1, 2009, the float "Surf City USA" took off at 8 a.m., after having learned that it had won the Mayor's Trophy, an award awarded to the best city float. The parade was broadcasted on ABC, NBC, Univision, HGTV, Travel Channel, Discovery HD, KWHY, and KTLA, showing the world the grand spirit of Huntington Beach. To complete this beautiful creation, volunteers used seaweed, green moss, red carnations, dried papaya, and statice flowers.
2006
- Number One Best City to Live In – Orange County Register 13th Annual Reader Survey (September 2006)
- Number One Best Place to Walk/Jog/Bike – Orange County Register 13th Annual Reader Survey (September 2006)
- Number One Best Parade (Fourth of July) – Orange County Register 13th Annual Reader Survey (September 2006)
- Best Art Classes for Kid, Editor’s Choice (Huntington Beach Art Center) – OC Parenting Magazine 4th Annual Readers Choice Awards (September 2006)
2005
- Best Family Beach – OC Parenting Magazine 3rd Annual Readers Choice Awards (September 2005)
6th Best City in the Nation for Women -- Ladies Home Journal Readers Survey.
2004
- Number One Family Surf Beach in the United States – Dr. Stephen “ Dr. Beach” Leatherman (May 2004)
- One of the Top Five Destinations for Teenagers and Their Parents –New York Post (July 2004)
- Eighth-Lowest Crime Rate Among Large U.S. Cities -- Federal Bureau of Investigation (July 2004)
- Best City to Live in Orange County – Orange County Register Consumer’s Choice Survey
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