The 12 days of Christmas in Surf City

On the first day of Christmas, our NIMBYs gave HB,

A red herring in a wetland

On the second day of Christmas, our NIMBYS gave HB,

Two PowerPoints

And a red herring in a wetland

On the third day of Christmas, our NIMBYs gave HB,

Three fallacious arguments

Two PowerPoints

And a red herring in a wetland

On the fourth day of Christmas, our NIMBYs gave HB,

Four screeching activists

Three fallacious arguments

Two PowerPoints

And a red herring in a wetland

On the fifth day of Christmas, our NIMBYS gave HB,

Five nonresident speakers

Four screeching activists

Three fallacious arguments

Two PowerPoints

And a red herring in a wetland

On the sixth day of Christmas, our NIMBYs gave HB,

Six chicken littles

Five nonresident speakers

Four screeching activists

Three fallacious arguments

Two PowerPoints

And a red herring in a wetland

On the seventh day of Christmas, our NIMBYs gave HB,

Seven swamps a-smelling

Six chicken littles

Five nonresident speakers

Four screeching activists

Three fallacious arguments

Two PowerPoints

And a red herring in a wetland

On the eighth day of Christmas, our NIMBYs gave HB,

Eight appeals pending

Seven swamps a-smelling

Six chicken littles

Five nonresident speakers

Four screeching activists

Three fallacious arguments

Two PowerPoints

And a red herring in a wetland

On the ninth day of Christmas, our NIMBYs gave HB,

Nine lots left barren

Eight appeals pending

Seven swamps a-smelling

Six chicken littles

Five nonresident speakers

Four screeching activists

Three fallacious arguments

Two PowerPoints

And a red herring in a wetland

On the 10th day of Christmas, our NIMBYs gave HB,

Ten boards a-blocking

Nine lots left barren

Eight appeals pending

Seven swamps a-smelling

Six chicken littles

Five nonresident speakers

Four screeching activists

Three fallacious arguments

Two PowerPoints

And a red herring in a wetland

On the 11th day of Christmas, our NIMBYs gave HB,

Eleven hypers hyping

Ten boards a-blocking

Nine lots left barren

Eight appeals pending

Seven swamps a-smelling

Six chicken littles

Five nonresident speakers

Four screeching activists

Three fallacious arguments

Two PowerPoints

And a red herring in a wetland

On the 12th day of Christmas, our NIMBYs gave HB,

Twelve gongers gonging

Eleven hypers hyping

Ten boards a-blocking

Nine lots left barren

Eight appeals pending

Seven swamps a-smelling

Six chicken littles

Five nonresident speakers

Four screeching activists

Three fallacious arguments

Two PowerPoints

And a red herring in a wetland

* TOM POLKOW is a Huntington Beach resident. To contribute to “Sounding Off” e-mail us at hbindependent@latimes.com or fax us at (714) 966-4667.