City council members debated a host of charter amendments as a majority of residents demanded the politicians leave the charter alone at last week’s meeting.
Category: Huntington Beach
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Rent Control Might Be on the 2024 Ballot in Santa Ana; Will Other Cities Follow?
Santa Ana voters may get to affirm the city’s landmark rent control – the first of its kind in OC – in the November 2024 election.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Two OC Cities Look to Move in Opposite Directions When it Comes to Voting
Surf City residents may get to decide on implementing voter ID laws in Huntington Beach while Santa Ana residents may decide on allowing noncitizen voting in their city.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Huntington Beach City Council Refuses to Discuss Charter Amendments In Special Meeting
After calling a series of special meetings to discuss a slate of proposed charter amendments, Mayor Tony Strickland refused to let council members discuss the amendments at a Thursday night meeting.
Posted inTop Stories
Huntington Beach Looks to Ban Universal Mask and Vaccine Mandates
The ban comes at a time when COVID-19 hospitalization rates are low but climbing, and there aren’t any public plans at the state level to reinstate mask or vaccine mandates.
Posted inHuntington Beach
HB City Council Majority Censures Natalie Moser; Removes Hate Crime Condemnation
Surf City Councilwoman Natalie Moser was censured after she publicly questioned if her colleague, Councilwoman Gracey Van Der Mark, was a holocaust denier last month.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Surf City Cans Human Relations and Other Decades-Old Committees Amid Public Backlash
Some city leaders insisted the groups could continue their work without the use of tax dollars, while others said it was an attempt to silence groups the council majority didn’t want to hear from.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Moves to Ask Voters If They Want Ballot Box Monitors, Voter IDs
Voters will decide whether or not to mandate a valid ID be present in future elections at the March primary, and will also vote on setting up ballot box monitoring in the city.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Huntington Beach Looks to Can Human Relations Commission as Hate Rises
Some city leaders are arguing the work of the commission is redundant, while others say it’s an important symbol to residents about how seriously the city council deals with discrimination.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Surf City to Consider Requiring Voter ID And Ballot Box Monitoring
The shifts would need to be approved by the voters, but could dramatically change the way the city conducts local elections.
