Residents may get to decide if they want to give up their power to directly elect three city official positions including the city attorney. Critics call the move political.
Category: Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach, Surf City USA and Orange County’s largest beach city, is home to about 191,000 people. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget and its fights with the state over housing and other laws.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
City Officials Throughout OC Try to Tackle a California Problem: Catalytic Converter Theft
With a rise in catalytic converter thefts, city council members across Orange County are passing ordinances in efforts to prosecute a common crime they say state laws fail to address.
Posted inNEWS
Does Your Local Police Department Need A Military-Grade Armored Truck?
Under a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last year, local sheriffs and police departments must divulge what equipment they own and ask permission for every time they want to buy something new.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Businesses and Public Agencies Left in the Dark As Power Authority Rolls Out
Some business owners in the four cities where Orange County Power Authority is set to begin providing power this week still don’t entirely know what’s going to happen.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Have Water and Power Officials in Orange County Figured Out a Way to Meet in Secret?
A renewable energy agreement between the OC Power Authority and Poseidon Water is nonbinding. But critics wonder whether it opens the door towards secret government.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Are Cannabis Shops Coming to Huntington Beach? Voters to Decide on a Special Tax in June
More cities in Orange County are looking at legalizing retail cannabis to create a new form of tax revenue while weeding out illegal operators.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Green Power Agency Expands Contracts Established Behind Closed Doors by CEO Last Year
The new spending powers have been granted to a CEO who’s faced multiple questions of ethics investigations and lack of experience.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Huntington Beach Mobile Home Residents Rally Against Skyrocketing Rents, Call on City and Voters to Intervene
In fear of losing their houses, residents want a rent stabilization ordinance for mobile home owners on the November ballot.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Fight Over Controversial Huntington Beach Desal Project Enters Final Lap in March
The 20-year fight could end at the California Coastal Commission’s scheduled March 17 hearing on the plant.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Residents Face Electricity Price Hike After Clean Power Agency Picks Preliminary Rates
While public officials promised a lower price than Edison for years, officials were barely able to offer a plan that broke even with Edison’s rates.
