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.
Tag: Dan Kalmick
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 inEconomy
Surf City Hangs Onto Libraries After Public Outcry, Cuts $7 Million Elsewhere
City leaders made some last minute changes to the budget to keep libraries and other community services running, but increased spending on the city attorney’s office.
Posted inEconomy
Surf City Leaders Unveil Budget Gap That Could Close Libraries, Shuttle Service
Huntington Beach leaders are looking at an over $7 million shortfall next year, and community services are taking a hard hit as the city attorney’s office picks up more funding.
Posted inEducation
Surf City Politicians Want to Decide What’s Obscene At the Local Library
City council members are looking to give the city attorney power to decide what content is obscene in their city libraries and potentially remove them from the shelves.
Posted inEconomy
Surf City to Study Proposal That Could Curb Beach Boulevard Development
City council members hotly debated the issue as city staff say they don’t know what the impacts could be of killing their development plan.
Posted inGovernment
Surf City’s Settlement With Air Show Operator Raises Transparency, Ethics Concerns
Code Four, the company that runs the airshow, helped put on at least one campaign event for the city attorney. It’s raising transparency and ethics questions by some city council members.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Huntington Beach Ditches Controversial Green Power Agency
Surf City became the first Orange County city to bail out of the OC Power Authority, leaving an uncertain situation for other member cities like Buena Park, Fullerton and Irvine.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach Reinstates Pacific Airshow, Settles Lawsuit with Operator
The shift represents a fast turnaround for the proposed event, which just months ago looked to be possibly leaving the city amid a lawsuit.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Surf City Cans Housing Plan, Sets Up Another Legal Fight With Sacramento
Without a state certified housing plan, millions in fines and a loss of local control when it comes to zoning could be on the horizon for Huntington Beach.
