The conservative council’s attempt to privatize the library is disingenuous, ill-conceived, and smacks of impropriety.
Tag: Gracey Van Der Mark
Posted inEducation
Huntington Beach Moves Ahead on Privatizing Library Management
Surf City is putting out a bid for companies who’d be interested in managing the city’s library system despite concerns raised by residents.
Posted inGovernment
Huntington Beach Studies Privatizing Public Library Management
The idea comes as city leaders are also assembling a panel of residents to decide what books do or don’t go into the library’s shelves.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Huntington Beach Reignites Fight Against State Housing Law
Surf City officials are appealing to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals after a federal judge tossed out their case against California’s housing law.
Posted inGovernment
What’s On the Horizon For Huntington Beach?
After a year of major shifts at city hall, many residents are wondering what the next year looks like for Surf City.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach Nixes Black History Month, Other Ethnic Celebrations
Less than a week before Christmas, a majority of Surf City officials are moving to create a calendar of monthly history themed celebrations that is “free of identity politics.”
Posted inCountywide
Are OC Officials’ Comments on Israel and Palestine Putting Local Arabs in Danger?
After a boy was killed in Illinois, residents worry about the consequences of some OC elected officials’ statements on the Israeli-Hamas war amid a hate crime spike.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach Creates Panel To Decide What Books Go Into City Library
The exact rules on how the panel will function are unclear, but they won’t publicly meet and will be aimed at filtering out sexual content.
Posted inGovernment
OC Official Statements on Israel-Hamas War Raise Concerns Amid Hate Crimes Spike
Palestinian Americans and Jewish Americans in OC both confront the impact of a war thousands of miles away. As local politicians issue statements, questions rise about their tone.
Posted inEducation
Huntington Beach Considers Restricting ‘Obscene’ Books in Libraries
The city council majority says children are accessing too much sexual material in the library, while opponents of the measure say it’s an effort to throw out books they disagree with.
