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.
Tag: Huntington Beach City Council
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 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 inCommunity Opinion
Rhone: The Case for Human Dignity
Huntington Beach City Council expected to vote at the August 1st City Council meeting on eliminating a 25 year old historical committee addressing hate crimes and hate incidents at a time when the city needs it the most.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Judge Blocks Attempt to Kill Huntington Beach’s Pacific Airshow Settlement
While a judge will still have to decide whether or not the details of the settlement agreement are made public, the $7 million settlement is moving ahead.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach Could Make it Harder to Build New Affordable Housing
A proposed charter amendment centering on property tax collection could require a citywide vote on all new affordable housing projects in Huntington Beach.
Posted inGovernment
Former HB Mayor Accuses Surf City Leaders of Illegally Gifting Public Funds to Airshow
A former Huntington Beach mayor is calling for an OC Superior Court Judge to immediately halt any payouts over the $7 million airshow settlement, saying it was improperly awarded.
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.
