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.
Tag: Huntington Beach City Council
Posted inGovernment
Huntington Beach Leaders Will Try to Define What’s “Obscene” at Public Libraries
The policy will control what books are available to children at the public library, with city leaders promising nothing will be taken off the shelves for adults.
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 inGovernment
Will Surf City Residents Get to See Details of a $7 Million Air Show Settlement?
Gina Clayton-Tarvin, a local school board member, is suing Huntington Beach to release the settlement – arguing city officials are violating state public records law by withholding it.
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 inHousing & Homelessness
Is Surf City Going to Kill All Development on Beach Boulevard?
While HB is facing a legal battle with state officials over housing, city leaders are considering killing an environmental certification that would effectively end new development on Beach Boulevard.
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
Is Orange County’s Power Authority on its Deathbed?
Surf City is calling to dissolve the power agency, a move some leaders say is a coordinated attack. It comes the same week as Irvine is expected to consider pulling out of the utility.
Posted inGovernment
Huntington Beach Mayor to Decide Who Prays Before Council Meetings
The decision came from a split council that’s been wrestling over how to handle religious expression during their meetings for months.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Green Power Agency Approves Rebranding Plan While Bleeding Customers
As much as $750,000 will be spent on advertising the agency’s works in the next six months after two of their members pulled out, opening up questions about the utility’s future.
