Volunteers want to give the city over three quarters of a million dollars. But the two sides are struggling to regulate how their charity work should look going forward.
Tag: Huntington Beach Library
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Costa: Huntington Beach Rejects Political Interference to Save Its Local Library
Huntington Beach residents across political lines united to defeat city council efforts to restrict library books and privatize library services, passing Measures A and B with nearly 60 percent of the vote in a remarkable show of community solidarity against censorship in a politically divided city.
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Rynerson: Intellectual Dishonesty on Full Display
Mr. Neal’s rebuttal ignores any inconvenient truth that contradicts his pre-conceived position.
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Neal: Yes, Huntington Beach is Standing Up for Parental Rights
The City Council has a responsibility to keep the library a safe place for all, not a place parents need to worry about.
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Rynerson: Is HB Really Standing up for Parental Rights? A Closer Look.
A closer look reveals that Mr. Neal’s analysis has too many holes to be taken seriously.
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Neal: Huntington Beach is Standing Up for Parental Rights
What is going on here is an effort by the state to use public schools and public libraries to drive a wedge between parents and children, particularly where those parents have conservative moral and religious views.
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Ewell: It Isn’t About Any One Book, It’s About Limits to Government Power
Friday the courts ruled Huntington Beach can’t limit minors’ access to library books the city council identifies as containing sexual material. It wasn’t about any one book. It was about the city’s desire to control what people under 18 can read. Will more public funds be spent on this government overreach?
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Huntington Beach Special Election Results: Residents Weigh in on the Library
Residents were on track to reject both of the city council’s proposals to increase their control over the city’s library as of 8:05 p.m.
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HB Council Moves to Probe Ocean View School Board, Who Say Effort is Potentially Illegal
Surf City Council members are calling for a probe of the Ocean View School District board for supporting library ballot measures and directing the superintendent to send the resolution to district parents. District officials say the move is political and potentially illegal.
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Armelin: Huntington Beach’s War on Libraries Is Not About Porn. It’s About Control.
Political signs opposing Huntington Beach Measures A and B misuse the term “porn” to stoke fear and division. I defend free speech—but with responsibility to community standards. Measures A and B protect public libraries, democratic values, and the integrity of civic education in our city.
