Huntington Beach

Three big issues on agenda

HUNTINGTON BEACH Central Library (Flickr/cclark395).

Three high-profile items are on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council.

First will be a petition to call an election to repeal from the municipal code the creation of the “Community-Parent Guardian Review Board for Procurement of Children’s Library Materials.”

The controversial measure approved on a 4-3 vote by the council has been widely criticized and termed “censorship” by some critics, while supporters argue they are seeking to protect children for inappropriate material.

Opponents of the council’s action have gathered 13,257 valid signatures of registered Huntington Beach voters, sufficient to authorize the council to either schedule a special election, or vote to repeal the original ordinance.

Also, the council will consider a resolution submitted by Mayor Pat Burns to declare the city to be a “non-sanctuary city for illegal immigration for the prevention of crime.”

Additionally, the council will consider a proposal to send a letter to the proponents of the Bolsa Chica Senior Project challenging information presented at the Oct. 15, 2024 council meeting. At that meeting, the council approved the development on a 4-3 vote.

The council will meet in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 2000 Main St. (at Yorktown Avenue).

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