After months of controversy, there may be a quiet and “routine” meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council. Tuesday’s agenda has a long list of seemingly non-controversial items, including: a point in […]
City council meets Tuesday
Surf City loses a housing round
The City of Huntington Beach’s struggle with the State of California over a mandate that Surf City zone for more homes suffered another setback this week, but the fight’s not over. After […]
Outstanding “outsourcing”
So the majority on the Huntington Beach City Council last week turned back an effort to place proposed privatization of its city library system on the ballot for voters to decide. The […]
No public vote on library change
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune It was loud and it was time-consuming but it wasn’t a surprise. After two hours of public comments and another hour of arguments among themselves, the Huntington […]
Public vote on library proposed
In an effort to head off the privatization of the city’s library system, three members of the Huntington Beach City Council are asking to put the matter before the public. At Tuesday’s […]
Water/sewer rates will go up
A compromise increase in water and sewer rates was approved by the Huntington Beach City Council on Tuesday night. After lengthy presentations and discussion, the council finally voted 5-2 in favor of […]
State to sue over voter ID rule
By Amy Taxin/ Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH (AP) — California officials on Monday sued Huntington Beach over a new law that lets the city require voters to provide identification to cast ballots […]
Litigation update list is lengthy
If the regular session of Tuesday’s meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council starts a bit late, it should be no surprise. The closed session has a full agenda. Starting at 4:30 […]
Rowdy parties could be costly
Huntington Beach, also known as “Surf City” has sometimes also been a “Party City,” especially around Independence Day. To better cope with rowdy and loud gatherings and the serving of alcohol to […]
Book review board approved
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune To the surprise of no one, the Huntington Beach City Council on Tuesday night approved the creation of a “community parent guardian review board for procurement of […]
