Just before the Huntington Beach City Council was poised to decide on whether to have management of the city library system taken over by a private firm, the proposal was … put […]
Library outsourcing on shelf
Private management of city library system before council
A controversial plan to have a private company assume control of the city’s library services may advance before the Huntington Beach City Council when it meets on Tuesday. The council will consider […]
HB council fiddles with politics as a wave of red ink looms
Oh, it just gets better, doesn’t it? That is, if you’re the kind of person who enjoys train wrecks and traffic accidents. I speak in these vague terms about Tuesday’s meeting of […]
Hotels, motels, STRs, levy increases on themselves
Tourism is a big part of Huntington Beach’s economic vitality as well as a major contributor to the city treasury. On Tuesday, the city council gave its approval to an increase of […]
“Pathways” advances on path
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune It’s almost axiomatic that “navigation centers,” a temporary location to help get the homeless off the street and connections to needed services isn’t the long-term solution to […]
Budgets, sky, fees, freedom
What color is the sky? Does Surf City like the Bill of Rights? Such weighty questions will be addressed at Tuesday’s meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council. Two members of the […]
Street name change amended
A proposal to recognize a resident by renaming a street after him was amended to a different honor at Tuesday’s meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council. Three council members – Mayor […]
City council meets Tuesday
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 […]
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 […]
