The issue of the City of Huntington Beach’s legal battles against several state housing laws will come before the city council when it meets on Tuesday. At its Feb. 21 meeting the […]
It’s Surf City vs. Sacramento
Housing, invocation actions approved by split council
Approval of a new policy limiting the display of flags on city property to only government flags – and the POW/MIA banner – were not the only controversial decisions made by the […]
Rainbow flag ban approved
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune After three hours of divided – and at some times, emotional – public comments, the Huntington Beach City Council on Tuesday night did what it was widely […]
Blowback of HB flag policy
Is this the other shoe on the “Rainbow Flag”? The new conservative majority on the Huntington Beach City Council voted on Feb. 7 to ask the city attorney to draw up an […]
“Pride” flag is coming down
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune After hours of public comment and some emotional words on the dais, the Huntington Beach City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to approve a new flag policy […]
Surf City vs. Sacramento?
From a staff writer The new majority of the Huntington Beach City Council will consider another effort to push back on what it sees as efforts to force more crowded housing on […]
The point is: get to the point
There’s an old saying that goes, “Justice delayed is justice denied.” To that I wish to add this corollary: “Democracy delayed is democracy denied.” At the most recent meeting of the […]
Expanded outdoor dining on Main Street ends March 1
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Expanded outdoor dining and retail on Main Street and other areas of downtown Huntington Beach prompted by the coronavirus pandemic will be ended as of March 1, […]
Homelessness plan presented
A proposed 90-day plan to deal with the homelessness problem goes before the Huntington Beach City Council when it meets on Tuesday. Among the key points of the plan – as proposed […]
Retorts: The future is soon
Time travel has long been a popular fantasy … who hasn’t imagined traveling into the future to see what it holds for us, or going back into the past to right a […]
