By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Under pressure from the California Voting Rights Act, cities and school districts across the state and Orange County have agreed to abandon the long-established practice of electing […]
Two of three HB charter amendments pull into lead
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Two of three proposed amendments to the city charter supported by the Huntington Beach City Council’s conservative majority were passing Wednesday morning in the 2024 Primary Election, […]
Huntington Beach city charter amendments are struggling
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Three proposed charter amendments backed by the Huntington Beach City Council’s conservative majority were struggling as the votes were counted on Tuesday night in the 2024 Primary […]
Library ‘transparency’ proposal is defeated in a 3-3 tied vote
By Brian Guevara/Orange County Tribune Councilmember Natalie Moser’s request for transparency on the Huntington Beach City Council’s plan to relocate “obscene” materials in the library was unsuccessful at Tuesday’s meeting. The vote […]
Library’s content before council
The question of what sort of content should be in the city’s library system and who should have access to it will be back front and center at Tuesday’s meeting of the […]
Raindrops keep falling … good!
Good News Dept. What comprises tidings of great joy are a matter of opinion, of course, but there are some things which have recently brought a smile to my face. The rainstorms […]
Support for Texas passed 4-3
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A divided Huntington Beach City Council on Tuesday night approved a controversial “Statement of Support for Texas” backing Texas Gov. Greg Abbot’s defiance of the federal government. […]
Support for Texas on the agenda
The Huntington Beach City Council has taken controversial stands on a variety of topics over the past year and on its agenda for Tuesday’s meeting is what might be the most contentious […]
Our local ‘believe it or not’
Can you believe that … • The Westminster City Council spent hours recently arguing over when the Republic of (South) Vietnam become independent? That one of those arguing – who has been […]
Plan check speedup loses
A proposal to expedite plan check for development of construction was defeated at Tuesday’s meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council. Three councilmembers – Rhonda Bolton, Dan Kalmick and Natalie Moser – […]