By Zia Zografos Huntington Beach will be extending its temporary closure of Main Street to continue assessing plans for an all-new redesign of Main Street. The city council voted 6-1 with councilmember […]
Main St. facelift plans advance
Council moves toward the green
By Zia Zografos Huntington Beach will be taking additional steps towards a “green” 100 percent renewable energy future, and will develop a plan and cost estimate to switch Huntington Beach’s municipal corporation’s power […]
Ban on offshore drilling backed
By Zia Zografos The City of Huntington Beach is pushing for a ban on all new, statewide, offshore oil and gas drilling. The city council voted 5-1 Tuesday night to adopt a […]
Ban on new drilling is urged
By Zia Zografos A resolution urging a ban all new offshore oil and gas drilling may soon be adopted by Huntington Beach City Council, in response to the recent oil spill on […]
Local beaches open Monday
Surf’s up and the beaches are (almost) open. The City of Huntington Beach and California State Parks on Sunday night announced the reopening of both city and state beaches in Huntington Beach […]
Deadline for short-term rentals
By Zia Zografos Unpermitted short-term 30-day rentals such as Airbnb and Vrbo in Huntington Beach have until Dec. 31 before they are shut down, the city council unanimously decided on Tuesday night. […]
Surf City aims for ’28 Olympics
By Zia Zografos An excited buzz filled the council chambers when Huntington Beach City Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday night to adopt a resolution to host sports such as surfing, skateboarding, and […]
Local recalls starting to fall
We said in a recent version of “Usually Reliable Sources” that recalling elected officials can be a heavy lift and at the local level, that’s turning out to be true. In Huntington […]
No deal on city council vacancy
Unable to agree on which candidate should fill a vacant seat or whether to hold a special election, the Huntington Beach City Council voted Monday night to adjourn to another meeting within […]
A challenge to housing goal?
A proposal to appeal the determination of the Southern California Association of Governments that Huntington Beach should plan to build over 13,000 new housing units is on the agenda for Monday’s meeting […]
