Huntington Beach Police Chief Robert Handy has announced his plans to retire after a 30-year law enforcement career. “After more than 30 years in policing – nine as a police chief and […]
Police Chief Handy to retire
A new start for homeless shelter
On Thursday, the City of Huntington Beach hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the establishment of a Navigation Center for the unsheltered on two adjacent parcels at 17631 Cameron Lane and 17642 Beach […]
Semeta, Brenden skip council race
Expectations for the Huntington Beach city council elections took an unexpected turn Thursday when two incumbents announced they would not be running for re-election. Lyn Semeta, the current mayor, and Patrick Brenden, […]
Idea for emergency shelter tabled
A proposal to explore creating an emergency shelter for homeless at the city yard was tabled for two weeks by the Huntington Beach City Council at its meeting Monday night. The council […]
Council puts the hold on parklets
Buffeted by uncertainty all around, the Huntington Beach City Council on Monday night hit the “pause” button on a proposal to close one block of Main Street near the pier to motor […]
City to fight beach closure in court
The City of Huntington Beach will go to court to fight Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order to close all Orange County beaches. On a 5-2 vote – with councilmembers Kim Carr and Barbara […]
Semeta sworn in as city’s 82nd mayor
By Jim Tortolano Calling for civility in an age of divisiveness, Lyn Semeta took the oath Monday night as the 82nd mayor of Huntington Beach. Sworn in as mayor pro tempore was […]
The city council will elect a new mayor
The changing of the guard will come to the Huntington Beach City Council when it meets on Monday night. A new mayor and mayor pro tem will be chosen and sworn in. […]
Erik Peterson is the new HB mayor
Erik Peterson was sworn in Monday night as Huntington Beach’s 81st mayor at a meeting of the city council. He had been mayor pro tem. Lyn Semeta was sworn in as mayor […]
New mayor and pro tem will be chosen
A new mayor, a new mayor pro tem and a new member will be sworn in at tonight’s meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council. Based on a protocol established by the […]
