A proposal to adopt a “housing element update” to settle the city’s long-standing feud with the State of California was continued to the June 16 meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council. […]
Housing needs decision delayed
$50k a month for defying state
By a staff writer The price of being a maverick may be $50,000 a month. A Superior Court judge last week ordered the City of Huntington Beach to pay that amount for […]
Gates resigned post, says DOJ
The question of whether former Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates resigned from his post in the federal Department of Justice in Washington or was fired may have reached a conclusion. Gates, […]
Special council meeting Friday
A special meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council is scheduled for noon on Friday. The closed session is for a conference with legal counsel over anticipated litigation. The discussion is expected […]
Another setback for HB on housing federal lawsuit
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune Surf City continues to be appealing, but the result isn’t pretty. A request for a new hearing on an appeal from an earlier federal district court […]
HB city atty. off to Washington
Michael Gates, Huntington Beach’s city attorney, will be leaving Surf City and going to work for the United States Department of Justice. Gates, 49, first elected to the city attorney’s post in […]
State will appeal HB ID ruling
The legal struggles between the State of California and the City of Huntington Beach continued on Tuesday as the state Attorney General filed a notice of appeal of a court ruling upholding […]
Judge backs HB voter ID rule
An Orange County judge has rejected a lawsuit by the State of California seeking to block Huntington Beach from enforcing a voter ID law approved by voters. The Associated Press is reporting […]
Surf City’s latest legal setback
The City of Huntington Beach has suffered yet another courtroom setback in its legal battle with the State of California over housing mandates. Last week the U.S. Court of Appeals issued a […]
City gets $5.2 million settlement over air show
The various legal issues and settlements surrounding the early cancellation of the 2021 Pacific Air Show in (and over) Huntington Beach remains controversial. At a press conference on Monday at the Civic […]
