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Daily Pilot readers weigh in on City Council moves in Huntington Beach, including the recent censure of Councilwoman Natalie Moser.

The City Council will discuss eliminating both the Huntington Beach Human Relations Committee and Mobile Home Advisory Board on Tuesday night.

Bauer served on the City Council for 10 years and was key in many areas of city life, including the preservation of the Bolsa Chica wetlands.

Three years after Newport-Mesa students were photographed with a plastic cup swastika, a guest columnist for the Daily Pilot worries the lessons from the Holocaust are getting lost in plans to teach Critical Race Theory.

Print Huntington Beach religious leaders and congregants of different faiths will gather virtually on Thursday to reflect on human dignity during troubled times in a prayer breakfast themed, “United in Prayer: A Time of Renewal.” Hosted by the Greater Huntington Beach Interfaith Council, the event will be feature live and prerecorded prayers from six denominations and will culminate in a keynote address by Gail J. Stearns, dean of Chapman University’s Wallace All Faiths Chapel and associa...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — For years, Huntington Beach has tried to push back against its reputation as a magnet for extremist hate. Those efforts werent helped last year when the citys downtown and pier became a rallying spot for anti-mask activists and far-right supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Now, the city is bracing for a White Lives Matter rally Sunday. The event — which arrives after a smattering of Ku Klux Klan fliers were distributed in Huntington Beach and surround...

Print The Huntington Beach City Council late Monday denounced hate speech and white supremacy, less than 48 hours after Ku Klux Klan fliers were found in the downtown area. The fliers showed up in a block of 18th Street on Easter morning, police said, and were promoting a “White Lives Matter” rally planned for the Huntington Beach Pier the following Sunday. Tension has been building since word of the rally surfaced last week, when similar fliers promoting the KKK were distributed in the Ne...

A day after KKK fliers found, Huntington Beach City Council denounces hate speech and white supremacy Councilwoman Natalie Moser speaks during Monday night’s virtual Huntington Beach City Council meeting. (Screencap by Matt Szabo) Print The Huntington Beach City Council on Monday night voted on items denouncing hate speech and white supremacy, less than 48 hours after Ku Klux Klan fliers were found in the downtown area. The fliers showed up in a block of 18th Street on Easter morning...

Huntington Beach City Council approves zoning changes for Magnolia Tank Farm property The Huntington Beach City Council on Tuesday voted to approve land rezoning at the Magnolia Tank Farm site. (Screencap by Matt Szabo) Print The Huntington Beach City Council voted 5-2 to approve zoning changes to the controversial Magnolia Tank Farm site in southeast Huntington Beach during a virtual meeting Tuesday night. Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz, Dan Kalmick, Natalie Moser, Barbara Delgleize and Mik...