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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 associate professor of religious studies. Stearns will speak on the importance of becoming “maladjusted,�...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — For years, Huntington Beach has tried to push back against its reputation as a magnet for extremist hate. Those efforts weren't helped last year when the city's 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 surrounding areas — is sparking new demands that the city take more profound steps to shake its assoc...

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 Newport Heights area of Newport Beach. On Monday afternoon, Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr released a...

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, police said, and were promoting a “White Lives Matter” rally planned for the Huntington Beach ...

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 Mike Posey voted for the zoning changes, which were considered after more than an hour of comments duri...