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Huntington Beach will mark LGBTQ pride by flying rainbow flag The American flag, California state flag and Huntington Beach city flag currently fly at City Hall. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer) Print The Huntington Beach City Council voted unanimously Monday night to fly the LGBTQ rainbow flag for six weeks each spring. Additionally, the city will officially recognize June as LGBTQ Pride month. The agenda item submitted by Mayor Kim Carr and Councilman Dan Kalmick passed 6-0, with Councilman Erik Peterson absent from the meeting. Carr, who has spoken often about making Surf City a ci...

Huntington Beach city council unanimously passed a policy that prohibits elected officials from blocking or deleting public comments on social media sites. ...

Huntington Beach Won’t Sue Over State Mandated Housing  Huntington Beach city council struck down a motion April 19 to file a lawsuit against its state-mandated housing allocation. Councilmember Erik Peterson brought forward a motion to appeal Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and initiate a lawsuit in state court. Council voted down the motion 5-2. “Filing this appeal is the next logical step in trying to maintain a semblance of our local control,” Peterson said during the April 19 council meeting. “It’s a simple question—accept SCAG’s ruling, or fig...

Huntington Beach City Council votes against suing the state over mandated housing numbers The Elan Huntington Beach luxury apartments, at the southeast corner of Beach Boulevard and Ellis Avenue in Huntington Beach, were completed in 2016. The City Council on Monday night elected not to pursue legal action over the state’s mandate to zone for more than 13,000 units during the current cycle. (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer) Print The Huntington Beach City Council on Monday night decided not to move forward with legal action challenging its state-mandated Regional Housing Needs Asse...

Three San Luis Obispo protesters agree to misdemeanor diversion March 11, 2021 Three of the five Black Lives Matter protesters charged with illegal acts during a June 1, 2020 protest in San Luis Obispo were granted misdemeanor diversion this week, which allows them to eventually have their cases dismissed. On June 1, protesters blocked traffic on Highway 101, and later engaged in a standoff with officers near the police station. The protest allegedly turned violent with agitators throwing water bottles at officers. Officers responded with pepper spray, tear gas and handcuffs. The San Luis O...