Category: Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach Considers Spending $175K on Study of City Jobs 

March 12, 2021
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Huntington Beach city council is set to determine if it will spend $175,000 for a consultant to perform a “classification and compensation” study. The plan seeks to organize all of the city’s job descriptions into logical categories that would enable Huntington Beach to have a fair and effective merit-based employment system, according to a recent staff report. Council will vote…

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Voters Weigh In on Orange County Supervisor Election

March 9, 2021
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—On March 9, residents of Orange County, California, will vote to fill the Board of Supervisors seat vacated in District 2 when Michelle Steel left for Congress. The election is to be certified by April 8. The Epoch Times spoke with voters in the district ahead of election night to see how they…

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Huntington Beach is Clamping Down on Defiant E-Bike Riders

March 2, 2021
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Huntington Beach will enforce its existing law banning electric bicycles (e-bikes) from the beach and bicycle paths, following a March 1 city council meeting. The move was attributed to the increasing popularity of e-bikes along the eight-mile Huntington Beach coastal trail. Concerns over the power-assisted bikes have been voiced in letters of complaint to Huntington Beach staff and council,…

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Community Choice Energy Program Could Have Costly Consequences for Huntington Beach, Finance Commissioners Warn

February 26, 2021
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Huntington Beach’s finance commissioners are raising flags about the possible implications of joining the community choice energy (CCE) program. The city’s entry into the CCE poses significant financial risks for the city if the CCE program is not profitable, some say. “The contract that we would have to pay to get out of it are so massive,” Finance…

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Coastal Cities are Cracking Down on E-Bikes

February 18, 2021
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San Clemente city council placed some restrictions on electric bicycles (e-bikes), with a few others to be considered during an upcoming meeting. The San Clemente Beach Trial is a multimodal trail that previously allowed e-bikes and bikes to pass through. Public complaints prompted council Feb. 16 to require all bikes to be walked along Mariposa Bridge. “The…

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Huntington Beach Wants to Crack Down on Abandoned Personal Property

February 15, 2021
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In an effort to make the community safer, Huntington Beach is proposing a law that would prohibit the storage of personal property on public land. The law would allow city officials to leave a notice at unaccompanied personal property, giving the owner 24 hours’ notice to remove or dispose of it. If the items are determined to be contaminated or pose…

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Huntington Beach Solidifies Community Choice Energy Participation

February 2, 2021
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Huntington Beach residents will maintain its membership with the community choice energy (CCE) program following a Feb. 1 council vote. The confirmation of program participation means local government will provide energy to power the city, rather than Southern California Edison. The Orange County Power Authority is spearheading the effort with the regional community choice aggregate Joint…

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Tito Ortiz Will Remain Huntington Beach’s Mayor Pro Tem  

February 2, 2021
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Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz won the first fight of his political career Feb. 1 when a no confidence vote aimed at the rookie politician failed. During a heated debate, Huntington Beach councilmembers discussed whether to strip Ortiz—a mixed martial arts champion—of his mayoral title. Those who spearheaded an agenda item accused proposing…

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Supporters Protest as Huntington Beach Council Mulls Removing Tito Ortiz’ Title

February 1, 2021
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Supporters of Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz gathered at the city’s civic center Feb. 1 as council prepared to discuss stripping him of his title. Councilmembers were set to respond to a vote of no confidence motion—authored by Mayor Kim Carr and councilmembers Dan Kalmick and Michael Posey—which, if passed, would result in Ortiz’ removal from the…

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Supporters Protest as Huntington Beach Council Mulls Removing Tito Ortiz’s Title

February 1, 2021
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Supporters of Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz gathered at the city’s civic center Feb. 1 as council prepared to discuss stripping him of his title. Councilmembers were set to respond to a motion of no confidence—authored by Mayor Kim Carr and councilmembers Dan Kalmick and Michael Posey—which, if passed, would result in Ortiz’s removal from the mayor…

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