Huntington Beach city council is considering spending $20,000 to help local businesses recover from an unruly gathering that led to 150 arrests and damaged property. The party began May 22 after hundreds of people, prompted by a viral Tik Tok video about a birthday party on the beach, led police to declare the gathering an unlawful assembly. The event—dubbed Adrian’s Kickback—became a viral sensation, garnering nearly 200 million views. It resulted in nearly 180 arrests, with no reports of significant injury, or violent crime. Huntington Beach during its June 1 meeting will discuss using $20,000 in tax dollars to help impacted businesses recover from the gathering. Mayor Kim Carr proposed the recovery fund for small business owners. It would go toward replacing stolen or damaged merchandise, replacing equipment needed for Pier Plaza vendors, and assisting with graffiti cleanup. “This past weekend, we saw first-hand social media’s power to organize large groups of people …
The Party’s Over, But Huntington Beach Says It’s Still Cleaning the Mess
May 27, 2021
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