Measures A and B, dealing with repealing a children's book advisory board and restricting possible future outsourcing efforts ...

The Protect HB campaign won, leaning on social media outreach, door knocking, rallies and a nonpartisan message stressing the ...

Huntington Beach has a new high-profile ally in its ongoing battles against the state — Stephen Miller, a top White House ...

The City Council implemented the controversial policy in 2023, ordering librarians to move books deemed to be obscene or pornographic. The guideline met stiff resistance from the ACLU and local ...

Huntington Beach has a new high-profile ally in its ongoing battles against the state — Stephen Miller, the White House ...

Even though Huntington Beach voters were clear in their choices for council members, they aren’t necessarily in support of all the political priorities of the council.

Huntington Beach will vote next week on whether to repeal a community review board for library material. It’s a test of the conservative city council’s growing clout and the national movement ...

In March, the Huntington Beach City Council voted 4-3 to request proposals for outsourcing its public library system to a private company, other county governments, or another third party.

Huntington Beach is set to vote on Feb. 11, 2025 to approve a plaque that features the acronym ‘MAGA’ meant to celebrate the public library’s 50th anniversary.

Huntington Beach library privatization bidder withdraws proposal ; Measure B. Measure B would make it harder for the library’s operations to be privatized after the City Council solicited bids ...

Huntington Beach City Council is moving forward with getting proposals for privatizing the city’s libraries, which would allow an outside company to run its branches, despite public outcry from ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The simmering battle over the public library in Huntington Beach erupted again this spring when provocative signs ...