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Huntington Beach leaders respond to ACLU library lawsuit, set special election
A special election will be held June 10, when Huntington Beach voters will decide the fate of two library initiatives.
Huntington Beach leaders announce plan to fight ACLU lawsuit against library system
The argument continues about whether Huntington Beach city leaders are censoring material that contains sexual content by removing it from the children's section of the library. "We are in a bit of uncharted territory given that no other library in the state of California or anywhere in this country has taken meaningful action to protect children from explicit material,
Huntington Beach councilmembers decry lawsuit over restricted children’s books at city libraries
Huntington Beach leaders on Tuesday went on the attack against a recent lawsuit that calls for eliminating some of the City Council’s most controversial library policies to restrict access to children’s books deemed inappropriate, saying the ACLU of Southern California is involved in “eroding away parental authority.”
Huntington Beach teenagers part of group suing city over library policies
The lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court alleges that the city’s new library measures violate the California Freedom to Read Act and the California Constitution.
ACLU joins lawsuit against Huntington Beach's library review policy
The process of reviewing books containing sexual content in Huntington Beach libraries is being legally challenged in a lawsuit filed by several groups, including the ACLU.
Huntington Beach appoints new city manager after more than a year of interim execs
After over a year without a permanent top city official, the City Council appointed Travis Hopkins to the role.
Huntington Beach City Council unanimously promotes acting city manager to permanent role
Travis Hopkins has been working for the city since 2006, initially as a civil engineer, and had been serving as acting city manager since November.
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Huntington Beach being sued for public library ‘censorship' policies
Huntington Beach is facing a lawsuit over its policies that restrict certain books to minors at city-run public libraries.
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Surf City Continues Struggling Over the Future of Library
While efforts to privatize the library’s management have stalled out, residents are still debating which books kids should be able to access.
Huntington Beach will walk fine line and look to better coordinate with ICE on misdemeanor arrests
They will not, officials say, seek to take people into custody on suspicion alone that they entered the country illegally.