Huntington Beach City Manager Al Zelinka has resigned, the latest top official to leave in the last year, and the city will turn to its police chief to run City Hall until a replacement is found.

There are three charter amendments voters will consider in March, including one that would require voter ID and city monitoring of ballot drop boxes.

The proposed election reforms include voter ID, city monitoring of ballot drop boxes and a requirement to have at least 20 in-person voting locations.

Instead of imposing heavy-handed regulatory solutions, cities need to pass sensible and modest rules that enable their safe use.

State Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine, who represents a large swath of Orange County, including Huntington Beach, urged the council to reject the “extremist, unnecessary and unlawful proposal” and focus on the issues that matter to Huntington Beach residents.

Anyone who says the California Legislature isn’t at least trying to deal with the state’s housing crisis in a productive way hasn’t been paying much attention.

Last week’s Huntington Beach City Council meeting was packed and went on for hours, as the council majority censured a fellow council member, revamped the city’s “human dignity” statement in a politically motivated manner, heard from more than 100 public speakers, and argued about whether the mayor pro tem had denied the Holocaust.

Residents will get a chance to weigh in on a controversial slate of charter reforms in Huntington Beach when the city hosts four additional council meetings to directly address the proposed ideas, which range from requiring voter identification to the types of flags that the city can display.

The Huntington Beach City Council on Tuesday night censured Councilmember Natalie Moser for what the council majority called “inappropriate” statements made in an argument at a previous meeting during discussions about the city’s human dignity statement.

The city’s Tuesday council meeting includes new ideas to make Huntington Beach a “no mask and no vaccine mandate City” and require licenses for e-bikes.

Min questioned the legality of the city’s actions and warned that the proposals would have a “chilling effect” and “greatly impede the rights of voters in Huntington Beach.”  Why is Min relying on false talking points to thwart Huntington Beach’s actions?

If the EPA goes ahead with its latest rule, another legal fight all the way to the Supreme Court can be expected.

The City Council is considering amendments to take more local control of holding elections, change when some posts are voted on and more.

The Huntington Beach City Council is doubling down on its efforts to limit new housing construction, despite opposition from state officials. The city’s latest notion – to put proposed ...

Strickland and his allies ought to spend more time tending to the city’s problems and less time pretending to be state legislators.

The Blue Shield of California Foundation had planned to hold its summer retreat at the Waterfront Beach Resort.

Huntington Beach’s council apparently believes that it is above the law. In December, the council asked for an ordinance that would defy state laws requiring cities to approve more housing

A councilmember tried to have the option reinstated, but the council majority supported a return to the council’s pre-COVID procedures.

It’s all about the dollars and dance videos in Sacramento right now. Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his preliminary budget proposal last week — and it was a decidedly dimmer outlook than in more recent years.

The agenda for Tuesday’s Huntington Beach City Council meeting continues the brisk pace that’s been set by its newest members.