Activists have called for lifting restrictions that have shuttered businesses and encouraged people to self-isolate at home and stand at least 6 feet apart in public.

Even perhaps treasonous. A protester, center foreground, stands with a flag as police block off an intersection during a demonstration against stay-at-home orders that were put in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Friday, April 17, 2020, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) But each of these governors actually has the ...

"[There is] no bigger disaster in our lifetime than this one,” Harrison said. The council’s budget assessment follows a week of protests across the country, including next door in Huntington Beach, from residents eager to reopen businesses and restart the economy. “Even though we’re faced with these economic circumstances, it’s still ...

Protesters opposed to coronavirus restrictions imposed by government officials have marched at capitol buildings and cities across the U.S. as the pandemic continues. They’re calling on state and local officials to end stay-at-home orders and relax social distancing guidelines as job losses hit historic levels and businesses shut down.

In a 4-3 vote that fell along the same lines as two weeks before, the Huntington Beach City Council voted Monday night, April 20, to finalize previously negotiated raises for 725 employees. Totaling $5 million over the next three years,

Protesters opposed to coronavirus restrictions imposed by government officials have marched at capitol buildings and cities across the U.S. as the pandemic continues. They’re calling on state and local officials to end stay-at-home orders and relax social distancing guidelines as job losses hit historic levels and businesses shut down.

An Orange County man has been arrested on suspicion of threatening a KTTV Channel 11 cameraman with a knife hours after a quarantine protest Friday in Huntington Beach. Christien Petersen, 36, of Costa Mesa was taken into custody at 7:49 p.m. Friday for exhibiting a “deadly weapon other than [a] firearm” and for kidnapping, the Huntington ...

Some cities have the luxury of reaping great revenues from a hotel bed tax. Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Laguna Niguel and others see this as a powerful funder of local services. But this leads me to my point — what happens when these revenues slow, drop or stop? When people stop staying at hotels in Anaheim, the city budget suffers.

Supporters of President Trump rally against business closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic along Main Street in Huntington Beach. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Gov. Gavin Newsom had some advice Saturday for people upset over the shut-down order, some of whom have started holding public protests, including one Friday in Huntington Beach.

Protesters demonstrate against stay-at-home orders that were put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Huntington Beach, California, April 17, 2020. Whitmer was among the governors who expressed concern about the gatherings, saying it put people at risk and could have prolonged the shutdown. Michigan had recorded over 2,000 deaths from ...

The “You Can’t Close America” rally at the Capitol in Austin, planned for Saturday afternoon, follows demonstrations in states from Ohio to California.

A protest of more than 200 demonstrators broke out in Southern California on Friday against the state’s stay-at-home-orders in reaction to the coronavirus outbreak, according to reports.

No ads, no paywalls. We could use your help. Please click here to make tax-deductible donation or to become a monthly sustaining donor. Huntington Beach school officials could shutter an elementary school with the highest concentration of Latino and English-learning kids in their district to save money. The closure of Joseph R. Perry ...

While most aspects of daily life have moved online, old fashioned politicking still finds a way. The seats were mostly empty on a recent Sunday at Calvary Chapel of the Harbour in Huntington Beach. Congregants were online, streaming the service on Facebook Live. Pastor Joe Pedick began his service by imploring his flock to spend more time with ...

Despite concerns over a projected multi-million dollar loss in tax revenue due to the coronavirus crisis, the Huntington Beach City Council narrowly approved raises for 725 employees Monday night, April 6. The raises will total $5 million over the next three years. Council members argued passionately on both sides. Four said employees and first ...

State officials approved Huntington Beach’s new housing plan, setting the stage to dismiss California’s first lawsuit against a city for failing to plan enough low-income housing. The Housing and Community Development Department’s decision comes seven weeks after the Huntington Beach City Council narrowly approved revisions to its housing ...

Opponents pointed out that there is no legal guarantee of how the money would be spent; they also worried it could push tourists to Orange County cities, such as Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, that have lower hotel taxes. Mayor Robert Garcia was a champion of both measures. “Now that the results are final and certified, I want to thank ...

A day after S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster publicly discouraged public gatherings of 3 or more people, State Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office on Tuesday weighed in to offer its o

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has directed agents with the State Law Enforcement Division and local law enforcement to disperse crowds gathered on state beaches to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

As the oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the United States, the United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) takes this threat very seriously and so does the state of California, which is why to date every state agency charged with permitting the Huntington Beach Desalination Project has done so. The Latinx community, like all Californians ...