A posse of older residents is trying to rescue Huntington Beach from a hard-right wave. Donald Trump, they say, unleashed 'a whole new way of politics.'
On a 4-3 vote, the recently constituted conservative majority of the City Council voted Tuesday night not to move through a housing element that can be certified.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. â For years, Huntington Beach has tried to push back against its reputation as a magnet for extremist hate.
Those efforts weren t helped last year when the city s downtown and pier became a rallying spot for anti-mask activists and far-right supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
Now, the city is bracing for a White Lives Matter rally Sunday. The event â which arrives after a smattering of Ku Klux Klan fliers were distributed in Huntington Beach and surrounding areas â is sparking new demands that the city take more profound steps to shake its association with right-wing extremism once and for all.
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