Since their 2022 election, a conservative majority on the Huntington Beach City Council has pursued Pride flag bans, book bans and voter ID requirements. Some residents wonder what all that has to do with running a city.
Daily Pilot readers share their thoughts about local issues and events. This week a readers continue to express concern about the Huntington Beach City Council majority
Van Der Mark, elected in 2022, is most known for her push to implement an appointed review board to vet children’s books in the city’s public library system.
The Huntington Beach City Council changed leadership Tuesday, naming Gracey Van Der Mark the city’s first Latina mayor and subverting established procedure to appoint Councilman Pat Burns mayor pro tempore.