After the city opted to limit the types of flags flown outside City Hall, and librarians moved to follow new rules regarding access to certain children's books, two images of LGBTQ+ Pride flags were painted outside Huntington Beach Central Library along with the words "We Belong."
Lacking power at the state level, conservatives are leaning into local governance to protest California’s progressive politics. The fight in Huntington Beach could be a harbinger of what’s to come.