Tag: Gracey Van Der Mark

Huntington Beach Approves 90-Day Plan to End Homelessness

Huntington Beach city council unanimously approved April 4 a 90-day plan to end homelessness, first initiated by Mayor Pro Tem Gracey Van Der Mark last December. Included in the plan is $40,000 for social workers and overtime for the city’s homeless task force, which will be funded from its police and homelessness division budgets. Funds…


Huntington Beach Seeks to Dismiss State Lawsuit

The City of Huntington Beach filed new court documents April 3 asking an Orange County Superior Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the state, saying the state’s charges in the suit, relative to housing, have been remediated. The action comes after the Huntington Beach City Council voted 6–1 March 21 to…


Huntington Beach Seeks to Dismiss State Housing Lawsuit

The City of Huntington Beach filed new court documents April 3 asking an Orange County Superior Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the state, saying the state’s charges in the suit, relative to housing, have been remediated. The action comes after the Huntington Beach City Council voted 6–1 March 21 to…


Hundreds Soak in the New Year at the Annual Surf City Splash

The 23rd Annual Surf City Splash—where hundreds of costume-clad people race into the ocean for a dip to mark the transition to the new year—returned to Huntington Beach Jan. 1 after a three-year hiatus. After strong winds canceled the event in 2019, it was again canceled due to COVID restrictions in 2020, and again in…


Conservative Majority Takes Over Huntington Beach City Council

The Huntington Beach City Council flipped to a majority of conservatives Dec. 6, when four newly elected members—Casey McKeon, Gracey Van Der Mark, Pat Burns, and Tony Strickland—were sworn into office during the council’s regular meeting replacing Mayor Barbara Delgleize, Mayor Pro Tem Mike Posey, and councilors Kim Carr, and Erik Peterson. This is the…


Working Together Brings Victory in Reach for 4 Huntington Beach City Council Candidates

Four conservative candidates running for the four open seats on Huntington Beach’s City Council have been working as a team and are ahead in the vote count as of Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. Pat Burns, a 29-year resident and retired police lieutenant, is in the lead with 13.67 percent of the vote. Behind him…


Working Together Brings Victory Within Reach for 4 Huntington Beach City Council Candidates

Four conservative candidates running for the four open seats on Huntington Beach’s City Council have been working as a team and are ahead in the vote count as of Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. Pat Burns, a 29-year resident and retired police lieutenant, is in the lead with 13.64 percent of the vote out of…


More than 100 People Vie For Vacant Huntington Beach Council Seat

More than 110 people submitted applications to join Huntington Beach city council following the resignation of former mayor pro tem Tito Ortiz. “I was stunned when we had 110 applications … I find it almost hard to believe,” Councilmember Mike Posey told The Epoch Times on June 16. “I did not envision that we would have 110…