As some coastal towns in California are forced to build more housing while some rural areas are escaping the state’s aggressive housing laws, some local leaders are taking a stand to stop high density development from altering their suburban idyllic beach towns. “The state’s basically coming in with these housing mandates and saying, hey, local…
California’s Suburban Coastal Communities Might Vanish Soon Due to State Policies: Huntington Beach City Attorney
Huntington Beach City Attorney Runs for Office Against Former Employee That Sued Him in 2019
The Huntington Beach city attorney race this fall pits 8-year incumbent Michael Gates against now-retired Scott Field, a former assistant city attorney who accused Gates of age discrimination in a lawsuit. In 2019, Field and another former employee claimed in a lawsuit that Gates treated them unfairly to edge them out of their positions, intending…
Officials Commend Huntington Beach City Attorney Amid Controversy
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—City Attorney Michael Gates was recently commended by local officials on the night the city council was considering a controversial ballot measure that would change his elected position to appointed. Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen (R-Huntington Beach) presented Gates with a state Assembly resolution June 21 at a Huntington Beach City Council meeting to recognize him…
California to Repay Huntington Beach in ‘Massive Win’: City Attorney
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The City of Huntington Beach will be repaid $5.2 million after a California Superior Court judge ruled against the state’s Department of Finance on a redevelopment agency loan. The city sued the State for just over $75 million in 2018 regarding a number of loans attained through the state’s development agency, which provided…
California to Repay Huntington Beach $5.2 Million for Redevelopment Loan
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The City of Huntington Beach will be repaid $5.2 million after a California Superior Court judge ruled against the state’s Department of Finance on a redevelopment agency loan. The city sued the State for just over $75 million in 2018 regarding a number of loans attained through the state’s development agency, which provided…
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