The judge previously ruled the city’s book restriction policy — which barred children from accessing books with sexual content without parent consent — violated the state’s Freedom to Read Act and ...

Orange County Superior Court Judge Lindsey Martinez, who ruled in favor of plaintiffs Alianza Translatinx and three ...

Volunteers have been gathering petition signatures of Huntington Beach residents for months on two issues related to the public library. Now, the matter is quite literally out of their hands. Boxes of ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Huntington Beach City Council has approved plans to install a commemorative plaque at its library with an ode to President ...

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The plaque features the "MAGA" acronym, but in the design, it stands for "Magical. Alluring. Galvanizing. Adventurous." It also describes the library as being "a beacon of education, a catalyst for ...

The battle over books is getting more heated in Huntington Beach. A pair of petitions that would overturn two recent controversial decisions surrounding public libraries by the city are currently ...

Ballots are out and vote centers will open at the end of the month for the upcoming June 10 election in Huntington Beach that will determine if two ballot initiatives, Measures A and B, concerning ...

Huntington Beach city leaders will convene Tuesday to vote on whether to approve a new plaque design to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the city’s library. The plaque, which would be located at ...

Huntington Beach’s Central Library is turning 50 this year, and city leaders will commemorate the occasion by installing a controversial plaque that includes a variation of the phrase “Make America ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The simmering battle over the public library in Huntington Beach erupted again this spring when provocative signs ...