Lee W. Olson of Huntington Beach clearly feels the ballot initiative process is his opportunity to have his vision of government writ large upon California – even if that vision involves a wholesale reworking of large swaths of public policy.
The Secretary of State’s office last week cleared three Olson-authored initiatives [...]
The long running 'feud' between Santa Cruz and Huntington Beach is one of our favorite plotlines in covering local government in California, and we've got an intriguing new development. The Kawānanakoa family, who represent the heirs to the throne of the now defunct Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and descendants of the [...]
The problem is an increasing number of bar patrons getting in their cars intoxicated and driving [...]
The commission showed some amenability to my proposal to reduce the number of petition signatures for initiative/referend um/recall by 25%, but opted to refer the matter to staff for investigation into what other cities have done re tweaking their signature requirements. This will be coming back to the [...]
Protesters demonstrate against health care bill outside the Capitol.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher got time during today’s floor debate for just one sentence. And the Huntington Beach Republican said he opposes the health reform bill because the measure will “take hundreds [...]
