Gracey Van Der Mark – California Globe

AG Bonta, SOS Weber Celebrate Appellate Decision Striking Down Huntington Beach’s Voter ID Law

November 4, 2025 11:13 amNovember 4, 2025 9:57 pm

An appellate court just struck down Huntington Beach’s voter ID law. Let that sink in. A lower court upheld the city’s voter-approved voter ID law, but a California appellate court struck it down. California Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision...

Huntington Beach Wins Voter ID Law in Tacit Rebuke to AG Bonta

November 18, 2024 2:19 pmNovember 18, 2024 2:21 pm

California Superior Court Judge Nico Dourbetas last Friday upheld the City of Huntington Beach’s voter ID law, rejecting a tendentious challenge from state attorney general Rob Bonta, who claimed the law would disenfranchise minorities. The ruling, which Bonta can appeal,...

Huntington Beach Sues State Over New Law Requiring Schools to Hide a Child’s Gender Transition from Parents

September 18, 2024 5:20 pmSeptember 18, 2024 5:20 pm

A new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in July that prohibits schools from notifying parents if their child is “gender confused” or “transitioning” to the opposite sex, was legally challenged with a lawsuit by the City of Huntington Beach...

Huntington Beach City Council Bans Mask and Vaccine Mandates

September 7, 2023 4:57 pmSeptember 7, 2023 4:57 pm

The Huntington Beach City Council voted 4-3 early on Wednesday to approve a ban on all mask and vaccine mandates, becoming the latest city to do so as some mask mandates start to return because of an upswing of COVID-19...