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Huntington Beach Loses Legal Challenge to California’s Sanctuary Law

December 3, 2025 1:12 pmDecember 3, 2025 1:23 pm

A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden has dismissed without prejudice Huntington Beach’s lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 54 (SB 54), also known as the California Values Act (CVA), signed by former Governor Jerry Brown in 2018. Judge Sunshine...

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...

New Study Finds San Francisco is America’s Worst Run City

June 20, 2025 7:00 amJune 20, 2025 7:01 am

According to a new WalletHub study, San Francisco was ranked as the United States’ worst-run city in the country, coming in 148th out of 148 cities, with Oakland a close third-to-last place. The study used several recent datapoints, including quality...

Riverside Co. Sheriff, Gubernatorial Candidate Chad Bianco Joins Huntington Beach Sanctuary City Lawsuit

May 8, 2025 1:26 pmMay 8, 2025 1:28 pm

America First Legal (AFL) announced Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff and 2026 Gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco would be joining as a plaintiff in their large Huntington Beach sanctuary city lawsuit, pitting him against the state of California, Governor Gavin Newsom...

California’s ‘First Partner’ One-Ups Maryland Schools’ LGBTQ-Themed Storybooks

April 24, 2025 3:26 pmApril 24, 2025 3:26 pm

The group of parents who sued the Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland over its refusal to allow parents of elementary school children to opt out of classes with LGBTQ-themed storybooks, argue that the school system cannot require children...

California Senator Tony Strickland Sworn in – Again

March 11, 2025 3:19 pmMarch 11, 2025 3:19 pm

Senator Tony Strickland was sworn in to the California State Senate Tuesday morning. It was more like a homecoming as this isn’t Strickland’s first rodeo – he was a member of the California State Senate District 19 from 2008 until...

Huntington Beach City Council Votes Unanimously to be a Non-Sanctuary City

January 23, 2025 2:45 amJanuary 23, 2025 2:46 am

The Huntington Beach City Council voted unanimously 7-0 on Tuesday to become a “Non-Sanctuary City” for illegal immigrants, becoming the first city in California to actively oppose the California state sanctuary law and allow law enforcement in the city to...