Jill Replogle covers Orange County.
This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, Huntington Beach suffered another courtroom loss in its culture war battles this week when a judge ordered the city to pay $1 million in legal fees for restricting minors’ access to library books.
The City Council passed a resolution in 2023 prohibiting children from accessing books deemed to contain sexual content in the city's public libraries. Critics said the policyThe city had also established a citizen review board with the power to censor children’s books at the library. VotersIf you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.
“The City Council continues to burn through taxpayer dollars to pursue their own personal grievances,” said Erin Spivey, the named plaintiff in the library lawsuit who is now running for City Council. The city has received some pro bono legal counsel from the conservative law firm America First Legal, co-founded by Trump advisor Stephen Miller, including aThe man arrested in the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night was identified as Cole Allen by two sources familiar with the matter.
California has cleared an initiative aiming to cancel Measure ULA and similar taxes across the state. But it might not be November’s only “mansion tax” measure. The city has appealed Martinez’s decision and, in the meantime, has not taken many of the steps required in the judge’s order, according to library advocates. Those include returning a handful of censored books on puberty and the human body to the children’s section, and restoring the central library’s once-popular teen section.
In a statement to LAist, Mike Vigliotta, the city attorney, said officials were “evaluating next steps. ” He also noted that the judge’s award of $1 million was reduced from the $1.5 million initially requested by plaintiffs. You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit.
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