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Vitamin OC Interview Reveals HB's Lack of Transparency
Huntington Beach, CA- An interview with the Vitamin OC hosts, podcasters Joanna Weiss and Whitney Gomez, reveals a discussion about government transparency via the California Public Records Act and the City of Huntington's poor track record. Watch to learn more and check back for the a link to the entire 36 minute interview.
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OVSD Requires City of HB To Remove Surveillance Camera
Huntington Beach, CA-Update on city surveillance camera on OVSD property in Oak View. As of this week, the Ocean View School District has forced the City of Huntington Beach to take down the illegally placed spy camera from school property. It’s gone. As we learned from Mark Bixby of the Surf City Sentinel, without any public discussion,10 new surveillance cameras were installed, with 6 street cameras already in place, and 4 alley cameras. One of the cameras was put on the District’s property on Belsito Street on the preschool grounds without the Board’s approval. The cost of the contract for the 6 street cameras came to $96,058 and the cost of the contract for the 4 alley cameras came to $50,488, for a grand total of $146,546. City code requires contracts that exceed $100,000 to be approved by the city council. This surveillance expansion was purposefully split into 2 contracts each valued below that threshold, so they never appeared on any city council agenda, hiding them in darkened secrecy and without public comment. It’s just one more instance of rogue city council dead set to racial profile the Oak View community in the name of safety. We are on to their secret place and know what they are up to, and will not tolerate it. More news to come!
We're Back In the USA 🇺🇸!
Huntington Beach, CA-We were back for last night’s Board of Trustees meeting. Although I was able to attend board meetings from abroad this summer, I was pleased to be back in the boardroom to discuss budget issues and more. We had a budget update from Assistant Superintendent Keith Farrow and staff. He reported taking in more money from the state due to specific increases in areas like after school child care funds. We now qualify to provide cost free after school child care for all TK-6 graders. This is huge. Thanks to our state leaders for their commitment to our children. Our OVSD budget is positive, but with a COLA of 3%. Most school districts are just breaking even. We hope for improvements moving forward, with a COLA in the 5-6% range. This would provide more flexible budgeting. In the meantime, we are in the black with our bootstraps pulled up. Thanks to Governor Newsom and the State Legislature for their ongoing commitment to funding education, even when education budgets are being slashed by the federal government. We will continue on 🇺🇸!
Measures A and B Pass With Massive Numbers!
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