Huntington Beach Reaffirms Constitutional Rights After Feud Among Election Rivals

The Huntington Beach City Council passed a resolution June 4 on a vote of 4-0 affirming the city’s “commitment and respect” to the U.S. Constitution and that the city is a First and Second Amendment friendly city, a move that led three councilors to leave the meeting before the item was approved. The agenda item was initiated by Mayor Pro Tem Pat Burns, which came on the heels of a months-long dispute between current Councilman Dan Kalmick and a political opponent who is running for his seat in November. “We see that there are times for basic statements of fact and or confirmation,” Mr. Burns said during discussion of the resolution. “This agenda item is an example also, so that there can be no misunderstanding of these two constitutional amendments, and where our fair city stands in support of that.”...