California town proposes ban on Pride, Black and women’s history celebrations
California town proposes ban on Pride, Black and women’s history celebrations
Far-right council members in Huntington Beach introduce agenda item to switch focus to US wars and America’s independence
Far-right council members in Huntington Beach introduce agenda item to switch focus to US wars and America’s independence
The southern California city of Huntington Beach, a bastion of conservative voters, has made the move to block diverse monthlong celebrations of Black history, women’s history and Pride, in favor of observing the revolutionary and civil wars, California’s history and America’s independence.
An agenda item introduced on 19 December forbids any programming that pertains to previously established honorary celebrations for women, people of color and LGBTQ+ groups from taking place on city-owned property, including libraries, or of being featured in city communications such as social media posts, according to Natalie Moser, a city council member who voted against the action.
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“Since it is a seaside city, Huntington Beach has had tsunami warnings, storm surge (its pier has been rebuilt three times), sewage spills, tornadoes and waterspouts.”
“Large fractions of the settled delta are in soil liquefaction zones above known active faults. Most of the local faults are named after city streets.”
“Many residents (and even city hall) live within sight and sound of active oil extraction and drilling operations. These occasionally spew oil, causing expensive clean-ups. Large parts of the developed land have been contaminated by heavy metals from the water separated from oil.”
“The local oil has such extreme mercury contamination that metallic mercury is regularly drained from oil pipelines and equipment.”
that place sounds real fun.
There's a reason lots of us don't swim, nevermind fish, over there. Go farther north or south, HB is a sewage stain.
don't have to tell me twice.
Fuzzy duck. Ducky fuzz. Does he fuck? Fuck he does!
Thank you for reminding me of that lol.
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‘Something in the water’
I love the connotations this carries.
That brain damage leads to more conservatives?
That quote about heavy metal contamination has no citation. I looked it up and couldn't find anything info on it.
You can see oil platforms from the beach at Huntington, but they're not spewing oil all the time. The issue in 2021 was an anomaly.
There's no reason to act like the place is disgusting just because their city council is stupid. It's one of the best beaches in CA.