Huntington Beach appoints new city attorney from Orange

Huntington Beach appoints new city attorney from Orange

Huntington Beach’s City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 18, appointed Mike Vigliotta its new city attorney, tapped to lead an office that is defending itself against a myriad of lawsuits brought by the state attempting to temper the city’s defiance. Vigliotta will replace Michael Gates, who announced last week that he will leave City Hall to become a deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice. Gates, who was not at Tuesday’s me…