Huntington Beach Calls for Probe of Library Nonprofit’s Political Spending

Huntington Beach City Council, claiming library nonprofit misused funds, launches investigation

The vote to approve an investigation came at the end of a contentious meeting featuring about 100 public speakers opining on an upcoming special election regarding library initiatives.

Huntington Beach Calls for Probe of Library Nonprofit’s Political Spending

Huntington Beach’s Friends of the Library volunteer group could soon face an investigation from state regulators after city council members unanimously agreed to report them for allegedly violating rules around donating to political campaigns.  It comes as the city council and the nonprofit disagree on Surf City’s move to institute a book review committee to limit what kinds of books go into the children’s section, a policy voters will decide on…