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State Pressing Suit vs H. Beach Over Housing

By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune

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The ongoing legal battle between the State of California and City of Huntington Beach heated up this week when Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion to amend the state’s lawsuit against Surf City for failing to submit a required housing element that would meet state requirements.

At issue is the decision by the city council last week on a 4-3 vote to not submit the housing element, since the state’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment would require in that document the city’s plan to zone for – but not necessarily build – 13,338 new residences within a 10-year period.

“Huntington Beach continues to fail its residents,” said Newsom. “Every city and county needs to do their part to bring down the high housing and rent costs that are impacting families across the state.”

The amendment is to the original lawsuit in which Huntington Beach declared –– and then backed off on –– a refusal to accept and process new ap-

An Orange County tax preparer – based in Westminster – pleaded guilty Monday to a federal criminal charge for participating in schemes that caused nearly $3.8 million in losses to the United States government, including one orchestrated by a corrupt social worker who stole his clients’ identities to fraudulently obtain tax refunds, welfare benefits and credit cards.

Anton Nguyen, 54, of Fountain Valley, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States.

According to his plea agreement, Nguyen operated a Westminster-based tax preparation company called Century Tax &

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