“Pride” flag won’t fly

Continued from page 1 limit flag displays at city facilities to the national American flag, POW/MIA, state, city, county and the six U.S. military branch flags.

“It’s not about getting rid of the ‘pride’ flag,” said Burns, insisting that under the Stars and Stripes, “we are all equal” and the city “shouldn’t fly flags that divide” people.

But the council minority and most of the people who spoke under public comments on the subject felt that the flag policy change was intended to remove that flag.

“What message does it send?” asked Moser. “A petty and unsavory message.”

Speakers during public comments argued that the flag demonstrated Huntington Beach’s acceptance of sexual minorities and would help refute the image of intolerance that some see in Surf City.

Westminster council

Continued from page 1 jority, the censures are back before the council.

Also on the agenda for Wednesday is an increase in police staffing levels by adding two officers to serve as homeless liaisons at a total cost of $332,430 for the fiscal year of 2022-2023. Additionally, it’s proposed to form an ad hoc committee of two members of the council who would focus on homeless issues. The council will meet in closed session at 5:30 p.m. and in open session at 7 p.m. at 8200 Westminster Blvd.

Two are killed in wrong-way crash

Continued from page 1 cumbed from her injuries. She also a Westminster resident, about 70 to 75 years old.

The driver of one of the other vehicles involved was taken to UCIMC with a leg injury.

WPD is investigating the cause of the accident.

Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to call Sgt. Anil Adam of WPD Traffic Division at (714) 548-3770.

Some spoke in favor of the change, arguing that the “pride” flag was showing favor to a special group and without a specific list of approved banners it might be possible to display flags of a wide variety of objectionable causes. Also on Tuesday night, the council:

• approved on a 7-0 vote a plan to reduce business-related crime by hiring two more police officers, approve overtime for more patrols and buy five “public safety cameras”;

• rejected on a 4-3 vote a proposal by Moser to reinstate remote citizen participation at public meetings;

• adopted on a 4-3 vote an ordinance prohibiting the use of anonymous complaints in code enforcement.

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