Former Huntington Beach Mayor Shirley Dettloff, center, joins Protect Huntington Beach, a group that wants to increase residents' awareness of proposed charter changes, during a protest outside City Hall. Protect Huntington Beach — a revolution led by retirees — is waging a spiritedfight against what the group sees as a City Hall attempt to screen, and perhaps ban, library books with sexual content, reel in Pride flags and suppress voting rights. Former Huntington Beach Mayor Shirley Dettloff, who’s almost 89, didn’t hesitate to join the resistance. “And this new council is diminishing all that we worked for.”Members of Protect Huntington Beach protest outside City Hall before a city council meeting. " Daus of Protect Huntington Beach addresses City Council members in City Hall on Tuesday.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 20, 2024 18:17 UTC