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HB remains defiant after losing latest legal round in state housing battle
Huntington Beach has been fighting state laws regarding new housing.
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A federal appeals court has said Huntington Beach cannot sue California over state housing mandates. But the beach city isn't backing down.
Why now: The decision by a three-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit came on Wednesday.
What's the backstory: The Orange County beach city filed suit against the state in 2023 in an effort to fight the state's order to make way for 40,000 new affordable homes across California.
What does HB say? Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates has argued that charter cities — such as Huntington Beach — are autonomous and should not have to comply with the state's push for more affordable housing. A lower court — and now, this week, the Ninth Circuit — disagreed.
What's next? Gates told LAist he intends to continue pressing the city's case. "We think this is an error in law and this is not the end," he said.
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