A new allegation surfaced recently saying that the Pacific Airshow was canceled in 2021 partly because Huntington Beach officials didn’t like the organizer of the three-day event showcasing aviation flyovers along the city’s shore, according to a recent court filing in a lawsuit between its operator, the city, and its former mayor.
According to the June 30 filing in Orange County Superior Court, which amends the suit first filed by the air show’s operator in October 2022, former Police Chief Julian Harvey told Huntington Beach’s mayor at the time that “he was looking for any excuse to ‘screw’ [Pacific Airshow],” because of his “personal animosity” toward the show’s operators.
