3 Orange County Cities Vote to Exit League of California Cities Over Its Support for Prop. 1

Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, and Orange are all upset that the league backed a measure that threatens to diminish local control.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks before signing off on the two major pieces of legislation that became Proposition 1, in Los Angeles on Oct. 12, 2023. Damian Dovarganes/AP

In March, three Orange County cities held discussions on leaving the League of California Cities after its board voted to support a statewide measure that they say will proliferate sober living homes in their neighborhoods.

“This is unforgivable. ... We can no longer be part of an organization that’s supposed to be advocating for us and did the exact opposite, in such a high-profile way,” Huntington Beach Councilman Casey McKeon said during a March 19 City Council meeting.