California City Declares Itself a ‘No Mask and No Vaccine Mandate City’

The resolution passed 4–3, with exceptions for residents and city employees who have tested positive for the virus or for first responders responding to calls.

The Huntington Beach Civic Center in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Nov. 12, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The Huntington Beach City Council declared itself a “No Mask and No Vaccine Mandate City” Oct. 3, following an initial proposal for such last month where the city’s conservative majority voted to direct City Manager Al Zelinka to draft the resolution.

Agendized by Mayor Pro Tem Gracey Van Der Mark, the resolution comes in response to COVID lockdowns in 2020 and 2021 and other mandates by national, state, and local governments including mask wearing and vaccine requirements.