A Huntington Beach, California, committee and a policy both formed decades ago to ensure respect regardless of race and to raise awareness against hate crimes in the city may be on the chopping block.
The Huntington Beach City Council voted 4–3 Aug. 1 to eliminate its so-called Human Relations Committee, citing such as redundant since the city already pays $9,000 annually to the county for a similar committee, which conducts comparable functions.
