Senator Dave Min's Statement in Response to the Lawsuit Filed Against the City of Huntington Beach For Violating State Housing Law

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Today Senator Dave Min issued the following statement in response to the lawsuit announced by Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez. The lawsuit was filed against the City of Huntington Beach for willfully violating California’s state housing laws

“At a time when democracy and the rule of law are under attack, today’s announcement from the Governor and Attorney General regarding the City of Huntington Beach and its brazen defiance of California housing law is so important. No one, including Huntington Beach or its City Council majority, is above the law.

If Huntington Beach’s City Council majority wants to change the law, they are welcome to reach out to their state legislators, but to date my office and I have not heard from them on this issue, making clear that this is political theater of the worst kind, and a huge waste of Huntington Beach taxpayer dollars to boot.”

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Senator Dave Min was elected to the 37th Senate District in 2020 and is the Chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water, as well as the Vice Chair of the California Asian American & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus. The 37th Senate District is in the heart of Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Foothill Ranch, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Orange, Tustin, and Villa Park.