Huntington Beach leaders are looking to rebrand after years of headlines documenting their losses in lawsuits against the state government, and Mayor Casey McKeon has one contractor in mind to bring back Surf City’s reputation.
But McKeon’s support of the contractor is raising questions from residents on why a $720,000 city contract would not accept other bids, and questioning whether the contractor is facing a conflict of interest.
After public pushback, McKeon changed course and called for other vendors to bid, and is now looking to set up a closed door committee on Tuesday night to pick the final winner on the bidding…