Huntington Beach leaders are facing some questions over their decision to slash funding for after school programs and send the money to a nonprofit that takes veterans with PTSD fishing offshore.
The move is raising questions from a group of local activists because City Councilman Andrew Gruel sits on the board of the directors for the nonprofit, Save the Brave.
“Our HB City Council operates on a need-to-know basis, and apparently, you don’t need to know!!” wrote Protect HB, a group of activists created to oppose the current city council who regularly speak out at city meetings and online, on their Facebook page. “Lack of transparency and cronyism is rampant in city hall, and last night it was evident.”…