Huntington Beach residents have been empowered to speak up after the ACLU sent a demand letter calling out Mayor Pat Burns for cutting off commenters who cursed or tried to address individual council members in front of the city.
Since taking over as mayor in December, Burns has repeatedly faced a packed city hall every other Tuesday night, with dozens of commenters looking to weigh in on controversial issues like the future of the city’s library review board and the city’s budget struggles.
Burns did not respond to requests for comment on this article…