Huntington Beach residents have started a petition to remove the city's library review board that recently deemed potty training books inappropriate for children, according to petitioners.
A group of Huntington Beach residents known as 'Protect HB' said they've gathered enough valid signatures to try repealing a new ordinance that could impact which books are put on public library shelves. More than 15,000 people have signed a petition that's headed to the city clerk. If valid, voters will decide whether city council majority's community parent-garden review board will exist.
'If you do look at legal jurisprudence, what that says is even moving a book from the children's section to the adult section is censorship,' she said. 'That's what the law says. So, I'm not going to advise anyone to do something that's not legal.'If the issue goes on the ballot, resident Katie Casper will dig deeper to find out more. 'Probably doing a little bit research on who is appointing these members to the committee,' she said.
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