The spring 2024 edition of Citric Acid is live. This “Resistance”-themed collection is subtitled “Work Like You Were Living in the Early Days of a Better Nation.” It includes original pieces from and about Orange County including an essay by me about life in a Southern California cul de sac.
“As usual the city where I’ve lived for almost thirty years, Huntington Beach, California, is in the news. The conservative majority of our city council managed to put voter id requirements and LGBTQ+ flag restrictions on the upcoming March 2024 ballot. (UPDATE: As on 3/5/24 these amendments passed.)
They’ve also set up a twelve-month program designed to be “free of identity politics and political agendas.” The new celebrations will honor the history of oil, railroads, aviation, surfing, aerospace, the military, the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and the “founding” pioneers of Huntington Beach.
February in most places is “Black History Month” but in Huntington Beach our city council majority decided otherwise. In Surf City USA, February is now “We Love Our Libraries Month.”
So how does Surf City show library love? Read the rest of the essay here.
