Last week’s Huntington Beach City Council meeting was not ONLY political theater—it was a blatant suppression of the truth and a possible violation of state open meeting laws. What happened was not just disgraceful—it was unlawful.
During public comment, Ocean View School District Trustee Gina Clayton-Tarvin attempted to shed light on a clear violation of Huntington Beach Municipal Code §2.07.080: the prohibition on multiple campaign committees. Councilman Chad Williams, according to state records, currently controls two separate political committees:
- Chad Williams for City Council 2024 (FPPC ID: 1462406)
- Protect Our Children with Councilman Chad Williams, Vote No on A & B (FPPC ID: 1479896)
This is a direct and unambiguous violation of Huntington Beach’s own political campaign ordinance, which clearly limits City Council candidates and officers to one candidate-controlled committee per office. The law exists to prevent corruption, confusion, and manipulation of public trust. Yet here we are—witnessing it in plain sight.
But it gets worse. Trustee Clayton-Tarvin was cut off at 47 seconds into her public comment—well before the standard 60 seconds she was supposed to get—by Mayor Pat Burns, who chairs the meetings with a growing reputation for silencing political dissent. She was interrupted just as she began to cite the violation and demand action. If this isn’t a violation of the Brown Act, California’s open meetings law, it’s certainly an abuse of authority and a troubling sign of selective censorship.
The City’s own laws are being ignored by the very people elected to uphold them. Even more egregiously, Councilmember Williams has been linked to disturbing public signage outside schools—signs that are not only traumatizing to children but arguably violate Section 312(b) of the City Charter, which prohibits displays that are “extremely repugnant to accepted moral standards.” In many legal contexts, this could rise to a crime of moral turpitude.
So let’s get this straight:
- Williams violates the campaign ordinance.
- He violates the moral standards clause in our own Charter.
- And his allies silence whistleblowers at public meetings.
Meanwhile, this same council wastes public resources pursuing Friends of the Library—a group of volunteers—while ignoring their own misconduct.
The hypocrisy is breathtaking.
This is not leadership. It’s lawlessness masquerading as moral authority. The people of Huntington Beach are exhausted. We’re tired of culture war distractions, religious dog whistles, and performative governance. We deserve better than political opportunists who weaponize children, faith, and fear for personal gain.
We are not a Christian nationalist city. We are a diverse, vibrant, beachside community. And we’re not going to sit silently while our City Council turns us into the next national scandal.
It’s time for real accountability.
It’s time to investigate Chad Williams.
And it’s time for voters to take their city back.
Signed,
Tory D. Johnson
Founder, Black Lives Matter Huntington Beach
“…which clearly limits City Council candidates and officers to one candidate-controlled committee per office.”
Okay, so what’s the issue? He has one committee for his office. Please elucidate.
You’re correct on this but it’s pretty shady from Williams because he’s using the ballot committee to also help his reelection. Unfortunately the code doesn’t prevent candidates from doing that.
Thanks for your comment—and I hear you. While it’s true Chad Williams currently holds office and isn’t a new candidate in the traditional sense, the Huntington Beach Municipal Code §2.07.080 applies to any “candidate-controlled” committee, which includes ballot measure committees when they’re clearly controlled or branded by a sitting official. The key issue here is intent and control.
Even if he’s not running for a new office today, using a second committee (like “Protect Our Children with Councilman Chad Williams”) to fundraise, campaign, and build political visibility directly benefits his next campaign. And doing so while his original council committee remains open appears to contradict the purpose of the ordinance, which is to prevent political manipulation through multiple fundraising vehicles.
The city didn’t write this law to allow officials to play shell games with committee names and skirt transparency. So while the technical legality may be murky, the ethical breach—and the public’s right to clarity and accountability—is crystal clear.
That’s why it’s worth demanding a formal review.
Really good point, thanks!
Ethics and politics? You must be joking.
To see many things you can’t “unsee,” check out Pearlman’s expose of Porn Freak Chad:
https://www.thetruthoc.com/p/chad-williams-is-a-pornographers
If and when I successfully sign onto a new account on Substack, I want to add this to Pearlman’s story/”stack”:
“I was a freshman at Edison in ’73 and I remember that year’s Great Dildo Blizzard very well. I have to be honest here: the dildos were not *that* great.”
The idea of dildos doesn’t make me laugh so much, since our Troll (whose identity we’ll reveal soon) started mailing them anonymously to women and underage girls (like Jose’s teenaged daughters.)
Didn’t you already name this degenerate?
Haven’t laid out all my proof yet.
Hey, I know a guy who knows a guy, y’know?
(The second guy is an FBI agent, and since these contraptions could contain bombs, he’d love to know about it. Talk to me offline.)
Yeah… I will.
Meanwhile ANYBODY GET ANYTHING OBSCENE AND ANONYMOUS WITH A YORBA LINDA POSTMARK THIS WEEK?