California’s campaign finance watchdog decided to not investigate claims of wrongdoing by a Huntington Beach nonprofit library group.
City council members called for the investigation in the final weeks before a special election to determine whether their restricted section of the library would be allowed to move ahead, alleging that the nonprofit Friends of the Huntington Beach Public Library had illegally donated funds to a campaign committee.
Mayor Pat Burns said he wasn’t sure if they’d broken the law, but that he wanted an official review at the council’s May 6 meeting.
“I always feared putting somebody in jail that was truly innocent,” Burns said, referencing his career with the Long Beach Police Department. “If they’ve done something wrong, well they’ll have to answer, but if the