Former Huntington Beach Officials Sue to Block a $5 Million Air Show Settlement

Two former Huntington Beach officials have filed an eleventh-hour injunction to prevent the city from paying almost $5 million to the annual air show operator for a settlement approved in May.

Former Huntington Beach Mayor Connie Boardman and Former Planning Commissioner Mark Bixby on Thursday, June 29, filed the lawsuit, which charges that the city prematurely settled before a judge weighed in.

Pacific Airshow LLC sued Huntington Beach in October for losses it incurred after the third and final day of the October 2021 air show was canceled following reports of an oil spill. The spill ended up being about 25,000 gallons and closed beaches and fishing along much of the Orange County coast for weeks.

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