Michael Gates, Huntington Beach's longtime city attorney and an aggressive foe of California's liberal politics, joins the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

City attorney Michael Gates during a Huntington Beach City Council meeting to consider Mayor Pat Burns initiative to declare the city a “non-sanctuary city” in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, Jan ...

Huntington Beach City Atty. Michael Gates, flanked by City Council members Casey McKeon and then-Mayor Tony Strickland, speaks at a City Hall press conference in 2023. (Don Leach / Staff Photographer) ...

The Protect HB campaign won, leaning on social media outreach, door knocking, rallies and a nonpartisan message stressing the ...

Huntington Beach City Atty. Michael Gates, flanked by City Council members Casey McKeon, Tony Strickland and Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark, addresses the media at a press conference at City Hall on ...

Huntington Beach City Atty. Michael Gates, shown at a City Council meeting last year, argued in front of the U.S. 9th District Court of Appeals on Monday morning.

Huntington Beach City Atty. Michael Gates, shown at a 2023 town hall meeting, disagrees with the latest ruling against the city in its efforts to avoid meeting state housing mandates.

Huntington Beach officials announced the city would receive a $5.25-million settlement from Amplify for the 2021 spill of 25,000 gallons of crude. ... Huntington Beach City Atty. Michael Gates, ...

Huntington Beach ordered to pay more than $180K in attorney fees in air show case. ... Michael Gates claims to be an attorney who understands California law, but he clearly doesn’t.

Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates, who worked to reorient the city’s political landscape and waged numerous legal battles in defiance of the state, announced Monday, Feb. 10, that he ...