Huntington Beach pulls plug on auto storage plan

HUNTINGTON BEACH — The city withdrew a proposal to use a stretch of open space in northern Huntington Beach for five years as an automobile storage site for about 900 cars after a large crowd of residents came to a meeting to protest and express concerns.
In a letter to residents, Kellee Fritzal, deputy director of economic development, wrote that based on the large turnout at the Zoning Administrator meeting “it was clear the residents had strong concerns.”
In withdrawing the