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 ...

Vigliotta will replace Michael Gates, who announced last week that he will leave City Hall to become a deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice.

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.

Michael Gates, who was first elected as Surf City's city attorney in 2014, is headed to Washington, D.C. as deputy assistant attorney general of the civil rights division.

Huntington Beach’s outspoken city attorney — who has spent years being a thorn in the side of Gov. Gavin Newsom — is taking a job in the Trump administration. Michael Gates will be Trump’s ...

Michael Gates, who was first ... Gates said in a video posted on social media that he is recommending the city council appoint the chief assistant city attorney, Mike Vigliotta, as his replacement.