Over the past six months, the Guadalupe City Council has discussed its intention to form a Brown Act advisory committee to oversee the Royal Theater revival project multiple times. In September 2025, the council voted 4-1 (Councilmember Christina Hernandez dissented) to appoint a five-member board. On Feb. 24, Councilmember Whitney Furness motioned to uphold that […]
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Guadalupe officials postpone Brown Act board appointment to oversee Royal Theater project
Guadalupe City Councilmember Whitney Furness expressed a feeling of déjà vu for the second time in less than two months about the council’s decision to enact a new oversight committee dedicated to monitoring the Royal Theater project. “I’m just not sure why we’re getting asked to revote on something that we did already,” Furness said […]
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Guadalupe disbands Royal Theater committee, prepares to appoint a new Brown Act board
Elected officials in Guadalupe recently decided it was time for the Royal Theater Capital Campaign Committee’s final curtain call, less than a year after it was formed. Appointed by the City Council and dedicated to raising money toward renovating Guadalupe’s historic Royal Theater, the 14-member committee was started in January as a Brown Act body. […]
