Huntington Beach Goes Live!

Huntington Beach could be the latest city to interact their citizens for the first time with their MyHB mobile app. City officials found that 40% of people to the city’s website was from cellular phones. With features like Government, Beach Information, Experience HB, City News, Upcoming Events, and Services, citizens will see it easier than ever before to remain connected with their city with a few taps on their own cell phone.

Residents and visitors alike is now able to research more information about facilities, libraries, points-of-interest and the over 100 parks, together with information, telephone numbers, maps and directions, and also have accessibility to city council agendas. They’re able to stay informed and up-to-date around the latest happenings and upcoming events from the City News and Upcoming Events sections. The status of requested permits could be checked inside the app with all the permit number, APN or property address. Beach Data is just about the most visited an eye on the city’s website. Now surfers and beach goers will discover beach conditions by incorporating taps inside the Report An Issue. Beach and surf conditions supplied by Surfline are fed to the app daily at 7:05am. Capabilities and functions will periodically be added.
Month after month, the location will come with a special tab to focus on a celebration or service which is unique compared to that month. Dynamic information will be time sensitive and ever-changing as events appear and disappear. The 1st such event may be the city’s upcoming airshow. The app is launching with functionality to market the airshow, providing all pertinent event information and including an FAQ section. Available too, will be parking information, and Uber and Lyft drop-off and pick-up locations. Citizens are able to report issues and incidents regarding the airshow that’ll be received, tracked, and resolved by police and city officials, dependant upon issue type. The information collected will be valuable not only to handle the problems as is also reported but to further improve upon citizen experience for all future events.

Look for your power to Benefit by an Issue from the app, because the city intends to replace their current issue reporting provider with the MyCivic RAI as soon as the new year.
For more information about Report An Issue browse our resource