Huntington beach california MAGA nutbag pro tem mayor resigns citing personal attacks

[Demovictory9]

Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz resigns, citing personal attacks
Tito Ortiz

Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz has resigned his position, citing an onslaught of public attacks on his character and a fear for the safety of his family.

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He said that he has been the “sole focus of character assassination each and every week with multiple news stories” that sought to defame his name. The attacks, he said, now involve his family, causing him to fear for their safety.

“I was sworn in, and I was met with hostility and judgment,” said Ortiz, 46.



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Ortiz, who was sworn in as a councilman Dec. 7, has been outspoken about his refusal to wear a mask or get a vaccine to protect against COVID-19. He’s previously accused his fellow council members of singling him out because of his conservative views.

Ortiz’s campaign slogan in last year’s race was “Make Huntington Beach Safe Again,” a nod to former President Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again.” When the ballots were counted in November, Ortiz received more than 42,000 votes — the most in a council race in the city’s history.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-01/huntington-beach-mayor-pro-tem-tito-ortiz-resigns-citing-personal-attacks

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Good. You are not wanted there. GTFO.

[SoCalDavidS]

5. Actually He IS Wanted There

Huntington Beach is a Conservative Piece Of Shit community. Whenever there is a right wing MAGA rally, it's in HB. They had several anti-mask, "Covid Is A Hoax" rallies there last year.

[bullwinkle428]

2. Mayors learn very quickly that performative, "Ted Cruz-style" shit will turn

you into public enemy #1 very quickly! Your job is to GET SHIT DONE for your constituents - party affiliation doesn't mean a goddamn thing when it comes to mayors. Exhibit A - Bill DeBlasio!

[obamanut2012]

3. Even that moran Dana White called Tito the dumbest man in MMA

And, that's saying a lot.

Long-time wingnut, and literally stupid as dirt.

[Wounded Bear]

4. His views aren't "conservative," they are stupid, ignorant, anti-science and anti-social...

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. What. An. Asshole. Here's the story of this man-baby's tantrums and grifts

In his resignation speech at last night's City Council meeting, Ortiz insisted that he had been the victim of "character assassination" by the media, which very unfairly reported things he'd said and done. He said that the last straw was that his children were being "attacked," by which he presumably meant accurate reporting on his sons being sent home from school for not wearing masks, and bringing a bogus document claiming they were exempt from mask requirements based on "religious freedom." (We'll just note that the Orange County Register, at least, didn't include the boys' names, ages, or the name of the middle school they attend, only the district.)
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In a January incident, Ortiz got into a tiff with a local burger joint, TK Burgers, after he was refused service for not wearing a mask.
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Oh, but that was just small (fried) potatoes compared to Ortiz's next imbroglio, in which the OC Register discovered he had inexplicably filed for unemployment compensation in February, although the story broke in late April.

Naming the city as his employer, he gave his first day of work as Dec. 7, 2020 – when he was sworn in after comfortably winning his seat in the November election. He stated that his last day of work was Feb. 9, 2021, although he still serves on the council.

...Oh yes, and then there's this tidbit from the OC Register story: Ortiz owns

two Huntington Beach businesses – Punishment Athletics clothing store and Punishment Training Center gym. He has a house in Huntington Harbour worth about $4 million.

Guess some people really are tempted into a life of idleness by those great big $300-per-week emergency unemployment benefits, then.

https://www.wonkette.com/in-huntington-beach-the-unsurprising-fall-of-a-meathead-covid-denying-not-mayor

[Demovictory9]

8. probably has a giant mortgage on that house

[11 Bravo]

7. I'll let Curly Bill say it.