Tito Ortiz appealed to Huntington Beach residents who protested coronavirus lockdowns, but other officials are trying to steer the city in a more moderate direction.
the political arena in Huntington Beach, some of his supporters saw him as the local government version of Donald Trump.
to more of a family-friendly beach town that has the appetite to tackle social issues, like homelessness, and flies an LGBTQ pride flag outside City Hall.“Tito’s departure is a reset for Huntington Beach,” said Fred Smoller, an associate professor of political science at Chapman University in Orange. “While the radical right gets a lot of attention in the city, it’s a place that has been positioning itself as being more moderate.
“Huntington Beach is trying to do reasonable things that are very mainstream,” said Councilman Dan Kalmick. “I think there’s been a narrative that these small, loud groups represent what everyone thinks and what everyone is doing. They don’t.”Some of Ortiz’s supporters are already requesting the council appoint Gracey Van Der Mark, a longtime Huntington Beach resident and conservative who came in fourth behind Ortiz, Kalmick and Councilwoman Natalie Moser in the City Council race last year.
Kalmick disagrees that Van Der Mark should automatically be the heir apparent because she placed fourth in the election. The council has 60 days to appoint someone to fill the vacant seat, according to the city charter.“The voice of the people isn’t heard with a fourth-place vote,” he said. “That’s not what people voted for.”
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