It’s been a rocky road over at city hall in Huntingdon Beach, CA in recent months. Since winning a council seat UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz has been a nightmare for his fellow council members.
Ortiz, who ran on Trumpism, COVID conspiracy theories and Qanon cult slogans, has brought his divisive and unfounded rhetoric to his newfound position as Mayor Pro Tem. One issue that is causing an extreme amount of friction is Ortiz’s refusal to wear a mask at city hall, or any other public venue.
In explaining why he refuses to wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 Ortiz once referred reporters to a study of how mask wearing can be dangerous while working in enclosed areas of shipyards, due to the presence of rusting metal and drying paint.