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It’s A Question of Ethics

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There has been some debate regarding the ethics of Claudia Alvarez’s deciding vote last week that determined she received nothing but an unspecified rebuke of her anti-Semitic comments. Both the OC Register and Voice of OC have published articles that suggest that because there was no financial interest at stake in her vote, there was no ethical conflict. I take issue with that conclusion.

Alvarez Breaks The Tie To Get Slap On Wrist

Results of vote to rebuke Claudia Alvarez for Anti-Semitic comments

On Tuesday night, hundreds of Santa Ana residents showed up to the City Council meeting to express their feelings on the conduct of Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez. She was allowed to choose her own punishment for breaking the Code of Ethics and Conduct by breaking ethical standards to do so.