Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commission Chair Tish Leon
Another scandal is erupting – and like the Benavides Hatergate fiasco it involves Councilman David Benavides.
I found out this week that Benavides’ appointment to the Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commission, Julie Stroud, joined with the Chair of that Commission, Tish Leon, in terrorizing a high school student who was on their Commission because he admitted to reading my blogs and being my friend on Facebook.
Leon called the student commissioner and berated him for over an hour. He also received a nasty call from Stroud. He ended up resigning from the Commission. I am withholding his identity because he asked me to – and because he has already suffered enough.
Councilman Sal Tinajero appointed this young man, who is an honor student, to the Parks and Rec Commission. He was shocked when he heard what happened. He has promised to take action next week.
Leon and Stroud appear to have broken not only with decorum but also with the Santa Ana Code of Ethics, which governs the actions of both elected and appointed officials.
They appear to have violated this part of the City’s Code of Ethics:
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I’m saddened but not surprised. I’ve seen Tish Leon in action and I can say that her treatment of this young boy is not unusual. Residents should ask her to resign right away.
The lesson to learn: Do not appoint a boy into the man’s job.
Obviously Tinajero is clueless!
I would be finish with these two bi*ches in two seconds as I did once when Stroud was hosting the 2004 candidate forum.
However, I should add that if I would put Tish Leon in line then Pedroza would scream hate and racism and would call me minutemen neo-Nazi.
Fiala,
The clueless one is Benavides, not Sal.
Wrong Pedroza,
If Benavides appointed Julie Stroud to join with Chair Tish Leon then Benavides prevailed [Emphases added]
In contrast clueless Tinajero lost his soldier on the commission and Benavides is in control……. It is call politics Pedroza and Benavides is emerging as viable independent opposition to the status quo.
In 2012 Alvarez will term out, Pulido will not run and will try to appoint his boy. Benavides will be major player in 2012. Start to like Benavides from the outset. Not like Pulido in the last minute.
So you’ve been in contact with Sal Tinajero and presented him as a man of action.
But you haven’t been in contact with David Benavides. Because…??
Ahhhh, fair and balanced, fair and balanced.
Tom,
I have complained to Benavides before, when Stroud previously violated the Code of Ethics. He did not respond. I suspect this time he will have no choice but to deal with this.
As for your final comment, this is a blog, not a newspaper. If you don’t like it I would encourage you not to read it.
You’re not a newspaper, you’re a blog. True. Allow me to correct myself;
It appears David Benavides just got “Breitbarted”.
Tom,
Oh I am going to be in contact with all of them. Am sending them a letter today about this incident. Leon and Stroud need to be held accountable for their actions. I can only hope that Benavides will, for once, do the right thing and dismiss Stroud from this Commission.
How reassuring. A letter from Art Pedroza will certainly be fact-filled and have the whole story.
How about a letter and several calls to Council members from the actual victim, and then Art’s letter as an outraged citizen? The victim didn’t want to speak up, he was scared, as you might imagine these people are freakin’ scary! Terrifying a young person is just not right. I thank Art for sticking up for him, he is now speaking up and letting the council members know what actually happened. By the way, the whole reason they began to terrify him was because he would not turn on his councilmember Sal Tinajero and support Thomas Gordon.
Has anyone actually seen the letter of resignation? It’d be nice to see what it says.
anon commenter,
I forgot about the Thomas Gordon part of the story. As I understand it that has been related to Tinajero. Unbelievable. This is not going to work out well at all for Stroud, Leon and Benavides, not to mention Gordon!
Tom,
Watch what you wish for. The Register is already looking into this…
Art,
Do you think you could get a hold of the letter of resignation?
anon commenter,
I spoke to the student today. He has discussed what happened with Councilman Tinajero. At this point this is an official city investigation. It is out of my hands.
anon commenter,
The student commissioner has sent me his letter of resignation, which I am presenting below, with his name redacted:
Mr. Gerardo Mouet and Members of the Board,
It is with great sorrow that I am hereby tendering my resignation to you. Although there is much to say, I believe the reasons leading to this decision are many, and I will therefore leave them unsaid at this time. I appreciate having had the opportunity of being a member of the Parks and Recreation Board for some time, and hope for your continued success and success in all of your endeavors in the coming years.
My experience with the Parks and Board has been very rewarding. I appreciate having had the opportunity to work with such fine community leaders and citizens of the City of Santa Ana. I wish you and the Board continued success.
There are many reason for why I have chosen to resign from the Parks and Recreation Board, however, I will still “OMITTED”, and remain involved in our community. There are several and multiple reasons for this decision, but I am sure that it is best for me at this time. I hope to one day serve as a Board Member once I am able to serve as one, and again, I wish you all continued success in all of your endeavors. Please, accept this letter of resignation, and again, Thank you all for your courtesy and service to our community.
This will confirm my resignation as Student Representative to the Parks and Recreation Board.
Please feel free to contact me at any time should you have any questions regarding my resignation and I wish the Board and all of the Board Members the best in all of your future endeavors.
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Yours Respectfully,
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
How refreshing to see a water bottle and not a BEER BOTTLE in front of that borracha, Tish Leon. She was probably drunk when she berated this young man.
Is Tish still the receptionist at the Public Law Center?
Ankle Biter, nice name are you drunk now?
“How refreshing to see a water bottle and not a BEER BOTTLE in front of that borracha, Tish Leon”
That is unkind Mr. Biter. If Tish needs help let’s point her in the right direction, not make jokes about her. Of course if her drinking is causing her to abuse young men then she needs to be called on the alfombra.
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/
Al Anon.
I was not being unkind to Tish Leon; I truly was surprised to see a water bottle. I too have had the displeasure of being berated by this receptionist. I have watched her in action especially after she has filled herself with liquid courage. Hence, her nicknames “One More Beer for Me Tish” and “La Borracha”.
I am not making any jokes about this indita borracha. However, if you get a chuckle from reading the truth, then so be it. 🙂
AlAnon – what is that, an anonymous Arabic commenter?
Vern,
You know, Spanish words that start with “A” are usually Arabic in nature. The Moors were in Spain for a long time.
That letter is no smoking gun. Where are the meat and potatoes?
“I hope to one day serve as a Board Member once I am able to serve as one, and again”
What does this sentence mean? Did the person move away?
cook,
No, he was chased away from the Parks and Rec Board, by two bullies – Julie Stroud and Tish Leon. I thought we made that clear in our post.
“No, he was chased away from the Parks and Rec Board, by two bullies – Julie Stroud and Tish Leon.”……… Hmmmm
And how is that possible?
It looks like if guy has no balls in which case he does not belongs on the commission. ¡Ya basta!
Fiala,
For crying out loud, he is a teenager! How would you feel if someone bullied your daughter like this? I cannot imagine you would tolerate that.
And as a student member of the commission his vote also did not count – something that should be changed, in my opinion.
The bad guys in this case are the bully commissioners, not the student that got bullied.
“For crying out loud, he is a teenager!”…….. being a teenager is not mitigating status.
I would not sent my daughter to lions den unless i knew that she is a tiger.
It was exactly what the student should have learned….. “the live is dough”.
Next time the student will not act like feminized liberal lady and will fight back, and will not quit.
Fiala,
He did not act in the fashion you are describing. And he is indeed fighting back now. All he needed was a little help from us. It is now in the hands of the City Council. Leon and Stroud will no doubt be joining Thomas Gordon and Glen Stroud as FORMER Commissioners in the near future…
No help!
Guy must learn the hard way.
He is not fighting back now, he lets others to fight for him!
Fiala,
Think back to when you were a teen…
Well Pedroza,
When I was teen I was in my native Czechoslovakia and I could tell you story about that teen era………
As 18teen, I was in Air Force Academy. Among other thinks, one day, I have clean up the urinal (that kind against the wall, smelly, dirty) with a board member of youth communist party because he try to push me around with his propaganda.
I did not resign and I didn’t need any help either.
What you learn as youth, gets handy when older.
Fiala,
Don’t get me started! I worked with my dad doing janitorial work for years when I was a kid. But those were different times. And the situations are different.
What these bully commissioners did was horrible. A harsh price will surely be paid…
These type of incidents are discouraging
Fellow Student Leader,
Yes indeed. That is the worst part of this entire scandal. This behavior by the bully commissioners should not be tolerated. I suspect that their days on the Parks and Rec Commission are numbered.
Remember that Stroud’s husband Glen initiated a fraudulent OC Grand Jury investigation of Pulido, after Stroud was tossed off two City Commissions. Throwing his wife off her Commission is something that should have happened a long time ago.
@ Stanley F:
I have two separate responses with questions about your comments at:
http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2010/07/lupe-moreno-declares-jihad-on-mexican-civil-rights-activist/