Neither of his proposals passed.īut, Traut said he is hopeful for the future. In Buena Park, newly elected councilman Connor Traut brought forth two proposals - one in April for the city to participate in the OC Pride Parade and another in May asking that the city recognize May 22 annually as Harvey Milk Day in honor of the famed LGBTQ activist and first openly gay elected official in California. And Fountain Valley council members approved a policy that bans non-governmental flags, which includes the pride flag, from being flown on municipal property. Irvine city council members voted down council member Melissa Fox’s proposal to fly the pride flag in city hall. Board Chairman Robert Ruiz said in a statement that the flag has been replaced “with additional security measures.” The Fair board voted last month to fly the rainbow flag year-round as a symbol of inclusion. On June 11, a pride flag, which was raised for the first time on the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, was reported stolen. In Garden Grove, council members agreed not to display it on the flag pole, but supported a move to light up the clock tower at Village Green Park in rainbow colors. For the previous two years, the city hung a banner off the building during gay pride month in light of a city law prohibiting the display of anything other than the national, state and city flags, or a Congress-approved flag, on the City Hall flagpoles. In Anaheim, council members voted in January to fly the pride flag below the city flag during Pride Month. In 2015, Santa Ana became the first municipality in the county to fly the rainbow flag at city hall. The outcomes of these dialogues have varied widely.Īlong with Fullerton, city councils in Anaheim, Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa and Laguna Beach voted in favor of displaying the rainbow flags on city hall flagpoles. “By flying the pride flag over the State Capitol, we send a clear message that California is welcoming and inclusive to all, regardless of how you identify or who you love,” Newsom said in a statement.īut, the issue of displaying the pride flag on flagpoles in city halls has been the subject of discussion and debate across Orange County.
Kenney said Strashok was kicked out of the UCP after the party received notice, and that the decision to do that was unanimous.For the first time in state history, the pride flag is flying on the main flagpole of the State Capitol building in Sacramento through July 1, during LGBTQ Pride Month, at the request of Gov. His comments came after Adam Strashok, a UCP member who ran a call centre for Kenney’s leadership campaign, was reported to have ties to white supremacist organizations. Last week, Kenney said the UCP would set up a database of known extremists so that if they tried to join his party, they could be flagged and removed. Kenney characterized Carpay’s conduct as the lawyer making a mistake. He apologized and retracted his offensive remarks and that means something.” He does not in any way speak for the United Conservative Party.
Carpay’s remarks as being vile and offensive. “It’s our board that deals with expulsions,” said Kenney.
EDMONTON-The lawyer who compared the LGBTQ pride flag to the Nazi swastika symbol won’t be kicked out of the United Conservative Party, at least not by leader Jason Kenney.Īside from addressing John Carpay’s comments on Twitter, Kenney first spoke publicly about the weekend controversy on Wednesday and told reporters he didn’t have the power to kick people out of his party.