No Charges In Tezcalipoca Case
“Investigation” Of Costa Mesa Mayor Proceeds

Update from www.ocorganizer.com : “Organizing the Community for a better working and living environment”

By John Earl

(Feb. 3, 2006) The District Attorney’s office confirmed this morning that a charge filed against immigrant rights activist Coyotl Tezcalipoca for resisting police officers at a January 3rd Costa Mesa city council meeting had been dropped….

The charges stemmed from a melee that broke out at the meeting after Mayor Allan Mansoor cut off Tezcalipoca’s speaking time because he asked members of the audience to stand in opposition to the city’s immigration policies…..

…a civil rights lawsuit against the city is an option because of the role of the Mayor and Chief of Police in violating Tezcalipoca’s civil rights…

Coincidentally or not, about an hour after Tezcalipoca’s press conference at the Harbor Justice Center, fellow Collective member Duane Roberts received notification by cell phone that the Mayor is “under investigation”…

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