Brawl erupts at convention for local-government officials at Indian Wells resort

LA Times ^ | May 19, 2019 | Adam Elmahrek, Ruben Vives and Anh Do

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A conference of local government officials from across California erupted into violence over the weekend when several attendees began throwing punches, with at least one person apparently knocked unconscious, according to five witnesses to the incident.

A spokesman with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that a brawl at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa had been reported to police around 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Seven people were involved in “an altercation and physical battery,” said Deputy Mike Vasquez.

Police tried to identify the people involved but “none of them were cooperative,” Vasquez said. One man was hospitalized for minor injuries, he said.

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"It was a hectic scene,” one witness said.

A photo circulating among local politicians appeared to show Councilman Leonard Mendoza lying on the floor with numerous drops of blood at his feet. A man is seen in the photo checking his pulse.

[yesthatjallen]

The melee occurred at an annual seminar of the California Contract Cities Assn., an advocacy group of cities that contract for public services, such as firefighting and law enforcement. City officials at the event network over rounds of golf and attend sessions about managing crises, dealing with active shooters and tackling homelessness, according to the event’s tentative agenda.

“It appears the altercation was related to personal matters between two council members from the same city,” Rodarte wrote in an email to The Times, adding that discipline “could include suspension or a ban of the individual from participating in future Contract Cities events.”

[ptsal]

How will these expense show up at the next board meeting?

[lee martell]

Too many Chiefs, and not enough Indians!

[MCF]

“Too many Chiefs, and not enough Indians!“
More likely, too much fire water.

[OrangeHoof]

Thug bureaucrats!

When laws are outlawed, only outlaws will have laws...or something like that.

[Impala64ssa]

So they couldn’t settle their differences with a little class and dignity they way Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr did? Oh, yeah this is CA, where guns are baaaad.

[Buckeye McFrog]

“These are the people whose deepest, darkest secrets prevent them from seeking higher office.”

- George Carlin

[hal ogen]

...and these out-of-control nitwits are amongst our “leaders”? What a pathetic joke.