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Recalled South Gate (CA) mayor punches councilman at her last meeting
Modesto Bee ^ | 2/4/03 | AP

Posted on 02/04/2003 1:12:46 AM PST by hoosierskypilot

SOUTH GATE, Calif.(AP) - In a dramatic ending to her tenure as mayor, Xochilt Ruvalcaba tried unsuccessfully to ram through millions of dollars in city loans and punched a fellow council member before exiting what will likely be her last city council meeting. Ruvalcaba, one of three City Council members booted from office by voters last week after being accused of depleting city coffers of nearly $8 million, had called one last meeting to vote on several costly measures.

Vice Mayor Raul Moriel, Councilwoman Maria Benavides and Treasurer Albert Robles also were recalled.

Before a packed audience Monday night, the council's three outgoing members failed in their bid to award more than $1 million in low-interest federal loans. Earlier in the day, a Superior Court judge issued an order blocking the council from awarding the money.

They did succeed in promoting at least 12 employees, including four top officials in the city's department of public works.

At the end of the meeting, an amateur video tape caught Ruvalcaba in a shoving match with Councilman Henry Gonzalez which ended when the mayor hit him across the side of his head with a black purse and then punched him in the head.

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Anybody got a video of this?
1 posted on 02/04/2003 1:12:46 AM PST by hoosierskypilot
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To: hoosierskypilot
Hmm, women will bring a gentleness to politics.
2 posted on 02/04/2003 1:29:05 AM PST by poet
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To: poet
Her Honor was lucky.

I'd bet there are some councilmen who would have hit the Mayor back with their purse.

3 posted on 02/04/2003 1:51:17 AM PST by Ken H
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To: hoosierskypilot
I got a picture...


4 posted on 02/04/2003 2:38:49 AM PST by Bonaparte
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To: hoosierskypilot
The Cast of Players in the merry little hamlet of South Gate.
5 posted on 02/04/2003 2:41:12 AM PST by Bonaparte
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To: hoosierskypilot
I HATE getting punched in the "last meeting"....

HATE IT!!!

6 posted on 02/04/2003 2:44:13 AM PST by dogbrain ("Eight years of college, down the drain!")
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To: Bonaparte
She aint bad looking.
7 posted on 02/04/2003 4:15:01 AM PST by Husker24
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To: hoosierskypilot
As more and more Hispanics move into politics, you haven't seen anything yet. I've been trying to tell all of you on here about the incredible dangers of Hispanic control of government, but no one is listening. It is NOT a racist point of view, rather it comes from experience and this article validates my position. They are cold-blooded and totalitarian. They run schools that way and anything they are in charge of.
8 posted on 02/04/2003 8:38:10 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
You ain't describing Hispanics, you're describing liberals !
9 posted on 02/04/2003 3:08:52 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~All our ZOT are belong to us~)
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