This past November, many people in Huntington Beach knew we were in trouble when Tito Ortiz was not only elected to the City Council but subsequently installed as mayor pro tem. Just as many knew we were in trouble when Donald Trump won the Republican nomination in 2016 and was subsequently elected president. Neither has any respect for political and social norms. Neither has any respect for anyone but himself. We have paid for the latter’s disrespect for the system. We should not have to pay for the former if Ortiz continues to thumb his maskless nose at our community and its best interests.