Mayor criticized for preaching bigotry during secretly recorded speech to high school club - Friendly Atheist

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3. L.A. Times has a detailed article including her denials, nonapologies and cries of persecution

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-18/california-turning-point-usa-club-in-jeopardy-after-councilwomans-comments

...and clapback:

Lincoln Mayor Richard Pearl pointed out that Andreatta attended the meeting as a private individual, not a city representative. “She did a significant disservice to her community and to herself in her remarks to the Club America and I stand in opposition to those remarks,” he said in a statement. “I want to be clear: I do not agree with the opinions expressed by my fellow council member,” Vice Mayor Whitney Eklund echoed.

The Placer County Democratic Party denounced Andreatta’s comments, saying in a statement that they “were harmful to the students who listened to her and perpetuate harm to communities throughout Placer County.”

The myth that trauma affects one’s sexual orientation is stigmatizing; the concept of separation of church and state is not only real, but a foundational principle of the nation; and the lie that safety standards have been lowered to hire more people of color undercuts the hard work of millions, the statement said.

Also, just to correct something: Andreatta is NOT mayor, but a councilperson.