Cal­i­for­nia may­or accused of drunk­en behav­ior, racial slur, harass­ment in chief of staff’s claim

<div>California mayor accused of drunken behavior, racial slur, harassment in chief of staff's claim</div>

Ana­heim May­or Ash­leigh Aitken has been accused of repeat­ed­ly appear­ing intox­i­cat­ed dur­ing city-relat­ed events, mak­ing racial­ly deroga­to­ry remarks and ask­ing intru­sive ques­tions about sex­u­al­i­ty, accord­ing to a new­ly released 25-page gov­ern­ment claim.Berenice Bal­li­nas, who has worked in Aitken’s office since Decem­ber 2022 as her chief of staff, alleges harass­ment, dis­crim­i­na­tion and retal­i­a­tion based on her per­ceived sex­u­al ori­en­ta­tion, Mex­i­can her­itage and Catholic faith.The fil­ing also accus­es the city of fail­ing to ade­quate­ly respond after con­cerns were raised.Ballinas out­lines a num­ber of alleged inci­dents involv­ing Aitken, includ­ing accu­sa­tions about the may­or’s con­duct while drinking.SMALL-TOWN VIRGINIA MAYOR REPORTEDLY ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SHOWING UP DRUNK TO TRAIN DERAIL­MENTShe alleges that Aitken arrived at a City Co …