{"id":2621540,"date":"2026-06-30T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-neighbors-furious-as-alleged-anti-trump-hoa-gets-ultimate-revenge-in-lead-up-to-july-4\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:00:42","slug":"ca-neighbors-furious-as-alleged-anti-trump-hoa-gets-ultimate-revenge-in-lead-up-to-july-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-neighbors-furious-as-alleged-anti-trump-hoa-gets-ultimate-revenge-in-lead-up-to-july-4\/","title":{"rendered":"CA Neighbors Furious as Alleged Anti-Trump HOA Gets Ultimate Revenge in Lead Up to July 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fca-neighbors-furious-as-alleged-anti-trump-hoa-gets-ultimate-revenge-in-lead-up-to-july-4%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2621540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article discusses recent instances in California where homeowners&#8217; associations (HOAs) are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-says-noems-cpac-comments-not-really-helpful-warns-about-potentially-more-dangerous-variants\/\" title=\"Fauci Says Noem\u2019s CPAC Comments \u2018Not Really Helpful,\u2019 Warns About Potentially \u2018More Dangerous\u2019 Variants\">restricting residents<\/a> from displaying American flags. In san Marcos, California, the HOA ordered residents to remove flags just before the Fourth of July, citing concerns that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >flags represent political views adn<\/a> could degrade shared areas. Residents like Amy Cooke, who has flown her flag for 20 years in honor of her grandfather, feel this is an infringement on their freedom and patriotism. Similar conflicts are reported elsewhere, such as in Massachusetts, where residents were warned that flags might endanger local bird species. Critics argue these actions undermine American values and the symbolic importance of the flag,which represents freedom and patriotism. Despite laws like the 2005 Freedom to Fly the American Flag Act intended to protect such displays, some HOAs still regulate or restrict flag flying, sparking debate over Americans&#8217; right to express patriotism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>California has become so ashamed of this great nation and its founding principles that some homeowners\u2019 associations now recoil at the very sight of an American flag.<\/p>\n<p>That appears to be the case in one neighborhood in San Marcos, California, where the HOA has said flags must come down just days away from the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/28\/us-news\/patriotic-californians-explode-at-hoas-crazy-anti-american-demand-ahead-of-fourth-of-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a> reported Sunday that Amy and Chris Cooke, along with their neighbor Terry Collins, alleged that the HOA has been acting vengefully in the wake of President Donald Trump\u2019s 2024 election victory.<\/p>\n<p>Even prior to the election, the association sent out a letter saying the flag gave a \u201cpolitical or affiliative view\u201d indicating it would \u201cdegrade the common area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amy Cooke, 62, commented, \u201cWe are outraged, if you want to fly your flag fly it, this is America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are the land of the free and home of the brave, this is crazy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American Flag is a symbol of freedom, we know where their brain is at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cookes have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdog-says-woman-seriously-injured-by-horse-despite-ottawa-police-denial\/\" title=\"Watchdog Says Woman \u2018Seriously Injured\u2019 By Horse Despite Ottawa Police Denial\">reportedly flown<\/a> their flag for 20 years in honor of Chris\u2019s grandfather, Alexander Christie, who died fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. As his ship sank, Christie died trying to save anyone he could, being posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and a Navy Cross.<\/p>\n<p>In the months before the 2024 election, the three neighbors were told by the HOA about flying flags only in \u201cexclusive use\u201d areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce the members allow use of a common property by an owner to express what is essentially a political or affiliative view in a flag, other owners will want to do the same and the common area will degrade,\u201d the letter read.<\/p>\n<p>These \u201cexclusive use\u201d areas include backyards, rather than \u201ccommon\u201d areas like the front of the house, but why bother at that point? The intent is patriotism. Americans do not want to hide that they love their country.<\/p>\n<p>Fines for not complying were issued to the tune of $100, with issues like size, being in \u201ccommon areas,\u201d and being out front of homes mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>Collins has flown her flag for 35 years. She said the neighborhood is patriotic, adding, \u201cWe are close to the old Miramar Navy Base, all the Top Gun Pilots lived here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She commented on the political dimension the HOA was trying to manifest in its decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDifferent political opinions should have nothing to do with it,\u201d Collins said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the ability to hang a flag on our palm trees. I\u2019m buying a giant flag, and I mean giant.\u201d She stated she\u2019s seen neighbors\u2019 flags come down over the months but she won\u2019t budge. \u201cI\u2019m not taking my flag down. They can fine me, $100, $200, $1,000, I\u2019m not paying it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She stated the board only has two members who express any patriotism, but their voices are ruled out. The three have a meeting via Zoom with the HOA on Tuesday, but if that doesn\u2019t go well, they\u2019re going to find a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>Although there is no evidence to suggest outright that the president has anything to do with the decision, the fact alone that an HOA would do this is outrageous.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post noted that a Freedom to Fly the American Flag Act was passed by Congress in 2005 to keep HOAs from actions like these, but associations may still regulate how it is flown.<\/p>\n<p>The disturbing aspect of this story is that it seems part of an effort to have Americans lose a sense of identity that serves as the foundation for a love of country. A flag is a symbol invoking an array of strong emotions for Americans everywhere who see it.<\/p>\n<p>The HOA in California is not the only power-tripping group of smalltime bureaucrats this Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/massachusetts-homeowners-stunned-town-warns-july-4-flags-threaten-endangered-birds?msockid=3031e98ed77467320848ffd3d6146670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported Saturday that homeowners in Newbury, Massachusetts, were warned about flying their flags, and were told that flags somehow threaten endangered species of birds.<\/p>\n<p>Protected shorebirds supposedly won\u2019t be able to access dune systems or beaches because of them.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a strange and unfortunate time to live when so many actively try to suppress its love of country.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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