Exclusive | Patriotic Californians explode at HOAs crazy anti-American demand ahead of Fourth of July

Patriotic Californians are in uproar after their homeowners association demanded they take down their Stars and Stripes flags just days before America’s 250th anniversary.Married couple Amy and Chris Cooke, as well as their neighbor Terri Collins, were threatened with $100 fines last week if they did not remove Old Glory from outside their houses in San Marcos.They claimed the HOA has been on a rampage since President Trump was reelected in 2024, harassing them for flying the banner on the quiet street where houses average just under $1 million.The Cookes and Terri said they were furious and willing to suffer the consequences, but noted others in the area had buckled under the pressure from Ambiance Owners’ Association and removed them.In an astonishing letter from before the 2024 election, the HOA board argued the flag represented a “political or affiliative view” which will “degrade the common area.”Amy, 62, a supervised visitation monitor for children, told the California Post: “We are outraged, if you want to fly your flag fly it, this is America.We are the land of the free and home of the brave, this is crazy.”She added: “The American Flag is a symbol of freedom, we know where their brain is at.”The Cookes have flown the US Flag in front of their home for 20 years, with Chris revealing it was in honor of his grandfather Alexander Christie who died in the Second World War.The Navy sailor was killed in the 1944 Battle of Leyte Ship against Japan — the biggest naval fight in history — where his ship the USS Princeton was sank.He was awarded Navy Purple Heart and Navy Cross for his bravery.

“He died trying to rescue people,” Chris, a 56-year-old wine distributor, said.His mother was just one month old when her father died.He said: “The generational impact was substantial, my grandmother was suddenly a widowed and a single mother.”The couple says the war with the HOA started around the 2024 election when they received a letter from ...