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Calif. mayor resigns over watermelon e-mail
Grose says he wasn't aware of the racial stereotype that blacks like watermelon
by seagreen Tuesday 03-Mar-2009
The mayor of a small Southern California city has resigned after being criticized for sending an e-mail showing watermelons in front of the White House.

Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose faced calls for his resignation when he forwarded an e-mail showing a watermelon patch on the White House lawn under the title: "No Easter egg hunt this year."

More here: Long Beach Press Telegram

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