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LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — A Southern California mayor who was criticized for sending an e-mail showing watermelons in front of the White House says he will give up the mayoral post but remain on the City Council.
Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose heard calls for his resignation this week after he forwarded an e-mail showing a watermelon patch on the White House lawn under the title “No Easter egg hunt this year.”
Grose has apologized and said he wasn’t aware of the racial stereotype that blacks like watermelon.
