City leaders condemn remarks to De La Fuente (jeers and racial slurs shouted when he was named Oakland city council president)
Tagged: California, OaklandPosted on: January 12th, 2007“The crowd at the Paramount Theatre erupted in jeers when De La Fuente won a 6-2 victory over Reid to be renamed council president. Some in the crowd made racial slurs and mocked De La Fuentes Mexican accent, urging him to return to his native land.
De La Fuente said he felt racially attacked.”
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