Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to Jeff Hoffmanâs comments in âAnother View: Constituent Comes to Suzie Priceâs Defenseâ (Grunion Gazette, Dec. 17).
I have also listened to the City Council meeting recording of Councilwoman Priceâs questions and the subsequent remarks of Dr. Davis and Councilpersons Richardson, Mungo, and Price at least twice, and have read the Open Letter from Concerned Black Women of Long Beach and Priceâs subsequent apology at least twice.
Nowhere did I see or hear anyone calling Price a racist. It was her actions â her line of questioning about Dr. Davisâ credentials â that was called out by Richardson at the Council meeting as unfair and in the subsequent Open Letter as unprofessional, disrespectful, and discriminatory. The tone of the Open Letter struck me as stronger and harsher reading it the second time than the first.Â
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Even though the holiday season is going to be different this year, there are still plenty of ways to get in the Christmas spirit by helping others in Long Beach.
The Long Beach Branch NAACP is collecting gift cards to help underprivileged, low-income children get gifts for Christmas. Mail cards to LB NAACP, P.O. Box 1594, Long Beach, CA 90801. The deadline is Dec. 11.
The American Red Cross is hosting more than a dozen blood donation events Dec. 11 through Jan. 4. The first one is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at the Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St. Donate between Dec. 18 and Jan. 4 and receive a long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt while supplies last. For a complete list or to register go www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time.