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Letter to the Editor
Richardson aide’s comments on CPD issue misleading
Dear
Editor,
An article published in the July 21 edition of The Compton Bulletin
titled “Residents say they feel safer with Sheriff’s Dept.” contained
inaccurate quotes that do not reflect my position on this matter.
On Saturday, July 17, Mr. Eric Boyd, my district director, attended
a meeting regarding the reestablishment of the Compton Police Department
at Gonzales Park. This meeting included numerous concerned residents.
Mr. Boyd attended the meeting to observe and gather information. In
error, one of the organizers asked him to speak and Mr. Boyd said, “Whatever
goes down, she’s on your side.” Several other inaccurate
reflections of my position were noted.
The comments mentioned there are not reflective of my position on this
important and contested city issue. As your elected federal representative
of Compton, my position regarding the police contract is that it is
a local matter that should be decided by Compton’s residents
and its public officials. It has been and will continue to be my intention
to respect the decision of both the citizens of Compton and its public
officials. My job is to provide the necessary federal resources no
matter who the public services is provided by.
Should you have any questions, contact Ken Miller, my press secretary,
at 562-436-3828 and he will connect us.
—Laura Richardson
37th Congressional District Representative
Editor’s note: The comments made by Eric Boyd contained in the
aforementioned article were quoted accurately; the congresswoman
is contesting what he said. The Bulletin assumed the information he
provided
was correct based on his serving as the congresswoman’s district
director. We apologize for any inconvenience. Richardson can be contacted
via e-mail at laura.richardson@mail.house.gov.
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