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Residents accuse Commissioner Richard Quirk of racism during heated public comment at Whittier Planning Commission
Summary
Multiple members of the public accused Commissioner Richard Quirk of racist conduct and urged his removal during public comment at a Whittier Planning Commission meeting; speakers also alleged corruption and police or federal investigations without providing documentary evidence.
At a regular meeting of the Whittier Planning Commission, several members of the public used their allotted three minutes to accuse Commissioner Richard Quirk of racist behavior and to call for his removal from the commission.
Roland O’Connell told commissioners he had a recent court ruling enabling him to speak and repeatedly addressed Quirk directly: “You are a racist,” O’Connell said, and urged the commission to remove him…
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