by Jose Nunez
Re “Brown Holds Thin Edge in Race for Mayor of Compton” and “Suspicious D.A. Knocks on Compton’s Door. Is Anybody Home?”
I recently came across your article on the elections last week in Compton.
I currently have lived in this city for 25 years now, and this most recent election, that apparently took place, was not even mentioned at all.
I was aware that it would happen.
As a resident, I was disgusted to find out that former mayor Omar Bradley, who served a three-year prison term, would even consider running.
I am even more disgusted that, as a resident of Compton, I never got a chance to vote on any of these mayoral candidates.
There never was any notice of when and where they would take place in my own region of the city. I could definitely tell you that we were totally excluded. I live on the eastern side, a few blocks north of Greenleaf, still considered Compton.
In recent times, I did come across billboards saying that there would be elections for mayor. But no dates or locations mentioned, period.
So I find out that in this city of 96,000, only 5,000 people voted. It’s a shame.
I am a registered voter and a U.S. citizen, and never even knew when this would take place. I thank you for taking your time in writing about our city although reading what I read, I do come to the conclusion that this “Corruption” in Compton is more part of how to run the city than anything.
Thank you for your time.
Mr. Nunez may be contacted at josenunez20@gmail.com
