Patti Lee’s lawsuit claims the county’s top prosecutor saw the “media and Asian Americans” as enemies.
OAKLAND — The former spokesperson for Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price filed a lawsuit Wednesday against her old boss, claiming Price openly spouted racist views, saw the media and Asian Americans as enemies and oversaw an office that flouted open records laws.
“I have never been subjected to such humiliating and bullying behavior in a workplace,” Lee’s statement said. “It is unacceptable in any professional environment, but when the perpetrator is a public official who claims to be a civil rights advocate, it is unconscionable.” The specter of a possible blacklist arose after a decision by Price to bar a journalist, The Berkeley Scanner’s Emilie Raguso, from attending a press conference on Nov. 29. Lee, herself a former TV news reporter, said she personally helped escort Raguso out of the presser at the “specific behest” of the district attorney — a move that drew wide condemnation from press advocates and free speech groups. Price later reversed her stance.
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