racist fired for black jokes.

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of Orange County city Los Alamitos says he will resign after sendingan off-color email to a "small group for friends."

The email was a picture depicting the White House lawn planted with watermelons under the title "No Easter egg hunt this year."

Mayor Dean Grose issued a statement Thursday saying he is sorry and will step down as mayor at Monday's City Council meeting. He admits that the e-mail was in poor taste and claims he was unaware of the racial stereotype linking black people with eating watermelons.