Minority Groups Speak Out Against County’s Redistricting Plan

By Alison St John

The redistricting map proposed by the county redistricting committee lumps City Heights in with La Jolla. The ACLU says it fails to create a district with a Latino majority.   The map created by the ACLU and Latino and Africa American groups has City Heights with Lemon Grove and Spring Valley.

A coalition of minority groups has accused the San Diego County Board of Supervisors of using redistricting to bolster their own power. Redistricting redraws political boundary lines to reflect demographic changes in the 2010 census.

Supervisors responded by saying critics should have submitted their alternative map earlier.

The five Supervisors voted unanimously, as they often do, to accept one of three alternative maps to redraw their own district boundaries. Supervisor Ron Roberts praised the County committee that drew up the new maps.

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