Tag: 2016 Election

  • San Diego’s ‘Latino Empowerment District’ Could Get Its First Latino Rep

    By Megan Burks In 2011, San Diego redrew its City Council districts and carved out a so-called “Latino Empowerment District.” The new line around City Heights, Kensington, the College Area and parts of southeastern San Diego netted a slight Latino majority. But the next year, the district’s whiter, more affluent voters came out in force,…

  • California Counts: Mobilizing The State’s Refugee Voters

    Mariam Ali, a Somali refugee who lives in San Diego’s Teralta neighborhood, pours olive oil into a pot for alfredo sauce, Feb. 26, 2016. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks People up and down the state are trying to crack the code on California’s dismal voter turnout, which…

  • Why Don’t More Californians Vote?

    Editor’s Note: KPBS will follow residents in City Heights and nearby Kensington during this election cycle as part of a statewide look at voter turnout called “California Counts.” This article was written by Steven Cuevas of KQED. Ben Bradford of Capital Public Radio reported from Sacramento, Megan Burks of KPBS reported from City Heights, Mary…

  • Councilwoman Marti Emerald: ‘It’s Time To Step Aside’

    Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker, KPBS By Claire Trageser When San Diego City Councilwoman Marti Emerald first ran for office in 2008, she saw it as switching from one form of advocacy to another. She’d spent 22 years as an investigative reporter for Channel 10 and specialized in consumer advocacy reporting. Known as “The Troubleshooter,” she…

  • Emerald Wants Her Chief of Staff to Take Over San Diego Council Seat

    Ricardo Flores, chief of staff to San Diego Councilwoman Marti Emerald, announces he will seek her council seat in District 9 next year, April 22, 2015. | Video Credit: Matt Bowler By Matt Bowler Councilwoman Marti Emerald officially endorsed on Wednesday her chief of staff to replace her on the San Diego City Council. Last…