Tag: Election
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What the No. 2 Spot in the Mayor’s Race Will Tell Us About San Diego
Councilwoman Barbara Bry and Councilman Scott Sherman on election night. / Photos by Megan Wood It’s unclear who Assemblyman Todd Gloria will face to be the next mayor of San Diego, but whoever it is will say a lot about the state of local politics. Gloria, a Democrat, collected nearly 40 percent as of early…
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Who’s the Establishment Candidate in San Diego Council District 9?
By Megan Burks The neighborhoods that make up San Diego’s City Council District 9 have stark differences. Low-income residents in City Heights and Southcrest share their council member with upper-middle class residents in Kensington and the College Area. The four Democrats running in the June 7 election to represent those communities aren’t as distinctive, yet…
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Could All-Latino Slate Motivate Higher Voter Turnout in City Heights?
By Claire Trageser For years, one wealthy and mostly white San Diego neighborhood has effectively decided who represents an entire City Council district — a district that’s 50 percent Latino. The Kensington neighborhood wields the power in District 9 because the residents there vote. In the last general election, Kensington’s turnout was 30 percentage points…
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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,…
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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…