Tag: Latino Voter Turnout
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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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City Heights Latinos Urged To Register On National Voter Registration Day
Carmen Lopez, Latino outreach coordinator for the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, urges City Heights residents to sign up to vote on Sept. 22, 2015. | Photo Credit: Roland Lizarondo, KPBS By Megan Burks Volunteers and staff with the Registrar of Votersfanned out across San Diego Tuesday for National Voter Registration Day. It’s also…