Tag: Representation
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Minorities Concerned About City Redistricting Process
By Katie Orr The city is in the process of carving out a ninth council district, and minority groups want to make sure they’re being heard during the process. Brian Pollard is on the redistricting committee for San Diego’s 4th council district. He said the city charter requires fair representation of racial and ethnic minorities…
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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.…
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Citizens’ Commission on State Redistricting Gets An Earful
By Alison St John Residents from Imperial Valley to the coast turned out to a public hearing in San Diego Monday night on state and congressional redistricting. Some drove almost two hours to present their case to the Redistricting Commission. It was the last opportunity to give the 14 member Citizens’ Commission oral testimony before the…
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Coalition Calls For Second Latino City Council District
By Andres Barraza As the redistricting process continues in San Diego, Latinos are calling for more representation in a new district. The Latino Redistricting Committee, along with a coalition from the African-American and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) community, called for the creation of a second Latino-majority City Council District. Mateo Camarillo, Chairman of…
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The Battle Heats Up Over New District Lines
Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido Published May 17, 2011 on In late February, a group of local gay and lesbian leaders gathered in Hillcrest, political power on their minds. They were strategizing about how to lobby the city’s Redistricting Commission to maximize their political influence as the commission reconfigures San Diego’s City Council…