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 boundaries.
But before the leaders could propose a map, they had to answer a basic question: Which neighborhoods were most likely to vote for gay candidates?
One thing quickly became clear. The gay community could afford to lose City Heights.