Tag Archives: redistricting

The Deafening Silence of the Mayor and LA’s Civic and Business Elite in the Face of Black and Korean Protests

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

The Constitution guarantees our right to vote but it doesn’t protect us from ourselves when we year after year elect incompetent, irresponsible and corrupt officials — even when they rig elections as totally as they are in Los Angeles. Faced … Continue reading →

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Profiles in Political Courage: Antonio Villaraigosa Edition — Mayor Ducks Meeting with Korean Leaders on Redistricting

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

UPDATE: Mayor Villaraigosa’s office contacted the Korean American Coalition/Wilshire Center Koreatown NC late Wednesday night to inform them that a delegation of half a dozen would be granted an audience with mayor himself at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. But Grace Yoo, … Continue reading →

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The Census, Redistricting and Public DIscontent

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

If you think something big isn’t bubbling up in a groundswell of public discontent, you are just not paying attention. Under the headline today “As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around the Globe,” the New York Times examines the … Continue reading →

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LA’s Perpetual Gerrymander and the Preservation of Political Failure

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Gerrymander: 1812, Gerry + (sala)mander. Elbridge Gerry, governor of Massachusetts, was lampooned when his party redistricted the state in a blatant bid to preserve an Anti-federalist majority. One Essex County district resembled a salamander, and a newspaper editor dubbed it Gerrymander.  It was 1992 … Continue reading →

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Nothing to Celebrate — Origins of the California Budget Disaster

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

Why are these people laughing? On Sept 12, 2001, in the shadow of the Twin Towers terrorist attack, the California Senate approved a plan for legislative and congressional districts that disenfranchised every voter in the state who was not very … Continue reading →

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