Tag: Latino

  • San Diego ACLU’s Emphasis on Latino Civil Rights Growing

    By Marissa Cabrera, Peggy Pico and Alison St. John The coming year will be a big one for the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties. It will not only celebrate its 25th year, but given the shifting demographics, it also plans to increase its emphasis on Latino issues. To set the organization’s local priorities,…

  • More Latino Youths in Juvenile Hall for Drug Offenses

    By Ruxandra Guidi Despite treatment and prevention services for those at risk of entering the juvenile-justice system, in the last couple of years, more than 5,000 San Diego youths have passed through county correctional facilities. A majority were allegedly involved in gang activity and about half are Latino. According to the report by the San Diego Association of Governments,…

  • Graphic: New Political Boundaries Take Shape

    The city has to redraw its district lines every decade based on new population numbers. This year, it also had to carve out a ninth City Council district. Here’s an up-close look at some of the changes in store. The black outlines and circled numbers indicate current districts, while shaded areas and numbers indicate the…

  • 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.…

  • 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…