Tag: Voter Turnout

  • Tracking District 9 Voter Registration

    In San Diego County, registration is already higher than it was in the month before the 2008 general election, when a record number of Americans went to the polls and elected President Barack Obama. As of May 15, 1,501,148 county residents had registered. That’s compared to 1,409,229 in October 2008. Last month, Secretary of State…

  • A San Diego Refugee and Real Estate Professional Talk Politics

    By Megan Burks Mariam Ali recalls trying to rent an apartment when she arrived in San Diego 25 years ago after fleeing Somalia. She was receiving public housing assistance. “The white guy came and he was like, ‘Do you work?’ I said, ‘No, I’m not working. I receive government assistance.’ And he was like, ‘Oh,…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Kensington and Teralta: Close in Distance, Miles Apart in Voter Turnout

    El Cajon Boulevard divides the Kensington and Teralta neighborhoods in San Diego, Feb. 9, 2016. | Photo Credit: Claire Trageser By Claire Trageser and Megan Burks San Diego’s El Cajon Boulevard and its four lanes of traffic doesn’t look like much of a border, but it divides two starkly different neighborhoods. Head north of it…