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Letter to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission on the existence of Racially Polarized Voting in Orange County, CA

As the California Citizens Redistricting Commission (“Commission”) continues its process of drawing congressional and state legislative districts, it is important to ensure that districts required and protected under the Federal Voting Rights Act (“FVRA” or “VRA”) are designed as such.

Eric Avila in Los Angeles Times: “This tiny city wants to become the Amsterdam of the far West — and Jay-Z seems to approve”

Eric Avila, a historian of urban culture at UCLA, said the city’s “permissiveness, experimentation and some would say progressiveness” are features that “play into West Hollywood becoming the new Amsterdam of the U.S. in terms of cannabis.” City and business leaders hope the brand refresh will draw big-spending tourists and upscale locals to the planned businesses, where visitors will be able to smoke, eat or imbibe their weed of choice in a range of settings.

UCLA Voting Rights Project (VRP) in Omak Chronicle: “Bipartisan redistricting plan may not allow Latino voters in Yakima to elect preferred candidates”

An analysis conducted by the UCLA Voting Rights Project used outcomes from other statewide elections, such as the 2012 Supreme Court contest, to see how the District 15 in the plan would perform for Latino voters. The district would consistently vote against Latino candidates of choice, the analysis found.

Chad Dunn in Crosscut.: “Critics call for reform of WA redistricting process after commission failure”

Chad Dunn, legal director of the UCLA Voting Rights Project, said bipartisan negotiations may be good for political parties, but they’re not always good for everyone — including voters of color. His organization has criticized the Washington commission’s proposed map as potentially violating the federal Voting Rights Act in Central Washington, which is heavily Latino.

David Hayes-Bautista in La Opinión: “Celebración del día de Santa Cecilia, una fiesta de identidad de un pueblo en el exilio” (Spanish)

Martínez subrayó que, de acuerdo con un informe reciente del doctor David Hayes-Bautista, director del Centro para el Estudio de la Salud y la Cultura Latina en UCLA, el producto interno bruto de los latinos ascendió en 2018 a $2.6 billones, y si fueran una nación independiente, ocuparían la octava posición en el mundo, con…

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