Latinos and many other city residents hailed the map as perfectly balancing the diverse interests of Anaheim’s various communities. But city officials now say the map has no Latino majority districts.
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A ‘People’s’ Victory in Anaheim
In a rare win for the city’s activists, the City Council Tuesday night voted to restore a council districts map, known as the “people’s map,” that has broad community support and put a Latino-majority district up for election in 2016.
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Anaheim City Council Stalls Transition to District Elections
In a split 3-2 vote that angered Latino residents, the council majority decided to scrap the so-called “people’s map” of election districts and push back the transition from an at-large system of electing council members to districts-based elections.
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Latino Groups Accuse Anaheim City Council of ‘Intentional Discrimination’
State and national Latino organizations said the City Council of blatantly violated the federal Voting Rights Act when it decided not to include the city’s only Latino council district in next year’s election.
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ICE Officials: Vargas Arrest Example of New Tactics
Feds say the arrest last week of Edgar Vargas on his way to court, where he was planning to allege police brutality, is a response to the newly implemented Trust Act. Immigrant advocates say ICE’s actions contradict the act’s intent.
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Sheriff’s Department Acknowledges Trust Act Violation
The department broke the state’s new law when it handed a Santa Ana resident over to immigration authorities based on an erroneous conviction on the man’s record.
