My Opinion

[Editor’s Note: Mr. Rice is a lobbyist in Sacramento for City Hall.]

[Editor’s Note: The County Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 yesterday to essentially retain the present five district maps, rejecting separate redistricting plans submitted by Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Gloria Molina, designed to increase the single Latin presence on the Board. Ms. Molina was the lone dissenting vote. Mr. Ridley-Thomas changed to the majority side, he said, to speed up forwarding the case to federal court.]

For several decades the Black community has allowed the government, state and local officials, and police departments to dictate how we combat gangbanging in our neighborhood.

On Tuesday, when the County Board of Supervisors votes to redraw county lines, we will show California and the nation whether we have learned from our past mistakes or are doomed to repeat them. At issue is whether the Supervisors will make voting-age Latinos the majority in two of the County’s five districts, not just one. We firmly believe the law calls for two such districts. This is not a radical proposition. Nor is it racial gerrymandering, as some have alleged. For those of us with long experience in the civil rights movement, it is simply the right thing to do.

Re “You Are Working Less, Mr. Malsin. What Are You Giving Back?”

[Editor’s Note: At last night’s meeting, the President of the School Board explained in detail the Board’s perspective on the always controversial topic of speech and freedom.]

Re “Culver City, the Odd 1 Percent Community for Health Benefits”

Re “Exceptions Should Be Made for Senior City Workers, Malsin Says”

Re “Malsin Accuses City Hall of Miscalculations”

The Teachers Union has endorsed Laura Chardiet for the School Board in the Npv. 8 election, two months from today.

Crenshaw Subway Coalition Community Meeting

Tonight at 6:30

3018 W. 48th St., three blocks east of Crenshaw