Friday
May282004
60% Latino City has no Latino Political Representation
Friday, May 28, 2004 at 03:07AM
NUMBERS DON'T REFLECT POPULATION IN CITY-
Even as Latinos in East Palo Alto clamor for more representation in city government, only three have put their names forward to be on the city's advisory commissions and boards. Wednesday night, the city council approved all three. The dearth of Latino applicants echoes earlier findings by community non-profits that Latinos have extremely low rates of civicparticipation in East Palo Alto -- despite the fact that they account for nearly 60 percent of the population, more than any other Bay Area city. [more]
Even as Latinos in East Palo Alto clamor for more representation in city government, only three have put their names forward to be on the city's advisory commissions and boards. Wednesday night, the city council approved all three. The dearth of Latino applicants echoes earlier findings by community non-profits that Latinos have extremely low rates of civicparticipation in East Palo Alto -- despite the fact that they account for nearly 60 percent of the population, more than any other Bay Area city. [more]