Richard E. Cohen - "The activists’ concerns were partially soothed, however, by a second draft of 10 Los Angeles County districts released last Friday that strengthens the prospects for several Hispanic House incumbents and most likely creates two new districts for local Hispanics. The initial proposal also raises the prospect that a Latino could replace Rep. Bob Filner, who is vacating his seat to run for mayor of San Diego. More revisions are expected for Hispanic districts across the state.
The updated plan came a day after two letters strongly criticized its initial failure to create more minority districts. One was from several minority groups in California; the other was sent by leading reform advocates."
