Zev speaks on yesterday's redistricting proceedings
Thoughts from County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.
County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky shares some insightful thoughts on yesterday's spirited dialog on county redistricting in this post from the acclaimed "Zev's (status quo) World Blog.
To be sure, the process that culminated in Tuesday’s historic vote was punctuated with strong words and heated emotions. But there was something encouraging about it all, no matter what your views or loyalties. From one end of the county to the other, from its urban core to its rural reaches, people were engaged, writing thousands of letters and appearing en masse to express their diverse opinions on representative democracy in their communities.
The debate forced us to assess—and rally behind—the things that are most important to us in this complicated region of competing interests and values. We may not always have liked what we heard, but I had the sense that, at least, we were listening and learning. Consider this: despite the passionate feelings on all sides, I can’t recall a single speaker of the hundreds who testified who was shouted down or disrespected.
Your thoughts..............
Scott Johnson in CD 14
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Posted by Red Spot in CD 14 @ 9/28/2011 10:03:00 AM
1 Comments:
THIS FIGHT IS NOT OVER NO MATTER WHAT ZEV SAYS. AS LONG AS WE HAVE AND ACCOMIDATE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN SCHOOLS, IN GOVERNMENT AND IN JOBS. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO USE THEIR NUMBERS AGAINST THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. THE NUMERS AKA CENSUS THAT LEAD TO THIS DEBATE SHOULD NOT HAVE REFLECTED NON-RESIDENTS OR PEOPLE HERE AGAINST RULE OF OUR LAWS. BUT MALDEF WILL ALWAYS USE THIS TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. ZEV HIMSELF HAS BEEN IN SUPPORT OF THIS EXODUS, NOW HE'S IN A BATTLE TO KEEP WHAT HE HAS, WHAT A FOOL! IF HE THINKS THIS GROUP OF CATHOLICS CARE A DAM ABOUT ANYONES BELIEVE OTHER THAN THEIR'S THEY HAVE TO HAVE ROCKS FOR BRAINS! EVEN LATINS IN FAVOR OF THIS INSANE CHANGE ADMITTED THAT THESE NUMBERS OCCURED OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS NO MENTION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THE ROOT CAUSE! MOST OF THE SPEAKERS NEEDED A INTERPRETER TO BE UNDERSTOOD! YOU TELL ME WHERE ELSE WOULD THIS HAPPEN IN THE WORLD!
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