Historian testifies about allegedly racially polarized voting in Santa Monica case

Even in the liberal mainstay of Santa Monica, there has been only one candidate with a Latin surname elected to its city council in the past 72 years. And that candidate — not elected until 1990 — lost as an incumbent in 1994 before being re-elected and becoming mayor.

LOS ANGELES — Even in the liberal mainstay of Santa Monica, there has been only one candidate with a Latin surname elected to its city council in the past 72 years. And that candidate — not elected until 1990 — lost as an incumbent in 1994 before being re-elected and becoming mayor.

A plaintiffs’ witness in a California Voting Rights Act case called this a result of racially polarized voting, key evidence presented at trial Tuesday...

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Historian testifies about allegedly racially polarized voting in Santa Monica case

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