Menino vetoes second redistrict bid: Cites racial packing in District 4

 Mayor Thomas Menino has vetoed a second redistricting map sent to his desk by the City Council on a 7-6 vote, again giving as his reason an over-concentration of people of color in District 4. Councillor Tito Jackson had mounted a surprise push for the second map, which redraws the boundaries of district council seats, at last Wednesday’s City Council meeting, after Menino

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