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Pleasanton City Council 'reluctantly' agrees to switch to district-based elections pleasantonweekly.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pleasantonweekly.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pleasanton could pursue district-based council elections after attorney threatens to sue city alleging 'racially polarized' voting pleasantonweekly.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pleasantonweekly.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This Malibu lawyer is changing how California votes PUBLISHED 11:40 AM PT May. 24, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:40 AM PDT May. 24, 2021 SHARE Kevin Shenkman’s Malibu law practice is a long way from his Detroit roots. Far from his days boxing in New York City’s storied Gleason’s Gym, where he went 2-0 in light heavyweight matches that earned him little more than cab fare and beer money. Since he’s come west, Shenkman has emerged as a force in California voting rights law, both celebrated and despised. A decade into a career he never planned on, he’s in the midst of perhaps his biggest case, a pitched battle with the city of Santa Monica which has now arrived on the desk of the State Supreme Court. ....
Irvine City Council must decide on district elections SHARE IRVINE, Calif. The City of Irvine has a choice to make, and if a recent legal missive is to be believed, it has until Sunday. Malibu lawyer Kevin Shenkman has submitted a letter asking the city to switch from an at-large election model to district voting. He contends that without separate voting districts, the elections have an inherent racial bias, a violation of the California Voting Rights Act. “Yes, district elections are better than at-large elections for reasons completely separate from race,” Shenkman said. “That’s my personal view, not the law.” ....
Palm Desert to pay $555,000-plus to attorneys in voting rights lawsuit desertsun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from desertsun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.