In 1980, California voters passed Proposition 6, which set guidelines which the legislature must follow in the drawing of new district boundaries. After the passage of Proposition 6, the Rose Institute of State and Local Government conducted a...
Watsonville (Calif.) Newspapers; Voting rights United States History; law;
This document is a compilation of newspaper clippings regarding the Watsonville Voting Rights decision and a bibliography of other voting rights cases in the 1980s. The case at hand is the Gomez v. City of Watsonville case.
This document is one of a series published by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government on the redistricting process, both in California and nationally. It consolidates some previous conference pamphlets and emphasizes material especially...
This report surveys and chronicles the Chicano experience in reapportionment and redistricting from 1960 to 1980. At the end of the report, the report gives a conclusion on results and policy recommendations for the Chicano community.
This study of the fiscal condition of the City of San Diego is one in an ongoing series of fiscal analyses conducted by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government. The report analyzes the finances of the City of San Diego in fiscal years...
T. Anthony Quinn writes about the failure of one man-one vote from Reynolds v. Sims and its impracticality through examples in Texas and California. He argues that one man-one vote has not created equality and gerrymandering still limits...
Richard G. Nixon analyzes the effect of earlier Supreme Court cases and their subsequent interpretation on the effects of gerrymandering and evaluates whether one man-one vote has achieved its goals of creating fairness and equity. From...
Redistricting is a process that cries out for better public information. It is this view of the importance of the redistricting process that has led to the preparation of the current volume and its companion, Redistricting California, 1981: Maps. ...
This survey studies the opinions of the residents of San Gabriel Valley in regards to waste disposal. This survey covers which form of waste disposal residents prefer (incineration, rail haul, and local landfills), why they prefer it, and how much...
This 1993 analysis by the Senate Office of Research (SOR) looks at the background, fiscal effects, and policy implications of each state proposition on the general election ballot and lists known supporters and opponents. SOR offers this analysis...
This study examines California initiatives from 1976 to 1986 and the relative importance of several factors-- political climate, primary vs. general ballot, regional trends, level of campaign expenditures, and regional/political context as they...
This paper is intended as an introductory outline and check-list for decision makers in local governments that are making single-member districts for the first time of that are realigning their existing districts.
This document outlines a brief history of redistricting in the United States, including court cases, technological advancements, and historical perspectives. All of this history is then used to inform new perspectives on redistricting in the...
National Weather Service (U.S.); Ventura County (Calif.); Ventura County (Calif.) History, Local
This report by Milton Kramer is a case study of the National Weather Services' 1994 installation of a radar tower in the upper Ojai valley (at Sulphur Mountain) and citizens' challenges to the tower siting.
This is a summary of California Initiatives in all elections from 1966-2002. It includes a summary of the text and intent of the initiatives and details on the results of the measures in elections.
