211115 FM Fwd_ Cypress CAFrom:Frances Marquez
To:Alisha Farnell; Fred Galante; Peter Grant
Subject:Fwd: Cypress CA
Date:Wednesday, April 6, 2022 4:34:07 PM
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From: Segura, Gary <segura@luskin.ucla.edu>
Date: Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: Cypress CA
To: Chad Dunn <chad@brazilanddunn.com>, Marquezfrances13@gmail.com
<Marquezfrances13@gmail.com>
Cc: Barreto, Matt A <barretom@ucla.edu>, Sonni Waknin <sonni@uclavrp.org>
Chad and Sonni
Meet councilwoman Marquez. Frances, meet the VRP team.
Best
Gary.
Please excuse typos and brevity. Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 15, 2021, at 11:15 AM, Chad Dunn <chad@brazilanddunn.com> wrote:
Yes, Sonni can do this. Copying her here.
We will have some VRP fellows work up a white paper on the jurisdiction with
basic rpv and possibly a gingles map depending on the compactness issue you
mention. Then, Sonni can go present at the meeting and we (and/or your local
contact) can move it to local media.
On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 1:01 PM Segura, Gary <segura@luskin.ucla.edu>
wrote:
Guys:
Frances Marquez, a former student of mine, is a recently elected councilwoman
in Cypress CA. She’s hoping for some help.
Cypress is five member ALP. No restrictions. Three seats up in 2022 and two in
24.
The city is resisting districting. Council is 60% white and 40% latino (Frances
and a retired cop who votes with the whites ).
City is 25% latino, 35% asian, 35 % white, dribs and drabs for the rest.
Geographic concentration could be problematic.
She’s looking for someone to speak at council next Monday on vote dilution
and current state/federal standards for litigation. She’s hoping to cow them into
districts.
Is Sonni available? Anyone else? (I’m out of town or I’d have been happy.
Scaring white electeds is fun )
Thoughts?
Gary
Please excuse typos and brevity. Sent from my iPhone