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SENATE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND REAPPORTIONMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SUBJECT: 2001 REDISTRICTING
SAN DIEGO STATE BUILDING
AUDITORIUM, B-109
1350 FRONT STREET
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
MONDAY, JULY 23, 2001
1:00 P.M.
Reported by:
Evelyn J. Mizak
Shorthand Reporter
APPEARANCES
MEMBERSPRESENT
SENATOR DON PERATA, Chair
SENATOR DEDE ALPERT
SENATOR DEBORAH ORTIZ
MEMBERS ABSENT
SENATOR ROSS JOHNSON, Vice Chair
SENATOR JAMES BRULTE
SENATOR JOHN BURTON
SENATOR KEVIN MURRAY
SENATOR RICHARD POLANCO
SENATOR CHARLES POOCHIGIAN
STAFFPRESENT
DARREN CHESIN, Committee Consultant
RACHEL M. HARRIS, Committee Consultant
FRANCES TIBON-ESTOISTA, Committee Assistant
SANDRA L. POLKA, Principal Consultant to SENATOR BURTON
ALSOPRESENT
VICTOR CARRILLO, Mayor
City of Calexico
RALPH INZUNZA, Member
San Diego City Council
LARRY GROGAN, Member and Mayor Pro Tem
El Centro City Council
LORI HOLT PFEILER, Mayor
City of Escondido
BILL HORN, Supervisor
San Diego County Board of Supervisors
DENISE MORENO DUCHENY, Former Member
California State Assembly
ANDREW SHOGREN, Chair
Government Affairs
Asian Business Association of San Diego
Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans for Fair Redistricting (CAPAFR)
LEVIN G. SY, Board Member
Southwest Center for Asian Pacific American Law
CAPAFR
J.R. CHANTENGCO, Founding Member
Asian Business Association
CAPAFR
MARIE CRUZ, President
Pacific Islander Festival Association
CAPAFR
RICHARD BABCOCK
Latino Leadership Council
GUADALUPE CORONA, Assistant Director
Student Activities
University of San Diego
Latino Unity Coalition
INDEX
Page
Proceedings 1
Opening Statement by CHAIRMAN PERATA 1
Opening Statement by SENATOR ALPERT 2
Opening Statement by SENATOR ORTIZ 2
Testimony of Witnesses:
HONORABLE VICTOR CARRILLO, Mayor
City of Calexico 3
HONORABLE RALPH INZUNZA, Member
San Diego City Council 4
HONORABLE LARRY GROGAN, Mayor Pro Tem
El Centro City Council 10
HONORABLE LORI HOLT PFEILER, Mayor
City of Escondido 14
HONORABLE BILL HORN, Supervisor
Board of Supervisors
San Diego County 15
HONORABLE DENISE MORENO DUCHENY, Former Member
California State Assembly 19
Presentation by Coalition of Asian Pacific
Americans for Fair Redistricting (CAPAFR) 24
ANDREW SHOGREN, Chair
Government Affairs
Asian Business Association of
San Diego 24
LEVIN G. SY, Board Member
Southwest Center for Asian Pacific
American Law 29
J.R. CHANTENGCO, Founding Member
Asian Business Association 32
MARIE CRUZ, President
Pacific Islander Festival Association 34
Closure of Presentation by
LEVIN SY 36
RICHARD BABCOCK
Latino Leadership Council 37
GUADALUPE CORONA 39
Closing Remarks by CHAIRMAN PERATA 41
Adjournment of Hearing 41
Certificate of Reporter 42