Garza
Garza v. County of Los Angeles, Cal.
Opinion
Opinion
Kenyon, J.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1303 I. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
II. FINDINGS OF FACT
A. THE PARTIES LO © CO t*H
B. THE CLAIMS" ZD O CO r — I
C. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
1306 1. History of the Governing Body
1307 2. Demographics of Los Angeles County
1308 3. Campaign Financing
1309 4. Prior Redistrictings
1309 (a) 1959 Redistricting
1310 (b) 1963 Redistricting
1310 (c) 1965 Redistricting
1311 (d) 1971 Redistricting
1312 (1) Intent of Past Redistrictings
1313 (e) 1972 Los Angeles City Council Redistricting
1313 (f) 1981 Redistricting
1317 (1) Intent of 1981 Redistricting
D. SIZE AND GEOGRAPHIC COMPACTNESS OF HISPANIC COMMUNITY
1318 1. 1980 Census Data
1319 2. Growth in Hispanic Population Since 1980
1320 3. Accuracy of Post-Census Data
1321 (a) Reliability of PEPS Data
1322 4. Citizen Voting Age Population
1323 5. Voter Registration and Turnout
1323 6. Misreporting of Citizenship
1325 7. Undercount of Hispanics
1325 8. Spanish-Surname/Spanish-Origin
1326 (a) Adjustments for “European Spanish”
1327 9. Deadwood
1328 10. Plaintiffs’- Illustrative Plans
1328 (a) The Grofman Plans
1328 (b) The Estrada Plans
E. POLITICAL COHESIVENESS
1. Hispanic Candidacies in Tos Angeles County…