Pasadena : Rich-Poor District Debated
Whether the political destinies of the city’s most impoverished neighborhood and one of its most affluent should remain combined or be divided once again dominated debate on city redistricting Tuesday at a forum before the City Council.
Representatives of Latino groups also expressed some dissatisfaction with the odd-shaped City Council district proposed to concentrate Latino strength.
At a council hearing that lasted nearly two hours, proponents of keeping the upscale Linda Vista-Annandale community in the same district with predominantly low-income Northwest Pasadena were about as numerous and passionate as those who favored splitting the two communities.
The debate focused on whether there is a “community of interest” between the two neighborhoods, which are separated by the Arroyo Seco.
The council will vote next week on a redistricting plan.
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