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By Aaron Burgin
Gunman remains . hospitalized
Encinitas 2017 Districting
ENCINITAS — As the Nov. 6 election creeps closer, one thing has become increasingly clear in Encinitas according to resident Linda Adams — most people are unaware of the city’s new district elections. “I’ve talked to many of my neighbors, and their response was, ‘Wait, we don’t get to vote this year?’ or ‘We only get to vote for one council member?’” Adams said. When Encinitas voted in 2017 to switch to district voting after years of citywide elections, many residents missed the memo. The Coast News is here to explain what the changes mean in this upcoming election, and answer some of the most frequently asked questions about district elections.
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DEL MAR — A man wounded in a deputy-inTHE volved-shooting at the VISTA ticket window of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club NEWS remains hospitalized and did not attend an arraignment on Wednesday morning, authorities said. Daniel Elizarraras, 22, of Escondido has stable vital signs at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and is expected to survive, San Diego County Sheriff’s Lt. Rich Williams said. RANCHO The shooting was just SFNEWS before 6:40 p.m. at the Del Mar Fairgrounds at 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., San Diego County sheriff’s spokeswoman Lt. Karen Stubkjaer said. Rapper Ice Cube was performing and Elizarraras wanted to buy a ticket to the concert, Stubkjaer said. No more tickets were available. “An argument ensued and nearby deputies responded,” she said. “The man pulled out a silver plated semi-automatic handgun and fired several shots into a crowded area. Deputies engaged and returned fire.” No deputies or civilians were hurt, authorities said. Spokesman Mac McBride said the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, would be looking into possible security changes.. The club does not have metal detectors. “Our people handled it very, very professionally. It was one individual. One individual only,” said McBride.
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1. Why are we changing to district elections?
Over the past few years, an attorney from a Malibu-based law firm sent letters to almost every city, school district and special district in North County, alleging that citywide, or “at-large” elections, disenfranchise minority voters, namely Hispanics. The attorney threatened to file a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit against the city to force them to switch to district elections and pay attorney fees. All of the agencies that received the lawsuit threat have switched to district elections, including Encinitas.
By City News Service
Election Sequencing: 2018 Elections: 3 and 4 2020 Elections: 1 and 2 National Demographics Corporation, October 19, 2017
ENCINITAS, ALONG WITH several San Diego County cities, will transition to district-based elections for the upcoming November ballot. Courtesy photo
into four voting districts. District 1 includes much of Leucadia, Saxony Canyon and small segments of Old Encinitas and New Encinitas. District 2 includes Old Encinitas between Leucadia Boulevard and Santa 2. What are the districts? Fe Drive. Both of these disEncinitas split the city tricts will not be up for elec-
tion until 2020. District 3, however, and District 4 are up for election in November. District 3 includes Cardiff-by-the Sea south to the city’s border and east to Manchester Avenue, and a thumb-like segment of New Encinitas bounded by Via Montoro,
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Balour Drive and El Camino Real. District 4 includes the Willowspring and Village Park neighborhoods of New Encinitas, the community of Olivenhain and the narrow strip of Cardiff that runs from Encinitas Boulevard to El Camino Real along Man-
chester Avenue. 3. If my district is not up for election in 2018, does this mean I can’t vote?
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