He probably thought he’d have better luck getting the courts to create such a district when MALDEF challenges the Knabe plan than rolling the dice on a districting plan by LA Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley, Sheriff Lee Baca and Assessor John Noguez.

I expect the Voting Rights Act section 2 litigation to be quite hard fought and the outcome controversial.  Though redistricting often flies below the radar, this case will go to the very essence of political representation and race in Los Angeles county.