Meet the new boss, the same as the old boss

I stand corrected on my previous coalition statement.

The Dallas City Council redistricting process came to a swift and sudden end around 8:15 p.m. when the council voted 9-6 to accept Mayor Mike’s compromise map, which, at first blush, appears to have redistricted Delia Jasso, the primary author of a competing map, off the council. Voting against the proposal were the white Tea Party advocates and the Latinos on the council. The map was supported by the African Americans and other whites on the council. Interesting breakdown.

Although Jasso’s District 1 still has a predominantly Hispanic population, it now includes the North Oak Cliff areas of Kessler Park and Stevens Park who vote en masse to make sure they are not represented by a person of color.

So now the prospects are that the next council will look just like the previous ones: three Hispanics, four African Americans, seven whites.