Fri, Oct 10, 2008 The California Report Magazine The Latino Vote, Part 4 - Watsonville's Latino Leaders Listen (RealMedia stream) MP3 not available Latino voters are expected to play a major role in the outcome of the 2008 election, but for many years Latinos in California felt shut out of local politics and government. That began to change 20 years ago when a voting rights case forced the town of Watsonville to elect city council members by districts. « back to week of October 10, 2008 Email this page to a friend *Your name:  *Your email address:  *Friend's email address:  Additional Message:  (optional)  * Indicates required field. Names and email addresses are not collected by KQED.org. For more information, please see our privacy policy.

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