Redistricting, changing demographics are causing political shifts
For about a quarter-century, Santa Clara County’s mostly rural District 1 has been a conservative stronghold, with former board supervisor Don Gage and after him Mike Wasserman serving as a bulwark against the more progressive northern districts.are any indication, it may no longer be the lock it’s traditionally been for conservative supervisors, thanks to a combination of demographic changes and redrawn boundaries..
Councilmember Johnny Khamis is photographed during a city council meeting in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. “A lot of people in South County didn’t feel like their voices were heard,” said Bob Staedler, a land-use consultant who served on the county’s redistricting commission. “The communities of interest made it clear there wanted to be a change.”
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