Okay, let's get this started. Read the letter and let me know if anyone wants a stab at responding to this story. This particular quote should be of interest:
"The pastors nodded grimly as Brown said Connerly's initiative — which would bar state and local agencies from gathering race or ethnicity data — "must be cut off at the pass" because it would leave minorities "nameless and faceless" in economic, educational and other terms."
At the newspaper's website, on the left under "Op-Ed" there is a link for "Write a Letter". This paper doesn't provide an email address for sending letters directly.
Some black religious leaders fear community will be disenfranchised
Oakland Tribune
by Josh Richman
Counties across the state ! plan to consolidate their voting precincts in the Oct. 7 special gubernatorial election, reducing their number of polling places because they don't have enough time and money to recruit more workers.
Alameda County Registrar of Voters Bradley Clark estimated his number of polling places could drop by about 100 from its usual range of 700 to 800.