ABSTRACT
This chapter traces the results of a districting that was masterminded by Anglo activists in an apparent effort to protect their interests from an emerging Latino majority. A general law city, Colton operated for most of the 20th Century under a council-city manager type of government, with four council members elected at-large and with a mayor also elected city-wide. Colton is an appropriate case for it raises some interesting practical doubts about voting rights remedies. Colton's voters, whether Latino or Anglo, seem prepared to vote for candidates of their choice almost regardless of ethnicity. In late twentieth century suburban California, there may not be enough cohesion in the minority electorate to produce the representational results that voting rights theorists have predicted. Recalls can tarnish the credentials of even popular Latino incumbents, thrust them from office, and replace them with Anglo-minority candidates.
