3/19/21: "Ald. Andre Vasquez takes on gerrymandered, back-room ward remapping"
Inside Chicago Government
English - March 20, 2021 03:14 - 5 minutes - 2.19 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsNews chicago glowacz government joravsky public Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 3/11/21: "February City Council: Who CARES about COVID-19 police costs?"
In an audio interview, Alderman Andre Vasquez of Chicago's 40th Ward talked about a City Council resolution he co-sponsored that calls for a hearing on how Chicago will redraw ward boundaries. In the standard version, Vasquez defended his resolution from critiques by the council's Latino Caucus. In the premium version: questions about selecting an independent remap commission; how non-whites can represent whites; and avoiding the "back room." Length 5.1 minutes. (For the full-length version, subscribe at chigov.com.)