In a 139-page response as long as some classic novels, the City last week objected to the "proposed statement of decision" submitted by the plaintiffs in a voting rights lawsuit filed by Latino activists.

The City's approximately 62,000-word document objects to the plaintiffs call for a special election July 2 using a district map drawn for the plaintiffs by demographer David Ely.

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