The City Council could decide at a special meeting on Thursday whether to appeal last week's Superior Court ruling in a voting rights case filed by Latino plaintiffs.

The Council will take public comment at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1685 Main Street, then meet in closed session for a conference with legal counsel.

The Council will then convene in public to report any decision that may have been taken.

The special meeting takes place one week after Superior Court Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos issued a final ruling last Wednesday that found the City had violated the California Voting Rights Act ("Judge Orders Special District Elections for Council in Final Ruling," February 15, 2019).

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