This was originally posted May 26 with the letter from Ben Kalasho’s attorney. It was updated May 28 to include Kalasho’s Facebook post about the City Council vote.
El Cajon is one of several cities throughout the state in the process of implementing voting districts for members of the city council, largely to fend off probable lawsuits under voting rights laws. In El Cajon’s case, on Tuesday the City Council voted 3-2 to select a final map made up of four council districts. Councilmembers Steve Goble and Ben Kalasho voted in opposition.
The day after the council meeting, Kalasho shared the following post on his Facebook page, including an apparent reference to fellow Councilmember Bob McClellan’s age…
The day prior to the vote, Kalasho sent a legal message to his colleagues, suggesting the beginning of long, hot summer of politics in the city. Here’s the letter from Kalasho’s attorney…
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Note: This article originally reported the vote on the map was 4-1, with Kalasho the lone dissenter. It has been corrected. We apologize for the error.