Famous civil rights attorney Milton Grimes painted a bleak picture of the Pico Neighborhood on the first day of the trial to determine the legality of Santa Monica’s election system. Grimes, who famously represented Rodney King, is one of three attorneys representing the plaintiffs Pico Neighborhood Association, Maria Loya and her husband, SMMUSD School Board Member Oscar de la Torre, in a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit.

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