“It’s not entirely the board’s fault. The district’s mapmaker, attorney Chad Dunn, told the board Tuesday that Latinos are spread across the city. One activist agreed, saying the best Latinos could do would be 32 percent of a district.

That’s why some community members who spoke at the meeting Tuesday would like to see the five districts and two at-large system enacted. They say they have their best chance at representation by winning an at-large seat.”  Link to Watchdog.

It’s also not the DOJ’s fault.  If the Hispanics are not geographically compact, then there are problems with arguing they are entitled to a single member district.