Report: Lack of Latino input hampers disaster relief





By Leslie Berestein
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

4:47 p.m. October 30, 2008

A new report from the National Council of La Raza that examines lessons learned from the San Diego County wildfires of 2003 and 2007 says a lack of input from Latino community organizations continues to create barriers to services for some disaster victims.
The report, released Thursday, says that without a strong role in policy decisions at the local level many Latino “first responders,â€