On the redistricting process
From the FAQs at http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/:
Every 10 years, after the federal census, California must redraw the boundaries of its Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts, to reflect the new population data. Now those lines will be drawn by the Commission.
California voters authorized the creation of the Commission when they passed the Voters First Act, which appeared as Proposition 11 on the November 2008 general election ballot. Under the Act, the Commission is charged with drawing the boundaries of California’s Congressional, Senate, Assembly and Board of Equalization electoral districts.
Districts shall not be drawn to favor or discriminate against an incumbent, candidate, or political party.
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Alice notes: As prescribed by law, there are five registered Democrats, five registered Republicans and four who are affiliated with neither major party.They are a highly educated bunch and come from every corner of California. Among its members are two law school professors, two land-use planners, the retired director of the U.S. Census Bureau, a retired engineer, an architect, a chiropractor, a bookstore owner, and a stay-at-home mom with a master's degree in community planning. I think what Ms. Robinson may be concerned with and hope for is that Altadena and Pasadena be viewed as a "Community of Interest" and therefore be together rather than as part of the Foothill communities. (See definition below)
Whatever you think, it may be worthwhile to think a few moments about the impact and have your voice heard. Or you may think the initial redistricting job was rather well done.
The commission will consider public input, issue revised maps on July 12 and then enter a final stage of internal review before submitting final maps to the secretary of state on Aug. 15.
What is a community of interest?
A. The California Constitution defines a community of interest as:
A community of interest is a contiguous population which shares common social and economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation. Examples of such shared interests are those common to an urban area, a rural area, an industrial area, or an agricultural area, and those common to areas in which the people share similar living standards, use the same transportation facilities, have similar work opportunities, or have access to the same media of communication relevant to the election process. Communities of interest shall not include relationships with political parties, I ncumbents, or political candidates.
-Section 2(d)(4) of Article XXI of the California Constitution
From: Alice Sarkisian Wessen
To:
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 3:57 PM
Subject: Proposed Assembly Districts split Altadena away from Pasadena , placing Altadena in a "Foothill" district
FYI and available for cross post
Every 10 years, after the federal census, California must redraw the boundaries of its Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts, to reflect the new population data. Now those lines will be drawn by the Commission.
California voters authorized the creation of the Commission when they passed the Voters First Act, which appeared as Proposition 11 on the November 2008 general election ballot. Under the Act, the Commission is charged with drawing the boundaries of California’s Congressional, Senate, Assembly and Board of Equalization electoral districts.
Districts shall not be drawn to favor or discriminate against an incumbent, candidate, or political party.
Please be aware that the California redistricting process is underway. You may wish to watch the process live here:
June 28, 2011, Public Input Hearing
View the Live Broadcast – 6PM to 9PM=====
This memo below is from Councilperson Jacque Robinson of Pasadena, but is important re Altadena. If you have not heard, deadline for input is Tuesday, June 28.
Proposed Assembly Districts split Altadena away from Pasadena , placing Altadena in a "Foothill" district
JACQUE ROBINSON | Councilmember, District 1
YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED ON THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS IN CA:
Pasadenans & Altadenans: I urge you to participate in the CA Redistricting Process currently underway. The proposed Assembly Districts split Altadena away from Pasadena , placing Altadena in a "Foothill" district that stretches out to Upland in San Bernardino County, and split South Pasadena in half. The proposed Congressional districts slice Pasadena in half, roughly along the 210 Freeway, with the southern half included in a district that goes from Arcadia down to La Habra Heights and then over to Diamond Bar, Whittier, and Chino Hills.
Please send an e-mail to the Citizens Reapportionment Commission at votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov (DEADLINE extended to June 28th) urging them to keep our communities together asking them to keep the communities of Pasadena and Altadena together in all instances (Congressional, Assembly, and Senate). Together, we are a community of interest that share significant social and economic interests such as churches, school district, generational families, and business/educational institutions. We have a long tradition of being represented by a single representative and splitting Pasadena and the two cities between Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County boundaries is not in the best interest of our residents.
*From the Commission E-Blast*
To give the public a greater opportunity to submit written testimony on its first round of draft maps, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission has extended the public comment deadline to Tuesday, June 28th. The public can submit written testimony by e-mail to votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov, by fax to 916-651-5711, or by mail to:
Citizens Redistricting Commission
901 P Street, Suite 154A
Sacramento, CA 95814
The Commission needs to hear what the public thinks of the first Draft Maps.
Do you think the Commission understood your testimony about your community of interest? Do you think the Commission did not have enough testimony about your community of interest?
Do you have a suggestion that would make your district better reflect the interests of its residents, for example by moving the boundaries to include (or exclude) certain areas?
The Commission is eager to accept your supplemental attachments. The following file formats are supported: .pdf and .jpg. Files not submitted in this format will not be posted on the Public Comments page.
For more information on the Commission, go to http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/.
JACQUE ROBINSON | Councilmember, District 1
City of Pasadena
100 N. Garfield Avenue | Pasadena | California | 91109
Phone 626-744-4444 | Fax 626-396-7300
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June 28, 2011, Public Input Hearing
View the Live Broadcast – 6PM to 9PM
The Citizens Redistricting Commission will be meeting on June 28 in Sacramento at the State Capitol in Room 4203 for a Public Input Hearing from 6PM to 9PM.
June 24, 2011, Last Call for Public Testimony before June 28th Deadline
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission is asking the public to submit public testimony on its first round of draft Congressional, legislative and Board of Equalization district maps by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 28th. The public can submit written testimony by e-mail to votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov, or by fax to 916-651-5711.
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission is asking the public to submit public testimony on its first round of draft Congressional, legislative and Board of Equalization district maps by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 28th. The public can submit written testimony by e-mail to votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov, or by fax to 916-651-5711.
June 10, 2011, Commission Votes 14-0 to Approve 1st Draft District Maps
With four 14-0 votes, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission has released its first round of draft maps for Congressional, State Assembly, State Senate and Board of Equalization districts.
With four 14-0 votes, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission has released its first round of draft maps for Congressional, State Assembly, State Senate and Board of Equalization districts.
The Commission is now soliciting public comment on the draft districts. Testimony can be submitted online to votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov, by mail to the Citizens Redistricting Commission, 901 P Street, Suite 154-A, Sacramento, CA 95814 or by FAX at 916-651-5711. The Commission will be holding 11 public input hearings in June on the draft maps. The hearing schedule and the draft maps can be found at the Commission’s website at www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov.
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