Redistricting Could Cost San Francisco A Seat In State Senate
San Francisco would lose one of its two seats in the state Senate under a draft proposal by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to be formally unveiled on Friday.
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San Francisco would lose one of its two seats in the state Senate under a draft proposal by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to be formally unveiled on Friday.
There has apparently been a major population shift in Alameda County over the past decade.
California's rapidly changing demographics could mean a very different political picture in the decade ahead as new district boundaries are drawn that shift representation away from the coast.
The last ten years have seen substantial population growth in East Contra Costa and the Dougherty Valley, which is expected to impact redistricting for the supervisorial districts in the county.
San Jose is redrawing its city council districts, something that happens once a decade.
The last six members have been chosen for an independent redistricting commission that is at the heart of one of California's biggest political-reform efforts in decades.
Here are the eight members of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission chosen Thursday (ages not available).
A transformational political reform set in motion by voters two years ago approaches its biggest milestone this week.
Californians have voted to expand the role of an independent commission tasked with redrawing the state's legislative districts.
Who should draw lines for California elections? That's a contentious subject that would be decided next week when votes were tallied on a pair of dueling initiatives, Proposition 20 and Proposition 27.
The independent commission tasked with redrawing California's legislative districts does not yet exist, but voters in November will have the opportunity to either expand its reach or dismantle it entirely.
