Contra Costa County To Hold Hearing On Redistricting Process

Press release from Contra Costa County:

Nov. 3, 2021

Contra Costa County’s Redistricting effort is a once-a-decade process of redrawing the boundaries for Supervisorial districts after the U.S. Census. As part of that process, the County’s fourth Public Hearing on Redistricting will be held starting at 9 am on Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

Redistricting is the regular process of adjusting the lines of voting districts in response to accordance with population shifts within the County. Every ten years, after the decennial census, supervisorial districts must be redrawn so that each district is substantially equal in population. This process is important in ensuring that each Supervisor represents about the same number of people.

Redistricting is based on the U.S. Census data, which was released in legacy format on August 12, 2021. The actual drawing of Supervisorial District Maps requires the official California State Adjusted Redistricting data, which was released September 20, 2021 and includes updated data to ensure that individuals in the prison population are counted by each jurisdiction.

The County Board of Supervisors will hold the fourth Public Hearing about the Redistricting process on November 9, 2021 to include: report on regional workshops; update on additional public input received on Community of Interest suggestions; review over/under population for existing districts; present publicly drawn maps; present five conceptual drafts of supervisorial maps; and receive direction from the Board of Supervisors.

“The County Board of Supervisors welcomes your community input in this important, decennial process,” said Board Chair, Supervisor Diane Burgis. “We are committed to a robust Redistricting and public outreach process with public hearings, a dedicated website at CoCoRedistricting.org, public workshops, and multiple ways to share your input.”

The fourth Redistricting Public Hearing will start at 9 am on November 9, 2021 during the Board of Supervisors meeting. The hearing will be held via Zoom and can be viewed online at www.contracosta.ca.gov and on Contra Costa Television channels Comcast Cable 27, ATT/U-verse 99, and WAVE 32. Members of the public may call in by dialing 888-251-2949 followed by the access code 1672589# or participate via Zoom by following the active links in the published agenda for this day’s meeting. For details, see Notice of Public Hearing. To request accommodations for language translation, please send an email request 72 hours in advance of the meeting.

For more information about Redistricting and how to provide input, visit www.CoCoRedistricting.org or the County website’s homepage at www.contracosta.ca.gov.

This press release was produced by Contra Costa County. The views expressed here are the author's own.