State Commission Approves Redistricting Maps

The California Citizens Redistricting Committee approved a final set of maps that totally redraw California electoral boundaries on Monday.

The vote caps off a process that began in 2008 when voters approved the new redistricting commission to replace the old process of the state Legislature handling the redistricting process that is done every 10 years.

The maps will be used for the 2012 election assuming that they survive any potential challenges - California state GOP officials have already released a statement saying they may challenge the plan with a ballot referendum and other legal challenges are possible.

The Crescenta Valley's new districts can be viewed at right, and districts for the entire state can be viewed on this interactive map.

Assembly District

In the current map climate, La Crescenta-Montrose is shared between the 38th and 59th Assembly Districts, which are represented through Republicans Cameron Smyth and Tim Donnelly, respectively.

But in the proposed map, La Crescenta falls into a single district including La Canada Flintridge, Burbank and most of Glendale.

State Senate District

The final state senate district maps also group La Crescenta-Montrose with the above cities mentioned with the Assembly district, but also with several cities farther east, such as Pasadena, South Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre and San Marino.

Congressional District

La Crescenta-Montrose's proposed Congressional District mirrors its proposed Assembly District (including the La Canada Flintridge, Burbank and most of Glendale). La Crescenta-Montrose is currently part of the 26th Congressional District, and represented by Republican David Drier (who resides in San Dimas). It is likely, however, that Democrat Adam Shiff, who resides in Burbank, will run for this district in the 2012 election.

Related Topics: Adam Schiff, Anthony Portantino, California's Citizens Redistricting Commission, David Dreier, Judy Chu, and Redistricting