City Of South Gate: LA County Citizens Redistricting Commission Meetings

Press release from the City of South Gate:

November 17, 2021

The Los Angeles County Citizens Redistricting Commission (LA County CRC) is holding a series of public hearings to educate the public about redistricting of the 5 supervisorial districts and hear from the public what their communities of interest are. 

What is Redistricting?

Every ten years, supervisorial districts must be redrawn so that each district is substantially equal in population. This process, called redistricting, is important in ensuring that each Board of Supervisors member represents about the same number of constituents. In the County of Los Angeles, the Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) is responsible for drawing these supervisorial districts. Redistricting is done using U.S. Census data, which is usually released around March 31, 2021, but was not released until August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Why is Redistricting important?

Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a supervisorial district for purposes of electing a Board of Supervisor member. 

At the local level, periodic redistricting can help to: 

▪ Ensure our County's diverse population and communities have opportunities to have their voices heard 

▪ Enable voters to elect representatives of their choosing and not draw supervisorial districts in such a way as to dilute fair opportunities 

▪ Have Supervisors be responsive to the preferences and needs of residents through: 

      ▪ Public policies to improve lives 

       ▪ Public services and resources (e.g., public health and medical centers, social services, parks, sheriff, municipal services to unincorporated areas and contract cities… and many more)

Public Participation

At the October 28, 2021 Special Meeting, the Los Angeles County CRC chose four map draft options to receive further public input and discussion. Members of the public are encouraged to submit input on these map draft options and how they would like them to be changed, or not. These Fall public hearings begin in November 2021 and are important to solicit community input regarding the CRC Redistricting Plan options under consideration.

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This press release was produced by the City of South Gate. The views expressed are the author's own.