Studio City Remains Intact in Most District Maps, Except County

Studio City will remain intact in most of the redistricting commission’s mapping of the area, except in the maps of the Los Angeles County Supervisors.

The Studio City Neighborhood Council and the Studio City Residents Association sent letters asking that Studio City be kept in tact and remain associated with neighbors such as Sherman Oaks, Valley Village and North Hollywood. That is preferable as opposed to the Los Angeles city boundaries, for example, which has boundaries so that three Los Angeles city council members actually represent Studio City.

“For the most part, they kept many of the San Fernando Valley communities in tact,” said Rita Villa, chairperson of the Neighborhood Council’s Governmental Affairs Committee whose members kept on top of the redistricting maps and attended many of the meetings.

Villa reported, “It appears that all of Studio City is in one district for the Congressional District, Assembly District and Senate District. It appears that we have been grouped with our neighbors in Sherman Oaks, Universal City and Toluca Lake.”

Villa detailed the San Fernando Valley impacts, good and bad.

CONGRESSIONAL MAPS

What's good about the Congressional maps:

Most San Fernando Valley communities are kept whole. This is a drastic departure from the current maps.

What's indifferent:

The Valley will be represented by five members of Congress, but only two are majority Valley districts which is same representation we currently have.

What's bad:

Three communities, Porter Ranch, Granada Hills, Valley Village, and one city, Burbank, have been placed in two different districts each. Two communities, Porter Ranch with Santa Clarita and Calabasas with West Los Angeles, have been placed in non-Valley seats.

ASSEMBLY MAPS

What's good about the Assembly maps:

Most San Fernando Valley communities are kept whole. This is a drastic departure from the current maps. Previously, the Valley was cut up into 7 Assembly districts with only 3 having a majority of Valley residents. In the new maps, the Valley will have 5 Assembly districts with 4 having a majority Valley residents.

What's bad:

Four communities, Chatsworth, Granada Hills, Valley Glen and North Hollywood have been placed in two different districts each. Two parts of communities, Chatsworth and Granada Hills, as well as all of Porter Ranch are with Santa Clarita and Simi Valley in a non-Valley seat.

SENATE MAPS

What's good about the Senate maps:

Most San Fernando Valley communities are kept whole. This is a drastic departure from the current maps. Previously, the Valley was cut up into 5 Senate districts with only 1 having a majority of Valley residents. In the new maps, the Valley will have 3 Senate districts with 2 having a majority Valley residents.

What's bad:

One community, Northridge and one city, Burbank have been placed in two different districts each.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky told the Studio City Neighborhood Council the new plan proposed “will totally cannibalize” the neighborhood, and called it “ridiculous.”

Yaroslavsky said, “It would take about 75 percent of my district away as it now stands, including Studio City. It’s a bit insulting.”

 He added, “I don’t normally ask for people to come and advocate for a position,” but he said on Sept. 6 at 1 p.m. people should come downtown to express their concern.