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California redistricting hearings resume
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California redistricting hearings resume
California redistricting hearings resume
The Citizen’s Redistricting Commission resumes hearings this week on its proposed changes to California’s political districts.
The commission released its draft map for state Assembly, state Senate and congressional districts two weeks ago.
Jody Filkins Webber is a Riverside attorney who sits on the citizen’s panel. “At this point, we are looking for the public to tell us what we did right and what we might have done wrong so we can make corrections for the second draft maps which we decided will come out on July 12th.”
Latino civil rights activists warn that the current plan creates too few Latino majority districts, and may violate the federal Voting Rights Act.
Filkins Webber said the panel’s considering that and hundreds of other comments from people across the state. “Very productive. They are providing us details of their communities of interest, identifying streets and boundaries.”
The panel meets tonight in San Diego, after hearings in Culver City, Whittier and San Bernardino in recent days. It must produce a final redistricting map by August 15.
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