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The redistricting mapping software is now fully updated with the final dataset, including the incarcerated population. Users may submit maps for consideration.
The is a free, web-based, mapping software so that individuals and community groups can participate in the redistricting process. The online software is available for use by the public to prepare and submit Redistricting Plans for the CRC’s consideration. Instructions and steps on how to use the software are updated and posted at https://redistricting.lacounty.gov/mapping-software/.
RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION TIMELINE:
- It is recommended that users submit their maps by October 25, 2021 if they would like the Commissioners to view their maps before the Commissioners develop and select final candidates.
- However, maps and plans will be accepted and considered until the December 15 deadline when the Commissioners will need to have a final map adopted.
MAPPING SOFTWARE UPDATES:
- Users are now able to add additional reference layers, including a reference layer for CVAP (Citizen Voting Age Population). Click here to watch a video demonstration on how to add reference layers.
- Users are now able to share their maps with other known users. Click here to watch a video demonstration on how to share a plan.
- Commissioners and members of the public can view submitted community of interest, preliminary, and final maps/plans here.
- Commissioners and members of the public interested in exploring submitted plans in more detail (e.g., locating cities and communities in relation to proposed Supervisorial Districts) can open the submitted plan in the redistricting mapping software. Click here to view a video demonstration on how.
MAPPING SOFTWARE TIP:
Click here to watch a video demonstration on how to open a shared plan and add reference layers or follow the directions below:
- In the mapping software, click on the "File" tab and click on the "Open" icon.
- Click on the specific group or "Everyone" group on the left-side navigation panel of the open dialogue window.
- Select the plan you would like to open then click "Open Plan."
- Once the shared plan is open, click on the gray triangle button immediately left of the + and – zoom keys in the map window to expand the “Map Contents” area.
- Click on the specific reference layers you would like to add. Note: the more reference layers you add, the longer it will take the mapping software to load.
PREVIOUS TRAININGS:
- Click here to watch the previous training on how to use the redistricting mapping software by Priti Mathur from ARCBridge.
- Click here to watch the previous Spanish training on how to use the redistricting mapping software by County GIS experts: Alma Vazquez, Ricardo Contreras, and Juan-Raul Cardenas.
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 Join the Commissioners virtually in upcoming meetings:
- Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM (PST)
- Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM (PST)
- Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM (PST)
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TENTATIVELY: Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 7:00 PM (PST)
Times are tentative. For the most up-to-date information, visit: https://redistricting.lacounty.gov/virtual-meetings/.
All meetings in October will be virtual. Members of the public can join virtually via Zoom by clicking here.
To listen or participate by phone, call: (669) 900-9128, enter: 827 2606 0927#
 The Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) conducted 12 public hearings for input from communities of interest. At these hearings, the CRC described their process and asked for community input on what to consider in the redistricting effort. This gave members of the public the chance to tell the commission where the important communities of interest are located so Supervisorial Districts can be drawn in a fair manner.
Members of the public were welcomed to make live comments at the public hearings or submit public comments ahead of time or after the public hearing.
We’ve received more than 500 public comments to date about redistricting the supervisorial districts. The LA County CRC will accept public input through the date it adopts final maps. However, as posted, COI comments submitted by September 30th are ensured to be reviewed before the Commission begins its map drawing process.
A community of interest is a contiguous population that shares common social and economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation. Communities of interest shall not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.
For more details and resources for public outreach, please visit our public hearings page or view our press release.
Click here to download the catalog of community of interest (COI) input submitted prior to October 2021. COI input submitted on and after October 1, 2021 can be found here. Once processed, these comments will be included in the next update of the COI catalog.
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PRIOR MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS |
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Missed a meeting, public hearing, workshop, or training? You can access the recording, minutes, and other materials on the Los Angeles County CRC website.
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Click here to watch the recorded regular meeting on October 13, 2021. This meeting included a presentation from ARCBridge on the consolidated Communities of Interests (COIs) and submitted plans so far.
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Click here to watch the recorded press conference on October 7, 2021 at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration. Click here for the press conference kit.
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Click here to watch the recorded special meeting on October 6, 2021. This meeting included a brief update from Bruce Adelson, Esq. on the newly released redistricting guidance from the DOJ. Click here for the minutes.
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Click here to watch the recorded public workshop on how to use the redistricting mapping software. Click here to watch the recorded Spanish public workshop on how to use the redistricting mapping software.
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OTHER REDISTRICTING UPDATES |
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Redistricting in the News
Other Redistricting Commissions
Five commissions are charged with drawing new district lines at the State, County, City, and LAUSD levels, based on 2020 Census data, that affect you and Los Angeles County.
The Commissioners all want to hear your thoughts about where to draw the lines. They have been receiving input from individuals and Communities of Interest (COIs).
Three of the commissions are independent of the elected officials and have the authority to establish new lines:
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California Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, and State Board of Equalization lines for the State of California: https://www.wedrawthelinesca.org/
Two other commissions are appointed by elected officials and advisory:
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Commissioner Hailes Soto developed an interest in voter rights and redistricting while in college. He completed his education at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies and Planning, and California State University, Long Beach, with a Master’s degree in Public Administration (MPA). Consequently, he understands and can apply applicable State and Federal legal requirements that deal with redistricting and voting.
Throughout his career with the City of Bell Gardens, he has developed a reputation as a quick learner and a dedicated worker who can handle a variety of tasks effectively. As a city planner, he prepared fact-based reports for the decision-making bodies (i.e., Planning Commission and City Council). In that role, he understands the importance of being a steward of the public trust. His work at Bell Gardens has provided him with the foundational understanding of State and Federal laws and processes to minimize the potential of legal challenges.
Having been born and raised in Los Angeles, he also knows the diverse demographics, its cosmopolitan urban areas, and geography of the County of Los Angeles. He is committed to ensuring that all geographical areas in Los Angeles County are properly represented. He believes the diverse demographics must be addressed during the Los Angeles County Citizens Redistricting Commission’s deliberations.
Commissioner Soto also serves as the leader of the Ad Hoc Working Group on reviewing the public's submitted maps and plans.
Click here to learn more about Commissioner Hailes Soto and the other Commissioners.
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Commissioner Doreena Wong, Esq., currently works at Asian Resources, Inc, (ARI) as its Policy Director, in its Los Angeles office. ARI is a non-profit, community-based organization with its headquarters located in Sacramento. Established in 1980, ARI is dedicated to providing multiple social services for the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities and to addressing the needs of other low-income communities of color, immigrants and limited-English proficient populations. Her work focuses on advocacy to increase access to health care and transform the current health care system to be more equitable and responsive to the communities ARI serves.
Before coming to ARI, Doreena was the Director of the Health Access Project at Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles, where she worked to: 1) promote access to affordable, culturally and linguistically competent and quality health care for vulnerable populations and 2) help ensure the effective implementation of health care reform across the country and state through outreach, education, enrollment, and advocacy. She has more than 30 years of experience as a civil rights attorney, with expertise in the areas of health care, language access and voting rights while working at a range of public interest legal organizations, including: 1) the National Health Law Program; 2) a Los Angeles civil rights firm specializing in enforcement of consent decrees in race discrimination cases; 3) Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, CA; 4) the ACLU of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania; and 5) the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, D.C.
Click here to learn more about Commissioner Wong and the other Commissioners.
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County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC)
In 2016, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 958, requiring Los Angeles County to assemble the CRC following the Federal census. The role of the CRC is to draw the boundary lines of the five single-member, supervisorial districts of the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors by December 15, 2021. The CRC is to be independent from the influence of the Board of Supervisors.
Commissioners include Jean Franklin, David Holtzman, Mary Kenney, Daniel Mayeda (Co-Chair), Mark Mendoza, Apolonio Morales, Nelson Obregon, Priscilla Orpinela-Segura, Hailes Soto, Saira Soto, Brian Stecher, John Vento, Carolyn Williams (Co-Chair), and Doreena Wong
CRC Staff: Gayla Kraetsch Hartsough, Ph.D., Executive Director, and Holly O. Whatley, Holly O. Whatley, Esq., Independent Legal Counsel, Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC
redistricting.lacounty.gov | GHartsough@crc.lacounty.gov | (818) 907-0397
P.O. Box 56447, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
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