Redistricting CA
01.27.12 CA Supreme Court upholds Commission Maps
Statement By California Citizens Redistricting Commission on State Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decision To Use Commission’s State Senate Maps In Elections (More detailed release will be forthcoming) “The Court’s unanimous decision is a great victory for the people of California. We applaud the Justices of the California Supreme Court for their thoughtful deliberation in… [Continue Reading]
1.19.12 Redistricting outreach and technical assistance spending by Irvine Foundation
Irvine made grants related to state redistricting totalling: $480,000 to support public education and outreach during the commissioner application phase $1,405,000 to support public education and outreach during the commission deliberation phase $1,275,000 to support tools and technical assistance for the public $388,325 to support research and assessment of the process
01.18.12 Coalition Letter about recommended changes to redistricting process
Click here to see the letter that will be presented to the Citizens Redistricting Commission on January 18, 2012 regarding recommended changes to the redistricting process. This letter was signed by Kathay Feng, Executive Director of California Common Cause; Eugene Lee, Voting Rights Project Director of Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Member of Asian American… [Continue Reading]
Fresh Perspectives on Redistricting
A message from Commissioner Connie Galambos Malloy: Greetings, I thought you might be interested in this small selection of articles about redistricting I’ve included from the latest issue of Urban Habitat’s national journal Race, Poverty & the Environment. (You can also read them online at http://urbanhabitat.org/18-2/redistricting-voting.) In my piece http://urbanhabitat.org/18-2/galambos-malloy , “A Commissioner’s Perspective on… [Continue Reading]
Redistricting Commissioners
Californians of the Year: Redistricting Commissioners http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2011/12/californians-of-the-year-redis tricting-commissioners/> By John Wildermuth http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/author/JohnWildermuth/ Journalist and Political Commentator Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 With partisan gridlock bogging down both Sacramento and Washington, it’s easy to wonder whether Democrats and Republicans can ever get together, look beyond what’s best for their parties and make the tough decisions they were… [Continue Reading]