Redistricting LA Results
Written by Jayson Chan
On December 15, 2021, the Los Angeles County Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) approved a map creating new lines for the five supervisorial districts. Regarding the AAPI community, the total population percentages increased in Districts 1, 2, and 3, while decreasing in Districts 4 and 5:
As part of the CRC’s processes, they listened to public testimonies, forms, and letters from numerous stakeholders, and developed hypotheses based on communities of interest. One of the hypotheses was to “Keep San Gabriel Valley in one supervisorial district because it increases the opportunity for AAPI community to elect someone of their choice”.
This hypothesis included the cities of Arcadia, San Marino, and Temple City, which continues to remain part of District 5. However, District 1 was able gain SD Before After Change the cities of Alhambra, Diamond Bar, San Gabriel, Hacienda Heights, and Rowland Heights, which moved in from Districts 4 and 5. In addition to Los Angeles County’s new lines, Los Angeles City Council voted to unify the Koreatown areas in a single council district, CD10.
The CRC’s final report included 15 lessons learned, one of which is to consider increasing the number of County Supervisors/districts, allowing Supervisors to be more responsive and better address the concerns of smaller communities of interest. This consideration would require a ballot measure and legislative changes. In the meantime, will the redrawn districts allow the communities of interest to be fairly represented? If not, we will have another opportunity to redraw the lines after the 2030 Federal Census.
To view the final map, go HERE.
Jayson began his County career in 2004 as a Student Worker with the Superior Courts. He furthered his career at the Department of AuditorController where he specialized in conducting IT audits across numerous County departments. He is currently with the Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors under the Office of Inspector General. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, experiencing new foods, listening to music, relaxing outdoors, and learning new things.
