Every ten years, supervisorial districts must be redrawn so that each district is substantially equal in population. This process, called redistricting, is important in ensuring that each Board of Supervisors member represents about the same number of constituents. In the LA County, the Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) is responsible for drawing these supervisorial districts. Redistricting is done using U.S. Census data, which is usually released around March 31, 2021, but is expected to be delayed until June or July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the County of Los Angeles, the redistricting process must be completed by December 15, 2021.

Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a supervisorial district for purposes of electing a Board of Supervisor member. At the local level, periodic redistricting can help to:
▪ Ensure our County's diverse population and communities have opportunities to have their voices heard
▪ Enable voters to elect representatives of their choosing and not draw supervisorial districts in such a way as to dilute fair opportunities
▪ Have Supervisors be responsive to the preferences and needs of residents through:
▪ Public policies to improve lives
▪ Public services and resources (e.g., public health and medical centers, social services, parks, sheriff, municipal services to unincorporated areas and contract cities… and many more)

The LA County Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) this year is different from past practices when such groups were only advisory and the Board Supervisors had final say before adopting the final redistricted boundaries. It is a citizens group designed to be independent from the influence of the Board and reflect the County’s diversity.

District lines will be adopted using the following criteria in order of priority:
1. Each district shall be reasonably equal in total resident population to the other districts, except where deviation is required to comply with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 or allowable by law.
2. Districts shall comply with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965.
3. Districts shall be geographically contiguous.
4. The geographic integrity of the city, local neighborhood, or community of interest shall be respected in a manner that minimizes its division.
5. To the extent practicable, and where it does not conflict with numbers 1-4 above, districts shall be drawn to encourage geographic compactness.

Besides the above criteria, districts shall not be drawn for purposes of favoring or discriminating against an incumbent, political candidate, or political party.

January 2021: Oath of Office, Orientation, CRC Bylaws, Chair & Vice Chair, Brown Act Training
February 2021: Public Access Plan for Outreach
Spring 2021: Public Outreach
Summer 2021: Public Outreach Continued, Public Hearings, Redistricting Mapping Software Available for Public Use
Fall 2021: Planned availability of U.S. Census 2020 data by Sept. 30, 2021, CRC Review of Public Input on Redistricting Maps and Plans, CRC Proposed Redistricting Plan Options, 2 Public Hearings
December 15, 2021: Final Redistricting Plan

The CRC wants active public participation in a transparent and inclusive process. In addition to their Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, you’ll see posted Fact Sheets, Redistricting PowerPoint Overviews, and other materials in the County’s 12 threshold languages, including Mandarin (traditional Chinese), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Tagalog, etc. on their website: https://redistricting.lacounty.gov/public-outreach-toolkit.

It is important that all voices are heard by:
▪ Attending regular meetings. To attend or participate virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82726060927. To listen only, call (669) 900-9128, enter: 82726060927#
▪ Sharing your thoughts at our Public Forums and Public Hearings
▪ Submitting written public comments
▪ Preparing and submitting maps for consideration
▪ Letting others know about redistricting

You can attend more than one public hearing. The zones do not represent the only time you can provide input. If you are unable to attend the scheduled public hearing for your area, please attend another or submit written comment. The zones for the public hearings have no relationship to the map for the Supervisorial Districts. The zones are intended to allow communities of interest to express their ideas in smaller settings.