In a break from the past, a City Council committee says it’s time for redistricting reform. Next, the full City Council will decide what to ask voters to approve as they consider independent …
The Los Angeles City Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform, shown during an April 20, 2023, meeting at the EXPO Center in South L.A. to discuss council and redistricting reforms. Photo: Linh Tat, SCNGA Los Angeles City Council committee on Thursday, Oct. 5, recommended the creation of an independent redistricting commission to draw new City Council district maps.
Krekorian is joined on the committee by Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Heather Hutt, Traci Park, Nithya Raman and Bob Blumenfield. Blumenfield was absent from the vote on Thursday. In L.A., having an independent commission redraw these boundaries would be a dramatic departure from the past, when politically-appointed commissioners drew maps that the City Council could override, effectively giving councilmembers the power to determine their own districts.
Although committee members advanced recommendations for an independent redistricting commission on Thursday, they did not get around to finalizing any recommendation on the
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