The county board of supervisors Thursday held a public hearing
about proposals for redistricting.
The federal government, following the release of 2010 census
data, forced redistricting of supervisors’ districts in each
county.
The board in June voted to bypass creation of an advisory panel
and to have county staff come up with three alternatives for a
redistricting solution.
The county board of supervisors Thursday held a public hearing about proposals for redistricting.
The federal government, following the release of 2010 census data, forced redistricting of supervisors’ districts in each county.
The board in June voted to bypass creation of an advisory panel and to have county staff come up with three alternatives for a redistricting solution.
Under federal law, the board must hold two public hearings and have a new plan by Nov. 1.
The adjustment of the supervisors’ jurisdictions would depend on the county’s population shifts and it is to bring each district into compliance with the “one person, one vote” federal mandate.
Each district must have similar, or the same, population.
Each supervisor’s district must be within 3 percentage points of 20 percent of the county’s population. In the past decade, Anthony Botelho’s District 2 has grown the most, with more than a 1,000-person jump, according to the redistricting information. District 3, represented by Robert Rivas, and District 5, represented by Jaime De La Cruz, lost residents over that time.
