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City Council members are divided over using an Oakland model that brings a student and a nonprofit representative into the selection process for the commission that draws the lines.

City Council members are divided over using an Oakland model that brings a student and a nonprofit representative into the selection process for the commission that draws the lines.

Council divided over using Oakland model, which brings students, nonprofit leaders into selection process

Concerns raised about ethics, lobbying, costs, procedures

Concerns raised about ethics, lobbying, costs, procedures

The current map the commission is evaluating significantly reduces the Latino and voting age population from what it is in the City Council District 9.  

Redistricting panel says new proposal is close to what final map may look like, includes heavily Asian district

Preliminary boundary map would also tie University City to Mira Mesa, chop Clairemont into four districts Panel proposes keeping UCSD tied to La Jolla politically, but still creating heavily Asian council district San Diego Redistricting Commission Valentine Hoy Tom Hebrank Linda Vista Normal Heights

Student effort to sever ties with La Jolla could affect many nearby neighborhoods Proposed San Diego council district boundary changes show UCSD question is key to redistricting process University City Golden Hill Linda Vista census data

Some UCSD students advocate putting the university in District 6, while District 1 United hopes the boundaries stay intact.