Citizens panel says L.A. needs more City Council districts
The commission also recommended that the next map-drawing process, set for 2031, be taken out of the hands of the City Council and assigned to an independent body.
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The commission also recommended that the next map-drawing process, set for 2031, be taken out of the hands of the City Council and assigned to an independent body.
Unhappy with the proposed map redrawing City Council boundaries by its own appointed 21-member commission, Los Angeles City ...
: Council Districts (CDs) 8, 9 and 10 saw minimal changes in the final draft map to be submitted to the Los Angeles City Council by the Redistricting Commission. The adopted draft map, which passed by a 15-6 vote, featured adjustments to the three CDs with the city’s highest numbers of voting age African Americans. Most notably, Exposition Park is now located in CD 8.
The map now goes to the Los Angeles City Council members for their consideration.
The redrawn borders, approved at the September 30 meeting, were based on testimony from individuals, community groups and neighborhood councils.