Redistricting Commission Seeks Public Comments on Redrawing Political Maps

After four months of getting themselves organized, the members of the Citizens Redistricting Commission have begun a statewide tour to obtain community input before they release draft maps on June 10.
Please review the locations and dates below and plan to attend one of the hearings near you. A few key facts and helpful hints are provided below to help you prepare your strongest messages.

The commission is planning three rounds of hearings throughout the state. The first round of hearings includes Assembly, Senate, Congressional and Board of Equalization districts. According to the commission’s calendar, a second round of hearings will take place between June 16 and July 1, and a revised set of maps will be released on July 7.

Additional hearings will be scheduled between July 13 and July 20, with release of the final proposed maps on July 28. The commission must vote on the maps no later than August 15. By law the proposed maps must be available for public review for 14 days before the final vote.

Citizens Redistricting Commission Hearing Schedule

The first two hearings were held April 9 and 10 in Redding and Marysville. The commission has an additional 19 hearings in Round 1. Two additional days, May 24 and 25, have been set aside for input from organized groups.

Hearing Dates/Locations

Date/Time	City	Location
April 13   6-9pm	San Luis Obispo	County Board of Supervisors Chambers  1055 Monterey Street
April 14   6-9pm	Bakersfield	Bakersfield City Hall South  1501 Truxtun Avenue
April 15   6-9pm	Hanford	College of the Sequoias  Hanford Campus  925 13th Avenue
April 16   6-9pm	Merced	Mereced Co. Administration Bldg.  2222 M Street
April 27   6-9pm	Long Beach	City Hall, Council Chambers  333 W. Ocean Blvd.
April 28   6-9pm	Los Angeles	City Hall  200 N. Spring St.,3rd Flr.
April 30   2-5pm	San Fernando	San Fernando City Hall  117 MacNeil St.
May 1   2-5pm	Antelope Valley	Sierra Toyota Antelope Valley  12th Street West

Specific meeting sites have not yet been announced for the following “Round 1” hearing locations

April 29- San Gabriel Valley	May 13 - Escondido	May 21 - Oakland
May 5 - Riverside	May 14 - San Diego	May 22 - Salinas
May 6 - Santa Ana	May 19 - Auburn	May 23 - San Jose
May 12 - Indio	May 20- Santa Rosa

Additional information on Round 1 hearings as well as dates and locations for Rounds 2 and 3 will be shared as soon as they are publicly available

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