MORE ON: redistricting

Daily Report: Money and Politics

Despite state law, many school boards not budging on elections

March 29, 2012, 12:05 AM
Dozens of school boards in the Central Valley are changing their election systems in response to a state law aimed at increasing minority representation, but much of the rest of the state hasn't budged. Some county boards of education have aggressively pushed for change, spurred on by... + read more
Spotlight: Money and Politics

White-dominated boards face legal threats over racial makeup

March 9, 2012, 9:05 AM
A burgeoning onslaught of legal threats under the California Voting Rights Act could upend the racial makeup of elected bodies throughout the state. + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Lawsuits expected over new district maps

July 29, 2011, 5:28 PM
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission approved the final drafts of the state's controversial new district maps today, setting off what many expect to be a flurry of lawsuits over the next two weeks. The commission now has until Aug. 15 to formally certify the maps and present... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Redistricting commission holds off on publishing maps

July 14, 2011, 12:05 AM
For voters and politicians alike, the search for clarity from the latest drafts of the state's redistricting maps will have to wait. The California Citizens Redistricting Commission – made up of five Democrats, five Republicans and four registered with neither party – opted to... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Citizens commission releases 1st draft of redistricting maps

June 10, 2011, 5:05 PM
The first draft of the new redistricting maps were unveiled by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission today, opening a two-month period of public hearings the group plans to use to modify district lines. An issue that in the past has been a source of contention among lawmakers... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

No gains in House as Census shows slow growth

December 22, 2010, 12:05 AM
As many predicted, California failed to gain a seat in the House of Representatives for the first time since 1920. The U.S. Census reported 37,253,956 California residents in its official count of the population, a growth of 10 percent, the slowest rate in a century. These official numbers... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Critics question diversity of redistricting panel

December 14, 2010, 12:05 AM
Not enough Latinos, no Angelenos and no one from the Central Valley. These have been among the criticisms of California's first-ever Citizens Redistricting Commission. When the commission votes on its final six members, as is expected tomorrow, will diversity still be an issue? ... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Wealthy donor's passion project is redistricting - but will voters care?

October 18, 2010, 12:05 AM
California's turbulent election history is spotted with the failed ambitions of wealthy donors who have funded ballot measures – pet projects that, however good the intentions, ended up rejected by voters. This year, a couple from Palo Alto – physicist Charles Munger... + read more
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Daily Report: General Assignment

Thousands - mostly white men - apply to redraw district lines

March 11, 2010, 10:01 AM
Only a few brave Californians have expressed interest in being governor of a state that many believe is ungovernable. Yet there has been no shortage of enthusiasm among those seeking a spot on a virtually unknown state panel - the first-ever Citizens Redistricting Commission.  Some... + read more
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Daily Report: Money and Politics

Is your mom applying for the redistricting commission?

February 18, 2010, 12:07 AM
Tuesday night was the deadline for interested applicants to take their first crack at a seat on the state’s new, 14-member redistricting commission, which takes a populist approach to the often hyperpartisan task of redrawing many of California’s political district boundaries. ... + read more
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