Tag: gerrymandering

Redistricting issue may come back to Chico City Council

City attorney rethinks his position
by Yucheng Tang | Posted February 24, 2025

photo by Karen Laslo
Councilmember Addison Winslow

Councilmember Addison Winslow complained at the Feb. 18 City Council meeting that there were “cockamamie” procedural objections that blocked his effort earlier this year to ensure there will be future discussion on redistricting and how it’s done.

“I wanna believe that this is the last time that we have an issue like that,” Winslow said from the dais during the public comments section of the meeting. “I think the least that we can do is maintain a legitimate public decision-making process.”

Newly-elected Councilmember Bryce Goldstein, at the Jan. 28 meeting, made the motion to direct staff to return with information regarding the application of several reforms, including the possible establishment of an independent redistricting commission. read more

Sick of gerrymandering? Join California’s redistricting commission

Panel seeks to end political rigging of voting districts
by Mark Hedin | Posted July 18, 2019

Kathay Feng, Common Cause national redistricting director, has championed independent redistricting efforts across the country. Those efforts began with two initiatives California voters passed prior to the 2010 Census, leading to the formation of the state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission, which is now seeking new members.

California is looking for new commissioners to draw its redistricting maps — the maps that define who votes for California’s representatives in Congress, its state Senate, Assembly and Board of Equalization members. The deadline is coming up fast to apply for the job, which pays up to $300 per day.

The initial application form takes five minutes to fill out. It’s due by Aug. 9 for the first round of the application process. Find it here.

(The California State Auditor’s office reported today that more than 5,500 Californians have already submitted applications and only .68 percent are from Butte County.) read more