The Antelope Valley Times

Your community. Your issues. Your news.

  • Home
  • Latest News
  • Local
    • Palmdale
    • Lancaster
    • Los Angeles County
    • Littlerock
    • Lake Los Angeles
    • Rosamond
    • Edwards AFB
    • Acton
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Health
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Advertise
    • About
    • Contact Us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    Show Search

Palmdale man among 14 approved for L.A. County Citizens Redistricting Commission

by The AV Times Staff • December 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

PALMDALE – The Los Angeles County Citizens Redistricting Commission has finalized the names of the 14 commissioners who will be responsible for how voting districts are mapped for electing the Board of Supervisors, based on 2020 U.S. Census Bureau data.

The commission is charged with adjusting the county’s supervisorial districts to create areas that are roughly equal in population and geography. A similar statewide commission, formed every 10 years following the census, is responsible for drawing district lines for Assembly, state Senate and congressional seats.

The registrar-recorder/county clerk received 741 applications and narrowed the applicants to a pool of the 60 most qualified names. The auditor- controller conducted a random drawing at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Nov. 24, selecting one commissioner from each of the five existing supervisorial districts and three commissioners randomly drawn from the remaining 55 applicants.

The eight randomly selected commissioners met between Dec. 14 and Dec. 28 to select the final six commissioners from the remaining 52 qualified applicants.

The 2021 CRC commissioners are: John Vento of Palmdale; Apolonio Morales of Whittier; Brian Stecher of Santa Monica; Carolyn Williams of Hawthorne; Daniel Mayeda of Culver City; David Holtzman of Burbank; Doreena Wong of Los Angeles; Hailes Soto of Downey; Jean Franklin of Long Beach; Mark Mendoza of La Verne; Nelson Obregon of Los Angeles; Priscilla Segura of Los Angeles; Priya Sridharan of South Pasadena; and Saira Soto of Los Angeles.

The six female and eight male commissioners include eight Democrats, two Republicans, and four who are either no preference or affiliated with other political parties. Their ages range between 31 and 73, and six are Latino/Latina, three are Asian, three are white, and two are Black.

The CRC is unlike past practices when the Board of Supervisors appointed an advisory boundary redistricting committee to study proposed changes to the boundaries and could make revisions before adopting the final redistricted boundaries.

During the next year, the CRC will be conducting a series of public hearings and meetings to solicit community input regarding future supervisorial district boundaries.

–

Filed Under: Home, Los Angeles County, Palmdale, Politics

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Comments

  • Dave on Op-ed: Kevin McCarthy and Mike Garcia must resign: “No evidence. It’s alright, you didn’t know you watch the propaganda every night. China knows our news is controlled, don’t…” Jan 19, 19:34
  • SAGcrap on SAG-AFTRA union moves to discipline Trump over Capitol riot: “SAG is full of racist pricks. How dare they point fingers when they incite violence with movies EVERY DAY.” Jan 19, 19:24
  • Dave on Op-ed: Kevin McCarthy and Mike Garcia must resign: “Garcia and McCarthy must go, be recalled or resign. We keep getting distracted by the Trumpers. See below.” Jan 19, 19:05
  • Beecee on America’s Job Center to hold manufacturing recruitment [updated]: “Hey Dave, Stinger, Mike, Matt. Here is that job your mom and dad have been yearning for you to get.” Jan 19, 19:04
  • Dave on Op-ed: Kevin McCarthy and Mike Garcia must resign: “Best description yet. A guy on the tv machine said “Trump is leaving D.C. like a wet fart.” Jan 19, 17:51

© 2021 · The Antelope Valley Times. All rights reserved. Terms of Use