City Of Berkeley: See Two New Draft Maps As Proposed Council District Boundaries Near Adoption

Berkeley CA

20 February, 2022

9:28 AM

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Press release from City of Berkeley: February 15, 2022 Berkeley, California (Tuesday, February 15, 2022) - As an independent commission gets closer to finalizing new City Council boundaries for the next decade, view and give feedback on a new, narrowed down pair of draft maps. The current two draft maps emerged as a result of the commission's January 27 meeting, when three out of four maps considered were eliminated and one was further refined. A new map was also created. These maps, which were created by the commission using public input, connect different parts of Berkeley in different ways into Berkeley's eight Council districts. They each: create contiguous districts of similar size strive to keep communities of interest together use major streets as boundaries when possible eliminate prior boundaries drawn to preserve a prior councilmember's residence include one compact student district These two maps reflect different possibilities. Check them out online or in person. See which neighbors you'd be connected to and how that might affect your political representation. See different proposed maps Give input at upcoming meetings or via email or mail Thursday, February 17, 6:00 pm: Input on two maps Zoom Phone: Dial 1-877-853-5257 (Toll-free) and enter Meeting ID: 810 7298 8964 Saturday, February 19, 10:00 am: Input on two maps. Zoom Phone: Dial 1-877-853-5257 (Toll-free) and enter Meeting ID: 878 1084 3440 Monday, February 28, 6:00 pm: Commission selects final map for adoption on March 16. Wednesday, March 16, 6:00 pm: Adoption of the final map Email: [email protected] Mail: City Clerk Department, 2180 Milvia Street, 1st Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704 More about redistricting Links City of Berkeley Independent Redistricting Commission Communities of Interest Online Form Communities of Interest downloadable form ( English/ Español) Draft online maps: Violet; Amber (Version 2) This press release was produced by City of Berkeley. The views expressed here are the author's own.