U-Turn On A U-Turn: New Map Puts TL And SoMa In District 5

San Francisco CA

06 April, 2022

7:02 PM

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By Will Jarrett, Mission Local April 5, 2022 In the early hours of this morning, the redistricting task force once again reversed course by voting in favor of Map 4B, which puts the Tenderloin and central SoMa in District 5. The 6 to 3 vote came only days after the task force approved Map 4D nearly unanimously. That map kept the Tenderloin in District 6 and was an overwhelming favorite of those who spoke during the seven-hour public comment period on Saturday. Map 4B slices the Tenderloin and central SoMa out of District 6 and puts both in District 5, a dramatic change that means District 6 is left with few low-income census blocks. In the new map, District 5 loses Haight-Ashbury and Cole Valley. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.