Council divided over using Oakland model, which brings students, nonprofit leaders into selection process
Critics say new map, which was approved 7-2, doesn’t do enough to boost voting power of minority groupsHebrank and two other 2021 commissioners — Roy MacPhail and Ken Malbrough — said an alternative solution would be more aggressive outreach efforts to widen the pool of applicants for the redistricting commission.Members of the commission are now selected by three retired judges — a group whose demographics skew much more white and more male than San Diego’s diverse overall population.
In Oakland, that trio selects the 30 most qualified applicants for the commission, with at least two from each council district. Six names are then chosen by a random lottery and they appoint seven more at-large members. Councilmembers Kent Lee and Monica Montgomery Steppe expressed support for the Oakland model. But Councilmember Vivian Moreno expressed opposition and Councilmember Joe LaCava raised some concerns.
“I do think this can be improved from where we are today,” he said. “I don’t see that there is one right way to do it.”
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