It can be difficult to navigate life in Los Angeles without a smartphone or access to a strong Wi-Fi connection, especially since the pandemic deepened our reliance on technology. Yet thousands of Angelenos remain disconnected from the digital world, making it challenging to access social services, apply for jobs and schedule medical appointments.
If approved, Los Angeles residents would be responsible for determining council district boundaries. That task has been controlled by the council itself, so councilmembers drew their own districts — usually to keep themselves in power.Los Angeles City voters will have the chance on Nov. 5 to create an independent commission to redraw voting districts.
If approved by voters, a 16-member panel would be responsible for redrawing district boundaries every 10 years to reflect population changes in the city. The panel would act without the involvement or approval of the City Council. Elected officials, commissioners and lobbyists would be among those prohibited from serving.
Selected applicants would be responsible for appointing the rest of the commission from that same pool to ensure that the rest of the commissioners reflect the diversity of the city. They are supposed to consider race, gender, age, income and other factors. They point out that independent redistricting commissions are already in place at the state level for Congressional and state legislature districts, and in L.A. County for supervisorial districts. The city of Long Beach also uses an independent redistricting commission.Groups that opposed similar legislation in California have argued that elected officials are in the best position to draw district boundaries because they have more experience and know how these processes work.
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