“To say its been a journey to get here is an understatement,” said Councilwoman Nithya Raman, a member of the ad hoc committee.
Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman speaks, with Council President Paul Krekorian and Kathay Feng, vice president of programs for Common Cause, looking on, during a press conference ahead of a council vote on independent redistricting on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.
“We are finally here, and I’m very, very excited to be voting on something that will be sent before the voters in November so that we here in the city of Los Angeles can finally get a truly independent redistricting commission.”She said the changes made by the committee will help bring the city closer to being “free of corruption, free of conflicts of interest, and closer to the kind of city that every single resident of Los Angeles deserves to live in.
Another recommendation would provide live translation of commission meetings in English and Spanish, as well as any documents. In another effort to bolster participation, the commission would be tasked with providing outreach materials and other important documents in the city’s 14 most spoken languages.
“Independent redistricting commission means that fair maps will serve residents, not incumbent politicians,” Russia Chavis Cardenas, voting rights and redistricting program manager at California Common Cause, told City Council members. Jeremy Payne of Catalyst California, one of the members of the Our LA Coalition — a group of community-based organizations advocating for racial justice, political reform and transparency — urged council members to incorporate more opportunities for general public comment during IRC meetings.LA City Council looking to expand LAPD video surveillance program
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