City Of Berkeley: See Draft Maps Of Proposed Council District Boundaries

Press release from City of Berkeley:

January 21, 2022

Berkeley, California (Friday, January 21, 2022) - Check out and give feedback on four draft maps proposing potential boundaries for City Council Districts for the next decade. See which neighbors you'd be connected to.

These maps - drawn by an independent commission that used public input - connect different parts of Berkeley in different ways, but 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

The four maps were drawn at the direction of the Independent Redistricting Commission, a body created by Berkeley voters to create more politically neutral boundaries.

These four maps reflect different possibilities. Check them out online or in person. Give feedback via email, mail, or at an upcoming Zoom meeting.

• Large printed maps: Central Branch Library and South Berkeley Senior Center
• Mid-size maps: each community center and other branch libraries

• Is the population in each district nearly equal?
• Do the boundaries keep neighborhoods together?
• Are communities with common interests kept together in one district?

• Input on draft maps: Thursday, January 27, 6:00 pm
  • Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82263782343
  • To join by phone: Dial 1-877-853-5257 (Toll-free) and enter Meeting ID: 822 6378 2343
• Input on draft maps: Thursday, February 17, 6:00 pm
• Input on final map: Monday, February 28, 6:00 pm
• Adoption of the final map: Wednesday, March 16, 6:00 pm

• Email: redistricting@cityofberkeley.info
• Mail: City Clerk Department, 2180 Milvia Street, 1st Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704

• City of Berkeley Independent Redistricting Commission
• Communities of Interest Online Form
• Communities of Interest downloadable ( English/ Español)
• Draft online maps: Orange; Maroon; Blue; Amber

This press release was produced by City of Berkeley. The views expressed here are the author’s own.