City Of Berkeley: See Two New Draft Maps As Proposed Council District Boundaries Near Adoption

Press release from City of Berkeley:

February 15, 2022

Berkeley, California (Tuesday, February 15, 2022) - As an independent commission gets closer to finalizing new City Council boundaries for the next decade, view and give feedback on a new, narrowed down pair of draft maps.

The current two draft maps emerged as a result of the commission's January 27 meeting, when three out of four maps considered were eliminated and one was further refined. A new map was also created.

These maps, which were created by the commission using public input, connect different parts of Berkeley in different ways into Berkeley's eight Council districts. 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

These two maps reflect different possibilities. Check them out online or in person. See which neighbors you'd be connected to and how that might affect your political representation.

See different proposed maps

Give input at upcoming meetings or via email or mail

• Thursday, February 17, 6:00 pm: Input on two maps
• Zoom
• Phone: Dial 1-877-853-5257 (Toll-free) and enter Meeting ID: 810 7298 8964
• Saturday, February 19, 10:00 am: Input on two maps.
  • Zoom
  • Phone: Dial 1-877-853-5257 (Toll-free) and enter Meeting ID: 878 1084 3440

• Monday, February 28, 6:00 pm: Commission selects final map for adoption on March 16.

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

More about redistricting

Links

• City of Berkeley Independent Redistricting Commission
• Communities of Interest Online Form
• Communities of Interest downloadable form ( English/ Español)
• Draft online maps: Violet; Amber (Version 2)

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