California Redistricting Committee for Saving the Santa Monica Mountains
We reported earlier on the process now in progress in California for the redistricting of legislative boundaries. The criteria for establishing new district lines will include population count and “communities of interest.” There is no shortage of viewpoints for how to redraw lines. The one we suggest readers consider is a proposal to return to the 1990 legislative district lines. This proposal has been put forth by several groups, most notably in a letter to the Redistricting Commission by the Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation.
Redistricting at worst could divide communities that extend into the Santa Monica Mountain area. Divided, these communities will be less effective politically as stewards of the this beautiful mountain region. A divided population will lose its ability to place checks on growth, for example. Calabasas is a key dividing point, due to its location just outside of Los Angeles. Communities will be struggling to meet the population count required within new district lines, and Calabasas is already a football in that game.
You can make a difference. Fortunately, the California Redistricting Committee for Saving the Santa Monica Mountains has made it easy for you to voice your concern. Its web site has a well-drafted letter prepared. The neat part is that all you have to do is enter your name and address and click send. You’ll get a copy in your email box. We’re told that many people have already taken advantage of this service and sent off their letter to the Redistricting Commission.
Time is running short. Public comment must be in by this weekend. So click on this link, enter your details and send your letter!
