Two members of the Los Angeles City Council have accused the Redistricting Commission of improperly using race as the basis of new district lines, even though the number of majority-minority districts would remain the same under the new proposed map. A... »
In a minority report submitted to the Los Angeles City Council, four members of the Redistricting Commission alleged that their fellow commissioners ignored public input, engaged in procedural irregularities and illegally relied on race to draw new dis... »
Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks released a lengthy and angry statement today in response to the Redistricting Commission's final vote on the redrawn district boundaries. The Eighth District representative points out that while CDs 8, 9 and 10... »
By Christine Peters After many weeks of deliberating and holding public hearings, the Volunteer Redistricting Commission has revealed their recommendation for the new boundaries for our cities 15 Council Districts. The Commission is tasked every 10 yea... »
Peter Hong was a reporter at the Los Angeles Times who, he writes today, got his newsroom job because of the 1992 riots that tore up Los Angeles after the acquittal of white LAPD officers in Simi Valley. His career "roughly covered the rise and fall of... »
