Pedro Anaya Jr., Senior Director of Binational Affairs and Community Relations for Southwest Strategies, the firm retained by the city to conduct community outreach, shared on a media release that as part of the current process, the Redistricting Commission has held 17 public meetings and workshops to obtain input on potential adjustments to the current City Council District boundaries. The Commissioners and the City’s consultant demographer considered population changes, public comments, and other required redistricting criteria, including the location of “communities of interest” (areas of the City where residents share similar social, cultural, ethnic, geographic, economic and government interests), to develop the Draft Redistricting Plan map.
The Chula Vista Redistricting Commission will consider all public comments received, consider federal, state, and local redistricting requirements, and then vote to approve a final Recommended Redistricting Plan map.
The redistricting process is undertaken by city, county, and state governments throughout the country every ten years when new census population data is released. Using the new population data, boundaries for city councils, county boards, school districts, state legislatures, and federal congressional districts are updated. Various local, state, and federal laws guide these redistricting processes.
The Recommended Redistricting Plan map is scheduled to be submitted to the City Council on December 7, 2021. The final Redistricting Plan map when adopted by City Council and submitted to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters by December 15, 2021, will be in effect for the 2022 City Council elections. For more information, visit the redistricting webpage.
