The work of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission has brought the Democratic Party “incredibly close” to super majorities in both the State Assembly and Senate, the chair of the San Diego County Party told Escondido Democrats at their meeting October 1. County Party Chair Jess Durfee said Democrats are within one or two seats of [...]

California’s redistricting effort achieved another milestone August 15, when the commission approved final maps for new assembly, senate, congressional and board of equalization districts. The districts reflect boundaries covered in earlier posts, so there are no surprises for Escondidans. 8/31 UPDATE: A group of Republican leaders has filed a referendum to challenge the new congressional [...]

Even though the California Citizens Redistricting Commission said it would not issue a new set of maps as scheduled, it did issue what were called “visualizations.” The difference is not clear, but in the case of one set of districts, the revisions make a major difference for Escondido. The proposed new State Assembly district that [...]

There seems to be a glitch in the otherwise smooth process of preparing new maps for California’s federal and state districts. The Citizens Redistricting Commission decided Saturday to skip a step in their process, and will not issue a second set of draft maps “in order to produce the best district maps possible.” The second [...]

June 11 UPDATE: Political observers have a first chance to comment on what they believe the proposed new districts will mean in a series of newspaper stories. The general consensus is that Democrats gain, overall. Some say Republicans will lose three to five seats in Congress, and Democrats could increase their majority in the state [...]

Two weeks and counting until the California Redistricting Commission releases its first maps of new Congressional and State districts on Friday, June 10. 2010 census data provides clear indications that North County districts will be redrawn, as local areas have too many people to meet population targets. One scenario that has bee making the rounds [...]

The shift of California’s population from coastal to inland counties over the past ten years could eliminate some existing political seats and create others as the Redistricting Commission draws new lines for 2012. But in addition to the geographic movement, the demographic movement toward diversity suggests that traditionally Republican inland areas might become more competitive [...]

A new poll, commissioned by the California Republican Party, shows that Latinos in the state hold “widely negative views” of the Party, according to coverage in the Washington D.C.-based website Politico.com. The goal of the poll was to help Republicans develop a plan to woo Latinos, but the results are so negative the situation seems [...]