Join the City of Berkeley’s Redistricting Commission — Saturday, July 10, 2021 10:00a PDT

The July 10 hearing is the first of many opportunities to participate in the redistricting process. At the event, you’ll meet the Independent Redistricting Commission, a group of 13 Berkeley residents chosen through an open and transparent application and selection process to administer the redrawing of Council districts following the 2020 Census.

The kick-off of the once-a-decade process of redrawing Berkeley’s City Council district boundaries at the first public hearing of the Independent Redistricting Commission – a body charged with creating a new district map that ensures fair and equal representation for all using factors such as population data, geography, demographics, and direct testimony from community members.

The Commission, which is overseeing the redistricting process for the first time this year, was created by voters in 2016 in an effort to have the City’s eight districts shaped independently of the elected officials who will serve in them.

INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION

Commission Members:

DISTRICT 1 – JOSE LOPEZ DISTRICT 5 – WINSTON RHODES

DISTRICT 2 – JESSE SUSSELL DISTRICT 6 – ELISABETH WATSON

DISTRICT 3 – LISA M. TRAN DISTRICT 7 – SAMUEL C. TAPLIN

DISTRICT 4 – CURTIS W. HANSON DISTRICT 8 – ANDREW FOX

DISTRICT 5 – WINSTON RHODES

DISTRICT 6 – ELISABETH WATSON

DISTRICT 7 – SAMUEL C. TAPLIN

DISTRICT 8 – ANDREW FOX

AT-LARGE – DELORES COOPER AT-LARGE

AT-LARGE – CARLY MICHELE ALEJOS AT-LARGE

AT-LARGE – SHERRY SMITH

AT-LARGE – SIMELIA ROGERS

AT-LARGE – RONALD K. CHOY