The plan to redraw maps for future city council elections — updated to reflect the latest census data — has flown largely under the radar, with the Independent Redistricting Commission meeting several times since November 2021, working with the community to create a map that would keep the core identities of each district while maintaining strong Latino voting populations in the Westside and Eastside districts.
Although the commission did not receive the flood of community-drawn maps that city staff had hoped for, there was enough community input for the group to confidently move forward with four final options.
City Councilmember Kristen Sneddon — who represents the Upper East, Riviera, and Foothill areas of District 4 — has been in the redistricting meetings, and said the commission has been “very responsive” to community input, but said “there hasn’t been much community input at all.”