San Diego County CA— The County of San Diego Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) is seeking public input on redistricting at their last 4 public hearings happening throughout San Diego County. All dates will include a virtual, by phone, and in-person option for the public to participate.
Remaining Pre-Mapping Public Hearing Dates and Locations:
- Thursday, September 9 at 5:30 PM at Valencia Park-Malcolm X Library, 5148 Market St, San Diego, CA 92114
- Saturday, September 18 at 1:00 PM at Green Dragon Tavern and Museum, 6115 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad, CA 92011
- Thursday, September 23 at 5:30 PM at Vista Civic Center, 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, CA 92084
- Saturday, September 25 at 1:00 PM at Spring Valley Community Center, 8375 Jamacha Blvd, Spring Valley, CA 91977
Taking place every 10 years after the federal census, the County of San Diego IRC is tasked with redrawing the district boundaries for each of the County’s five supervisorial districts so that each has roughly equivalent populations, to the extent practicable. District boundaries for federal, state and local elected offices are redrawn to reflect new data and shifting populations.
During the first phase of redistricting, pre-mapping public hearings are held to allow residents the opportunity to share information about their neighborhoods and communities to identify communities of interest and shared common social or economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of effective and fair representation. District lines can shape a community’s ability to elect the representative of its choice, so gathering public input is an important component of the redistricting process.
Please visit www.sandiegocounty.gov/redistricting to learn more about redistricting, to find your current district, to find virtual meeting information for these public hearings and other IRC meetings, to provide comments in advance of the hearings, to request to speak to the IRC at a meeting, and to identify or draw your Community of Interest with the IRC Community Builder Tool.
To request live language interpretation of the IRC public hearings, individuals should call (858) 277-2822 or send an email to redistricting@abasd.org at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
Following the pre-mapping public hearings, the next phase of the redistricting process will take place following the release of the official redistricting data based on the 2020 Census data, expected in mid-September. After receiving the official data base, the IRC will begin drawing new supervisorial district lines. The IRC will hold a minimum of two public hearings during this phase before adopting a final map with revised boundaries for the five supervisorial districts by December 15, 2021, under the current statutory timeline.
The County of San Diego continues to follow and implement all California Department of Public Health guidelines. The County is also following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance that recommends everyone wear a face covering in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.
About County of San Diego Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC)
The County of San Diego Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) was established in 2020 to redraw the boundaries for the five supervisorial districts. Fourteen people were selected for the County’s IRC. The redistricting process is independent of the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors and the Commissioners are representative of the County’s diversity. The County of San Diego IRC is responsible for conducting the redistricting process in an open, transparent manner and is committed to hearing from as many broad and diverse voices as possible in this process.