Politics & Government

State Releases Draft of New Districts

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission releases a draft plan with new state electoral districts Friday.

After two years of work, the 14-member California Citizens Redistricting Commission released draft plans for new congressional and state districts for the entire state on Friday.

The plans show new boundaries for California's 53 congressional districts, 40 state senate districts and 80 state assembly districts, as well as districts for the state Board of Equalization, which handles taxation issues.

Under the proposed plans, the 53rd Assembly District, represented by Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, would include the Palos Verdes Peninsula—Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes. The new state Assembly district would still contain Redondo Beach, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Torrance and Lomita. It would no longer include Marina Del Rey.

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The Peninsula would also be included in the new 28th District for the state Senate, represented by state Sen. Ted Lieu. The district would still contain the Beach Cities, Torrance, Lomita and Marina Del Rey. It would also include Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills.

The current 36th Congressional District, which Jane Harman represented until her resignation earlier this year, includes Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, El Segundo, Venice, Wilmington and San Pedro, among others.

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The new Congressional district would still include Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, Lomita and Marina Del Rey. The Palos Verdes Peninsula and Santa Monica would be added, among other areas, and San Pedro is no longer included.

New district boundaries for the state Board of Equalization were also suggested.

More information about the redistricting process, the commission and the criteria used for the new districts is available in this article. More information on the old Board of Equalization districts can be found on the board's website.


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