Agenda packet, second session — Berkeley City Council, March 22, 2022 (part 3 of 4)

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A walkable neighborhood with safe bike and pedestrian access to everyday needs (e.g. Ashby BART, Berkeley Bowl, UC Berkeley, libraries, parks and trails, commercial districts at Elmwood or Rockridge or downtown Berk).

A diverse, friendly and caring community of neighbors who support each other with health, housing, food, gardening and pet care.

Halcyon community centered on Halcyon Park with strong borders at Ashby and Telegraph (due to intense traffic, dangerous crossings), Woolsey (due to Oakland city boundary), and Ashby BART at Adeline. We feel connected to Ashby BART. We feel more connected to our neighbors to the north because we visit and traverse through the neighborhood often (to Berkeley Bowl, UC Berkeley). We feel less connected to neighborhoods in the Berkeley hills, that seems more exclusive and white and car-oriented.

Most impacted by (1) dangerous pedestrian and bike crossings at Ashby and Telegraph, (2) lack of bike infrastructure throughout the city, and (3) Ashby BART planning.

Pulling our sliver of neighborhood into District 8 is not a good fit unless we are joined by LeConte neighborhood (blue map).

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Mainly small, residential neighborhoods with middle-age and older residents, of middle income, primarily college educated, mainly English speaking. Share transportation nearby, of buses and BART.

South Berkeley. Near University in the north, Dwight in the south, Sacramento to the west. McGee Spaulding neighborhood is the name of this community.

We are an active area and pay close attention to the actions of the City and the City Council. We are hoping that District 4 will remain, and thus "vote" for either the orange or amber district maps.

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We have a lower average income, more diversity, and generally less clout with respect to local politics compared with the people who live in the hills.

From 3 blocks East of San Pablo to the Bay
More outreach time is required for our area compared to the hills because people have less leisure time for political involvement and somewhat less confidence in local government.

Environmental impact of businesses need to be constantly addressed. This necessarily consumes a lot of councilperson(s) time. That’s why we need two.

We need two different councilpersons like or much like we have now.

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My Community of Interest is South Berkeley: District 3. A member of my family lived in South Berkeley. I visited and became part of the community. I made may way back and have been a part of the South Berkeley neighborhood, workforce and services for over 13 years. I could only find housing in the North of Berkeley, but I am working hard to get back home.

Like all of Berkeley, as portrayed in Berkeleyvisit tourist comment, we represent the beauty of diversity in all our districts. District 3's cultural and historical ethnic diversity and traditions are a rich contribution to Berkeley's appeal to all. I agree with the history of Berkeley's democratic process , that all districts should be afforded the basic right to choose what cultural, historical diversity in which they identify.

It should be left intact from east to west district limits from San Pablo Avenue to Telegraph Avenue; and south to north boundaries limits(Alcatraz Ave to Dwight Way). There are funding projects and investments that South Berkeley's long-time residents and neighborhood improvement nonprofits have in place based on the current district mapping.

The City Council I was told is independent of the redistricting process. They hired an independent consultant to propose how the population by the census could be better served. The Independent Redistricting Commissions' actions seemed to be conflicted. They excluded the chair of the CAG (Citizens' Advisory Group) and they only got impact responses of the South Berkeley community form select groups they let know about the community input for their mapping proposals (above Shattuck to Telegraph). They eliminated and redistricted those areas without the input of the whole South Berkeley community. Only a small population and not the population that they impacted (BART station dedicated riders, Phillips AME, Ed Roberts Campus, Black Healthy Families, Lifelong Medical Over 60 campus, Inner City Services (computer training for at-risk youth) Berkeley Drop in (Wellness, housing and stability services).

We, South Berkeley neighbors and associations, are developing our home so all (those of the long-time residents presentation) and those who were displaced can live well. To choose and have access to what they identify as their heritage. South Berkeley for nearly a century have had leaders that benefited all of Berkeley. Our families have been disrupted by eminent domain, predatory loans, high rental and homeownership rates by corporate, penal profit, high mortality rates and extreme inhumane conditions that caused life-threatening physical and mental health conditions. Yet, we rallied together to make South Berkeley better. Now, here we go again; there is a so-called "independent" redistricting strategy to erase generations of the richness of the African-American cuisine, culture, tradition and presence concentrated in the district or township we called home.

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Historically redlined, recently gentrifying. Pressure on housing, people who grew up here can't afford to stay here (like Mildred Howard).

Newer Americans also settle here esp in cheaper & section 8 apartments-this has been the case for the whole brief history of this city -Little India around lower University Ave.
-Unstably housed folks camp around Aquatic Park.
-Orthodox Jews live here to be within the "eruv" (zone in which they are permitted to walk to 2 synagogues; eruv is delimited by the rabbis), but because it's Berkeley these are socially progressive Jews.

HOLC maps from 1940s show redlined boundaries.

Newer Americans reside between Sacramento-Sixth-University-Oakland border.

Little India clusters within lower University-Sacramento-Dwight-San Pablo.

Unstably housed—Aquatic Park
Poorer folks, newer Americans—large older apartment complexes esp which allow Section 8 Eruv for Observant Jews—Ask Rabbis of Netivot Shalom and Beth Israel for a map of the eruv boundaries If districts break up voting blocks, people can lose their say.

If business-zoned areas are overconcentrated in one or two districts, the residents of those districts bear the burden of any traffic, parking, crime, environmental impacts (like toxic waste in air) associated with businesses If some districts have few residents but other districts have many residents, but each district has one council rep, people in smaller zones are overrepresented (like in US Senate now).

It looks like the Amber map best addresses those concerns.

Berkeley has a history of and reputation for progressive politics; would be a shame to lose that.

Berkeley has been a lovely place with lots of greenery (yards, trees, parks) and views of the hills and the Bay--would be a shame to see it all go concrete and sky high.

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Common goals to keep our community safe and help people in need especially older folks, environmentally conscious, community clean ups especially Strawberry Creek Park, neighbors look out for one another.

Poets Corner
Very much so with all the development and construction on San Pablo, traffic congestion, parking availability, increase in crime and homelessness, lack of enforcement of codes.

Two representatives are needed to represent West Berkeley to address citizens concerns with all the development, homeless issues, the industrial district, the marina, Aquatic Park, etc and of course homeowners and increase in renters that will house these developments. Poets Corner should remain in district 2. There should be fair representation in West Berkeley. Looking at the maps what makes a majority of UC students who live in Berkeley for 2 to 4 years get more representation in some of the maps?

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This is a public document.
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Public safety, traffic and walkablity to stores near by. The walking nature of our community is a real core to what I see. We all are connected and visible to each other on a daily basis. neighbors that are east of San Pablo Avenue. Our common thread is that we are mostly small homes and families that range accross "the flatlands" of Berkeley. I consider our community to be from Albany in the north to roughly Univesity to the south and Sacramento to the east. The similarities, connections and boundaries of streets really define this area. And, I should add the type of use, residental single family with a few in-fill apartment buildings and ADUs.

Well, it's more the lack of actions. Street repair, traffic and speed of cars has an impact. However with the redistricing that's occuring it's really obvious that unifying West Berkeley as ONE district in district #2 and making DIstrict #1 a single district spaning the residential neighborhoods above San Pable to Dwight Way makes so much more rational sense when it comes to "common interests and issues".

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As the elected External Affairs Vice President in UC Berkeley's Graduate Assembly, I represent the interests of 13,000 graduate and professional students at UC Berkeley.

Our community is incredibly diverse. We share two primary conditions:
- Student status at UC Berkeley
- Limited income, often extremely low income (average graduate student salary is approximately $25,000 per year), which produces housing and food insecurity and educational challenges Graduate students live in every one of Berkeley's districts.

Many of Berkeley's districts favor homeowners. Graduate students almost never own homes. Redistricting that increases the equitable voting power of renters is super important to my constituency.

A full 25% of UC Berkeley graduate students have been housing-insecure in the past 6 months. City Council actions have typically exacerbated student housing insecurity.

Also, most graduate students commute to campus with methods of transportation that don't involve cars - walking, biking, busing, BARTing, etc. City of Berkeley decisions on mobility infrastructure (especially street crossing and bikes lanes) impact graduate student safety, quality of life, and educational/workplace access.

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Friday, February 25, 2022

To: [email protected]

Subject: UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly Recommends Postponing Feb 28th meeting

Honorable Commissioners,

I represent the 13,000 graduate and professional degree students at the University of California, Berkeley as the External Affairs Vice President for the Graduate Assembly. UC Berkeley graduate students live in and contribute to every district across Berkeley.

For a variety of CVRA considerations, the Graduate Assembly opposes both amber and violet maps in their current forms. Berkeley is a city proud of its equity and inclusivity. Both equity and inclusivity are at the core of CVRA's legislative intent for a protected class “to elect candidates of its choice.” More maps will serve CVRA's charge than the amber and violet maps discussed currently.

Ahead of your deliberations, I recommend postponing your meeting scheduled for February 28th and scheduling additional meetings in March. The longer timeframe will enable more stakeholder input, including graduate student input, into new or modified maps. We are hopeful the commission agendizes maps submitted by the public to discuss at the Feb 28th meeting and subsequent meetings.

Thanks!

External Affairs Vice President
UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly

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2021-2022 Redistricting Community of Interest Forms
"Submitted Maps" refer to
those created by the public
and submitted to the Cx
# Date Received District Submitted By COI Summary General Geographic Region Approx Location for Map Pin
Approx Location
Comments COI Themes
Reference or Endorsement to
Submitted Maps?
If Y, which one?
Is COI
mappable?
(Y/N)
Boundary Related
Request by Submittter
(Y/N)
Action Taken by IRC Notes
1 7/19/2021 7 Raina Zhao on behalf of ASUC The UC Berkeley student body is interested in housing development and affordability, safety around campus, police conduct,sustainability, and transit in the City of Berkeley.

This list is not exhaustive; students are interested in all issues pertinent to their educational experience and life as Berkeley residents
District 7, south of UC Berkeley
campus. Majority of students,
particularly undergraduates, live within
1 mile of campus. Many students also
live in Districts 4, 6, and 8.
2490 Channing
Way, 94704

STUDENT REPRESENTATION -
HOUSING; SAFETY; PUBLIC TRANSIT

NO YES YES, STUDENTS SHOULD

BE GROUPED TOGETHER
Incorporated into map making
process, but irreconcilable with City
Charter requirements, criteria by
the IRC, and/or other COIs
2 7/20/2021 2 Joanna Louie Poor quality roads filled with pot holes/bumps/ cracks/ uneven pavement; outdated as in over 100 years old
electrical infrastructure; crime; pollution from Ashby and San Pablo Ave.; pedestrian friendly ways to cross San Pablo Ave
South west Berkeley 2995 San Pablo
Ave, 94702
NEIGHBORHOOD EQUITY;

CRIME/SAFETY
NO NO NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
3 7/20/2021 5 B. Yoder I would like to be in District 1 again, where I was for many years before the lines were redrawn. There's a line right down the middle of Ada Street. So I have a different
representative than the folks across the street, and I lost my voting place. Our neighborhood, Ada Street between
Ordway and Acton, has an active mailing list and participates in National Night Out Against Crime. I organize the
gatherings, and 98% of the people on our list are in District

1. My representative will never come to our National Night Out gatherings because only our side of the street is in her district, so I effectively have no representation. It's one block, It belongs in District 1, not District 5. And if you wanted to be really effective, you'd also include Ada
between Acton and Sacramento in District 1. Everyone in that block lives directly across the street from Ruth
ActyElementary School and Crowden Music School, which
Ada Street between Ordway and Acton.

Ada between Acton and Sacramento,
folks on Acton and on Ordway from
Hopkins to Rose, a few folks on Hopkins
just below and just above Orway.
1400 Ada St,
94702

NEIGHBORHOOD COHESIVENESS /
SPLIT; CRIME/SAFETY
NO YES YES, RETURN TO D1 - by
keeping Ada Street bw
Ordway and Acton in D1
Included in Amber map
4 7/20/2021 5 Margot Dashiel It is helpful when neighbors in close proximity are represented by the same office holder. Several years ago Ada street was split down the middle, with the south side staying in District 1 as it always had been and the Northside parceled out to District 5. As a District 5 member, I have no polling place, and for neighborhood issues, my side of the street must reach out to different city council people. This disadvantages us as we cannot present a unified voice on important concerns.

Ada street 1400 Ada St,
94702

NEIGHBORHOOD COHESIVENESS /
SPLIT
NO YES YES, RETURN TO D1 - by
keeping Ada Street bw
Ordway and Acton in D1
(not D5)
Included in Amber map
5 7/21/2021 5 Joe Berry Unfortunately, as a result of past racist zoning and other exclusions, this is a largely single family tome community that is now only affordable by very well-off people or those who inherit homes here. The result is a split in perceived interests within the Community between those who want to see change in the direction of more economic, racial and housing-type diversityan d those who want to preserve the current overwhelmingly white, single family home, wealthy character for property valueand other reasons. There is active debate at this time and one result is contested
elections in the past 3 elections for District 5 council member. One key issue is resistance to affordable housing in the area. Another is that a high % of the newer younger folks (many also richer) in the neighborhood no longer send their kids to BPS but rather to private schools. Some of this comes from both resistance to having their kids mix with poor kids and/or Black and brown kids. This is a change for decades Lower hills, near Marin/Arlington Circle. 2100 Marin Ave, 94707
AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HOUSING
EQUITY; SOCIOECNOMIC
DIVERSITY; HISTORIC REDLINING
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
6 7/21/2021 5 John Gardening, art, music, food, being outdoors, all ways for our neighbors to share and connect with one another.

Our community was split by the last redistricting, putting the north side of Ada Steet in District 5. This has made
organizing events and dealing with issues like street paving and requesting crosswalks more challenging. We would love to have both sides of Ada in the same district again
Ada Street between Ordway and Acton. 1400 Ada St,
94702

NEIGHBORHOOD COHESIVENESS /
SPLIT; HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR ELDERLY
NO YES YES, RETURN TO D1 - Ada
Street bw Ordway and
Acton in D1 (not D5)
Included in Amber map
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We are neighbors that look after each other. During the pandemic, we've cordoned off our streets to allow our kids to play and flourish. We care deeply about the quality of life here, and wish all of Berkeley has safe and clean spaces to gather. Although I live in North Berkeley, I can see the greatest upside on the west side of town. We've got great potential in in the waterfront / marina. Tons of mixed use areas that can foster innovative business and sustain a vibrant, diverse community. But it's stifled by homelessness and lack of affordable housing. The waterfront is a diamond in the rough. We need to invest in that area to ensure the bli j it f ti t
Bound by Hopkins Street on the north,
Sacramento on the west (or San Pablo)
MLK on the east, and Cedar on the
south.
1359 Rose St,
94702
HOUSING EQUITY; HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT; AFFORDABLE
HOUSING; PUBLIC TRANSIT

DEVELOPMENT /
DECISIONMAKING; BUSINESS
DISTRICTS SUPPORT; MULTIMODAL
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE;
HOMELESSNESS; MIXED USE
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
8 7/28/2021 5 1546 Milvia We were gerrymandered out of District 4 (Arreguin) into Capitelli's district so his chosen Stephen Murphy could run against Sophie Hahn. It split the 2 sides of our block which we used to hold block parties--closing the street. Stephen Murphy is around the corner from Milvia and Ceder. a few houses down Ceder. Sophie won, Capitelli lost for Mayor. I would like to returm to District 4 with Kate whose home is a few blocks from mine while Hahn relates more to Solano
A
Milvia at District 4/5 - split the 2 sides
of the block and put in District 5
1450 Milvia St,
94709

COUNCILMEMBER
RESIDENCY;NEIGHBORHOOD

COHESIVENESS / SPLIT
NO YES YES, RETURN TO D4 -

BOUNDARIES
SHOULDN’T BE DRAWN

BASED ON

COUNCILMEMBER

RESIDENCY
Included in Amber map
9 7/28/2021 None/N
ot
selecte
d
accurat
ely
Anonymous Helping each other- sharing tools, offering rides, celebrating wins, informing each other about noisy construction, or house repairs
Tilden Park to the east and south,
grizzly peak to the west and Cragmont
to the north
50 Whitaker Ave,
94708
(Unclear
geographic
location. Selected
Grizzly Peak Park
address.)
NEIGHBORHOOD DESCRIPTION NO YES NO Shared communication with City Council in IRC Report
10 7/30/2021 8 Vincent Casalaina The Willard neighborhood [..] seek[s] a reduction in crime and maintaining the character of the neighborhood - largely single family houses or single family houses with ADU's.

Willard neighborhood.

Telegraph/Parker & College/Ashby.
2730 Hillegass
Ave, 94705
SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING;

IMPROVED RESOURCE/SERVICE
EQUITY; PUBLIC TRANSIT;

CRIME/SAFETY
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
11 8/16/2021 5 Anonymous
([email protected])
Beautification, Solano Ave corridor development, property crime
Far north Berkeley adjacent to Solano
Ave to Albany border in the west.
1559 Solano Ave,
94707
NEIGHBORHOOD DESCRIPTION;

CRIME/SAFETY
NO NO NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
12 8/20/2021 2 Anonymous Our portion of the neighborhood is working families, many with kids, many I see walking to school each day as we set out to leave too. Living near the school has its benefits, but our District has its drawbacks too. As we walk to school each day we pass sidewalks littered with trash. Not just
someone's belongings strewn about, but literal trash and garbage. A few times we have passed broken glass,
discarded syringes, and tragically a dead cat that looked as if it had been "tampered" with. While there is sympathy for those on hard times, this is not something children should have to pass on their way to school. Not because it hurts their precious eyes, but because it hurts their souls and it hurts our communities. There is absolutely no compassion in allowing this to continue.

Fourth & Fifth, from Dwight to Addison 800 Bancroft
Way, 94710
CLEANLINESS; SAFETY;
HOMELESSNESS; NEIGHBORHOOD

EQUITY / SERVICES
NO NO NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
13 8/26/2021 None/N
ot
selecte
d
accurat
ely
Anonymous clean air, affordable low density housing, transportation networks that dont smash thru our neighborhoods, slow
streets, public safety, litter and street trash, childcare, parks, trees, community green space
rapidly changing but with many long term committed
residents. long history of waves of communities. home to last of Berkeley's industry and many jobs. need protection from freeways and commuters
north west berkeley - west of San Pablo
to University
1529 Sixth St,
94710

NEIGHBORHOOD
EQUITY/SERVICES; INDUSTRIAL

ACTIVITY/
DEVELOPMENT/POLLUTION;
HOMELESSNESS; CLEANLINESS;

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
14 8/26/2021 1 [email protected]
m
Families, safety, community North Berkeley BART, Adult school on Virginia, Rose St. on other side of Cedar-
Rose Park, San Pablo Avenue, Cedar
Street
1201 Virginia St,
94702

PUBLIC TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT /
DECISIONMAKING;
HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING DENSITY
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
15 9/12/2021 3 Anonymous D3 is more racially mixed than North or Central Berkeley Corner of Parker and McGee 1700 Parker St, 94703
RACIAL DIVERSITY; PROPERTY
VALUES
NO NO NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC ReportCopy of Redistricting COI Forms Tracking Log_2022.02.23.xlsx

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INCLUSION
NO NO NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
17 9/14/2021 6 Anonymous Context (scale & mix), distant views, especially of the bay and the coastal hills; mainly a residential area with single- family homes, many with secondary units, typically with backyards and gardens; could see a mix of smaller vehicles and better transit, but it needs to be phased in ,
grandfathering older residents who depend on cars. Streets could be rethought. Filling every backyard with an ADU or building out single-family sites would be a mistake, but a thoughtful mix would be fine. Same comment about the
Shattuck corridor - do't overload it. Some density but not a i bl ki ll
Oxford Street and east. Odd situation
where three districts overlap and near
neighbors are represented by Hahn,
Harrison, and Wengraf, whose districts
differ substantially. District 6 should
take in the north Shattuck corridor. We
are closer to Thousand Oaks (Hahn)
than the west side of Shattuck
(Harrison) in interests, I sense.
1600 Oxford St,
94709
HOMEOWNERSHIP; VIEW
PRESERVATION; DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES (5&6); SINGLE
FAMILY HOUSING; PUBLIC
TRANSIT; PHASING IN CHANGES

NO YES YES, EXPAND
BOUNDARIES FOR D6 TO
TAKE IN N. SHATTUCK

CORRIDOR
Included in Amber map
18 9/23/2021 2 Veronica Latinos with long history of home ownership and multiple generation households
We have been discriminated against by the city in the
allocation of resources for public swimming, again in favor of the more affluent/white communities of Berkeley. All of the good public swim and lap swimming hours are
designated to King pool, with scant public transportation there and even worse parking. West Campus pool is
allocated hours in the morning and during work. Evening and weekend hours go to King. We have had all of the traffic mitigation push traffic (and related pollution) to our
neighborhood with little if any effort made to control traffic (speed and amount) on 6th St. Our houses, property,
bicycles, outdoor toys and sadly our lungs are impacted by the constant pollution from trucks and other traffic pushed

5th street and San Pablo, between
University and Dwight
920 Allston Way,
94710
SERVICE ALLOCATION; RACIAL
EQUITY; HISTORICALLY LATINO
COMMUNITY; RESOURCE EQUITY;
MULTIGENERATIONAL LIVING;
HOMEOWNERSHIP; AIR POLLUTION
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
19 9/27/2021 2 Sheryl public safety, education, beautification (highly interpretative) - however, this district is currently a diverse group of people. I think this is the goal for a district. Why would you only consider putting like-minded folks in the same district? What happens to the population of residents who A) do not fill out online forms, B) do not participate in community input like this), C) do not have the resources or bandwidth to help create and support their district?
San Pablo Park neighborhood, West
Berkeley, Left Bank are all names used
for D2
2501 San Pablo
Ave, 94702
HOMELESSNESS; INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTION; DIVERSITY; SAFETY
NO NO NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
20 9/28/2021 2 Ms. Ty Crime reduction, clean streets (eliminate illegal dumping), affordable housing
South Berkeley 3100 Adeline
St,94703
(Unclear
geographic
location. Selected
park near
Sacramento and
Fairview )
ILLEGAL DUMPING; CRIME;
AFFORDABLE HOUSING;
INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION;

DIVERSITY
NO NO NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
21 9/28/2021 3 Ayanna Davis Berkeley Black Community, State of Black Berkeley My community of interest is South West Berkeley beginning at Cedar and
4th Street and ending at 62nd and
Adeline. West Berkeley, South
Berkeley Loren District
2546 Tenth St,
94710
(Large geographic
location. Selected
an address central
to the described
area )
HISTORICALLY BLACK COMMUNITY;
HOUSING/RESOURCE EQUITY;
POVERTY; FOOD INSECURITY;
HEALTH/ECONOMIC EQUITY;

RESOURCE EQUITY

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D3 -

HISTORICALLY BLACK

COMMUNITY
Included in Amber map
22 9/29/2021 1 James Public safety (homelessness/mentally ill people) Gourmet Ghetto 1549 Shattuck Ave, 94709
(Unclear
geographic area.

Selected address in
North Shattuck
neighborhood )
PUBLIC SAFETY; HOMELESSNESS;

MENTAL ILLNESS
NO NO NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
23 9/29/2021 3 Anonymous diversity in ppl and architecture. nice flat and walkable, close to SF, Oakland, easy access
It's sad to see the split between North and South -
hills/north getting city resources, moving along service- resistent homeless and letting then fester on the streets in South Berkeley NO OK
South Berkeley 3075 Adeline St,
94703
(Unclear
geographic area.

Selected address
near streets named
in COI form.)
HOMELESSNESS; CRIME;
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;
RESOURCE EQUITY; DIVERSITY;

WALKABILITY
NO NO NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
24 10/2/2021 4 Anonymous Creating a safe neighborhood for my family. This would be a neighborhood that is walkable and bike friendly. I want the city to stop prioritizing cars with high speed limits and lack of traffic signals late at night. I want the city to prioritize the people who live in Berkeley rather than the homeless who litter our streets. I'd also like the city to stand up to UC Berkeley and their take over of our town
Central Berkeley between Sacramento
and downtown.
2246 McGee Ave,
94703
PUBLIC SAFETY; MULTI-MODAL
TRANSPORTATION;
HOMELESSNESS; UC BERKELEY

RELATIONSHIP
NO NO NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
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North Shattuck is populated by people who care about
Berkeley, the community, the environment, and who respect good planning and good city services
Marin Circle to University Avenue, from
Grizzly Peak to Sacramento streets.

Name provided: North Shattuck
1444 Shattuck Pl,
94709
Changed the pin to
the Safeway in
North Berkeley
PUBLIC TRANSPORTAION; FIRE
SAFETY/EVACUATION; ROADWAY
CONDITIONS; HOMELESSNESS;

HILLS-SPECIFIC CONCERNS
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
26 10/16/2021 8 Elizabeth None provided. Elmwood District 2703 Stuart Street, 94705
None provided. NO YES YES, SEE MAP Included in Amber map 27 10/16/2021 2 Ben Gardella Strawberry Creek Park is an absolute focal point for our neighborhood (Poet's Corner)
I am concerned that redistricting could split up this
community We all should remain in District 2
Alston, Sacrameto, Sacramento and
Dwight Street
Name provided: Poet's Corner
1314 Bancroft
Way, 94702
COI NEIGHBORHOOD CONTIGUITY;

PARK/RECREATION

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D2 -

POET'S CORNER /

STRAWBERRY CREEK
Included in Amber map
28 10/16/2021 2 Heather Clauge We have a very sweet community formed around strawberry creek with active family involvement
University to Dwight, Sacramento to
San Pablo
Name provided: Poet's Corner
1298 Bancroft
Way, 94702
PARK/RECREATION;

HOMELESSNESS

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D2 -

POET'S CORNER /

STRAWBERRY CREEK
Included in Amber map
29 10/17/2021 2 Douglas Smith Families raising young children, retirees and elders aging in place, multigenerational housing--all of whom patronize the businesses along the San Pablo and University corridors and make use of primary parks like San Pablo Park, Strawberry Creek Park & Aquatic Park. Neighbors band together to
monitor safety & crime, pedestrian/bike safety, working closely with our new Councilmember Taplin. There is a
cohesive atmosphere which underscores a sense of this
being a true community of individuals, looking out for each other.

Having Rosa Parks and now Oxford School within our
community improves the street life in a wonderful way, with many kids and parents present both on foot and bicycle. The CoB's investments in both Strawberry Creek & San Pablo
Parks have enhanced these existing gathering places, and to see how speedily neighbors have flocked to these green
South to San Pablo Park, the 9th Street
Bike Boulevard to the west, north to
University Avenue, and east to
Sacramento Street. University Avenue
does seem to be a true dividing line and
an appopriate boundary between D2
and D1; somehow San Pablo does not
divide the Community.

Name provided: Poet's Corner
1312 Bancroft
Way, 94702
MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSING;
PARKS/RECREATION;
CRIME/SAFETY; COHESIVE
COMMUNITY; BUSINESSES

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D2 -

POET'S CORNER /

STRAWBERRY CREEK
Included in Amber map
30 10/17/2021 1 Anonymous Preserving residential character of neighborhoood for livability. Safety of residents (crime prevention and optimal traffic/pedestrian flow).

It's stereotyped as bourgeoise and white but I looked up the demographics - it's pretty diverse despite all the PC rhetoric about redlining
San Pablo to the west, University
Avenue to the South; Shattuck to the
East; and Vine to the north.

Name provided: Northbrae
1619 Edith St,
94703
LOW-DENSITY HOUSING; TRAFFIC;
CRIME/SAFETY; NEIGHBORHOOD
LIVABILITY; ZONING; INADEQUATE
REPRESENTATION;

HOMEOWNERSHIP
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
31 10/18/2021 2 Anonymous commitment to Family, school, community events, shared political affiliations, diverse cultures, mixed low and middle income housing and proximity to shopping. We enjoy our
Great walking and biking score!The quality of all of these elements create the environment that makes living in
Berkeley worth it. We pay high taxes, high rent and high housing costs to live in an area that is noisy and a bit crowded, but we look out for each other and appreciate
h t d k f
From the Bay to Sacramento Street;
from University to Bancroft. Connected
to neighbors, particularly on Byron
Street and Cowper.

Name provided: Poet's Corner
2228 San Pablo
Ave, 94702
TRAFFIC CONTROL; ROAD
CONDITIONS; DENSITY;
PARKS/RECREATION; SMALL
BUSINESSES; MIXED
DEVELOPMENT; HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT; WALKABILITY;

DIVERSITY

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D2 -

POET'S CORNER /

STRAWBERRY CREEK
Included in Amber map
32 10/18/2021 2 Ariel Smith-Iyer Appreciation for diversity; common interest in contining to be a place for all in the neighborhood. Strawbery Creek Park is an important community meeting place; area surrounding the park, Corp Yard, and bowling green vacant lot should remain together to collectively decide the future of the space
San Pablo to Sacramento; University
Avenue to Dwight Way.

Name provided: Poet's Corner
1302 Bancroft
Way, 94702
DIVERSTITY; PARKS/RECREATION;
HOMELESSNESS; REFUSE

COLLECTION

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D2 -

POET'S CORNER /

STRAWBERRY CREEK
Included in Amber map
33 10/18/2021 2 Anonymous Traffic and speeding; traffic calming West Berk Flat Lands between Sacramento & San Pablo.
2500 Bonar St,
94702
Incomplete
boundaries;
selected address at
intersection of
Dwight Way &
Bonar Street
TRAFFIC SAFETY; SERVICE

ALLOCATION
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
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Both sides of the street should be in the same district. Both sides of Prospect Street have more in common with
Southside than with Panoramic Hill or Elmwood-Claremont.

7. Clark Kerr Campus is in District 8. The students who live there have more in common with Southside than with
Elmwood-Claremont. 8. Redwood Gardens, a senior housing facility located on the Clark Kerr Campus, has more in
common with Elmwood-Claremont neighbors than with
students and should be considered a community of interest separate from students' community of interest. 9. Faculty housing on Clark Kerr Campus is a community of interest that has more in common with Elmwood-Claremont than
with students. 10. The blocks within Dwight-Waring-Derby- Telegraph have more in common with Southside than with Elmwood-Claremont. 11. I House and the student co-ops
behind it are in District 8. The residents of these dorms have more in common with Southside than with Elmwood-
Claremont. 12. The blocks within Cedar-Oxford-Hearst-Arch are part of Northside and not split between District 5 and District 6. Northside should extend to Walnut, maybe even Shattuck. 13. The blocks within Sacramento-Ashby-California- border are in District 2. They should be in District 3. 14. The blocks within University-Acton-Allston-Sacramento are part of Poet's Corner, which is in District 2. 15. Part of Cragmont is in District 6,.and part is in District 5. 16. The blocks within Fulton-Dwight-Dana-Channing are in District 4 and should be

2180 Milvia
Street, 94704
Not specific to one
address or area;
used Civic Center
address as a
general location,
Corrections to maps based on
previous redistricting efforts
NO YES YES, SEE MAP Included in Amber map
35 11/3/2021 1 Phil Allen By the looks of things in my part of D-1, this is a townish and family (dwellings) area of the city. I see family activity and the retail and recreational which sustain them. There is no overt presence of UC students; they seem to be elsewhere.

Retired friends gather here, internet junkies there. San Pablo Avenue provides a traditionally gritty 'home' to a constant presence of lost and forgotten citizen/ghosts and their movable social spots.

My 'felt' boundaries, running from
close-by San Pablo/Delaware as center,
are: Addison (south); 9th St. (west);
Gilman (north), indeterminate (east).

Names provided: Cutthroat Corner or
Almost Oceanview
1740 San Pablo
Avenue, 94702
Incomplete
boundaries;
selected
intersection of San
Pablo/Delaware.

HOMELESSNESS; MENTAL ILLNESS;
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;
FORGOTTEN CITIZENS; LOCAL
BUSINESSES; FAMILY; RECREATION;

CHARACTER/UNIQUENESS
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
36 11/6/2021 5 Barbara Ann Yoder I am part of a vibrant neighborhood group established probably in the 1980s, when former fire chief Bill Brock and his wife initiated annual gatherings during National Night Out. For the last 13 years since I moved to Ada Street, our neighborhood group has worked together sharing safety
concerns and looking out for each other. We currently have 65 households in our group. We are in touch via email. We meet annually. We know each other by name. We have a
neighborhood earthquake cache and a neighbor on Ordway
offers trainings. All of Ada Street below Sacramento should be in District 1, where we used to be. When the lines were redrawn, they went right down the middle of our street. As a neighborhood we are impacted by development plans at N.

Berkeley BART, Ruth Acty School traffic and events, Cedar- Rose Park events, traffic on Hopkins and the Ohlone
Greenway—all in District 1. We should be rejoined with
District 1.

Our neighborhood group currently
includes 65 homes along Ada Street
from Ordway to Acton and about
halfway up the next block toward
Sacramento. It includes most homes on
Ordway from Hopkins to Rose, several
homes on Rose and on Hopkins that
back to Ada between Ordway and
Acton, and most homes on Acton from
Hopkins to Ada. Everyone in these
blocks are welcome in our group. When
you redraw the lines, if a street needs
to be split down the middle, it shouldn't
be a quiet short street like Ada; it
should be a busy through street with
double yellow lines, like Hopkins from
Ordway to Acton. Also, if Ordway
between Hopkins and Ada is split down
the middle, it too should be
reincorporated into District 1
1400 Ada
St,94702
Appended to COI
Form #3
(submitter's first
COI form)
NEIGHBORHOOD COHESIVENESS;
SAFETY; PUBLIC TRANSIT
INFRASTRUCTURE/DEVELOPMENT;
RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER;
FAMILIES; AGE DIVERSITY;
NO YES YES, RETURN TO D1 - Ada
Street to D1
Included in Amber map
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2021-2022 Redistricting Community of Interest Forms
# Date Received District Submitted By COI Summary General Geographic Region Approx Location for Map Pin
Approx Location
Comments COI Themes
Reference or Endorsement to
Submitted Maps?
If Y, which one?
Is COI
mappable?
(Y/N)
Boundary Related
Request by Submittter
(Y/N)
Action Taken by IRC Notes
37 11/8/2021 3 Carl McPherson Students & Renters There is considerable overlap between renters and students, and we are
concentrated in the areas around
Berkeley main campus and the two
BART stations. As I look at the maps
already submitted, I think that Alfred
Twu’s “Compact Donut” map does a
good job of collecting the main student
populations into 2 districts on the
southside and the areas just west and
north of the main campus. It’s
unfortunate that we don’t have 9
districts to work with, as I think—for
population balancing purposes—Alfred
Twu’s map is unable to extend far
enough North-South along the Shattuck
corridor or far enough south on the
Telegraph corridor to create 3
renter/student districts (Southside,
Northside and “Westside”). Stephen
Young’s excellent map (which has
several nice innovations, including
taking the hillier parts of current
Districts 5 and 6 and combining them
into a single district) creates a district
for the Northside renting community,
but, in the process, splits the student
population along the North and West
sides into minority voting blocks (given
lower turnout among students)—which

1947 Center
Street, 94704
(Unclear
geographic
boundaries;
selected 1947
Center Street as
central location).

RENTERS; STUDENT DISTRICT; UP-
ZONING (HOUSING DIVERSITY);

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

YES, ALFRED TWU'S DONUT MAP;
STEPHEN YOUNG'S MAP; PREFER

ALFRED TWU'S

YES YES, ADD NEW

RENTER/STUDENT

DISTRICT
Incorporated into map making
process, but irreconcilable with City
Charter requirements, criteria by
the IRC, and/or other COIs
38 11/8/2021 4 David Ushijima The community in this neighborhood is tied together not only by our geographical proximity and walkability of the neighborhood but our shared interest in many activities that are within walking distance in the nearby Downtown and
Theatre districts. Also because of our close proximity to the University, we also share the common interests of cultural and intellectual events held on the UC Berkeley campus.

Dwight Way (south), University Avenue
(north); MLK (east), Sacramento (west).

Name provided: Spaulding-McGee
tract.

Please do not break up this community
by drawing lines which would bisect the
natural geographic boundaries of this
community.
1700 Bancroft
Way, 94703
COMMUNITY CONTIGUITY;
CULTURAL ACCESS; WALKABILITY;

RELATIONSHIP WITH UCB

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D4
Included in Amber map
39 11/12/2021 4 Stephanie Allan As a resident of the Flatlands since 1969, I have a strong interest in how District 4 is drawn or redrawn. When I first moved here, the neighborhood bounded by
Shattuck/University/Sacramento/Dwight Way was primarily a working class area, predominantly white, but with some black families on Jefferson and Spaulding. It was a fairly tight community, located between the student/University area to the east, the historic black community to the west.

There were lots of families here and a lot of kids. My son grew up & went to Washington school in this area. I worked hard to build a tot lot on Roosevelt and get a barrier at Channing & Roosevelt as well as a stop sign on McGee.
(Pedestrian safety is still a major worry here, though) The housing used to be affordable. No longer, of course, like the rest of Berkeley.

My neighborhood on Channing Way has been affected by
the homeless crisis. Because we have a free box on
Channing, between Roosevelt & McGee, we get a lot of
homeless traffic from Downtown. Also, until we, reluctantly, agreed to have parking restrictions, the streets were
jammed with UC students' parking. We supported making
Channing Way a bike street although the condition of the road makes biking hazardous.

The park area on the Ohlone strip was a great addition to the area. Aside from the park at Washington (where I
participated in the redesign and addition of a regulation size basketball court when I was chair of the remodel
committee) and the Tot Lot on Roosevelt, there isn't a lot of

University/Shattuck/Dwight
Way/Sacramento
Name provided: The Flatlands
1712 Channing
Way, 94703
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;
PARKS/RECREATION; CRIME;
PARKING; MIDDLE CLASS;
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT;

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D4
Included in Amber map
40 11/13/2021 2 Anonymous Strawberry Creek Park brings our neighbors together - park should be in one district with all of its surrounds.

Strawberry Creek 1260 Allston Way,
94702
Strawberry Creek
address
NEIGHBORHOOD CONTIGUITY;

PARKS/RECREATION

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D2 -

POET'S CORNER /

STRAWBERRY CREEK
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BLACK CULTURAL
COHESIVENESS/HISTORY;

HISTORICALLY BLACK COMMUNITY

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D2 -

HISTORICALLY BLACK

COMMUNITY
Included in Amber map
42 11/14/2021 2 Monika Scott I live and work in the Lorin District. The Lorin District 2 is historical African American community. I would like the community to remain unchanged and that Black Reperatorty Group remain in the district.

Name provided: The Lorin / District 2 3215 Adeline St,
94703
Address next to the
Black Repertory
Group

BLACK CULTURAL
COHESIVENESS/HISTORY;

HISTORICALLY BLACK COMMUNITY

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D2 -

HISTORICALLY BLACK

COMMUNITY
Included in Amber map
43 11/15/2021 3 Anonymous Protect neighborhood resources of light, air, space, open areas, common spaces. Help neighbors and be vigilant for diverse communities who have been
marginalized/victimized - particularly Muslim people, Asians and African Americans who reside in our immediate
neighborhood. We live near/adjacent to Shattuck, with lots of traffic in and out of Berkeley and so we keep an eye out for each other.

Socializing in the neighborhood is important - especially since the pandemic. Our door gatherings are now a thing.

Watching our for children and making sure that traffic - vehicular and pedestrian- respect the ability of children to run around and play outside in a positive environment. Solar access for gardens and solar panels is a concern in our neighborhood in every house. Our western sky/space is
especially important for the sunlight, air and views. The area is densely populated with small houses, apartments, coop houses and group living. With this density and close
proximity people are very respectful.

Walker Street has become our
gathering spot - that runs between
Derby and Ward that runs from
Shattuck on the West to east of Fulton.

We also have gatherings on Fulton with
the blocks running East up towards
Telegraph. Walker Street is a frequent
name for our neighborhood.

Name provided: Walker Street
2655 Shattuck
Ave, 94704
Used intersection
of Walker Street
and Shattuck
Avenue
NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES;
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;
DIVERSITY; MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES; RESOURCE EQUITY;
INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION;
LOCAL BUSINESSES; WALKABILITY
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
44 11/14/2021 3 C. Hutching Many African Americans (AA) moved to South Berkeley during WW2 to support the war effort. They were restricted from living in other parts of Berkeley due to redlining laws.

Together, with other newcomers from Asia and Central
America, they shaped the neighborhood into a thriving
community which reflected their cultural, artistic, religious and political beliefs. Key tenets of our historical
neighborhood are shared by my community members today.

Those beliefs include, but are not limited to, respecting the civil rights for every citizen, housing rights for all, rights to jobs and a right to worship.

The faith community is actively engaged in supporting the values upheld by my community and is represented with
churches scattered around South Berkeley. For example, The Church by The Side of the Road located east of Shattuck on Russell St. is leading a consortium of church leaders in the mentoring of young people.The Ephesian Church, with the active support of community groups in this area, is
committed to building low/low-income housing on its site.

The Buddhist Temple on Russell is also engaged in service in the community and is a welcoming place to families and
neighbors for outdoor weekend lunches.

There are many places of interest and programs serving my community like Kiwi Pediatrics on Alcatraz, Healthy Black Families, The Farmer's Market on Adeline/62nd, the NAACP office on Adeline, Community Acupuncture on Sacramento
and the Women's Cancer Resource Center on Ellsworth. The Berkeley Bowl has a special place in our community. They sell foods representing many cultures in our neighborhood and it's also a place to run into your neighbors.

This area is known as South
Berkeley.The current geographic
location is Dwight Way on the North,
Ellsworth on the East, 62nd on the
South and Sacramento and California
on South.

The eastern swath of this area (from
Dwight on the North going south on
Ellsworth to Ashby and moving slightly
westward at Deakin) should remain
intact to represent the shared interests
(stated above) of this community.

Additionally, the southern swath of this
District (going from Dwight on the
North to 62nd on the South) is
instrumental in reflecting the common
shared interests of our community.

Based on the maps that have been
submitted to date, Howard Rosenberg's
map looks the closest to what we might
envision for District #3 if it was
necessary to change any of the current
boundaries.

Name provided: South Berkeley
1730 Oregon St,
94703
Used Grove Park
address
BLACK CULTURAL COHESIVENESS;
FAITH COMMUNITY; PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION; HISTORICALLY
BLACK COMMUNITY; PUBLIC
SAFETY; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION;
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY;
COMMUNITY RESOURCES; LOCAL
BUSINESSES; DIVERSITY; PUBLIC
SCHOOLS; AFFORDABLE HOUSING

YES, HOWARD ROSENBERG'S MAP
FOR D3

YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D2/D3
- HISTORICALLY BLACK

COMMUNITY
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2021-2022 Redistricting Community of Interest Forms
# Date Received District Submitted By COI Summary General Geographic Region Approx Location for Map Pin
Approx Location
Comments COI Themes
Reference or Endorsement to
Submitted Maps?
If Y, which one?
Is COI
mappable?
(Y/N)
Boundary Related
Request by Submittter
(Y/N)
Action Taken by IRC Notes
45 11/14/2021 1 Meryl Siegal There are several common interests in our community: we are a transit oriented community bounded by BART, AC
Transit and cars looking for parking once BART depletes the number of spaces.It makes sense to sever the district at Sacramento Street since the communities East of
Sacramento do not have the same interests, development
and history as the communities West of Sacramento. It is a community of interest because it has a major street that runs all the way to the hills and down to the Bay, East to West. It is a community of interest because it includes a highway as a street (San Pablo Ave). Furthermore, the
community is also one that experiences toxic fumes from industrial corporate concerns. Finally, it is a community of interest because several of the houses are still owned by people of color who were not allowed to buy homes east of Sacramento.

The community houses several families. It really is a
community about families, schools and play grounds. The community is a conduit for evacuation from the hills if there should be a fire emergency.The community also is a nexus for growth over the next decade. The community includes Cedar up until Sacramento, West to Oceanview and the
Marina. The community also currently houses a great
majority of the unhoused people in Berkeley and these
unhoused people live in the most heavily polluted areas in the city such as Harrison Street and also close to Berkeley Asphalt on 2nd street.

MAP WE SUPPORT: We are supporting the BNC redistricting

Geograpically it is a community of
interest because it includes the
Berkeley Marina district and so should
expand past University (not stop there
as it does now). Geographically , the
community is flat and down hill from
the rest of Berkeley. The community is
also an international community from
the Brazilian cultural center, to Spanish
table, to the Halal restaurants, our
community is international and
cosmopolitan.
1529 San Pablo
Ave, Berkeley, CA
94702
Used address
central to current
District 1
(intersection of San
Pablo and Cedar)

PUBLIC TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE;
TRANSPORTATION;

INDUSTRIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION; HISTORIC REDLINING;
DIVERSITY; FAMILIES; FIRE
EMERGENCY; HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT; HOMELESSNESS

YES, BNC MAP WITH ONE MINOR

CHANGE--LINE AROUND BERKELEY

BART SHOULD EXTEND TO

SACRAMENTO WEST SIDE

YES YES, EXPAND
BOUNDARIES FOR D1
Included in Blue and Orange Maps
46 11/15/2021 7 Anonymous Renters; pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders; students.

The renter community is overwhelmed in the current
districting by being split among districts dominated by homeowners. Renters vote less frequently than
homeowners as a community and are therefore further
drowned out. We need an additional district that protects and represents the signiﬁcant number of renters in the City, such as the donut district on the map proposed by Alfred Twu, one draft example attached.

This is concentrated in the areas with a
high density of renters, including
Downtown, southside blocks south of
the current District 7, Clark Kerr
campus, and "northside" up to Virginia
Street
2355 Telegraph
Ave, 94704
Incomplete
boundaries
provided; selected
address at
Durant/Telegraph
RENTERS/STUDENT COMMUNITY;
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;
HOMELESSNESS; PUBLIC TRANSIT;

INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION

YES, ALFRED TWU'S DONUT MAP YES YES, ADD NEW

RENTER/STUDENT

DISTRICT
Incorporated into map making
process, but irreconcilable with City
Charter requirements, criteria by
the IRC, and/or other COIs
47 11/15/2021 4 Ben Gould 1. Housing affordability; 2. Bike/pedestrian/transit access & safety; 3. Homelessness
Downtown Berkeley is an incredibly diverse community of over 6,000 residents, 95% of whom are renters. Downtown is comprised of students, young professionals, immigrants, families, retirees, and long-time residents alike, including both housed and unhoused neighbors.

Downtown has been historically considered "everyone's
neighborhood" because of the diverse commercial and
leisure activities and the access to transit and major
institutions (UC Berkeley, LBNL, City of Berkeley). However, for the thousands of people who call Downtown home on a daily basis, it is also a residential community, where we need to be able to get home safely and comfortably at night, have non-automotive transportation options that make it easy to get to our destinations, and have enough housing options and tenant protections to keep rent affordable. City Council has historically neglected the residential experience in Downtown Berkeley.

Downtown Berkeley is most similar to the mixed-use and
medium density neighborhoods immediately north and
south along Shattuck Avenue. Because the most unifying
experience of living in Downtown is "renters who don't have cars", other neighborhoods with high concentrations of
renters who don't have cars are particularly good matches for joining into a Council district. Other campus periphery areas, such as Northside or Southside, are good candidates.

Hearst to the north; Oxford/Fulton to
the east; Dwight to the south; MLK to
the west.

Name provided: Downtown Berkeley
2272 Shattuck
Ave, 94704
AFFORDABLE HOUSING;
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; PUBLIC
TRANSIT ACCESS; HOMELESSNESS;

RENTER/ STUDENT
REPRESENTATION;

NO YES YES, ADD NEW

RENTER/STUDENT

DISTRICT
Incorporated into map making
process, but irreconcilable with City
Charter requirements, criteria by
the IRC, and/or other COIs
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Black academics, artists and activists are a core part of our community; housing should be available to ensure Black
members thrive in our historic district that should be
deemed the Black Community Historical Zone.The Adeline
Corridor and So Berkeley needs to not be further displaced or diluted. Berkeley NAACP, BEEMA and other Black
organizations in Berkeley strongly urge that District 3 remain without alteration. Specifically: McGee Ave Baptist Church should not be placed into District, 2, nor should Church by Side of Road be drawn into District 8. Without exception, the new African American Holistic Resource Center @1890
Alcatraz, Black Rep, Ephesians,Ebenezer,McGee, Phillips, St.Paul's must remain 'as is'
Current District 3 1730 Oregon St,
94703
Used Grove Park
address for pin
HISTORICALLY BLACK COMMUNITY;

HISTORICALLY MUSLIM
COMMUNITY; HISTORIC
REDLINING; CULTURALLY
SIGNIFICANT LOCAL BUSINESSES;
FAITH BASED COMMUNITY;
DISPLACEMENT; AFFORDABLE
HOUSING;

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D3 -

HISTORICALLY BLACK

COMMUNITY
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49 11/15/2021 1 Anonymous Working-class neighborhood, which includes many Craftsman-style homes (and a few Victorians), built by blue- collar workers for their families. It also retains a - albeit diminishing - level of racial and socioeconomic diversity as one of the only neighborhood in which restrictive covenants were not placed on housing (as a formerly redlined area).

This area bounds the MU-R and MU-LI areas, and
neighborhoods have striven to coexist with industry that would now be deemed to be incompatible with residential - and has embraced the ecosystem of small manufacturing,
arts, and crafts businesses, some of whose owners reside in live-work units in the neighborhood.

The Oceanview District is roughly
bounded by San Pablo on the East Side,
the waterfront on the West Side,
Gilman St. on the North Side, and
University Ave. on the South Side.

However, our community arguably has
more in common with the entire area
below San Pablo than other
neighborhoods. We certainly have
more in common with other areas
below Sacramento (roughly bounded
by the North Berkeley BART) than areas
to the east of Sacramento.

Name provided: Oceanview District
For your consideration, a West
Berkeley Business District oriented map
proposal has been created (most
districts except 2 are within less than
1% of the threshold for compactness,
the least compact district is D6 and it's
1720 Eighth St,
94710
Used James
Kenney Community
Center
SINGLE FAMILY ZONING;
LOCAL/SMALL BUSINESSES;
WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD;
HOUSING DENSITY;
MANUFACTURING/ARTS & CRAFTS;
LIVE/WORK UNITS; LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL; COMMON CULTURE;

HISTORIC REDLINING

YES, WEST BERKELEY BUSINESS

DISTRICT ORIENTED MAP--SEE

ATTACHED

YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT

BOUNDARIES -

OCEANVIEW DISTRICT,

SEE COI FORM
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50 11/15/2021 4 Wendy Alfsen & Nancy Holland Geographic, historical, economic, cultural, and racial/ethnic diversity interests; common intrests in quiet with less noise, less litter, less flooding, less air pollution, fewer vehicles, improved traffic safety, reduction of danger from cut-
through & commute traffic; religious centers.

See map attachment to COI form
Name provided: Greater Flatlands
1607 Bancroft
Way, 94703
Used intersection
of McGee Avenue
& Bancroft Way.

MAJOR TRAFFIC ARTERY;
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;
DENSITY; TRAFFIC
YES, SEE SUBMITTED MAP FOR D4 YES YES, RECONFIGURE

DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
FOR D4
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51 11/16/2021 3 Anonymous Sun, air, and space are resources we want to protect.

We have just enough space, and we get along well and
watch out for each other. This is important because we have small children, senior citizens and members of marginalized communities that have seen a lot of hatred: Muslims, Asian, and African American. We keep an eye out for our
neighbors and have a history of showing up, in person to take care of mutual concerns.

We love the sound of children playing outside, and during the pandemic our outside space on Walker Street became
the focus of neighborhood out door gatherings. These
gatherings were about the only "socializing" any of us did for a year.

Shattuck to the west. Comprises Derby
and Ward all the way past Fulton.

Name provided: Walker Street / Le
Conte
2108 Derby St,
94705
Used intersection
of Derby Street &
Walker Street.

INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION;
HOUSING DENSITY;
HOMELESSNESS;
ECONOMIC/RACIAL DIVERSITY;
FAMILIES; MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES; DIVERSITY

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D3
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There is a deep and rich history that needs to be told about the history and accomplishments of the Black and multi- racial communities of Berkeley before this tsunami of
displacement and broken families from the Crack epidemic, War on Drugs, and racialized policing, to the real estate scams and speculations took displaced so many
Maintain current District 1 boundaries;
at least as far east as Sacramento
Street, the former "color line."
Name provided: District 1
1531 San Pablo
Ave, 94702
Intersection of
Cedar & San Pablo.

HISTORICALLY BLACK COMMUNITY;
AFFORDABLE HOUSING; LOW
INCOME RESIDENTS; INADEQUATE
REPRESENTATION; SENIOR
RESOURCE EQUITY;
CRIME/POLICING; DIVERSITY;
HISTORIC REDLINING;

HOMELESSNESS

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D1 -

HISTORICALLY BLACK

COMMUNITY
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53 11/16/2021 2 Betsy Morris I am a 30 year old resident of historic West Berkeley (split between District 1 and 2), and a current member of the
Poet's Corner Advocates for the Unhoused and the Berkeley Visionary Equity Alliance. We want an inclusive community, and are working with existing institutions like Women's Day Time Drop In Center and Youth Spirit Artworks to recognize the massive displacement of the Black and Hispanic
community members. We support a variety of truly
affordable housing. strategies to reintegrate, including "good neighbor" shelters, tiny home villages, and safe parking lots while more affordable housing can be built.

Current boundaries work well
(University, Sacramento, and Dwight
Way). Strawberry Creek Park
neighborhood with Berkeley Youth
Alternatives, the park, the corp yard,
Daytime Drop In Center and Strawberry
Creek Lodge, Berkeley Youth
Alternatives, belong in District 2. West
Berkeley from south of University
Avenue, to the Marina, Aquatic Park
and east to Sacramento Street (the old
de facto "color line" reflect. I am
suprised to see the decline of West
Berkeley and the Oceanview
Neighborhood in favor of "South West
Berkeley" and Northwest Berkeley."
San Pablo Park was/is a distinctive
neighborhood. The displacement of
Black neighbors is striking west of San
Pablo - the current census map looks
scrubbed.
2246 San Pablo
Ave, 94702
Used intersection
of San Pablo
Avenue & Bancroft
Way
DIVERSITY; DISPLACEMENT OF
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR;
AFFORDABLE HOUSING; DISTRICT
INEQUITY; HOMELESSNESS;

INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D2

AND WEST BERKELEY -

HISTORICALLY BLACK

COMMUNITY, SEE COI
FORM
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54 11/24/2021 4 Helene Whitson We have interests with our neighbors concerning things like fast traffic on our streets, lighting, crime, trash pick-up, water run-off when it rains, etc. We are a neighborhood. In fact, for several years, we've had a block party in the Fall on Spruce between Cedar and Virginia, even though we were
put into two different districts during the last redistricting As a result of the last redistricting, Spruce and Arch Streets were split down the middle. Those who lived on the
westside of the street were put into District 4, while those who lived on the East side of the street remained in District

6. Before, when we had common problems, we could go to
our District 6 representative. Now, while we may have
common problems--traffic, trash pick-up, lighting for the street, we now have to go to two different District
representatives, even though we have the same problem.

District 4 does not serve our needs. It is more oriented to Berkeley businesses. I always have had good responses from District 6 and still receive their newsletter. That’s where I find out what is going on in Berkeley. I asked to be put on a District 4 newsletter, but it may be they don’t have one.

District 6 should continue south to Hearst and west to the east side of Oxford, instead of a little chunk being taken out and added to District 4.

Lower Spruce area including Spruce
Street and Arch Street
Name provided: Lower Spruce
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;
LIGHTING; CRIME; REFUSE
COLLECTION; WATER RUN-OFF;
INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION;
No YES YES, RETURN TO D6 - D6
should continue south to
Hearst and west to
Oxford, instead of a little
chunk being taken out
and added to D4. District
boundaries should be at
large arteries, e.g. Hearst
or Oxford
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For the past ten years those of us assigned to District 4 have not felt our interests could be adequately addressed. Older homeowners and student interests do not always coincide.

We would prefer to be in a district comprised of other
homeowners and long term residents in our neighborhood.

Please consider boundary adjustments that would reunite us with the rest of our home owning neighbors.

Cedar to the North, Hearst to the
South, Oxford to the West and Euclid to
the East
NEIGHBORHOOD COHESIVENESS;
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES; SMALL

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXISTING
DISTRICT MAP; RETIRED
POPULATION; YOUNG FAMILIES;

HOMEOWNER / LONG-TERM

RESIDENTS VS STUDENT

CONSTITUENCY
NO YES YES, RETURN TO D6 -
Unite with the rest of
homeowning neighbors.

Want south side of
Virginia Street added to
District 6; "Our
neighborhood is roughly
bordered by Cedar to the
North, Hearst to the
South, Oxford to the
West
and Euclid to the East.

Currently our
neighborhood is divided
into at least three
separate districts."
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56 11/29/2021 8 Lzamarra on behalf of Willard
Neighborhood Association
I have resided in what is District 8 for over 34 years. I share that to say that I have experienced changes to our voting district more than once. I would like to ask that your
committee reconsider what comprises District 8. Presently, parts of the Willard Neighborhood are outside of District 8.

The Willard neighborhood runs from Ashby to Dwight and
from telegraph to College. To me it makes common sense
that a given neighborhood is within one voting district.

Willard Neighborhood - Ashby to
Dwight and Telegraph to College
Avenue
Name provided: Willard Neighborhood

NEIGHBORHOOD COHESIVENESS NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR D8 -

WILLARD

NEIGHBORHOOD
SHOULD STAY IN D8;
"The Willard
neighborhood runs from
Ashby to Dwight and
from Telegraph to
C ll "
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57 1/11/2022 1 Anonymous Parks. Walkways and parks are important to our community.

They need to be neat, clean, well kept and most of all safe.

We want to see homeless cared for properly for and not
living on the street, in tents, on park benches or in
inoperable RVs or vans for days on end.

We are on Virginia St near Cedar Rose
Park and the walkway that replaced the
old Southern Pacific
right of way. We would consider our
area to extend to the North to shops on
Hopkins, West to San
Pablo and East to BART and on to
Shattuck
PARK/RECREATION; WALKABILITY;
HOMELESSNESS; SAFETY; PUBLIC

TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT; HOUSING

DEVELOPMENT
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58 1/11/2022 1,5 Anonymous Long time residents, with a mix of renters and homeowners.

Close to a small shopping village. Walkability. Friendly, neighborly with an annual block party. Until recently, this was an affordable neighborhood with neighbors that have a variety of income levels
Name provided: Westbrae LONG-TERM RESIDENTS; RENTER
AND HOMEOWNERS;
WALKABILITY; NEIGHBORLINESS;
AFFORDABLE HOUSING;

DEVELOPMENT
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59 1/11/2022 5 Alan Tobey Aged largely middle class but not more than c. 2/3 Caucasian; but across those lines very community centered and community active, working on local causes together and keeping in touch with others. We’ve had a number of new residents arriving from the suburbs just to live in such an active and diverse neighborhood. New residents from
Kansas to Thailand to India are swiftly welcome here
Walkable Westbrae. You could stretch
the boundaries from say Monterey
Market to Whole
Foods, and from the Albany line a few
blocks
Name provided: Walkable Westbrae
COMMUNITY CENTERED;
WALKABILITY; THRIVING LOCAL
BUSINESS SCENE; TRAFFIC

CONCERNS
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60 1/11/2022 1 Anonymous More industrial pollutants here than any other Berkeley district.

Lower income than rest of Berkeley/ greater need for social services.

Greatest number of tent/rv cities in Berkeley.

Northwest Berkeley; we tend to
identify with Northwest Berkeley BART
station.

POLLUTION; SOCIAL SERVICES
NEEDS; LOW INCOME;
HOMELESSNESS; INADEQUATE

REPRESENTATION
NO YES NO Shared communication with City
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61 1/11/2022 5 Cathy Brown We are a neighborhood, linked by proximity, friendship, and our CERT group. Most of the neighbors have lived here for more than 25 years; some much longer. People know each
other, look out for one another, share keys, newspapers, tools, lemons, and kid and elder equipment. The
neighborhood kids go to Berkeley public schools; we're 6 blocks from Ruth Acty and 2 blocks from King.

We love our neighborhood. It is one of the most walkable neighborhoods in town, less than a half mile from Shattuck, the North Branch of the Public Library, the Hopkins
commercial corridor, and BART. The 1500 block of McGee
badly needs repaving. The pavement has deteriorated to the point that the storm drains collect pebbles, dirt and bits of asphalt. The street sweeper generates huge clouds of dust;

Generally, the 1500 block of McGee
and the 1700 block of Vine.

Vine/McGee Neighbors.

LONG TERM RESIDENTS;
NEIGHBORLINESS; BERKELEY
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS;
WALKABILITY; ROADWAY

CONDITIONS
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Westbrae, "Gilman District", East of San
Pablo, near Gilman Street
NEIGHBORLINESS; CRIME
PREVENTION; SAFETY; LOCAL
BUSINESS AND RESTAURANTS;
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; LAST

MILE NEEDS
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Anonymous Walking to local restaurants, post office, parks, library, shops. This is extremely important, that's why we chose this area.

North of University and east of San
Pablo. People refer to this area as
Poets Corner but it is not. I've seen it
refered to as Curtis Tract on official city
plans. I think this district should span
University Ave. As the previous city
council member said this area is a "step
child". We are on the border of districts
1 and 2 and no one wants to commit to
us
WALKABILITY; LOTS OF
DEVELOPMENT; PARKING ISSUES;
HOMELESSNESS; CLEANLINESS;
INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION;

FEELING OF OLDER RESIDENTS

BEING PUSHED OUT

NO YES YES, EXPAND

BOUNDARIES TO SPAN
UNIVERSITY AVE. "Using
main arteries as dividing
lines leaves people
unrepresented"
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Anonymous Living within walking distance of North Berkeley BART. This is important because drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians have different interests. Also, our community has many members in "regular" jobs (teaching, retail, government,
transportation) versus some of Berkeley where residents are uniformly in higher income jobs.

Name provided: West Berkeley
West of Sacramento, North of
University, South of Gilman

MULTIMODAL TRANSIT
INFRASTRUCTURE; PUBLIC TRANSIT

DEVELOPMENT /
DECISIONMAKING; "REGULAR"

INCOME EARNERS--ARTISTS AND
TEACHERS; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;
INCLUSIVE HOUSING POLICIES;

HOMELESSNESS
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65 1/14/2022 5 Iris Starr A wide range of people living here- students, elderly, families, homeowners, renters, unhoused, Black, Native
American, Asian, Latino and all other groups that are not "census defined". Access to transit, cafe's, restaurants, grocery stores, services. Walkable and bike-able
neighborhood. On street parking for residents.

Decisions about the BART station development are key in the coming year. Those decisions should be majorly
influenced by those that will live next door to it, and not those who drive to it. Enlarging District 5 will disadvantage those of us who live next door.

Some people are writing in form letters to enlarge District 5.

Please ignore form letters. Create districts that make
geographic sense. On the north, Rose or Hopkins is the
obvious boundary.

Rose or Hopkins street, Shattuck Ave,
University Avenue, the Marina. ~2
blocks from the BART station.

DIVERSE RESIDENTS; WALKABILITY;
PUBLIC TRANSIT; PUBLIC TRANSIT

DEVELOPMENT /
DECISIONMAKING; AGAINST

ENLARGEMENT OF DISTRICT

BOUNDARY

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D5 -
DO NOT EXPAND D5,
Rose / Hopkins suggested
as North boundary
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North Berkeley BART, the path along
West Street, Strawberry Creek Park,
and Cedar Rose Park. My conception of
the neighborhood extends south to
Dwight (+ Homemade Cafe!) and north
to Hopkins. On the west it goes at least
to San Pablo Avenue, or maybe all the
way to the railroad tracks (to include
Rosa Parks + the Adult School and Cafe
Leila and Viks -- but it doesn't include
the Fourth Street shopping district). On
the east it goes at least to California
(Monterey Market + the softball field
next to the BART station), or maybe as
far as MLK Jr Way (for Totland, the rest
of Ohlone Park, and King Middle
School).

Name provided: North Berkeley BART
PARKS/RECREATION; PATHWAYS;

PUBLIC TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT /
DECISIONMAKING; MAJOR

CORRIDORS

NO YES YES, COI COHESION -

NORTH BERKELEY BART
COMMUNITY. Berkeley
Bart Station is part of the
Berkeley flats. See
Geographic Region for
specifics on boundaries
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Anonymous Living so close to the North Berkeley BART station, I see that as a focal point for the community, and something that
priorities and interests are organized around. Those who walk or bike to that BART station, and are invested and impacted by it as a use, definitely feel like one economic community. One of the biggest factors for lifestyle in
Berkeley is whether you live in a walkable/bikable
neighborhood in the flats,
or in a driving neighborhood in the hills. Those are two very distinct lifestyles and interests, and residents of each lifestyle should be able to elect councilmembers that
advocate for those interests and needs.

Gilman/Hopkins in the north
(Monterrey Market, Gioia Pizza, and
the swimming pool at King Middle
being key parts of my community), San
Pablo to the west (Casa Latina, Cafe
Leila, and Acme being core parts of
what I access), MLK to the east (Ohlone
Park is important to me), and Allston to
the south (I take Allston to get to
Aquatic Park and Cesar Chavez park). I
think of the BART station as a central
organizing feature of my neighborhood,
as well as the Ohlone Greenway. Urban
Adamah and the Gilman Corridor is also
an important part of my community,
and something I access often.

Name provided: North Berkeley BART
WALKABILITY; PUBLIC TRANSIT

DEVELOPMENT /
DECISIONMAKING; MAJOR
CORRIDORS; PARKS; MULTIMODAL
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE;

MOBILITY

NO YES YES, COI COHESION -

NORTH BERKELEY BART
COMMUNITY. Suggestion
to use mobility to inform
neighborhood
boundaries and thus
district maps
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Blaine Merker The North Berkeley Bart station is the single biggest defining feature of my neighborhood, and the landmark used to
convey the neighborhood within a 15-20 minutes walk of the station.

It's very important to our neighborhood's identity that the area around the Bart station not be split into different districts. The walkshed/bikeshed around the station has build that community identity. Those who walk and bike to the station see the same people people (our neighbors who walk and bike) daily, exchange news and create community.

Because of the Ohlone Greenway in particular, which acts as a feeder from the blocks to the north, there is a strong culture of people who walk or bike to transit. Many people I know moved to this neighborhood in order to drive less. This an "eco neighborhood" of people making transportation
choices in line with their sustainability objectives.

Name provided: North Berkeley BART
The area is described as the
"neighborhood around the North
Berkeley Bart station", or just "North
Berkeley Bart". Because the station is
named "North Berkeley", many people
around here use that name to refer to
the area around the station rather than
the wider part of Berkeley towards
Hopkins and Gilman. The use of this
station version of the name usually
refers to the area between San Pablo
Ave, Martin Luther King, Hopkins and
University. Because the Ohlone
Greenway (and Ohlone Park) transport
people by foot and bike to the Bart
station, many Bart commuters who use
the station consider themselves
affiliated with "North Berkeley" by
virtue of the station they use.

PUBLIC TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT /
DECISIONMAKING; PARKS;

MULTIMODAL TRANSIT
INFRASTRUCTURE;
SUSTAINABILITY; ECO; MOBILITY

NO YES YES, COI COHESION -

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Another example of community is the night that my
community puts out lights for our annual Luminaria night (Christmas eve) - people from all over the city come to walk the streets in this community that are bounded by MLK,
University, Rose and Sacramento (or North Berkeley BART) to enjoy the luminaria's and the community that we have built over the years.

My community and its concerns/interests are unique from that of the Berkeley Hills/Thousand Oaks neighborhoods. It is important to NOT lump us in with the Berkeley Hills or Name provided: North Berkeley BART
East.

Boundaries: Berkeley BART to Rose
Street to MLK to University.

PUBLIC TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT /
DECISIONMAKING; MULTIMODAL
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE;
COMMUNITY FESTIVALS;

WALKABILITY

NO YES YES, COI COHESION -

NORTH BERKELEY BART
COMMUNITY. North
Berkeley Bart Station is
part of the Berkeley flats
not Thousand Oaks or
Hills
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North Berkeley Now!
Many people chose to live in this neighborhood because of the walkable streets and proximity to buses and the North Berkeley BART station (NBB). We enjoy walking or biking to places and patronizing local businesses. Our neighborhood has a grid, not wavy switchback style streets seen in the Berkeley Hills.

The attached map shows the area
around North Berkeley BART where
one can walk to the station from their
home in less than 10 minutes.

Residents living in that area are most
affected by regional usage of BART and
zoning changes there. Because of the
grid, the walkable area is more of a
diamond shape than a square.

WALKABILITY; PUBLIC TRANSIT

DEVELOPMENT /
DECISIONMAKING; MULTIMODAL
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE; GRID
PLANNING; DENSE HOUSING; LOTS

OF URBANISTS, ARCHITECTS,

PLANNERS

YES, SEE MAP INCLUDED YES YES, COI COHESION -

NORTH BERKELEY BART
COMMUNITY. Suggestion
to use mobility to inform
neighborhood
boundaries and thus
district maps; those living
around public transit
should be kept as one
district and not be split
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Victoria Eisen Our community is WALKABLE! We walk to run errands, go to school and work, visit each other and exercise our dogs and ourselves. Most importantly, we can walk to the North
Berkeley BART station, which is why we chose to purchase our home 28 years ago.

Sacramento and the North Berkeley
BART station to the east, Ohlone
Greenway to the south, MLK to the east
and Rose to the north.

WALKABILITY; PUBLIC TRANSIT

DEVELOPMENT /
DECISIONMAKING; PARKS; ROAD
AND PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE;

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

NO YES YES, COI COHESION -

NORTH BERKELEY BART
COMMUNITY.

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Will Travis Books, gardening, political discussions, "the joy of engaging with our neighbors during our walks in our community". Our two most popular walking destinations are the North
Berkeley BART station and the neighborhood commercial
centere at the Hopkins/California/Monterey intersection.

Everywhere within our community is within walking distance of its hub, the North Berkeley BART station.

Name provided: Cow Hollow
Bordered on the north by Northbrae,
east by Shattuck Avenue, east by the
Ohlone Greenway with a little bump to
University Avenue along Sacramento
Street and on the west by San Pablo
Avenue.
1704 Vine Street WALKABILITY; PUBLIC TRANSIT

DEVELOPMENT /
DECISIONMAKING; PARKS; MIXED
DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY

CENTRIC

NO YES YES, COI COHESION -

NORTH BERKELEY BART
COMMUNITY.

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73 1/24/2022 3 Anonymous A walkable neighborhood with safe bike and pedestrian access to everyday needs (e.g. Ashby BART, Berkeley Bowl, UC Berkeley, libraries, parks and trails, commercial districts at Elmwood or Rockridge or downtown Berk).

A diverse, friendly and caring community of neighbors who support each other with health, housing, food, gardening and pet care.

Pulling our sliver of neighborhood into District 8 is not a good fit unless we are joined by LeConte neighborhood (blue map).

Name provided: Halcyon Halcyon
community centered on Halcyon Park
with strong borders at Ashby and
Telegraph (due to intense traffic,
dangerous crossings), Woolsey (due to
Oakland city boundary), and Ashby
BART at Adeline. We feel connected to
Ashby BART. We
feel less connected to neighborhoods
in the Berkeley hills, that seems more
l d h d d
WALKABILITY; MULTIMODAL
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE;
DIVERSE; COMMUNITY; PUBLIC

TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT /

DECISIONMAKING

NO YES YES, COI COHESION -

INLUDE HALCYON WITH

NORTH FLATS NOT HILLS
- D8 is NOT a good fit
unless joined by LeConte
Included in Amber map
74 1/24/2022 4 Anonymous Mainly small, residential neighborhoods with middle-age and older residents, of middle income, primarily college educated, mainly English speaking. Share transportation nearby, of buses and BART.

We are an active area and pay close attention to the actions of the City and the City Council. We are hoping that District 4 will remain, and thus "vote" for either the orange or amber district maps
Name provided: South Berkeley
Near University in the north, Dwight in
the south, Sacramento to the west.

McGee Spaulding neighborhood is the
name of this community

MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER
RESIDENTS; MIDDLE INCOME;
COLLEGE-EDUCATED; PUBLIC

TRANSIT

YES, AMBER OR ORANGE MAPS BC
D4 SHOULD REMAIN AS IS

YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D4
Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
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More outreach time is required for our area compared to the hills because people have less leisure time for political involvement and somewhat less confidence in local
government.

Environmental impact of businesses need to be constantly addressed. This necessarily consumes a lot of
councilperson(s) time. That’s why we need two.

We need two different councilpersons like or much like we

From 3 blocks East of San Pablo to the
Bay
LOWER AVERAGE INCOME;
DIVERSE; INADEQUATE
REPRESENTATION; NEED GREATER
OUTREACH; LOCAL BUSINESSES

REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT TIME SO

NEED MORE REPRESENTATION

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT

BOUNDARIES - WEST
BERKELEY. Need two
districts to adequately
represent needs of
residents and businesses
Included in Amber map
76 1/27/2022 3 Sylvia C. A member of my family lived in South Berkeley. I visited and became part of the community. I made may way back and
have been a part of the South Berkeley neighborhood,
workforce and services for over 13 years. I could only find housing in the North of Berkeley, but I am working hard to get back home.

Like all of Berkeley, as portrayed in Berkeleyvisit tourist comment, we represent the beauty of diversity in all our districts. District 3's cultural and historical ethnic diversity and traditions are a rich contribution to Berkeley's appeal to all. I agree with the history of Berkeley's democratic process, that all districts should be afforded the basic right to choose what cultural, historical diversity in which they identify.

We, South Berkeley neighbors and associations, are
developing our home so all (those of the long-time residents presentation) and those who were displaced can live well.

To choose and have access to what they identify as their heritage. South Berkeley for nearly a century have had
leaders that benefited all of Berkeley. Our families have been disrupted by eminent domain, predatory loans, high rental and homeownership rates by corporate, penal profit, high mortality rates and extreme inhumane conditions that caused life-threatening physical
and mental health conditions. Yet, we rallied together to make South Berkeley better. Now, here we go again; there is a so-called "independent" redistricting strategy to erase generations of the richness of the African-American cuisine, culture, tradition and presence concentrated in the district

District 3's boundaries that if redlined,
will severe a cultural diverse
distinctness for generations for South
Berkeley. A ethnic flavor that has
contributed to the appeal to residents
and tourists of Berkeley. It should be
left intact from east to west district
limits from San Pablo Avenue to
Telegraph Avenue;
and south to north boundaries
limits(Alcatraz Ave to Dwight Way).

There are funding projects and
investments that South Berkeley's long-
time residents and neighborhood
improvement nonprofits have in place
based on the current district mapping
CULTURAL, HISTORICAL DIVERSITY;
COMMUNITY; ORGANIZING;

REDLINING AND DISCRIMINATION

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D3 -

HISTORICALLY BLACK

COMMUNITY
Included in Amber map
77 1/27/2022 None/N
ot
selecte
d
accurat
ely
Juliet Lee Historically redlined, recently gentrifying. Pressure on housing, people who grew up here can't afford to stay here (like Mildred Howard).

Newer Americans also settle here esp in cheaper & section 8 apartments-this has been the case for the whole brief
history of this city
-Little India around lower University Ave.
-Unstably housed folks camp around Aquatic Park.
-Orthodox Jews live here to be within the "eruv" (zone in which they are permitted to walk to 2 synagogues; eruv is delimited by the rabbis), but because it's Berkeley these are socially progressive Jews.

If districts break up voting blocks, people can lose their say.

If business-zoned areas are overconcentrated in one or two districts, the residents of those districts bear the burden of any traffic, parking, crime, environmental impacts (like toxic waste in air) associated with businesses
If some districts have few residents but other districts have many residents, but each district has one council rep, people in smaller zones are
overrepresented (like in US Senate now).

It looks like the Amber map best addresses those concerns.

HOLC maps from 1940s show redlined
boundaries.
-Newer Americans reside between
Sacramento-Sixth-University-Oakland
border.
-Little India clusters within lower
University-Sacramento-Dwight-San
Pablo.
-Unstably housed: Aquatic Park
-Poorer folks, newer Americans: large
older apartment complexes esp which
allow Section 8
GENTRIFICATION; AFFORDABLE
HOUSING; REDLINING

YES, AMBER MAP TO ADDDRESS
ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION;

BUSINESSES NOT

OVERCONCENTRATED

OVERBURDENED IN A COUPLE OF

DISTRICTS
YES NO Shared communication with City
Council in IRC Report
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Two representatives are needed to represent West Berkeley to address citizens concerns with all the development,
homeless issues, the industrial district, the marina, Aquatic Park, etc and of course homeowners and increase in renters that will house these developments. Poets Corner should remain in district 2. There should be fair representation in West Berkeley. Looking at the maps what makes a majority of UC students who live in Berkeley for 2 to 4 years get more representation in some of the
maps?
Name Provided: Poets Corner COMMUNITY CENTERED; PARKS;
TRAFFIC; PARKING; DEVELOPMENT;
HOMELESSNESS; CRIMES

NO YES YES, MAINTAIN DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR D2 -

WEST BERKELEY, POET'S
CORNER. NEEDS TWO

DISTRICTS FOR
REPRESENTATION; POETS

CORNER SHOULD STAY
IN D2
Included in Amber map
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ot
selecte
d
accurat
ely
Donaldson Public safety, traffic and walkablity to stores near by. The walking nature of our community is a real core to what I see.

We all are connected and visible to each other on a daily basis.

We are a mix of young families, kids, retired people and some single folks. Families tend to dominate. We all look out for each other as much as we can.
neighbors that are east of San Pablo
Avenue. Our common thread is that we
are mostly small homes and families
that range accross "the flatlands" of
Berkeley. I consider our community to
be from Albany in the north to roughly
Univesity to the south and Sacramento
to the east. The similarities,
connections and boundaries of streets
really define this area. And, I should
add the type of use, residental single
family with a few in-fill apartment
buildings and ADUs.

WALKABILITY; PUBLIC SAFETY; MIX
OF RESIDENTS; SINGLE FAMILY
HOUSING; ROAD MAINTENANCE;

TRAFFIC

NO YES YES, UNITE WEST

BERKELEY INTO ONE

DISTRICT (BUT THEY ARE

EAST OF SAN PABLO)
Incorporated into map making
process, but irreconcilable with City
Charter requirements, criteria by
the IRC, and/or other COIs
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Redistricting by the People
Public Submission
Packet
Council District Maps &
Community of Interest Testimony
Appendix K

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City Council Redistricting
Public Submission Packet

Table of Contents
Introductory Letter from IRC Commissioners 3
Proceso de Redistribución de Distritos 4
What is a Community of Interest? 5
Community of Interest Form 6
Guidelines for Creating a Map 10
City of Berkeley Map 11
Ways to Provide Input 12
City, State, and Census Resources 13
Berkeley Charter Article V Section 9.5 14
Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 2.10 22
Fair Maps Act (AB 849) 29
Fair Maps Act (AB 1276) 40

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Mapping Berkeley Communities: Redistricting by the People

October 2, 2021

Dear Berkeley Residents,

Every ten years, we Berkeley residents have the opportunity to adjust our eight City Council District boundaries to account for changes in Berkeley’s population. This process is called “redistricting” and is based on the latest Census. This year, for the first time, the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) manages redistricting. The IRC comprises volunteers who live in Berkeley and were selected through an open and rigorous process. The City Council’s only role in redistricting is to adopt the map approved by the IRC.

While U.S., State, and City laws apply, the basic goal of redistricting is simple: redraw the Berkeley City Council District boundaries so that Berkeley residents are fairly represented in our City Council. The IRC needs the public’s input to create a fair, people’s map. The IRC is committed to ensuring an open and transparent redistricting process that welcomes public comment on the drawing of district boundaries , is conducted with integrity, fairness, without personal or political considerations, and creates a fair, people’s map.

Public participation is essential to a successful redistricting process. Please provide your input to the IRC by submitting Community of Interest Forms, Proposed Maps, or public comments.

A packet of instructions to submit these is available at www.CityofBerkeley.info/redistricting and in paper format at the Berkeley City Clerk Department , 2180 Milvia Street 1st Floor Berkeley, CA 94704. The IRC will analyze, synthesize, and balance the public’s input so that the final people’s map is the fairest, most compliant map possible.

Key dates for the redistricting process are:

October 2nd: IRC Public Hearing to Request Proposed Maps November 15th: Deadline to Submit Proposed Maps

Please send the IRC your Proposed Maps, Community of Interest Form, or comments to www.CityofBerkeley.info/redistricting or the Berkeley City Clerk Department, 2180 Milvia Street, 1st Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704. The deadline for Proposed Maps is November 15th, 2021. You may submit COI Forms and comments any time during the redistricting process.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Watson, Chair, IRC

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PROCESO DE REDISTRIBUCIÓN DE DISTRITOS DE LA CIUDAD DE BERKELEY

Cada diez años los gobiernos locales hacen uso de los datos procedentes del censo para volver a trazar las líneas de sus distritos con fines de reflejar el cambio en las poblaciones locales. El Proyecto de Ley 849 de la Asamblea les exige a las ciudades y condados la participación de sus comunidades en el proceso de redistribución de distritos mediante audiencias públicas y talleres al igual que actividades de alcance público que incluyan a comunidades que no hablen inglés.

¿Qué es la redistribución de distritos?
Cada diez años es necesario volver a trazar las líneas distritales con el fin de que cada distrito sea esencialmente igual en términos de población. Este proceso, llamado redistribución de distritos, es importante para asegurar que cada concejal municipal represente aproximadamente el mismo número de pobladores representados. En Berkeley, una Comisión Independiente de Redistribución de Distritos se encarga de trazar los distritos del Concejo municipal. La redistribución de distritos se efectúa haciendo uso de los datos del Censo estadounidense que se publicarán alrededor del 30 de septiembre de 2021.

¿Cómo puedo participar?
La Comisión Independiente de Redistribución de Distritos celebrará reuniones destinadas a recibir aportes públicos referentes a dónde han de trazarse las líneas de los distritos. Las reuniones tomarán lugar distintos días entre semana y los fines de semana a varias horas del día para acomodar la más amplia participación posible.

Usted además podrá presentar modelos de mapas propuestos enviándolos:
redistricting.cityofberkeley.info/berkeley

Usted además podrá presentar comentarios públicos por correo electrónico al:
[email protected]
Comunidad de Interés (Español PDF)

El formulario web está disponible en línea visitando www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/

¿Dónde puedo averiguar más detalles?
La Ciudad mantiene una página web referente al proceso de redistribución de distritos municipales aquí: www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting

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COMMUNITY OF INTEREST (COI)

The Berkeley City Charter sets specific criteria for redistricting, which are explained in the following instructions for Proposed Maps. Communities of Interest are specifically referenced in the Charter, and the IRC will consider this in the redistricting process.

A Community of Interest is a contiguous population that shares common social and economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation.

Such shared interests include but are not limited to those common to areas in which the people share similar living standards, use the same transportation facilities, have similar work opportunities, or have access to the same media of communication relevant to the election process, as well as neighborhoods, students, organized student housing, shared age, and racial demographics.

Communities of Interest shall not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.

Public input is essential in cataloging and understanding the Communities of Interest within Berkeley. You know the most about your Community of Interest!

Please note that the COI Forms are not an effective way to communicate service requests to the City of Berkeley. While the IRC will take into account issues raised about city services, the IRC does not have the authority to dispatch public services. If you have specific issues for which you seek city services, then please call the City’s Hotline, 311 or 510-981-2489.

Instructions for telling the IRC about your Community of Interest are at https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting. A paper Community of Interest Form with instructions is available at the Berkeley City Clerk Department, 2180 Milvia Street, 1st Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704.

You do not have to use the COI Form. You can mail or email a description of your Community of Interest in any format and language to the Berkeley City Clerk Department, 2180 Milvia Street, 1st Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704, or [email protected]. The IRC will analyze, synthesize, and balance the public’s input so that the final people’s map is the fairest, most compliant map possible.

Submitted Community of Interest Forms and Proposed Maps are available for public viewing at https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting.

You may submit COI Forms and comments any time during the redistricting process.

Thank you for contributing to a fair people’s map.

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Tell us about your community!
Help shape the future of Berkeley’s Council districts
Every ten years after the Census, the City Council district boundaries are redrawn to ensure the districts are balanced for changes in population. Complete this form to tell the Independent Redistricting Commission about your community of interest so it can be considered in the redistricting process.

What is a “community of interest”?
A community of interest is a group of people in the same geographic area who share common social and economic interests.

Are there things that make your community unique when compared to surrounding areas? What characteristics do you share with your neighbors? How would you describe the area to a friend? For example, some characteristics a community can share are:
• Identity
• Business districts
• Education
• Ancestry
• Shared transportation
• Cultural centers
• History
• Economic interests
• Language
• Neighborhoods
Redistricting laws also prohibit a few things from being included when drawing district boundaries – such as political parties and candidates, or where current councilmembers live.

Use our “Community of Interest Form” on the next page to describe your community. You can add more pages if needed.

Online web form available at: cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/ You can attend public meetings to give more input on this topic. Visit our webpage for dates and times: cityofberkeley.info/redistricting. You can also email the Commission at [email protected].

To provi
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Community of Interest Form
Optional – Name / Email:

What are the common interests in your community? Describe how they are important:

Explain the geographical location of your community of interest. What are the boundaries? Does your community/neighborhood have a name?

How is your community impacted by the City and the actions of the City Council?

What else would you like to tell us about your community? Add more pages if you need to.

Online web form available at cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/ Questions or comments? Submit this form by:

Email the Independent Redistricting Commission:
[email protected]

Mapping Berkeley Communities: Redistricting by the People.

Email:
[email protected]

In person: City Clerk Department,
2180 Milvia Street, 1st Floor

Mail: City Clerk Dept., 2180 Milvia
Street, 1st Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704

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¡Cuéntenos de su comunidad!
Ayúdenos a definir el futuro de los distritos del Concejo de Berkeley Cada diez años, tras el Censo se vuelven a trazar los límites distritales para asegurar un equilibrio debido al efectuarse cambios en la población. Se le invita a llenar este formulario para informarle a la Comisión Independiente de Redistribución de Distritos sobre su comunidad de interés con el fin de ser considerada en el proceso de redistribución de distritos. ¿Qué es una “comunidad de interés”?
Una comunidad de interés se refiere a un grupo de individuos que compartan una región geográfica al igual que intereses comunes sociales y económicos. ¿Hay elementos que determinen una singularidad en su comunidad al compararse con regiones cercanas? ¿Qué características comparte usted con sus vecinos? ¿Cómo le describiría la región a un amigo? Por ejemplo, algunas características que podría compartir una comunidad son:
• Identidad
• Distritos comerciales
• Educación
• Ascendencia
• Transporte compartido
• Centros culturales
• Historia
• Intereses económicos
• Idioma
• Vecindarios
Las leyes referentes a la redistribución de distritos prohíben que se incluyan ciertas cosas al trazar los límites distritales – tales como partidos políticos y candidatos o donde viven los concejales actuales.

Use nuestro “Formulario de Comunidad de Interés” en la página siguiente para describir a su comunidad. Puede agregar más páginas si fuera necesario.

El formulario web está disponible en línea visitando:
cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/
Si desea aportar más al respecto, se le invita asistir a las reuniones públicas.

Para información referente a fechas y horarios, favor de visitar nuestra página web: cityofberkeley.info/redistricting. También puede comunicarse con la Comisión por correo electrónico [email protected].

Para ofrecer comentarios referentes a servicios municipales o para solicitar servicios específicos de la Ciudad para su vecindario, favor de llamar al 311 o comunicarse con su concejal.
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Formulario de Comunidad de Interés
Opcional – Nombre / Correo electrónico:
¿En qué distrito vive usted? Si no está seguro, indíquenos su dirección y nosotros lo averiguaremos:
 Distrito 1  Distrito 2  Distrito 3  Distrito 4
 Distrito 5  Distrito 6  Distrito 7  Distrito 8
¿Cuáles son los intereses comunes de su comunidad? Describa cómo es que son importantes:

Explique la ubicación geográfica de su comunidad de interés. ¿Cuáles son sus límites o confines? ¿Tiene nombre su comunidad /vecindario?
¿Como le afectan las medidas del Concejo Municipal y la Ciudad en sí a su comunidad? ¿Que más le gustaría comentarnos con respecto a su comunidad? Agregue más paginas si fuera necesario.

El formulario web está disponible en línea visitando cityofberkeley.info/redistricting/ ¿Tiene preguntas o comentarios?
Comuníqueselos a la Comisión Independiente de
Redistribución de Distritos por correo electrónico al:
[email protected].

Mapeo de las comunidades de Berkeley: Redistribución
de Distritos efectuada por el pueblo.

Entregue este formulario por:

Correo electrónico:
[email protected]
En persona: Secretaría Municipal
[City Clerk Department]
2180 Milvia Street, 1er Piso
Por correo: City Clerk Dept., 2180 Milvia
Street, 1st Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704
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PROPOSED MAPS

The Berkeley City Charter sets out the following criteria for redistricting:

…the [IRC] shall take into consideration topography, geography, cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity and compactness of territory of the districts, as well as existing communities of interest … and shall utilize easily understood district boundaries such as major traffic arteries and geographic boundaries to the extent they are consistent with communities of interest. The geographic integrity of a neighborhood or community of interest shall be respected to the extent possible. … Districts shall not be drawn for the purpose of favoring or discriminating against an incumbent, political candidate, or political party. … The [IRC] shall not consider the residence of sitting Councilmembers.

Below are some definitions to help guide you in creating your Proposed Map.

• Nearly Equal Population: Acceptable difference between the smallest and largest district is no more 1,556 people or 10% of the equal district population number. • Cohesiveness: When a neighborhood has defined territory and interests. • Contiguity: All parts of a district are connected to one another. • Compactness: Not bypassing nearby populated areas in favor of more distant populated areas.
• Integrity: Keep neighborhoods in one district.
• Census Block: Smallest unit of area for which Census population data exists; district boundaries cannot split a Census block.

Your Proposed Map does not have to meet all criteria. The IRC will accept every Proposed Map. The IRC will analyze, synthesize, and balance the public’s input so that the final people’s map is the fairest, most compliant map possible.

Your Proposed Map can include all districts, some districts, or just your district!

Create your Proposed Map based on the 2020 US Census data using the Maptitude online mapping tool: redistricting.cityofberkeley.info/berkeley

You also can draw your own map or pick up a paper Berkeley redistricting map at the Berkeley City Clerk Department, 2180 Milvia Street 1st Floor Berkeley CA 94704, and return it to that office or email an image to [email protected].

Link to file of Official Berkeley Dataset for population and census block data.

Submitted Proposed Maps and Community of Interest Forms are available for public viewing at https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting.

The deadline for Proposed Maps is November 15, 2021.

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HOW TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE IRC

Community of Interest Forms
A community of interest is a contiguous population that shares common social and economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation.

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/redistricting

Or send your input on what your community of interest is to the City Clerk Department:

City Clerk Department
2180 Milvia Street,
1st Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704

Or email it to: [email protected]

You may submit COI Forms and comments any time during the redistricting process.

Proposed Maps
Use our online tool: redistricting.cityofberkeley.info/berkeley

Pick up a paper map from the City Clerk Department:

City Clerk Department
2180 Milvia Street,
1st Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704

Return it in-person, via mail, or email it to: [email protected]

The deadline for Proposed Maps is November 15th, 2021

General Public Feedback
Send your feedback to the City Clerk Department:

City Clerk Department
2180 Milvia Street,
1st Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704

Or email it to: [email protected]

You may submit comments any time during the redistricting process.

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Below are additional resources and tools for redistricting. Please be aware that these resources are in addition to the regulations that guide the City of Berkeley’s redistricting process and should be used in conjunction with the Berkeley Charter Article V Section 9.5 and Municipal Code Chapter 2.10.

Redistricting Data by City
Contains datasets for the reallocated incarcerated persons, Citizen Voting Age Populations adjusted for reallocated incarcerated persons, and voter registration information on 2020 Census blocks. This is the official population data for redistricting purposes in Berkeley. https://statewidedatabase.org/redistricting2021/cities.html#

Census Bureau Data
Census Data, maps and tools for all the data across the United States https://www.census.gov/data.html

Census Bureau Data Tutorials
Training modules for comparing Census data over time and accessing demographics https://www.census.gov/data/academy.html

California Redistricting Commission
Data and information on the California State redistricting process https://www.wedrawthelinesca.org/

Fair Maps Act (AB 849 and AB 1276)
State Assembly bills that create standardized, fair redistricting criteria that keeps communities together, prohibits partisan gerrymandering for local districts, and adjusts timing of map adoption so they fit with the California election cycle. Please be advised that only certain portions of these bills apply to Charter Cities such as Berkeley.

Assembly Bill 849
Assembly Bill 1276

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Berkeley Charter Article V
Section 9.5. Independent Redistricting Commission
The purposes of this Section are to: 1) establish a redistricting process that is open and transparent and allows public comment on the drawing of district boundaries; 2) ensure that City Council district boundaries are drawn according to the redistricting criteria set forth in this Charter and applicable State and Federal laws; and 3) ensure that the redistricting process is conducted with integrity, fairness, and without personal or political considerations. In order to accomplish these purposes, an Indep endent Redistricting Commission (Commission) is hereby created.
(a) Duties and authority of Commission and City Council. (1) The Independent Redistricting Commission shall be solely responsible for drawing City Council district boundaries in accordance with state and federal law and this Charter, and shall make adjustments as appropriate, taking into consideration public comment at public meetings and public hearings. The City Council shall have no role in developing or adopting a redistricting plan, and its sole responsibilities in redistricting shall be to: adopt an ordinance establishing procedures to implement this Section; adopt a redistricting ordinance as set forth in subdivision (d)(3); submit a final redistricting plan to the voters as set forth in subdivision (d)(4); submit a redistricting ordinance that is the subject of a referendum to the voters as set forth in subdivision (d)(5); and to adopt the redistricting plan determined by a special master as set forth in subdivision (d)(4). (2) The City Council, as part of the adoption of the City Budget, shall allocate sufficient funds to support the work of the Independent Redistricting Commission, including funds necessary for community outreach, costs for city staff time associated with supporting the work of the Independent Redistricting Commission, and the hiring of any necessary consultants or outside counsel.
(3) The City Clerk or their designee shall serve as Secretary to the Commission. (4) The City Council, by a two -thirds vot e, shall adopt an ordinance establishing procedures to implement this Charter section. An implementation ordinance cannot be modified by the Council for a period of five years after initial adoption, and without a two- thirds vote of the Council, unless adoption of an amendment to the Charter, a change in applicable state or federal statute, or court decision necessitates an earlier modification. 14

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(b) Appointment of Commission.
(1) Membership. The Commission shall consist of thirteen members, each of whom is a resident of the City of Berkeley. The application and selection process set forth below and by ordinance is intended to produce an Independent Redistricting Commission that is independent from legislative and political influence, and reasonably r epresentative of the City’s population.
(2) Term. Members of the Independent Redistricting Commission shall be appointed following each decennial federal census as set forth below. The term of office of each member of the Commission shall expire upon the effectiveness of a redistricting plan for that decennial federal census period.
(3) Qualifications and eligibility. All Berkeley residents who are 18 years of age or older at the time their application is submitted, are eligible for membership on the Independent Redistricting Commission, subject to the following limitations. (i) The following individuals are prohibited from serving on the Citizens Redistricting Commission:
(A) any individual who currently holds, has held, or who has been a qual ified candidate for the office of Mayor or City Councilmember within the two years preceding the date of application;
(B) any other individual who holds or has held any City of Berkeley elective office identified in this Charter within the two years pre ceding the date of application;
(C) the immediate family of the Mayor or any Councilmember, as well as immediate family of staff to the Mayor or Councilmember; (D) any employee of the City of Berkeley;
(E) any person performing paid services under a contract with the City of Berkeley, including employees of subcontractors;
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(F) any individual who has served as an officer, paid staff, or paid consultant of a campaign committee of a candidate for Mayor or City Council within the two years preceding the date of the application;
(G) any individual who is currently, or within the two years preceding the date of application, has been a paid staff member or unpaid intern to the Mayor or any Councilmember;
(H) any individual ineligible to serve in public office under Government Code sections 1021, 1021.5, 1770, or the Constitution and laws of the State of California.
(ii) If an applicant currently serves on a City of Berkeley board or commission whose members are appointed by the Mayor, a City Councilmember, or the full City Council, they may serve on the Independent Redistricting Commission if selected, provided they resign from the board or commission and they agree not to serve on another City of Berkeley board or commission during their term of office on the Independent Redistricting Commission.
(iii) If an applicant has made a disclosable monetary or non-monetary contribution to a candidate for Mayor or Councilmember, they shall be permitted to serve on the Independent Redistricting Commission if selected, under the condition that they disclose under penalty of perjury all monetary and non-monetary contributions made within the four years prior to the date of application to a candidate for Mayor or Councilmember in the City of Berkeley.
(iv) No person, within two years after the termination of their service on the Commission, will be e ligible for employment as a paid staff member for the Mayor or any Councilmember or to serve on a City of Berkeley board or commission. (4) Outreach. The City shall widely publicize the fact that an Independent Redistricting Commission will be appointed during the following year, the date by which applications for appointment to the Commission must be received, and such other information as will adequately inform potentially interested residents of the Commission. The City shall conduct outreach througho ut the City of Berkeley in order to solicit a large pool of applicants and applicant diversity by race, ethnicity, gender, and geography. 16

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(5) Application process. The City Clerk shall initiate and advertise a 30-day nomination period for appointment to the Independent Redistricting Commission. The nomination process shall be open to Berkeley residents who are 18 years of age or older at the time their application is submitted, and be conducted in a manner that promotes a diverse and qualified applicant pool.
(6) Selection process.
(i) The City Clerk shall screen all applications submitted to ensure that each applicant satisfies the eligibility criteria of subsection (b)(3)(i). Procedures to implement the nomination and screening process that are no t specified in this Section will be specified in the implementing ordinance adopted by Council. (ii) At a time and place open to the public, and subject to at least ten days’ public notice, the City Clerk shall select the initial eight members of the In dependent Redistricting Commission. The City Clerk shall randomly select one person from each of the eight council districts. The first person chosen from each pool shall be appointed to the Independent Redistricting Commission. The City Clerk shall then randomly select one additional individual from each of the eight council districts to serve as an alternate for the individual who has been appointed from that district. To implement this paragraph, the City Clerk shall determine a randomized method that meets professional standards and best achieves a random selection. (iii) The Independent Redistricting Commission, consisting of the initial eight (8) members, shall then convene within ten days for the purpose of selecting the remaining five members and five alternates from the pool of eligible applicants. In appointing the remaining (“at -large”) five members, the Independent Redistricting Commission shall attempt to achieve community representation by taking into consideration geographic diversity, race, age and gender. At -large alternates shall be appointed as voting members as the at-large commissioners leave office for any reason. The order in which the alternates shall be seated on the Commission as voting members shall be established by a random meth od at the time they are selected. All appointments under this paragraph shall be at a noticed meeting of the Independent Redistricting Commission open to the public.

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(c) Commission procedures.
(1) The Independent Redistricting Commission shall estab lish and implement an open process for public input and Commission deliberation that shall be promoted through a thorough outreach program to solicit broad public participation in the redistricting process.

All Independent Redistricting Commission meetings shall be open to the public unless necessary to convene in closed session under California Government Code sections 54950 et seq. Members of the public shall have the opportunity to provide written and oral comments to the Independent Redistricting Commission. The Commission’s process must be designed to provide the widest public access reasonably possible to draft redistricting maps an d to provide ample opportunity for the public to observe and participate in the redistricting process.
(2) The City Manager shall produce redistricting plans and maps based on specific direction from the Commission. The Commission shall also accept and consider maps that are submitted by the public.
(d) Commission redistricting proceedings.
(1) The Independent Redistricting Commission shall adopt City Council district boundaries no later than February 1st of the second year after the year in which each decennial federal census is taken, or nine months after final adjustments are made to the census data, whichever is later. The boundaries shall be effective until the adoption of new district boundaries following the next decennial federal census. The City Council may not rescind, supersede or revise the district boundaries adopted by the Independent Redistricting Commission.
(2) Decisions by the Independent Redistricting Commission to adopt a redistricting plan shall be by seven votes of the Commission.
(3) Concurrently with its adoption of a redistricting plan, the Commission shall issue a report that explains its decisions in achieving compliance with the criteria listed in this Section and shall include definitions of the terms and standards used in drawing the final City Council districts map. The redistricting plan adopted by the Commission shall be submitted to the City Council at its next regular or special meeting consistent with Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 2.06, and the City Council shall at that meeting adopt a redistricting ordinance that implements the redistricting plan without change. 18

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(4) Impasse procedure. If the Commission is unable to achieve seven affirmative votes to adopt a redistricting plan, then the Commission shall submit to the City Council the map which received the most votes of the Commission to be placed on the ballot. In the event that redistricting plan is rejected by the voters, the Commission shall have 30 days to adopt a new redistricting plan by seven affirmative votes. If the Commission, after rejection of the map by the voters, cannot adopt a final redistricting plan by seven affirmative votes, then the Commission shall request that the City Clerk recommend a list of at least three special masters to develop a redistricting plan. The Commission shall consider the recommendations of the City Clerk and select a special master, by majority vote, to develop a redistricting plan. The City Council shall adopt by ordinance the redistricting plan determined by the special master.
(5) A redistricting ordinance adopted by the City Council shall be subject to referendum in the same manner that an ordinance is subject to referendum pursuant to state law and Article XIV of the City Charter. The date of final adoption of the ordinance by the City Council shall be deemed the date of final passage for the purposes of Section 93 of the Charter. The procedu res of Section 93 shall apply to a referendum of a redistricting ordinance, except that if a referendum petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified electors the City Council shall submit the ordinance to the voters at the next General Municipal Election.
(e) Removal of Commissioners.
(1) Commissioners should apply the law in a manner that is impartial and reinforces public confidence and integrity in the redistricting process. (2) In the event of substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office or inability to discharge the duties of office, or if it is determined that a commissioner is ineligible under subdivision (b)(3), a Commissioner may be removed by a two -thirds vote of the Independent Redistricting Commission, after ha ving been served written notice and provided with an opportunity to respond.
(3) Any vacancy, whether created by removal, resignation, or absence pursuant to Berkeley Municipal Code Section 3.02.020 or its successor, shall be filled by the alternate for that Commission seat selected at the time of the original selection. If the alternate is unable to serve, the Independent Redistrict ing Commission shall fill the vacancy by selecting an applicant from the original pool of applicants by a two-thirds vote at a noticed 19

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meeting open to the public. If the seat to be filled is one representing a specific City Council district, the Independent Redistricting Commission shall appoint an individual who resides in that City Council district.
(4) No disqualification of a commissioner shall have any effect on the validity of any action by the Commission or any redistricting map it may adopt. (f) Criteria for redistricting.
(1) The Commission shall adjust the boundaries of City Council districts in a manner that complies with the Constitution and statutes of the United States and the State of California, in order that the eight City Counc il districts shall be as nearly equal in population as may be according to the most recent decennial federal census, except where deviation is required to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act. (2) In establishing and modifying district boundaries, the Independent Redistricting Commission shall take into consideration topography, geography, cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity and compactness of territory of the districts, as well as existing communities of interest as defined below, and shall utiliz e easily understood district boundaries such as major traffic arteries and geographic boundaries to the extent they are consistent with communities of interest. The geographic integrity of a neighborhood or community of interest shall be respected to the e xtent possible without violating State or Federal law or the requirements of this Section. For purposes of this subsection “communities of interest” shall mean the following: A community of interest is a contiguous population which shares common social and economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation. Such shared interests include but are not limited to those common to areas in which the people share similar living standards, use t he same transportation facilities, have similar work opportunities, or have access to the same media of communication relevant to the election process, as well as neighborhoods, students, organized student housing, shared age, and racial demographics. Communities of interest shall not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates. (3) Districts shall not be drawn for the purpose of favoring or discriminating against an incumbent, political candidate, or political party.
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(4) The Independent Redistricting Commission may consider existing district boundaries as a basis for developing new district boundaries. Should the Commission deviate substantially in its redistricting plan from the previous district boundaries in order to reflect population growth, protect communities of interest or better comply with the redistricting criteria in the Charter, it shall issue a report explaining its reasons for doing so.
(5) The Independent Redistricting Commission shall not consid er the residence of sitting Councilmembers.
(6) If the Independent Redistricting Commission adopts a redistricting plan that removes the residence of a sitting Councilmember from their then -current district, that Councilmember shall continue to serve o n the City Council until the expiration of their term.
(g) Severability. Should any provision of this Section be held invalid, the remainder of this Section shall not be affected thereby, and such word, phrase, sentence, part, section, subsection, or other portion shall be severable, and the remaining provisions of this Section shall rema in in full force and effect. The voters hereby declare that they would have passed this Section and each subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases had been declared invalid
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Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 2.10
Citizens Redistricting Commission

2.10.010 Purpose.

The purpose of this Chapter is to implement Article V, Section 9.5 of the Charter, which provides for the decennial establishment of a Citizens Redistricting Commission in order to ensure an open and transparent redistricting process that allows public comment on the drawing of district boundaries and is conducted with integrity, fairness, and without personal or political considerations. (Ord. 7699-NS § 1 (part), 2020)

2.10.020 Definitions.

A. “Commission” means the Citizens Redistricting Commission.

B. “Immediate Family” means a spouse, domestic partner, cohabitant, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, great grandparent, brother, sister, half -brother, half -sister, stepsibling, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or first cousin (that is, a child of an aunt or uncle).

C. “Special Master” means an individual with the requisite expertise and qualification on the subject of redistricting that is appointed by the commission to create a council district map pursuant to the impasse procedures of the City Charter. (Ord. 7699 -NS § 1 (part), 2020)

2.10.030 Commission Composition.

A. The Commission shall consist of eight (8) District Commissioners (one (1) for each Council district) and five (5) At-Large Commissioners.

B. There shall be eight (8) Alternate District Commissioners and five ( 5) alternate At - Large Commissioners. (Ord. 7699-NS § 1 (part), 2020)

2.10.040 Duties of the City Clerk.

A. Beginning no later than September 1st of the year in which the decennial federal census is taken, the City Clerk shall conduct public outreach as specified in Charter Section 9.5(b)(4).
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B. No later than February 1st of the year after the decennial federal census is taken, the City Clerk shall initiate the nomination process as specified in Charter Section

9.5(b)(5).

C. The City Clerk shall develop and recommend a budget for the Commission sufficient to carry out the requirements of the City Charter and this Chapter.

D. The City Clerk or City Clerk’s designee shall serve as Secretary to the Citizens Redistricting Commission.

E. At each meeting or public hearing of the Commission, the City Clerk shall make available for public viewing copies of each Commissioner’s application to serve on the Commission as well as copies of all political, financial or other disclosures required of each Commissioner by Section 9.5 of the Charter or any other provision of City or state law, including but not limited to each Commissioner’s Statement of Economic Interests and any disclosures under Charter Section 9.5(b)(3)(iii). (Ord. 7699-NS § 1 (part), 2020)

2.10.050 Application and Selection of Commissioners.

A. All applicants shall submit their application on a form provided by the City Clerk, which shall include a declaration under penalty of perjury that the applicant meets the eligibility criteria set forth in Charter Section 9.5 and this Chapter, has made all required disclosures, and that the statements they are making are true and correct.

B. The Commission application shall include questions asking if an applicant falls into one or more of the prohibited categories set forth in Charter Section 9.5(b)(3)(i).

1. If an applicant discloses that they fall into any of the prohibited categories set forth in Charter Section 9.5(b)(3)(i), the applicant shall be removed from the applicant pool and shall not be considered for appointment.

2. If it is determined at any point during the selection process that an applicant falls into one or more of the prohibited categories as set forth in Charter Section

9.5(b)(3)(i) then that applicant shall be disqualified.

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Section 9.5(b)(3)(i), the Commissioner shall be immediately removed from the Commission, as provided for in Charter Section 9.5(e) and this Chapter.

C. All applicants shall affirm that, if selected, they shall comply with all requirements of the Charter and this Chapter applicable to members of the Commission.

D. Applicants shall file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700), provide a written statement of qualifications not longer than three hundred (300) words expressing why they believe they are qualified to serve on the Commission, and consent to a background check if appointed. Promptly after reviewing the background check to determine eligibility, the City Clerk shall either return it to the applicant or destroy it.

E. To the extent permitted by law, all application forms, materials and disclosures shall be kept confidenti al, and shall not be released to the public until all thirteen (13) Commissioners have been appointed.

F. After closure of the 30 -day nomination period provided for in Charter Section

9.5(b)(5), the City Clerk shall remove from the applicant pool any applicants who do not satisfy the eligibility criteria set forth in Charter Section 9.5(b)(3), and shall divide the remaining applicants into separate pools, one for each then -existing City Council district in which the applicants reside. If there is an in sufficient number of applicants in the pool of eligible applicants to fill a district seat or an alternate seat, the Commission may request, by a majority vote, that the City Clerk conduct a new, accelerated nomination and selection process to add additional applicants to the pool of eligible applicants.

G. The selection process for District Commissioners and At-Large Commissioners shall be conducted in accordance with Section 9.5(b)(6) of the City Charter and this Chapter.

H. When selecting the five (5) At -Large Commissioners, if there is an insufficient number of applicants in the remaining pool of eligible applicants to fill five (5) at -large seats and five (5) alternate at -large seats, the Commission may request, by a majority vote, that the City Clerk conduct a new, accelerated nomination and selection process to add additional applicants to the remaining pool of eligible applicants.

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as At-Large Commissioners and five (5) more individuals to serve as alternate At - Large Commissioners.

I. All commissioners and alternate commissioners shall swear or affirm the oath for public officials prescribed by the California Constitution. (Ord. 7699-NS § 1 (part), 2020)

2.10.060 Commission procedures.

A. The Commission shall operate under the provisions of the Commissioners’ Manual, as adopted by resolution of the City Council, except when superseded by the City Charter or the provisions of this Chapter.

B. After selection of the five (5) At -Large Commissioners pursuant to Charter Section

9.5(b)(6)(iii), the Commission shall elect one (1) of its members to serve as Chair and one (1) to serve as the Vice -Chair. The term of the Chair and Vice -Chair is the term of their service on the Commission as defined in Charter Section 9.5(b)(2), unless the Ch air or Vice-Chair resign the position or is removed from the position by a two -thirds (2/3) vote of the Commission. The Commissioner selected by the body to fill a vacancy in the position of Chair or Vice-Chair shall serve the remainder of the term.

C. Once all commissioners and alternate commissioners have completed training related to their service on the Commission, the Commission shall convene for the purpose of drawing City Council district boundaries.

D. For the purpose of selecting the At -Large Commissioners and At-Large Alternates, a quorum of the eight (8) District Commissioners is always five (5), and five (5) affirmative votes are always needed to take action unless otherwise specified by statute.

E. A quorum of the full thirteen (13) mem ber Commission is always seven (7), and seven (7) affirmative votes are always needed to take action unless otherwise specified by statute.

F. Commissioners may make a request for a Leave of Absence from a Commission meeting, or for a period of time not to exceed three (3) months, by submitting a written request to the City Clerk by 5:00pm on the business day prior to the Commission meeting.

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G. The Commission shall comply with all relevant provisions of the Open Government Ordinance (Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 2.06).

H. The Commission shall hold at lea st three (3) public hearings, each at a different location, to solicit public input on redistricting priorities and allow for submission of redistricting proposals by members of the public and public review of and input on any map proposed to be adopted by the Commission. The Commission shall display draft redistricting maps for public comment in a manner designed to achieve the widest public access reasonably possible and shall provide ample opportunity for public input.

I. Commissioners are strictly pr ohibited from communicating with or initiating or receiving communications about redistricting matters from anyone outside of a public meeting or hearing; however, communications outside of a meeting between Commissioners, staff, legal counsel, and consult ants retained by the City, that are otherwise permitted by the Brown Act (California Government Code Section 54950 et seq.) or its successor, are not prohibited. The receipt of written communications (whether through paper or electronic format) from the public submitted at a public meeting of the Commission or submitted prior to a Citizens Redistricting Commission meeting to the Secretary and made part of the public record are not prohibited. Any communication received by a Commissioner inconsistent with this subsection shall be promptly disclosed to the Secretary for the public record. Failure to disclose received communications or a Commissioner’s response to such communications may be considered gross misconduct and grounds for removal from the Commission.

J. Alternate commissioners may attend Commission meetings, other than closed session meetings under the Brown Act, and may give public comment to the Commission.

Unless appointed to serve on the Commission, Alternate Commissioners may not vote in Commission meetings or hearings.

K. Upon the expiration of thirty (30) days after the Council’s final approval by ordinance of the Comm ission’s redistricting plan, the City Clerk shall submit the new district boundaries to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters for implementation starting with the next General Municipal Election. (Ord. 7699-NS § 1 (part), 2020)

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written notice. The vote to remove the Commissioner or Alternate Commissioner shall appear on the next Commission agenda for which no posting or publication deadline has passed, occurring not more than thirty (30) days from the date the notice was mailed. The Commissioner or Alternate Commissioner may provide a written response or may provide a verbal response at the meeting of the Commission where the vote for removal will occur.

The Commissioner or Alternate Commissioner may be removed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Commission. A Commissioner or Alternate Commissioner subject to removal may vote on their own removal. The decision of the Commission is final and may not be appealed. (Ord. 7699-NS § 1 (part), 2020)

2.10.080 Selection of Special Master.

In the event of an impasse in which t he City Clerk is required to recommend, and the Commission is required to select, a Special Master pursuant to Charter Section 9.5(d)(4), the City Clerk and Commission shall consider retired judges, professors with knowledge about redistricting and reappor tionment law, experts with experience advising government agencies on redistricting, and other persons with appropriate knowledge, expertise and experience. The Commission must select a Special Master within thirty (30) days of the City Clerk presenting their recommendations. (Ord. 7699-NS § 1 (part), 2020)

2.10.090 Compensation.

A. Voting members of the Commission shall be compensated at a rate of one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting for attendance at a regular meeting of the full Commission to compensate for the time the Commissioner is engaged in Commission business.

B. The rate of compensation for Commissions seated after each of the subsequent federal decennial censuses will be calculated based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index over the compensation provided for in paragraph (A) of this section.

C. Members of the Commission who meet eligibility requirements may also receive reimbursement for expenses for child care, dependent care, or disabled support services in the same manner as members of City boards and commissions. (Ord. 7699 -NS § 1 (part), 2020)

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2.10.100 Severability.

Should any provision of this Chapter be held invalid, the remainder of this Chapter shall not be affected thereby, and such word, phrase, sentence, part, sect ion, subsection, or other portion shall be severable, and the remaining provisions of this Chapter shall remain in full force and effect. The voters hereby declare that they would have passed this Chapter and each subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase t hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases had been declared invalid, and that each subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or other portion is therefore explicitly severable, part-by-part, phrase-by-phrase, and word-by-word, and that if any portion is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, unenforceable, or otherwise void, voidable, or invalid, that the least amount of language possible shall be severed from the Chapter. (Ord. 7699-NS § 1 (part), 2020) 28

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Fair Maps Act (AB 849)

SECTION 1.

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Fair And Inclusive Redistricting for Municipalities And Political Subdivisions (FAIR MAPS) Act.

SEC. 28.

Section 21620 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
21620.
(a) This article applies to charter cities that elect members of the charter city’s legislative body by districts or from districts, as defined in Section 34871 of the Government Code. (b) This article shall not be interpreted to limit the discretionary remedial authority of any federal or state court.

SEC. 29.

Section 21621 of the Elections Code is repealed.

SEC. 30.

Section 21621 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
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(a) Following each federal decennial census, and using that census as a basis, the council shall, by ordinance or resolution, adopt boundaries for all of the council districts of the city so that the council districts shall be substantially equal in population as required by the United States Constitution.
(1) Population equality shall be based on the total population of residents of the city as determined by the census.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an incarcerated person, as that term is used in Section 21003, shall not be counted towards a city’s population, except for an incarcerated person whose last known place of residence may be assigned to a census block in the city, if information about the last known place of residence for incarcerated persons is included in the computerized dat abase for redistricting that is developed in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 8253 of the Government Code, and that database is made publicly available.
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(b) The council shall adopt council district boundaries that comply with the United States Constitution, the California Constitution, and the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10301 et seq.).
(c) The council shall adopt district boundaries using the following criteria as set forth in the following order of priority:
(1) To the extent practicable, council districts shall be geographically contiguous. Areas that meet only at the points of adjoining corners are not contiguous. Areas that are separated by water and not connected by a bridge, tunnel, or regular ferry service are not contiguous.
(2) To the extent practicable, the geographic integrity of any local neighborhood or local community of interest shall be respected in a manner that minimizes its division. A “community of interest” is a population that shares common social or econ omic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation. Communities of interest do not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.
(3) Council district bo undaries should be easily identifiable and understandable by residents. To the extent practicable, council districts shall be bounded by natural and artificial barriers, by streets, or by the boundaries of the city. (4) To the extent practicable, and where it does not conflict with the preceding criteria in this subdivision, council districts shall be drawn to encourage geographical compactness in a manner that nearby areas of population are not bypassed in favor of more distant populations.
(d) The council shall not adopt council district boundaries for the purpose of favoring or discriminating against a political party.

SEC. 31.

Section 21622 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
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(a) The boundaries of the council districts shall be adopted by the council no earlier than August 1, 2021, and August 1 in each year ending in the number one thereafter, but no later than 151 days before the city’s next regular election occurring after M arch 1, 2022, and after March 1 in each year ending in the number two thereafter. However, this 30

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subdivision does not prohibit the council from holding public hearings or workshops on the placement of council district boundaries before August 1. (b) This section does not apply to a charter city that has adopted a different redistricting deadline by ordinance or in its city charter before October 1, 2021, and October 1 of each year ending in the number one thereafter.

SEC. 32.

Section 21623 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
21623.
(a) If the boundaries of a city expand by the addition of new territory, including through annexation of unincorporated territory or consolidation with another city, the council shall add that new territory to the nearest e xisting council district without changing the boundaries of other council district boundaries.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the council may adopt new boundaries for each council district if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) There are more than four years until the council is next required to redistrict pursuant to Section 21621.
(2) The population of the new territory being annexed or consolidated is greater than 25 percent of the city’s population as determined by the most recent federa l decennial census.
(c) This section does not apply to a charter city that has adopted, by ordinance or in its city charter, a different standard for adding new territory to existing council districts.

SEC. 33.

Section 21625 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
21625.
(a) After redistricting or districting pursuant to Section 21621 or 21623, a council shall not adopt new council district boundaries until after the next federal decennial census, except under the following circumstances:
(1) A court orders the council to redistrict.
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(2) The council is settling a legal claim that its council district boundaries violate the United States Constitution, the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10301 et seq.), or this article.
(3) The boundaries of the city expand by the addition of new territory pursuant to Section 21623.
(b) This section does not prohibit a council from adopting council districts between federal decennial censuses if the council is adopting council districts for the first ti me, including when a city adopts council districts for the purpose of transitioning from electing its council members in at-large elections to elections by districts or from districts. (c) This section does not apply to a charter city that has adopted different rules for mid- cycle redistricting in its city charter.

SEC. 34.

Section 21626 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
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(a) The term of office of any council member who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change in the boundaries of the district from which the council member was elected.
(b) At the first election for council members in each city following adoption of the boundaries of council districts, a council member shall be elected fo r each district under the new district plan that has the same district number as a district whose incumbent’s term is due to expire.
(c) The successor to the office in a council district for which the boundaries have changed shall be a resident and voter of that council district.

SEC. 35.

Section 21627 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
21627.

Before adopting the boundaries of a council district pursuant to Section 21621, 21623, or 21624, or for any other reason, the council shall hold public hearings on the proposal, in accordance with Section 21627.1. This section does not apply when a city transitions from at-large to district-based elections.
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SEC. 36.

Section 21627.1 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
21627.1.
(a) Before adopting a final map, the council shall hold at least four public hearings at which the public is invited to provide input regarding the composition of one or more council districts.
(1) At least one public hearing shall be held before the council draws a draft map or maps of the proposed council boundaries.
(2) At least two public hearings shall be held after the council has drawn a draft map or maps of the proposed council boundaries.
(b) At least one public hearing or public workshop shall be held on a Saturday, on a Sunday, or after 6 p.m. on a weekday Monday through Friday. (c) Public hearing buildings shall be accessible to persons with disabilities. (d) If a public hearing is consolidated with a regular or special meeting of the council that includes other substantive agenda items, the public hearing shall begin at a fixed time regardless of its order on the agenda, except that the council may first conclude any item being discussed or acted upon, including any associated public comment, when that time occurs. The time of the public hearing shall be noticed to the public. (e) The council may have city staff or a consultant conduct one or more public workshops in lieu of holding one of the public hearings required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). (f) The council may establish an advisory redistricting commission pursuant to Section 23002 to hold the public hearings required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

SEC. 37.

Section 21628 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
21628.
(a) The council shall ta ke steps to encourage residents, including those in underrepresented communities and non-English speaking communities, to participate in the redistricting public review process. These steps shall include a good faith effort to do all of the following:
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(1) Providing information to media organizations that provide city news coverage, including media organizations that serve language minority communities. (2) Providing information through good government, civil rights, civic engagement, or community groups or organizations that are active in the city, including those active in language minority communities, or that have requested to be notified concerning city redistricting.
(b) The council shall arrange for the live translation of a public hearing or workshop held pursuant to this article in an applicable language if a request for translation is made at least 72 hours before the hearing or workshop, unless less than five days’ notice are provided for the hearing or workshop, in which case the request shall be m ade at least 48 hours before the hearing or workshop.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 54954.2 of the Government Code, the council shall publish the date, time, and location for any public hearing or workshop on the internet at least five days before the hearing or workshop. However, if there are fewer than 179 days until the city’s next regular election, the council may publish the agenda on the internet for at least three days before the hearing or workshop.
(d) (1) A draft map shall be published on the internet for at least seven days before being adopted as a final map by the council provided that, if there are fewer than 179 days until the city’s next regular election, the draft map may instead be published on the internet for at least three days.
(2) Each draft map prepared by a member of the council or by employees of the city shall be accompanied with information on the total population, citizen voting age population, and racial and ethnic characteristics of the citizen voting age population of each proposed council district, to the extent the city has that data. (e) The council shall allow the public to submit testimony or draft maps in writing and electronically.
(f) The city shall either record or prepare a written summary of each public comment and council deliberation made at every public hearing or workshop held pursuant to this article. The city shall make the recording or written summary available to the public within two weeks after the public hearing or workshop.
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page may be hosted on the city’s existing internet website or another internet website maintained by the city. The web page shall include, or link to, all of the following information:
(1) A general explanation of the redistricting process for the city in English and any applicable language.
(2) The procedures for a member of the public to testify during a public h earing or to submit written testimony directly to the council in English and any applicable language. (3) A calendar of all public hearing and workshop dates. A calendar listing that includes the time and location of the public hearing or workshop satisfie s the notice required by subdivision (c).
(4) The notice and agenda for each public hearing and workshop. (5) The recording or written summary of each public hearing and workshop. (6) Each draft map considered by the council at a public hearing. (7) The adopted final map of council district boundaries. (h) For purposes of this section, “applicable language” means any language that is spoken by a group of city residents with limited English proficiency who constitute 3 percent or more of the city’s total population over four years of age for whom language can be determined. Before January 1, 2021, and before January 1 in every year ending in the number one thereafter, the Secretary of State shall post the applicable languages for each city in a conspicuous location on the Secretary of State’s internet website. To determine the applicable languages for each city, in 2020 and in each year ending in the number zero thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Statewide Database, shall request a special tabulation from the United States Bureau of the Census of the most recent data on limited English proficiency from the bureau’s American Community Survey that satisfies this subdivision. If the bureau is unable to produce that data, the Secretary of State shall base the Secretary of State’s determination on the table from the American Community Survey enumerating the number of residents with limited English proficiency that has the largest number of languages included, that is publicly available, and that was produced within the previous ten years. (i) This section does not apply when a city transitions from at -large to district -based elections.
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(j) Before January 1, 2021, and before January in each year ending in the number one thereafter, the Secretary of State shall publish on the internet a template explaining the city redistricting process that meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2), inclusive, of subdivision (g). The Secretary of State shall publish the template in all of the languages into which ballots are required to be translated in the state pursuant to subdivision (h).

The template shall be published in the same conspicuous location on the Secretary of State’s internet website that is described in subdivision (h).

SEC. 38.

Section 21629 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
21629.
(a) If the council does not adopt council district boundaries by the deadlines set forth in Section 21622 or subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 21624, the council shall immediately petition the superior court in the county in which the city is located for an order adopting council district boundaries. If the council does not petition the superior court within five days after the deadline, any resident of the city may file that petition and shall be entitled to recover the resident’s reasonable attorney’s fees and costs from the city for doing so. (b) (1) Upon finding that a petition filed pursuant to this subdivision is valid, the superior court shall adopt council district boundaries in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 21621, which shall be used in the city’s next regular election. The superior court may also order the adjustment of electoral deadlines as necessary to implement the new council district boundaries in the next regular election. (2) The superior court may appoint a special master to assist the court with adopting the council district boundaries. The city shall pay the cost for the special master and associated costs.
(3) The superior court or the special master shall hold one or more public hearings before the superior court adopts the council district boundaries. (4) Subject to the approval of the superior court, the special master may employ redistricting experts or other consultants or counsel, independent experts i n the field of redistricting and computer technology, and other necessary personnel to assist them in their work. In addition, the special master may seek the full cooperation of the city in producing and using whatever data, computer models and programs, and technical assistance that was made available to the council and city personnel who are 36

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knowledgeable in the mechanics of drafting redistricting legislation. The superior court may assist the special master in securing the necessary personnel and the ph ysical facilities required for their work, and to prepare for the prompt submission to the city of a request for city funding for the necessary expenses of the special master and the special master’s staff.
(5) The council district boundaries adopted by t he superior court shall be immediately effective in the same manner as if the court’s order were an enacted resolution or ordinance of the city council.
(c) This section does not apply to a charter city that has adopted in its city charter a different method for adopting city council district boundaries when a redistricting deadline is missed.

SEC. 39.

Section 34874 of the Government Code is amended to read:
34874.
(a) An amendatory ordinance altering the boundaries of the legislative districts established pursuant to this article shall not be submitted to the registered voters until the ordinance has been submitted to the planning commission of the city or, in absence of a planning commission, to the legislative body of said city for an examination as to the definiteness and certainty of the boundaries of the legislative districts proposed. (b) An amendatory ordinance altering the boundaries of legislative districts shall comply with the requirements and criteria of Section 21601 or 21621 of the Elections Code, as applicable.

SEC. 40.

Section 34877.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:
34877.5.
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Code, as applicable, and shall seek public input, including accepting pro posed maps submitted by the public.
(b) If the legislative body is changing from an at -large method of election to a district - based election, as those terms are defined in Section 14026 of the Elections Code, the legislative body shall hold public hearings pursuant to Section 10010 of the Elections Code. If the legislative body is otherwise adjusting the district boundaries, the legislative body shall hold public hearings on the proposed district boundaries pursuant to Section 21607 or 21627 of the Elections Code, as applicable.

SEC. 41.

Section 34884 of the Government Code is amended to read:
34884.
(a) If, at the time a vote is held on the subject of incorporation of a new city, a majority of the votes cast is for incorporation and, if, in accordance with Section 57116, a majority of the votes cast on the question of whether members of the city council in future elections are to be elected by district or at large is in favor of election by district, all of the following procedures apply:
(1) Before the first day on which voters may nominate candidates for election at the next regular municipal election, the legislative body shall, by ordinance or resolution, establish the boundaries of the districts of the legislative body. The districts shall be substa ntially equal in population as required by the United States Constitution. The districts shall comply with the requirements and criteria of Section 21601 or 21621 of the Elections Code, as applicable.
(2) The terms of office of the two members elected with the lowest vote shall expire on the Tuesday succeeding the next regular municipal election. At that election, members shall be elected by district in the even -numbered districts and shall hold office for four years.
(3) The terms of office of the three members elected with the highest vote shall expire on the Tuesday succeeding the second regular municipal election following the incorporation. At that election, members shall be elected by district in the odd-numbered districts and shall hold office for four years.
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(b) The result of the vote cast on the question of whether members of the city council in future elections are to be elected by district or at large shall not preclude the submission to the voters at any future election of a measure in accordance with Section 34871.

SEC. 42.

Section 34886 of the Government Code is amended to read:
34886.

Notwithstanding Section 34871 or any other law, the legislative body of a city may adopt an ordinance that requires the members of the legislative body to be elected by district or by district with an elective mayor, as described in subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 34871, without being required to submit the ordinance to the voters for approval. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements and criteria of Section 21601 or 21621 of the Elections Code, as applicable, and include a declaration that the change in the method of electing members of the legislative body is being made in furtherance of the purposes of the California V oting Rights Act of 2001 (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 14025) of Division 14 of the Elections Code).

SEC. 43.

The district boundary criteria specified in this act apply to supervisorial and council district boundaries that are adopted or readopted on or after January 1, 2020. Supervisorial and council district boundaries adopted before January 1, 2020, shall comply with the applicable district boundary criteria in effect at the time of their adoption.

SEC. 44.

If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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SEC. 17.

Section 21620 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
21620.
(a) This article applies to a charter city that elects members of the city’s legislative body by districts or from districts, as defined in Section 34871 of the Government Code. (b) This article shall not be interpreted to limit the discretionary remedial authority of any federal or state court.

SEC. 18.

Section 21621 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
21621.
(a) Following a city’s decision to elect its council using district -based elections, or following each federal decennial census for a city whose council is already elected using district-based elections, the council shall, by ordinance or resolution, adopt boundaries for all of the council distri cts of the city so that the council districts shall be substantially equal in population as required by the United States Constitution. (1) Population equality shall be based on the total population of residents of the city as determined by the most recent federal decennial census for which the redistricting data described in Public Law 94-171 are available.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an incarcerated person, as that term is used in Section 21003, shall not be counted towards a city’s population, except for an incarcerated person whose last known place of residence may be assigned to a census block in the city, if information about the last known place of residence for incarcerated persons is included in the computerized database for redistricting tha t is developed in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 8253 of the Government Code, and that database is made publicly available.
(b) The council shall adopt council district boundaries that comply with the United States Constitution, the California Constitution, and the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10301 et seq.).
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(c) The council shall adopt district boundaries using the following criteria as set forth in the following order of priority:
(1) To the extent practicable, council dis tricts shall be geographically contiguous. Areas that meet only at the points of adjoining corners are not contiguous. Areas that are separated by water and not connected by a bridge, tunnel, or regular ferry service are not contiguous.
(2) To the extent practicable, the geographic integrity of any local neighborhood or local community of interest shall be respected in a manner that minimizes its division. A “community of interest” is a population that shares common social or economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation. Communities of interest do not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.
(3) Council district boundaries should be easily i dentifiable and understandable by residents. To the extent practicable, council districts shall be bounded by natural and artificial barriers, by streets, or by the boundaries of the city. (4) To the extent practicable, and where it does not conflict with the preceding criteria in this subdivision, council districts shall be drawn to encourage geographical compactness in a manner that nearby areas of population are not bypassed in favor of more distant populations.
(d) The council shall not adopt council di strict boundaries for the purpose of favoring or discriminating against a political party.
(e) Subdivision (c) does not apply to a charter city that has adopted comprehensive or exclusive redistricting criteria in its city charter. For purposes of this sub division, “comprehensive or exclusive” means either that the city’s charter excludes consideration of redistricting criteria other than those that are identified in the city charter or that the city’s charter provides two or more traditional criteria for r edistricting other than the requirement that districts be equal in population.

SEC. 19.

Section 21622 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
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(a) (1) For redistricting occurring in 2031 and thereafter, the boundaries of the council districts shall be adopted by the council not later than 205 days before the city’s next regular election occurring after January 1 in each year ending in the number two. (2) For redistricting occurring before 2031 and where a city has a regular election occurring after January 1, 2022 and before July 1, 2022, the boundaries of the council districts shall be adopted by the council not later than 174 days before that election. For cities that charge candidates a filing fee, notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 8106, the forms required under that subdivision shall not be made available until at least 28 days after the adoption of a final map. The elections official shall reduce the required number of signatures for the in -lieu-filing-fee petition, as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 8106, by the same proportion as the reduction in time for the candidate to collect signatures.
(3) For redistricting occurring before 2031 and where a city does not have a regular election occurring after January 1, 2022 and befo re July 1, 2022, the boundaries of the council districts shall be adopted by the council not later than 205 days before the city’s next regular election occurring on or after July 1, 2022. (b) This section does not apply to a charter city that has adopted a different redistricting deadline by ordinance or in its city charter.
(c) This section does not apply when a city transitions from at -large to district -based elections.

SEC. 20.

Section 21623 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
21623.
(a) If the boundaries of a city expand by the addition of new territory, including through annexation of unincorporated territory or consolidation with another city, the council shall add that new territory to the nearest existing council district without changing th e boundaries of other council district boundaries.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the council may adopt new boundaries for each council district under the circumstances described in subdivision (a) if both of the following conditions are met:
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(1) There are more than four years until the council is next required to redistrict pursuant to Section 21621.
(2) The population of the new territory being annexed or consolidated is greater than 25 percent of the city’s population as determined by the mo st recent federal decennial census.
(c) This section does not apply to a charter city that has adopted, by ordinance or in its city charter, a different standard for adding new territory to existing council districts.

SEC. 21.

Section 21625 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
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(a) After redistricting or districting pursuant to Section 21621 or 21623, a council shall not adopt new council district boundaries until after the next federal decennial census, except under the following circumstances:
(1) A court orders the council to redistrict.
(2) The council is settling a legal claim that its council district boundaries violate the United States Constitution, the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10301 et seq.), or this article.
(3) The boundaries of the city change by the addition of territory pursuant to Section 21623 or by the subtraction of territory.
(b) This section does not prohibit a council from adopting council districts between federal decennial censuses if the council is adopting council districts for the first time, including when a city adopts council districts for the purpose of transitioning from electing its council members in at-large elections to elections by districts or from districts. (c) This section does not apply to a charter city that has adopted different rules for mid - cycle redistricting in its city charter.

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Section 21626 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
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(a) The term of office of any council member who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change in the boundaries of the district from which the council member was elected.
(b) At the first election for council members in each city following adoption of the boundaries of council distr icts, excluding a special election to fill a vacancy or a recall election, a council member shall be elected for each district under the new district plan that has the same district number as a district whose incumbent’s term is due to expire.

This subdivi sion does not apply when a city transitions from at -large to district -based elections.
(c) For a city employing both a primary and a general election, a change in the boundaries of a council district shall not be made between the direct primary election and the general election.
(d) Except as provided in subdivision (a), a person is not eligible to hold office as a member of a city council unless that person meets the requirements of Section 201 of the Elections Code and Section 34882 of the Government Code.

SEC. 23.

Section 21627 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
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Before adopting the boundaries of a council district pursuant to Section 21621 or 21623, or for any other reason, the council shall hold public hearings on the proposal in accordance with Section 21627.1. This section does not apply when a city transitions from at-large to district-based elections.

SEC. 24.

Section 21627.1 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
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(1) At least one public hearing shall be held before the council draws a draft map or maps of the proposed council boundaries.
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(2) At least two public hearings shall be held after the council has drawn a draft map or maps of the proposed council boundaries.
(b) At least one public hearing or public workshop shall be held on a Saturday, on a Sunday, or after 6 p.m. on a weekday Monday through Friday. (c) Public hearing buildings shall be accessible to persons with disabilities. (d) If a public hearing is consolidated with a regular or special meeting of the council that includes other substantive agenda items, the public he aring shall begin at a fixed time regardless of its order on the agenda, except that the council may first conclude any item being discussed or acted upon, including any associated public comment, when that time occurs. The time of the public hearing shall be noticed to the public. (e) The council may have city staff or a consultant conduct one or more public workshops in lieu of holding one of the public hearings required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). (f) The council may establish an advisory redistricting commission to hold the public hearings required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

SEC. 25.

Section 21628 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
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(a) The council shall take steps to encourage residents, including those in underrepresented communities and non-English speaking communities, to participate in the redistricting public review process. These steps shall include a good faith effort to do all of the following:
(1) Providing information to media organizations that provide c ity news coverage, including media organizations that serve language minority communities. (2) Providing information through good government, civil rights, civic engagement, and community groups or organizations that are active in the city, including those active in language minority communities, and those that have requested to be notified concerning city redistricting.
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provided for the hearing or workshop, in which case the request shall be made at least 48 hours before the hearing or workshop.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 54954.2 of the Government Code, the council shall publish the date, time, and location for any public hearing or workshop on the internet at least five days before the hearing or workshop. However, if there are fewer than 28 days until the deadline to adopt boundaries, the council may publish the agenda on the internet for at least three days before the hearing or workshop.
(d) (1) A draft map shall be published on the internet for at least seven days before being adopted as a final map by the council provided that, if there are fewer than 28 days until the deadline to adopt boundaries, the draft map may instead be published on the internet for at least three days.
(2) Each draft map prepared by a member of the council or by employees or contractors of the city shall be accompanied by information on the total population, citizen voting age population, and racial and ethnic characteristics of the citizen voting age population of each proposed council district, to the extent the city has that data. (3) (A) The council and employees or contractors of the city shall not release draft maps of council districts earlier than three weeks after the block -level redistricting database required by subdivision (b) of Section 8253 of the Government Code is first made publicly available. This subparagraph does not prohibit the council from holding public hearings or workshops on the placement of council district boundaries before the earliest date that draft maps of council districts may be released.
(B) If the period of time between the date that the redistricting database is made publicly available and the map adoption deadline is fewer than 90 days and more than 59 days, then the waiting period required by subparagraph (A) is reduced to one week. If the period of time between the date that the redistricting database is made publicly available and the map adoption deadline is fewer than 60 days, then the waiting period required by subparagraph (A) is waived.
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article. The city shall make the recording or written summary available to the public within two weeks after the public hearing or workshop.
(g) The council shall establish, and maintain for at least 10 years after the adoption of new council district boundaries, an internet web page dedicated to redistricting. The web page may be hosted on the city’s existing internet website or another internet website maintained by the city. The web page shall include, or link to, all of the following information:
(1) A general explanation of the redistricting process for the city in English and applicable languages.
(2) The procedures for a member of the public to testify during a public hearing or to submit written testimony directly to the council in English and any applicable language. (3) A calendar of all public hearing and workshop dates. A calendar listing that includes the time and location of the public hearing or workshop satisfies the notice required by subdivision (c).
(4) The notice and agenda for each public hearing and workshop. (5) The recording or written summary of each public hearing and workshop. (6) Each draft map considered by the council at a public hearing. (7) The adopted final map of council district boundaries. (h) For purposes of this section, “applicable language” means any language that is spoken by a group of city residents with limited English proficiency who constitute 3 percent or more of the city’s total population over four years of age for whom language can be determined. Before January 1, 2021, and before January 1 in every year ending in the number one thereafter, the Secretary of State shall post the applicable languages for each city in a conspicuous location on the Secretary of State’s internet webs ite. To determine the applicable languages for each city, in 2020 and in each year ending in the number zero thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Statewide Database, shall request a special tabulation from the United States Bureau of the Census of the most recent data on limited English proficiency from the bureau’s American Community Survey that satisfies this subdivision. If the bureau is unable to produce that data, the Secretary of State shall base the Secretary of State’s determination on the table from the American Community Survey enumerating the number of residents with limited 47

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English proficiency that has the largest number of languages included, that is publicly available, and that was produced within the previous ten years. (i) This section does not apply when a city transitions from at -large to district -based elections.
(j) Before January 1, 2021, and before January in each year ending in the number one thereafter, the Secretary of State shall publish on the internet a temp late explaining the city redistricting process that meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2), inclusive, of subdivision (g). The Secretary of State shall publish the template in all of the languages into which ballots are required to be translated in the state pursuant to subdivision (h).

The template shall be published in the same conspicuous location on the Secretary of State’s internet website that is described in subdivision (h).

SEC. 26.

Section 21629 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
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(a) If the council does not adopt council district boundaries by the deadlines set forth in Section 21622, the council shall immediately petition the superior court in the county in which the city is located for an order adopting council district b oundaries. If the council does not petition the superior court within five days after the deadline, any resident of the city may file that petition and shall be entitled to recover the resident’s reasonable attorney’s fees and costs from the city for doing so.
(b) (1) Upon finding that a petition filed pursuant to subdivision (a) is valid, the superior court shall adopt council district boundaries in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 21621, which shall be used in the city’s next regular election. The superior court may also order the adjustment of electoral deadlines as necessary to implement the new council district boundaries in the next regular election. (2) The superior court may appoint a special master to assist the court with adopting the council district boundaries. The city shall pay the cost for the special master and associated costs.
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(4) Subject to the approval of the superior court, the special master may employ redistricting experts or other consultants or counsel, independent experts in the field of redistricting and computer technology, and other necessary personnel to assist them in their work. In addition, the special master may seek the full cooperation of the city in producing and using whatever data, computer models and programs, and technical assistance that was made available to the council and city personnel who are knowledgeable in the mechanics of drafting redistricting legislation. The superior court may assist the special master in securing the necessary personnel and the physical facilities required for their work, and to prepare for the prompt submission to the city of a request for city funding for the necessary expenses of the special master and the special master’s staff.
(5) The council district boundaries adopted by the superior court shall be immediately effective in the same manner as if the court’s order were an enacted resolution or ordinance of the city council.
(c) This section does not apply to a charter city that has adopted in its city charter a different method for adopting city council district boundaries when a redistricting deadline is missed.

SEC. 27.

Section 21630 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
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If a council assigns the responsibility to recommend or to adopt new district boundaries to a hybrid or independent redistricting commission as defined in Section 23000, the charter city remains subject to the redistricting deadlines, requirements, and restrictions that apply to the council under this article, unless otherwise exempted by law. A redistricting commission described in this section may perform the duties required of a city council under this article.

SEC. 28.

Section 23000 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
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(a) “Advisory redistricting commission” means a body that recommends to a legislative body placement of the district boundaries for that legislative body. (b) “Family member” means a spouse, parent, sibling, child, or in-law. (c) “Hybrid redistricting commission” means a body that recommends to a legislative body two or more map s for the placement of the district boundaries for that legislative body, where the legislative body must adopt one of those maps without modification, except as may be required to comply with state or federal law.
(d) “Independent redistricting commission” means a body, other than a legislative body, that is empowered to adopt the district boundaries of a legislative body. (e) “Legislative body” means a county board of supervisors, a city council of a general law city, a governing board of a school district, a governing board of a community college district, or an elected governing board of a special district. (f) “Local jurisdiction” means a county, general law city, school district, community college district, or special district. “Local jurisdiction” does not include a charter city. (g) “Redistricting” means either districting or redistricting. (h) “Spouse” means a spouse or registered domestic partner.

SEC. 29.

This act and Division 21 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Elections Code shall not be construed as limiting the ability of a charter city to create an advisory, hybrid, or independent redistricting commission. The amendment of Section 23000 of, and the addition of Section 21630 to, the Elections Code made by this act do not constitute a change in, but are declaratory of, existing law.

SEC. 30.

The amendment of Sections 21500 and 21601, and subdivision (a) of Section 21621, of the Elections Code made by this act do not constitute a change in, but are declaratory of, existing law.

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PUBLIC REDISTRICTING

EXERCISE
EMAIL A PHOTO of your
completed map to:
[email protected]
1 CITY OF BERKELEY REDISTRICTING

ONCE COMPLETE
Each of these blocks is drawn within Berkeley’s
existing neighborhoods.

The numbers from the ﬁnal release of the 2020 US Census as required by the California Fair Maps Act.

THE RULES ABOUT THE BLOCKS
Create a single city council district
or all eight districts using the
population blocks in the map.
New districts should have a
population of around 15,500.
The largest district should be no
more than 1,500 people greater
Write in the population estimates
for each of your drawn districts.
~15,500 Target Population Per District
DISTRICT 1
DISTRICT 2
DISTRICT 3
DISTRICT 4
DISTRICT 5
DISTRICT 6
DISTRICT 7
MAIL IT TO: City Clerk
Department
2180 Milvia Street, 1st Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704
2 DISTRICT 8
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INDEPENDENT�
REDISTRICTING�
COMMISSION 5i
©2021 CALIPER
My Redistricting Plan by Howard Rosenberg 10/08/2021)
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First Name: Howard
Last Name: Rosenberg
Comments: Please include in dist. 8 this small area that was carved out and placed in dist. 7 to include former home of K.

Worthington when he was in office.

Date: October 8, 2021

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First Name: Anonymous
Last Name:

Comments:

Date: October 12, 2021

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First Name: Anonymous
Last Name: A

Comments:

Date: October 19, 2021

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Comments:

Date: October 19, 2021

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Last Name: C

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Date: October 19, 2021

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First Name: Anonymous
Last Name:

Comments:

Date: October 25, 2021

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First Name: Troy
Last Name: Kaji

Comments: Solely considered keeping districts within target size and making them contiguous. Not important to me whether lines change.

Date: October 27, 2021

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First Name: Alfred
Last Name: Twu
Comments: Primary goals- Keep Southside as an Asian-plurality student supermajority district- Group the other blocks close to campus that are mostly renters in the Donut renter supermajority district- Keep Black community together with Adeline Corridor San Pablo Park area- Keep the Hills together- Compact Central and North districts that are mostly lower density housing- Unified West Berkeley district including 4th St, most of San Pablo Ave, and western part of University Ave Date: October 27, 2021

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First Name: Alfred
Last Name: Twu

Comments: This is a variant of the Donut plan, which creates more compact borders. The Southside district includes the big Southside dorms, including the Units and Clark Kerr, as well as more of the area around Telegraph Ave.

Date: October 31, 2021

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First Name: Stephen
Last Name: Young

Comments: This proposal unites all of hilly North Berkeley in district 5, keeps 1 and 2 more or less the same, with the principal division being University Avenue, and 7 more compact while keeping its community of interest. District 5 is partially reconfigured to capture the Northside renting community of interest. There are consequent modifications to 3 and 4 for population equality.

Otherwise, the plan complies with contiguity and precinct assignment requirements.

Date: November 1, 2021

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First Name: Anonymous
Last Name: D

Comments:

Date: November 2, 2021

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A RATIONALE FOR MY REDISTRICTING PROPOSAL
Phil Allen – resident of District 1

This explanation is meant to accompany my map for the next generation of City of Berkeley council districts.

NDAMENTAL
 The number of districts will remain at 8, for continuity and reasonable representation ..  Districts are re-numbered to agree with the north/south street-address scheme in Alameda County. Hence, D-1 will be northmost and D-8 southmost
 Illegal codicil: Considering the southward ‘drop’ of the west-most census block in my new D-6 (into Aquatic Park), why not transfer it to the new D-8, as no-one lives there anyway?
 All districts fall within mandated population parameters

CONCEPTUAL
My proposal has two bases:
1 – It relates the City’s three prominent geographic features to all surmounted physical settlement: the hills esplanade; the mostly-culverted creeks, and the Bay frontage. New districts will therefore have a generally east/west orientation. Five districts will include the Eastern elevations. Four will have Bay or aquatic frontage. Three will have both. This orientation encourages consideration of those culverted creeks; 2 – The current order of fairly box-like districts arose from a demand for enfranchisement by the purposely omitted, resulting over the decades in a parochial ‘our plot’ view throughout the City—here are the struggling, here are the swells, here’s where to build, etc.

Beyond the first aspect noted above, an east/west orientation will in most new districts embrace a range of incomes, uses, services and recreation. ‘Exclusivity’ will have few places to run. Imagine a councilor/constituents meeting in a district that stretches across the town! Such re-, or new, acquaintance could be evolutionary. Or devastating.

NB
 Ignoring the political consequences of any scheme is like telling a jury, “Disregard the last statement.”
 The 300-person census block fronting the Bay could be appended to either the new D-2 or the new D-6

phil allen/D-1 resident/re-submitted Nov. 5, 2021

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First Name: Bruce
Last Name: Stangeland

Comments: Here's my attempt to redraw our 8 districts. My maximum population = 16000 and my minimum is 15,200.

My intent was to minimize the length of the boundary of each district, so as to not gerrymander.

Date: November 6, 2021

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First Name: Thomas
Last Name: Lord

Comments: This map tries not to deviate radically from existing districts while, at the same time, trying to increase the diversity of interests each council member must represent. For example, this map gives both the representatives from District 1 and District 4 a stake in Ohlone Park. This map gives District 6 a larger stake in the interests of students. I have not adhered strictly to the traditional use of Sacramento St. as a district boundary for similar reasons. Perfect racial balance equality is geographically impossible in any set of compact districts at this time but I have tried to improve the balance. I am not sure I m satisfied with the boundaries between district 1 and 2 which I changed only minimally - but I left them as is for lack of deep familiarity with the area.

The population size balances are all very close to ideal.

Date: November 6, 2021

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First Name: Lissa
Last Name: Miner

Comments: Equitable representation by population. Districts and council members will need to collaborate as each district has multiple types of housing and neighborhoods and geography, except perhaps for District 7 that has dense student population.

Date: November 6, 2021

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First Name: Berkeley Progressive Alliance
Last Name: (BPA)

Comments: The Berkeley Progressive Alliance BPA is an alliance of community and labor organizations and Berkeley coalitions. Its mission is to work to improve social, economic, and racial equality within Berkeley. The map ensures the integrity of the following communities of interest: Districts 2 and 3 include South Berkeleys historically African American neighborhoods, and include the following communities: San Pablo Park, West Berkeley, the Adeline Corridor, Lorin, LeConte and Bateman District 1 encompasses Northwest Berkeleys Gilman, 4th Street, and North Berkeley communities District 4 has of Central Berkeleys McGee Spaulding, North Shattuck and Downtown communities District 7 restores Berkeleys traditional student district including the predominantly student parts of the Northside District 8 has Southeast Berkeleys Panoramic Hill, Elmwood and Claremont neighborhoods District 5 includes Central North Berkeleys Westbrae, Northbrae, Live Oak, Thousand Oaks, and Solano District communities District 6 has Northeast Berkeleys South Hampton, Cragmont, Northside, Terrace View and Hills communities

Date: November 11, 2021

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First Name: Janis
Last Name: Ching
Comments: T
his map is being submitted by Berkeley Neighborhoods Council, using input from many neighborhood groups across the city. Considerations: 1.Keep neighborhoods together as much as possible. 2. Combine the Northside and Southside student housing units to create a more unified student district. 3. Keep the blocks surrounding the North Berkeley BART station in one district as they share interests in upcoming development. 4. Keep the Shattuck business district together from Downtown to at least Cedar St. 5. Dwight Way serves as the natural border for District 3, and should continue to do so, as the neighbors to the south of Dwight continue to fight for equity in terms of resources. 6. The LeConte Neighborhood has been split for decades. We put them back together in District 3. 7. The McGee-Spaulding Tract has historical significance and should be kept together. Its borders are Dwight Way to University, Sacramento to MLK. 8. Spruce Santa Barbara are natural borders for District 56. Neighborhoods there are less cohesive . 9. Include Panoramic Hill in District 8 to keep the high fire zones together Date: Novem
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First Name: Sheryl
Last Name: Drinkwater

Comments: I am a district 2 resident. just got into the numbers. District 3, I learned is pretty dense. My goal was to get deviation in West Berkeley to 1%.

Date: November 12, 2021

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First Name: Alfred
Last Name: Twu

Comments: Inspired by Berkeley s creek watersheds, with some modifying to create reasonably compact and equal population districts. The parts of Berkeley expected to grow more in the next 10 years, such as the Upper Strawberry district which includes downtown, are drawn with less population now, while those that are expected to grow slower, such as Codornices-Blackberry, are drawn with more.

Date: November 14, 2021

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First Name: Ben
Last Name: Gould

Comments: I tried to balance three goals. In order:1. Keep communities together. Reunite neighborhoods divided by existing lines2.

Keep business districts corridors, especially local area plans, together3. Use major roads as borders. Within a district, minimize deviations from a given border. Population difference, at 8.9%, meets the 10% requirement, but was otherwise considered less important than the goals above. Anticipated growth 10k people will dramatically outweigh initial differences. In this map, District 4 groups together the student- and renter-heavy neighborhoods in Downtown, north Shattuck, Northside, and Foothill Panoramic Hill.

District 6 unifies the fire-prone hills, while 5 encompasses commercial areas on North Shattuck, Hopkins, and Solano. District 1 unites Ohlone Greenway and Central Berkeley neighborhoods, while keeping NBB and northwest industrial areas. District 2 gets consistent borders. 3 retains its general shape. 7 focuses more tightly on Southside, while 8 takes remaining students south of Dwight. Strictly necessary population balancing accounts for all boundary deviations.

Date: November 14, 2021

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First Name: Anonymous
Last Name:

Comments:

Date: November 15, 2021

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First Name: Racism and Criminal Justice Reform Group
Last Name:

Comments:

Date: November 15, 2021

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1 Bunting, Sarah K.

From: Racism and Criminal Justice Reform Group - RCJR <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2021 10:35 AM
To: Independent Redistricting Commission
Subject: Fwd: RCJR Re-Districting Map Submission
Attachments: RJCR Map.png
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
Categories: Map Submission
WARNING: This is not a City of Berkeley email. Do not click links or attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.

TO: Berkeley Redistricting Commission

The Racism and Criminal Justice Reform group of Berkeley (RCJR) advocates for true public safety, in a reimagined system that meets the needs of all of Berkeley's residents of every neighborhood and ethnic origin. We work on a citywide and interracial basis and succeeded in passing the Police Accountability Measure (ii) in 2020 by an 85% vote. BPA is submitting the enclosed map to the redistricting committee for your consideration.

We support this proposal because it respects critical communities of interest. It retains important neighborhoods and institutions in South Berkeley's Districts 2 and 3, and unites and returns sections that were previously removed from those Districts. Given the gentrification and displacement affecting a large portion of the African American community, it is noteworthy that Berkeley has elected two African American council members since the beginning of district elections 35 years ago. This map will continue to foster Black leadership in City decision‐making,

Please keep these neighborhoods in Districts 2 and 3: South and South‐West Berkeley, LeConte, San Pablo Park, Lorin, Bateman, and the Adeline Corridor.

Also, please reunite students from Northside and Southside in District 7.

Racism and Criminal Justice Reform group
[email protected]

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First Name: West Berkeley Business District
Last Name:

Comments:

Date: November 15, 2021

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11/15/21, 1:35 PM
West Berkeley Business District Map

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First Name: Kelly
Last Name: Hammargren

Comments: small adjustments to current districts

Date: November 15, 2021

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First Name: Kelly
Last Name: Hammargren

Comments: variation 2 on existing district maps

Date: November 15, 2021

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First Name: Rita
Last Name: Master

Comments: The most important change proposed by our map is the creation of two student supermajority districts, labeled Downtown and East. Students are about 13rd of our citys population, most concentrated in the Downtown, Northside, and Southside neighborhoods. The Downtown district combines the Downtown and Northside neighborhoods, which share similar characteristics, including dense population, high percentage of renters, and large multifamily housing. The East district unifies the densely populated student neighborhoods in Southside by capturing the on-campus and off-campus student housing in this area, including the dorms, apartment complexes, shared houses, co-ops, and greek houses. The other districts are drawn with a focus on keeping neighborhoods together and following major streets where possible. The map unifies the North Berkeley Hills, creates a new united West Berkeley district including Poets Corner and the San Pablo Park Area, and a compact Central Berkeley District. The map also prioritizes African American representation in West and South Berkeley, with both district s Black CVAP 20%.

Date: November 15, 2021

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First Name: Gregory
Last Name: Magofna

Comments: This map uses current districts as a base to try to straighten out district borders while keeping groups with similar homes, incomes, and travel modes together. - D1: grows into Northbrae and Live Oak in D5 where smaller single-family homes mix w smaller apts and gives Central Berkeley to D4. - D2 gains the rest of Poets Corner from D4 and cedes the edge of the Lorin back to D3, more cohesively uniting SW Berkeley. - D3 reincorporates part of the Lorin and gains a bit of S Berkeley keeping the S Berkeley area. - D4 is a more cohesive Central Berkeley, w Ohlone Park area and a little of N Berkeley in the flats while still keeping Downtown. - D5 gains the Gourmet Ghetto and parts of South Hampton and Cragmont uniting an area with larger homes and higher incomes. - D6 shifts to incorporate more high fire zone areas of Berkeley with winding roads and parking and emergency vehicle access concerns. - D7 is a more cohesive Southside w large concentrations of students and student housing. - D8 gains Willard and more of the LeConte neighborhood keeping a nice mix of historical single and multifamily homes.

Date: November 15, 2021

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INDEPENDENT�
REDISTRICTING�
COMMISSION 5i
©2021 CALIPER; ©2020 HERE
My Redistricting Plan by Berkeley Citizen Action (11/15/2021)

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First Name: Berkeley Citizens Action
Last Name: (BCA)

Comments: Berkeley Citizens Action (BCA) is a non-partisan political club, which has served Berkeley since 1974, fighting for progressive policies, especially with regard to affordable housing, social justice and equality.

The Steering Committee of Berkeley Citizens Action is submitting the enclosed map to the redistricting committee for your consideration, feeling that it meets the specified contiguity, compactness, population, and geographic requirements, and protects the integrity of the following communities of interest:

• Districts 2 and 3, which are South Berkeley's historically African American neighborhoods, include the following communities:

San Pablo Park, West Berkeley, the Adeline Corridor, Lorin, LeConte and Bateman; In particular, the Lorin and LeConte neighborhoods, which have active community engagement, are no longer split between different council districts • District 1 encompasses Northwest Berkeley's Gilman, 4th Street, and North Berkeley communities; • District 4 is comprised of Central Berkeley's McGee Spaulding, North Shattuck and Downtown communities; • District 7 restores Berkeley's traditional student district including the predominantly student parts of Northside and Southside;
• District 8 encompasses Southeast Berkeley's Panoramic Hill, Elmwood and Claremont neighborhoods; • District 5 includes Central North Berkeley's Westbrae, Northbrae, Live Oak, Thousand Oaks, and the Solano District communities.
• District 6 includes Northeast Berkeley's South Hampton, Cragmont, Northside, Terrace View and Hills communities

Date: November 16, 2021

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First Name: Alfren & HOlland
Last Name:

Comments:

Date: November 15, 2021

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Map Identification DRAFT Map Inclusion Final Map Inclusion Map
#
Map Name
(Use File Name from
Dropbox)
District(s)
Affected
Narrative Summary
(Verbatim)
Map Highlights & Themes
(Commission Summary - Will be
used by Commission and staff to
assist with creation of draft maps)
IRC Action(s) Taken IRC Decision
1 01_2021-10-08 Howard
Rosenberg
7,8 Please include in dist. 8 this small area that was carved out and placed in dist. 7 to include former home of K. Worthington when he was in office.

Neighborhood Cohesion and
Compactness
Maptitude submission does not
reflect the narrative. Map is
unchanged.

Amber map reflects these
minimal changes. A revised
version of the Amber map was
approved on 2/28/22
This requested change is
included in the Final Map.
2 02_2021-10-12 Anonymous A All Re: Northside population #s - There is no way this is correct. Pop in Northside is at least 7000
Major reconfigurations of all
districts
Submission was evaluated; no
further action was taken.

The submission is not
included in the Final Map.
3 03_2021-10-19 Anonymous B-
1 All None Major reconfiguration of Districts 4
through 7; creation of two student
districts (Dist 4 and 7); changes Dist
4 and 7 to E-W orientation;
removes thousand oaks from Dist 5,
combines DT and University,
decreases Dist 7 and limits to area
south of Campus
Blue and Maroon maps reflect
two student focused districts.

Commission declined to
include these maps as the final
map based on public input at
1/27 public hearing.

The requested changes are
not reflected in the final
map after consideration of
all public input received
and IRC discussion.
4 04_2021-10-19 Anonymous B-
2 All None Creates two student Disticts(4/7);
major modifications to 3,5,6;
improves overall neighborhood
integrity
Blue and Maroon maps reflect
two student focused districts.

Commission declined to
include these maps as the final
map based on public input at
1/27 public hearing.

The requested changes are
not reflected in the final
map after consideration of
all public input received
and IRC discussion.
5 05_2021-10-19 Anonymous B-
3 All None Creation of two student districts;
major changes to district 5/6;
reconfigures 5 to include North
student population from Dist 6/4
Blue and Maroon maps reflect
two student focused districts.

Commission declined to
include these maps as the final
map based on public input at
1/27 public hearing.

The requested changes are
not reflected in the final
map after consideration of
all public input received
and IRC discussion.

Appendix N

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Map Identification DRAFT Map Inclusion Final Map Inclusion Map
#
Map Name
(Use File Name from
Dropbox)
District(s)
Affected
Narrative Summary
(Verbatim)
Map Highlights & Themes
(Commission Summary - Will be
used by Commission and staff to
assist with creation of draft maps)
IRC Action(s) Taken IRC Decision
6 06_2021-10-25 Anonymous B-
4 All None Creation of two student districts;
major changes to district 5/6;
reconfigures 5 to include North
student population from Dist 6/4
Blue and Maroon maps reflect
two student focused districts.

Commission declined to
include these maps as the final
map based on public input at
1/27 public hearing.

The requested changes are
not reflected in the final
map after consideration of
all public input received
and IRC discussion.
7 07_2021-10-26 Troy Kaji All Map configured to equalize population target size and provided contiguity among districts.

Districts renumbered. Creates one
district for western portion of the
City.

Orange and Blue maps reflect
a unifed West Berkeley district.

Commission declined to
include these maps as final
map based on public input at
1/27 public hearing.

The requested changes are
not reflected in the final
map after consideration of
all public input received
and IRC discussion.
8 08_2021-10-28 Alfred Twu
Map 1
All Keep southside as an Asian-plurality student super majority district. Group other blocks close to the campus that are mostly renters in the Donut renter supermajority district. Keep Black community together with Adeline Corridor / San Pablo Park area.

Keep the lower housing density Hills together. Unify West Berkeley including 4th Street, most of San Pablo Avenue, and western part of University Avenue.

Two student districts. Creates non-
contiguous "donut" district for
south campus population and
irregular-shape district north, west,
and south of the UC Berkeley
campus.

Blue and Maroon maps reflect
two student focused districts.

Commission declined to
include these maps as the final
map based on public input at
1/27 public hearing.

The requested changes are
not reflected in the final
map after consideration of
all public input received
and IRC discussion.

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#
Map Name
(Use File Name from
Dropbox)
District(s)
Affected
Narrative Summary
(Verbatim)
Map Highlights & Themes
(Commission Summary - Will be
used by Commission and staff to
assist with creation of draft maps)
IRC Action(s) Taken IRC Decision
9 09_2021-10-31 Alfred Twu
Map 2
This is a variant of the Donut plan, which creates more compact borders. The Southside district includes the big Southside dorms, including the Units and Clark Kerr, as well as more of the area around Telegraph Ave.

Two student districts. Creates non-
contiguous "donut" district for
south campus population and
irregular-shape district north, west,
and south of the UC Berkeley
campus.

Blue and Maroon maps reflect
two student focused districts.

Commission declined to
include these maps as the final
map based on public input at
1/27 public hearing.

The requested changes are
not reflected in the final
map after consideration of
all public input received
and IRC discussion.
10 10_2021-11-01 Stephen
Young
All (least
impact to 1/2;
most impact to
5/6)
This proposal unites all of hilly North Berkeley in district 5, keeps 1 and 2 more or less the same, with the principal division being University Avenue, and 7 more compact while keeping its community of interest. District 5 is partially reconfigured to capture the Northside renting community of interest. There are consequent modifications to 3 and 4 for population equality.

Otherwise, the plan complies with contiguity and precinct assignment requirements.

Realigns principle boundary
between districts 5/6 from
north/south to east/west. Minor
changes elsewhere, relative to
existing boundaries.

Submission was evaluated; no
further action was taken. IRC
decided to retain Spruce Street
as shared boundary for
Districts 5 and 6 at 2/28
meeting.

The requested changes are
not reflected in the final
map after consideration of
all public input received
and IRC discussion.

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