In a recent opinion piece appearing in the Venture County Star Stephen Lefevre, a political scientist at CSU Channel Islands strongly supports Proposition 11 for this election. He decries the undemocratic influence that has built up around the current process. Today, redistricting is a sophisticated science with expensive consultants using technology to gerrymander districts. Allowing… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Redistricting
PPIC Polls Releases New Polls Results
The Public Policy Institute of California has released its latest poll results, including state and national figures as well as the upcoming propositions. The Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Alert highlighted some of the numbers: Proposition 4 (Abortion notification) Yes: 48 percent No: 41 percent Proposition 8 (Gay marriage) Yes: 41 percent No: 55 percent Proposition 11… Continue Reading
News/Editorials/Opinions on Redistricting from Mid-August to Mid-September
We’ve playing catch up with a lot of news, due to the beginning of the semester here at the colleges. Here’s a summary of some of the recent editorializing on redistricting, some of which we’ve linked to and some of which we might have missed. Opinion Pieces in Favor of Proposition 11 Kathay Feng, Executive… Continue Reading
President of California AARP Says Poll Show Need for Redistricting Reform
According to a recent article at PolitikerCa.com, Jeanine English, the President of the California AARP, which is founding supporter of the measure, says that a recently released Field poll shows a need for redistricting reform. She says that with voter satisfaction so low for the California Legislature, its time to try another way of drawing… Continue Reading
Editorial at North County Times in Support of Proposition 11
The North County Times of Escondido has recently written an editorial urging its readers to support Proposition 11. In a year when there are many prominent propositions on the ballot, they call Proposition 11 the most important one of all: Of all the state propositions to be decided by voters this election, none is more… Continue Reading
Los Angeles Times Supports Proposition 11
In a recent editorial, the Los Angeles Times has come out in favor of Proposition 11. The Times criticizes former California Speaker of the Assembly, for his support of the current redistricting method both in office and now as continuing influencial Democratic party member. Willie Brown made it clear. Speaking in Denver two weeks ago,… Continue Reading
Public Policy Institute of California Argues 2001 Redistricting Did not Make Legislators More Partisan
In an attempt to characterize the effect Proposition 11 may have on California State Legislators, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) said in a recent study that the 2001 redistricting -which is often blamed for current partisanship in the legislator- did not have a significant affect on the partisan nature of the legislature. Instead… Continue Reading
Democratic State Senate Candidate Endorses Proposition 11
In a recent announcement, California State Senate candidate Hannah-Beth Jackson became one of the most prominent Democrats to announce her support for Proposition 11, according to the Santa Barbara Independent. Hannah-Beth Jackson is running in one of the few competitive state legislative seats in California, and faces a tough challenge from her Republican opponent Tony Strickland, who has also endorsed… Continue Reading
President of AARP Backs Prop 11 at California Progress Report
In an opinion piece at California Progress Report, Jeanine English of the AARP reaffirms her support for Proposition 11. She makes argues that government at the state level in California is broken and Proposition 11 will provide necessary reforms. The question California voters should ask themselves this November is this: “is the status quo in Sacramento… Continue Reading
Proposition 11 Will “Take the Politics Out of Redistricting”
Dick Spotswood of the Marin Independent Journal believes that Voters First Initiative is “a referendum on the effectiveness of our legislature.” If voters conclude that the Legislature is doing a fine job preparing the state for 21st century problems, then Proposition 11 is counterproductive. For those believing that our state’s government is incapable of addressing… Continue Reading