A November 15th article in the San Jose Mercury News quoted Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson on the possible effects of redistricting reform in California. The article was titled “The biggest spender in California’s election? It’s not who you think,” and it discusses how Stanford University physicist Charles T. Munger Jr. spent  $12.6 million promoting Proposition… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Redistricting
CA Redistricting Language After Prop 20
The Rose Institute has compiled an up-to-date and unmarked version of the post-Prop 20 rules on redistricting for California. Proposition 20, passed by California voters in November 2010, added the task of re-drawing congressional district boundaries to the commission created by Proposition 11 and narrowed the definition for “community of interest.” These changes to the redistricting language… Continue Reading
Rose Institute Conference and Materials
The Rose Institute of State and Local Government cordially invites you to a presentation and discussion regarding our latest report on California’s 2011 redistricting and the new Citizens Redistricting Commission. The conference, â€Changes and Challenges facing the Citizens Redistricting Commission,†will be held at the California Dental Association Rotunda (1201 K Street) in Sacramento on December… Continue Reading
Rose Fellow Douglas Johnson on Proposition 20’s results
A November 6th article in the Whittier Daily News quoted Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson discussing how the passing of Proposition 20 will affect San Gabriel Valley in the upcoming redistricting process. Proposition 20 creates an independent citizen’s commission to draw Congressional district boundaries. Continue Reading
San Mateo County Times quotes Rose’s Douglas Johnson, Tony Quinn
An October 29th article in the San Mateo County Times quoted Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson and Rose Institute Board member Tony Quinn. The article was titled “Peninsula politicians give to Proposition 27 campaign” and discussed the campaign to prevent an independent commission from drawing Congressional boundaries during redistricting. It lists the various elected officials who… Continue Reading
Close Election and Redistricting in New York
Votes are being recounted New York’s State Senate District 60. The challenger Mark Grisanti, who is a registered Democrat who plans to caucus with Republicans, leads incumbent Democratic Sen. Antoine Thompson by a scant 598 votes. During most elections years the race for District 60’s Senate Seat is over after the Democratic primary because registered… Continue Reading
Election Night & Redistricting Recap: Swing to Republicans
Before the elections, the Rose Institute released a preview of what midterm elections mattered for control of redistricting in 2011. As a follow-up to that article, the Rose Institute has created a recap of how both parties did on Tuesday combined with brief analysis on Congressional seats that changed parties on Tuesday. Briefly stated, Republicans… Continue Reading
First 8 CA Commissioners are a Well-Educated Group
The first 8 people chosen for California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission are a well-educated group. All 8 hold both a bachelor and a graduate degree. Three hold MBA’s: Dai (Stanford), Yao (Claremont’s Drucker School) and Barabba (UCLA). Three hold JD degrees: Raya (UC Davis), Forbes (Vanderbilt) and Filkins-Webber (Whittier). Commissioner Galambos-Malloy holds a Masters in Community… Continue Reading
State Auditor selects first 8 members of CA Redistricting Commission
The State Auditor has randomly selected the first 8 commissioners of the CA Citizen’s Redistricting Commission. It is a diverse group: Democrats: Cynthia Dai – Female, Asian-American, San Francisco, SF County Elaine Kuo – Female, Asian-American, Mountain View, Santa Clara County Jeanne Raya – Female, Latina, San Gabriel, LA County Republicans: Vincent Barabba – Male,… Continue Reading
UPDATED: Map of CA Redistricting Commission Finalists
Rose Institute Research Assistant Ruth Oliver prepared the following maps comparing each California county’s percentage of the state population compared to that county’s percentage of the 36 finalists in the redistricting pools Continue Reading