California Citizens Redistricting Commission
| Address | Members | Emails | Calendar | Sample Letter | Talking Points |
California Republican Party has encouraged interested Republicans to monitor and participate in the Commission‟s proceedings, including offering comments on the important factors set forth in Propositions 11 and 20.
Citizens Redistricting Commission
1130 K Street, Suite 101
Sacramento, CA 95814
(866) 356-5217
Below is a list of the names, and date selected, of the 14 members of the commission by subpool.
| Registered Democrats | Registered Republicans | Registered DTS or "Other" Party |
|---|---|---|
| Gabino Aguirre (12-15-10) | Vincent Barabba (11-18-10) | Michelle R. DiGuilio (12-15-10) |
| Angelo Ancheta (1-28-11) | Jodie Filkins Webber (11-18-10) | Stanley Forbes (11-18-10) |
| Maria Blanco (12-15-10) | Lilbert "Gil" R. Ontai (12-15-10) | Connie Galambos Malloy (11-18-10) |
| Cynthia Dai (11-18-10) | Michael Ward (12-15-10) | M. Andre Parvenu (12-15-10) |
| Jeanne Raya (11-18-10) | Peter Yao (11-18-10) |
Email Address of members and staff
Democrats email address
gabino.aguirre@crc.ca.gov
angelo.ancheta@crc.ca.gov
maria.blanco@crc.ca.gov
cynthia.dai@crc.ca.gov
jeanne.raya@crc.ca.gov
Republicans email address
vincent.barabba@crc.ca.gov
jodie.filkinswebber@crc.ca.gov
lilbert.ontai@crc.ca.gov
michael.ward@crc.ca.gov
peter.yao@crc.ca.gov
DTS or "Other" Party email address
michelle.diguilio@crc.ca.gov
stanley.forbes@crc.ca.gov
connie.galambos-malloy@crc.ca.gov
andre.parvenu@crc.ca.gov
Staff members email address
votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov
daniel.claypool@crc.ca.gov
rob.wilcox@crc.ca.gov
For meeting dates, time and location visit Republican of River City calendar
Dear Chairman Yao and Members of the Commission:
(Your organization) is a
collaborative coalition comprised of community stakeholders
with the mission to keep the entire city of
Sacramento within ONE Assembly
District.
Historically, the city of Sacramento had
been fragmented in a number of districts, which
resulted in the city’s
inability to provide
adequate resources and a collective voice in
Sacramento. It is imperative Sacramento
seek the benefits of one city one district.
Sacramento is a culturally
mixed and vibrant city where our demographics include 25%
of the population of Latino descent, 13% African-American, 18% Asian, and 1%
Pacific
Islander and Hawaiian. Time magazine labeled Sacramento the most
integrated major U.S. city.
As the Commission continues
to come together and adopt guidelines for the redrawing of
district boundaries, we ask that Sacramento be kept intact to continue the great
strides our city
has achieved. After all, it is through the Commission’s effort and guidelines in
redrawing the
political districts in which our community voice will truly heard in Sacramento.
Citizens throughout California are counting on you to look out for all of our interests.
Sincerely,
Carl Burton
916-485-5741
OPENING COMMENTS
We want redistricting TOTALLY NON-POLITICAL.
With the passage of Prop 11 and 20, California voters took redistricting out
of the hands of the legislature
because we want it to be impartial.
With the passage of Prop. 11 and 20 the people of California are looking
forward to seeing the redistricting
of the state done in a non-partisan fashion.
As a supporter of the Federal Voting Rights Act and of Prop 11 and Prop 20
the commission must follow
the criteria set forth in the Act and the propositions.
ACTION ITEMS
We encourage the commission to draw compact and contiguous districts. For
example, the City of
Sacramento could easily be one Assembly District.
We propose district lines use Country and City limit lines. And if a County
must be divided, use City
limit lines and zip codes.
Ensure communities of interest. For example, the wine growing counties of
Lake, Mendocino, Napa,
Sonoma and Yolo in one Congressional District.
We encourage the commission to nest districts: for example two Assembly
Districts within one State
Senate District; ten Senate Districts within one Board of Equalization District.
We encourage the commission to abandon the odd-shaped districts that are the
hallmark of former
redistricting efforts. For example, Sacramento County and other areas of the
state have been carved and
gerrymandered into odd-shaped districts that aren't representative of the
communities within which we live.
CLOSING REMARKS
We want to urge all members of the commission to remain true to the spirit in
which all of you were
selected: to ensure that California's new lines are drawn in the fairest
possible way while upholding the
criteria of the Voting Rights Act.
I am concerned that the highly partisan groups--both liberal and
conservative--will be given undue
consideration which will only perpetuate the gerrymandering of our city,
community, and neighborhoods
into faux legislative districts. Please don't let ideologues continue to carve
us up.
We call upon you to put your own biases and your own self interests aside and
do what's right for all
of California.
Thank you for your service and consideration of our comments and recommendations.
Republicans of River City members would like to thank you for your support of our efforts.
Email your remarks to carl@carlburton.com