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ReDrawCA.org webinarTRANSCRIPT
May 23rd, 2011Funded by the James Irvine Foundation
We are a multi-racial public policy change organization rooted in the civil rights movement. We engineer large-scale systems
change to remedy inequality, expand opportunity, and open paths to upward mobility.
Offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Washington D.C.
Los Angeles office program areas
DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop targeted research/policy
strategies and web tools.
COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB
Engages, trains, and provides tools for community groups to lead and sustain
action-oriented research
ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.org
Healthy City is an information + action resource that unites community voices, rigorous research and innovative
technologies to solve the root causes of social inequity.
• Redistricting = “INSIDER’s GAME” but its NOT a game.
• Development of a “Unity”/Multi-racial approach to the process focus on “COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST”
• Bridge INFO/TECH GAP FREE + ONLINE!
• The time was right Citizens Redistricting Commission and our Census 2010 work
Why did we build ReDrawCA?
www.Census2010.healthycity.org
FOR PLANNING…Hard-To-Count Scores
in OaklandHard-To-Count Scores + Demographic Data
Hard-To-Count Scores + NPO’s/CBO’s
Statewide Coordinating Council
NALEOAPALCCRLAVoto LatinoMALDEFCalifornia Alliance
Mobilize the Immigrant Vote
New American MediaThe California EndowmentGovernor’s Office
Objectives:1. Coordinate statewide efforts2. Coordinate regional convenings3. Share resources & information4. “Bubble Up” field reports
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
What can you do on ReDrawCA.org?
1. Learn• Redistricting 101• What district am I in?• Data for your district/neighborhood
2. Communicate• Engage in the public wiki-map discussion• Hear what others are saying
3. Engage• Draw your own districts/COI• Prepare/submit testimony and data
4. Collaborate• Work with partners on maps/proposals
Who is ReDrawCA.org for?ReDrawCA.org was built for the traditional “have
nots” when it came to redistricting:
It is not built for: Elected Officials/Incumbents Political Parties/Partisans The “haves”
It is built for: Community organizations Community leaders/advocates “Joe Schmoe” Multi-group coalitions/collaboratives
•Search for comments about your community.
•Comment about your community via point or draw boundaries important to you.
•Engage with others interested in Redistricting
• Will be moderated for offensiveness and abuse by AP/HC staff
• Will post CRC’s draft plans for wiki-commenting– Leave a comment/draw an area– Color-code: Like (green), Dislike (red), Neutral
Comment on CA
Questions ?
•Find your Congressional, State Senate & State Assembly District
•Map population and other redistricting-specific indicators with community institutions like hospitals.
•Map in a group session and publish reports of the maps and data you generate.
DATA SOURCES
Census 2000 & 2010Census TIGER/LineStatewide Database @ UCB
ACS 5-year EstimatesCa Dept. of EducationCa. Dept. of Public HealthAnd more…
DATA VARIABLESDemographicPopulationRace/EthnicityCVAPMedian AgeLanguageDetailed Race (Asian/Latino) Foreign born/CitizenshipAnd more…
Election/VotingVoting Age PopulationRegistered Voters by partyElection ResultsAnd more…
Income & HousingMedian Household IncomePoverty StatusRenter /Owner HousingForeclosuresAnd more…
EducationEducational AttainmentSchool Test ResultsAnd more…
Health & Safety data
Homicide RateObesity PrevalenceTeen BirthsChild Abuse & NeglectAnd more…
InfrastructureSchoolsBanksNonprofitsParksHospitalsAnd more…
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Questions ?
•Edit the boundaries of current Congressional, State Senate and State Assembly Districts
•Import/Export your boundaries for use in other mapping software; ex. Maptitude or ESRI software
•Save boundaries to work on later or with colleagues in a dynamic group mapping session.
Questions ?
One-on-one with RedistrictingCA partnersRedistrictingCA + other conferencesOur own statewide & regional partners
Sacramento Bay Area San Diego Central Valley
Training webinars every 2 weeksOutreach to media/ethnic mediaEngagement with local collaboratives/ partnersAvailable to train via web or in-person upon request
Note: We will not provide technical assistance to elected officials or their staff, though they can use our website as can the general public.
Outreach + Training
Ex. Outreach Analysis
Other Resources
California Redistricting Commission – wedrawthelines.orgUS Census Redistricting – census.gov/rdo
Statewide Database at UC Berkeley – swdb.berkeley.eduRedistricting CA – Redistrictingca.org
Redistricting Game – RedistrictingGame.orgESRI – esri.com/software/redistricting
Maptitude – caliper.comBrennan Center – brennancenter.org
Rose Institute – claremontmckenna.edu/rose
SERVICESHealthyCity.org
MAPS
CHARTS/TABLES
