2021 City of Los Angeles - City Council Redistricting Commission

Vision and Values

Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission 2021 Purpose, Vision, Values, & Principles

Core Purpose 

To independently draw proposed Los Angeles City Council District boundaries based on census data that will allocate constituents proportionately while also accounting for the unique histories, experiences and interests of communities, such that those interests will have the highest probability of being served by elected representatives and the City of Los Angeles. 


Vision 

To strengthen the governance of the City of Los Angeles by empowering its communities to have their diverse needs served through fair and inclusive representation. 


Core Values 

Equity, Integrity, Transparency, Respect, Compassion, Dignity, Data-driven, Solution-oriented and Interdependence.


Operating Principles

  1. We will adhere to City, state and federal laws governing redistricting and, to the extent feasible, keep neighborhoods and communities intact, utilize natural boundaries or street lines, and be geographically compact.
  2. We will be intentional in creating and investing in opportunities to strengthen capacity and provide access for historically underrepresented communities to allow for full participation of their voices in the process.
  3. We will strive to ensure the data utilized captures LA’s communities of interest.
  4. We will conduct our business with transparency and integrity, our processes will be open, and we will hold true to our purpose, vision, values and operating principles.
  5. We will center equity, compassion, respect and dignity of communities in decision-making.
  6. We will strive to equitably understand and acknowledge the different challenges and strengths of LA’s communities of interest.
  7. We will value community rooted knowledge and different forms of information.
  8. We will embrace creative and respectful tension to reach just decisions.
  9. We will recognize interdependence to help strengthen the City of Los Angeles as a whole.
  10. We will respect due process, fairness and adherence to the law in all our deliberations.
Regular / Special Meeting Schedule
  • November 19, 2020 (3pm)
    Special Meeting
  • December 10, 2020 (3pm)
    Special Meeting
  • January 12, 2021 (6pm)
    Regular Meeting
  • January 21, 2021 (6pm)
    Special Meeting
  • January 26, 2021 (6pm)
    Ex Parte Meeting
  • February 09, 2021 (6pm)
    Regular Meeting
  • February 23, 2021 (7pm)
    Special Meeting
  • March 17, 2021 (6pm)
    Special Meeting
  • March 23, 2021 (6pm)
    Outreach Committee Meeting
  • April 6, 2021 (6pm)
    Mapping and Data Committee Meeting
  • April 8, 2021 (6pm)
    Outreach Committee Meeting
  • April 13, 2021 (6pm)
    Regular Meeting
  • May 04, 2021 (5pm)
    Special Meeting
  • May 11, 2021 (5pm)
    Special Meeting
  • May 11, 2021 (6pm)
    Regular Meeting
  • May 20, 2021 (6pm)
    Special Meeting
  • May 25, 2021 (6pm)
    Special Meeting - Mapping and DATA Committee
  • June 3, 2021 (6pm)
    Outreach Committee Meeting
  • June 8, 2021 (6pm)
    Regular Meeting
  • June 9, 2021 (6pm)
  • June 16, 2021 (6pm)
    Special Meeting of the LACCRC
  • June 24, 2021 (4pm)
    Special Meeting - Mapping and DATA Committee
  • June 28, 2021 (6pm)
    Regular Meeting

  • Thursday, July 1, 2021 (6pm)
    CD12 – John Lee
  • Wednesday, July 7, 2021 (6pm)
    CD5 – Paul Koretz
  • Monday, July 12, 2021 (6pm)
    CD11 – Mike Bonin
  • Thursday, July 15, 2021 (6pm)
    CD3 – Bob Blumenfield
  • Wednesday, July 21, 2021 (6pm)
    CD2 – Paul Krekorian
  • Thursday, July 29, 2021 (6pm)
    CD13 – Mitch O’Farrell
  • Saturday, July 31, 2021 (10am)
    CD6 – Nury Martinez
  • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 (6pm)
    CD4 – Nithya Raman
  • Wednesday, August 11, 2021 (6pm)
    CD7 – Monica Rodriguez
    Commissioner – Elizabeth Saldivar
  • Saturday, August 14, 2021 (10am)
    CD1 – Gil Cedillo
  • Wednesday, August 18, 2021 (6pm)
    CD15 – Joe Buscaino
  • Saturday, August 21, 2021 (10am)
    CD14 – Kevin de Leon
  • Wednesday, August 25, 2021 (6pm)
    Regional Public Hearing – Spanish
  • Saturday, August 28, 2021 (10am)
    CD10 – Mark Ridley Thomas
  • Thursday, September 2, 2021 (6pm)
    CD9 – Curren Price
  • Wednesday, September 8, 2021 (6pm)
    CD 8 – Marqueece Harris Dawson
  • Saturday, September 11, 2021 (10am)
    Regional Public Hearing – Citywide
  • Wednesday, October 6, 2021 (6pm)
    Special Meeting - Presentation #1 of Draft Map
  • Saturday, October 11, 2021 (10am)
    Special Meeting - Presentation #2 of Draft Map
  • Wednesday, October 13, 2021 (6pm)
    Special Meeting - Presentation #3 of Draft Map
  • Saturday, October 16, 2021 (10am)
    Special Meeting - Presentation #4 of Draft Map

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