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California Redistricting Commission Draft Plan Proposes Big Changes for Local Voters

Here is what you need to know about where Sierra Madre fits in with the new draft districts.

After two years of work, the 14-member California Redistricting Commission released draft plans for new congressional and state districts for the entire state on Friday.

The plans show new boundaries for California's 53 congressional districts, 40 state senate districts and 80 state assembly districts, as well as districts for the state Board of Equalization, which handles taxation issues.

What This Means for Sierra Madre:

According to the draft plans released today, Sierra Madre may find itself in new, largely redrawn districts for state Assembly, state Senate and U.S. Congress.

As for where Sierra Madre fits into the state Assembly picture, the most striking difference between the current district boundaries and the newly proposed districts is that the large swathe of San Bernardino County that is currently part of the 59th Assembly District has been separated from the new "San Gabriel Mountain Foothills" district.

No longer would the large piece of San Bernardino County including, among other cities, 59th district Assemblyman Tim Donnelly's home of Twin Peaks, CA.

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For the state Senate, Sierra Madre currently sits within the 29th district and is represented by Bob Huff, a resident of Diamond Bar.

Now, the commission's plans call for eliminating the southward corridor through Walnut and into Diamond Bar, Chino Hills, Yorba Linda, La Habra, Placentia and Brea.

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Instead, the new Senate district will look similar to the Assembly district and include Pasadena, South Pasadena, Burbank, Glendale and La Canada-Flintridge, assuming both distrcits are approved in August.

You can read more about the redistricting process, the commission, and the criteria used for the new districts in our article .  

The boundaries are in the draft state now and there will be a public input process. The final districts will be released in August.

Maps of the new and old districts for Sierra Madre are attached at right, and more information on the new districts is listed in the charts attached to this post.  

More information about the old Board of Equalization districts can be found here.

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