Cities Want to Draw Up Own Redistricting Plan
Dissatisfied with the political splintering of the San Gabriel Valley under a court-sanctioned redistricting plan for the county Board of Supervisors, several cities are collecting money to hire experts to draw up their own plan.
The San Gabriel Valley Assn. of Cities wants to place most of the area in one supervisorial district, and to enlarge the board from five members to seven. The proposed redrawn lines would be submitted to the Board of Supervisors next year for consideration during reapportionment.
Thirty-two cities have been asked to contribute $500 each to hire National Demographics Corp. of Claremont--at a total cost of $22,500--to draw proposed supervisorial boundaries using 1990 census data. Donations also are being solicited from a number of corporations.
Cities that have agreed to contribute include Alhambra, Arcadia, Azusa, Glendora, La Puente and San Dimas.
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