City of South San Francisco 2018 Districting Initial Hearings
South SF is not alone facing CVRA 2 Switched (or in the process of switching) as a result of CVRA: At least 165 school districts 28 Community College Districts More than 90 cities 1 County Board of Supervisors More than 10 water and other special districts. Key decisions & settlements Only Palmdale has gone to trial on the merits (the city lost) Key settlements: Palmdale: $4.7 million Modesto: $3 million Anaheim: $1.1 million Whittier: $1 million Santa Barbara: $600,000 Tulare Hospital: $500,000 Madera Unified: about $170,000 Hanford Joint Union Schools: $118,000 Merced City: $42,000 Placentia: $20,000
Project Timeline 3 Date Event April 11 Adopted resolution of intent to change to district elections April 25 1 st hearing: gather public input on the composition of zones May 9 2 nd hearing: gather public input on the composition of zones May 11 Deadline to submit maps for consideration on May 23. May 16 Draft maps released at City Hall and on City website by this date. May 23 3 rd hearing: public input on draft maps and election sequencing June 20 4 th hearing: public input on draft maps and election sequencing June 27 5 th hearing: hearing and introduction of ordinance July 11 6 th meeting: Adopt ordinance 2020 First by-district elections in two districts 2021 Districts redrawn to reflect 2020 Census data 2022 First by-district elections in remaining three districts
4 Demographic Summary Latinos are 26% of the eligible voters (measured by Citizen Voting Age Population counts); Asian-Americans are 44%; African-Americans are 3%; and Whites are 27%. This same detailed data will be provided for each district in each draft map. Each of 5 districts would have about 12,726 residents, while each of 4 districts would have about 15,908 Race/Ethnic Profile Count Percent ACS Profile Count Percent Total Population 63,632 ACS Total Population 66,509 5% Latino 21,645 34% Immigrant 26,506 40% NH White 14,016 22% Naturalized (pct of total immigrants) 17,518 66% NH Black/African-American 1,594 3% Age 5+ 62,703 NH Native American 265 0% Speak English at home 26,733 43% NH Asian-American 23,821 37% Speak Spanish at home 15,867 25% NH Pacific Islander 1,117 2% Speak an Asian language at home 15,434 25% NH Other 329 1% Speak other language at home 4,669 7% NH Multi-Race 845 1% Speak English only "well" or less 14,189 23% Citizen VAP total 44,781 Age 25+ 47,881 CVAP Latino 11,602 26% Age 25+, no HS degree 7,388 15% CVAP NH White 11,970 27% Age 25+, HS degree (only) 24,879 52% CVAP NH African-American 1,204 3% Age 25+, bachelor degree (only) 12,132 25% CVAP NH Asian & Pacific Islander 19,530 44% Age 25+, graduate degree (only) 3,483 7% CVAP Other 475 1% Households 20,983 Child under 18 in Household 6,325 30% Voter Registration (Nov. 2016) 31,739 Income $0-25k 2,517 12% Estimated Latino Reg 11,107 35% Income $25-50k 3,120 15% Spanish-Suraned Reg. 9,978 31% Income $50-75k 3,310 16% Asian-Surnamed Reg. 4,500 14% Income $75-200k 9,658 46% Filipino-Surnamed Reg. 2,620 8% Income $200k+ 2,377 11% Est. NH White Reg. 11,991 38% Housing units 22,078 Est. African-Amer. Reg 1,338 4% Single-Family 15,160 69% Democratic Reg. 17,916 56% Multi-Family 6,918 31% Republican Reg. 3,868 12% Rented 8,318 40% Other/No Party Reg. 9,956 31% Owned 12,665 60% Voters Casting Ballots (Nov. 2016) 24,086 76% Voters Casting Ballots (Nov. 2014) 10,321 37% Estimated Latino Voters 8,368 35% Estimated Latino Voters 2,909 28% Spanish-Surnamed Voters 7,517 31% Spanish-Surnamed Voters 2,614 25% Asian-Surnamed voters 3,294 14% Asian-Surnamed voters 1,191 12% Filipino-Surnamed voters 1,901 8% Filipino-Surnamed voters 631 6% Est. NH White voters 9,383 39% Est. NH White voters 5,121 50% Est. African-Amer. Reg 1,003 4% Est. African-Amer. Reg 450 4% Democratic voters 14,233 59% Democratic voters 6,240 60% Republican voters 3,015 13% Republican voters 1,601 16% Other/No Party voters 6,837 28% Other/No Party voters 2,480 24%
Traditional Districting Criteria 5 Federal Laws Traditional Criteria Equal Population Federal Voting Rights Act No Racial Gerrymandering Communities of interest Compact Contiguous Visible (Natural & man-made) boundaries Planned future growth
Heavily Latino Neighborhoods 6 Latino eligible voters are particularly concentrated along Hwy 101 and on the north side of El Camino Real (Hwy 82) below Chestnut Ave. To comply with the Federal Voting Rights Act requirements for districts, these neighborhoods must not be divided in a way that dilutes their voting strength.
7 Heavily Asian-American Neighborhoods Asian-Americans are particularly concentrated in the north, in the southwest, and just west of Orange Memorial Park. To comply with the Federal Voting Rights Act requirements for districts, these neighborhoods must not be divided in a way that dilutes their voting strength.
8 Heavily African-American Neighborhoods African-Americans are more than 25% of CVAP only downtown just north of Grand. To comply with the Federal Voting Rights Act requirements for districts, these neighborhoods must not be divided in a way that dilutes their voting strength.
Other Socio-Economic Data Available 9 Renter-Occupied Households
Defining Communities of Interest 10 1 st Question: what is your neighborhood or community of interest? A Community of Interest is generally defined as a neighborhood or community of shared interests, views, problems, or characteristics. Possible community feature/boundary definitions include: School attendance areas Natural neighborhood dividing lines, such as highway or major roads, rivers, canals, and/or hills Areas around parks and other neighborhood landmarks Common issues, neighborhood activities, or legislative/election concerns Shared demographic characteristics Such as similar levels of income, education, or linguistic isolation 2 nd Question: Does a Community of Interest want to be united in one district, or to be divided to have a voice in multiple elections?
Map-Drawing Tools 11 Use the paper map, the online tool, or any other map Draw your neighborhood; draw the district you want for your area; or draw an entire citywide map
Using the One-Page Paper Map 12
Using the Excel tool 13 Enter the district assignment in the highlighted column, and Excel will calculate the resulting demographic changes.
Using the online tool Online Mapping Tool 14 Tutorials and help resources are available from the login page. Circled items: 1: controls to move around the map; 2: choose into which district selected territory will be placed; 3: options for how to select territory; 4: demographic summary of districts; 5: demographic change of currently selected area; 6: review map when finished; 7: submit map. 1 6 7 2 3 5 4
Public Hearing & Discussion 15 1. Do you prefer Five districts (with rotating Mayor) or four districts with an at-large Mayor? 2. What is your neighborhood or community of interest 3. Do you prefer your neighborhood be kept together in one district or have multiple representatives? 4. What are other communities of interest in the City that should be considered when drafting maps?
Questions or Comments? 16 Email DistrictElections@ssf.net Call (650) 829-6616 More information will be available on the City s website: ww.ssf.net/government/district-elections This page will be updated frequently