At the March 29 special meeting, the Council majority (Jung, Whittaker, and Dunlap) approved a new map of Council districts, and on April 5 they confirmed it. The process was flawed and […]
Analysis: The Impacts of the New Council District Map
The Political Impact of Council District Maps
Fullerton City Council is set to officially adopt a new Council District map tonight, March 29, that will be in place for the next ten years. At their last meeting, a Council […]
Let’s Talk About Redistricting
The 2022 June Primary has the city of Fullerton split into different districts for Congress, CA Senate, and Assembly. On Sunday, March 13 at 7pm, Fullerton College Professor Jodi Balma (host of […]
City to host second redistricting workshop
The City of Fullerton invites the public to participate in its second redistricting community workshop on Saturday, January 29 at 10am on Zoom. Redistricting occurs every ten years to redraw City Council […]
City to host redistricting workshop
The city of Fullerton will host a redistricting workshop on January 13 at 6pm on Zoom. Residents are encouraged to participate in Fullerton’s once-in-a-decade process to redraw city council voting district boundaries. […]
City Council redistricting process begins
The second meeting of the Redistricting Advisory Commission (RAC) was held in the City Council Chamber on December 15. Few people attended in person. On the agenda that night were two items, […]
Redistricting Advisory Commission to Hold Public Hearing December 15
Fullerton’s Redistricting Advisory Commission will hold their first public hearing on December 15 at 6:30pm at Fullerton City Hall (303 West Commonwealth Ave). The Commission, which is responsible for advising City Council […]
Redistricting: What to expect this time
Commentary In the previous Observer I mentioned that the principal lesson to be learned from the original City Council district drawing exercise in 2015-16 is that public input, even where there is […]
City Redistricting: the politics behind the process
Vince Buck is CSUF Professor Emeritus, Political Science Fullerton City Councilmembers have all been elected by district only since December 2020. The districts were first created in 2016, but now that the […]
Whitaker, Dunlap, and Jung appointees vote as a majority to select at-large members to Redistricting Advisory Commission
The Fullerton Redistricting Advisory Commission met for the first time on October 27 in City Council Chambers. The five members directly appointed by City Council were tasked with selecting a chair and […]
Applications for Redistricting Commission Due Oct. 4
The city of Fullerton is now accepting applications for seats on a commission formed to provide options for a new map to define Fullerton’s 5 council districts. Fullerton’s current map dates to […]
Council to appoint advisory-only redistricting commission
The Fullerton City Council will appoint an advisory commission to explore options for drawing new council districts for the 2022 elections, reserving the responsibility for choosing the new districts map exclusively for […]
City Council to decide whether to appoint redistricting commission
Fullerton’s City Council will consider on Tuesday, August 17 whether to decide new boundaries for council districts themselves or instead appoint a commission for that purpose. Council districts are required by law […]
