Webinar v.5.23.11

May 23rd, 2011Funded by the James Irvine Foundation

We are a multi-racial public policy change organization rooted in the civil rights movement. We engineer large-scale systems

change to remedy inequality, expand opportunity, and open paths to upward mobility.

Offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Washington D.C.

Los Angeles office program areas

DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:

Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop targeted research/policy

strategies and web tools.

COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB

Engages, trains, and provides tools for community groups to lead and sustain

action-oriented research

ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.org

Healthy City is an information + action resource that unites community voices, rigorous research and innovative

technologies to solve the root causes of social inequity.

• Redistricting = “INSIDER’s GAME” but its NOT a game.

• Development of a “Unity”/Multi-racial approach to the process focus on “COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST”

• Bridge INFO/TECH GAP FREE + ONLINE!

• The time was right Citizens Redistricting Commission and our Census 2010 work

Why did we build ReDrawCA?

www.Census2010.healthycity.org

FOR PLANNING…Hard-To-Count Scores

in OaklandHard-To-Count Scores + Demographic Data

Hard-To-Count Scores + NPO’s/CBO’s

Statewide Coordinating Council

NALEOAPALCCRLAVoto LatinoMALDEFCalifornia Alliance

Mobilize the Immigrant Vote

New American MediaThe California EndowmentGovernor’s Office

Objectives:1. Coordinate statewide efforts2. Coordinate regional convenings3. Share resources & information4. “Bubble Up” field reports

MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

What can you do on ReDrawCA.org?

1. Learn• Redistricting 101• What district am I in?• Data for your district/neighborhood

2. Communicate• Engage in the public wiki-map discussion• Hear what others are saying

3. Engage• Draw your own districts/COI• Prepare/submit testimony and data

4. Collaborate• Work with partners on maps/proposals

Who is ReDrawCA.org for?ReDrawCA.org was built for the traditional “have

nots” when it came to redistricting:

It is not built for: Elected Officials/Incumbents Political Parties/Partisans The “haves”

It is built for: Community organizations Community leaders/advocates “Joe Schmoe” Multi-group coalitions/collaboratives

•Search for comments about your community.

•Comment about your community via point or draw boundaries important to you.

•Engage with others interested in Redistricting

• Will be moderated for offensiveness and abuse by AP/HC staff

• Will post CRC’s draft plans for wiki-commenting– Leave a comment/draw an area– Color-code: Like (green), Dislike (red), Neutral

Comment on CA

Questions ?

•Find your Congressional, State Senate & State Assembly District

•Map population and other redistricting-specific indicators with community institutions like hospitals.

•Map in a group session and publish reports of the maps and data you generate.

DATA SOURCES

Census 2000 & 2010Census TIGER/LineStatewide Database @ UCB

ACS 5-year EstimatesCa Dept. of EducationCa. Dept. of Public HealthAnd more…

DATA VARIABLESDemographicPopulationRace/EthnicityCVAPMedian AgeLanguageDetailed Race (Asian/Latino) Foreign born/CitizenshipAnd more…

Election/VotingVoting Age PopulationRegistered Voters by partyElection ResultsAnd more…

Income & HousingMedian Household IncomePoverty StatusRenter /Owner HousingForeclosuresAnd more…

EducationEducational AttainmentSchool Test ResultsAnd more…

Health & Safety data

Homicide RateObesity PrevalenceTeen BirthsChild Abuse & NeglectAnd more…

InfrastructureSchoolsBanksNonprofitsParksHospitalsAnd more…

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Questions ?

•Edit the boundaries of current Congressional, State Senate and State Assembly Districts

•Import/Export your boundaries for use in other mapping software; ex. Maptitude or ESRI software

•Save boundaries to work on later or with colleagues in a dynamic group mapping session.

Questions ?

One-on-one with RedistrictingCA partnersRedistrictingCA + other conferencesOur own statewide & regional partners

Sacramento Bay Area San Diego Central Valley

Training webinars every 2 weeksOutreach to media/ethnic mediaEngagement with local collaboratives/ partnersAvailable to train via web or in-person upon request

Note: We will not provide technical assistance to elected officials or their staff, though they can use our website as can the general public.

Outreach + Training

Ex. Outreach Analysis

Other Resources

California Redistricting Commission – wedrawthelines.orgUS Census Redistricting – census.gov/rdo

Statewide Database at UC Berkeley – swdb.berkeley.eduRedistricting CA – Redistrictingca.org

Redistricting Game – RedistrictingGame.orgESRI – esri.com/software/redistricting

Maptitude – caliper.comBrennan Center – brennancenter.org

Rose Institute – claremontmckenna.edu/rose

SERVICESHealthyCity.org

MAPS

CHARTS/TABLES

Thank YouChris Ringewald

Senior Research Analyst213-989-1300 x 114

[email protected]