22 (3)Jennifer L. Hall
From: april chavez <
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2022 8:31 PM
To: Austin Lynch; Avelino Valencia; Redistricting
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Letter to Anaheim
Attachments: Letter to Anaheim City Council.docx-2.pdf
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Dear Mayor Sidhu and Anaheim City Council,
As a resident of the City of Anaheim at , anaheim ca 9280, 1 ask you to
please approve Map 114, Anaheim Now, as the new district map for the city of
Anaheim for the next decade. Map 114 is the true successor to the original People's
Map and keeps the original vision we sought for Anaheim 6 years ago. Keeps
communities of interest and neighborhoods intact. Unites the Colony in one district and
keeps it with other historic neighborhoods and keeps greater Little Arabia united. Map
114 respects neighborhood boundaries and is not gerrymandered, keeping district
boundaries along main streets and thoroughfares and following basic redistricting
principles.This map creates 3 Federal Voting Rights Section 2 districts for the growing
Latino population in the central part of the city. Map 114 truly continues the spirit of the
original People's Map but is modernized to adjust for changes in the 2020 census while
allowing for the change that is needed without drastically altering what is already a fair
map. Other maps either pack Latino voters into only one district or attempt to crack
them to limit their ability to elect representatives of their choice while other maps do
create three majority seats but divide neighborhoods or communities of interest in the
process. It is important that the Council approve a map that follows the original intent of
the Federal and California Voting Rights Act while respecting neighborhood integrity. We
ask you to please approve Map 114, Anaheim Now.
Sincerely,
Mercedes Rojas