2023-03-14 Item No. 12 -F. Vasquez

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CC Date: 3-14-23 Item No.: 12 Subject: FW: [External] Agenda Item No. 12 - ReShape Riverside Attachments: FV -Email -Draft Map A4 Modification-, 3-14-2023.docx From: Frances J. Vasquez <franceslvasquez@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2023 3:17 PM To: Perry, Jim <JPerry@rivers ideca.gov> Cc: CityClerkMbx <City Clerk@ riversideca.gov>; Frances J. Vasquez <franceslvasquez@gmail.com> Subject: [External] Agenda Item No. 12 - ReShape Riverside CAUTION: This email is originated from OUTSIDE of City of Riverside and was not sent by any City Officials or City Staff. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you are expecting the email and know that the content is safe. If you suspect this is a phishing or malicious email, please contact the helpdesk. Dear Honorable Councilmember Jim Perry: On behalf of the Brown and Black Redistricting Alliance, a coalition of local CBOs, community groups, and community leaders, I respectfully request your support and VOTE for Draft Map A4 Modified , and adopt this as a new map for the City of Riverside. I support the alliance's community of interests and submission of Brown and Black Redistricting Alliance Draft Map A 4 Modified. This organization has worked extensively in Riverside to develop Draft COI Map A4 Modification. The Alliance consists of over 21 signatories — organizations and community leaders active in this redistricting cycle. They are the most active group in this Riverside City redistricting process. This map maximizes the Voting Rights Act and better aligns with Riverside resident's communities of interest testimony. Map A4 Modified has four Latino Citizen Voting Age Population majority wards. Compared to other draft maps, A4 Modified has the most Latino CVAP concentrated Riverside neighborhoods like Arlanza, Casablanca, Eastside, Downtown, Northside in High Latino CVAP wards. Draft Map A4 Modification upholds the Voting Rights Act and Communities of Interest: • 4 Latino Citizen Voting Age Population Majority Wards (citizen voting age population 50% +) that includes Casablanca Keeps Casablanca in a Majority Latino CVAP Ward and not with Mission Grove & Orange Crest (includes Ramona neighborhood and parts of Magnolia Center) • Maintains African American communities of interest (downtown/Eastside/Northside) • Includes all of North Side Specific Plan area in one ward. The Fair and Inclusive Redistricting for Municipalities and Political Subdivisions Act (FAIR MAPS Act), requires the city to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), and, to the extent practicable, keep communities of interest together. In order for the City of Riverside to act in good faith, to be inclusive and equitable, we request all redistricting workshops and public hearings to be held after 6:00 p.m. and that Spanish translation materials and interpreters be available. cc Mayor City Council Ward Six (pink) (South Arlanza, part of La Sierra, La Sierra South) City Manager City Clerk City Attorney ACMs