2023-03-14 Item No. 12_IEP Maribel Nunez

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Date: 3-14-23 Item No.: 12 Subject: FW: [External] public comment: Agenda #12 Riverside Redistricting (Brown & Black Redistricting Alliance Attachments: Map A4 Neighborhood overlay.png; 3_14_23 Map Narrative Map A4 Brown and Black Redistricting Alliance (1).pdf From: Maribel Nunez<maribel@inlandequitypartnership.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 10:54 AM To: Gause, Donesia <DGause@riversideca.gov>; Jacob Thompson -Fisher <Jacob@ red istrictingpartners.com>; Elizabeth Stitt<liz@redistrictingpartners.com>; Edwards, Erin <EEdwards@riversideca.gov>; Cervantes, Clarissa <CCervantes@riversideca.gov>; Fierro, Ronaldo <RFierro@riversideca.gov>; Conder, Chuck <CConder@riversideca.gov>; Gabriela Plascencia <gplascencia13@gmail.com>; Perry, Jim <JPerry@riversideca.gov>; Hemenway, Steve <SHemenway@riversideca.gov>; Lock Dawson, Patricia <PDawson@riversideca.gov> Cc: Beverly Arias <beverly951@yahoo.com>; iebev951@gmail.com; Ana Gonzalez <ana.g@ccaei.org>; Gaby CCAEJ <gabriela.m@ccaei.org>; Montes, Paloma <PMontes@riversideca.gov>; Lujano, Miguel <MLuiano@riversideca.gov>; Ragan, Caleb <CRagan@riversideca.gov>; Ruiz, Araceli <ARuiz@riversideca.gov>; Vega, Lizeth <LVega@riversideca.gov> Subject: [External] public comment: Agenda #12 Riverside Redistricting (Brown & Black Redistricting Alliance Dear Mayor and Riverside City Council: In behalf of Brown and Black Redistricting Alliance partners, we want to lend our support for Map A4 Agenda Item #12 Riverside city redistricting public hearing Map A4 is the only map that keeps our communities of interest together and has 3 LCVAP majority districts that align with the presidential election cycle. At last month's Riverside City Council redistricting meeting, we were getting closer to a community driven map Map A 4 (includes parts of our other community draft maps) We are glad to see all of the remaining March 14th 2023 ci council meeting draft maps having 4 Latino Citizen Voting Age Population Majority Wards but has a high concentrated Latino CVAP area in Ward 1 lowered below 50% LCVAP, and the sequencing of the majority LCVAP wards (2, 3, 4, and 7) putting only 2 majority LCVAP wards on presidential year cycles, compared to maps A3 and A4 which make 3/4 majority LCVAP wards on the presidential cycle. Map A4 maps uphold the Voting Rights Act and Community of Interest: 1. 4 Latino Citizen Voting Age Population Majority Wards (citizen voting age population 50% +) that includes Casablanca neighborhood 2. Keeps Casablanca keeps high Latino CVAP Ward 3. Maintains African American communities of interest (downtown/Eastside/Northside) 4. Includes all of North Side Specific Plan area in one ward Sequencing Has at leas 3 Latino majority wards be numbered that fall on the presidential year election due to higher voter turnout Attached is our Map A4 map narrative that includes Communities of Interest. Best, cc Mayor Maribel Nunez, Inland Equity Partnership City Council Gaby Mendez and Ana Gonzalez, CCAEJ City Manager Beverly Arias City Attorney ACMs City Clerk