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

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BROWN AND BLANC REDISTRICTING ALLIANCE 0 March 14th 2023 Re: Riverside City Redistricting - Public Hearing #4 Dear: Inclusiveness, Community us Engagement, and Governmental Processes Committee On behalf of the Brown and Black Redistricting Alliance, a coalition of many CBO's, community groups and community members, regarding public comment Agenda Item #12 Riverside city redistricting and want to share our coalition's community of interests and submission of Brown and Black Redistricting Alliance Draft Map A 4 modified,. Our organization has done extensive work in the City of Riverside. 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 there will be Spanish translation materials and interpreters. Below is our Riverside Ward map narrative based on the various Community of Interests. Draft Map A4 maximizes the Voting Rights Act and better aligns with Riverside residents community of interest testimony. Map A4 has four Latino Citizen Voting Age Population majority wards. We are glad to see all of the remaining March 14th 2023 city council meeting draft maps having 4 Latino Citizen Voting Age Population Majority Wards but Draft Map D3 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. The 4 Latino Citizen Voting Age Population Majority Voting Rights Act wards include: Ward 1 (downtown/eastside/wood streets/northside) 54.8% Latino CVAP; Ward 5 (Casablanca/parts of Magnolia Center/Presidential Park) 52.4% Latino CVAP Ward 6 (South Arlanza, part of La Sierra, La Sierra South) 58.3% Latino CVAP Ward 7 (West La Sierra, La Sierra Hills, La Sierra Acres, North West Arlanza and part of Western of La Sierra South) 54.5 % Latino CVAP