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Los Angeles City Council Building

LA City Hall’s handpicked 21-member redistricting commission stirred up quite a controversy among councilmembers and the public yesterday when it released drafts for the proposed redrawing of the City Council’s district maps. At stake are large amounts of economic wealth and a chance to either unify or separate like-minded political interests throughout the city’s 15 districts. 9th district councilmember and mayoral candidate Jan Perry has been particularly vocal about the “goring” of her downtown district. She’s accused council president Herb Wesson of cutting back-room deals to punish the Councilmember Perry for refusing the back him as council president.

WEIGH IN:

How could these redistricting maps affect your everyday life and political participation? And are they redrawn to unite political interests that make sense or, as Councilmember Perry alleges, is it just “old school patronage politics?”

Guest:

Frank Stoltze, KPCC reporter

Fernando J. Guerra, PhD. , professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University

Jan Perry, 9th district councilmember and mayoral candidate