Past Public Comments

Keep Costa Mesa United. I support Maps 5 and 2A"

Please, please keep Costa Mesa United. I support Map5 and 2A. Thank you

Keep Costa Mesa united. I support maps 5 and 2A

Hello and hope you are well.
I am a resident of Newport Beach, Orange County.
“Keep Costa Mesa United” I support Maps 5 and 2A.
Again, I support Maps 5 and 2A.

I am a resident of Newport Beach, Orange County And Costa Mesa is one of my daily go to spots for recreation, dining, and shopping. My friends in that city are very passionate about keeping their city together. Because of this,I support Maps 5 and 2A.
Again, I support Maps 5 and 2A Thank you,

Dear OC Supervisors and relevant Staff:

Orange County must eliminate the current Republican gerrymander that has disenfranchised many OC residents for years.

I generally support the map put forward by the OC People's Redistricting Alliance, which makes a genuine effort to balance the needs of all OC residents.

At the heart of the current problem are the legacy gerrymandered supervisor districts, created by the supervisors themselves. If these gerrymandered districts continue, the process will violate the law and be subject to litigation.

Clearly the past process has been unfair in favoring one political party. To wit:

Two years ago, registered Democrats finally outnumbered registered Republicans in Orange County. Current OC data show that Dems make up 37.1% of the voter roles, Republicans 33.5%, and NPP 23.8%. (In 2016, Hillary Clinton bested Donald Trump, 51% to 42%, and Biden did even better last year, 53.5% to 44.4%.)

Going back to 2013, Dems accounted for about 33.1% of county registrations, Republicans about 43.7%, and NPPs 23.2% (source: L.A. Times, https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-08-07/orange-county-turns-blue-with-more-registered-democrats-than-republicans)

Had districts been fairly created over nearly the past decade, we should have seen Republicans and Democrats each hold two to three seats on the Board of Supervisors. Instead, we have seen Republicans consistently hold three to five seats.

Now, with a clear Democratic majority in the county, the three Republican supervisors (and a Democratic supervisor who generally supports the Republican majority) will again carve out their own districts. It is no mystery where this is going.

The County has encouraged input from the public on the redistricting process, but I fear this will be for naught. The redistricting software you have offered is too complicated for the public to use. And we apparently had only a week or two to figure it out and submit our own map. The maps provided for the process, and separately available from the county, generally don't identify the streets that divide districts, making it impossible to see if current (and probably the supervisor-drawn maps) comport with state law requirements that districts should be reasonably contiguous and not carved out for political purposes. A cursory viewing of current districts shows numerous squiggles and indents along district borders, on unnamed streets, possibly to capture or eliminate certain blocks of voters. It is also unclear who drew the current proposed maps on display on your website.

As you know, in the end, the current supervisors will draw their own districts. To this skeptical OC resident, the result will be yet more gerrymandering to entrench Republican supervisors.

The existing gerrymandered districts are illegal and must be corrected. The map produced by the OC People's Redistricting Alliance seems to comply with the law and ensure fair representation for all residents.

Sincerely,

Dan Jamieson

Huntington Beach

PLEASE, PLEASE Keep Costa Mesa United. I support Maps 5 and 2A.

Please keep Costa Mesa united. I support Maps 5 and 2A.

To the OCBOS:

Keep Costa Mesa United. I support Maps 2A and 5.

After reviewing proposed redistricting plans, I strongly SUPPORT MAPS 5 AND 2A and urge you to KEEP COSTA MESA UNITED.

To Whom it May Concern:

I am writing to please ask you to keep Costa Mesa United and support maps 5 and 2A.

Thank you,

As a long time voter with friends and colleagues throughout Orange County, I care about what happens county-wide. I support Maps 5 and 2A. I believe in fair and equitable districts, so that all residents in Orange County are fully represented.

Do not split Costa Mesa through Redistricting Thank you

KEEP COSTA MESA UNITED!!!! I support Maps 5 and 2A.

There is no reason to split Costa Mesa into two districts. I support maps 5 and 2A.

Do not vote to change.

Debbie and Lee Drucker residents of Laguna Beach support Maps 5 and 2-A

Keep Costa Mesa United .I support maps 5 and 2a. Be fair and stop trying to cheat through manipulation

“Keep Costa Mesa United” I support Maps 5 and 2A

Keep Costa Mesa United. I support Maps 5 and 2A.

And quite playing with politics. Dick Rhone. Newport Beach

Keep Costa Mesa United. I support Maps 5 and 2A.

Keep Costa Mesa United. I support Maps 5 and 2a.

This is simply bad politics sacrificing the integrity of our people. Let's think of the kids first! Keep Costa Mesa United! I support Maps 5 and 2.

As you prepare to adopt maps for the required 2021 redistricting, please find the attached letter regarding the proposed maps that will be discussed during the November 9th 2021 meeting. Additionally, please see the attached analysis by the UCLA Voting Rights Project related to redistricting and the existence of racially polarized voting in Orange County.

Experts at the UCLA Voting Rights Project are available to answer any questions you may have.

After reviewing proposed redistricting plans, I strongly SUPPORT MAPS 5 AND 2A and urge you to KEEP COSTA MESA UNITED.

Keep Costa Mesa United. I support Maps 5 and 2A.

And I support Maps 5 and 2A. Thank you for listening to me!

Keep Costa Mesa United. I support Maps 5 and 2A

Keep Costa Mesa United. I support Maps 5 and 2A.

Keep Costa Mesa united! I support Maps 2A and 5! Thank you!

I support Maps 2A and 5! Keep Costa Mesa united!

Keep Costa Mesa united. I support Maps 5 and 2A!

I support Maps 5 and 2A.

I support Maps 5 and 2A. Keep Costa Mesa united. Do not split Costa Mesa!

I support keeping Costa Mesa unified. Maps 5 and 2a do that. Please respect city boundaries. Redistricting should not be about political entitlement but representing needs of communities bound by common interests.

“Keep Costa Mesa United” I support Maps 5 and 2A

Keep Costa Mesa United” I support Maps 5 and 2A

Hello,

As a resident of Orange County I urge you to keep Costa Mesa together and use either Map 2a or 5. Any map that splits Costa Mesa is doing so for a partisan gerrymander and to silence the voices of Democrats in Orange County.

Hello, I am emailing you to ask that the OC BOS “Keep Costa Mesa United”! I support Maps 5 and 2A

To Whom This May Concern:

I am emailing in support of keeping Costa Mesa United and supporting Maps 2A and 5.

Supervisor Foley,

I am writing in support of the drafts for proposed maps 2A and 5 as I believe that these two options, as drawn, best represent our community. Excepting the fact that I will no-longer reside in your district... Thank you for your continued hard work!

I am very concerned about possible gerrymandering in our county.

Please do not split Costa Mesa. I support apps 5 and 2A.

Thank you.

Dear Honorable Supervisors:

As a longtime elected school board member in Orange County, I am honored to represent hundreds of thousands of constituents in the communities of Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Midway City, and Westminster. I ask that you keep Costa Mesa united. Many of my constituents support Maps 5 and 2A, and I strongly urge you to keep Costa Mesa together, please do not split it. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Trustee Gina Clayton-Tarvin
Clerk, Board of Trustees
Ocean View School District