Say it quietly so you don’t jinx it – but it seems as though San Francisco’s redistricting saga may be slowly approaching the finish line. At noon, the Redistricting Task […]
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Redistricting: Final map finally approved
Breathe out, San Francisco. After 46 meetings, 230 hours and thousands of public comments, the Redistricting Task Force has locked in the city’s new Supervisorial district map. But the atmosphere […]
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Redistricting: Task force sticks with unpopular map
U-turns on top of U-turns, furious public comment, and last night the threat of appointees being recalled – San Francisco’s redistricting process has been a wild ride. And with a […]
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Redistricting: Task force report urges protection from ‘inappropriate political influence’
The Redistricting Task Force released a draft report this week, suggesting changes to the redistricting process and calling for measures to insulate future volunteers from “inappropriate political influence.” The report […]
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Interactive: District lines have changed. Which one are you in?
Yesterday, the Redistricting Task Force selected a final map for the city’s new district boundaries. Barring legal challenges, these boundaries will be used for the next ten years. Use the […]
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Redistricting: Final map selected, Tenderloin split from SoMa
In a 5-4 vote tonight, the Redistricting Task Force once again selected a final draft map. The selected map splits the Tenderloin away from SoMa. Unlike last week’s rejected map, it […]
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Explore the Redistricting Task Force’s most up-to-date map
On April 21, the Redistricting Task Force will reconvene to have another go at creating a finalized map that all task force members can live with. In its last meeting, […]
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Task force rejects final district map, will work past April 15 deadline
In yet another dramatic turn, the Redistricting Task Force voted 5-4 Wednesday night to reject its final draft map, opting to violate the legal deadline set out in the San […]
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Redistricting chair told others he felt mayor’s pressure on maps
Multiple activists and one member of the Redistricting Task Force have said that task force Chair Rev. Arnold Townsend confided in them that he has been under intense pressure from […]
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Redistricting has been a debacle — and we aren’t nearly done
You don’t hear about the insanely powerful but arcane Redistricting Task Force unless there’s been a disaster. And you’ve been hearing about it — because there’s been a disaster. Four […]
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Redistricting Task Force members decry ‘sham,’ ‘sellout’ process
“Sham process.” “You are spineless. You are sellouts.” “I had been duped this whole time.” “Bought and paid for.” These accusations have been leveled against members of the Redistricting Task […]
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Task force members walk out as last redistricting talk turns into chaos
This story was updated at 8:30 p.m., April 10 Shortly after 2 a.m., the final major mapping session of the Redistricting Task Force went into meltdown, with members Jeremy Lee, […]
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Redistricting Task Force members keep seats, win praise
Updated at 9:40 a.m. on April 9. Instead of voting to remove any of its nominees to the Redistricting Task Force, the Elections Commission tonight voted to “applaud the appointees […]
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Redistricting: Once again, map sees Tenderloin and SoMa split
“You miss one meeting around here and everything changes.” So said a member of the public during last night’s task force mapping session. In a process that has seen commenters […]
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Elections Commission to vote on recalling redistricting task force appointees
This story was updated at 3 p.m. on April 7. The Elections Commission meeting has now been scheduled for 1:30 p.m on Friday, April 8. Late on Wednesday evening, the […]
