After long consideration and discussion, GWNC has officially resolved to request that the Redistricting Commission place the whole of Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council (GWNC) in Council District 4. A little background: in an effort to enhance GWNC's ability to effectively represent residents as an official city-sponsored body, GWNC decided that being unified in one Council District would do a lot to compensate for some of the recent moves that have divided the area, specifically the California Redistricting and the new Police precinct lines that have split several neighborhoods. GWNC made a formal request to the Redistricting Commission, submitted maps, and sponsored a concerted letter-email writing campaign to request that GWNC be included intact in one District. After hearing public opinion at a series of fifteen redistricting meetings held throughout the month of January, the Redistricting Commission released its first draft, which put us intact into District 5. Our first request was granted. For more details on GWNC's first resolution, please go to Redistricting Update - Important Meeting 2/1/2012 at the Ebell and the article about the meeting in the online version of the Larchmont Chronicle. Now GWNC would has voted to refine their request further by specifying a preference for District 4. The reasons are complex - there are political and demographic components that are not immediately obvious, including such diverse issues as where the Councilman lives, historic preservation, how moving a boundary in one District impacts all Districts, "Communities of Interest," the Voting Rights Act, and much more. After addressing all these issues and considering all the consequences, intended and unintended, GWNC voted on the resolution below, which passed unanimously. 2/8/2012 GWNC Resolution Now is the time for you to support GWNC by adding your voice to their resolution. And there are several ways to do this:
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