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1. What is a Community of Interest?

A. The California Constitution defines a community of interest as:

A community of interest is a contiguous population which shares common social and economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation. Examples of such shared interests are those common to an urban area, a rural area, an industrial area, or an agricultural area, and those common to areas in which the people share similar living standards, use the same transportation facilities, have similar work opportunities, or have access to the same media of communication relevant to the election process. Communities of interest shall not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.

Section 2(d)(4) of Article XXI of the California Constitution

• WeDrawTheLines.ca.gov
• Communities of Interest Map (PDF)
• Digital Map

2. How are Communities of Interest used in the Redistricting Process?

Where Supervisorial District boundaries must be adjusted due to population changes, an effort is made to ensure designated Communities of Interest remain within a single Supervisorial District, where possible, to allow for the most effective representation.

3. In what areas of Lake County is it most likely residents will move from one District to another as a result of 2021 Redistricting efforts?

Based on the above, the following adjustments would seem most probable:

• Shifting some population currently within District 2 to District 1
• Shifting some population currently within District 4 to District 5
  • In order to maintain geographic contiguity, shifting some population currently within District 1 to District 5 is also possible.

4. How can the public get more information and provide input?

Members of the public are invited to visit the County's Redistricting page for more information on the broader process.

Any feedback, questions comments, and input on this process can be emailed to Lake County staff.

5. How can members of the public draw a map to demonstrate Communities of Interest?

A GIS tool is available for those interested in mapping their Communities of Interest.

Instructions are provided when the map is launched, and Help is available using the "question mark" icon at the upper right.

To draw boundaries of a Community of Interest using our GIS map:

• Zoom into the area of Lake County where your Community of Interest is located (using a computer mouse, fingers on a touchscreen device, and/or the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper left of the screen)
• Use the "Draw" function (paintbrush and artist's palette icon at the upper right) to define boundaries
• Once boundaries are drawn, select the printer icon at the upper right of the screen. This will launch a menu on the right side of the screen to create a PDF file that can then be saved and emailed to Lake County staff, or printed and delivered in person or by mail to:
  
  County Administrative Office
  ATTN: Redistricting 2021
  255 N Forbes Street
  Lakeport, CA 95453

Alternatively, residents can use the GIS tool to locate the area of their Community of Interest and print their map, and then draw the boundaries with an ink pen, for example, and scan and email or mail their map to the above address.