One of the maps being considered this week has City Heights in the new ninth council district with the College Area and parts of southeast San Diego.
By Katie Orr
The city’s redistricting commission will vote Thursday afternoon on a preliminary map that changes the way San Diego’s council districts are carved out, borrowing from several to add a new, 9th council district. The map was months in the making with the commission considering numerous options.
Commission Chief of Staff Midori Wong said the changes are big.
“The addition of a 9th district means every district needs to shrink and change in order to provide balanced access for each of the people who live in the city,” she said. “So really everything looks a little bit different.”
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