On Redisrtricting in San Bernardino County....

(1) Redistricting at the County level has an interesting factor thrown into the mix--keeping the Districts as close to what they were is a factor that the county's consultants have been asked to consider. Really what it boils down to is keep the advantage intact for the incumbents. For example, in what was a slip at the meeting last friday, one of the consultants referred to the numbers of voters as a factor---WRONG......its the total number of citizens, not the voters. That reveals a bias to
maintaining numbers for electability purposes;
(2) I believe a Voting Rights Act violation is in the making for the first district;
Barstow and Hesperia, on two different maps are carved out of the 1st Disrtrict--Barstow on one and Hesperia on the other; both cities have significant Hispanic populations and are being shipped, if the maps are approved "down the hill" where their votes will be diluted.