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Map13g is still one of the three maps under consideration for approval. Map 13g is not valid. It does not <br />comply with California state criteria for defining districts. Contiguity is a requirement. Redwood Shores and <br />Bair Island are not contiguous. <br />Contiguity <br />Contiguity is a requirement. There is no physical connection between Redwood Shores and Bair Island. They <br />are physically separated by San Carlos and water. Bair Island is contiguous to the rest of Redwood <br />City. Redwood Shores and Bair Island do not "touch." Lacking this basic criteria, districting based upon <br />combining Redwood Shores and Bair Island is not allowed. <br />Traditional districting criteria <br />The districting approach by the RWC Council does not seem to follow traditional criteria. While the latest <br />maps now comply with two majority -Latino districts and equal population, they don't fully comply with other <br />traditional criteria. See attachment: Traditional Districting Principles. This document describes the principles <br />typical of choosing districts based upon objective criteria. One important criteria is compactness. Redwood <br />Shores is a perfect example of compactness. <br />The matrix of maps provided by demographer and the RWC Council shows Map 13g passes requirements for <br />equal population, two Latino majority districts, and some neighborhood considerations. But, it lacks other <br />required or preferred districting criteria. For your convenience, I have recast the matrix analysis for <br />Map 13g. The criteria is changed to show typical and California state districting principles- and requirements - <br />based criteria. See attached: Map 13g matrix - - Traditional and California state criteria. <br />California state districting requirements <br />The below are excerpted phrases from California state districting requirements. They are in order of <br />importance. <br />1. requires that districts be contiguous <br />2. to extentosp sible preserve geographic integrity — communities of interest <br />3. to extent practicable - compactness <br />4. may not consider candidate residency and districts cannot be drawn to favor or discriminate against <br />a candidate <br />