April 14, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
San Francisco’s nine-member Redistricting Task Force has made headlines during its final weeks of deliberation in April, but the city’s Japantown has largely stayed out of the spotlight, despite sitting […] READ MORE
May 4, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
The San Francisco Redistricting Task Force released the final draft of its 2012 Supervisorial Lines for the city’s 11 supervisorial districts in mid-April. In initial drafts of the borders, the […] READ MORE
March 15, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Every 10 years, the federal government conducts the national census. Once it has been completed, the San Francisco Director of Elections must determine whether the existing supervisorial districts meet the […] READ MORE
February 23, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
A little more than a dozen people met at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) on the evening of Feb. 15 to discuss the redistricting process […] READ MORE
February 10, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Concerned members of the Japantown community and those of neighborhoods surrounding the ethnic enclave met on Feb. 3 to discuss the potential redistricting boundaries of San Francisco’s voting districts. One […] READ MORE
January 27, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
The latest Redistricting map for the Supervisor Districts in San Francisco is BAD news for J-Town. It places J-Town north of Geary in District 2 and south of Geary to […] READ MORE
January 27, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
What is the impact of moving the voting boundary lines by dividing the Japanese community of San Francisco? That is precisely the intent of the new redistricting lines being drawn […] READ MORE
August 4, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — Now that the California Citizens Redistricting Commission has approved new political boundaries for the state, civil rights groups are weighing what impact the maps will have on […] READ MORE
January 27, 2011 by Nichi Bei Web
Los Angeles — The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a member of Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, has launched a campaign to engage Asian American and Pacific Islander […] READ MORE