Describe Your Community of Interest
You can help shape the future of San Mateo County.
Right now, a volunteer commission of residents like you is gathering ideas on how to draw maps for each of the County’s five supervisorial districts. The process is called redistricting.
Ideas and input from residents help ensure the districts reflect both population changes (based on data from the 2020 Census) and “communities of interest.”
State law defines a community of interest as “a population that shares common social or economic interests that should be included within a single supervisorial district for purposes of its effective and fair representation.
Keeping communities of interest together as much as possible is a goal of this process.
Share Your Community of Interest
The 2021 Supervisorial District Lines Advisory Commission wants to learn what you consider your community of interest. You can do this by:
- Sending an email
- Submitting a letter to: County Manager’s Office/Redistricting, 400 County Center, 1st Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063
- Using an online mapping tool
- Posting your comments on Twitter and Facebook using #SmcDistrictLines
Examples of Communities of Interest
- Senior citizens
- Recent immigrants from the same country/region
- LGBTQIA+ communities
- Residents who share a common language or culture
- People who use the same public transportation
- People who live in an industrial, rural or urban area People who use the same parks and recreation areas
Communities of interest do not include relationships with political parties, incumbents or political candidates.
Where to Learn More
- Visit the Supervisorial District Lines Advisory Commission website
- Attend one or more of the commission’s public meetings. Times and locations are posted here.
- Discover information about redistricting efforts and how to get involved at Thrive Alliance, a network of local nonprofit organizations.
Your participation will help share a redistricting plan that provides communities a meaningful opportunity to elect candidates who represent their interests on issues that are important to them.
