Possible new alignments and their probable representatives for Benicia

By Roger Straw, October 26, 2021
[UPDATE: See the San Francisco Chronicle, Bay Area’s congressional districts look wildly different in first glimpse of new maps. Oct. 27]

Today we discovered an early release of what I understand COULD BE the final redistricting maps for California – from the We Draw The Lines website, https://www.wedrawthelinesca.org/

BREAKING NEWS – Benicia would be in ALL new districts with new representatives!

Handouts for the whole state (links go to We Draw The Lines)

• 10.27.21 Congressional Visualizations
• 10.27.21 State Senate Visualizations
• 10.27.21 Assembly Visualizations

About Benicia in these visualizations…

I’m far from expert on this, but here’s my best interpretation of what I found in the visualizations –

BENICIA’S U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

Benicia  would be in a new US Congressional district, with DeSaulnier.  Download: Page 12 from Visualization Slides CD VCD_NORTHCON_1027.pdf

• • Vallejo, Benicia, Crocket, Port Costa, Martinez, Vine Hill, Pacheco, Clyde, Concord, Mountain View, Pleasant Hill, Reliez Valley, Contra Costa Centre, Kensington, Lafayette, Orinda, Moraga, Clayton, Acalanes Ridge, Saranap, Oakland East of Park Ridge

BENICIA’S CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

Benicia would also be in a different CA Assembly District, possibly with Cecilia Aguiar-Curry.  Download, Page 17 from AD Visualization Slides VAD_SOLANO_1027.pdf

• • Solano County except for Vallejo for population
  • Winters, El Macero, Clarksburg
  • Freeport, Hood, Courtland, Walnut Grove, Isleton, and Delta Area

BENICIA’S CALIFORNIA SENATE DISTRICT

I’m unclear who our CA Senator would be in what seems to me a rather weird new district, maybe still Dodd.  Download: Page 12 from SD Visualization Slides VSD_NAPABYRON_1027.pdf

• • Lake County, Napa County, Solano County
  • Walnut Grove, Isleton, and delta area
  • Bay Point, Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, Knightsen, Bethel Island, Brentwood, Discovery Bay, Byron