How redistricting could shift political power for San Jose neighborhoods

AS COVID-19 AND the Black Lives Matter movement have cast renewed focus on racial inequities plaguing San Jose for years, some say redistricting has the potential to improve or compromise representation for the city’s most disenfranchised residents.

After the completion of the U.S. Census every decade, the City Council must appoint a redistricting committee to redraw the lines of each district. The members must represent each council district and the ethnic makeup of the city, according to City Attorney Rick Doyle.