KCBX's Benjamin Purper reports.
As part of KCBX's three-part series on redistricting on the Central Coast, we’re looking at how the process works in San Luis Obispo County.
Redistricting is the process of redrawing district boundaries. It affects who represents us in government, where we go to school and more. States, counties and other entities like school districts go through this process based on census data — demographic information that comes from the census, which happens every 10 years.
In San Luis Obispo County, district lines are mostly drawn by county staff and then ultimately approved by the Board of Supervisors.