Please consider commenting on Redistricting today (last day, apparently)...

[Bruce England]

After I commented online myself, I also spoke at the public meeting on the 17th, saying this (leaving out the intro and closing here), which is why I'm hoping for more of us to weigh in today (and see more from Sally Lieber below):

I'm concerned that Mountain View would be separated from Sunnyvale and Cupertino per current plans. For transportation, land use, and other purposes, there is a tremendous amount of synergy across these cities that would be lost or compromised. From a larger perspective, Mountain View collaborates regularly with these cities along with Palo Alto and Los Altos. Multiple examples of this exist as active transportation and transit options are considered or developed across our region, and how jobs and housing development are best considered. Accordingly, having single points of representation for us is the ideal.

Thanks!
Bruce 

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From: Sally Lieber <sa...@sallylieber.org>
Date: Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 9:55 PM
Subject: Redistricting

Hi Bruce---

Thanks so much for your work on getting the word out about the potential impact of redistricting, especially on our local environmental priorities.

More info is at https://www.wedrawthelinesca.org and comments to the Commission can be made at https://airtable.com/shrQDD2ta2emnSzzO

If making comments on MV's congressional district, they will want to reference "CD_SANTACLAR_DRAFT." The main message here is that our communities are best served by remaining part of the Silicon Valley/Peninsula and not being grouped together in a super-district that runs the entire length of the mid-Coast from Pacifica to San Luis Obispo. We share little in common with the rural areas that would be contained in such a district and share common environmental, transit and housing objectives with our neighboring cities. This is why we favor the "12-15 Santa Clara" map, over the radical changes in the 12-17 "Mid-peninsula/ Santa Clara County" map.  

For State Assembly (AD_SOUTHPEN_DRAFT) and State Senate (SD_PENINSULA_DRAFT), the main message is that Mountain View and Sunnyvale should be kept together. This is critical for our collaborations on toxics remediation, Moffett reuse, transit, sea level rise, Bay restoration, El Camino Real transit, affordable housing and homelessness, Bay Trail, bicycling infrastructure, Light Rail, Caltrain/HSR, and other issues.

I think it is best for people making comments to make them one map at a time, so a total of three separate messages using the airtable link above. 

The interface is not the most easy to use, but it is semi-workable and time is of the essence.

Thanks so much,

-Sally

[Bruce England]

Update from Sally:

I confirmed with the commission today that the deadline for comments is the 27th, but the sooner the better, as the commission is drawing lines right now. They couldn't tell me which day they would take up our area.
Keeping Mtn View and Sunnyvale together as Bayside, El Camino transit cities is the highest priority. Cupertino collaborates mostly with cities that are more oriented toward issues dealing with the length of Hwy 85, but not Bay funding, Moffett, etc.