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Join us on June 17 at 12 p.m. to learn about the future of redistricting of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors district boundaries. On January 16, 2024, the County Board of Supervisors voted to have County staff work with Senator John Laird to sponsor a bill (SB 977) to establish an independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for future redrawing of Supervisorial district boundaries. SB 977 is currently moving through the State legislative process. In this Lunch with the League webinar a panel of presenters will cover the movement to form CRCs, specifics of SB 977 as currently drafted, and the lessons learned from Santa Barbara County's Independent Redistricting Commission in 2021. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how redistricting will take place in our county under SB 977.

Supervisor Bruce Gibson, the longest-serving member of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, is a fifth-generation Californian who has lived in Cayucos and Cambria since 1989. He was first elected 2nd District Supervisor in 2006 and has a long history of community service, starting on the Cayucos Citizens Advisory Council and the Cayucos Land Conservancy Board of Directors. In addition, Bruce was a trustee and former President of the Board of the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County.

Bruce served as the 2nd District representative to the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission in 2005-2006, prior to which he had served on a variety of committees for the county and local school districts.

Dr. Michael Latner is Professor of Political Science Department at California Polytechnic State University with a research focus on representation, electoral system design, statistical methods in elections and designing electoral districts. He has extensive experience with redistricting (and gerrymandering) and has specialized in analyzing electoral district maps for compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements. He has served as an expert for redistricting litigation in several states, including serving as an expert to contest partisan gerrymandering in San Luis Obispo County. Dr. Latner is co-author of Gerrymandering in America (2016), and Gerrymandering the States (2021), both published by Cambridge University Press.

Commissioner Megan Turley was born and raised in Santa Barbara and has more than 12 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. In addition to her work on the Santa Barbara Independent Redistricting Commission, she is on the Board of the League of Women Voters Santa Barbara, currently serving as their Housing Committee Chair.

Questions? Email us at events@lwvslo.org.