[Expo Park] Urban Issues Forum is an organization at the vanguard of presenting political information in the Los Angeles area. The leadership primarily focuses on issues affecting the African-American community. Led by Dr. Anthony A. Samad the group is part of the esteemed Mervyn Dymally institute currently headquartered at California State University Dominguez Hills.
This morning at the California African-American Museum the group was host to California Citizen Redistricting Commission. The focus was to discuss the upcoming 2020 census and to appeal to the community to apply to become one of fourteen members that make up the Commission. Ms. Margarita Fernandez delivered a very informative presentation about the Commission and why it is critical for people to think about applying to join the organization. She was joined by M. Andre Parvenu who is part of the first Commission which started in 2010 and since he is from the Leimert Park area stressed the need for those in the community to participate.
Being a part of the Commission requires a ten-year commitment and the work is crucial in creating a panel which is diverse and representative of the State and its many communities. The process is pretty straight-forward but applications must be submitted by August. 9th.
For more on the 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission
Thomas Reports 