Long Beach Council Avoids Bixby Knolls Redistricting Split
Press Telegram › July 12, 2011
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LONG BEACH -- Bixby Knolls won't be split down Atlantic Avenue under a redistricting proposal approved Tuesday by the City Council.
Instead of moving neighborhoods east of Atlantic Avenue from the 8th District to the 7th District, as had been proposed by 7th District Councilman James Johnson in a controversial plan, the council voted 7-2 to shift part of the Los Cerritos and Chateau Thierry neighborhoods south of Bixby Road to the 7th District. Eighth District Councilwoman Rae Gabelich was joined by 5th District Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske in opposing the revised proposal, which Johnson had suggested as a compromise.See the full content of this document
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Long Beach Council Avoids Bixby Knolls Redistricting Split
The redistricting ordinance will return to the council for final votes July 19 and Aug. 2.
While Gabelich had a partial victory, the move...See the full content of this document
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