August 8, 2011

The Board of Supervisors will conduct its fourth public meeting on the
2011 Redistricting of supervisorial districts on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m.
in the Covington Chambers of the County Government Center, 385 N. Arrowhead
Ave., San Bernardino.

Every 10 years following the U.S. Census, the board reviews, and if
necessary, redraws the boundaries of the five supervisorial districts to
ensure that each has approximately the same number of residents, and that
they comply with other criteria.

The 2010 Census shows the county has 2,035,210 residents, therefore
each district should ideally contain 407,042 residents. The current First
District exceeds that ideal by 58,496 and the Second District exceeds it by
22,955. The current Fourth District is 40,556 below the ideal, while the
Third and Fifth districts are respectively 22,535 and 18,360 below.

On Tuesday, the public will again have an opportunity to address the
Board on how the districts should be redrawn, and the Board will have the
opportunity to provide direction that will lead to the development of a
proposed redistricting plan.

Members of the Board of Supervisors have encouraged the public to
become involved in the process. The public is also invited to visit
www.sbcounty.gov/redistrict for information about the process, data on the
current districts and city populations, and examples of plans, including
population summaries. The site also includes the one plan that has been
submitted by the public to the county for consideration, which was prepared
by students at San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino.

The site contains detailed information on five discussion draft
redistrictings:

* The Part Mountain-Upland-Desert Discussion Draft is a revision based upon
Board discussion during a July 20 workshop to the previously introduced Part
Mountain-Upland Discussion Draft. It would move the Second District into the
Lake Arrowhead area; move the Third District into Barstow and surrounding
areas as well as Twentynine Palms; and move the Fourth District into Upland
south of Foothill.

* The San G-Revised Discussion Draft is a revision to the previously
introduced San G Discussion Draft. It was revised to address issues related
to the Voting Rights Act. It would move the Third District into the
Crestline area, Twentynine Palms, and Barstow and surrounding areas; move
the Fourth District into southern portions of Upland; and move the Fifth
District into Grand Terrace.

* The Mountain Discussion Draft was presented during the July 20 workshop
and is unchanged. Its significant characteristics include moving the Fourth
District into Upland south of Foothill Boulevard; moving the Third District
into the Crestline area, the Hesperia sphere of influence, Twentynine Palms,
and Needles; and keeping Barstow in the First District.

* The Third District A Discussion Draft was presented during the July 20
workshop and is unchanged. It would move the Second District into north
Rialto; move the Third District into the Crestline area, Twentynine Palms,
and Barstow; move the Fourth District into south Fontana; and move the Fifth
District into west Highland and northwest Redlands.

* The Third District B Discussion Draft was presented during the July 20
workshop and is unchanged. It would move the Second District into north
Rialto and the northern and eastern edges of Ontario; move the Third
District into the Crestline area, Twentynine Palms, and Barstow; move the
Fourth District into most of Upland; and move the Fifth District into west
Highland.

The site also includes a link to previous drafts, space for the public
to make suggestions about redistricting, and a link to a special e-mail
address to which the public can submit actual redistricting proposals. The
public can also "subscribe" to the website and receive e-mail updates when
new information is placed on the site.

The Board of Supervisors has adopted criteria that will guide the
county through the redistricting process:

* Districts must be configured so that they are reasonably equal in total
population based on data from the 2010 federal census, with deviations as
close to zero as possible. In no event should the total deviation between
the largest and the smallest district exceed three percent (3%).

* District borders shall be drawn in a manner that complies with Section 2
of the Federal Voting Rights Act.

* Each district shall consist of contiguous territory and be as compact as
possible given the total criteria.

* Each district shall respect communities of interest to the degree possible
given the total criteria.

* District borders shall follow visible natural and man-made geographical
and topographical features to the degree possible given the total criteria.

* Each new district shall preserve the corresponding existing district's
population and territory to the degree possible given the total criteria.

* It is understood that districts known to be areas of higher-than-average
population growth in the years following redistricting may become
under-populated over time.

For more information, contact
David Wert, Public Information Officer
(909) 387-4717

dwert@sbcounty.gov

-Staff Reports