MARTINEZ, CA – The Contra Costa Community College District (4CD) will hold a public hearing at the December 8, 2021, Governing Board meeting to seek community input on a staff proposal to adjust trustee area boundaries and ensure population balance. This regular meeting begins at 6:00 p.m., and will include a review of a proposed ward map based on population changes unveiled in the 2020 Census.
The community is invited to participate in this conversation by either attending the meeting in-person at 500 Court Street, Second Floor Board Room, Martinez, California, or by joining the meeting via Zoom. A link to the public meeting is located on the 4CD website at www.4cd.edu in the December 8, 2021, Governing Board meeting agenda.
Special districts like 4CD are legally obligated to follow Education Code Section 5019.5, which highlights the process to follow, ensuring the population of trustee wards is balanced based on the changing demographics of the community. Community college districts are required to complete this process by February 28, 2022.
The first phase of this work began at the Governing Board’s November 10, 2021, meeting, when trustees received a presentation that outlined the demographic changes of Contra Costa County highlighted in the 2020 Census. Under the direction of legal counsel, 4CD research staff analyzed the 2020 Census information to develop the proposed ward map.
Ward 1: John E. Márquez
- 2011: El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Kensington, Richmond, San Pablo, parts of Pinole
- 2021: El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Kensington, Pinole, Richmond, San Pablo, parts of Hercules
Ward 2: Judy E. Walters
- 2011: Alamo, Canyon, Crockett, Hercules, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Port Costa, Rodeo, Walnut Creek, parts of Pinole, and parts of Pleasant Hill
- 2021: Alamo, Canyon, Crockett, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Port Costa, Rodeo, Walnut Creek, Parts of Clayton,
parts of Hercules and parts of Pleasant Hill
Ward 3: Rebecca Barrett
- 2011: Concord, Martinez, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill and parts of Bay Point
- 2021: Concord, Martinez, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill, parts of Clayton, and parts of Pittsburg
Ward 4: Andy Li
- 2011: Blackhawk, Brentwood, Byron, Clayton, Danville, Discovery Bay, San Ramon, Tassajara, and Parts of Antioch
- 2021: Blackhawk, Brentwood, Byron, Danville, Discovery Bay, San Ramon, Tassajara, and Parts of Antioch
Ward 5: Fernando Sandoval
- 2011: Antioch, Bay Point, Bethel Island, Knightsen, Oakley, and Pittsburg
- 2021: Antioch, Bay Point, Bethel Island, Knightsen, Oakley, and Pittsburg
The Contra Costa Community College District (4CD) is one of the largest multi-college community college districts in California. 4CD serves a population of 1,019,640 people, and its boundaries encompass all but 48 of the 734-square-mile land area of Contra Costa County. 4CD is home to Contra Costa College in San Pablo, Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, as well as educational centers in Brentwood and San Ramon. 4CD headquarters are located in downtown Martinez. For more information, visit www.4cd.edu.
Editors Notes
- Per the Agenda Item, this is not listed under a normal “redistricting” but rather “Ward Equalization Based on 2020 Census”
- Maps appear gerrymandered to protect incumbents while ignoring areas of interest. In Brentwood, specifically, you have the new campus with most of Brentwood not even being in that District. Splitting up East County the way they did is rather bizarre and not appropriate.
- In the Martinez area, you have three Board of Trustees who hypothetically would live in the same District if they followed the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisor Map.
- In somewhat misleading points on the map, they listed County Board of Education members–has nothing to do with the Community College District.
