Pleasant Hill Provides Updated Maps as it Moves to District Elections

The Pleasant Hill Community is invited to provide input at the next planning session regarding the City’s proposed transition to district-based elections.

Following the April 17, 2023, public hearing, the City demographer prepared draft electoral division maps, which are available by clicking on the links below. The City will hold public hearings on May 1, May 6, and May 22, 2023, to discuss and gather feedback on the draft maps.

• Map 1 – 5 Districts and demographic data 
• Map 1 – 4 Districts and Directly Elected Mayor and demographic data
• Map 2 – 5 Districts (submitted by a member of the public) and demographic data
• Map 3 – 5 Districts (submitted by  a member of the public) and demographic data
• Map 4 – 5 Districts (submitted by a member of the public) and demographic data
• Map 5 – 5 Districts (submitted by a member of the public) and demographic data
• Map 6 – 5 Districts (submitted by a member of the public) and demographic data

Additional online viewing, with search and other geolocation features enabled, may be found at https://bit.ly/41OuwQA.

The City Council will then conduct a final public meeting and will take steps to adopt an Ordinance transitioning the City from an at-large to a by-district method of electing Members of the City Council, approving the establishment of electoral division map boundaries, and approving the sequence of future Council elections.

All public hearings will be conducted in the City Council Chamber, located at 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, California, 94523. Agendas will be posted in advance of the meetings in compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and can be viewed at www.pleasanthillca.org/agendas.

Upcoming Public Hearings

• March 6, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting: Notice of Intention Regarding Transition to District-Based Elections Staff Report and Attachments
• March 20, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting: First Public Hearing to Consider Composition of Districts for By-Distric Elections and Schedule for Future Hearings Staff Report and Attachments
• April 3, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting: Second Public Hearing to Consider Composition of Districts for By-District Elections and Schedule for Future Hearings Staff Report and Attachments
• April 17, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting: Additional “Pre-map Public Hearing to Consider Composition of Districts for District-Based Elections and Schedule for Future Hearings Staff Report and Attachments
• May 1, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. City Council: Public Hearing
• May 6, 2023 – 2:00 p.m. City Council (special meeting):  Public Hearing
• May 22, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. City Council (special meeting): Public Hearing

For more information: https://www.pleasanthillca.org/1557/District-Based-Election-Process