From the League of Women Voters:

There’s still time for voters to speak up about how their political districts will change as the groundbreaking Citizens Redistricting Commission comes down the home stretch in drawing new boundaries for state Assembly, Senate and U.S. Congressional Districts.

The League of Women Voters Pasadena Area is offering a unique opportunity to participate in a community conversation about “Dueling Maps: How Will Your District Change?” — a free public forum on redistricting for Los Angeles County on June 15, 7-9 p.m. at the KPCC Crawford Family Forum, 474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena.

For the first time in California history, citizens rather than politicians are redrawing the lines of political districts to assure that communities have a voice in government. This is thanks to a 2008 initiative designed to prevent gerrymandering of district boundaries to keep political parties in office.

Dr. Morgan Kousser, professor of history and social science at Caltech, will moderate the discussion centering on the latest draft maps for Los Angeles County from the Citizens Redistricting Commission and maps proposed by ethnic, business and environmental coalitions.

Participating groups will be the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, African American Redistricting Collaborative, Valley Industry and Commerce Association and Citizens for the San Gabriel Mountains.

Information also will be available about draft-map hearings in Culver City on June 16 and Whittier on June 17. The deadline for maps is August. The forum is free, but RSVPs are required because space is limited. Go to http://www.scpr.org/events/, click on the event then on the RSVP box. Or call the League office: 626-798-0965.