L.A. City Council finalizes draft redistricting map, keeps USC with Curren Price

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to approve a draft set of political boundaries for its 15 members, making big changes to Councilwoman Nithya Raman’s Hollywood Hills district while keeping both USC and Exposition Park in the district represented by Councilman Curren Price.

On a 12-2 vote, council members endorsed a map that includes many of the changes recommended last month by a citizen commission. But they reworked the commission’s plan for the San Fernando Valley, moving to ensure that districts represented by council members Nury Martinez, Bob Blumenfield and Paul Krekorian remain largely as-is.

Read more at the Los Angeles Times.