# Draw Goleta

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City of Goleta 2021 Districting Project

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## Posts

- [Plan 704 (Drafted by NDC)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-704-drafted-by-ndc/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 703 (Drafted by NDC)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-703-drafted-by-ndc/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 702 (Drafted by NDC)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-702-drafted-by-ndc/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 701 Renumbered](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-701-renumbered/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 701 (Drafted by NDC)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-701-drafted-by-ndc/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 403](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-403/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 226](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-226/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 224](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-224/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 223](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-223/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 222B](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-222b/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 222A](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-222a/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 221](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-221-2/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 221](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-221/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 220B](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-220b/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 220B](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-220b/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 219B](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-219b/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 218](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-218/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 217](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-217/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 216](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-216/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 215](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-215/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 214](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-214/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 213](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-213/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 212](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-212/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 211](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-211/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 210F](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-210f/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 210F](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-210f-2/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 210D](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-210d/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 210C](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-210c/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 210B](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-210b/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 209](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-209/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 208](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-208/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 207](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-207/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 207](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-207/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 206](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-206/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 206](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-206-2/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 205](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-205/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 204](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-204/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 203](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-203-2/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 203](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-203/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 202](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-202/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 202](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-202/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 601 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-601-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 501 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-501-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 301 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-301-not-population-balanced-2/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 301 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-301-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 225 (Not Contiguous)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-225-not-contiguous/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 220A (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-220a-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 219A (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-219a-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 210E (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-210e-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 210A (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-210a-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 201 (Not Contiguous)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-201-not-contiguous/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 402](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-402-2/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below.
- [Plan 402](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-402/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below.
- [Plan 401 (Drafted by NDC)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-401-drafted-by-ndc-2/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below.
- [Plan 401 (Drafted by NDC)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/20/plan-401-drafted-by-ndc/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below.
- [Plan 112 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-112-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 111 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-111-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 110 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-110-not-population-balanced-2/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 110 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-110-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 109 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-109-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 108 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-108-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 107 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-107-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 106 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-106-not-population-balanced-2/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 106 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-106-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 105 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-105-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 104 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-104-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 103 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-103-not-population-balanced-2/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 103 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-103-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 102 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-102-not-population-balanced/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)
- [Plan 101 (Not Population Balanced)](https://drawgoleta.org/2022/01/19/plan-101-map/): City Staff welcomes your feedback on the following map. Please leave a comment below. Click here to view the Demographics for this map (PDF)

## Pages

- [Welcome](https://drawgoleta.org/): Home An interactive version of the recently adopted map for the new Goleta City Council Districts is available here. Beginning this November, the City will be divided into four districts, and voters in each district will elect a City Councilmember who lives in their own district. The Mayor will continue to be elected by voters
- [Sample Page](https://drawgoleta.org/sample-page/): This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger
- [Media](https://drawgoleta.org/media/): June 7, 2021: KEYT – Goleta Invites Public Input before Drawing District Lines June 8, 2021: Noozhawk – Goleta Presents Online Tool During First Public Workshop About District Elections June 24, 2021: KEYT – Goleta Hosting In-Person Workshop to Draw City Council District Lines June 25, 2021: Independent – Help Map the Political Borders for Goleta June
- [Resources](https://drawgoleta.org/resources/): Meeting videos, meeting and forum presentations, news releases and other redistricting-related materials will be added here as they become available. City of Goleta Videos “Draw Goleta” Video Message from the Public Engagement Commission “Draw Goleta” Mensaje de Video de su Comisión de Participación Pública de la Ciudad de Goleta Watch our “How to Draw a
- [FAQ](https://drawgoleta.org/faq/): What is districting?tsadrawing2021-02-08T21:35:22-08:00What is districting?Districting is the process by which a jurisdiction transitions from an at-large to a by-district election system. In this new system, there is one seat on the City Council for each district. Candidates for that seat must live in that district, and only voters who live in that district can vote
- [Draw A Map](https://drawgoleta.org/draw-a-map/): Tools for Drawing Your Own Map DistrictR, a simple online map drawing tool to easily draw neighborhoods or communities of interest, or drawing a map with four city council districts. DistrictR training video Written quick start guide An important note about using DistrictR: When you are using DistrictR, please be mindful of what the percentage
- [Draft Maps](https://drawgoleta.org/draft-maps/): All draft plans have now been posted as layers in the Interactive Review Map. Go to the layers box at the right side of the page, scroll down to find the draft plans, and check to display whichever one you want to examine. You can zoom in and pan around to explore each plan in
- [Schedule](https://drawgoleta.org/schedule/): Date: April 1, 2020 Description: The 2020 Census collected information on the population living in Goleta on this date. Date/Time: February 17, 2021, 6:00 PM (Public Engagement Commission Meeting) Description: The Commission received an introduction to the 2021/22 electoral districting process and provided input. Notice Staff Report Video of Public Engagement Commission Meeting Date/Time: April

## FAQs

- [What is the Public Engagement Commission?](https://drawgoleta.org/faq-items/what-is-the-public-engagement-commission/): The Public Engagement Commission (or PEC) consists of 7 members of the community, appointed by the City Council. The purpose of the PEC is to increase public engagement in City government. The City Council formed the PEC specifically, in part, to “provide input to the City Council on the process of determining district lines for
- [Who will choose the map?](https://drawgoleta.org/faq-items/who-will-choose-the-map/): The City Council will choose a map and adopt it by Ordinance, considering input from the public and any recommendations from the Council’s appointed Public Engagement Commission.
- [Where can I learn more about this process?](https://drawgoleta.org/faq-items/where-can-i-learn-more-about-redistricting/): There are a number of online publications and guides about districting/redistricting. Visit the Resources page to see the available resources.
- [What happens to the drafted maps?](https://drawgoleta.org/faq-items/what-happens-to-the-drafted-maps/): Once submitted, maps are considered public records. City staff will post all legally-compliant submitted maps on the Draft Maps page.
- [Can I submit more than one map?](https://drawgoleta.org/faq-items/can-i-submit-more-than-one-map/): Yes!
- [Do I have to submit a completed map?](https://drawgoleta.org/faq-items/do-i-have-to-submit-a-completed-map/): No. You can draw boundaries for just one district in your part of the City, or any other part.
- [How can I get involved?](https://drawgoleta.org/faq-items/how-can-i-get-involved/): City staff will be holding both hearings and workshops to receive public input on where district lines should be drawn. The dates of those hearings and workshops are posted on the Schedule page. You can also submit your own map.
- [How will City Staff notify the public about districting?](https://drawgoleta.org/faq-items/how-will-our-city-council-notify-the-public-about-redistricting/): City staff will reach out to local media to publicize the districting process. Also, we will make a good faith effort to notify various community groups about this process. Our public hearings and workshops will be provided in applicable languages upon request. City staff will notify the public about districting hearings and workshops, post maps
- [What criteria must be followed when drawing district lines?](https://drawgoleta.org/faq-items/what-criteria-will-our-city-council-use-when-drawing-district-lines/): Federal law requires that districts have about the same number of people in them, and adhere to the Voting Rights Act by not diluting the vote of protected classes. State law (FAIRMAPS Act (AB 849) and AB 1276) requires that districts be drawn using the following criteria in the given order of priority: Districts should
- [Why does districting matter to me?](https://drawgoleta.org/faq-items/why-does-redistricting-matter-to-me/): Districting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for the purposes of electing a City Council member. City staff will seek input in selecting the initial map for our council districts. You have an opportunity to share with the City how you think district boundaries should be drawn to best represent
- [What is districting?](https://drawgoleta.org/faq-items/what-is-redistricting/): Districting is the process by which a jurisdiction transitions from an at-large to a by-district election system. In this new system, there is one seat on the City Council for each district. Candidates for that seat must live in that district, and only voters who live in that district can vote on those candidates. Whichever

## Categories

- [District Maps - Do Not Meet](https://drawgoleta.org/category/district-maps-do-not-meet/)
- [District Maps - Meet](https://drawgoleta.org/category/district-maps-meet/)
- [Neighborhood Maps](https://drawgoleta.org/category/neighborhood-maps/)

## FAQ Categories

- [FAQs](https://drawgoleta.org/faq_category/faqs/)