New Seattle council district maps will reunify some neighborhoods, split others
"It's not just a question of splitting Magnolia," said Andrew Hong, a coordinator for Redistricting Justice for Seattle. The coalition supports keeping communities of color together through the redistricting process, as well as supporting the interests of renters, young people, and low-income residents.
"It's also a question of, do we split Fremont into three different districts, which was a proposed remedy to keep Magnolia whole," Hong said…
"At the end, the Seattle City Council redistricting process and the commission are tasked with drawing a map for the entire city, not just for Magnolia," Hong said. "I think they did the best job they could do."