Opinion: Monrovia's Congressional Haircut



Google map showing Monrovia Congressional split.

Let's say you are discussing the upcoming primaries with someone who lives on the opposite side of Hillcrest in north Monrovia, and as each of you is discussing a different set of candidates you begin to fear that perhaps your neighbor is a doofus.

Well, fear not for your neighbor.

In its wisdom, the state redistricting folks chopped the top part of Monrovia off and placed it in the 27th Congressional District (which also includes Bradbury, Arcadia, Pasadena and points west), and everything south of the Hillcrest-Greystone line in the 32nd Congressional District (which includes Covina, West Covina and points east).

If you want to see for yourself, take a half hour or so to figure out this poorly-labeled web site: http://goo.gl/t96wn

UPDATE: Alex Zucco provides an easier-to-use website: http://goo.gl/XmtVt (Thanks Alex!)

- Brad Haugaard

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