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Pacific Grove council selects Map 101 for district elections, sets staggered 2026/2028 schedule
Summary
After a multi-session public process and detailed consultant presentation, the Pacific Grove City Council selected Map 101 to convert the city to district-based elections and assigned staggered election years so some districts will vote in 2026 and others in 2028.
The Pacific Grove City Council on March 5 chose “Map 101” as the district boundary plan to transition the city from at-large to district-based council elections and approved a staggered sequencing that will put districts 1, 3 and 5 on the 2026 ballot and districts 2, 4 and 6 on the 2028 ballot.
The decision followed a consultant presentation that reviewed nineteen eligible draft maps and summarized demographic measures, population deviation, and citizen voting-age population (CVAP) for neighborhoods of interest. The consultant told the council the target population per district, based on the 2020 census population of 15,125, would be about 2,521 residents and noted courts allow up to a 10% deviation.
Public commenters and council members debated neighborhood integrity, shared commercial centers, and how many coastal districts the city should have. Several speakers argued to keep specific neighborhoods intact —…
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