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Foothills Sentry Page 8 January 2022 Come Visit Our Showroom 3024 East Chapman Avenue Orange, CA 92869 QUALITY BILLIARD PRODUCTS. EXPERT POOL TABLE SERVICE. Tuesday - Friday: 10 AM - 4 PM Saturday: 10 AM - 3 PM (714) 620-4001 Call/Text dkbilliards.com david@pooltableguru.com Appointments Available: DK BILLIARDS SALES & SERVICE Orange redistricting maps pared down Draft redistricting maps for the City of Orange were honed from 19 to four at the Dec. 14 coun- cil meeting, with each of them expected to be fine-tuned by the city’s demographic consultant before a final selection is made in February. Of the draft maps under con- sideration, 16 were submitted by members of the public, and three drawn by the National De- mographic Corporation. Several were rejected because they did not follow Fair Map Act guide- lines, which state that districts must be fairly equal in popula- tion, contiguous, easily identifi- able, represent “communities of interest,” strengthen minority voices and not be drawn along party lines. In addition to discarding maps that were out of compliance, the city council looked at those that were similar and selected one from each like group. Others were tabled because they includ- ed odd shapes or combined areas that had little in common. Resident Sammy Rodriguez of El Modena was the only individ- ual to address the council about redistricting. He told members that District 5, which includes El Modena, should not be changed and that any attempt at gerry- mandering would be noticed. He reported that the draft maps have been shown to the attorney who filed the lawsuit that forced the city to adopt districts in 2019, and that a court challenge would be forthcoming if the final map violated the Voting Rights Act. The only written public com- ment supported map 119, one of the four finalists. The public may continue to provide input or sub- mit additional maps until Jan. 31 (orangedistricts.org ). Orange’s districts must be configured based on population data from the 2020 census. A crowd gathered at the Orange Plaza for the annual lighting of the Hanukkah menorah on Sun., Nov. 28, the first night of the Festival of Lights. The observance was sponsored by Temple Beth Sholom, Or- ange County’s oldest Reform congregation, and the City of Orange. On hand for the lighting were (left to right) Cantor David Reinwald, County Supervisor Don Wagner, City of Orange Mayor Mark Murphy, Rabbi David Lipper, and Orange City Manager Tom Hatch. The group sang Hanukkah songs, enjoyed traditional Hanukkah jelly donuts and lit the menorah. OPA meeting is Jan. 29 The Orange Park Association annual general membership meet- ing will be held at Salem Church School multi-purpose room, 6500 Santiago Canyon Road, on Sat- urday, Jan. 29. Doors open at 8 a.m.; the meeting starts at 9 a.m., with nominations and the election of officers at 10 a.m. For more in- formation, orangeparkacres.org .