Why Are Californians Obsessed With Where Their Politicians Live?
In a State of Thousands of Overlapping Government Jurisdictions, It Doesn’t Make Sense to Punish Elected Officials Who Live in One District and Represent Another
Admit it: You’re not exactly sure where you live, are you?
Don’t be embarrassed to acknowledge that, beyond knowing your street address, you’re a little uncertain. California has so many thousands of overlapping local government jurisdictions, plus so many political district lines that divide communities, that understanding where you are at any given moment, even where you sleep each night, can be tricky. Many communities have changed and developed so rapidly that agreeing on a name, or fixed boundaries, is hard. Plenty of Californians have mailing addresses that might say one …
