Redistricting completed by county commission

Rick Monroe

Special to the Village News

It’s official. Fallbrook will remain in District 5 of the County of San Diego for the next 10 years. Last Thursday, Dec. 16, the Independent Redistricting Commission finalized its vote on the boundaries and plan.

Local residents and leaders who urged the area remain in District 5 were rewarded when the current plan prevailed instead of an alternative that would have placed the greater Fallbrook area in the East County district that stretched 75 miles to the south.

This was the first time that district boundaries were set by an independent commission. The...