



Four members of Los Angeles city's redistricting commission are warning that new proposed boundaries for City Council districts would deprive Asian Americans of “any reasonable possibility” of winning a council seat.

On Wednesday, the commission voted 12 to 5 to forward the new boundaries for the 15 council districts to the City Council. But as part of that vote, four of the five dissenters signed a so-called minority report saying race was improperly used as the “predominant” factor for drawing certain council districts -– a situation that would leave the proposal vulnerable to a legal challenge.

Current council districts and the latest proposed boundary changes can be compared using a Times interactive graphic.

Both the proposed map and opposing reports will be sent to the council’s Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, which will meet at 8:30 a.m. Friday. The committee will hold three hearings next week before a final vote March 16.