Marisa Lagos | San Francisco Chronicle | Jan. 25, 2010
When voters were asked to approve a plan in 2008 to let private citizens instead of politicians draw legislative boundaries, supporters touted the initiative as a way to depoliticize the process and eliminate conflicts of interest, while opponents said it would create a secretive and unaccountable commission that wouldn't reflect the diversity of the state.
Now, as the state auditor moves forward with the complicated process of selecting the 14 members of the commission called for under Proposition 11, critics say their worst fears are being realized.