Opinion ID: 1151125
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The integrity of California's basic geographical regions (coastal, mountain, desert, central valley and intermediate valley regions), should be preserved insofar as practicable.

Text: 5. The social and economic interests common to the population of an area which are probable subjects of legislative action, generally termed a `community of interests' [citation] should be considered in determining whether the area should be included within or excluded from a proposed district in order that all of the citizens of the district might be represented reasonably, fairly and effectively. Examples of such interests, among others, are those common to an urban area, a rural area, an industrial area or an agricultural area, and those common to areas in which people share similar living standards, use the same transportation facilities, have similar work opportunities, or have access to the same media of communication relevant to the election process. ... It is clear that in many situations county and city boundaries define political, economic and social boundaries of population groups. Furthermore, organizations with legitimate political concerns are constituted along political subdivision lines. Therefore, unnecessary division of counties and cities in reapportionment districting should be avoided. ( Reinecke IV, supra, 10 Cal.3d at pp. 411-412, fn. omitted.) As to all of the recommended criteria, their applicability, priority and scope, other than population equality, depend on circumstances indigenous to the area under consideration. To the extent required by the federal Constitution, population equality controls. ( Reinecke IV, supra, 10 Cal.3d at p. 414.)