The Rose Report

For over thirty years, the Rose Institute has been nationally recognized as a leader in demographic analysis and redistricting research and reform. The Institute is unique in its knowledge and implementation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology that allows users to generate creative maps and presentations of statistical data. In 1979, the California Business Roundtable gave a million dollar grant to fund a significant redistricting reform and education program at the Institute. The Ford Foundation also commended the Rose Institute for undertaking a complex and delicate study of South Central Los Angeles during the 1993 Rodney King riots.

Foothill Country Day School
Foothill Country Day School approached the Rose Institute to analyze the school’s potential for increased enrollment. The Institute examined the neighborhood demographics of currently enrolled students and found that while household incomes and the amount of college and post-graduate education vary widely across most neighborhoods, a reliable working profile could be created to identify potential clients based on the socio-economic characteristics of currently enrolled students. Survey results indicated that many potential clients fitting the client profile could be found in nearby communities like Glendora, San Dimas, Rancho Cucamonga, Walnut, Diamond Bar, and Chino Hills. The survey indicated that the Foothill Country Day School had a wide potential base of interested clients and with a solid marketing effort, could steadily increase its school enrollment.

Los Angeles Law Enforcement Documentary
This project was done in conjunction with an independent filmmaker working on a documentary of law enforcement in Los Angeles. The Rose Institute created unique demographic maps describing the socioeconomic status and ethnicity of several inner city neighborhoods while also digitizing hand-drawn maps designating known gang territories. GIS software was used to transfer the maps into digitized images for the documentary.

Central Valley Project
The Rose Institute launched a large-scale research project to find out why the Central Valley is the only region in the United States to become both more Republican and more Hispanic in the past thirty years. GIS was heavily used in the project to digitally map demographic trends against voter identification data for the region.

Coachella Valley Development Project
The Rose Institute undertook an extensive project to graphically chart construction and development across the Coachella Valley. The development status of over two hundred parcels were compiled and then digitally mapped to show which parcels were approved, complete, not yet submitted, pending, or under construction. This survey proved invaluable for construction companies, chambers of commerce, as well as local governments to accurately gauge development across the rapidly expanding region.

In 2008, California voters approved Proposition 11’s call for a commission that “reflects this state’s diversity, including, but not limited to, racial, ethnic, geographic, and gender.” In its work so far this year, the State Auditor’s Applicant Review Panel clearly achieved that goal.

Ethnicity
As previously reported, the Commission reflects the state’s racial and ethnic diversity. The [...]

California’s Applicant Review Panel meets today to finalize the 120 Citizens Redistricting Commission applicants whom the ARP will invite for interviews. On Monday, ARP identified the 40 “other” (not registered with the Republican party or with the Democratic party) applicants invited for interviews. On Tuesday the ARP identified the 40 Republicans it will interview. The [...]

Today California’s Applicant Review Panel meets with the goal of identifying the 120 individuals the panel will invite for interviews. Follow the action on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RoseInstitute or watch the live meeting here. These 120 semi-finalists, consisting of 40 Democrats, 40 Republicans, and 40 voters not registered with either major party, will then be interviewed in [...]

In Florida, Judge James Shelfer removed redistricting-related Amendment 7 from the November ballot. Judge Shelfer ruled that the Republican-controlled state legislature’s proposed Amendment 7’s “failure to inform the public [was] clearly and convincingly an attempt to hide the ball” about the measure’s true aims. The legislature put Amendment 7 on the ballot in response to [...]

On July 1st, the brief application period for the City of San Diego redistricting commission began. Applications will be accepted until August 2nd. The criteria and selection process are detailed in Section 5.1 of the City Charter, available here. Application forms are available at the website of the City Clerk.
San Diego’s City Charter requires that a [...]