latimes.com:
"'The process is not transparent at all right now,'' said Tony Quinn, who was an advisor to Republicans in past redistricting efforts. 'The public can't provide input if it doesn't see the maps.'
An activist group called California Friends of the African American Caucus decried the commission's vote as its 'latest shenanigans' and an 'egregious decision to perform their public charge without public scrutiny.' The group already was upset by proposed boundaries that would dilute the number of black districts, particularly in the Greater Los Angeles area."