Prop 11 is a redistricting measure, a Constitutional Amendment. It takes the responsibility for drawing district lines away from the legislature and gives it to a commission. It affects only State districts (State Senate, Assembly, and BOE)--NOT Congressional districts.
While this proposition may make things slightly better, I think it takes away the chance that a good measure will pass anywhere in the near future. The problem is not WHO draws district lines, imo, but HOW they draw them. This prop doesn't do anything to firm up the how side of the equation... it deals strictly with who draws them. One could argue that it actually gives more protection to lefty groups by expressly recognizing in the Constitution such things as "communities of interest" in drawing districts. Also, the same legislature that they are trying to eject from the process is very much involved in the selection of the proposed commission. Until such time as districts are drawn in accordance with strict criteria (e.g. using mathematical models based on population and geography with no preference to culture, ideology, etc), I don't see much benefit in redistricting changes, especially when they move them farther from the public eye. I'd prefer that folks be accountable to the people and be subject to removal if they do not act accordingly.
Thanks for the additional thoughts. Your logic sounds reasoned to me here. The how not who, was in particular a good point IMO.