New California Redistricting Map Provides Key Democratic Legislators Path to Congress if Approved
By altering five Republican districts in the state, current Democratic members of the CA Assembly and Senate might be making a run for higher office...
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CalChamber Flags 2025 ‘Job Killer’ Bills, Citing Threats to Jobs and Economy
As California’s legislative session nears its end, the state’s largest business advocacy group is sounding the alarm over a slate of 2025 bills it deems...
California Democrats Strip “Texas Trigger” From Redistricting Plan, Pushing News Maps to November Ballot Regardless of Texas Outcome
California Assembly moves to ensure partisan congressional map proceeds regardless of what Texas or the courts do. California Democrats in the Assembly on Thursday revised...
Who Drew California’s New Congressional Map? What We Know About Paul Mitchell, the DCCC, and Planned Parenthood’s Role
Capitol insiders, records, and interviews point to redistricting consultant Paul Mitchell—working with congressional Democrats—as the key architect behind Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 50 map, while...
Newsom Engages White Supremacists on Twitter in Questionable New Media Strategy
From reposting racist extremist accounts to trolling President Trump online with satirical merch, Newsom appears to be testing what one can get away with when...
Thousands Protest Assembly Bill 495 in Sacramento, Saying It Undermines Family Authority
Thousands converged at the State Capitol Tuesday, warning that AB 495’s expanded caregiver authority could sideline parents amid deportation or separation. In a charged demonstration...
GOP Lawmakers File Emergency Petition Against Newsom’s Redistricting Power Grab
Petition argues Democrats illegally “gutted and amended” bills to rush through a constitutional amendment overriding California’s voter-approved redistricting commission. Four California Republican lawmakers have filed...
Valley Fever Cases Climb Again in California After Record-Breaking 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is seeing another surge in Valley fever cases this year, just months after setting an all-time record for infections in 2024,...
Polls Show Californians Strongly Favor Independent Redistricting Over Newsom’s Proposal
Supporters of the current commission outnumber proponents of returning map-making power to the legislature by nearly two-to-one. A new POLITICO-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab poll shows that...
Assemblywoman Sanchez Files FPPC Ethics Complaint Accusing Gov. Newsom of Turning State Funds into Campaign Cash for Power Grab
The assemblywoman says governor’s redistricting plan is a taxpayer-funded power grab. California Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez (R-CA) has taken Governor Gavin Newsom to the state’s political watchdog, filing...