⚡💙"The Supreme Court cleared California to use its new congressional map that favors Democrats during this year’s midterm election."

#Justice #Elections #Midterms #Gerrymandering #Fairness #Prop50 #California #Newsom #USPol
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/supreme-court-allows-new-california-voting-map-for-midterms

🗳️ Federal judges ruled Wednesday that California can proceed with a new U.S. House map for the 2026 election.

The ruling clears the way for the voter-approved map to be used next year.

https://mendovoice.com/2026/01/federal-judges-allow-california-to-use-new-us-house-map-ahead-of-2026-election/?utm_campaign=tmv&utm_source=mastodon

#mendocinocounty #mendocino #politics #california #prop50

Great News: ⚡️💙Federal court upholds California’s new congressional districts, a victory for #Democrats.

#Elections #California #Prop50 #USPol https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-14/la-me-pol-judges-decision-california-prop-50-maps

Federal court upholds California's new congressional districts

Federal court rules on challenge to new California congressional districts

Los Angeles Times

Rep. Doug LaMalfa's death yesterday shocked me and many others – this is an earthquake for California politics in the wake of Prop. 50. Here's my article on what happens next via Local News Matters.

https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/01/06/longtime-republican-rep-doug-lamalfa-dies-as-redistricting-reshapes-his-district-for-2026/

#politics #californiapolitics #prop50 #elections #election2025 #chico #sonomacounty #mendocino

Longtime Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s death sets off special election amid 2026 redistricting fight

REACTIONS POURED IN Tuesday from national, state and local leaders following the death of U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale. The National Republican

Local News Matters
The GOP seeks to halt California’s Prop. 50 maps. SCOTUS’s Texas ruling makes that tricky

Lawyers for the GOP are upset that the Democratic consultant who drew the maps didn't testify. A key question is whether race played a key role in shaping the maps.

CalMatters

CPH Daily Bulletin 12/9/2025

OPINON POLL: "About half think that #California is generally going in the wrong direction and 71 percent say California will have bad times financially during the next 12 months." - Public Policy Institute of California

https://www.ppic.org/publication/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-december-2025/

#Affordability #Prop50

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

Key findings of the latest survey include: More than seven in ten Californians expect bad economic times in the state and nation in the coming year. Two in three say housing affordability is a big problem in their part of the state, and most are less comfortable making a major purchase than they were six months ago. A majority of likely voters say they are more enthusiastic than usual about voting next November.

Public Policy Institute of California
California's #Prop50 doesn't have the same legal frailty as the blocked Texas map - their voters were asked to vote for it to oppose Trump's power grab, which is 100% political, not racial. Pod: https://bit.ly/3Z0lr7xprospect.org/2025/11...

So it's ok when Texas does this bullshit, but California? Oh no! This crappy administration throws a hissy fit.

#uspol #california #prop50

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/politics/california-trump-redistricting-lawsuit

Trump administration sues to stop California from redistricting to give Democrats more House seats

The Trump administration moved Thursday to join a Republican-led legal challenge to California’s effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, throwing the full weight of the Justice Department behind the high-stakes court battle.

CNN
How Redistricting Turned a Setback Into a Bloodbath

The 1894 election cycle holds some key lessons for partisan gerrymanders today.

Politico

📝In a letter to the editor, reader Peter McNamee writes that eight conservative California counties that backed Trump in 2024 voted yes on Prop. 50 this year — a sign, he says, of fading support for MAGA politics.

https://mendovoice.com/2025/11/letter-to-the-editor-eight-conservative-counties-voted-yes-on-prop-50/?utm_campaign=letters&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#prop50 #california #politics #mendocino #mendocinocounty