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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: Prop. 50 Explained: What’s at Stake for California . . . and Congress
Description: In August, after Texas acceded to President Donald Trump’s demand that it adopt a redistricting plan favoring Republicans, California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would fight back. He signed legislation creating Prop. 50, which asks voters to suspend California’s independent redistricting maps and allow the legislature to draw new districts. "Today, we gave every Californian the opportunity to stop Trump by saying yes to our people, to our state, and to American democracy," Newsom said at the time.Â
Supporters say the plan is a temporary but critical defense against partisan mapmaking in other states. They argue that...